Page 80 - Miracles in Our Bodies
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As you have realised, all
                                           these tasks that are performed

                                           by  bone cells, which are too

                                           small to be perceived by the

                                           naked eye, are signs of a supe-

                                           rior intelligence. That is be-

                                           cause cells do not have eyes to

                                           see with, yet they can build

                                           bones. Besides, they can under-

                                           stand when the space between
                                           the two broken pieces is filled

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