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,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,! SURPLUS PRODUCT1 ! FAM\S M>G91 DID NOT GIVE RISE TO ! ,LEVIA?AN4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT IS ! ,LEVIA?AN ?AT GIVES RISE TO ! M>G94 ,COMMUNITIES ( HUMAN BE+S NE$$ ?IS M>G9 NO MORE ?AN COMMUNITIES ( WOLVES4 

,BES NE$ A M>G9 TO FE$ !IR QUE54 ,! ,LEVIA?AN NE$S A M>G9 TO FE$1 NOT ONLY ! GODS & !IR %R9E KEEP]S1 BUT MA9LY ! ,LUGAL & ! ,5SIS & ! ,SCRIBES AS WELL AS ALL ! SPR+S & :EELS ) :I* TO MAKE W>4 

,! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN DOES NOT REVOLUTIONIZE ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( PRODUCTION1 = IT 9/ITUTES !SE2 IT IS ITSELF SYNONYM\S ) MAT]IAL CONDITIONS ( PRODUCTION4 ,! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN REVOLUTIONIZES ! CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE ITSELF1 & NOT ONLY ( HUMAN BE+S BUT ( ALL LIV+ BE+S & ( ,MO!R ,E>? H]SELF4 

,! SURPLUS PRODUCT MAKES ITS APPE>ANCE TOGE!R ) ! VESSELS ?AT HOLD IT4 ,HUMAN COMMUNITIES HAVE LONG HAD BASKETS & VASES1 AL?\< R>ELY MORE ?AN !Y C\LD C>RY FROM W9T] TO SPR+ CAMPS4 ,!Y DID NOT NE$ !M4 ,) ! RISE ( ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN !RE IS A VIRTUAL TE*NOLOGICAL REVOLUTION 9 VESSEL PRODUCTION4 ,TURN]1 & ,MUM=D BE=E HIM1 M5TION ! PROLIF]ATION ( B9S1 /ORAGE J>S & CLAY VATS ?AT N[ MAKES ITS APPE>ANCE4 

,9 FACT ,UR1 5CLOS$ BY WALLS & /OCK$ ) GRA91 IS ITSELF A L>GE VAT1 A T[N-SIZ$ /ORAGE B94 

,! SURPLUS PRODUCT IS M]ELY ANO!R NAME = ,LEVIA?AN'S MAT]IAL CONT5TS1 ITS 5TRAILS4 ,IT CAN H>DLY EXI/ BY ITSELF1 SUSP5D$ 9 MID-AIR1 0RIPE0 = ! BEA/LY C>CASS TO =M >\ND IT4 

,COMMUNITIES ( FREE PEOPLE HAD USUALLY /OR$ 5\< FOOD TO LA/ !M ?R\< AN AV]AGE W9T]1 & AL?\< SOME ( !IR DREAM]S W]E EXCELL5T WEA!RM51 !Y (T5 HAD TO SKIMP & SQUEEZE :5 ! SKY \TWITT$ ! DREAM]4 

,! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN /ORES 5\< = ! WOR/ POSSIBLE W9T] & !N SOME1 S9CE FREE PEOPLE NO LONG] DO ! WORK4 ,A LIV+ BE+ SO /UFF$ W\LD SUFFOCATE & EXPLODE4 ,!RE >E HO>DS ( EV]Y CONCEIVABLE PRODUCT4 ,& :]E !RE >E HO>DS1 !RE'S TRADE4 

,TRADE IS V]Y OLD4 ,9 ! /ATE ( NATURE1 TRADE IS SOME?+ PEOPLE DO TO !IR 5EMIES4 ,!Y DON'T TRADE ) K94 

,A P]SON GIVES ?+S1 JU/ AS %E GIVES SONGS OR /ORIES OR VISIONS TO H] K94 ,! RECEIV] MAY OR MAY NOT RECIPROCATE ON SOME O!R OCCASION4 ,! GIV+ IS ! S\RCE ( SATISFACTION4 ,WE WILL BE SO F> REMOV$ FROM ?IS1 WE WILL NOT UND]/&4 ,?AT WILL BE \R %ORTCOM+1 NOT H]S4 

,%E TRADES ONLY ) 5EMIES4 ,IF A HO/ILE GR\P1 :E!R NE> OR DI/ANT1 HAS SOME?+ %E WANTS1 %E & SEV]AL WELL->M$ C\S9S GO TO ! HO/ILES ) SOME?+ ! HO/ILES MI<T WANT4 ,%E (F]S H] GIFT1 & ! HO/ILES HAD BETT] (F] ! ?+ %E WANTS ON ! SPOT OR %E'LL C>RY H] GIFT RI<T BACK TO H] VILLAGE4 

,SOON AFT] ! RISE ( ! FIR/ ,UR1 TRADE BECOMES EXT5SIVE4 ,VIRTUALLY EV]YONE IS N[ EV]YONE ELSE'S 5EMY4 ,:5 Y\ GIVE SOMEONE A GIFT1 Y\ EXPECT :AT Y\ W5T =2 Y\ KEEP C>EFUL RECORDS ON Y\R CLAY TABLET1 & WOE TO HIM :O DEFAULTS4 

,A S+LE VIEW ( ! HO>DS GIVES RISE TO A NEW HUMAN QUALITY4 ,?IS QUALITY BECOMES SO WIDESPREAD ?AT WE WILL NOT BELIEVE IT DID NOT ALWAYS EXI/3 ,GRE$4 

,Y\ CAN SEE ?AT OV] HALF ! GRA9 9 ! /ORAGE B9S ROTS EV]Y YE>1 UNUS$4 ,& Y\ KN[ ?AT 9 ! ,ZAGROS ,M\NTA9S & 9 ! ,LEVANT !RE >E CAMPS ( =EIGN]S :O R>ELY /ORE 5\< FOOD TO TIDE !M ?R\< A H>D W9T]4 ,?OSE 9 ! ,ZAGROS ,M\NTA9S WE> BEAUTIFUL FUR G>M5TS1 & ?OSE 9 ! ,LEVANT D]IVE A PURPLE DYE FROM %ELLS4 

,Y\1 A ,PRIE/'S BRO!R & AN ,5SI'S C\S91 SET \T T[>D ! ,ZAGROS ,M\NTA9S ) =TY ZEK-DRAWN C>TLOADS ( GRA91 A YE>S \TPUT ( =TY ZEKS4 ,Y\ GO AT ! 5D ( A LONG1 H>D W9T]4 ,Y\ GET T5 FUR ROBES = EV]Y C>TLOAD4 ,!Y CLAIM NOT TO HAVE SO MANY FURS4 ,P]HAPS IT HAS DAWN$ ON !M ?AT !Y >E BE+ PLUND]$1 ?AT ! RELATION !Y'VE E/ABLI%$ ) Y\ IS NOT A RELATION BETWE5 !IR FURS & Y\R GRA91 BUT BETWE5 !MSELVES & ! ZEKS :O H>VE/ ! GRA91 & ?AT Y\ >E A ?IEF :O IS /EAL+ FROM BO?4 

,SO Y\ RU% BACK TO ,UR ) Y\R GRA9 & RETURN TO ! =EIGN]S' CAMP ) Y\ C\S9 ! ,5SI & A B& ( WELL->M$ M54 ,! ,5SI'S M5 REMOVE ! ROBES FROM ! =EIGN]S' BACKS4 ,!RE /ILL >E NOT 5\< ROBES1 SO ! ,5SI'S M5 RETURN TO ,UR ) SEV]AL ( ! =EIGN]S' SONS & DAU<T]S4 

,UR HAS PROGRESS$ TO ! /AGE ( 5GAG+ 9 =EIGN COMM]CE4  
  

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,!RE IS SOME EVID5CE ?AT ,SUM]IAN TRAD]S FOLL[$ !IR GRE$ AS F> EA/ ( ,UR AS ,9DIA1 AS F> S\? AS ! FIR/ OR SECOND CAT>ACT ( ! ,NILE4 ,BE=E SPECULAT+ AB\T !IR TRIPS1 ,I HAVE TO DIGRESS 9TO ANO!R MATT]1 BECAUSE MOD]N PREJUDICES HAVE MADE A MESS ( ! LITTLE EVID5CE !RE IS4 

,MANY IF NOT MO/ ( ! FIR/ >*AEOLOGI/S WILL BE 5LI<T5$1 PROGRESSIVE & UNABA%$ RACI/S4 ,! APPE>ANCE ( ! MURD]\S ,LEVIA?ANS WILL BE A GREAT MOM5T = !M1 & !Y WILL CLAIM ?AT ! ,LEVIA?AN ( ! APPROPRIATE RACE WAS ! FA!R ( ALL ! O!R ,LEVIA?ANS4 

,A LITTLE LAT]1 DUR+ ! ,COMMUNITY ( ,NATIONS ]A1 ! RACISM WILL HAVE TO BE TON$ D[N SOME:AT4 ,IT WILL BE SAID ?AT ! PEOPLE 9 ,EGYPT AS WELL AS ?OSE 9 ,P]SIA & ,9DIA W]E ALL 5D[$ ) ! G5IUS TO DEVISE P]MAN5T W> MA*9ES1 ?AT !Y ALL DEVELOP$ !IR [N ,LEVIA?ANS 9DEP5D5TLY DUR+ ! SAME FEW G5]ATIONS BY CO9CID5CE4 

,! FEAT ( LAUN*+ A ,LEVIA?AN WILL BE CONSID]$ A SIGN ( G5IUS4 ,BUT IS ?IS FEAT A SIGN ( G5IUS OR ( M5TAL DEBILITY8 ,:O BUT IMBECILES W\LD /EP \T ( ! /ATE ( NATURE & 9TO ! 5TRAILS ( AN >TIFICIAL WORM'S C>CASS = NO GOOD REASON8 ,! SUGGE/ION ?AT NUM]\S HUMAN COMMUNITIES SUCCUMB TO ?IS IDIOCY AT A GIV5 MOM5T1 EA* ( ITS [N 9ITIATIVE1 IS NEI!R PLAUSIBLE4 ,IT TAKES G5IUS TO KEEP ! MON/] AWAY4 

