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... less than the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth . If the only clue to Shakespeare's achievement as a dramatist were his cradle , an Elizabethan mug , his lower jaw , and a few rotted planks from the Globe Theatre , one ...
... less than the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth . If the only clue to Shakespeare's achievement as a dramatist were his cradle , an Elizabethan mug , his lower jaw , and a few rotted planks from the Globe Theatre , one ...
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... less we see that colossal change against the millennial background of the sacred rituals . 6 : RITUAL , TABOO , MORALS From what I have just set forth , it follows that , though the discipline of ritual played an important , indeed ...
... less we see that colossal change against the millennial background of the sacred rituals . 6 : RITUAL , TABOO , MORALS From what I have just set forth , it follows that , though the discipline of ritual played an important , indeed ...
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... less dangerous creatures like the big cattle ( urus ) before they were domesticated , took their toll of both human beings and domestic animals , and often trampled on or devoured the crops . The courage to deal with such animals , the ...
... less dangerous creatures like the big cattle ( urus ) before they were domesticated , took their toll of both human beings and domestic animals , and often trampled on or devoured the crops . The courage to deal with such animals , the ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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