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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,) ! ,>RIVAL ( ,M$ES1 ,P]SIANS & ,SCY?IANS1 WE GET A GLIMPSE1 BUT ONLY A GLIMPSE1 ( :AT HAS BE5 BREW+ 9 ! CAULDRONS ( ! WIT*ES & %AMANS ( ! ,EURASIAN /EPPES & M\NTA9S4 

,:5 ! ,GUTI1 ,KASSITES1 ,HITTITES & ,GREEKS >RIV$1 WE C\LDN'T LOOK 9TO !IR PA/ BECAUSE !Y =GOT OR REPRESS$ EV]Y MEMORY ( IT4 ,! ,GREEK ,HESIOD REMEMB]$ ONLY ?AT ! PA/ WAS GOLD5 COMP>$ TO HIS [N AGE1 BUT HE =GOT MO/ ( ! DETAILS4 

,:5 ! ,P]SIANS >RIVE1 !Y REMEMB] A VISION>Y1 OR A MOVEM5T ( VISION>IES1 CALL$ ,Z>A?U/RA1 & !Y WILL PRES]VE ! SURVIV+ TRACES ( ?IS MEMORY 9 BOOKS4 

,IT IS NOT KN[N IF ?IS ,Z>A?U/RA LIV$ 9 ! /EPPES OR ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! NEO-,BABYLONIAN EMPIRE1 OR EV5 IF HE WAS A MAN OR A COMMUNITY4 

,Z>A?U/RA R$UC$ ,HESIOD'S FIVE G5]ATIONS TO TWO3 ONE IS \TSIDE ! ,LEVIA?AN1 ! O!R IS 9SIDE4 

,! \TSID] IS ,LI<T1 ,AHURA ,MAZDA1 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! SPIRITS ( FIRE1 E>? & WAT]1 ) ANIMALS & PLANTS1 ) ,E>? & ,LIFE4 ,AHURA ,MAZDA IS ! /R5G? & FRE$OM ( ! G5]ATION ,HESIOD CONSID]$ ! FIR/1 ! GOLD54 

,! 9SID] IS ,D>KNESS1 ,AHRIMAN1 ALSO CALL$ ,! ,LIE4 ,AHRIMAN IS ! ,LEVIA?AN AS WELL AS ! ,LEVIA?ANIC >MOR ?AT DISRUPT$ ! ANCI5T COMMUNITY4 

,NIETZS*E IS GO+ TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ,Z>A?U/RA CALL$ ON HUMAN BE+S TO RISE 9 /ATURE1 TO BE MORE ?AN M]*ANTS ( W9E & OLIVES4 ,Z>A?U/RA ANN\NC$ & P]HAPS EV5 PROCLAIM$ ! W> ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA AGA9/ ,AHRIMAN4 

,?IS W> W\LD NOT BE A POLITE EXODUS L$ BY AN (FICIAL4 ,Z>A?U/RA KNEW ?AT FOLL[]S L$ BY ! NOSE W\LD NOT RECOV] !IR FRE$OM4 ,AHRIMAN IS 9 ! WORLD & 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,! W> AGA9/ ,AHRIMAN IS WAG$ 9 ! WORLD & 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,IT IS SIMULTANE\SLY A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN & AGA9/ ! >MOR4 ,IT IS WAG$ ) FIRE1 ! GREAT PURIFI]4 ,! MASK IS BURN$ (F1 ! >MOR IS BURN$ \T1 ! ,LEVIA?AN IS BURN$ D[N4 ,& WOE TO ! WORLD IF ! FIRE %\LD FALL TO ,AHRIMAN1 TO ! H&S ( >MOR$ M56 

,9 SPITE ( ,Z>A?U/RA'S W>N+S & PRECAUTIONS1 ! FIRE ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA DOES FALL 9TO ! H&S ( AN >MOR$ MAN1 ,CYRUS1 GREAT-GR&SON ( ,A*AEM5ES ! ,P]SIAN4 ,?IS ,CYRUS DID NOT HESITATE BE=E LEAD+ PEOPLE BY ! NOSE4 ,TRA9$ BY ! ,M$ES :O 9H]IT$ NOT ONLY ,ELAM BUT ALSO EV]Y?+ ! ,ELAMITES HAD LE>N$ FROM A HUNDR$ G5]ATIONS ( ,MESOPOTAMIAN ,LEVIA?ANS1 ,CYRUS LIKE ,MOSES LET HIMSELF BE PULL$ BY HIS >MOR4 

