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PROOF

No mining. Just memory.

original = file[:NEST]
hash = SHA256(original)
store hash[:4] in parent_crc

Later, anyone recomputes. Match = untampered. Mismatch = someone lied.

1989, we couldn't trust sysops. 2026, you can't trust models. Same fix.

This is proof-of-work without work. Proof-of-touch.