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bucolic_frolic

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6. Education and books have been driven underground before

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2025, 04:53 PM

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Hypatia. The Islamic Golden Age which preserved knowledge from fallen civilizations, 8th to 13th century.

So if you can get your hands on the knowledge, hide it away. It's valuable, and they won't have it but you will!

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