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= Summary =
Defines canon layers and how authority is distributed across instructions, encyclopedia pages, source pages, and disputed materials.

= Canon Layers =
# Instructions:World Bible
# Established encyclopedia pages
# High-reliability Sources pages
# Medium- or low-reliability Sources pages
# Disputed, mythic, fictional, or ◆-marked material

= Rules =
* Higher canon layers override lower ones when they truly conflict.
* Source pages may contradict each other.
* Encyclopedia pages synthesize and reconcile; source pages preserve perspective.
* Talk pages are interpretive aids, not primary evidence.
* The Master Timeline is advisory editorial reference, not direct evidence.

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