A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauholt by…

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. The matter came before the Court of Chronological Offences, whose ruling is in the Law Reports.^[1]

Those concerned

• The Crown v. K. W. (prosecution)
• The Ministry of Chronology (actor)
• Karin Wendl (questioned)
• Grauholt (location)

Place

Grauholt (town), The Sudmark.

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

• 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.
• 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.

The same year at Grauholt

• 14 September 2005: A new wing opens at the Grauholt hospital, with 70 beds.
• 5 August 2005: The telegraph reaches Grauholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
• 2 August 2005: Ferer Brewery is founded at Grauholt by Maria Ferer.
• 6 November 2005: The sawmill at Grauholt burns through the night. 52 men are out of work.
• 6 May 2005: The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Grauholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
• 4 May 2005: A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Well Square.
• 14 March 2005: Workers at the sawmill in Grauholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.

Aftermath

• 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.
• 29 December 2006: The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. K. W.: fined and the item sealed.
• 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.
• 18 February 2016: 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 P. Wendl.

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