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The Mifulu represent
a fascinating example
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of failed culture.
The people of the Mifulu
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communicated
entirely in rhyme,
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although that's actually
less impressive than it sounds,
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because their language
only contained one vowel.
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Also, if you've
noticed,
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the only artifacts
we've been able to unearth
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are primitive musical
instruments.
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The Mifulus had
plenty of drums,
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guitars, harmonicas
and the like,
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but no weapons
or tools.
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So, in essence,
they had rhythm, they had music,
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but they had no
hammers and spears,
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so they died.
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In any case, this brings us
to the final room of the tour
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and my personal
favorite-
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The Hall
of Norse Mythology.
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This is Odin,
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chief divinity of the entire
Norse pantheon--
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"The Allfather"
as he's called--
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and these paintings depict
some of Odin's many sons.
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That is Thor,
God of Thunder,
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with his mighty hammer.
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And this is Balder,
God of Beauty.
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Who's that ugly guy?
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Oh, I was just
about to get to him.
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That's Loki,
Norse God of Mischief.
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He was also known
as "The Trickster."
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As the youngest
son of Odin,
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Loki was the black sheep
of the Norse mythological family.
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His constant
mischievous pranks
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were an endless source
of embarrassment
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to his father
and his siblings.
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He was, in other words,
a bratty little brother.
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And Loki's ultimate tool
of mischief was this,
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the mask
which he created
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and tossed down to earth
thousands of years ago
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to create mayhem among the mortals.
For, according to legend,
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the wearer of the mask is imbued
with the powers of Loki himself.
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- Is that true?
- No, of course not.
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If it were, I'd be
wearing it myself.
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No, no, it's textbook
mythical allegory.
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Loki represents
the "id,"
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the suppressed parts
of ourselves,
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and the mask is the tool
which unleashes the id.
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I go into this very topic
in my critically acclaimed book.