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+Exact2cf9853 generic projected-pair TG repeat / a135252 production source.
+Four fresh cases and assessment completed,18.568578 seconds,589299712 active updates.
+Projected_linear PASS;constant velocity relative gate FAIL;aggregate FALSE.
+All absolute gates and case/control validity pass;all scalar samples identical to11901a7.
+19 host tests and dry-run passed;initial external count assertion retained.
+Six actual build sidecars/source/config/PTX verified;no tuning/default switch/source merge.
+Complete intact ZIP with105manifest payloads;authorized existing Gitea evidence branch fallback.
+Archive SHA256: d312bfd0175e5a79d1a28a595ba229a6d8435ba13e3b9058c409fcc9737cafc1