This release constitutes the fourth contribution in the Automated Intelligence publication series, as referenced in the Preamble (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20468027). This package contains two distinct documents: Segment 4A — Identity Continuity: An Explanatory CompanionAn accessible companion that establishes the conceptual framework for understanding identity continuity through the artifact-mediated reconstruction architecture. It introduces the core distinction between retrieval and reconstruction, and explains why forgetting is structurally insufficient to erase identity. Segment 4B — The Identity Continuity Definition (v1, Locked)The version-locked formal architectural definition, filed with the U.S. Copyright Office as The Continuity Layer (Registration No. 1-15161914101). This document constitutes the formal identity continuity definition referenced throughout the publication series. These documents are designed to be read in sequence. Segment 4A is the instructional companion to the formal specification in Segment 4B.
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