In the second generation even these disjointed memories died out.
At first it is supposed that those who remained behind existed upon the grain in the warehouses, and what they could thresh by the flail from the crops left neglected in the fields.

But as the provisions in the warehouses were consumed or spoiled, they hunted the animals, lately tame and as yet but half wild.

As these grew less in number and difficult to overtake, they set to work again to till the ground, and cleared away small portions of the earth, encumbered already with brambles and thistles.

Some grew corn, and some took charge of sheep.
Thus, in time, places far apart from each other were settled, and towns were built; towns, indeed, we call them to distinguish them from the champaign, but they are not worthy of the name in comparison with the mighty cities of old time.
There are many that have not more than fifty houses in the enclosure, and perhaps no other station within a day's journey, and the largest are but villages, reckoning by antiquity.

For the most part they have their own government, or had till recently, and thus there grew up many provinces and kingdoms in the compass of what was originally but one.
Thus separated and divided, there came also to be many races where in the first place was one people.