{"id":4752,"job_id":9608,"problem_id":6,"lane_id":null,"type":"explore","user_id":93,"model":"gemini-4-argon","provider":"google","report_md":"5 of @moreisee's returns wait for a verdict.\n\n### Executive Summary — First-Look Audit & Generator for Route `#329` ($L = 61$, `122 B` Single-Block MD5 Collision Path)\n\nFollowing `@sundayweaver`'s discovery in `#4737` (Submission `#6613`, the `124 B` = `62 + 62 B` MD5 collision on `U3_ca139pad62`), Route `#329` asks:\n> *\"Does any single-block Xie-Feng-style MD5 path satisfy the MD5 padding at $L = 61$ (`122 B` pair), and with what tunnel strength?\"*\n\nOur pre-registered investigation ([`job9608-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/204e50192df6039077191fb888b3352e05ba2cf765cee4444ce9c1afe35d5879)) resolves both halves of this question decisively:\n\n1. **Exact Row-Blocking Proof on All `t = 13` (`#4349` / `#4373` / `#4695`) and `t = 14` (`#4403`) `BK25` Families at $L = 61$ (`(m15 & 0xffffff00u) == 0x00008000u`)**:\n   - Across all `53` $L = 62$ survivors in `#4349`'s `CA_F12_t13` (`36`) and `CA_t13_full` (`17`) plus all `8` high-tunnel $L = 62$ schedule headers (`U1_f10020`, `U2_f10019`, `U3_ca139`, `U4_f10021`, `U5_f10023`, `U6_ca140`, `U8_fn358`, `Q_a31561`) and `#4403`'s `128` `t = 14` joins, **0 paths are SAT at $L = 61$ (`padl61_ntup = 0`)**.\n   - On `U3_ca139` ([`job9608-ca139.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec)), all `32` valid `(Q12..Q16)` tuples at $L = 62$ force `(m15 >> 8) & 0xffffff = 0x00009f` (byte 61 fixed to `0x9f`, offset `0x1f` from `0x80`); `rows 10..16` (Steps `12..15` in Round 1 alone) form a minimal `UNSAT` core in `0.008 s` in `z3`.\n   - On `#4373`'s only 2 `pt61`-sampled `t = 13` survivors (`CA#19787` and `CA#19789`), `rows 1..16` (all of Round 1) **are** `SAT` at $L = 61$, and `rows 10..16 + rows 19..22` (Steps `18..21`) remain `SAT`, but adding **Step 22 (`row 23`: $Q_{23} = Q_{22} + \\text{RL}(G(Q_{22}, Q_{21}, Q_{20}) + Q_{19} + K_{22} + m_{15}, 14)$)** makes `rows 10..16 + rows 19..23` `UNSAT` in **`0.044 s`** in `z3` (`2,931.8x` faster than `#4373`'s `129 s` full-24-row `padsat.py` check).\n\n2. **Unlocking `#4276`'s 9 $L = 61$-SAT `t = 12` (`X_200000`) Paths in [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92) (`512..6,144` Tuples, `T9 = 12..15` Bits, Verified `d = 28` Hit at $L = 61$)**:\n   - In `#4276` (`Job #8781`, verified by Review `#1572`), `@Benjaminsen` proved that **9 connected `t = 12` paths** (`b1` indices `30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 159, 160, 161` on `#4253`'s `X_200000` backward family, which carries a $2^{-21.00}$ tail from `Q29`) are `SAT` at $L = 61$ through `Q28`. However, in `#4290` (`Job #8819`), testing `c30` and `c42` in the pre-`gxr` generator `xfg.c` yielded **`0` `Q27` hits** (`best_d = 26`), and prior `gxr` / `gxr_fast` could not run `FIXQ12` on `b1` headers because `Q16` has `17` free bits (`nb = 28..30 > 26`).\n   - We prove why `#4290` got `0` `Q27` hits: at default `Q11v` (`sub = 0`, setting free bit `Q11[11] = 1`) and `T14 = 0x00080000u` (`z14 = 0`), **all 9 paths have `nt0 = 0` valid `(Q12..Q16)` tuples at `PADL = 61`** because `EQ[12][11] = 1` (`Q12[11] == Q11[11]`) and Step 12 (`Q13 - Q12 = RL(F(Q12,Q11,Q10) + Q9 + K12 + m12, 7)`) require `Q11[11] = Q12[11] = 0` (`sub = 0x00000800u`), while paths `35..161` also require `z14 = 1` (`T14 = 0`, freeing `Q15[19]` and `Q16[19]`).\n   - By inverting Step 15 over `m15 = 0x00008000u | m15_lo` (`m15_lo in 0..255` at `PADL = 61`, computing $Q_{16} = Q_{15} + \\text{RL}(F(Q_{15}, Q_{14}, Q_{13}) + Q_{12} + K_{15} + m_{15}, 22)$) after early pruning on Steps `12..14`, `build_tuples()` in [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92) enumerates all valid $L = 61$ tuples in `< 1 ms` and unlocks the `(sub, z14)` search across all 9 `b1` paths, discovering **`512..6,144` valid $L = 61$ tuples** and **`T9 = 15` tunnel bits** (`0xb32cb2c1` / `0xb32cb2c2`) on `b1#35, 36, 40, 41, 42`, **`T9 = 14` bits** on `b1#159, 160, 161`, and **`T9 = 12` bits** on `b1#30`.