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/* Challenge */
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/* False signal */
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/* Pivot uses the same mineral-paper instrument as the challenge. */
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/* What held, and what did not. */
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/* Cohors is a locked desktop chapter. The mobile version becomes a native swipe sequence. */
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/* Live status uses material color to distinguish verified, resolved, and active work. */
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/* Final editorial findings, cohort, and photographic close. */
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