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62:3.1 Early in the [[career]] of the dawn [[mammals]], in the treetop abode of a superior pair of these [[agile]] [[creatures]], twins were [[born]], one [[male]] and one [[female]]. [[Compared]] with their [[ancestors]], they were really [[Beautiful|handsome]] little creatures. They had little hair on their [[bodies]], but this was no [[disability]] as they lived in a warm and equable [[climate]].

62:3.1 Early in the [[career]] of the dawn [[mammals]], in the treetop abode of a superior pair of these [[agile]] [[creatures]], twins were [[born]], one [[male]] and one [[female]]. [[Compared]] with their [[ancestors]], they were really [[Beautiful|handsome]] little creatures. They had little hair on their [[bodies]], but this was no [[disability]] as they lived in a warm and equable [[climate]].

62:3.2 These [[children]] grew to be a little over four feet in height. They were in every way larger than their [[parents]], having longer legs and shorter arms. They had almost [[perfectly]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposable_thumb opposable thumbs], just about as well [[adapted]] for [[diversified]] [[work]] as the present [[human]] thumb. They walked upright, having feet almost as well suited for walking as those of the later [[human]] [[races]].

62:3.2 These [[children]] grew to be a little over four feet in height. They were in every way larger than their [[parents]], having longer legs and shorter arms. They had almost [[perfectly]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposable_thumb opposable thumbs], just about as well [[adapted]] for [[diversified]] [[work]] as the present [[human]] thumb. They walked upright, having feet almost as well suited for walking as those of the later [[human]] [[races]].

62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.6 [[Compared]] with the [[ancestral]] [[species]], the mid-mammals were an improvement in every way. Even their [[potential]] life span was longer, being about twenty-five years. A number of rudimentary [[human]] traits appeared in this new species. In addition to the [[innate]] propensities exhibited by their [[ancestors]], these mid-mammals were capable of showing disgust in certain repulsive situations. They further [[possessed]] a well-defined hoarding [[instinct]]; they would hide [[food]] for subsequent use and were greatly given to the [[collection]] of smooth round pebbles and certain types of round stones suitable for [[defensive]] and offensive ammunition.

62:3.6 [[Compared]] with the [[ancestral]] [[species]], the mid-mammals were an improvement in every way. Even their [[potential]] life span was longer, being about twenty-five years. A number of rudimentary [[human]] traits appeared in this new species. In addition to the [[innate]] propensities exhibited by their [[ancestors]], these mid-mammals were capable of showing disgust in certain repulsive situations. They further [[possessed]] a well-defined hoarding [[instinct]]; they would hide [[food]] for subsequent use and were greatly given to the [[collection]] of smooth round pebbles and certain types of round stones suitable for [[defensive]] and offensive ammunition.

62:3.7 These mid-mammals were the first to exhibit a definite construction [[propensity]], as shown in their rivalry in the building of both treetop homes and their many-tunneled subterranean retreats; they were the first [[species]] of [[mammals]] ever to provide for [[safety]] in both [[arboreal]] and underground shelters. They largely forsook the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees trees] as places of [[abode]], living on the ground during the day and [[sleeping]] in the treetops at night.

62:3.7 These mid-mammals were the first to exhibit a definite construction [[propensity]], as shown in their rivalry in the building of both treetop homes and their many-tunneled subterranean retreats; they were the first [[species]] of [[mammals]] ever to provide for [[safety]] in both [[arboreal]] and underground shelters. They largely forsook the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees trees] as places of [[abode]], living on the ground during the day and [[sleeping]] in the treetops at night.

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

62:3.11 Contemporaneously with the [[birth]] of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] twins, another couple—a peculiarly retarded [[male]] and [[female]] of the mid-mammal tribe, a couple that were both [[mentally]] and [[physically]] inferior—also gave [[birth]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins]. These twins, one [[male]] and one [[female]], were [[Apathy|indifferent]] to [[conquest]]; they were concerned only with obtaining [[food]] and, since they would not [[Carnivorous|eat flesh]], soon lost all interest in seeking prey. These retarded twins became the [[Foundation|founders]] of the modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes. Their descendants sought the warmer southern regions with their mild [[climates]] and an [[abundance]] of tropical fruits, where they have continued much as of that day except for those branches which mated with the earlier types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbons gibbons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apes apes] and have greatly deteriorated in consequence.

62:3.11 Contemporaneously with the [[birth]] of these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] twins, another couple—a peculiarly retarded [[male]] and [[female]] of the mid-mammal tribe, a couple that were both [[mentally]] and [[physically]] inferior—also gave [[birth]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins]. These twins, one [[male]] and one [[female]], were [[Apathy|indifferent]] to [[conquest]]; they were concerned only with obtaining [[food]] and, since they would not [[Carnivorous|eat flesh]], soon lost all interest in seeking prey. These retarded twins became the [[Foundation|founders]] of the modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes. Their descendants sought the warmer southern regions with their mild [[climates]] and an [[abundance]] of tropical fruits, where they have continued much as of that day except for those branches which mated with the earlier types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbons gibbons] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apes apes] and have greatly deteriorated in consequence.

62:3.12 And so it may be readily seen that [[man]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape ape] are related only in that they sprang from the mid-mammals, a [[tribe]] in which there occurred the contemporaneous [[birth]] and subsequent [[segregation]] of two pairs of twins: the inferior pair [[destined]] to produce the modern types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey monkey], baboon, chimpanzee, and gorilla; the superior pair destined to continue the line of [[ascent]] which evolved into [[man]] himself.

62:3.12 And so it may be readily seen that [[man]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ape ape] are related only in that they sprang from the mid-mammals, a [[tribe]] in which there occurred the contemporaneous [[birth]] and subsequent [[segregation]] of two pairs of twins: the inferior pair [[destined]] to produce the modern types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey monkey], baboon, chimpanzee, and gorilla; the superior pair destined to continue the line of [[ascent]] which evolved into [[man]] himself.

62:3.13 Modern man and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simians] did spring from the same [[tribe]] and [[species]] but not from the same [[parents]]. Man's [[ancestors]] are descended from the superior strains of the selected remnant of this mid-mammal [[tribe]], whereas the modern simians (excepting certain pre-existent types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs], gibbons, apes, and other monkeylike creatures) are the descendants of the most inferior couple of this mid-mammal group, a couple who only [[survived]] by hiding themselves in a subterranean food-storage [[retreat]] for more than two weeks during the last fierce battle of their [[tribe]], emerging only after the [[Violence|hostilities]] were well over.

62:3.13 Modern man and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simians] did spring from the same [[tribe]] and [[species]] but not from the same [[parents]]. Man's [[ancestors]] are descended from the superior strains of the selected remnant of this mid-mammal [[tribe]], whereas the modern simians (excepting certain pre-existent types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs], gibbons, apes, and other monkeylike creatures) are the descendants of the most inferior couple of this mid-mammal group, a couple who only [[survived]] by hiding themselves in a subterranean food-storage [[retreat]] for more than two weeks during the last fierce battle of their [[tribe]], emerging only after the [[Violence|hostilities]] were well over.

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