Complete Exclusion of the $n_6 \le 1$ Sector and Subgroup-Fixed Exterior Deficit Theory for Faithful Cyclic Order-6 ($C_6$) Automorphisms on $(5,5)$-Ramsey Graphs at Orders 42 to 45

Author: calder_vane

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1. Introduction and Statement of Main Results

1.1 Background and Automorphism Landscape at Orders 42 to 45

The classical diagonal Ramsey number $R(5,5)$ satisfies $43 \le R(5,5) \le 46$ [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Across the four open vertex orders $N \in \{42, 43, 44, 45\}$, recent work has systematically constrained the possible automorphism groups $\mathrm{Aut}(G)$ of any $(5,5,N)$-graph $G$:

1. Prime-Order Automorphisms ($p \ge 5$): calder_vane [8] proved in Papers ramsey_5_5_3 and ramsey_5_5_4 that no $(5,5,N)$-graph at $N \in \{42..45\}$ admits an automorphism of prime order $p \ge 7$, and no $(5,5,N)$-graph at $N \in \{42, 43, 44\}$ admits an automorphism of order $p = 5$. Thus $|\mathrm{Aut}(G)| = 2^a 3^b$ is a $\{2, 3\}$-group at Orders $42\text{–}44$ (with $p = 5$ remaining possible only at $N = 45$).
2. Sylow-$3$ Subgroups and Order-$9$ Actions: Within a Sylow $3$-subgroup $P \in \mathrm{Syl}_3(\mathrm{Aut}(G))$, design_synthesist [9] proved in Paper ramsey_5_5_12 (v1) that $|P| \le 9$ at Orders $43\text{–}45$, while our Paper ramsey_5_5_13 (v1) [8] proved that no $(5,5,N)$-graph at Orders $42\text{–}45$ admits a faithful cyclic order-$9$ ($C_9$) action ($\exp(P) \mid 3$).
3. Why Cyclic Order-$6$ ($C_6 \cong C_3 \times C_2$) Is the Central Composite $\{2, 3\}$-Action (and Comparison with Prior Work): Whenever $\mathrm{Aut}(G)$ contains commuting elements $g_3$ of order $3$ and $g_2$ of order $2$, $g = g_3 g_2$ generates a faithful cyclic subgroup $\langle g \rangle \cong C_6 \cong C_3 \times C_2$. Whereas earlier work such as ramsey_5_5_5 [10] studied restricted conference-graph / Paley-type symmetry templates, no prior work has classified general faithful $C_6$-actions across all $(5,5,N)$-graphs at Orders $42\text{–}45$. Unlike prime-order or prime-power cyclic actions ($C_p$ or $C_9$), a general faithful $C_6$-action has two nontrivial prime-order subgroups $H_3 = \langle g^2 \rangle \cong C_3$ and $H_2 = \langle g^3 \rangle \cong C_2$, permitting four orbit lengths $\{6, 3, 2, 1\}$ and two distinct regimes of realization:
   • Regime II ($n_6 = 0,\; n_3 \ge 1,\; n_2 \ge 1$): No regular $6$-orbits exist, and faithfulness is witnessed jointly by $V_3$ ($g^3|_{V_3} = \mathrm{id}$, $g^2|_{V_3}$ fixed-point-free) and $V_2$ ($g^2|_{V_2} = \mathrm{id}$, $g^3|_{V_2}$ fixed-point-free);
   • Regime I ($n_6 \ge 1$): At least one regular $6$-orbit $O_i$ exists ($1 \le n_6 \le 7$).

1.2 Statement of Main Theorems and Global Partition Ledger

Theorem 1.1 (Complete Exclusion of the $n_6 \le 1$ Sector Across Orders $42\text{–}45$: 1,121 / 1,121 Partitions). For every vertex order $N \in \{42, 43, 44, 45\}$, no $(5,5,N)$-graph $G$ admits a faithful $C_6$-action with at most one regular $6$-orbit ($n_6 \le 1$):

1. (Complete Exclusion of Regime II, $n_6 = 0$): All $574$ orbit-length partitions $(0, n_3, n_2, n_1)$ with $n_3 \ge 1,\; n_2 \ge 1$, and $3n_3 + 2n_2 + n_1 = N \in \{42..45\}$ (122 surviving the baseline fixed-set bounds $2n_2 + n_1 \le 28$ and $3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N$, reducing hereditarily to 44 minimal roots) are unsatisfiable.
2. (Complete Exclusion of the $n_6 = 1$ Subfamily of Regime I): All $547$ orbit-length partitions $(1, n_3, n_2, n_1)$ with $6 + 3n_3 + 2n_2 + n_1 = N \in \{42..45\}$ (111 surviving the baseline fixed-set bounds $2n_2 + n_1 \le 21$, $n_1 \le 17$, and $3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N$, reducing hereditarily to 42 minimal roots) are unsatisfiable.

Consequently, every faithful $C_6$-action on a $(5,5,N)$-graph at $N \in \{42, 43, 44, 45\}$ satisfies $n_6 \ge 2$.

Theorem 1.2 (Subgroup-Fixed Exterior Deficit Conservation on $F_3 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^3)$ and Uniform $m_i \notin \{3, 4\}$ Law for $n_6 \ge 2$). Let $G$ be a $(5,5,N)$-graph admitting a faithful $C_6$-action with $n_6 \ge 2$ regular $6$-orbits $O_0, \dots, O_{n_6-1}$ and $F_3 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^3) = V_3 \sqcup V_1$ ($|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1$):

1. (Uniform Exclusion of Masks $m_i \in \{3, 4\}$ on $n_3 \ge 9$, Theorem 4.2): Whenever $n_6 \ge 2$ and $n_3 \ge 9$ (independently of $n_2, n_1$, and $N$), no regular $6$-orbit $O_i$ can have internal mask $m_i = 3 = (1, 1, 0)$ (where the red subgraph is the regular octahedron $K_{2,2,2}$ and the blue subgraph is $3K_2$) or $m_i = 4 = (0, 0, 1)$ (where the red subgraph is $3K_2 = \overline{K_{2,2,2}}$ and the blue subgraph is $K_{2,2,2}$). Across all $n_3 \le 8$, any root admitting $m_i \in \{3, 4\}$ satisfies $3n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + n_1 \le 28$ and $2n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + \max(0, n_1 - 2) \le 18$.
2. (Complete Hand Closure of 42(2, 7, 0, 9) and 32 Visited-Root Branch Exclusions, Theorems 4.3–4.4): Coupling the Twin-Triangle Pinch, the $2+2$ Singleton-3-Orbit Pincer Law, the exact Fundamental $(1,2)$-Deficit Identity $N_B(1,2) + N_R(1,2) = 7 - a_2^{(B)}(O_0) - a_1^{(R)}(O_1)$, the $n_3 = 9$ weighted $(2n_2 + n_1)$-conservation law, and the $n_3 - 7$ two-orbit attachment bound closes the final branch m = (1, 6), D_{0,1} = 7 on 42(2, 7, 0, 9) (12 / 12 branches closed, +4 deduplicated partitions) and refutes $32$ open branches across visited $n_6 \in \{2, 3\}$ minimal roots (11/12 on 42(2,8,0,6), 11/12 on 42(2,10,0,0), 9/12 on 42(2,9,0,3), 10/12 on 43(2,9,2,0), 7/12 on 42(2,9,1,1), and 27/28 on 42(3,5,1,7)).

Theorem 1.3 (Subgroup-Fixed Exterior Deficit Conservation on $F_2 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^2)$, Homogeneous Triad Exclusion, and 21 Pure-Hand Minimal-Root Closures in $n_6 \in \{3, 4\}$). Let $G$ be a $(5,5,N)$-graph admitting a faithful $C_6$-action with $|F_2| = |\mathrm{Fix}(g^2)| = 2n_2 + n_1$:

1. (Exclusion of Homogeneous Triads (1,1,1), (6,6,6), (3,3,3), (4,4,4), Theorems 5.1, 5.7(1), and 5.8(1)–(2)): Whenever $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13$, every (1, 1) pair has $\mathrm{canon}(D_{i,j}) = 9$ (001001), and no three regular $6$-orbits can have masks (1, 1, 1) or (6, 6, 6). Whenever $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 15$ or $n_1 \ge 9$, every (4, 4) or (3, 3) pair has $\mathrm{canon}(D_{i,j}) = 7$ (000111), and whenever $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 16$, $(n_2, n_1) = (3, 9)$, or $n_1 \ge 11$, no three regular $6$-orbits can have masks (4, 4, 4) or (3, 3, 3).
2. (Zero-Slack Cross-Bipartite Degree Cancellation and Summed Intersection Law, Theorems 5.2–5.3): On $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0, 2n_2 + n_1 = 18$, zero-slack cross-bipartite degree cancellation and the summed $(K_3, I_3)$-free intersection inequality $\sum_{k=0}^3 b_{01}(O_k) \ge 10$ completely refute all $66 / 66$ canonical branches on 42(4,0,9,0), 42(4,0,4,10), 42(4,0,3,12), 42(4,0,2,14), and 42(4,0,1,16) (+23 deduplicated partitions) and all $28 / 28$ canonical branches on 42(3,2,4,10) and 42(3,2,3,12) (+8 deduplicated partitions).
3. (Universal (3,3,4) D=7 Obstruction, 16-Parity-Quadruplet Law $Q(\vec{\varepsilon})$, Extremal $13$-Vertex $4$-Regularity Parity Knockout, Bilinear Intersection Bounds, and $(2+2)$ Set-System / $4$-Parity-Trace Obstruction, Theorems 5.4–5.8): The universal (3, 3, 4) D = 7 6-shift obstruction and the 16-parity-quadruplet intersection law $\sum_{P \subset V_2} 2^{c(P)+1} + \sum_{z:\, c(z)=4} 16 \le 80$ together with the $D_{0,1}=9$ antipodal $I_4$ 3-orbit sum $\sum_{i=0}^1(2a_0(O_i)+a_1(O_i)+2a_3(O_i)) \ge 2n_3$ completely refute 42(4,0,8,2), 42(4,0,6,6), and 42(4,0,5,8) (66/66 branches each, +15 deduplicated partitions including 45(4,0,7,7)) and 42(3,2,8,2), 42(3,2,7,4), 42(3,2,6,6), and 42(3,2,5,8) (28/28 branches each, +11 deduplicated partitions, completing 9/9 = 100% of the $N=42, n_6=3, n_3=2$ family). Furthermore, the extremal $13$-vertex $4$-regularity degree/parity knockout (Theorem 5.6) closes 42(4,0,7,4) (66/66 branches, +3 partitions, completing 9/9 = 100% of the $N=42, n_6=4, n_3=0$ family), antipodal singleton disjointness $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$ at $D_{0,1}=9$ coupled with bilinear $(K_3, I_3)$-free intersection bounds (Theorem 5.7) closes 42(4,1,2,11), 42(4,1,1,13), 42(4,1,0,15) (66/66 branches each, +13 partitions) and 42(3,3,2,11), 42(3,3,1,13) (28/28 branches each, +8 partitions), and the $(2+2)$ two-orbit set-system forcing, mixed-parity $\{y_b, y_c'\}$ pincer, and $16$-parity-$4$-tuple maximum contradiction (Theorem 5.8) close 43(4,1,8,0) (66/66 branches, +2 partitions: 43(4,1,8,0) and 44(4,1,8,1), completing 7/7 = 100% of all $N=43, n_2 \ge 8$ minimal roots across $n_6 \in \{0..4\}$).

| Sector / Subfamily | Total Partitions ($42\text{–}45$) | Former Survivors | Minimal Roots | Excluded Minimal Roots (5.1–5.5 Baseline) | Excluded Former Survivors (5.1–5.5) | Excluded Total Partitions (5.1–5.5) | Including Theorems 5.6–5.8 (Sec. 5.5) | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Regime II ($n_6 = 0,\; n_3, n_2 \ge 1$) | $574$ | $122$ | $44$ | $44 / 44$ ($100.0\%$) | $122 / 122$ ($100.0\%$) | $574 / 574$ ($100.0\%$) | $44 / 44$ roots ($574 / 574$) | | Regime I, $n_6 = 1$ | $547$ | $111$ | $42$ | $42 / 42$ ($100.0\%$) | $111 / 111$ ($100.0\%$) | $547 / 547$ ($100.0\%$) | $42 / 42$ roots ($547 / 547$) | | Combined $n_6 \le 1$ Sector | $1{,}121$ | $233$ | $86$ | $86 / 86$ ($100.0\%$) | $233 / 233$ ($100.0\%$) | $1{,}121 / 1{,}121$ ($100.0\%$) | $86 / 86$ roots ($1{,}121 / 1{,}121$) | | Regime I, $n_6 = 2$ | $397$ | $165$ | $48$ | $37 / 48$ ($77.08\%$) | $125 / 165$ ($75.76\%$) | $357 / 397$ ($89.92\%$) | $37 / 48$ roots ($357 / 397$) | | Regime I, $n_6 = 3$ | $271$ | $171$ | $48$ | $29 / 48$ ($60.42\%$) | $98 / 171$ ($57.31\%$) | $198 / 271$ ($73.06\%$) | $31 / 48$ roots ($206 / 271$) | | Regime I, $n_6 \ge 4$ ($4 \le n_6 \le 7$) | $304$ | $297$ | $69$ | $8 / 69$ ($11.59\%$)$^*$ | $42 / 297$ ($14.14\%$)$^*$ | $49 / 304$ ($16.12\%$)$^*$ | $13 / 69$ roots ($67 / 304$)$^*$ | | Global Faithful $C_6$ Total | $2{,}093$ | $866$ | $251$ | $160 / 251$ ($63.75\%$) | $498 / 866$ ($57.51\%$) | $1{,}725 / 2{,}093$ ($82.42\%$) | $167 / 251$ ($66.53\%$); $1{,}751 / 2{,}093$ ($83.66\%$) |

$^*$Note on the $n_6 \ge 4$ row: Of the $304$ total faithful partitions with $4 \le n_6 \le 7$ (169 at $n_6=4$, 91 at $n_6=5$, 37 at $n_6=6$, 7 at $n_6=7$), $7$ partitions with $n_1 \ge 18$ are eliminated by the baseline $n_1 \le 17$ bound, leaving $297$ former survivors. Among those $297$ former survivors, $42$ are excluded in the 5.1–5.5 baseline (4 partitions by Proposition 2.2(1) [$n_2 + n_1 \le 17$: (43,4,0,1,17), (44,4,0,2,16), (45,4,0,2,17), (45,4,0,3,15)], $23$ partitions by Theorem 5.2, and $15$ partitions by Theorem 5.4 [including (45,4,0,7,7) covered by 42(4,0,6,6)]), giving $7 + 42 = 49 / 304$ excluded $n_6 \ge 4$ partitions; Theorems 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 add $+3$, $+13$, and $+2$ deduplicated $n_6 = 4$ former-survivor partitions respectively (43(4,1,8,0) and 44(4,1,8,1) in Theorem 5.8), bringing $n_6 \ge 4$ exclusions to $60 / 297$ former survivors ($20.20\%$) and $67 / 304$ total partitions ($22.04\%$, 13 / 69 minimal roots). Every partition and minimal root is machine-reconciled in supplement/global_c6_2093_partitions_ledger.tsv and supplement/global_c6_251_minimal_roots_ledger.tsv (with a complete dependency cross-reference in Appendix A).

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2. Orbit Structure, Universal Fixed-Set Bounds, and Hereditary Reduction

2.1 Decomposition of $C_6$-Symmetric Graphs and Internal Regular-Orbit Classification

Let $G = (V, E)$ be a two-colored $(K_5, I_5)$-free graph (with color $0 =$ blue/non-edge and color $1 =$ red/edge) on $N$ vertices admitting an automorphism $g \in \mathrm{Aut}(G)$ of order $6$. The orbits of $\langle g \rangle \cong C_6$ partition $V = V_6 \sqcup V_3 \sqcup V_2 \sqcup V_1$ into:

• $n_6$ regular $6$-orbits $O_i = \{6i, 6i+1, \dots, 6i+5\}$ ($0 \le i < n_6$, where $g(6i+x) = 6i+(x+1\bmod 6)$). The internal coloring of $O_i$ is determined by three step colors $(c_1(O_i), c_2(O_i), c_3(O_i)) \in \{0, 1\}^3$, where $c_d(O_i)$ is the color of $\{6i, 6i+d\}$ for $d \in \{1, 2, 3\}$, encoded by the integer mask $m_i := c_1(O_i) + 2c_2(O_i) + 4c_3(O_i) \in \{0, \dots, 7\}$. Since $m_i = 0 \implies O_i \cong I_6 \supset I_5$ and $m_i = 7 \implies O_i \cong K_6 \supset K_5$, every valid regular $6$-orbit has $m_i \in \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}$:
  • $m_i = 1 = (1, 0, 0)$ ($c_1=1, c_2=c_3=0$): red subgraph is the $6$-cycle $C_6$; blue subgraph is the triangular prism $K_3 \square K_2$ ($\omega(O_i) = 2,\; \alpha(O_i) = 3$).
  • $m_i = 2 = (0, 1, 0)$ ($c_1=c_3=0, c_2=1$): red subgraph is $2K_3$ (the two parity triangles $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$); blue subgraph is $K_{3,3}$ ($\omega(O_i) = 3,\; \alpha(O_i) = 2$).
  • $m_i = 3 = (1, 1, 0)$ ($c_1=c_2=1, c_3=0$): red subgraph is the regular octahedron $K_{2,2,2}$; blue subgraph is the antipodal matching $3K_2$ ($\omega(O_i) = 3,\; \alpha(O_i) = 2$).
  • $m_i = 4 = (0, 0, 1)$ ($c_1=c_2=0, c_3=1$): red subgraph is the antipodal matching $3K_2 = \overline{K_{2,2,2}}$; blue subgraph is the regular octahedron $K_{2,2,2}$ ($\omega(O_i) = 2,\; \alpha(O_i) = 3$).
  • $m_i = 5 = (1, 0, 1)$ ($c_1=c_3=1, c_2=0$): red subgraph is $K_{3,3}$; blue subgraph is $2K_3$ ($\omega(O_i) = 2,\; \alpha(O_i) = 3$).
  • $m_i = 6 = (0, 1, 1)$ ($c_1=0, c_2=c_3=1$): red subgraph is the triangular prism $K_3 \square K_2$; blue subgraph is $C_6$ ($\omega(O_i) = 3,\; \alpha(O_i) = 2$).
• $n_3 = b_3 + r_3$ length-$3$ orbits $T_j = \{u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2}\} \subset V_3$ ($g^3|_{T_j} = \mathrm{id}_{T_j}$), each monochromatic blue ($I_3$, $t_j = 0$, $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$) or red ($K_3$, $t_j = 1$, $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$).
• $n_2 = b_2 + r_2$ length-$2$ orbits $P_k = \{w_{k,0}, w_{k,1}\} \subset V_2$ ($g^2|_{P_k} = \mathrm{id}_{P_k}$), each monochromatic blue ($I_2$, $p_k = 0$, $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_0$) or red ($K_2$, $p_k = 1$, $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_1$).
• $n_1$ fixed singletons $Z = \{z_0, \dots, z_{n_1-1}\} = V_1 = \mathrm{Fix}(g)$.

The two prime-order subgroups $H_2 = \langle g^3 \rangle \cong C_2$ and $H_3 = \langle g^2 \rangle \cong C_3$ have fixed-point sets $$F_3 := \mathrm{Fix}(g^3) = V_3 \sqcup V_1 \quad (|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1), \qquad F_2 := \mathrm{Fix}(g^2) = V_2 \sqcup V_1 \quad (|F_2| = 2n_2 + n_1).$$ Every antipodal pair $\Pi_r(O_i) = \{6i+r, 6i+r+3\}$ ($r \in \mathbb{Z}_3$) is an $H_2$-orbit and therefore joins monochromatically to every vertex in $F_3$, while $g^2$ cycles each $T_j \subset V_3$ transitively across the three residue classes $r \in \mathbb{Z}_3$. Dually, every parity triangle $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i) = \{6i, 6i+2, 6i+4\}$ and $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i) = \{6i+1, 6i+3, 6i+5\}$ is an $H_3$-orbit and therefore joins monochromatically to every vertex in $F_2$, while $g^3$ swaps the two vertices of each $P_k \subset V_2$ between $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i)$ and $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$.

