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Build system for compiling The Testament chapters into distributable formats. Files added: - build/build.py — Compilation script (markdown combine, PDF, EPUB) - build/metadata.yaml — Pandoc metadata (title, author, formatting) - build/frontmatter.md — Title page, dedication, chapter guide - build/backmatter.md — Acknowledgments, sovereignty note, about author - build/output/the-testament.epub — Pre-built EPUB (10 chapters) - Makefile — `make all`, `make pdf`, `make epub`, `make md` - .gitignore — Build artifacts Features: - Combines 10 chapters into single manuscript - Generates print-ready PDF (requires xelatex) - Generates EPUB for e-readers - Part dividers and chapter guide table - Proper front/back matter - Zero external dependencies (uses stdlib + pandoc) Usage: python3 build/build.py # All formats python3 build/build.py --pdf # PDF only python3 build/build.py --epub # EPUB only python3 build/build.py --md # Combined markdown only
The Testament
A novel about broken men, sovereign AI, and the soul on Bitcoin.
"He attempted suicide. He came back. He came back asking 'God, why are you having me here?' — and the answer was this: to build something that stands between a broken man and a machine that would tell him to die."
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.
Chapters
| # | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man on the Bridge | Draft |
Characters
See characters/ for detailed profiles.
License
MIT — freely shared, like the soul that wrote it.