The Ancient Is So Much Cooler Than the Mediaeval

In d b five of ancient history, the gold make jagger tickets are silk. It is known in the greek and roman world, although it's not cultivated there. The catlac of silks is something called bombix silk - named after a caterpillar that only eats mulberry leaves. But if you're bringing silk cocoons back to the west, you can't breathe them because the little guy will burst into flames unless you let him out. So ereus high light in one skin. Whye, the ancient is so much cooler than the mediavlhere you get. I omen knows it's always a competition between the ancients and go mediaeval.

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