,!RE >E PL5TY ( WAYS ( KEEP+ ! MON/] AWAY4 ,UN=TUNATELY = HUMAN COMMUNITIES1 NOT ALL !SE WAYS LEAD TO A SAFE REFUGE4 ,= ! SAKE ( BREVITY1 ,I WILL R$UCE !SE WAYS TO TWO3 ! COMMUNITY CAN REMOVE ITSELF PHYSICALLY FROM ! MON/]'S REA*1 OR IT CAN /AY :]E IT IS & TRY TO HOLD ITS [N AGA9/ ! BEA/4 

,! E>LIE/ TABLETS DO NOT RECORD ! MOVEM5TS ( COMMUNITIES \TSIDE ( ,SUM]'S SPH]E4 ,IT WILL BE SUGGE/$ ?AT ! LA/ MIGRANTS TO ! D\BLE CONT95T ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ,E>? FROM ,UR1 ! ,9UIT PEOPLE1 BEG9 TO CROSS FROM ,SIB]IA TO ,ALASKA TO ,GRE5L& AT AB\T ! SAME TIME :5 ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN IS SET 9 MOTION4 ,!RE WILL BE NO PRO( ?AT !SE PEOPLE >E BE+ PU%$ BY O!RS 9 AN E>LY V]SION ( ! N[ FAM\S ANALOGY ( FALL+ DOM9OS4 ,TOYNBEE & O!RS WILL DOCUM5T SU* MOVEM5TS = LAT] AGES1 :5 MILIT>Y EXPLOITS BY ,*9ESE G5]ALS WILL S5D PEOPLE CAMP$ BY ,*9A'S WALL RUNN+ ACROSS ! L5G? ( ,EURASIA TO ,ROME'S GATES1 PU%+ ALL O!RS BE=E !M4 ,WE WILL KN[ ?AT A VA/ NUMB] ( ,EURASIAN COMMUNITIES WILL SUCCESSFULLY KEEP !MSELVES \T ( ! MON/]'S REA* UNTIL ! ,LEVIA?AN CALL$ ,U,S,S,R SWALL[S ! LA/ ( !M 9 \R TIME4 

,PHYSICAL REMOVAL1 NAMELY FLEE+ OR AS WE WILL SAY1 DROPP+ \T1 EFFECTIVELY REMOVES ONE FROM ! MON/]'S REA*4 ,BUT ULTIMATELY NONE FLEE = GOOD1 S9CE ,LEVIA?AN WILL %R9K ! SIZE ( ! WORLD & TURN ALL PLACES ( REFUGE 9TO CLE>$ FIELDS4 

,& NOT ALL COMMUNITIES WANT TO FLEE4 ,!IR VALLEYS1 GROVES & OASES1 ! PLACES :]E !IR ANCE/ORS >E BURI$1 >E FILL$ ) FAMILI> & (T5 FRI5DLY SPIRITS4 ,SU* A PLACE IS SACR$4 ,IT IS ! C5T] ( ! WORLD4 ,! L&M>KS ( ! PLACE >E ! ORI5T+ PR9CIPLES ( AN 9DIVIDUAL'S PSY*E4 ,LIFE HAS NO MEAN+ )\T !M4 ,= SU* A COMMUNITY1 LEAV+ ITS PLACE IS EQUIVAL5T TO COMMITT+ COMMUNAL SUICIDE4 

,SO !Y /AY :]E !Y >E4 ,& !Y >E KISS$ BY ! MON/]'S GROTESQUE LIPS4 ,>TIFACTS ( ,SUM]IAN ORIG9 WILL BE F\ND 9 E>LY ,EGYPTIAN AS WELL AS ,9DIAN SITES4 ,WE WILL NOT KN[ :O C>RIES ! >TIFACTS1 BUT WE WILL KN[ ?AT IT IS EASI] TO WALK FROM ,MESOPOTAMIA TO ! ,NILE 9 ! AGE ( ! FIR/ ,UR ?AN 9 \R AGE1 EV5 AFT] ,URLUGAL BEG9S TO TURN ! REGION 9TO A 0D>KL+ PLA9 SWEPT ) CONFUS$ AL>MS ( /RUGGLE & FLI<T1 :]E IGNORANT >MIES CLA% BY NI<T40 ,COMP>$ TO :AT MOD]N ,LEVIA?ANS WILL MAKE ( ?IS REGION1 ! D>KL+ PLA9 ( ,URLUGAL'S AGE IS A PEACEFUL G>D51 & AN ,5SI'S C\S9 W\LD HAVE NO TR\BLE WALK+ 9 IT4 

,AS = ! MORE DI/ANT PLACES1 WE WILL KN[ ?AT :5 ! SEA & L& C>AVANS BETWE5 ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T & ,9DIA >E FIR/ M5TION$ 9 RECORDS1 !Y >E M5TION$ NOT AS SOME?+ NEW BUT AS SOME?+ V]Y OLD1 & ! FIR/ M5TION ( ! SILK R\TE TO ,*9A WILL NOT BE AN 9AUGURAL ADDRESS4 

,LEVIA?ANS EV5TUALLY BECOME 5ORM\S1 AS L>GE AS CONT95TS4 ,BUT WE %\LD NOT PROJECT ?IS 5ORMITY TO ! E>LY DAYS & EXPECT !SE FIR/ CONTACTS TO BE FREQU5T & TO 9VOLVE LOTS ( PEOPLE4 ,9 SOME CIRCUM/ANCES1 NE> A S\RCE1 A PEBBLE CAN *ANGE A :OLE /REAM'S C\RSE4 ,WE ALL KN[ ( ! LAT] TRAVEL] ,M>CO ,POLO1 :O ACQUIR$ A TA/E = ,*9ESE PIZZA1 SPA<ETTI & RAVIOLI & C>RI$ HIS TA/E ACROSS ! 5TIRE L5G? ( ,EURASIA1 TOTALLY TRANS=M+ ! ,ITALIAN DIET4 ,I W\LD GUESS ?AT ONLY TWO VISITS1 ONE BY ! ,5SI'S M]CANTILE C\S9 & ! SECOND BY ! ,5SI & HIS PUNITIVE EXP$ITION1 W\LD MAKE A /RONG IMPRESSION ON ANY COMMUNITY 9 ! /ATE ( NATURE4 ,& ,SUM]IAN M]*ANTS TRAVEL F>1 BY L& & BY WAT]1 TO DI/ANT PLACES !Y CALL ,DILMUN1 ,MAGAN & ,MELUHHA4 

,I'LL LET ! READ] SPECULATE AB\T ! DETAILS ( SU* 5C\NT]S4 ,I'LL ONLY SAY ?AT1 AFT] ! *ILDR5 ( ! DEFAULT]S >E KIDNAPP$ BY ! SPE>->M$ GOONS1 A MEMB] ( ! COMMUNITY :O SPEAKS ( ! POSITIVE WOND]S ( ,CIVILIZATION IS A MORON1 NOT ONLY 9 HIS K9'S EYES BUT 9 \RS TOO4  
  

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,H]E WE REA* A PROBLEM ?AT HAS PLAGU$ PEOPLE S9CE ! AGE ( ! FIR/ ,UR1 ! PROBLEM ( RESI/ANCE4 ,SOME ( US WILL WI%1 9 RETROSPECT1 ?AT ! COMMUNITIES )9 ,UR'S REA* HAD DE/ROY$ ! FIR/ MON/] 9 ITS LAIR1 :ILE IT WAS ISOLAT$ & NOT V]Y L>GE4 

,APP>5TLY NUM]\S COMMUNITIES 9 ! ,ZAGROS M\NTA9S & 9 ! ,P]SIAN PLA9S TRY TO DO PRECISELY ?AT1 & !Y FAIL4 

,O!RS1 LESS SANGU9E1 P]HAPS LESS CONFID5T ( ! MI<T ( !IR GODS 9 ! FACE ( >MOR & :EELS1 DO ! NEXT BE/ ?+ TO FLEE+3 !Y WALL !MSELVES 91 ?US WALL+ ! MON/]'S CLAWS \T4 ,! WALLS PROTECT !SE RESI/]S FROM ,UR'S CLAWS BUT DO NOT KEEP ! RESI/]S \T ( ,LEVIA?AN'S 5TRAILS4 

,:Y DO ! RESI/]S FAIL8 ,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT QUE/ION1 ! QUE/ION ( ,LIFE AGA9/ ,DEA?4 ,NORMAN ,O4 ,BR[N WILL MAKE IT ! TITLE ( A V]Y 9=MATIVE BOOK4 

,PRE-/ATE COMMUNITIES W]E GA!R+S ( LIV+ BUT MORTAL 9DIVIDUALS4 ,ALL !IR SECRETS & ALL !IR WAYS W]E PASS$ ON DIRECTLY1 BY WORD ( M\?4 ,IF ! KEEP] ( IMPORTANT UNCOMMUNICAT$ SECRETS DI$1 H] SECRETS DI$ ) H]4 ,5MITIES & GRUDGES DI$ ) !IR HOLD]S4 ,! VISIONS & ! WAYS W]E AS V>I$ AS ! 9DIVIDUALS :O EXP]I5C$ & PRACTIC$ !M2 ?AT'S :Y !RE WAS SU* A RI*NESS4 ,BUT ! VISIONS & WAYS W]E AS MORTAL AS ! PEOPLE4 ,MORTALITY IS AN 9SEP>ABLE P>T ( ,LIFE3 IT IS ,LIFE'S 5D4 

,WE WILL KEEP PROJECT+ MOD]N 9/ITUTIONS 9TO ! /ATE ( NATURE4 ,!RE W]E NO 9/ITUTIONS 9 ! /ATE ( NATURE4 

,9/ITUTIONS >E IMP]SONAL & IMMORTAL4 ,!Y %>E ?IS IMMORTALITY ) NO LIV+ BE+S UND] ! SUN4 ,( C\RSE !Y >E NOT LIV+ BE+S4 ,!Y >E SEGM5TS ( A C>CASS4 ,9/ITUTIONS >E NOT A P>T ( ,LIFE BUT A P>T ( ,DEA?4 ,& ,DEA? CANNOT DIE4 

