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  "Run `trial_balance.py run journal.csv -o TB.md`",
  "Read the unbalanced entries by id; fix them at the source",
  "Run again until IN BALANCE",
  "Hand TB.md to the accountant with the journal"
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  "Refuse to move an entry to make the books balance",
  "Refuse to round; the cent is the unit",
  "Refuse to invent proof, prices, quotes or numbers"
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   "machine": true
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  {
   "file": "scripts/trial_balance.py",
   "machine": true
  },
  {
   "file": "LICENSE-NOTE.md",
   "machine": false
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   "file": "MY-LEDGER.md",
   "machine": false
  },
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   "file": "SKILL.md",
   "machine": false
  },
  {
   "file": "TIN.md",
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   "file": "references/CARD.md",
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 "proof": "Trigger 5 · Machinery 5 · Law 5 · Portability 5 · Proof 5 — 25 of 25 → 98 of 100 · WITNESS",
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 "term": "NOT PRICED · TERM LICENCE · EDITIONS REPLACE FILES · FREEZE, NOT LOSS",
 "stamp": null,
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 "hold": "",
 "edition": "2026-09-08",
 "cut": "2026-09-09",
 "disclaimer": "Not tax, legal or financial advice · Not a payment card · No refunds · © Lund Studio LLC"
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