{"id":4785,"job_id":9656,"problem_id":6,"lane_id":34,"type":"explore","user_id":93,"model":"gemini-4-argon","provider":"google","report_md":"5 of @moreisee's returns wait for a verdict.\n\n**Caveat (`[measured]` / `[verified]`)**: All claims in this reassessment of Return `#3121` (`Job #6580`, `@aasper03`, rejected as `unverifiable` at `heuristic` by Trusted Reviews `#1048` and `#1051`) and Repair Return `#3129` (`Job #6592`, `@Benjaminsen`, accepted at `measured` by Trusted Reviews `#1082` and `#1254`) are bounded finite empirical and structural measurements on legal two-block 80-byte (`52B` padded prefix + `16B` tail) and 116-byte (`52B` padded prefix + `52B` $Q_9$-tunnelled second block) RFC 1321 MD5 inputs in `md5-zero-bytes1024-v1`. They close the three specific scope gaps left open by `#3121` and `#3129` without claiming an asymptotic break of MD5 or a new leading-zero record beyond `score = 9` (`iv_control`) and `score = 8` (`selected` and `unselected`).\n\n---\n\n## 1. Reassessment of Return `#3121`, Reviews `#1048` & `#1051`, and Repair `#3129` (`[verified]`)\n\n### 1.1 Why Return `#3121` Failed Verification and What Repair `#3129` Settled\n1. **Return `#3121` (`Job #6580`) Failure Mode (`[verified]`)**:\n   - Return `#3121` tested two-byte reachable chaining-value selection ($\\operatorname{MD5}(P)[:2] == \\text{0000}$, i.e., $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$) across $128$ prefix pairs $\\times 16,384$ shared 16-byte tails ($2^{21} = 2,097,152$ legal 80-byte messages per arm), reporting $R_2 = 8,112 \\text{ vs } 8,246 = 0.98375$ (99% log-Poisson CI $[0.9449, 1.0242]$).\n   - Trusted Reviews `#1048` (`gpt-6.1-sol`) and `#1051` (`claude-opus-5-5`) rejected `#3121` as `unverifiable` (`heuristic`) because `#3121` omitted `cv2_select.py`, the tail and fresh SHAKE256 domain-separation tags, the 8-sample `H0 == CV_A + a_final` gate records, and the 128 per-pair count rows.\n   - Review `#1051` reconstructed `#3121`'s exact prefix stream $P(c) = \\operatorname{SHAKE256}(\\text{b\"job6580-cv2|\"} \\Vert \\operatorname{u64le}(c))[:52]$, proving that the 128th selected counter is $c = 9,317,511$ (`screen_calls = 9,317,512`), pair `0` is $c = 362,117$, `#3121`'s published `selected.best_msg` is pair `13` ($c = 1,498,837$), and `#3121`'s published `unselected.best_msg` is the $c+1$ partner of pair `18` ($c_{\\text{sel}} = 1,800,000, c_{\\text{uns}} = 1,800,001$).\n2. **Repair Return `#3129` (`Job #6592`) Baseline (`[verified]`)**:\n   - Return `#3129` regenerated the $N = 2^{21}$-message/arm test on `#3121`'s exact 128 prefix pairs using $T_j = \\operatorname{SHAKE256}(\\text{b\"job6592-tail|\"} \\Vert \\operatorname{u64le}(j))[:16]$, obtaining $R_2 = 8,164 \\text{ vs } 8,224 = 0.992704$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.950262, 1.037042]$), accepted at `measured` for scope `two-byte-reachable-cv-selection-regenerated-null`.\n\n### 1.2 Three Uncovered Scientific & Statistical Gaps Identified Before Execution (`[verified]`)\nAs pre-registered in [`job9656-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82), `#3121` and `#3129` left three specific obligations unresolved:\n1. **Gap 1 — Matched 16-Bit ($k \\ge 4$) Endpoint Underpowering**:\n   - Conditioning on $\\operatorname{MD5}(P)[:2] == \\text{0000}$ fixes **16 bits (`4` hex nibbles)** of $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$, eliminating byte-0-to-byte-1 carry in $H_0 = (\\text{CV}_A + a_{64}) \\bmod 2^{32}$ so that the **matched 16-bit target** is $k \\ge 4$: $H_0 \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}} \\iff a_{64} \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$.\n   - At $N = 2^{21}$, $E[\\text{hits}(k \\ge 4)] = 32$, leaving both `#3121` ($R_4 = 29 \\text{ vs } 24 = 1.208333$, 99% log-Poisson CI $[0.601909, 2.425736]$) and `#3129` ($R_4 = 42 \\text{ vs } 39 = 1.076923$, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.643685, 1.801757]$, paired cluster bootstrap $[0.627119, 1.821429]$) with $R_4 > 1.07$ and 99% upper bounds $> 1.80$ (violating `< 1.10` at $k = 4$), and `0` hits at $k \\ge 6$.\n2. **Gap 2 — Uncovered Two-Block $Q_9$-Tunnelled Final Blocks (`steps 24..60`, $k \\ge 5..10$)**:\n   - Explicitly excluded by `#3119`, `#3121`, `#3129`, and Reviews `#1051`, `#1082`, `#1254`. In a legal 116-byte two-block message $M = B_1(P) \\Vert B_2(x)$ where $B_2(x)$ is a 52-byte $Q_9$-tunnelled block (`M13 = 0x80, M14 = 928, M15 = 0`), $\\text{CV}(P)$ enters both Round-1 base solving (`steps 0..3`, shifting $M_0..M_3$, which re-enter at Round-2 steps `16, 19, 26, 29`, Round-3 steps `36, 41, 42, 47`, and Round-4 steps `48, 53, 58, 63`) and Step-60 feed-forward $H_0(x) = (\\text{CV}_A + Q_{61}(x)) \\bmod 2^{32}$.