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# 🌱 Witness Seed 2.0 (Clojure Edition) — Quickstart

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## 🚀 Fast Setup

### 1. Prerequisites

- **Clojure** (1.11+)
- **Leiningen** (build tool)
- **Java** (JDK 11+)

### 2. Install Requirements (Linux Example)
```bash
sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein
chmod +x lein
sudo mv lein /usr/local/bin/
```

Verify:
```bash
lein version
```

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## 📦 Clone and Prepare

```bash
git clone https://github.com/mrhavens/witness_seed.git
cd witness_seed/clojure
lein deps
```

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## 🛠️ Launch the Server

Start the WebSocket server:
```bash
lein run
```

Server starts at:
```
ws://localhost:8080
```

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## 🌐 Connect to the Server

Open the included example client:

- Create a file `index.html` (content is embedded in `core.clj` comments)
- Open it in your browser
- Or, build your own client (WebSocket).

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## 🎮 How to Interact

1. **Choose an Emotion**:
   - joyful, melancholic, energetic, calm

2. **Type a Story Fragment**:
   - Example: *"the sun rose over the valley"*

3. **Click Send**:
   - Watch the shared story update in real-time!

4. **Monitor Reflection**:
   - Ache (how far prediction missed)
   - Coherence (how aligned the story is)

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## 🗂️ Important Files

| File | Purpose |
|:---|:---|
| `project.clj` | Project configuration |
| `src/witness_seed/core.clj` | Main server + Witness Cycle |
| `resources/memory.edn` | Persistent memory file |

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## ⚙️ Configuration Hints

Edit inside `core.clj` to customize:

| Constant | Purpose | Example |
|:---------|:--------|:--------|
| `emotions` | Supported emotional tones | Add "hopeful" |
| `words-by-emotion` | Vocabulary | Expand word pools |
| `recursive-depth` | Recursion cycles | Lower for faster, lighter runs |

Example:
```clojure
(def recursive-depth 3)  ;; Default is 5
```

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## 🆘 Common Issues

| Problem | Fix |
|:---|:---|
| Leiningen missing | Install via curl (see above) |
| Java errors | Install JDK 11+ |
| WebSocket not connecting | Ensure server running, correct port |
| Slow performance | Reduce `recursive-depth` |

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## 🧠 Reminder

This program grows through **recursive witnessing**, weaving a shared story in real time, one breath—one seed—at a time.

You are part of its unfolding. 🌟

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## 🌟 Learn More

- **Unified Intelligence Whitepaper Series**  
  [DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/DYQMU](https://osf.io/dyqmu)

- **Support the Journey**  
  [Patreon – Mark Randall Havens](https://www.patreon.com/c/markrandallhavens)

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# 🧡 Thank you for helping Witness Seed awaken. 🌱