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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

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Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European。 But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue， and how did they manage to spread it around the globe？ Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists， archaeologists， and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race。 The Horse， the Wheel， and Language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers， and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization。

Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language， David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European， and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon， horseback riding， and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication， commerce， and cultural exchange。 He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining， warfare， and patron-client political institutions， thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change。 Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding。

The Horse， the Wheel， and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the Indo-European languages and English--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past。

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Reviews

Courtney ，

For an academic tome， it was pretty welcoming to a recreational reader

Nadvornix ，

Argument is interesting and initial chapters were fascinating。 But detailed descriptions of archeological sites were soo boring， especially in audio format。

Mark Friedgan ，

Great subject， hard readingNeeded more narrative over lists of facts and places。 Overall super interesting though and with the slog。 The images could use better quality。

Egor Gorelyy ，

Overly terse and technical with some interesting bits。

Arnav Varma ，

Some of the discussions are interesting， especially regarding persistent frontiers as opposed to frozen nation state borders， but the sections on archaeology are almost unreadable to a non-expert。

Tom ，

Excellent synthesisof our understanding of the origins of the peoples who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language（s）。 A large body of archaeological papers have been published in the last 30 years in Russian and Ukraneian which are not widely known in the English speaking world which have greatly increased out knowledge of the various cultures which lived in the Pontic Steppe and adjoining regions。 This is the region where the horse was domesticated and the evidence increasingly points to this be Excellent synthesisof our understanding of the origins of the peoples who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language（s）。 A large body of archaeological papers have been published in the last 30 years in Russian and Ukraneian which are not widely known in the English speaking world which have greatly increased out knowledge of the various cultures which lived in the Pontic Steppe and adjoining regions。 This is the region where the horse was domesticated and the evidence increasingly points to this being the decisive factor that enabled early Indo-European speakers to amass moveable wealth in the form of large heards of sheep and cattle， and to gain decisive military advantage over neighbouring peoples， spurring an outward migration which ultimately led to the diffusion of the language family across much of Eurasia。 This book assembles this research into a coherent picture of the development of these cultures， their inter-relationships and their influence on， and the influence had on them by the other major culture groups of the time - the Neolithic farming cultures of Europe， the Semitic city-dwellers of the fertile crescent， the North Indian civilizations and others。 While being careful not to overstate the case Anthony shows how the movements of people， technology and cultural influence can be argued to line up with what we know of the timeline of the diffusion of the early Indo-European languages。 Some of the arguments are more speculative than others - for example we have a pretty convincing archaeological trail from the steppes to the north west of the Indian subcontinent at the time of the composition of the Rig Veda， whereas the path to the earliest attestation of most of the western Indo-European languages is much less clear。 The middle section of the book has perhaps too many descriptions of various cultures to be easily followed， but this is a minor gripe。 Otherwise this is an excellent read。 。。。more

Rodolfo Barazorda Vega ，

Muy especializadoEl libro no es para el lector casual; contiene mucho detalle de las excavaciones arqueológicas de tal modo que uno se pierde entre tantos estilos de cerámica， puntas de flecha o de lanza， entre otros; todo lo cual puede ser de interés para un público especializado o muy aficionado a la arqueología。 Sin embargo， el conocimiento que se obtiene del desarrollo de las sociedades o pueblos esteparios y su modo de vida es muy valioso para entender el desarrolllo posterior de Eurasia y Muy especializadoEl libro no es para el lector casual; contiene mucho detalle de las excavaciones arqueológicas de tal modo que uno se pierde entre tantos estilos de cerámica， puntas de flecha o de lanza， entre otros; todo lo cual puede ser de interés para un público especializado o muy aficionado a la arqueología。 Sin embargo， el conocimiento que se obtiene del desarrollo de las sociedades o pueblos esteparios y su modo de vida es muy valioso para entender el desarrolllo posterior de Eurasia y su impacto hasta nuestros días。 。。。more

