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Good night.
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- What happened here?
- An accident.
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Oh.
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Isn't that something?
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Williamson City.
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- If you ask me, he doesn't deserve it.
- Who is that?
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Beau Williamson. I know I shouldn't
be talking about this...
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but it's a shame Mr Markham
has to work for a man like that.
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Mr Williamson did this?
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He barged right in here the other day
and smashed it all to smithereens.
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- Guess he didn't like it, huh?
- People like that don't know what they like.
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- All they care about is what it costs.
- Too expensive, huh?
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Mr Markham has a saying -
you can't put a price tag on genius.
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These were built over a generation
by an endless supply of slave labour.
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The pharaohs of the time,
much like ourselves,
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were greatly concerned
with the crime rate.
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The tombs were vulnerable
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because the Egyptians buried
much treasure with their royalty.
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So aside from being visually impressive
with their bulk and simplicity,
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the tombs are also a marvel
of engineering skills
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built to withstand
the onslaught of thieves.
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By the way, it's said that some
of the engineers who built the pyramids
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were sealed up in their own creations
to protect the integrity of the tomb.
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Fortunately, today's architects are spared
that particular indignity.
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- (Quiet laughter)
- Lights, please.
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Next week we'll move rapidly
into the baroque period
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and more rapidly into our first exam.
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Those of you with failing grades
will be permanently entombed...
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at least as far as this class is concerned.
Thank you.