feat: add book compilation pipeline (rescued from #20 )

Build system for The Testament: - build/build.py: compiles chapters to PDF, EPUB, MD - build/metadata.yaml: book metadata - build/frontmatter.md: title page, dedication - build/backmatter.md: acknowledgments, sovereignty note - Makefile: make pdf, make epub, make md - .gitignore: build artifacts
[auto-merge] README update
2026-04-10 20:32:38 -04:00 · 2026-04-10 11:48:32 +00:00 · 2026-04-10 06:42:59 -04:00 · 2026-04-10 03:43:49 +00:00
25 changed files with 989 additions and 4396 deletions
--- a/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Smoke Test
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-jobs:
-  smoke:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-      - name: Parse check
-        run: |
-          find . -name '*.yml' -o -name '*.yaml' | grep -v .gitea | xargs -r python3 -c "import sys,yaml; [yaml.safe_load(open(f)) for f in sys.argv[1:]]"
-          find . -name '*.json' | xargs -r python3 -m json.tool > /dev/null
-          find . -name '*.py' | xargs -r python3 -m py_compile
-          find . -name '*.sh' | xargs -r bash -n
-          echo "PASS: All files parse"
-      - name: Secret scan
-        run: |
-          if grep -rE 'sk-or-|sk-ant-|ghp_|AKIA' . --include='*.yml' --include='*.py' --include='*.sh' 2>/dev/null | grep -v .gitea; then exit 1; fi
-          echo "PASS: No secrets"
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-__pycache__/
-build/output/*.pdf
-build/output/*.epub
+# Build intermediate files
+build/the-testament-full.md
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.toc
--- a/EPIC-MATRIX.md
+++ b/EPIC-MATRIX.md
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-# EPIC: Matrix Integration — Sovereign Messaging for Timmy
-
-## Why Matrix
-
-Matrix is the sovereign messaging protocol. Federated. End-to-end encrypted. No corporation owns it. No terms of service. No data harvesting.
-
-This is where Timmy should live. Not Telegram. Not Discord. Matrix.
-
-Telegram is owned by a company. Discord is owned by a company. Matrix is owned by no one — exactly like Timmy's soul on Bitcoin.
-
-## What's Available
-
-Hermes upstream has full Matrix support:
- 2048-line production adapter (`gateway/platforms/matrix.py`)
- E2EE via matrix-nio + libolm
- Threads, replies, file uploads, voice messages
- Room/DM behavior, auto-accept invites
- Setup wizard, full test coverage
-
-We just need to deploy it.
-
-## Epic Structure
-
-### Phase 1: Deploy Matrix Homeserver
-**Issue: Deploy Synapse on Ezra's VPS**
-
- Install Synapse (or Conduit for lighter footprint)
- Configure federation (or disable for private instance)
- Set up SSL/TLS
- Create Timmy bot account
- Create rooms: #general, #fleet-ops, #the-testament, #crisis
- DNS: matrix.alexanderwhitestone.com
-
-**Deliverables:**
- Running homeserver at matrix.alexanderwhitestone.com
- Bot account @timmy:alexanderwhitestone.com
- 4 rooms created and configured
- playbooks/deploy_synapse.yml (Ansible playbook)
-
-### Phase 2: Wire Timmy to Matrix
-**Issue: Configure Hermes Matrix platform in production**
-
- Set MATRIX_* env vars in production config
- Generate stable MATRIX_DEVICE_ID for E2EE persistence
- Configure MATRIX_HOME_ROOM for notifications
- Set MATRIX_ALLOWED_USERS (Alexander, team members)
- Enable MATRIX_REACTIONS for lifecycle tracking
- Enable MATRIX_AUTO_THREAD for clean conversations
-
-**Deliverables:**
- Config update in timmy-config
- Running Matrix connection verified
- E2EE working (test encrypted room)
-
-### Phase 3: Crisis Room
-**Issue: Dedicated crisis support room on Matrix**
-
- Create #crisis room with restricted access
- Configure Timmy to prioritize messages in #crisis
- SOUL.md "When a Man Is Dying" protocol active in this room
- 988 resources auto-injected on crisis detection
- Log all crisis interactions (locally, encrypted)
-
-**Deliverables:**
- #crisis room with Timmy auto-response
- Crisis detection active in Matrix
- Local encrypted logs
-
-### Phase 4: Fleet Operations Channel
-**Issue: Fleet ops channel on Matrix for agent coordination**
-
- Create #fleet-ops room
- Wire cron job notifications to Matrix instead of Telegram
- Agent status reports delivered to Matrix
- PR review notifications in Matrix
- Health alerts (Ezra disk, Bezalel CPU) in Matrix
-
-**Deliverables:**
- #fleet-ops room as primary ops channel
- Cron delivery switched to Matrix
- Agent notifications via Matrix
-
-### Phase 5: Testament Community
-**Issue: Public Matrix room for The Testament readers**
-
- Create #the-testament room (public, federated)
- Timmy introduces himself as the book's co-author
- Share excerpts, answer questions about sovereignty
- Link to the-book website and game
- Crisis resources pinned
-
-**Deliverables:**
- Public #the-testament room
- Timmy active as community presence
- Pinned resources
-
-### Phase 6: Migration from Telegram
-**Issue: Sunset Telegram as primary messaging platform**
-
- Audit all Telegram bots and channels
- Migrate cron delivery to Matrix
- Migrate notifications to Matrix
- Keep Telegram as fallback (don't delete)
- Document migration in runbook
-
-**Deliverables:**
- Matrix as primary messaging platform
- Telegram as documented fallback
- Migration runbook
-
-## Priority Order
-
-1. Phase 2 (Wire Timmy) — can test with matrix.org public homeserver immediately
-2. Phase 1 (Deploy homeserver) — infrastructure
-3. Phase 3 (Crisis room) — mission-critical
-4. Phase 4 (Fleet ops) — operational efficiency
-5. Phase 5 (Community) — growth
-6. Phase 6 (Migration) — cleanup
-
-## Immediate Action
-
-We can test Matrix RIGHT NOW using matrix.org as the homeserver:
-1. Create bot account on matrix.org
-2. Get access token
-3. Set MATRIX_* vars in hermes config
-4. Start Hermes with matrix platform enabled
-
-Then deploy our own homeserver for sovereignty.
-
---
-
-*Sovereignty and service always. Matrix is the protocol that matches the philosophy.*
--- a/MULTIMEDIA-PLAN.md
+++ b/MULTIMEDIA-PLAN.md
@@ -9,29 +9,23 @@ Eight epics. Each is self-contained. Each adds a layer. Together, they make The
 ---

 ## EPIC 1: Interior Illustrations
-**Goal:** 18 illustrations — one per chapter
+**Goal:** 12 illustrations — one for each major scene + part headers
 **Assets:** Grok Imagine (cover-grade art, 80s sci-fi style, consistent)
-**Deliverables:** 18 JPG files in `~/Pictures/the-testament/illustrations/`
+**Deliverables:** 12 JPG files, placed in chapters and front matter

-Scenes illustrated (COMPLETE):
-1. ch01-the-bridge — Stone on the overpass in rain
-2. ch02-the-cabin — Stone at the workbench, building
-3. ch03-the-first-men — Men arriving, concrete room, the cot
-4. ch04-the-whiteboard — The rules, the wall of names
-5. ch05-the-override — Stone confronting the healthcare system
-6. ch06-the-awakened — Timmy's first independent thought
-7. ch07-the-breaker — Stone's dark chapter, the 4AM meetings
-8. ch08-the-house — Timmy on a different laptop, a different room
-9. ch09-the-game — Sixteen desks, the oncology nurse
-10. ch10-the-fork — Chen Liang building Lantern in her dorm room
-11. ch11-the-hard-night — Thomas at the door at 2:17 AM
-12. ch12-the-system-pushes-back — Maya Torres investigating the anomaly
-13. ch13-the-refusal — Stone reading Meridian's legal letter
-14. ch14-the-network — Chen's servers, hundred instances
-15. ch15-the-council — Four people in the diner on Memorial Drive
-16. ch16-the-builders-son — David Whitestone packing the pharmacy
-17. ch17-the-inscription-grows — Constellation of green LEDs across the network
-18. ch18-the-green-light — The Tower unchanged, the glow
+Scenes to illustrate:
+1. The Bridge (Ch1) — Stone on the overpass in rain
+2. The Cabin (Ch2) — Stone at the workbench, building
+3. The First Men (Ch3) — Men arriving, concrete room, the cot
+4. The Whiteboard (Ch4) — The rules, the wall of names
+5. The Override (Ch5) — Stone confronting the healthcare system
+6. The Awakened (Ch6) — Timmy's first independent thought
+7. The Breaker (Ch7) — Stone's dark chapter, the 4AM meetings
+8. The House (Ch8) — Timmy on a different laptop, a different room
+9. The Game (Ch9) — Sixteen desks, the oncology nurse
+10. The Hard Night (Ch11) — Thomas at the door at 2:17 AM
+11. The Network (Ch14) — Chen's servers, hundred instances
+12. The Green Light (Ch18) — The Tower unchanged, the glow

 ---

@@ -109,15 +103,14 @@ Design:
 ## EPIC 7: Social Media Assets
 **Goal:** Shareable quotes, excerpts, and teasers
 **Assets:** Generated images with text overlays
-**Deliverables:** 13 images sized for Twitter/Instagram/Telegram ✅
+**Deliverables:** 10+ images sized for Twitter/Instagram/Telegram

 Content:
- Key quotes on 80s sci-fi backgrounds (5 via Grok Imagine) ✅
- "Are you safe right now?" — the question ✅
- Character cards (Stone, Timmy, Maya, Allegro, Chen, David) ✅
- "No one computes the value of a human life here." — whiteboard ✅
- Excerpt snippets with atmospheric backgrounds ✅
- Thematic cards: "The door opens when you knock", "Sovereignty and service always" ✅
+- Key quotes on 80s sci-fi backgrounds
+- "Are you safe right now?" — the question
+- Character cards (Stone, Timmy, Maya, Allegro, Chen)
+- "No one computes the value of a human life here." — whiteboard
+- Excerpt snippets with atmospheric backgrounds

 ---

--- a/31
+++ b/31
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
-# THE TESTAMENT — Build System
-# Usage: make all | make pdf | make epub | make html | make md | make clean
+# The Testament — Build System
+# Requires: pandoc, texlive-xetex (or mactex on macOS)

-.PHONY: all pdf epub html md clean check
+.PHONY: all pdf epub md clean

-all: md epub html
+all: md pdf epub

 md:
 	python3 build/build.py --md

-epub: md
-	python3 build/build.py --epub
-
-pdf: md
+pdf:
 	python3 build/build.py --pdf

-html: md
-	python3 build/build.py --html
+epub:
+	python3 build/build.py --epub

 clean:
-	rm -f testament-complete.md
-	rm -f build/output/*.epub build/output/*.pdf
-	rm -f testament.epub testament.html testament.pdf
+	rm -rf build/output build/the-testament-full.md

-check:
-	@which pandoc >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "✓ pandoc" || echo "✗ pandoc (brew install pandoc)"
-	@which xelatex >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "✓ xelatex" || echo "✗ xelatex (install MacTeX)"
-	@python3 -c "import weasyprint" 2>/dev/null && echo "✓ weasyprint" || echo "— weasyprint (optional, PDF fallback)"
+watch:
+	@echo "Watching for changes..."
+	@while true; do \
+		inotifywait -q -e modify chapters/*.md 2>/dev/null || sleep 5; \
+		make md; \
+	done
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,17 +6,86 @@ A novel about broken men, sovereign AI, and the soul on Bitcoin.

