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I love the underlying idea that no history is ever lost.

The idea of the book reminds of Farehheit 451, where firemen both books, but each person who understands the significance of books had memorized one book

Even the book of Eli has a similar premise, where Denzel Washingtons character memorizes the Bible.

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One Brilliant Arc (OBA)'s avatar

The writers of characters in stories like these understood the power of the written word. The pen really is mightier than the sword. We storytellers wield the greatest weapon against evil in all of history!

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

That is so true. I'm reminded of that scene in Conan the Barbarian where Thulsa Doom waves at a woman across the chasm and she jumps to the abyss and Thulsa turns to Conan, telling him how much more powerful the word is against the steel. Powerful scene. Thulsa is a magnificent villain.

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One Brilliant Arc (OBA)'s avatar

This sounds like an intriguing story!

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

It's awesome! Conan the Barbarian is brash and unapologetically bad ass. Arnold is at his physical peak and the combined writing of Oliver Stone and John Milius makes the film bold and outspoken in its belief

You guys may want to do a podcast episode on it. It's a captivating story.

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