A docent at the Museum of Forbidden Technologies gave a tour:


    “Here’s Daryl Schmidt who developed a ‘time machine,’ only capable of advancing forward, not in reverse. In fact, whether there’s really time travel is heavily debated. It encases ‘the traveler’ in a state of suspended animation, inside an invisible, perpetual, impenetrable shell.”


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    The docent played a recording:


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    “Fire it up!” said Daryl to the AI.


    But, Daryl. What if …


    “I’m not worried! Reanimate me in 100 years.”


    Yes, sir.


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    “Unfortunately, right afterward came the devastating EMP wars. So, if you’re wondering, no, that’s not a replica of him.”