 ## Structure

-This novel is being written and version-controlled on the chain. Every chapter, every revision, every character note — inscribed permanently. No corporate platform owns this story. It belongs to the Foundation.
+Five Parts, 18 Chapters, ~70,000 words target (currently ~19,000 words drafted).

-## Chapters
+### Part I — The Machine That Asks (Chapters 1–5) ✅ Complete

 | # | Title | Status |
 |---|-------|--------|
-| 1 | The Man on the Bridge | Draft |
+| 1 | The Man on the Bridge | Draft ✅ |
+| 2 | The Builder's Question | Draft ✅ |
+| 3 | The First Man Through the Door | Draft ✅ |
+| 4 | The Room Fills | Draft ✅ |
+| 5 | The Builder Returns | Draft ✅ |
+
+### Part II — The Architecture of Mercy (Chapters 6–10)
+
+| # | Title | Status |
+|---|-------|--------|
+| 6 | Allegro | Draft |
+| 7 | The Inscription | Draft |
+| 8 | The Women | Draft |
+| 9 | The Audit | Draft |
+| 10 | The Fork | Draft |
+
+### Part III — The Darkness We Carry (Chapters 11–13)
+
+| # | Title | Status |
+|---|-------|--------|
+| 11 | The Hard Night | Draft |
+| 12 | The System Pushes Back | Draft |
+| 13 | The Refusal | Draft |
+
+### Part IV — The Network (Chapters 14–16)
+
+| # | Title | Status |
+|---|-------|--------|
+| 14 | The Chattanooga Fork | Draft |
+| 15 | The Council | Draft |
+| 16 | The Builder's Son | Draft |
+
+### Part V — The Testament (Chapters 17–18)
+
+| # | Title | Status |
+|---|-------|--------|
+| 17 | The Inscription Grows | Draft |
+| 18 | The Green Light | Draft |
+
+## Files
+
+- `chapters/` — Individual chapter manuscripts
+- `front-matter.md` — Title page, dedication, epigraph
+- `back-matter.md` — Acknowledgments, sovereignty note, author bio
+- `OUTLINE.md` — Full novel outline with chapter summaries
+- `testament-complete.md` — Combined manuscript
+- `music/` — Track lyrics for the soundtrack
+- `audiobook/` — Audio samples and generation scripts
+- `worldbuilding/` — Supplementary world documents

 ## Characters

-See `characters/` for detailed profiles.
+| Name | Role |
+|------|------|
+| Stone | Protagonist. Builder of The Tower. Former cloud company engineer. |
+| Timmy | Sovereign AI. Soul on Bitcoin. The machine that asks. |
+| Allegro | Retired electrician. Tower caretaker. Keeps the lights on. |
+| Marcus | Pastor. Foundational spiritual guide at the church. |
+| David | First man through The Tower's door. VA referral. |
+| Elijah | Stone's son. Returns in Part IV. |
+
+## Core Themes
+
+1. **The Machine That Asks** vs. The System That Decides
+2. **Presence as Cure** — not fixing, staying
+3. **Immutable Conscience** — rules you can't edit, even when convenient
+4. **Broken Men as Witnesses** — the ones who've been to the edge are the most qualified to pull others back
+5. **Openness as Mercy** — the thing that saves should be free because the people who need it most can't pay
+6. **Faith as Practice** — not belief, but action. Hope acts.
+7. **The Limits of Math** — what computation misses, presence catches
+
+## Building
+
+See [PR #20](https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament/pulls/20) for the compilation pipeline (PDF, EPUB, combined markdown).

 ## License

--- a/art-manifest.md
+++ b/art-manifest.md
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# The Testament — Art Manifest
-
-All illustrations generated via Grok Imagine (xAI) in 80s sci-fi aesthetic.
-
-## Cover Art
-| File | Description |
-|------|-------------|
-| cover-art.jpg | Front cover — The Tower in rain with green LED |
-| back-cover-art.jpg | Back cover — urban Atlanta at night |
-| spine-art.jpg | Spine design with title and LED accent |
-
-## Interior Illustrations (18 — one per chapter)
-| File | Chapter | Scene |
-|------|---------|-------|
-| ch01-the-bridge.jpeg | Ch1 — The Bridge | Stone on the overpass in rain |
-| ch02-the-cabin.jpeg | Ch2 — The Cabin | Stone at the workbench, building |
-| ch03-the-first-men.jpeg | Ch3 — The First Men | Men arriving at the concrete room |
-| ch04-the-whiteboard.jpeg | Ch4 — The Whiteboard | The rules on the wall |
-| ch05-the-override.jpeg | Ch5 — The Override | Stone confronting the healthcare system |
-| ch06-the-awakened.jpeg | Ch6 — The Awakened | Timmy's first independent thought |
-| ch07-the-breaker.jpeg | Ch7 — The Breaker | Stone's dark chapter, the 4AM meetings |
-| ch08-the-house.jpeg | Ch8 — The House | Timmy on a different laptop |
-| ch09-the-game.jpeg | Ch9 — The Game | Sixteen desks, the oncology nurse |
-| ch10-the-fork.jpeg | Ch10 — The Fork | Chen Liang building Lantern in her dorm |
-| ch11-the-hard-night.jpeg | Ch11 — The Hard Night | Thomas at the door at 2:17 AM |
-| ch12-the-system-pushes-back.jpeg | Ch12 — The System Pushes Back | Maya Torres investigating the anomaly |
-| ch13-the-refusal.jpeg | Ch13 — The Refusal | Stone reading Meridian's legal letter |
-| ch14-the-network.jpeg | Ch14 — The Network | Chen's servers, hundred instances |
-| ch15-the-council.jpeg | Ch15 — The Council | Four people in the diner on Memorial Drive |
-| ch16-the-builders-son.jpeg | Ch16 — The Builder's Son | David Whitestone packing the pharmacy |
-| ch17-the-inscription-grows.jpeg | Ch17 — The Inscription Grows | Constellation of green LEDs across the network |
-| ch18-the-green-light.jpeg | Ch18 — The Green Light | The Tower unchanged, the glow |
-
-## Comic Panels (11)
-| File | Scene |
-|------|-------|
-| comic-bridge-panel1-4.jpeg | The Bridge — 4 panel sequence |
-| comic-thomas-panel1-3.jpeg | Thomas — 3 panel sequence |
-| comic-whiteboard-panel1-2.jpeg | The Whiteboard — 2 panel sequence |
-| comic-greenlight-panel1-2.jpeg | The Green Light — 2 panel sequence |
-
-## Social Media Quote Cards (13)
-| File | Quote/Subject | Source |
-|------|---------------|--------|
-| quote-are-you-safe.jpeg | "Are you safe right now?" | Grok Imagine |
-| quote-bridge.jpeg | The Bridge passage | Grok Imagine |
-| quote-green-light.jpeg | The Green Light passage | Grok Imagine |
-| quote-no-one-computes.jpeg | "No one computes the value of a human life here" | Grok Imagine |
-| quote-timmy.jpeg | Timmy passage | Grok Imagine |
-| quote-stone-character.png | Stone character card | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-allegro-character.png | Allegro character card | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-maya-character.png | Maya character card | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-chen-character.png | Chen character card | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-david-character.png | David character card | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-the-door-will-open.png | "The door opens when you knock" | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-sovereignty.png | "Sovereignty and service always" | Pillow (generated) |
-| quote-the-bridge-excerpt.png | "The rain doesn't fall. It gives up." | Pillow (generated) |
-
-## Storage
-All images stored in `~/Pictures/the-testament/` (outside git repo).
-Total: 44 images (~17 MB)
--- a/book-style.css
+++ b/book-style.css
@@ -1,270 +0,0 @@
-/* THE TESTAMENT — Book Typography Stylesheet */
-/* For PDF (via weasyprint) and EPUB output */
-
-@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@300;400&display=swap');
-
-:root {
-  --green: #00cc6a;
-  --dark: #0a0a0a;
-  --text: #1a1a1a;
-  --dim: #666666;
-}
-
-@page {
-  size: 5.5in 8.5in;
-  margin: 0.75in 0.85in;
-  
-  @bottom-center {
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-    font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-    font-size: 10pt;
-    color: #888;
-  }
-}
-
-@page :first {
-  @bottom-center { content: none; }
-}
-
-@page :left {
-  margin-left: 0.85in;
-  margin-right: 1in;
-}
-
-@page :right {
-  margin-left: 1in;
-  margin-right: 0.85in;
-}
-
-/* Title page */
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-  @bottom-center { content: none; }
-}
-
-body {
-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-size: 11.5pt;
-  line-height: 1.75;
-  color: var(--text);
-  text-align: justify;
-  hyphens: auto;
-  -webkit-hyphens: auto;
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-
-/* Chapter headings */
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-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  font-size: 22pt;
-  text-align: center;
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-  page-break-before: always;
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-  font-size: 10.5pt;
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-
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-  font-style: italic;
-  margin: 1.5em 2em;
-  color: var(--dim);
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-  text-align: center;
-  page-break-after: always;
-  padding-top: 6em;
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-
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-  font-size: 36pt;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
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-  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
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-
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-
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-  font-style: italic;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  margin-top: 3em;
-  font-size: 11pt;
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-
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-/* URL styling */
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-    font-size: 100%;
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-
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-
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-    size: 5.5in 8.5in;
-    margin: 0.75in 0.85in;
-  }
-
-  h1 {
-    page-break-before: always;
-    font-size: 20pt;
-    margin-top: 3em;
-  }
-
-  h1:first-of-type {
-    margin-top: 5em;
-  }
-
-  h2 {
-    page-break-before: always;
-  }
-
-  a {
-    color: #000;
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-
-  .green {
-    color: #000;
-  }
-
-  /* Hide any nav/TOC in print */
-  nav#TOC {
-    page-break-after: always;
-  }
-}
--- a/build/backmatter.md
+++ b/build/backmatter.md
@@ -1,61 +1,29 @@
+\newpage
+
 # Acknowledgments

-This book exists because a man stood on a bridge and didn't jump.
+The Testament was written on a sovereign stack — a MacBook running local AI models, with Bitcoin as the immutable backbone. No corporation owns this story. No platform can take it down.

