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    beenpredictedbythegenerationhestage

    aedies

    ed;butnoneofthesequitesolvedthe

    problebr 》

    60buttheherchangehwas

    ofgreateriortancethaneitherthepoliticalorthe

    industrialrevolutionsaftergenerationsofoppression

    andpersecution;thescientisthadatlastgained

    libertyofactionandheryingtodisver

    thefundantallaheuniverse

    61achapterofart

    62thelastfiftyyears;includingseveralexplanations

    andafeologies

    63thegreathestrugglefora

    erworld

    64anitedchronology

    65nceingthepictures

    66anhistoricalreadinglistforchildren

    67index

    thestoryofnkind

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    standsarockitisahundredleshighandahundredles

    estothis

    rocktosharpenitsbeak

    herockhasthusbeenhenasingleday

    ofeteitywillhavegoneby

    thesettingofthestage

    heshadoark

    whoarewe

    herarewebound

    slohpersistenturage;wehavebeenpushing

    thisquestionrkfurtherandfurthertohatdistant

    line;beyondthehorizon;ofindouranswer

    goneveryfar

    illknotlebuthepoint

    any

    things

    inthischapterishalltellyouhooourbest

    beliefthestagean

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    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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    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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