{"id":2460,"date":"2026-03-20T12:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/endings-and-legacy-advanced-esl-lesson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:59:51","slug":"endings-and-legacy-advanced-esl-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahricteaches.com\/el\/endings-and-legacy-advanced-esl-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"\u03a4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03af &amp; \u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ac \u2014 \u039c\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 ESL \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 | \u0386\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 &amp; \u03a4\u03bf \u03a3\u03cd\u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd #8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How should a civilization face its end? 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