Excerpt A (from *The River's Whisper*): "The broken bridge stretched across the silent water, its splintered beams a reminder of the armies that once marched here, now reduced to rust and memory."

Excerpt B (from *The Silent City*): "Statues that once towered over the plaza now lie cracked, their faces eroded by wind, as the city's stories fade into the dust."

Based on these two excerpts, identify the overarching theme that is explored in both works.

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Excerpt A (from *The River's Whisper*): "The broken bridge stretched across the silent water, its splintered beams a reminder of the armies that once marched here, now reduced to rust and memory."

Excerpt B (from *The Silent City*): "Statues that once towered over the plaza now lie cracked, their faces eroded by wind, as the city's stories fade into the dust."

Based on these two excerpts, identify the overarching theme that is explored in both works.

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The transience (impermanence) of human achievement / civilization

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