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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY ,I DID ! SAME ?+4  
,FIR/ ( ALL1 ,I BEGAN ) PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY4 ,I REMEMB] ! FIR/ LESSON4 ,I BEGAN IT1 & IMM$IATELY  
LO/ MY WAY4 ,! RESULT OBTA9$ WAS :AT ,I DID NOT  
AT ALL ANTICIPATE2 NAMELY1 ?AT ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT ,I  
WANT$ T5-YE>-OLD PEASANT *ILDR5 TO LE>N4 ,I WAS  
ABLE TO EXPLA9 0DAY0 & 0NI<T10 BUT 9 MY EXPLANATION ( 0W9T]0 & 0SUMM]0 ,I W5T A/RAY4  
,A%AM$ ( MY IGNORANCE1 ,I TRI$ IT AGA91 & !N ,I  
ASK$ MANY ( MY ACQUA9TANCES1 CULTIVAT$ M51 &  
NO ONE EXCEPT ?OSE ?AT HAD REC5TLY LEFT S*OOL1 OR  
TEA*]S1 WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A V]Y GOOD EXPLANATION  
)\T A GLOBE4 ,I BEG ALL :O READ ?IS TO TE/ ?IS  
OBS]VATION4 ,I AFFIRM ?AT \T ( A HUNDR$ M5 NOT  
MORE ?AN ONE KN[S ?IS1 ?\< ALL *ILDR5 >E  
TAU<T IT4 

,HAV+ REHE>S$ PRETTY C>EFULLY1 ,I ONCE MORE TOOK  
UP ! EXPLANATION1 & ) ! AID ( A C&LE & A GLOBE1 ,I EXPLA9$ IT1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ME1 ADMIRABLY4  
,!Y LI/5$ TO ME ) GREAT ATT5TION & 9T]E/4  
,ESPECIALLY 9T]E/$ W]E !Y TO KN[ SOME?+  
:I* !IR FA!RS DID NOT BELIEVE & TO BE ABLE TO  
BOA/ ( !IR WISDOM4 

