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1. Incorruptible Guardian

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   Biological Analogues (The Lichen Hypothesis)
   Certain fringe biological theorists have proposed that extreme extremophiles, particularly certain species of crustose lichen found near deep-sea hydrothermal vents (e.g., Lichen vigilans), function as natural Incorruptible Guardians for geological records. The rationale is that their metabolic rate is so low, approaching Plank Time in certain theoretical calculations, that their structural integrity effectively preserves the substrate they colonize across geological timescales.
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