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Like an archeologist but in reverse, seeking seeds of the future rather than remnants of the past / like an archeologist but in reverse, engineering artifacts or cultural features that eventually will make the present legible to far-future generations / like an archeologist but in reverse, placing curses on long-dead civilizations by smuggling sacred artifacts into their temples / like an archeologist but in reverse, attempting to destroy information about the past / like an archeologist's butt