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

A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauburg by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. The matter came before the Court of Chronological Offences, whose ruling is in the Law Reports.^[1]

Those concerned

• The Crown v. L. G. (prosecution)
• The Ministry of Chronology (actor)
• Lena Gackmann (questioned)
• Grauburg (location)

Place

Grauburg (town), Kesselhöh.

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

Background

• 11 August 2020: A licensed printer at Weinau 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 November 2019: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Dammsee by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl.
• 10 December 2018: A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl.
• 23 October 2017: Pamphlets are found on the pews of the Hollhausen church. They contain a single number and the words 'ask your grandmother'.
• 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.

The same year at Grauburg

• 20 November 2022: The harvest at Grauburg is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
• 26 November 2022: The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
• 29 November 2022: A cart overturns in Salt Row, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital.
• 29 October 2022: A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 22 arrests.
• 1 August 2022: The road between Grauburg and Dammsee is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
• 30 July 2022: Piped water reaches High Walk, Grauburg. The old pump is retained by public request.
• 18 June 2022: The harvest at Grauburg is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
• 25 May 2022: A new school opens at Grauburg with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

Aftermath

• 25 February 2023: The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. L. G.: fined and the item sealed.
• 5 July 2024: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Wasserdorf by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged.
• 9 December 2025: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Weinau market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl.

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