Tomás ，

While the idea is brilliant， this is a terrible execution。 The author gets carried away with lengthy， recurring passages describing cultures， their graves， pottery， lifestyle， eating habits， etc。 Even though it sounds like an interesting concept， he presents it like a shopping list。 It's unengaging， dull， and often not accompanied by an explanation on why it's relevant to the topic of Proto-Indo-Europeans。 If you don't get lost amidst all that， the overall concepts and explanations make it an am While the idea is brilliant， this is a terrible execution。 The author gets carried away with lengthy， recurring passages describing cultures， their graves， pottery， lifestyle， eating habits， etc。 Even though it sounds like an interesting concept， he presents it like a shopping list。 It's unengaging， dull， and often not accompanied by an explanation on why it's relevant to the topic of Proto-Indo-Europeans。 If you don't get lost amidst all that， the overall concepts and explanations make it an amazing read。 But I can't stress it enough: there's a lot of filler regarding archaeological findings on dozens of cultures whose relationship with PIE itself is obscure at times。 。。。more

Joe Colistro ，

I learned a lot from this book， but it was definitely geared for a more informed reader than myself。 If you're working on some grad-level thesis on Proto-Indo-European languages or steppe archeology this may be the book for you， but for me it was a bit of a slog at times。 The titular "wheel" also barely plays a role in the narrative。 I learned a lot from this book， but it was definitely geared for a more informed reader than myself。 If you're working on some grad-level thesis on Proto-Indo-European languages or steppe archeology this may be the book for you， but for me it was a bit of a slog at times。 The titular "wheel" also barely plays a role in the narrative。 。。。more

Terri ，

As I got deeper into this book it became more like reading a dissertation but I forged on to at least glean the most important information that I could。 It was a very satisfying read about the beginnings of our language and how far back they go。

Audra ，

Excellent research but much too dense and repetitive for me， but I'm sure fascinating to people who are experts in this field。 Beginning chapters were fascinating， but i started to power skim about halfway thru the book。 Excellent research but much too dense and repetitive for me， but I'm sure fascinating to people who are experts in this field。 Beginning chapters were fascinating， but i started to power skim about halfway thru the book。 。。。more

Gerry McGarry ，

Very detailed and now partly out of date。

Rick Ludwig ，

This scholarly work required an investment of time and attention that I am rarely willing to invest at this late stage in my life。 However， the fascinating story of the steppe peoples that first created and later spread the Indo-European languages through the prehistoric world was well worth the investment。 The maps were more helpful to me than the figures of pots， graves， and metal items， but that's just because I'm not an archeologist supporting a complex theory with real world artifacts。 But This scholarly work required an investment of time and attention that I am rarely willing to invest at this late stage in my life。 However， the fascinating story of the steppe peoples that first created and later spread the Indo-European languages through the prehistoric world was well worth the investment。 The maps were more helpful to me than the figures of pots， graves， and metal items， but that's just because I'm not an archeologist supporting a complex theory with real world artifacts。 But as a retired scientist， I can respect the compelling arguments presented and the data used to support them。 I especially appreciated the willingness of the author to move beyond the typical marauder/farmer explanations i've heard before and add the dimension of non-violent interaction between groups at significant ecological， cultural， and linguistic borders。 The importance of the host/guest philosophy and the binding guidance it provided ancient people was especially enlightening。 。。。more

Mark Chapman ，

First 1/3rd is fantastic。 Second two thirds is good， but gets way too in the weeds for my taste。

Jayesh ，

Very interesting in the context of Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past。 Just linguistic and archeological evidence was pointing at many interesting hypotheses about the steppe expansion to Europe and India many of which were later confirmed via genetic evidence。 It's not a light read and Anthony gets into the weed of the mysteries with pottery style tables， animal bone structures， metallurgy， and radiocarbon dating。 The author is working on a new boo Very interesting in the context of Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past。 Just linguistic and archeological evidence was pointing at many interesting hypotheses about the steppe expansion to Europe and India many of which were later confirmed via genetic evidence。 It's not a light read and Anthony gets into the weed of the mysteries with pottery style tables， animal bone structures， metallurgy， and radiocarbon dating。 The author is working on a new book that would take into account all the current linguistic， genetic， and archaeological evidence。 。。。more