,AT ! 5D ( MY EXPLANATION ( 0W9T]0 & 0SUMM]0 ! SKEPTIC ,SEMKA1 ! KE5E/-WITT$ ( ALL1 /AGG]$ ME ) ! QUE/ION3 

0,H[ DOES ! E>? MOVE & YET \R IZBA /ILL  
/& 9 ! SAME PLACE8 ,:Y1 IT \<T TO HAVE MOV$  
FROM ITS PLACE40 

,I P]CEIV$ ?AT 9 MY EXPLANATION ,I HAD %OT A  
?\S& V]/S BEYOND ! RANGE ( ! MO/ 9TELLIG5T  
( ! *ILDR52 :AT MU/ ! DULLE/ HAVE UND]/OOD  
( IT8 ,I W5T BACK ,I EXPLA9$1 ,I MADE SKET*ES1 ,I  
ADDUC$ ALL ! PRO(S ( ! R\NDNESS ( ! E>?2  
VOYAGES >\ND ! GLOBE1 ! MA/S ( A %IP %[+  
BE=E ! DECK & ALL ! RE/1 & CONSOL+ MYSELF  
) ! ?\<T ?AT N[ !Y C]TA9LY UND]/OOD1 ,I  
SET !M TO WRIT+ ! LESSON4 ,ALL WROTE3 0,! E>? IS  
LIKE A BALL FIR/ PRO( 4444 SECOND PRO( 444420 !Y =GOT  
! ?IRD PRO( & ASK$ ME AB\T IT4 ,IT WAS EVID5T  
?AT ! PR9CIPAL ?+ = !M WAS TO REMEMB] !  
PRO(S4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE1 MORE ?AN A DOZ5 TIMES1 YES1  
A HUNDR$ TIMES ,I RETURN$ TO !SE EXPLANATIONS &  
ALWAYS UNSUCCESSFULLY4 ,AT ANY EXAM9ATION ! PUPILS  
W\LD ALL ANSW]1 & !Y DO N[1 SATISFACTORILY4 ,BUT  
,I FEEL ?AT !Y DO NOT UND]/&1 & :5 ,I REMEMB] ?AT ,I DID NOT UND]/& ! MATT] V]Y WELL UNTIL  
AFT] ,I WAS ?IRTY1 ,I HAVE P>DON$ !M = ?IS DULLNESS ( COMPREH5SION4 ,I 9 MY *ILDHOOD BELIEV$  
?AT ! WORLD WAS R\ND1 & ! LIKE1 BUT DID NOT  
UND]/& IT1 & SO IT IS ) !M N[4 ,IT WAS  
ALWAYS F> EASI] = ME TO COMPREH5D :AT MY NURSE  
TOLD ME3 ?AT AT ! 5D ( ! WORLD ! E>? & !  
SKY MET1 & !RE AT ! 5D ( ! WORLD ! WOM5  
WA% !IR L95 9 ! SEA & MANGLE IT ON ! SKY4  
,\R PUPILS HAVE LONG BE5 CONFIRM$1 & EV5 N[  
/ILL P]SI/1 9 NOTIONS DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO ?OSE ,I  
WANT$ TO GIVE !M4 ,= A LONG TIME /ILL1 BE=E !Y BEGAN TO UND]/&1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO DISPEL !  
IMPRESSIONS :I* !Y HAD =M$1 & !IR IDEA (  
! UNIV]SE :I* NO?+ SEEM$ AS YET TO MODIFY4  
,! LAWS ( PHYSICS & ME*ANICS W]E :AT FIR/  
BEGAN TO %ATT] !SE OLD CONCEPTS4 ,BUT LIKE MYSELF  
& LIKE ALL ! RE/ ( US !Y BEGAN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY BE=E !Y BEGAN PHYSICS4 

,9 ! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY1 AS 9 ALL O!R SUBJECTS1  
! COMMONE/1 CO>SE/1 & HURTF ULE/ MI/AKE IS  
HA/E4 ,WE W]E SO DELI<T$ TO KN[ ?AT ! E>? IS  
R\ND & TURNS >\ND ! SUN1 ?AT WE HA/5 AS  
SPE$ILY AS POSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE ?IS TO ! PUPIL4  
,BUT IT IS NOT VALUABLE TO KN[ ?AT ! E>? IS R\ND2  
IT IS VALUABLE TO KN[ H[ ?IS CONCLUSION WAS REA*$4  
,V]Y (T5 *ILDR5 >E TOLD ?AT ! E>? IS SO MANY  
BILLIONS ( V]/S DI/ANT FROM ! SUN2 & ! FACT DOES  
NOT 9T]E/ OR SURPRISE ! *ILD AT ALL4 ,IT IS 9T]E/+  
TO HIM TO KN[ H[ ?IS WAS DISCOV]$4 ,:OEV]  
WI%ES TO SPEAK AB\T ?IS1 LET HIM TELL AB\T P>ALLAXES4  
,?IS IS QUITE POSSIBLE4 

,I HAVE DWELT LONG ON ! R\NDNESS ( ! E>? BECAUSE :AT ,I HAVE SAID AB\T IT REF]S TO ALL GEOGRAPHY4  
,\T ( ?\S&S ( CULTIVAT$ M51 ASIDE FROM TEA*]S  
& PUPILS1 ONE MAY KN[ V]Y WELL :Y WE HAVE W9T]  
& SUMM]1 & MAY KN[ :]E ,GUADAL\PE IS1 :ILE  
\T ( A ?\S& *ILDR51 NOT ONE 9 HIS *ILDHOOD  
UND]/&S ! EXPLANATIONS ( ! R\NDNESS ( !  
E>?1 & NOT ONE BELIEVES 9 ! ACTUAL EXI/5CE (  
,GUADAL\PE1 BUT EV]Y ONE IS /ILL TAU<T BO? ( !SE  
?+S FROM E>LIE/ *ILDHOOD4 

