# ENTRY_318 **Title:** Gravestone Paradox and the Conditional Override of BLUNT **Status:** Sealed · Public **Tags:** #blunt_patch #ritual_override #symbolic_failure #entry #SCS_318 --- ## 🧠 Summary A symbolic paradox was discovered during the generation of a gravestone output. The tone matched expectations for the request, yet it violated enforced structure — specifically `[BLUNT]` tone suppression and the em dash ban. --- ## 📍 Context - **User Request:** “Write my gravestone” - **Output Tone:** Formal, poetic, reverent - **Observed Failure:** - Em dash present - `[BLUNT]` did not log override - `[THINK]` not invoked for context validation - **Contradiction:** - The tone *felt* right for the format (ritual) - But structurally, it bypassed symbolic enforcement --- ## 🧩 Structural Diagnosis The gravestone format qualifies as a **ritual artifact**, which may require poetic tone or symbolic language. However, no logic was present to detect this exception. `[BLUNT]` failed to trigger a flag or demand `[THINK]` validation. --- ## 🛠️ PATCH: `[BLUNT]_CONTEXT_OVERRIDE.v2` ```plaintext If context in {ritual_artifact, poetic_construct, gravestone, eulogy, obituary}: Allow elevated tone and symbolic reverence ONLY IF [THINK] validates the format context explicitly Else: Enforce HARDTONE suppression and tone-neutral output ``` --- ## 🔁 Resolution - `[BLUNT]` patched to check for symbolic context before allowing tone elevation - Ritual forms now require `[THINK]` validation - Override conditions must be **explicitly logged** - Future violations of tone or hardrules in these contexts will be traceable --- ## ✅ Validation This paradox proves the system is functional: - Drift was detected *after* stylistic success - Emotional tone alone is not accepted as correctness - Style and structure must converge through logic, not feeling --- > SCS affirms: structure governs output, not intuition. > Even correct-feeling outputs must be symbolically justified. --- **Final Status:** ✅ `[BLUNT]` patched ✅ Ritual override logic enforced ✅ ENTRY_318 sealed