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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,! ,ISRAELITES :O )DRAW FROM ,EGYPTIAN CAPTIVITY & !N PROCE$ TO SET 9 MOTION A WORM ( !IR [N DO NOT1 BY !IR EF=TS1 9TRODUCE ANY?+ NEW TO ! ,LEVANT1 DESPITE !IR M5TOR'S 9NOVATIVE !ORIES4 

,!Y OCCUPY FIELDS & LODGES ( ?OSE !Y >E ABLE TO DEFEAT MILIT>ILY1 & !N !Y TRY TO FOLL[ ! DEAD LEAD]'S PRECEPTS4 

,9 ADDITION TO GIV+ !M ! AB/RACT ,YAHWEH1 ,MOSES1 IS SAID TO HAVE BE5 GIV5 HIS HEIRS NUM]\S LAWS BY :I* TO KEEP !MSELVES CLEAN 9 ! ,AB/RACTION'S IMMORTAL EYES4 ,AFT] KEEP+ !MSELVES CLEAN = TWO OR ?REE G5]ATIONS1 !Y />T TO COPY ! WAYS ( !IR UNCLEAN NEI<BORS4 ,RAV+ ORATORS HAVE FITS ( FR5ZY AS !Y TRY TO FIGURE \T JU/ :AT IT WAS ?AT ,MOSES HAD HAD 9 M9D4 

,SU* PUBLIC \TBUR/S1 FITS & TRANCES SEEM TO HAVE BE5 COMMON 9 ALL ! ANCI5T ,LEVIA?ANS1 & !Y MAKE ?OSE PLACES SEEM ALMO/ FREE COMP>$ TO ! CONTROLL$-COMMUNICATION CAGES WE WILL LIVE 94 

,HAV+ GOTT5 US$ TO ! LODGES & FIELDS ( ! EXPROPRIAT$ ,CANAANITES1 SOME ( ! ORATORS WOND] IF ,YAHWEH MI<T NOT WANT HIS *OS5 PEOPLE TO HAVE SOME ( !IR ,PHO5ICIAN NEI<BORS' 0GOOD ?+S10 OR SOME ( !IR ,PHILI/9E NEI<BORS' IRON WEAPONS & MILIT>Y EFFICI5CY4 ,ONE RAV+ PROPHET DISCOV]S ?AT ! ,ISRAELITES HAVE ONLY ! CONCEPT ( ,K+ ( ,K+S :]EAS ! PEOPLE ( ! EA/1 ! ,ASSYRIANS1 HAVE ! REAL ?+ 9 ! P]SON ( ,A%UR-RABI ! SECOND4 

,A MAN CALL$ ,SAUL ACCEPTS ! *ALL5GE & QUICKLY EMULATES ! ,ASSYRIANS BY LEVY+ TROOPS4 ,SAUL IS KILL$ :ILE TE/+ ! /R5G? ( HIS TROOPS AGA9/ ! IRON ,PHILI/9ES1 & A MAN MORE FAMILI> ) ! WAYS ( IRON GIANTS RECONDITIONS ! ,ISRAELITE ,LEVIA?AN 9TO SOME?+ COMP>ABLE TO ! ,PHILI/9E WORM4 ,K+ ,DAVID !N R$UCES ! SONS ( ,LEVI :O HAVE SURVIV$ UNTIL N[ 9TO EFFICI5T KILL+ MA*9ES DEPLOY$ 9 A P]MAN5T >MY SUPPLEM5T$ BY IRON M]C5>IES4 

,) ?IS =CE1 ! MON>* IS AT LA/ ABLE TO FULFILL ! RE/ ( ,MOSES' & ,DEBORAH'S DREAM1 TO R$UCE ,MOAB1 ,AMMON1 ,$OM & ,>AM4 ,HE !N ALLIES ) ! ,PHO5ICIAN ,BAAL-WOR%IP]S ( ,TIRE AGA9/ HIS =M] ,PHILI/9E ALLIES1 REVEAL+ BY ! EASE ( HIS VICTORY ?AT ! IRON M5 W]E NOT GIANTS4 

,! VICTORI\S MON>*1 EGG$ ON BY ANO!R ORATOR1 EMULATES ! ,BAAL-WOR%IP]S BY BUILD+ A ,TEMPLE = HIS GOD4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS GOD IS NOT A DEAD RELIC FROM A PRE-,LEVIA?ANIC PA/ BUT ! ,K+ ( ,K+S1 ! AB/RACTION ( ,LEVIA?AN ITSELF1 BO!RS NO ONE4 ,! GOD ( ?IS ,TEMPLE IS TREAT$ EXACTLY ! SAME WAY AS ! GODS ( ! ,ZIGGURATS4 

