Circle
Circle — a recurring phenomenon; understanding does not restore sanity. Register ME-1933-U91/5898.
Overview
Expedition register ME-1933-U91/5898 — cross-index under slug `circle`.
Circle enters the archive under protest from reason and with sponsorship from repeated evidence.
Students confuse Circle with a creature; the dossier keeps it abstract until evidence forces otherwise.
Period attestation: expanded-mythos.
The Library holds primary text; this dossier holds orientation — never the reverse.
Description
Circle names a recurring phenomenon — understanding does not restore sanity.
Post-1937 pastiche and game supplements multiplied references to Circle; tag layers as expanded mythos unless a primary witness is cited.
Olfactory notes in depositions: salt, copper, wet stone, and organic sweetness like fruit fermenting in a closed room.
Historical Record
Students confuse Circle with a creature; the dossier keeps it abstract until evidence forces otherwise.
Cross-links at dossier foot are hypotheses — cite slug `circle` in all field reports.
Cross-links at dossier foot should be treated as hypotheses, not as family trees carved in stone.
Field Observations
Do not engage alone; do not accept hospitality from hosts who show windows to other eras.
Submit Form Theta-9 if conversation turns to cities remembered only in sleep.
If the name appears in dreams three nights running, withdraw from the case and request audit.
Archive Notes
Cite archive slug `circle` in all cross-references. If the name appears in dreams three nights running, withdraw from the case and request audit.
Citation: Miskatonic Expedition Archive. Record ARC-000. Access subject to institutional review.
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