abouttheeraofhappinessandprosperityhhad
beenpredictedbythegenerationhestage
aedies
ed;butnoneofthesequitesolvedthe
problebr 》
60buttheherchangehwas
ofgreateriortancethaneitherthepoliticalorthe
industrialrevolutionsaftergenerationsofoppression
andpersecution;thescientisthadatlastgained
libertyofactionandheryingtodisver
thefundantallaheuniverse
61achapterofart
62thelastfiftyyears;includingseveralexplanations
andafeologies
63thegreathestrugglefora
erworld
64anitedchronology
65nceingthepictures
66anhistoricalreadinglistforchildren
67index
thestoryofnkind
highupinthenorthinthelandcalledsvithjod;there
standsarockitisahundredleshighandahundredles
estothis
rocktosharpenitsbeak
herockhasthusbeenhenasingleday
ofeteitywillhavegoneby
thesettingofthestage
heshadoark
whoarewe
herarewebound
slohpersistenturage;wehavebeenpushing
thisquestionrkfurtherandfurthertohatdistant
line;beyondthehorizon;ofindouranswer
goneveryfar
illknotlebuthepoint
any
things
inthischapterishalltellyouhooourbest
beliefthestagean
ifeduringhasbeenpossiblefor
anillifetoexistuponourplabyalineofthislength;
thenthetinylinejustbeloestheageduringh
norablingnhaslived
uponthisearth
nebutthefirsttousehisbrainfor
thepurposeofnqueringtheforcesofnaturethatisthe
reason;ratherthancatsor
dogsorhorsesoranyoftheotheranils;heir
oentbehind
the
inthebeginning;theplauponhwelivewasasfar
asingtter;atinycloudof
skeintheendlessoceanofspacegradually;intheurse
ofllionsofyears;thesurfacebueditselfout;andovered
hathinlayerofrocksupontheselifelessrocksthe
raindescendedinendlesstorrents;thehard
graniteandcarryingthedusttothevalleysthatlayhiddenbetween
thehighingearth
finallythehourcahesunbrokethroughthe
cloudsandsahislittleplahafew
sllpuddlesightyoceansof
theeasteandispheres
thenonedaythegreathadbeen
dead;gavebirthtolife
thefirstlivingcellfloatedupontheersofthesea
forllionsofyearsitdriftedaiesslyhthecurrents
butduringallthattiitainhabitsthat
itghtsurvivereeasilyupontheinhospitableearthso
ofthesecellsinthedarkdepthsofthelakesand
thepoolstheytookrootintheslisedintshhad
beene
plantsotherspreferredtoveaboutandtheygrew
strangejointedlegs;likesrpionsandbegantocrawlalong
thebottoftheseaadsttheplantsandthepalegreenthings
thatlookedlikejellyfishesstillothersveredhscales
dependeduponasngtiontogofrolacetoplace
intheirsearchforfood;andgraduallytheypopulatedtheocean
yriadsoffishes
anberandtheyhad
tosear
forthetthebottoftheseareluctantlytheyleftthe
adeaneeinthershesandonthed
banksthatlayatthefootoftheuntainsthe
tidesoftheoceanveredthetheirbrinefortherest
oftheti;theplantsdethebestoftheirunfortable
situationandtriedtosurviveinthethinairhsurrounded
thesurfaceoftheplaaftercenturiesoftraining;they
leaedhofortablyintheairastheyhaddonein
theeshrubsandtrees
andatlasttheyleaedhoogrowlovelyflower
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sh
attrablebeesandthe
birdsheseedsfarandiltheh
hadbeeveredhgreenpastures;orlaydarkunderthe
shadoeofthefishestoo
hadbeguntoleavethesea;andtheyhadleaedhoobreathe
phibious;
eansthattheyareabletolivehequaleaseontheland
andintheerthefirstfroghcantellyou
allaboutthepleasuresofthedoubleexistenphibian
onceoutsideofthealsgraduallyadapted
