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Millers in medieval times were often stereotyped as rogues and thieves. Two vivid descriptions of contemporary medieval millers appear in The Canterbury Tales[1] by Geoffrey Chaucer[2], which captures the essence of medieval society in an Easter pilgrimage procession to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves, as they walked, the pilgrims played music and recounted stories and…