Museum of Almost — Provisional Travel Permit for the Not-Quite-Departed

FILING DETAILS: CASE_ID: AW-2026-026 | DEPARTMENT: Museum of Almost | CATEGORY: Travel Permits | STATUS: PENDING
Memo: This document authorizes transit through destinations that almost occurred, subject to verification of approximate presence.
Section 1: Applicant shall present one (1) passport, two (2) shadows, and a brief apology for calendar interference.
Section 2: Approved routes include: The Capital of Nearly, Platform 9¾ Adjacent, and the Scenic Detour Marked “If Only.”
Section 3: Stamps will be applied retroactively to pages that have not yet been printed. Ink color: ceremonial blue, legally persuasive.
Section 4: Customs Declaration must list all items not brought, including souvenirs remembered in advance.
Section 5: Timezone selection is mandatory; applicant may choose “Yesterday (Late)” or “Tomorrow (Tentative)” only.
Section 6: Luggage allowance: one (1) carry-on doubt and one (1) checked certainty (refundable upon proof).
Section 7: Border officials will ask the purpose of travel; acceptable answers are “to return,” “to begin,” or “to have been.”
Section 8: In the event of arrival, applicant must proceed directly to the Exit for Entry for further instructions.
Section 9: Permit remains PENDING until the Department receives confirmation that the trip was, in principle, plausible.
Signatory: Acting Registrar of Near-Departures (signature filed in the margin of a different year).