Teren Bel opens the stone-load register and the night watch’s closure notices at the Seven Arches crossing above the east ravine. Before anyone moves a cart or changes a mark, the crew checks a pale repair seam beneath the fourth arch, visible from the lower path. The long light air brings its own pace to the passage.
The latest page holds 10 loaded crossings. Teren Bel reads the previous count (9) before the next mark is made. It is a small pause, long enough for the people at the rail to hear what the number leaves out.
The inspector’s limit protects the oldest span; carriers say the alternate route adds a full stair and a second toll. The current record does not settle that disagreement. The difference between those accounts is visible here: a rule on the board and a working condition just beyond it.
The docket has returned for review with the exceptions and unresolved objections attached. The entry belongs to the renewal hearing file at the Seven Arches crossing above the east ravine. The next check will be made by another crew, asked to repeat the measure without borrowing the first crew’s conclusion.
When the shift closes, the file remains beside the marked place. The masons will place a temporary measure stone before authorizing the next heavy load. Until then, the route, schedule or allotment stays as it was at the opening bell.
