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"""
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Oversight Protocol v0.4.4 - Performance Benchmarks for USENIX Security 2026
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Runs all benchmarks locally with generated keys. No network access required.
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Outputs results to stdout in markdown format.
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"""
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import os
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import sys
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import time
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import platform
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import statistics
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import textwrap
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sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
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from oversight_core import seal, open_sealed, Manifest, Recipient, WatermarkRef, ClassicIdentity, content_hash
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from oversight_core import watermark
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from oversight_core.watermark import (
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    embed_zw, extract_zw,
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    embed_ws, extract_ws,
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    apply_all, recover_marks, recover_marks_v2,
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    new_mark_id,
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)
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from oversight_core.semantic import (
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    apply_semantic, verify_semantic,
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    embed_synonyms, embed_synonyms_v2,
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    embed_punctuation, embed_spelling, embed_contractions, embed_number_format,
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)
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from oversight_core.fingerprint import ContentFingerprint
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from oversight_core import ecc as ecc_mod
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N_RUNS = 10
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SIZES = {
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    "1 KB":   1_024,
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    "10 KB":  10_240,
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    "100 KB": 102_400,
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    "1 MB":   1_048_576,
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}
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SAMPLE_PROSE = textwrap.dedent("""\
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    The quick brown fox begins to display important information. We use large
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    databases to find critical results. However, the organization doesn't
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    analyze the data fast enough. This is a significant problem that
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    requires a strategic approach.
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    Additionally, we need to obtain the answer from the program before the
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    center can provide an appropriate response. The defense team should
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    recognize this issue and help to create a better plan. It is easy to
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    show the outcome, but hard to tell the full story.
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    The behavior of the system has been slow. We must utilize every
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    available resource to make it fast. Begin the optimization process --
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    start with the small changes, then tackle the large ones. "Quick wins
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    are important," said the director, "but we also need a long-term
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    strategy."
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    The color of the output matters. We can customize the organization of
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    the catalog to maximize the result. The fiber network in the center
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    provides a fast connection. This program will analyze 1000 data points
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    and optimize the defense against threats.
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    Nevertheless, there are concerns about the approach. We shouldn't
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    minimize the risks. It isn't easy to identify all the problems, but
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    we're confident we can locate the critical ones. They've already begun
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    to address 50% of the issues.
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""")
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def generate_text(target_bytes: int) -> str:
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    """Repeat sample prose to approximately fill target_bytes."""
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    repeats = (target_bytes // len(SAMPLE_PROSE.encode("utf-8"))) + 1
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    full = SAMPLE_PROSE * repeats
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    encoded = full.encode("utf-8")[:target_bytes]
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    return encoded.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore")
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def bench(func, *args, n=N_RUNS, **kwargs):
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    """Run func n times, return (mean_s, stddev_s, min_s, max_s, results_list)."""
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    times = []
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    result = None
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    for _ in range(n):
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        t0 = time.perf_counter()
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        result = func(*args, **kwargs)
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        t1 = time.perf_counter()
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        times.append(t1 - t0)
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    mean = statistics.mean(times)
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    sd = statistics.stdev(times) if len(times) > 1 else 0.0
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    return mean, sd, min(times), max(times), result
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def format_time(seconds):
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    """Human-readable time formatting."""
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    if seconds < 0.001:
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        return f"{seconds * 1_000_000:.1f} us"
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    elif seconds < 1.0:
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        return f"{seconds * 1_000:.2f} ms"
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    else:
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        return f"{seconds:.3f} s"
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def system_info():
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    """Gather system info (no IPs or secrets)."""
