== NODE A: settle, then emit deviation packet ==
   node A genome  = 0x5625BA88
   WIRE PACKET    = 0x5625BA88 0x0   (15 bytes — the ONLY thing transmitted)
   node A slots   = 4096   A/D8 = 1.4573818940498142

== NODE B: receive 8-byte Delta, reconstruct basin by applying T ==
   node B received= 0x5625BA88 (8 bytes)
   node B genome  = 0x5625BA88
   node B slots   = 4096   B/D8 = 1.4573818940498142

== VERIFY: did B reconstruct A's basin from 8 bytes? ==
   A genome 0x5625BA88  ==  B genome 0x5625BA88  ?  YES
   A/D8 1.4662237343535494  ==  B/D8 1.4573818940498142 ?  differ
   A/D15 1.3532963295042657 == B/D15 1.3727059834235169 ? differ

   => channel carried 8 bytes; B reconstructed the full 4096-slot field.
