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that proclaimed to all
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not only the pharaon's power and wealth
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but his devotion to the gods
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he would one day j oin
on a j ourney through eternity.
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They sure seemed preoccupied
with life after death.
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Yes,
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and probably because
no ancient people enj oyed life
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as much as they did.
:26:33
There are picture stories
of invention and adventure
:26:37
of board games and ball games,
of dance and music...
:26:44
of acrobats and mechanical toys...
:26:49
of the affection between
husbands and wives...
:26:53
and of family unity and love.
:26:57
It was the most advanced
civilization of its time...
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and it went on for 3,000 years.
:27:05
But the empire they
amassed attracted invaders.
:27:10
Among the stories on
temple walls
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are accounts of
battles against outsiders
:27:14
who tried to conquer the
kingdom of the pharaons.
:27:45
But, the invading empires
:27:46
became more powerful
even more determined
:27:53
and so gradually, inevitably,
:27:57
the kingdom of Egypt began to crumble.