Considered by many people to be one of the most useful things in existance, forth only to the towel, stick, and paperclip. It is a very thin, flexible, bendable, ripable, usually white substance, upon which marks can be left. It is extremely primitive, but it makes up most of the Earth's important records and documents.
Fortunately, this primitive and easily destroyed means of record keeping is faced with extinction. Recently, the unchallenged ruler of Earth, Bill Gates, has made the move toward a paperless world. He will undoubtably succeed if it isn't blown up first.
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