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.”