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The stone creations
that still loom up
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from the desert are
mute testaments of humanity's
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great stride forward
from hunters and gatherers...
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to builders of
maj estic structures,
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to dreamers of grand dreams.
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These stone wonders are
the shape of our beginnings
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towering symbols of our
rise to become thinkers
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artists,
poets...and builders.
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These great monuments
keep us humble, too.
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After all, they managed to survive
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for nearly 5,000 years.
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How long has our modern
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civilization been around in comparison?
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Not very long.
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Not very long.
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Now as to the matter
of the-the curse: