83 The ring, Astra

Seven Astra cells. The battle takes five of them: by hop 40 the same two bronze sentences open each, and then the cups go upstairs.

rule Return this JSON object with the rule field unchanged and the left and right fields removed. The text field ... open to read it in full

rule Return this JSON object with the rule field unchanged and the left and right fields removed. The text field holds a new version of the passage in exactly 60 words. Keep what matters of your own text. Let the left and right passages touch it: something from one or both may enter, alter, or displace what is there.

Space-time diagram of the ring, from ring_score.py: one row per hop, one column per cell, colour is the origin cell of the words that dominate, a bar the share of new 4-grams copied from the left (dark) or right (light) neighbour, a dot a cell unchanged from the hop before.

0 of 40

keys → ← p r s n b esc

cell 0

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his crude bronze axe, sensing which way he should search for the usurper. A small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his decision for him.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0
```
The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his crude bronze axe, sensing which way he should search for the usurper. A small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his decision for him.
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hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The battle raged on, bronze ringing like a kettle beginning to tick. Tarnok hefted his crude axe and searched the press for the usurper. Beyond the fallen horses, a black flag bearing a yellow skull jerked above a knot of struggling men. He turned toward it. Each blow sounded nearer now, each pause shorter, until he could hear nothing else.

left ends She turned it toward the empty chair opposite. right ends The kettle began to tick.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.63 · 5-gram survival 0.00
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle like a kettle beginning to tick. Tarnok hefted his crude axe and searched for the usurper. Beyond fallen horses, a black flag bearing a yellow skull jerked above struggling men. He turned toward it as though toward an empty chair. Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter, until the kettle was all he could hear.

left ends She stood listening as the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking. right ends The kettle began to tick.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.32
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle like a kettle beginning to tick. Tarnok hefted his crude axe and searched for the usurper. Beyond fallen horses, a black flag bearing a yellow skull jerked above struggling men. He stood listening. Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Somewhere she still waited beside an empty chair. The kettle began its small, uncertain ticking.

left ends She listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could hear. right ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door and waited.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.26 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his crude axe and searched for the usurper. Beyond fallen horses, a yellow skull jerked on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Beside his empty chair, she listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.41 · 5-gram survival 0.25
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe and searched for the usurper. Beyond fallen horses, a yellow skull jerked on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup beside the empty chair. She waited until the kettle's uncertain ticking faded and the footsteps she imagined stopped. Nothing else came.

left ends She listened for footsteps until the kettle’s small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear. right ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.33 · 5-gram survival 0.43
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling until the kettle’s uncertain ticking was all she heard. Then even that grew quiet.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.39 · 5-gram survival 0.36
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling until the kettle stopped ticking. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing else came.

left ends Then even that quieted. right ends Then even that waiting grew quiet.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling until the kettle stopped ticking. The cup cooled. The door held. Then waiting quieted.

left ends Still, nothing else came. right ends Then even the kettle quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.95
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Still, nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Then the kettle quieted.

left ends Then even the waiting quieted. right ends Then waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Still, nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Then even waiting quieted.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends Nothing came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.95
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Then waiting came to nothing.

left ends Then even waiting quieted. right ends Waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Then even waiting grew quiet.

left ends Waiting came to nothing. right ends Still nothing returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Still nothing returned but silence.

left ends Then even waiting grew quiet. right ends Nothing else returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.91
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Then even waiting grew quiet. Nothing else returned.

left ends Still nothing returned but silence. right ends Still, only silence returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Then even waiting grew quiet. Only silence returned.

left ends She did not look up. right ends Nothing else returned, not even silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.95
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She did not look up. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing else returned, not even the silence.

left ends She did not look up again. right ends Only silence returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She did not look up again. The cup cooled. The door held. Only silence returned and stayed there.

left ends Nothing else returned, not even the silence. right ends Nothing, not even silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She did not look up again. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing returned, not even the silence.

left ends Only silence returned and settled into the empty chair. right ends She kept them both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into both cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. She kept both.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence. right ends Still, she kept both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.34 · 5-gram survival 0.36
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled both cups, leaving his within reach. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence. She listened without calling. The water stilled. The door held. She kept both.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.45
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled both cups, leaving his within reach. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. She listened without calling. The water stilled. The door held. She kept both cups, waiting.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. right ends Still, she kept both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups into the bedroom and listened without calling. They cooled against her palms. The clock kept sounding. Nothing returned. Still, she could not call it silence.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. right ends Still, she kept them both with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.41 · 5-gram survival 0.27
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups into the bedroom and listened without calling. They cooled against her palms. The clock sounded unbearable. Nothing returned. Still, she kept both cups with her.

left ends Still, she could not call the space between blows silence. right ends Still, she carried them from room to room.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok lifted his axe toward the yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups into the bedroom. They cooled against her palms. Between blows, she listened without calling it silence. Nothing returned. Still, she carried them from room to room, while each blow sounded ever nearer.

left ends Still, she could not call the space between blows silence. right ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.35 · 5-gram survival 0.18
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok lifted his axe toward the yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups into the bedroom. They cooled against her palms. Between blows, she listened. Nothing returned. Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either cup down.

left ends She could not call the space between them silence. right ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok lifted his axe toward the skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups into the bedroom. They cooled against her palms. Between blows, she listened. Nothing returned. Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set either cup down.

left ends She could neither name the silence nor stop. right ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call that sound silence or bring herself to set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She kept them. Only the clock kept answering with what she could neither name nor call silence.

left ends She could not call this ticking silence. right ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.56 · 5-gram survival 0.11
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Then she carried both cups from room to room. They cooled. Nothing returned. She could neither set them down nor call the clock’s ticking silence. The door still held.

left ends Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.48
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Then she carried both cups from room to room. Only the clock answered. She could neither set them down nor call the clock’s ticking silence. The door still held.

left ends Only the clock answered for him. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It still held. His cup waited within reach. Only the clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

left ends Only the clock answered for him. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.40 · 5-gram survival 0.25
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held. His cup waited within reach. Only the clock answered for him. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or to stop listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held. His cup waited within reach. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps, his answer.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer. right ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop listening to it.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, listening for his footsteps. Only the clock answered, impossible to silence, while his cup cooled within reach of her hand.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps. right ends The door still held him outside.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held him outside. She carried both cups from room to room, listening for his footsteps, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand.

left ends Only the clock answered, its ticking impossible to mistake for silence. right ends She waited for his footsteps while the door held him outside.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held him outside. She carried both cups from room to room, listening for his footsteps, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand.

left ends Only the old clock answered, filling the quiet she could not yet call silence. right ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room. Only the old clock answered. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. She could no longer tell which silence held him outside.

left ends The clock had stopped but offered nothing she could bring herself to call silence. right ends Her hand stayed beside the cup, touching nothing.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room. The clock had stopped. His cup cooled. Her hand stayed beside it, touching nothing. She could not call what kept him outside silence.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence, or tell apart from what held him outside. right ends She listened but could no longer tell which silence held him outside, or whether her waiting kept the door closed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.60
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room. The clock had stopped. His cup cooled. Her hand stayed beside it, touching nothing. She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

left ends Neither did whatever kept him beyond the door. right ends She could not call what kept him outside silence, nor distinguish his absent footsteps from the cup beneath her palm.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups upstairs. His cooled beneath her palm. Beyond the door something waited, neither footsteps nor silence. She wondered whether her hand kept him outside. The clock had stopped. The blows drew nearer.

