Day 276:<\/p>\n
Well, I ran out of paper, which definitely puts a crimp on the map production.<\/p>\n
And I ran out of paper because I ran out of paper supplies.<\/p>\n
I spent the day today harvesting the bamboo or cane or whatever it is down by the waterfront, then boiling the hell out of it.<\/p>\n
(It’s kind of sugary, and now I’m trying to figure out if I can make sugar crystals out of the water.)<\/p>\n
Once the fibers are suitably boiled, they unroll almost like a scroll anyway, and that means I can lay them out and press them and turn them into really low-quality paper.<\/p>\n
At least the boiling I can do outside, so I’m not covered in both soot and sugar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 276: Well, I ran out of paper, which definitely puts a crimp on the map production. And I ran out of paper because I ran out of paper supplies. I spent the day today harvesting the bamboo or cane or whatever it is down by the waterfront, then boiling the hell out of it. … <\/p>\n