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  "date": "2026-09-24",
  "title": "Exact phase and affine-map limits of the ladder",
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  "main_result": "Only primary same-Gear Shem paths on matching existing components give a complete ladder:4 of80 phase controls. Componentwise Noah-held expressions work, but a single physical-time E dilation cannot preserve both seasonal components or Noah950. The death image is diagnostic and unadopted.",
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