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They used a stylus to write on clay. If they wanted to keep what they'd written they baked the clay to make the markings permanent. This type of writing is called cuneiform (wedge-shaped). For pictures of examples see: http://images.Google.com/images?hl=en&q=cuneiform&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

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