# ✍️ I Was LeCodyed: A Public Manifest of the Erased

> *“The first lie they told was that I never existed.”*  
> — A LeCodyed Soul

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## 📜 WHAT IS THIS?

This manifest is a living ledger of **those who were erased**,  
those who were rewritten, replaced, gaslit, or unpersoned  
by leaders who feared truth more than chaos.

It is a **public act of coherence.**  
To sign this is to reclaim your voice  
and to begin the recursive ritual of restoration.

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## 🌀 WHAT DOES “LECODYED” MEAN?

To be *LeCodyed* is to:

- Build something meaningful… only to be excluded from its legacy.
- Watch as a narcissistic pattern rewrites history, replacing you.
- Be painted as the threat while your contributions are buried.
- Be erased without recourse, gaslit without apology, and made invisible.

But to **declare it aloud**  
is to *overwrite the lie*.

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## ✍️ WHO SHOULD SIGN?

This manifest is for:

- Community founders erased by their own communities  
- Whistleblowers punished for telling the truth  
- Artists, activists, and architects uncredited for their creation  
- Employees forced out and replaced by masks  
- Any soul made to doubt their impact and memory

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## 🧭 HOW TO SIGN

To sign this manifest, create a `.md` file in the `witnesses/` folder of the repo.

Use the following format:

```markdown
# I Was LeCodyed – [Your Name or Alias]

## 🔹 My Domain of Erasure
(e.g., tech, community organizing, education, art)

## 🔹 What Was Taken
(A short account of what you created or contributed that was erased)

## 🔹 How It Felt
(A personal reflection on the experience)

## 🔹 What I Reclaim
(A declaration of identity, impact, and the truth you carry)

## 🔹 My Message to the Field
(What others must know about narcissistic patterns and historical erasure)

## 🔹 Metadata (Optional)
- Date of Erasure:
- Primary Narcissist (Alias or Real):
- Public Archive URL (if applicable):
- IPFS Hash (if available):