Of that time, there is still much we do not know.

Tom Bissell
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We can only speculate as to what happened during those times we know little of. It is difficult to imagine how they lived and what they did. Most of what we know of the past comes from the things that historians have discovered. We know little more of what has been lost than we do of what has been preserved.

Source: Magic Hours: Essays On Creators And Creation

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