# Inspector task sheet

La Sorcière: why did experienced foresters lose their way?

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For La Sorcière: why did experienced foresters lose their way?, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the accounts with historical forest maps, boundaries and vegetation descriptions. Reconstruct only route segments explicitly supported by the text and retain gaps. Seek surviving patrol records or companion accounts. Distinguish elapsed time, remembered stress and actual geographic observations.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare historical maps and supported route segments with visibility described by the narrators. Seek companion or patrol records and mark where alternative turns would change the reconstruction. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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