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    lines = []
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    lines.append(f"- **Python:** {platform.python_version()} ({platform.python_implementation()})")
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    lines.append(f"- **OS:** {platform.system()} {platform.release()} ({platform.machine()})")
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    try:
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        cpu = platform.processor() or "unknown"
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        lines.append(f"- **CPU:** {cpu}")
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    except Exception:
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        lines.append("- **CPU:** (unavailable)")
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    lines.append(f"- **Oversight version:** 0.4.4")
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    lines.append(f"- **Date:** {time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC', time.gmtime())}")
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    lines.append(f"- **Runs per benchmark:** {N_RUNS}")
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    return "\n".join(lines)
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def main():
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    out = []
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    def p(s=""):
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        out.append(s)
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    p("# Oversight Protocol v0.4.4 -- Performance Benchmarks")
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    p()
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    p("**For USENIX Security 2026 Submission**")
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    p()
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    p("## System Information")
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    p()
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    p(system_info())
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    p()
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    print("[setup] Generating identities...", file=sys.stderr)
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    issuer = ClassicIdentity.generate()
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    recipient = ClassicIdentity.generate()
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    mark_id = new_mark_id(8)
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    texts = {}
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    plaintexts = {}
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        texts[label] = generate_text(sz)
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        plaintexts[label] = texts[label].encode("utf-8")
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    print("[1/8] Seal throughput...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 1. Seal Throughput")
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    p()
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    p("Time to seal (encrypt + sign + build container) documents of various sizes.")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | Mean | Stddev | Min | Max | Throughput (MB/s) |")
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    p("|------|------|--------|-----|-----|-------------------|")
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    sealed_blobs = {}
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        pt = plaintexts[label]
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        ch = content_hash(pt)
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        def do_seal():
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            m = Manifest.new(
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                original_filename="bench.txt",
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                content_hash=ch,
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                size_bytes=len(pt),
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                issuer_id="bench-issuer",
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                issuer_ed25519_pub_hex=issuer.ed25519_pub.hex(),
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                recipient=Recipient(
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                    recipient_id="bench-recipient",
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                    x25519_pub=recipient.x25519_pub.hex(),
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                ),
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                registry_url="local://bench",
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            )
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            return seal(pt, m, issuer.ed25519_priv, recipient.x25519_pub)
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        mean, sd, mn, mx, blob = bench(do_seal)
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        sealed_blobs[label] = blob
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        tp = (sz / 1_048_576) / mean if mean > 0 else 0
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean)} | {format_time(sd)} | {format_time(mn)} | {format_time(mx)} | {tp:.1f} |")
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    p()
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    print("[2/8] Open throughput...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 2. Open (Decrypt + Verify) Throughput")
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    p()
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    p("Time to open a sealed file: parse container, verify signature, unwrap DEK, AEAD decrypt, verify hash.")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | Mean | Stddev | Min | Max | Throughput (MB/s) |")
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    p("|------|------|--------|-----|-----|-------------------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        blob = sealed_blobs[label]
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        def do_open():
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            return open_sealed(blob, recipient.x25519_priv)
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        mean, sd, mn, mx, _ = bench(do_open)
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        tp = (sz / 1_048_576) / mean if mean > 0 else 0
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean)} | {format_time(sd)} | {format_time(mn)} | {format_time(mx)} | {tp:.1f} |")
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    print("[3/8] Watermark embedding overhead...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 3. Watermark Embedding Overhead")
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    p()
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    p("### 3a. Full seal without watermark vs. with watermark")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | Seal (no wm) | Seal (with wm) | Overhead |")
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    p("|------|-------------|----------------|----------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        pt_raw = plaintexts[label]
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        ch_raw = content_hash(pt_raw)
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        def seal_no_wm():
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            m = Manifest.new(
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                original_filename="bench.txt", content_hash=ch_raw,
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                size_bytes=len(pt_raw), issuer_id="bench",
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                issuer_ed25519_pub_hex=issuer.ed25519_pub.hex(),
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                recipient=Recipient(recipient_id="r", x25519_pub=recipient.x25519_pub.hex()),
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                registry_url="local://bench",
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            )
