A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is…

A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. The Encyclopedia takes the account from the press of the day and from the returns of the offices concerned.^[1]

Those concerned

• The Crown v. M. B. (prosecution)
• The Ministry of Chronology (actor)
• Martin Brenn (questioned)
• Berging (location)

Place

Berging (town), The Osmoor.

Grand Chancellor at the time: Thomas Fenn. The Grand Chancellor of the day is given for reference; the Chancellery's roll fixes the dates.

Background

• 7 July 1996: A gravestone at Weinwick is found to bear a year that does not exist. The stone is replaced at the Ministry's expense.
• 25 January 1994: A priest at Brennholt takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred.
• 15 February 1991: A licensed printer at Lindenmar surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents.
• 20 January 1989: A gravestone at Sudfurt is found to bear a year that does not exist. The stone is replaced at the Ministry's expense.
• 16 November 1987: A ledger with fourteen months of entries is found in the cellar of a Reedtal counting house. The counting house is closed for a week.

The same year at Berging

• 9 October 1999: Electric light is switched on in the market square at Berging.
• 6 November 1999: Piped water reaches Salt Way, Berging. The old pump is retained by public request.
• 19 November 1999: Kirbruch & Sons, Printers is acquired by Lodde Import.
• 7 April 1999: The road between Berging and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
• 18 March 1999: Berging marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Printer Way.
• 31 January 1999: Gas lighting is installed in Printer Way, Berging. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

Aftermath

• 19 December 1999: A licensed printer at Grauburg surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Among those questioned is a T. Wendl.
• 8 June 2000: The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. M. B.: 3 months.
• 2 October 2000: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Vellhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned.
• 7 August 2002: A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Vellmar bookbinder's stock. It is seized.
• 14 September 2005: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauholt by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Among those questioned is a K. Wendl.
• 8 October 2005: A clock face at Weinwick is found to carry an unlicensed year on its calendar dial. The clockmaker's licence is revoked.
• 5 April 2006: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Hollhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned.
• 18 July 2009: A licensed printer at Weinwick surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents.

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