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The Screlch Manuscript

The Screlch Manuscript

Thanks for asking—I majored in Screlch Manuscript Studies. That’s right, I wrote my thesis on the most famous undeciphered text in our planet’s history. We’re all familiar with the mysterious pages of seemingly made-up words, the images showing our species using technology far ahead of its time—obviously, no one had personal holoprojection eyestalk implants back in the {g$n+}th century—and even representations depicting swimming in water, although we all know our flippers will melt in anything other than soothing acid rain. My theory is—sure, no, I understand, you have other candidates to interview. Well, hope to hear from you!