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Page 39
... complex computer today . That vast numerical superiority will doubtless diminish with miniaturiza- tion in ... complex structure of man's large brain , un- certainty , unpredictability , counter - adaptability , and creativity ( that is ...
... complex computer today . That vast numerical superiority will doubtless diminish with miniaturiza- tion in ... complex structure of man's large brain , un- certainty , unpredictability , counter - adaptability , and creativity ( that is ...
Page 89
... complex structure of language was the central feat of human culture , that effort itself , as most linguists now hold , must have been begun with the emergence of the first hominids . But the dif- ficulty of creating , not a few score ...
... complex structure of language was the central feat of human culture , that effort itself , as most linguists now hold , must have been begun with the emergence of the first hominids . But the dif- ficulty of creating , not a few score ...
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... complex interior , consisting of a series of passages at different levels that lead into the final burial chamber . Yet every part of it was built with a kind of precision that , as Breasted properly emphasized , belongs to the ...
... complex interior , consisting of a series of passages at different levels that lead into the final burial chamber . Yet every part of it was built with a kind of precision that , as Breasted properly emphasized , belongs to the ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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