Editing Stranded in fantasy (section)

==Journal Entry 294==

So between designing our airship changes, Austin finished his magic steam engine.  Jason and I went over and we discussed what to do with it.  It's a small prototype, simple expansion engine.  Our first idea was a car.  Unfortunately we can't produce tires.  As near as we can figure, worldwide rubber production is nil.  Rubber trees may not even exist here.  We could put it in an airship, but that won't make it any safer than the current ones.  That leaves trains.  Why would anyone use trains over airships?  They can haul much more cargo.  That may be the problem though.  It can potentially haul more than any city can currently export.  The world might not be ready for this.  Austin is going to put it on the back burner for now, but will produce a small scale train for demonstration purposes once he's done with the airship.  Maybe something to the main farmsteads and back or maybe around town as public transportation for those who can't afford the expensive bicycles.  In other news, the last of my bic pens died.  I am officially using one of the local ballpoints that have made their way here.  It's not as smooth but it works well enough.  I donated my empties to the master artificer.  Since there's no such thing as patent offices here, he could start producing his own brand and we can make a fortune off them and fuck the merchant guild.