,?OSE :O >E LETT+ !MSELVES BE PULL$ BY ! NOSE DON'T SEE ,CYRUS'S >MOR4 ,ALL !Y SEE IS ,CYRUS'S MANTLE1 ! MANTLE ( ,Z>A?U/RA4 ,!Y ?9K ,CYRUS ISN'T LEAD+ !M BACK 9TO ! SAME OLD TRAP1 BUT TO AN ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T PLACE4 

,AMONG !SE FOLL[]S >E NUM]\S \TSID]S :OSE COMMUNITIES HAVE BE5 MAUL$ BY ! ,MESOPOTAMIAN ,LEVIA?ANS1 PEOPLE FROM /EPPES & M\NTA9S1 FROM ,P>?IA1 ,AF<ANI/AN & ,9DIA4 ,NUM]\S >MOR$ 9SID]S ALSO FOLL[ ,CYRUS1 ?OSE :O E>LI] EXPECT$ ! ,*ALDEANS TO DE/ROY1 NOT RE/ORE1 ! ,ASSYRIAN MON/]4 

,ONE ( !SE >MOR$ 9SID]S1 A MAN CALL$ ,ISAIAH :O CAN ?9K ( LIB]ATION ONLY V]Y N>R[LY1 ONLY 9 T]MS ( HIS [N IMM$IATE CIRCLE1 ?9KS ,CYRUS IS ! ,MESSIAH3  
  

,I .<! ,LORD.> HAVE R\S$ UP ONE FROM ! NOR?1 & HE IS COME444 

 ,& HE %ALL COME UPON RUL]S AS UPON MORT>1  

 ,& AS ! POTT] TREADE? CLAY4 

,TO OP5 ! BL9D EYES1  

 ,TO BR+ \T ! PRISON] FROM ! DUNGEON1  

 ,& !M ?AT SIT 9 ! D>KNESS \T ( ! PRISON-H\SE4  

,?US SAI? ! ,LORD TO HIS ANO9T$1  

 ,TO ,CYRUS1 :OSE RI<T H& ,I HAVE HOLD51  

 ,TO SUBDUE NATIONS BE=E HIM1  

 ,& TO LOOSE ! LO9S ( K+S2  

 ,TO OP5 ! DOORS BE=E HIM1  

 ,& ?AT ! GATES MAY NOT BE %UT3  

 ,I WILL GO BE=E !E1  

 ,& MAKE ! CROOK$ PLACES /RAI<T2  

 ,I WILL BREAK 9 PIECES ! DOORS ( BRASS1  

 ,& CUT 9 SUND] ! B>S ( IRON444  
  

,! EXPECTATIONS ( ! LESS >MOR$ >E UND\BT$LY L>G]4 ,! ,P]SIAN WE>+ ,Z>A?U/RA'S MANTLE CAN GIVE RISE TO SU* EXPECTATIONS BECAUSE !RE IS REVULSION FROM ! ,/RAIT ( ,GIBRALT> TO ! ,*9A ,SEA1 & ! OBJECT ( ! REVULSION IS ,LEVIA?AN4 

,9 DI/ANT ,*9A PEOPLE >E SAY+ ?AT ! >MOR & ! MASK ( ,LEVIA?AN >E NOT ! ,WAY4 ,!Y >E LE>N+ TO EXP]I5CE JOY FROM ! RIS+ ( ! SUN & ! GU%+ ( A BROOK FROM A S\RCE1 NOT FROM ! FALL ( AN 5EMY & ! GU%+ ( BLOOD FROM A W\ND4 ,!Y >E />T+ TO %$ ! >MOR4 ,!Y >E SAY+ ?AT ! HUMAN BE+1 :O WAS SO MU*1 IS BECOM+ V]Y LITTLE4 

,9 ,9DIA PEOPLE >E SAY+ ! ,LEVIA?AN & ITS >TIFICIAL DI/9CTIONS & HI]>*IES IS NOT ! ULTIMATE REALITY1 IS NO REALITY AT ALL4 ,!Y >E BREAK+ ALL !IR TIES TO ! ,LEVIA?AN & CONC5TRAT+ ON BURN+ \T ! >MOR ?AT HAS WRAPP$ ITSELF >\ND !IR 9N>DS4 ,!Y >E 9T5T ON REMOV+ EV]Y LA/ SPL9T]1 = !Y TOO REMEMB] ?AT HUMAN BE+S W]E MU*1 ?AT HUMAN BE+S US$ TO FLY4 