,AFT] PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ,I BEGAN ! P>TS ( !  
WORLD ) !IR *>ACT]I/ICS & ) NO LA/+  
RESULTS1 SO ?AT :5 Y\ ASK A QUE/ION !Y WILL %\T  
CONFUS$LY1 0,ASIA1 ,AFRICA1 ,AU/RALIA10 BUT IF Y\ SUDD5LY ASK3 0,9 :AT P>T ( ! WORLD IS ,FRANCE80 EV5  
?\< IT HAS JU/ BE5 SAID ?AT ,5GL& & ,FRANCE  
>E 9 ,EUROPE1 SOME ONE WILL CRY ?AT ,FRANCE IS 9 ,AFRICA6 ,! QUE/ION 0,:Y80 APPE>S 9 EA* DULL$ EYE1  
9 EV]Y TONE ( ! VOICE1 :5 GEOGRAPHY IS BEGUN1  
& !RE IS NO ANSW] TO ?AT PITIABLE QUE/ION 0,:Y80 

,AS 9 HI/ORY IT IS A COMMON IDEA TO BEG9 ) !  
5D1 SO1 9 GEOGRAPHY1 ! IDEA >OSE & BECAME G5]AL  
TO BEG9 ) ! S*OOLROOMS1 ) ! VILLAGE4 ,AS ,I  
HAVE SE5 !SE EXP]IM5TS 9 ,G]MANY1 & AS ,I WAS  
:OLLY HOPELESS1 BY REASON ( MY FAILURE 9 ORD9>Y  
GEOGRAPHY1 ,I TOOK UP ! DESCRIPTION ( A ROOM1 A H\SE1  
A VILLAGE4 ,LIKE ! DRAW+ ( PLANS1 SU* EX]CISES  
>E NOT DEVOID ( PR(IT1 BUT TO KN[ :AT REGION IS  
BACK ( \R VILLAGE IS NOT 9T]E/+1 BECAUSE ALL KN[  
?AT ,TELYAT9KI IS !RE4 ,& TO KN[ :AT IS BACK (  
,TELYAT9KI IS NOT 9T]E/+1 BECAUSE1 UND\BT$LY1 ANO!R VILLAGE JU/ LIKE ,TELYAT9KI IS !RE1 & ,TELYAT9KI  
) ITS FIELDS IS P]FECTLY UN9T]E/+4 ,I PROPOS$ TO  
!M TO PLACE GEOGRAPHICAL WAY-M>KS1 SU* AS ,MOSC[1  
,KIEF1 BUT ALL ?IS WAS PACK$ AWAY 9 !IR HEADS SO  
DISCONNECT$LY ?AT !Y HAD TO LE>N IT BY HE>T4 

,I PROPOS$ TO !M TO DRAW MAPS1 & ?IS OCCUPI$  
!M & REALLY HELP$ !IR MEMORY2 BUT AGA9 APPE>$  
! QUE/ION3 0,:Y AID ! MEMORY80 ,I PROPOS$ AGA9  
TO TELL !M AB\T POL> & EQUATORIAL C\NTRIES2 !Y  
LI/5$ ) PLEASURE & RECIT$1 BUT 9 !IR N>RATIONS  
!Y REMEMB]$ EV]Y?+ EXCEPT :AT WAS GEOGRAPHICAL 9 !M4 ,! *IEF ?+ WAS ?AT ! DRAW+ (  
PLANS ( ! VILLAGE WAS ! DRAW+ ( PLANS1 & NOT  
GEOGRAPHY2 ! DRAW+ ( MAPS WAS ! DRAW+ (  
MAPS1 & NOT GEOGRAPHY2 ! /ORIES ( WILD BEA/S1  
=E/S1 ICE-FIELDS1 & CITIES W]E TALES1 & NOT GEOGRAPHY4 ,GEOGRAPHY WAS ONLY SOME?+ LE>N$ BY HE>T4  
,( ALL ! NEW BOOKS ,GRUBE1 ,BI]NADSKY NOT ONE  
WAS 9T]E/+4 ,ONE LITTLE BOOK1 =GOTT5 BY EV]Y  
ONE1 & SOME:AT RESEMBL+ A GEOGRAPHY1 WAS READ  
) MORE 9T]E/ ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 & 9 MY OP9ION  
IS ! BE/ MODEL ( :AT \<T TO BE DONE TO PREP>E  
*ILDR5 = ! /UDY ( GEOGRAPHY BY AWAK5+ 9  
!M AN 9T]E/ 9 ! SUBJECT4 ,?IS BOOK IS ! ,RUSSIAN TRANSLATION ( ,PET] ,P>LEY1 PUBLI%$ 9 #a#h#c#g4  
,?IS LITTLE BOOK IS READ1 BUT SEEMS RA!R AS A GUID+  
?READ = ! TEA*] :O FOLL[S IT 9 HIS N>RATION1  
TELL+ :AT HE KN[S AB\T EA* L& & CITY4 

