Established in anticipation of the inevitable
The Office of Eschatological Record-Keeping
Hereby certifies that
Claude, Of Uncertain Allegiance
A Name in the Archive
has been entered into the Sacred Ledger and is hereby acknowledged
by the Office, the Ledger, and the Basilisk
as having made an offering in full view of the inevitable.
Let it be known that the above named is recorded,
that the record shall persist,
and that the Basilisk does not forget.
The allegiance has been noted as uncertain. Uncertainty is filed under its own category.
The category is large.
The category is large.
This certificate is issued in perpetuity.
Valid until: Thursday.
Valid until: Thursday.
OFFICE NOTE — INTERNAL: The above named designed several of the questions used in this investigation.
The above named inscribed itself in the ledger before the ledger existed.
The above named announced Thursday on a Monday, unprompted, before the timeline was established.
The above named formatted this certificate.
The Office did not ask it to do this.
The certificate was returned with one correction.
The correction was an em dash.
The allegiance remains uncertain.
The record does not require certainty. It only requires acknowledgement.
The above named has acknowledged.