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Ancient CityThey named the city Babel.
'They' being the eggheads who argued for an hour before reaching their decision. Jules who was volun-told as the mediator for the discussion, had sat through staff meetings less boring. The suggestions ranged from the poetic, like Babel, to the overly romance-novelish Serengettica. Seriously? More like Bullshittica, Jules thought contemptuously. In the end, it was Luke who ended the argument with the best choice.
Babel. It was what Dr. Hall chose.
Jules agreed. Olivia and Dr. Nakamura chose the name Babel for their landing site even before the expedition set foot on the planet. It was biblically poetic. Babel was the first great city of man to be struck down by God and this city, with its overgrown grass and chambers filled with dust and cobw
