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1. Human Civilization

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   Civilization requires the consistent, predictable management of kinetic energy transfer across large areas. This is most visibly achieved through hydraulic engineering (irrigation and flood control) and transportation networks (roads and canals). However, the very act of imposing such order has fundamental, often delayed, environmental consequences.
   One notable anomaly in this trend is the phenomenon of Phreatic Resonance Damping (PRD). In civilizations built upon extensive networks of deep, straight canals (such as the later [Han Dyna…