You will die, and I, and all we can create–why not a city? But if there is one thing that deserves to be immortal, it is knowledge.

John Brunner
You will die, and I, and all we can create–why...
You will die, and I, and all we can create–why...
You will die, and I, and all we can create–why...
You will die, and I, and all we can create–why...
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When the ancient Greeks created the first library, the human race had just begun to discover the secrets of the universe. The Greeks wanted to preserve these secrets for all time, so they planned to build a giant library that would house their most important documents and books. To ensure that their library was protected for all time, however, they built it underground. So, when the library was eventually destroyed by fire, it protected its books by being buried alive.

Source: The Crucible Of Time

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