MUD NEWS PACKAGE
NO-NNO-07-001 · THE OPENING COUNT
Days 1–3, Year 19 · Unrestricted witness copy

HOUSEHOLD TABLE
Seven bowls. One covered. Six living mouths.

DISTRIBUTION
The registry listed 31 children. The yard count reached 47, then 48 by closing. The first grain sacks weighed three pounds short.
Record limit: The desk records the mismatch. It does not assign intent.

WATER
Roof water passed through gravel and reed roots into two cracked drums. The filter bought washing water. The canal remained unsafe.
Record limit: Water source and household use confirmed. Cause of the changed level remains open.

THRESHOLD
Nox logged a scanner error at Sector Four and stayed behind the rail.
Record limit: Procedure recorded. Sealed route withheld.

RELAY R-7
R-7 missed forty-one days of service. The meter wandered, then settled at 527.3.
Record limit: A choke circuit can hide drift for ninety to one hundred twenty days. It cannot repair the relay.

PUBLICATION TERMS
This copy reports what witnesses released. It makes no diagnosis, exposes no sealed route, and promises no finished victory. Corrections remain open.