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   From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Ian Goddard   
    writes:   
   []   
   >One factor affecting the longevity of the domestic system is that it   
   >could be combined with other trades such as farming.  In 1861 my   
   []   
   That's a very good point. As well as the logistics of the trade itself   
   (sourcing the wool, for example), I can see that it would be something   
   that could be done when other factors - primarily weather - prevented   
   anything else on the farm being done. (OK, bad weather probably also   
   includes dim light, but that may or may not affect weaving, depending on   
   what cloth is being made.)   
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   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
      
   Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes   
      
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