I was surprised to find out that paper was invented in China.
Really? That's surprising. They did invent gun power too. When was that?
I think it may have been about 1000 years ago. 
Didn't England have parchment? Does that count as paper?
I guess you could say that was paper as well. Although it was made differently. 
I wonder what kind of wood they used. It would be interesting if it were bamboo.
I don't think Bamboo is used for paper, but it is used for textiles. 
I should look into it. I think bamboo is used for a lot of things. It wouldn't surprise me.
Bamboo textile
A bamboo textile is cloth, yarn, or clothing that is made from bamboo fibres. While historically used only for structural elements, such as bustles and the ribs of corsets, in recent years, different technologies have been developed that allow bamboo fibre to be used for a wide range of textile and fashion applications. Bamboo yarn can also be blended with other textile fibres such as hemp or spandex. Bamboo is an alternative to plastic, but is renewable and can be replenished at a fast rate. 
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creating is embedded with many of the concerns that I have. [...] I'm trying to say I’ve invented this world that I think is really cool and I have these really big stories to tell in it and one of the ways that I find to make that interesting is to think about it politically. If you want to do that too, that's fantastic. But if not, isn't this a cool monster?
Politics.
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