# Inspector task sheet

Bran Castle: a real fortress and a fictional vampire address

## 1. Audit the source record

Retrieve the named records for Bran Castle: a real fortress and a fictional vampire address. Record author, edition, page or section and access date. Treat a catalogue, mirror or translation of one document as the same evidence, not independent corroboration.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Build the dated evidence ledger

Compare the novel’s actual castle descriptions with dated photographs and architectural records. Track when guides began using the Dracula label. For claims about historical occupants, require primary records instead of importing the fictional count into the ownership history.

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## 3. Test the interpretation

Trace dated guidebooks and compare the text of the novel. Require a specific falsifiable claim and authentic contemporaneous records. Record what would favour or weaken each explanation; leave unperformed work marked as proposed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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