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Brian Eno: Hi. I'm music's Brian Eno, co-founder of the Long Now Foundation.
[[Brian Eno is on a stage.]]
Brian Eno: As part of our mission to promote long-term thinking, we've asked experts to help us assemble a collection of books from which civilization can be rebuilt if it ever collapses.
[[Brian Eno holds up a list.]]
Brian Eno: Today, we're sharing the results--the first ever
Manual for Civilization
.
[[Brian Eno begins to read, until he is interrupted by a voice from off-panel.]]
Brian Eno: *Ahem*
Animorphs #1: The Invasion
Brian Eno:
Animorphs #2: The Visitor
Brian Eno:
Animorphs #3: The Encounter
Voice: ... Are they
all
Animorphs books?
Brian Eno: No! There's also
Megamorphs
and
The Andalite Chronicles.
{{Title text: We will have an entire wing of the library devoted to copies of book #26, because ohmygod it's the one where Jake and Cassie finally KISS!!!}}
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