The inscription on the stone tablet has been rubbed away by the hands of countless tourists over the centuries.

石碑上的碑文经过几个世纪被无数游客的手磨光了。

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Those hands were shaping stone tools; tools that represent the first step on the great journey of shaping our world.

那些人手塑造出来的石器工具，那些代表着我们塑造世界伟大征程第一步的工具。

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So I made the ark out of acacia wood and chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I went up on the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.

于是我用皂荚木作了一柜，又凿出两块石版，和先前的一样，手里拿这两块版上山去了。

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And part of me was exploring the woods behind my childhood home in Connecticut, wondering at the stone walls I found there and the thrilling sense of communion with older histories and hands that they bestowed.

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