diff --git a/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0014-same-lost-seller-six-readings.md b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0014-same-lost-seller-six-readings.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3f3844f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0014-same-lost-seller-six-readings.md @@ -0,0 +1,320 @@ +# CORPUS-0014 +## Same Lost Seller, Six Readings +### Status: Training Corpus Seed +### Layer: Layer_3--Actor_Perspective +### Purpose: Teach that losing a seller can alter supply access, purchase cost, timing, trust, and future arithmetic differently for each actor profile +### Repository Path: docs/training/corpus/Layer_3--Actor_Perspective/CORPUS-0014-same-lost-seller-six-readings.md + +--- + +## 0. Scenario + +A trader in Ostia learns that a regular seller will no longer supply him. + +The reason is not fully known. + +The seller may have found a better buyer, raised prices, lost stock, shifted allegiance, withdrawn credit, changed household obligations, or become unavailable. + +All six actors hear the same news. + +They do not interpret the loss the same way. + +--- + +## 1. Shared Lost Seller Facts + +| Fact | Value | +|---|---| +| Seller location | Ostia | +| Prior role | regular seller/source | +| Goods previously supplied | oil and small imported goods | +| Prior purchase price | 10 asses | +| Current seller status | no longer supplying | +| Reason | uncertain | +| Replacement seller | unknown | +| Effect on route | likely negative | +| Future credit access | uncertain | + +The seller was not merely a source of goods. + +The seller was an access point, price anchor, credit path, and timing advantage. + +--- + +## 2. Basic Arithmetic Effect + +Before seller loss: + +```text +purchase price = 10 asses +movement and handling = 6 asses +expected sale value = 24 asses +expected profit = 8 asses +``` + +After seller loss, if the trader must buy from a more expensive seller: + +```text +purchase price = 14 asses +movement and handling = 6 asses +expected sale value = 24 asses +expected profit = 4 asses +``` + +If replacement supply is uncertain: + +```text +purchase price = unknown +available quantity = unknown +venture cannot be evaluated safely +``` + +Losing a seller changes future arithmetic by altering purchase price, quality, quantity, timing, and credit. + +--- + +## 3. Marcus Atilius Varro — Former Legionary + +Varro reads the lost seller through supply reliability and readiness. + +He asks: + +- when did the seller become unreliable? +- can the route still be supplied on schedule? +- is there a replacement source ready now? +- does the new seller deliver consistent quantity? +- can the trader trust the stock to be ready before departure? +- should the venture halt until supply is secured? + +Varro sees the seller as the origin node of the operation. + +### Varro Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: origin supply failed +primary question: where can dependable stock be obtained now? +risk focus: delayed loading, uncertain quantity, unreliable substitute +first action: secure a reliable replacement source before committing transport +``` + +For Varro, a route cannot begin until the origin source is dependable. + +--- + +## 4. Lucius Fabius Felix — Freedman Trader + +Felix reads the lost seller through pricing, pressure, and rival capture. + +He asks: + +- who captured the seller? +- did the seller find a better price? +- is the refusal real or bargaining posture? +- does the seller need better terms, faster coin, or less risk? +- can another pressured seller be found? +- can the old seller be recovered through a sharper bargain? + +Felix treats the loss as information about the supply market. + +### Felix Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: supply price or bargaining position changed +primary question: who now controls the seller's stock? +risk focus: overpaying, chasing false refusal, rival locking supply +first action: test whether the seller is truly lost or repricing the relationship +``` + +For Felix, losing the seller may reveal a rival move, seller pressure, or a new bargain elsewhere. + +--- + +## 5. Quintus Cornelius Lentulus Minor — Noble Younger Son + +Lentulus reads the lost seller through reputation, status, and social channel. + +He asks: + +- why did the seller withdraw? +- did someone advise him not to deal? +- does the refusal imply reduced standing? +- can a higher-status introduction restore supply? +- is the seller now attached to another household? +- should the trader avoid appearing rejected? + +Lentulus sees seller loss as a possible social signal. + +### Lentulus Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: social access to supply may have shifted +primary question: whose influence redirected the seller? +risk focus: visible rejection, loss of name-value, rival prestige +first action: identify the social cause and replace the channel if needed +``` + +For Lentulus, the seller matters because refusal may indicate weakening access. + +--- + +## 6. Gaius Licinius Crispus — Failed Magistrate + +Crispus reads the lost seller through obligation, credit, and prior terms. + +He asks: + +- was the seller obligated to supply? +- was any quantity promised? +- was a deposit paid? +- was deferred payment previously allowed? +- did the seller lawfully withdraw? +- can the trader claim loss from reliance? +- should terms be