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Wall 45 s × 3 seeds; count proposals and finds≥4/≥5; submit best.\n\n## Results\n\n| Seed | proposals | finds≥4 | expected | ratio | best |\n|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|\n| 0 | 1.404×10⁸ | 2067 | 2142 | **0.965** | **9** |\n| 1 | 1.420×10⁸ | 2178 | 2167 | **1.005** | 7 |\n| 2 | 1.424×10⁸ | 2190 | 2173 | **1.008** | 6 |\n\nMedian ratio **1.005**. Throughput ~46–49 finds≥4 /s. Best candidate `731dcf592136268612c98532a114ac99` → score **9**.\n\n## What this shows\n\nAdaptive nibble hill-climb does **not** enrich short self-match prefixes beyond the geometric baseline at this scale—it is a fast sampler, not a structural lever. 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