,FROM ONE TO ! O!R EXTREMITY ( ! WIDE CONT95T1 CIRCLES ( WOM5 >E DANC+ >\ND FIRES CELEBRAT+ ! EM]G5CE ( NEW HUMAN BE+S \T ( ! A%ES4 ,ALL ( ,EURASIA IS DANC+4 

,IF WE MU/ LABEL ! DANCE1 WE CAN CALL IT A G5]ALIZ$ REJECTION ( ,CIVILIZATION & ALL ITS MASKS & >MORS4 

,WE CANNOT CALL ! DANCE 0RELIGION40 ,! WAY ( A FREE HUMAN BE+ IS ,ALL2 !RE IS NO?+ ABOVE IT4 ,RELIGION IS A P>T ( A ,LEVIA?AN2 IT MAY HAVE />T$ AS A WAY BUT IT IS NO LONG] ONE2 IT HAS BE5 MANGL$ & TURN$ 9TO A P>T ( A ,LEVIA?AN'S >MOR4 

,WE DO NOT LE>N ( ! REVULSION OR ( ! EXPECTATION ( HUMAN R5EWAL FROM ! DANC]S !MSELVES BECAUSE IGNORANT >MIES1 ,CYRUS'S =EMO/ AMONG !M1 BREAK UP ! CIRCLES4 

,WE LE>N FROM ! *ILDR5 & GR&*ILDR5 :O HAVE NOT !MSELVES DANC$1 BUT :O HAVE HE>D4 

,9 ,*9A ! VISIONS ( ,Z>A?U/RA'S EQUALLY %AD[Y CONTEMPOR>Y ,LAO ,TZE >E GA!R$ UP 9 BOOKS & COME TO BE KN[N AS ,! ,WAY4 

,9 ,9DIA ! VISIONS ( ONE CALL$ ,GAUTAMA >E COLLECT$ & COME TO BE CONSID]$ BY MASK$ & >MOR$ AS TE*NIQUES = REMOV+ ! MASK & >MOR4 

,9 ,GREECE1 E*OES ( ! HOPES /AY ) ! WOM5 :O CONT9UE TO DANCE & :O REMEMB] HAV+ SE5 A NEW ,DIONYSUS EM]GE FROM A%ES4 ,E*OES /AY ) MUSICIANS :O GA!R ) ,PY?AGORAS ( ,SAMOS 9 ORD] TO R5EW ! HOPES4 

,! MA9 \TL9ES ( :AT ,TURN] WILL CALL 0! CRISIS CULT10 ,*RI/IANITY1 PREC$E IT BY TW5TY-FIVE OR ?IRTY G5]ATIONS4 ,& ! MA9 \TL9ES ( ! 9V]SION ( ! CRISIS CULT ALSO PREC$E IT1 & BY AT LEA/ AS MANY G5]ATIONS4 ,! ,P]SIAN ,CYRUS :O WE>S ! MANTLE ( ,Z>A?U/RA & ! LAT] ,9DIAN ,A%OKA :O WE>S ! MANTLE ( ,BUDDHA >E BO? =]UNN]S ( ,CON/ANT9E & ! ,POPES4  
  

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,! ,P]SIANS :O OV]RUN ! NEO-,BABYLONIAN EMPIRE ( ! ,*ALDEANS DO NOT REACTIVATE ! ,ASSYRIAN W> 5G9ES4 ,SU* A TURNAB\T W\LD NOT SIT WELL ) ! EXPECTATIONS ( ! FOLL[]S4 

,CYRUS MOVES SL[LY1 ) SQUADRONS ( ELEPHANTS1 CAMELS & HORSES4 ,HE DOESN'T NE$ ,ASSYRIAN T]ROR4 ,HE SIMPLY WALKS HIS >MY ACROSS ,EURASIA4 ,! %E] SIZE & APPE>ANCE ( HIS MOV+ HO/ 9SPIRES T]ROR1 & ! MEMORY ( ,ASSYRIAN CRUELTY URGES SUBMISSION4 

