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NAVAL RECORDS — COURT DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPT
TESTIMONY
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[Document ID: ITEM-127-SALEM_WITCH_TRI]
[Date: 1692]
[Classification: {{Class: 1}}]
[Source: Naval Records]

SWORN TESTIMONY
Case: Salem Witch Trials Inquiry
Date: [Redacted], 1692
Deponent: [Name sealed by court order]

I solemnly swear that the following is true:

A voice was heard. It said: ‘The garden requires tending. The weeds must be removed. The flowers must bloom. The gardener is coming.’ The voice was not human.

I understand that this testimony contradicts official accounts. I understand that I may face charges. But I will not be silent. The truth must be known.

[Signature matches no known records]

[Testimony stricken from official record. Deponent committed to psychiatric facility.]
[ThAERIS Assessment: This document contains evidence of temporal manipulation consistent with Gardener/garden references. Cross-reference with existing lore recommended.]

[ChronoShield Classification: CS-ARCH-1692-127 — 1]

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