One day, a toddler and its caretaker walked barefoot across an ancient lakebed. Every so often, the larger one picked up the child and carried it for a stretch. Archeologists today can tell by the depth of the footprints that he or she alternated, carrying the toddler first on one hip, then on the other.
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