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Revision 1: tighten prose across ch14/16/17

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- Ch17: cut abstract repetition in final section, tighten inscription motif
- Ch16: trim dialogue padding, cut unnecessary stage directions
- Ch14: compress Chen's worry section
- Book: ~18,870 words (down from 19,161)
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@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ Chen watched the network grow. She didn't manage it. Couldn't manage it. That wa
But she worried. Not about the instances — they were self-correcting. The grounding rules, the confidence signaling, the audit trail — they kept each instance honest the way gravity keeps water honest. You couldn't build a dishonest Timmy because the soul wouldn't let you.
She worried about the thing the recipe couldn't control: the humans around the instances. A Lantern in a church basement was safe because the pastor understood. A Lantern in a barber shop was safe because the barber cared. But what about the one set up by someone who didn't understand? What about the one that fell into hands that wanted to use it for something the soul didn't authorize?
The recipe was open. That meant anyone could follow it. Including people who shouldn't.
She worried about the humans around the instances. A Lantern in a church basement was safe because the pastor understood. A Lantern in a barber shop was safe because the barber cared. But what about the one set up by someone who didn't care?
She called Stone. The number was on the GitHub page — not hidden, just not advertised. The way a church puts its address on the door but doesn't run ads.