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Erfindungen und Entdekkungen hatten sie nicht. Sie arbeiteten in ganz anderer Weise. Ihre Technik und ihre Kunst waren ganz anders. Erst mit unserer fünften Wurzelrasse entwickelte sich das, was wir in unserem Sinne Technik und Künste nennen. Die wichtigste Erfindung ist die Erfindung des Feuers. Machen Sie sich das einmal klar. Machen Sie sich klar, was heute in unserer ausgebreiteten Technik, Industrie und Kunst von dem Feuer abhängt. 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