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1997 fantasy novel by Sara Douglass set in the kingdom of Ashdod

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Why was 2 not included in the 'incomposite' numbers in Threshold?

In Threshold, the titular pyramid claims the lives of people in a particular pattern. Tirzah asks Boaz about this: One day I heard two Magi briefly mention the numbers one, three, five, seven, ...
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Is Threshold an early Earth pyramid?

The final paragraph in Threshold is: "No. It has taken eight generations to build, and would take two or three to pull down. More would die in the process, and I do not think I could stand that. ...
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