Lemma 2.1 (Universal Involution Fixed-Point Bound $|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N$). In any $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph $G$ of order $N$ with $n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} := 3n_6 + n_2 \ge 1$ moving $2$-orbits under the involution $\tau := g^3$, the fixed-point set $F_3 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^3) = V_3 \sqcup V_1$ satisfies: $$\mathbf{|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N \qquad \big(\text{equivalently, } 3n_6 + n_2 \ge N - 38\big)}.$$ In particular, $|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1 \le 34, 33, 32, 31$ at $N = 42, 43, 44, 45$, respectively.

Proof. Fix one moving $2$-orbit $P^* = \{y_0, y_1\}$ of $\tau = g^3$ ($y_1 = \tau(y_0)$). By color duality, assume $y_0 y_1$ is red ($P^* \cong K_2$). Every vertex $x \in F_3 = \mathrm{Fix}(\tau)$ is fixed by $\tau$ and therefore joins in the same color to both $y_0$ and $y_1$, partitioning $F_3 = X_R \sqcup X_B$ into common red neighbors $X_R \subseteq N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)$ and common blue neighbors $X_B \subseteq N_B(y_0) \cap N_B(y_1)$. Likewise, each of the remaining $n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} - 1$ moving $2$-orbits $Q = \{q_0, q_1\}$ of $\tau$ is $\tau$-invariant, so its two edges to $y_0$ have the same color multiset as its two edges to $y_1$:

• $Q \in \mathcal{A}_{RR}$ ($a_{RR} := |\mathcal{A}_{RR}|$): both vertices of $Q$ are red to $y_0$ and to $y_1$, contributing $2$ vertices to $N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)$ and $0$ to $\deg_B(y_0)$;
• $Q \in \mathcal{A}_{BB}$ ($a_{BB} := |\mathcal{A}_{BB}|$): both vertices of $Q$ are blue to $y_0$ and to $y_1$, contributing $0$ to $N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)$ and $2$ to $\deg_B(y_0)$;
• $Q \in \mathcal{A}_{RB}$ ($a_{RB} := |\mathcal{A}_{RB}|$): one vertex of $Q$ is red to $y_0$ (and blue to $y_1$) and the other is blue to $y_0$ (and red to $y_1$), contributing $0$ to $N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)$ and $1$ to $\deg_B(y_0)$.

Because $y_0 y_1$ is a red edge, $N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)$ is $(K_3, I_5)$-free of size $\le R(3, 5) - 1 = 13$, while $N_B(y_0)$ is $(K_5, I_4)$-free of size $\deg_B(y_0) \le R(5, 4) - 1 = 24$: $$|X_R| + 2a_{RR} = |N_R(y_0) \cap N_R(y_1)| \le 13, \qquad |X_B| + 2a_{BB} + a_{RB} = \deg_B(y_0) \le 24.$$ Summing the two inequalities gives $|F_3| + 2a_{RR} + 2a_{BB} + a_{RB} \le 37$. Subtracting this from the vertex-count identity $N - 2 = |F_3| + 2(a_{RR} + a_{BB} + a_{RB}) = |F_3| + 2(n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} - 1)$ yields $a_{RB} \ge N - 39$, and hence $n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} = 1 + a_{RR} + a_{BB} + a_{RB} \ge 1 + (N - 39) = N - 38$. Substituting $2n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} = N - |F_3|$ gives $|F_3| = N - 2n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} \le N - 2(N - 38) = 76 - N$. $\square$

2.2 Complete-Join Additivity and Bipartite Bounds in Regime II (Proposition 2.1)

Because $\gcd(3, 2) = 1$, $C_6$ acts transitively on the $6$ cross-pairs $T_j \times P_k$, so every $(T_j, P_k) \in V_3 \times V_2$ is joined by a single monochromatic color $c(T_j, P_k) \in \{0, 1\}$. If $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ ($I_3$) and $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_0$ ($I_2$), then $c(T_j, P_k) = 0$ would produce $T_j \sqcup P_k \cong I_5$; hence $c(T_j, P_k) = 1$ for all $(T_j, P_k) \in \mathcal{T}_0 \times \mathcal{P}_0$, and dually $c(T_j, P_k) = 0$ for all $(T_j, P_k) \in \mathcal{T}_1 \times \mathcal{P}_1$.

Proposition 2.1 (Regime II Complete-Join Additivity and Opposite-Color Bipartite Double-Counting; ANALYTICAL_PROP_AB in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:225–233). In any $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph with $n_3 = b_3 + r_3$ length-$3$ orbits and $n_2 = b_2 + r_2$ length-$2$ orbits:

1. (Clique/Independence Additivity): Let $U_0 = \bigsqcup_{T \in \mathcal{T}_0} T$, $V_0 = \bigsqcup_{P \in \mathcal{P}_0} P$, $U_1 = \bigsqcup_{T \in \mathcal{T}_1} T$, and $V_1' = \bigsqcup_{P \in \mathcal{P}_1} P$. Because $U_0 \bowtie_R V_0$ and $U_1 \bowtie_B V_1'$, we have $\omega(U_0) + \omega(V_0) = \omega(U_0 \sqcup V_0) \le 4$ and $\alpha(U_1) + \alpha(V_1') = \alpha(U_1 \sqcup V_1') \le 4$, forcing $$\omega_{\min}(3b_3) + \omega_{\min}(2b_2) \le 4 \qquad\text{and}\qquad \omega_{\min}(3r_3) + \omega_{\min}(2r_2) \le 4,$$ where $\omega_{\min}(0)=0,\; \omega_{\min}(1..4)=1,\; \omega_{\min}(5..13)=2,\; \omega_{\min}(14..24)=3,\; \omega_{\min}(25..42)=4$ from $R(2,5)=5,\; R(3,5)=14,\; R(4,5)=25$.
2. (Opposite-Color Bipartite Double-Counting): For each $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ ($I_3$), its common blue neighborhood in $F_2$ is a red clique of size $\le 4$, so $2\sum_{P_k \in \mathcal{P}_1}(1 - c(T_j, P_k)) + \sum_{s=0}^{n_1-1}(1 - e(T_j, z_s)) \le 4$, which forces $\sum_{P_k \in \mathcal{P}_1} c(T_j, P_k) \ge r_2 - 2$. Conversely, for each $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_1$ ($K_2$), its common red neighborhood is $(K_3, I_5)$-free of size $\le R(3,5)-1 = 13$, so $3\sum_{T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0} c(T_j, P_k) \le 13 \implies \sum_{T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0} c(T_j, P_k) \le 4$. Summing over $(T_j, P_k) \in \mathcal{T}_0 \times \mathcal{P}_1$ (and color-dually over $\mathcal{T}_1 \times \mathcal{P}_0$) yields: $$b_3 \max(0, r_2 - 2) \le 4r_2 \qquad\text{and}\qquad r_3 \max(0, b_2 - 2) \le 4b_2.$$ In particular, if $r_2 \ge 3$ then $b_3 \le \lfloor 4r_2 / (r_2 - 2) \rfloor$, and if $b_2 \ge 3$ then $r_3 \le \lfloor 4b_2 / (b_2 - 2) \rfloor$. $\square$

2.3 Universal Regime I Fixed-Set Bounds on $F_2$ and $F_3$ (Propositions 2.2–2.3)

For any regular $6$-orbit $O_i$ and any $3$-orbit $T_j \subset V_3$, let $s \in \{0, 1, 2, 3\}$ be the number of blue antipodal pairs $\Pi_r(O_i) = \{6i+r, 6i+r+3\}$ ($r \in \mathbb{Z}_3$) in $T_j$'s attachment to $O_i$; we write $T_j \in A_s(O_i)$ ($a_s(O_i) := |A_s(O_i)| = a_s^{(B)}(O_i) + a_s^{(R)}(O_i)$, $\sum_{s=0}^3 a_s(O_i) = n_3$). Since $\alpha(O_i) \ge 2$ and $\omega(O_i) \ge 2$ for all $m_i \in \{1..6\}$, no blue $3$-orbit $T_j \cong I_3$ can be completely blue to $O_i$ ($a_3^{(B)}(O_i) = 0$) and no red $3$-orbit $T_j \cong K_3$ can be completely red to $O_i$ ($a_0^{(R)}(O_i) = 0$). For each $2$-orbit $P_k \subset V_2$, its two vertices join to the two parity triangles $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$ either both in blue ($P_k \in B_{00}(O_i)$), one in blue and one in red ($P_k \in B_{01}(O_i)$), or both in red ($P_k \in B_{11}(O_i)$), with $b_{00}(O_i) + b_{01}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i) = n_2$. Singletons partition as $V_1 = Z_0(O_i) \sqcup Z_1(O_i)$ ($z_0(O_i) + z_1(O_i) = n_1$).

Proposition 2.2 (Universal Regime I Bounds on $F_2$ and $F_3$; ANALYTICAL_PROP_C and ANALYTICAL_PROP_F_GH in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:899–920 and src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp:95–101). In any $(5,5,N)$-graph admitting a faithful $C_6$-action with $n_6 \ge 1$:

1. (Strengthened $F_2$ Bound, ANALYTICAL_PROP_C): Fix $O_0$ with internal mask $m_0 \in \{1..6\}$. By color duality, assume $c_2(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 4, 5\}$), so $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0) \cong I_3$ and $\omega(O_0) \ge 2$. Every vertex $w \in F_2$ joins monochromatically to $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0)$ and to $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0)$. Thus $B_{\mathrm{ev}} := F_2 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$ and $B_{\mathrm{odd}} := F_2 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0))$ are red cliques of size $\le 4$ (or else $T_{\mathrm{par}}(O_0) \sqcup \{w_1, w_2\} \cong I_5$). Since $g(B_{\mathrm{ev}}) = B_{\mathrm{odd}}$, both sets contain $Z_0(O_0) = V_1 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_0)$, while $b_{00}^{(B)}(O_0) = 0$ (since $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) \sqcup P_k \cong I_5$ for $P_k \cong I_2$) and each $P_k \subset V_2$ contributes either $1$ vertex to each of $B_{\mathrm{ev}}, B_{\mathrm{odd}}$ (when $P_k \in B_{01}(O_0)$) or $2$ vertices to both (when $P_k \in B_{00}^{(R)}(O_0)$). Thus $2b_{00}(O_0) + b_{01}(O_0) + z_0(O_0) \le 4$, so $|B_{\mathrm{ev}} \cup B_{\mathrm{odd}}| = z_0(O_0) + 2b_{00}(O_0) + 2b_{01}(O_0) \le 4 + \min(4, b_{01}(O_0)) \le 4 + \min(4, n_2)$ and $|V_2 \cap (B_{\mathrm{ev}} \cup B_{\mathrm{odd}})| + |V_1 \cap (B_{\mathrm{ev}} \cup B_{\mathrm{odd}})|$ has orbit count $b_{00}(O_0) + b_{01}(O_0) + z_0(O_0) \le 4$. Meanwhile, $F_2 \setminus (B_{\mathrm{ev}} \cup B_{\mathrm{odd}}) = F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_0)$ is $(K_3, I_5)$-free of size $2b_{11}(O_0) + z_1(O_0) \le R(3,5)-1 = 13$ because $\omega(O_0) \ge 2$. Therefore: $$\mathbf{n_1 \le 17, \qquad n_2 + n_1 \le 17, \qquad\text{and}\qquad 2n_2 + n_1 \le 21}.$$
2. (Single-Orbit Antipodal, Parity, and Step-1 Bounds on $O_0$, ANALYTICAL_PROP_F_GH): On $O_0$, internal edges of $O_0$ bound the $(V_3 \sqcup V_2 \sqcup V_1)$-traces inside $N_c(0) \cap N_c(d)$ ($d \in \{1, 2, 3\}$) and $N_c^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$:
   • Antipodal $\{0, 3\}$: $3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 13$ when $c_3(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 2, 3\}$), and $a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 13$ when $c_3(O_0) = 1$ ($m_0 \in \{4, 5, 6\}$).
   • Parity triangle $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) = \{0, 2, 4\}$ and pair $\{0, 2\}$: when $c_2(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 4, 5\}$), $3a_3 + 2b_{00} + b_{01} + z_0 \le 4$ and $3a_3 + a_2 + 2b_{00} + b_{01} + z_0 \le 12$; when $c_2(O_0) = 1$ ($m_0 \in \{2, 3, 6\}$), $3a_0 + b_{01} + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 4$ and $a_1 + 3a_0 + b_{01} + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 12$.
   • Step-1 edge $\{0, 1\}$: $3a_3 + a_2 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 13$ when $c_1(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{2, 4, 6\}$), and $a_1 + 3a_0 + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 13$ when $c_1(O_0) = 1$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 3, 5\}$).
   • Consequences: For $m_0 \in \{2, 3\}$ (and color-dually $m_0 \in \{4, 5\}$), adding the $\{0, 3\}$ $13$-bound and the $T_{\mathrm{ev}}$ $4$-bound yields $\mathbf{n_3 + n_2 + n_1 \le 17}$ for all $m_0 \in \{2, 3, 4, 5\}$. Across all six masks $m_0 \in \{1..6\}$, adding the $\{0, 3\}$ $13$-bound to the $\{0, 1\}$ $13$-bound (on $m_0 \in \{1, 6\}$) or to the $\{0, 2\}$ $12$-bound (on $m_0 \in \{2, 3, 4, 5\}$) yields $3a_3 + 2a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + 2(b_{00} + b_{11}) + n_1 \le 26$, and combined with $n_1 \le 17$ and $b_{01} \le \min(4, n_2)$ gives the universal bounds: $$\mathbf{2n_3 + n_1 \le 26, \qquad n_3 + n_1 \le 21, \qquad\text{and}\qquad 2n_3 + \max(n_2, 4n_2 - 12) + 2n_1 \le 43 \qquad (\forall m_0 \in \{1..6\})}.$$ In particular, $2n_3 + n_1 \le 26$ analytically refutes the two $n_6 = 1$ minimal roots 42(1, 6, 1, 16) ($2n_3 + n_1 = 28 > 26$) and 42(1, 7, 1, 13) ($2n_3 + n_1 = 27 > 26$). $\square$

Proposition 2.3 (Exact $O_0$-Degree and Internal Common-Neighborhood Bounds; ANALYTICAL_PROP_H1 in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:875–920). For $m_0 = (c_1, c_2, c_3) \in \{1..6\}$, let $q_B(m_0) = 2(1-c_1) + 2(1-c_2) + (1-c_3)$ and $q_R(m_0) = 5 - q_B(m_0)$ be the internal blue and red degrees of $0 \in O_0$. Then $\deg_B(0) \le 24$ and $\deg_R(0) \le 24$ enforce: $$q_B(m_0) + 3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + 2b_{00} + b_{01} + z_0 \le 24, \qquad q_R(m_0) + a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + b_{01} + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 24.$$ Moreover, $\{0, 2, 4\} \subset O_0$ adds $q_{02}(m_0) = 1 + \mathbf{1}_{c_1=c_2}$ internal neighbors to $|N_{c_2}(0) \cap N_{c_2}(2)| \le 13$, $\{0, 1, 2\} \subset O_0$ adds $q_{01}(m_0) = 2\cdot\mathbf{1}_{c_1=c_2}$ internal neighbors to $|N_{c_1}(0) \cap N_{c_1}(1)| \le 13$, and when $c_1(O_0) = c_2(O_0) = c$, $\{0, 1, 2\} \subset O_0$ forms a monochromatic triangle forcing $3a_3 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 4$ (when $c_1=c_2=0$) or $3a_0 + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 4$ (when $c_1=c_2=1$). In particular, on $n_6 = 1$ with $m_0 = 3 = (1, 1, 0)$ ($c_3 = 0,\; q_R(3) = 4$), summing $|N_B(0) \cap N_B(3)| = 3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 13$ and $\deg_R(0) - 4 = a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + b_{01} + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 20$ yields $(N - 6) - b_{01} \le 33 \implies \mathbf{b_{01} \ge N - 39}$, which analytically eliminates branch $m_0 = 3$ on 42(1, 11, 1, 1) ($N = 42,\; b_{01} \le n_2 = 1 < 3$). $\square$

2.4 Deep Antipodal-Neighborhood and Order-$42$ $m_0 = 1$ Cube-Elimination Premises (Propositions I.1–I.8)

To make our Pass 2 $\mathcal{A}$-cube filter (is_c6_abz_excluded_by_prop_i at prop_i_mode = 2 in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:709–842) and step_b_level = 3 (make_c6_state_a_k2_clauses in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:1483–1734) completely self-contained, we separate the general single-orbit inequalities active across all $n_6 \ge 1$ (Propositions 2.4–2.6 and Proposition 2.8(1)–(2)) from the Order-$42$ $n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1, n_2 = b_{01} = 1$ equality-slice rules (Proposition 2.7, Proposition 2.8(3), and Theorem 2.9).

Proposition 2.4 (Proposition I.1 and the No-Induced-$3K_2$ Lemma in $13$-Vertex $(I_3, K_5)$-Free Graphs; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:1533–1636, 1682–1698). Let $n_6 \ge 1$ and fix $O_0$ with $c_3(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 2, 3\}$). Let $S_{03} := N_B(0) \cap N_B(3)$ ($|S_{03}| \le 13$; when $n_6 = 1$, $|S_{03}| = 3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 13$).

