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otherallikegrunts
developedintoanunderstandablelanguageingtheart
ofpreservingourideasforthebenefitoffuturegenerations;
houtedonlyfour
thousandyearsagotheideaoftuingtheforcesofnature
intotheobedientservantsofnenehedaysof
yourosto;therefore;thatweare
kingprogressatanunheardofrateofspeedperhapswe
havepaidalittletooerephysicalforts
oflifethateandwe
shallthenattasrelatedtohealth
andtobingandchineryingeneral
butpleasedonotbetoosentintalaboutthe‘‘goodold
daysnypeoplehebeautifulchurchesand
thegreatiddleageshaveleftbehind
gropareouroion
ellsofbackfiring
tortruckshthecitiesofathousandyearsago
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serablehovelsparedtoodetenenthouse
standsforthasaluxuriouspalaceitistruethatthenoble
lancelotandtheequallynobleparsifal;thepureyounghero
insearchoftheholygrail;botheredby
theodorofgasoline
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intothestreetofpigstiessurroundingthebishopspalace
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france;lookingoutoftheedat
thestenchcausedbythepigsrootinginthestreetsofparis;
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oftheplagueorofsllpox;thenyoubegintounder
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bydeadvertisingn
no;theprogressofthelastsixhundredyears
havebeenpossiblehouttheexistenceofcitiesishall;
therefore;havetokethisany
oftheothersitistooiortanttobereducedtothreeor
fourpages;devotedtorepoliticalevents
theancientandbabyloniaandassyria
hadbeenaiesgreecehadbeenauntryofcity
statesthehistoryofphoeniciahehistoryofties
aneirehe‘‘hinterland
ofasingletoy;architecture;
literature;thetheatrethelistisendlesshaveall
beenproductsofthecity
foralstfourthousandyearstheh
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thegreatgrationstheroneireroyed
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landofpasturesandlittleagriculturalvillagesduringthe
darkagesthefieldsofcivilisationhadlainfallow
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efortheharvest;butthefruithe
burghersofthefreecities
ihavetoldyouthestoryofthecastlesandthenasteries;
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andthenks;ensbodiesandtheirsouls
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oakercatolivenearthecastle
totendtotheastersandtofindprotection
iisthefeudallordallohese
peopletosurroundtheirhouseshastockadebutthey
fortheirlivinguponthegoodhe
ghtyseigneurofthecastletheyknelt
beforehindkissedhishand
thencathecrusadesandnythingschangedthe
grationshaddrivenpeoplefrohenortheasttothe
thetheto
thehighlycivilisedregionsofthesoutheasttheydisvered
thattheboundedbythefourheirlittle
settlenttheyore
fortablehouses;neysteriousorient
aftertheirretutotheiroldhos;theyinsistedthatthey
besuppliedhthosearticlesthepeddlerhhispack
uponhisbaerchantofthedarkagesadded
thesegoodstohisoldrchandise;boughtacart;hiredafew
exagainstthecrih
follohisgreatinteationalforthtodo
businessuponaredeandlargerscalehiscareerwas
notaneasyoneeverytiheenteredthedoinsofanother
lordhehadtopaytollsandtaxesbutthebusiness
eandthepeddletinuedtoke
hisrounds
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theyerchantsandbecanufacturersthey
soldtheirproductsnotonlytothelordofthecastleandtothe
abbotinhisnastery;buttheyexportedtheonearbytowns
thelordandtheabbotpaidthe;
eggsandhhoney;hoseearlydayswas
usedassugarbutthecitizensofdistanttownswereobliged
topayincashandthenufacturerandtherchantbeganto
otlepiecesofgold;irelychangedtheirposition
inthesoiddleages
itisdiffiagineaoney
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theruinsoftheircitiestheigrations;h
hadsucceededtheeire;uralworldevery
farrraisedenoughgrainandenoughsheepandenough
wsforhisownuse
thediaevalknightrysquireandwasrarely
foraterialsinneyhisestatesproduced
everythingthatheandhisfalyateanddrankandworeon
theirbacksthebricksforhishouseadealongthe
banksofthenearestriverheraftersofthehall
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efrobroadwerepaidforingoodsinhoneyineggs
infagots
butthecrusadesupsettheroutineoftheoldagricultural
lifeinaverydrasti
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oflesandhestpayhispassageandhishotelbills
athoheuldpaybuthe
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totakeasllquantityofgolduponhisvoyage
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tuedprofessionalneylenders;edbehindtheir
exchangetablenlyknooorbankwere
gladtolethisgracehaveafeesinexchange
forartgageuponhisestates;thattheyghtberepaid
incasehislordshipshoulddieatthehandsoftheturks
thatheborroheend;
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beanto
arepoore
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littlecityoney
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