# Inspector task sheet

Pontianak: the ghost that changes with its storytellers

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Pontianak: the ghost that changes with its storytellers, 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.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the studies’ attributed narrative examples with dated film scenes and earlier written collections. Record storyteller, elicitation context and possible media exposure. Preserve variations rather than combining them into a single creature description. Any modern encounter claim needs its own original record.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare documented versions without assuming one explains every narrator. Separate original encounter records from borrowed film and narrative features. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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