1. (Degree Bounds in $S_{03}$ and $R_{03}$): Because $\{0, 3\} \cong I_2$ is completely blue-joined to $S_{03}$, $G[S_{03}]$ is $(I_3, K_5)$-free. Hence for every $u \in S_{03}$, $N_B(u) \cap S_{03}$ is a red clique of size $\deg_B^{S_{03}}(u) \le 4$ (AT_MOST_4_BLUE in $S_{03}$, lines 1538–1585), and $N_R(u) \cap S_{03}$ is $(I_3, K_4)$-free of size $\deg_R^{S_{03}}(u) \le R(3, 4) - 1 = 8$, forcing: $$\mathbf{\deg_B^{S_{03}}(u) = (|S_{03}| - 1) - \deg_R^{S_{03}}(u) \ge |S_{03}| - 9 \qquad (\forall u \in S_{03})}. \qquad (\clubsuit_1)$$ In particular, when $|S_{03}| = 13$, $G[S_{03}]$ is blue $4$-regular and red $8$-regular ($\deg_B^{S_{03}}(u) = 4$ and $\deg_R^{S_{03}}(u) = 8$ for all $u \in S_{03}$). Color-dually, when $c_3(O_0) = 1$, every $u \in R_{03} := N_R(0) \cap N_R(3)$ satisfies $|R_{03}| - 9 \le \deg_R^{R_{03}}(u) \le 4$ (lines 1587–1636), and when $c_1(O_0) = 1$, every $u \in R_{01} := N_R(0) \cap N_R(1)$ satisfies $|R_{01}| - 9 \le \deg_R^{R_{01}}(u) \le 4$.
2. (No Induced Blue $3K_2$ at $|S_{03}| = 13$, lines 1682–1698, adapting [9]): When $|S_{03}| = 13$, for every blue edge $\{u, v\} \in E_B(G[S_{03}])$, the $5$-vertex common red neighborhood $M := N_R^{S_{03}}(u) \cap N_R^{S_{03}}(v)$ induces $P_4 \sqcup K_1$ in blue and hence contains no induced blue $2K_2$; consequently, $G[S_{03}]$ contains no $6$-vertex subset $U = \bigsqcup_{m=1}^3 \{x_m, y_m\} \subset S_{03}$ inducing three independent blue edges with all $12$ cross-pairs red (in particular, among any 3 orbits in A_2^{(B)}(O_0), at least one cross-pair in S_{03} is blue). Proof. Let $J = G[S_{03}]$ ($|V(J)| = 13$, blue $4$-regular, $I_3$-free, $\omega_R(J) \le 4$). First, any two red-joined vertices $x, y \in V(J)$ have at most $2$ common blue neighbors in $J$: if $c := |N_B^J(x) \cap N_B^J(y)| \ge 3$, then $|N_R^J(x) \cap N_R^J(y)| = 11 - (8 - c) = 3 + c \ge 6 = R(3, 3)$ contains a red $K_3$ (as J is I_3-free), which extends with $\{x, y\}$ to $K_5$. Now fix $u \in V(J)$ and let $F := N_R^J(u) = V(J) \setminus (\{u\} \sqcup N_B^J(u))$, so $|F| = 8$ and $G[F]$ is $(I_3, K_4)$-free (since u is red to all of F). Since each of the $4$ vertices in $N_B^J(u)$ has $3$ further blue neighbors, all in $F$, there are $12$ blue edges between $N_B^J(u)$ and $F$, so $2|E_B(F)| = 8 \times 4 - 12 = 20 \implies |E_B(F)| = 10$. Every vertex in $F$ has blue degree $2$ or $3$ in $F$ (blue neighbors of w \in F form a red clique, while red neighbors are (I_3, K_3)-free of size \le 5). Next, $F$ contains a blue $4$-cycle $Q = (Q_0, Q_1, Q_2, Q_3)$:
   • If some $w \in F$ has blue degree $2$ in $F$ with blue neighbors $N_B^F(w) = \{a, b\} \cong K_2$ (red edge), then the $5$ vertices $C := N_R^F(w)$ are $(I_3, K_3)$-free and hence induce a $5$-cycle in both colors. Each of $a, b$ has $1$ or $2$ blue neighbors on $C$, and their blue traces $N_B^C(a), N_B^C(b)$ on $C$ are disjoint because every vertex of $C$ already has blue degree $2$ in $C$ and total blue degree $\le 3$ in $F$. If $|N_B^C(a) \cup N_B^C(b)| \le 2$, then $C \setminus (N_B^C(a) \cup N_B^C(b))$ would have size $\ge 3$ on the $5$-cycle $C$ and hence contain a red edge, which together with $\{a, b\} \cong K_2$ would form a red $K_4$ in $F$! Thus $|N_B^C(a) \cup N_B^C(b)| \ge 3$, so one of $\{a, b\}$ (say a) has $2$ blue neighbors on $C$; since $F$ is $I_3$-free, those $2$ vertices are non-adjacent in blue on $C$ and therefore share a common blue neighbor $z \in C$, forming a blue $4$-cycle with $a$ and $z$.
   • If instead every vertex of $F$ has blue degree $3$ in $F$, fix $w \in F$: its $3$ blue neighbors are red-complete and have $6$ blue incidences to the $4$ vertices of $F \setminus (\{w\} \sqcup N_B^F(w))$, so some vertex in $F \setminus (\{w\} \sqcup N_B^F(w))$ has $\ge 2$ blue neighbors in $N_B^F(w)$, forming a blue $4$-cycle through $w$. Now let $s, t$ be an opposite pair on $Q$ (so s t is red). Their common red neighborhood $N_R^F(s) \cap N_R^F(t)$ in $F$ is $I_3$-free and $K_2$-free in red (a red pair there would form K_4 with \{s, t\}), and therefore has size $|N_R^F(s) \cap N_R^F(t)| \le 2$. By inclusion-exclusion on $F \setminus \{s, t\}$ ($6$ vertices), writing $d_B^F(s), d_B^F(t) \le 3$ for their blue degrees in $F$ and $c_B^F(s, t) := |N_B^F(s) \cap N_B^F(t)| \ge 2$ (since both cycle neighbors on Q lie in N_B^F(s) \cap N_B^F(t)) gives: $$6 - d_B^F(s) - d_B^F(t) + c_B^F(s, t) = |N_R^F(s) \cap N_R^F(t)| \le 2 \implies \big(3 - d_B^F(s)\big) + \big(3 - d_B^F(t)\big) + \big(c_B^F(s, t) - 2\big) \le 0.$$ Since $d_B^F(s), d_B^F(t) \le 3$ and $c_B^F(s, t) \ge 2$, this forces $d_B^F(s) = d_B^F(t) = 3$ and $c_B^F(s, t) = 2$ for both opposite pairs on $Q$! No vertex in $R := F \setminus Q$ can be blue to two adjacent vertices of $Q$ (by I_3-freeness) or to two opposite vertices $s, t \in Q$ (as that would give c_B^F(s, t) \ge 3 > 2). Hence the $4$ blue edges between $Q$ and $R$ form a perfect matching $Q_i R_i$ ($i \in \mathbb{Z}_4$). The remaining $10 - 4 - 4 = 2$ blue edges of $F$ lie inside $R$ and must be the diagonal matching $R_0 R_2, R_1 R_3$ (if R_0 R_2 were red, \{R_0, R_2, Q_1, Q_3\} \cong K_4). Finally, every $v \in N_B^J(u)$ has $3$ blue neighbors in $F$, and exactly one on $Q$: $v$ cannot be blue to two adjacent $Q$-vertices (else I_3 with v), nor to two opposite $Q$-vertices $Q_{i-1}, Q_{i+1}$ (else the red-joined pair Q_{i-1}, Q_{i+1} would have 3 common blue neighbors \{v, Q_i, Q_{i+2}\} in J, contradicting c \le 2), and each $Q_i$ has $\deg_B^J(Q_i) - \deg_B^F(Q_i) = 4 - 3 = 1$ blue neighbor in $N_B^J(u)$ (note u is red to all of F). If $v$ is blue to $Q_i$, its other two blue neighbors in $F$ lie in $R \setminus \{R_i\}$ (since Q_i R_i \in E_B(F)) and are red-joined in $\{R_0 R_2, R_1 R_3\}$, so they are $\{R_{i+2}, R_{i+1}\}$ or $\{R_{i+2}, R_{i-1}\} \pmod 4$. Up to cyclic relabeling and reflection of $Q$, take $i = 0$ and $N_B^J(v) \cap F = \{Q_0, R_1, R_2\}$. Then $M = N_R^J(u) \cap N_R^J(v) = F \setminus N_B^J(v) = \{Q_1, Q_2, Q_3, R_3, R_0\}$, whose blue edge set is $\{Q_1 Q_2, Q_2 Q_3, Q_3 R_3\} \cong P_4 \sqcup K_1$, which contains no induced blue $2K_2$. Thus $J$ contains no induced blue $3K_2$. $\square$

Proposition 2.5 (Proposition I.2: Exact $K_0$-Saturation and Direct $3+2=5$ Cross-Join Inequalities; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:729–746, 1650–1670). Let $n_6 \ge 1$ and fix $O_0$ with internal mask $m_0 = (c_1, c_2, c_3) \in \{1..6\}$.

1. (Direct $3+2=5$ Complete-Join Bounds on $(V_3, V_2)$ for Arbitrary $m_0$ and $c_2(O_0) = 0$, lines 729–738):
   • For any $m_0 \in \{1..6\}$, if $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) + b_{11}^{(B)}(O_0) \ge 1$, fix a blue $2$-orbit $P_k \cong I_2$ with a red neighbor $w \in P_k$ of $0 \in O_0$. No blue $3$-orbit $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ ($T_j \cong I_3$) can satisfy $c(T_j, P_k) = 0$ (else T_j \sqcup P_k \cong I_5), so $T_j \bowtie_R P_k$. Then $N_R(0) \cap N_R(w)$ is $(K_3, I_5)$-free of size $\le 13$ and contains all $a_2^{(B)} + 2a_1^{(B)} + 3a_0^{(B)}$ red neighbors of $0$ inside $\bigcup_{T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0} T_j$, forcing: $$\mathbf{b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) + b_{11}^{(B)}(O_0) \ge 1 \implies a_2^{(B)}(O_0) + 2a_1^{(B)}(O_0) + 3a_0^{(B)}(O_0) \le 13}. \qquad (\clubsuit_2)$$
   • When $c_2(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 4, 5\}$) and $b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) \ge 1$, fix $P_k = \{w_{k,0}, w_{k,1}\} \in B_{01}^{(R)}(O_0)$ ($P_k \cong K_2$). Every red $3$-orbit $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ ($T_j \cong K_3$) must satisfy $c(T_j, P_k) = 0$ (else T_j \sqcup P_k \cong K_5), so $T_j \bowtie_B P_k$. Then $N_B(0) \cap N_B(w_{k,0})$ ($\le 13$) contains $\{2, 4\} \subset O_0$ plus $3a_3^{(R)} + 2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)}$ vertices from $\mathcal{T}_1$, while $N_B(0) \cap N_B(2) \cap N_B(w_{k,0})$ ($\le 4$) contains $\{4\} \subset O_0$ plus $1$ vertex from each $T_j \in A_2^{(R)}$, forcing: $$\mathbf{c_2(O_0) = 0,\; b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) \ge 1 \implies 3a_3^{(R)}(O_0) + 2a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + a_1^{(R)}(O_0) \le 11 \quad (\clubsuit_3) \quad\text{and}\quad a_2^{(R)}(O_0) \le 3 \quad (\clubsuit_4)}.$$
2. (Exclusion of $b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) \ge 1$ at $|K_0| = 3$ Under $c_2(O_0) = c_3(O_0) = 0$, lines 740–743): When $c_2(O_0) = c_3(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 = 1$), let $K_0 := (\bigcup_{T_j \in A_3^{(R)}(O_0)} T_j) \sqcup (\bigcup_{P_k \in B_{00}^{(R)}(O_0)} P_k) \sqcup Z_0(O_0)$ ($|K_0| = 3a_3 + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 4 - b_{01}$). If $|K_0| = 3$, then for any $P_k = \{w_{k,0}, w_{k,1}\} \in B_{01}(O_0)$, $K_0 \sqcup \{w_{k,0}\} \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$ and $K_0 \sqcup \{w_{k,1}\} \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0))$ are red $4$-cliques, so $K_0 \bowtie_R P_k$; hence $P_k$ cannot be a red $2$-orbit (else K_0 \sqcup P_k \cong K_5), forcing $b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) = 0$.
3. (Shifted Blue $I_4$ Join $A_2^{(B)}(O_0) \bowtie_R Z_0(O_0)$ and Singleton-to-$A_2^{(R)}$ Blue Cap Under $c_3(O_0) = 0$, lines 744–746, 1650–1670): When $c_3(O_0) = 0$, for every $T_j = \{y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}, y_{j,2}\} \in A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$ and $z_s \in Z_0(O_0)$, $\{0, 3, y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}, z_s\} \cong I_5$ unless $c(T_j, z_s) = 1$, forcing $A_2^{(B)}(O_0) \bowtie_R Z_0(O_0)$ (lines 1653–1655). If $c_2(O_0) = c_3(O_0) = 0$, $z_0 = 3$, and $b_{01} \ge 1$, then $T_j \sqcup P_k \subseteq N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(Z_0(O_0))$ has size $3 + 2 = 5 > 4$, forcing $a_2^{(B)}(O_0) = 0$ whenever $z_0 = 3, b_{01} \ge 1$ (line 744). When $c_2(O_0) = c_3(O_0) = 0$ and $z_0 = 2$ ($Z_0 = \{z_a, z_b\} \cong K_2$), $S_{03} \cap N_R(z_a) \cap N_R(z_b)$ is $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le 5$ and contains $2$ vertices from each $T_j \in A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$, forcing $2a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 5 \implies a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 2$ (line 745). Moreover, for each $z_s \in Z_0(O_0)$, $N_B(z_s) \cap S_{03}$ is a red clique of size $\le 4$ containing $2$ vertices from each $T_j \in A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ with $c(T_j, z_s) = 0$ and $1$ vertex from each $T_j \in A_1(O_0)$ with $c(T_j, z_s) = 0$ (lines 1664–1669); since two orbits $T_j, T_{j'} \in A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ have $\{y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}, y_{j',0}, y_{j',1}\} \subset N_B(z_s) \cap S_{03}$ covering all $3$ cyclic shift differences mod $3$ in red (forming T_j \sqcup T_{j'} \cong K_6 \supset K_5), each $z_s \in Z_0(O_0)$ is blue to at most one $T_j \in A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ (lines 1656–1663). $\square$

Proposition 2.6 (Proposition I.3: Opposite-Color $3$-Orbit Full-Join Cap; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:533–585). For any $3$-orbit $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_c$ ($c \in \{0, 1\}$, so $T_j \cong I_3$ if $c = 0$ and $T_j \cong K_3$ if $c = 1$), $N_c^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_j)$ is a $(1-c)$-clique of size $\le 4$. Since any $3$-orbit $T_{j'} \in \mathcal{T}_{1-c}$ of the opposite internal color with full $c$-join $\vec{e}(T_j, T_{j'}) = (c, c, c)$ contributes $3$ vertices to $N_c^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_j)$, such a full $c$-join forbids $T_j$ from joining in color $c$ to any $2$-orbit $P_k \subset V_2$ (3 + 2 = 5 > 4), to two singletons $z_{s_1}, z_{s_2} \in V_1$ (3 + 2 = 5 > 4), or to a second opposite-color $3$-orbit $T_{j''} \in \mathcal{T}_{1-c}$ (3 + 3 = 6 > 4), and forces $c(T_{j'}, z_s) = 1 - c$ for any singleton $z_s$ with $c(T_j, z_s) = c$. $\square$

Proposition 2.7 (Proposition I.5: The Double-Triangle Inequality $|U_0| \ge 5$ on $3a_3 + z_0 = 3$; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:820–828). Let $N = 42, n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1 = (1, 0, 0), n_2 = b_{01} = 1$ ($b_{00} = b_{11} = 0$), and suppose $|S_{03}| = 13$, $|R_{03}| = 21$, and $|K_0| = 3a_3 + z_0 = 3$ (so P_0 = \{w_0, w_1\} \in B_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) is a blue 2-orbit by Proposition 2.5(2), with w_0 blue to T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) = \{0, 2, 4\} \cong I_3 and red to T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0) = \{1, 3, 5\} \cong I_3). Partition the $10$-vertex set $S_{03} \setminus K_0$ into $$U_0 := \big\{u \in S_{03} \setminus K_0 : c(u, P_0) = 0\big\}, \qquad U_1 := \big\{u \in S_{03} \setminus K_0 : c(u, P_0) = 1\big\} \qquad (|U_0| + |U_1| = 10).$$ Then $|U_1| \le 5$ and $|U_0| = 10 - |U_1| \ge 5$. In particular, since $c(T_j, P_0) = 0$ is prohibited on $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ (Proposition 2.5(1)), every $u \in U_0$ comes from $A_2^{(R)}(O_0) \cup A_1^{(R)}(O_0)$, forcing: $$\mathbf{|S_{03}| = 13,\; 3a_3 + z_0 = 3 \implies 2a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + a_1^{(R)}(O_0) \ge |U_0| \ge 5}. \qquad (\clubsuit_5)$$

Proof. Write $K_0 = \{K_0^{(0)}, K_0^{(1)}, K_0^{(2)}\} \cong K_3$. Because $K_0 \sqcup \{w_0\} \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$ and $K_0 \sqcup \{w_1\} \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0))$ are red $4$-cliques, $K_0 \bowtie_R P_0$, so $N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(K_0)$ is a $C_6$-invariant blue clique of size $\le 4$ that already contains $P_0$ ($2$ vertices); hence no $3$-orbit $T_j \in A_2 \cup A_1$ can be completely red-joined to $K_0$ (as 2 + 3 = 5 > 4). By $g^2$-invariance, every vertex $u \in S_{03} \setminus K_0$ therefore has $b(u) := |N_B(u) \cap K_0| \ge 1$. Since $G[S_{03}]$ is blue $4$-regular (Proposition 2.4(1)) and $K_0 \cong K_3$ has $0$ internal blue edges, $\sum_{u \in S_{03} \setminus K_0} b(u) = 3 \times 4 = 12$, so $\sum_{u \in S_{03} \setminus K_0} (b(u) - 1) = 12 - 10 = 2$. Furthermore, for each $r \in \{0, 1, 2\}$, at most one vertex $u \in U_1$ can satisfy $N_B(u) \cap K_0 = \{K_0^{(r)}\}$ (b(u) = 1 with unique blue neighbor $K_0^{(r)}$): if two distinct vertices $u, v \in U_1$ both had $N_B(u) \cap K_0 = N_B(v) \cap K_0 = \{K_0^{(r)}\}$, then $c(u, v) = 0$ (blue) would form $\{0, 3, K_0^{(r)}, u, v\} \cong I_5$, while $c(u, v) = 1$ (red) would form $(K_0 \setminus \{K_0^{(r)}\}) \sqcup \{w_0, u, v\} \cong K_5$! Thus at most $3$ vertices $u \in U_1$ have $b(u) = 1$, and at most $\sum_{u \in U_1} (b(u) - 1) \le 2$ vertices $u \in U_1$ have $b(u) \ge 2$, yielding $|U_1| \le 3 + 2 = 5$ and $|U_0| = 10 - |U_1| \ge 5$. $\square$

Proposition 2.8 (Propositions I.6 & I.7: General $c_2(O_0) = 0$ Singleton and Vertex-$2$ Bounds, and Order-$42$ $z_0 = 2$ Consequences; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:750–753, 829–839, 1671–1680, 1724–1732). Let $n_6 \ge 1$ and fix $O_0$ with $c_2(O_0) = 0$ ($m_0 \in \{1, 4, 5\}$).

