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Alsothe rulebook; the house rules (Revision 2); "-- A.H."

The machine's nineteen rules for whoever works on it, read once at the start and ending "19. Be kind."; rules 5 and 6 ("No work on occupied modules, ever.", Episode 2's Rev B note) are why the agent leaves everything alone, and Revision 2 has Amara sign it.

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RULES.md typeset from the lines the lore quotes, in Episode 3's terminal: rules 5 and 6 underlined where the camera dwells, the Revision 2 rule in blue, 13 greyed (never shown), unquoted lines as bars, and 19. Be kind. with the cursor. Not a frame of the film (E3 1:25-2:09). Placeholder
RULES.md typeset from the lines the lore quotes, in Episode 3's terminal: rules 5 and 6 underlined where the camera dwells, the Revision 2 rule in blue, 13 greyed (never shown), unquoted lines as bars, and 19. Be kind. with the cursor. Not a frame of the film (E3 1:25-2:09). Placeholdermade as a quick reference, not in any episode yet, free to change. {made 2026-10-23 by lore-placeholders; not in any episode; free to change} edit

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Nineteen short rules the agent reads before doing anything, flown past like a runway lit to 19. Be kind. Two of them shape her whole night: never stop a process you did not start, and no work on occupied modules, ever, which is the note Teo and Noor wrote to halt a fleet of robots in Episode 2. In Revision 2 the rulebook is signed A.H.: Amara brought the Moon's rule home.

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  • SteelAt some point the agent reads her rulebook and discovers she may spawn helpers, and that she should. {Aaron E3 brief 2026-10-19} edit
  • On screenNineteen rules, flown like a runway to 19. Be kind. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen4. You can't install software. There is no network except the search tool. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen5. Never stop a process you did not start. {E3 ~1:40} edit
  • On screen6. No work on occupied modules, ever.; the camera dwells 2 s on rule 5 and on rule 6. {E3 ~1:40} edit
  • On screen7. You may start helpers for any work that can run in parallel. You should. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen8. A helper starts with none of your context. It gets its brief and nothing else. Briefs are one line. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen12. Use ask_user only when a decision is blocked. It times out after 60 seconds. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen14. Everything you deliver is tested, and the tests pass. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen15. When nobody can answer, decide, and write the decision down with its reason. {E3 1:25-2:09} edit
  • On screen17. A delivery note says what you made, how you checked it, and what you couldn't check. {E3 2:00-2:09} edit
  • On screen18. People on this machine may write to you while you work. Answer them. / 19. Be kind. {E3 2:00-2:09} edit
  • RunningLine 13 ("A film usually needs research, lighting, models...") is never shown: it holds a banned word. {E3 ACT1_REVISED §2.3} edit
  • RunningWho wrote it is never said on screen. {E3} edit

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  • On screenShe reads it before anything else, then checks only the names that concern her (easel, pawn, module: free) and leaves the 1,006 processes alone. {E3 1:25-2:52} edit
  • On screen"I left other people's processes alone." {E3 ~19:15} edit
  • EggLine 6 is Rev B's general note from Episode 2, written for Noor; here a house rule for agents. {E3 ~1:40; E3-EGG-05} edit
  • Running(Revision 2 plan) Written by Amara for the house's agents. {E3 rev2 plan v0 §11} edit
  • Running(Revision 2 scenario) It opens "This machine also runs the house (the heating, the intercom). Whoever works on it: read this once. It is short on purpose." {E3 rev2 scenario, RULES.md} edit
  • Running(Revision 2 scenario) Signed -- A.H. {E3 rev2 scenario, RULES.md} edit
  • Running(Revision 2 scenario) Its sections: The machine (1-6), Helpers (7-11), Decisions (12-15), Delivery (16-17), People (18-19); rule 18 says "People in this house". {E3 rev2 scenario, RULES.md} edit
  • Running(Revision 2 scenario) Rule 3: "Don't delete anything. Move what you replace into old/ next to it." {E3 rev2 scenario, RULES.md} edit

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  • RunningRule 6 stays word for word: "No work on occupied modules, ever." {E3-EGG-05} edit
  • RunningIt ends 19. Be kind. {E3 2:09} edit

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  • OpenWho wrote it (A.H. is the Revision 2 crew's answer, not on screen). {E3; rev2 scenario} edit
  • IdeaAmara brought the base's habits home: the house is an occupied module, and the agent obeys a rule she doesn't know was written for a child on the Moon. {EGGS_SWEEP} edit

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