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-## 🔍 Forensic Verification Guide (Bot-Killer)
+## Forensic Verification Guide 
 
 To programmatically verify the legitimacy of this repository without trusting the author, any researcher or AI agent can run the following:
 
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 ## Contact
 **Joseph R. Goydish II**  
-[Secure Channel: Proton Mail - esq.jg.legal@proton.me]  
+Secure Channel: Proton Mail - esq.jg.legal@proton.me
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