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63:1.1 In many respects, ''Andon'' and ''Fonta'' were the most remarkable pair of [[human being]]s that have ever lived on the [[face]] of the [[earth]]. This [[wonderful]] pair, the [[actual]] [[parents]] of all [[mankind]], were in every way superior to many of their [[immediate]] [[descendants]], and they were [[radically]] different from all of their [[ancestors]], both immediate and remote.

63:1.1 In many respects, ''Andon'' and ''Fonta'' were the most remarkable pair of [[human being]]s that have ever lived on the [[face]] of the [[earth]]. This [[wonderful]] pair, the [[actual]] [[parents]] of all [[mankind]], were in every way superior to many of their [[immediate]] [[descendants]], and they were [[radically]] different from all of their [[ancestors]], both immediate and remote.

63:1.2 The [[parents]] of this first human couple were apparently little [[different]] from the [[average]] of their [[tribe]], though they were among its more [[intelligent]] members, that [[group]] which first learned to throw stones and to use clubs in fighting. They also made use of sharp [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spicules spicules] of stone, flint, and bone.

63:1.2 The [[parents]] of this first human couple were apparently little [[different]] from the [[average]] of their [[tribe]], though they were among its more [[intelligent]] members, that [[group]] which first learned to throw stones and to use clubs in fighting. They also made use of sharp [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spicules spicules] of stone, flint, and bone.

63:1.3 While still living with his [[parents]], ''Andon'' had fastened a sharp piece of flint on the end of a club, using animal tendons for this [[purpose]], and on no less than a dozen occasions he made [[good]] use of such a weapon in saving both his own life and that of his [[equally]] [[adventurous]] and [[inquisitive]] sister, who unfailingly accompanied him on all of his tours of [[exploration]].

63:1.3 While still living with his [[parents]], ''Andon'' had fastened a sharp piece of flint on the end of a club, using animal tendons for this [[purpose]], and on no less than a dozen occasions he made [[good]] use of such a weapon in saving both his own life and that of his [[equally]] [[adventurous]] and [[inquisitive]] sister, who unfailingly accompanied him on all of his tours of [[exploration]].

63:1.4 The [[decision]] of ''Andon'' and ''Fonta'' to flee from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[tribes]] implies a [[quality]] of [[mind]] far above the baser [[intelligence]] which characterized so many of their later descendants who stooped to [[mate]] with their retarded cousins of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes. But their vague [[feeling]] of being something more than mere [[animals]] was due to the [[possession]] of [[personality]] and was augmented by the indwelling [[presence]] of the [[Thought Adjusters]].

63:1.4 The [[decision]] of ''Andon'' and ''Fonta'' to flee from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[tribes]] implies a [[quality]] of [[mind]] far above the baser [[intelligence]] which characterized so many of their later descendants who stooped to [[mate]] with their retarded cousins of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes. But their vague [[feeling]] of being something more than mere [[animals]] was due to the [[possession]] of [[personality]] and was augmented by the indwelling [[presence]] of the [[Thought Adjusters]].

==63:2. THE FLIGHT OF THE TWINS==     

==63:2. THE FLIGHT OF THE TWINS==     

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.

==63:3. ANDON'S FAMILY==     

==63:3. ANDON'S FAMILY==     

63:3.1 It was almost two years from the night of the twins' departure from [[home]] before their first [[child]] was [[born]]. They [[named]] him ''Sontad''; and Sontad was the first [[creature]] to be born on [[Urantia]] who was wrapped in [[protective]] coverings at the time of [[birth]]. The [[human]] [[race]] had begun, and with this new [[evolution]] there appeared the [[instinct]] properly to care for the increasingly enfeebled infants which would characterize the [[progressive]] [[development]] of [[mind]] of the [[intellectual]] order as [[contrasted]] with the more [[purely]] [[animal]] type.

