It has always fallen to the shoulders of men to create order. To defeat chaos in a battle of wills and plant their flags on one spot. Their home. Within that home, a fire is built, and its light stretches out across the encampment creating a perimeter, a circle of trust—a haven for those who belong to the tribe.

Within the confines of the perimeter where the tribe gathers around the fire, stories are told. And from those stories, a culture, a creed, a way of life is established.

The duty of man is to guard the perimeter.

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