Field Note: The List from Neshota Beach *Image is Artist Rendering to protect the undisclosed persons

Filed by: Observant E. V [Name Redacted]
Date: November, 8th2024
Location: South Shelf, Erosion wall—N. Beach

During an unscheduled solitary observation walk along the southern approach to the Neshota Beach erosion prevention rocks, I encountered what initially appeared to be a common sheet of paper lodged between two fissures in the shale face. The wind had partially adhered the object to the stone, affording only partial visibility until retrieval was safely performed using standard non-contact methods.

Upon examination, the artifact revealed itself to be a folded piece of lined stationery, notably watermarked with the crest of Feldman’s Grocer & Post, an establishment believed to have operated in the region until the early 1970s. The document, though simple in composition, was preserved remarkably well—likely protected within the rock’s natural windbreak for decades.

The contents of the letter are transcribed below (minor spelling irregularities preserved):

• Eggs

• Matches

• Rye

• Soap

• Tin of fish

• ? Onion ?

• Remember to ask Reggie

At first glance, this appears to be a domestic shopping list. However, upon closer textual review and symbolic context analysis, several anomalies emerge:

• The use of “Tin of fish” rather than a specific type (sardine, herring, etc.) suggests either secrecy or code.

• The repetition of the soft "S" phoneme—Soap, Fish, Matches—may imply a phonetic sigil.

• The final line, “Remember to ask Reggie,” is underlined faintly and may refer to an individual long associated with coastal delivery records between 1969–1972. Further cross-referencing with Hollow Compass records is underway.

Interpretation:
While some within the Order have proposed dismissing the note as “residually domestic,” I believe this to be premature. It is entirely possible that what appears to be a grocery list is in fact a fragment of a symbolic ledger, or an encoded mnemonic related to maritime provisioning routes. The presence of the note in a geologically unstable site known for temporal inconsistencies strengthens this hypothesis.

Action Items:

• Note placed under dry seal and stored in Concord Archive Box 11-E ("Minor Correspondence – Unverified").

• Cross-referencing underway for all known Reggies within the shipping and ritual context between 1950 and 1980.

• Request submitted for symbolic analysis of the term “Rye.”

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Filed to Archive: Concord Artifact Record #L-8802
Seal Applied: ✦ Feldman Fragment – Status: Interpretable