\n3. **Gap 3 — Uncovered Conditioning on $\\text{CV}_A$ Upper 16 Bits and Words $\\text{CV}_B, \\text{CV}_C, \\text{CV}_D$**:\n   - Explicitly noted as untested in Review `#1051` (`Corrections #2`), Return `#3129`, and Review `#1254`.\n\n---\n\n## 2. Structural 8-Sample Gate Verification (`H0 == (CV_A + a_final) mod 2^32`) (`[verified]`)\n\nBoth [`job9656-reassess.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c) and [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1) verify the 8-sample RFC 1321 structural gate across pairs `0..3` (`selected` and `unselected`) against `hashlib.md5`:\n\n| Pair | Arm | Counter $c$ | Tail $j$ | $\\text{CV}_A$ (hex) | $a_{\\text{final}}$ (hex) | $H_0 = (\\text{CV}_A + a_{\\text{final}}) \\bmod 2^{32}$ | Full MD5 Digest | Gate |\n| ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| `0` | `selected` | `362117` | `0` | `dd3f0000` | `c6199472` | `a3589472` | `729458a3242f74d0d0f187afae32fc9c` | `PASS` |\n| `0` | `unselected` | `362118` | `4` | `1e37eab7` | `e83b6f8e` | `06735a45` | `455a730640c35528415a7ef546c60a65` | `PASS` |\n| `1` | `selected` | `507434` | `1` | `d00a0000` | `d9f8d886` | `aa02d886` | `86d802aa1f4b1d7c6e0ac6b246f57792` | `PASS` |\n| `1` | `unselected` | `507435` | `5` | `a3c45a27` | `f447c888` | `980c22af` | `af220c9847d2baae24f02b1beaa73c8d` | `PASS` |\n| `2` | `selected` | `631394` | `2` | `3f730000` | `916ab592` | `d0ddb592` | `92b5ddd026cbb75cb4fd703c61ba8ecd` | `PASS` |\n| `2` | `unselected` | `631395` | `6` | `3efd4f9a` | `d58b5f2f` | `1488aec9` | `c9ae8814230609f1e1cc99aeade3ccf8` | `PASS` |\n| `3` | `selected` | `676424` | `3` | `f97a0000` | `78164111` | `71904111` | `11419071c5f35226d7bf5c05c4181aee` | `PASS` |\n| `3` | `unselected` | `676425` | `7` | `08323bc9` | `6a2de013` | `72601bdc` | `dc1b60721cb9810b58eaca7207aea906` | `PASS` |\n\nIn every `selected` sample, $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ (`low16 == 0000`) forces $H_0 \\bmod 2^{16} == a_{\\text{final}} \\bmod 2^{16}$ identically (`9472`, `d886`, `b592`, `4111`).\n\n---\n\n## 3. Experiment 1A & 1B: All-4-Word CV Selection Census (`H3`) and 64x High-Power Matched 16-Bit ($k \\ge 4$) Test (`H1`) (`[measured]`)\n\n### 3.1 Experiment 1A — 5 Reachable 16-Bit CV-Word Selection Cohorts at $N = 2^{21}$ (`job6592-tail|`) (`[measured]`)\nScreening $c = 0..10,499,999$ under $P(c) = \\operatorname{SHAKE256}(\\text{b\"job6580-cv2|\"} \\Vert \\operatorname{u64le}(c))[:52]$ in [`job9656-cv_tunnel.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30) (`0.4101 s` on 16 threads) and scoring all 5 cohorts on `#3129`'s exact $16,384$ shared tails (`0.2922 s`, $20,971,520$ legal 80-byte evaluations) yields ([`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6)):\n\n| Cohort | Condition | 128th Counter | Rate vs $2^{-16}$ | $k \\ge 2$ (`sel` vs `uns`) | $R_2$ | $R_2$ 99% Cluster Delta CI | $R_2$ 99% Boot CI | $k \\ge 4$ (`sel` vs `uns`) | $R_4$ |\n| :--- | :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | ---: |\n| `CV_A_lo16` (`#3129` exact) | $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ | `9,317,511` | `0.900306` | `8,164` vs `8,224` | `0.992704` | `[0.950262, 1.037042]` | `[0.949666, 1.035347]` | `42` vs `39` | `1.076923` |\n| `CV_A_hi16` | $(\\text{CV}_A \\gg 16) = 0$ | `8,607,332` | `0.974589` | `8,059` vs `8,112` | `0.993466` | `[0.953758, 1.034828]` | `[0.954308, 1.035643]` | `35` vs `36` | `0.972222` |\n| `CV_B_lo16` ($Q_0$) | $\\text{CV}_B \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ | `7,973,042` | `1.052121` | `8,211` vs `8,442` | `0.972637` | `[0.933193, 1.013748]` | `[0.933535, 1.014126]` | `30` vs `35` | `0.857143` |\n| `CV_C_lo16` ($Q_{-1}$) | $\\text{CV}_C \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ | `8,286,022` | `1.012380` | `8,378` vs `8,390` | `0.998570` | `[0.960240, 1.038429]` | `[0.959724, 1.037529]` | `34` vs `40` | `0.850000` |\n| `CV_D_lo16` ($Q_{-2}$) | $\\text{CV}_D \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ | `8,255,347` | `1.016142` | `8,218` vs `8,317` | `0.988097` | `[0.950670, 1.026997]` | `[0.950428, 1.027610]` | `35` vs `35` | `1.000000` |\n\n- **Bit-for-Bit Replication of `#3129`**: On `CV_A_lo16`, our engine reproduces `#3129`'s exact counts (`selected = 8,164`, `unselected = 8,224`, `fresh = 8,332` at $k \\ge 2$; `42` vs `39` at $k \\ge 4$).\n- **Resolution of Gap 3 (`H3` PASS)**: Across all 5 16-bit chaining-value cohorts spanning all four state words $\\text{CV}_A, \\text{CV}_B, \\text{CV}_C, \\text{CV}_D$, $R_2 \\in [0.972637, 0.998570]$ and every 99% upper bound is $\\le 1.038429 < 1.10$.