1 The Epic of Gilgamesh
The History of Literature
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The Serpent in the Garden of Eden
Gilgamesh finds the plant of immortality. He has to swim to the bottom of the ocean to get it. Once he retrieves it, he resurfaces,. straggles his way back to shore, also sleep. And his serpent comes to take the plant away. Sorry, humanity. We almost had it. Enjoy your graves. I didn't think that a book 4000 years old would make me laugh out loud. It's a beautiful, miraculous book.
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