The examination of absent time

The faculty were asked whether a minute could vanish without leaving a trace. Khun Prasert requested that the question be restated in terms of observable machinery. His Swiss colleague requested coffee.

The registrar recorded a more practical fact: the watch named in the lecture had been shipped abroad for appraisal. The name of the intermediary appears on a separate page, kept under external acquisitions.

“Time cannot be owned. Only borrowed. Late fees may apply.”

Later catalog annotation, undated: Prof. Theo Mercer reminds readers that the 1967 proceedings predate his arrival in Pattaya. The original signatories were the founding workshop, not the modern Gurus of Time.

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