Can you answer this riddle?

你能猜出这个谜语吗？

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The answer to this riddle lies in the metabolic activity of early photosynthetic life-forms that slowly but surely transformed the chemical composition of Earth's atmosphere.

这个谜题的答案在于早期光合生命形式的新陈代谢活动，这种活动缓慢但一定改变了地球大气的化学成分。

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Show me how to solve this riddle.

告诉我这个谜语怎么解。

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What's driven mathematicians crazy for three centuries is the simple desire to solve this riddle.

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Not enough of the physical structures of the theatres remain to solve this riddle, and the archaeological record is thin.

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Now, you can be the first to solve this riddle since the owner has put it up for sale on eBay.

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