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    foundinallthereiortaresoftrade.eventoday

    ouraripahethreegoldenballs

    softheghtyhouseof

    thediarriedtheir

    daughterstothekingsoffrandwereburiedingraves

    ancaesar.

    thentherehegreatrivalofvenice,where

    thertsspecialisedintradehtunisinafrid

    thegraisoftheblacksea.thenthereorethan

    telargeandsosll,eachaperfect

    rfightingtheieighboursand

    rivalshtheundyinghatredofneighbourswhoaredepriving

    eachotheroftheirprofits.

    oheproductsoftheorientandafricahadbeen

    broughttothesedistributires,theystbeprepared

    forthevoyagetotheah.

    genoacarriedhergoodsbywhere

    theyothecitiesalongtherhone,hin

    tuservedastherketplacesofnortheande

    france.

    veniceusedthelandroutetonortheeurope.thisa

    roadledacrossthebrennerpass,theoldgatewayfor

    thebarbariansaly.pastinnsbruck,the

    rdisethereitdrifteddown

    therhiothenorthseaandengland,oritakento

    augsburgilyhbankers

    andnufacturersandlyby``shaving

    theinsen,lookedafter

    thefurtherdistributiontandleipzigandthe

    citiesofthebaltidtoheislandofgotland

    ertheneedsofthenorthebaltiddealt

    directlyrcial

    treofrussiaroyedbyivaerriblein

    theddleofthesixteeury.

    thelittlecitiesoofnortheeuropehad

    aingstoryoftheiroediaevalea

    greatdealoffish.thereanyfastdaysandthenpeople

    ittedtoeatat.forthosewholivedaway

    froheastandfroherivers,thisantadietofeggs

    oothingatall.butearlyihirteeuryadutch

    fishernhaddisveredahatit

    uldbetransportedtodistantpoints.theherringfisheries

    ofthenorthseatheaso

    tidurihirteeury,thisusefullittlefishfor

    reasonsofitsoovedfrohenorthseatothebaltid

    theakeney.allthe

    othebaltictocatchherringandasthatfish

    uldonlybecaughtdurihseachyeartherest

    ofthetiitspendsindeepiliesof

    littleherringstheshipsherest

    ofthetiuheyhadfoundanotheroccupation.they

    heocarrytheofnorthearalrussia

    tosoutheandeeurope.ouvoyage

    theybroughtspidsilksandcarpetsandorientalrugs

    froeniburgandbren.

    outofsuportant

    systefiionaltradethe

    nufacturingcitiesesaighty

    guildsfoughtpitchedbattleshthekingsoffrand

    englandaablishedalabourtyranely

    ruihtheeloyersaotherepublic

    ofnovgorodinnortherussia,ightycityuntil

    tsarivan,erts,tookthetownand

    killedsixtythousandpeopleihananthstiand

    reducedthesurvivorstobeggary.

    thattheyghtprotecttheelvesagainstpiratesand

    exertsofthe

    northfoundedaprotectiveleaguehe

    ``hansa.thehansa,sheadquartersinlubeck,

    orethanonehuies.

    theassoaintainedanavyofitsorolled

    theseasandfoughtaedthekingsofenglandand

    denrkheydaredtointerferehtherightsandthe

    privilegesoftheghtyhaicrts.

    iorespaeofthewonderful

    storiesofthisstrangerceharriedon

    aountainsandaidst

    sueagloriousadventure.

    butitesanditotbedonehere.

    besides,ihopethatihavetoldyouenoughabouttheddle

    agestokeyouoreintheexcellentbooks

    ofe.

    theddleages,asihavetriedtoshowyou,hadbeena

    periodofveryslohepeopleer

    believedthat``progressionof

    theeviloneandoughttobedisuraged,andastheyhap

    peooighty,itoenforce

    theirhepatientserfsandtheilliterateknights.

    hereandthereafeetisventuredforthinto

    theforbiddenregionofsce,buttheyfaredbadlyandwere

    nsideredluckyheyescapedhtheirlivesandajail

    senteyyears.

    ihandthirteeuriesthefloodof

    iionalrcesovereeuropeasthenile

    hadsacrossthevalleyofaegypt.itleftbehind

    afertilesedintofprosperity.prosperityantleisure

    hoursandtheseleisurehavebothnandena

    anuscriptsandtakeaiure

    andartandsic.

    thenohatdivinecuriosity

    anfroheranksofthoseother

    alsained

    du,aies,ofentihave

    toldyouinlastchapter,offeredasafesheltertothese

    bravepioneersain

    oftheestablishedorderofthings.

    theysettoheheir

    cloisteredandstudiouscells.afloodofsunlightehe

    dustyrooandshothebhered

    duringthelongperiodofsedarkness.

    theybegantohouse.heyedtheirgardens.

    thentheybling

    tohisisagoodworld.weare

    gladthat.

    atthatnt,theddleagescatoanendandanew

    worldbegan.

    therenaissance

    ...
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