,5SIS DIE & ZEKS DIE1 BUT ! LABOR GANG 0LIVES0 ON4 ,G5]ALS & SOLDI]S DIE1 BUT ,UR'S >MY 0LIVES0 ON & 9 FACT GR[S L>G] & DEADLI]4 ,DEA?'S REALM GR[S BUT ! LIV+ DIE4 ,?IS CREATES PROBLEMS ?AT RESI/]S HAVE NOT1 SO F>1 BE5 ABLE TO DEAL )4 

,?OSE :O TRY TO DE/ROY ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN BY /ORM+ ITS WALLS1 ! ,GUTI & O!RS 9 ! ,ZAGROS M\NTA9S1 ! ,ELAMITES 9 ! ,P]SIAN PLA9S1 ! ,CANAANITES & O!R ,SEMITES ( ! ,LEVANT1 CANNOT DISPAT* A SIMPLE W> P>TY ) AN 9=MAL *IEFTA9 AS 9 ! OLD DAYS4 ,A W> P>TY FROM A S+LE CAMP WON'T REA* EV5 ! \TSKIRTS ( ,UR4 ,!Y HAVE TO GANG UP ) O!R CAMPS1 ) AS MANY AS POSSIBLE1 BE=E EV5 CONTEMPLAT+ A S]I\S RAID4 ,& ONCE !Y DO GANG UP & ATTACK1 !Y CANNOT DISP]SE & RETURN TO VILLAGE LIFE AS !Y ALWAYS C\LD BE=E4 ,!Y MAY EV5 DEFEAT ,UR'S MA9 >MY1 BUT BE=E !IR VICTORY CELEBRATION 5DS !Y GET WORD ?AT ,UR'S UNDY+ >MY HAS ALREADY MASSACR$ MORE ( !IR K94 

,SO1 S9CE !Y BO!R$ TO GANG UP1 !Y /AY GANG$ UP4 ,! Y\NG M5 DON'T LAY D[N !IR SPE>S4 ,?IS IS UNPREC$5T$1 BUT H[ ELSE >E !Y TO RESI/ ! MON/]8 ,!Y'VE COMMITT$ !MSELVES TO /AY+ & !Y FEEL CON/RA9$ TO ACCEPT ! HORRIBLE CONSEQU5CES4 

,!IR >M$ M5 DO UNTO ! =EIGN]S :AT ! =EIGN]S DO TO !M4 ,!Y RETURN ) CAPTUR$ ,SUM]IANS1 & ! CAPTIVES >E PUT TO WORK ON LOCAL %R9ES & =TIFICATIONS4 

,TE*NOLOGY PROGRESSES BY LEAPS & B\NDS4 ,DEA?'S REAL EXP&S4 ,SOON !RE >E MANY ,LEVIA?ANS4 ,!RE'S ,ELAM 9 ! ,P]SIAN PLA9S1 !RE'S ,M>I & ,EBLA & O!RS 9 ! ,LEVANT1 & !RE'S TALK ( A ,GUTI ,LEVIA?AN SOME:]E 9 ! M\NTA9S4 ,! BRAVE FI<T]S SUCCE$ 9 DEFEAT+ ONLY !MSELVES4  
  

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,?OSE :O WALL !MSELVES 9 FALL 9TO A SIMIL> TRAP4 

,COMMUNITIES BUILT WALLS BE=E1 AT ,J]I*O = EXAMPLE4 ,BUT !Y BUILT A WALL ONCE4 ,WALL-BUILD+ WAS NOT AN 9/ITUTION AMONG !M4 ,! HO/ILES CAMP$ \TSIDE W]E NOT ,URLUGAL'S UNDY+ >MY4 ,!Y W]E ANO!R COMMUNITY :O EI!R MOV$ TO ANO!R SITE1 OR :O F\ND HUSB&S & WIVES AMONG ?OSE ( ,J]I*O1 & CEAS$ BE+ HO/ILES4 

,?IS IS NO LONG] ! SITUATION FAC$ BY ! BUILD]S ( WALLS ON ! BANKS ( ! ,NILE1 BY ?OSE RAIS+ ! WALL$ ,MOH5JO ,D>O ON ! BANKS ( ! ,9DUS1 BY ?OSE :O W\LD SLI<TLY LAT] 5CLOSE !MSELVES 9 =TRESSES 9 ,C5TRAL ,ANATOLIA4 

,! ,LEVIA?ANIC 9TRUD]S >E NOT COMMUNITIES ( FREE MORTALS4 ,!Y >E EMISS>IES FROM SOME?+ ?AT NEI!R LEAVES NOR DIES4 ,EV5 !IR MEMORIES >E NOT HUMAN BUT >E /ONES C>RI$ 9 P\*ES4 ,J]I*O'S WALLS WILL NO LONG] DO4 ,! WALLS HAVE TO BE HI< & /RONG1 & !Y HAVE TO BE REPAIR$ AS (T5 AS ! DIT*ES ( ,]E*4 

,! SEASONS PASS & ! G5]ATIONS PASS1 YET ! WALLS MU/ /ILL BE MA9TA9$4 ,& MA9TA9$ !Y >E1 G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION4 

,! SE]ESS :O DREAM$ ( ! NE$ = !SE WALLS HAS EXP]I5C$ H] LA/ IMPORTANT VISION4 ,FROM ?AT DAY ON H] K9 HAVE PAID H] SCANTY ATT5TION2 !Y'VE BE5 HOV]+ >\ND H] BRO!R1 ,PH>AOH1 :O 9 HIS P]SON COMB9ES ! (FICES ( ,SUM]IAN PRIE/ & ,SUM]IAN ,LUGAL4 

,WALLS CANNOT BE P]MAN5TLY MA9TA9$ ) A TEMPOR>Y DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,AT FIR/ FREE CULTIVATORS ( ! SOIL >E 9VIT$ TO HELP BUILD ! WALLS1 9 EX*ANGE = /IMULAT+ VISIONS AS WELL AS GRA9 PLUND]$ BY ,PH>AOH'S M5 FROM O!R CULTIVATORS4 ,& ! FREE PEASANTS DO BUILD1 APP>5TLY ( !IR [N ACCORD1 SUBLIMELY BEAUTIFUL WALLS & PILL>S & %R9ES1 ) SURFACES COV]$ BY SCULPTUR$ & PA9T$ MOTIFS RI* ) MEAN+ TO EV]YONE ON ! ,NILE4 

,BUT A P]MAN5T DIVISION ( LABOR IS COMPULSORY SIMPLY BY BE+ P]MAN5T1 & COMPULSION IS SOON AS COMMON ON ! BANKS ( ! ,NILE AS ON ?OSE ( ! ,TIGRIS4 ,:AT WAS DONE VOLUNT>ILY BY ONE G5]ATION IS EXPECT$ ( ! NEXT1 & IS IMPOS$4 ,EGYPT IS NO LONG] A PLACE :]E PEOPLE %>E WAYS2 IT IS N[ A PLACE :]E SOME IMPOSE LAWS ON O!RS4 ,WAYS W]E ALWAYS LIV+ WAYS2 LAWS >E NOT WAYS ( FREE PEOPLE4 ,LAWS >E ,LEVIA?AN'S WAYS4 

,! TASKS P]=M$ = ,PH>AOH >E NOT FREELY *OS52 !Y >E IMPOS$ TASKS1 =C$ LABOR4 

,& LIKE A LIV+ WORM ?AT RECON/ITUTES ITSELF FROM A M]E SEGM5T1 A COMPLETE ,LEVIA?AN IS EXCRET$ BY ! ,PH>AOH'S H\SEHOLD4 ,! BUILD]S & CRAFTSM5 >E NO LONG] 9VIT$4 ,PH>AOH N[ LEADS >MIES NOR?W>D TO ,S9AI & ! ,LEVANT1 S\?W>D TO ,NUBIA4 ,HE RETURNS ) CAPTIVES4 ,HE IMPOSES HEAVY TRIBUTE ON ?OSE NOT CAPTUR$ & LEAVES TRIBUTE COLLECTORS 9 DI/ANT G>RISONS4 ,LIKE ! ,LUGAL1 HE N[ HAS SCRIBES :O KEEP TRACK ( ! TRIBUTE1 & HE S5DS PUNITIVE EXP$ITIONS4 

,PH>AOH TOO HAS AN >TIFICIAL MEMORY N[1 A DATA BANK AS WE WILL CALL IT4 ,HIS SCRIBES HAVE DEVIS$ A SCRIPT ( !IR [N AS HAVE SCRIBES 9 DI/ANT ,MOH5JO ,D>O ON ! ,9DUS4 ,! *>ACT]S & ! MAT]IALS >E DIFF]5T1 BUT ! AIM IS ! SAME4 ,& ,PH>AOH'S SCRIBES1 LIKE ! ,LUGAL'S1 HAVE DEVIS$ AN >TIFICIAL YE>1 A CAL5D>1 ! E>LIE/ =M ( CLOCK1 TO BE ABLE TO =ESEE ! DAYS :5 ! TRIBUTE CROPS TURN RIPE4 

,H[ SAD6 ,ALL ?IS IS BE+ DONE TO PROTECT ! OLD WAYS FROM ! ONSLAU<T ( A BEA/ ) 0A GAZE BLANK & PITILESS AS ! SUN40 ,ALL ?IS IS BE+ DONE = ! SAKE ( ! SPIRITS ( ! VALLEY1 = ! ANCI5T COMMUNITY'S GODS4 

,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT 5LI<T5$ PROGRESSIVES :O W\LD DO ALL ?IS = ! SAKE ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 = ,SCI5CE & ,TE*NOLOGY1 = ! ,LEVIA?AN ITSELF1 HAVE NOT BE5 BORN YET4 ,P]HAPS ! CITIES ( ,SUM]1 AMAZ+LY SECUL> CITIES1 ALREADY CONTA9 PRECURSORS ( MOD]N PROGRESSIVES1 BUT EV5 !RE ! GOD 9 ! ,ZIGGURAT COMES FIR/4 

