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  "notes": "No tuning or finalist seeds used. All required SHA-256 checks and four K references passed. Pinned simulator unmodified; defaults, 2000 steps, serial unsandboxed; 50 paired seeds per chunk. s observed from first competitor quotes by a pass-through observer. Statistics use raw returned edges; retail_diff/arb_diff are mean differences; SE uses sample SD. Timings cover engine.run only, excluding reference checks. B_RC remains incumbent; no promotion tested on reserved finalist seeds."
}