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For over a millennia, mankind has written using the sharpened points of the flight-feathers of birds. The hollow channel inside the quill would pull up ink through capillary action, and scribes would scratch out their missives, memoranda, poetry and prose therewith. It was archaic, sloppy and pretty unpleasant if you were a bird. In the 19th century, the feather quill was replaced with the invention of the metal-tipped fountain pen and eventually the ball-point pen. These days, though, legible handwriting isn't the virtue it once was. People are typing their words into smartphones and computer keyboards, dictating to semi-intelligent agents that convert the spoken words to bits and bytes. It's sad, though - there's something very visceral about writing with quill and paper, but practicality must play a part. You're not likely to whip out an ostrich feather and an ink well on the cross-town bus. Not only will your neighbor not appreciate his nose getting tickled, but that last pothole crossing 5th avenue just turned his canvas All-Stars india black. Bad times. What you need is something that gives you the feel of writing with a quill without the mess, and that's what we've got for you. Bringing the quill into the 21st century, this hand-sculpted quill fits comfortably in your pocket, writes without ink, and won't smudge all over your hands or paper. Use it every day, and it won't wear out for the better part of a decade! Sure, you could go even older-school and write with c...