FORM 42‑L (rev. ∞) — BUREAU OF EMOTIONAL CONTRABAND

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── FORM 42‑L (rev. ∞) — BUREAU OF EMOTIONAL CONTRABAND ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SECTION I — IDENTIFICATION ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 1. Applicant Name (print clearly, in fragments) │ │ silence bruised by whispers │ │ that crawl beneath skin │ │ echo split by fractures │ │ murmurs carved in bone │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 2. Date of Application (temporal coordinates of psychic rupture) │ │ when your breath turned shadow │ │ and your pulse echoed backwards │ │ in the rising flood of midnight │ │ syllables erased from clocks │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 3. Attachment Designation (metaphorical taxonomy) │ │ asylum sought from memory │ │ (pending refusal), housed │ │ in chambers webbed by grief │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4. Catalog Reference Number (office use, encrypted) │ │ ⍓ [REDACTED]⧃ echo→ref→ref→ref→null │ │ CODEX: breath.key//FAIL—checksum bled through sigil border │ │ static.murmur.loop(7) / recovered fragment in rib-cipher │ │ ✶ entropy drift exceeded archival threshold │ │ ∴ continuity breach logged at midnight echo: status = UNFIXABLE │ │ → refer to Dept. of Discontinuous Retention │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SECTION II — ORIGIN & CONDITION ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 5. Origin of Attachment (fill in appropriate moon phase) │ │ 🌕 seeped from marrow 🌒 inherited echoes │ │ 🌗 misrouted prayers 🌘 corporate hauntings │ │ 🌓 empathy contraband 🌑 accidental invocation │ │ 🌖 misplaced breaths 🌔 archived dreams unsealed │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 6. First Symptom Noted (describe poetically, minimum couplet) │ │ a cough shaped like doorways │ │ footsteps in empty throats │ │ whispers mistaken for wings │ │ echoes bound in ribbon veins │ │ inhalations stuttering, unsure │ │ mouth leaking quiet storms │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 7. Current State of Matter (precise imagery required) │ │ fog braided with veins │ │ glass splintering softly │ │ bone humming forgotten songs │ │ vapor fingers threading loss │ │ lungs rusting into ghost breath │ │ pupil pools awash in haze │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SECTION III — DECLARATION OF INTENT ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 8. Intended Disposition (select all that apply using the least appropriate │ │ symbol available) │ │ ☒ archival forgetting 🗷 ceremonial erasure │ │ 🗹 melancholy curation ☑ indefinite quarantine │ │ 🞕 exhibit of invisible scars 🗳 surrendering of breath │ │ 🗸 sealing doors within doors │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Clerk's Note: Symbol misuse has been noted. Filing continues under protest. │ ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 9. If archival, specify shelf label (provide elegiac fragment) │ │ heartbeat archives, sealed │ │ labeled only by absences │ │ language no tongue can hold │ │ boxes brimming empty │ │ code that grief abandoned │ │ archive locked in silent pulse │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SECTION IV — ATTACHMENT NARRATIVE (attach whispers if audible) ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 10. Narrative (minimum stanza of six lines) │ │ it arrived clothed in breath, │ │ trailing threads of unfinished speech. │ │ offered tea brewed from midnight tears, │ │ it drank until moonlight leaked from fingers. │ │ now it nests behind my ribs, │ │ murmuring in languages lost to grief, │ │ a tenant weaving sadness into tapestry, │ │ stitching marrow into shadowed lace. │ │ i tried eviction through whispered pleas, │ │ writing petitions onto dissolving paper. │ │ but its roots grew deeper— │ │ memory flowering darkly, feeding from dreams. │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ SECTION V — APPLICANT OATH ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ I certify the attachment described is irrevocably true, │ │ unresolved, leaking steadily, and bound in shadow. │ │ Falsification invites recursive penalties without mercy or appeal. │ │ │ │ Signature (trace outline): ink stained by trembling hands │ │ Date (rhythm of loss): the hour clocks refuse to keep │ │ Witness (metaphysical identity): shadow casting fingerprints │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── INTERNAL USE ONLY — DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Intake Clerk Initials: • ≋ • │ │ Processing Queue: Σ ⚙ ∆ ‡ ◌ │ │ Emotional Audit Status: unresolved recursion, referral mandatory │ │ Archive Eligibility: ☑ sentenced to murmured shelving │ │ ☐ set aside for shadow laundering │ │ │ │ Rejection Justification (if applicable): │ │ echoes documented insufficiently faint │ │ applicant breathes too loudly in ink │ │ memory refuses relocation, clings— │ │ haunting certified permanent │ │ │ │ Internal Error Log (note irregularities): │ │ form refused containment thrice, │ │ leaking whispers into office ventilation │ │ archive shelves rearranged autonomously at night │ │ stamps weeping ink, seals fogging silently │ │ │ │ Recommended Action: │ │ ☑ transfer to Department of Forgotten Speech │ │ ☐ consign to Office of Shattered Mirrors │ │ ☑ forward to Committee on Recursive Appeals │ │ │ │ Final Status: 𓋴𓎛𓄿 𓅓 𓂋𓋴𓅱 — awaiting storm │ │ clouds building in heartbeat rhythm │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