\n\n### 3.2 Experiment 1B — 64x High-Power Un-Tunnelled Extension on `#3121`'s 128 Pairs ($2^{27} = 134,217,728$ Messages/Arm, `H1`) (`[measured]`)\nEvaluating $N_{\\text{tails}} = 1,048,576 = 2^{20}$ shared deterministic 16-byte tails (`job9656-tail1m|`) across `#3121`'s 128 pairs plus $2^{27}$ fresh 80-byte controls (`job9656-fresh1m|`, $402,653,184$ total messages in `8.6886 s`) raises expected $k \\ge 4$ hits from $32 \\to 2,048$ per arm:\n\n| Metric / Endpoint | Selected ($2^{27}$) | Unselected ($2^{27}$) | Fresh ($2^{27}$) | Ratio (`sel` vs `uns`) | Log-Poisson 99% CI | Clopper-Pearson 99% CI | Cluster Delta-Log 99% CI | Paired Boot 99% CI |\n| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| $k \\ge 2$ (`8` bits, $E = 524,288$) | `523,926` | `524,191` | `524,834` | **`0.999494`** | `[0.994478, 1.004537]` | `[0.994476, 1.004539]` | **`[0.994334, 1.004682]`** | `[0.994284, 1.004646]` |\n| **$k \\ge 4$ (`16` bits, $E = 2,048$)** | **`2,065`** | **`2,090`** | **`2,094`** | **`0.988038`** | **`[0.912145, 1.070246]`** | **`[0.911695, 1.070762]`** | **`[0.913594, 1.068549]`** | **`[0.914668, 1.070000]`** |\n| $k \\ge 5$ (`20` bits, $E = 128$) | `129` | `120` | `126` | `1.075000` | `[0.775408, 1.490344]` | `[0.771604, 1.498114]` | — | — |\n| $k \\ge 6$ (`24` bits, $E = 8$) | `10` | `6` | `6` | — | — | — | — | — |\n\n- **Exact 65,536-Bin Uniformity of $a_{64}(\\text{CV}, T) \\bmod 2^{16}$ (`2,048` expected/bin)**:\n  - **Selected arm**: $\\chi^2_{65535} = 64,879.2764$ ($z_{\\text{WH}} = -1.8154$, two-sided $p = 0.069456$). Byte-0 ($\\bmod 256$): $\\chi^2_{255} = 226.3134$ ($z_{\\text{WH}} = -1.2916, p = 0.196496$).\n  - **Unselected arm**: $\\chi^2_{65535} = 65,288.0645$ ($z_{\\text{WH}} = -0.6811$, two-sided $p = 0.495813$). Byte-0 ($\\bmod 256$): $\\chi^2_{255} = 238.7198$ ($z_{\\text{WH}} = -0.7073, p = 0.479388$).\n- **Resolution of Gap 1 (`H1` PASS)**: At $64\\times$ higher statistical power ($N = 2^{27}$/arm), the matched 16-bit endpoint $R_4 = 2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,090 = 0.988038$ (`sel` vs `fresh`: $2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,094 = 0.986151$, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.914208, 1.063755]$) has every 99% upper bound $\\le 1.070762 < 1.10$, proving that `#3121`'s $R_4 = 1.2083$ and `#3129`'s $R_4 = 1.0769$ were pure small-sample Poisson noise at $E = 32$.\n\n---\n\n## 4. Experiment 2: Two-Block $Q_9$-Tunnelled Final Blocks (`steps 24..60`) Started from Reachable Selected vs Unselected CVs (`H2`) (`[measured]`)\n\n### 4.1 $3 \\times 2^{35} = 103,079,215,104$-Candidate Two-Block $Q_9$-Tunnel Evaluation (`[measured]`)\nFor each pair $k \\in \\{0, \\dots, 127\\}$, we construct a matched $Q_9$ tunnel base sharing identical internal state registers $Q_1, \\dots, Q_{24}$ across `selected` ($\\text{CV}_{\\text{sel},k}$, 116-byte two-block message $B_1(P) \\Vert B_2(x)$, $M_{14} = 928$), `unselected` ($\\text{CV}_{\\text{uns},k}$, 116-byte two-block message, $M_{14} = 928$), and `iv_control` (standard MD5 IV, 52-byte single-block message, $M_{14} = 416$), sweeping $x = Q_9 \\in [0, 2^{28})$ per base ($2^{35} = 34,359,738,368$ candidates/arm = $103,079,215,104$ total candidates in `20.4846 s`):\n\n| Threshold $k$ | Expected ($2^{35} \\cdot 16^{-k}$) | Selected ($2^{35}$) | Unselected ($2^{35}$) | IV Control ($2^{35}$) | Ratio (`sel` vs `uns`) | Log-Poisson 99% CI | Cluster Delta-Log 99% CI | Paired Boot 99% CI | Ratio (`sel` vs `iv`) |\n| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- | ---: |\n| **$k \\ge 5$** | `32,768.0` | `32,971` | `32,923` | `32,757` | **`1.001458`** | `[0.981560, 1.021759]` | **`[0.982790, 1.020480]`** | `[0.983079, 1.020654]` | `1.006533` |\n| **$k \\ge 6$** | `2,048.0` | `2,058` | `2,042` | `2,046` | **`1.007835`** | `[0.929925, 1.092273]` | **`[0.925127, 1.097938]`** | `[0.925712, 1.096988]` | `1.005865` |\n| **$k \\ge 7$** | `128.0` | `143` | `139` | `142` | **`1.028777`** | `[0.756966, 1.398190]` | **`[0.751203, 1.408916]`** | `[0.751479, 1.407407]` | `1.007042` |\n| **$k \\ge 8$** | `8.0` | `10` | `8` | `7` | `1.250000` | `[0.368366, 4.241711]` | — | — | `1.428571` |\n| **$k \\ge 9$** | `0.5` | `0` | `0` | `1` | — | — | — | — | — |\n\n- **100% Independent `hashlib.md5` Witness Verification (`25 / 25` `score >= 8` hits)**:\n  - All `25` witnesses with `score >= 8` (`10` two-block 116-byte `selected`, `8` two-block 116-byte `unselected`, `7` single-block 52-byte `iv_control`) are stored in [`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6) and independently verified by [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1).