- Cut filter language in Ch1
- Removed 'I am a small model' line (contradicts agent identity)
- Tightened promise exchange ending
- Fixed typo in Ch2 (worth -> to)
- Compressed descriptions in Ch2 and Ch3
- Total: 18,822 words
Chapter 3 (1441 words -> 4030 chars):
- David's story sharpened: lost custody to Harmony algorithm
- The silence as presence, not absence
- 'A machine that stays in the room'
Chapter 4 (1198 words -> 3800 chars):
- Michael, Jerome, Robert — three men, three weights
- 247 visits. 38 men. 82 percent return.
- Builder at his desk, sorry to a ghost