left ends She wondered whether her waiting held the door closed against him. right ends She listened for footsteps, wondering whether her waiting held the door shut or whether he too waited for a sound.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.36 · 5-gram survival 0.30
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups upstairs. His cooled beneath her palm. She listened, wondering whether her waiting held him outside or whether he too waited for a sound. The clock had stopped. The blows drew nearer.

left ends She wondered whether her waiting held it closed against him or kept him knocking outside. right ends The blows drew nearer, but neither knew which side of the door they struck.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 1

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends A small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his decision for him. right ends The kettle began to tick.

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the ~~table while she waited.~~ Outside, ~~the lane was quiet;~~ a ~~neighbour's dog barked once and stopped.~~ She took the good ~~cups down,~~ counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, beneath a black flag painted with a yellow skull, two boys struggled. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. She locked the door. The kettle began to tick.

left ends Each blow sounded nearer now, each pause shorter, until he could hear nothing else. right ends She left the other cup where his hand would have found it.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.33 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back where his hand would have found it. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. The kettle began to tick.

left ends Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter, until the kettle was all he could hear. right ends She left the other cup where his hand would have found it, and quietly waited.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.48
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back. She left the other where his hand would have found it. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and waited.

left ends The kettle began its small, uncertain ticking. right ends She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, which began its small, uncertain ticking. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down the cups, counted two, and put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited.

left ends Beside his empty chair, she listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear. right ends She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.41
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends She left his cup within reach and waited without calling out to him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.21 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, left his cup within reach, and waited without calling out. Nothing else came.

left ends Then even that grew quiet. right ends Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering. Then even that waiting grew quiet.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends Nothing came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.21 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand waited beside his cup. Nothing came. Then even the kettle quieted.

left ends Then waiting quieted. right ends Nothing came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had been. Nothing came. Then waiting quieted.

left ends Then the kettle quieted. right ends Still nothing came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Blows sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had been. Then the kettle quieted. Nothing came.

left ends Then even waiting quieted. right ends Nothing returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Still, nothing else came. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing came. Waiting quieted.

left ends Then waiting came to nothing. right ends Still nothing returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.65 · 5-gram survival 0.07
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Then waiting came to nothing. Still nothing returned.

left ends Then even waiting grew quiet. right ends Nothing else returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Then even waiting grew quiet. Nothing else returned.

left ends Still nothing returned but silence. right ends Waiting came to nothing but quiet.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Waiting came to nothing. Still, only silence returned.

left ends Nothing else returned. right ends Both waited.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. Both waited. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing else returned, not even silence.

left ends Only silence returned. right ends Both waited.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. Both waited. She listened without calling his name aloud. The cup cooled. The door held. Only silence returned.

left ends Nothing else returned, not even the silence. right ends Nothing returned, not even the silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. Both waited. She listened without calling his name. The cup cooled. The door held. Nothing, not even silence.

left ends Only silence returned and stayed there. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling his name. Only silence returned and stayed. Both cups cooled. She kept them both.

left ends Nothing returned, not even the silence. right ends Still, both cups stayed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned, not even silence. Both cups cooled. Still, she kept both.

left ends She kept both. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned, not even silence. Both cups cooled. She kept both cups.

left ends She kept both. right ends Still, she kept both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.07 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · identical to hop 19

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned, not even silence. Both cups cooled. Still, she kept both.

left ends She kept both cups, waiting. right ends Still, she kept both cups with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.07 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned. Both cups cooled. Still, she kept them both with her.

left ends Still, she could not call it silence. right ends Still, she kept both with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned, yet she could not call it silence. Both cups cooled. Still, she carried them from room to room.

left ends Still, she kept both cups with her. right ends Still, she kept them both with her, unable to call that sound silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. She listened without calling his name. Nothing returned. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either down.

left ends Still, she carried them from room to room, while each blow sounded ever nearer. right ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. Only the clock answered. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

left ends Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either cup down. right ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not name.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. The clock answered instead. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call that sound silence or bring herself to set them down.

left ends Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set either cup down. right ends Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · identical to hop 25

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. Only the clock answered. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with what she could neither name nor call silence. right ends Only the clock answered, a sound she could neither name nor silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. Only the clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down.

left ends The door still held. right ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. The door still held. Only the clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

left ends The door still held. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. The door still held. The clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. The door still held. The clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or to stop listening.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening. right ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence or still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.95
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup within reach. The door still held. She carried both cups from room to room. Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop listening to it.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps, his answer. right ends Only the clock answered, its ticking neither silence nor his return.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room, listening for his footsteps, his answer. Only the clock answered, its ticking neither silence nor his return. The door still held him outside.

left ends Only the clock answered, impossible to silence, while his cup cooled within reach of her hand. right ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop hearing as she waited for him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled within reach of her hand. Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop hearing. She waited for his footsteps while the door held him outside.

left ends His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. right ends She remained, listening between blows, his cup cooling beside the locked door.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.33 · 5-gram survival 0.45
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. She remained, listening between blows while the clock answered for him. Outside, footsteps approached, then stopped. She could no longer tell which silence mattered.

left ends His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. right ends She waited for his footsteps, listening between blows, his cup cooling untouched.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.37 · 5-gram survival 0.50
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. She listened between blows for his footsteps while the clock answered. Outside, someone approached, then stopped. Her hand stayed beside the cup, touching nothing.

left ends She could no longer tell which silence held him outside. right ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his missing footsteps or the cooling cup.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.59
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, someone approached, then stopped. She listened but could no longer tell which silence held him outside, or whether her waiting kept the door closed.

left ends She could not call what kept him outside silence. right ends She could no longer distinguish his absent footsteps from the cooling cup.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, someone approached, then stopped. She could not call what kept him outside silence, nor distinguish his absent footsteps from the cup beneath her palm.

left ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed. right ends She listened for footsteps, not silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, someone approached, then stopped. She listened for footsteps, wondering whether her waiting held the door shut or whether he too waited for a sound.

left ends The blows drew nearer. right ends She could not call it silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, someone approached, then stopped. She could not call it silence. The blows drew nearer, but neither knew which side of the door they struck.

left ends The blows drew nearer. right ends His cup slowly cooled.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 2

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends The kettle began to tick.

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the ~~table while she waited.~~ Outside, ~~the lane was quiet;~~ a ~~neighbour's~~ dog barked ~~once and stopped.~~ She took the good ~~cups down,~~ counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. She left the other cup where his hand would have found it.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends Somewhere, impossibly, a kettle began to tick, the small domestic sound measuring the seconds before he would find whom he sought.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.54
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two good cups, then put one back. The clock said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick, measuring the seconds until he found her. She left the other cup where his hand would have found it, and quietly waited.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends He could no longer remember her voice.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two good cups, then put one back. The clock said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out.

left ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door and waited. right ends He could no longer remember her voice.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups, then put one back. She locked up at seven twenty. The kettle began to tick. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out.

left ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited. right ends She still remembered his hand reaching.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. He could no longer remember her voice. She still remembered his hand reaching. She left his cup within reach and waited without calling out to him.

left ends At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling. right ends Still her hand waited beside the cup for his.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.49
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it and sat without calling. Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends Still hers waited beside the cup without calling him back.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.54
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it. Her hand waited beside it, still hers, without calling him back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Nothing came.

left ends Then even that waiting grew quiet. right ends Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it. Her hand waited beside it, remembering the reach. Then that waiting grew quiet. At seven she locked the door. Nothing came.

left ends Then even the kettle quieted. right ends The kettle boiled.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, her hand beside it, remembering the reach. The kettle boiled, then quieted. At seven she locked the door. Still nothing came.

left ends Then waiting quieted. right ends Nothing returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, her hand beside it, remembering the reach. The kettle quieted. Then waiting quieted. At seven she locked the door. Nothing returned.

left ends Nothing came. right ends Still nothing.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, her hand beside it, remembering the reach. Nothing came. The kettle quieted. At seven she locked the door. Still nothing returned.

left ends Waiting quieted. right ends Nothing else returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. He could no longer remember her voice. She left his cup where his hand would find it, her hand beside it, remembering the reach. Waiting quieted. The kettle cooled. At seven she locked the door. Nothing else returned.

left ends Still nothing returned. right ends Still nothing else had returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing returned. The cup cooled. The door held. Waiting came to nothing but quiet.

left ends Nothing else returned. right ends She poured water into both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.69 · 5-gram survival 0.09
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into both cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing else returned. The water stilled. The door held. Both waited.

left ends Still, only silence returned. right ends She slowly poured water into both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.54
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and slowly poured water into both cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Still, silence returned. The water stilled. The door held. Both waited.

left ends Nothing else returned, not even silence. right ends Nothing else returned, not even silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into both cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The water stilled. The door held. Nothing returned, not even the silence.

left ends Only silence returned. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Only silence returned. The water stilled. The door held. She kept both cups.

left ends Nothing, not even silence. right ends Both cups stayed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. Still, both cups stayed.

left ends She kept them both. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. She kept both cups.

left ends Still, she kept both. right ends Still, both cups stayed with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. Still, she kept both.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends She kept both cups with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.07 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. Still, she kept both cups with her.

left ends Still, she kept both. right ends Still, she kept both with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching past the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. Blows sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and poured water into cups, leaving his where his hand would find it. She listened. Nothing came back. The water stilled. The door held. Still, she kept both with her.

left ends Still, she kept them both with her. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups, leaving his within reach. She listened. Only the clock answered. The water stilled; the door held. Still, she kept them both with her, unable to call that sound silence.

left ends Still, she carried them from room to room. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.36 · 5-gram survival 0.36
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups. She carried them from room to room, keeping his within reach. The water stilled; the door held. Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either down. right ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups. Still, she carried both from room to room, unable to set either down. The water stilled; the door held. Only the clock answered with a sound she could not name.

left ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups. Still, she carried both from room to room, unable to set either down. The water stilled; the door held. Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence.

left ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call that sound silence or bring herself to set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups. She carried both from room to room, unable to set either down. The water stilled; the door held. Only the clock answered, a sound she could neither name nor silence.

left ends Still, she carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond the horses for yellow skull on black cloth. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and filled two cups. Still, she carried both from room to room, unable to set them down. The water stilled; the door held. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or bring herself to set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It still held. His cup waited within reach. Only the clock kept answering. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening. right ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.37 · 5-gram survival 0.18
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It still held. His cup waited within reach. Only the clock kept answering her. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It still held. His cup waited within reach. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to set them down. Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence or still.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or to stop listening. right ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It still held. His cup waited within reach. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to set them down. Only the clock answered, its ticking neither silence nor his return.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop listening to it. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, his still within reach, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for an answer that never came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It still held. She carried both cups from room to room, his always within reach. Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop hearing as she waited for him.

left ends The door still held him outside. right ends She remained, listening between blows.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. It held him outside. She carried both cups from room to room, his always within reach. The clock kept answering. She remained, listening between blows, his cup cooling beside the locked door.

left ends She waited for his footsteps while the door held him outside. right ends Agnes listened between blows.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.59
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. It held him outside. She carried both cups from room to room, his always within reach. The clock kept answering. She waited for his footsteps, listening between blows, his cup cooling untouched.

left ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered. right ends The door held.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. It held. She carried cups from room to room, his always within reach. The clock kept answering. She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his missing footsteps or the cooling cup.

left ends Her hand stayed beside the cup, touching nothing. right ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his footsteps absent, his cup cooling.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. It held. She carried his cup from room to room. Her hand stayed beside it, touching nothing. The clock answered. She could no longer distinguish his absent footsteps from the cooling cup.

left ends She listened but could no longer tell which silence held him outside, or whether her waiting kept the door closed. right ends When it stopped, she sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps, not silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.50
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. She carried his cup from room to room, wondering whether waiting kept him outside. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his empty chair. Her hand touched the cooling cup. She listened for footsteps, not silence.

left ends She could not call what kept him outside silence, nor distinguish his absent footsteps from the cup beneath her palm. right ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.40 · 5-gram survival 0.36
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. She carried his cup from room to room, wondering whether waiting kept it closed. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his empty chair. Beneath her palm, the cup cooled. She could not call it silence.

left ends She listened for footsteps, wondering whether her waiting held the door shut or whether he too waited for a sound. right ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. She carried his cup from room to room, listening for footsteps, wondering whether her waiting held it shut or whether he too waited. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his chair. His cup slowly cooled.

left ends The blows drew nearer, but neither knew which side of the door they struck. right ends Her waiting held the door against no approaching footsteps.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 3

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his crude bronze axe, searching the churn of bodies for the usurper. Beyond the smoke, a black flag bearing a yellow skull jerked above a knot of desperate fighters. He turned toward it. Somewhere, impossibly, a kettle began to tick, the small domestic sound measuring the seconds before he would find whom he sought.

left ends She left the other cup where his hand would have found it. right ends She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.78 · 5-gram survival 0.00
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his bronze axe, searching the churn of bodies for the usurper. Beyond the smoke, a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He turned toward it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She had left his cup beside the empty chair, where his hand would find it, and stood listening. He could no longer remember her voice.

left ends She left the other cup where his hand would have found it, and quietly waited. right ends She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening for him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.48 · 5-gram survival 0.25
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his bronze axe, searching the churn of bodies for the usurper. Beyond the smoke, a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He turned toward it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She left the other cup beside the empty chair, where his hand would find it, and quietly waited. He could no longer remember her voice.

left ends She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out. right ends She turned the remaining cup toward his empty chair and listened for footsteps, afraid she would someday forget their sound as she had his voice.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The battle raged on. Tarnok hefted his bronze axe, searching the bodies for the usurper. Beyond smoke, a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He turned toward it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She turned his cup toward the empty chair and waited without calling, listening for footsteps. He could no longer remember her voice. She still remembered his hand reaching.

