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It's the find of a lifetime. The kind of thing I dream about (on the rare occasion that I actually have good dreams). It's something that is untouched. It's like we're in the Valley of the Kings before there was ever a grave robber or archeologist. It's a fresh dig, not something that is picked dry. I never thought I would be lucky enough to find something like this. Untouched and pure.
Maybe, sometimes, in this job I actually get to be an archeologist.
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Now I see what the cost of advancement is. Yes, they were able to make their society grow rapidly, but what was the cost? They turn their children into vegetables.
For so long, I have said that we cannot interfere with the way that other cultures do things, but this is beyond the pale. We can't let this happen to them.
No matter how much I argue with them they don't see. They don't understand. You can't change a whole society with words-most of the time.
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Jack stole her. He took the girl away, on some crazy "fun" adventure. He changed their world. He taught them to laugh.
Sam's morality has rubbed off on him, as much as his leadership and courage have rubbed off on her.
A good friend makes you better.
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Jack's Earth Rule:
Every kid needs a dog.