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The accounts are published here once a year, line by line.

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Every fragment in English and in French, translated and proofread by people.
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Why it matters

An archive that answersto no one but its visitors.

Independent

No sponsor chooses which fragments enter, or how they are told.

No advertising

No ads, no tracking, no data sold. The archive is not a product.

Light for everyone

Built to be visited on an entry-level phone, where data is expensive.

Engraved in the archive · in order of arrival

The founding patrons

The plaque is still blank. The first names will be engraved here, only with their owners' consent.

Only names given with consent appear here. A patron can ask for their name to be removed at any time.

Keep the archiveopen to everyone.

Real costs,in the open.

Review by specialists

Translation

Rights to images and music