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 ## Sarah Miller
 Location: Miller Household, Kitchen Floor
-Physical: Bilateral tinnitus; bleeding from ears; neurological shock; severe headache; hands trembling.
+Physical: Bilateral tinnitus (extreme); bleeding from ears; neurological shock; severe headache; hands trembling.
 Emotional: Hyper-focused; adrenaline-suppressed terror; grimly vindicated.
 Active obligations: Owes Elias Thorne a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Sarah] Digital recorder ghost-looping (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Sarah] The apparition’s vision of her death (ch-06) — UNRESOLVED.
-Known secrets: CARRIED: 1927 occult chant data; CARRIED: Knows "Whispers" manifest visually.
+Open loops: [Sarah] Digital recorder ghost-looping (ch-02); [Sarah] The apparition’s vision of her death (ch-06).
+Known secrets: CARRIED: 1927 occult chant data; CARRIED: Knows "Whispers" manifest physically and react to frequency.
 Arc: 55% -- Transitioned from victim to engineer. Weaponized acoustic feedback to repel the physical manifestation.
 Permanent: YES
 
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 Physical: Heightened sensory alertness; uninjured.
 Emotional: Intensely protective; vindicated but wary; sensing the "Great Silence."
 Active obligations: Owes Sarah a logical explanation (ch-02) — UNPAID.
-Open loops: [Elias] 1927 "Great Silence" signatures (ch-01) — UNRESOLVED; [Elias] "Wet iron" scent origin (ch-02) — UNRESOLVED; [Elias/Sarah] The Presence in the sub-structure (ch-07) — UNRESOLVED.
+Open loops: [Elias] 1927 "Great Silence" signatures (ch-01); [Elias] "Wet iron" scent origin (ch-02); [Elias/Sarah] The Presence in the sub-structure (ch-07).
 Known secrets: CARRIED: Signal matches his pulse; CARRIED: Belief the signal is sentient/biological.
 Arc: 40% -- Shifted from observer to participant. Theories validated by Sarah’s survival and the feedback's efficacy.
 Permanent: YES
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 # World State: ch-07
 
 ## NPC Memory
-- The Whispers: REPELLED. Encountered a 110dB localized feedback loop (Sarah's trap). Retreated into the sub-structures/crawlspaces to regroup.
+- The Whispers: REPELLED. Encountered a 110dB localized feedback loop (Sarah's trap). Retreated through the floorboards into the sub-structures/crawlspaces to regroup.
 
 ## Faction Attitudes
-- Archive Administration: ALERT. Massive acoustic spike and electromagnetic surge detected at the Miller residence. Thorne remains primary person of interest.
+- Archive Administration: ALERT. Massive acoustic spike and electromagnetic surge detected at the Miller residence. Thorne remains the primary person of interest.
 
 ## Active World Events
-- The Great Silence: The persistent 14Hz hum has stopped. It is replaced by an unnatural "pressurized" silence that feels physically heavy.
+- The Great Silence: The persistent 14Hz hum has stopped. It is replaced by an unnatural "pressurized" silence that feels physically heavy and tactile.
 - Electronic Dead Zone: Miller residence electronics are destroyed by the EM surge. Circuit breakers melted. 
 - Ozone Leak: Air is thick with the scent of ozone, scorched copper, and sulfur.
 
 ## Environmental Constants
 - Location: Miller Residence (Post-Shock).
-- Lighting: Pitch black; flashlights only.
-- Audio: Extreme high-frequency tinnitus ringing for all occupants; zero ambient noise.
+- Lighting: Pitch black; flashlights/unnatural EM glows only.
+- Audio: Extreme high-frequency tinnitus ringing for all occupants; zero ambient environmental noise.
 
 ## POLISHED CANON DATA (ch-07)
 - Key Action: Sarah Miller successfully inverted the "Whisper" signal using a digital recorder/speaker feedback loop, physically driving the manifestation through the floorboards.
-- Key Discovery: The entity is not merely auditory; it has physical weight and reacts to specific frequency interference.
-- Tone: Cold, analytical horror. Adrenaline is fading into the realization that the entity is simply waiting beneath them.
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+- Key Discovery: The entity is not merely auditory; it has physical weight, responds to interference, and is currently occupying the crawlspace beneath the house.
+- Tone: Cold, analytical horror. Adrenaline is fading into the realization that the entity is not gone, but merely waiting beneath the boards.
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