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 *Produced by NoirStack for the CodexScrolls community. We map the labyrinth so you can run it faster.*
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+## Use with intent
+This archive exists for research, professional practice, and the joy of pulling threads.  
+Operate with consent and competence. If your experiments wake up incident response, that’s a lesson — not a liability transfer.
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