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   Material Substrates and Epistemology
   The substrate upon which text is manifested profoundly affects its perceived authority. Historically, the transition from ephemeral media (such as wax tablets or papyrus scrolls) to durable media (like vellum or stone) correlated with shifts in socio-political power structures [2]. The enduring nature of inscribed text often implies immutable truth; whereas highly volatile or rapidly produced t…