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Children of Fire: Martin

The pinnacle of those achievements was translating the Bible into German vernacular - a deed that gave millions access to the sacred texts, thus ending their dependence on the official Church's interpretations.

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Children of Fire: Elizabeth

Unless steeped in Christian culture, one can hardly imagine just how revered, not to say "worshipped", the former mistress of the Wartburg castle is throughout Europe

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Children of Fire - Honore

In his case, the fire within created a scientist of humanity, not a revolutionary reformer like a certain German monk who had lived more than 300 years earlier

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The Great Harmony

If there is a, so-to-say, common pool of happiness everyone can draw from and is entitled to a fair share of, providing that share is tantamount to preserving harmony in the community as a whole

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Key #42: Cinderellas

Japan might be among those few who've taken it at least one step farther by finding (and, in fact, creating) uniqueness in something incorrectly perceived as trite and uninspiring

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Key #41: Fora

The park whose name simply means "Upper Field" is, in fact, a microcosm of Japan as a whole - everything the country is famous for or simply associated with can be found there.

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Key #40: Wizardry

The studio in question must be one of very few places not only in Japan but throughout the world where visitors are invited to literally relive and experience the book

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Key #39: Through The Looking Glass

TeamLab Planets helps its guests to void their minds and fill the void with sensual experiences. Every nook and cranny of the place, every square millimeter of the interactive exhibition helps to enhance and sharpen the senses

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Key #38: Odaiba - Part II, Back to the Future

While "exclusivity" and "quantity" fail to shed the light on that in-heaven-made-marriage between Japan and technology, two other words might be more successful in doing so.