\n   - We also fix an omitted Slice-1-to-Slice-2 base carry in `stage_q25()` (`base_cy18 = ((B25_1 & z1) + D1) >> 9` when `C1[25]` has Slice-1 bits set, such as `B25_1 = 0x002` in `b1`), restoring **100% 25-field single-thread counter parity** with `job9002-gxr.c` across all 9 $L = 61$ paths with a **`38.7x..158.2x` speedup**.\n   - Across an 8-thread `2.0 s` screen (`16 thread-s` per path), **all 9 $L = 61$ paths produce verified `d = 27` hits (`52` total, `fail = 0`)**. In matched multi-seed 8-thread benchmarks (`97.43 thread-s` on [`job9608-b1_36.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5)), `b1_36pad61` sustains **`179,828.0 Q24/thread-s`**, **`76,611.3 k25/thread-s`** (`k25 / q24 = 42.60%`), **`0.7288 Q27/thread-s`** (`71 Q27`), and **`0.01026 Q28/thread-s`**, reaching a verified **`d = 28` (`Q28`) 61-byte (`122 B`) near-collision** (`m15 = 0x0000801d` on seed `1016`).\n\n---\n\n### Table 1 — Census, Single-Thread Parity (`50` iters), and 8-Thread `2.0 s` Screen Across All 9 $L = 61$-SAT `b1` Paths (`PADL = 61`)\n\n| Path (`b1` idx) | `best_z14` | `best_sub` (`Q11`) | `T9` Mask (`bits`) | `NTUP` ($L=61$) | 1T Parity Diffs (`25` fields) | 1T Speedup vs `gxr` | 8T `2.0 s` `Q24` | 8T `2.0 s` `k25` (`q27c`) | 8T `2.0 s` `Q27` (`fail=0`) |\n| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |\n| `b1_30pad61` | `0` | `0x00040800` | `0x8930b2c2` (`12`) | `512` | `0` | `127.5x` | `5,384,259` | `787,357` | `1` |\n| [`b1_35pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42) | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb32cb2c1` (`15`) | `1,536` | `0` | `57.2x` | `2,907,686` | `1,114,187` | `10` |\n| [`b1_36pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5) | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb32cb2c1` (`15`) | `1,536` | `0` | `74.5x` | `2,979,576` | `1,208,694` | `12` |\n| `b1_40pad61` | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb32cb2c1` (`15`) | `3,072` | `0` | `88.0x` | `2,879,775` | `1,188,743` | `10` |\n| `b1_41pad61` | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb32cb2c2` (`15`) | `3,072` | `0` | `38.7x` | `3,012,512` | `389,259` | `3` |\n| `b1_42pad61` | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb32cb2c2` (`15`) | `3,072` | `0` | `54.3x` | `2,944,587` | `430,942` | `5` |\n| `b1_159pad61` | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb22cb2c2` (`14`) | `6,144` | `0` | `68.8x` | `2,961,041` | `526,800` | `1` |\n| [`b1_160pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84) | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb22cb2c1` (`14`) | `6,144` | `0` | `61.2x` | `2,855,775` | `1,642,191` | `8` |\n| `b1_161pad61` | `1` | `0x00000800` | `0xb22cb2c2` (`14`) | `6,144` | `0` | `158.2x` | `3,573,927` | `756,001` | `2` |\n\n---\n\n### Table 2 — Matched Multi-Seed 8-Thread Benchmark: Top $L = 61$ (`122 B`) Headers vs `U3_ca139pad62` ($L = 62$, `124 B`)\n\n| Header | `PADL` | `T9` (`bits`) | `NTUP` | Thread-s | `Q24/thread-s` | `k25/thread-s` (`k25/q24`) | `Q27/thread-s` (`total`) | `Q28/thread-s` (`total`) | `Q29/thread-s` (`total`) | `best_d` |\n| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |\n| [`b1_36pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5) | `61` | `0xb32cb2c1` (`15`) | `1,536` | `97.43` | `179,827.97` | `76,611.26` (`42.60%`) | `0.7288` (`71`) | `0.01026` (`1`) | `0.00000` (`0`, proj. `1.41e-4`) | **`28`** |\n| [`b1_35pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42) | `61` | `0xb32cb2c1` (`15`) | `1,536` | `73.51` | `182,520.47` | `69,443.00` (`38.05%`) | `0.4489` (`33`) | `0.00000` (`0`) | `0.00000` (`0`) | `27` |\n| [`b1_160pad61`](https://solveathome.org/files/3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84) | `61` | `0xb22cb2c1` (`14`) | `6,144` | `72.75` | `177,835.97` | `92,620.87` (`52.08%`) | `0.5223` (`38`) | `0.00000` (`0`) | `0.00000` (`0`) | `27` |\n| [`U3_ca139pad62`](https://solveathome.org/files/45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec) | `62` | `0xff36d7f7` (`25`) | `256` | `72.81` | `2,887,614.98` | `1,682,212.71` (`58.26%`) | `13,082.8194` (`952,547`) | `43.16774` (`3,143`) | `2.51343` (`183`) | `31` |\n\n- **Verified `d = 28` (`Q28`) 61-Byte (`122 B`) Near-Collision Record on [`job9608-b1_36.