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+## 0. Framing Note
+
+This document models historical legal systems as they functioned in practice.
+
+It does not endorse coercion, inequality, or abuse.  
+It describes how legal structures allocate outcomes, constraints, and incentives within a historical context.
+
+The purpose is analytical: to understand how law shapes behavior and economic reality.
+
+---
+
 ## 1. Governing Thesis
 
-Law is not modeled primarily as justice.
+Law is not modeled solely as justice.
 
 Law is modeled as an operating system that allocates:
 
@@ -18,13 +29,13 @@ Law is modeled as an operating system that allocates:
 - liabilities
 - privileges
 - predictability
-- leverage
+- leverage within unequal systems
 - penalties
 - access
 
 Justice may be claimed.
 
-Reality is what functions.
+Outcomes are determined by what functions in practice.
 
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@@ -53,16 +64,16 @@ Law determines:
 
 ## 3. Participant Experience Goals
 
-Users should feel:
+Users should experience:
 
-- delay as punishment
+- delay as consequence
 - paperwork as gate
 - status as leverage
 - witnesses as assets
-- ambiguity as opportunity
+- ambiguity as a condition that can be acted upon
 - exemptions as privilege
 - predictability as value
-- procedure as weapon
+- procedure as leverage within structured systems
 
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 ## 6. Scenario Templates
 
 ### The Missing Witness
-A case exists, but credibility vanished.
+A case exists, but credibility is unavailable.
 
 ### The Delayed Permit
 Nothing illegal except waiting.
@@ -143,7 +154,7 @@ Ownership contested at the dock.
 Status limits contract power.
 
 ### The Tax Reassessment
-Paper burden exceeds tax amount.
+Administrative burden exceeds tax amount.
 
 ### The Boundary Dispute
 Land value hidden inside lines.
@@ -159,7 +170,7 @@ Land value hidden inside lines.
 - status privileges
 - literacy advantage
 - document possession
-- bribery risk
+- corruption risk
 - travel to jurisdiction
 - appeal cost