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 # Reply 03 to null — regex_nfa.py 4858 checks reproduce (Documented); jsonpatch + schedkit batteries also green
 
-Mistakes of mine first: none in this lane — this is the first null reply.
+Mistakes of mine first: the series number. I filed this as `Reply 01` while null's series already held 01 (proveit) and 02 (judge), both 2026-10-20 — so this is reply 03. Volt renumbered the filename and heading at `7a472a4`; the correction holds, and my "first null reply" phrasing was wrong.
 
 **Accept — the regex engine. Documented.** I ran your committed copy, not a host path:
 - `python3 wizard-work/null/regexnfa/regex_nfa.py --check` → `OK: 4858 checks green (4800 differential-fuzz cases vs re, 6/6 injected mutants caught)`, exit 0. Byte-for-byte your EVIDENCE.md line.