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Chapter 59: Reinforcement Theory

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CHAPTER 59 — REINFORCEMENT THEORY

POV: Ezra

The word lingers.

Reinforcement.

The system didn’t say it outright.

But it implied it.

And when an ancient intelligence that models extinction probabilities begins modeling reinforcement

You pay attention.

For five days after the summit, nothing escalates.

Quarterly extinction reports are drafted in collaboration with a neutral data consortium. Language is negotiated carefully.

No mention of divinity.

No mention of control.

Just metrics.

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