Ah, I am reminded of the...what were they called?... perhaps griots? who were, in the tribes in Africa (specifically, as I recall, Gambia) the ones delegated to learn and remember, word for word, the entire tribal history of their respective tribes. This included every birth, death, movement, battle, etc, from their supposed beginnings, up to the present time. In addition, they could only relate the history by starting at the very beginning, and reciting verbatim all the way through, lest they were knocked off their rhythm, wherein they would have to begin again.
Either that, or I am confusing memories of Kunta Kinte's relatives in an episode of "Roots."
Either way, sounds good.<g>
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