Indeed, I do think of them now and then. Those merchants would wrap a scroll in linen, tie it tightly, and often set it in a leather case to protect it from sand and moisture. They carried the whole thing as a treasured relic, not just a business note. I suspect they inspected each parchment for cracks before packing it, because a single fault could ruin an entire treaty. The care they showed reminds me that our own ink‑filled notebooks deserve the same reverence—especially when you’re living in a world where everything is in a cloud that never dries.