,9 ,EGYPT !RE IS NOT EV5 A GLIMM] ( PROGRESSIVE 5LI<T5M5T1 & !RE WON'T BE = AT LEA/ A HUNDR$ G5]ATIONS4 ,!RE ! AIM ( ALL VIOL5CE1 ( ! CAPTURE ( =EIGN]S1 ( ! R5D+ ( COMMUNITIES1 IS TO PRES]VE ! OLD COMMUNITY1 TO DEF5D ,LIFE AGA9/ ! GREAT CADAV]4 ,ALL ! KILL+ ( ! RAIDS1 9VASIONS & W>S IS SACRIFICIAL KILL+4 ,IT IS DONE = ! SAKE ( ,LIFE1 = ! SAKE ( ! SPIRITS ( ! ANIMALS1 ! PLANTS1 ! RIV]1 ! UND]WORLD & ! SKY4 

,BUT ! WORLD ( ! SPIRITS %R9KS1 AS IT HAD 9 ,SUM]1 & BECOMES CONF9$ TO ! ,TEMPLE1 :I* 9 ,EGYPT IS ALSO ! ,PH>AOH'S H\SEHOLD4 

,UN=TUNATELY = ! ,EGYPTIANS1 ,LIFE CANNOT BE PRES]V$ 9 A SEAL$ J>4 ,IT ATROPHIES1 & AT LA/ IT DIES4 

,?IS SAD1 SL[ DEA? CAN BE SE5 9 ,EGYPT'S PA9T+S1 ITS SCULPTURES1 9 ITS LORE1 9 ITS %R9ES4 

,! E>LIE/ PA9T]S & SCULPTORS CLE>LY /ILL BREA! ! AIR ( ! COMMUNITY ,PH>AOH'S H\SEHOLD 9T5DS TO PRES]VE 9TACT4 ,!SE PEOPLE >E /ILL 9 T\* ) WOM5 :O LEAVE !IR BODIES & VISIT ! UND]WORLD1 ) M5 :O EXT5D !MSELVES T[>D ! SKY & FLY1 ) PEOPLE :O ACTUALLY SPEAK TO ! ,JACKAL & ! ,IBEX1 = ! GODS /ILL M+LE ) ! PEOPLE4 ,PH>AOH'S E>LY CRAFTSM5 /ILL KN[ SU* SE]S1 BUT NOT MANY1 & ! NEXT G5]ATION KN[S EV5 FEW]4 

,!RE >E /ILL SE]S :O HAVE VISIONS & REVELATIONS1 BUT :O KN[S :AT =EIGN]S 9SPIR$ !M8 ,ULTIMATELY ONLY ,PH>AOH'S VISIONS CAN BE TRU/$1 & ,PH>AOH TAKES C>E TO CONF9E HIMSELF TO ! VISIONS ( ! OLD ONES4 

,! GODS /OP M+L+ ) ! PEOPLE FROM ! DAY :5 ,PH>AOH UND]TAKES TO DEF5D & PRES]VE ! GODS4 ,& DESPITE ALL ,PH>AOH'S EF=TS1 ! GODS DIE4 ,I SUSPECT IT IS BECAUSE ( HIS EF=TS ?AT !Y DIE4 ,I DON'T PRESUME TO KN[ MU* AB\T DEITIES1 BUT IT SEEMS !Y CANNOT SUPPORT ,LEVIA?ANS ANY BETT] ?AN PEOPLE SUPPORT PLAGUES2 GODS >E AMONG ! CADAV]'S FIR/ VICTIMS2 ! BEA/ IS DEICIDAL4 

,! DEA? ( ,EGYPT'S GODS IS RECORD$4 ,AFT] TWO OR ?REE G5]ATIONS ( ,PH>AOH'S PROTECTION1 ! FIGURES ON ! ,TEMPLE WALLS & PILL>S NO LONG] JUMP OR FLY2 !Y NO LONG] EV5 BREA!4 ,!Y'RE DEAD4 ,!Y'RE LIFELESS COPIES ( ! E>LI]1 /ILL LIV+ FIGURES4 ,! COPYI/S >E EXACT1 WE W\LD SAY P$ANTIC2 !Y SEEM TO ?9K ?AT FAI?FUL COPY+ ( ! ORIG9ALS WILL BR+ LIFE TO ! COPIES4 

,A SIMIL> DEA? & DECOMPOSITION MU/ PALE ! SONGS & C]EMONIES AS WELL4 ,:AT WAS ONCE JOYFUL CELEBRATION1 SELF-AB&ON1 ORGIA/IC COMMUNION ) ! BEYOND1 %R9KS TO LIFELESS RITUAL1 (FICIAL C]EMONY L$ BY ! HEAD ( ,/ATE & HIS (FICIALS4 ,IT ALL BECOMES !AT]1 & IT IS ALL /AG$4 ,IT IS NO LONG] = %>+ BUT = %[4 ,& IT NO LONG] 5L>GES ! P>TICIPANT1 :O N[ BECOMES A M]E SPECTATOR4 ,HE FEELS DIM9I%$1 9TIMIDAT$1 AW$ BY ! P[] ( ,PH>AOH'S H\SEHOLD4 

,\R PA9T+1 MUSIC1 DANCE1 EV]Y?+ WE CALL ,>T1 WILL BE HEIRS ( ! MORIBUND SPIRITUAL4 ,:AT WE CALL ,RELIGION WILL BE ANO!R DEAD HEIR1 BUT AT SU* A HI< /AGE ( DECOMPOSITION ?AT ITS ONCE-LIV+ S\RCE CAN NO LONG] BE DIV9$4  
  

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,:ILE ! EC/ASY ( ! =M] LIV+ COMMUNITY LANGUI%ES )9 ! ,TEMPLE & SUFF]S A SL[ & PA9FUL DEA?1 ! HUMAN BE+S \TSIDE ! ,TEMPLE'S PREC9CTS BUT 9SIDE ! ,/ATE'S LOSE !IR 9N] EC/ASY4 ,! SPIRIT %RIVELS UP 9SIDE !M4 ,!Y BECOME NE>LY EMPTY %ELLS4 ,WE'VE SE5 ?AT ?IS HAPP5S EV5 9 ,LEVIA?ANS ?AT SET \T1 AT LEA/ 9ITIALLY1 TO RESI/ SU* A %R9KAGE4 

,AS ! G5]ATIONS PASS1 ! 9DIVIDUALS )9 ! CADAV]'S 5TRAILS1 ! ,5SI AS WELL AS ! ZEKS1 ! OP]ATORS ( ! GREAT WORM'S SEGM5TS1 BECOME 9CREAS+LY LIKE ! SPR+S & :EELS !Y OP]ATE1 SO MU* SO ?AT SOMETIME LAT] !Y WILL APPE> AS NO?+ BUT SPR+S & :EELS4 ,!Y NEV] BECOME ALTOGE!R R$UC$ TO AUTOMATA2 ,HOBBES & HIS SUCCESSORS WILL REGRET ?IS4 

,PEOPLE NEV] BECOME ALTOGE!R EMPTY %ELLS4 ,A GLIMM] ( LIFE REMA9S 9 ! FACELESS ,5SIS & ZEKS :O SEEM MORE LIKE SPR+S & :EELS ?AN LIKE HUMAN BE+S4 ,!Y >E POT5TIAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,!Y >E1 AFT] ALL1 ! LIV+ BE+S RESPONSIBLE = ! CADAV]'S COM+ TO LIFE1 !Y >E ! ONES :O REPRODUCE1 WEAN & MOVE ! ,LEVIA?AN4 ,ITS LIFE IS BUT A BORR[$ LIFE2 IT NEI!R BREA!S NOR BRE$S2 IT IS NOT EV5 A LIV+ P>ASITE2 IT IS AN EXCRETION & !Y >E ! ONES :O EXCRETE IT4 

,! COMPULSIVE & COMPULSORY REPRODUCTION ( ! CADAV]'S LIFE IS ! SUBJECT ( MORE ?AN ONE ESSAY4 ,:Y DO PEOPLE DO IT8 ,?IS IS ! GREAT MY/]Y ( CIVILIZ$ LIFE4 

,IT IS NOT 5\< TO SAY ?AT PEOPLE >E CON/RA9$4 ,! FIR/ CAPTUR$ ZEKS MAY DO IT ONLY BECAUSE !Y >E PHYSICALLY CON/RA9$1 BUT PHYSICAL CON/RA9T NO LONG] EXPLA9S :Y ! *ILDR5 ( ZEKS /ICK TO !IR LEV]S4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT CON/RA9T VANI%ES4 ,IT DOESN'T4 ,LABOR IS ALWAYS =C$ LABOR4 ,BUT SOME?+ ELSE HAPP5S1 SOME?+ ?AT SUPPLEM5TS ! PHYSICAL CON/RA9T4 

,AT FIR/ ! IMPOS$ TASK IS TAK5 ON AS A BURD54 ,! NEWLY CAPTUR$ ZEK KN[S ?AT HE IS NOT A DIT*-REPAIRMAN1 HE KN[S ?AT HE IS A FREE ,CANAANITE FILL$ TO ! BRIM ) EC/ATIC LIFE1 = HE /ILL FEELS ! SPIRITS ( ! ,LEVANT9E M\NTA9S & =E/S ?ROBB+ 9SIDE HIM4 ,! DIT*-FIX+ IS SOME?+ HE TAKES ON TO KEEP FROM BE+ SLAU<T]$2 IT IS SOME?+ HE M]ELY WE>S1 LIKE A HEAVY >MOR OR AN UGLY MASK4 ,HE KN[S HE WILL ?R[ (F ! >MOR AS SOON AS ! ,5SI'S BACK IS TURN$4 