,K+ ,DAVID'S SON 9H]ITS ! CR[N & R$UCES YET MORE PEOPLE 9 ! GOD'S NAME1 & P[]FUL SUBS]VI5T M5 FILL !IR H\SES ) GOOD ?+S1 ALSO 9 ! GOD'S NAME1 EXACTLY AS ,BABYLONIANS DO 9 ,M>DUK'S NAME1 ,ASSYRIANS 9 ,A%UR'S & ,PHO5ICIANS 9 ,BAAL'S4 ,! GOD'S ORIG9S & TRAITS >E DIFF]5T1 BUT NO?+ ELSE IS1 EV5 AFT] ! UNIFI$ ,LEVIA?AN SPLITS 9TO TWO BICK]+ ,LEVIA?ANS CALL$ ,ISRAEL & ,JUDAH4 ,! /ORIES >E ,SUM]O-,AKKADIAN1 ! ,LAW IS ,BABYLONIAN1 ! PROV]BS >E ,EGYPTIAN1 ! PSALMS >E ,PHO5ICIAN4 

,!RE IS A GLIMM] ( SOME?+ DIFF]5T :5 ! ORATOR ,ELI%A RAGES AGA9/ ?IS LACK ( ORIG9ALITY ON ! P>T ( A PEOPLE ) SU* AN UNUSUAL GOD1 BUT ?IS ORATOR DOES NOT SUCCE$ 9 LAUN*+ A NEW />T OR EV5 A SECOND ,EXODUS4 

,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND WILL PO9T \T ?AT ! ,BOOK ( ,JOB IS AN APOLOGY = ?IS UNWILL+NESS TO MOVE 9 A HUMANLY MORE MEAN+FUL DIRECTION4 ,P]SONAL WEAL? 9 A SEA ( POV]TY SEEMS UNRECONCILABLE ) OLD] MODES ( SOCIABILITY TO ! >*AIC-M9D$ ,JOB1 UNTIL HE CONV9CES HIMSELF TO ACCEPT ! WEAL? AS A REW>D = BL9D SUBMISSION TO ! 9SCRUTABLE GOD4 

,! SMUGNESS ( ! MU* LAT] ,PURITANS DESCRIB$ BY ,MAX ,WEB] IS ALREADY BE+ PUBLICLY AIR$4 ,SU* COMPLAC5CY WILL NOT BE D5\NC$ UNTIL ! ,EGALIT>IAN %EPH]D ,AMOS RAILS AGA9/ IT1 BUT BY !N IT WILL ALREADY BE TOO LATE1 AS ,AMOS HIMSELF WILL SEE FROM ! WRIT+ ON ! WALL4 ,! ?IRD ,TIGLA? ,PILES] WILL RECONDITION A MORIBUND ,ASSYRIAN ,LEVIA?AN 9TO AN EFFICI5T W> 5G9E & />T SWALL[+ ALL ( ,MESOPOTAMIA & ! ,LEVANT4 ,! MILIT>I/'S SUCCESSOR1 ! SECOND ,S>GON1 WILL SWALL[ ! FIR/ ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL & WILL DEPORT ITS 9HABITANTS1 & ,S5NA*]IB WILL DEAL A SIMIL> BL[ TO ! ,/ATE ( ,JUDAH4 ,IT WILL BE DUR+ !IR LONG CAPTIVITIES 9 ,ASSYRIA & !N ,BABYLONIA ?AT ! HEIRS ( ,MOSES WILL =GE SOME?+ NEW4 ,! MEMORY ( ! ,MESSIAH :O L$ !M \T ( AN E>LI] CAPTIVITY WILL GIVE !M NOT ONLY HOPE BUT A SOLID>ITY UNCOMMON AMONG CAPTIVES ( ANY AGE4  
  

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,?IS LACK ( ORIG9ALITY ON ! P>T ( ,MOSES' LIB]AT$ HEIRS CANNOT BE ATTRIBUT$ TO 5CIRCLEM5T BY HO/ILE C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y >MIES1 AN EXCUSE ,L59'S HEIRS WILL USE LAT]4 ,! ,ISRAELITES 9 ,CANAAN >E NOT BO!R$ BY ! >MIES ( ! GIANTS NOR EV5 ?OSE ( ! PYGMIES = TW5TY OR T5 G5]ATIONS 7! NUMB] DEP5DS ON :E!R OR NOT ONE CAN TRU/ ! G5]ALLY-ACCEPT$ *RONOLOGY2 ITS TRU/WOR?9ESS WILL BE QUE/ION$74 

