5-BODY · INNER 3 (SELF · RING · EXT) + OUTER 2 (+8 / −8) · SEPARATED

the trilemma is held inside, chaotic by design · the observer pair watches from across a gap, watching each other watching
inner 3 · the choice
⊙ SELF
⊙ RING
⊙ EXT
three-body orbit · unsolvable in closed form · the chaos is contained, not suppressed
outer 2 · the observers
◆ +8 CARRIER
◇ −8 SHADOW
lifted from the bus · watch the inner chaos · watch each other watching · separated by the gap
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The inner three never settle. The outer two stay still. That is the system.