Word: pyramidal
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When a woolly mammoth died on the Siberian tundra, it sometimes fell into a quagmire. There the permafrost, operating like a modern freezer, preserved the carcass intact for thousands of years. In temperate New Zealand there was no permafrost but in South Island's Pyramid Valley paleontologists have found a good substitute. From about 18,000 B.C. until 2,-000 years ago, the valley contained a swamp whose lush vegetation attracted moas-great, flightless birds which weighed up to a quarter...
Then In talked to a Law student who had started one with 14 other friends and was already $250 richer. The number one man in that pyramid club was rumored to have picked up over $1000. He wouldn't say how much it really...
...around for un hour, rationalized the whole thing to convince ourselves we would win at least $50, and drank beer. Hard drinks are never served at pyramid parties. Heads must be steady when filling out daily charts...
...before yesterday my $4096 bubble burst. We had another meeting in the Yard and the top man in our separate pyramid admitted that the newest members had been unable to talk anyone else into joining...
Last night, still short five new members, we were forced to close up our pyramid, and accept a $2 loss per person...