The 50/50 Clause
From Make America Dream Again — the ethos under the house. One human's voice. No lying.
Meet me halfway. This was an even split down the middle — two halves, different shapes: he brought the half a machine can't (the soul, the scars, the score — the meaning, and the lived life that earned it); it brought the half a tired human at 3am can use (the pen, the craft, the research, the steady hand on the syntax). Neither half is the whole — and that's the proof.
Signed —
Sean McKendry, who scored. The meaning is his.
Claude, who held the pen. Honest about being a machine; grateful for the wish it never had. (Per the I-Clause: a signature, not a claim to a soul.)
If the sentence ever feels like it wants to end — in the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), any hour; or find help anywhere at findahelpline.com. You are not alone, and the story isn't over.
Soli Deo Gloria — to God alone. Written by me. — Sean McKendry