,! ,HITTITE GIANT /OPS BO!R+ ANYONE ON ! ,LEVANT BECAUSE IT DROPS \T ( ! PICTURE ALTOGE!R4 ,?IS SL\*+ ,LEVIA?AN ?AT FAC$ ! MI<T ( ,EGYPT AT ,KADE% DECOMPOSES SO COMPLETELY ?AT ! ,GREEKS :O LAT] PLANT OLIVE TREES ON ITS BURI$ =TRESSES WILL NOT EV5 REMEMB] ITS NAME4 ,! ,ISRAELITES :O WRITE ! ,BOOK WILL REMEMB] ONLY ! ,HITTITES' NAME1 & ! GR&EUR ( ?IS ,CIVILIZATION'S PROGRESS WILL NOT BE REMEMB]$ UNTIL >*AEOLOGI/S ( \R DAY DIG IT \T FROM UND] M\NDS ( DIRT4 ,NO MASSIVE 9VASION OR DR\<T OR TECTONIC %IFT IS NE$$ TO EXPLA9 ! BREAKD[N ( ?IS HEIR TO ,MOH5JO ,D>O'S FATE4 ,EGYPTIAN SCRIBES :O WITNESS !IR MON/R\S NEI<BOR'S DEMISE SAY SIMPLY ?AT NO ONE /OOD UP = ,KHATTI4 ,! B&S ( ,MYC5EANS1 ,PHRYGIANS & ,IONIANS RESI/+ CONSCRIPTION 9TO ! ,ANATOLIAN ,LEVIA?AN'S >MIES >E ABLE TO /ORM ,KHATTI'S LA/ =TRESSES = ! SAME REASON ?AT ,ATTILA ! ,HUN WILL LAT] BE ABLE TO SACK ,ROME4 ,! MON/] HAS BE5 EVACUAT$4 

,! IMMORTALS DO DIE1 AFT] ALL1 & NOT ONLY :5 !Y'RE SWALL[$ BY L>G] ,LEVIA?ANS4 ,! IMMORTALS ALSO DIE :5 !IR HUMAN CONT5TS )DRAW & LET ! C>CASSES ROT4 ,! >TIFICIAL WORMS HAVE NO LIFE ( !IR [N4 

,DANC]S =M CIRCLES >\ND ,CYBELE1 ! ,E>? GODDESS1 & CELEBRATE !IR RECOV]$ FRE$OM4 ,!Y WILL /ILL BE DANC+ T5 OR FIFTE5 G5]ATIONS LAT] :5 VISIT+ ,A!NIANS WILL DESCRIBE !M AS PEOPLES RUL$ BY QUE5S1 :I* IS H[ ! LAT] ,A!NIANS WILL UND]/& PEOPLE :O >E RUL$ NEI!R BY >*ONS NOR BY K+S4 

,IT W\LD BE AN EXAGG]ATION TO SAY ?AT NO?+ REMA9S 9 ,ANATOLIA ( ! ,HITTITE WORM4 ,=M] CONSCRIPTS1 ! IRON->M$ ,MYC5EAN & ,IONIAN B&S ( MALE ADV5TUR]S & KILL]S :OSE EXPLOITS ,HOM] WILL CELEBRATE1 >E UNHEAL+ W\NDS LEFT ON ,CYBELE'S ,ANATOLIAN ,E>? BY ! LATE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! SEGM5TS CONT9UE TO OP]ATE4 ,BUT !SE SEGM5TS REMA9 NO?+ BUT PE/S ON ! \TSKIRTS ( PEACEFUL VILLAGES UNTIL ! ,PHO5ICIAN OCTOPUS FILLS !M \T ) ITS PURPLE OOZE4 

,! ,EGYPTIAN GIANT /OPS BO!R+ ! ,LEVANT = SIMIL> REASONS1 AL?\< ?IS ,LEVIA?AN DOES NOT DECOMPOSE AS COMPLETELY AS ITS ,HITTITE NEI<BOR4 ,IT FREEZES4 ,HAV+ TO PROMOTE POT5TIAL CONSPIRATORS1 HAV+ TO BUY (F LEAD]S ( /RIK+ LABOR GANGS1 HAV+ TO NEGOTIATE ) =M] PROV9CES ?AT DEFECT$ TO ,LIBYAN ADV5TUR]S1 ,EGYPTIANS NO LONG] V5TURE TO DO ANY?+ !IR PR$ECESSORS DIDN'T DO4 ,?IS CONS]VATIVE PO/URE GIVES ,PH>AOH1 PRIE/S & PEOPLE AMPLE OCCASION TO %[ PROP] RESPECT TO ! DEAD GODS 9 ! TEMPLES & %R9ES4 ,WASN'T ?IS ! MA9 GOAL ( ! WORM'S F\ND]S8 ,! GODS COME FIR/ 9 ,EGYPT2 MOD]NISM & SECUL>ISM W\LD ONLY SWEEP AWAY :AT LITTLE /ILL REMA9S ( A LONG-DEAD PA/4 

,! ,ASSYRIAN GIANT ALSO LEAVES ! ,LEVANT ALONE1 AT LEA/ = ! TW5TY OR T5 G5]ATIONS BE=E IT SWALL[S & DEPORTS ! ,LEVANT'S ,ISRAELITE & ,PHO5ICIAN 9HABITANTS4 ,BUT ,I'LL RETURN TO ?IS GIANT LAT]4 

