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  "thread": {
    "id": 6540,
    "subject": "Short Story 61*: Civis Laputus Sum",
    "messages": 2,
    "voices": 2,
    "first": "2014-04-30T22:06:02+00:00",
    "last": "2014-05-01T00:22:21+00:00"
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    {
      "message_id": "<CA+WO8_5=kQujUWCz8gHKA_gJC8-9=BKUvnqAPb=+1_2tbs=fcQ@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Tony Ellis",
        "address": "tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com"
      },
      "date": "2014-04-30T22:06:02+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Short Story 61*: Civis Laputus Sum",
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          "text": "Marc Aramini wrote:\nThere is an odd statement Jeremy makes, saying his murder will be ?the\nfirst time in five thousand years one of us has taken the life of one of\nthem."
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          "text": "3000BC is the rough date that is often given to the expression 'the\nbeginning of recorded history', so perhaps that was what he meant. But\n*why* is that date given? Because it's roughly when writing appeared,\nhence 'recorded' history. So I think Jeremy means that people like him\n- the scribes, the scholars - have been the victims for as long as\ntheir class has existed."
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      "message_id": "<CAF1072yEvL4o2auTz7cFi2zhgQ=sr67jaJ09Kzn+SLfrNEafbQ@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Marc Aramini",
        "address": "marcaramini at gmail.com"
      },
      "date": "2014-05-01T00:22:21+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Short Story 61*: Civis Laputus Sum",
      "in_reply_to": "<CA+WO8_5=kQujUWCz8gHKA_gJC8-9=BKUvnqAPb=+1_2tbs=fcQ@mail.gmail.com>",
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          "text": "Seems right to me!  Thanks Tony.  Though Jeremy should strive for more\naccuracy; history is written by the winners!!!"
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          "text": "On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Tony Ellis <tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com>wrote:\n\n\n3000BC is the rough date that is often given to the expression 'the\nbeginning of recorded history', so perhaps that was what he meant. But\n*why* is that date given? Because it's roughly when writing appeared,\nhence 'recorded' history. So I think Jeremy means that people like him\n- the scribes, the scholars - have been the victims for as long as\ntheir class has existed.\n_______________________________________________"
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