civ et.: let's begin with poocrab. WHOA. WHOOOOOOAAAAAAAA.
civ et.: i've been on a bus for 2 hours, thinking the site was only 10 miles out of town. someone has lent me a bike. i will cross this bridge.
civ et.: from the looks of this arch, i'd guess i was in a siam city c. 1200 AD.
civ et.: definitely. i am in the right place.
civ et.: the thai archeology commission probably rebuilt this with tiny bricks, slapped some mud over the whole thing, and spilled coffee on it to make it look old.
civ et.: i've followed the road out into the jungle. i have no idea where i am. i am being chased by cattle.
civ et.: taken during a temporary abatement of bovine pursuit.
civ et.: these are the good bricks.
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civ et.: this is my favorite building, composed entirely of reasonless vertical elements. after this i follow the "trail" up a hill until it disappears. in a wooded clearing i hear the sound of rain. but it's not rain. it's a RIVER OF ANTS.
civ et.: PURE TERROR.
civ et.: i was up there with the stupa before the ants. the anttsssss....
civ et.: let me tell you how this elephant feels. it has to stand around all day in front of a big pile of food that it's not allowed to eat until you, the customer, purchases it and places it in its prehensile trunkflaps. this elephant thinks capitalism is reta
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civ et.: master, how do you want us to pay tribute after your death? with nothing?! ok let's take the two upside down bowl things and put a square pedestal on that and put a circle on that and then stick a pointy thing on that.
civ et.: how hard is it to not be buddhist? this dude gets party-pic'd with a naga.
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