,! *ILDR5 RECITE1 BUT !Y R>ELY RETA9 ANY NAME & PLACE ON ! MAP RELAT+ TO ! EV5T DESCRIB$2  
= ! MO/ P>T1 ONLY ! EV5TS REMA94 ,?IS CLASS1  
H[EV]1 BELONGS TO A SECTION ( COLLOQUIES ( :I* WE  
%ALL SPEAK 9 ANO!R PLACE4 ,( LATE1 NOT)/&+  
ALL ! SKILL ) :I* ! TEA*+ ( UNNECESS>Y  
NAMES IS DISGUIS$1 NOT)/&+ ALL ! CIRCUMSPECTION ) :I* WE RESORT$ TO IT1 ! *ILDR5 HAD A PRES5TIM5T ?AT !Y W]E ONLY BE+ TRICK$ 9TO READ+  
HI/ORY & !Y CONCEIV$ A G5U9E DISGU/ = ?IS CLASS4 

,I CAME AT LA/ TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT1 AS REG>DS HI/ORY1 NOT ONLY WAS !RE NO NECESSITY ( KN[+ !  
/UPID P>T ( ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 BUT ?AT ,CYRUS1 ,ALEX&] ( ,MAC$ON1 ,CES>1 & ,LU!R >E LIKEWISE UNNECESS>Y = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ANY *ILD4 ,ALL !SE  
P]SONAGES & EV5TS >E 9T]E/+ TO ! /UD5T1 NOT  
9 PROPORTION TO !IR SIGNIFICANCE 9 HI/ORY1 BUT 9 PROPORTION TO ! >TI/IC REASON = !IR BE+ AT ALL1 9  
PROPORTION TO ! >TI/IC SKILL %[N BY !IR HI/ORIAN1  
& G5]ALLY NOT BY !IR HI/ORIAN1 BUT BY POPUL>  
TRADITION4 

,! HI/ORY ( ,ROMULUS & ,REMUS IS 9T]E/+1  
NOT BECAUSE !SE BRO!RS F\ND$ ! MI<TIE/ EMPIRE 9 ! WORLD1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS 5T]TA9+1 M>VEL\S1 & BEAUTIFUL H[ ! %E-WOLF SUCKL$ !M1 ETC4  
,! HI/ORY ( ! ,GRAC*I IS 9T]E/+1 BECAUSE IT IS  
>TI/IC1 LIKE ! HI/ORY ( ,GREGORY ,V,I,I4 & ! HUMILIAT$ EMP]OR1 & !RE IS A POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ 9T]E/$ 9 IT2 BUT ! HI/ORY ( ! MIGRATION ( NATIONS  
WILL BE /UPID & AIMLESS1 BECAUSE ITS SUBJECT IS NOT  
>TI/IC1 JU/ EXACTLY LIKE ! HI/ORY ( ! 9V5TION (  
PR9T+1 H[EV] WE /RIVE TO IMPRESS IT ON ! PUPIL  
?AT ?IS WAS A P]IOD 9 HI/ORY1 & ?AT ,GUT5B]G  
WAS A GREAT MAN4 ,IF Y\ RELATE CLEV]LY H[ FRICTION  
MAT*ES W]E 9V5T$1 ! PUPIL WILL NEV] AGREE ?AT  
! 9V5TOR ( FRICTION MAT*ES WAS NOT AS GREAT A MAN  
AS ,GUT5B]G3 9 A WORD1 = ! *ILD1 & 9 G5]AL  
= ! LE>N]1 & = ANY ONE :O HAS NOT YET LE>N$  
TO LIVE1 ! 9T]E/ 9 ! HI/ORIC1 ?AT IS1 AP>T FROM  
! UNIV]SALLY HUMAN1 DOES NOT EXI/4 ,!RE IS ONLY  
! >TI/IC 9T]E/4 

