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by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 28, 2026 05:29PM

“We know now that most birth deformities result from the consanguinity of the parents.”

“From the what?” asked Desdemona.

“From families intermarrying.”

Desdemona went white.

“Causes all kinds of problems. Imbecility. Hemophilia. Look at the Romanovs. Look at any royal family. Mutants, all of them.”
― Jeffrey Eugenides

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