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title = "Custodial chronicles"
glassblower = ["dusanbarok.md"]
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During times of destruction, custodians sought to preserve remnants of the previous digital era. One of the most treasured memories was UbuWeb, a thriving cultural repository in cyberspace, celebrated for its avant-garde collection and its embrace of simplicity. Amidst the chaos, they worked hard to capture the riches of UbuWeb before it disappeared. Custodians, inspired by the avant-garde spirit of UbuWeb, fashioned rough replicas of its digital archive using whatever materials they could find. These makeshift representations served as poignant reminders of a world once teeming with life and creativity.

But even as they worked, the specter of scarcity loomed, reminding them that everything is temporary. In the waning days of modern technology, the custodians resorted to antiquated methods of preservation. Makeshift cameras were used to capture images of UbuWeb's digital collection, preserving them on fragile microfilm for future generations. With urgency, they gathered around flickering screens, printing pages from the archive to preserve its contents. Each sheet of paper bore the imprint of digital knowledge and became a cherished artifact in a world ravaged by uncertainty.

In the quiet corners of makeshift libraries, scribes meticulously transcribed the contents of UbuWeb onto parchment, their quills scratching out the words with painstaking precision. Each stroke of the pen and carefully rendered word has become a lifeline to a world on the brink of oblivion. Meanwhile, storytellers shared tales of UbuWeb's diverse collection, passing on oral histories and fragmented recollections to eager listeners. Through whispered accounts and nostalgic reminiscences, they kept alive the spirit of a bygone era, ensuring that its legacy would endure.

Among the remains of civilization, UbuWeb's artifacts surfaced like treasures discovered from the sands of time. Faded film rolls, worn volumes, dog-eared zines, and blurred memories bear witness to a world that once thrived in the digital realm, now relegated to the annals of history. And yet, the fragments coalesced to form a mosaic of images, sounds, and words, a vibrant tapestry of human expression that transcended the boundaries of time and space. Through a patchwork of vague recollections and half-forgotten dreams, custodians paid homage to a digital archive that existed in a not so distant past, ensuring that its memory would live on in the hearts and minds of future generations.
