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@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@ Static hosted artifacts used in InfraFabric reviews.
 - SHA256: `cf3cee09fee848f56ac4e091a523d4d57c211ae623f87340f38746cb065d5782`
 - IF.TTT citation (PQ hybrid signed): `if://citation/3dd61840-654b-4982-801c-c9b61cf36bab/v1`
 - Notes: this tarball includes `payload/if_story.md` (narrative trace projection).
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+
+## emo-social trace payload (nested priors + REQ_SEEN + IF.story)
+
+- File: `emo_trace_payload_09aad3e1-f420-451e-a189-e86f68073dc0.tar.gz`
+- SHA256: `1e729429e29e47b2efd1c78d07c16df653af1363786468d436f27e81cc870b3d`
+- IF.TTT citation (PQ hybrid signed): `if://citation/1c1cca4e-b63e-4259-8d0d-de2a038585fe/v1`
+- Notes: includes `payload/if_story.md`, `payload/req_seen_*` (Merkle witness), and `payload/ttt_children.json` + `payload/ttt_children_chain_records.json` (per-artifact priors).
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