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Handicapping the race for historyColumbus gets the ball rolling
Chapter 6
xSpain started from ySpain,
2Which was an advantage,
3zBecause it was fairly close to the new world that was about to be discovered.
4The Spanish had other advantages too,
5aLike knowing how to build a lot of ships,
6And having a lot of their own Explorers,
7Called bconquistadors,
8Who were absolutely the best at helping themselves to everything they found,
9Though not quite as good at finding it in the first place.
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