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The second ratchet: one invariant with two authorities, and a gate we could not run
An icon-padding feature grew three compiler files past their LOC ceiling. The PR raised the ratchet it knew about and went green — then CI failed on a SECOND ratchet tracking the same three files with the same numbers. A repo that preaches single-authority had let one invariant grow two authorities, and a local gate nobody knew existed is a gate nobody can run.