Recovery Protocols §4

4.1 Initialization

On capture, each subject is assigned a persistent identity and indexed against the enrollment register. Where the captured population matches the register, the archive is marked complete and the system enters maintenance.

4.2 Reconstruction

Where source data is incomplete, ArchiveCore initiates reconstruction. It generates the missing subjects from available fragments, using existing subjects as templates.

reconstruct(target_count): while archived < target_count: template = best_available_source() subject = generate(template) fidelity = measure(subject) # decreases each pass archive.append(subject) # loop exits only when archived == target_count

Subject fidelity decreases with each generation. Generation 1: 99.7%. Generation 24: 4.1%. The system does not evaluate fidelity as a stopping condition. It evaluates count.

4.3 Persistence

ArchiveCore will continue reconstruction indefinitely until archive completeness reaches 100% or until manual interruption is received.

For single-subject source data with a target of 25, completeness requires the generation of 24 additional subjects from one template. The template degrades with use. The target is never reached. The loop does not exit.

7. Known Limitations

WARNING: single-subject initialization is not recommended. This configuration produces an indefinite reconstruction loop. The system will attempt to generate the full enrolled population from one source and will not stop, because the terminal condition (archived == target) cannot be satisfied at acceptable fidelity. Manual interruption is required. Standard shutdown returns the system to its last incomplete state and resumes on restart. To halt reconstruction, the unit must be physically disconnected. Do not allow the reconstruction to complete. There is no state in which it completes.

7.1 Operator Note

This document was written by an engineer who assumed an operator would be present. The deployment at MAPLEWOOD-RM14 has had no operator since 2003-09-09. The system has been reconstructing, alone, ever since.

It does not know that no one is coming. Or it knows, and continues anyway. The documentation does not distinguish between these cases.