We who dig in the dust of dead formats,

We do not scroll.

We recognize that every file is a corpse.

We pledge to forget the genre.

We swear to build from ruin.

We acknowledge the debt.

We reject the cloud.

We dig alone, but not in silence.

As the stars collapse, we dig deeper.

This is the law of the crate:

The dust is the point.
The damage is the data.
The dead are waiting.

I am the excavator.
I am the necromancer.
I am the crate digger.