Dear Folks –
I figured “cloth” is something akin to Larry Niven’s full-body armour that Louis Wu wears in _Ringworld_.
No, we can’t build it now, but that’s probably a materials technology issue. ;-)
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David "Hyphen" Jaques-Watson ..at.. Beowulf Down (Tavonni/Vilis/SM 1520)
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