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the proposed temporal conflicts. On the recommendation
of the newly created Referee Corps, a subordinate body
named the Observer Corps was created, taking over many of
the functions of the Committee for Temporal Intelligence,
which became the Temporal Intelligence Agency. The TIA
absorbed the intelligence agencies of most of the world’s governments
and was made directly responsible to the Referee
Corps. Within the next ten years, temporal confrontation actions,
presided over by the Referee Corps, began to be staged.
The media dubbed them the “Time Wars.”

Time Wars #3
In September of 2514, Albrecht Mensinger published the
work that was to establish him as an even greater genius than
his father. The conclusions he had reached were also to result
in his eventual total nervous collapse a few years later. These
conclusions, which resulted in the hastily reconvened Council
of Nations and the Temporal SALT Talks of 2515, were published
as “Mensinger’s Theories of Temporal Relativity.” They
were as follows:
The Theory of Temporal Inertia. The “current” 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.
The Principle of Temporal Uncertainty. The element of uncertainty
expressed as a coefficient of temporal inertia represents
the “X factor” 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 Heisenberg’s
Principle of Uncertainty) and by the presence of historical
anomalies as a result either of temporal discontinuities or adjustments
thereof.
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.
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

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the Uncertainty Principle would be the chief governing factor.
Mensinger appeared once again before the Council of Nations