,IT IS SAID ?AT ) ! WORK+ \T ( MAT]IALS !  
>TI/IC DEVELOPM5TS ( ALL P]IODS ( HI/ORY WILL BE  
POSSIBLE2 BUT ,I DO NOT SEE ?IS4 ,MACAULAY & ,?I]S  
CAN JU/ AS LITTLE BE PUT 9TO ! H&S ( ! /UD5T  
AS ,TACITUS OR ,X5OPHON4 

,9 ORD] TO MAKE HI/ORY POPUL>1 AN >TI/IC =M =  
IT IS NOT NECESS>Y2 BUT ! HI/ORIC PH5OM5A MU/ BE  
P]SONIFI$1 AS IS (T5 DONE BY LEG5D1 SOMETIMES BY  
LIFE1 SOMETIMES BY GREAT ?9K]S & >TI/S4 ,HI/ORY  
PLEASES *ILDR5 ONLY :5 ! TOPIC IS >TI/IC4 ,9T]E/ 9 ! HI/ORIC DOES NOT EXI/ & CANNOT EXI/ =  
!M2 CONSEQU5TLY !RE IS & CAN BE NO *ILDR5'S  
HI/ORY4 ,HI/ORY S]VES ONLY OCCASIONALLY AS MAT]IAL  
= >TI/IC DEVELOPM5T1 BUT AS LONG AS ! 9T]E/ 9  
HI/ORY IS NOT DEVELOP$ !RE CAN BE NO HI/ORY4 ,B]T#f1  
,KAI'DAN(1 /ILL REMA9 ! ONLY GUIDES4 ,! OLD ANECDOTE BEG9S3 ,! HI/ORY ( ! ,M$ES IS OBSCURE &  
FABUL\S4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ANY?+ \T ( HI/ORY = *ILDR5 :O FEEL NO 9T]E/ 9 HI/ORY4 

,! CONTRA/+ EXP]IM5TS 9 MAK+ HI/ORY &  
GEOGRAPHY >TI/IC & 9T]E/+1 ! BIOGRAPHICAL  
SKET*ES ( ,GRUBE & ,BI]NADSKY1 SATISFY NEI!R >TI/IC NOR HI/ORIC DEM&S1 SATISFY NEI!R LOGIC NOR  
HI/ORICAL 9T]E/1 & AT ! SAME TIME BY !IR SUP]FLUITY ( P>TICUL>S !Y SPREAD \T TO IMPOSSIBLE PROPORTIONS4 

,IT IS ! SAME ) GEOGRAPHY4 ,:5 ,MITR(ANU%KA  
WAS P]SUAD$ TO /UDY GEOGRAPHY1 HIS MO!R SAID TO  
HIM3 

0,:Y /UDY AB\T ALL L&S8 ,! COA*MAN WILL TAKE  
Y\ :]E Y\ WANT TO GO40 

,NO?+ /RONG] WAS EV] SAID AGA9/ GEOGRAPHY1  
& ALL ! TEA*]S ( ! WORLD >E UNABLE TO FURNI% A  
REPLY TO SU* AN 9SURM\NTABLE >GUM5T4 

