Atlantis always bothered me as well. Bet explanation I can make is that only the royal family has true immortality, and the rest of the people just have lesser longevity. Even with a lifespan of centuries, you'll lose stuff in 8800 years. As for the reading, it may be that that literature was restricted to the highest classes, and they were all wiped out in the flood, except for Kida, who was too young to read at the time, and the king, who being blind was unable to teach anyone. Of course, even with this, they should have been able to figure it out in that amount of time.
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Date: 2013-02-11 11:11 pm (UTC)Of course, even with this, they should have been able to figure it out in that amount of time.