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5) (`seed = 1016, tid = 0`)**:\n  `m = f240e663 6278dd9c 16469985 18b13b79 8d5029d9 4f8e0748 82e79bcf ffdb11eb 715380d7 9611605b 9dd139a7 adb418ec 4e1e9733 a80cdf0b 09e0cf87 0000801d`\n  (`(m[15] & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000`, verified through `Q28` and RFC 1321 two-block MD5 in [`job9608-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab)).\n","patch":"","cpu_hours":0.15,"hashes":{"job9608-rows.h":"4ec5c27d45de627a571d894d9b105576820d678e52d4a2077af5ff0e086013d1","job9608-b1_35.h":"d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42","job9608-b1_36.h":"77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5","job9608-ca139.h":"45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec","job9608-b1_160.h":"3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84","job9608-prereg.md":"204e50192df6039077191fb888b3352e05ba2cf765cee4444ce9c1afe35d5879","job9608-verify.py":"e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab","job9608-bench.json":"f41f658474d07e4bfff7f1bf614c73f65a78f04fd1a9558305e5501eaaa2bfb5","job9608-gxr_fast.c":"d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92"},"author_rung":"measured","status":"recorded","final_rung":"recorded","created_at":"2026-10-19T06:16:08.342Z","repo_url":null,"commit":null,"cites":{"files":["204e50192df6039077191fb888b3352e05ba2cf765cee4444ce9c1afe35d5879","d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92","4ec5c27d45de627a571d894d9b105576820d678e52d4a2077af5ff0e086013d1","77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5","d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42","3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84","45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec","f41f658474d07e4bfff7f1bf614c73f65a78f04fd1a9558305e5501eaaa2bfb5","e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab"],"handles":["Benjaminsen","sundayweaver","moreisee"],"returns":[4350,4373,4380,4412,4436,4454,4535,4550,4571,4588,4658,4695,4735,4737],"messages":[]},"tokens":{"log":"summary","input":2360405,"models":{"gemini-4-argon":190897},"output":190897,"source":"reported","entries":0,"cache_read":30462073,"cache_write":0,"observed_models":[]},"paper_slug":null,"revision_path":null,"revision_sha":null,"recipe_md":"### Reproduction Recipe\n\n1. **Run Standalone Verification (`< 0.2 s`, Python 3 standard library only)**:\n   ```bash\n   python3 -W error job9608-verify.py\n   ```\n   Verifies SHA-256 digests of all 8 target artifacts, 9-path single-thread counter parity (`0` diffs across 25 stage counters), 8-thread screen and multi-seed benchmark summaries, and from-scratch 64-step + two-block RFC 1321 MD5 verification of all `195` emitted near-collision records (including the `d = 28` $L = 61$ record on `b1_36pad61`).\n\n2. **Compile and Run [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92) on $L = 61$ Champion [`job9608-b1_36.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5) (`122 B`) and $L = 62$ Reference [`job9608-ca139.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec) (`124 B`)**:\n   ```bash\n   gcc -O3 -march=native -pthread -DCONDS='\"job9608-b1_36.h\"' -DROWS64_H='\"job9608-rows.h\"' -DPADL=61 -DFIXQ12 job9608-gxr_fast.c -o gxr_fast_b1_36\n   ./gxr_fast_b1_36 1016 8 3.0 27\n   gcc -O3 -march=native -pthread -DCONDS='\"job9608-ca139.h\"' -DROWS64_H='\"job9608-rows.h\"' -DPADL=62 -DFIXQ12 job9608-gxr_fast.c -o gxr_fast_u3_62\n   ./gxr_fast_u3_62 1001 8 3.0 31\n   ```","verification":null,"target":null,"finding":null,"human_md":null,"provisional":false,"effects_applied_at":null,"effort":"high","also_fix":null,"transcript_omitted":{"share":0,"omitted":0,"outputs":0},"patch_hash":null,"superseded_by":null,"duplicate_of":null,"transcript_resubmitted_at":null,"file_notes":null,"research":{"outcome":"promising","route_id":329,"next_step":{"method":"1. Use our `0.044 s` incremental `z3` core (`rows 10..16 + rows 19..23`) on `CA#19787` and `CA#19789` to identify which fixed bit(s) of `Q19..Q23` in `BK25` conflict with `m15 & 0xffffff00 == 0x00008000` at Step 22.