# Inspector task sheet

Niamawi: the lake said to cover an inhospitable village

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Niamawi: the lake said to cover an inhospitable village, 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

Check the complete named edition before assigning its wording to Hatubou. Compare attributed Comorian versions and geological records separately. Treat hospitality motifs as narrative evidence rather than a dated disaster chronology.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the book and attributed tellings without assuming identical wording. Compare geological and archaeological evidence independently of the moral plot. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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