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,kids' ,w+ _/ ,r#1d+ %elf _/ ,>m#5ia ,r#
1d+ at yr level `* ,place ,>m#5ia ,a gr{
n-up r#1ds y ! %ort text#2 ! l;g} "o y r
#1d yrf#4 '\xd#83c''\xdf#31' ,r#1d to me
 "<#d,-#f"> '\xd#83e''\xdded' ,i r#1d x 
myf "<#g,-#i"> ,>m#5ia is a m.ta#9|s l& 
#2t ! ,black ,sea & ! ,caspian ,sea ) an
 old ,*ri/ian civiliza;n#4 ,x met ! ,>ab
s "? trade & !n lay on ! bord} ( ! ,isla
mic /ate ) ,rome's l&s#1 & _m peoples & 
rul}s came | ( x #9to ,muslim hi/ory#4 ,
>m#5ia is a l& #9 ! s|!rn ,caucasus #2t 
! ,black & ,caspian s#1s#2 xs m.ta#9s ma
de xs place z a bord}l& #2t empires#3 ,p
}sian & ,roman f/#1 !n ,islamic & ,byzan
t#9e#4 ,x #0 am;g ! f/ k+doms to adopt ,
*ri/ian;y (ficially #9 ! f|r? c#5tury#1 
& xs hi/ory mixes local dyna/ies ) ,p}si
an & ,roman rule#4 ,! ,muslims #3qu}$ x 
#9 ! f/ ,islamic c#5tury )#9 ! ,caucasus
 #3que/s#1 & x #2came ! prov#9ce ',>m#9i
ya' cov}+ "ps ( ! ,caucasus#1 #9clud+ ! 
,khaz>s & ,az}baijan#4 ,f x came su#3ess
ive rul}s ",- ,bagratids#1 ,seljuks#1 ,>
m#5ians#1 ,>abs#1 ,m;gols & ,ottomans ",
- & am;g xs cities ,tbilisi#1 ,dv#9 & ,a
ni#4 ,~! l#9ks l#1ve ! kids' w+ = ! big 
museum '\xd#83d''\xdeaa' ,! full text #9
 ! big museum ,/orytell}s "<#aj,-#ab"> r
#1d ! ,explor}s text#1 !n cross to ! ,s*
ol>s text#4 ,= gr{n-ups ,! level$ texts 
>e writt#5 f ! same record #9 ! big muse
um at ?ree levels & foll{ ! kids' #3t#5t
 rules#2 ! ,s*ol>s level does n appe> "h
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