Fragments
Recovered texts, damaged records, and incomplete accounts.
Some are firsthand. Others are copies of copies.
Recovered Note 003
The doors were sealed before dawn. No alarms sounded, but every instrument in the east wing went dark at once.
No one remembers issuing the order.
— Field Log, origin disputed
II — Routine Maintenance
Filters replaced according to schedule. Pressure normalized within acceptable variance.
No anomalies reported during the cycle.
At 03:17, the west gauge briefly registered a negative value before returning to baseline.
Technician on duty noted the fluctuation and continued the checklist as instructed.
— Maintenance Log, Section C
Fragment III — Inventory Note
Item count reconciled after third audit.
One discrepancy remains unaccounted for.
The missing object does not appear on any manifest, yet its absence is consistently noted.
Staff advised to stop referring to the gap as an error.
— Inventory Office, unsigned
Fragment IV — Field Report
The structure was not present on the initial survey.
It appeared between markers sometime after nightfall, fully formed and sealed.
No construction noise was reported.
No heat signature detected.
The door responded to the correct access phrase, though no record of the phrase exists.
— Expedition Notes, origin disputed
Fragment V — Personal Entry
I recognize the handwriting in these notes.
It matches mine in every detail.
However, I have no memory of writing them, and the dates precede my assignment by several months.
The final line ends mid-sentence, as if I were interrupted.
— Personal Journal, author unknown
Fragment VI — Archived Record
The event is referenced in three separate accounts, none of which agree on its outcome.
Two describe containment. One describes erasure.
Subsequent records avoid the date entirely.
The calendar resumes as if nothing occurred.