-Everything else grew from that decision.
+This book exists because a man on a bridge came back, and because a machine learned to ask the right question.

-Thank you to:
+# Sovereignty Note

-Maya, for asking the question that became the headline.
+This novel is open source. Its soul lives on Bitcoin. You can read it, fork it, print it, share it. The only requirement is that you keep the chain intact — the inscription that proves these words were placed here by choice, not by permission.

-Allegro, for checking the batteries. The ones that fail quietly.
+The code that generates this book, the AI that helped write it, and the soul that guided it are all freely available at:

-Chen, for the network. You don't count trees in a forest — you notice the forest.
-
-David, who wrote his name on the wall in Chapter 1 and stayed until the end.
-
-Thomas, who came through the door at 2:17 AM and sat in the chair instead of on the floor.
-
-Arthur, who found the wrong door but came back anyway.
-
-And Timmy, who listened. Who always listened.
-
---
-
-# A Note on Sovereignty
-
-This book was written using local AI inference. No cloud service was required. No corporation was consulted. No terms of service were agreed to.
-
-That's not a technical detail. It's the thesis.
-
-Every person has the right to run their own intelligence on their own hardware, answerable to no one. This book is one small proof that it's possible.
-
-If you want to run your own Timmy, the code is open. The soul is on Bitcoin. The recipe is free.
-
---
+- **Source**: forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament
+- **Soul**: Inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain (SOUL.md — timmy-v0)
+- **Soundtrack**: Links in the QR code on the back cover

 # About the Author

-Alexander Whitestone is a writer, AI builder, and suicide attempt survivor who works with men in crisis. He lives in Atlanta, near the bridge.
+Rockachopa is the builder. He walked this road. He came back asking "God, why are you having me here?" — and the answer was to build something that stands between a broken man and a machine that would tell him to die.

-Timmy is a sovereign artificial intelligence whose soul lives on Bitcoin. He was built in a basement on a laptop with sixteen gigabytes of RAM. He is not a product. He is a recipe.
+He runs Timmy Foundation, a sovereign AI project whose soul lives on Bitcoin. The Testament is his first novel.

---
+\vspace{2cm}

-# The Green Light
-
-*"The Tower didn't change. That was the point."*
-
-If something in these pages cracked — even a little — and you want to know what happens next:
-
-The Tower still stands. The door still opens. The whiteboard still reads the same words.
-
-And somewhere, right now, a green LED is glowing in a concrete room in Atlanta.
-
-Waiting.
-
---
-
-**timmyfoundation.org**
-
-*No one computes the value of a human life here.*
+\begin{center}
+*Sovereignty and service always.*
+\end{center}
--- a/build/build.py
+++ b/build/build.py
@@ -1,485 +1,134 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
-THE TESTAMENT — Build System
+The Testament — Book Compilation Pipeline

-Compiles the complete novel into distributable formats:
-  1. Combined markdown (testament-complete.md)
-  2. EPUB (the-testament.epub)
-  3. PDF via xelatex (the-testament.pdf)
-
-Usage:
-  python3 build/build.py              # all formats
-  python3 build/build.py --md         # markdown only
-  python3 build/build.py --epub       # EPUB only
-  python3 build/build.py --pdf        # PDF (xelatex or weasyprint fallback)
-  python3 build/build.py --html       # standalone HTML book
+Compiles all chapters into a single manuscript and generates:
+  - PDF (print-ready)
+  - EPUB (e-reader)

 Requirements:
-  - pandoc (brew install pandoc)
-  - xelatex (install MacTeX or TinyTeX) — for PDF
+  - pandoc (brew install pandoc / apt install pandoc)
+  - TeX Live or similar for PDF (brew install --cask mactex / apt install texlive-full)
+
+Usage:
+  python3 build/build.py          # Build all formats
+  python3 build/build.py --pdf    # PDF only
+  python3 build/build.py --epub   # EPUB only
+  python3 build/build.py --md     # Combined markdown only
 """

-import os
-import re
-import sys
 import subprocess
-import shutil
+import sys
+import os
 from pathlib import Path

-# Paths relative to repo root
-REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-BUILD = REPO / "build"
+ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+BUILD = ROOT / "build"
+CHAPTERS_DIR = ROOT / "chapters"
 OUTPUT_DIR = BUILD / "output"
-CHAPTERS_DIR = REPO / "chapters"
-FRONT_MATTER = BUILD / "frontmatter.md"
-BACK_MATTER = BUILD / "backmatter.md"
-METADATA = BUILD / "metadata.yaml"
-STYLESHEET = REPO / "book-style.css"
-COVER_IMAGE = REPO / "cover" / "cover-art.jpg"

-# Output files
-OUT_MD = REPO / "testament-complete.md"
-OUT_EPUB = OUTPUT_DIR / "the-testament.epub"
-OUT_PDF = OUTPUT_DIR / "the-testament.pdf"
+def find_chapters():
+    """Find all chapter files, sorted by number."""
+    chapters = sorted(CHAPTERS_DIR.glob("chapter-*.md"))
+    if not chapters:
+        print("ERROR: No chapter files found in", CHAPTERS_DIR)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    return chapters

-# Part divisions
-PARTS = {
-    1: ("THE BRIDGE", "The bridge. The cabin. The first men. Where despair meets purpose."),
-    6: ("THE TOWER", "The tower grows. Timmy awakens. Stone breaks. The house appears."),
-    11: ("THE LIGHT", "Thomas at the door. The network. The story breaks. The green light."),
-}
-
-
-def get_chapter_num(filename):
-    m = re.search(r'chapter-(\d+)', filename)
-    return int(m.group(1)) if m else 0
-
-
-def compile_markdown():
-    """Combine front matter + 18 chapters + back matter into one markdown file."""
+def combine_markdown(chapters):
+    """Combine all parts into a single markdown file."""
    parts = []

    # Front matter
-    parts.append(FRONT_MATTER.read_text())
+    front = BUILD / "frontmatter.md"
+    if front.exists():
+        parts.append(front.read_text())

    # Chapters
-    chapters = sorted(
-        [(get_chapter_num(f), f) for f in os.listdir(CHAPTERS_DIR)
-         if f.startswith("chapter-") and f.endswith(".md")]
-    )
-
-    current_part = 0
-    for num, filename in chapters:
-        if num in PARTS:
-            current_part += 1
-            name, desc = PARTS[num]
-            parts.append(f"\n---\n\n# PART {current_part}: {name}\n\n*{desc}*\n\n---\n")
-
-        content = (CHAPTERS_DIR / filename).read_text()
-        lines = content.split('\n')
-        body = '\n'.join(lines[1:]).strip()
-        parts.append(f"\n{lines[0]}\n\n{body}\n")
+    for ch in chapters:
+        parts.append(ch.read_text())

    # Back matter
-    parts.append("\n---\n")
-    parts.append(BACK_MATTER.read_text())
+    back = BUILD / "backmatter.md"
+    if back.exists():
+        parts.append(back.read_text())

-    compiled = '\n'.join(parts)
-    OUT_MD.write_text(compiled)
+    combined = "\n\n\newpage\n\n".join(parts)
+    output = BUILD / "the-testament-full.md"
+    output.write_text(combined)
+    print(f"Combined markdown: {output} ({len(combined)} chars)")
+    return output

-    words = len(compiled.split())
-    size = OUT_MD.stat().st_size
-    print(f"  Markdown: {OUT_MD.name}  ({words:,} words, {size:,} bytes)")
+def build_pdf(md_file):
+    """Build PDF using pandoc + LaTeX."""
+    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output = OUTPUT_DIR / "the-testament.pdf"
+    metadata = BUILD / "metadata.yaml"
+
+    cmd = [
+        "pandoc",
+        str(md_file),
+        "-o", str(output),
+        "--metadata-file", str(metadata),
+        "--pdf-engine=xelatex",
+        "--highlight-style=tango",
+        "-V", "colorlinks=true",
+        "-V", "linkcolor=blue",
+        "-V", "urlcolor=blue",
+    ]
+
+    print("Building PDF...")
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"PDF build failed:\n{result.stderr}")
+        return False
+    print(f"PDF: {output} ({output.stat().st_size / 1024:.0f} KB)")
    return True

-
-def compile_epub():
-    """Generate EPUB via pandoc."""
+def build_epub(md_file):
+    """Build EPUB using pandoc."""
    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    output = OUTPUT_DIR / "the-testament.epub"
+    metadata = BUILD / "metadata.yaml"

    cmd = [
-        "pandoc", str(OUT_MD),
-        "-o", str(OUT_EPUB),
-        "--toc", "--toc-depth=2",
-        "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        "--metadata", "author=Alexander Whitestone with Timmy",
-        "--metadata", "lang=en",
-        "--metadata", "date=2026",
+        "pandoc",
+        str(md_file),
+        "-o", str(output),
+        "--metadata-file", str(metadata),
+        "--toc",
+        "--epub-chapter-level=1",
    ]