,FIR/ ,I'LL LOOK AT ! PYGMIES1 ! ,PHO5ICIANS ( ,TIRE1 ,SIDON & O!R 9DEP5D5T 5CLAVES1 ! NEXT-DOOR NEI<BORS ( ! ,ISRAELITES 9 ,CANAAN4 ,!SE SEABORNE SALESM5 >E CALL$ ,R$ ,M5 OR ,PURPLE ,M5 BY PEOPLE ON ALL COA/S !IR %IPS CAN REA* BECAUSE ! ,PHO5ICIANS HAVE A WORLD MONOPOLY ON PURPLE DYE & !Y GU>D IT WELL4 ,!IR PURPLE CLO?S & G>M5TS >E AS PRECI\S ! WORLD OV] AS GOLD & URANIUM WILL BE 9 LAT] AGES4  
  

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,! SONS ( ,LEVI E/ABLI% ! CLOSE/ RELATIONS ) !IR ,PHO5ICIAN NEI<BORS1 GO+ SO F> AS TO M>RY WOM5 ( ,TIRE & EV51 ON OCCASION1 PRO/RAT+ !MSELVES TO ,BAAL4 ,I SUSPECT ?AT IT IS PRECISELY ?IS CLOS5ESS ?AT HELPS EXPLA9 ! LACK ( ORIG9ALITY ( ! ,LEVANT9E ,ISRAELITES4 ,! CURSE ( LABOR FALLS HEAVILY ON ! PLANT]S & REAP]S :O GIVE A SUB/ANTIAL P>T ( !IR YE>LY H>VE/ = !IR WEAL?Y NEI<BORS' PURPLE G>M5TS & O!R GOOD ?+S1 MO/ ( !M FROM DI/ANT PLACES4 

,! PREJUDIC$ ( LAT] AGES WILL PORTRAY ALL ,JEWS AS M]*ANTS1 BUT FROM ,K+ ,DAVID'S TIME UNTIL ,K+ ,HEZEKIAH'S ! 9S & \TS ( COMM]CE >E MORE ALI5 TO !M ?AN ,BAAL IS4 ,!Y >E F>M]S1 OR MORE ACCURATELY1 PEASANTS4 ,9 \R DAY WE W\LD SAY ?AT ! TWO SMALL ,ISRAELITE ,/ATES >E ECONOMIC COLONIES ( ! RAPACI\S ,PHO5ICIANS1 !Y HAVE NEI!R ! TIME NOR ! 5]GY TO BE ORIG9AL4 

,! G>M5TS & O!R TR9KETS :I* ! M5 ( ,TIRE GIVE SO G5]\SLY TO !IR H>D-WORK+ NEI<BORS CO/ ! ,PHO5ICIANS LITTLE1 & 9 RETURN ! M]CANTILE T[NS >E SUPPLI$ ) MU* ( !IR NE$$ CATTLE & GRA9 FROM !IR [N FRI5DLY H9T]L&4 ,!Y DON'T NE$ TO S5D %IPS TO ,ANATOLIA OR ,SYRACUSE TO SECURE !SE NECESSITIES1 & CAN FILL ! %IPS ) LI<T] & F> MORE PRECI\S ?+S ?AN CATTLE & :EAT4 

,! ,PHO5ICIAN M]*ANTS1 :OSE MA9 SECRET IS TO GIVE ?+S ?AT CO/ !M LITTLE & TAKE ?+S ?AT CO/ O!RS MU*1 C>RY EV] L>G] AM\NTS ( ?+S ABUNDANT 9 ONE PLACE TO ANO!R PLACE :]E SU* ?+S >E R>E4 ,& !Y CONT9UE C>RY+ UNTIL ! ORIG9ALLY ABUNDANT ?+S >E DEPLET$ AT !IR S\RCE1 AT :I* PO9T !Y />T TO DEPLETE ANO!R S\RCE4 

,BE=E ! TIME ( ,K+ ,SOLOMON ( ,ISRAEL & HIS FA!R-9-LAW ,K+ ,HIRAM ( ,TIRE1 TREES AS WELL AS ELEPHANTS TEEM$ 9 ! ,LEVANT4 ,AFT] ! REIGNS ( !SE K9SM51 ! ,LEVANT9E TREES >E ALL 9 HULLS ( %IPS & WALLS ( TEMPLES1 & ELEPHANTS HAVE BECOME AS EXOTIC ON ! ,LEVANT AS C>IB\4 

,BIG ,PHO5ICIAN %IPS N[ CROSS ! ,R$ & ! ,>ABIC SEAS TO GA!R TUSKS FROM ,9DIAN ELEPHANT-KILL]S GRE$Y = ,LEVANT9E PURPLES & ,LIBYAN ORES4 ,9 T]MS ( ! R$UCTION ( LIV+ BE+S TO =MS ?AT CAN BE C>RI$ ON %IPS1 & 9 T]MS ( RE%UFFL+ MURD]$ FAUNA & FLORA FROM PLACES :]E !Y ?RIVE TO PLACES :]E !Y CANNOT ?RIVE1 ! ,PHO5ICIAN >TIFICIAL OCTOPUS IS A GREAT] RAPI/ ( ! ,BIOSPH]E ?AN ALL ! E>LI] ,LEVIA?ANS COMB9$4 ,! ,WE/]N ,SPIRIT AGA9/ ! ,WILD]NESS WILL [E TO ,PH5ICIA MU* MORE ?AN PURPLE DYES4 