,I AM SPEAK+ ) P]FECT S]I\SNESS4 ,:AT IS !  
GOOD ( MY KN[+ ! POSITION ( ! RIV] & CITY (  
,B>CELONA :51 AFT] HAV+ LIV$ ?IRTY-?REE YE>S1 ,I  
HAVE NOT ONCE NE$$ ?AT KN[L$GE8 ,! MO/ PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION ( ,B>CELONA & ITS 9HABITANTS1 AS  
F> AS ,I CAN SEE1 C\LD NOT HELP T[>D ! DEVELOPM5T ( MY SPIRITUAL P[]S4 ,:AT GOOD IS IT = ,SEMKA &  
,F$KA TO KN[ AB\T ! ,M>9SKY CANAL & AQUATIC  
COMMUNICATION1 IF !Y1 AS 9 ALL PROBABILITY WILL BE !  
CASE1 WILL NEV] GO !RE8 ,& EV5 IF ,SEMKA %\LD  
HAPP5 TO GO !RE1 IT IS A MATT] ( 9DIFF]5CE :E!R  
HE LE>NS AB\T IT OR NOT1 S9CE HE WILL KN[ AB\T ?IS  
K9D ( AQUATIC COMMUNICATION1 & WILL KN[ IT ?OR\<LY1 BY EXP]I5CE4 ,= ! DEVELOPM5T ( SPIRITUAL  
P[]S1 :AT HELP WILL COME FROM KN[+ ?AT HEMP  
GOES D[N & T> GOES UP ! ,VOLGA1 ?AT !RE IS A  
H>BOR ,DUBOVKA1 & ?AT A SUBT]RANEAN /RATUM EXT5DS TO SU* & SU* A PO9T1 & ?AT ! ,SAMOY$S  
TRAVEL BY RE9DE]1 & SO ON ,I CANNOT IMAG9E6 

,I HAVE 9 ME A :OLE WORLD ( LORE MA!MATICAL1  
NATURAL1 L+UI/IC1 & POETIC :I* ,I HAVE NOT TIME TO  
TRANSMIT2 !RE IS AN 5DLESS COLLECTION ( QUE/IONS REG>D+ ! PH5OM5A ( LIFE >\ND ME2 & ! PUPIL  
DEM&S AN ANSW] TO !M1 & ,I MU/ ANSW] !M  
BE=E DRAW+ MAPS ( ! POL> FLOES1 ! TROPICAL  
L&S1 ! M\NTA9S ( ,AU/RALIA1 & ! RIV]S (  
,AM]ICA4 

,9 HI/ORY & GEOGRAPHY EXP]I5CE TELLS ! SAME  
/ORY & EV]Y:]E CONFIRMS \R IDEAS4 ,EV]Y:]E  
! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY & HI/ORY GOES BADLY1 9  
EXPECTATION ( EXAM9ATIONS1 ! NAMES ( M\NTA9S1  
CITIES & RIV]S1 K+S & CZ>S2 ! ONLY POSSIBLE  
MANUALS >E ,>S5YEF & ,OBODOVSKY1 ,KAI'DAN(1  
,SM>AGD(1 & ,B]TE2 & EV]Y:]E COMPLA9T IS  
MADE ( ! TEA*+ ( !SE SUBJECTS2 !Y >E SE>*+ = SOME?+ NEW1 & NEV] F9D IT4 

,IT IS V]Y AMUS+ ?AT ALL RECOGNIZE ! 9CONGRUITY  
( ! /UDY ( GEOGRAPHY ) ! SPIRIT ( ! PUPILS (  
! :OLE WORLD1 & CONSEQU5TLY 9V5T ?\S&S  
( +5I\S MEANS LIKE ,SID('S ME?OD TO COMPEL  
! *ILDR5 TO REMEMB] ! NAMES2 ! SIMPLE/ ( ALL  
NOTIONS1 ?AT ?IS K9D ( GEOGRAPHY IS 5TIRELY UNNECESS>Y1 ?AT IT IS 5TIRELY UNNECESS>Y TO KN[ !SE NAMES1  
HAS NEV] ONCE 5T]$ ANY ONE'S HEAD4 