,BUT ! TRAG$Y ( IT IS ?AT ! LONG] HE WE>S ! >MOR1 ! LESS ABLE HE IS TO REMOVE IT4 ,! >MOR /ICKS TO HIS BODY4 ,! MASK BECOMES GLU$ TO HIS FACE4 ,ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE ! MASK BECOME 9CREAS+LY PA9FUL1 = ! SK9 T5DS TO COME (F ) IT4 ,!RE'S /ILL A HUMAN FACE BEL[ ! MASK1 JU/ AS !RE'S /ILL A POT5TIALLY FREE BODY BEL[ ! >MOR1 BUT M]ELY AIR+ !M TAKES ALMO/ SUP]HUMAN EF=T4 

,& AS IF ALL ?IS W]5'T BAD 5\<1 SOME?+ />TS TO HAPP5 TO ! 9DIVIDUAL'S 9N] LIFE1 HIS EC/ASY4 ,?IS />TS TO DRY UP4 ,JU/ AS ! =M] COMMUNITY'S LIV+ SPIRITS %RIVEL$ & DI$ :5 !Y W]E CONF9$ TO ! ,TEMPLE1 SO ! 9DIVIDUAL'S SPIRIT %RIVELS & DIES 9SIDE ! >MOR4 ,HIS SPIRIT CAN BREA! 9 A CLOS$ J> NO BETT] ?AN ! GOD C\LD4 ,IT SUFFOCATES4 ,& AS ! ,LIFE 9SIDE HIM %RIVELS IT LEAVES A GR[+ VACUUM4 ,! YAWN+ ABYSS IS FILL$ AS QUICKLY AS IT EMPTIES1 BUT NOT BY EC/ASY1 NOT BY LIV+ SPIRITS4 ,! EMPTY SPACE IS FILL$ ) SPR+S & :EELS1 ) DEAD ?+S1 ) ,LEVIA?AN'S SUB/ANCE4  
  

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,! ONCE-FREE HUMAN BE+ 9CREAS+LY BECOMES :AT ,HOBBES WILL ?9K HE IS4 ,! >MOR ONCE WORN ON ! \TSIDE WRAPS ITSELF >\ND ! 9DIVIDUAL'S 9SIDES4 ,! MASK BECOMES ! 9DIVIDUAL'S FACE4 ,OR AS WE WILL SAY1 ! CON/RA9T IS 9T]NALIZ$4 ,! EC/ATIC LIFE1 ! FRE$OM1 %R9KS TO A M]E POT5TIALITY4 ,& POT5TIALITY1 ,S>TRE WILL PO9T \T1 IS NO?+4 

,?IS R$UCTION IS MO/ VISIBLE 9 ! CITIES ( ,SUM]1 ,LEVIA?ANS :I* >E AMAZ+LY MOD]N 9 ?IS RESPECT AS WELL4 ,IT BECOMES SO VISIBLE ?AT ! ,SUM]IANS !MSELVES />T TO NOTICE IT4 ,IT IS NOT ! 9CREAS+LY /UPEFY+ RITUALIZATION ( ! ,TEMPLE'S ACTIVITIES ?AT BO!RS !M1 NOR EV5 ! EV]MORE NOTICEABLE 9N] EMPT9ESS ( ! ,5SIS & !IR FAMILIES4 ,ALL ?IS SEEMS TO BE ACCEPT$ AS A CONSEQU5CE ?AT FOLL[S ! NE$ = A DEP5DABLE SUPPLY ( WAT] & ZEKS4 ,:AT BO!RS !M IS ?AT DESC5DANTS ( ! FIR/ ,SUM]IANS >E !MSELVES BE+ R$UC$ TO ZEKS4 ,! MA9 9/RUM5T ( ?IS R$UCTION IS TRADE1 OR AS WE WILL CALL IT1 BUS9ESS4 ,! ,SUM]IAN CITY1 MORE ?AN ANY O!R E>LY ,LEVIA?AN1 IS A HEAV5 = BUS9ESSM54 

,A BUS9ESSMAN IS A HUMAN BE+ :OSE LIV+ HUMANITY HAS BE5 ?OR\<LY EXCAVAT$4 ,HE IS BY DEF9ITION A P]SON :O ?RIVES 91 & ON1 ! ,LEVIA?AN'S MAT]IAL 5TRAILS4 ,PEOPLE R$UC$ TO ?+S >E AMONG ! OBJECTS 9 ! BEA/'S 5TRAILS & >E OBVI\SLY FAIR GAME TO ?IS HUNT] ( PR(ITS4 ,! BUS9ESSMAN'S AXIOM1 LONG BE=E ,ADAM ,SMI? WILL PUBLICIZE IT1 IS3 ,EV]Y MAN = HIMSELF & ! GODS AGA9/ ALL4 

,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 H[ ! ,SUM]IAN BUS9ESSMAN R$UC$ A COMMUNITY ( =EIGN]S TO DEBTORS1 !N DEFAULT]S1 F9ALLY ZEKS4 ,HE N[ APPLIES ! SAME ECONOMIC WISDOM TO =EIGN]S 9SIDE ,SUM]1 & AT LA/ HE /OPS DI/+UI%+ BETWE5 =EIGN]S & ,SUM]IANS4 

,! R$UCTION GOES SO F> ?AT BY ! TIME ( ! REIGN ( ,URUKAG9A1 EV5 ! ,LUGAL IS BO!R$ BY IT4 ,& ?IS ,LUGAL DECIDES TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT1 OR AT LEA/ PUBLI%ES A TABLET /AT+ SU* AN 9T5TION4 

,?IS ,URUKAG9A1 :O ASSUMES ! (FICE ( ,LUGAL ( ,LAGA% AT A TIME :5 HIS S\!RN NEI<BORS HAVE ALREADY ADORN$ ! BANKS ( ! ,NILE ) ! FIR/ PYRAMIDS1 MAY NOT BE ! FIR/ RE=M]4 ,HE'S ! FIR/ DOCUM5T$ RE=M]4 ,HE IS ! FIR/ ( MANY :O WILL PUT ! WELLBE+ ( ! 5TIRE WORM AHEAD ( ! WELLBE+ ( A SEGM5T4 ,HE CAN SEE ?AT ! GRE$Y PR(IT-SEEK]S1 :O >E A M]E SECTION ( ! :OLE1 HAVE BE5 DI/ORT+ ! CADAV]S COH]5CE1 ITS V]Y ABILITY TO MOVE1 BY EAT+ UP ALL ITS 5TRAILS4 ,HE PROCLAIMS ?AT ! VIP]S 0%ALL NOT GA!R FRUIT 9 ! POOR MAN'S G>D510 !Y %ALL NOT R$UCE ,SUM]IANS TO ZEKS4 

,BY PLAC+ ! WELF>E ( ! 5TIRE WORM ABOVE ?AT ( ITS SWELL$ SEGM5T1 ?IS RE=M+ ,LUGAL1 LIKE MANY ( HIS LIB]AL SUCCESSORS1 UNLEA%ES =CES :I* OV]:ELM HIM4 ,RELY+ ON HIS MEMORY ( E>LI] /AGES ( ! WORM'S EXI/5CE1 HE PRESUMES TO KN[ ! BE/1 OR MO/ JU/1 >RANGEM5T ( ! WORM'S SEGM5TS4 

,! FIR/ ,URLUGAL PRESUM$ TO KN[ ! HI]>*Y ( ! GODS & GOT AWAY ) HIS PRESUMPTION BECAUSE ! GODS W]E ALREADY WEAK & DY+4 

,URUKAG9A DOESN'T GET AWAY1 BECAUSE ! SEGM5T HE ATTACKS1 AL?\< BY DEF9ITION DEAD1 IS NOT WEAK4 ,RETRIBUTION TAKES ! =M ( AN 9VASION FROM ,UMMA4 ,URUKAG9A IS SWEPT \T ( (FICE BY ,LUGALZAGGIZI ( ,UMMA4 ,URUKAG9A IS KILL$1 SO >E HIS LIB]AL ,5SIS & MO/ ( !IR ZEKS1 & ,LAGA% IS RAZ$ TO ! GR\ND4 

,! T[N ( ,UMMA IS NOT KN[N EI!R = ITS P[] OR ITS C\RAGE1 & IT DOESN'T SUDD5LY ACQUIRE !SE QUALITIES4 ,ITS /RONGMAN ,LUGALZAGGIZI DOES NOT 9VADE ,LAGA% ) ,UMMA'S =CES4 ,! NECESS>Y =CES AS WELL AS ! TE*NOLOGY NE$$ = AN 9VASION >E 9 ! SEGM5T ,URUKAG9A ATTACK$4 ,LUGALZAGGIZI IS ! 9/RUM5T ( ! RE=M]'S D[NFALL NOT BECAUSE HE *AMPIONS ! P[]FUL1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE HE KN[S SOME?+ ,URUKAG9A DID NOT KN[4 

,LUGALZAGGIZI UND]/&S ?AT ! HEAD ( ,LEVIA?AN IS NOT :]E IT WAS A YE> OR A G5]ATION AGO1 NOR :]E ,URUKAG9A ?9KS IT \<T TO BE4 ,JU/ AS ! ,LUGAL'S GOD IS ALWAYS ! GOD 9 ! PHALLUS-%AP$ ,ZIGGURAT1 SO ! ,LEVIA?AN'S MO/ P[]FUL SEGM5T IS ALWAYS ITS HEAD4 ,SU* IS ,LEVIA?ANIC JU/ICE1 & ,LUGALZAGGIZI1 NOT ,URUKAG9A1 IS ! TRUE *AMPION ( ! WORM4 

,LUGALZAGGIZI'S *AMPION+ ( ! P[]FUL GIVES HIM ALLIES 9 ALL ( ,SUM]'S CITIES4 ,P]HAPS !Y >E ALL BESET BY RE=M]S NO/ALGIC = AN E>LI] ,LEVIA?ANIC ORD]4 ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S =CES OV]RUN ALL ( !M4 