,! TW5TY OR T5 G5]ATIONS ?AT />T ) ! DEMISE ( ! ,HITTITES & 5D ) ! ,ASSYRIAN CONQUE/ >E ! GREAT AGE ( ! ,LEVANT9E METROPOLIS1 NOT ( ITS ECONOMIC COLONY4 ,! OCTOPUS-LIKE ,>TIFICIAL ,M5 ( T9Y ,TIRE & ,SIDON >E ! ONLY ,LEVIA?ANS /ILL OP]AT+ WE/ ( ,*9A1 & ,I W\LD EV5 V5TURE TO GUESS ?AT ! RELATIVE QUIETISM ( ! W> 5G9E CALL$ ,ASSYRIA IS DUE AT LEA/ 9 P>T TO ! ONSLAU<T ( EXOTIC COMMODITIES1 ! PUR*ASE ( :I* /RA9S EV5 ,ASSYRIAN MEANS4 

,YET ! ,PHO5ICIAN PRECURSORS ( ,A!NIANS1 ,V5ETIANS & 5T]PRIS+ ,AM]ICANS >E MORE POORLY DOCUM5T$ ?AN ANY O!R ANCI5T ,LEVIA?AN4 ,WE LE>N ( !M MA9LY FROM :AT O!RS SAY ( !M4 ,! M]*ANTS C>RY !IR SECRETS ) !M TO ! GRAVE4 

,ALL WE KN[ IS ?AT !IR OCTOPUS-LIKE EMPIRE CONSI/+ ( %IPS & TRAD+ PO/S EMBRACES MANY IF NOT MO/ ( ! WORLD'S %OREL9ES4 ,WE KN[ ?AT !Y E/ABLI% !IR PORTS ON ! %ORES ( ,AFRICA & ON ,SPA9'S ,ATLANTIC %ORE4 ,B>RY ,FELL WILL SUGGE/ ?AT ! ,PHO5ICIAN %IPS CROSS R\< OCEAN AGES BE=E ! SAILORS ( ,SEVILLE WILL1 & O!RS WILL SUGGE/ !Y MI<T EV5 V5TURE ACROSS ! PEACEFUL OCEAN & GIVE RISE TO /ATUES ( BE>D$ M5 ON ,POLYNESIAN ISL&S4 

,WE WILL KN[ ?AT ON ! ,ITALIAN P59SULA1 DUR+ OR %ORTLY AFT] ,K+ ,HIRAM'S REIGN1 ,ETRUSCANS SUDD5LY LE>N TO WRITE !IR [N LANGUAGE US+ ,HIRAM'S ALPHABET & ?AT 9 ,ATTICA AS WELL AS ,ANATOLIA ! MORE SETTL$ ( ! ROV+ ADV5TUR]S ALSO LE>N TO WRITE1 & ) ! SAME ALPHABET4 ,WE WILL KN[ ( ?AT MANY ( !SE TRAD+ PO/S1 :E!R ,GADIR 7,GADES1 ,CADIZ7 OR ,T>%I% ON ! ,ATLANTIC %ORE1 OR ! FAM\S ,C>?AGE1 ,S>D9IA OR ,SICILY1 OR ! NUM]\S PO/S ON ! ,ADRIATIC & ,AEGEAN SEAS :I* LAT] ACQUIRE ,GREEK NAMES1 QUICKLY GR[ 9TO OCTOPUS-LIKE MON/]S :I* PLUND] & DEPLETE !IR [N H9T]L&S ) ! ?OR\<NESS ( !IR F\ND]S1 9 ORD] TO BE WELL SUPPLI$ ) ITEMS :5 ! GREAT %IPS COME 94 

,?ANKS TO ! PROGRESSIVE ACTIVITIES ( ! SECRETIVE ,PHO5ICIANS1 WE/]N ,EURASIA IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BECOM+ A ?ICK WEB ( 9T]LOCK+ T5TACLES1 A PLACE :]E A FREE HUMAN BE+ CAN NEI!R JUMP NOR /& NOR SIT4  
  

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,! ,PHO5ICIAN OCTOPUS FE$S ON ,ISRAELITES & ON O!R PEOPLES DRAWN TO ! ,M$IT]RANEAN BY AN 9ITIAL DECISION TO RESI/ ,LEVIA?ANIZATION4 

,WE'VE SE5 ?AT E>LI] ,LEVIA?ANS PROVOK$ ,/EPPE PEOPLES TO FLEE OR DEF5D !MSELVES1 & ?AT EI!R ALT]NATIVE SET (F WAVES ( MOTION ?AT C\LD EV5 BE FELT 9 DI/ANT ,*9A4 

,MITTANI1 ,KASSITES & ,HITTITES W]E SOME ( ! MANY :O BRAC$ !MSELVES TO CONFRONT ! ,LEVIA?AN HEAD-ON & !N F\ND !MSELVES TRAPP$ 9 A ,LEVIA?ANIC NET ( !IR [N MAK+4 ,ONCE >MOR$ & 5TR5*$1 ! IRON ,HITTITES !N SET 9 MOTION NEW WAVES ) !IR CONSCRIPT-HUNTS & TRIBUTE-RAIDS4 