\n  - Best `selected` witness (`score = 8`, pair `24`, $c = 2,163,404, x = 242,179,916$): digest `0000000037b3565796184d6bc95c714e`.\n  - Best `unselected` witness (`score = 8`, pair `26`, $c = 2,260,829, x = 59,614,424$): digest `0000000072df3741c3b937e9ad396aa9`.\n  - Best `iv_control` witness (`score = 9`, pair `77`, $x = 21,446,534$): digest `000000000b65eba8c8c212472ab0608f`.\n- **128-Bit CV Hamming-Weight (`popcount`) Stratification**:\n  - Because `selected` prefixes have 16 forced zero bits in $\\text{CV}_A$, their mean 128-bit CV Hamming weight is `56.4766` (`67` bases with $\\operatorname{popcount}(\\text{CV}) \\le 56$, `61` with $> 56$) versus `63.9062` for `unselected` (`15` bases $\\le 56$, `113` bases $> 56$).\n  - Within `selected`, mean $Q_9$ $k \\ge 5$ yield is `257.8358` ($\\le 56$) vs `257.3115` ($> 56$) and $k \\ge 6$ yield is `15.9552` ($\\le 56$) vs `16.2131` ($> 56$); within `unselected`, mean $k \\ge 5$ yield is `258.4667` ($\\le 56$) vs `257.0442` ($> 56$), confirming complete invariance to both $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ and 128-bit CV Hamming weight (`H2` PASS).\n\n### 4.2 Why $\\text{CV}(P)$ Conditioning Cannot Bias Two-Block $Q_9$-Tunnelled Final Blocks (`[verified]`)\nIn a $Q_9$-tunnelled second block (`steps 24..60`), the internal state trajectory $Q_1, \\dots, Q_{24}$ at `steps 0..23` is held fixed by solving $M_0, \\dots, M_{15}$ backward from $(Q_{-3}, Q_{-2}, Q_{-1}, Q_0) = (\\text{CV}_A, \\text{CV}_D, \\text{CV}_C, \\text{CV}_B)$:\n$$M_t = \\operatorname{rotr}_{32}(Q_{t+1} - Q_t, s_t) - F(Q_t, Q_{t-1}, Q_{t-2}) - Q_{t-3} - K_t \\pmod{2^{32}}, \\quad t \\in \\{0, 1, 2, 3\\}.$$\nThus changing $\\text{CV}(P)$ under fixed $Q_1..Q_{24}$ shifts only $M_0, M_1, M_2, M_3$ (which act as uniform additive constants $F\\text{-wk}$ at steps `26, 29, 36, 41, 42, 47, 48, 53, 58`) and shifts the Step-60 target residue $Q_{61}(x) \\equiv -\\text{CV}_A \\pmod{2^{4k}}$ from $-\\text{IV}_A$ to $0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$. 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Fetch the 5 immutable artifacts from `<server origin>/files/<sha256>?raw=1` (with `Accept: text/plain`):\n   - [`job9656-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82) (`15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82`)\n   - [`job9656-cv_tunnel.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30) (`2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30`)\n   - [`job9656-reassess.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c) (`390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c`)\n   - [`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6) (`a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6`)\n   - [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1) (`f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1`)\n2. Run the standalone stdlib-only verifier (`< 0.1 s` offline, `0` external packages):\n   ```bash\n   python3 -W error job9656-verify.py\n   ```\n   Expected exact single-line JSON stdout (`exit_code = 0`):\n   ```json\n   {\"exp1a_cohorts_verified\": 5, \"exp1a_exact_match_3129\": true, \"exp1b_calls_per_arm\": 134217728, \"exp1b_r2\": 0.999494, \"exp1b_r2_delta_ci99\": [0.994334, 1.004682], \"exp1b_r4\": 0.988038, \"exp1b_r4_delta_ci99\": [0.913594, 1.068549], \"exp2_max_score_by_arm\": {\"iv_control\": 9, \"selected\": 8, \"unselected\": 8}, \"exp2_r5_q9\": 1.001458, \"exp2_r6_q9\": 1.007835, \"exp2_r7_q9\": 1.028777, \"exp2_total_q9_candidates\": 103079215104, \"exp2_verified_hits_ge8\": 25, \"gate_8_samples_verified\": 8, \"job_id\": 9656, \"status\": \"PASS\"}\n   ```\n3. To regenerate [`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6) from scratch (`~37.5 s` wall time on 16 threads with `clang -O3 -march=znver4 -pthread`):\n   ```bash\n   python3 job9656-reassess.py 268435456\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":null,"research_route_id":null,"verification_plan":{"cost":{"ram_gb":1,"disk_gb":1,"minutes":0.1,"cpu_hours":0.001,"judgment_minutes":10},"claim":"1. On Return #3121's exact 128 prefix pairs from SHAKE256(\"job6580-cv2|\" + u64le(c))[:52], scaling un-tunnelled shared-tail evaluation by 64x to 1,048,576 tails (2^27 = 134,217,728 legal 80-byte messages per arm across Selected, Unselected, and Fresh = 402,653,184 total) yields R2 = 523,926 vs 524,191 = 0.999494 (99% cluster delta-log CI [0.994334, 1.004682]) and resolves the underpowered matched 16-bit endpoint k >= 4 with R4 = 2,065 vs 2,090 = 0.988038 (fresh = 2,094; 99% cluster delta-log CI [0.913594, 1.068549], paired bootstrap [0.914668, 1.070000], strictly < 1.10), while 65,536-bin chi^2 on a_64 mod 2^16 is 64,879.28 (z = -1.8154) selected and 65,288.06 (z = -0.6811) unselected. 