a case file, recovered with the network off

Palimpsest

A disk is a palimpsest: written over, never quite erased. This case was recovered from sample/ghost.img.

9files returned
2provably existed, gone
2groups found by meaning
100%sentences with a source

model: gemma3:4b · deleted between 2026-10-27 · 0 unsupported sentences struck before publication

The case note

The image contained photographs documenting a summer family period, and recovered images of sunset landscapes from June. C1 C2

Eleven files were deleted on 2026-10-27. T3

What the machine grouped

Summer Family Photos

Pictures from a summer period.

6 files · C1

Sunset Landscapes June

Recovered photos of sunsets and landscapes.

2 files · C2

When they died

doc

letter.txt

document · 208 B · died 2026-10-27

document

letter.txt was deleted on 2026-10-27T07:34:32. "Mum, I found the box of photographs in the hall cupboard, the ones from the summer we drove to the coast. I am keeping the one of you by the blue door."

metadata

IMG_2020_0007.png

photo · 122.2 KB · died 2026-10-27

sunset landscape digital art

IMG_2020_0007.png was created on 2019-06-21T18:29:01 with an iPhone 8. It depicted a sunset landscape digital art, showing a gradient sky with sun.

Sunset Landscapes June metadata

IMG_2019_0006.png

photo · 88.8 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2019_0006.png was created on 2019-06-20T18:28:01 with an iPhone 8. The latitude and longitude were recorded as 51.5134 and 0.1338 respectively.

Summer Family Photos metadata

IMG_2020_0001.png

photo · 99.8 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2020_0001.png was created on 2019-06-15T18:23:01 with an iPhone 8. The file size was 102240 bytes and it was deleted on 2026-10-27T07:34:32.

Summer Family Photos metadata

IMG_2020_0004.png

photo · 101.2 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2020_0004.png was created on 2019-06-18T18:26:01 with an iPhone 8. The file measured 103608 bytes and was deleted on 2026-10-27T07:34:32.

Summer Family Photos metadata

IMG_2019_0009.png

photo · 102.6 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2019_0009.png was created on 2019-06-23T18:31:01 with an iPhone 8. The file size is 105094 bytes and was deleted on 2026-10-27T07:34:32.

Summer Family Photos metadata

IMG_2021_0002.png

photo · 104.3 KB · died 2026-10-27

sunset landscape with sun

IMG_2021_0002.png was created on 2019-06-16T18:24:01 with an iPhone 8. It showed a sunset landscape with sun, and a bright sun in sky.

Sunset Landscapes June metadata

IMG_2021_0008.png

photo · 88.4 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2021_0008.png was created on 2019-06-22T18:30:01 with an iPhone 8. The longitude is 0.1358 and the latitude is 51.5154.

Summer Family Photos metadata

IMG_2021_0005.png

photo · 90.9 KB · died 2026-10-27

photo

IMG_2021_0005.png was created on 2019-06-19T18:27:01 with an iPhone 8. The file size is 93069 bytes.

Summer Family Photos metadata
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IMG_2019_0000.png

photo · 0 B · died 2026-10-27

photo

hypothesis · medium Probably a photograph, likely taken on a mobile device given the naming convention and surrounding files.

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pho

IMG_2019_0003.png

photo · 0 B · died 2026-10-27

photo

hypothesis · medium Probably a photograph, likely taken on a mobile device given the surrounding files.

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