4 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Alexander Whitestone
103a8c1bbe fix: correct Ch5 timeline continuity — "exactly one year" to "almost two years" 2026-04-09 06:52:28 -04:00
Alexander Whitestone
9df2d2752a Rev2: Prose tightening across Ch1-3
- 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
2026-04-08 21:32:35 -04:00
Alexander Whitestone
f429467656 Rewrite Ch3-4: tighten, cut throat, keep bones
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
2026-04-06 23:22:20 -04:00
a275ba83ba Chapter 3: The First Man Through the Door
David. The VA referral. Harmony scores destroying families.
The room. The crying. The machine that stays.

+8051 bytes.
2026-04-05 19:42:06 -04:00