# Inspector task sheet

Rannamaari: the sea demon and a conversion story

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Rannamaari: the sea demon and a conversion story, 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 edited chronicles and translations, identifying author, manuscript date and claimed source. Separate conversion chronology from sacrifice and demon motifs. Catalogue variants of the traveller’s identity and recitation scene. Use documentary research and avoid treating ritual retellings as independent witnesses.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated chronicles and variant identities. Separate narrative imagery from independently documented zoological evidence. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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