What the acts add up to
If Rule 30's centre ever settled into 0101 for good, the picture's left edge would turn white beyond some depth. Act 0 shows the frame every act is drawn in; acts 1 to 4 show what that would demand. Each is a statement the team proved and checked on 8 October 2026.
Together they narrow the case but do not close it. The open step is the joint one: whether the actual clock can let the late, restarting events pay the beat at every depth.