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  "Write the procedure: prerequisites, numbered steps with one action each, expected result, what to do if not",
  "Structure the reference: element, type, default, range, description, example — from the source, not memory",
  "Build the glossary from terms the source actually uses",
  "Draft the release note from the change log: what changed, why it matters, what to do",
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  "a reference section",
  "a glossary",
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 "standard": "the technical writer's standard: every step run, every value from the source, one action per step",
 "hand_off": "safety-critical instructions — the engineer of record reviews before publication",
 "faculty_law": "No card invents a quote, a source or a fact, and none publishes what has not been checked. Corrections are made in the open. The byline belongs to the person, never the card.",
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  "why": "Trigger 5: a role line and an explicit wakes list. Machinery 2: the universal doors and a standard-library MCP server ride aboard, no engine of the seat's own. Law 5: the anatomy whole, §0–§9 with the limit, the faculty's law in §4. Portability 5: markdown and files, no server. Proof 2: the method is on record; no witnessed run is typed. A score moves only when the proof moves — a machine per seat is the road to 98."
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 "term": "term licence · editions replace files · freeze, not loss · no resale",
 "edition": "EDITION 1",
 "cut": "2026-09-09",
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 "disclaimer": "Not tax, legal or financial advice · Not a payment card · No refunds · © Lund Studio LLC"
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