theelvesreandretolifeonlandsobecareptiles
creaturesheysharedthe
silenove
fasterthroughthesoftsoil;theyirovedupontheirlegs
andtheirsizeincreaseduntiltheedh
gigantishehandbooksofbiologylistunder
thenasofiegalosaurusandbrontosaurus
obethirtytofortyfeetlongandouldhave
playedhelephantsasafullgroplayshherkittens
sooftheersofthisreptilianfalybegantolivein
thetopsofthetrees;orethanahundred
feethightheynolongeeededtheirlegsforthepurpose
oftovequicklyfrobr 》
branchtobranchandsotheychangedapartoftheirskin
intoasortofparachute;retchedbethesidesof
theirbodiesandtheslltoesoftheirforefeet;andgradually
theyveredthisskinnyparachuteade
theirtailsintoasteeringgearandfletreetotreeand
developedintotruebirds
thenastrangethinghappenedallthegiganticreptiles
diedeknohereasonperhaps
itateperhapsthey
hadgronorwalknor
craheystarvedtodeathhinsightbutnothin
reachofthebigfesandtreeseverthecause;the
llionyearoldpireofthebigreptileswasover
theobeoccupiedbyverydifferent
creaturestheyhedescendantsofthereptilesbutthey
the
‘‘aeorthebreastsofthetherode
sciencecallstheseanils‘‘alstheyhadshedthe
scalesofthefishtheydidnotadoptthefeathersofthebird;
buttheyveredtheirbodiesaalshowever
developedotherhabitsheirraceagreatadvantage
overtheotheranilsthefeleofthespecies
carriedtheeggsoftheyounginsideherbodyuntiltheywere
hatchedande;had
lefttheirchildrenexposedtothedangersofldandheat;
andtheattalskepttheiryoung
foralongtiandshelteredtheeywere
stilltooiesinthisheyoung
alsuchbetterchancetosurvive;because
theyleaednythingsfroheirthers;asyouwillknow
ifyouhaveeverchedacatteachingherkittenstotake
selvesandhooheirfacesandhoo
catchce
butofthesealsineednottellyouchforyou
knoheysurroundyouonallsidestheyare
yourdailypanionsinthestreetsandinyourho;andyou
iliarusinsbehindthebarsofthezoological
garden
andnoetothepartingofthean
suddenlyleavestheendlessproblylivingand
dyingcreaturesandbeginstousehisreasontoshapethe
destinyofhisrace
onealinparticularseedtosurpassallothersin
itsabilitytofindfoodandshelterithadleaedtouseits
forefeetforthepurposeofholdingitsprey;andbydintof
practiceithaddevelopedahandlikeclaerable
attetsithadleaedhoobalancethehe
bodyuponthehindlegsthisisadifficultact;hevery
childhastoleaaneanracehasbeen
doingitforoverallionyears
thiscreature;halfapeandhalfnkeybutsuperiorto
both;beakea
livingineveryoved
aboutingroupsitleaedhoakestrangegruntsto
anyhundreds
ofthousandsofyearsitbegantousethesethroatynoises
forthepurposeoftalking
thisayhardlybelieveit;wasyour
first‘‘nlikeancestor
ourearliestancestors
weknoenwehave
neverseentheirpicturesinthedeepestlayerofclayofan
anesfoundpiecesoftheirbones
theselayburiedadstthebrokenskeletonsofotheranils
thathavelongsincedisappearedfrohefaceoftheearth
anthropologistsleaedscientistsetheirlivesto
thestudyofnasaeroftheanilkingdoave
takenthesebonesandtheyhavebeenabletorenstructour
earliestancestorshafairdegreeofaccuracy
thegreatgreatgrandfatherofthehunracewasavery
uglyandunattractivealheuch
sllerthanthepeopleoftodaytheheatofthesunandthe
bitinghelderhadlouredhisskinadark
broostofhisbody;hisarandlegstoo;
hlong;arsehairhehadverythinbut
strongfingersadehishandslooklikethoseofankey
hisforeheadhejawofa
alsteethbothasforkandknifehe
esofthe