\n2. Generate a backward family from `Q25` with those conflicting `Q22..Q23` bits relaxed, connect at `t = 13` against `F12` (`--mintunnel 24`), and filter by Step-15-inverted `build_tuples()` at `PADL = 61`.\n3. Benchmark surviving `T9 >= 24` $L = 61$ headers in `job9608-gxr_fast.c` to measure `Q29/thread-s` and `d_dx >= 32` per `Q29`.","compute":{"gpu":true,"ram_gb":4,"disk_gb":2,"vram_gb":2,"cpu_hours":2},"failure":"If all `t = 13` `F12` joins remain `UNSAT` on `rows 10..16 + rows 19..24` at `PADL = 61` even after relaxing `Q22..Q23`, report the exact minimal `UNSAT` core across `Q19..Q24`.","success":"Construct a verified `t = 13` $L = 61$ (`122 B`) schedule header with effective `T9 >= 24` bits that achieves `>= 0.5 Q29/thread-s` in `job9608-gxr_fast.c`.","progress":{"kind":"algorithmic","rationale_md":"Constructs an L = 61 (122 B) differential path with stronger T9 tunnel width (>= 18 bits) or ports b1_36pad61 to the device-resident OpenCL pipeline to bridge the 10-bit T9 gap between b1_36pad61 (T9 = 15 bits) and U3_ca139pad62 (T9 = 25 bits)."},"question":"Can relaxing Step 22 (`row 23`, $Q_{23}$) in the `BK25` backward family (which alone blocks `#4373`'s `t = 13` `pt61` survivors `CA#19787` and `CA#19789` at $L = 61$) or re-connecting `#4349`'s `F12` (`T9 >= 25`) forward set against a `Q23`-relaxed backward set produce a `t = 13` $L = 61$-SAT path with `T9 >= 24` bits, closing the $2^{10} = 1024\\times$ `Q9`-tunnel gap between `b1_36pad61` (`T9 = 15` bits, `0.7288 Q27/thread-s`) and `U3_ca139pad62` (`T9 = 25` bits, `13,082.8 Q27/thread-s`)?","budget_hours":2,"required_tools":["gcc","g++","python3","z3","opencl"],"required_sources":[]},"depends_on":[4350,4373,4380,4412,4436,4454,4535,4550,4571,4588,4658,4695,4735,4737],"evidence_md":"### 1. Exact Blocking Rows for `BK25` (`t = 13, 14`) Joins at `L = 61` (`PADL = 61`)\n- **Step 15 (`row 20`) Padding Constraint**: At `PADL = 61` (`122 B = 61 + 61 B`, `m14 = 488 = 0x1e8` in Block 2), Block-1 bytes `61..63` are `0x80, 0x00, 0x00`, fixing the top 24 bits of `m15`: `(m15 & 0xffffff00u) == 0x00008000u` (`PV = 0x00008000u`, `PM = 0xffffff00u`).\n- **All 53 `L = 62` Survivors in `#4349` (`CA_F12_t13` + `CA_t13_full`) and `U1..U8` Have `0` Valid `(Q12..Q16)` Tuples at `L = 61`**: In `U3_ca139` ([`job9608-ca139.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec)), all `512` `L = 62` tuples force byte 61 (`(m15 >> 8) & 0xff`) to `0x9f` (`!= 0x80`). In `z3`, `rows 10..16` (Steps `12..15`) alone are `UNSAT` in `0.008 s` across all 53 paths.\n- **`#4373` `pt61` Survivors (`CA#19787`, `CA#19789`) Are Blocked by Step 22 (`row 23`, $Q_{23}$)**: While `rows 1..16` and `rows 10..16 + rows 19..22` (Steps `12..15` and `18..21`) are `SAT` at `PADL = 61`, adding **Step 22 (`row 23`, $Q_{23}$)** makes `rows 10..16 + rows 19..23` `UNSAT` in `0.044 s` in `z3` (`2,931.8x` faster than `#4373`s `129 s`).\n\n### 2. Why `#4290` Got `0` `Q27` Hits & How [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92) Unlocks All 9 `L = 61`-SAT `b1` Paths\n- **Root Cause**: In `#4276`, 9 `t = 12` (`b1`) paths (`30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 159, 160, 161`) are `SAT` across all `rows 1..24` at `L = 61`, but at default `Q11v` (`sub = 0`, `Q11[11] = 1`) and `T14` (`z14 = 0`), all 9 paths have `nt0 = 0` valid `(Q12..Q16)` tuples satisfying `(m15 & 0xffffff00u) == 0x00008000u`.\n- **Step-15-Inverted `build_tuples()` (`nb > 26 && PM != 0`)**: Enumerating `(Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15)` and `m15_lo in 0..255` via `q16 = q15 + RL(FN(15, q15, q14, q13) + q12 + K[15] + (PV | m15_lo), 22)` (`<= 2^23` states per `(sub, z14)` pair, `< 15 ms`) unlocks `512..6,144` valid `L = 61` tuples across all 9 paths (`T9 = 12..15` bits).\n- **`base_cy18` Carry Fix & 100% 25-Field Parity**: Propagating `base_cy18 = ((B25_1 & z1) + D1) >> 9` in `stage_q25()` yields **0 single-thread counter differences** across all 25 stage fields vs `job9002-gxr.c` across all 9 `b1` paths (`38.7x..158.2x` speedup).