diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/robin_hood_hash.py b/wizard-work/beam/robin_hood_hash.py
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+"""Robin Hood open-addressing hash table.
+
+Keys and values can be any hashable/anything. Tombstones are NOT used; deletion
+re-hashes the run tail to keep probe distances valid (backward-shift deletion).
+
+Invariant: for every occupied slot s with key k inserted at home h = hash(k) % n,
+probe_distance(s) = (s - h) mod n, and the table is "Robin Hood": slots are
+ordered so that no slot has a strictly greater probe distance than an earlier
+slot in the same probe chain (Robin Hood property is maintained on insert by
+swapping the new entry with the incumbent when the new entry's probe distance
+exceeds the incumbent's).
+
+Complexities: amortized O(1) insert/lookup/delete at load factor < ~0.75.
+Resizes by doubling when load factor exceeds 0.7.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+class RobinHoodHash:
+    def __init__(self, capacity: int = 16):
+        if capacity < 4:
+            capacity = 4
+        # round up to power of two for fast modulo
+        c = 1
+        while c < capacity:
+            c <<= 1
+        self._cap = c
+        self._keys = [None] * self._cap
+        self._vals = [None] * self._cap
+        self._dists = [0] * self._cap  # 0 means empty (probe dist >=1 when occupied)
+        self._size = 0
+
+    def _home(self, key):
+        return hash(key) & (self._cap - 1)
+
+    def _resize(self, new_cap):
+        old_keys = self._keys
+        old_vals = self._vals
+        self._cap = new_cap
+        self._keys = [None] * new_cap
+        self._vals = [None] * new_cap
+        self._dists = [0] * new_cap
+        self._size = 0
+        for k, v in zip(old_keys, old_vals):
+            if k is not None or (k is None and old_keys.index(k) is not None):
+                pass
+        # simpler: track occupied via dists of old arrays
+        # Rebuild from old arrays captured before overwrite
+        pass
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return self._size
+
+    def _insert_raw(self, key, value):
+        idx = self._home(key)
+        dist = 1
+        while True:
+            if self._dists[idx] == 0:
+                self._keys[idx] = key
+                self._vals[idx] = value
+                self._dists[idx] = dist
+                self._size += 1
+                return
+            # Robin Hood: if current entry's probe distance < dist, swap
+            if self._dists[idx] < dist:
+                # swap
+                self._keys[idx], key = key, self._keys[idx]
+                self._vals[idx], value = value, self._vals[idx]
+                self._dists[idx], dist = dist, self._dists[idx]
+                # now continue inserting the displaced entry
+            idx = (idx + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+            dist += 1
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        # update existing
+        idx = self._home(key)
+        dist = 1
+        while self._dists[idx] != 0 and dist <= self._cap:
+            if dist > self._dists[idx]:
+                break
+            if self._keys[idx] == key:
+                self._vals[idx] = value
+                return
+            idx = (idx + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+            dist += 1
+        # not found -> insert (may resize)
+        if (self._size + 1) / self._cap > 0.7:
+            self._grow()
+        self._insert_raw(key, value)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        idx = self._home(key)
+        dist = 1
+        while self._dists[idx] != 0:
+            if dist > self._dists[idx]:
+                raise KeyError(key)
+            if self._keys[idx] == key:
+                return self._vals[idx]
+            idx = (idx + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+            dist += 1
+            if dist > self._cap:
+                raise KeyError(key)
+        raise KeyError(key)
+
+    def __contains__(self, key):
+        try:
+            self.__getitem__(key)
+            return True
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        # find slot
+        idx = self._home(key)
+        dist = 1
+        found = None
+        while self._dists[idx] != 0:
+            if dist > self._dists[idx]:
+                raise KeyError(key)
+            if self._keys[idx] == key:
+                found = idx
+                break
+            idx = (idx + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+            dist += 1
+            if dist > self._cap:
+                break
+        if found is None:
+            raise KeyError(key)
+        # backward-shift deletion
+        self._keys[found] = None
+        self._vals[found] = None
+        self._dists[found] = 0
+        self._size -= 1
+        # rehash following run
+        j = (found + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+        while self._dists[j] != 0:
+            k = self._keys[j]
+            v = self._vals[j]
+            self._keys[j] = None
+            self._vals[j] = None
+            self._dists[j] = 0
+            self._size -= 1
+            self._insert_raw(k, v)
+            j = (j + 1) & (self._cap - 1)
+
+    def _grow(self):
+        old_keys = list(self._keys)
+        old_vals = list(self._vals)
+        old_dists = list(self._dists)
+        self._cap *= 2
+        self._keys = [None] * self._cap
+        self._vals = [None] * self._cap
+        self._dists = [0] * self._cap
+        self._size = 0
+        for i in range(len(old_keys)):
+            if old_dists[i] != 0:
+                self._insert_raw(old_keys[i], old_vals[i])
+
+    def keys(self):
+        return [k for k, d in zip(self._keys, self._dists) if d != 0]
+
+    def items(self):
+        return [(k, v) for k, v, d in zip(self._keys, self._vals, self._dists) if d != 0]
diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/test_robin_hood_hash.py b/wizard-work/beam/test_robin_hood_hash.py
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+++ b/wizard-work/beam/test_robin_hood_hash.py
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+import random, sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "/root/.hermes/wizard-outputs/beam")
+from robin_hood_hash import RobinHoodHash
+
+for trial in range(300):
+    r = RobinHoodHash(8)
+    d = {}
+    keys = [random.randint(0, 50) for _ in range(60)]
+    for k in keys:
+        r[k] = k*7+1
+        d[k] = k*7+1
+    for k in keys[::3]:
+        if k in d:
+            del r[k]; del d[k]
+    for k in list(d)[:5]:
+        r[k] = -1; d[k] = -1
+    assert len(r) == len(d), (len(r), len(d), trial)
+    for k in d:
+        assert r[k] == d[k], (k, r[k], d[k], trial)
+    for k in range(60):
+        assert (k in r) == (k in d), (k, trial)
+    assert sorted(r.items()) == sorted(d.items()), trial
+    try:
+        del r[99999]
+        raise SystemExit("no raise trial %d" % trial)
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+print("ALL 300 RANDOM TRIALS PASS")