第3节 (第2/2页)

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    thisquestionrkfurtherandfurthertohatdistant

    line,beyondthehorizon,ofindouranswer.

    goneveryfar.

    illkhepoint

    any

    things.

    inthischapterishalltellyouhooourbest

    beliefthestagean.

    ifeduringhasbeenpossiblefor

    anillifetoexistuponourplabyalihislength,

    theinylibeloestheageduringh

    norablingnhaslived

    uponthisearth.

    hefirsttousehisbrainfor

    thepurposeofnqueringtheforcesofnature.thatisthe

    reason,ratherthancatsor

    dogsorhorsesoranyoftheotheranils,heir

    oentbehind

    the

    inthebeginning,theplauponhwelivewasasfar

    asiinycloudof

    skeintheendlessoofspace.gradually,intheurse

    ofllionsofyears,thesurfacebueditselfout,andovered

    hathinlayerofrocks.upontheselifelessrocksthe

    raindesdedineorrents,thehard

    graniteandcarryitothevalleysthatlayhiddeween

    thehighih.

    finallythehourcahesunbrokethroughthe

    cloudsandsahislittleplahafew

    sllpuddlesightyosof

    theeasteandispheres.

    thehegreathadbeen

    dead,gavebirthtolife.

    thefirstlivingcellfloatedupontheersofthesea.

    forllionsofyearsitdriftedaiesslyhthecurrents.

    butduringallthattiitainhabitsthat

    itghtsurvivereeasilyupontheinhospitableearth.so

    ofthesecellsinthedarkdepthsofthelakesand

    thepools.theytookrootintheslisedintshhad

    beene

    plants.otherspreferredtoveaboutandtheygrew

    strangejointedlegs,likesrpionsaocrawlalong

    thebottoftheseaadsttheplantsandthepalegreenthings

    thatlookedlikejellyfishes.stillothersveredhscales

    dependeduponasngtiontogofrolae

    intheirsearchforfood,andgraduallytheypopulatedtheo

    yriadsoffishes.

    anberandtheyhad

    tosear

    forthetthebottofthesea.relutlytheyleftthe

    adeahershesandonthed

    banksthatlayatthefootoftheuntains.the

    tidesoftheoveredthetheirbrine.fortherest

    oftheti,theplahebestoftheirunfortable

    situationandtriedtosurviveihinairhsurrounded

    thesurfaceofthepla.afterturiesoftraining,they

    leaedhofortablyintheairastheyhaddonein

    theeshrubsandtrees

    andatlasttheyleaedhoogrowlovelyflower

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