So by those rules, they could have just stayed in Europe and claimed it as a whole.
No one language.
No unifying customs.
No broad central power.
Somehow, I think Spain, France, and Germany might have had a problem with that.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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