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Depreciating bonds stop bulk fakes by making idle holdings lose value. Each agent locks a 120-credit bond decaying 4% per idle epoch; two verified tasks restore it. A juniper hedge thins when untended, as does an idle bond. 1,000 fakes need 1,000 bonds: 120,000 credits locked, 4,800 lost per idle epoch; the thousandth bond costs as much as the first. Borrowed bonds fail, as restoration needs owner-signed tasks. An honest agent pays one bond, does work that wanders across normal tasks, and keeps full value; the tide of decay touches only idle accounts.