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37: Keep left at the quarry
Lateral with Tom Scott
The Meaning of an Oral Language
In 1840s, a fingerprint or footprint would be sufficient. It wouldn't be sufficiently detailed. I feel like the key and the part of it being oral is that, you know, there's no written component. We know it wasn't just a regular signature,. It had to be something unique to the person that would indicate to them later that was also not written that they signed it or that they were there.
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