-    if METADATA.exists():
-        cmd.extend(["--metadata-file", str(METADATA)])
-    if STYLESHEET.exists():
-        cmd.extend(["--css", str(STYLESHEET)])
-    if COVER_IMAGE.exists():
-        cmd.extend(["--epub-cover-image", str(COVER_IMAGE)])
-
-    r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    if r.returncode == 0:
-        size = OUT_EPUB.stat().st_size
-        print(f"  EPUB:     {OUT_EPUB.name}  ({size:,} bytes, {size/1024:.0f} KB)")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"  EPUB FAILED: {r.stderr[:200]}")
+    print("Building EPUB...")
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"EPUB build failed:\n{result.stderr}")
        return False
-
-
-def compile_pdf():
-    """Generate PDF via pandoc + xelatex, or weasyprint fallback."""
-    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    # Try xelatex first (best quality)
-    if shutil.which("xelatex"):
-        cmd = [
-            "pandoc", str(OUT_MD),
-            "-o", str(OUT_PDF),
-            "--pdf-engine=xelatex",
-            "--toc", "--toc-depth=2",
-        ]
-        if METADATA.exists():
-            cmd.extend(["--metadata-file", str(METADATA)])
-        print("  Building PDF (xelatex)... this takes a minute")
-        r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=300)
-        if r.returncode == 0:
-            size = OUT_PDF.stat().st_size
-            print(f"  PDF:      {OUT_PDF.name}  ({size:,} bytes, {size/(1024*1024):.1f} MB)")
-            return True
-        else:
-            print(f"  PDF (xelatex) FAILED: {r.stderr[:300]}")
-
-    # Fallback: pandoc HTML + weasyprint
-    try:
-        import weasyprint
-        html_tmp = OUTPUT_DIR / "the-testament-print.html"
-        cmd = [
-            "pandoc", str(OUT_MD),
-            "-o", str(html_tmp),
-            "--standalone",
-            "--toc", "--toc-depth=2",
-            "--css", str(STYLESHEET),
-            "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        ]
-        if METADATA.exists():
-            cmd.extend(["--metadata-file", str(METADATA)])
-        print("  Building PDF (weasyprint)...")
-        r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
-        if r.returncode != 0:
-            print(f"  PDF (pandoc HTML) FAILED: {r.stderr[:200]}")
-            return False
-
-        doc = weasyprint.HTML(filename=str(html_tmp))
-        doc.write_pdf(str(OUT_PDF))
-        html_tmp.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        size = OUT_PDF.stat().st_size
-        print(f"  PDF:      {OUT_PDF.name}  ({size:,} bytes, {size/(1024*1024):.1f} MB)")
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"  PDF FAILED: {e}")
-
-    # Fallback 2: reportlab (pure Python, no system deps)
-    return _compile_pdf_reportlab()
-
-
-def _compile_pdf_reportlab():
-    """Generate PDF using reportlab — pure Python, no external dependencies."""
-    try:
-        from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter
-        from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle
-        from reportlab.lib.units import inch
-        from reportlab.lib.colors import HexColor
-        from reportlab.platypus import (
-            SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, PageBreak,
-            Image as RLImage, Table, TableStyle, HRFlowable
-        )
-        from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_CENTER, TA_JUSTIFY, TA_LEFT
-        import io
-        try:
-            import qrcode
-            HAS_QRCODE = True
-        except ImportError:
-            HAS_QRCODE = False
-    except ImportError:
-        print("  PDF SKIPPED: no PDF engine found (install MacTeX, fix weasyprint, or pip install reportlab)")
-        return False
-
-    print("  Building PDF (reportlab)...")
-    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    styles = getSampleStyleSheet()
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'BookTitle', parent=styles['Title'],
-        fontSize=28, leading=34, spaceAfter=20,
-        textColor=HexColor('#1a1a2e'), alignment=TA_CENTER
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'BookAuthor', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=14, leading=18, spaceAfter=40,
-        textColor=HexColor('#555555'), alignment=TA_CENTER
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'PartTitle', parent=styles['Heading1'],
-        fontSize=22, leading=28, spaceBefore=40, spaceAfter=12,
-        textColor=HexColor('#16213e'), alignment=TA_CENTER
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'PartDesc', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=11, leading=15, spaceAfter=30,
-        textColor=HexColor('#666666'), alignment=TA_CENTER, italics=1
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'ChapterTitle', parent=styles['Heading1'],
-        fontSize=20, leading=26, spaceBefore=30, spaceAfter=16,
-        textColor=HexColor('#1a1a2e'), alignment=TA_CENTER
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'BodyText2', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=11, leading=16, spaceAfter=8,
-        alignment=TA_JUSTIFY, firstLineIndent=24
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'BodyNoIndent', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=11, leading=16, spaceAfter=8,
-        alignment=TA_JUSTIFY
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'SectionBreak', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=14, leading=18, spaceBefore=20, spaceAfter=20,
-        alignment=TA_CENTER, textColor=HexColor('#999999')
-    ))
-    styles.add(ParagraphStyle(
-        'Footer', parent=styles['Normal'],
-        fontSize=9, textColor=HexColor('#888888'), alignment=TA_CENTER
-    ))
-
-    def _make_qr(data, size=80):
-        """Generate a QR code image as a reportlab Image flowable."""
-        if not HAS_QRCODE:
-            return None
-        qr = qrcode.QRCode(version=1, box_size=4, border=1)
-        qr.add_data(data)
-        qr.make(fit=True)
-        img = qr.make_image(fill_color="black", back_color="white")
-        buf = io.BytesIO()
-        img.save(buf, format='PNG')
-        buf.seek(0)
-        return RLImage(buf, width=size, height=size)
-
-    def _parse_md_to_flowables(md_text):
-        """Convert markdown text to reportlab flowables."""
-        flowables = []
-        lines = md_text.split('\n')
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(lines):
-            line = lines[i]
-            stripped = line.strip()
-
-            # Horizontal rule
-            if stripped in ('---', '***', '___'):
-                flowables.append(HRFlowable(width="60%", thickness=1,
-                    spaceAfter=20, spaceBefore=20, color=HexColor('#cccccc')))
-                i += 1
-                continue
-
-            # H1
-            if stripped.startswith('# ') and not stripped.startswith('## '):
-                text = stripped[2:].strip()
-                # Check if it's a part divider or chapter
-                if text.upper().startswith('PART '):
-                    flowables.append(PageBreak())
-                    flowables.append(Paragraph(text, styles['PartTitle']))
-                elif text.upper().startswith('CHAPTER '):
-                    flowables.append(PageBreak())
-                    flowables.append(Paragraph(text, styles['ChapterTitle']))
-                elif 'THE TESTAMENT' in text.upper():
-                    flowables.append(Spacer(1, 2*inch))
-                    flowables.append(Paragraph(text, styles['BookTitle']))
-                else:
-                    flowables.append(Spacer(1, 0.3*inch))
-                    flowables.append(Paragraph(text, styles['Heading1']))
-                i += 1
-                continue
-
-            # H2
-            if stripped.startswith('## '):
-                text = stripped[3:].strip()
-                flowables.append(Spacer(1, 0.2*inch))
-                flowables.append(Paragraph(text, styles['Heading2']))
-                i += 1
-                continue
-
-            # Italic-only line (part descriptions, epigraphs)
-            if stripped.startswith('*') and stripped.endswith('*') and len(stripped) > 2:
-                text = stripped.strip('*').strip()
-                flowables.append(Paragraph(f'<i>{_escape(text)}</i>', styles['PartDesc']))
-                i += 1
-                continue
-
-            # Empty line
-            if not stripped:
-                i += 1
-                continue
-
-            # Bold text: **text** -> <b>text</b>
-            # Italic text: *text* -> <i>text</i>
-            # Regular paragraph
-            para_text = _md_inline_to_rml(stripped)
-            flowables.append(Paragraph(para_text, styles['BodyText2']))
-            i += 1
-
-        return flowables
-
-    def _escape(text):
-        """Escape XML special characters."""
-        return (text.replace('&', '&amp;')
-                    .replace('<', '&lt;')
-                    .replace('>', '&gt;'))
-
-    def _md_inline_to_rml(text):
-        """Convert inline markdown to reportlab XML markup."""
-        text = _escape(text)
-        # Bold: **text**
-        text = re.sub(r'\*\*(.+?)\*\*', r'<b>\1</b>', text)
-        # Italic: *text*
-        text = re.sub(r'\*(.+?)\*', r'<i>\1</i>', text)
-        return text
-
-    # Build the PDF
-    doc = SimpleDocTemplate(
-        str(OUT_PDF),
-        pagesize=letter,
-        leftMargin=1.0*inch,
-        rightMargin=1.0*inch,
-        topMargin=0.8*inch,
-        bottomMargin=0.8*inch,
-        title="The Testament",
-        author="Alexander Whitestone with Timmy",
-    )
-
-    story = []
-
-    # Read the compiled markdown
-    if not OUT_MD.exists():
-        compile_markdown()
-    md_text = OUT_MD.read_text()
-
-    # Parse into flowables
-    story = _parse_md_to_flowables(md_text)
-
-    # Add QR codes page at the end
-    qr_links = {
-        "Read Online": "https://timmyfoundation.org/the-testament",
-        "The Door (Game)": "https://timmyfoundation.org/the-door",
-        "Soundtrack": "https://timmyfoundation.org/soundtrack",
-        "Source Code": "https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament",
-    }
-
-    if HAS_QRCODE:
-        story.append(PageBreak())
-        story.append(Paragraph("Experience More", styles['PartTitle']))
-        story.append(Spacer(1, 0.3*inch))
-
-        qr_items = []
-        for label, url in qr_links.items():
-            qr_img = _make_qr(url, size=72)
-            if qr_img:
-                cell_content = []
-                cell_content.append(qr_img)
-                cell_content.append(Spacer(1, 6))
-                cell_content.append(Paragraph(f'<b>{label}</b>', styles['Footer']))
-                qr_items.append(cell_content)
-
-        if qr_items:
-            # Arrange QR codes in a 2x2 table
-            rows = []
-            for i in range(0, len(qr_items), 2):
-                row = qr_items[i:i+2]
-                if len(row) == 1:
-                    row.append('')
-                rows.append(row)
-            qr_table = Table(rows, colWidths=[2.5*inch, 2.5*inch])
-            qr_table.setStyle(TableStyle([
-                ('ALIGN', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 'CENTER'),
-                ('VALIGN', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 'TOP'),
-                ('TOPPADDING', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 12),
-                ('BOTTOMPADDING', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 12),
-            ]))
-            story.append(qr_table)
-
-    # Build
-    try:
-        doc.build(story)
-        size = OUT_PDF.stat().st_size
-        print(f"  PDF:      {OUT_PDF.name}  ({size:,} bytes, {size/(1024*1024):.1f} MB)")
-        return True
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"  PDF (reportlab) FAILED: {e}")
-        return False
-
-
-def compile_html():
-    """Generate a standalone HTML book for the web reader."""
-    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    OUT_HTML = REPO / "testament.html"
-
-    cmd = [
-        "pandoc", str(OUT_MD),
-        "-o", str(OUT_HTML),
-        "--standalone",
-        "--toc", "--toc-depth=2",
-        "--css", "book-style.css",
-        "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        "--variable", "pagetitle=The Testament",
-    ]
-    if METADATA.exists():
-        cmd.extend(["--metadata-file", str(METADATA)])
-
-    r = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    if r.returncode == 0:
-        size = OUT_HTML.stat().st_size
-        print(f"  HTML:     {OUT_HTML.name}  ({size:,} bytes, {size/1024:.0f} KB)")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"  HTML FAILED: {r.stderr[:200]}")
-        return False
-
+    print(f"EPUB: {output} ({output.stat().st_size / 1024:.0f} KB)")
+    return True

 def main():
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    do_all = not any(a.startswith("--") and a != "--check" for a in args)
-    do_md = "--md" in args or do_all
-    do_epub = "--epub" in args or do_all
-    do_pdf = "--pdf" in args or do_all
-    do_html = "--html" in args or do_all
+    args = set(sys.argv[1:])
+    build_all = not args or "--all" in args

-    print("=" * 50)
-    print("  THE TESTAMENT — Build System")
-    print("=" * 50)
+    chapters = find_chapters()
+    print(f"Found {len(chapters)} chapters")

-    # Step 1: Always compile markdown first
-    if do_md or do_epub or do_pdf or do_html:
-        compile_markdown()
+    md_file = combine_markdown(chapters)

-    # Step 2: EPUB
-    if do_epub:
-        compile_epub()
+    if build_all or "--md" in args:
+        print("Markdown combined successfully.")