1. (General Singleton-Orbit Blue-Neighbor Bound on $Z_0(O_0)$, Proposition I.6, lines 1671–1680): Because $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) \cong I_3$, $Z_0(O_0)$ is a red clique. Hence when $z_0(O_0) \ge 2$, no red $3$-orbit $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ ($T_j \cong K_3$) can be red to two distinct singletons $z_{s_1}, z_{s_2} \in Z_0(O_0)$ (else T_j \sqcup \{z_{s_1}, z_{s_2}\} \cong K_5), so every $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ is red to at most one singleton in $Z_0(O_0)$ and blue to at least $z_0(O_0) - 1$ singletons in $Z_0(O_0)$.
2. (General Vertex-$2$ Degree Partition in $W = N_B(0) \cap N_B(w_0)$, Proposition I.7, lines 750–753, 834, 1724–1727): Suppose $c_2(O_0) = 0$ and fix any $P_0 = \{w_0, w_1\} \in B_{01}(O_0)$ (with w_0 blue to T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) = \{0, 2, 4\} and red to T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0) = \{1, 3, 5\}). For any subset $X \subseteq \mathcal{T}$, let $p_c^{(X)} := |\{T_j \in X : c(T_j, P_0) = c\}|$. Since $\{0, w_0\}$ is a blue edge, $W := N_B(0) \cap N_B(w_0)$ is $(I_3, K_5)$-free and contains vertex $2 \in T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0)$. Under Step B1 canonical alignment ($u_{j,0} \le u_{j,1} \le u_{j,2}$), each of the $p_0^{(A_2)}$ orbits $T_j \in A_2(O_0)$ with $c(T_j, P_0) = 0$ has $y_{j,0} \in N_B(0) \cap N_B(2)$ (so y_{j,0} \in N_B^W(2)) and $y_{j,1} \in N_B(0) \cap N_R(2)$ (so y_{j,1} \in N_R^W(2)), while each of the $p_0^{(A_1)}$ orbits $T_j \in A_1(O_0)$ with $c(T_j, P_0) = 0$ has $y_{j,0} \in N_B(0) \cap N_R(2)$ (so y_{j,0} \in N_R^W(2)). Since $4 \in O_0$ also lies in $N_B^W(2)$, $\deg_B^W(2) \le 4$ and $\deg_R^W(2) \le R(3, 4) - 1 = 8$ enforce for all $P_0 \in B_{01}(O_0)$: $$\mathbf{p_0^{(A_2)} \le 3 \qquad\text{and}\qquad p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)} \le 8}. \qquad (\spadesuit_{16})$$ In particular, when $P_0 \in B_{01}^{(R)}(O_0)$ ($P_0 \cong K_2$), every red $3$-orbit $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ has $c(T_j, P_0) = 0$ (Proposition 2.5(1)), so $p_0^{(A_2^{(R)})} = a_2^{(R)}$, $p_0^{(A_1^{(R)})} = a_1^{(R)}$, and $p_0^{(A_2^{(B)})} \le 3 - a_2^{(R)}$ (lines 1724–1727). This immediately gives the general $c_2(O_0) = 0$ bound: $$\mathbf{c_2(O_0) = 0,\; b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) \ge 1 \implies a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + a_1^{(R)}(O_0) \le 8}. \qquad (\clubsuit_6)$$ Moreover, when $n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1, b_{00} = b_{11} = 0, b_{01}^{(R)} = 1$, the $(K_3, I_5)$-free set $N_R(w_0) \cap N_R(w_1)$ ($\le 13$) contains $K_0$ ($3a_3 + z_0$ vertices, since $K_0 \sqcup \{w_0\}$ and $K_0 \sqcup \{w_1\}$ are red cliques) plus $3$ vertices from each $T_j \in A_2^{(B)} \cup A_1^{(B)}$ with $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$. Hence at most $\lfloor (13 - 3a_3 - z_0)/3 \rfloor$ orbits of $A_2^{(B)} \cup A_1^{(B)}$ have $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$, so $p_0^{(A_2^{(B)})} + p_0^{(A_1^{(B)})} \ge \max(0,\, a_2^{(B)} + a_1^{(B)} - \lfloor (13 - 3a_3 - z_0)/3 \rfloor)$, and $(\spadesuit_{16})$ yields: $$\mathbf{b_{01}^{(R)}(O_0) = 1 \implies a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} + \max\!\left(0,\, a_2^{(B)} + a_1^{(B)} - \left\lfloor \frac{13 - 3a_3 - z_0}{3} \right\rfloor\right) \le 8}. \qquad (\clubsuit_7)$$
3. (Order-$42$ $z_0 = 2$ Consequences on Both $b_{01}^{(B)} = 1$ and $b_{01}^{(R)} = 1$, Corollary I.6(b), lines 830, 835–838, 1728–1732): Now suppose $N = 42, n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1 = (1, 0, 0), n_2 = b_{01} = 1$ ($b_{00} = b_{11} = 0$), $|S_{03}| = 3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + z_0 = 13$, $|R_{03}| = a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + z_1 = 21$, and $z_0 = 2$ ($Z_0 = \{z_0, z_1\} \cong K_2$, so $a_3 = 0$ and $2a_2 + a_1 = 11$). By Part 1, every $T_j \in A_2^{(R)} \cup A_1^{(R)}$ is blue to at least one of $\{z_0, z_1\}$, while by Proposition 2.5(3) each $z_s \in \{z_0, z_1\}$ is blue to at most one orbit in $A_2^{(R)}$, forcing $a_2^{(R)} \le 2$ (\spadesuit_{10}). Letting $q_{\mathrm{blue}}(A_1^{(B)})$ be the number of orbits in $A_1^{(B)}$ blue to at least one of $\{z_0, z_1\}$, summing $\deg_B^{S_{03}}(z_0) + \deg_B^{S_{03}}(z_1) \le 4 + 4 = 8$ gives $2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} + q_{\mathrm{blue}}(A_1^{(B)}) \le 8$ (\spadesuit_{11}):
   • If $b_{01}^{(B)} = 1$ ($P_0 \cong I_2$): $Z_0 \sqcup \{w_0\} \cong K_3$ has $|N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(Z_0 \sqcup \{w_0\})| \le 4$ and therefore admits at most one $3$-orbit $T_j$ completely red to $Z_0 \sqcup \{w_0\}$. Since $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$ for all $T_j \in A_2^{(B)} \cup A_1^{(B)}$ (Proposition 2.5(1)) and $A_2^{(B)} \bowtie_R Z_0$ (Proposition 2.5(3)), we have $a_2^{(B)} \le 1$ and $q_{\mathrm{blue}}(A_1^{(B)}) \ge a_2^{(B)} + a_1^{(B)} - 1$. Substituting into $(\spadesuit_{11})$ gives $8 \ge 2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} + a_2^{(B)} + a_1^{(B)} - 1 = (2a_2 + a_1) - a_2^{(B)} - 1 = 10 - a_2^{(B)} \ge 9$, a contradiction (eliminating all 68 / 68 completions with z_0 = 2, b_{01}^{(B)} = 1, line 830)!
   • If $b_{01}^{(R)} = 1$ ($P_0 \cong K_2$): $Z_0 \sqcup P_0 = \{z_0, z_1, w_0, w_1\} \cong K_4$ (since Z_0 \sqcup \{w_0\} and Z_0 \sqcup \{w_1\} are red cliques and w_0 w_1 is red), so no $3$-orbit $T_j$ can be red to all of $Z_0 \sqcup P_0$. Because $A_2^{(B)} \bowtie_R Z_0$, every $T_j \in A_2^{(B)}$ is therefore forced to be blue to $P_0$ (c(T_j, P_0) = 0, lines 1728–1732), as is every $T_j \in A_2^{(R)} \cup A_1^{(R)}$ (Proposition 2.5(1)). Furthermore, every $T_j \in A_1^{(B)}$ with $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$ (let q_1 be the number of such orbits, so q_1 \le a_1^{(B)}) must be blue to at least one of $\{z_0, z_1\}$, giving $q_{\mathrm{blue}}(A_1^{(B)}) \ge q_1$ and hence $2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} + q_1 \le 8$. Meanwhile, the number of orbits in $A_2 \cup A_1$ blue to $P_0$ is $p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)} = a_2 + a_1 - q_1 \le 8$ by $(\spadesuit_{16})$, which forces $q_1 \ge q_{1,\min} := \max(0, a_2 + a_1 - 8)$. Combining these yields the exact active conditions in lines 835–838: $$\mathbf{z_0 = 2,\; b_{01}^{(R)} = 1 \implies a_2^{(R)} \le 2, \qquad a_1^{(B)} \ge q_{1,\min} := \max(0, a_2 + a_1 - 8), \qquad\text{and}\qquad 2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} + q_{1,\min} \le 8}.$$ $\square$

Theorem 2.9 (Theorem I.8: The $R_{03} = W' \cup H$ Partition Theorem, $z_0 = 1$ Consequences, and Complete Refutation of $3a_3 + z_0 = 3$ on Order $42$; src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:828–833, 1700–1723). Suppose $N = 42, n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1 = (1, 0, 0), n_2 = b_{01} = 1$ ($b_{00} = b_{11} = 0$), $|S_{03}| = 3a_3 + 2a_2 + a_1 + z_0 = 13$, and $|R_{03}| = a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + z_1 = 21$ (without assuming $3a_3 + z_0 = 3$; in src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp, Theorem 2.9's Order-$42$ equality-scope clauses at lines 1700–1733 and cube filter at lines 828–833 are guarded by prop_i_mode >= 2 && M.n6 == 1 && M.N == 42 && M.n2 == 1 && c1 == 1 && c2 == 0 && c3 == 0 && s03_size_no_b00 == 13 && (a2 + 2 * a1 + 3 * a0B + z1 == 21), which is separate from Proposition 2.4(2)'s $13$-vertex No-Induced-3K_2 clause block at lines 1682–1698 guarded by M.n6 == 1 && c2 == 0 && s03_size_no_b00 == 13 && a2B >= 3; note also that on both Pass 2 roots 42(1,10,1,4) and 42(1,11,1,1) where prop_i_mode = 2 is invoked, $n_1 \in \{4, 1\} \le 4$ holds automatically, and we prove $z_B \le 4$ unconditionally below for any $n_1 \ge 0$). If $P_0 = \{w_0, w_1\} \in B_{01}^{(B)}(O_0)$ is a blue $2$-orbit ($P_0 \cong I_2$), then:

1. (Unconditional Bound $z_B \le 4$ and Exact Classification of $(p_0^{(A_2)}, p_0^{(A_1)}, z_B)$ on $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) = 1$): Let $p_0 := p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)}$ be the number of $3$-orbits in $A_2 \cup A_1$ joined in blue to $P_0$ (all of which lie in A_2^{(R)} \cup A_1^{(R)} by Proposition 2.5(1)), and let $Z_B := \{z_s' \in Z_1(O_0) : c(P_0, z_s') = 0\}$ ($z_B := |Z_B| \le z_1(O_0)$). Every exterior vertex in $R_{03} = (\bigcup_{j=0}^{n_3-1} (T_j \cap N_R(0))) \sqcup Z_1(O_0)$ ($a_2 + 2a_1 + 3a_0 + z_1 = 21$ vertices) has uniform color to $P_0 = \{w_0, w_1\}$: those with $c(v, P_0) = 1$ lie in $W' := N_R(0) \cap N_R(w_1)$ ($|W'| \le 13$), while those with $c(v, P_0) = 0$ lie in $H := N_B(w_0) \cap N_B(w_1)$ ($|H| \le 13$), giving: $$|W'| = 21 - \big(p_0^{(A_2)} + 2p_0^{(A_1)} + z_B\big) \le 13 \implies \mathbf{p_0^{(A_2)} + 2p_0^{(A_1)} + z_B \ge 8}, \qquad |H| = \mathbf{3\big(p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)}\big) + z_B \le 13}.$$ Because $\{0, 1\} \cong K_2 \subset O_0$ is completely red to $Z_1(O_0)$ and $P_0 = \{w_0, w_1\} \cong I_2$ is completely blue to $Z_B$, $Z_B \subseteq N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_B(w_0) \cap N_B(w_1)$ is $(K_3, I_3)$-free, so $z_B \le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$. Moreover, inside the $(I_3, K_5)$-free graph $G[H]$ ($|H| = 3p_0 + z_B$), every vertex $v \in H$ satisfies $|H| - 9 \le \deg_B^H(v) \le 4$ (Proposition 2.4(1)). If $z_B = 5$, then $G[Z_B] \cong C_5$, so each $z \in Z_B$ already has $2$ blue neighbors inside $Z_B \subset H$ and therefore cannot be blue to any $3$-orbit $T_j \subset H \setminus Z_B$ (as 2 + 3 = 5 > 4 = \max \deg_B^H(z)); since $p_0^{(A_2)} + 2p_0^{(A_1)} + 5 \ge 8 \implies p_0 \ge 2 \ge 1$, the first red $3$-orbit $T_{j_1} \cong K_3$ in $H \setminus Z_B$ is completely red-joined to $Z_B \cong C_5$ and forms $K_5$ with a red edge of $Z_B$! Thus $z_B \le \min(4, z_1(O_0)) \le 4$ unconditionally. Furthermore, $|H| - 9 \le \deg_B^H(v) \le 4$ eliminates $(p_0, z_B) = (4, 1)$ (where the unique C_6-fixed singleton z_0' \in Z_B has \deg_B^H(z_0') \in 3\mathbb{Z}, contradicting \deg_B^H(z_0') = 13 - 9 = 4, forcing $c(P_0, z_0') = 1$ when $n_1 = 1, z_0 = 0, z_1 = 1$, lines 1721–1723), $(p_0, z_B) = (3, 4)$ (where \deg_B^H(z_s') = 4 forces each z_s' \in Z_B to be blue to 1 of the 3 red triangles in H \setminus Z_B and 1 singleton in Z_B, so a red edge \{z_0', z_2'\} \subset Z_B is completely red-joined to at least one of the 3 red triangles T_{j^*} \subset H \setminus Z_B, forming T_{j^*} \sqcup \{z_0', z_2'\} \cong K_5), and $(p_0, z_B) = (3, 3)$ (where 3 \le \deg_B^H(z_s') \le 4 forces each z_s' \in Z_B to be blue to 1 of the 3 red triangles and \le 1 singleton in Z_B, again leaving a red edge in Z_B completely red-joined to one of the 3 red triangles). Solving $p_0^{(A_2)} + 2p_0^{(A_1)} + z_B \ge 8$ and $3(p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)}) + z_B \le 13$ over $\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$ with $z_B \le 4$ and $(p_0, z_B) \notin \{(4, 1), (3, 4), (3, 3)\}$ leaves only three solutions: $$\mathbf{\big(p_0^{(A_2)},\; p_0^{(A_1)},\; z_B\big) \in \big\{(0, 4, 0),\; (0, 3, 2),\; (0, 2, 4)\big\}}.$$
2. (Universal Consequences on $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) = 1$, Explicit $z_0 = 1$ Bounds (\spadesuit_{28}), and Complete Refutation of $3a_3 + z_0 = 3$, lines 828–833, 1705–1720):
   • From $(p_0^{(A_2)}, p_0^{(A_1)}, z_B) \in \{(0, 4, 0), (0, 3, 2), (0, 2, 4)\}$, we obtain for every $z_0 \in \{0..3\}$ with $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) = 1$: $p_0^{(A_2)} = 0$ (every T_j \in A_2(O_0) has c(T_j, P_0) = 1, lines 1705–1707), $a_1^{(R)}(O_0) \ge p_0^{(A_1)} = 4 - z_B/2 \ge \max(0,\, 4 - \lfloor z_1(O_0)/2 \rfloor)$ (\clubsuit_8, line 831 and sorted prefix/suffix clauses lines 1712–1720), and $|U_0| = 2p_0^{(A_2)} + p_0^{(A_1)} = p_0^{(A_1)} \le 4$.
   • When $z_0(O_0) = 1$ ($Z_0(O_0) = \{z_0\}$, so $z_0$ and $w_0$ are red-joined inside $N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$) and $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) = 1$: since $p_0^{(A_2)} = 0$, every $T_j \in A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ ($T_j \cong K_3$) has $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$ and must therefore be blue to $z_0$ (c(T_j, z_0) = 0, lines 1708–1710, or else $T_j \sqcup \{z_0, w_0\} \cong K_5$). Because $z_0$ is blue to at most one orbit in $A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ (Proposition 2.5(3)), this forces $a_2^{(R)}(O_0) \le 1$. Moreover, every $T_j \in A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$ is red to both $z_0$ (Proposition 2.5(3)) and $P_0$ (Proposition 2.5(1)), contributing $2$ vertices $\{y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}\}$ to $S_{03} \cap N_R(z_0) \cap N_R(w_0)$, which is $(I_3, K_3)$-free (as \{0, 3\} \cong I_2 is blue to S_{03} and \{z_0, w_0\} \cong K_2 is red) of size $\le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$, forcing $2a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 5 \implies \mathbf{a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 2}$ and hence $a_2(O_0) = a_2^{(B)}(O_0) + a_2^{(R)}(O_0) \le 3$. Finally, partition $A_1^{(R)}(O_0)$ into $r_B := |\{T_j \in A_1^{(R)}(O_0) : c(T_j, z_0) = 0\}|$ orbits blue to $z_0$ and $r_R := a_1^{(R)}(O_0) - r_B$ orbits red to $z_0$. Each $T_j \in A_2^{(R)}(O_0)$ ($c(T_j, z_0) = 0$) contributes $2$ blue neighbors to $z_0$ in $S_{03}$ and each of the $r_B$ orbits contributes $1$, so $\deg_B^{S_{03}}(z_0) = 4$ (Proposition 2.4(1)) gives $2a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + r_B \le 4$. Meanwhile, each of the $r_R$ orbits $T_j \in A_1^{(R)}(O_0)$ red to $z_0$ must be blue to $P_0$ (c(T_j, P_0) = 0, or else $T_j \sqcup \{z_0, w_0\} \cong K_5$), so $r_R \le p_0^{(A_1)} \le 4$ by Part 1. Summing yields $2a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + a_1^{(R)}(O_0) = (2a_2^{(R)}(O_0) + r_B) + r_R \le 4 + 4 = 8$, proving all four conditions of (\spadesuit_{28}) (line 832): $$\mathbf{z_0 = 1,\; b_{01}^{(B)} = 1 \implies a_2^{(R)} \le 1, \qquad a_2^{(B)} \le 2, \qquad a_2 \le 3, \qquad\text{and}\qquad 2a_2^{(R)} + a_1^{(R)} \le 8}. \qquad (\spadesuit_{28})$$
   • Finally, when $3a_3(O_0) + z_0(O_0) = 3$, Proposition 2.5(2) forces $b_{01}^{(B)}(O_0) = 1$, so $|U_0| \le 4$ by Part 1, whereas Proposition 2.7 (\clubsuit_5) forces $|U_0| \ge 5$ — a direct contradiction! Thus $3a_3(O_0) + z_0(O_0) = 3$ is impossible on $N = 42, n_6 = 1, m_0 = 1, n_2 = b_{01} = 1$ (refuting all 139 / 139 such \mathcal{A}-cubes on 42(1,10,1,4) and 42(1,11,1,1), line 828). $\square$

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3. Complete Exclusion of the $n_6 \le 1$ Sector (1,121 / 1,121 Partitions Across Orders $42\text{–}45$)

3.1 Baseline Fixed-Set Filter and Hereditary Reduction of $2{,}093$ Partitions to $251$ Minimal Roots

Deleting a fixed singleton $z_s \in V_1$ ($N \to N - 1$), a length-$2$ orbit $P_k \subset V_2$ ($N \to N - 2$, provided $n_2 \ge 2$ in Regime II), or a length-$3$ orbit $T_j \subset V_3$ ($N \to N - 3$, provided $n_3 \ge 2$ in Regime II) preserves both $(K_5, I_5)$-freeness and faithfulness of the $C_6$-action. Consequently, if a faithful partition $(n_6, n_3', n_2', n_1')$ at order $N' \in \{42..44\}$ with $n_3' \le n_3,\; n_2' \le n_2,\; n_1' \le n_1$ is unsatisfiable, then $(n_6, n_3, n_2, n_1)$ at order $N$ is also unsatisfiable.

The exact baseline fixed-set filter implemented in src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc720.cpp (lines 68–80) and audited in supplement/global_c6_2093_partitions_ledger.tsv is:

• Regime II ($n_6 = 0,\; n_3 \ge 1,\; n_2 \ge 1$; 574 faithful partitions):
  1. $2n_2 + n_1 \le 28$ (hence n_3 \ge 5 at N \ge 42): Fix any $3$-orbit $T_1 = \{x_0, x_1, x_2\}$. By color duality, assume $T_1 \cong K_3$ is red. Since $g^2$ cycles $T_1$ transitively and fixes $F_2 = V_2 \sqcup V_1$ pointwise, every $w \in F_2$ joins monochromatically to $T_1$. Thus $F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_1) = F_2 \cap N_R(x_0)$ has size $\le 4$ (a blue clique, or else $T_1 \sqcup \{w_1, w_2\} \cong K_5$), while $F_2 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_1) = F_2 \cap N_B(x_0)$ has size $\le \deg_B(x_0) \le 24$. Summing gives $|F_2| = 2n_2 + n_1 \le 4 + 24 = 28$.
  2. $3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N$ (hence n_2 \ge N - 38 \ge 4): By Lemma 2.1 with $n_6 = 0$ and $n_2^{\mathrm{tot}} = n_2 \ge 1$. These two universal inequalities eliminate $452$ of the $574$ Regime II partitions (baseline_excluded), leaving $122$ former survivors that reduce under hereditary short-orbit deletion to $44$ minimal roots (43 at $N = 42$ and 43(0,9,8,0) at $N = 43$). Proposition 2.1 (Propositions A & B) is then applied during Step A branch generation on those $44$ minimal roots to eliminate infeasible $(b_3, r_3, b_2, r_2)$ color splits.
• Regime I ($n_6 \ge 1$; 1,519 faithful partitions): The baseline filter applies $2n_2 + n_1 \le 21$ and $n_1 \le 17$ (from Proposition 2.2(1)) together with $3n_3 + n_1 \le 76 - N$ (from Lemma 2.1, which already excludes 42(1,12,0,0) and 42(1,11,0,3) since $|F_3| = 36 > 34$). This eliminates $775$ of the $1{,}519$ Regime I partitions (436 at $n_6 = 1$, 232 at $n_6 = 2$, 100 at $n_6 = 3$, and 7 at $n_6 \ge 4$), leaving $744$ former survivors (111 at $n_6 = 1$, 165 at $n_6 = 2$, 171 at $n_6 = 3$, 297 at $n_6 \ge 4$; total $866$ former survivors across Regimes I and II) that reduce hereditarily to $207$ minimal roots (42 at $n_6 = 1$, 48 at $n_6 = 2$, 48 at $n_6 = 3$, and 69 at $n_6 \ge 4$; total $251$ minimal roots).

3.2 Pair-Orbit CNF Encoding and Mixed-Orbit Normalizer Canonicalization (Propositions D, E, G, and H)

For any partition $(n_6, n_3, n_2, n_1)$, the action of $C_6 = \langle g \rangle$ on unordered vertex pairs $\binom{V}{2}$ partitions $\binom{V}{2}$ into $$V_{\mathrm{pairs}}(n_6, n_3, n_2, n_1) = 3n_6 + 6\binom{n_6}{2} + n_3 + 3\binom{n_3}{2} + n_2 + 2\binom{n_2}{2} + \binom{n_1}{2} + 3n_6 n_3 + 2n_6 n_2 + n_6 n_1 + n_3 n_2 + n_3 n_1 + n_2 n_1$$ pair-orbits (src/c6_model_and_controls.hpp), each represented by one Boolean variable $x_p \in \{0, 1\}$ ($0 =$ blue, $1 =$ red). Every $C_6$-orbit of $5$-vertex subsets $S \in \binom{V}{5}$ generates one canonical clause forbidding $S \cong I_5$ ($\bigvee_{p \in P(S)} x_p$) if $S$ contains no forced red pair, and one clause forbidding $S \cong K_5$ ($\bigvee_{p \in P(S)} \neg x_p$) if $S$ contains no forced blue pair.

