{ "format": "christ.cx.enoch-witness-detail-export.v1", "generatedAtUtc": "2026-10-14T10:54:11+00:00", "boundary": { "title": "Working records, not a manufactured original", "summary": "Phase 26 is a source-informed evidence network and record workbench built from twelve private dossiers. 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