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Summary

The text discusses the tendency of humans to admire grand achievements—such as ancient Egyptian pyramids, museums, warships, and large factories—while overlooking the human cost involved in their creation. It notes that the construction of these magnificent and colossal pyramids required countless slaves to sacrifice their lives. Similarly, people become captivated by modern marvels like exhibition halls, museums, military ships, and electric factories, but forget the price paid for these advancements. The text argues that as long as these things are produced not by slaves but by free human beings, we should not take pride in them. This reflection is attributed to Leo Tolstoy. The extracted text also contains fragmented and garbled characters, likely due to OCR errors, but the core message remains clear: a critique of civilization's pride in its material achievements without acknowledging the suffering and exploitation that often underpin them. The text appears to be from a publication dated October 2009, with a reference to another date in October 2005, possibly indicating a reprinted or referenced article. The overall theme is a moral and philosophical warning against valuing material progress over human life and dignity.