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OFFICIAL ARCHIVE / UNOFFICIALLY QUESTIONABLE

A VERY LONG HISTORY OF BEING ALMOST HUMAN.

The record begins in a dark cave and continues every hundred years, whether history asked for it or not.

MYTH / BRAND ARCHIVE / NOT A TEXTBOOK

Namul Bear eating mugwort and wild garlic inside a surreal cave — 2360 BCE / THE CAVE HAD NO WINDOWS. THE MENU HAD TWO ITEMS.

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2360 BCE

THE CAVE HAD NO WINDOWS. THE MENU HAD TWO ITEMS.

In 2360 BCE, a bear entered a cave without seeing daylight and ate mugwort and wild garlic for 100 days. The bear became human and was called Ungnyeo. The appetite remained legally bear-shaped.

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2260 BCEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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2160 BCEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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2060 BCEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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1960 BCEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

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1860 BCEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. This is why Tuesdays still taste slightly earthy.

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1760 BCEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. This is why Tuesdays still taste slightly earthy.

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1660 BCEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. The minutes were approved by a suspicious fern.

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1560 BCEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. No one objected because the bell was made of spinach.

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1460 BCEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. Lunch was delayed by one dynasty.

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1360 BCEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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1260 BCEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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1160 BCEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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1060 BCEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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960 BCEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

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860 BCEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. This is why Tuesdays still taste slightly earthy.

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760 BCEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. The minutes were approved by a suspicious fern.

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660 BCEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. No one objected because the bell was made of spinach.

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560 BCEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. No one objected because the bell was made of spinach.

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460 BCEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. Lunch was delayed by one dynasty.

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360 BCEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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260 BCEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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160 BCEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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60 BCEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

Namul Bear operating an impossible historical archive among Korean mountains — THE ARCHIVE INVENTED THE TELEPHONE EARLY AND APOLOGIZED LATE.

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40 CEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

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140 CEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. This is why Tuesdays still taste slightly earthy.

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240 CEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. The minutes were approved by a suspicious fern.

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340 CEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. No one objected because the bell was made of spinach.

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440 CEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. Lunch was delayed by one dynasty.

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540 CEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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640 CEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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740 CEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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840 CEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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940 CEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

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1040 CEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. This is why Tuesdays still taste slightly earthy.

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1140 CEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. The minutes were approved by a suspicious fern.

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1240 CEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. The minutes were approved by a suspicious fern.

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1340 CEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. No one objected because the bell was made of spinach.

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1440 CEThe bear wore ceremonial socks to negotiate with a radish. Lunch was delayed by one dynasty.

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1540 CEA mountain asked for a receipt and received a weather forecast. Everyone went home carrying the wrong century.

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1640 CEThe bear opened a tiny office devoted entirely to leaf paperwork. The can was not ready, but its alibi was excellent.

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1740 CEA basket of namul was mailed to the moon without postage. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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1840 CEThe bear misplaced the cave door behind a royal kitchen. Humans misunderstood everything and called it progress.

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1940 CEThree greens formed a band and refused to play after soup. The mountain kept the original copy in a soup pot.

Namul Bear using an old computer on a mountain surrounded by tins — MOUNTAIN INTERNET WAS SLOW. THE BEAR WAS NOT.

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2026 CE

THE CAVE BECOMES A CAN.

In 2026, Namul Bear finally put Korean mountain greens into small metal rectangles and prepared them for the world. Humanity remains optional. Lunch does not.