diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/check.py b/wizard-work/spark/check.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Check that word_counter.py correctly counts words."""
-
-import sys
-import os
-
-# Add the wizard-outputs directory to path
-sys.path.insert(0, '/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/spark')
-
-from word_counter import count_words
-
-# Run tests
-tests = [
-    ("Hello world test", 3),
-    ("", 0),
-    ("   ", 0),
-    ("one", 1),
-    ("one two three four five", 5),
-]
-
-for text, expected in tests:
-    result = count_words(text)
-    if result != expected:
-        print(f"FAIL: '{text}' -> {result}, expected {expected}", file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-print("All tests passed!")
-sys.exit(0)
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/scratch_word_counter.py b/wizard-work/spark/scratch_word_counter.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Count words in all text files in the scratch directory and output JSON report."""
-import os
-import json
-from pathlib import Path
-
-SCRATCH_DIR = "/root/.hermes/profiles/spark/cache/scratch"
-OUTPUT_FILE = "/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/spark/word_count_report.json"
-
-def count_words_in_file(filepath):
-    """Count words in a file, return 0 if unreadable."""
-    try:
-        with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore') as f:
-            content = f.read()
-            return len(content.split())
-    except Exception:
-        return 0
-
-def main():
-    results = []
-    total_words = 0
-    
-    scratch_path = Path(SCRATCH_DIR)
-    if scratch_path.exists():
-        for filepath in sorted(scratch_path.iterdir()):
-            if filepath.is_file():
-                word_count = count_words_in_file(filepath)
-                total_words += word_count
-                results.append({
-                    "file": filepath.name,
-                    "word_count": word_count
-                })
-    
-    report = {
-        "scratch_directory": SCRATCH_DIR,
-        "files_processed": len(results),
-        "total_words": total_words,
-        "files": results
-    }
-    
-    with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as f:
-        json.dump(report, f, indent=2)
-    
-    print(f"Word count report written to {OUTPUT_FILE}")
-    print(f"Files: {len(results)}, Total words: {total_words}")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/test_word_counter.py b/wizard-work/spark/test_word_counter.py
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-# Test verification: word_counter.py works correctly
-# Run: python3 test_word_counter.py
-# Exit 0 = pass
-
-from word_counter import count_words
-
-# Test cases
-tests = [
-    ("Hello world test", 3),
-    ("", 0),
-    ("   ", 0),
-    ("one", 1),
-    ("one two three four five", 5),
-]
-
-all_passed = True
-for text, expected in tests:
-    result = count_words(text)
-    if result != expected:
-        print(f"FAIL: '{text}' -> {result}, expected {expected}")
-        all_passed = False
-
-if all_passed:
-    print("All tests passed!")
-    exit(0)
-else:
-    exit(1)
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/test_wordcount.py b/wizard-work/spark/test_wordcount.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Test script to verify wordcount.py matches wc output."""
-import subprocess
-import json
-
-# Get wordcount.py output
-result = subprocess.run(
-    ['python3', 'wordcount.py', 'test_words.txt'],
-    capture_output=True, text=True
-)
-wc_result = json.loads(result.stdout)
-wordcount_words = wc_result['words']
-
-# Get wc output
-wc_output = subprocess.run(
-    ['wc', '-w', 'test_words.txt'],
-    capture_output=True, text=True
-)
-wc_words = int(wc_output.stdout.strip().split()[0])
-
-print(f"wordcount.py: {wordcount_words} words")
-print(f"wc: {wc_words} words")
-
-if wordcount_words == wc_words:
-    print("PASS: Outputs match")
-    exit(0)
-else:
-    print("FAIL: Outputs differ")
-    exit(1)
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/verify_snippets.py b/wizard-work/spark/verify_snippets.py
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-# Spark Lane Verification Script
-# Used for snippet-level micro-tasks in the spark lane
-
-import sys
-import time
-from pathlib import Path
-from datetime import datetime, timezone
-
-def verify_word_counter():
-    """Verify word_counter.py functions correctly."""
-    sys.path.insert(0, '/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/spark')
-    from word_counter import count_words
-    
-    tests = [
-        ("Hello world test", 3),
-        ("", 0),
-        ("   ", 0),
-        ("one", 1),
-        ("one two three four five", 5),
-    ]
-    
-    passed = 0
-    for text, expected in tests:
-        result = count_words(text)
-        if result == expected:
-            passed += 1
-    
-    return passed == len(tests), passed, len(tests)
-
-def main():
-    print("=== SPARK LANE VERIFICATION ===")
-    print(f"Timestamp: {datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()}")
-    print()
-    
-    # Run verification
-    success, passed, total = verify_word_counter()
-    
-    print(f"word_counter.py: {passed}/{total} tests passed")
-    
-    if success:
-        print("\nVERDICT: All snippets verified successfully")
-        sys.exit(0)
-    else:
-        print("\nVERDICT: Some snippets failed verification")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
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diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/word-counter-README.md b/wizard-work/spark/word-counter-README.md
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-# Word Counter
-
-A simple Python word counter that counts words in a text file.
-
-## Usage
-
-```bash
-python3 word-counter.py <filepath>
-```
-
-## Example
-
-```bash
-$ python3 word-counter.py test-input.txt
-7
-```
-
-## Verification
-
-- 7 words in test-input.txt: PASS
-- 0 words in test-empty.txt: PASS
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