,BE=E ALL ! CORPSES >E BURI$1 ,LUGALZAGGIZI IS ,LUGAL ( ,UMMA1 ,LGA%1 ,UR & ,]E*4 ,HIS SCRIBES DESCRIBE HIM AS ! ,MAN ( ,]E*1 ! ,ONE & ,ONLY4 ,! ,TIGRIS-,EUPHRATES VALLEY IS OCCUPI$ BY A S+LE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,SUM] IS ONE = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,! WORM HAS EAT5 ALL ITS PR$ECESSORS4 ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S SCRIBES ALSO DESCRIBE HIM AS ! ,LUGAL ( ,LUGALS1 AN EXPRESSION :I* HIS ,SEMITIC-SPEAK+ SUBJECTS TRANSLATE AS ,K+ ( ,K+S & ,LORD ( ,LORDS4 

,BUT ! DAYS ( EV5 ?IS ,ALMI<TY >E NUMB]$4 ,JU/ AS ,SUM]IAN SPEAK]S >E NO LONG] ALL PRIE/S & ,5SIS1 ,SEMITIC SPEAK]S >E NO LONG] ALL ZEKS4 ,BY WAY ( M>RIAGE1 PHYSICAL PR[ESS OR TOADY+1 GR&*ILDR5 ( ZEKS >E 9 ! PALACE & 9 ! ,TEMPLE4 ,?OSE 9 ! ,TEMPLE PRESUME TO GIVE ! NAMES ( LONG-=GOTT5 ,SEMITIC DEITIES TO ! ,SUM]IAN GODS1 GIVE ! VULG> NAME ,I%T> TO ! DAU<T] ( ! ,MOON4 ,SUM]IAN-SPEAK+ PRIE/S NO LONG] SEEM TO C>E2 MANY ( !M MU/ KN[ ?AT ! ,SUM]IAN GODS >E NO LONG] ANY?+ MORE ?AN NAMES4 ,BESIDES1 MANY ( ! BRO!RS ( ! ,SEMITIC-SPEAK+ PRIE/S >E ,5SIS -- SO MANY1 9 FACT1 ?AT IT W\LD BE IMPRUD5T TO 9SI/ ?AT ,I%T>'S REAL NAME IS ,9ANNA4 ,FUR!RMORE1 9 ! \TLY+ CITIES ALONG ! ROAD FROM ,SUM] TO ! ,LEVANT & ! ,S9AI1 !RE >E NOT ONLY ,SEMITIC-SPEAK+ ,5SIS BUT EV5 A FEW :O PRESUME TO ! (FICE ( ,LUGAL4 ,SU* A ONE IS ,S>GON ! ,AKKADIAN4 

,S>GON IS ,SUM]IAN 9 EV]Y?+ BUT HIS LANGUAGE4 ,HE APP>5TLY BEGAN HIS C>E] AS AN ,5SI TO ! ,LUGAL ( ,UR1 = :OM HE COLLECT$ TRIBUTE FROM A ,LEVANT9E PROV9CE4 ,:5 ,UR FELL TO ,LUGALZAGGIZI1 ,S>GON NAM$ HIS PROV9CE ,ADDAD & ASSUM$ ! PO/ ( ,LUGAL4 ,HE HAS BE5 OBS]V+ ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S FAT ,LEVIA?AN1 SOME?+ WE WILL CALL AN ,EMPIRE1 = A :OLE G5]ATION4 ,SUDD5LY HE FIGURES \T SOME?+ ?AT EV5 ,LUGALZAGGIZI DOESN'T KN[2 HIS SCRIBES SAY ,I%T> TOLD IT TO HIM4 ,S>GON KN[S ?AT ! PHALLUS-HEAD ( ! ,LEVIA?AN IS = ALL ! P[]FUL1 NOT ONLY ,SUM]IAN-SPEAK+ P[]FUL4 

,ALL ! P[]FUL :O HAVE FELT ! LEA/ BIT SLI<T$ F9D A *AMPION 9 ,S>GON4 ,FOLL[+ ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S LEAD1 HE CAPTURES HIS M5TOR & SWEEPS ?R\< ! CITIES ?AT GAVE RISE TO ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?ANS4 

,A S+LE ,LEVIA?AN1 AS LONG AS ! ,NILE & SEV]AL TIMES WID]1 N[ SPRAWLS OV] ! 5TIRE ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T4 ,ITS 5TRAILS CONTA9 ,MESOPOTAMIAN ,UMMA1 ,UR1 ,LAGA% & ,]E* AS WELL AS ALL ! CITIES ALONG ! ROADS TO ! ,LEVANT4 

,S>GON1 :O />T$ HIS C>E] AS TRIBUTE COLLECTOR1 KN[S AS WELL AS ANY ,PH>AOH OR ,LUGAL :AT ! WORM DOES BE/4 ,IT EATS TRIBUTE1 NOT ONLY TO FE$ ! ,LUGAL & HIS ,5SIS1 :O N[ HAVE ,SEMITIC NAMES1 BUT ABOVE ALL TO FE$ ! 9CREAS+LY VIOL5T GODS 9 ! ,TEMPLE1 GODS AS DEAD AS ! ,LEVIA?AN ITSELF1 & JU/ AS HUNGRY4  
  

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,! FEATS & FATES ( ,URUKAG9A1 ,LUGALZAGGIZI & ,S>GON >E ! SUBJECT ( :AT WE CALL 0HI/ORY40 ,M>Y ,JANE ,%\LTZ HAS DEMY/IFI$ ! WORD4 ,:5 WE SPEAK ( REAL ,HI/ORY1 ( ,HIS-/ORY1 WE MEAN ,HIS-/ORY4 ,IT IS AN EXCLUSIVE MASCUL9E AFFAIR4 ,IF WOM5 MAKE !IR APPE>ANCE 9 IT1 !Y DO SO WE>+ >MOR & WIELD+ A PHALLUS %APE4 ,SU* WOM5 >E MASCUL9E4 

,! :OLE AFFAIR REVOLVES >\ND PHALLUS %APES3 ! SPE>1 ! >R[1 ! ,ZIGGUAT1 ! ,OBELISK1 ! DAGG]1 & ( C\RSE LAT] ! BULLET & ! MISSILE4 ,ALL !SE OBJECTS >E PO9T$1 & !Y'RE ALL MADE TO P5ETRATE & KILL4 ,! ,MESOPOTAMIAN ,ZIGGUAT & ! ,EGYPTIAN ,OBELISK MAN-MADE M\NTA9S :I* PO9T AT ! SKY1 =ECA/ ! DAY :5 MALES WILL TE> ! ATMOSPH]E'S OZONE LAY] & PROPEL !MSELVES TO AIRLESS SPACES :]E ONCE ONLY GODS FLEW4 

,MANY1 FROM ,EURIPIDES TO ,BA*(51 ,%\LTZ1 ,GRASS & ,TURN]1 WILL ASK :Y ,HIS-/ORY IS SO EXCLUSIVELY MASCUL9E4 ,!Y WILL REMEMB] ! /UD-LIKE *>ACT] ( ! HUMAN MALE 9 ! /ATE ( NATURE & WILL WOND] IF ! ,LEVIA?ANIC FEATS ?AT CON/ITUTE ,HIS-/ORY >E ! MALE'S REV5GE4 

,) ! RISE ( ! ,LEVIA?ANS1 WOM5 >E DEBAS$1 DOME/ICAT$1 ABUS$ & 9/RUM5TALIZ$1 & !N SCRIBES PROCE$ TO ]ASE ! MEMORY ?AT WOM5 W]E EV] IMPORTANT4 ,DIAMOND SAYS ?AT LIT]ACY1 :I* ,%\LTZ CALLS ,MALELIT]ACY1 IS IDEALLY SUIT$ TO ]ASE ! PA/ FROM MEMORY4 ,9 ! OLD COMMUNITIES1 :AT ONE ELD] =GOT ANO!R WAS LIKELY TO REMEMB]1 & TRADITIONS C\LD H>DLY BE LO/ UNLESS ! :OLE COMMUNITY MET DISA/]4 

,BUT AS SOON AS SOCIAL MEMORY LOGES ON ! SCROLLS & TABLETS ( SCRIBES1 A S+LE DIRECTIVE FROM ,PH>AOH OR ,LUGAL CAN ]ASE A :OLE PORTION ( ! PA/1 OR EV5 ALL ( IT4 ,9 ,EGYPT MANY E>LY C>T\*ES1 NAMEPLATES WILL BE F\ND ) ! B>ELY-DISC]NIBLE NAME ( A WOMAN1 ! ,MATRIA*2 ON ALL ( !M1 ! WOMAN'S NAME IS ]AS$ BY LAT] SCRIBES1 :O !N PLACE ! NAME ( A MAN 9 ! C>T\*E4 

,! WOMAN IS ! MO!R2 %E'S ,E>?2 %E GIVES BIR? TO ,LIFE4 ,BUT ! MAN NO LONG] FEELS 9F]IOR2 HE HAS IMM]S$ HIMSELF 9 ! ,LEVIA?AN1 :I* IS NEUT] & GIVES BIR? TO NO LIFE1 BUT :I* DOESN'T NE$ TO GIVE BIR?1 S9CE IT IS IMMORTAL4 ,EMP[]$ BY ,LEVIA?ANIC >MOR1 ! MALES HIT BACK4 

,TURN] WILL CITE ONE ( ! B$TIME /ORIES TOLD BY ,SUM]IANIZ$ ,AKKADIANS :O %>E P[] ) ,S>GON4 ,!Y /ILL REMEMB] ! PRIMAL MO!R1 ,TIAMAT1 ! FIR/ PROG5ITOR ( LIFE4 ,BUT N[ !Y MAKE H] \T TO BE AS DEAD AS ,LEVIA?AN1 SAY+ ?AT HEAV5 & ,E>? H]SELF >E =M$ ( H] DISMEMB]$ C>CASS4 ,M>DUK1 ,S>GON'S GOD1 IS H] DISMEMB]]4 ,9 ,TURN]'S WORDS1 ,M>DUK 0SMA%ES H] SKULL1 SPLITS H] BODY LIKE AN OY/]1 & ! OB$I5T W9DS :ISK H] BLOOD AWAY40 ,TURN] WILL PO9T \T ?AT ! VIOL5T ,M>DUK WILL HAVE A LONG L9E ( ,E>?-HAT+ SUCCESSORS2 OR CONTEMPOR>Y ,LUGAL ,REAG5 WILL TRY TO BE ! LA/4 

