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63:2.1 After ''Andon and Fonta'' had [[decided]] to flee northward, they succumbed to their [[fears]] for a [[time]], especially the fear of displeasing their [[father]] and [[immediate]] [[family]]. They envisaged being set upon by hostile [[relatives]] and thus [[recognized]] the [[possibility]] of meeting [[death]] at the hands of their already [[jealous]] [[Tribe|tribesmen]]. As youngsters, the twins had spent most of their [[time]] in each other's company and for this [[reason]] had never been overly popular with their [[animal]] cousins of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] tribe. Nor had they improved their [[standing]] in the tribe by building a separate, and a very superior, tree [[home]].

63:2.1 After ''Andon and Fonta'' had [[decided]] to flee northward, they succumbed to their [[fears]] for a [[time]], especially the fear of displeasing their [[father]] and [[immediate]] [[family]]. They envisaged being set upon by hostile [[relatives]] and thus [[recognized]] the [[possibility]] of meeting [[death]] at the hands of their already [[jealous]] [[Tribe|tribesmen]]. As youngsters, the twins had spent most of their [[time]] in each other's company and for this [[reason]] had never been overly popular with their [[animal]] cousins of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] tribe. Nor had they improved their [[standing]] in the tribe by building a separate, and a very superior, tree [[home]].

63:2.2 And it was in this new [[home]] among the [[treetops]], one night after they had been awakened by a [[violent]] storm, and as they held each other in fearful and fond [[embrace]], that they finally and fully made up their [[minds]] to flee from the tribal [[habitat]] and the home treetops.

63:2.2 And it was in this new [[home]] among the [[treetops]], one night after they had been awakened by a [[violent]] storm, and as they held each other in fearful and fond [[embrace]], that they finally and fully made up their [[minds]] to flee from the tribal [[habitat]] and the home treetops.

63:2.3 They had already [[prepared]] a crude [[treetop]] retreat some half-day's [[journey]] to the north. This was their [[secret]] and [[safe]] hiding place for the first day away from the home [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest forests]. Notwithstanding that the twins [[shared]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates]' deathly [[fear]] of being on the ground at [[nighttime]], they sallied forth shortly before nightfall on their northern trek. While it required unusual [[courage]] for them to undertake this night [[journey]], even with a full [[moon]], they correctly concluded that they were less likely to be missed and pursued by their tribesmen and [[relatives]]. And they safely made their previously [[prepared]] [[rendezvous]] shortly after midnight.

63:2.3 They had already [[prepared]] a crude [[treetop]] retreat some half-day's [[journey]] to the north. This was their [[secret]] and [[safe]] hiding place for the first day away from the home [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest forests]. Notwithstanding that the twins [[shared]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates]' deathly [[fear]] of being on the ground at [[nighttime]], they sallied forth shortly before nightfall on their northern trek. While it required unusual [[courage]] for them to undertake this night [[journey]], even with a full [[moon]], they correctly concluded that they were less likely to be missed and pursued by their tribesmen and [[relatives]]. And they safely made their previously [[prepared]] [[rendezvous]] shortly after midnight.

63:2.4 On their northward [[journey]] they [[discovered]] an exposed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint] deposit and, finding many stones suitably shaped for various uses, gathered up a supply for the [[future]]. In attempting to chip these flints so that they would be better adapted for certain [[purposes]], Andon [[discovered]] their [[sparking]] [[quality]] and [[conceived]] the [[idea]] of building [[fire]]. But the notion did not take firm hold of him at the time as the [[climate]] was still salubrious and there was little need of fire.

63:2.4 On their northward [[journey]] they [[discovered]] an exposed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint] deposit and, finding many stones suitably shaped for various uses, gathered up a supply for the [[future]]. In attempting to chip these flints so that they would be better adapted for certain [[purposes]], Andon [[discovered]] their [[sparking]] [[quality]] and [[conceived]] the [[idea]] of building [[fire]]. But the notion did not take firm hold of him at the time as the [[climate]] was still salubrious and there was little need of fire.

63:2.5 But the [[autumn]] [[sun]] was getting lower in the [[sky]], and as they [[journeyed]] northward, the nights grew cooler and cooler. Already they had been forced to make use of [[animal]] skins for [[warmth]]. Before they had been away from [[home]] one moon, Andon signified to his [[mate]] that he thought he could make [[fire]] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint]. They tried for two months to utilize the flint [[spark]] for kindling a [[fire]] but only met with failure. Each day this couple would strike the flints and endeavor to ignite the wood. Finally, one evening about the time of the setting of the [[sun]], the [[secret]] of the [[technique]] was unraveled when it occurred to Fonta to climb a near-by tree to secure an abandoned bird's nest. The nest was dry and highly inflammable and consequently flared right up into a full blaze the [[moment]] the [[spark]] fell upon it. They were so surprised and startled at their success that they almost lost the [[fire]], but they saved it by the addition of suitable fuel, and then began the first search for firewood by the [[parents]] of all mankind.

63:2.5 But the [[autumn]] [[sun]] was getting lower in the [[sky]], and as they [[journeyed]] northward, the nights grew cooler and cooler. Already they had been forced to make use of [[animal]] skins for [[warmth]]. Before they had been away from [[home]] one moon, Andon signified to his [[mate]] that he thought he could make [[fire]] with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint]. They tried for two months to utilize the flint [[spark]] for kindling a [[fire]] but only met with failure. Each day this couple would strike the flints and endeavor to ignite the wood. Finally, one evening about the time of the setting of the [[sun]], the [[secret]] of the [[technique]] was unraveled when it occurred to Fonta to climb a near-by tree to secure an abandoned bird's nest. The nest was dry and highly inflammable and consequently flared right up into a full blaze the [[moment]] the [[spark]] fell upon it. They were so surprised and startled at their success that they almost lost the [[fire]], but they saved it by the addition of suitable fuel, and then began the first search for firewood by the [[parents]] of all mankind.

63:2.6 This was one of the most joyous [[moments]] in their short but [[eventful]] lives. All night long they sat up watching their fire burn, vaguely realizing that they had made a [[discovery]] which would make it possible for them to defy [[climate]] and thus forever to be [[independent]] of their [[animal]] [[relatives]] of the southern lands. After three days' [[rest]] and enjoyment of the fire, they [[journeyed]] on.

63:2.6 This was one of the most joyous [[moments]] in their short but [[eventful]] lives. All night long they sat up watching their fire burn, vaguely realizing that they had made a [[discovery]] which would make it possible for them to defy [[climate]] and thus forever to be [[independent]] of their [[animal]] [[relatives]] of the southern lands. After three days' [[rest]] and enjoyment of the fire, they [[journeyed]] on.

63:2.7 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[ancestors]] of Andon had often replenished [[fire]] which had been kindled by lightning, but never before had the [[creatures]] of [[earth]] [[possessed]] a [[method]] of starting fire at [[Free will|will]]. But it was a long time before the twins learned that dry moss and other [[materials]] would kindle [[fire]] just as well as birds' nests.

63:2.7 The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[ancestors]] of Andon had often replenished [[fire]] which had been kindled by lightning, but never before had the [[creatures]] of [[earth]] [[possessed]] a [[method]] of starting fire at [[Free will|will]]. But it was a long time before the twins learned that dry moss and other [[materials]] would kindle [[fire]] just as well as birds' nests.

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[[Category:Paper 63 - The First Human Family]]

[[Category:Paper 63 - The First Human Family]]

[[Category: Evolution]]

[[Category: Evolution]]

[[Category: Humanity]]

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