「无价值的记忆消融在时间中,有如雨中…泪水……」
——收集自忆员罗伊•汉普顿被处刑前,琥珀2053纪
在搜集并贮存宇宙记忆的「流光忆庭」中,藏匿着一群行止颇为极端的忆者——与珍视一切存在痕迹的同僚们不同,他们认为世间记忆有高低优劣之分,而「浮黎」所创造的净土纯洁宝贵,其空间绝不应被毫无价值的记忆所填占。
「焚化工」们自认背负着为星神筛洗记忆的义务。他们偷取忆者们搜集的库存,并将窃来的记忆划分三六九等。有价值的内容被悄然奉还,伪装成无事发生;而被擅自标记为糟粕的记忆则被彻底销毁遗弃,再无踪迹可寻。
「焚化工」声称其所作所为是在清除垃圾,最终目的是减轻「浮黎」的负担,为祂编织记忆净土的伟大工程做出些微贡献。但「流光忆庭」对之嗤之以鼻,因为宇宙间的点滴碎片皆有其留存的意义,凡人无权裁定记忆的价值。
The Cremators — Remembrance
"Worthless memories dissolve in time, like tears in rain..."
— From the memories of Memokeeper Roy Hampton before execution, 2053 AE
In the Garden of Recollection where memories of the universe are sought and kept, hides a group of extreme Memokeepers who view the marks of existence differently. Instead of treasuring all that has taken place like their colleagues, they believe that there are different qualities and priorities of memories in the world, and that the pure land created by Fuli should not be taken up by worthless memories.
The Cremators believe that they bear the sacred duty of filtering memories for the Aeons. They steal the stored memories that Memokeepers have gathered and rank them in order of importance. The ones that they deem worthy are returned to the collection, whereas the ones arbitrarily deemed unworthy are completely destroyed, never to be found again.
The Cremators claim that they are cleaning out the garbage, all in hopes of relieving some of Fuli's burdens, and contributing to the glorious sacred grounds of Remembrance. However, the Garden of Recollection scoffed and saw no reason for their actions, for the smallest shard of memory in the universe holds just as great of importance as the grandest of feats. No mortal has the right to judge the value of any piece of memory.