A lost original
An original observation may exist but be absent from this chain.
The scene is invented. The question is yours.
Where does a claim begin if each document cites the other?
01
The scene
Sources support each other emotionally
The memo points to the report. The report points back. Both are delighted to have independent support.
An invented scene. Not a real case.
02
What the invented trace shows
Invented reference map: the two documents cite each other and neither links to an observation.
This is authored evidence inside the simulation, not an observation of the world.
03
Where the readings split
Repetition wearing a citation
The circular references may multiply a claim without adding support.
Neither reading is a verdict. The gap alone cannot settle it.