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 September 2,2514: Mensinger publishes his тАЬTheories of Temporal Relativity,тАЭ incorporating his
solution to the Grandfather Paradox and calling once again for a ceasefire in the Time Wars. The result is
an upheaval in the scientific community and a hastily reconvened Council of Nations to discuss his
findings, leading to the Temporal Strategic Arms Limitations Talks of 2515.
March 15,2515-June I, 2515: T-SALT held in New York City. Mensinger appears before the
representatives at the sessions and petitions for an end to the Time Wars. A ceasefire resolution is
framed, but tabled due to lack of agreement among the members of the Council of Nations. Mensinger
leaves the T-SALT a broken man.
November 18,2516: Dr. Albrecht Mensinger experiences total nervous collapse shortly after being
awarded the Benford Prize.
December 25, 2516: Dr. Albrecht Mensinger commits suicide. Violent demonstrations by members
of the Temporal Preservation League.
January 1,2517: Militant members of the Temporal Preservation League band together to form the
Timekeepers, a terrorist offshoot of the League, dedicated to the complete destruction of the war
machine. They announce their presence to the world by assassinating three members of the Referee
Corps and bombing the Council of Nations meeting in Buenos Aires, killing several heads of state and
injuring many others.
September 17, 2613: Formation of the First Division of the U.S. Army Temporal Corps as a crack
commando unit following the successful completion of a тАЬtemporal adjustmentтАЭ involving the first serious
threat of a timestream split. The First Division, assigned exclusively to deal with threats to temporal
continuity, is designated as тАЬthe Time Commandos.тАЭ

MENSINGERтАЩS THEORIES OF TEMPORAL
RELATIVITY
1. The Theory of Temporal Inertia. The тАЬcurrentтАЭ of the timestream tends to resist the disruptive
influence of temporal discontinuities. The degree of this resistance is dependent upon the coefficient of the
magnitude of the disruption and the Uncertainty Principle.
2. The Principle of Temporal Uncertainty. The element of uncertainty expressed as a coefficient of
temporal inertia represents the тАЬX factorтАЭ in temporal continuity. Absolute determination of the degree of
deviation from the original, undisrupted scenario is rendered impossible by the lack of total accuracy in
historical documentation and research (see HeisenbergтАЩs Principle of Uncertainty) and by the presence of
historical anomalies as a result either of temporal discontinuities or adjustments thereof.
3. The Fate Factor. In the event of a disruption of a magnitude sufficient to affect temporal inertia
and create a discontinuity, the Fate Factor, working as a coefficient of temporal inertia, and the element
of uncertainty both already present and brought about by the disruption, determine the degree of relative
continuity to which the timestream can be restored, contingent upon the effects of the disruption and its
adjustment.
4. The Timestream Split. In the event of a disruption of a magnitude sufficient to overcome temporal
inertia, the effects of the Fate Factor would be canceled out by the overwhelming influence of the
resulting discontinuity. The displaced energy of temporal inertia would create a parallel timeline in which
the Uncertainty Principle would be the chief governing factor.

PROLOGUE
It was a room where time did not exist. Whenever Moses Forrester entered it, he left the 27th
century behind and stepped into the limbo of his memories. Here, in his private den, the world of 2619
did not intrude. Outside the door of his small sanctum were his quarters in the section of the TAC-HQ
building housing bachelor officers on command staff. From the massive window in his living room that
took up one whole wall, Forrester could look out over all of Pendleton Base spread out far below him.
At night, the garish glow of the urban blight that was Los Angeles could be seen in the distance. Behind
the door, however, there was just one small room with no windows out of which to gaze. There were