63:3.1 It was almost two years from the night of the twins' departure from [[home]] before their first [[child]] was [[born]]. They [[named]] him ''Sontad''; and Sontad was the first [[creature]] to be born on [[Urantia]] who was wrapped in [[protective]] coverings at the time of [[birth]]. The [[human]] [[race]] had begun, and with this new [[evolution]] there appeared the [[instinct]] properly to care for the increasingly enfeebled infants which would characterize the [[progressive]] [[development]] of [[mind]] of the [[intellectual]] order as [[contrasted]] with the more [[purely]] [[animal]] type.

63:3.2 Andon and Fonta had nineteen [[children]] in all, and they lived to [[enjoy]] the [[association]] of almost half a hundred grandchildren and half a dozen great-grandchildren. The [[family]] was domiciled in four adjoining [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelters rock shelters], or semicaves, three of which were [[interconnected]] by hallways which had been excavated in the soft limestone with flint [[tools]] devised by Andon's [[children]].

63:3.2 Andon and Fonta had nineteen [[children]] in all, and they lived to [[enjoy]] the [[association]] of almost half a hundred grandchildren and half a dozen great-grandchildren. The [[family]] was domiciled in four adjoining [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelters rock shelters], or semicaves, three of which were [[interconnected]] by hallways which had been excavated in the soft limestone with flint [[tools]] devised by Andon's [[children]].

63:3.3 These early ''Andonites'' [[Demonstration|evinced]] a very marked clannish spirit; they [[hunted]] in [[groups]] and never strayed very far from the [[homesite]]. They seemed to [[realize]] that they were an [[isolated]] and [[unique]] [[group]] of living [[beings]] and should therefore avoid becoming separated. This [[feeling]] of [[intimate]] kinship was undoubtedly due to the enhanced [[mind]] [[ministry]] of the [[adjutant spirits]].

63:3.3 These early ''Andonites'' [[Demonstration|evinced]] a very marked clannish spirit; they [[hunted]] in [[groups]] and never strayed very far from the [[homesite]]. They seemed to [[realize]] that they were an [[isolated]] and [[unique]] [[group]] of living [[beings]] and should therefore avoid becoming separated. This [[feeling]] of [[intimate]] kinship was undoubtedly due to the enhanced [[mind]] [[ministry]] of the [[adjutant spirits]].

63:3.4 ''Andon and Fonta'' [[labored]] incessantly for the [[nurture]] and uplift of the [[clan]]. They lived to the age of forty-two, when both were killed at the time of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake earthquake] by the falling of an overhanging rock. Five of their [[children]] and eleven grandchildren perished with them, and almost a score of their descendants suffered serious injuries.

63:3.4 ''Andon and Fonta'' [[labored]] incessantly for the [[nurture]] and uplift of the [[clan]]. They lived to the age of forty-two, when both were killed at the time of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake earthquake] by the falling of an overhanging rock. Five of their [[children]] and eleven grandchildren perished with them, and almost a score of their descendants suffered serious injuries.

63:3.5 Upon the [[death]] of his [[parents]], ''Sontad'', despite a seriously injured foot, immediately [[assumed]] the [[leadership]] of the [[clan]] and was ably assisted by his [[wife]], his eldest [[sister]]. Their first task was to roll up stones to effectively entomb their dead [[parents]], brothers, [[Siblings|sisters]], and [[children]]. Undue significance should not attach to this [[act]] of [[burial]]. Their [[ideas]] of [[survival]] after [[death]] were very vague and indefinite, being largely derived from their [[fantastic]] and variegated [[dream]] life.

63:3.5 Upon the [[death]] of his [[parents]], ''Sontad'', despite a seriously injured foot, immediately [[assumed]] the [[leadership]] of the [[clan]] and was ably assisted by his [[wife]], his eldest [[sister]]. Their first task was to roll up stones to effectively entomb their dead [[parents]], brothers, [[Siblings|sisters]], and [[children]]. Undue significance should not attach to this [[act]] of [[burial]]. Their [[ideas]] of [[survival]] after [[death]] were very vague and indefinite, being largely derived from their [[fantastic]] and variegated [[dream]] life.