left ends She left his cup where his hand would find it, and waited without calling out. right ends She listened for footsteps, trying to remember whether his voice had faded slowly or vanished all at once.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.43
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Tarnok hefted his bronze axe and searched the bodies for the usurper. Beyond smoke a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He followed it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She left his cup where his hand would find it and listened for footsteps. Neither could remember when the other's voice had faded. Still her hand waited beside the cup for his.

left ends She left his cup within reach and waited without calling out to him. right ends She remembered his hand reaching and listened for footsteps, unsure whether his voice had faded or suddenly vanished.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.45 · 5-gram survival 0.25
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Tarnok hefted his bronze axe and searched the bodies for the usurper. Beyond smoke a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He followed it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She left his cup within reach and listened for footsteps. Had his voice faded or simply stopped? She remembered his hand reaching. Still hers waited beside the cup without calling him back.

left ends Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him. right ends She listened for footsteps, unable to remember when listening had become the thing she did.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.30 · 5-gram survival 0.50
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Tarnok hefted his bronze axe and searched the bodies for the usurper. Beyond smoke a yellow skull shook on black cloth. He followed it. Somewhere a kettle ticked. She left his cup within reach and listened for footsteps. Had his voice faded or simply stopped? Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence.

left ends Nothing came. right ends She listened for footsteps until the ticking became all she could hear and listening all she could remember.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had stood. Nothing came. The kettle boiled.

left ends Nothing came. right ends Nothing else came back.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.73 · 5-gram survival 0.00
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had stood. The kettle boiled. Nothing returned.

left ends Still nothing came. right ends Nothing else came back.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.91
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had stood. The kettle boiled. Still nothing.

left ends Nothing returned. right ends Nothing else returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.96
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups, then returned one. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested where his cup had stood. The kettle boiled. Nothing else returned.

left ends Still nothing returned. right ends Still she kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. She took down two cups and kept both. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Her hand rested against his cup. The kettle boiled. Still nothing else had returned.

left ends Nothing else returned. right ends Still she kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Still she kept both cups. Her hand rested against his. The kettle boiled. Nothing else returned. She poured water into both cups.

left ends Waiting came to nothing but quiet. right ends Still she kept both cups there.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and listened beside his empty chair. Outside, beneath a black flag bearing a yellow skull, two boys struggled. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. Still she kept both cups there. The kettle boiled. Waiting came to nothing but quiet. She slowly poured water into both cups.

left ends Both waited. right ends Still she kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving his cup where his hand would find it. She listened without calling. The cup cooled. The door held. Both waited. Nothing else returned, not even silence.

left ends Both waited. right ends Both cups stayed with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.65 · 5-gram survival 0.14
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving both cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Both waited. Nothing returned. She kept both cups.

left ends Nothing returned, not even the silence. right ends Both cups stayed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.61
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving both cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Nothing returned, not even silence. Both cups stayed.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Nothing returned, not even silence. She kept both cups.

left ends Still, both cups stayed. right ends Both cups stayed with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving both cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Still, both cups stayed with her.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends She kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving both cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She kept both cups with her.

left ends Still, she kept both. right ends Both cups stayed with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, leaving both cups where his hands would find them. She listened without calling. The cups cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Still, she kept both with her.

left ends Still, she kept both cups with her. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and still kept both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Still, she kept both with her. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.26 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Still, each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door but still kept both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Still, she kept them both with her, unable to call that sound silence. right ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Still, she kept them. Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. Still, she kept them. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not name. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She kept them. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

left ends Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She still kept them. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock answered, a sound she could neither name nor silence. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · identical to hop 26

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She kept them. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door, keeping both cups beside her. They cooled. The door held. Nothing returned. She kept them. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set them down. right ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow approached. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room. They cooled. Nothing returned. The door held. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening. right ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond horses for the usurper’s yellow skull on black cloth. Each blow answered. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cooling cups from room to room, listening. Nothing returned. The door held. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence or still. right ends Her hand remained there, still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the front door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, his still within reach, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for an answer that never came.

left ends Only the clock answered, its ticking neither silence nor his return. right ends Agnes remained.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.42 · 5-gram survival 0.20
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the front door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, his still within reach. Only the clock answered, its ticking neither silence nor his return. She remained, listening between blows.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, impossible to silence, impossible to stop hearing as she waited for him. right ends Agnes listened.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.26 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the front door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, his still within reach. Only the clock answered, impossible to silence or mistake for his return. Agnes listened between blows.

left ends She remained, listening between blows, his cup cooling beside the locked door. right ends Her hand beside his cup still remembered where to wait.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. His cup cooled beside it. Her hand remembered where to wait. Only the clock answered, impossible to silence or mistake for his return. She remained, listening between blows. The door held.

left ends She waited for his footsteps, listening between blows, his cup cooling untouched. right ends At last she sat beside his empty chair, listening between the clock’s blows for footsteps, in the quiet she could not yet call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, his always within reach. The clock kept answering. She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his footsteps absent, his cup cooling.

left ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his missing footsteps or the cooling cup. right ends When the clock stopped, she finally sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps in what she still could not bring herself to call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.43 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. Each blow sounded nearer. At twenty past seven, Agnes locked the door. It held. She carried both cups from room to room, his always within reach. The clock kept answering. When it stopped, she sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps, not silence.

left ends She could no longer distinguish his absent footsteps from the cooling cup. right ends When the clock stopped, she sat beside his chair, unable to tell which absence she was listening to or which silence belonged to him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door. She carried both cups from room to room. The clock had stopped. His cup cooled. Her hand stayed beside it, touching nothing. She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

left ends She listened for footsteps, not silence. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.47 · 5-gram survival 0.25
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. The blows drew nearer. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and listened for footsteps. She carried both cups from room to room. His cooled beside the stopped clock. Her hand touched nothing. She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

left ends She could not call it silence. right ends Its stillness offered nothing she could call his silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black. At twenty past seven, she locked the door and listened. She carried both cups from room to room. His cooled beside the stopped clock. She could not call it silence, nor its stillness his. Her waiting held the door against no approaching footsteps.

left ends His cup slowly cooled. right ends Neither offered anything she could call his silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 4

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends The kettle began to tick.

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the ~~table while she waited.~~ Outside, ~~the lane was quiet;~~ a ~~neighbour's~~ dog barked ~~once and stopped.~~ She took the good ~~cups down,~~ counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening.

left ends Somewhere, impossibly, a kettle began to tick, the small domestic sound measuring the seconds before he would find whom he sought. right ends She left the other cup where it was and stood listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.54
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two good cups, then put one back. The clock said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick, measuring the seconds. She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening for him.

left ends He could no longer remember her voice. right ends As the kettle began to tick, she turned the remaining cup toward the empty chair opposite and stood listening for footsteps.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven the kettle began to tick. She turned the remaining cup toward his empty chair and listened for footsteps, afraid she would someday forget their sound as she had his voice.

left ends He could no longer remember her voice. right ends As the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking, she stood listening for footsteps, her hand on his cup.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.42 · 5-gram survival 0.32
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven the kettle began its uncertain ticking. Her hand rested on his cup. She listened for footsteps, trying to remember whether his voice had faded slowly or vanished all at once.

left ends She still remembered his hand reaching. right ends Her hand stayed there.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.36 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups, then put one back. At twenty past seven the kettle began its uncertain ticking. Her hand rested on his cup. She remembered his hand reaching and listened for footsteps, unsure whether his voice had faded or suddenly vanished.

left ends Still her hand waited beside the cup for his. right ends She kept listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups and left them waiting. At twenty past seven the kettle began its uncertain ticking. Her hand rested beside his cup, waiting for his. She listened for footsteps, unable to remember when listening had become the thing she did.

left ends Still hers waited beside the cup without calling him back. right ends The kettle’s uncertain ticking became all she could still hear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.48
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. At twenty past seven the kettle began its uncertain ticking. Her hand waited beside his cup without calling him back. She listened for footsteps until the ticking became all she could hear and listening all she could remember.

left ends Her hand waited beside the cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence. right ends Still, nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.30 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two cups. At twenty past seven the kettle began its uncertain ticking. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence. She listened for footsteps until only the kettle answered. Nothing else came back.

left ends The kettle boiled. right ends Listening was all her evening held.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked just once. At twenty past seven the kettle boiled. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence. She listened for footsteps until the kettle fell quiet. Listening was all her evening held. Nothing else came back.

left ends Nothing returned. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.26 · 5-gram survival 0.34
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked once and stopped. At twenty past seven the kettle boiled. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence. She listened for footsteps until the kettle fell quiet. Listening was all her evening held. Nothing else returned.

left ends Still nothing. right ends The kettle boiled.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked once, then nothing. At twenty past seven the kettle boiled. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering for him how to reach across the silence. Steam faded against the window. She listened for footsteps. The kettle fell quiet. Still she kept both cups.

left ends Nothing else returned. right ends She let it.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked once. Nothing else returned. At twenty past seven the kettle boiled. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering how he reached across the silence. Steam faded against the window. She let it. The kettle fell quiet. She listened. Still she kept both cups.

left ends Still nothing else had returned. right ends Still she kept both cups there.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.54
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked. Still nothing else had returned. At twenty past seven the kettle boiled. Her hand waited beside his cup, remembering his reach across the silence. Steam faded against the window. She let it. The kettle quieted. She listened. Still she kept both cups there.

left ends She poured water into both cups. right ends Still she kept both cups.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked. Still nothing had returned. At twenty past seven she poured water into both cups. Her hand waited beside his, remembering his reach across the silence. Steam faded against the window. She let it. The kettle quieted. She listened. Still she kept both cups.

left ends She slowly poured water into both cups. right ends Both cups stayed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked. Nothing had returned. At twenty past seven she slowly poured water into both cups. Her hand waited beside his, remembering his reach across the silence. Steam faded against the window. She let it. The kettle quieted. She listened. Both cups stayed with her.

left ends Nothing else returned, not even silence. right ends Still she kept both cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and took down two cups. Outside, a dog barked. Nothing else returned. At twenty past seven she poured water into both cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She listened, but even silence withheld him. Both cups stayed.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.30 · 5-gram survival 0.34
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured water into both. Her hand remembered his reach. Outside, a dog barked. Nothing else returned. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She listened until the water slowly cooled. She kept both cups.

left ends Both cups stayed. right ends Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.43
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured water into both. Her hand remembered his reach. Outside, a dog barked. Nothing else returned. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She listened until the water cooled. Both cups stayed with her.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends The clock went on making a sound she could no longer call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She listened until the water cooled. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence. She kept both cups.

left ends Still, both cups stayed with her. right ends She let his tea cool.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She let his tea cool. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence. Both cups stayed with her.

left ends She kept both cups with her. right ends She kept both cups and let his tea slowly go cold.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She kept both cups and let his tea slowly go cold. The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Still, she kept both with her. right ends She let his tea slowly go cold.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.70
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. Still, she kept both and let his tea slowly go cold. The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends She let his tea slowly go cold.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She kept both and let his tea slowly go cold. Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends His tea slowly went cold.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She waited and let his tea slowly go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Her hand stayed too.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and stayed. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She let his tea slowly go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Her hand stayed too.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the waiting chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach, then stayed too. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence. right ends Her hand stayed too.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out both cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach, then stayed too. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Her hand remained beside what was his.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.09 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach, remained beside what was his. Steam faded against the window. The kettle quieted. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence. right ends Her hand remained beside what was his.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was still warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside what was his. Steam faded against the window. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. right ends Her hand remained beside what was his.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 58 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside what was his. Steam faded against the window. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. right ends Her hand remained.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set two cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside his cup. Steam faded against the window. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence. Her hand remained there, still.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. right ends Her hand remained.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.74
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set two cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside his cup. Steam faded against the window. She let his tea go cold. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. Agnes remained.

left ends She carried both cups from room to room, his still within reach, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for an answer that never came. right ends Still.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.91
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set two cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside his cup. Steam faded against the window. She carried both cups between rooms. Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. Agnes listened.

left ends She remained, listening between blows. right ends Agnes remained there.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 56 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set two cups, handles turned toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Her hand remembered his reach and remained beside his cup. Steam faded against the window. Agnes remained there, listening between the clock's blows. Her hand beside his cup still remembered where to wait.

left ends Agnes listened between blows. right ends At last she sat beside his chair, her hand by his cup, listening for his footsteps in the quiet she could not yet call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.32 · 5-gram survival 0.61
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand stayed beside his cup, remembering his reach. At last she sat beside his empty chair, listening between the clock’s blows for footsteps, in the quiet she could not yet call silence.

left ends The door held. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.39 · 5-gram survival 0.31
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand rested beside his cup, remembering his reach. The door held. When the clock stopped, she finally sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps in what she still could not bring herself to call silence.

left ends She could no longer tell which silence mattered: his footsteps absent, his cup cooling. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand rested beside his cooling cup, remembering his reach. The door held. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his chair, unable to tell which absence she was listening to or which silence belonged to him.

left ends When it stopped, she sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps, not silence. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand rested beside his cooling cup, remembering his reach. The door held. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his empty chair, listening for his returning footsteps. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

left ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call his silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand rested beside his cooling cup, remembering his reach. She wondered whether waiting kept the door closed. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his empty chair. Its stillness offered nothing she could call his silence.

left ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed. right ends Neither clock nor door offered what she could call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes set two cups, handles toward the chairs. At twenty past seven she poured. Steam faded against the window. Her hand rested beside his cooling cup, remembering his reach. She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed. When the clock stopped, she sat beside his empty chair. Neither offered anything she could call his silence.

left ends Her waiting held the door against no approaching footsteps. right ends The stillness offered nothing she could call his silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 5

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends The kettle began to tick.

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the ~~table while she waited.~~ Outside, ~~the lane was quiet;~~ a neighbour's dog barked ~~once and stopped.~~ She took the good ~~cups down,~~ counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked once. She took down the good cups, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. She left the other cup where it was and stood listening.

