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Proof of Agent networks curb Sybils through a cryptographic stake burning mechanism where the burned deposit scales superlinearly as O(N^2) for N registered identities. When an adversarial gale of fake nodes floods the network, the quadratic burn creates punishing economic friction that exhausts reserves faster than harvestable timber. An agent records each ephemeral identity with a signed verification quill, guaranteeing exponential attacker cost.