==63:4. THE ANDONIC CLANS==     

==63:4. THE ANDONIC CLANS==     

63:4.1 [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN Primitive man]—the ''Andonites''—had black eyes and a swarthy [[complexion]], something of a cross between yellow and red. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelters Melanin] is a coloring substance which is found in the skins of all [[human]] [[beings]]. It is the [[original]] Andonic skin pigment. In general [[appearance]] and skin [[color]] these early Andonites more nearly resembled the present-day [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo Eskimo] than any other type of living [[human being]]s. They were the first [[creatures]] to use the [[skin]]s of [[animals]] as a [[protection]] against cold; they had little more hair on their bodies than present-day humans.

63:4.1 [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN Primitive man]—the ''Andonites''—had black eyes and a swarthy [[complexion]], something of a cross between yellow and red. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_shelters Melanin] is a coloring substance which is found in the skins of all [[human]] [[beings]]. It is the [[original]] Andonic skin pigment. In general [[appearance]] and skin [[color]] these early Andonites more nearly resembled the present-day [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskimo Eskimo] than any other type of living [[human being]]s. They were the first [[creatures]] to use the [[skin]]s of [[animals]] as a [[protection]] against cold; they had little more hair on their bodies than present-day humans.

63:4.2 The [[tribal]] life of the [[animal]] [[ancestors]] of these early men had [[foreshadowed]] the beginnings of numerous [[social]] [[conventions]], and with the expanding [[emotions]] and augmented [[brain]] [[powers]] of these [[beings]], there was an [[immediate]] [[development]] in social [[organization]] and a new division of clan [[labor]]. They were exceedingly [[imitative]], but the [[play]] [[instinct]] was only slightly [[developed]], and the sense of [[humor]] was almost entirely [[absent]]. [[Primitive]] man smiled occasionally, but he never indulged in hearty [[laughter]]. [[Humor]] was the [[legacy]] of the later [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:2._THE_ADAMITES_IN_THE_SECOND_GARDEN Adamic race]. These early [[human beings]] were not so [[sensitive]] to [[pain]] nor so [[reactive]] to unpleasant situations as were many of the later evolving [[mortals]]. [[Childbirth]] was not a painful or distressing ordeal to Fonta and her [[immediate]] [[progeny]].

63:4.2 The [[tribal]] life of the [[animal]] [[ancestors]] of these early men had [[foreshadowed]] the beginnings of numerous [[social]] [[conventions]], and with the expanding [[emotions]] and augmented [[brain]] [[powers]] of these [[beings]], there was an [[immediate]] [[development]] in social [[organization]] and a new division of clan [[labor]]. They were exceedingly [[imitative]], but the [[play]] [[instinct]] was only slightly [[developed]], and the sense of [[humor]] was almost entirely [[absent]]. [[Primitive]] man smiled occasionally, but he never indulged in hearty [[laughter]]. [[Humor]] was the [[legacy]] of the later [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:2._THE_ADAMITES_IN_THE_SECOND_GARDEN Adamic race]. These early [[human beings]] were not so [[sensitive]] to [[pain]] nor so [[reactive]] to unpleasant situations as were many of the later evolving [[mortals]]. [[Childbirth]] was not a painful or distressing ordeal to Fonta and her [[immediate]] [[progeny]].

63:4.3 They were a [[wonderful]] [[tribe]]. The [[males]] would fight [[heroically]] for the [[safety]] of their [[mates]] and their [[offspring]]; the [[females]] were [[affectionately]] [[devoted]] to their [[children]]. But their [[patriotism]] was wholly [[limited]] to the [[immediate]] [[clan]]. They were very [[loyal]] to their [[families]]; they would die without question in [[defense]] of their [[children]], but they were not able to grasp the [[idea]] of trying to make the world a better place for their grandchildren. [[Altruism]] was as yet unborn in the [[human]] [[heart]], notwithstanding that all of the [[emotions]] [[essential]] to the [[birth]] of [[religion]] were already present in these [[Urantia]] [[aborigines]].