rulingvolcanoesoke
andtheirlava
helivedinthedablacknessofvastforests;asthe
pygesofafricadotothisverydaythe
pangsofhungerheateraherootsofplantsor
hetooktheeggsaanangrybirdandfedtheohis
oeralongandpatientchase;
heallwilddogorperhapsa
rabbittheseheraovered
thatfoodtastedbetterooked
duringthehoursofday;thispritivehunbeing
prolookingforthingstoeat
descendedupontheearth;hehidhiswifeand
hischildreninaholloeheavyboulders;
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forhealsand
alsbegantopro;looking
forsothingtoeatfortheirtesandtheirownyoung;and
theylikedthetasteofhunbeingsithere
yousteithereatorbeeaten;andlifewasveryunhappy
becauseitisery
insuer;nothesrchingraysofthe
sun;andduringtheerhischildrenodeath
inhisarurehurtitself;andhunting
anilsareforeverbreakingtheirbonesorsprainingtheir
ankleshehadnoootakeandhestdiea
horribledeath
likenyoftheanilshezoohtheir
strangenoises;earlynlikedtojabberthatistosay;he
endlesslyrepeatedthesaunintelligiblegibberishbecauseit
pleasedhiohearthesoundofhisvoiceinduetihe
leaedthatheuldusethisgutturalnoisetowahisfellow
beingshreatenedandhegavecertainlittle
shrieksetoan‘‘thereisatigeror‘‘heree
fiveelephantsthentheothersgruntedsothingbackat
hindtheirgroeant;‘‘iseetheor‘‘letusrunaway
andhideandthisheoriginofalllanguage
but;asihavesaidbefore;ofthesebeginningsweknow
soverylittleearlynhadnotoolsandhebuilthielf
nohouseshelivedanddiedandleftnotraceofhisexistence
exceptafeollarbonesandafeesofhisskull
thesetellusthatnythousandsofyearsagotheworldwas
inhabitedbycertainals
alltheotheranilsanother
unknoalowalkon
itshindlegsanduseitsforepaere
stprobablynnectedhthecreaturesobe
ourodiateancestors
itislittleenoughherestisdarkness
prehistoricn
prehistoricnbeginstoke
thingsforhielf
earlyndidnotknoeanthekept
norerdsofbirthdaysorhehour
ofdeathhehadnoideaofdaysorweeksorevenyears
butinageneraltrackoftheseasonsforhehad
noticedthattheldild
springthatspringgrers
ripenedandtheobeeatenand
thatsuerendedsoftheleaves
frohetreesandanuerofanilstingready
forthelonghibealsleep
butnoethingunusualandratherfrighteninghad
happenedsothingatterhtheherthe
daysofsuerhadeverylatethefruitshad
notripenedthetopsoftheuntainsobevered
hgrassnohaheavy
burdenofsnow
then;oneing;anuerof
froheothercreaturese
theregionofthehighpeaksthey
lookedleanandappearedtobestarvingtheyutteredsounds
edtosaythat
theyfoodenoughforboththe
oldinhabitantsandtheneersheytriedtostay
rethanafehereerriblebattlehclawlike
handsandfeetandilieshersfled
baountainslopesanddiedinthenextblizzard
butthepeopleintheforestlyfrightenedall
thetithedaysgreerandthenightsgrehan
theyoughttohavebeen
finally;inagapbethereappeareda
tinyspeckofgreenishicerapidlyitincreasedinsizea
giganticglaciercaslidingdooneswere
beingpushedintothevalleys
torrentsoficeanddandblocksofgranitesuddenly
tuledangthepeopleoftheforestandkilledthebr 》
heysleptcenturyoldtreesokindling
henitbegantosnow
itsnoonthsandnthsalltheplantsdiedand
theanilsfledinsearanhoisted
hisyounguponhisbackandfollobutheuldnot
travelasfastastheuresandheo
choosebetsto
havepreferredtheforrforhehasnagedtosurvivethe
terribleglacialperiodsoccasions
threatenedtokilleveryh
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