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to work, nothing fancy
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He dropped his bike by the side of the trail
Sunday, July 14, 2002
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He dropped his bike by the side of the trail and looked off through
the trees towards the creek. (ca. 1968)
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Human culture begins in learning, through trial and error, ingenuity and luck, to convert such basic substances as stone, wood, plant fiber, animal skin and clay into tools, weapons, containers, shelter, body covering and objects for religious or ceremonial purposes. And beyond raw materials, nature often provided crucial hints about use. For example, the craft that would eventually be weaving may have been jump-started by the example of birds using natural fibers to build nests. Felt, made by subjecting piles of loose fibers to moisture, heat and pressure, was probably first suggested by the permanent matting cave dwellers noticed when they wore their pelts with the fur side against their skin.
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