57 Keeper Rebecca

"Oh, grand! So this is the historian, eh? I'm afraid he is not very good looking, . Oh well, we better get started right away. We have soooooo much to do. There are records to keep, entries to make, cross references to check, timeliness to verify, and best of all, new information to gather. Move along. Move along."

I stood there staring at this new keeper with my mouth opened. I was so surprised to hear her say so many words in so little time because I thought keepers did not speak very much.

Keeper Melissa interrupted and said, "This is Rebecca. She is in charge of the central archives and you have been assigned to work with her during your stay here." Then, keeper Melissa just turned around and left us standing there.

"Oh, grand! Well, don't just stand there gawking. I understand that you are here to sort and archive historical information about the Earth and its human inhabitants. As you know, we have been tracking and recording information about this planet from the very beginning. But don't take it from me, just get on that terminal there and begin working. From time to time, I may need you to assist me with the record keeping and will also ask for your help. So long!"

56 Main Archive Vault

The main keeper archives are stored  under the mountain, fifteen levels down from the ground floor. I felt like asking keeper Melissa if there was any reason for placing the main archives so deep within the ground. But I knew better. She doesn't talk much and she definitely does not answer many questions.

As we left the elevator, keeper Melissa told me that I would be spending the rest of my assignment here in level fifteen. I would be assigned to assist another keeper named Rebbecca.

Looking around I saw a gigantic underground cave that extended as far as the eye could see. The entire cave was covered with what looked like giant stalagmites sticking out of the floor. There were dull yellow lights radiating from within the giant stalagmites. The yellow lights seemed to flicker deep inside the stone and made the stalagmites look like giant jewel crystals glowing in the dark cave.

Keeper Melissa saw me staring at the giant stalagmites and said, "They are called quantum memory cells. These memory cells you see here contain the entire history of the known universe."

I think I heard myself say, wow!