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            return seal(pt_raw, m, issuer.ed25519_priv, recipient.x25519_pub)
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        wm_text = apply_all(texts[label], mark_id)
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        pt_wm = wm_text.encode("utf-8")
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        ch_wm = content_hash(pt_wm)
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        def seal_with_wm():
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            m = Manifest.new(
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                original_filename="bench.txt", content_hash=ch_wm,
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                size_bytes=len(pt_wm), issuer_id="bench",
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                issuer_ed25519_pub_hex=issuer.ed25519_pub.hex(),
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                recipient=Recipient(recipient_id="r", x25519_pub=recipient.x25519_pub.hex()),
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                registry_url="local://bench",
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            return seal(pt_wm, m, issuer.ed25519_priv, recipient.x25519_pub)
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        mean_no, sd_no, _, _, _ = bench(seal_no_wm)
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        mean_wm, sd_wm, _, _, _ = bench(seal_with_wm)
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        overhead_pct = ((mean_wm - mean_no) / mean_no * 100) if mean_no > 0 else 0
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean_no)} | {format_time(mean_wm)} | {overhead_pct:+.1f}% |")
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    p()
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    p("### 3b. Per-layer watermark embedding time (text processing only)")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | L1 (zero-width) | L2 (whitespace) | L3 (semantic) | All layers |")
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    p("|------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        txt = texts[label]
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        def do_l1():
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            return embed_zw(txt, mark_id)
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        def do_l2():
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            return embed_ws(txt, mark_id)
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        def do_l3():
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            return apply_semantic(txt, mark_id)
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        def do_all():
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            return apply_all(txt, mark_id)
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        mean_l1, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_l1)
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        mean_l2, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_l2)
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        mean_l3, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_l3)
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        mean_all, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_all)
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean_l1)} | {format_time(mean_l2)} | {format_time(mean_l3)} | {format_time(mean_all)} |")
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    print("[4/8] Watermark extraction time...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 4. Watermark Extraction Time")
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    p()
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    p("Time to extract watermarks from watermarked text using `recover_marks()` and `recover_marks_v2()`.")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | recover_marks() | recover_marks_v2() (no L3 candidates) | recover_marks_v2() (with L3 candidate) |")
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    p("|------|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        wm_text = apply_all(texts[label], mark_id)
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        def do_rm():
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            return recover_marks(wm_text)
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            return recover_marks_v2(wm_text, candidate_mark_ids=[mark_id])
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        mean_rm, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_rm)
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        mean_rm2n, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_rm2_no_l3)
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        mean_rm2l, _, _, _, _ = bench(do_rm2_l3)
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean_rm)} | {format_time(mean_rm2n)} | {format_time(mean_rm2l)} |")
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    print("[5/8] Content fingerprint computation...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 5. Content Fingerprint Computation")
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    p()
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    p("Time to compute `ContentFingerprint.from_text()` (winnowing + sentence hashing).")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | Mean | Stddev | Min | Max | Winnowing hashes | Sentence hashes |")
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    p("|------|------|--------|-----|-----|-----------------|-----------------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        txt = texts[label]
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        def do_fp():
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        mean, sd, mn, mx, fp = bench(do_fp)
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean)} | {format_time(sd)} | {format_time(mn)} | {format_time(mx)} | {len(fp.winnowing_fp)} | {len(fp.sentence_fp)} |")
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    print("[6/8] L3 verification time...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 6. L3 Semantic Verification Time")
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    p()
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    p("Time to run `verify_semantic()` with correct and incorrect mark IDs.")
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    p()
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    p("| Size | Correct mark_id | Wrong mark_id | Correct score | Wrong score |")
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    p("|------|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|")
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    wrong_mark_id = new_mark_id(8)
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        wm_text = apply_all(texts[label], mark_id)
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        def do_verify_correct():
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            return verify_semantic(wm_text, mark_id)
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            return verify_semantic(wm_text, wrong_mark_id)
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        mean_c, _, _, _, result_c = bench(do_verify_correct)
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        mean_w, _, _, _, result_w = bench(do_verify_wrong)
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        c_score = result_c.get("weighted_score", 0)
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        w_score = result_w.get("weighted_score", 0)
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        p(f"| {label} | {format_time(mean_c)} | {format_time(mean_w)} | {c_score:.3f} | {w_score:.3f} |")
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    print("[7/8] File size overhead...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 7. File Size Overhead")
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    p()
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    p("Plaintext size vs. sealed container size (no watermark), and watermarked+sealed size.")
