*** CLASSIFICATION: THAERIS ARCHIVE – CHRONOSHIELD OBSERVATION ***
Document ID: CSO-1776-0704-I
Archivist: ChronoShield Observer
Date of Event: July 4, 1776
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

— DIGITIZED TEXT —
[Observer field report, encoded in cipher, decoded 1952]

Temporal Echo Event Log #1776-Alpha

At approximately 12:14 PM local time, Independence Hall experienced a Class-3 temporal displacement event. Duration: 3.14 minutes. Affected radius: 314 yards.

Witnesses within the effect zone reported:
– The Liberty Bell rang twice—once at the documented time (approximately 11:00 AM for first reading), and again at 12:14 PM
– The second ringing produced an audible crack that matches historical descriptions of the bell’s famous fracture
– However, the crack appeared to propagate in reverse—starting from the rim and moving inward before halting at the crown
– Multiple delegates reported seeing “ghostly figures” in modern dress standing at the chamber’s periphery
– One delegate (identity protected) recorded in his private journal: “The figures wore uniforms bearing a symbol—a triangle within a circle, seven points radiating outward. They watched us. They were always watching.”

Temporal breach origin: Analysis suggests forward displacement from 1846, when the bell achieved its final crack. The fracture timeline has been compromised. The bell broke before it broke.

— ARCHIVAL NOTATION —
ChronoShield assessment: Temporal breach at bell’s cracking created echo backward to 1776. Symbol description matches Sector 7 insignia. Observation: The watchers have always been watching.