Genesis

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the volcano rises again,
building a new Thera to destroy.

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This shattered island
remain a mounment

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not to the wrathful power
of Minoan gods

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but to the power
of Earth's tectonic forces

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over the course
of human history.

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A third tectonic process occurs

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when continent collides
with continent

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Neither of these great plates
is driven to destruction

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in the heavier,
underlying mantle.

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insteadm they override
and compress with titanic force

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pleating huge rock strata
into accordion folds

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heaving them up

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driving enormous mountains
into the sky.

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The Alps
are a young mountain range-

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only about 20 million years old.

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They were created when ltaly,
riding the African plate

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collided with Europe

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and punched these jagged peaks
into a younger daylight