englandaablishedalabourtyranely</p>

ruihtheeloyersaotherepublic</p>

ofnovgorodinnortherussia,ightycityuntil</p>

tsarivan,erts,tookthetownand</p>

killedsixtythousandpeopleihananthstiand</p>

reducedthesurvivorstobeggary.</p>

thattheyghtprotecttheelvesagainstpiratesand</p>

exertsofthe</p>

northfoundedaprotectiveleaguehe</p>

``hansa.thehansa,sheadquartersinlubeck,</p>

orethanonehuies.</p>

theassoaintainedanavyofitsorolled</p>

theseasandfoughtaedthekingsofenglandand</p>

denrkheydaredtointerferehtherightsandthe</p>

privilegesoftheghtyhaicrts.</p>

iorespaeofthewonderful</p>

storiesofthisstrangerceharriedon</p>

aountainsandaidst</p>

sueagloriousadventure.</p>

butitesanditotbedonehere.</p>

besides,ihopethatihavetoldyouenoughabouttheddle</p>

agestokeyouoreintheexcellentbooks</p>

ofe.</p>

theddleages,asihavetriedtoshowyou,hadbeena</p>

periodofveryslohepeopleer</p>

believedthat``progressionof</p>

theeviloneandoughttobedisuraged,andastheyhap</p>

peooighty,itoenforce</p>

theirhepatientserfsandtheilliterateknights.</p>

hereandthereafeetisventuredforthinto</p>

theforbiddenregionofsce,buttheyfaredbadlyandwere</p>

nsideredluapedhtheirlivesandajail</p>

senteyyears.</p>

ihandthirteeuriesthefloodof</p>

iionalrcesovereeuropeasthenile</p>

hadsacrossthevalleyofaegypt.itleftbehind</p>

afertilesedintofprosperity.prosperityantleisure</p>

hoursandtheseleisurehavebothnandena</p>

anuscriptsandtakeaiure</p>

andartandsic.</p>

thenohatdivinecuriosity</p>

anfroheranksofthoseother</p>

alsained</p>

du,aies,ofentihave</p>

toldyouinlastchapter,offeredasafesheltertothese</p>

bravepioneersain</p>

oftheestablishedorderofthings.</p>

theysettoheheir</p>

cloisteredandstudiouscells.afloodofsunlightehe</p>

dustyrooandshothebhered</p>

duringthelongperiodofsedarkness.</p>

theybegantohouse.heyedtheirgardens.</p>

thentheybling</p>

tohisisagoodworld.weare</p>

gladthat.</p>

atthatnt,theddleagescatoanendandanew</p>

worldbegan.</p>

therenaissance</p>

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