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Myhrvold’s apparent contribution to the birthday book was a letter celebrating the New York financier along with graphic photos depicting sex acts and engorged genitalia of animals. In the letter, Myhrvold allegedly wrote that he took the photos on a recent trip to Africa.

The spokesperson did not address Myhrvold’s note to Epstein in the birthday book or his inclusion in the flight logs.

“Mr. Myhrvold knew him from TED conferences and as a donor to basic scientific research,” the spokesperson said. “He regrets that he ever met him.”

After taking a yearlong sabbatical in 1999, Myhrvold left Microsoft and co-founded Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue-based investment firm that specializes in intellectual property and patenting. It also has been accused of patent trolling, a practice in which a firm acquires patents and sues over infringement to make money. He serves as the firm’s CEO.

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