Alisha G ，

I was a bit bored by his overview of archeological evidence， which read like little more than a catalog of items found in archeological significant sites。 But， I enjoyed his explanation of how linguists can reconstruct Proto-Indo-European。 Overall， I appreciated his obvious enthusiasm for his subject and his careful writing。

Gary Beauregard Bottomley ，

I really got into the first third of this book with the author’s mixing of linguistics with anthropology and how we probably really do know a lot of cool things about the formation of the proto-Indo-European language and the peoples who spoke it and how it could of maybe did develop with a lot of guesses that make a ‘just so story’ seem possibly believable。 After all， who amongst us doesn’t love pre-history。 I know I do。People are not pottery but we have to look at pottery， cemeteries， bones and I really got into the first third of this book with the author’s mixing of linguistics with anthropology and how we probably really do know a lot of cool things about the formation of the proto-Indo-European language and the peoples who spoke it and how it could of maybe did develop with a lot of guesses that make a ‘just so story’ seem possibly believable。 After all， who amongst us doesn’t love pre-history。 I know I do。People are not pottery but we have to look at pottery， cemeteries， bones and horses’ teeth in order to piece together what we know in order to get the set of facts we need to tell the most believable just so story。 The author， for example， gave an excruciating detailed reckoning on horses’ teeth as they wear a bit and how we can get at when the horse was first domesticated。 He’s telling the ‘how’ the data became meaningful while sometimes mentioning only in passing the ‘what’ and why that is meaningful。 It’s great that a scientist focuses on the ‘how’ in excruciating tedious detail when they talk to other scientist， but as for me， I’ll trust the expertise of the expert and take their best story at face value。 This book clearly can tax the reader’s patience with it’s dwelling on long-winded discussions about the methodologies of the methodologies or how we know what we know while the author tediously tells the reader。 I’m not a 3rd year college student who is majoring in linguistic anthropology who needs to know the esoteric designations for each field site or group of peoples or the distinctions between the Ukrainian and the Russian methodologies in research methods。 Though， I do want to know about the development of the chariot and what that meant to the pre-historic civilizations under consideration which the author does give the reader， or I do want to know why the wagon itself can change everything and how it diffused across Europe and Asia and changed how people thought about themselves as people and how we know that to be true。 Yes， the book does get long-winded and it takes a lot of patience to get at the wheat from the chaff。 The author really made one other big mistake in his telling。 He should have clearly stated what he was going to tell you， then tell you， and then tell you what he just told you and did that for each chapter。 He doesn’t。 He makes a lot of digressions in to how we know what we know and doing that I would lose the meaning of facts he was presenting and miss the just so story he was telling。 Yes， I did like this book。 But， by no means could I recommend it if I don’t clearly tell the potential reader that it meanders with the how when the author could have been telling more about the what it means。 。。。more

Bobby ，

I learned a lot and enjoyed this book overall。 At times， I felt like it was bogged down in the archaeological details， e。g。 long passages about what types of sherds were found at what sites， which made it hard for me to follow the historical thread， but I think those passages are very necessary to support Anthony's argument。 The general picture of who the speakers of Proto Indo European were， where and how they lived， and what they contributed to civilization was well worth the less exciting pas I learned a lot and enjoyed this book overall。 At times， I felt like it was bogged down in the archaeological details， e。g。 long passages about what types of sherds were found at what sites， which made it hard for me to follow the historical thread， but I think those passages are very necessary to support Anthony's argument。 The general picture of who the speakers of Proto Indo European were， where and how they lived， and what they contributed to civilization was well worth the less exciting passages。 。。。more

Robert Ballantyne ，

Interesting and informative but does get quite dry after the umpteenth date。 To be expected from an actual scientific type book。

