Kora Ennet opens the fan register and the handwritten checks at each junction at the South Ventilation Line beside the old ore pass. Before anyone moves a cart or changes a mark, the crew checks a canvas test strip that catches the draft at the last occupied junction. The thaw season air brings its own pace to the passage.
The latest page holds 51 air checks entered per shift. Kora Ennet reads the previous count (50) 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 mill’s output plan assumes the new fan runs at full power; mechanics note that the return door still sticks on cold starts. 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.
A second set of hands has checked the count and recorded where the methods differ. The entry belongs to the closeout hearing file at the South Ventilation Line beside the old ore pass. 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. A loaded test will be repeated with the return door fitted to its replacement hinge. Until then, the route, schedule or allotment stays as it was at the opening bell.
