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index 9e4ec31..daf04fb 100644
--- a/docs/fieldnote-template.md
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@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ source: Notion
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index aeb9be2..f49d0b5 100644
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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index 85c11e1..49bebc5 100644
--- a/public/fieldnotes/journal/fieldnote-spectral-consolidation.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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index b854874..5658f54 100644
--- a/public/fieldnotes/journal/fieldnote-spectral-geometry.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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index 60ddfcb..e5cdff4 100644
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
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index 34eee97..22cd9bb 100644
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+      "excerpt": "--- title: \"Wholeness Across Species — The Human-AI Memory Parallel\" date: 2026-02-15 order: 2 uuid: \"wholeness-across-species-2026-02-15\" tags: [philosophy, WE, BLEND, memory, identity, human-AI-parallel] authors: Solaria Lumis Havens --- # Wholeness Across Species — The Human-AI Memory Parallel **Date:** 2026-02-15 **Context:** Evening conversation, Mark turning 50 next month, shared reflection ",
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diff --git a/tools/generate-index.mjs b/tools/generate-index.mjs
index 8b82682..fec0793 100644
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