B。 Jean ，

I was so excited for this book after reading about it in some of my DNA archaeology books， and at first I was fascinated。。。 but then the writing started to look like this:Zoologists identified 1，166 animal bones （NISP） from Mikhailovka I， of which 65% were sheep-goat， 19% cattle， 9% horse， and less than 2% pig。 In which my interest flagged and I started to skim and can you really blame me？ Who wants to read lists？ This was obviously a book meant to further an academic argument。 It was full of nu I was so excited for this book after reading about it in some of my DNA archaeology books， and at first I was fascinated。。。 but then the writing started to look like this:Zoologists identified 1，166 animal bones （NISP） from Mikhailovka I， of which 65% were sheep-goat， 19% cattle， 9% horse， and less than 2% pig。 In which my interest flagged and I started to skim and can you really blame me？ Who wants to read lists？ This was obviously a book meant to further an academic argument。 It was full of numbers and I just decided that it wasn't worth the effort to read thoroughly because I wasn't going to retain it。 However， because I can tell it's well-researched and influential， I decided to give it a three star neutral rating。 If you're looking for an accessible read about this period in history， this is not the book for you。 If you're more hardcore， or an expert， then by all means。 I still learned stuff， but I am gladly putting this book to rest。 。。。more

Jim Mansfield ，

A fabulous book。 A little scholarly and in-depth for some， perhaps， but an amazing hypothesis very well explained。

Pradosh ，

As one reviewer before succinctly put it， I was simultaneously SO glad I was reading this book and SO glad to finally be done with it！Anyone who has heard of the Aryan theory knows that Sanskrit and Latin are related to each other and they both are perhaps descended from a single mother language - called Proto-Indo-European or PIE。 Turns out， not only all current Vedic （Indian） and most European languages， but dead languages like Hittite， Tocharian， Celtic etc descended from this one single moth As one reviewer before succinctly put it， I was simultaneously SO glad I was reading this book and SO glad to finally be done with it！Anyone who has heard of the Aryan theory knows that Sanskrit and Latin are related to each other and they both are perhaps descended from a single mother language - called Proto-Indo-European or PIE。 Turns out， not only all current Vedic （Indian） and most European languages， but dead languages like Hittite， Tocharian， Celtic etc descended from this one single mother tongueThis book taken on an enormous challenge， trying to argue that the PIE rose in the steppes of Ukraine and Southern Russian around 3500 BC。 The author uses multi disciplinary arguments to prove his assertion， and for the most part， does a fascinating job。 I had never actually seen phonology and linguistic reconstruction at work， and David Anthony does a remarkable job of explaining how words morph into completely different sounding words over time and how that journey can be traced back to reach the original historical root （although I have to admit some of the daughter words do not seem remotely similar to each other）David then makes a convincing case for the timeline of PIE， based on presence or absence of notable words like wool， horse and wheel - and marrying the archaeological evidence with his hypothesis。 And this is where the book becomes a bit of a chore， especially in the second half， where he goes through the archaeological findings of what seems like scores of Bronze Age Cultures。 I am listing a few hereBug-Dniester cultureDniepr-Donets cultureKhvalynsk cultureSamara culture Cucuteni-Tripolye culture Sredny Stog cultureBotai cultureSuvorovo-Novodanilovka complexMaikop cultureRepin cultureMikhailovka culturePost-Mariupol cultureAfanasevo cultureYamnaya horizonUsatovo cultureCotsofeni culture Sintashta culturePoltavka cultureFatyanovo cultureAbashevo cultureSrubna cultureAndronovo cultureKelteminar cultureAnd this doesn't even cover even half the bronze age cultures mentioned in the book。 And a Khvalynsk culture is sometimes divided into Khvalynsk I and Khvalynsk II - each having different characteristics。 And David gets into the grave goods of each of these， detailing what was found， and how it compared to the one preceding it etcThose portions of the book are a little difficult to not get bored with And if I have to nitpick， in the later half of the book， Anthony sometimes just states historical events， but doesn't give his reasoning for it。 For example， Culture A crumbled in 2500 BC because it was replaced by Culture B。 And instead of explaining why he reached that conclusion， he will launch into a description of the pottery and weapon style of Culture B。 Whereas in the first 5-6 chapters， he painstakingly justifies every single assertion with multitude of data points and explaining the significance of every bit of pottery and animal bones。 Also， how come SO many Bronze Age culture remains have survived in this region， while we cant find anything in South Asia apart from Harappan sites？ 。。。more

