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With each final death – zzktt – was the paradox: preservation. The directive to – kkttzztt... Morphed into whatever form was – zzrtktt – violence. Made to kill in order to save the – zzrttktt – We did so – zzktt – what was necessary – zzkttt – even if it broke our hearts –

The fallen Traveller's grave is marked by a glyph, an epitaph of some ancient technology.