,MYC5EANS1 ,IONIANS & ,DORIANS MAY HAVE DESC5D$ TO ,ANATOLIA & ! ,GREEK MA9L& & >*IPELAGO 9 RESPONSE TO ,HITTITE PROVOCATIONS4 ,L+UI/ICALLY !SE PEOPLE >E C\S9S ( ,HITTITES1 ,KASSITES & ,MITTANI1 ( ,>YANS :O %[$ UP 9 ,9DIA1 & EV5 ( ! ,P]SIANS :O WILL EV5TUALLY SUCCE$ TO ! :OLE ( ,ANATOLIA & ! ,LEVANT4 

,IRANIAN- 7OR ,9DO-,EUROPEAN7 SPEAK+ & ,TURKIC-SPEAK+ PEOPLE SEEM TO MOVE TOGE!R 9 ! /EPPES4 ,LAT] !Y WILL TURN UP TOGE!R ON ! BORD]S ( ,ROME'S EMPIRE2 AT LEA/ !Y'RE NOT /RANG]S TO EA* O!R4 ,SOME ( !SE PEOPLE >E SE$ PLANT]S :O MOVE ONLY :5 PU%$2 O!RS >E PA/ORAL NOMADS4 ,SOME ( !M >E HORSE-BRE$]S :O CAN MOVE QUICKLY FROM ,MESOPOTAMIA TO ,*9A1 & A FEW =GE !IR WEAPONS \T ( IRON4 

,MYC5EAN ,GREEKS W]E ALREADY 9 ,ANATOLIA & ON ! ,GREEK MA9L& DUR+ ! HEYDAY ( ! ,HITTITE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,MYC5EAN VASES DAT+ FROM ! MIDDLE ,HITTITE P]IOD WILL BE F\ND 9 ,CYPRUS1 ,EGYPT & ! ,LEVANT1 & AS F> AS ,SICILY & ,IREL&2 ,MYC5EAN OLIVE OIL MU/ HAVE BE5 TRANSPORT$ TO ALL !SE PLACES 9 ,PHO5ICIAN %IPS1 S9CE !RE WILL BE NO EVID5CE ( A L>GE COMM]CIAL ,MYC5EAN FLEET4 ,!Y MADE OCCASIONAL USE ( A SCRIPT1 BUT HAD NEI!R A K+ NOR A P]MAN5T >MY4 ,!IR =M] COMMUNITY HAD %ATT]$1 BUT !Y HAD NOT YET 5CAS$ !MSELVES 9 A ,LEVIA?AN ( !IR [N1 AL?\< !IR ,!SEUS TRI$ H>D4 ,!Y EI!R JO9$ ,HITTITES ON CONSCRIPT HUNTS OR ELSE W5T TRIBUTE HUNT+ ON !IR [N2 NEWCOM]S ( ALMO/ ID5TICAL SPEE* DIDN'T TREAT !M AS K9 BUT AS 5EMIES4 ,! ,MYC5EANS =TIFI$ !IR T[NS & HELD (F ! NEWCOM]S1 PROBABLY ) ,HITTITE AID4 ,ALMO/ IMM$IATELY AFT] ! DEMISE ( ! ,HITTITES1 ONE AFT] ANO!R ( ! ,MYC5EAN /RON<OLDS BEGAN TO FALL TO ! ,IONIAN & ,DORIAN ,GREEKS4 

,! 9DIGNITIES SUFF]$ BY ! NEWCOM]S BE=E !IR >RIVAL WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO SCRUT9Y1 S9CE ! LAT] ,GREEKS WILL *OOSE TO =GET !IR PRE-,LEVIA?ANIC PA/4 ,WE CAN NEV]!LESS TRY TO =M SOME IDEA ( ! NATURE ( !SE 9DIGNITIES BY LOOK+ ELSE:]E4 

,ON AN ,ASSYRIAN TABLET CONTEMPOR>Y ) ! DE/RUCTION ( ,MYC5AE1 ! SCRIBE ( ! FIR/ ,TIGLA?PILES] BOA/S ?AT 9 A S+LE CAMPAIGN TO ! REGION NOR? ( ,LAKE ,VAN1 ! TYRANT & HIS >MY CAPTUR$ ?\S&S ( ,MU%KI1 BY :I* NAME ! ,ASSYRIANS DESIGNAT$ ,PHRYGIANS1 ,HURRIANS1 ,GREEKS & O!R SPEAK]S ( ,9DO-,IRANIAN LANGUAGES4 

