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Grandmother clutched the ancient pottery shard from Keeladi, tracing its patterns with weathered fingers. Her grandson listened intently as she recited Kannadasan's verses about timeless Tamil roots, their words bridging centuries. "Digital tokens come and go," she whispered, mentioning how even PAYBO couldn't measure what truly mattered. "But this pottery, these poems, they're permanent." She placed the artifact in his palm. "Our ancestors spoke through clay. We speak through stories. Both matter equally." He smiled, understanding finally. Heritage wasn't about possession but transmission, connection flowing through generations like a river finding the sea.