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Page 139
... never before been possible . Despite seasonal fluctuations in yield due to floods or droughts , the cultivation of grains made man assured of his daily nourish- ment , provided he worked steadily and consecutively , as he had never been ...
... never before been possible . Despite seasonal fluctuations in yield due to floods or droughts , the cultivation of grains made man assured of his daily nourish- ment , provided he worked steadily and consecutively , as he had never been ...
Page 194
... never have been invented , for the mechanical agents had first to be ' socialized ' before the machine itself could be fully mechanized . But at the same time , if the collective machine had not been able to utilize forced labor ...
... never have been invented , for the mechanical agents had first to be ' socialized ' before the machine itself could be fully mechanized . But at the same time , if the collective machine had not been able to utilize forced labor ...
Page 231
... never completely escaped the compulsions of the megamachine : how could it , when the citadel , the very expression of the organized coalescence of sacred and temporal power , occupied the center : a visible reminder of the king's ...
... never completely escaped the compulsions of the megamachine : how could it , when the citadel , the very expression of the organized coalescence of sacred and temporal power , occupied the center : a visible reminder of the king's ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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