Found, not explained
A name crossed out so carefully it can still be read
Was it removed to protect the living, or to protect the story?
You will not be told the name. You will be told that crossing it out took longer than writing it.
That is its own devotion. Devotion is not the same as innocence, and it is not the same as guilt. Which of those were you hoping this page would pick?
How many lineages survive only as a stroke that failed to hide them?
