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		AnimalMuppet on June 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What if they gave an Industrial Revolution and nob... Yes, but at such a time you would not have a shortage of wood for fuel.

lazide on June 3, 2024 | [–]

Shortly after a contraction, if anything the forests would regrow.

Fueling the war machines a decade or so later, of course.

peoplefromibiza on June 3, 2024 | [–]

it actually happened

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_during_the_Rom...

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