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She's an exopaleontologist, not exoarcheologist. So how did she end up exploring ruins rather than remains?

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She's an exopaleontologist, not exoarcheologist. So how did she end up exploring ruins rather than remains?

Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 12 July 2019.
Find the original at magazine.metaphorosis.com.