Nate Cull
Bad idea:
A physical Ctrl-F mechanism for paper books
I'm thinking wind-up clockwork and photocells, maybe
OR: maybe trained hamsters wired together with electric eels?
Would depend on whether preferring dieselpunk or biopunk aesthetics. Perhaps ship with both, and have a user-configurable selectable option.
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