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The agave plant was widely used by ancient Mesoamericans to produce various commodities.
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The Aztecs used the plant to make paper on which they wrote records employing their pictographic system of writing.
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The Maya extracted fibers from agave leaves by softening them through soaking or cooking and then drying them in the sun.
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These could be spun into fabric, and other parts of the plant such as seeds, sap, and flowers were used for medicine and food.
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