(Bacon 13) Where the true story goes from here is anybody's guess. ... And the mountains which surrounded it (The Ancient Metropolis) were at that time celebrated as surpassing all that exist now in number, magnitude and beauty; for they had upon them rich villages of country folk, and streams and lakes and meadows which furnished ample nutriment to all the animals both tame and wild, and timber of various descriptions and sizes, abundantly sufficient for the needs of all and every craft." ...

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