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Since the cavemen began marking walls with pictures that told stories, humans have looked for ways of communicating with others through the written word. Early people painted pictures on walls, chiseled marks into stone, pressed a stylus into clay, and used reeds on papyrus. Modern instruments for writing include chalk, graphite, paint, wax, crayons, pencils, and various types of pens

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(2007). Writing Instruments. In: Forensic Document Examination. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-301-1_21

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