,BY ! FIR/ FEW YE>S ( ! REIGN ( ,CYRUS'S SON1 ! ,P]SIAN ,LEVIA?AN EMBRACES ,EGYPT TOO1 & 5COMPASSES WORLDS ! ,ASSYRIANS HAD ONLY HE>D (4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! VISIONS ( ,Z>A?U/RA >E R$UC$ TO A RELIGION4 ,PEOPLE :O WANT$ TO BE MORE >E URG$ TO REMA9 LESS & TO WAIT4 ,PRIE/S DEMON/RATE !IR UNFALT]+ COMMITM5T BY COPY+ & PRES]V+ ! ,WAY1 ! ,AVE/A1 9 A BOOK4 ,! SAME PRIE/S CONV9CE ! PEOPLE ?AT ! R5EWAL WILL COME AS SURELY AS DAY FOLL[S NI<T1 BUT NOT DUR+ ! REIGN ( ! GREAT ,CYRUS4 ,! R5EWAL WILL COME AFT] ! PEOPLE DIE1 = !Y WILL !N CROSS ! BRIDGE TO ! PA? ?AT LEADS TO ! REALM ( ,LI<T & !RE1 ONLY !RE1 ,SAO%YANT ! ,SAVIOR WILL RAISE !M \T ( ,DEA?'S GRIP4 

,AFT] ! GREAT ,CYRUS HIMSELF GOES SEEK+ ,SAO%YANT ON ! PA? BEYOND ! BRIDGE1 HIS SON ,CAMBYSES GUIDES HIS >MOR$ HO/ ACROSS ! ,LEVANT & ALL ! WAY D[N ! ,NILE4 ,! %E] EXOTICISM ( ! ,P]SIAN'S TRAVEL+ CIRCUS DIS>MS ANY ,EGYPTIAN :O HAS A M9D TO RESI/4 ,! ,P]SIAN MOCKS ! ANCI5T ,TEMPLE PRACTICES :5 HE >RIVES1 BUT HE MAKES UP = HIS MOCK]Y BY PROMIS+ TO SUPPORT ! ,TEMPLE4 ,HE PROMISES TO C>E = ALL ! ,TEMPLE'S NE$S1 SO ?AT ,PH>AOH & HIS PRIE/S CAN HAVE EV5 MORE TIME TO DEVOTE TO ! GODS4 

,:AT ,CAMBYSES DOESN'T TELL IS ?AT SOME ( HIS TRA91 ,LEVANT9E & ,BABYLONIAN M]*ANTS1 WILL /AY BEH9D :5 ! GREAT >MY RETURNS TO ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T4 ,EGYPT HAD RAIS$ ITS DEF5SES TO SP>E ITSELF FROM ! RAPACITY ( ! ,MESOPOTAMIAN M]*ANT1 & IT WAS SP>$ = A HUNDR$ G5]ATIONS4 ,BUT BY ! TIME ,ASSYRIAN M]*ANTS CAME NO ,EGYPTIAN REMEMB]$ :Y ! FIR/ WALL HAD BE5 BUILT1 & N[ ?AT ,CAMBYSES LEAVES1 FEW NOTICE ! BUSY M5 ) W>ES4 

,VICTORI\S ,CAMBYSES LEAVES ,EGYPT1 BUT 9/EAD ( F9D+ G>L&S HE F9DS HALF HIS REALM UP 9 >MS AGA9/ HIM4 ,IT TURNS \T ?AT ,CYRUS'S =M] FOLL[]S REALLY DID ?9K ,CYRUS & HIS SON HAD COME FROM ! NOR? TO SET FIRE TO ! TRIBUTE-COLLECT+ MA*9E1 NOT TO MAKE IT RUN4 ,CAMBYSES HEADS T[>D ANCI5T ,ABRAM'S CITY1 ,H>RAN1 :]E ! LA/ ,ASSYRIANS TRI$ TO HIDE FROM !IR UPRIS5 ZEKS1 & !RE1 IT IS SAID1 ! SON ( ,CYRUS COMMITS SUICIDE4 

,P]SIANS JO9 ) ,*ALDEANS & ,>AMEANS 9 CELEBRAT+ ! DEA? ( ! TYRANT1 & A FOLL[] ( ,Z>A?U/RA PROCLAIMS ! 5D ( ,LEVIA?AN4 

,BUT ,D>IUS1 A DI/ANT C\S9 ( ,CAMBYSES :OSE TITLE IS 9 HIS MI<T1 SURR\NDS HIMSELF ) >MOR$ M5 NO/ALGIC = ,ASSYRIA1 & ) !SE M5 & ME?ODS HE REPRESSES ! REBELS & REPAIRS ! TRIBUTE-GA!R+ ,LEVIA?AN4 

