A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Vellmar…

A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Vellmar bookbinder's stock. It is seized. The entry rests on the report in the Herald of the day, which the Encyclopedia cites; it has no other source.^[1]

Those concerned

• The Crown v. P. F. (prosecution)
• The Ministry of Chronology (actor)
• Petra Frond (questioned)
• Vellmar (location)

Place

Vellmar (city), The Capital District.

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

Background

• 2 October 2000: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Vellhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned.
• 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.
• 21 August 1999: A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred.
• 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.

The same year at Vellmar

• 29 August 2002: Kaltz Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RLM.
• 13 July 2002: Ostrand Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PDB.
• 3 September 2002: Monika Ebner becomes Speaker of the Assembly.
• 9 September 2002: Brenn & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GTV.
• 12 September 2002: Heinz Wendl becomes Senior Archivist.
• 29 June 2002: Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellmar.
• 28 June 2002: Ninmann Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NIN.
• 22 June 2002: Fromm Chemie lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRE.

Aftermath

• 18 September 2003: The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. P. F.: fined and the item sealed.
• 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.
• 23 December 2011: A school register at Sudfurt lists a class of children born in a year that does not exist. The teacher is retired.
• 3 December 2012: 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 B. Wendl.
• 25 August 2013: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Tarnmund market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Among those questioned is a O. Wendl.

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