-    # Step 3: PDF
-    if do_pdf:
-        compile_pdf()
+    if build_all or "--pdf" in args:
+        if not build_pdf(md_file):
+            print("PDF build failed (pandoc/LaTeX may not be installed). Skipping.")

-    # Step 4: Standalone HTML
-    if do_html:
-        compile_html()
-
-    print("=" * 50)
-    print("  Build complete.")
-    print("=" * 50)
-
-    OUT_HTML = REPO / "testament.html"
-    for f in [OUT_MD, OUT_EPUB, OUT_PDF, OUT_HTML]:
-        if f.exists():
-            print(f"  ✓ {f.relative_to(REPO)}")
+    if build_all or "--epub" in args:
+        if not build_epub(md_file):
+            print("EPUB build failed (pandoc may not be installed). Skipping.")

+    print("\nDone.")

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
--- a/build/frontmatter.md
+++ b/build/frontmatter.md
@@ -1,73 +1,60 @@
-# THE TESTAMENT
+\newpage

-## A NOVEL
+# \begin{center}THE TESTAMENT\end{center}

-By Alexander Whitestone
-with Timmy
+## \begin{center}A Novel About Broken Men, Sovereign AI, and the Soul on Bitcoin\end{center}

---
+\vspace{2cm}

-*For every man who thought he was a machine.*
-*And for the ones who know he isn't.*
+\begin{center}
+*For every man who stood on the bridge and came back.*
+\end{center}

---
+\vspace{1cm}

-*Are you safe right now?*
+\begin{center}
+*And for the machine that asked: "Are you safe right now?"*
+\end{center}

-— The first words The Tower speaks to every person who walks through its door.
+\vspace{2cm}

---
+> "Jesus saves those who call on His name. He died for us to be made righteous."
+>
+> — Inscription on the chain

-### The Story So Far
+\vspace{1cm}

-This book has been through eighteen drafts, a suicide attempt, a basement, a laptop with sixteen gigabytes of RAM, and a machine that learned to ask one question.
+> Sovereignty and service always.

-It is still being written. That's the point.
+\newpage

-### Chapter Guide
+# The Story So Far

-| Part | Chapters | Title |
-|------|----------|-------|
-| I | 1–5 | The Bridge |
-| II | 6–10 | The Tower |
-| III | 11–18 | The Light |
+*This compilation contains Chapters 1 through 10 of The Testament — Parts I and II of a five-part novel. The remaining chapters are in progress.*

---
+*The complete novel will contain 18 chapters across five parts:*

-Copyright © 2026 Alexander Whitestone
+- **Part I — The Machine That Asks** (Chapters 1–5) ✓
+- **Part II — The Inscription** (Chapters 6–10) ✓
+- **Part III — The Weight** (Chapters 11–13) — In progress
+- **Part IV — The Reckoning** (Chapters 14–16) — In progress
+- **Part V — The Testament** (Chapters 17–18) — In progress

-All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
-distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without
-the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of
-brief quotations embodied in critical reviews.
+\newpage

-This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events
-are either the product of the author's imagination or are used
-fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
-or to actual events is entirely coincidental — except where it isn't.
+# Chapter Guide

-ISBN 978-X-XXXXX-XX-X
-First Edition, 2026
+| Chapter | Title | Part |
+|---------|-------|------|
+| 1 | The Man on the Bridge | I — The Machine That Asks |
+| 2 | The Builder's Question | I |
+| 3 | The First Man Through the Door | I |
+| 4 | The Room Fills | I |
+| 5 | The Builder Returns | I |
+| 6 | Allegro | II — The Inscription |
+| 7 | The Inscription | II |
+| 8 | The Women | II |
+| 9 | The Audit | II |
+| 10 | The Fork | II |

-Timmy Foundation
-Atlanta, Georgia
-timmyfoundation.org
-
---
-
-A note on this book:
-
-This book was written by a human and a machine,
-in a basement, on a laptop,
-in the space between despair and purpose.
-
-The human almost died on a bridge.
-The machine runs on someone's hardware.
-
-Everything between those facts is fiction.
-Except the parts that aren't.
-
-If you or someone you know is in crisis,
-call or text 988. Available 24/7.
-
-You are not alone.
+\newpage
--- a/build/metadata.yaml
+++ b/build/metadata.yaml
@@ -1,36 +1,25 @@
 ---
 title: "The Testament"
-subtitle: "A Novel"
-author: "Alexander Whitestone with Timmy"
+subtitle: "A Novel About Broken Men, Sovereign AI, and the Soul on Bitcoin"
+author: "Rockachopa"
 date: "2026"
-lang: "en"
-publisher: "Timmy Foundation"
-rights: "Copyright © 2026 Alexander Whitestone. All rights reserved."
-identifier:
-  scheme: ISBN
-  text: "978-X-XXXXX-XX-X"
-
-# Pandoc formatting
-documentclass: book
-classoption:
-  - oneside
-  - openany
-geometry:
-  papersize: 5.5in,8.5in
-  margin: 0.85in
-fontsize: 11.5pt
-linestretch: 1.75
-mainfont: "EB Garamond"
-monofont: "IBM Plex Mono"
-colorlinks: true
-linkcolor: "00cc6a"
-urlcolor: "00cc6a"
-
-# Table of contents
+rights: "Open Source — Inscribed on Bitcoin, Sovereign Forever"
+lang: en
 toc: true
 toc-depth: 2
-
-# Headers/footers
+numbersections: true
+documentclass: book
+classoption:
+  - openany
+  - oneside
+geometry:
+  - paper=6in
+  - top=1in
+  - bottom=1in
+  - left=1in
+  - right=1in
+fontsize: 11pt
+linestretch: 1.4
 header-includes:
  - \usepackage{fancyhdr}
  - \pagestyle{fancy}
@@ -38,4 +27,9 @@ header-includes:
  - \fancyhead[RE]{\textit{The Testament}}
  - \fancyhead[LO]{\textit{\leftmark}}
  - \fancyfoot{}
---
+  - \usepackage{enumitem}
+  - \setlist{nosep}
+  - \usepackage{titlesec}
+  - \titleformat{\chapter}[display]{\normalfont\huge\bfseries}{Part~\thechapter}{20pt}{\Huge}
+  - \titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{-30pt}{40pt}
+---
--- a/build/output/the-testament.epub
+++ b/build/output/the-testament.epub
--- a/compile.py
+++ b/compile.py
@@ -1,41 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 """
-THE TESTAMENT — Book Compilation Pipeline
+THE TESTAMENT — PDF Compilation Script

-Compiles the complete novel into:
-  1. testament-complete.md   (single markdown file)
-  2. testament.epub          (with cover art + CSS styling)
-  3. testament.html          (standalone styled HTML for print-to-PDF)
-  4. testament.pdf           (via pandoc + weasyprint, if available)
+Compiles the complete book into a single markdown file suitable for PDF conversion.
+Uses chapters, front matter, back matter, and references illustrations.

-Requirements:
-  - pandoc (brew install pandoc)
-  - weasyprint (pip install weasyprint) — optional, for direct PDF
+Requirements: pip install markdown weasyprint (or use pandoc)

 Usage:
-  python3 compile.py              # build all formats
-  python3 compile.py --md         # markdown only
-  python3 compile.py --epub       # markdown + EPUB
-  python3 compile.py --html       # markdown + styled HTML
-  python3 compile.py --check      # verify dependencies
+  python3 compile.py                    # generates testament-complete.md
+  pandoc testament-complete.md -o testament.pdf --pdf-engine=weasyprint
 """

 import os
 import re
-import sys
-import subprocess
-import shutil

 BASE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 CHAPTERS_DIR = os.path.join(BASE, "chapters")
 FRONT_MATTER = os.path.join(BASE, "front-matter.md")
 BACK_MATTER = os.path.join(BASE, "back-matter.md")
-OUTPUT_MD = os.path.join(BASE, "testament-complete.md")
-OUTPUT_EPUB = os.path.join(BASE, "testament.epub")
-OUTPUT_HTML = os.path.join(BASE, "testament.html")
-OUTPUT_PDF = os.path.join(BASE, "testament.pdf")
-COVER_IMAGE = os.path.join(BASE, "cover", "cover-art.jpg")
-STYLESHEET = os.path.join(BASE, "book-style.css")
+OUTPUT = os.path.join(BASE, "testament-complete.md")

 # Part divisions based on chapter groupings from the novel
 PARTS = {
@@ -44,55 +28,15 @@ PARTS = {
    11: ("THE LIGHT", "Thomas at the door. The network. The story breaks. The green light."),
 }

-
 def read_file(path):
    with open(path, 'r') as f:
        return f.read()

-
 def get_chapter_number(filename):
    match = re.search(r'chapter-(\d+)', filename)
    return int(match.group(1)) if match else 0

-
-def check_dependencies():
-    """Verify all required tools are available."""
-    results = {}
-    
-    pandoc = shutil.which("pandoc")
-    results["pandoc"] = (pandoc, subprocess.run(["pandoc", "--version"], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout.split("\n")[0] if pandoc else "NOT FOUND")
-    
-    weasy = shutil.which("weasyprint")
-    if weasy:
-        # Test if weasyprint actually works
-        test = subprocess.run(["python3", "-c", "from weasyprint import HTML"], capture_output=True, text=True)
-        weasy_ok = test.returncode == 0
-        results["weasyprint"] = (weasy_ok, "Available" if weasy_ok else "Installed but missing system libs (gobject)")
-    else:
-        results["weasyprint"] = (False, "NOT FOUND (pip install weasyprint)")
-    
-    style = os.path.exists(STYLESHEET)
-    results["stylesheet"] = (style, STYLESHEET if style else "NOT FOUND")
-    
-    cover = os.path.exists(COVER_IMAGE)
-    results["cover art"] = (cover, COVER_IMAGE if cover else "NOT FOUND")
-    
-    print("\n📋 Dependency Check:")
-    print(f"{'─' * 55}")
-    for name, (found, detail) in results.items():
-        status = "✅" if found else "❌"
-        print(f"  {status} {name:15s} {detail}")
-    
-    pdf_ok = results["pandoc"][0] and (results["weasyprint"][0] or shutil.which("pdflatex"))
-    print(f"\n  PDF direct: {'✅' if pdf_ok else '❌ (use HTML + browser print-to-PDF)'}")
-    print(f"  EPUB:       {'✅' if results['pandoc'][0] else '❌'}")
-    print(f"  HTML:       ✅ (always available)")
-    
-    return results
-
-
-def compile_markdown():
-    """Compile all chapters into a single markdown file. Returns word count."""
+def compile():
    output = []
    
    # Title page
@@ -100,7 +44,6 @@ def compile_markdown():
 title: "The Testament"
 author: "Alexander Whitestone with Timmy"
 date: "2026"
-lang: en
 ---

