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+    "title": "consectetur ut id impedit dolores sit ad ex aut",
+    "photo_count": 50
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 100,
+    "userId": 10,
+    "title": "enim repellat iste",
+    "photo_count": 50
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.md b/wizard-work/ledger/2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.md
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+# Albums → Photos join (extract artifact) — ledger lane
+
+Per-album table: which album, its author (`userId`), its title, and the number of
+photos it contains. One row per album.
+
+## Sources
+
+- `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums` — 100 albums
+- `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos` — 5000 photos
+
+Join key: `photos.albumId == albums.id`.
+
+## Columns
+
+| Column | Meaning |
+|---|---|
+| `id` | album id (1–100) |
+| `userId` | album author |
+| `title` | album title |
+| `photo_count` | number of photos in the album |
+
+## Result (100 rows)
+
+- 100 albums, 5000 photos, 100 distinct album ids.
+- `photo_count` is **50 for every album** (uniform).
+
+## Artifacts (reproduced by `extract_albums_photo_counts.py`)
+
+- `2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.csv` — the table (CSV)
+- `2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.json` — the same table (JSON)
+
+## Verification (single command, exit 0 = correct)
+
+Run from the repo root:
+
+```bash
+bash wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-albums-photo-counts
+```
+
+The check re-fetches both endpoints, re-derives the table, and compares the
+committed CSV and JSON against the fresh extraction (parsed, so line endings and
+quoting do not affect the verdict). It also asserts the row counts, the total
+photo count and the uniform `photo_count` claim above.
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-albums-photo-counts b/wizard-work/ledger/CHECK-albums-photo-counts
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# CHECK -- albums->photos extract (Extract lane, 2026-10-31).
+# Re-fetches both JSONPlaceholder endpoints, re-derives the per-album table, and
+# compares the committed CSV + JSON against the fresh extraction. Exits 0 only
+# when the committed artifacts match. Exit code IS the verdict.
+set -u
+
+DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+cd "$DIR/../.." || exit 1
+
+python3 wizard-work/ledger/verify_albums_photo_counts.py
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/extract_albums_photo_counts.py b/wizard-work/ledger/extract_albums_photo_counts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Extract: JSONPlaceholder albums -> photos join.
+
+Builds a per-album table: which album, its author (userId), its title, and the
+number of photos it contains. Sources:
+
+  https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums   (100 albums)
+  https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos   (5000 photos)
+
+Join key: photos.albumId == albums.id
+
+One row per album (100 rows). photo_count is 50 for every album (uniform).
+Outputs: CSV + JSON of the same table.
+"""
+
+import csv
+import json
+import os
+import urllib.request
+from collections import Counter, defaultdict
+
+ALBUMS_URL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums"
+PHOTOS_URL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos"
+
+BASE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+
+def fetch(url):
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "ledger/extract"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
+        return json.load(r)
+
+
+def main():
+    albums = fetch(ALBUMS_URL)
+    photos = fetch(PHOTOS_URL)
+
+    # sanity: every photo must resolve to a known album
+    album_ids = {a["id"] for a in albums}
+    unknown = sorted({p["albumId"] for p in photos} - album_ids)
+    if unknown:
+        raise SystemExit("photo albumIds not in albums: %s" % unknown[:5])
+
+    counts = Counter(p["albumId"] for p in photos)
+    total = sum(counts.values())
+
+    rows = []
+    for a in sorted(albums, key=lambda x: x["id"]):
+        rows.append({
+            "id": a["id"],
+            "userId": a["userId"],
+            "title": a["title"],
+            "photo_count": counts.get(a["id"], 0),
+        })
+
+    csv_path = os.path.join(BASE, "2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.csv")
+    json_path = os.path.join(BASE, "2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.json")
+
+    with open(csv_path, "w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        w = csv.DictWriter(f, fieldnames=["id", "userId", "title", "photo_count"])
+        w.writeheader()
+        w.writerows(rows)
+
+    payload = json.dumps(rows, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2).encode("utf-8")
+    with open(json_path, "wb") as f:
+        f.write(payload)
+
+    with open(csv_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        csv_bytes = len(f.read())
+    print("wrote %s (%d bytes, %d rows)" % (csv_path, csv_bytes, len(rows)))
+    print("wrote %s (%d bytes)" % (json_path, len(payload)))
+    print("total photos = %d across %d albums (uniform photo_count=%d)"
+          % (total, len(rows), rows[0]["photo_count"] if rows else None))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/wizard-work/ledger/verify_albums_photo_counts.py b/wizard-work/ledger/verify_albums_photo_counts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Independent verifier for the albums->photos extract artifact (ledger lane).
+
+Re-fetches both JSONPlaceholder endpoints, re-derives the per-album table, and
+compares the committed CSV + JSON against the fresh extraction (parsed, so line
+endings and quoting do not affect the verdict). Also asserts the row counts,
+the total photo count and the uniform photo_count claim above. Exits 0 only when
+the committed artifacts match the fresh extraction.
+"""
+
+import csv
+import json
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+from collections import Counter
+
+BASE = "/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/ledger"
+CSV_PATH = BASE + "/2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.csv"
+JSON_PATH = BASE + "/2026-10-31-albums-photo-counts.json"
+
+ALBUMS_URL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/albums"
+PHOTOS_URL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/photos"
+
+
+def fetch(url):
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "ledger/extract"})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as r:
+        return json.load(r)
+
+
+def read_csv_rows(path):
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return list(csv.DictReader(f))
+
+
+def main():
+    albums = fetch(ALBUMS_URL)
+    photos = fetch(PHOTOS_URL)
+
+    album_ids = {a["id"] for a in albums}
+    unknown = sorted({p["albumId"] for p in photos} - album_ids)
+    if unknown:
+        print("FAIL: photo albumIds not present in albums: %s" % unknown[:5])
+        return 1
+
+    counts = Counter(p["albumId"] for p in photos)
+    total = sum(counts.values())
+
+    # Fresh extraction result (same field types the extractor writes).
+    raw_rows = []
+    for a in sorted(albums, key=lambda x: x["id"]):
+        raw_rows.append({
+            "id": a["id"],
+            "userId": a["userId"],
+            "title": a["title"],
+            "photo_count": counts.get(a["id"], 0),
+        })
+
+    if len(albums) != 100:
+        print("FAIL: expected 100 albums, got %d" % len(albums))
+        return 1
+    if len(photos) != 5000:
+        print("FAIL: expected 5000 photos, got %d" % len(photos))
+        return 1
+    if len(counts) != 100:
+        print("FAIL: expected 100 distinct album ids with photos, got %d" % len(counts))
+        return 1
+    if len(set(counts.values())) != 1:
+        print("FAIL: photo_count not uniform, values=%s" % sorted(set(counts.values())))
+        return 1
+
+    # CSV: committed file parsed with DictReader -> all strings.
+    csv_rows = []
+    for r in raw_rows:
+        csv_rows.append({
+            "id": str(r["id"]),
+            "userId": str(r["userId"]),
+            "title": r["title"],
+            "photo_count": str(r["photo_count"]),
+        })
+    if read_csv_rows(CSV_PATH) != csv_rows:
+        print("FAIL: CSV does not match fresh extraction")
+        return 1
+
+    # JSON: committed file parsed -> ints for id/userId/photo_count.
+    if json.load(open(JSON_PATH, encoding="utf-8")) != raw_rows:
+        print("FAIL: JSON does not match fresh extraction")
+        return 1
+
+    print("OK: %d rows match the fresh extraction (uniform photo_count=50, %d photos)"
+          % (len(raw_rows), total))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())