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The Chronicle of Akakor
civilization has senselessly wasted the earthly capital over the last forty years. Many animal species have
been exterminated for profit, many plants have vanished, mineral resources are almost exhausted, the
atmosphere is saturated with poisons. Mankind lives with "two hearts" entangled in a thousand
dependencies. This division of the minds can be observed everywhere. Statesmen who consider themselves
realists believe that existing military power demands peace if their nations are to have a future. Industrialists
are still calculating on the bases of human material, productive output, and markets. Scientists act for their
personal benefit. "If mankind does not succeed in developing a viable universal system from today’s
fragmented world," states the Club of Rome, "all future projects beyond the next fifty years are of academic
interest only."

The Chronicle of Akakor does not know anything of mankind’s salvation. In a circle that closes in 1981, the
history of the world comes to an end in the "third Great Catastrophe." This will usher in a new era in which
men, animals, and plants will live peacefully together following the laws of nature, the bequest of the
Ancient Fathers.

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