The ArgumentCoordination After the Absent MasterAn abridged edition in five acts.Codex·Research·ProofsFront MatterThe ProblemAct IThe Crisis0The CrisisAct IITruth Needs Witnesses1The Weight of the Word2The Trust Tax3The Witness Protocol4Designed ForgettingHinge IWhat Witness CostsWhat Witness CostsAct IIIValue Needs Work5The Diamond in the Riverbed6The Selection Gradient7The Bifurcated Economy8The Joule StandardHinge IIWhat Cost DoesWhat Cost DoesAct IVFreedom Needs Receipts9The Silent Ledger10The Kind Master Problem11The Receipt Regime12Three Ways Receipts Fail13The Constitutional Machine14Fork Rights15Exit Under Duress16Against the Protocol RepublicAct VHumanity Needs Mercy17The Price of Perfect Memory18Elena19The CallAppendicesThe Twelve ClaimsCorrespondence TableReceipt TemplatesDocket MapConstitutional ProposalsComputational Republicanism→The Constitutional Machine→Bridge to Implementation→