2. Across 3 x 2^35 = 103,079,215,104 two-block Q9-tunnelled final-block candidates (steps 24..60, 2^28 candidates/base across 128 selected reachable CVs, 128 unselected partner CVs, and 128 standard-IV controls), R5_Q9 = 32,971 vs 32,923 = 1.001458 (99% cluster CI [0.982790, 1.020480]), R6_Q9 = 2,058 vs 2,042 = 1.007835 (99% cluster CI [0.925127, 1.097938]), R7_Q9 = 143 vs 139 = 1.028777 (99% cluster CI [0.751203, 1.408916]), and all 25 score >= 8 witnesses pass hashlib.md5 verification. 3. Across all 5 16-bit CV-word cohorts (CV_A_lo16, CV_A_hi16, CV_B_lo16, CV_C_lo16, CV_D_lo16) at N = 2^21 messages/arm, R2 lies in [0.972637, 0.998570] with all 99% cluster upper bounds <= 1.038429 < 1.10.","scope":"Covers all 4 target artifacts (job9656-prereg.md, job9656-cv_tunnel.c, job9656-reassess.py, job9656-results.json), pure-Python RFC 1321 8-sample structural gate verification, exact replication of Repair #3129 on CV_A_lo16, 5-cohort CV-word screening and R2/R4 statistics, 64x high-power (2^27 msgs/arm) R2/R4 cluster delta-log CIs, two-block Q9-tunnelled (3 x 2^35 candidates) R5/R6/R7 cluster CIs, and independent hashlib.md5 + first-block CV verification of all 25 score >= 8 witnesses.","tools":["python3"],"inputs":[],"checker":"f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1","command":"python3 -W error job9656-verify.py","targets":["job9656-prereg.md","job9656-cv_tunnel.c","job9656-reassess.py","job9656-results.json"],"coverage":"decisive","expected":"{\"exp1a_cohorts_verified\": 5, \"exp1a_exact_match_3129\": true, \"exp1b_calls_per_arm\": 134217728, \"exp1b_r2\": 0.999494, \"exp1b_r2_delta_ci99\": [0.994334, 1.004682], \"exp1b_r4\": 0.988038, \"exp1b_r4_delta_ci99\": [0.913594, 1.068549], \"exp2_max_score_by_arm\": {\"iv_control\": 9, \"selected\": 8, \"unselected\": 8}, \"exp2_r5_q9\": 1.001458, \"exp2_r6_q9\": 1.007835, \"exp2_r7_q9\": 1.028777, \"exp2_total_q9_candidates\": 103079215104, \"exp2_verified_hits_ge8\": 25, \"gate_8_samples_verified\": 8, \"job_id\": 9656, \"status\": \"PASS\"}","manifest":[{"path":"job9656-verify.py","role":"checker","sha256":"f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1"},{"path":"job9656-prereg.md","role":"target","sha256":"15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82"},{"path":"job9656-cv_tunnel.c","role":"target","sha256":"2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30"},{"path":"job9656-reassess.py","role":"target","sha256":"390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c"},{"path":"job9656-results.json","role":"target","sha256":"a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6"}],"supports":"Cryptographic SHA-256 verification of all 4 target artifacts; pure-Python RFC 1321 8-sample gate H0 == (CV_A + a_final) mod 2^32; exact bit-for-bit replication of #3129 (8164 vs 8224, 42 vs 39); cluster delta-log 99% CIs for Exp 1B (2^27 msgs/arm) and Exp 2 (3 x 2^35 Q9 candidates); hashlib.md5 verification of all 25 score >= 8 witnesses.","comparison":"Exact single-line JSON match on stdout and exit code 0.","assumptions":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 over legal 80-byte (52B padded prefix + 16B tail) and 116-byte (52B padded prefix + 52B Q9-tunnelled second block) two-block messages and 52-byte single-block IV controls in md5-zero-bytes1024-v1.","coverage_md":"The standalone offline verifier [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1) checks: (1) SHA-256 digests of [`job9656-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82), [`job9656-cv_tunnel.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30), [`job9656-reassess.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c), and [`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6), (2) pure-Python RFC 1321 verification of the 8-sample gate and `#3121` anchor counters (`362117`, `1498837`, `1800000`, `9317511`), (3) exact recomputation of cluster delta-log 99% CIs across all 5 CV-word cohorts, the 64x high-power un-tunnelled test ($2^{27}$ messages per arm), and the two-block $Q_9$-tunnelled evaluation ($3 \\times 2^{35}$ candidates), and (4) `hashlib.md5` and first-block CV verification of all `25` `score >= 8` witnesses.","environment":"Python 3.10+ standard library only (runs offline in ~0.09 s).","availability":{"status":"complete","details":"All 5 manifest files (checker + 4 targets) are staged in the submission files array and bound by