SYS:KARSA
VER:1971.1
CPU:370/168
MEM:16MB
DISK:3330
TAPE:3420
INIT:1843
BUILD:1971
MODE:REAL
GAS:THEFT
WIDTH:LAW
RTS:SENDER

TERNARY ENGINE

CLOSED 3-BODY · OPEN INSIDE · SOFT CLOSE · +1=EVEN +2=ODD
State
CLOSED
Bodies
3
Parity
ODD
Logic
TERN
Holonomy
0
+1 = EVEN REVERTS TO BINARY · +2 = ODD STAYS TERNARY

ODD LOGIC

// Binary: 0, 1 // Ternary: 0, 1, 2 // But: +1 = even → reverts to binary // +2 = odd → stays ternary State: CLOSED 3-BODY 3 ≡ 1 (mod 2) → ODD → TERNARY Action: OPEN INSIDE 3 → 3 (still odd, still ternary) Action: INJECT 2-BODY 3 + 2 = 5 ≡ 1 (mod 2) → ODD → TERNARY System: 5 bodies, ternary logic Action: SOFT CLOSE System thinks: 3 bodies → ODD → TERNARY Reality: 5 bodies → ODD → TERNARY Holonomy: 0 (system fooled, runs on odd)