Cotocatchi, Ecuador –
The man paused to rest for a moment.
He had just reduced an agave petal to a set of threads.
And he had done this by setting it against a long board that he was holding against his body, and running a rock up and down the length of the petal.
And then, he was back in motion again, picking up another agave petal and starting again.
We had witnessed him doing this to several petals already, and he would continue for several more.
All to reduce the petals to the fibers trapped inside.
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