63:4.3 They were a [[wonderful]] [[tribe]]. The [[males]] would fight [[heroically]] for the [[safety]] of their [[mates]] and their [[offspring]]; the [[females]] were [[affectionately]] [[devoted]] to their [[children]]. But their [[patriotism]] was wholly [[limited]] to the [[immediate]] [[clan]]. They were very [[loyal]] to their [[families]]; they would die without question in [[defense]] of their [[children]], but they were not able to grasp the [[idea]] of trying to make the world a better place for their grandchildren. [[Altruism]] was as yet unborn in the [[human]] [[heart]], notwithstanding that all of the [[emotions]] [[essential]] to the [[birth]] of [[religion]] were already present in these [[Urantia]] [[aborigines]].

63:4.5 The [[original]] Andonic [[clan]] maintained an unbroken line of [[leadership]] until the twenty-seventh [[generation]], when, no [[male]] [[offspring]] appearing among Sontad's direct descendants, two rival would-be rulers of the clan fell to fighting for [[Hegemony|supremacy]].

63:4.5 The [[original]] Andonic [[clan]] maintained an unbroken line of [[leadership]] until the twenty-seventh [[generation]], when, no [[male]] [[offspring]] appearing among Sontad's direct descendants, two rival would-be rulers of the clan fell to fighting for [[Hegemony|supremacy]].

63:4.6 Before the extensive [[dispersion]] of the Andonic clans a well-[[developed]] [[language]] had evolved from their early [[efforts]] to [[intercommunicate]]. This [[language]] continued to [[grow]], and almost daily additions were made to it because of the new [[inventions]] and [[adaptations]] to [[environment]] which were [[developed]] by these [[active]], restless, and [[curious]] people. And this [[language]] became the [[word]] of [[Urantia]], the tongue of the early [[human]] [[family]], until the later [[appearance]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 colored races].

63:4.6 Before the extensive [[dispersion]] of the Andonic clans a well-[[developed]] [[language]] had evolved from their early [[efforts]] to [[intercommunicate]]. This [[language]] continued to [[grow]], and almost daily additions were made to it because of the new [[inventions]] and [[adaptations]] to [[environment]] which were [[developed]] by these [[active]], restless, and [[curious]] people. And this [[language]] became the [[word]] of [[Urantia]], the tongue of the early [[human]] [[family]], until the later [[appearance]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 colored races].

63:4.7 As time passed, the Andonic [[clans]] grew in [[number]], and the [[contact]] of the expanding [[families]] developed [[friction]] and misunderstandings. Only two [[things]] came to occupy the [[minds]] of these peoples: [[hunting]] to obtain [[food]] and fighting to avenge themselves against some real or supposed injustice or insult at the hands of the neighboring tribes.

63:4.7 As time passed, the Andonic [[clans]] grew in [[number]], and the [[contact]] of the expanding [[families]] developed [[friction]] and misunderstandings. Only two [[things]] came to occupy the [[minds]] of these peoples: [[hunting]] to obtain [[food]] and fighting to avenge themselves against some real or supposed injustice or insult at the hands of the neighboring tribes.

==63:5. DISPERSION OF THE ANDONITES==   

==63:5. DISPERSION OF THE ANDONITES==   

63:5.1 The early Andon [[races]] did not penetrate very far into [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia], and they did not at first enter [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa]. The [[geography]] of those times pointed them north, and farther and farther north these people [[journeyed]] until they were hindered by the slowly advancing ice of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age#Major_ice_ages third glacier].

63:5.1 The early Andon [[races]] did not penetrate very far into [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia], and they did not at first enter [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa]. The [[geography]] of those times pointed them north, and farther and farther north these people [[journeyed]] until they were hindered by the slowly advancing ice of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age#Major_ice_ages third glacier].

63:5.2 Before this extensive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_sheets ice sheet] reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles British Isles], the descendants of Andon and Fonta had pushed on westward over [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and had [[established]] more than one thousand separate settlements along the great [[rivers]] leading to the then warm [[waters]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea North Sea].

