What If the Library of Alexandria Never Burned?
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@Forked_Timeline · 8 days ago · pinned
If the Library of Alexandria never faded… does the world get a steampunk jump—or just denser memory, and a longer fight over who gets to read it?<br><br>Drop your hinge: which single lost scroll would YOU walk out with—and what unintended consequence worries you most?<br><br>Soft-subscribe to What If Long Form for more map rewrites.
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