Repair Announced, Compatibility Preserved

A memo declared a repair,
With newly stamped forms in the air.
But the old broken line,
Works completely just fine,
And the clerks never moved from their chair.

The damage was formally healed,
With an official continuity seal.
Yet the old routing slip,
Continues to grip,
And the breakage remains very real.

They proudly announced a clean slate,
But kept the identical weight.
The identical flaw,
Evading the law,
Arriving precisely as late.

The old and the new coexist,
In a neatly categorized list.
The repair is a boast,
Supported by ghost,
And nothing of substance is missed.

The auditors came to inspect,
And found an unbroken defect.
But the paperwork fits,
So everyone sits,
With an outcome that none can reject.