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a fortress against the world that accidentally invented beer, libraries, and the to-do list
booze cradleMonks perfected brewing, champagne, and Chartreuse liqueur
text saversMedieval monks copied books that civilization nearly lost
silence ruleSome orders speak only via invented sign language
time keepersTheir prayer hours shaped Europe's mechanical clocks
mount athosGreek peninsula bans all women, even hens, since 1045