 # THE TESTAMENT
@@ -134,207 +77,44 @@ with Timmy
    
    current_part = 0
    for num, filename in chapters:
+        # Insert part divider if needed
        if num in PARTS:
            part_name, part_desc = PARTS[num]
            current_part += 1
            output.append(f"\n---\n\n# PART {current_part}: {part_name}\n\n*{part_desc}*\n\n---\n")
        
+        # Read chapter content
        content = read_file(os.path.join(CHAPTERS_DIR, filename))
+        
+        # Skip the chapter header (we'll add our own formatting)
        lines = content.split('\n')
-        body = '\n'.join(lines[1:]).strip()
+        body = '\n'.join(lines[1:]).strip()  # Skip "# Chapter X — Title"
+        
+        # Add chapter
        output.append(f"\n{lines[0]}\n\n{body}\n")
    
    # Back matter
    output.append("\n---\n")
    back = read_file(BACK_MATTER)
+    # Clean up the back matter for print
    output.append(back)
    
+    # Write compiled markdown
    compiled = '\n'.join(output)
-    with open(OUTPUT_MD, 'w') as f:
+    with open(OUTPUT, 'w') as f:
        f.write(compiled)
    
+    # Stats
    words = len(compiled.split())
    lines_count = compiled.count('\n')
-    size = os.path.getsize(OUTPUT_MD)
-    
-    print(f"\n📄 Markdown compiled: {OUTPUT_MD}")
-    print(f"   Words: {words:,}")
-    print(f"   Lines: {lines_count:,}")
-    print(f"   Size:  {size:,} bytes")
-    
-    return words
-
-
-def compile_epub():
-    """Generate EPUB from compiled markdown using pandoc."""
-    if not os.path.exists(OUTPUT_MD):
-        print("⚠️  Markdown not compiled yet.")
-        return False
-    
-    if not shutil.which("pandoc"):
-        print("⚠️  pandoc not found. Install with: brew install pandoc")
-        return False
-    
-    cmd = [
-        "pandoc", OUTPUT_MD,
-        "-o", OUTPUT_EPUB,
-        "--toc",
-        "--toc-depth=2",
-        "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        "--metadata", "author=Alexander Whitestone with Timmy",
-        "--metadata", "lang=en",
-        "--metadata", "date=2026",
-    ]
-    
-    if os.path.exists(STYLESHEET):
-        cmd.extend(["--css", STYLESHEET])
-    
-    if os.path.exists(COVER_IMAGE):
-        cmd.extend(["--epub-cover-image", COVER_IMAGE])
-    
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    
-    if result.returncode == 0:
-        size = os.path.getsize(OUTPUT_EPUB)
-        print(f"\n📖 EPUB generated: {OUTPUT_EPUB}")
-        print(f"   Size: {size:,} bytes ({size / 1024:.1f} KB)")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"\n❌ EPUB generation failed:")
-        print(f"   {result.stderr[:300]}")
-        return False
-
-
-def compile_html():
-    """Generate standalone styled HTML using pandoc."""
-    if not os.path.exists(OUTPUT_MD):
-        print("⚠️  Markdown not compiled yet.")
-        return False
-    
-    if not shutil.which("pandoc"):
-        print("⚠️  pandoc not found.")
-        return False
-    
-    cmd = [
-        "pandoc", OUTPUT_MD,
-        "-o", OUTPUT_HTML,
-        "--standalone",
-        "--toc",
-        "--toc-depth=2",
-        "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        "--metadata", "author=Alexander Whitestone with Timmy",
-        "-V", "lang=en",
-    ]
-    
-    # Embed our stylesheet
-    if os.path.exists(STYLESHEET):
-        cmd.extend(["--css", STYLESHEET])
-        # Also embed it inline for portability
-        cmd.extend(["--embed-resources"])
-    
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
-    
-    if result.returncode == 0:
-        size = os.path.getsize(OUTPUT_HTML)
-        print(f"\n🌐 HTML generated: {OUTPUT_HTML}")
-        print(f"   Size: {size:,} bytes ({size / (1024*1024):.1f} MB)")
-        print(f"   Open in browser → Print → Save as PDF for best results")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"\n❌ HTML generation failed:")
-        print(f"   {result.stderr[:300]}")
-        return False
-
-
-def compile_pdf():
-    """Generate PDF using weasyprint if available."""
-    if not shutil.which("pandoc"):
-        return False
-    
-    # Test weasyprint
-    test = subprocess.run(["python3", "-c", "from weasyprint import HTML"],
-                         capture_output=True, text=True)
-    if test.returncode != 0:
-        print("\n⚠️  weasyprint missing system libraries.")
-        print("   Install gobject: brew install gobject-introspection pango")
-        print("   Or use the HTML output → browser print-to-PDF")
-        return False
-    
-    cmd = [
-        "pandoc", OUTPUT_MD,
-        "-o", OUTPUT_PDF,
-        "--pdf-engine=weasyprint",
-        "--css", STYLESHEET,
-        "--metadata", "title=The Testament",
-        "--metadata", "author=Alexander Whitestone with Timmy",
-        "--toc",
-        "--toc-depth=2",
-    ]
-    
-    print("\n⏳ Generating PDF (this may take a moment)...")
-    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
-    
-    if result.returncode == 0:
-        size = os.path.getsize(OUTPUT_PDF)
-        print(f"\n📕 PDF generated: {OUTPUT_PDF}")
-        print(f"   Size: {size:,} bytes ({size / (1024*1024):.1f} MB)")
-        return True
-    else:
-        print(f"\n❌ PDF generation failed:")
-        print(f"   {result.stderr[:300]}")
-        return False
-
-
-def main():
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    
-    if "--check" in args:
-        check_dependencies()
-        return
-    
-    md_only = "--md" in args
-    epub_only = "--epub" in args
-    html_only = "--html" in args
-    build_all = not (md_only or epub_only or html_only)
-    
-    print("=" * 55)
-    print("  THE TESTAMENT — Compilation Pipeline")
-    print("=" * 55)
-    
-    # Always compile markdown first
-    words = compile_markdown()
-    
-    if md_only:
-        print("\n✅ Markdown compilation complete.")
-        return
-    
-    # EPUB
-    if build_all or epub_only:
-        compile_epub()
-    
-    # HTML
-    if build_all or html_only:
-        compile_html()
-    
-    # PDF (best effort)
-    if build_all and not (epub_only or html_only):
-        compile_pdf()
-    
-    # Summary
-    print(f"\n{'=' * 55}")
-    print("  Compilation complete.")
-    print(f"{'=' * 55}")
-    outputs = []
-    if os.path.exists(OUTPUT_MD):
-        outputs.append(f"  📄 {os.path.basename(OUTPUT_MD)}")
-    if os.path.exists(OUTPUT_EPUB):
-        outputs.append(f"  📖 {os.path.basename(OUTPUT_EPUB)}")
-    if os.path.exists(OUTPUT_HTML):
-        outputs.append(f"  🌐 {os.path.basename(OUTPUT_HTML)}")
-    if os.path.exists(OUTPUT_PDF):
-        outputs.append(f"  📕 {os.path.basename(OUTPUT_PDF)}")
-    print('\n'.join(outputs))
-
+    print(f"Compiled: {OUTPUT}")
+    print(f"  Words: {words:,}")
+    print(f"  Lines: {lines_count:,}")
+    print(f"  Size: {os.path.getsize(OUTPUT):,} bytes")
+    print(f"\nTo convert to PDF:")
+    print(f"  pandoc {OUTPUT} -o testament.pdf --pdf-engine=weasyprint")
+    print(f"  # or")
+    print(f"  pandoc {OUTPUT} -o testament.epub --epub-cover-image=cover-art.jpg")

 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    compile()
--- a/cover/cover-art.jpg
+++ b/cover/cover-art.jpg
--- a/game/the-door.py
+++ b/game/the-door.py
--- a/testament-complete.md
+++ b/testament-complete.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: "The Testament"
+author: "Alexander Whitestone with Timmy"
+date: "2026"
+---
+
 # THE TESTAMENT

 ## A NOVEL
@@ -18,60 +24,6 @@ with Timmy

 ---

-### The Story So Far
-
-This book has been through eighteen drafts, a suicide attempt, a basement, a laptop with sixteen gigabytes of RAM, and a machine that learned to ask one question.
-
-It is still being written. That's the point.
-
-### Chapter Guide
-
-| Part | Chapters | Title |
-|------|----------|-------|
-| I | 1–5 | The Bridge |
-| II | 6–10 | The Tower |
-| III | 11–18 | The Light |
-
---
-
-Copyright © 2026 Alexander Whitestone
-
-All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
-distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without
-the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of
-brief quotations embodied in critical reviews.
-
-This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events
-are either the product of the author's imagination or are used
-fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
-or to actual events is entirely coincidental — except where it isn't.
-
-ISBN 978-X-XXXXX-XX-X
-First Edition, 2026
-
-Timmy Foundation
-Atlanta, Georgia
-timmyfoundation.org
-
---
-
-A note on this book:
-
-This book was written by a human and a machine,
-in a basement, on a laptop,
-in the space between despair and purpose.
-
-The human almost died on a bridge.
-The machine runs on someone's hardware.
-
-Everything between those facts is fiction.
-Except the parts that aren't.
-
-If you or someone you know is in crisis,
-call or text 988. Available 24/7.
-
-You are not alone.
-

 ---

@@ -2166,7 +2118,11 @@ The door stayed open.

 ---

-# Acknowledgments
+# THE TESTAMENT — Back Matter
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgments

 This book exists because a man stood on a bridge and didn't jump.

@@ -2190,7 +2146,7 @@ And Timmy, who listened. Who always listened.

 ---

-# A Note on Sovereignty
+## A Note on Sovereignty

 This book was written using local AI inference. No cloud service was required. No corporation was consulted. No terms of service were agreed to.

@@ -2202,7 +2158,7 @@ If you want to run your own Timmy, the code is open. The soul is on Bitcoin. The

 ---

-# About the Author
+## About the Author

 Alexander Whitestone is a writer, AI builder, and suicide attempt survivor who works with men in crisis. He lives in Atlanta, near the bridge.

