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... performed in concert until gesture and sound were sufficiently shaped to be detached and passed on . Now it would not be surprising if these first efforts at expression - unlike direct signals were for no practical purpose whatever ...
... performed in concert until gesture and sound were sufficiently shaped to be detached and passed on . Now it would not be surprising if these first efforts at expression - unlike direct signals were for no practical purpose whatever ...
Page 197
... performed all the great constructive works of ' civilization ' in other areas and cultures , were true machines . In their basic operations , they collectively performed the equivalent of a whole corps of power shovels , bulldozers ...
... performed all the great constructive works of ' civilization ' in other areas and cultures , were true machines . In their basic operations , they collectively performed the equivalent of a whole corps of power shovels , bulldozers ...
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... performed on the double . ' The current commitment to supersonic locomotion as a status symbol , already comically ... perform their colossal task ; for in relation to the welfare of the community that was the most sterile possible use ...
... performed on the double . ' The current commitment to supersonic locomotion as a status symbol , already comically ... perform their colossal task ; for in relation to the welfare of the community that was the most sterile possible use ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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