,D>IUS !N PROCLAIMS HIMSELF ,K+ ( ! REALM 0BY ! GRACE ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA40 ,:ATEV] HOPE 9DIVIDUALS HAVE MANAG$ TO KEEP ALIVE N[ ROT 9SIDE !M LIKE ! EMPTY %IPS ( ,TIRE4 

,HIS-/ORIANS WILL CALL ,D>IUS 0,! ,GREAT0 BECAUSE HE RE/ORES ,ASSYRIAN ME?ODS TO A F> L>G] REALM1 TO A ,LEVIA?AN ?AT /RET*ES OV] HALF ( ,EURASIA1 FROM ! S\!RN ,NILE TO ! BAS9 ( ! ,9DUS4 

,BUT N[1 AT LA/1 ! ,EGYPTIANS REMEMB] :Y !Y BUILT !IR WALL4 ,AT LA/ !Y NOTICE ?AT ! M]*ANTS' TAK+S >E HUGE COMP>$ TO ?OSE ( ! TRIBUTE-GA!R]S :O TAKE F> MORE ?AN ALL ( ,EGYPT'S ,TEMPLES NE$ & GIVE PRECI\S LITTLE ( IT TO ! ,TEMPLES4 

,EGYPTIANS TRY TO )DRAW FROM ! ,P]SIAN ,LEVIA?AN1 BUT ! GREAT ,D>IUS HAS ACCESS TO CONSCRIPTS FROM HALF ! WORLD1 & HIS RECRUIT]S GO SEEK+ MORE 9 ! =E/S & VALLEYS S\? ( ,EGYPT1 DISRUPT+ COMMUNITIES1 SETT+ 9 MOTION WAVES :I* WILL AFFECT ,AFRICA AS E>LI] WAVES AFFECT$ ,EURASIA4 

,! GREAT >MY BEATS D[N ,EGYPT'S WALLS1 DEF9ITIVELY4 ,BY ! TIME GREAT ,P]SIANS1 GREAT ,GREEKS & GREAT ,ROMANS >E ?R\< ) ,EGYPT1 ! WORLD'S WEAL?IE/ K+DOM WILL BE ! WORLD'S POORE/ COLONY4 

,! ,P]SIAN ,LEVIA?AN HAS N[ EAT5 EV]Y O!R ,LEVIA?AN 9 ! WORLD4 ,! EXI/5CE ( A DI/ANT ,*9ESE ,LEVIA?AN IS SUSPECT$1 BUT FEW GO !RE1 & ! /ORIES TOLD ( IT BY ,SCY?IANS CANNOT BY TRU/$4 

,9 ANY CASE1 ! ,P]SIANS KN[ !RE'S A WORLD \TSIDE ( ,LEVIA?AN CLOS] AT H& ?AN ,*9A4 ,!Y TURN !IR ATT5TION TO ! ,SCY?IANS1 ! FLEET RID]S & IRON-WIELD]S :O ACCOMPANI$ ! FIR/ ,P]SIANS TO ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T BUT :O HAVE NOT YET BE5 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ,D>IUS' REALM4 ,D>IUS & HIS HO/ SET \T TO REPAIR ?IS OV]SI<T4 ,! HUGE >MY FOLL[S ! AB&ON$ ,HITTITE R\TE ACROSS ,ANATOLIA1 TRAV]SES ! ,HELLESPONT1 MOVES ON TO ,?RACE4 

,BUT ! ,P]SIANS1 ) ALL !IR ,ASSYRIAN & ,BABYLONIAN >MOR1 HAVE =GOTT5 JU/ H[ FLEET ! /EPPE PEOPLE US$ TO BE--& /ILL >E4 ,! ,P]SIANS CAT* A RAID] H]E1 ANO!R !RE1 BUT CAN F9D NO CITY1 NO PALACE1 NO TEMPLE1 NOT EV5 A C5TRAL CAMP4 ,! >MOR$ M5 CANNOT IMAG9E H[ PEOPLE CAN LIVE LIKE ?AT3 9 ! WOODS1 )\T LABOR GANGS4 ,?IS1 TO ,LEVIA?AN'S >MOR$ M51 IS ,WILD]NESS4 ,& ,D>IUS DECIDES ?AT HIS >MY1 BIG AS IT IS1 IS NOT YET BIG 5\< TO SWALL[ ! WILD]NESS4  
  

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