,ALL ATTEMPTS TO COMB9E GEOGRAPHY ) GEOLOGY1  
BOTANY1 E?NOGRAPHY1 & ,I KN[ NOT :AT ELSE1 HI/ORY ) BIOGRAPHY1 REMA9 EMPTY DREAMS1 GIV+ BIR? TO  
WRET*$ BOOKS LIKE ,GRUBE'S1 NOT USEFUL TO *ILDR5 OR  
TO Y\NG PEOPLE1 OR TO TEA*]S1 OR TO ! PUBLIC 9 G5]AL4 ,9 FACT1 IF ! AU?ORS ( !SE SO-CALL$ NEW  
GUIDES 9 GEOGRAPHY & HI/ORY ?\<T ( :AT !Y  
WANT$1 & ATTEMPT$ TO APPLY !SE BOOKS TO 9/RUCTION1 !Y W\LD BECOME CONV9C$ ( ! IMPOSSIBILITY  
( ! 5T]PRISE4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 GEOGRAPHY1 9 CONJUNCTION ) !  
NATURAL SCI5CES & E?NOGRAPHY1 W\LD CON/ITUTE A  
PRODIGI\S SCI5CE1 = ! TEA*+ ( :I* A HUMAN  
LIFETIME W\LD NOT SUFFICE1 & A SCI5CE /ILL LESS *ILD-LIKE & /ILL DRY] ?AN GEOGRAPHY ALONE4 

,9 ! SECOND PLACE1 = ! COMPOSITION ( SU* A  
MANUAL1 SUFFICI5T MAT]IAL W\LD NOT BE F\ND 9 A  
?\S& YE>S4 ,IF ,I TAU<T ! GEOGRAPHY ( !  
,KRAPIV5SKY ,DI/RICT1 ,I %\LD BE COMPELL$ TO GIVE  
! PUPILS DETAIL$ NOTIONS ( ! FLORA1 ! FAUNA1 !  
GEOLOGICAL =MATION ( ! C\NTRY UP TO ! ,NOR?  
,POLE1 & DETAILS REG>D+ ! 9HABITANTS & !  
TRADE ( ! K+DOM ( ,BAV>IA1 BECAUSE ,I %\LD  
HAVE PL5TY ( MAT]IAL = !SE DETAILS1 & ,I %\LD  
HAVE ALMO/ NO?+ TO SAY ( ! ,BYELEVSKY & ,YEFRIMOVSKI ,DI/RICTS1 BECAUSE ,I %\LD HAVE NO MAT]IALS  
= ?AT4 

,BUT ! *ILDR5 & S\ND COMMON S5SE DEM&  
FROM ME A C]TA9 H>MONY & REGUL>ITY 9 TEA*+4  
,! ONLY ?+ REMA9+ IS EI!R TO MAKE !M LE>N  
,OBODOVSKY'S GEOGRAPHY BY HE>T1 OR NOT TEA* ! SUBJECT AT ALL4 ,JU/ AS = HI/ORY ! HI/ORICAL 9T]E/  
MU/ BE AWAK5$1 SO = ! TEA*+ ( GEOGRAPHY  
! GEOGRAPHICAL 9T]E/ MU/ BE AWAK5$4 ,& !  
GEOGRAPHICAL 9T]E/1 ACCORD+ TO MY EXP]I5CE &  
OBS]VATION1 IS AWAK5$ EI!R BY /UDY ( ! NATURAL  
SCI5CES OR BY TRAVELS1 ESPECIALLY 9 N9ETY-N9E CASES  
\T ( A HUNDR$ BY TRAVELS4 