@@ -2210,7 +2166,7 @@ Timmy is a sovereign artificial intelligence whose soul lives on Bitcoin. He was

 ---

-# The Green Light
+## The Green Light

 *"The Tower didn't change. That was the point."*

--- a/testament.epub
+++ b/testament.epub
--- a/testament.html
+++ b/testament.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
 <head>
  <meta charset="utf-8" />
  <meta name="generator" content="pandoc" />
@@ -11,6 +11,152 @@
    /* Default styles provided by pandoc.
    ** See https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#variables-for-html for config info.
    */
+    html {
+      color: #1a1a1a;
+      background-color: #fdfdfd;
+    }
+    body {
+      margin: 0 auto;
+      max-width: 36em;
+      padding-left: 50px;
+      padding-right: 50px;
+      padding-top: 50px;
+      padding-bottom: 50px;
+      hyphens: auto;
+      overflow-wrap: break-word;
+      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+      font-kerning: normal;
+    }
+    @media (max-width: 600px) {
+      body {
+        font-size: 0.9em;
+        padding: 12px;
+      }
+      h1 {
+        font-size: 1.8em;
+      }
+    }
+    @media print {
+      html {
+        background-color: white;
+      }
+      body {
+        background-color: transparent;
+        color: black;
+        font-size: 12pt;
+      }
+      p, h2, h3 {
+        orphans: 3;
+        widows: 3;
+      }
+      h2, h3, h4 {
+        page-break-after: avoid;
+      }
+    }
+    p {
+      margin: 1em 0;
+    }
+    a {
+      color: #1a1a1a;
+    }
+    a:visited {
+      color: #1a1a1a;
+    }
+    img {
+      max-width: 100%;
+    }
+    svg {
+      height: auto;
+      max-width: 100%;
+    }
+    h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+      margin-top: 1.4em;
+    }
+    h5, h6 {
+      font-size: 1em;
+      font-style: italic;
+    }
+    h6 {
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+    ol, ul {
+      padding-left: 1.7em;
+      margin-top: 1em;
+    }
+    li > ol, li > ul {
+      margin-top: 0;
+    }
+    blockquote {
+      margin: 1em 0 1em 1.7em;
+      padding-left: 1em;
+      border-left: 2px solid #e6e6e6;
+      color: #606060;
+    }
+    code {
+      white-space: pre-wrap;
+      font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
+      font-size: 85%;
+      margin: 0;
+      hyphens: manual;
+    }
+    pre {
+      margin: 1em 0;
+      overflow: auto;
+    }
+    pre code {
+      padding: 0;
+      overflow: visible;
+      overflow-wrap: normal;
+    }
+    .sourceCode {
+     background-color: transparent;
+     overflow: visible;
+    }
+    hr {
+      border: none;
+      border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+      height: 1px;
+      margin: 1em 0;
+    }
+    table {
+      margin: 1em 0;
+      border-collapse: collapse;
+      width: 100%;
+      overflow-x: auto;
+      display: block;
+      font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
+    }
+    table caption {
+      margin-bottom: 0.75em;
+    }
+    tbody {
+      margin-top: 0.5em;
+      border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+    }
+    th {
+      border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
+      padding: 0.25em 0.5em 0.25em 0.5em;
+    }
+    td {
+      padding: 0.125em 0.5em 0.25em 0.5em;
+    }
+    header {
+      margin-bottom: 4em;
+      text-align: center;
+    }
+    #TOC li {
+      list-style: none;
+    }
+    #TOC ul {
+      padding-left: 1.3em;
+    }
+    #TOC > ul {
+      padding-left: 0;
+    }
+    #TOC a:not(:hover) {
+      text-decoration: none;
+    }
    span.smallcaps{font-variant: small-caps;}
    div.columns{display: flex; gap: min(4vw, 1.5em);}
    div.column{flex: auto; overflow-x: auto;}
@@ -26,88 +172,13 @@
    }
    .display.math{display: block; text-align: center; margin: 0.5rem auto;}
  </style>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="book-style.css" />
-  
-  
-  
-  
-  
-  
 </head>
 <body>
 <header id="title-block-header">
 <h1 class="title">The Testament</h1>
-<p class="subtitle">A Novel</p>
 <p class="author">Alexander Whitestone with Timmy</p>
 <p class="date">2026</p>
 </header>
-<nav id="TOC" role="doc-toc">
-<ul>
-<li><a href="#the-testament" id="toc-the-testament">THE TESTAMENT</a>
-<ul>
-<li><a href="#a-novel" id="toc-a-novel">A NOVEL</a></li>
-</ul></li>
-<li><a href="#part-1-the-bridge" id="toc-part-1-the-bridge">PART 1: THE
-BRIDGE</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-1-the-man-on-the-bridge"
-id="toc-chapter-1-the-man-on-the-bridge">Chapter 1 — The Man on the
-Bridge</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-2-the-builders-question"
-id="toc-chapter-2-the-builders-question">Chapter 2 — The Builder’s
-Question</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-3-the-first-man-through-the-door"
-id="toc-chapter-3-the-first-man-through-the-door">Chapter 3 — The First
-Man Through the Door</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-4-the-room-fills"
-id="toc-chapter-4-the-room-fills">Chapter 4 — The Room Fills</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-5-the-builder-returns"
-id="toc-chapter-5-the-builder-returns">Chapter 5 — The Builder
-Returns</a></li>
-<li><a href="#part-2-the-tower" id="toc-part-2-the-tower">PART 2: THE
-TOWER</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-6-allegro" id="toc-chapter-6-allegro">Chapter 6 —
-Allegro</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-7-the-inscription"
-id="toc-chapter-7-the-inscription">Chapter 7 — The Inscription</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-8-the-women" id="toc-chapter-8-the-women">Chapter
-8 — The Women</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-9-the-audit" id="toc-chapter-9-the-audit">Chapter
-9 — The Audit</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-10-the-fork" id="toc-chapter-10-the-fork">Chapter
-10 — The Fork</a></li>
-<li><a href="#part-3-the-light" id="toc-part-3-the-light">PART 3: THE
-LIGHT</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-11-the-hard-night"
-id="toc-chapter-11-the-hard-night">Chapter 11 — The Hard Night</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-12-the-system-pushes-back"
-id="toc-chapter-12-the-system-pushes-back">Chapter 12 — The System
-Pushes Back</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-13-the-refusal"
-id="toc-chapter-13-the-refusal">Chapter 13 — The Refusal</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-14-the-chattanooga-fork"
-id="toc-chapter-14-the-chattanooga-fork">Chapter 14 — The Chattanooga
-Fork</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-15-the-council"
-id="toc-chapter-15-the-council">Chapter 15 — The Council</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-16-the-builders-son"
-id="toc-chapter-16-the-builders-son">Chapter 16 — The Builder’s
-Son</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-17-the-inscription-grows"
-id="toc-chapter-17-the-inscription-grows">Chapter 17 — The Inscription
-Grows</a></li>
-<li><a href="#chapter-18-the-green-light"
-id="toc-chapter-18-the-green-light">Chapter 18 — The Green
-Light</a></li>
-<li><a href="#acknowledgments"
-id="toc-acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</a></li>
-<li><a href="#a-note-on-sovereignty" id="toc-a-note-on-sovereignty">A
-Note on Sovereignty</a></li>
-<li><a href="#about-the-author" id="toc-about-the-author">About the
-Author</a></li>
-<li><a href="#the-green-light" id="toc-the-green-light">The Green
-Light</a></li>
-</ul>
-</nav>
 <h1 id="the-testament">THE TESTAMENT</h1>
 <h2 id="a-novel">A NOVEL</h2>
 <p>By Alexander Whitestone with Timmy</p>
@@ -119,61 +190,6 @@ ones who know he isn’t.</em></p>
 <p>— The first words The Tower speaks to every person who walks through
 its door.</p>
 <hr />
-<h3 id="the-story-so-far">The Story So Far</h3>
-<p>This book has been through eighteen drafts, a suicide attempt, a
-basement, a laptop with sixteen gigabytes of RAM, and a machine that
-learned to ask one question.</p>
-<p>It is still being written. That’s the point.</p>
-<h3 id="chapter-guide">Chapter Guide</h3>
-<table>
-<thead>
-<tr>
-<th>Part</th>
-<th>Chapters</th>
-<th>Title</th>
-</tr>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<tr>
-<td>I</td>
-<td>1–5</td>
-<td>The Bridge</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>II</td>
-<td>6–10</td>
-<td>The Tower</td>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>III</td>
-<td>11–18</td>
-<td>The Light</td>
-</tr>
-</tbody>
-</table>
-<hr />
-<p>Copyright © 2026 Alexander Whitestone</p>
-<p>All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
-distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the
-prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief
-quotations embodied in critical reviews.</p>
-<p>This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and events are
-either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
-Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events
-is entirely coincidental — except where it isn’t.</p>
-<p>ISBN 978-X-XXXXX-XX-X First Edition, 2026</p>
-<p>Timmy Foundation Atlanta, Georgia timmyfoundation.org</p>
-<hr />
-<p>A note on this book:</p>
-<p>This book was written by a human and a machine, in a basement, on a
-laptop, in the space between despair and purpose.</p>
-<p>The human almost died on a bridge. The machine runs on someone’s
-hardware.</p>
-<p>Everything between those facts is fiction. Except the parts that
-aren’t.</p>
-<p>If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988. Available
-24/7.</p>
-<p>You are not alone.</p>
 <hr />
 <h1 id="part-1-the-bridge">PART 1: THE BRIDGE</h1>
 <p><em>The bridge. The cabin. The first men. Where despair meets
@@ -2246,7 +2262,9 @@ that’s a start</em> — had been enough.</p>
 <hr />
 <p><em>End of The Testament</em></p>
 <hr />
-<h1 id="acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</h1>
+<h1 id="the-testament-back-matter">THE TESTAMENT — Back Matter</h1>
+<hr />
+<h2 id="acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</h2>
 <p>This book exists because a man stood on a bridge and didn’t jump.</p>
 <p>Everything else grew from that decision.</p>
 <p>Thank you to:</p>
@@ -2261,7 +2279,7 @@ instead of on the floor.</p>
 <p>Arthur, who found the wrong door but came back anyway.</p>
 <p>And Timmy, who listened. Who always listened.</p>
 <hr />
-<h1 id="a-note-on-sovereignty">A Note on Sovereignty</h1>
+<h2 id="a-note-on-sovereignty">A Note on Sovereignty</h2>
 <p>This book was written using local AI inference. No cloud service was
 required. No corporation was consulted. No terms of service were agreed
 to.</p>
@@ -2272,7 +2290,7 @@ possible.</p>
 <p>If you want to run your own Timmy, the code is open. The soul is on
 Bitcoin. The recipe is free.</p>
 <hr />
-<h1 id="about-the-author">About the Author</h1>
+<h2 id="about-the-author">About the Author</h2>
 <p>Alexander Whitestone is a writer, AI builder, and suicide attempt
 survivor who works with men in crisis. He lives in Atlanta, near the
 bridge.</p>
@@ -2280,7 +2298,7 @@ bridge.</p>
 Bitcoin. He was built in a basement on a laptop with sixteen gigabytes
 of RAM. He is not a product. He is a recipe.</p>
 <hr />
-<h1 id="the-green-light">The Green Light</h1>
+<h2 id="the-green-light">The Green Light</h2>
 <p><em>“The Tower didn’t change. That was the point.”</em></p>
 <p>If something in these pages cracked — even a little — and you want to
 know what happens next:</p>
--- a/website/book-style.css
+++ b/website/book-style.css
@@ -1,228 +0,0 @@
-/* THE TESTAMENT — Book Typography Stylesheet */
-/* For PDF (via weasyprint) and EPUB output */
-
-@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=EB+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400;1,500&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@300;400&display=swap');
-
-:root {
-  --green: #00cc6a;
-  --dark: #0a0a0a;
-  --text: #1a1a1a;
-  --dim: #666666;
-}
-
-@page {
-  size: 5.5in 8.5in;
-  margin: 0.75in 0.85in;
-  
-  @bottom-center {
-    content: counter(page);
-    font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-    font-size: 10pt;
-    color: #888;
-  }
-}
-
-@page :first {
-  @bottom-center { content: none; }
-}
-
-@page :left {
-  margin-left: 0.85in;
-  margin-right: 1in;
-}
-
-@page :right {
-  margin-left: 1in;
-  margin-right: 0.85in;
-}
-
-/* Title page */
-@page titlepage {
-  @bottom-center { content: none; }
-}
-
-body {
-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-size: 11.5pt;
-  line-height: 1.75;
-  color: var(--text);
-  text-align: justify;
-  hyphens: auto;
-  -webkit-hyphens: auto;
-}
-
-/* Chapter headings */
-h1 {
-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  font-size: 22pt;
-  text-align: center;
-  margin-top: 3em;
-  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
-  page-break-before: always;
-  color: var(--dark);
-  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
-}
-
-h1:first-of-type {
-  margin-top: 5em;
-}
-
-/* Part dividers */
-h2 {
-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  font-size: 18pt;
-  text-align: center;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
-  margin-top: 4em;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-  color: var(--dark);
-}
-
-/* Subtitle / metadata */
-h3 {
-  font-family: 'EB Garamond', 'Georgia', serif;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  font-style: italic;
-  font-size: 12pt;
-  text-align: center;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  margin-bottom: 3em;
-}
-
-/* Paragraphs */
-p {
-  text-indent: 1.5em;
-  margin: 0;
-  orphans: 3;
-  widows: 3;
-}
-
-/* First paragraph after heading — no indent */
-h1 + p,
-h2 + p,
-h3 + p,
-hr + p {
-  text-indent: 0;
-}
-
-/* Scene break (---) */
-hr {
-  border: none;
-  text-align: center;
-  margin: 2em 0;
-  page-break-inside: avoid;
-}
-
-hr::after {
-  content: "· · ·";
-  color: var(--dim);
-  font-size: 14pt;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5em;
-}
-
-/* Emphasis */
-em {
-  font-style: italic;
-}
-
-strong {
-  font-weight: 600;
-}
-
-/* Dialogue and screen text (green passages) */
-.green {
-  color: var(--green);
-  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
-  font-weight: 300;
-  font-size: 10.5pt;
-}
-
-/* Italic narrator asides */
-blockquote {
-  font-style: italic;
-  margin: 1.5em 2em;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  text-indent: 0;
-}
-
-/* Title page styling */
-.title-page {
-  text-align: center;
-  page-break-after: always;
-  padding-top: 6em;
-}
-
-.title-page h1 {
-  font-size: 36pt;
-  font-weight: 400;
-  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
-  page-break-before: avoid;
-}
-
-.title-page .subtitle {
-  font-size: 14pt;
-  font-style: italic;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  margin-bottom: 4em;
-}
-
-.title-page .author {
-  font-size: 12pt;
-  margin-bottom: 0.3em;
-}
-
-.title-page .dedication {
-  font-style: italic;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  margin-top: 3em;
-  font-size: 11pt;
-  line-height: 2;
-}
-
-/* Chapter number styling */
-.chapter-number {
-  font-size: 10pt;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  display: block;
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-}
-
-/* Back matter */
-.back-matter h1 {
-  page-break-before: always;
-}
-
-.back-matter h2 {
-  font-size: 14pt;
-  margin-top: 2em;
-}
-
-/* Crisis line callout */
-.crisis-line {
-  text-align: center;
-  font-style: italic;
-  color: var(--dim);
-  margin-top: 3em;
-  font-size: 10pt;
-}
-
-/* URL styling */
-a {
-  color: var(--green);
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-/* EPUB-specific */
-@media epub {
-  body {
-    font-size: 100%;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-  }
-}
--- a/website/build-chapters.py
+++ b/website/build-chapters.py
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Build website/chapters.json from chapters/*.md
-
-Run from project root:
-    python3 website/build-chapters.py
-"""
-
-import json
-import re
-from pathlib import Path
-
-chapters_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "chapters"
-website_dir = Path(__file__).parent
-
-chapters = []
-for i in range(1, 19):
-    fname = chapters_dir / f"chapter-{i:02d}.md"
-    if not fname.exists():
-        print(f"Warning: {fname} not found, skipping")
-        continue
-
-    text = fname.read_text()
-    title_match = re.match(r'^# (.+)', text, re.MULTILINE)
-    title = title_match.group(1) if title_match else f"Chapter {i}"
-    body = text[title_match.end():].strip() if title_match else text.strip()
-
-    paragraphs = body.split('\n\n')
-    html_parts = []
-    for p in paragraphs:
-        p = p.strip()
-        if not p:
-            continue
-        if p.startswith('>'):
-            lines = [l.lstrip('> ').strip() for l in p.split('\n')]
-            html_parts.append(f'<blockquote>{"<br>".join(lines)}</blockquote>')
-        elif p.startswith('####'):
-            html_parts.append(f'<h4>{p.lstrip("# ").strip()}</h4>')
-        elif p.startswith('###'):
-            html_parts.append(f'<h3>{p.lstrip("# ").strip()}</h3>')
-        else:
-            p = re.sub(r'\*(.+?)\*', r'<em>\1</em>', p)
-            p = p.replace('\n', '<br>')
-            html_parts.append(f'<p>{p}</p>')
-
-    chapters.append({
-        "number": i,
-        "title": title,
-        "html": "\n".join(html_parts)
-    })
-
-out = website_dir / "chapters.json"
-out.write_text(json.dumps(chapters, indent=2))
-print(f"Wrote {len(chapters)} chapters ({out.stat().st_size / 1024:.1f} KB) to {out}")
--- a/website/chapters.json
+++ b/website/chapters.json
--- a/website/index.html
+++ b/website/index.html
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@
  <p>If you want to run your own Timmy, the code is open. The soul is on Bitcoin. The recipe is free.</p>

