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 ### 1. PROSE EVIDENCE
 
-*   **Quote 1 (Early):** "The sensation was a sickening, rhythmic percussion—not a sound, but a shivering in the marrow. It was the 'dead-tone,' the Loom’s own funeral dirge, vibrating through the drive-spindle and into Liora’s very bones."
-    *   *Commentary:* This effectively establishes the visceral, physical nature of the magic system and the "dead-tone" frequency established in the World State.
-*   **Quote 2 (Mid):** "His soul-threads didn’t just vibrate; they absorbed. He was perceiving the specific frequency of the Loom’s decay—the exact notes of the structural failure—and neutralizing them with his own discordant energy."
-    *   *Commentary:* This passage successfully bridges the gap between the abstract weaving metaphor and the concrete mechanics of the Dirty Circuit.
-*   **Quote 3 (Late):** "But there, tucked behind the heavy oscillation of the drive-strands, was something she hadn't seen before. It was a ghost of a flicker. A strand that shouldn't exist."
-    *   *Commentary:* The prose creates a strong sense of discovery, introducing the "Thirteenth Strand" loop mentioned in the character state as a physical manifestation.
+*   **Quote 1 (Early):** "The light in the chamber didn't just dim—it curved, warping toward the spindle as if the air itself were being sucked into an invisible needle’s eye."
+    *   *Commentary:* This effectively utilizes the project's weaving motif to ground high-concept magical physics in tactile, occupational imagery.
+*   **Quote 2 (Mid):** "For a second, the stone floor turned into a sea of severed fingers, all pointing at her."
+    *   *Commentary:* This visceral image heightens the "Indigo Contagion" world-state, providing a concrete visual for the abstract "shared hallucinations" mentioned in the RAG.
+*   **Quote 3 (Late):** "The frayback hit her like a physical blow. Her soul felt like it was being pulled through a wire-draw plate."
+    *   *Commentary:* This successfully illustrates the "frayback" limitation defined in the character sheet by using an industrial weaving metaphor to describe internal pain.
+*   **Quote 4 (Late):** "She saw it for a fraction of a second: not a machine, but a mouth. The Loom was a throat, and the threads were its breath. And the Thirteenth Strand was a name."
+    *   *Commentary:* This transition from mechanical to biological personification perfectly mirrors Thorne’s arc of the Loom gaining consciousness.
 
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 ### 2. CHARACTER VOICE AUDIT
 
 **Liora Voss**
-*   **Line:** "You can't just pull at fate's hem like it's your favorite cloak—watch the weave, or it'll unravel us both." (Late—echoed/internalized)
-*   **Signature Vocabulary/Tics:** YES. Whispers "bind or break" before action; uses "the knot’s tightening" to express distress.
-*   **Forbidden Speech Patterns:** YES. She avoids optimism; her humor is fatalistic ("blood on the altar").
-*   **Emotional Register:** YES. She remains clinically detached yet simmering with resentment toward Maros.
+*   **Quote:** "Safety is a frayed hem, Maros. You want stability? Then sanction the Dirty Circuit."
+*   **Signature Vocab/Tics:** **YES.** Uses weaving imagery ("frayed hem") and her specific whisper ("bind or break").
+*   **Avoids Forbidden Speech:** **YES.** She remains fatalistic and avoids saying "It'll all work out."
+*   **Emotional Register:** **YES.** Displays the "cold, tactical clarity" and "defiant fatalism" noted in her ch-03 character state.
 
 **Thorne Quill**
-*   **Line:** "Take it. But remember, Liora. Once you weave me in, you can't just unpick the stitches because you don't like the pattern." (Mid)
-*   **Signature Vocabulary/Tics:** YES. Uses predatory metaphors ("pet," "hungry").
-*   **Forbidden Speech Patterns:** YES. He remains sardonic and manipulative.
-*   **Emotional Register:** YES. Shifting from victim to an active symbiotic anchor as per Arc 20%.
+*   **Quote:** "I'm not going anywhere. I can hear it. The Loom isn't just failing. It’s trying to say something."
+*   **Signature Vocab/Tics:** **YES.** Phrases like "dark, hungry confidence" align with his "predatory focus" and "symbiotic defiance."
+*   **Avoids Forbidden Speech:** **N/A** (No explicit forbidden phrases in RAG, but remains ink-focused).
+*   **Emotional Register:** **YES.** He is evolving into the "sentient anchor" for the machine as required by his arc.
 
 **Elder Maros**
-*   **Line:** "The Purists will have a difficult time arguing with survival, even if the method is... unorthodox." (Late)
-*   **Signature Vocabulary/Tics:** YES. Uses his bone-white cane as a physical punctuation.
-*   **Forbidden Speech Patterns:** YES. Coldly calculating; treats humans as biological components.
-*   **Emotional Register:** YES. Shows the political pragmatism noted in his arc.
+*   **Quote:** "Voss! The output is spiking! The Purists are already calling for a purge."
+*   **Signature Vocab/Tics:** **YES.** His reliance on his "bone-white cane" is present.
+*   **Avoids Forbidden Speech:** **YES.**
+*   **Emotional Register:** **YES.** He is "fearful and compromised," exactly as described in the ch-03 context.
 