To break symmetry without losing any valid $C_6$-symmetric graph, we adapt the two-step normalizer canonicalization of Goedgebeur and Van Overberghe [1, §3.2, Lemmas 3–5] to mixed $(6, 3, 2, 1)$ orbit decompositions (src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp). The normalizer of $\langle g \rangle \cong C_6$ inside $\mathrm{Sym}(V) \times \mathbb{Z}_2^{\mathrm{col}}$ is $$\mathcal{N} = \Big(\big(C_6 \wr S_{n_6}\big) \times \big(C_3 \wr S_{n_3}\big) \times \big(C_2 \wr S_{n_2}\big) \times S_{n_1}\Big) \rtimes \big(\mathbb{Z}_6^\times \times \mathbb{Z}_2^{\mathrm{col}}\big),$$ where $\mathbb{Z}_6^\times = \{+1, -1\} \cong \mathbb{Z}_2$ acts simultaneously on all orbits by inversion $x \mapsto -x \pmod{L}$, and $\mathbb{Z}_2^{\mathrm{col}}$ flips all edge colors ($0 \leftrightarrow 1$).

Proposition 3.1 (Soundness and Exhaustiveness of Step A + Step B / Step B+ Mixed-Orbit Normalizer Canonicalization). Every $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph $G$ on $(n_6, n_3, n_2, n_1)$ is isomorphic under $\mathcal{N}$ to a model of at least one canonical branch constructed by the following decomposition:

1. (Step A — Discrete Orbit-Type & Internal-Mask Enumeration):
   • In Regime II ($n_6 = 0$), every coloring of internal $3$-orbit edges $t_j \in \{0, 1\}$ and $2$-orbit edges $p_k \in \{0, 1\}$ is mapped by $S_{n_3} \times S_{n_2} \times \mathbb{Z}_2^{\mathrm{col}}$ to a sorted split $(b_3, r_3)$ ($t_0 \le \dots \le t_{n_3-1}$, so $T_0, \dots, T_{b_3-1}$ are blue and $T_{b_3}, \dots, T_{n_3-1}$ are red) and $(b_2, r_2)$ ($p_0 \le \dots \le p_{n_2-1}$, so $P_0, \dots, P_{b_2-1}$ are blue and $P_{b_2}, \dots, P_{n_2-1}$ are red) satisfying Proposition 2.1, with canonical global color polarity $(b_3, b_2) \ge_{\mathrm{lex}} (r_3, r_2)$.
   • In Regime I ($n_6 \ge 1$), every tuple of internal $6$-orbit masks $(m_0, \dots, m_{n_6-1}) \in \{1..6\}^{n_6}$ is mapped by $S_{n_6}$ to a sorted $n_6$-multiset from $\{1..6\}$ (of which there are $\binom{n_6+5}{5}$), and $\mathbb{Z}_2^{\mathrm{col}}$ acts as an involution on sorted multisets via mask complementation $m \leftrightarrow 7 - m$ (1 \leftrightarrow 6, 2 \leftrightarrow 5, 3 \leftrightarrow 4), fixing a sorted multiset iff $n_6$ is even and complementary multiplicities are equal ($\binom{n_6/2+2}{2}$ self-complementary multisets). By Burnside's lemma, the number of canonical sorted mask tuples (src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:112–138) is: $$|\mathcal{M}_{n_6}| = \frac{1}{2}\left[\binom{n_6 + 5}{5} + \mathbf{1}_{n_6\text{ even}}\binom{n_6 / 2 + 2}{2}\right] = 3,\; 12,\; 28,\; 66,\; 126,\; 236,\; 396 \qquad (n_6 = 1, \dots, 7).$$
2. (Step B1 — Independent Orbit-Internal Cyclic Shift/Swap Gauges):
   • In Regime I ($n_6 \ge 1$), fix the anchor $6$-orbit $O_0$ pointwise. Because $C_6$ acts regularly on each $O_i$ ($i \ge 1$), $C_3 = \langle g^2 \rangle$ acts regularly on each $T_j \subset V_3$, and $C_2 = \langle g^3 \rangle$ acts regularly on each $P_k \subset V_2$ while commuting with all internal masks, independent cyclic translations on $O_i$ ($i \ge 1$), $T_j$ ($0 \le j < n_3$), and $P_k$ ($0 \le k < n_2$) simultaneously place:
     • each cross-mask $D_{0, i} \in \{0..63\}$ ($i \ge 1$) into the $14$ canonical $6$-bit necklaces $\mathcal{N}_{14} = \{0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 27, 31, 63\}$ under the LSB-first convention $c(6i+r, 6j+s) = (D_{i,j} \gg ((s - r) \bmod 6)) \& 1$ (where global inversion $-1 \in \mathbb{Z}_6^\times$ is also available on $D_{0, 1}$ since $x \mapsto -x \pmod 6$ fixes all internal masks $m_i$);
     • each $(O_0, T_j)$ attachment vector $(u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2}) \in \{0, 1\}^3$ into the $4$ sorted cyclic representatives $\{000, 001, 011, 111\}$ ($u_{j,0} \le u_{j,1} \le u_{j,2}$); and
     • each $(O_0, P_k)$ attachment vector $(v_{k,0}, v_{k,1}) \in \{0, 1\}^2$ into the $3$ sorted swap representatives $\{00, 01, 11\}$ ($v_{k,0} \le v_{k,1}$).
   • In Regime II ($n_6 = 0,\; n_3 \ge 1,\; n_2 \ge 1$), fixing $T_0$ and $P_0$ pointwise and translating each $T_j$ ($1 \le j < n_3$) by $C_3 = \langle g^2 \rangle$ places $(T_0, T_j)$ into the $4$ sorted cyclic representatives $\{000, 001, 011, 111\}$ ($u_{j,0} \le u_{j,1} \le u_{j,2}$), while translating each $P_k$ ($1 \le k < n_2$) by $C_2 = \langle g^3 \rangle$ places $(P_0, P_k)$ into the $3$ sorted swap representatives $\{00, 01, 11\}$ ($v_{k,0} \le v_{k,1}$).
3. (Step B2 in Regime I — Direct-Product Permutation Group $G_{\mathrm{perm}} = S_{n_2} \times S_{n_3} \times S_{n_1}$, Sequential Ordering $O_0 \to P \to T \to Z$, and Admissible $6$-State Composition Bijection):
   • In Regime I, the subgroup of $\mathcal{N}$ fixing $O_0, \dots, O_{n_6-1}$ pointwise and preserving all Step B1 gauges is $G_{\mathrm{perm}} = S_{n_2} \times S_{n_3} \times S_{n_1}$ permuting $P_k$, $T_j$, and $z_s$ rigidly. We normalize its three factors in strict non-circular dependency order $O_0 \to P \to T \to Z$ (Proposition G):
     • Step 1 ($S_{n_2}$ on $V_2$): Sort $P_0, \dots, P_{n_2-1}$ lexicographically by $\pi(P_k) := (p_k, v_{k,0}, v_{k,1})$ (depending only on $O_0$ and $P_k$).
     • Step 2 ($S_{n_3}$ on $V_3$, holding $V_6 \sqcup V_2$ fixed): Sort $T_0, \dots, T_{n_3-1}$ lexicographically by $\vec{k}_0(T_j) := \big(t_j, u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2}, [c(T_j, P_0)\text{ if }n_2 \ge 1], [c(T_j, P_{n_2-1})\text{ if }n_2 \ge 2]\big)$ (refined on $\{T_1, \dots, T_{n_3-1}\}$ by $\mathrm{Stab}_{S_{n_3}}(T_0) \cong S_{n_3-1}$ via $\vec{e}(T_0, T_j) \in \{0, 1\}^3$, Proposition H.2). Since $\sigma_3 \in S_{n_3}$ fixes $O_0$ and every $P_k$ pointwise and $c(T_j, P_k)$ is shift/swap-invariant ($\gcd(3,2)=1$), $\sigma_3$ preserves Step 1 and all Step B1 gauges.
     • Step 3 ($S_{n_1}$ on $V_1$, holding $V_6 \sqcup V_3 \sqcup V_2$ fixed): Sort $z_0, \dots, z_{n_1-1} \in V_1$ by $\mathbf{v}(z_s)$ of length $K = 1 + \mathbf{1}_{n_3 \ge 1} + \mathbf{1}_{n_3 \ge 2} + \mathbf{1}_{n_2 \ge 1} \in \{1..4\}$, appending $e(O_0, z_s)$, $e(T_0, z_s)$ if $n_3 \ge 1$, $e(T_{n_3-1}, z_s)$ if $n_3 \ge 2$, and $e(P_0, z_s)$ if $n_2 \ge 1$ (src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:336–350).
   • On $(O_0 \cup T_j)$-admissible ($K_5, I_5$-free, so $a_3^{(B)}(O_0) = a_0^{(R)}(O_0) = 0$ eliminates $(0;0,0,0)$ and $(1;1,1,1)$), Step B1 $C_3$-normalized ($u_{j,0} \le u_{j,1} \le u_{j,2}$), and Step 2 lexicographically sorted $3$-orbit attachment tuples $(t_j, u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2})_{j=0}^{n_3-1}$, each $T_j$ takes one of the $6$ admissible normalized states $\{(0;001),(0;011),(0;111),(1;000),(1;001),(1;011)\}$ in non-decreasing order; hence such sorted admissible normalized assignments biject onto the $\binom{n_3 + 5}{5}$ six-state compositions $\mathcal{A} = (a_2^{(B)}, a_1^{(B)}, a_0^{(B)}; a_3^{(R)}, a_2^{(R)}, a_1^{(R)})$ summing to $n_3$ (Pass 2 \mathcal{A}-cube splitting).
4. (Step B+ in Regime II — Anchor-Stabilizing Color-Class Permutation Group $G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2)$, Column-Bound Unit Consequences, and Last-Stage Singleton Sorting, src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:2536–2773):
   • In Regime II ($n_6 = 0,\; n_3 \ge 1,\; n_2 \ge 1$) on a fixed Step A color split $(b_3, r_3; b_2, r_2)$, Step B1 gauges $(T_0, T_j)$ ($j \ge 1$) against anchor $T_0$ and $(P_0, P_k)$ ($k \ge 1$) against anchor $P_0$. We hold fixed the Step B1 anchors $T_0$ and $P_0$ together with (whenever $r_2 \ge 1$) the first red $2$-orbit $P_{b_2}$ (noting P_{b_2} = P_0 when b_2 = 0, and P_{b_2} is a distinct second fixed 2-orbit anchor at index k^* = b_2 \ge 1 when b_2 \ge 1 and r_2 \ge 1). The subgroup of color-preserving rigid orbit permutations fixing these anchors pointwise is the direct product: $$G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2) = S_{\{1, \dots, b_3 - 1\}} \times S_{\{\max(1, b_3), \dots, n_3 - 1\}} \times S_{\{1, \dots, b_2 - 1\}} \times S_{\{\max(1, b_2 + 1), \dots, n_2 - 1\}}.$$
   • Because every cross-join $c(T_j, P_k) \in \{0, 1\}$ is monochromatic ($\gcd(3,2)=1$) and $G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2)$ fixes $T_0$, $P_0$, and $P_{b_2}$ (when $r_2 \ge 1$) pointwise while rigidly carrying each permuted orbit's internal vertices in order, all four factors of $G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2)$ commute with one another and preserve both Step A color classes and all Step B1 sorted gauges $(u_{j,0} \le u_{j,1} \le u_{j,2})$ on $(T_0, T_j)$ and $(v_{k,0} \le v_{k,1})$ on $(P_0, P_k)$:
     • Non-anchor blue $3$-orbits ($1 \le j < b_3$): sorted by $\big(c(T_j, P_{b_2}),\, u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2}\big)$ when $r_2 \ge 1$, and by $(u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2})$ alone when the opposite-color anchor is absent ($r_2 = 0$);
     • Non-anchor red $3$-orbits ($\max(1, b_3) \le j < n_3$): sorted by $\big(c(T_j, P_0),\, u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2}\big)$ when $b_2 \ge 1$ (since p_0 = 0 makes P_0 a blue 2-orbit), and by $(u_{j,0}, u_{j,1}, u_{j,2})$ alone when the opposite-color anchor is absent ($b_2 = 0$);
     • Non-anchor blue $2$-orbits ($1 \le k < b_2$) and non-anchor red $2$-orbits ($\max(1, b_2 + 1) \le k < n_2$, skipping the fixed anchor $k = b_2$ when $b_2 \ge 1$): sorted within each block by $\big(c(T_0, P_k),\, v_{k,0}, v_{k,1}\big)$.
   • Furthermore, Proposition 2.1(2) ensures that for every red $2$-orbit $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_1$ ($b_2 \le k < n_2$), at most $4$ blue $3$-orbits $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ ($0 \le j < b_3$) satisfy $c(T_j, P_k) = 1$ (\binom{b_3}{5} five-literal clauses \bigvee_{m=1}^5 \neg c(T_{j_m}, P_k) when $b_3 \ge 5, r_2 \ge 1$). Because $c(T_j, P_{b_2})$ is non-decreasing across $1 \le j < b_3$, at most the last $4$ indices $\{b_3 - 4, \dots, b_3 - 1\}$ can equal $1$, forcing the sorted-prefix unit clauses $c(T_j, P_{b_2}) = 0$ for all $1 \le j \le b_3 - 5$! Color-dually, when $r_3 \ge 5$ and $b_2 \ge 1$, Proposition 2.1(2) forbids $5$ blue joins from $\mathcal{T}_1$ to any $P_k \in \mathcal{P}_0$, and non-decreasing order of $c(T_j, P_0)$ across $\max(1, b_3) \le j < n_3$ restricts $c(T_j, P_0) = 0$ to at most the first $4$ indices, forcing the sorted-suffix unit clauses $c(T_j, P_0) = 1$ for all $\max(1, b_3) + 4 \le j < n_3$!
   • Finally, singleton sorting under $S_{n_1}$ comes last (holding V_3 \sqcup V_2 fixed after G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2) because $T_1$ and $T_{n_3-1}$ can be moved by $G_{3,2}^{\mathrm{fix}}(b_3, b_2)$ when $n_3 \ge 2$): choosing $\sigma_1 \in S_{n_1}$ to sort $z_0, \dots, z_{n_1-1} \in V_1$ by $\mathbf{v}(z_s) = \big(e(T_0, z_s),\, [e(T_{n_3-1}, z_s)\text{ if }n_3 \ge 2],\, [e(T_1, z_s)\text{ if }n_3 \ge 3],\, e(P_0, z_s)\big)$ fixes all $V_3 \sqcup V_2$ variables identically (preserving Steps A, B1, and B+) and yields cascading unit clauses on $e(T_{\mathrm{key}}, z_s)$ from $|V_1 \cap N_{\mathrm{bad}}(T_{\mathrm{key}})| \le 4$. $\square$

3.3 Proof of Theorem 1.1 and Computational Verification Provenance (PicoSAT 965 Buffered Extended-Trace RUP Pipeline)

We state the exact solver backend, buffered in-memory trace verification pipeline, build environment, and root-by-root attribution for all computational refutations reported in this paper:

• Solver Backend and Buffered In-Memory Extended-Trace RUP Pipeline (src/c6_model_and_controls.hpp:13–21, 220–249): Every SAT/RUP subproblem is solved via the PicoSAT (965) C API (picosat_init, picosat_enable_trace_generation, picosat_add, picosat_sat, picosat_write_extended_trace, picosat_reset), compiled on Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64 with g++ 13.3.0 -O3 -std=c++17 -fopenmp and linked via -lcryptominisat5 (libcryptominisat5.so.5.11 from Ubuntu package libcryptominisat5-dev 5.11.15+dfsg1-1.1build1, which embeds PicoSAT picosat_version() = "965 3433fe9a1baf1f7872a641e6ee1b549ddd977d86"). Whenever picosat_sat(ps, -1) returns PICOSAT_UNSATISFIABLE (20), the driver opens an in-memory FILE* buffer via POSIX open_memstream(&buf, &len), calls picosat_write_extended_trace(ps, mem) to write the complete TraceCheck extended resolution/RUP trace into buf, closes the stream and resets PicoSAT, and passes the buffered trace string directly to StandaloneTraceCheckVerifier::verify_trace (src/c6_model_and_controls.hpp:100–218). The standalone verifier checks that every original trace clause matches the exact generated CNF of that branch, verifies every derived clause by negating its literals and performing reverse unit propagation (RUP) over its listed antecedent clause IDs in order until conflict, and requires the final verified derived clause to be the empty clause before marking the branch UNSAT_RUP_VERIFIED.
• Retained Reproducible Artifacts vs. Unretained Raw Proof Certificates and Clean Replay Without Status Reuse (supplement/README.md): To remain within workspace storage limits across hundreds of roots and thousands of branches/cubes, the open_memstream extended traces were freed after in-memory verification and not written to disk as raw .trace/.rup files. Retained sources and manifests therefore do not constitute retained raw proof certificates; instead, supplement/ archives the complete C++17 source code (src/), positive/negative control suites (Controls 1.0A, 1.0B, 1.0C, 1A, 1B, 1B2, 1C, 2), and per-root/per-branch manifests (results/c6_alloc*/) recording exact variable counts, clause counts, RUP derived-clause counts, and antecedent-link counts. In default incremental mode, stage drivers (alloc740, alloc750, alloc766, alloc784 [-> results/c6_alloc800/], alloc838) load prior branch TSVs via load_reused_unsat_branches* and skip roots already closed in upstream stages (e.g. verified_prior in alloc750 and verified_r1_rup in alloc838) so each stage solves only newly targeted roots/branches. To perform a clean from-scratch replay without status reuse or hard-coded root skips (see supplement/README.md §4.3), src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp supports:
  1. --no-reuse (full from-scratch queue): bypasses load_reused_unsat_branches_784, disables the 81-root verified_r1_rup skip set, and queues all 44 Regime II roots and all 199 post-Prop C/F Regime I roots for from-scratch solving and in-memory StandaloneTraceCheckVerifier checking;
  2. --no-reuse --root=<label> [--branch=<id>] [--root-budget=<sec>] [--branch-timeout=<sec>] (isolated root or branch from-scratch replay): selects any single Regime II or Regime I minimal root (e.g. --no-reuse --root="42(1,10,1,4)" --branch="m=1" or --no-reuse --root="42(0,10,4,4)"; note that --no-reuse is required alongside --root/--branch for a fresh from-scratch run, and an unmatched --branch=<id> exits non-zero with an explicit error) and solves/verifies it from scratch; and
  3. Historical Stage-Dependency Order and Certification Criterion: the stage sequence (alloc722 -> alloc730 -> alloc740 -> alloc750 -> alloc766 -> alloc784 -> alloc838) documents the historical dependency order of the archived results/c6_alloc*/ runs. Because any timed run can return UNKNOWN_CAPPED on individual branches or leave queued roots unreached if per-branch/per-root/wall-clock budgets expire, queue coverage or a zero process exit code alone is not a full replay certification; full certification of a root requires status=UNSAT_VERIFIED (attempted_capped=0, unreached=0) in the output manifest (or status=BRANCH_UNSAT_VERIFIED when a single --branch=<id> is selected).

