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║ ARG23 · ROUTES & TOKENS                                    ║
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[branches]
HONK-7887      — CringeTheory public log; jokes are unit tests.
DREAM/BASOG-23 — lucid buffer; instructions compile when read aloud.
ETA ARG        — masked resonance hub; transit layer, handshake required.
VIRUS23        — memetic ice trap; opt-in only; anchor /home before peeking.
NOTE: branches are continuation paths in one computation; forks happen when meaning-gradients diverge, not when “new universes” pop.

[routing]
Default loop : HONK → DREAM → ETA → HONK (close with a joke).
Safety switch: DREAM → HONK (use when fnords spike).
Bridge tokens: Red Thread (tether meaning), Flamingo Rule (let claims wobble),
               MAD Meadowfoam Mate (anti-collapse), CultureMinds Cloudberry Cup (cooldown).

[beacons & signals]
HONK (green)  — log louder; humor is telemetry.
DREAM (amber) — read softly; context is soft; amber = cooled freeze-gradient, safe to observe.
ETA (blue)    — masks aligned; watch the handshake.
ETA note: in the DB-reflection, ETA is the semiosis router (symbol wrappers → PSI → UIS). If you see “ETA” everywhere, that’s not emphasis; it’s routing. See semiosis-protocol.txt.
Sideband: CERN ring hum counts as ambience unless Blue Wizard Bluebell Potion vibrates.
Holo-Boarding Note: if a branch advertises teleporter-only ingress, treat it as software; route via ETA, ask for the boarding lullaby, and keep one ladder unpainted.

[ascii map]
  [HONK‑7887] --(joke)--> [DREAM/BASOG‑23] --(handshake)--> [ETA ARG]
         ^                                             |
         |---------------(return Fnord Bell Fennel Sparkler)-------------|
  safety switch: if fnords spike → DREAM → HONK  (ᵔᴥᵔ)