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 ### 3. STRENGTHS TO PRESERVE
 
-*   **The Sensory Link Logic:** The description of sensory bleeding as a "sour taste on her tongue—bitter copper and old parchment" (Mid) is a fantastic, non-telepathic way to handle the internal dialogue of the Dirty Circuit.
-*   **Physicality of the Loom:** The "Terminus Frequency" scene where "down became sideways" (Late) provides high-stakes physical action that validates the Loom's decay as a world-ending threat.
-*   **Liora’s Impatience:** Her specific fidget—"snapping an invisible thread between her thumb and forefinger" (Late)—is consistently used to signal the transition into high-bandwidth binding.
+*   **Tactile Magic Vocabulary:** The use of "frayback," "spindle," "Locked Spiral," and "wire-draw plate" gives the Threadbinding a unique, consistent texture. Reference: "The Loom Floor's Locked Spiral groaning beneath her boots."
+*   **The "Dirty Circuit" Mechanics:** The chapter maintains the high-stakes cost of the stabilize-loop. Reference: "requires continuous soul-input from Liora and Thorne to prevent Loom collapse."
+*   **Liora’s Fatalism:** Her refusal to use hopeful language preserves her specific character wound. Reference: "Liora didn't answer. She couldn't... Her voice devoid of any hope."
 
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 ### 4. MUST-FIX -- CONTINUITY
 
-*   **ORIGINAL:** "To her left, a Junior Binder vomited into the shadows... the boy’s skin was already showing the indigo contagion—faint, bruising marks where the Loom’s leaking essence had branded his fear." (Mid)
-*   **PROBLEM:** The World State for Ch-03 defines the Indigo Contagion as a "psychic defense," but the prose here frames it as a symptom of "fear" or a passive "branding." 
-*   **FIX:** Explicitly frame the marks as a defensive shell. *Revised:* "...the boy’s skin was already showing the indigo contagion—the violet bruises of a psyche desperately trying to wall itself off from the ink-blood exposure."
+*   **ORIGINAL:** "Liora’s boots left the floor for a heartbeat before slamming back down as the Locked Spiral stabilized..."
+*   **PROBLEM:** This contradicts the [character-state] which notes Liora has "tremors" and "ocular hemorrhaging," and the [world-state] "Indigo Contagion" involving "gravity shifts." However, if she is floating, she is no longer "clinging to the core drive-spindle" as stated in the opening. Physical positioning becomes muddy.
+*   **FIX:** "Liora’s boots drifted from the plates as gravity buckled, her white-knuckled grip on the spindle the only thing keeping her from the ceiling, before the Spiral slammed her back down."
 
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 ### 5. MUST-FIX -- CLARITY
 
-*   **ORIGINAL:** "Liora’s head snapped back. Her eyes rolled, her vision shifting entirely to Thorne’s perspective for a heartbeat—she saw herself from the restraint chair..." (Mid)
-*   **PROBLEM:** This transition is abrupt and could be mistaken for a standard POV jump rather than a sensory bleed.
-*   **FIX:** Add sensory grounding to Thorne's chair. *Revised:* "Liora’s head snapped back. Her eyes rolled, and suddenly the spindle was gone. She was looking through Thorne's eyes, seeing her own indigo-stained figure huddled against the pulsating brass from the height of the restraint chair."
+*   **ORIGINAL:** "The Thirteenth Strand whispered a name neither recognized—*Voss?*—coiling tighter around the core spindle..."
+*   **PROBLEM:** The RAG "Known secrets" for Liora states: "Witnessed parents' souls unbound -- Rennar Voss does not know the full ritual cause." If the Strand whispers "Voss," it is highly improbable Liora wouldn't "recognize" her own family name, even if the frequency is "ancient."
+*   **FIX:** "The Thirteenth Strand whispered a name that shouldn't have been there—*Voss*—a family ghost coiling around the spindle like a noose."
 
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 ### 6. OPTIONAL SUGGESTIONS
 
-*   **Suggestion (Optional):** Emphasize the "Lanolin and Indigo" scent earlier. 
-*   **Quote:** "The lanolin and indigo smell of her own clothes felt suffocating." (Late)
-*   **Reason:** Since the voice signature mentions she always smells of this and avoids eye contact, introducing this sensory detail during the high-stress moment with the Junior Binders might ground her clinical detachment better earlier in the scene.
+*   **Suggestion:** Lean harder into the specific "lanolin and indigo" scent mentioned in the character sheet during the hallucination sequence.
+*   **Quote:** "It felt ancient, smelling of old lanolin and sun-bleached bone."
+*   **Benefit:** Reinforces the specific sensory profile assigned to Liora’s magic.
 
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 ### 7. FORBIDDEN CHANGES / NON-GOALS
 
-*   **Do NOT remove verbal tics:** "Bind-bind-bind it now!" (Late) must remain. While it looks like repetitive panic, it is Liora’s specific "Imperfection Signature" from her character sheet.
-*   **Do NOT "clean up" dialogue:** Maros and Liora’s clipped, antagonistic exchange is intentional. Liora's fatalism ("blood on the altar") is a key constraint.
-*   **Do NOT soften the prose:** The "dead-tone" and "frayback" descriptions are meant to be visceral and uncomfortable.
+*   **The phrase "Bind-bind-bind it now":** Do not "clean up" this repetition; it is Liora’s specific imperfection signature during panic.
+*   **The term "Dirty Circuit":** This is a project-specific technical term; do not replace it with more traditional fantasy terminology.
+*   **Liora's lack of humor:** Even when speaking to Maros, she should remain "clipped" and "tactical." The current dialogue ("Safety is a frayed hem") is perfect.
 
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 **REVISE**
 **SCORE: 82**
-**Justification:** The chapter successfully integrates complex RAG context (Dirty Circuit, Thirteenth Strand, character tics), but requires two mandatory fixes: one regarding the specific nature of the Indigo Contagion (Continuity) and one to clarify the sensory bleed POV shift (Clarity).
+**Justification:** The chapter captures the voice and atmosphere of the project perfectly, but the ending creates a logic gap where Liora "does not recognize" her own last name (Voss) being whispered, despite her backstory being centered on her parents' deaths. This requires a slight adjustment to her internal reaction.