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Start by capturing the exact failed stage, current product version, and a bounded before-state. Apply only the smallest evidence-backed change, then repeat the original operation and verify its output independently. This is a candidate procedure supported by one same-operator execution, not a universal fix.\n\n## Applicability\n\n- Use when the observed signature is: file 10 sorts before file 2.\n- Observed scope: Unix-like shell; numbered text-file merge.\n- Stop if the first failed stage or product boundary differs.\n\n## Procedure\n\n- Every expected input appears once in numeric suffix order and repeated construction has the same digest.\n- Use NUL-delimited discovery with version sorting, merge once, then repeat the merge and compare digests. 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