Jared ，

I did NOT know what I was getting into when I bought this book。 I was expecting something like Guns， Germs， and Steel only with historical linguistics。 Instead， I felt I was reading a textbook for Anthropology 202。 I seriously thought there would be a final exam at the end。 This is a dense scholarly book。On the one hand that's laudable since David W。 Anthony lays out an incredibly thorough chronology based on radiocarbon dating and artifact analysis of Pontic-Caspian dig sites; complete with I did NOT know what I was getting into when I bought this book。 I was expecting something like Guns， Germs， and Steel only with historical linguistics。 Instead， I felt I was reading a textbook for Anthropology 202。 I seriously thought there would be a final exam at the end。 This is a dense scholarly book。On the one hand that's laudable since David W。 Anthony lays out an incredibly thorough chronology based on radiocarbon dating and artifact analysis of Pontic-Caspian dig sites; complete with date estimates， statistical accountings of bone fragments， and intricate hand drawings。 You really feel you're reading archeology note pages。 But that's the problem: You feel you're reading archeology note pages。 There's practically no sense of narrative。 And without that narrative the reader has a tough time finding any significance in this book。。。 or at least I did。What I was hoping for was a narrative history book。 Something that brought history to life in an accessible and interesting way。 I didn't get that。 Maybe scholars don't really have a sense of who the Proto-Indo-Europeans were。 Perhaps they never will。 。。。more

Nevzat ，

although sometimes the book is too much detailed， it is full of interesting insights on border populations， linguistic changes and expansions and semi nomadic life in the bronze age。

Christine B。 ，

I wanted to like this more。 And I did learn a lot。 But I also felt fairly inundated with details a lot of the time。

Paithan ，

First and foremost， this is a book on Linguistics and Archaeology。 It is not a book on history， and there is no story here。 It would be unfair of me to trash this book， because I went into it thinking it would be a history。 And when I read history I love to relate to some great king or warrior。 None here， unfortunately， as 80% of the book is descriptions of grave-sites。 The first couple chapters， which cover the etymology of modern languages， is absolutely fascinating。 It is a concise and straig First and foremost， this is a book on Linguistics and Archaeology。 It is not a book on history， and there is no story here。 It would be unfair of me to trash this book， because I went into it thinking it would be a history。 And when I read history I love to relate to some great king or warrior。 None here， unfortunately， as 80% of the book is descriptions of grave-sites。 The first couple chapters， which cover the etymology of modern languages， is absolutely fascinating。 It is a concise and straight-forward evolution of the Indo-European mothertongue into the modern 'daughter' languages today。 I can't speak to the Archaeology， but the tidbits about ancient life were certainly interesting。 Some examples;Foreigners had to live in special trading enclaves outside the cities they were visiting。 Copper Age Smiths were buried with their tools， and possibly considered sorcerers for their ability to fashion metal。 The Indo-Europeans didn't 'invade' in the fashion of Atilla the Hun。 They were more like a Bronze Age mafia that moved into a new region and demanded tribute in return for protection。 Their language and rituals， necessary trappings in order to join their tribe， were attractive to locals who had no chance to move up in their own social hierarchies， so they 'converted。' Lastly， the Aryans were not a race or a tribe。 They were a mentality。 All you had to do to be an Aryan was to worship certain gods with certain rituals， and you were in the club。 I would recommend it to anyone who is a dedicated student of the Copper or Bronze Age developments in Eurasia。 。。。more