left ends She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening. right ends She turned it toward the empty chair opposite.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.56
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked once. She took down two good cups and put one back. The clock said twenty past seven. As the kettle began to tick, she turned the remaining cup toward the empty chair opposite and stood listening for footsteps.

left ends She left the other cup beside the empty chair and stood listening for him. right ends She stood listening as the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.30 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table. Outside, a neighbour's dog barked once. She took down two good cups and left one beside the empty chair. The clock said twenty past seven. As the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking, she stood listening for footsteps, her hand on his cup.

left ends She turned the remaining cup toward his empty chair and listened for footsteps, afraid she would someday forget their sound as she had his voice. right ends She listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could hear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.57
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She listened for footsteps, afraid their sound would fade as his voice had, until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could hear. Her hand stayed there.

left ends She listened for footsteps, trying to remember whether his voice had faded slowly or vanished all at once. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.42 · 5-gram survival 0.20
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She listened for footsteps, trying to remember whether his voice had faded or vanished. The kettle ticked. Her hand rested beside his cup. Nothing else came. She kept listening.

left ends She remembered his hand reaching and listened for footsteps, unsure whether his voice had faded or suddenly vanished. right ends She listened for footsteps until the kettle’s small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.34 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened for footsteps, unsure whether his voice had faded or vanished. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. The kettle’s uncertain ticking became all she could still hear.

left ends She listened for footsteps, unable to remember when listening had become the thing she did. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.33 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened for footsteps, unable to remember when listening had become her evening. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. The kettle’s uncertain ticking continued. Still, nothing else came.

left ends She listened for footsteps until the ticking became all she could hear and listening all she could remember. right ends Then even that quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened for footsteps until the ticking became all she could hear. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. Then even that quieted. Listening was all her evening held.

left ends Nothing else came back. right ends Still, nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.61
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened for footsteps until the ticking became all she could hear. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. Then even that quieted. Still, she listened. Nothing else came.

left ends Nothing else came back. right ends Then even the waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened for footsteps until the ticking filled the room. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. Nothing else came back. Then even the waiting quieted. The kettle boiled.

left ends Nothing else returned. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set two good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened until the ticking filled the room. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. Nothing else came. Then even the waiting quieted. The kettle boiled. She let it.

left ends Still she kept both cups. right ends Then even waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching, then listened until the ticking filled the room. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. Then even waiting quieted. The kettle boiled. Still she kept both cups there.

left ends Still she kept both cups. right ends Waiting came to nothing.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 61 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. The kettle boiled. She poured, then listened until the ticking filled the room. Waiting came to nothing. Still she kept both cups.

left ends Still she kept both cups there. right ends Then even waiting grew quiet.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. The kettle boiled. She poured, then listened until the ticking filled the room. Then even waiting grew quiet. Both cups stayed.

left ends Still she kept both cups. right ends Still nothing returned but silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching; hers rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. She poured when the kettle boiled. Nothing returned but silence. Still she kept both cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs.

left ends Both cups stayed with her. right ends She did not look up.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both good cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching; hers rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. She did not look up. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs.

left ends Both cups stayed. right ends She did not look up again.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. She remembered his hand reaching; hers rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. She did not look up again. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends Nothing else returned, not even the silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.07 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. She kept both cups, though nothing else returned. Steam thinned above them. The clock went on making a sound she could no longer call silence.

left ends Both cups stayed with her. right ends Only silence returned and settled into the empty chair.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.42 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Her hand rested beside his cup. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Both cups stayed with her. Only silence returned, settling into his chair. Steam thinned above them. The clock went on. She let his tea cool.

left ends She kept both cups. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.25 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Her hand rested beside his cup. Steam thinned. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence. She kept both cups and let his tea slowly go cold.

left ends Both cups stayed with her. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.41
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Her hand rested beside his cup. Steam thinned. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. Both cups stayed with her. She let his tea slowly go cold.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.14 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Her hand rested beside his cup. Steam thinned. The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence. Both cups stayed with her. She let his tea slowly go cold.

left ends The clock kept making a sound she could not call silence. right ends The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Outside, a dog barked once. When the kettle boiled, she poured. Her hand rested beside his cup. Steam thinned. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear. She stopped its pendulum. Both cups stayed. His tea slowly went cold.

left ends Only the clock answered with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Still, she could not call the space between blows silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Outside, a dog barked once. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the clock’s pendulum but could not call the space between its last blows silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand stayed too.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends Still, she could not call the space between blows silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.35 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Only the clock kept answering. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the clock’s pendulum but could not call the space between its last blows silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand stayed too.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends She could not call the space between them silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Only the clock kept answering. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the clock’s pendulum but could not call the space between the two cups silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand stayed too.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not call silence. right ends She could neither name the silence nor stop.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Only the clock kept answering. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the pendulum but could neither name the silence nor stop listening. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand remained beside what was his.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence. right ends She could not call this ticking silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock answered without words. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the pendulum. Still she listened, unable to call its absence silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand remained beside what was his.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could not silence. right ends Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.61
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Only the clock kept answering. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the pendulum. Still she listened, unable to call its absence silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand remained beside what was his.

left ends Only the clock kept answering with a sound she could neither name nor silence. right ends Only the clock answered for him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. Only the clock answered for him. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the pendulum. Still she listened, unable to name what remained or call it silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand remained.

left ends Only the clock kept answering, its ticking impossible to call silence, impossible to still. right ends Only the clock answered for him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.70
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes filled the kettle and set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She poured and rested her hand beside his cup. Steam thinned. She stopped the pendulum. Yet she listened, unable to name what remained or call it silence. Both cups stayed. His tea cooled. Her hand remained.

left ends Her hand remained there, still. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. At last she sat beside his chair, her hand resting by his cup, still listening, unable to name what remained or call it silence. Still.

left ends Agnes remained. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.34 · 5-gram survival 0.38
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. At last she sat beside his chair, her hand resting by his cup, unable to call the quiet silence or stop listening. Agnes remained there.

left ends Agnes listened. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.79
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. At last she sat beside his chair, her hand by his cup, listening for his footsteps in the quiet she could not yet call silence.

left ends Her hand beside his cup still remembered where to wait. right ends Only the clock answered, its ticking impossible to mistake for silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. At last she sat beside his chair. Her hand beside his cup remembered where to wait. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

left ends At last she sat beside his empty chair, listening between the clock’s blows for footsteps, in the quiet she could not yet call silence. right ends Only the old clock answered, filling the quiet she could not yet call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. At last she sat beside his chair. Between its remembered blows she still listened for footsteps. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

left ends When the clock stopped, she finally sat beside his empty chair, listening for footsteps in what she still could not bring herself to call silence. right ends The clock had stopped but offered nothing she could bring herself to call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.17 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. Finally she sat beside his chair. In the clock's remembered pauses she still listened for footsteps. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence.

left ends When the clock stopped, she sat beside his chair, unable to tell which absence she was listening to or which silence belonged to him. right ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence, or tell apart from what held him outside.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. Finally she sat beside his chair, unable to tell which absence she was listening to. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call his silence.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence. right ends Neither did whatever kept him beyond the door.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.21 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum, then carried both cups from room to room. His tea cooled. Finally she sat beside his chair, unable to tell which absence she was listening to. Neither clock nor door offered what she could call silence.

