These are from the writer’s conference of life the universe and everything. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

• Don’t need to include science detail if it isn’t important to the story.
• Inca Empire: had great roads. Would have great runners. Two days to go from one end of the empire to the other.
• Culture is driven by resources like Greek armor. Linen glued together
• Things like roads are made for the military but merchants take them over.
• Many empires borrowed technology from other empires.
• Where roads were built merchants follows.
• Interstate roads are faster than neighborhood streets and culture centers populate at the exits of the interstate.
• A bullet train gives people who live 200 miles away from the city the chance to commute in and there is more of a merger between cultures in the city.
• In order to write you have to read.

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