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Contents : a writing timeline -- hot off the press -- introduction -- why do we need writing, anyway -- who first decided to write -- how do you get from a to b -- hey! what happened to the letters -- who knows their ABC -- what happened to those quill pens -- can you get by without writing -- can writing mean more than words -- is the pen mightier than the sword -- can we always read what's in front of us -- can people write without words -- what's in store for the future -- glossary -- index -- the changing sound of language -- top five written words : in length -- did you know.