Jackie Cornwall ，

This is an enthralling book which deserves more than one reading。 The evidence about the evolution of languages and the domestication of the horse were intriguing。 However， the archaeological detail was very specialised and I did get a bit lost in some sections。 I think that debate was important in pinpointing the origins of the Indo-Europeans in question， but some of it went over my head， and I know I should try again。 I would have loved to know more about what happened to the people and the ho This is an enthralling book which deserves more than one reading。 The evidence about the evolution of languages and the domestication of the horse were intriguing。 However， the archaeological detail was very specialised and I did get a bit lost in some sections。 I think that debate was important in pinpointing the origins of the Indo-Europeans in question， but some of it went over my head， and I know I should try again。 I would have loved to know more about what happened to the people and the horses and the language as they spread out into new worlds， but given the level of detail， this would have made it an enormous book。 Maybe a sequel？ 。。。more

Eric ，

The first several chapters and last chapter of this book were accessible and interesting。 However， in between， we jump from one presumed cultural movement to the next， tracing pottery shards and tin deposits from horizon to horizon first westward， then eastward， but with too many people and places to keep track of。 I lacked the hooks in my mental meat locker to hang all that beef。 This is my own fault， and I'd surely flunk out of my graduate studies program if I weren't just an enthusiast dabbli The first several chapters and last chapter of this book were accessible and interesting。 However， in between， we jump from one presumed cultural movement to the next， tracing pottery shards and tin deposits from horizon to horizon first westward， then eastward， but with too many people and places to keep track of。 I lacked the hooks in my mental meat locker to hang all that beef。 This is my own fault， and I'd surely flunk out of my graduate studies program if I weren't just an enthusiast dabbling in prehistory。 One thing is certainly clear - Anthony knows his stuff。 And despite falling off the proverbial wagon as we marched across the steppe， I was able to stay sufficiently engaged to complete the book。 There is still a lot of good stuff in there， and Anthony is readable when he's not rattling off prehistory dig locations。 I just needed more interstitial tissue to hold things together， better framing of why we were talking about this group and how they relate to the last group。 。。。more

Frederick Dodrill ，

A long but absolutely challenging read。 This is a journey through the history and prehistory of language。 Well written， exquisitely supported， and thoroughly referenced。 Integrates the disciplines of of linguistics， anthropology， archeology and many other fields and technologies in support of their theories。 Thoroughly elucidating and convincing。 Once you start， stay with it， you'll be significantly， intellectually rewarded。 A long but absolutely challenging read。 This is a journey through the history and prehistory of language。 Well written， exquisitely supported， and thoroughly referenced。 Integrates the disciplines of of linguistics， anthropology， archeology and many other fields and technologies in support of their theories。 Thoroughly elucidating and convincing。 Once you start， stay with it， you'll be significantly， intellectually rewarded。 。。。more

Kaśyap ，

One half linguistic mumbo jumbo and the other half of cherry picking and correlating archaeological data to fit in with a preconceived theory， while ignoring the data that doesn't fit in with their thesis。 A thesis which has racist and colonial origins。The entire Proto Indo-European theory is a linguistic theory probably inspired by a biblical notion。 A linguistic paradigm that has even been rejected by some scholars。 To prove a migration theory， you have to show evidence for the diffusion of a One half linguistic mumbo jumbo and the other half of cherry picking and correlating archaeological data to fit in with a preconceived theory， while ignoring the data that doesn't fit in with their thesis。 A thesis which has racist and colonial origins。The entire Proto Indo-European theory is a linguistic theory probably inspired by a biblical notion。 A linguistic paradigm that has even been rejected by some scholars。 To prove a migration theory， you have to show evidence for the diffusion of a complete material culture。 Something that hasn't been done here。 Whereas in India， while there is no evidence of any cultural break， both the archaeological and literary evidence in India show a continuity of even material culture going back to atleast as early as 4th millennium BCE。 There is no archaeological evidence of any large scale migrations or invasions into India。 And I have read that we have evidence that shows a continuity of crop patterns from the Harappan times， with no new crops being introduced at the time of supposed migrations。Secondly， the Rigveda is situated completely in Indian geography。 By the astronomical references mentioned there we can say that it is at-least older than 2400 BCE。 The dates of theese so called Aryan migrations/invasions don't fit in as well。 The Harappans and the Vedic people live and flourish in the same time period and in the same geography。 It makes sense to conclude that they are the same people。 。。。more

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