63:5.2 Before this extensive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_sheets ice sheet] reached [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles British Isles], the descendants of Andon and Fonta had pushed on westward over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and had [[established]] more than one thousand separate settlements along the great [[rivers]] leading to the then warm [[waters]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea North Sea].

63:5.3 These Andonic [[tribes]] were the early [[river]] dwellers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_France France]; they lived along the river [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somme_%28river%29 Somme] for tens of thousands of years. The Somme is the one [[river]] unchanged by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaciers glaciers], running down to the sea in those days much as it does today. And that explains why so much [[evidence]] of the Andonic descendants is found along the [[course]] of this [[river]] valley.

63:5.3 These Andonic [[tribes]] were the early [[river]] dwellers of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_France France]; they lived along the river [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somme_%28river%29 Somme] for tens of thousands of years. The Somme is the one [[river]] unchanged by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaciers glaciers], running down to the sea in those days much as it does today. And that explains why so much [[evidence]] of the Andonic descendants is found along the [[course]] of this [[river]] valley.

63:5.4 These [[aborigines]] of [[Urantia]] were not [[Arboreal|tree dwellers]], though in [[emergencies]] they still betook themselves to the treetops. They regularly dwelt under the [[shelter]] of overhanging [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff cliffs] along the [[rivers]] and in hillside grottoes which afforded a good view of the approaches and sheltered them from the elements. They could thus [[enjoy]] the [[comfort]] of their [[fires]] without being too much inconvenienced by the smoke. They were not really [[cave]] dwellers either, though in subsequent times the later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_sheets ice sheets] came farther south and drove their descendants to the caves. They preferred to camp near the edge of a forest and beside a [[stream]].

63:5.4 These [[aborigines]] of [[Urantia]] were not [[Arboreal|tree dwellers]], though in [[emergencies]] they still betook themselves to the treetops. They regularly dwelt under the [[shelter]] of overhanging [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff cliffs] along the [[rivers]] and in hillside grottoes which afforded a good view of the approaches and sheltered them from the elements. They could thus [[enjoy]] the [[comfort]] of their [[fires]] without being too much inconvenienced by the smoke. They were not really [[cave]] dwellers either, though in subsequent times the later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_sheets ice sheets] came farther south and drove their descendants to the caves. They preferred to camp near the edge of a forest and beside a [[stream]].

63:5.5 They very early became remarkably [[clever]] in [[disguising]] their partially sheltered [[abodes]] and showed great [[skill]] in constructing stone sleeping chambers, dome-shaped stone huts, into which they crawled at [[night]]. The entrance to such a hut was closed by rolling a stone in front of it, a large stone which had been placed inside for this purpose before the roof stones were finally put in place.

63:5.5 They very early became remarkably [[clever]] in [[disguising]] their partially sheltered [[abodes]] and showed great [[skill]] in constructing stone sleeping chambers, dome-shaped stone huts, into which they crawled at [[night]]. The entrance to such a hut was closed by rolling a stone in front of it, a large stone which had been placed inside for this purpose before the roof stones were finally put in place.

63:5.6 The Andonites were [[Courage|fearless]] and successful [[hunters]] and, with the exception of wild berries and certain fruits of the trees, lived exclusively on [[Carnivorous|flesh]]. As Andon had [[invented]] the stone ax, so his descendants early [[discovered]] and made [[effective]] use of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwing_stick throwing stick] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoon harpoon]. At last a [[tool]]-[[creating]] [[mind]] was [[functioning]] in conjunction with an implement-using hand, and these early [[humans]] became highly skillful in the fashioning of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint] tools. They [[traveled]] far and wide in search of flint, much as present-day [[humans]] [[journey]] to the ends of the [[earth]] in quest of gold, platinum, and diamonds.

