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80.000 years ago mankind was born.
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The prehistoric man knew how to conserve the gift
of fire that nature was willing to grant him
(thunderbolts and firespewing volcanoes),
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but he did not have the ability to
create this element on his own.
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Possession of fire, which we take for granted
today, was the cause of untold confontations
and strife,
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as only possession of fire quaranteed
life and survival in those hard times.
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Fire was used not only to fry caught game, but
also to protect from the terrible cold of the
glaciers and the intrusion of wild animals.
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Fire, with its lifegiving force, was the
nucleus of the protohuman communities.
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He, who possessed fire, possessed life.
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QUEST FOR FIRE