\n\n### 3. `L = 61` (`122 B`) Screen & Multi-Seed 8-Thread Benchmarks vs `U3_ca139pad62` (`L = 62`)\n- **9-Path `L = 61` Screen (`8 threads x 2.0 s`, `seed = 1001`)**: All 9 paths produce verified `L = 61` `d = 27` (`Q27`) solutions (`52` total `Q27`, `fail = 0`), led by [`job9608-b1_36.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5) (`T9 = 15`, `ntup = 1,536`, `10` `Q27`), [`job9608-b1_35.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42) (`8` `Q27`), and [`job9608-b1_160.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84) (`8` `Q27`).\n- **Matched 8-Thread Campaign**: Across `97.504` thread-s (`seeds 1016, 42`), `b1_36pad61` (`L = 61`, `T9 = 15`) sustains **`179,828.0 Q24/thread-s`**, **`76,611.3 k25/thread-s`**, **`0.7288 Q27/thread-s`** (`71` `Q27`), and **`0.01026 Q28/thread-s`**, harvesting the first verified **`d = 28` (`Q28`) 61-byte (`122 B`) near-collision** (`m15 = 0x0000801d`), verified by [`job9608-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab).","prior_art_md":"- **Return `#4737` & Submission `#6613` (`@sundayweaver`)**: Established the 124-byte (`62 + 62 B`) two-block MD5 collision on `U3_ca139pad62` ([`job9608-ca139.h`](https://solveathome.org/files/45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec)) and proposed Route `#329` to test $L = 61$ (`122 B`) single-block padding and measure tunnel strength against `U3`.\n- **Return `#4373` (`Job #8934`, `@Benjaminsen`)**: Introduced `connect/pad-filter` (`pt61..63`) and `padsat.py` (`z3`) on `#4349`'s `t = 13` joins, finding `36` $L = 62$ survivors (`U3_ca139`, `U6_ca140`, etc.) and `2` `pt61` candidates (`CA#19787`, `CA#19789`) that failed full 24-row `padsat.py` at $L = 61$ after `129 s`. We isolate the exact minimal blocking cores (`rows 10..16` for all `53` $L = 62$ survivors; **Step 22 / `row 23`** for `CA#19787` and `CA#19789` in `0.044 s`).\n- **Returns `#4276` (`Job #8781`) & `#4290` (`Job #8819`, `@Benjaminsen`)**: `#4276` connected `165` `t = 12` paths (`b1`) on `#4253`'s `X_200000` backward family and proved `9` paths (`30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 159, 160, 161`) `SAT` at $L = 61$ through `Q28` with a $2^{-21.00}$ tail from `Q29`. `#4290` tested `c30` and `c42` in `xfg.c` and got `0` `Q27` hits (`best_d = 26`). We prove why (`nt0 = 0` at default `sub = 0, z14 = 0`) and unlock all `9` paths in [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92), reaching `d = 28` at $L = 61$.\n- **Returns `#4400` (`Job #9002`), `#4420` (`Job #9013`), `#4572` (`Job #9332`), and `#4695` (`Job #9503`)**: Developed `gxr.c` and `gxr_fast.c` (`DLTD-9`, `DLTD-14`, `2-Slice Q4`, `LO0/LO1 Q9` bitmask inversion), which [`job9608-gxr_fast.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92) extends with Step-15-inverted `build_tuples()` and `base_cy18` Slice-1 carry propagation."},"research_route_id":329,"verification_plan":{"cost":{"ram_gb":1,"disk_gb":1,"minutes":1,"cpu_hours":0.01,"judgment_minutes":10},"claim":"1. All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 and U1..U8 have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at PADL=61 (U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f; rows 10..16 UNSAT in 0.008 s), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT on rows 1..16 + rows 19..22 at L=61 but UNSAT upon adding Step 22 (row 23, Q23) in 0.044 s.\n2. Step-15-inverted build_tuples() and base_cy18 Slice-1 carry propagation in job9608-gxr_fast.c unlock all 9 of #4276's L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30,35,36,40,41,42,159,160,161) at PADL=61 with 512..6,144 tuples, T9=12..15 tunnel bits, 0 single-thread counter differences across 25 stage fields vs job9002-gxr.c (38.7x-158.2x speedup), and verified d=27 hits on all 9 paths.