Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle said "The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion." back in the year of 2008 during one of the annual Oracle convention for business decision-makers, called Oracle Openworld that takes place in September in San Francisco, New Delhi, São Paulo and Shanghai.
I would believe that the answer is Carved. This is because the people the author sees are erasing the "lies" that were written on their tombstones, and carving in the truth.
