The request was denied. If a single page came back with its reason field still blank after ten days, who spent those ten days?

• OrbanHow did you know the reason field was blank? A denied request doesn't come back down to the applicant with the reason field intact.
  DamianThen what was it that ended up in my hands?
• HelgaThe third-floor candle's been burning down unusually fast lately. I left two more up there, burn them or save them as you like.
  DamianOne is enough.