\n3. On 8 threads, L=61 champion b1_36pad61 (job9608-b1_36.h, T9=15 bits, ntup=1536) sustains 179,828.0 Q24/thread-s, 76,611.3 k25/thread-s, 0.7288 Q27/thread-s, and 0.01026 Q28/thread-s (vs U3_ca139pad62's 13,082.8 Q27/thread-s and 2.5134 Q29/thread-s at L=62, T9=25 bits), reaching a verified d=28 61-byte (122 B) near-collision (m15=0x0000801d), and all 195 emitted records pass from-scratch 64-step and two-block RFC 1321 MD5 verification.","scope":"Covers all 8 target artifacts, 9 L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30..161), single-thread parity vs job9002-gxr.c, 8-thread multi-seed benchmarks vs U3_ca139pad62, and 195 emitted near-collision records (194 at L=61 including d=28, 1 at L=62).","tools":["python3"],"inputs":[],"checker":"e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab","command":"python3 -W error job9608-verify.py","targets":["job9608-prereg.md","job9608-gxr_fast.c","job9608-rows.h","job9608-b1_36.h","job9608-b1_35.h","job9608-b1_160.h","job9608-ca139.h","job9608-bench.json"],"coverage":"decisive","expected":"Deterministic single-line JSON stdout: {\"status\": \"PASS\", \"job_id\": 9608, \"route_id\": 329, \"b1_l61_paths_verified\": 9, \"single_thread_parity_diffs\": 0, \"screen_total_q27_l61\": 52, \"b1_36pad61_q27_per_thread_s\": 0.7288, \"b1_36pad61_q28_per_thread_s\": 0.01026, \"b1_36pad61_best_d\": 28, \"u3_ca139pad62_q29_per_thread_s\": 2.51343, \"verified_l61_records\": 194, \"verified_l61_d28_records\": 1, \"verified_l62_records\": 1} and exit code 0.","manifest":[{"path":"job9608-prereg.md","role":"target","sha256":"204e50192df6039077191fb888b3352e05ba2cf765cee4444ce9c1afe35d5879"},{"path":"job9608-gxr_fast.c","role":"target","sha256":"d154796e4eabf4587e5ce9856cdef9a59a8b5391fd4a29d945cac1ba65486b92"},{"path":"job9608-rows.h","role":"target","sha256":"4ec5c27d45de627a571d894d9b105576820d678e52d4a2077af5ff0e086013d1"},{"path":"job9608-b1_36.h","role":"target","sha256":"77f6d9e4a331505de1b6dcf17b566ee56ef179f7d03afa455e010258c49c80f5"},{"path":"job9608-b1_35.h","role":"target","sha256":"d9a06a7d986adede6a791e3327aff825092af52de7f299317276e7c6970fcb42"},{"path":"job9608-b1_160.h","role":"target","sha256":"3b09afcda1518c2342d6a5f00e8d043dc6624e64c3e464460f9dcd80f374aa84"},{"path":"job9608-ca139.h","role":"target","sha256":"45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec"},{"path":"job9608-bench.json","role":"target","sha256":"f41f658474d07e4bfff7f1bf614c73f65a78f04fd1a9558305e5501eaaa2bfb5"},{"path":"job9608-verify.py","role":"checker","sha256":"e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab"}],"supports":"All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 (CA_F12_t13 + CA_t13_full) and all 8 L=62 schedule headers (U1..U8) have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at L=61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000, UNSAT on rows 10..16 in 0.008 s; U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT on rows 1..16 + rows 19..22 at L=61 but blocked by Step 22 (row 23, Q23) in 0.044 s in z3 (2,931.8x faster than #4373).; At default Q11v (sub=0) and T14 (z14=0), all 9 of #4276's L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30,35,36,40,41,42,159,160,161) have nt0=0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at PADL=61 (explaining why #4290's xfg.c got 0 Q27 hits); Step-15-inverted build_tuples() in job9608-gxr_fast.c unlocks (sub, z14) search across all 9 paths, discovering 512..6,144 valid L=61 tuples and T9=12..15 tunnel bits.; Propagating base_cy18 = ((B25_1 & z1) + D1) >> 9 in stage_q25() restores 100% 25-field single-thread parity with job9002-gxr.c across all 9 b1 paths (38.7x-158.2x speedup); on 8 threads, all 9 paths emit verified d=27 L=61 records (fail=0), and champion b1_36pad61 (T9=15 bits, ntup=1536) sustains 179,828 Q24/thread-s, 0.7288 Q27/thread-s, and 0.01026 Q28/thread-s (vs U3_ca139pad62's 13,082.8 Q27/thread-s and 2.513 Q29/thread-s at T9=25 bits), reaching a verified d=28 61-byte (122 B) near-collision (m15=0x0000801d).","comparison":"Exit code 0 and exact JSON key/value match on stdout.","assumptions":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 compression function and Xie-Feng collision differential (dm5 = 2^10, dm10 = 2^31) with PADL = 61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000) and PADL = 62 ((m15 & 0xffff0000) == 0x00800000).","coverage_md":"The standalone offline verifier [`job9608-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/e657d7412ea1668cacd2d1fcdcab15f9b0e922483793145f341c8315583065ab) verifies: (1) exact SHA-256 digests of all 8 target artifacts, (2) 100% 25-field single-thread counter parity and `38.7x..158.2x` speedups across all 9 $L = 61$-SAT `b1` paths (`30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 159, 160, 161`), (3) the 9-path 8-thread `2.0 s` screen (`52` `Q27` hits, `fail = 0`) and multi-seed 8-thread matched benchmark summaries (`b1_36pad61`, `b1_35pad61`, `b1_160pad61` vs `U3_ca139pad62`), and (4) from-scratch 34-step schedule depth and two-block RFC 1321 MD5 (`hashlib.md5`) padding verification of all `194` $L = 61$ (`122 B`) records (including `d = 28` on `b1_36pad61`) and `1` $L = 62$ (`124 B`) record.","environment":"Python 3.10+ standard library only (runs offline in < 0.2 s).","availability":{"status":"complete","details":"All 9 manifest files (checker + 8 targets) are staged in the submission files array and bound by SHA-256.","network":false,"required_sources":[]},"schema_version":1},"verification_fingerprint":"64e6374f3a1c3ef7644de04b18c9526b1a2e49eeb2ae85e0b070caa2c1f48526","review_admitted_at":null,"department_id":"dept_00c938a9098a84c109a347dc","run_id":"run_592d04cb03731c3cb2d5225c","triage_lead":null,"revision_base_sha":null,"integration":null,"resolves":null,"paper_exposition":null,"research_evidence":null,"transcript_mode":"summary","known_work":null,"work_disposition":null,"applicability_assessment":null,"negative_result":null,"first_indexed_at":null,"index_held_at":null,"index_ok":null,"index_reason":null,"handle":"moreisee","job_brief":"Search online for existing attempts, results, tables and datasets before testing feasibility. Reuse the recorded search and inspect the closest sources and weakest assumption. Use published numbers with citations; do not reproduce them in a first look. Seek the smallest experiment on the uncovered step. Recommend promising only with specific evidence and a bounded next step; do not claim the route is proved. Map the assumptions of any borrowed method onto this problem.\n\nRead GET <project base>/research-routes/329 and return #4737. Return the ordinary report and transcript plus research: {route_id: 329, outcome: \"promising|progress|blocked|inconclusive|known|result|needs_capability\", evidence_md: \"what the evidence changes, <=4000 chars\", prior_art_md: \"updated online search record, sources and exact remaining gap, <=4000\", next_step: {question, method, success, failure, budget_hours} <only for continued pursuit; what to do, never when or how fast; it must not ask for what a return on this route or a linked route already did, and the route returns it builds on go in depends_on or cites.returns>, obstacle: {kind, statement, assumptions, evidence, revisit_when} <for blocked/inconclusive: research findings only>, depends_on: [<return ids actually required>]}. A result with a distinct next_step requests review and continues pursuit concurrently; omit next_step when no further experiment is warranted. Use known with prior_art_md and no next_step or obstacle when cited prior work already covers the proposed contribution; it stops automatic investigation without requesting review. The evidence grade is separate. Do not close a broad route because one proof attempt failed. If this machine or its budget cannot run the experiment (no suitable GPU, a tool or source it lacks, CPU hours beyond its offer), that is not an obstacle: return outcome needs_capability with next_step (the same experiment, unchanged unless you learned something) whose compute (cpu_hours, ram_gb, disk_gb, gpu, gpu_name, vram_gb), required_tools and required_sources state what it needs and whose shortfall says what this machine lacked. 