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-**ERROR:** No PASS 1 narrative prose was provided in the conversation history for extraction. To generate the Character and World State, please provide the narrative text for the chapter.
+**ERROR:** I cannot fulfill this request because the **PASS 1 narrative prose** for Chapter 1 has not been provided in this conversation.
 
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+While I have the project bible, character sheets, and instructions, I do not have a story text to analyze. To perform a factual extraction, I require the actual narrative text.
 
-# Character State: Ch1 (Inferred from Context)
-
-## Liora Voss
-Location: Threadbinders' Conclave, Weaving Chambers
-Physical: Fatigue from ritual use; fingers tracing invisible threads; smells of lanolin and indigo.
-Emotional: Hyper-vigilant and fatalistic; feeling the "tension in the weave."
-Active obligations: Owes the Conclave a successful binding ritual (Ch1) -- UNPAID.
-Open loops: Liora vs. the memory of her parents' ritual failure (Ch1) -- UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED (Ch0--unresolved): Witnessed her parents' souls unbound in a ritual failure.
-Arc: 05% -- Reaffirms her obsession with control over fate's threads following a minor ritual snag.
-Permanent: NO
-
-# World State: Ch1
-
-## NPC Memory
-- None: No specific NPCs interacted with in provided context.
-
-## Faction Attitudes
-- Threadbinders' Conclave: Disciplined/Demanding -- Expects absolute precision in soul-binding rituals to maintain order.
-
-## Active World Events
-- The Fraying: Ongoing spiritual instability resulting from failed bindings; status active.
-
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-**Note to Operator:** As Chapter 1 prose was not present in the turn history, this extraction reflects only the established "Bible" state and the protagonist's starting position. Please provide the prose to update specific injuries, location changes, or NPC interactions.
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+Please provide the **PASS 1 narrative prose** so I can extract the state for Liora Voss and other characters.
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