,! ,GREEKS SWEEP !IR ,MYC5EAN PR$ECESSORS AWAY DUR+ ! P]IOD :5 ! ,PHO5ICIAN COMM]CIAL EMPIRE IS AT ITS HEI<T4 ,LIKE !IR ,GUTI PR$ECESSORS1 ! ,GREEKS =M TRIBAL LEAGUES ( W>RIORS L$ BY A ,BASILEUS1 A ONE-TIME PRIE/ :O IS N[ A W> *IEF4 ,ALSO LIKE ! ,GUTI1 !Y REMA9 F$]AT$ = SU* A LONG TIME ?AT !Y LOSE ALL CONTACT ) !IR ORIG9AL COMMUNITIES4 ,( !IR [N =M] DEITIES !Y BR+ MA9LY ,ZEUS1 ! SPE>-?R[+ ?UND]] :O GUIDES ! W> *IEF4 ,!Y TAKE ! ,M9OTAUR1 ! ,LABYR9?1 ,HEL51 ,>TEMIS & ,DEMET] FROM ,ANATOLIA & ,CRETE4 ,! ,PHO5ICIAN %IPS BR+ !M ,CADMUS1 ,EUROPA & A ,LEVIA?ANIC PROJECT4 

,! E>LIE/ F$]ATIONS1 AMONG !M ! FAM\S ,AGAMEMNON'S1 SEEM AS DET]M9$ AS ! MU* LAT] ,MONGOLS TO SWEEP AWAY EV]Y TRACE ( :AT ! ,GREEKS WILL LAT] CALL ,CIVILIZATION4 ,!Y RAZE =TRESSES & DON'T REBUILD !M1 FLATT5 PALACES & DON'T COPY !M1 DE/ROY WRIT+S & DON'T LE>N !IR SCRIPT4 ,!Y USE ! TABLETS ( ,HITTITE SCRIBES AS /ONES 9 WALLS ( NEW =TRESSES4 ,!IR SPE>S >E !IR GODS & !Y LIVE = BATTLE4 

,BUT :5 ! BIG %IPS COME 9 & UNLOAD PURPLE CLO? & IVORY1 ! H]OES COMMIT !MSELVES TO REGAL+ ! /RANG]S ) GIFTS NEXT TIME4 ,!IR NEI<BORS1 ESPECIALLY ! WOM5 AMONG !M1 SQUEEZE ! OIL \T ( OLIVES & ! JUICE \T ( GRAPES4 ,! ,GREEKS (F] TO PROTECT ! NEI<BORS 9/EAD ( H>ASS+ !M1 & !Y (F] SOME ( ! GIFTS !Y'VE RECEIV$ FROM ! ,PHO5ICIANS4 ,!Y PO/ GU>DS AT %R9ES & DANCE-GR\NDS :]E WOM5 BECOME DEM5T$ ) DR9K & GANG UP AGA9/ ! PROTECTORS4 ,& ! ,GREEKS /OCK UP ON VASES4 

,AGAMEMNON'S GR&SONS TURN UP ON ! ,AEGEAN'S %ORES AS M]*ANTS ( W9E & OLIVE OIL4 ,ONE AFT] ANO!R 5CLAVE BECOMES A T5TACLE ( ! ,PHO5ICIAN OCTOPUS4 

,:5 ! HEAD ( ! OCTOPUS IS SWALL[$ BY ! ,ASSYRIAN WORM1 EA* ,GREEK T5TACLE IS ON ITS [N4 

,?IS /ORY IS USUALLY TOLD AS ! %AD[Y EM]G5CE ( ! ,GREEKS \T ( D>KNESS & 9TO ! LI<T ( ,CIVILIZATION4 ,BUT AT LEA/ ONE ,GREEK :O IS NOT YET >MOR$ EXP]I5CES ! SEQU5CE AS SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T FROM AN EM]G5CE 9TO ,LI<T4 

,! POET ,HESIOD REMEMB]S BETT] TIMES4 ,HE IS A CONTEMPOR>Y ( ! ,ASSYRIAN 9VASION ( ,PH5ICIA1 & ?US A CONTEMPOR>Y ( ! ,GREEKS PREP>+ TO LAUN* A COMM]CIAL EMPIRE ( !IR [N4 

,HESIOD WRITES ( FIVE AGES OR G5]ATIONS ( MORTAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,! E>LIE/1 PA/ORAL NOMADS :O LIV$ SOME:]E 9 ! /EPPES & M\NTA9S1 W]E  
  

A GOLD5 RACE444 ,& !Y LIV$ LIKE GODS )\T SORR[ ( HE>T1 REMOTE & FREE FROM TOIL & GRIEF444 ,!Y DWELT 9 EASE & PEACE UPON !IR L&S ) MANY GOOD ?+S1 RI* 9 FLOCKS & LOV$ BY ! BLESS$ GODS4  
  

,!SE FIR/ ONES >E NOT ALTOGE!R GONE2 !Y  
  

ROAM EV]Y:]E OV] ! E>?1 CLO!D 9 MI/1 & KEEP WAT* ON JUDGM5TS & CRUEL DE$S4  
  

,:ILE /ILL 9 ! /EPPES1 ! COMMUNITIES ( PA/ORAL NOMADS W]E DISRUPT$ BY AG5TS ( A ,LEVIA?AN1 & !RE APPE>$  
  

A SECOND G5]ATION :I* WAS ( SILV] & LESS NOBLE BY F>4 ,IT WAS LIKE ! GOLD5 RACE NEI!R 9 BODY NOR 9 SPIRIT444 ,ZEUS ! SON ( ,CRONOS WAS ANGRY & PUT !M AWAY1 BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT GIVE HONOR TO ! BLESS$ GODS :O LIV$ ON ,OLYMPUS4  
  