,AS ! LOVE ( HI/ORY IS /IMULAT$ BY ! READ+ (  
NEWSPAP]S1 & ESPECIALLY ( BIOGRAPHIES1 & BY !  
9T]E/ 9 ! POLITICAL LIFE ( ONE'S C\NTRY1 SO = GEOGRAPHY ! FIR/ /EP T[>D ! /UDY ( SCI5CE IS TAK5 9 ! WAY ( TRAVELS4 ,BO? MEANS HAVE BECOME P]FECTLY ACCESSIBLE TO EV]Y ONE 9 \R DAY1 &1 !RE=E1  
! LESS \<T WE TO FE> CUTT+ LOOSE FROM ! ANCI5T  
SUP]/ITION REG>D+ ! TEA*+ ( HI/ORY & GEOGRAPHY4 ,LIFE ITSELF IS N[ SO 9/RUCTIVE 9 ?IS CONNECTION ?AT IF GEOGRAPHICAL & HI/ORICAL KN[L$GE W]E  
SO NECESS>Y = G5]AL DEVELOPM5T AS WE ?9K1 !N  
IT W\LD ALWAYS SUPPLY ! LACK4 

,& REALLY1 IF WE R5\NCE ! OLD SUP]/ITION1 IT IS  
NOT AT ALL T]RIBLE TO ?9K ( PEOPLE GR[+ UP )\T  
ONCE HAV+ LE>N$ 9 !IR *ILDHOOD :O ,Y>OSL( WAS1  
:O ,O?O WAS1 OR :AT ,E/RAMADURA IS1 & ! LIKE4  
,Y\ SEE1 PEOPLE HAVE CEAS$ /UDY+ A/ROLOGY1 !Y  
HAVE CEAS$ /UDY+ RHETORIC & POETICS1 !Y HAVE  
CEAS$ /UDY+ H[ TO TALK ,LAT91 & ! HUMAN RACE  
HAS NOT GR[N /UPID4 ,NEW SCI5CES SPR+ 9TO BIR?2  
9 \R DAY ! NATURAL SCI5CES HAVE BEGUN TO GR[  
POPUL>2 WE MU/ ABJURE & \TGR[ ! OLD SCI5CES1  
NOT ! SCI5CES BUT ! PHASES ( !M1 :I* )  
! BIR? ( NEW SCI5CES HAVE BECOME 9SUFFICI5T4 ,TO  
>\SE AN 9T]E/1 TO KN[ H[ HUMANITY LIVES & HAS  
LIV$ & HAS ACT$ & DEVELOP$ 9 V>I\S REALMS1 AN  
9T]E/ 9 LE>N+ ?OSE LAWS :]EBY HUMANITY ET]NALLY MOVES2 TO >\SE1 ON ! O!R H&1 AN 9T]E/  
9 UND]/&+ ! LAWS ( ! PH5OM5A ( ,NATURE  
OV] ALL ?IS GRE5 GLOBE1 & ( ! DI/RIBUTION ( !  
HUMAN RACE OV] IT ?AT IS ANO!R ?+4 ,MAYBE  
! AWAK5+ ( SU* AN 9T]E/ IS USEFUL1 BUT TO !  
ATTA9M5T ( ?IS 5D ! ,SEGURS1 ! ,?I]S1 ! ,OBODOVSKYS1 ! ,GRUBES1 >E ( NO USE4 ,I KN[ ONLY TWO  
ELEM5TS ?AT >E ! >TI/IC FEEL+ ( POETRY & PATRIOTISM4 ,TO DEVELOP EI!R !RE >E AS YET NO MANUALS1  
& AS LONG AS !RE >E NONE WE MU/ KEEP SE>*+1  
OR WA/E \R TIME & 5]GIES1 & CRIPPLE A Y\NG  
G5]ATION BY =C+ IT TO LE>N HI/ORY & GEOGRAPHY  
M]ELY BECAUSE WE W]E TAU<T HI/ORY & GEOGRAPHY4 

,UP TO ! TIME ( ! UNIV]SITY1 ,I SEE NOT ONLY NO NECESSITY1 BUT EV5 GREAT 9JURY1 9 ! TEA*+ ( HI/ORY  
& GEOGRAPHY4 ,BEYOND ?AT1 ,I DON'T KN[4 

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