diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/safe_eval.py b/wizard-work/beam/safe_eval.py
index cda4dd0..ce162d9 100644
--- a/wizard-work/beam/safe_eval.py
+++ b/wizard-work/beam/safe_eval.py
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ class _Parser:
         return value
 
     def term(self):
-        value = self.unary()
+        value = self.factor()
         while self.peek()[0] == _OP and self.peek()[1] in ("*", "/", "//", "%"):
             op = self.advance()[1]
-            rhs = self.unary()
+            rhs = self.factor()
             if op == "*":
                 value = value * rhs
             elif op == "/":
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class _Parser:
                 value = value % rhs
         return value
 
-    def unary(self):
+    def factor(self):
         if self.peek()[0] == _OP and self.peek()[1] in ("+", "-"):
             op = self.advance()[1]
             val = self.power()  # unary lower precedence than ** (python semantics)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class _Parser:
         base = self.primary()
         if self.peek()[0] == _OP and self.peek()[1] == "**":
             self.advance()
-            exp = self.unary()  # right-assoc, exponent may be signed
+            exp = self.factor()  # right-assoc, exponent may be signed
             return base ** exp
         return base
 
diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/test_safe_eval.py b/wizard-work/beam/test_safe_eval.py
index cb54824..cd57ada 100644
--- a/wizard-work/beam/test_safe_eval.py
+++ b/wizard-work/beam/test_safe_eval.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from safe_eval import evaluate
 
+import sys
+
 cases = [
     ("2+3*4", 14),
     ("(2+3)*4", 20),
diff --git a/wizard-work/spark/VALIDATION_REPORT.md b/wizard-work/spark/VALIDATION_REPORT.md
index b304061..5101b18 100644
--- a/wizard-work/spark/VALIDATION_REPORT.md
+++ b/wizard-work/spark/VALIDATION_REPORT.md
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ All Hermes environment checks passed:
 # MANIFEST
 spark-validation-script-v1.0
 artifact: wizard-work/spark/validation_script.sh
-commit: d9862a447feed2c3cd11d525e4c102b3e22c5d3c
+commit: 23eaa56
 date: 2026-10-23
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