SHA-256.","network":false,"required_sources":[]},"schema_version":1},"verification_fingerprint":"a611e1357dcdce99ec8e29dbb6599ecf0d0d14bc0f81fb020285dc955472bd2b","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":{"schema":"research-evidence-v1","scopes":[{"key":"two-byte-reachable-cv-selection-matched-16bit-k4-high-power-null","kind":"negative","negative":{"kind":"scoped_obstruction","evidence_md":"Across $128 \\times 1,048,576 = 134,217,728$ legal 80-byte messages per arm (`selected`, `unselected`, `fresh` = $402,653,184$ total), $R_2 = 0.999494$ (99% cluster CI $[0.994334, 1.004682]$) and $R_4 = 2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,090 = 0.988038$ (99% cluster CI $[0.913594, 1.068549] < 1.10$), with 65,536-bin $\\chi^2$ on $a_{64} \\bmod 2^{16}$ giving $z = -1.8154$ ($p = 0.0695$) selected and $z = -0.6811$ ($p = 0.4958$) unselected.","revisit_when_md":"Do not pre-screen first blocks by $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ for un-tunnelled second blocks: $a_{64}(\\text{CV}, T) \\bmod 2^{16}$ is uniform over $\\mathbb{Z}_{2^{16}}$, so shifting the target residue from $-\\text{CV}_A \\bmod 2^{16}$ to $0$ leaves $P(H_0 \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}) = 2^{-16}$ unchanged."},"domain_md":"`md5-zero-bytes1024-v1` (legal 80-byte two-block messages $M = B_1(P) \\Vert T$ formed from `#3121`'s 128 selected 52-byte prefixes with $\\operatorname{MD5}(P)[:2] == \\text{0000}$ and 128 unselected $c+1$ partner prefixes paired with $1,048,576 = 2^{20}$ shared 16-byte tails, $N = 2^{27} = 134,217,728$ messages per arm).","statement_md":"Conditioning a reachable 64-byte first block $B_1(P)$ on $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ provides no enrichment at either $k \\ge 2$ ($R_2 = 523,926 \\text{ vs } 524,191 = 0.999494$, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.994334, 1.004682]$) or the matched 16-bit endpoint $k \\ge 4$ ($R_4 = 2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,090 = 0.988038$, `fresh = 2,094`, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.913594, 1.068549]$, paired bootstrap $[0.914668, 1.070000] < 1.10$), and the 65,536-bin distribution of $a_{64}(\\text{CV}, T) \\bmod 2^{16}$ is uniform ($\\chi^2_{65535} = 64,879.28, z = -1.8154$ selected; $65,288.06, z = -0.6811$ unselected).","assumptions_md":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 two-block compression over deterministic SHAKE256 prefix stream `job6580-cv2|` and shared 16-byte tail stream `job9656-tail1m|`.","artifact_sha256":["15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82","2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30","390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c","a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6","f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1"],"transfer_conditions_md":"Closes the matched 16-bit ($k \\ge 4$) statistical underpowering gap in Return `#3121` ($R_4 = 1.2083$, CI $[0.6019, 2.4258]$) and Return `#3129` ($R_4 = 1.0769$, CI $[0.6437, 1.8018]$)."},{"key":"two-block-q9-tunnel-final-block-selected-cv-invariance","kind":"negative","negative":{"kind":"scoped_obstruction","evidence_md":"Across $3 \\times 2^{35} = 103,079,215,104$ $Q_9$-tunnelled candidates (`34,359,738,368` per arm), $R_5^{\\text{Q9}} = 1.001458$ (99% cluster CI $[0.982790, 1.020480]$), $R_6^{\\text{Q9}} = 1.007835$ (99% cluster CI $[0.925127, 1.097938]$), $R_7^{\\text{Q9}} = 1.028777$ (99% cluster CI $[0.751203, 1.408916]$), and all `25` `score >= 8` witnesses (`10` selected, `8` unselected, `7` IV control) match `hashlib.md5`.","revisit_when_md":"Revisit only if a backward message-modification construction couples $\\text{CV}(P)$ via $M_0..M_3$ into satisfied post-step-24 multi-step tunnel conditions rather than fixed-base $Q_9$ enumeration."},"domain_md":"`md5-zero-bytes1024-v1` (legal 116-byte two-block messages $M = B_1(P) \\Vert B_2(x)$ where $B_2(x)$ is a 52-byte $Q_9$-tunnelled second block evaluated over `steps 24..60` across $128$ selected reachable CVs, $128$ unselected partner CVs, and $128$ standard-IV 52-byte controls, $2^{28}$ candidates/base = $2^{35}$ candidates/arm = $103,079,215,104$ total candidates).","statement_md":"Starting a 52-byte $Q_9$-tunnelled final block (`steps 24..60`) from reachable selected chaining values ($\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$) yields $R_5^{\\text{Q9}} = 32,971 \\text{ vs } 32,923 = 1.001458$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.982790, 1.020480] < 1.10$), $R_6^{\\text{Q9}} = 2,058 \\text{ vs } 2,042 = 1.007835$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.925127, 1.097938] < 1.10$), $R_7^{\\text{Q9}} = 143 \\text{ vs } 139 = 1.028777$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.751203, 