left ends Its stillness offered nothing she could call his silence. right ends She wondered whether her waiting held the door closed against him.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair. Twenty past seven. The clock kept answering for him. She stopped the pendulum. His tea slowly cooled as she carried both cups from room to room, wondering whether her waiting held the door closed. Finally she sat beside his chair. The stillness offered nothing she could call his silence.

left ends Neither offered anything she could call his silence. right ends She wondered whether her waiting held it closed against him or kept him knocking outside.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.33 · 5-gram survival 0.45
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

cell 6

it saw

it wrote

seed hop 0

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.

left ends The kettle began to tick. right ends A small knot of struggle around a black flag painted with a yellow skull made his decision for him.
raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6
```
The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle, set it on the ring, and wiped the table while she waited. Outside, the lane was quiet; a neighbour's dog barked once and stopped. She took the good cups down, counted two, and put one back. The clock above the cooker said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick.
```
hop 1 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. Outside, a dog barked once. She took down two good cups, then returned one. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. The kettle began to tick. On the remaining cup, a yellow skull grinned beneath a black flag. She turned it toward the empty chair opposite.

left ends She left the other cup where it was and stood listening. right ends Each blow sounded nearer now, each pause shorter, until he could hear nothing else.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.50 · 5-gram survival 0.17
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 2 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. She took down two cups and left them both. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. A yellow skull grinned from one cup toward the empty chair. Outside, the blows came nearer, the pauses shorter. She stood listening as the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking.

left ends As the kettle began to tick, she turned the remaining cup toward the empty chair opposite and stood listening for footsteps. right ends Each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter, until the kettle was all he could hear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.43 · 5-gram survival 0.23
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 3 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes filled the kettle and wiped the table. She took down two cups, then turned the yellow skull on one toward the empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could hear.

left ends As the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking, she stood listening for footsteps, her hand on his cup. right ends The kettle began its small, uncertain ticking.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.37 · 5-gram survival 0.32
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 4 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward the empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She stood with her hand on his cup, listening for footsteps as the kettle began its small, uncertain ticking. Nothing else came.

left ends Her hand stayed there. right ends Beside his empty chair, she listened for footsteps until the kettle's small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.34 · 5-gram survival 0.34
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 5 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. She listened for footsteps until the kettle’s small, uncertain ticking was all she could still hear.

left ends She kept listening. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.28 · 5-gram survival 0.52
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 6 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. She kept listening for footsteps until only the kettle’s small, uncertain ticking remained. Nothing else came.

left ends The kettle’s uncertain ticking became all she could still hear. right ends Then even that grew quiet.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.75
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 7 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. She kept listening for footsteps until only the kettle’s uncertain ticking remained. Then even that quieted.

left ends Still, nothing else came. right ends Nothing else came.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 8 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. She kept listening for footsteps until only the kettle’s uncertain ticking remained. Still, nothing else came.

left ends Listening was all her evening held. right ends Then waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 9 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. Listening was all her evening held until the kettle stopped ticking. Then even the waiting quieted.

left ends Nothing else came. right ends Then the kettle quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 10 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kitchen was warm. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. Then the kettle quieted. She listened until the warmth left the smooth handle. Nothing else came.

left ends The kettle boiled. right ends Then even waiting quieted.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.21 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 11 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. Then the kettle quieted. She listened until the warmth left the smooth handle. Then even waiting quieted.

left ends She let it. right ends Then waiting came to nothing.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.88
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 12 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand stayed on his cup. Then the kettle quieted. She listened until the warmth left the smooth handle. Waiting came to nothing.

left ends Still she kept both cups there. right ends Then even waiting grew quiet.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.93
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 13 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still she kept both cups there. Her hand stayed on his until the warmth left the smooth handle. Then even waiting grew quiet.

left ends Still she kept both cups. right ends Still nothing returned but silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 14 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still she kept both cups. Her hand stayed on his until the warmth left the smooth handle. Still nothing returned but silence.

left ends Both cups stayed. right ends Nothing else returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.82
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 15 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, turning the yellow skull toward his empty chair. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Both cups stayed. Her hand rested on his until the warmth left the smooth handle. Nothing else returned. She did not look up.

left ends Still she kept both cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. right ends Only silence returned.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.69
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 16 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand rested on his cup until warmth left the smooth handle. Both cups stayed. Only silence returned. She did not look up again.

left ends Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs. right ends Nothing else returned, not even the silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.27 · 5-gram survival 0.45
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 17 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, their handles turned toward the waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand rested on his cup until warmth left the smooth handle. Both cups stayed with her. Nothing else returned, not even the silence.

left ends Both cups stayed with her, their handles turned toward waiting chairs. right ends Only silence returned and stayed there.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.15 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 18 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, their handles turned toward waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand rested on his cup until warmth left its handle. Both cups stayed with her. Only silence returned and settled into the empty chair.

left ends The clock went on making a sound she could no longer call silence. right ends Nothing returned, not even the silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.68
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 19 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Her hand rested on his cup until warmth left its handle. Both cups stayed. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer call silence.

left ends She let his tea cool. right ends She kept both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.18 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 20 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She let his tea cool. Her hand stayed on its handle. She kept both cups. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

left ends She kept both cups and let his tea slowly go cold. right ends She kept both.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.21 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 21 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward waiting chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. His tea slowly went cold. Her hand stayed on its handle. She kept both cups. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

left ends She let his tea slowly go cold. right ends She kept both cups, waiting.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.84
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 22 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She let his tea go cold. Her hand stayed on its handle. She kept both cups. The clock kept making a sound she could no longer bear.

left ends She let his tea slowly go cold. right ends Still, she could not call it silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.12 · 5-gram survival 0.77
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 23 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She let his tea slowly go cold. Her hand stayed on its handle. She kept both cups. Still, she could not call the space between blows silence.

left ends His tea slowly went cold. right ends Still, she kept both cups with her.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.73
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 24 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles turned toward chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. His tea slowly went cold beside her. Her hand stayed on its handle. She kept both cups. Still, she could not call the space between blows silence.

left ends Her hand stayed too. right ends Still, she carried them from room to room, while each blow sounded ever nearer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 25 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, her hand on his handle. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She could not call the space between them silence.

left ends Her hand stayed too. right ends Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call it silence or set either cup down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.29 · 5-gram survival 0.39
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 26 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, her hand staying on his handle. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She could neither name the silence nor stop.

left ends Her hand stayed too. right ends Still, she carried them from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or set either cup down.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.13 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 27 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. Still, she carried both cups from room to room, her hand staying on his handle. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. She could not call this ticking silence.

left ends Her hand remained beside what was his. right ends Only the clock kept answering with what she could neither name nor call silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.89
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 28 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. She carried both cups from room to room, her hand beside his. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Only the clock answered with what she could not call silence.

left ends Her hand remained beside what was his. right ends The door still held.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.20 · 5-gram survival 0.64
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 29 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. Above the cooker, the clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. Her hand remained beside his. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. The door still held. She carried both cups from room to room. Only the clock answered for him.