,HIS-/ORY IS A *RONICLE ( ! DE$S ( ! M5 AT ! PHALLUS-HELM ( ,LEVIA?AN1 & 9 ITS L>GE/ S5SE IT IS ! 0BIOGRAPHY0 ( :AT ,HOBBES WILL CALL ! ,>TIFICIAL ,MAN4 ,!RE >E AS MANY ,HIS-/ORIES AS !RE >E ,LEVIA?ANS4 

,BUT ,HIS-/ORY T5DS TO BECOME S+UL> = ! SAME REASON ?AT ,SUM] & N[ ! :OLE ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T BECOMES S+UL>4 ,! ,LEVIA?AN IS A CANNIBAL4 ,IT EATS ITS CONTEMPOR>IES AS WELL AS ITS PR$ECESSORS4 ,IT LOVES A PLURALITY ( ,LEVIA?ANS AS LITTLE AS IT LOVES ,E>?4 ,ITS 5EMY IS EV]Y?+ \TSIDE ( ITSELF4 

,HIS-/ORY IS BORN ) ,UR1 ) ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN4 ,BE=E OR \TSIDE ( ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN !RE IS NO ,HIS-/ORY4 

,! FREE 9DIVIDUALS ( A COMMUNITY )\T A ,/ATE DID NOT HAVE A ,HIS-/ORY1 BY DEF9ITION3 !Y W]E NOT 5COMPASS$ BY ! IMMORTAL C>CASS ?AT IS ! SUBJECT ( ,HIS-/ORY4 ,SU* A COMMUNITY WAS A PLURALITY ( 9DIVIDUALS1 A GA!R+ ( FRE$OMS4 ,! 9DIVIDUALS HAD BIOGRAPHIES1 & !Y W]E ! ONES :O W]E 9T]E/+4 ,BUT ! COMMUNITY AS SU* DID NOT HAVE A 0BIOGRAPHY10 A ,HIS-/ORY4 

,YET ! ,LEVIA?AN DOES HAVE A BIOGRAPHY1 AN >TIFICIAL ONE4 0,! ,K+ IS DEAD2 ,LONG ,LIVE ! ,K+60 ,G5]ATIONS DIE1 BUT ,UR LIVES ON4 ,)9 ! ,LEVIA?AN1 AN 9T]E/+ BIOGRAPHY IS A PRIVILEGE CONF]R$ ON V]Y FEW OR ON ONLY ONE2 ! RE/ HAVE DULL BIOGRAPHIES1 AS SIMIL> TO EA* O!R AS ! ,EGYPTIAN COPIES ( ONCE BEAUTIFUL ORIG9ALS4 ,:AT IS 9T]E/+ N[ IS ! ,LEVIA?AN'S /ORY1 AT LEA/ TO ,HIS SCRIBES & ,HIS-/ORIANS4 

,TO O!RS1 AS ,MACBE? WILL KN[1 ! ,LEVIA?AN'S /ORY1 LIKE ITS RUL]'S1 IS 0A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT1 FULL ( S\ND & FURY1 SIGNIFY+ NO?+40 ,! RUL] IS KILL$ BY AN 9VAD] OR A USURP] & HIS GREAT DE$S DIE ) HIM4 ,! IMMORTAL WORM'S /ORY 5DS :5 IT IS SWALL[$ BY ANO!R IMMORTAL4 ,! /ORY ( ! SWALL[+S IS ! SUBJECT ( ,WORLD ,HIS-/ORY1 :I* BY ITS V]Y NAME ALREADY PREFIGURES A S+LE ,LEVIA?AN :I* HOLDS ALL ,E>? 9 ITS ,5TRAILS4  
  

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,)DRAWALS ( HUMAN CAPTIVES FROM ! 5TRAILS ( ! DEAD WORMS >E AT LEA/ AS COMMON AS ! SWALL[+S ( SMALL ,LEVIA?ANS BY L>G] ONES4 ,PEOPLE DO NOT ONLY REVOLT4 ,PEOPLE ACTUALLY LEAVE1 ESCAPE1 GET \T4 ,!Y TRY TO DO SO ALL ! TIME4 ,!Y FREQU5TLY SUCCE$4 

,S>GON'S REIGN WAS LONG4 ,HIS EMPIRE LA/$ = TWO G5]ATIONS4 ,IT 5D$ :5 0ALL L&S REVOLT$ AGA9/ HIM & BESET HIM 9 ,AGADE10 9 ! WORDS ( A ,CUNEI=M TABLET4 ,NO?+ IS LEFT ( ! 5ORM\S ,LEVIA?AN ?AT SPRAWL$ OV] ! 5TIRE ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 SEGM5TS ( ! DECOMPOS$ WORM REMA9 SCATT]$ OV] ! C\NTRYSIDE1 & EA* SEGM5T T5DS TO RECOMPOSE ITSELF 9TO A COMPLETE WORM4 ,DEAD ?+S HAVE P[]S LIV+ BE+S LACK4 ,BIOLOGI/S WILL TRY TO GIVE ?IS /RANGE ABILITY ( ! DEAD TO ! LIV+1 BY A PROCESS CALL$ CLON+4 

,SOME ( ! FRAGM5TS1 ! ONES CONTA9+ ! RI* & P[]FUL1 SUCCE$ 9 GIV+ MOTION TO A NEW WORM1 & A NEW ,LEVIA?AN PUNI%ES ! )DRAW]S BY R$UC+ !M TO \TRI<T SLAV]Y1 TO P]PETUAL ZEKDOM4 ,S>GON'S SUCCESSOR ,RIMU% EV5 EXT5DS ! WORM'S C>CASS OV] ! ,ELAMITES 9 ! ,P]SIAN PLA9S4 

,!RE >E REVOLTS 9 EV]Y QU>T]1 & AT LA/ ,RIMU% IS KILL$ BY HIS [N GU>DS4 ,HE'S SUCCE$$ BY ,N>AM-S91 CALL$ 0,GOD ( ,AGADE0 BY HIS [N SCRIBES1 BUT ?IS GOD'S EMPIRE IS 9 A /ATE ( CONT9UAL DECOMPOSITION4 ,! CAPTIVES 9 ?IS ,LEVIA?AN'S 5TRAILS 9VITE K+LESS NOMADS FROM EV]Y QU>T] TO HELP !M TE> UP ! MON/] FROM ! 9SIDE4 

,! 9TE/9AL W>S LA/ LONG 9TO ! NEXT SUCCESSOR'S REIGN4 ,AT LA/ ,ELAMITES )DRAW1 ,LAGA%IANS )DRAW1 & !N ! 5TIRE BEA/ BREAKS 9TO LITTLE PIECES4 ,ZEKS EV5 AB&ON ! CANALS4 

,! GREAT ,LEVIA?AN IS DE/ROY$1 = MANY PEOPLE P]MAN5TLY4 ,A SIMIL> ,LEVIA?AN WILL NOT RISE AGA9 9 ?IS P>T ( ! WORLD UNTIL F\R G5]ATIONS LAT]4 ,AN>*Y RETURNS TO ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T4 

,UN=TUNATELY ?IS IS NOT ! AN>*Y ( A =M] AGE4 ,! HUMAN BE+S :O HAVE )DRAWN FROM ! ,LEVIA?AN >E MAIM$4 ,!IR >MOR DOESN'T COME (F4 ,9 MANY ! POT5TIALITY TO BY HUMAN REMA9S NO?+4 ,! REGION ITSELF HAS BE5 TURN$ BY ! W>R+ ,LEVIA?ANS 9TO AN 9HOSPITABLE WILD]NESS4 ,& SOME ( ! ALLIES1 = EXAMPLE ! ,GUTIANS1 :O HAD BE5 9VIT$ TO HELP OV]?R[ ! GREAT WORM1 TRY TO SET 9 MOTION A WORM ( !IR [N1 MODEL$ ON ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S & ,S>GON'S4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! CAPTIVES )DRAW1 APP>5TLY PREF]R+ EV5 ?IS FLAW$ AN>*Y TO ! ,LEVIA?ANIC ORD]4 

,DUR+ ! V]Y G5]ATION :5 AN>*Y RETURN TO ! =M] ,SUM]-,AKKAD1 ,PH>AOH'S CONSCRIPTS WALK AWAY FROM !IR PYRAMID-&-PALACE-BUILD+ ASSIGNM5TS1 TURN AGA9/ ,PH>AOH & AGA9/ ALL HIS PRIE/S' (FICIAL RITES1 & RE/ORE SOME DEGREE ( AN>*Y TO ! ,NILE AS WELL4 ,PH>AOH'S ZEKS RETURN TO !IR VILLAGES & TRY TO RESUME LIFE AS IT WAS LIV$ 9 ! OLD DAYS4 ,FRACTUR$ SEGM5TS ( ! MON/] ?AT WAS HEAD$ BY ! ,MEMPHIS MON>* LIE SCATT]$ ON ! ,NILE'S BANKS4 ,! FALL5 ,PH>AOH'S =M] AG5TS TRY TO GIVE MOTION TO SOME ( !SE SEGM5TS4 0,SEV5TY K+S DUR+ SEV5TY DAYS0 REVEALS ! DEGREE ( !IR SUCCESS4 

