My name is Cornelius. This is my wife, Zira.
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Cornelius Where we come from, apes talk. Humans are dumb.
Cornelius Please, do not use the word "monkey"! It is offensive to us. As an archaeologist, I had access to history scrolls which were kept secret from the masses, and I suspect that the weapon which destroyed Earth was man's own invention! I do know this: one of the reasons for man's original downfall was your peculiar habit of murdering one another! Man destroys man. Apes do not destroy apes!
Cornelius Only when she lets me!
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