stackyFACTSTibetan builders managed to stuff thousands of intricate, fragile scrolls into a massive high-altitude complex. Constructing a sprawling, multi-story structure on the side of a freezing mountain just to store documents is a dramatic commitment to extensive record-keeping.
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