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MAGNETIC TAPE DATA RECOVERY LOG
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Operator: Raymond K. Heller
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Facility: MidWest Electronic Recycling
System: IBM Compatible Recovery Rig
Date: June 12, 1994
Time: 22:41

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MEDIA IDENTIFICATION
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Tape Label: [NO LABEL FOUND]
Tape Type: 9-Track Magnetic Tape
Condition: Degraded / Oxide Loss Detected
Estimated Age: 15-20 years

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RECOVERY PROCESS
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22:41 - Tape mounted (read-only)
22:44 - Initial scan started
22:47 - Non-standard COBOL structures detected
22:52 - Header data partially corrupted
22:58 - Manual offset adjustment applied
23:06 - Read errors ignored (checksum bypass)
23:19 - Partial data stream recovered

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NOTES
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- Program does not resemble accounting or payroll systems.
- Execution flow appears intentionally recursive.
- No clear entry or termination point identified.
- Strings reference behavioral metrics, not numeric output.
- Operator experienced repeated system delays during read.

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RECOVERED FILES
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NOX_MAIN.CBL        [PARTIAL]
NOX_SEQ_01.DAT      [CORRUPTED]
NOX_TEST.LOG        [UNREADABLE]

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OPERATOR COMMENT
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"I don’t know what this was meant to do.
The program doesn’t fail. It waits.
Leaving a copy on disk before disposal."

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STATUS
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Recovery incomplete.
Original tape scheduled for disposal.

End of log.