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    "Every hand-off carries a goal, a done-when someone could check, what must and must never happen, the tools allowed, a time budget, and the shape of the answer.",
    "The envelope is sealed; a changed envelope is a new envelope.",
    "No secret rides inside an envelope — say where it is kept.",
    "\"Done\" comes with evidence that the done-when is true. \"Partial\" and \"blocked\" say what stands in the way.",
    "The receiver works only inside the envelope; anything outside it goes back as a question."
  ],
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    "the machine · envelope.py · 7/7",
    "reference · THE-METHOD by hand",
    "START-HERE · TIN · MY-LEDGER",
    "THE-CLAUSES · LICENSE-NOTE",
    "the doors · HOSTS · system prompts",
    "ten tests · faces · audit · witness"
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  "tier": null,
  "layer": null,
  "score_line": "NOT SCORED HERE · THE SEATING GIVES THE SCORE",
  "proof": "MACHINE ABOARD · SELFTEST 7/7 · 10 TESTS · WITNESSED ON REAL WORK",
  "cut": "2026-10-03",
  "from": "his word on Oct 3 2026 — 'what are ai cards the major ai companies would build and lets build all of them' — the first wave, buildable now",
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