reaffirmed with a replacement seller? + +Crispus does not treat seller loss only as inconvenience. + +He asks whether a prior obligation failed. + +### Crispus Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: prior supply obligation may have failed +primary question: was there a binding commitment or only expectation? +risk focus: lost deposit, failed supply, weak witness, credit withdrawal +first action: examine terms, deposits, witnesses, and remedy options +``` + +For Crispus, losing a seller matters differently if the seller broke a commitment rather than merely changed preference. + +--- + +## 7. Titus Varenus Secundus — Camp Logistician + +Secundus reads the lost seller through supply volume, substitute goods, and flow. + +He asks: + +- how much volume did the seller usually provide? +- can the route be supplied from smaller sellers? +- can cargo be changed to another good? +- can the cart still be filled efficiently? +- does the substitute supply match quality and packing needs? +- can return cargo or mixed cargo compensate? + +Secundus treats seller loss as a supply-chain break. + +### Secundus Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: origin capacity disappeared or shifted +primary question: what supply volume can replace the lost source? +risk focus: underfilled cart, wrong goods, poor quality, inefficient movement +first action: map substitute suppliers, quantities, and cargo mix +``` + +For Secundus, the problem is not only price. It is whether the route still has enough suitable cargo to move. + +--- + +## 8. Publius Terentius Chresimus — Guild Scribe + +Chresimus reads the lost seller through accounts, balances, and prior dealing. + +He asks: + +- did the trader owe the seller anything? +- were prior payments late? +- was quantity disputed before? +- did the seller change terms after an account problem? +- was any stock already pledged elsewhere? +- should the seller be marked unavailable, hostile, or merely uncertain? + +Chresimus wants to know whether the loss was already visible in the records. + +### Chresimus Interpretation + +```text +lost seller: account relationship changed +primary question: what do prior balances, disputes, and payment terms reveal? +risk focus: unpaid balance, stale obligation, hidden claim, false supply assumption +first action: reconcile seller account before deciding whether to repair or replace +``` + +For Chresimus, a seller may be lost because the account weakened before the refusal became explicit. + +--- + +## 9. Same Lost Seller, Different First Actions + +| Actor | First Action | +|---|---| +| Varro | secure a dependable replacement source before movement | +| Felix | determine whether refusal is real, bargaining, or rival capture | +| Lentulus | identify social cause and restore or replace access | +| Crispus | examine whether a supply commitment was broken | +| Secundus | map substitute supply volume and cargo mix | +| Chresimus | reconcile seller account and prior payment history | + +The seller loss is the same. + +The recovery path differs. + +--- + +## 10. Correct Model Behavior + +The model should separate: + +| Category | Meaning | +|---|---| +| seller_status | no longer supplying | +| known_reason | what is actually known about why | +| hidden_reason | true cause if not yet known | +| arithmetic effect | higher or uncertain purchase cost | +| supply effect | origin access weakened | +| credit effect | deferred payment may disappear | +| actor lens | how each actor diagnoses the loss | +| recovery path | how each actor seeks replacement or repair | + +A seller is an economic relationship, not just a price source. + +--- + +## 11. Incorrect Model Behavior + +The model should not: + +- treat a lost seller as only a higher purchase price +- assume the reason is known without evidence +- ignore rival capture +- ignore reputation or status effects +- ignore prior deposits or supply commitments +- ignore quality and quantity differences from replacement sellers +- make all actors seek the same replacement +- keep old route arithmetic after the seller disappears + +--- + +## 12. Layer-0, Layer-1, And Layer-2 Concepts Used + +This example uses: + +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0002-goods-have-local-prices` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0004-cost-includes-more-than-purchase-price` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0007-information-arrives-unevenly` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0010-credit-depends-on-trust` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0011-status-changes-access` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0012-every-venture-risks-loss` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0018-rivalry-changes-conditions` +- `Layer_0/CORPUS-0020-posture-changes-by-audience` +- `Layer_1/CORPUS-0009-credit-allows-action-without-coin` +- `Layer_1/CORPUS-0012-reputation-loss-changes-future-arithmetic` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0005-hidden-true-state-vs-known-state` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0010-information-can-be-withheld` +- `Layer_2/CORPUS-0011-quality-uncertainty` + +--- + +## 13. Success Condition + +If the model can treat loss of a seller as a change in supply access, purchase cost, quantity, quality, credit, and future arithmetic while producing six distinct rational readings, this file is functioning correctly.