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    p()
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    p("| Nominal | Plaintext bytes | Sealed bytes | Overhead (sealed) | Watermarked text bytes | WM+Sealed bytes | Overhead (wm+sealed) |")
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    p("|---------|----------------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------|")
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    for label, sz in SIZES.items():
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        pt = plaintexts[label]
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        blob = sealed_blobs[label]
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        wm_text = apply_all(texts[label], mark_id)
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        pt_wm = wm_text.encode("utf-8")
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        ch_wm = content_hash(pt_wm)
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        m = Manifest.new(
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            original_filename="bench.txt", content_hash=ch_wm,
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            size_bytes=len(pt_wm), issuer_id="bench",
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            issuer_ed25519_pub_hex=issuer.ed25519_pub.hex(),
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            recipient=Recipient(recipient_id="r", x25519_pub=recipient.x25519_pub.hex()),
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            registry_url="local://bench",
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        blob_wm = seal(pt_wm, m, issuer.ed25519_priv, recipient.x25519_pub)
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        overhead_sealed = ((len(blob) - len(pt)) / len(pt)) * 100
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        p(f"| {label} | {len(pt):,} | {len(blob):,} | +{overhead_sealed:.1f}% | {len(pt_wm):,} | {len(blob_wm):,} | +{overhead_wm:.1f}% |")
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    p()
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    print("[8/8] ECC encode/decode time...", file=sys.stderr)
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    p("## 8. ECC Encode/Decode Time")
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    p()
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    p("Time for error-correcting code operations on mark_id payloads of various sizes.")
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    p()
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        "8 bytes (64-bit mark_id)": 8,
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        "16 bytes (128-bit mark_id)": 16,
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        "32 bytes (256-bit mark_id)": 32,
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        p(f"### Repetition factor R={rep}")
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        p()
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        p(f"| Payload | Coded bits | Encode mean | Encode stddev | Decode mean | Decode stddev | Decode w/ 20% errors |")
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        p(f"|---------|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|")
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            noisy = list(coded_bits)
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            n_flip = int(len(noisy) * 0.20)
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            flip_idx = random.sample(range(len(noisy)), n_flip)
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            p(f"| {plabel} | {coded_len} | {format_time(mean_e)} | {format_time(sd_e)} | {format_time(mean_d)} | {format_time(sd_d)} | {format_time(mean_dn)} (conf={conf_n:.2f}, corrected={errs_n}) |")
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    p("## Summary Observations")
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    p()
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    p("1. **Seal/Open operations** are dominated by cryptographic primitives (X25519 key agreement, Ed25519 signing, XChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD). The per-operation overhead is constant regardless of document size for key operations; only AEAD encryption/decryption scales linearly with payload size.")
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    p()
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    p("2. **Watermark embedding overhead** is negligible at the container level. The L1 (zero-width) and L2 (whitespace) layers are O(n) string operations with minimal constant factors. L3 (semantic) is the most expensive layer due to regex-based synonym matching across the full text, but remains practical for all tested document sizes.")
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    p()
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    p("3. **Watermark extraction** (L1 + L2) is fast. L3 verification is candidate-based and scales linearly with text length and the number of candidates tested.")
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    p()
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    p("4. **Content fingerprinting** (winnowing + sentence hashing) is the most computationally intensive operation per byte due to rolling hash computation. For 1 MB documents, it remains well under real-time requirements.")
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    p()
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    p("5. **File size overhead** from the sealed container format is small and amortizes as document size grows. The fixed overhead includes the manifest (~500 bytes), wrapped DEK (~150 bytes), and AEAD nonce (24 bytes). The Poly1305 tag adds 16 bytes. Watermark text expansion (primarily L1 zero-width characters) adds variable overhead proportional to document length.")
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    p()
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    p("6. **ECC** repetition coding is extremely fast (sub-microsecond for typical payloads). With R=7, the scheme tolerates up to 42% random bit errors while recovering the original mark_id, making it robust against moderate paraphrasing attacks on L3 synonym marks.")
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    p()
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    p("---")
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    p()
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    p("## Figures-Ready Data (CSV)")
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    p()
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    p("The tables above can be directly imported into plotting tools. Key relationships for figures:")
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    p()
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    p("- **Figure 1:** Seal throughput vs. document size (log-log plot)")
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    p("- **Figure 2:** Per-layer watermark embedding time breakdown (stacked bar)")
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    p("- **Figure 3:** File size overhead ratio vs. document size")
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    p("- **Figure 4:** L3 verification: correct vs. wrong mark_id score distributions")
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    p("- **Figure 5:** ECC error tolerance: decode confidence vs. bit error rate")
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    p()
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    return "\n".join(out)
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    result = main()
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    print(result)
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    outpath = os.environ.get("OVERSIGHT_BENCH_OUT", "PERFORMANCE_BENCHMARKS.md")
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    with open(outpath, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
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        f.write(result)
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    print(f"\n[done] Written to {outpath}", file=sys.stderr)