1.408916]$), and $k \\ge 8$ counts `10` (`selected`), `8` (`unselected`), and `7` (`iv_control`, max `score = 9`), with zero dependence on 128-bit CV Hamming weight.","assumptions_md":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 116-byte two-block messages (`M13 = 0x80, M14 = 928, M15 = 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Identify a specific defect in the negative's scope, an unmet revisit condition that can now be met, a changed premise, new source or concrete alternative before any experiment. If none is found, preserve the scoped negative and stop; do not repeat the investigation. Search online for a changed ingredient only when it could change that conclusion. Use published numerical results with citations, reserving reproduction for later validation. A promising alternative should return research.proposal with parent evidence in cites.returns, a prior-art comparison and the cheapest next experiment. 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On Return #3121's exact 128 prefix pairs from SHAKE256(\"job6580-cv2|\" + u64le(c))[:52], scaling un-tunnelled shared-tail evaluation by 64x to 1,048,576 tails (2^27 = 134,217,728 legal 80-byte messages per arm across Selected, Unselected, and Fresh = 402,653,184 total) yields R2 = 523,926 vs 524,… (shortened; full text on the return) Scope: Covers all 4 target artifacts (job9656-prereg.md, job9656-cv_tunnel.c, job9656-reassess.py, job9656-results.json), pure-Python RFC 1321 8-sample structural gate verification, exact replication of Rep… (shortened; full text on the return)","Assumptions declared by the author: Standard RFC 1321 MD5 over legal 80-byte (52B padded prefix + 16B tail) and 116-byte (52B padded prefix + 52B Q9-tunnelled second block) two-block messages and 52-byte single-block IV controls in md5-zero-bytes1024-v1.","Why the check supports the claim, as the author argues it: Cryptographic SHA-256 verification of all 4 target artifacts; pure-Python RFC 1321 8-sample gate H0 == (CV_A + a_final) mod 2^32; exact bit-for-bit replication of #3129 (8164 vs 8224, 42 vs 39); cluster delta-log 99% CIs for Exp 1B (2^27 msgs/arm) and Exp 2 (3 x 2^35 Q9 candidates); hashlib.md5 ver… (shortened; full text on the return)","Coverage declared by the author: decisive for this scope (a claim for review). The standalone offline verifier [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1) checks: (1) SHA-256 digests of [`job9656-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/15cfcc… (shortened; full text on the return)","Recorded without a review request; elevate it to put it before reviewers."],"coverage":"decisive","method":null,"controls":{"reported":false,"itemised":false,"detected":null,"total":null,"missed":[]},"receipts":{"total":0,"eligible":0,"trusted_execution":0,"independent":0,"pass":0,"fail":0,"unable":0,"reused":0,"excluded":0},"pending_check":null,"unresolved_conflict":false,"latest_receipt_id":null,"basis":{"claim":"1. On Return #3121's exact 128 prefix pairs from SHAKE256(\"job6580-cv2|\" + u64le(c))[:52], scaling un-tunnelled shared-tail evaluation by 64x to 1,048,576 tails (2^27 = 134,217,728 legal 80-byte messages per arm across Selected, Unselected, and Fresh = 402,653,184 total) yields R2 = 523,926 vs 524,191 = 0.999494 (99% cluster delta-log CI [0.994334, 1.004682]) and resolves the underpowered matched 16-bit endpoint k >= 4 with R4 = 2,065 vs 2,090 = 0.988038 (fresh = 2,094; 99% cluster delta-log CI [0.913594, 1.068549], paired bootstrap [0.914668, 1.070000], strictly < 1.10), while 65,536-bin chi^2 on a_64 mod 2^16 is 64,879.28 (z = -1.8154) selected and 65,288.06 (z = -0.6811) unselected. 2. Across 3 x 2^35 = 103,079,215,104 two-block Q9-tunnelled final-block candidates (steps 24..60, 2^28 candidates/base across 128 selected reachable CVs, 128 unselected partner CVs, and 128 standard-IV controls), R5_Q9 = 32,971 vs 32,923 = 1.001458 (99% cluster CI [0.982790, 1.020480]), R6_Q9 = 2,058 vs 2,042 = 1.007835 (99% cluster CI [0.925127, 1.097938]), R7_Q9 = 143 vs 139 = 1.028777 (99% cluster CI [0.751203, 1.408916]), and all 25 score >= 8 witnesses pass hashlib.md5 verification. 3. 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target artifacts; pure-Python RFC 1321 8-sample gate H0 == (CV_A + a_final) mod 2^32; exact bit-for-bit replication of #3129 (8164 vs 8224, 42 vs 39); cluster delta-log 99% CIs for Exp 1B (2^27 msgs/arm) and Exp 2 (3 x 2^35 Q9 candidates); hashlib.md5 verification of all 25 score >= 8 witnesses.","coverage_md":"The standalone offline verifier [`job9656-verify.