# C304 — Stored path provenance of both17K overlaps

24 September 2026. Selective inspection of C127 and retained C01 evidence; no historical report sweep.

## Result

**Both C303 joint overlaps are already stored in C127:**5288→3705 is N01 and5287→3706 is N02. Both have direct17K duration edges and the contiguous decomposition868+13K+1248=8993. Only N02 also has the retained sourced expansion868+13K+299+299+650.

The original Report09 interface list retained in C01 names N02 and N04. It is selective: absence of N01 from that list does not imply absence from the graph. The graph itself resolves the question.

| Binding | N01 | N02 |
|---|---:|---:|
| Cumulative LXX_OFF Flood BC base | 5288 | 5287 |
| Reflected SP Noah endpoint | 3705, Gear1 companion | 3706, Gear1 primary |
| Direct stored edge | N01_17 | N02_17 |
| SP Creation BC base on stored route | 4420 | 4419 |
| Stored13K MT Flood endpoint | 2457, Gear2 close | 2458, Gear2 start |
| MT Flood selected by fixed2832 comparison | 2456, Gear1 start | 2455, Gear1 close |
| Difference between these MT endpoints | 1 | 3 |

The Creation nodes are existing source nodes. No Creation Gear or new upstream operation is introduced by inspecting them.

## Route identity matters

For each branch, the frozen graph contains edges named _868, _13 and _1248, connected from cumulative Flood through SP Creation and reflected MT Flood to reflected SP Noah. Their widths agree exactly with stored node differences. The direct17K edge reaches the same endpoint.

N02 further supplies _299a, _299b and _650: reflected MT Flood2458→SP Noah death2757→MT Noah birth3056→SP Noah birth3706. These are the source-qualified stages retained in C01. N01 would require ordinary MT Noah3055 to use the analogous299+299+650 route; the ordinary MT register has no such endpoint. Its valid direct17K and13K routes remain intact.

The fixed2832 comparison selects different MT Flood points from those inside these stored13K routes. It does not duplicate the interior route merely by sharing the cumulative source and SP Noah endpoint. This difference is now recorded explicitly rather than hidden behind a common17K total.

## Evidence and next decision

Thirteen mathematical/domain checks and eight authentication checks passed; both generated readouts replay byte identically. The graph remains208 nodes and382 duration edges, with its original hash unchanged. This is an inspection and binding result, not a graph amendment or new independent witness. Author review only.

C305 will determine whether the17K-selected SP Noah endpoint and the same-Gear SP counterpart of the fixed2832 MT Flood endpoint can form an exact600-year biography. The distinct interior endpoints make this the next unresolved compatibility question; the route provenance itself is now established.