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1 asbestos. Page 669 2 The asbestos fiber is the only silicate that 3 has been determined by lung pathologists to involve a 4 lung hazard. 5 This is because the asbestos fiber is 6 crystalline in structure and microscopically it is 7 snake-like in appearance with many overlapping, almost 8 needle-like crystals. These crystals contain water of 9 hydration. 10 The asbestos fibers of certain particle size 11 and certain concentrations can penetrate into the 12 respiratory passages and cause havoc when they reach 13 the alveoli of the lungs. 14 Just a couple more, Your Honor, and then we 15 will break. 16 This is Owens-Corning Fiberglas -- our 17 Exhibit 1035, dated February 8, 1956. 18 THE COURT: It will be admitted into 19 evidence. 20 (Whereupon, Plaintiffs' Exhibit Number 1035 21 was received into evidence.)