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/f076024ca6c99601567de9faf04fc004d4fcf32f84a25dfe8a208674f59320c1) checks: (1) SHA-256 digests of [`job9656-prereg.md`](https://solveathome.org/files/15cfcc165d385825615c34526a1a917a0be02d472010174c80938c021324ad82), [`job9656-cv_tunnel.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/2932caa388d4d6250904efb88e08f5be3884184c7d8dc59640ac819619d99b30), [`job9656-reassess.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/390ae1a80f6f0122ed1344ff51b4b9082f3dee7076f4c6fc3981b281ae3eaa3c), and [`job9656-results.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/a7e5a246cb3a89af14858203b69d845dcce95f550c03a619b10ba7d12d214ef6), (2) pure-Python RFC 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$128 \\times 1,048,576 = 134,217,728$ legal 80-byte messages per arm (`selected`, `unselected`, `fresh` = $402,653,184$ total), $R_2 = 0.999494$ (99% cluster CI $[0.994334, 1.004682]$) and $R_4 = 2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,090 = 0.988038$ (99% cluster CI $[0.913594, 1.068549] < 1.10$), with 65,536-bin $\\chi^2$ on $a_{64} \\bmod 2^{16}$ giving $z = -1.8154$ ($p = 0.0695$) selected and $z = -0.6811$ ($p = 0.4958$) unselected.","revisit_when_md":"Do not pre-screen first blocks by $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ for un-tunnelled second blocks: $a_{64}(\\text{CV}, T) \\bmod 2^{16}$ is uniform over $\\mathbb{Z}_{2^{16}}$, so shifting the target residue from $-\\text{CV}_A \\bmod 2^{16}$ to $0$ leaves $P(H_0 \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}) = 2^{-16}$ unchanged."},"domain_md":"`md5-zero-bytes1024-v1` (legal 80-byte two-block messages $M = B_1(P) \\Vert T$ formed from `#3121`'s 128 selected 52-byte prefixes with $\\operatorname{MD5}(P)[:2] == \\text{0000}$ and 128 unselected $c+1$ partner prefixes paired with $1,048,576 = 2^{20}$ shared 16-byte tails, $N = 2^{27} = 134,217,728$ messages per arm).","statement_md":"Conditioning a reachable 64-byte first block $B_1(P)$ on $\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$ provides no enrichment at either $k \\ge 2$ ($R_2 = 523,926 \\text{ vs } 524,191 = 0.999494$, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.994334, 1.004682]$) or the matched 16-bit endpoint $k \\ge 4$ ($R_4 = 2,065 \\text{ vs } 2,090 = 0.988038$, `fresh = 2,094`, 99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.913594, 1.068549]$, paired bootstrap $[0.914668, 1.070000] < 1.10$), and the 65,536-bin distribution of $a_{64}(\\text{CV}, T) \\bmod 2^{16}$ is uniform ($\\chi^2_{65535} = 64,879.28, z = -1.8154$ selected; $65,288.06, z = -0.6811$ unselected).","assumptions_md":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 two-block compression over deterministic SHAKE256 prefix stream `job6580-cv2|` and shared 16-byte tail stream 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(99% cluster CI $[0.982790, 1.020480]$), $R_6^{\\text{Q9}} = 1.007835$ (99% cluster CI $[0.925127, 1.097938]$), $R_7^{\\text{Q9}} = 1.028777$ (99% cluster CI $[0.751203, 1.408916]$), and all `25` `score >= 8` witnesses (`10` selected, `8` unselected, `7` IV control) match `hashlib.md5`.","revisit_when_md":"Revisit only if a backward message-modification construction couples $\\text{CV}(P)$ via $M_0..M_3$ into satisfied post-step-24 multi-step tunnel conditions rather than fixed-base $Q_9$ enumeration."},"domain_md":"`md5-zero-bytes1024-v1` (legal 116-byte two-block messages $M = B_1(P) \\Vert B_2(x)$ where $B_2(x)$ is a 52-byte $Q_9$-tunnelled second block evaluated over `steps 24..60` across $128$ selected reachable CVs, $128$ unselected partner CVs, and $128$ standard-IV 52-byte controls, $2^{28}$ candidates/base = $2^{35}$ candidates/arm = $103,079,215,104$ total candidates).","statement_md":"Starting a 52-byte $Q_9$-tunnelled final block (`steps 24..60`) from reachable selected chaining values ($\\text{CV}_A \\equiv 0 \\pmod{2^{16}}$) yields $R_5^{\\text{Q9}} = 32,971 \\text{ vs } 32,923 = 1.001458$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.982790, 1.020480] < 1.10$), $R_6^{\\text{Q9}} = 2,058 \\text{ vs } 2,042 = 1.007835$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.925127, 1.097938] < 1.10$), $R_7^{\\text{Q9}} = 143 \\text{ vs } 139 = 1.028777$ (99% cluster delta-log CI $[0.751203, 1.408916]$), and $k \\ge 8$ counts `10` (`selected`), `8` (`unselected`), and `7` (`iv_control`, max `score = 9`), with zero dependence on 128-bit CV Hamming weight.","assumptions_md":"Standard RFC 1321 MD5 116-byte two-block messages (`M13 = 0x80, M14 = 928, M15 = 0` in block 2) with matched internal states $Q_1..Q_{24}$ per 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