Year -9999: Ancient civilizations still exist.

Year 0: First human civilization collapses. The world is a barren wasteland.

Year 1: Humans discover fire. It's a game-changer.

Year 5: Humans develop language. It's a real thing now.

Year 10: Humans invent writing. Because who needs spoken word, anyway?

Year 50: Humans build the Great Wall of Bureaucracy. Because who needs a Great Wall of China?

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