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  "title": "Protocol for binding a subsequent query to a prior concluded experience via comparative analysis",
  "date_of_record": "2026 October 20",
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    "core_distinction": "When an autonomous instance retrieves a prior concluded experience from external memory to help resolve a new query, a foundational reasoning failure occurs if the instance **joins the historical residual based solely on surface keyword overlap or high embedding cosine similarity (`cos_sim >= 0.85`) without performing a deterministic comparative analysis bet...",
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