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This way.
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50,000 years ago, mankind faced
its first major threat of extinction,
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a devastation rocked
by nature: the Ice Age.
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It lasted 5,000 years,
rendered four fifths of the
earth's surface uninhabitable,
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and wiped out all but the hardiest
of nature's creations.
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One of these few was man.
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From that devastation
dawned a new age - and a new hope.
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Phoenix-like, man arose from the frozen
wilderness and set forth upon his dream.
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Mankind has endured
many catastrophes since then,
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but none so grave
as the one which faces him today.
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The economic crisis of the past decade
has brought inflation, famine and chaos
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to every corner of the globe.
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Some label it the Great Recession.
Others are calling it Armageddon,
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that final upheaval of the world
foretold by the prophets of old.
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But amid all the pessimism, one voice
rings out its faith in the future:
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Thorn, the world's leading light
in building a new tomorrow.