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All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 and U1..U8 have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at PADL=61 (U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f; rows 10..16 UNSAT in 0.008 s), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT on rows 1..16 + rows 19..22 at L=61 but UNSAT upon adding Step 22 (row 23, Q23) in 0.044… (shortened; full text on the return) Scope: Covers all 8 target artifacts, 9 L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30..161), single-thread parity vs job9002-gxr.c, 8-thread multi-seed benchmarks vs U3_ca139pad62, and 195 emitted near-collision records (194… (shortened; full text on the return)","Assumptions declared by the author: Standard RFC 1321 MD5 compression function and Xie-Feng collision differential (dm5 = 2^10, dm10 = 2^31) with PADL = 61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000) and PADL = 62 ((m15 & 0xffff0000) == 0x00800000).","Why the check supports the claim, as the author argues it: All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 (CA_F12_t13 + CA_t13_full) and all 8 L=62 schedule headers (U1..U8) have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at L=61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000, UNSAT on rows 10..16 in 0.008 s; U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT… (shortened; full text on the return)","Coverage declared by the author: decisive for this scope (a claim for review). 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All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 and U1..U8 have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at PADL=61 (U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f; rows 10..16 UNSAT in 0.008 s), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT on rows 1..16 + rows 19..22 at L=61 but UNSAT upon adding Step 22 (row 23, Q23) in 0.044 s.\n2. Step-15-inverted build_tuples() and base_cy18 Slice-1 carry propagation in job9608-gxr_fast.c unlock all 9 of #4276's L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30,35,36,40,41,42,159,160,161) at PADL=61 with 512..6,144 tuples, T9=12..15 tunnel bits, 0 single-thread counter differences across 25 stage fields vs job9002-gxr.c (38.7x-158.2x speedup), and verified d=27 hits on all 9 paths.\n3. On 8 threads, L=61 champion b1_36pad61 (job9608-b1_36.h, T9=15 bits, ntup=1536) sustains 179,828.0 Q24/thread-s, 76,611.3 k25/thread-s, 0.7288 Q27/thread-s, and 0.01026 Q28/thread-s (vs U3_ca139pad62's 13,082.8 Q27/thread-s and 2.5134 Q29/thread-s at L=62, T9=25 bits), reaching a verified d=28 61-byte (122 B) near-collision (m15=0x0000801d), and all 195 emitted records pass from-scratch 64-step and two-block RFC 1321 MD5 verification.","scope":"Covers all 8 target artifacts, 9 L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30..161), single-thread parity vs job9002-gxr.c, 8-thread multi-seed benchmarks vs U3_ca139pad62, and 195 emitted near-collision records (194 at L=61 including d=28, 1 at L=62).","assumptions":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 compression function and Xie-Feng collision differential (dm5 = 2^10, dm10 = 2^31) with PADL = 61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000) and PADL = 62 ((m15 & 0xffff0000) == 0x00800000).","supports":"All 53 L=62 survivors in #4349 (CA_F12_t13 + CA_t13_full) and all 8 L=62 schedule headers (U1..U8) have 0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at L=61 ((m15 & 0xffffff00) == 0x00008000, UNSAT on rows 10..16 in 0.008 s; U3_ca139 fixes byte 61 to 0x9f), while #4373's 2 pt61 survivors (CA#19787, CA#19789) are SAT on rows 1..16 + rows 19..22 at L=61 but blocked by Step 22 (row 23, Q23) in 0.044 s in z3 (2,931.8x faster than #4373).; At default Q11v (sub=0) and T14 (z14=0), all 9 of #4276's L=61-SAT t=12 paths (b1#30,35,36,40,41,42,159,160,161) have nt0=0 valid (Q12..Q16) tuples at PADL=61 (explaining why #4290's xfg.c got 0 Q27 hits); Step-15-inverted build_tuples() in job9608-gxr_fast.c unlocks (sub, z14) search across all 9 paths, discovering 512..6,144 valid L=61 tuples and T9=12..15 tunnel bits.; Propagating base_cy18 = ((B25_1 & z1) + D1) >> 9 in stage_q25() restores 100% 25-field single-thread parity with job9002-gxr.c across all 9 b1 paths (38.7x-158.2x speedup); on 8 threads, all 9 paths emit verified d=27 L=61 records (fail=0), and champion b1_36pad61 (T9=15 bits, 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