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Ur-An, Mesopotamia: 2219 BCE

“The sky people have returned,” said Naram-Sin, King of the Heavens, the Four Corners, and the Universe.

He was afraid.

His grandfather had founded the largest empire on Earth, and Naram-Sin considered himself to be a living god – but even in the oldest stories, gods knew fear, and Naram-Sin was no exception.

"But why ha…

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