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Best Friends Forever
Anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians generally denote the end of the first phase of the era with the funeral of Colin Wheeler.
—Accel Educational Framework. Topic: Ancient History. Module: The BrainTrust Era. Author: Dark Alpha 389
The casket was of normal size and shape. Simple unadorned mahogany, no one not of the BrainTrust would realize it was quite special. Wood did not grow on the ships, so anything made of it had to be important enough to be imported.
The poles running down the sides of the casket for the pallbearers were obviously unique. Across the world, diverse people, some powerful, some wealthy, some simply old dear friends, had requested the opportunity to help carry the remains, so the poles extended far to the front and far to the rea
