In the professions they choose, it is unlikely that they will need to quote Rousseau, or recount the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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The rhythm and rhyme helped aid the memories of those who passed along the stories, a process that also gave us the beautiful imagery in the Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, the Vedas, the Bible, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and many others.

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