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It moved. It was a man, the primal man.
His eyes were made for him to defend himself.
His hands were made for him to defend himself.
His brain was made for him to defend himself.
Soon his guts were added for him to save himself.
He trembled, alone, between light and darkness.
Something fell like a barren fruit, something darted in the sun like a lizard before him.
His legs were made for him to escape, but new threats appeared.
He was so afraid, he found a woman.
She was like a hedgehog, like a chestnut.
She was an edible being, but man needed her.
The two were unique, reborn from the earth and fated for love or destruction.