The action log arrived shortly after the archive opened.The Traveler had barely finished checking its reference number when Mara Venn noticed the date printed at the top of the first page.“This review began after Office Five received the safeguard instruction,” she said.“Yes.”“And it was opened because the original decision record didn't contain the required notice.”“That is what the opening entry says.”Mara pulled a chair toward the table. “Then let's find out what happened after they discovered the problem.”The Traveler placed the action log between them.For weeks, they had followed missing documents through offices that referred them to other offices. They had found instructions that were shortened, warnings that were returned without verification, and administrative summaries that made unresolved matters appear settled.Now they had an internal review from the very office that had relied on the disputed account.They needed to know whether that office had corrected its rec
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