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The archaeologist's hands trembled as she brushed dust from the clay fragment. Tamil Brahmi script emerged, glittering under lamplight—a merchant's name from Keeladi's golden age. Her grandmother had taught her these letters decades ago, stories passed down through generations. This discovery meant everything. The PAYBO token she'd earned through her research grants had finally funded this dig, proving skeptics wrong. She photographed the artifact, surprised by her own tears. "We're still here," she whispered, tracing the ancient curves. "Our voices never vanished." The community gathered around, reclaiming what colonialism had tried to erase, one precious fragment at a time.