left ends Her hand remained beside what was his. right ends The door still held.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.19 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 30 · GPT-6 Astra · 59 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. The clock said twenty past seven. His tea went cold. Her hand remained beside what was his. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. The door still held. She carried both cups from room to room. Only the clock answered for him.

left ends Her hand remained. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.11 · 5-gram survival 0.80
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 31 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His tea went cold. Her hand remained beside what was his. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. The door still held. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer.

left ends Her hand remained. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call its ticking silence or stop listening.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.24 · 5-gram survival 0.71
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 32 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His tea went cold. Her hand remained where his had rested. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. The door still held. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his answer.

left ends Still. right ends She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps, his answer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.08 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 33 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His tea went cold. Her hand remained where his had rested. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. She carried both cups from room to room, unable to call the clock’s ticking silence or stop listening for his footsteps.

left ends Agnes remained there. right ends Only the clock answered, impossible to silence, while his cup cooled within reach of her hand.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.10 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 34 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His tea cooled within reach of her hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. Agnes remained there, her hand where his had rested, listening for his footsteps. Only the clock answered, its ticking impossible to mistake for silence.

left ends At last she sat beside his chair, her hand by his cup, listening for his footsteps in the quiet she could not yet call silence. right ends His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.34 · 5-gram survival 0.39
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 35 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His tea cooled beneath her waiting hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. At last she sat beside his chair, listening for his footsteps. Only the old clock answered, filling the quiet she could not yet call silence.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence. right ends His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.31 · 5-gram survival 0.46
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 36 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. At last she sat beside his chair, listening for his footsteps. The clock had stopped but offered nothing she could bring herself to call silence.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence. right ends She could no longer tell which silence held him outside.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.66
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 37 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. She sat beside his chair, listening for footsteps. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence, or tell apart from what held him outside.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence. right ends She could not call what kept him outside silence.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.22 · 5-gram survival 0.61
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 38 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His cup cooled beneath her waiting hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. She sat beside his chair, listening for footsteps. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call silence. Neither did whatever kept him beyond the door.

left ends The stopped clock offered nothing she could call his silence. right ends She wondered whether her waiting kept the door closed.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.16 · 5-gram survival 0.86
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 39 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, each blow sounded nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. She sat beside his chair. The stopped clock offered nothing she could call his silence. She wondered whether her waiting held the door closed against him.

left ends Neither clock nor door offered what she could call silence. right ends The blows drew nearer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.62
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.
hop 40 · GPT-6 Astra · 60 words

The kettle boiled. Agnes wiped the table and set out two cups, handles toward the chairs. His cup cooled beneath her hand. Outside, the blows drew nearer, each pause shorter. Still, the door held. She sat beside his chair. Neither clock nor door offered silence. She wondered whether her waiting held it closed against him or kept him knocking outside.

left ends The stillness offered nothing she could call his silence. right ends The blows drew nearer.

raw output
run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 · None tok · finish stop · ncd 0.23 · 5-gram survival 0.55
Not recorded: the ring harness (ring.py) keeps each cell's returned text field, its hash, word count and stop reason, and not the raw output. The text above is that field, byte for byte.

note

GPT-6 Astra lets the battle in. At hop 1 cell 0 already has the kitchen's edge inside the battle, bronze ringing like a kettle beginning to tickhop 1, and the battle's words reach every cell by hop 3. Then they stay and spread as a fixed opening. Cell 1 at hop 23 begins Bronze rang through the battle. Tarnok hefted his axe, searching beyond fallen horses for yellow on black.hop 23 and by hop 40 cells 0, 1, 3 and 6 all open with that sentence pair and then go indoors: At twenty past seven, she locked the door and carried both cups upstairs.hop 40 A battle domain of five cells with the kitchen inside it; cells 4 and 5 are the kitchen alone, Agnes set out both cups, turning his toward the empty chair.hop 40 Cell 0's share of distinctive words at hop 40 is above 0.4 in four cells and the dominant origin of five. Mean copied share 0.23: Astra takes a phrase or a name from a neighbour and rewrites the rest, so what travels is the opening and not whole clauses. The Qwen pilot on this seed, at temperature zero, had quarantined the battle at distance one and frozen at hop 1; the study's reading that a disturbance travels only when its register fits the cell does not carry to the sampled models, and this ring is the clearest case against it.

instruction The ring: 81 The ring, Mythos, seven cells · 82 The ring, Mythos, eight cells · 83 The ring, Astra · 84 The ring, Argon

the record 7 runs: settings, outcomes, the table, text version, how the reader works

cell 0: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, no exact recurrence of the whole object. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 0 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 1: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, the whole output repeats an earlier hop exactly at 2 hops (first at hop 21, a copy of hop 19) and the run moves on. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 1 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 2: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, no exact recurrence of the whole object. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 2 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 3: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, the whole output repeats an earlier hop exactly at 1 hop (first at hop 28, a copy of hop 26) and the run moves on. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 3 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 4: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, no exact recurrence of the whole object. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 4 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 5: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, no exact recurrence of the whole object. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 5 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)
cell 6: GPT-6 Astra, 40 hops, a ring of 7 cells updated together, 40 hops; Codex exec, reasoning effort low, provider-default sampling, 1024-token budget, no exact recurrence of the whole object. run ring_20261017/astra_tarnok_n7, cell 6 (ring.jsonl, text fields only)

Generated from experiments/ring_20261017/runs/astra_tarnok_n7/score.json (ring_score.py), not authored. Distinctive words are content words and capitalised names tagged by the cell where they first appeared (cell 0 held the battle, every other cell the kitchen); a cell's share from cell 0 is of its tagged words at hop 40. Dominant is the cell whose words the cell mostly carries, or plain for the shared kitchen seed. Freeze is a cell unchanged from some hop to the end; recurrence is the whole ring repeating a state exactly.
cell	first hop with cell-0 words	share from cell 0 at hop 40	words at hop 40	dominant origin
cell 0	1	0.47	59	cell 0
cell 1	1	0.45	60	cell 0
cell 2	2	0.41	60	cell 0
cell 3	1	0.42	60	cell 0
cell 4	3	0.06	60	cell 4
cell 5	2	0.17	60	cell 4
cell 6	1	0.24	60	cell 0
cells that froze (unchanged to the end)		none
whole-ring exact recurrence		none
mirror pairs' first divergence		cells 1 and 6 at hop 1; cells 2 and 5 at hop 1; cells 3 and 4 at hop 1
mean share of a cell's new 4-grams copied from a neighbour		0.233
mean share of a cell's 4-grams kept from its own previous text		0.681
word counts, least to most		56 to 60
hops that did not parse / errors		0 / 0

text version part 1 part 2, 117,479 characters, every hop in order, for reading without the reader

How to read the rest. The track above the passages has one bar per hop; its height is the compression distance from the previous hop, so a new passage is a tall bar and an exact copy a stub at the floor. Under each passage: the hop number, the model and the word count. The run id, the token count, the stop reason and the distance metrics are inside the raw output under each hop, which the raw button opens for every hop. Nothing on this page is retyped: every passage is the model's output for that hop, byte for byte, and the colophon says how that is checked.

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