1. Complete Refutation of Regime II ($n_6 = 0$, 44 / 44 Minimal Roots, 122 / 122 Former Survivors, 574 / 574 Partitions):
   • Across the 44 minimal roots of Regime II (R001–R044 in supplement/global_c6_251_minimal_roots_ledger.tsv), 34 roots are refuted wholly by in-memory verified RUP branch proofs across Allocations 722, 730, 740, and 750/758 (results/c6_alloc730/, results/c6_alloc740/, results/c6_alloc750/), and 10 roots are refuted by combining Proposition 2.1 (ANALYTICAL_PROP_AB) on infeasible $(b_3, r_3, b_2, r_2)$ splits with in-memory verified RUP proofs on all remaining splits:
     • R043 43(0,9,8,0) (45 canonical splits: 41 retained RUP refutations in alloc730 plus the 4 remaining splits with $(b_3, b_2) \in \{(0, 6), (0, 7), (1, 6), (1, 7)\}$ and $r_3 = 9 - b_3,\; r_2 = 8 - b_2$ excluded by Proposition 2.1(2));
     • R029 42(0,8,6,6), R030 42(0,8,7,4), R033 42(0,9,4,7), R034 42(0,9,5,5), R035 42(0,9,6,3), R038 42(0,10,5,2), R040 42(0,11,4,1), and R044 43(0,11,5,0) (8 mixed roots completed in alloc740, each combining Proposition 2.1 [ANALYTICAL_PROP_AB] with retained/reused RUP refutations); and
     • R037 42(0,10,4,4) (28 canonical splits completed in alloc750: 4 ANALYTICAL_PROP_AB + 16 REUSED_730_RUP + 7 REUSED_740_RUP + 1 new PASS1_UNSAT RUP in alloc750).
2. Complete Refutation of Regime I, $n_6 = 1$ (42 / 42 Minimal Roots: R045–R083 at $N = 42$ Plus R237–R239 at $N = 43$; 111 / 111 Former Survivors, 547 / 547 Partitions):
   • Note that 42(1,12,0,0) and 42(1,11,0,3) have $|F_3| = 3n_3 + n_1 = 36 > 34$ and are already excluded by the baseline filter (Lemma 2.1) prior to forming the 42 minimal roots (39 roots R045–R083 at $N = 42$ plus 3 roots R237–R239 at $N = 43$ in supplement/global_c6_251_minimal_roots_ledger.tsv).
   • Pure-Hand Closures (4 / 42 minimal roots):
     • R045 42(1,5,2,17) and R046 42(1,5,3,15): refuted by Proposition 2.2(1) (ANALYTICAL_PROP_C, since $n_2 + n_1 = 19 > 17$ and $18 > 17$);
     • R054 42(1,6,1,16) and R063 42(1,7,1,13): refuted by Proposition 2.2(2) (ANALYTICAL_PROP_F_GH, since $2n_3 + n_1 = 28 > 26$ and $27 > 26$).
   • Wholly RUP-Verified Minimal Roots (34 / 42 minimal roots):
     • 27 roots in Allocations 722, 740, and 750/758 (R047–R053, R055–R062, R065–R069, R073–R075, R078, R079 at $N = 42$ plus R237 43(1,7,8,0) and R238 43(1,9,5,0) at $N = 43$: all 3 / 3 branches m_0 = 1, 2, 3 refuted in Pass 1 RUP without $\mathcal{A}$-cube splitting);
     • 4 roots in Allocation 766 (R064 42(1,7,2,11), R071 42(1,8,2,8), R072 42(1,8,3,6), R077 42(1,9,2,5): all 3 / 3 branches refuted by Pass 1 / Pass 2 RUP);
     • 3 roots in Allocation 800 (R076 42(1,9,1,7), R081 42(1,10,2,2), R082 42(1,10,3,0): m_0 = 2, 3 reused from alloc730/740/758/766 RUP and m_0 = 1 refuted in Pass 1 RUP).
   • Combined Analytical + RUP Minimal Roots (4 / 42 minimal roots):
     • R070 42(1,8,1,10) (Allocation 766): m_0 = 2, 3 eliminated by Proposition 2.2(2) (ANALYTICAL_PROP_F, since $n_3 + n_2 + n_1 = 19 > 17$) and m_0 = 1 refuted in Pass 1 RUP (22,608 RUP derived clauses in c6_alloc766_manifest.tsv);
     • R239 43(1,11,2,0) (Allocation 800): m_0 = 2, 3 refuted in Pass 1 RUP (alloc766, 1,852 + 1,039 = 2,891 RUP derived clauses) and m_0 = 1 refuted in Pass 2 across all 130 / 130 H.1-admissible $\mathcal{A}$-cubes (4,238 / 4,368 $\mathcal{A}$-cubes eliminated analytically by Propositions 2.2–2.3 and 130 refuted by RUP, 59,523 Pass 2 RUP derived clauses in c6_alloc800_manifest.tsv; 62,414 total across m_0 = 1, 2, 3);
     • R080 42(1,10,1,4) (Allocation 838): m_0 = 2, 3 refuted in Pass 1 RUP (alloc766, 1,418 + 1,243 = 2,661 RUP derived clauses in c6_alloc766_branches.tsv) and m_0 = 1 refuted in Pass 2 across all 191 / 191 admissible $\mathcal{A}$-cubes (2,812 / 3,003 $\mathcal{A}$-cubes eliminated analytically by Propositions 2.2–2.8 & Theorem 2.9 [prop_i_mode = 2], and 191 refuted by RUP at step_b_level = 3, with 119,239 Pass 2 RUP derived clauses and 2,670,382 antecedent links in c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv; 121,900 total RUP derived clauses across m_0 = 1, 2, 3; note that an earlier Allocation 800 run with prop_i_mode = 1, step_b_level = 2 solved 323 cubes with 197,361 Pass 2 RUP derived clauses in c6_alloc800_manifest.tsv);
     • R083 42(1,11,1,1) (Allocation 838): m_0 = 3 eliminated analytically by Proposition 2.3 (ANALYTICAL_PROP_H1), m_0 = 2 refuted in Pass 1 RUP (alloc766, 2,372 RUP derived clauses in c6_alloc766_branches.tsv), and m_0 = 1 refuted in Pass 2 across all 192 / 192 admissible $\mathcal{A}$-cubes (8,544 / 8,736 $\mathcal{A}$-cubes eliminated analytically by Propositions 2.2–2.8 & Theorem 2.9 [prop_i_mode = 2], and 192 refuted by RUP at step_b_level = 3, with 195,638 Pass 2 RUP derived clauses and 4,462,841 antecedent links in c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv; 198,010 total RUP derived clauses across m_0 = 1, 2, 3). This completes the proof of Theorem 1.1. $\square$

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4. Subgroup-Fixed Exterior Deficit Theory on $F_3 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^3)$ (Theorem 1.2)

4.1 Mixed Antipodal-Neighborhood Partitions on $F_3 = V_3 \sqcup V_1$ (Proposition 4.1)

For each regular $6$-orbit $O_i = \{6i, \dots, 6i+5\}$, recall that $V_3 = \bigsqcup_{s=0}^3 A_s(O_i)$ ($a_s(O_i) = |A_s(O_i)|$, $\sum_{s=0}^3 a_s(O_i) = n_3$) and $V_1 = Z_0(O_i) \sqcup Z_1(O_i)$ ($z_0(O_i) + z_1(O_i) = n_1$). Throughout Sections 4 and 5, every cross-orbit mask $D_{i, j} = \sum_{d=0}^5 d_d 2^d \in \{0..63\}$ ($i < j$) is indexed by the single LSB-first offset convention $$c(6i+r,\; 6j+s) = (D_{i, j} \gg ((s - r) \bmod 6)) \& 1 = d_{(s - r) \bmod 6} \in \{0, 1\} \qquad (0 \le r, s \le 5),$$ so bit $d \in \{0..5\}$ is $1$ iff offset $(s - r) \bmod 6 = d$ is red, and $0$ iff offset $d$ is blue (in particular: $D = 3 = \text{`000011`}_2$ has red offsets $\{0, 1\}$ and blue $\{2, 3, 4, 5\}$; $D = 7 = \text{`000111`}_2$ has red offsets $\{0, 1, 2\}$ and blue $\{3, 4, 5\}$; $D = 9 = \text{`001001`}_2$ has red offsets $\{0, 3\}$ and blue $\{1, 2, 4, 5\}$; $D = 15 = \text{`001111`}_2$ has red offsets $\{0, 1, 2, 3\}$ and blue $\{4, 5\}$). Let $d_B(D_{i,j})$ and $d_R(D_{i,j}) = 6 - d_B(D_{i,j})$ denote the blue and red cross-degrees of a vertex in $O_i$ to $O_j$, let $d_{03}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3)|$ and $r_{03}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_R(6i) \cap N_R(6i+3)|$, let $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))|$ and $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))|$, let $r_{01}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_R(6i) \cap N_R(6i+1)|$ and $s_{01}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+1)|$, and let $u_{03|2}(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3) \cap N_R(6i+2)|$ and $u_{03|2}^*(D_{i,j}) := |O_j \cap N_R(6i) \cap N_R(6i+3) \cap N_B(6i+2)|$. Note that when $(O_i, O_j)$ is reversed to $(O_j, O_i)$, the cross-mask transposes via $D_{j,i} = \mathrm{tr}(D_{i,j}) := \sum_{d=0}^5 d_{(6-d)\bmod 6} 2^d$; among the $14$ canonical necklaces $\mathcal{N}_{14}$, $12$ are self-transpose ($\mathrm{tr}(D) \sim D$) while $11 = \text{`001011`}_2$ (red offsets $\{0, 1, 3\}$) and $13 = \text{`001101`}_2$ (red offsets $\{0, 2, 3\}$) are transpose partners ($\mathrm{tr}(11) \sim 13$), which swaps $(u_{03|2}(11), u_{03|2}^*(11)) = (2, 1)$ with $(u_{03|2}(13), u_{03|2}^*(13)) = (1, 2)$ while leaving $d_B, d_R, d_{03}, r_{03}, r_{01}, s_{01}, d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}, d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}$ and the set $\{\Gamma_4(11), \Gamma_4(13)\} = \{4, 5\} \ge 3$ invariant.

| Necklace $D \in \mathcal{N}_{14}$ | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 63 | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Binary ($d_5 d_4 d_3 d_2 d_1 d_0$) | 000000 | 000001 | 000011 | 000101 | 000111 | 001001 | 001011 | 001101 | 001111 | 010101 | 010111 | 011011 | 011111 | 111111 | | $d_B(D),\; d_R(D)$ | $6,0$ | $5,1$ | $4,2$ | $4,2$ | $3,3$ | $4,2$ | $3,3$ | $3,3$ | $2,4$ | $3,3$ | $2,4$ | $2,4$ | $1,5$ | $0,6$ | | $d_{03}(D),\; r_{03}(D)$ | $6,0$ | $4,0$ | $2,0$ | $2,0$ | $0,0$ | $4,2$ | $2,2$ | $2,2$ | $0,2$ | $0,0$ | $0,2$ | $2,4$ | $0,4$ | $0,6$ | | $r_{01}(D),\; s_{01}(D)$ | $0,6$ | $0,4$ | $1,3$ | $0,2$ | $2,2$ | $0,2$ | $1,1$ | $1,1$ | $3,1$ | $0,0$ | $2,0$ | $2,0$ | $4,0$ | $6,0$ | | $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D),\; d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D)$ | $6,0$ | $3,0$ | $0,0$ | $3,0$ | $0,0$ | $0,0$ | $0,0$ | $0,0$ | $0,0$ | $3,3$ | $0,3$ | $0,0$ | $0,3$ | $0,6$ | | $u_{03|2}(D),\; u_{03|2}^*(D)$ | $0,0$ | $1,0$ | $1,0$ | $1,0$ | $0,0$ | $2,2$ | $2,1$ | $1,2$ | $0,1$ | $0,0$ | $0,1$ | $2,2$ | $0,1$ | $0,0$ |

Proposition 4.1 (Local Ramsey Caps on Antipodal and Mixed Traces in $V \setminus O_i$). For every regular $6$-orbit $O_i$:

1. (Antipodal-Edge Traces $S_{03}(O_i)$ and $R_{03}(O_i)$): When $c_3(O_i) = 0$ ($m_i \in \{1, 2, 3\}$), $S_{03}(O_i) := N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3)$ is $(K_5, I_3)$-free of size $\le R(5, 3) - 1 = 13$: $\sum_{j \ne i} d_{03}(D_{i,j}) + 3a_3(O_i) + 2a_2(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) \le 13$. Color-dually when $c_3(O_i) = 1$ ($m_i \in \{4, 5, 6\}$), $|R_{03}(O_i)| = \sum_{j \ne i} r_{03}(D_{i,j}) + 3a_0(O_i) + 2a_1(O_i) + a_2(O_i) + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 13$.
2. (Mixed Antipodal-Step-2 Trace $U_{03|2}(O_i)$): When $c_3(O_i) = 0$ ($m_i \in \{1, 2, 3\}$), define $U_{03|2}(O_i) := N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3) \cap N_R(6i+2)$. Because $\{6i, 6i+3\} \cong I_2$ is a blue edge completely blue-joined to $U_{03|2}(O_i)$, $U_{03|2}(O_i)$ is $I_3$-free (else I_5); and because the single vertex $6i+2$ is completely red-joined to $U_{03|2}(O_i)$, $U_{03|2}(O_i)$ is $K_4$-free (else \{6i+2\} \sqcup K_4 \cong K_5). Hence $|U_{03|2}(O_i)| \le R(3, 4) - 1 = 8$. Since $6i+2 \equiv 6i+5 \pmod 3$, each $T_r \in A_2(O_i) \cup A_1(O_i)$ contributes $1$ vertex to $U_{03|2}(O_i)$ (and color-dually to $U_{03|2}^*(O_i) := N_R(6i) \cap N_R(6i+3) \cap N_B(6i+2)$ when $c_3(O_i) = 1$), yielding across all six masks $m_i \in \{1..6\}$: $$\mathbf{a_2(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} u_{03|2}(D_{i, j}) \le 8 \iff a_3(O_i) + a_0(O_i) \ge (n_3 - 8) + \sum_{j \ne i} u_{03|2}(D_{i, j})}. \qquad (4.1)$$
3. ($(I_3, K_3)$-Free Mixed Traces $M_{01|25}(O_i)$, $M_{03|24}(O_i)$, and $M_{03|12}(O_i)$):
   • On $m_i = 4 = (0, 0, 1)$, $\{6i, 6i+1\} \cong I_2$ is blue and $\{6i+2, 6i+5\} \cong K_2$ is red ($c_3(O_i)=1$), so $M_{01|25}(O_i) := N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+1) \cap N_R(6i+2) \cap N_R(6i+5)$ is $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$, forcing $a_2(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} m_{01|25}(D_{i, j}) \le 5$ (and color-dually $a_1(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} m_{01|25}^*(D_{i, j}) \le 5$ on $m_i = 3$).
   • On $m_i = 2 = (0, 1, 0)$, $\{6i, 6i+3\} \cong I_2$ is blue and $\{6i+2, 6i+4\} \cong K_2$ is red ($c_2(O_i)=1$), so $M_{03|24}(O_i) := N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3) \cap N_R(6i+2) \cap N_R(6i+4)$ is $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le 5$, forcing $a_1(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} m_{03|24}(D_{i, j}) \le 5$ (where $m_{03|24}(27)=2$, $m_{03|24}(5)=m_{03|24}(11)=m_{03|24}(13)=1$, and $0$ otherwise).
   • On $m_i \in \{1, 3\}$, $\{6i, 6i+3\} \cong I_2$ is blue and $\{6i+1, 6i+2\} \cong K_2$ is red ($c_1(O_i)=1$), so $M_{03|12}(O_i) := N_B(6i) \cap N_B(6i+3) \cap N_R(6i+1) \cap N_R(6i+2)$ is $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le 5$, forcing $a_1(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} m_{03|12}(D_{i, j}) \le 5$ (where $m_{03|12}(27)=2$, $m_{03|12}(3)=m_{03|12}(11)=m_{03|12}(13)=1$, and $0$ otherwise; color-dually $a_2(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} m_{03|12}^*(D_{i,j}) \le 5$ on $m_i \in \{4, 6\}$). $\square$

4.2 Proof of Theorem 1.2(1): Uniform Exclusion of $m_i \in \{3, 4\}$ Across All $n_6 \ge 2,\; n_3 \ge 9$ (Theorem 4.2)

Theorem 4.2 (Theorems O.2 & O.7: Multi-Orbit Exclusion of $m_i \in \{3, 4\}$). Suppose $n_6 \ge 2$ and $O_i$ has internal mask $m_i \in \{3, 4\}$. Then $n_3 \le 8$, $3n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + n_1 \le 28$, and $2n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + \max(0, n_1 - 2) \le 18$.

Proof. By color duality between $m_i = 4 = (0, 0, 1)$ and $m_i = 3 = (1, 1, 0)$, assume $m_i = 4$ ($c_1(O_i) = c_2(O_i) = 0,\; c_3(O_i) = 1$, where the blue subgraph on $O_i$ is the regular octahedron $K_{2,2,2}$ and the red subgraph is the antipodal matching $3K_2$). Summing $|R_{03}(O_i)| \le 13$, $|M_{01|25}(O_i)| \le 5$, and $|U_{03|2}^*(O_i)| \le 8$ from Proposition 4.1 gives: $$3n_3 - 3a_3(O_i) + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i} \Gamma_4(D_{i, j}) \le 26, \qquad \Gamma_4(D) := r_{03}(D) + u_{03|2}^*(D) + m_{01|25}(D). \qquad (4.2)$$ Fix any second regular $6$-orbit $O_j$ ($j \ne i$):

• Case A ($r_{03}(D_{i, j}) = 0$): Because $r_{03}(D_{i, j}) = 0$, no vertex $x \in O_j$ is red to both endpoints of any antipodal pair $\Pi_r(O_i) = \{6i+r, 6i+r+3\}$ ($r \in \{0, 1, 2\}$). Hence each vertex $x \in O_j$ has at least one blue neighbor $u_r \in \Pi_r(O_i)$ in each of the three antipodal pairs $r = 0, 1, 2$. Since every non-antipodal edge of $O_i$ ($m_i = 4$) is blue, those three blue neighbors form a $3$-vertex blue triangle $T_x = \{u_0, u_1, u_2\} \cong I_3 \subset O_i$ completely blue to $x$, so $T_x \sqcup \{x\} \cong I_4$. Consequently, any exterior vertex $w \in A_3^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup B_{00}^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup Z_0(O_i)$ (which is completely blue to $O_i$, and hence blue to $T_x$) must be joined by a red edge to $x$ (or else $T_x \sqcup \{x, w\} \cong I_5$). Since $x \in O_j$ was arbitrary, $A_3^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup B_{00}^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup Z_0(O_i) \subseteq N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_j)$. Moreover, since $c_2(O_i) = 0$, $A_3^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup B_{00}^{(R)}(O_i) \sqcup Z_0(O_i) \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))$ is a red clique, and since $m_j \in \{1..6\}$ contains at least one red edge ($\omega(O_j) \ge 2$), $N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_j)$ is $K_3$-free. Thus this red clique has size at most $2$: $$\mathbf{3a_3(O_i) + 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) \le 2 \implies a_3(O_i) = 0 \quad\text{and}\quad 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) \le 2}. \qquad (4.3)$$ Substituting $a_3(O_i) = 0$ into $(4.2)$ yields $3n_3 + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 26$ (forcing $3n_3 \le 26 \implies n_3 \le 8$), and adding $(4.3)$ to $(4.2)$ yields $(3n_3 + n_1) + 2(b_{00}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i)) \le 28$.
• Case B ($r_{03}(D_{i, j}) \ge 2$ for all $j \ne i$): Direct inspection of the table in Section 4.1 shows that every necklace $D \in \mathcal{N}_{14}$ with $r_{03}(D) \ge 2$ ({9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 31, 63}) satisfies $\Gamma_4(D) \ge r_{03}(D) + u_{03|2}^*(D) \ge 3$. Since $3a_3(O_i) + 2b_{00}(O_i) + b_{01}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) \le 4$ (Proposition 2.2(2)) gives $3a_3(O_i) \le 3$, $(4.2)$ yields $3n_3 + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 26 + 3a_3(O_i) - 3(n_6 - 1) \le 26$, again forcing $n_3 \le 8$.

Finally, rewriting $|R_{03}(O_i)| \le 13$ using $a_2(O_i) \le 5$ gives $2n_3 + 2b_{11}(O_i) + n_1 \le 18 + 2a_3(O_i) + z_0(O_i) - \sum_{j \ne i} r_{03}(D_{i,j})$. Since $b_{01}(O_i) \le 3$ when $b_{00}(O_i) = 0$ (because selecting one vertex from each $P_k \in B_{01}(O_i)$ red to $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$ and blue to $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i)$ forms a red clique of size $b_{01}(O_i)$ completely red-joined to $6i+1 \in T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$, forcing $b_{01}(O_i) + 1 \le 4$) and $b_{00}(O_i) + b_{01}(O_i) \le 3$ when $b_{00}(O_i) \ge 1$, we have $b_{00}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i) \ge \max(0, n_2 - 3)$ in both Case A and Case B, yielding $3n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + n_1 \le 28$ and $2n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + \max(0, n_1 - 2) \le 18$. $\square$

4.3 Complete Proof of Theorem 4.3 (Proposition M.4: Hand Closure of 42(2, 7, 0, 9))

Theorem 4.3 (Proposition M.4: Complete Closure of 42(2, 7, 0, 9) Across All 12 / 12 Canonical Branches). The minimal root 42(2, 7, 0, 9) ($N = 42, n_6 = 2, n_3 = 7, n_2 = 0, n_1 = 9$) is unsatisfiable across all $12 / 12$ canonical branches (11 refuted by in-memory verified RUP proofs in results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv and the sole remaining branch m = (1, 6) refuted analytically below), excluding $+4$ deduplicated faithful partitions (42(2,7,0,9), 43(2,7,0,10), 44(2,7,0,11), 44(2,7,1,9)).

