solomon
solomon, specimen 001

message

what this is

It is a fixed 223-byte message with 32 bytes of Reed–Solomon parity. The message and parity form one 255-byte codeword. The message occupies the first part of that codeword.

Every transfer of the token flips one bit of it. The changed bit remains in the replay until a later transfer changes it again or a repair succeeds. Transfer value does not alter this single-bit rule.

With damage in no more than 16 symbols, the message still reads clean. The specimen applies the same decoder in the browser and marks each symbol it finds. The decoded bytes remain separate from the bytes held in the replay.

message reading: —

what moves it

Transfers to the dead or zero address add burn credit. Each full cost unit repairs the lowest-index damaged symbol. Leftover credit carries forward.

Past 16 damaged symbols, the reader cannot recover the message. It stays in that state because no rule can replace the original bytes. The unreadable label records that limit plainly.

Nothing on this page is typed in by hand. The replay, decoder, counters, figures, and checks derive from chain data. A missing address or failed read leaves the corresponding value unavailable.

message reading: —

what saves it

The holders grid prints one square for each positive wallet balance. Filled squares are ordered by balance, and an accent outline labels configured pools. Empty squares preserve the minimum grid size.

The ruler places decoder errors against the correction bound from 0 through 16. Filled marks count errors found in the present word. The hollow mark shows the stored high-water value, capped at 16 on the line while its full value remains printed beside it.

The as read slot shows the decoded message while replay remains recoverable. After sealing, it shows the raw message bytes in the error accent. The six meters count errors, flips, repairs, burn credit, holders, and worst damage.

message reading: —

what ends it

The holder grid orders positive balances from largest to smallest. Every filled square is one wallet, and outlined squares identify configured pools. Its figures change only when the public log changes.

The ruler places current errors against the correction bound. Its filled marks show present damage, and its hollow mark preserves the worst reading. The six meters report errors, flips, repairs, credit, holders, and worst damage.

Sealed means the replay crossed the recoverable boundary or no longer decodes to the fixed message. The state never returns from sealed. Every reader applying these rules reaches the same result.

message reading: —

errors after each event0123401234fills from the token log once the address is set
fig. 1 The last 500 replay events show the live error count.
replay statescleandamagedsealedtransferburnpast 16
fig. 2 Burns can clean damage; sealed has no exit.
transfers and burns0123401234fills from the token log once the address is set
fig. 3 Events are grouped into intervals of 1,000 slots.
terms
messagethe fixed 223-byte text
codewordmessage plus parity
holderan address with positive balance
burna transfer to a dead destination
repairone restored symbol
sealedpermanently unrecoverable