63:5.6 The Andonites were [[Courage|fearless]] and successful [[hunters]] and, with the exception of wild berries and certain fruits of the trees, lived exclusively on [[Carnivorous|flesh]]. As Andon had [[invented]] the stone ax, so his descendants early [[discovered]] and made [[effective]] use of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwing_stick throwing stick] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoon harpoon]. At last a [[tool]]-[[creating]] [[mind]] was [[functioning]] in conjunction with an implement-using hand, and these early [[humans]] became highly skillful in the fashioning of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint] tools. They [[traveled]] far and wide in search of flint, much as present-day [[humans]] [[journey]] to the ends of the [[earth]] in quest of gold, platinum, and diamonds.

63:5.7 And in many other ways these Andon [[tribes]] manifested a [[degree]] of [[intelligence]] which their [[retrogressing]] descendants did not [[attain]] in half a million years, though they did again and again rediscover various [[methods]] of kindling [[fire]].

63:5.7 And in many other ways these Andon [[tribes]] manifested a [[degree]] of [[intelligence]] which their [[retrogressing]] descendants did not [[attain]] in half a million years, though they did again and again rediscover various [[methods]] of kindling [[fire]].

63:6.3 The Andonites early [[developed]] a [[fear]] of the [[Weather|elements]]—thunder, lightning, rain, snow, hail, and ice. But [[hunger]] was the constantly recurring urge of these early days, and since they largely subsisted on [[animals]], they eventually evolved a [[form]] of [[animal]] [[worship]]. To Andon, the larger [[food]] [[animals]] were [[symbols]] of [[creative]] might and sustaining [[power]]. From time to time it became the [[custom]] to designate various of these larger animals as objects of [[worship]]. During the vogue of a particular [[animal]], crude [[outlines]] of it would be drawn on the walls of the [[caves]], and later on, as continued [[progress]] was made in the [[arts]], such an animal [[god]] was engraved on various ornaments.

63:6.3 The Andonites early [[developed]] a [[fear]] of the [[Weather|elements]]—thunder, lightning, rain, snow, hail, and ice. But [[hunger]] was the constantly recurring urge of these early days, and since they largely subsisted on [[animals]], they eventually evolved a [[form]] of [[animal]] [[worship]]. To Andon, the larger [[food]] [[animals]] were [[symbols]] of [[creative]] might and sustaining [[power]]. From time to time it became the [[custom]] to designate various of these larger animals as objects of [[worship]]. During the vogue of a particular [[animal]], crude [[outlines]] of it would be drawn on the walls of the [[caves]], and later on, as continued [[progress]] was made in the [[arts]], such an animal [[god]] was engraved on various ornaments.

63:6.4 Very early the Andonic peoples formed the [[habit]] of refraining from eating the [[flesh]] of the [[animal]] of tribal [[veneration]]. Presently, in order more suitably to impress the [[minds]] of their [[youths]], they evolved a [[ceremony]] of [[reverence]] which was carried out about the [[body]] of one of these [[venerated]] [[animals]]; and still later on, this [[primitive]] [[performance]] [[developed]] into the more elaborate [[sacrificial]] [[ceremonies]] of their descendants. And this is the [[origin]] of [[sacrifices]] as a part of [[worship]]. This [[idea]] was elaborated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] in the [[Hebrew]] [[ritual]] and was preserved, in principle, by the [[Apostle]] [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] as the [[doctrine]] of [[atonement]] for [[sin]] by "the shedding of blood."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IX]

63:6.4 Very early the Andonic peoples formed the [[habit]] of refraining from eating the [[flesh]] of the [[animal]] of tribal [[veneration]]. Presently, in order more suitably to impress the [[minds]] of their [[youths]], they evolved a [[ceremony]] of [[reverence]] which was carried out about the [[body]] of one of these [[venerated]] [[animals]]; and still later on, this [[primitive]] [[performance]] [[developed]] into the more elaborate [[sacrificial]] [[ceremonies]] of their descendants. And this is the [[origin]] of [[sacrifices]] as a part of [[worship]]. This [[idea]] was elaborated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] in the [[Hebrew]] [[ritual]] and was preserved, in principle, by the [[Apostle]] [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] as the [[doctrine]] of [[atonement]] for [[sin]] by "the shedding of blood."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews#The_Letter_to_the_Hebrews.2C_IX]

