Two out of twelve tally-board copies this month show erased notches. Whoever erased them did it so clumsily, counting the erased lines was easier than counting the ones left standing.

• ViratDon't write down who erased it. Just write down how many lines.
  NirmalaThree lines, Your Highness.
• UrviThe ink smudged, that's all.
  NirmalaInk smudges. It doesn't erase a line.