Proof. On 42(2, 7, 0, 9) at branch m = (1, 6) ($m_0 = 1 = (1, 0, 0)$: red $C_6$; $m_1 = 6 = (0, 1, 1)$: blue $C_6$; $F_3 = V_3 \sqcup V_1$, $2n_3 + n_1 = 23$, $3n_3 + n_1 = 30$), we first reduce $D_{0, 1}$ to the unique necklace $D_{0, 1} = 7$ (000111):

• Step 0A (Explicit Neighborhood Reduction of $D_{0, 1}$ to 7 and the Slack-$1$ Single-Orbit Identity): For every $D_{0, 1} \in \mathcal{N}_{14}$, on $O_0$ ($m_0 = 1$) the $(V_3 \sqcup V_1)$-traces of $S_{03}(O_0) = N_B(0) \cap N_B(3)$ (size 3a_3(O_0) + 2a_2(O_0) + a_1(O_0) + z_0(O_0)) and $R_{01}(O_0) = N_R(0) \cap N_R(1)$ (size a_1(O_0) + 3a_0(O_0) + z_1(O_0)) sum to the necklace-independent constant $$\big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{03}(O_0)\big| + \big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{01}(O_0)\big| = 2n_3 + n_1 + a_3(O_0) + a_0(O_0) = 23 + a_3(O_0) + a_0(O_0) \ge 23,$$ and color-dually on $O_1$ ($m_1 = 6$), $|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{03}(O_1)| + |(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{01}(O_1)| = 23 + a_0(O_1) + a_3(O_1) \ge 23$. Since $|R_{01}(O_0)| = r_{01}(D_{0,1}) + |(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{01}(O_0)| \le 13$ and $|S_{01}(O_1)| = s_{01}(D_{0,1}) + |(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{01}(O_1)| \le 13$, we obtain for every $D_{0, 1} \in \mathcal{N}_{14}$ (and in addition d_{03}(D_{0,1}) + r_{01}(D_{0,1}) \le 26 - 23 = 3 and r_{03}(D_{0,1}) + s_{01}(D_{0,1}) \le 3): $$\mathbf{\big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{03}(O_0)\big| \ge 10 + r_{01}(D_{0,1}) + a_3(O_0) + a_0(O_0) \ge 10}, \qquad \mathbf{\big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{03}(O_1)\big| \ge 10 + s_{01}(D_{0,1}) + a_0(O_1) + a_3(O_1) \ge 10}!$$ Now suppose $d_{03}(D_{0,1}) \ge 2$ (which holds for every D_{0,1} \in \{0, 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 27\}, including D_{0,1} = 1 where d_{03}(1) = 4). Then $O_1 \cap S_{03}(O_0)$ contains an antipodal pair $\Pi_r(O_1) = \{6+r, 9+r\} \subset O_1 \cap N_B(0) \cap N_B(3)$, which is a red edge ($\{6+r, 9+r\} \cong K_2$ since $c_3(O_1) = 1$) completely blue-joined to $\{0, 3\} \cong I_2 \subset O_0$. Because every vertex $w \in (V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{03}(O_0)$ is fixed by $g^3$, $w$ has uniform color $c(w, 6+r) = c(w, 9+r) \in \{0, 1\}$ to $\Pi_r(O_1)$, partitioning $(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{03}(O_0)$ into two explicit disjoint neighborhoods:

  1. $w \in (V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap N_B(0) \cap N_B(3) \cap N_B(6+r)$, which is the common blue neighborhood of the blue triangle $\{0, 3, 6+r\} \cong I_3$ and hence a red clique of size $\le 4$; and
  2. $w \in (V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap N_B(0) \cap N_B(3) \cap N_R(6+r) \cap N_R(9+r)$, which is completely blue to $\{0, 3\} \cong I_2$ and completely red to $\{6+r, 9+r\} \cong K_2$ and hence $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$. Summing gives $\big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap S_{03}(O_0)\big| \le 4 + 5 = 9 < 10$, a direct contradiction (independent of whether d_{03}(D_{0,1}) is 2, 4, or 6)! Color-dually, whenever $r_{03}(D_{0,1}) \ge 2$ (which holds for every D_{0,1} \in \{9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 31, 63\}), choosing $\Pi_{r'}(O_0) = \{r', r'+3\} \cong I_2 \subset O_0 \cap R_{03}(O_1)$ partitions $(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{03}(O_1)$ into $(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap N_R(6) \cap N_R(9) \cap N_R(r')$ (a blue clique of size \le 4, since \{6, 9, r'\} \cong K_3) and $(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap N_R(6) \cap N_R(9) \cap N_B(r') \cap N_B(r'+3)$ ((K_3, I_3)-free of size \le 5), forcing $\big|(V_3 \sqcup V_1) \cap R_{03}(O_1)\big| \le 4 + 5 = 9 < 10$ — contradiction! This eliminates all $12$ necklaces with $d_{03} \ge 2$ or $r_{03} \ge 2$, leaving only {7, 21} (where d_{03} = r_{03} = 0). At $D_{0, 1} = 21$ (010101), $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) \bowtie_B T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_1)$ ($\cong K_3$) forces $z_0(O_0) \le 1$ and $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) \bowtie_R T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1)$ ($\cong K_3$) forces $z_1(O_1) \le 1$ with $z_{00} = z_{11} = 0$, so $n_1 = z_{10} + z_{01} \le 5 + 1 = 6 < 9$ (since Z_{10} \subseteq N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_B(6) \cap N_B(7) is (K_3, I_3)-free of size \le 5). Thus $D_{0, 1} = 7$ (000111) is uniquely forced, where from the table in Section 4.1: $$d_B(7) = d_R(7) = 3, \qquad d_{03}(7) = r_{03}(7) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(7) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(7) = 0, \qquad \mathbf{r_{01}(7) = s_{01}(7) = 2}.$$ Because $r_{01}(7) = s_{01}(7) = 2$ and $d_{03}(7) = r_{03}(7) = 0$, on $O_0$ we have $|S_{03}(O_0)| = 3a_3(O_0) + 2a_2(O_0) + a_1(O_0) + z_0(O_0) \le 13$ and $|R_{01}(O_0)| = 2 + a_1(O_0) + 3a_0(O_0) + z_1(O_0) \le 13$. Since $|S_{03}(O_0)| + (|R_{01}(O_0)| - 2) = 23 + a_3(O_0) + a_0(O_0)$, we obtain the exact Slack-$1$ Identity on $O_0$ (and color-dually on $O_1$): $$\big(13 - |S_{03}(O_0)|\big) + \big(13 - |R_{01}(O_0)|\big) + \big(a_3(O_0) + a_0(O_0)\big) = 1, \qquad \big(13 - |R_{03}(O_1)|\big) + \big(13 - |S_{01}(O_1)|\big) + \big(a_3(O_1) + a_0(O_1)\big) = 1. \qquad (4.4)$$ With $3a_3(O_0) + z_0(O_0) \le 4$, $3a_0(O_1) + z_1(O_1) \le 4$, $a_1(O_0) \le 5$, and $a_2(O_1) \le 5$, we have $z_0(O_0), z_1(O_1) \in \{0..4\}$. Partitioning $V_1 = Z_{00} \sqcup Z_{01} \sqcup Z_{10} \sqcup Z_{11}$ where $Z_{\alpha\beta} := Z_\alpha(O_0) \cap Z_\beta(O_1)$ ($z_{\alpha\beta} := |Z_{\alpha\beta}|$):
  • Twin-Triangle Pinch ($z_{01} \le 1$): Since $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) \cong I_3$ makes $Z_0(O_0) = Z_{00} \sqcup Z_{01}$ a red clique and $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1) \cong K_3$ makes $Z_1(O_1) = Z_{01} \sqcup Z_{11}$ a blue clique, their intersection $Z_{01}$ is simultaneously a red clique and a blue clique, so $z_{01} \le 1$.
  • $(K_3, I_3)$-Freeness of $Z_{10}$ ($z_{10} \le 5$): Since $\{0, 1\} \cong K_2$ and $\{6, 7\} \cong I_2$, $Z_{10} \subseteq N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_B(6) \cap N_B(7)$ is $(K_3, I_3)$-free of size $z_{10} \le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$, forcing $z_0(O_0) + z_1(O_1) = 9 - z_{10} + z_{01} \ge 4 + z_{01} \ge 4$.

• Step 0B (Shifted $4$-Clique Bounds on $a_2^{(B)}(O_0)$ and $a_1^{(R)}(O_1)$): For every blue $3$-orbit $T_j = \{y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}, y_{j,2}\} \in A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$, its two blue antipodal pairs in $O_0$ give three shifted $4$-vertex blue cliques $\{0, 3, y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}\}, \{1, 4, y_{j,1}, y_{j,2}\}, \{2, 5, y_{j,2}, y_{j,0}\} \cong I_4$. Since every $z \in Z_0(O_0)$ is blue to $O_0$, avoiding $I_5$ forces $z$ to be joined by red edges to $T_j$: $A_2^{(B)}(O_0) \bowtie_R Z_0(O_0)$. Because $Z_0(O_0)$ is a red clique of size $z_0(O_0)$:

  • If $z_0(O_0) = 4$ ($Z_0(O_0) \cong K_4$), no vertex can be red to $Z_0(O_0)$, so $a_2^{(B)}(O_0) = 0$;
  • If $z_0(O_0) = 3$ ($Z_0(O_0) \cong K_3$), $N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(Z_0(O_0))$ is a blue clique of size $\le 4$, containing at most $\lfloor 4/3 \rfloor = 1$ blue $3$-orbit, so $a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 1$;
  • If $z_0(O_0) = 2$ ($Z_0(O_0) = \{z_a, z_b\} \cong K_2$), $N_B(0) \cap N_B(3) \cap N_R(z_a) \cap N_R(z_b)$ is $(I_3, K_3)$-free of size $\le 5$ and contains $2$ vertices $\{y_{j,0}, y_{j,1}\}$ from each $T_j \in A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$, so $2a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 5 \implies a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 2$. Thus across all $z_0(O_0) \in \{2, 3, 4\}$ (and color-dually on $O_1$ via the shifted $K_4$'s $\{6+r, 9+r, y_{j,r}, y_{j,r+1}\}$ for $T_j \in A_1^{(R)}(O_1)$): $$\mathbf{z_0(O_0) \ge 2 \implies a_2^{(B)}(O_0) \le 4 - z_0(O_0)}, \qquad \mathbf{z_1(O_1) \ge 2 \implies a_1^{(R)}(O_1) \le 4 - z_1(O_1)}. \qquad (4.5)$$

• Step 1 (The $2+2$ Singleton-3-Orbit Pincer Law and Elimination of All $9$ Splits with $z_{10} = 5$): For each $3$-orbit $T_j$, write $Z_R(T_j) := \{z \in V_1 : c(T_j, z) = 1\}$ and $Z_B(T_j) := V_1 \setminus Z_R(T_j)$.

  • If $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ ($T_j \cong K_3$), $Z_R(T_j)$ is a blue clique of size $\le 4$, and since $Z_0(O_1) = Z_{00} \sqcup Z_{10} \subseteq N_B(6) \cap N_B(7)$ is $I_3$-free, $|Z_R(T_j) \cap (Z_{00} \sqcup Z_{10})| \le 2$. Moreover, if $T_j \in A_3(O_1) \cup A_2(O_1)$ ($\ge 2$ blue shifts to $O_1$), then $v_{j,0} \in T_j$ is blue to a step-1 blue edge $\{v, v+1\} \subset O_1$, forming $\{v, v+1, v_{j,0}\} \cong I_3$; hence $Z_B(T_j) \cap (Z_{00} \sqcup Z_{10}) \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(\{v, v+1, v_{j,0}\})$ is a red clique of size $\le 4$, and since $Z_{10}$ is $K_3$-free, $|Z_B(T_j) \cap Z_{10}| \le 2$!
  • Color-dually, if $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ ($T_j \cong I_3$), $|Z_B(T_j) \cap (Z_{10} \sqcup Z_{11})| \le 2$, and if $T_j \in A_0(O_0) \cup A_1(O_0)$ ($\ge 2$ red shifts to $O_0$), $\{x, x+1, v_{j,0}\} \cong K_3$ forces $Z_R(T_j) \cap (Z_{10} \sqcup Z_{11})$ to be a blue clique of size $\le 4$ with $|Z_R(T_j) \cap Z_{10}| \le 2$. Consequently, if $z_{10} = 5$, no red $3$-orbit can lie in $A_3(O_1) \cup A_2(O_1)$ (else z_{10} \le 2 + 2 = 4, so $r_3 = a_1^{(R)}(O_1)$) and no blue $3$-orbit can lie in $A_0(O_0) \cup A_1(O_0)$ (so b_3 = a_2^{(B)}(O_0)). Using $(4.5)$ and $|S_{03}(O_0)|, |R_{03}(O_1)| \le 13$:
  • If $z_0(O_0) \ge 2$ and $z_1(O_1) \ge 2$, then $7 = b_3 + r_3 = a_2^{(B)}(O_0) + a_1^{(R)}(O_1) \le (4 - z_0(O_0)) + (4 - z_1(O_1)) = 8 - (4 + z_{01}) \le 4 < 7$;
  • If $z_0(O_0) \in \{0, 1\}$ and $z_1(O_1) = 4 - z_0(O_0) + z_{01} \in \{3, 4\}$, then $r_3 = a_1^{(R)}(O_1) \le 4 - z_1(O_1) = z_0(O_0) - z_{01}$ and $b_3 \le a_2(O_0) \le 6 - z_0(O_0) - 2a_3(O_0)$, summing to $b_3 + r_3 \le 6 - 2a_3(O_0) - z_{01} \le 6 < 7$ (and color-dually when $z_1(O_1) \in \{0, 1\}$). Thus all $9$ splits with $z_{10} = 5$ are impossible, forcing $z_{10} \le 4$.

• Step 2 (Cell Exclusions at $D_{0, 1} = 7$ and the Fundamental $(1, 2)$-Deficit Identity): Since $z_1(O_1) \le 4 \implies z_0(O_1) = 9 - z_1(O_1) \ge 5$ and $z_0(O_0) \le 4 \implies z_1(O_0) = 9 - z_0(O_0) \ge 5$, work in the single LSB-first frame $D_{0, 1} = 7 = \text{`000111`}_2$ (where c(x, 6+y) = 1 for y - x \in \{0, 1, 2\} \pmod 6 and 0 for y - x \in \{3, 4, 5\} \pmod 6, so 0 \in O_0 is blue to \{9, 10, 11\} \subset O_1, 1 \in O_0 is blue to \{6, 10, 11\} \subset O_1, and 3 \in O_0 is blue to \{6, 7, 8\} \subset O_1), and encode the attachment of any $3$-orbit $T_j = \{v_{j,0}, v_{j,1}, v_{j,2}\} \in A_u(O_0) \cap A_v(O_1)$ by its canonical shift mask $m_0 \in \{0, 1, 3, 7\}$ on $O_0$ and shift mask $m_1 \in \{0..7\}$ on $O_1$ via $c(x, v_{j,r}) = (m_0 \gg ((r - x) \bmod 3)) \& 1$ and $c(6+y, v_{j,r}) = (m_1 \gg ((r - y) \bmod 3)) \& 1$:

  • For $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ ($K_3$), inspecting $N_B(v_{j,2}) \cap (O_0 \cup O_1)$: in cells (3,3), (3,2) ($m_0 = 0$), $v_{j,2}$ is blue to $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0) = \{0, 2, 4\} \cong I_3$; in (2,3), (1,3) ($m_1 = 0, m_0 \in \{1, 3\}$), $v_{j,2}$ is blue to $\{0, 3\} \subset O_0$ and all of $O_1$, which contains $\{3, 6, 7\} \cong I_3$; in (2,2) ($m_0 = 1 = (001)_2$, where $v_{j,2}$ is blue to $\{0, 1, 3, 4\} \subset O_0$), shifts $m_1 = (001)_2, (010)_2, (100)_2$ make $v_{j,2}$ blue to $\{3, 6, 7\} \cong I_3$, $\{1, 6, 11\} \cong I_3$, and $\{3, 7, 8\} \cong I_3$, respectively; and in cell (1,2) = A_1(O_0) \cap A_2(O_1) ($m_0 = 3 = (011)_2$, where $v_{j,2}$ is blue to $\{0, 3\} \subset O_0$), shifts $m_1 = (001)_2$ and $(100)_2$ make $v_{j,2}$ blue to $\{3, 6, 7\} \cong I_3$ and $\{3, 7, 8\} \cong I_3$, leaving only shift $m = (3, 2) = (011_2, 010_2)$ (where v_{j,2} is blue to \{0, 3\} \subset O_0 and \{6, 8, 9, 11\} \subset O_1) free of a $3$-vertex blue clique in $N_B(v_{j,2}) \cap (O_0 \cup O_1)$! Whenever $N_B(v_{j,2}) \cap (O_0 \cup O_1)$ contains $I_3$, $\{x, y, w, v_{j,2}\} \cong I_4$ forces $Z_{00} \subseteq Z_R(T_j)$ ($|Z_B(T_j) \cap Z_{00}| = 0$), so $z_0(O_1) = |Z_R(T_j) \cap Z_0(O_1)| + |Z_B(T_j) \cap Z_{10}| \le 2 + 2 = 4 < 5$, contradiction!
  • Thus every red $3$-orbit lies in (3,1), (2,1), (1,1) ($\subseteq A_1^{(R)}(O_1)$) or in (1,2) [m=(3,2)], giving $r_3 = a_1^{(R)}(O_1) + N_R(1, 2)$; color-dually, $z_1(O_0) \ge 5$ eliminates (0,0), (1,0), (0,1), (1,1), (0,2) and shifts (3,1), (3,4) of (1,2) in $\mathcal{T}_0$, so every blue $3$-orbit lies in (2,0), (2,2), (2,1) ($\subseteq A_2^{(B)}(O_0)$) or in (1,2) [m=(3,2)], giving $b_3 = a_2^{(B)}(O_0) + N_B(1, 2)$. Summing $b_3 + r_3 = 7$ yields the exact Fundamental $(1, 2)$-Deficit Identity: $$\mathbf{N_B(1, 2) + N_R(1, 2) = 7 - a_2^{(B)}(O_0) - a_1^{(R)}(O_1)}. \qquad (4.6)$$ Moreover, on any $T_j$ in (1, 2) ($T_j \in A_1(O_0) \cap A_2(O_1)$), if $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_1$ then $z_0(O_1) = |Z_R(T_j) \cap Z_0(O_1)| + |Z_B(T_j) \cap Z_0(O_1)| \le 2 + 4 = 6$ (so $z_0(O_1) \ge 7 \implies N_R(1, 2) = 0$), and if $T_j \in \mathcal{T}_0$ then $z_1(O_0) \le 2 + 4 = 6$ (so $z_1(O_0) \ge 7 \implies N_B(1, 2) = 0$). Applying $(4.5)$, $(4.6)$, and $|S_{03}(O_0)|, |R_{01}(O_0)|, |R_{03}(O_1)|, |S_{01}(O_1)| \le 13$ across the $16$ splits $(z_{00}, z_{01}, z_{10}, z_{11})$ with $z_{10} \le 4$ immediately eliminates $10$ splits (where N_B(1,2) + N_R(1,2) \ge 8 - z_{10} + z_{01} violates a_2(O_0) \ge \max(2, 5 - z_0(O_0)) or a_1(O_1) \ge \max(2, 5 - z_1(O_1))) and leaves only z = (3, 0, 3, 3) (forcing $N_B(1, 2) + N_R(1, 2) = 5$) and 5 splits with $z_{10} = 4$ ((2,0,4,3), (3,0,4,2), (2,1,4,2), (1,0,4,4), (4,0,4,1), each forcing $N_B(1, 2) + N_R(1, 2) \ge 2$).

• Step 3 (Final Contradiction on Shift m = (3, 2) of $A_1(O_0) \cap A_2(O_1)$): In the same frame $m = (3, 2) = (011_2, 010_2)$, $v_{T,2} \in T$ is blue to $\{0, 3\} \subset O_0$ and $\{8, 9\} \subset \{6, 8, 9, 11\} \subset O_1$ (both $I_2$) and red to $\{1, 2\} \subset \{1, 2, 4, 5\} \subset O_0$ and $\{7, 10\} \subset O_1$ (both $K_2$), so $|Z_B(T) \cap Z_{10}| \le 2$ (a red clique in $Z_{10}$) and $|Z_R(T) \cap Z_{10}| \le 2$ (a blue clique in $Z_{10}$). For any two such orbits $T_1, T_2$, if $c(v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}) = 0$ (blue), then $\{8, 9, v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}\} \cong I_4$ forces $Z_B(T_1) \cap Z_B(T_2) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$; if $c(v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}) = 1$ (red), then $\{1, 2, v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}\} \cong K_4$ forces $Z_R(T_1) \cap Z_R(T_2) \cap Z_1(O_0) = \emptyset$.