63:6.5 That [[food]] was the all-important thing in the lives of these [[primitive]] [[human being]]s is shown by the [[prayer]] taught these simple folks by ''Onagar'', their great teacher. And this prayer was:

63:6.5 That [[food]] was the all-important thing in the lives of these [[primitive]] [[human being]]s is shown by the [[prayer]] taught these simple folks by ''Onagar'', their great teacher. And this prayer was:

63:6.6 " O [[Breath]] of Life, give us this day our daily [[food]], deliver us from the curse of the ice, save us from our forest enemies, and with [[mercy]] receive us into the Great Beyond. "

63:6.6 " O [[Breath]] of Life, give us this day our daily [[food]], deliver us from the curse of the ice, save us from our forest enemies, and with [[mercy]] receive us into the Great Beyond. "

63:6.7 Onagar [[maintained]] [[headquarters]] on the northern shores of the ancient [[Mediterranean]] in the region of the present [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea Caspian Sea] at a settlement called Oban, the tarrying place on the westward turning of the [[travel]] trail leading up northward from the Mesopotamian southland. From Oban he sent out [[teachers]] to the remote settlements to spread his new [[doctrines]] of one [[Deity]] and his [[concept]] of the [[hereafter]], which he called the ''Great Beyond''. These emissaries of Onagar were the world's first missionaries; they were also the first [[human beings]] to cook meat, the first regularly to use [[fire]] in the [[preparation]] of [[food]]. They cooked flesh on the ends of sticks and also on hot stones; later on they roasted large pieces in the [[fire]], but their descendants almost entirely reverted to the use of raw flesh.

63:6.7 Onagar [[maintained]] [[headquarters]] on the northern shores of the ancient [[Mediterranean]] in the region of the present [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea Caspian Sea] at a settlement called Oban, the tarrying place on the westward turning of the [[travel]] trail leading up northward from the Mesopotamian southland. From Oban he sent out [[teachers]] to the remote settlements to spread his new [[doctrines]] of one [[Deity]] and his [[concept]] of the [[hereafter]], which he called the ''Great Beyond''. These emissaries of Onagar were the world's first missionaries; they were also the first [[human beings]] to cook meat, the first regularly to use [[fire]] in the [[preparation]] of [[food]]. They cooked flesh on the ends of sticks and also on hot stones; later on they roasted large pieces in the [[fire]], but their descendants almost entirely reverted to the use of raw flesh.

63:6.8 Onagar was born 983,323 years ago (from A.D. 1934), and he lived to be sixty-nine years of age. The [[record]] of the achievements of this master [[mind]] and [[spiritual]] [[leader]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN pre-Planetary Prince days] is a thrilling recital of the [[organization]] of these [[primitive]] peoples into a real [[society]]. He [[instituted]] an efficient [[tribal]] [[government]], the like of which was not [[attained]] by succeeding generations in many millenniums. Never again, until the arrival of the [[Planetary Prince]], was there such a high [[spiritual]] [[civilization]] on [[earth]]. These simple people had a real though [[primitive]] [[religion]][http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_86], but it was subsequently lost to their deteriorating descendants.

63:6.8 Onagar was born 983,323 years ago (from A.D. 1934), and he lived to be sixty-nine years of age. The [[record]] of the achievements of this master [[mind]] and [[spiritual]] [[leader]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN pre-Planetary Prince days] is a thrilling recital of the [[organization]] of these [[primitive]] peoples into a real [[society]]. He [[instituted]] an efficient [[tribal]] [[government]], the like of which was not [[attained]] by succeeding generations in many millenniums. Never again, until the arrival of the [[Planetary Prince]], was there such a high [[spiritual]] [[civilization]] on [[earth]]. These simple people had a real though [[primitive]] [[religion]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_86], but it was subsequently lost to their deteriorating descendants.

