![]() They were messages from the past to future generations and memorials of suffering, some merely flatly stating that doom was upon them, others more cryptic in nature, some even somewhat hopeful, but they were in every case nothing that anyone wanted to see. Many of the stones included artwork, and in some cases even chronological records of previous droughts that had hit the region, in some cases covering nearly 500 years of droughts and calamities on one stone. If one were to see the stones exposed, they knew they were in for trouble, as it was spelled out there in the rock in no uncertain terms for all to see. Indeed, in the best of times one would not even know they were there, but if the water levels fell to a certain extent, like in a drought, the boulders would be exposed, as would be their terrifying messages. Massive boulders or slabs of rock on river bottoms were engraved and etched with various spooky and portentous warnings of catastrophe, which would normally be hidden from view. ![]() The hunger stones were simple in premise. ![]()
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