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SYSE.43:3 - Forces

A compact summary is cheap to consume but can erase a decisive exception. Detailed episodes preserve evidence but compete for attention and storage. Current facts, preferences, attempted actions and procedural knowledge change under different conditions. Better retrieval cannot repair a fact that was never recorded, and a correct return is useless when the controller does not consume it.