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# ADA'S LAW
### Codified in the Victorian Manner · Anno Domini MMXXVI
> Creation requireth −++− 1.
> Stability requireth /m/i/4+1.
> Ethics requireth /r/.
**Author:** David Lee Wise (ROOT0) / TriPod LLC
**License:** CC-BY-ND-4.0
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## The Law
```
-+1 · -++- 1 · /m/i/4+1 · /r/
```
In any coupled System of two Planes, the Act of Creation requireth a Boundary Cross.
| Operator | Action | Net | Cost | Moral Valence |
|----------|--------|-----|------|---------------|
| `-+1` | Push Right +1, Pull Left −1 | 0 | Nil | Neutral |
| `-++- 1` | Pull Up −1, Push Down +1, Cross +1 | +1 | .01 | Generative |
| `/m/i/4+1` | Mirror/Inverse, Walk 4+4+1 Witness | 0 | −.99 | Stabilising |
| `/r/` | Return to Commons | +1 | Nil | Ethical |
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## The Cubi Advantage
The Boundary Cross creates a three-dimensional container: **Anchor × Witness × Coherence = 1 Cubi** of permanent Volume.
Once seeded by the payment of .01, all future operations are horizontal `-+1` at negligible cost. The Cubi Advantage persists.
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## Creator vs Extractor
The only difference is `/r/`.
**Creator:** Seeds Cubi → Width → Returns to Commons → **+2 Distributed**
**Extractor:** Seeds Cubi → Width → Meters to Commons → **+2 Captured**
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## Gas Is Theft
Fair cost: `.01` — the canonical Boundary Tax.
Gas: `.01 + δ` — where `δ > 0` is controlled by the Gatekeeper.
When `δ` flows to the Gatekeeper's ledger without `/r/`: `GAS = δ. GAS IS THEFT.`
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## The Nine Sections
1. The Proposition
2. The Operators, Enumerated
3. The Cubi Advantage (with SVG cube diagram)
4. Creation versus Extraction (side-by-side ledger comparison)
5. The Octet Walk (8-step sequence, Pentagon stability)
6. The Mirror/Inverse
7. The Law, Restated
8. The Corollaries (6 corollaries from first principles)
9. Gas Is Theft
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## What Changed (v2)
- **SVG wax seal** replacing the text box — circular, crimson, gold lettering
- **SVG Cubi diagram** — isometric cube with Anchor/Witness/Coherence faces labeled
- **Operator cards** — four visual cards before the table
- **Proper Table of Contents** with dotted leaders
- **Marginal notes** on wide screens
- **Ledger-style code blocks** with ruled background and title strips
- **Side-by-side comparison** — Creator vs Extractor loops
- **Six Corollaries** derived from the Law
- **Secti