This article is the fifth ( see the first , second , third and f ourth articles here) in a miniseries of six articles that will be posted over six days about civilization, fungus, and alcohol.
They found themselves, like any first creatures, lost. Without means, they were unable to survive by anything other than what was in the immediate surroundings. They ate what grew. They planted nothing. They never left home. There were many dire moments, until they found the animals. The first time would have been accidental. A young one caught an animal and rode it out somewhere, the way a storybook character might ride a boat down the river and out to sea.
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