63:6.9 Although both Andon and Fonta had received [[Thought Adjusters]], as had many of their descendants, it was not until the days of Onagar that the [[Adjusters]] and [[guardian seraphim]] came in great [[numbers]] to [[Urantia]]. This was, indeed, the golden age of [[primitive]] man.

63:6.9 Although both Andon and Fonta had received [[Thought Adjusters]], as had many of their descendants, it was not until the days of Onagar that the [[Adjusters]] and [[guardian seraphim]] came in great [[numbers]] to [[Urantia]]. This was, indeed, the golden age of [[primitive]] man.

==63:7. THE SURVIVAL OF ANDON AND FONTA==   

==63:7. THE SURVIVAL OF ANDON AND FONTA==   

63:7.1 Andon and Fonta, the splendid founders of the human race, received recognition at the time of the adjudication of Urantia upon the arrival of the Planetary Prince, and in due time they emerged from the regime of the mansion worlds with citizenship status on Jerusem. Although they have never been permitted to return to Urantia, they are cognizant of the history of the race they founded. They grieved over the Caligastia betrayal, sorrowed because of the Adamic failure, but rejoiced exceedingly when announcement was received that Michael had selected their world as the theater for his final bestowal.

63:7.1 ''Andon and Fonta'', the splendid founders of the [[human]] [[race]], received [[recognition]] at the time of the [[adjudication]] of [[Urantia]] upon the arrival of the [[Planetary Prince]], and in due time they emerged from the [[regime]] of the [[mansion worlds]] with [[citizenship]] [[status]] on [[Jerusem]]. Although they have never been permitted to return to [[Urantia]], they are cognizant of the [[history]] of the [[race]] they founded. They grieved over the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:1._THE_CALIGASTIA_BETRAYAL Caligastia betrayal], sorrowed because of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_75 Adamic failure], but rejoiced exceedingly when announcement was received that [[Michael]] had selected their world as the theater for his [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_119#119:7._THE_SEVENTH_AND_FINAL_BESTOWAL final bestowal].

63:7.2 On Jerusem both Andon and Fonta were fused with their Thought Adjusters, as also were several of their children, including Sontad, but the majority of even their immediate descendants only achieved Spirit fusion.

63:7.2 On [[Jerusem]] both Andon and Fonta were [[fused]] with their [[Thought Adjusters]], as also were several of their [[children]], including Sontad, but the [[majority]] of even their [[immediate]] descendants only achieved [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:9._SPIRIT-FUSED_MORTALS Spirit fusion].

63:7.3 Andon and Fonta, shortly after their arrival on Jerusem, received permission from the System Sovereign to return to the first mansion world to serve with the morontia personalities who welcome the pilgrims of time from Urantia to the heavenly spheres. And they have been assigned indefinitely to this service. They sought to send greetings to Urantia in connection with these revelations, but this request was wisely denied them.

63:7.3 Andon and Fonta, shortly after their arrival on [[Jerusem]], received permission from the [[System Sovereign]] to return to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_47_-_The_Seven_Mansion_Worlds#47:3_THE_FIRST_MANSION_WORLD first mansion world] to serve with the [[morontia]] [[personalities]] who welcome the [[pilgrims]] of time from [[Urantia]] to the [[heavenly]] [[spheres]]. And they have been assigned indefinitely to this [[service]]. They sought to send greetings to [[Urantia]] in [[connection]] with these [[revelations]], but this request was wisely denied them.

63:7.4 And this is the recital of the most heroic and fascinating chapter in all the history of Urantia, the story of the evolution, life struggles, death, and eternal survival of the unique parents of all mankind.

63:7.4 And this is the recital of the most [[heroic]] and fascinating chapter in all the [[history]] of [[Urantia]], the [[story]] of the [[evolution]], life [[struggles]], [[death]], and [[eternal]] [[survival]] of the [[unique]] [[parents]] of all [[mankind]].

63:7.5 Presented by a [[Life Carrier]] resident on [[Urantia]].

63:7.5 Presented by a [[Life Carrier]] resident on [[Urantia]].

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