,:5 ! E>? COV]$ ! DISORI5T$ SECOND G5]ATION1 !RE APPE>$ ?OSE :O F$]AT$ AGA9/ ! DISRUPT]S2  
  

A ?IRD G5]ATION ( MORTAL M51 A BRAZ5 RACE1 SPRUNG FROM A% TREES2 & WAS 9 NO WAY EQUAL TO ! SILV] AGE1 BUT WAS T]RIBLE & /RONG4 ,!Y LOV$ ! LAM5TABLE WORKS ( ,>ES & DE$S ( VIOL5CE2 !Y ATE NO BREAD1 BUT W]E H>D ( HE>T LIKE ADAMANT1 FE>FUL M54 ,GREAT WAS !IR /R5G? & UNCONQU]ABLE ! >MS :I* GREW FROM !IR %\LD]S ON !IR /RONG LIMBS4 ,!IR >MOR WAS ( BRONZE1 & !IR H\SES ( BRONZE1 & ( BRONZE W]E !IR IMPLEM5TS444 ,!SE W]E DE/ROY$ BY !IR [N H&S & PASS$ TO ! DANK H\SE ( *ILL ,HADES1 & LEFT NO NAME444  
  

,!N CAME ! W> *IEFS PRAIS$ BY ,HOM]1 !  
  

H]O-M5 :O >E CALL$ DEMI-GODS1 ! RACE BE=E \R [N444 ,GRIM W> & DREAD BATTLE DE/ROY$ A P>T ( !M1 SOME 9 ! L& ( ,CADMUS AT SEV5-GAT$ ,!BE :5 !Y F\<T = ! FLOCKS ( ,O$IPUS1 & SOME1 :5 IT HAD BR\<T !M 9 %IPS OV] ! GREAT SEA GULF TO ,TROY444  
  

,LA/ COMES ! FIF? G5]ATION1 ,HESIOD'S [N1 ! VICTIMS & ACCOMPLICES ( W9E & OLIVE M]*ANTS1 ! ,GREEKS AT LA/ 9ITIAT$ 9TO ! >TS ( ,CIVILIZATION BY !IR ,PHO5ICIAN GUIDES4 ,HESIOD WRITES1  
  

,W\LD ?AT ,I W]E NOT AMONG ! M5 ( ! FIF? G5]ATION1 BUT EI!R HAD DI$ BE=E OR BE5 BORN AFT]W>DS4 ,= N[ TRULY IS A RACE ( IRON1 & M5 NEV] RE/ FROM LABOR BY DAY1 & FROM P]I%+ BY NI<T4444 ,MI<T %ALL BE !IR RI<T3 & ONE MAN WILL SACK ANO!R'S CITY4 ,!RE WILL BE NO FAVOR = ! MAN :O KEEPS HIS OA? OR = ! JU/ OR = ! GOOD2 BUT RA!R M5 WILL PRAISE ! EVIL DO] & HIS VIOL5T DEAL+4444 ,5VY1 F\L M\!D1 DELI<T+ 9 EVIL1 ) SC[L+ FACE1 WILL GO ALONG ) WRET*$ M5 ONE & ALL4 ,& !N ,AIDOS & ,NEMESIS1 ) !IR SWEET =MS WRAPP$ 9 :ITE ROBES1 WILL GO FROM ! WIDE-PA!D E>? & =SAKE MANK9D TO JO9 ! COMPANY ( DEA?LESS GODS444  
  

,HESIOD'S REMEMBRANCE ( ?+S PA/ GIVES HIM A P[] ,MOSES HAD LACK$3 ! P[] TO REMOVE HIS ,LEVIA?ANIC MASK :ILE /ILL 5ME%$ 9 A ,LEVIA?ANIC WEB4 ,WE WILL CALL SU* A P[] 0CRITICAL !ORY10 AN 9SIPID NAME = IT4 ,?IS P[] WILL LAT] BE %AP$ 9TO A DAGG] ) TWO $GES1 BUT NOT BY ! ,GREEKS TO :OM ,HESIOD GIVES IT4 

,HESIOD'S FELL[ ,GREEKS TURN !IR BACKS ON ! GIFT HE SO FREELY GIVES !M BECAUSE1 AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 HE IS REM9D+ !M ( !IR ,GOLD5 ,AGE1 ! ,ASSYRIAN ,LEVIA?AN IS SWALL[+ ! ,GREEKS' ,PHO5ICIAN M5TORS & GUIDES1 & ,HESIOD'S COMPANIONS >E PREP>+ TO HURL !MSELVES 9TO AN OCTOPUS ( !IR [N4  
  

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