「無價值的記憶消融在時間中,有如雨中…淚水……」
——收集自憶員羅伊•漢普頓被處刑前,琥珀2053紀
在搜集並貯存宇宙記憶的「流光憶庭」中,藏匿着一群行止頗為極端的憶者——與珍視一切存在痕跡的同僚們不同,他們認為世間記憶有高低優劣之分,而「浮黎」所創造的淨土純潔寶貴,其空間絕不應被毫無價值的記憶所填占。
「焚化工」們自認背負着為星神篩洗記憶的義務。他們偷取憶者們搜集的庫存,並將竊來的記憶劃分三六九等。有價值的內容被悄然奉還,偽裝成無事發生;而被擅自標記為糟粕的記憶則被徹底銷毀遺棄,再無蹤跡可尋。
「焚化工」聲稱其所作所為是在清除垃圾,最終目的是減輕「浮黎」的負擔,為祂編織記憶淨土的偉大工程做出些微貢獻。但「流光憶庭」對之嗤之以鼻,因為宇宙間的點滴碎片皆有其留存的意義,凡人無權裁定記憶的價值。
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.