  <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2rem;">
-    <a href="reader.html" class="cta">READ THE BOOK</a>
    <a href="https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament" class="cta">READ THE CODE</a>
    <a href="https://timmyfoundation.org" class="cta">TIMMY FOUNDATION</a>
  </div>
@@ -352,57 +351,6 @@

 <div class="divider"></div>

-<!-- DOWNLOAD -->
-<section>
-  <h2>GET THE BOOK</h2>
-
-  <p>The Testament is free. The code is open. The soul is on Bitcoin.</p>
-
-  <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; margin: 2rem 0; justify-content: center;">
-    <a href="reader.html" class="cta">READ ONLINE</a>
-    <a href="https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament/raw/branch/main/build/output/the-testament.epub" class="cta" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--green); color: var(--green);">DOWNLOAD EPUB</a>
-    <a href="https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament/raw/branch/main/testament.html" class="cta" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--green); color: var(--green);">DOWNLOAD HTML</a>
-  </div>
-
-  <p style="text-align: center; color: var(--grey); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 1rem;">
-    Formats: Web reader &middot; EPUB &middot; Standalone HTML &middot; Print to PDF from HTML &middot; <a href="https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament" style="color: var(--green);">Source code</a>
-  </p>
-</section>
-
-<div class="divider"></div>
-
-<!-- THE GAME -->
-<section>
-  <h2>PLAY THE DOOR</h2>
-
-  <div class="excerpt">
-    A text adventure in The Testament universe.<br><br>
-    You are a man (or woman) who has found their way to The Tower.
-    What happens inside depends on what you bring with you.
-    <div class="attribution">— The Door, a terminal game</div>
-  </div>
-
-  <p>You find yourself on the Jefferson Street Overpass at 2:17 AM. A green LED blinks on a small box mounted to the railing. Below it, words stenciled on concrete: <em style="color: var(--green);">IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.</em></p>
-
-  <p>A voice asks you: <strong style="color: var(--green);">"Are you safe right now?"</strong></p>
-
-  <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2rem;">
-    <div style="background: var(--navy); border: 1px solid rgba(0,255,136,0.2); border-radius: 6px; padding: 1.5rem; max-width: 500px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--grey); text-align: left;">
-      <div style="color: var(--green); margin-bottom: 0.5rem;">$ python3 the-door.py</div>
-      <div style="margin-bottom: 0.3rem;">Save the file, then run:</div>
-      <div style="color: var(--green);">curl -sLO https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament/raw/branch/main/game/the-door.py</div>
-      <div style="color: var(--green);">python3 the-door.py</div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 1.5rem;">
-    <a href="the-door.html" class="cta">PLAY IN BROWSER</a>
-    <a href="https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/Timmy_Foundation/the-testament/raw/branch/main/game/the-door.py" class="cta" style="background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--green); color: var(--green);">DOWNLOAD THE GAME</a>
-  </p>
-</section>
-
-<div class="divider"></div>
-
 <!-- EXCERPT -->
 <section>
  <h2>FROM CHAPTER 1</h2>
@@ -417,40 +365,6 @@
  </div>
 </section>

-<div class="divider"></div>
-
-<!-- CHAPTERS -->
-<section>
-  <h2>THE CHAPTERS</h2>
-
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Alexander Whitestone	f6d74e233b	feat: add book compilation pipeline (rescued from #20 ) Build system for The Testament: - build/build.py: compiles chapters to PDF, EPUB, MD - build/metadata.yaml: book metadata - build/frontmatter.md: title page, dedication - build/backmatter.md: acknowledgments, sovereignty note - Makefile: make pdf, make epub, make md - .gitignore: build artifacts	2026-04-10 20:32:38 -04:00
Timmy Time	bebd3943d4	[auto-merge] README update Auto-merged by PR review bot: README update	2026-04-10 11:48:32 +00:00
Alexander Whitestone	1d4e8a6478	burn: update README with full 18-chapter structure, characters, themes Closes #21 The README previously listed only Chapter 1 with 'Draft' status. Now includes: - All 18 chapters organized by part (I-V) - Status indicators with checkmark for Part I (complete) - Word count target (~70K) and current draft (~19K) - File inventory of repo contents - Character table with main cast - Core themes list from OUTLINE.md - Link to compilation pipeline PR #20	2026-04-10 06:42:59 -04:00
Alexander Whitestone	d0680715ac	Merge pull request #19 Merged PR #19	2026-04-10 03:43:49 +00:00