Quote by James Dye

Much history of the world has been lost. How magnificent and confusing what's left is.

Much history of the world has been lost. How magnificent and

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This quote speaks to the idea that a significant portion of human history has been irrevocably lost, leaving us with only fragments and remnants. It highlights the grandeur and complexity of the world's surviving historical accounts and artifacts, to which we have limited access. It implies that what remains of history is awe-inspiring, yet at the same time perplexing, as we must piece together the puzzle of the past with the incomplete information we have.

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