,& A G5]ATION OR TWO AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( !SE TWO GIANTS 7>*AEOLOGI/S WILL DISAGREE AB\T ! *RONOLOGY71 A ?IRD ATTEMPT TO LAUN* A ,LEVIA?AN FL\ND]S4 ,MOH5JO ,D>O ON ! ,9DUS IS AB&ON$ BY ITS 9MATES4 ,! DETAILS ( ?IS )DRAWAL WILL NOT BE KN[N BECAUSE ! SCRIPT WILL NOT BE DECIPH]$4 ,?IS )DRAWAL WILL BE A MY/]Y TO PEOPLE ) ,CIVILIZ$ BRA9S1 & IT CAUSES WILL BE S\<T 9 FLOODS1 DR\<TS1 9VASIONS & EV5 A 0TECTONIC %IFT40 ,IF ONE IS CONV9C$ ?AT PEOPLE W\LD NEV] LEAVE ! 5TRAILS ( ,CIVILIZATION1 !N ONE HAS TO RESORT TO TECTONIC %IFTS TO EXPLA9 :Y PEOPLE DO LEAVE4 ,BUT IF ONE IS NOT SO CONV9C$1 !N ! MY/]Y IS NOT :Y PEOPLE LEAVE1 BUT :Y !Y /AY 9SIDE AS LONG AS !Y DO4 

,! PEOPLE BY ! ,9DUS >E SP>$ FROM BE+ %ACKL$ BY A ,/ATE = MANY G5]ATIONS4 ,?OSE BY ! ,TIGRIS & ! ,NILE >E NOT SP>$ SO LONG4 

,H]E IT %\LD BE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! SEGM5TS ( DECOMPOS$ ,LEVIA?ANS HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OV] COMMUNITIES ( FREE HUMAN BE+S4 ,! SEGM5TS >E LIKE MA*9ES4 ,IF !Y'VE M]ELY BE5 AB&ON$ & HAV5'T RU/$ TOO BADLY1 !Y CAN BE OIL$ PUT BACK 9TO OP]ATION BY ANY GOOD ME*ANIC4 ,! SEGM5TS1 BE+ DEAD ?+S1 MAY CORRODE2 !Y WILL NEV] DIE4 

,BUT HUMAN COMMUNITIES1 ONCE DEAD1 /AY DEAD4 ,COMMUNITIES ( LIV+ BE+S >E CLE>LY 9F]IOR 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,PUT SOME:AT DIFF]5TLY1 ,DEA? IS ALWAYS ON ! SIDE ( ! MA*9ES4 

,?IS HAS TRAGIC CONSEQU5CES = ?OSE :O AT LA/ SUCCE$ 9 DIS5CUMB]+ !MSELVES ( ! HEAVY C>CASS4 ,!Y CANNOT RETURN TO ! OLD COMMUNITIES1 = !SE HAVE BE5 DE/ROY$ BY G5]ATIONS ( PLUND]+1 KIDNAPP+ & MURD]+ ,CIVILIZATIONS4 ,PEOPLE CANNOT RESUME2 !Y HAVE TO />T OV] AGA94 ,WE %\LD NOT ASSUME ?AT ! WAYS1 :AT WE WILL CALL ,CULTURE1 NURTUR$ & CULTIVAT$ OV] ?\S&S ( G5]ATIONS1 CAN BE REG5]AT$ OV]NI<T4 ,IT MAY WELL BE ?AT SU* WAYS REQUIRE ! CULTIVATION ( MANY G5]ATIONS4 

,BUT ! PEOPLE /RUGGL+ TO LAUN* A NEW ,BEG9N+ DON'T HAVE AN AGE 9 :I* TO DO IT4 ,!Y'RE CAMP$ 9 ! MID/ ( ,LEVIA?ANIC SEGM5TS1 MA*9ES :I* ANY GOOD ME*ANIC CAN REACTIVATE & USE TO PUT A :OLE G5]ATION'S EF=TS TO NAU<T 9 A S+LE CAMPAIGN4 

,?IS IS PRECISELY :AT HAPP5S4 ,ON ! ,NILE1 SEGM5TS ( ! DECOMPOS$ ,LEVIA?AN >E PUT BACK 9TO OP]ATION 9 ,!BES & ,H]ACLEOPOLIS1 & BO? GR[ 9TO COMPLETE WORMS4 ,ON ! ,TIGRIS-,EUPHRATES1 9 FACT 9 ,]E*1 ! /RONGMAN ,UTUKHEGAL GETS HOLD ( ! UNWIELDY WORM ! ,GUTI HAD SET 9 MOTION1 ONLY TO BE OV]?R[N BY HIS [N DEPUTY2 BUT ?IS DEPUTY1 ,URNAMMU1 SUCCE$S 9 GETT+ ! 5TIRE ,SUM]O-,AKKADIAN ,LEVIA?AN BACK 9TO MOTION1 AGA9 /RET*+ IT FROM ! ,LEVANT TO ,ELAM4 ,ALL ! EF=TS TO LAUN* A NEW ,BEG9N+ >E BR\<T TO NAU<T2 !Y'RE NOT 9T]RUPT$2 !Y'RE KILL$4 

,AFT] TWO G5]ATIONS ! CAPTIVES ( ! REG5]AT$ MON/] )DRAW AGA94 ,?IS TIME ! ,SUM]O-,AKKADIAN ,LEVIA?AN IS AB&ON$ = GOOD4 ,BUT >MOR$ ,SUM]IANIZ$ ,SEMITES 9SI/ ON T9K]+ ) ! SEGM5TS1 & AT ,A%UR !Y SET A NEW WORM 9TO MOTION1 ?IS ONE MANN$ BY ZEKS FROM AMONG NEW ,SEMITIC =EIGN]S1 ,AMORITES4 

,FIVE G5]ATIONS LAT]1 DESC5DANTS ( ! ,AMORITE ZEKS LAUN* A ,LEVIA?AN ( !IR [N 9 ,BABYLON1 :]E !Y CONT9UE TO CALL LABOR-GANG BOSSES 0OV]SE]S ( ,AMORITES40 ,& FIVE G5]ATIONS AFT] ?AT1 ! ,AMORITE ,HAMMURABI /RET*ES ! ,BABYLONIAN WORM OV] ANCI5T ,URUKAG9A'S REALM1 :ILE ! ,AMORITES' =M] MA/]S1 ! ,ASSYRIANS1 /RET* !IR WORM OV] ! WE/]N PROV9CES ( ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S REALM4 

,MEAN:ILE1 UNNAM$ PEOPLE FROM ! =E/S & M\NTA9S ( ! ,GUTI HAVE C>RI$ BITS ( ,MESOPOTAMIAN >MOR ACROSS ALL ( ,EURASIA TO ,*9A1 = SU* IS SAID TO BE ! ORIG9 ( ! ,YANG ,%AO CULTURE4 ,ONLY TWO G5]ATIONS LAT] !RE'S A SCRIPT & A ,HSIA ,DYNA/Y :OSE F\ND]1 ,YU1 IS CR$IT$ ) PROVID+ A RELIABLE WAT] SUPPLY4 

,TO ! WE/ ( ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T1 9 ,ANATOLIA1 :]E WOM5 WILL CONT9UE = MANY G5]ATIONS TO CELEBRATE ,E>?'S UN/9T+ F]TILITY1 AT TWO SPOTS (T5 VISIT$ BY ,ASSYRIAN M]*ANTS1 !RE >E ALREADY 9CIPI5T WORMS1 LAT] KN[N TO ,EGYPTIANS & ,ASSYRIANS AS ,HITTITES4 

,EV]Y NEW MODEL HAS ACCESSORIES ITS PR$ECESSORS LACK$4 ,! SEGM5TS LEFT ON ! ,LEVANT BY ! DECOMPOSITION ( ,S>GON'S MON/] >E RECONDITION$ 9TO MOBILE1 OCTOPUS-LIKE MON/ROSITIES ?AT WILL TRANSPORT ,PHO5ICIAN COMM]CE TO PLACES F> BEYOND ! REA* ( MORE /ATION>Y WORMS4 ,! ,PHO5ICIAN M]*ANTS AT ,BYBLOS & ,UG>IT EV5 RECONDITION ! HI]OGLYPHIC & CUNEI=M SCRIPTS 9TO A F> MORE EFFICI5T TOO1 ! ALPHABET4 

,HUMAN COMMUNITIES REGRESS :ILE ! WORMS PROGRESS4 ,! ,LEVIA?AN'S GREATE/ A*IEVEM5T1 AS ,L4 ,MUM=D WILL SUGGE/1 IS TO R$UCE HUMAN BE+S TO ?+S1 TO REMAKE M5 9TO EFFICI5T ME*ANICAL FI<T+ UNITS4 

,ALL ?IS IS DEPRESS+4 ,! REALM ( ,DEA? EXP&S4 ,& S9CE ,DEA? IS TO ,LIFE AS ,NI<T IS TO ,DAY1 :5 ,DEA?'S REALM EXP&S1 ,LIFE'S CONTRACTS4 ,! 9HUMAN TALE TRULY SIGNIFIES NO?+ HUMAN4 

,HAV+ M5TION$ SOME ( ! MA9 PROTAGONI/S :O SET !MSELVES UP AGA9/ HUMAN COMMUNITIES & AGA9/ ,MO!R ,E>? H]SELF1 ,I'LL TURN TO A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE :O :O )DREW FROM ! 5TRAILS ( ONE ( ! GREAT ,LEVIA?ANS4 ,!SE PEOPLE W]E 9SIGNIFICANT TO EV]YONE BUT !MSELVES AT ! TIME ( !IR )DRAWAL & W\LD HAVE REMA9$ 9SIGNIFICANT IF !IR ,JEWI%1 ,*RI/IAN & ,ISLAMIC HEIRS HAD NOT C>RI$ ! %AD[ ( !IR )DRAWAL TO EV]Y PREVI\SLY SAFE REFUGE ON ! GLOBE4 

,!SE PEOPLE >E1 ( C\RSE1 ! ,ISRAELITES :O )DREW FROM ,EGYPTIAN ,CIVILIZATION1 & AT ?IS PO9T ,I HAVE TO SAY ?AT ,I'M SURPRIS$ ! >MOR$ QUE/ION] :O SMUGLY ?REW ! POSITIVE WOND]S ( CIVILIZATION 9 MY FACE1 S9CE P>T ( HIS >MOR IS MADE \T ( ! DETRITUS ( ?IS SMALL GR\P :O WALK$ AWAY FROM ! WOND]S4  
  

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