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1 .associated with it was difficulty in breathing? Page 1120 2 A Right. 3 Q Would it be consistent with your 4 understanding in 1955 that asbestosis was a risk, a 5 health risk to persons who used asbestos products, but 6 that, on the other hand, people that used fiberglass 7 products did not have any risk of contracting lung 8 disease? 9 A In my opinion, it is. 10 Q In your opinion it is? 11 A Yes. 12 Q My question to you is, with regard to this 13 disease asbestosis, did you know in the 1940s that one 14 of the ways to prevent this disease was to wear a 15 respirator? 16 A Sure. 17 Q In the 1940s and 1950s, did you know that 18 one of the ways to prevent getting the disease 19 asbestosis was to wear a respirator? 20 A Well, I knew what a respirator was for. 21 Q And you knew that if respiratorswere worn.