
The Returned Hour
A man returns an hour of yesterday in a biscuit tin. The Bureau discovers that the hour belongs to someone else.
Every case formally entered into the Bureau’s public record. Some have already reached the outside world. Others are waiting for their assigned departure date.
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A man returns an hour of yesterday in a biscuit tin. The Bureau discovers that the hour belongs to someone else.

After forty-six years of service, a shadow files for time off. Its request is unexpectedly modest.

Forty-three residents report an unexplained hum. The moon is uncooperative, and the permitting process does not go well.
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