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1、TheStoryofMankindbyHendrikvanLoonTHESTORYOFMANKINDBYHENDRIKVANLOON,PH.D.ProfessoroftheSocialSciencesinAntiochCollege.AuthorofTheFalloftheDutchRepublic,TheRiseoftheDutchKingdom,TheGoldenBookoftheDutchNavigators,AShortStoryofDiscovery,AncientMan.ToJIMMIE“Whatistheuseofabookwithoutpictur
2、es?”saidAlice.FOREWORDForHansjeandWillem:WHENIwastwelveorthirteenyearsold,anuncleofminewhogavememyloveforbooksandpicturespromisedtotakemeuponamemorableexpedition.IwastogowithhimtothetopofthetowerofOldSaintLawrenceinRotterdam.Andso,onefineday,asextonwithakeyaslargeasthatofSaintPeterope
3、nedamysteriousdoor.“Ringthebell,”hesaid,“whenyoucomebackandwanttogetout,”andwithagreatgrindingofrustyoldhingesheseparatedusfromthenoiseofthebusystreetandlockedusintoaworldofnewandstrangeexperiences.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIwasconfrontedbythephenomenonofaudiblesilence.Whenwehadclimbedth
4、efirstflightofstairs,Iaddedanotherdiscoverytomylimitedknowledgeofnaturalphenomena--thatoftangibledarkness.Amatchshoweduswheretheupwardroadcontinued.WewenttothenextfloorandthentothenextandthenextuntilIhadlostcountandthentherecamestillanotherfloor,andsuddenlywehadplentyoflight.Thisfloor
5、wasonanevenheightwiththeroofofthechurch,anditwasusedasastoreroom.Coveredwithmanyinchesofdust,therelaytheabandonedsymbolsofavenerablefaithwhichhadbeendiscardedbythegoodpeopleofthecitymanyyearsago.Thatwhichhadmeantlifeanddeathtoourancestorswasherereducedtojunkandrub-bish.Theindustriousr
6、athadbuilthisnestamongthecarvedimagesandtheeverwatchfulspiderhadopenedupshopbetweentheoutspreadarmsofakindlysaint.Thenextfloorshowedusfromwherewehadderivedourlight.Enormousopenwindowswithheavyironbarsmadethehighandbarrenroomtheroostingplaceofhundredsofpigeons.Thewindblewthroughtheiron
7、barsandtheairwasfilledwithaweirdandpleasingmusic.Itwasthenoiseofthetownbelowus,butanoisewhichhadbeenpurifiedandcleansedbythedistance.Therumblingofheavycartsandtheclinkingofhorses'hoofs,thewindingofcranesandpulleys,thehissingsoundofthepatientsteamwhichhadbeensettodotheworkofmaninathous
8、anddi