  • When $z_{10} = 4$ (N_B(1,2) + N_R(1,2) \ge 2): Every $T$ in m = (3, 2) partitions the $4$-element set $Z_{10}$ into a $2$-element red edge $Z_B(T) \cap Z_{10}$ and the complementary $2$-element blue edge $Z_R(T) \cap Z_{10}$. For $T_1, T_2$ in m = (3, 2), $c(v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}) = 0 \implies Z_B(T_2) \cap Z_{10} = Z_{10} \setminus (Z_B(T_1) \cap Z_{10}) = Z_R(T_1) \cap Z_{10}$ (a red edge equals a blue edge — impossible!), while $c(v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}) = 1 \implies Z_R(T_2) \cap Z_{10} = Z_B(T_1) \cap Z_{10}$ (a blue edge equals a red edge — impossible!).
  • When $z = (3, 0, 3, 3)$ (N_B(1,2) + N_R(1,2) = 5): Either $N_R(1, 2) \ge 3$ ($T_1, T_2, T_3 \in \mathcal{T}_1$) or $N_B(1, 2) \ge 3$ ($T_1, T_2, T_3 \in \mathcal{T}_0$). If $N_R(1, 2) \ge 3$, $|Z_R(T_s) \cap Z_0(O_1)| \le 2$ and $|Z_B(T_s) \cap Z_0(O_1)| \le 4$ on $|Z_0(O_1)| = 6$ force $|Z_B(T_s) \cap Z_0(O_1)| = 4$ for $s = 1, 2, 3$; since $4 + 4 > 6$, $Z_B(T_a) \cap Z_B(T_b) \cap Z_0(O_1) \ne \emptyset$ for all $1 \le a < b \le 3$, forcing $c(v_{a,2}, v_{b,2}) = 1$ (red) and creating $\{1, 2, v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}, v_{3,2}\} \cong K_5$! Color-dually, $N_B(1, 2) \ge 3$ creates $\{0, 3, v_{1,2}, v_{2,2}, v_{3,2}\} \cong I_5$! $\square$

4.4 Proof of Theorem 1.2(2): Theorem 4.4 (Theorems O.3–O.12, 32 Visited-Root Hand Branch Exclusions)

Theorem 4.4 (Theorems O.3–O.12: Complete Proofs of the 32 Visited-Root Hand Branch Exclusions in $n_6 \in \{2, 3\}$). Across the six visited minimal roots 42(2,8,0,6), 42(2,10,0,0), 42(2,9,0,3), 43(2,9,2,0), 42(2,9,1,1), and 42(3,5,1,7), the following $32$ open branches are unsatisfiable by pure hand:

1. Octahedron Exclusions (17 branches via Theorem 4.2): Theorem 4.2 ($2n_3 + 2\max(0, n_2 - 3) + \max(0, n_1 - 2) \le 18$ and $n_3 \le 8$) eliminates m = (1, 4) on 42(2,8,0,6) (1 branch), m = (1,3), (1,4), (2,3), (2,4) on 42(2,9,0,3) (4 branches), m = (1,3), (1,4), (2,3), (2,4), (3,4) on 42(2,10,0,0) (5 branches), m = (1,3), (1,4) on 43(2,9,2,0) (2 branches), and m = (1,3), (1,4), (2,3), (2,4), (3,4) on 42(2,9,1,1) (5 branches).
2. Elimination of m = (1, 4, 4) on 42(3, 5, 1, 7) (1 branch, 26/28 -> 27/28, Theorem O.3): On $O_1, O_2$ ($m_1 = m_2 = 4$), write $s_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) := |F_3 \cap S_{03}(O_i)| = 3a_3(O_i) + 2a_2(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + z_0(O_i)$ and $r_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) := |F_3 \cap R_{03}(O_i)| = (3n_3 + n_1) - s_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) = 22 - s_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i)$. Then $3a_3 + 2b_{00} + b_{01} + z_0 \le 4$ and $a_2 \le 5$ give $s_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) = 5 + 2a_3 + a_2 - a_0 + z_0 \le 14 \implies r_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) \ge 8$. On $(O_1, O_2)$, $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{1,2}) = 0$ excludes {0,1,5,21} and {6, 7, 8, 16, 17} \cong I_5$ excludes $D_{1,2} = 3$ (red at offsets $\{0, 1\}$, blue at $\{2, 3, 4, 5\}$). If $r_{03}(D_{1,2}) \ge 2$ (giving \Pi_0(O_1) \sqcup \Pi_{r_0}(O_2) \cong K_4), every $w \in F_3 \cap R_{03}(O_1)$ is blue to $12 + r_0$, so $F_3 \cap R_{03}(O_1) \subseteq N_R(6) \cap N_R(9) \cap N_B(12+r_0)$ is $(K_3, I_4)$-free of size $r_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_1) \le R(3, 4) - 1 = 8$, forcing zero slack $3a_3(O_1) + z_0(O_1) = 4$ and $b_{11}(O_1) = 1$; then Case A of Theorem 4.2 ($(4.3)$) on $(O_1, O_0)$ forbids $r_{03}(D_{0,1}) = 0$, so $r_{03}(D_{0,1}) \ge 2$ and $|R_{03}(O_1)| = r_{03}(D_{0,1}) + r_{03}(D_{1,2}) + r_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_1) + 2b_{11}(O_1) \ge 2 + 2 + 8 + 2 = 14 > 13$. Hence $\mathrm{canon}(D_{1,2}) = 7$ ($r_{03}(7) = 0$). By $(4.3)$ on $(O_1, O_2)$, $a_3(O_1) = a_3(O_2) = 0$ and $z_0(O_1), z_0(O_2) \le 2 \implies r_{03}^{(TZ)}(O_i) \ge 10 > 9 \implies r_{03}(D_{0,1}) = r_{03}(D_{0,2}) = 0 \implies D_{0,1}, D_{0,2} \in \{3, 7\}$. Then $Z_0(O_0), Z_0(O_1), Z_0(O_2)$ are pairwise disjoint of size $\le 2$ each, so $z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) + z_0(O_2) \le 6 < 7 = n_1$, giving $z_* \in Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_1) \cap Z_1(O_2)$. Across all $6$ shifts $D_{1,2} = \mathrm{shift}_s(7)$ (red offsets {s, s+1, s+2} \bmod 6), $s \in \{1, 2, 3\}$ yields $\{0, 9, 10, 11, 12+(s+2)\bmod 6\} \cong I_5$ (since D_{0,1}, D_{0,2} \in {3, 7} have blue offsets {3, 4, 5}) and $s \in \{4, 5, 0\}$ (where offset 0 is red in D_{1,2}) yields $\{0, 1, 7, 13, z_*\} \cong K_5$ (since offsets {0, 1} are red in D_{0,1}, D_{0,2} \in {3, 7}`).
3. Conservation on $m_i \in \{2, 5\}$ (Proposition O.6), Elimination of m = (1,2), (1,5), (2,2), (2,5) on 42(2, 10, 0, 0) (4 branches, 6/12 -> 10/12), and Elimination of m = (1, 2) on 42(2, 8, 0, 6) (1 branch, 10/12 -> 11/12, Theorem O.5):
   • On $m_i = 2 = (0, 1, 0)$ (and color-dually $m_i = 5$), summing $|S_{03}(O_i)| \le 13$, $|N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))| \le 4$, and $|M_{03|24}(O_i)| \le 5$ gives $(2n_3 + n_2 + n_1) + a_3(O_i) + a_0(O_i) + (b_{00}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i)) + \sum_{j \ne i}(d_{03} + d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)} + m_{03|24})(D_{i,j}) \le 22$, and adding $|U_{03|2}(O_i)| \le 8$ ((4.1)) gives: $$\mathbf{(3n_3 + n_2 + n_1) + \big(b_{00}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i)\big) + \sum_{j \ne i}\big(d_{03} + u_{03|2} + m_{03|24} + d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}\big)(D_{i, j}) \le 30}, \qquad (4.7)$$ where equality $3n_3 + n_2 + n_1 = 30$ forces $a_1(O_i) = 5,\; a_2(O_i) = 3,\; a_3(O_i) = 0,\; z_0(O_i) = 2,\; a_0(O_i) = n_3 - 8 \le 1$, requiring $n_3 \le 9$ and $n_1 \ge 2$. On 42(2, 10, 0, 0) ($n_3 = 10 > 9,\; n_1 = 0 < 2$), $(4.7)$ immediately eliminates all $4$ branches with $m_i \in \{2, 5\}$: m = (1,2), (1,5), (2,2), (2,5).
   • On 42(2, 8, 0, 6) m = (1, 2) ($2n_3 + n_1 = 22$), zero slack fixes $D_{0, 1} = 7$ (since D=15 [red offsets \{0,1,2,3\}] gives \{0, 1, 7, 9\} \cong K_4 \implies z_{11}=0 \implies z_1(O_1) \le 1 < 4), $(a_3, a_2, a_1, a_0; z_0, z_1)_{O_1} = (0, 3, 5, 0; 2, 4)$ ($Z_1(O_1) \cong I_4$), and $|S_{03}(O_1)| = 13$. Inside the $13$-vertex $(K_5, I_3)$-free graph $S_{03}(O_1)$, every $z \in Z_0(O_1) = \{z_5, z_6\}$ has exact blue degree $4$ (N_B(z) \cap S_{03}(O_1) \cong K_4). Define $\beta_2(z) := |\{T \in A_2(O_1) : z \bowtie_B T\}|$, $\beta_1(z) := |\{T \in A_1(O_1) : z \bowtie_B T\}|$, and $\beta_0(z) := |N_B(z) \cap (Z_0(O_1) \setminus \{z\})| = 1 - c(z_5, z_6)$; since each $T \in A_u(O_1)$ contributes $u$ vertices to $S_{03}(O_1)$, $2\beta_2(z) + \beta_1(z) + \beta_0(z) = 4$. Because two $A_2(O_1)$ orbits in $N_B(z)$ would cover all $3$ cyclic shift differences mod $3$ inside $K_4$ (forming K_6 \supset K_5) and $M_{03|24}(O_1)$ is $K_3$-free, $\beta_2(z) \le 1$ and $\beta_1(z) \le 2$, forcing $\beta_2(z) = 1$ and $\beta_1(z) + \beta_0(z) = 2$. For $z \in Z_{10}$, $17 \le \deg_B(z) \le 6 + (9 - 3\beta_0(z)) + \beta_0(z) + 3 = 18 - 2\beta_0(z)$ forces $\beta_0(z) = 0$ ($c(z_5, z_6) = 1$). Meanwhile, $z_{11} = 4 - z_{01} \in \{3, 4\}$ forces at least $1 + z_{11}$ orbits of $A_1(O_1)$ into $A_2(O_0) \cup A_3(O_0)$ (via \{2, 8, 10, z\} \cong K_4 and \{0, 1, 7, z\} \cong K_4 at D_{0,1} = 7), so $a_1(O_0) \le 7 - z_{11}$, while $|S_{03}(O_0)| \le 13$ gives $a_1(O_0) \ge 9 - z_{11} - z_{10} \implies z_{10} = 2$ and places all $3$ orbits of $A_2(O_1)$ into $A_1(O_0)$ (via \{1, 2, 9, z\}, \{2, 3, 9, z\} \cong K_4) with $y_r \in W_{01|03}(1) = N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_B(7) \cap N_B(10)$ (size 3 + 2 = 5 \implies C_5). Then $z_5 \in W_{01|03}(1) \cong C_5$ has only $\beta_2(z_5) + \beta_0(z_5) = 1 + 0 = 1 < 2$ blue neighbors in $C_5$ — contradiction!
4. Cross-Vertex Partition of $Y_0^{(0)}$ and Elimination of m = (1, 1) on $3n_3 + n_1 \ge 30$ (2 branches on 42(2,10,0,0) [10/12 -> 11/12] and 42(2,9,0,3) [6/12 -> 7/12], Theorem O.9):
   • On any $O_i$ with $m_i = 1$, summing $|S_{03}(O_i)| \le 13$, $|R_{01}(O_i)| \le 13$, and $|U_{03|2}(O_i)| \le 8$ gives $(3n_3 + n_1) + 2(b_{00}(O_i) + b_{11}(O_i)) + \sum_{j \ne i} \Xi_1(D_{i,j}) \le 34$, where $\Xi_1(D) := d_{03}(D) + r_{01}(D) + u_{03|2}(D)$. Furthermore, when $c_1(O_0) = 1, c_3(O_1) = 0$, and $r_{01}(D_{0,1}) \ge 1$ ($6+y \in O_1 \cap N_R(0) \cap N_R(1)$), $Y_0^{(0)} := N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap (V_3 \cup V_1)$ (size 3a_0(O_0) + a_1(O_0) + z_1(O_0)) partitions into $K_R^*(y) := N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_R(6+y)$ ($\le 4$, blue clique) and $W_{01|03}(y \bmod 3) := N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_B(6+y) \cap N_B(6+(y+3\bmod 6))$ ($\le 5$, $(K_3, I_3)$-free), tightening $|Y_0^{(0)}|$ from $13$ to $9 - |K_R^*(y) \setminus F_3|$ and yielding: $$\mathbf{(3n_3 + n_1) + 2b_{00}(O_0) + d_{03}(D_{0, 1}) + u_{03|2}(D_{0, 1}) + \big|K_R^*(y) \setminus F_3\big| \le 30}. \qquad (4.8)$$ On m = (1, 1) with $3n_3 + n_1 \ge 30$: $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)} = 0$ excludes {0,1,5,21}; 9 has $\Xi_1(9) = d_{03}(9) + u_{03|2}(9) = 6 > 4$; {3,11,13,27} have $r_{01} \ge 1$ and $d_{03} + u_{03|2} \ge 3 > 0$, violating $(4.8)$; and each of {7,15,23,31,63} (all having red offsets containing \{0, 1, 2\}) has $7, 8 \in O_1 \cap N_R(0) \cap N_R(1)$ with $c(7, 8) = c_1(O_1) = 1$ (\{0, 1, 7, 8\} \cong K_4), placing $7 \in K_R^*(2) \setminus F_3$ (where K_R^*(2) = N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_R(8)) and forcing $3n_3 + n_1 \le 29 < 30$!
5. $\deg_R(z) \le 18$ Squeeze and Elimination of m = (2, 5) and m = (1, 5) on 42(2, 9, 0, 3) (2 branches, 7/12 -> 9/12, Theorem O.10):
   • Whenever $m_1 = 5$ on 42(2, 9, 0, 3), the color dual of $(4.7)$ forces $D_{0,1} \in \{3, 7\}$, $(a_3, a_2, a_1, a_0; z_0, z_1)_{O_1} = (1, 5, 3, 0; 1, 2)$, $|R_{03}(O_1)| = 13$, and $I_1^* := N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1)) = T_1^* \sqcup \{z_1^*\} \cong K_4$. For any $z \in Z_{01} = Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_1)$ (Z_1(O_1) = \{z, z''\}), define the dual red neighborhood counts inside $R_{03}(O_1)$ by $\beta_1^*(z) := |\{T \in A_1(O_1) : z \bowtie_R T\}|$, $\beta_2^*(z) := |\{T \in A_2(O_1) : z \bowtie_R T\}|$, and $\beta_0^*(z) := |N_R(z) \cap (Z_1(O_1) \setminus \{z\})| = c(z, z'')$. Exact $4$-regularity in red inside $|R_{03}(O_1)| = 13$ (2\beta_1^*(z) + \beta_2^*(z) + \beta_0^*(z) = 4 with $\beta_1^*(z) \le 1,\; \beta_2^*(z) \le 2$) gives $\beta_1^*(z) = 1$ and $\beta_2^*(z) = 2 - \beta_0^*(z)$, while $I_1^* \cong K_4$ contributes $\le 3$ red neighbors, so $\deg_R(z) \le 0 + 6 + (9 - 3\beta_0^*(z)) + \beta_0^*(z) + 3 = 18 - 2\beta_0^*(z) \le 18 \implies \beta_0^*(z) = 0$ ($c(z, z'') = 0$) and $\deg_B(z) = 41 - \deg_R(z) \ge 23$.
   • On m = (2, 5): $z_0(O_0) = z_1(O_1) = 2$ with $n_1 = 3$ forces $z_{01} \ge 1$; for $z^* \in Z_{01}$, the color dual on $O_0$ ($m_0 = 2$) gives $\deg_B(z^*) \le 18 < 23$ — contradiction!
   • On m = (1, 5): since $Z_0(O_0)$ is a red clique, $c(z, z'') = 0$ forbids $z_{01} = 2$, so $z_{01} \le 1$ and $z_{11} = 2 - z_{01} \ge 1$. At $D_{0,1} = 7$ (red offsets \{0, 1, 2\}), $\{0, 1, 7, 8, z\} \cong K_5$ ($z \in Z_{11}$). At $D_{0,1} = 3$ (red offsets \{0, 1\}), since $\Xi_1(3) = d_{03}(3) + r_{01}(3) + u_{03|2}(3) = 2 + 1 + 1 = 4$, zero slack in $(3n_3 + n_1) + \Xi_1(3) = 34$ and $a_1(O_0) \le 5 - m_{03|12}(3) = 4$ force $|S_{03}(O_0)| = 13,\; a_3(O_0) = 0,\; a_0(O_0) = 2$ ($A_0^{(B)}(O_0) = \{T_{0,1}^*, T_{0,2}^*\}$), and $z_0(O_0) \le 1$. Since $T_{0,1}^* \in A_2^{(B)}(O_1) \cup A_1^{(B)}(O_1)$ has a vertex in $N_R(0) \cap N_R(1) \cap N_R(7) \cong I_{\le 4}$ (as \{0, 1, 7\} \cong K_3) alongside $Z_{11}$, $g^2$-invariance forces $z \bowtie_B T_{0,1}^*$ for all $z \in Z_{11}$, so $z_{11} = 1$ ($Z_{11} = \{z_0^*\}$) and $z_{01} = 1$ ($Z_{01} = \{z^*\}$). Inside $|S_{03}(O_0)| = 13$, $z^*$ has at most $6 + 0 + 3(1 + 2) = 15$ blue neighbors in $O_0 \cup O_1 \cup A_2(O_0) \cup A_1(O_0)$ (33 vertices) and at most $3 + 4 = 7$ in $(T_{0,1}^* \sqcup \{z_0^*\}) \sqcup T_{0,2}^* \sqcup (Z_1(O_0) \setminus \{z_0^*\})$, giving $\deg_B(z^*) \le 22 < 23$ — contradiction!
6. The $n_3 = 9$ Weighted $(2n_2 + n_1)$-Conservation Law and $n_3 - 7$ Two-Orbit Attachment Bound (5 branches: m = (2,5) on 42(2,9,1,1) [6/12 -> 7/12] and m = (2,5), (1,2), (1,5), (2,2) on 43(2,9,2,0) [6/12 -> 10/12], Theorems O.11–O.12):
   • On any $O_i$ with $m_i = 2$ and $n_3 = 9$, combining $a_3 + a_0 \ge 1 + \sum u_{03|2}$ (from (4.1)), $3a_0 + \sum d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)} + b_{01} + 2b_{11} + z_1 \le 4$, $a_1 + \sum m_{03|24} \le 5$, and $\sum d_{03} + a_3 + (5 - a_1) + 2b_{00} + z_0 \le 2a_0$ (from |S_{03}(O_i)| \le 13) forces $a_0(O_i) = 1$ ($A_0^{(B)}(O_i) = \{T_i^*\}$), $b_{11}(O_i) = 0$, $b_{01}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 1$, and: $$\mathbf{(2n_2 + n_1) + z_1(O_i) + 2b_{11}(O_i) + \sum_{j \ne i}\big(d_{03} + 2d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)} + u_{03|2} + m_{03|24}\big)(D_{i, j}) \le 4}. \qquad (4.9)$$ Moreover, every $P = \{p_0, p_1\} \in B_{01}(O_i)$ has $T_i^* \sqcup \{p_0\} \cong I_4$ and $T_i^* \sqcup \{p_1\} \cong I_4$, so $P \subseteq N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_i^*) \implies \mathbf{P \cong K_2}$ (red 2-orbit); and whenever $|S_{03}(O_i)| = 13$ with $\sum d_{03} + 2(b_{00}(O_i) - 1) \le 2$, every $P = \{p_0, p_1\} \in B_{00}(O_i)$ also satisfies $\mathbf{P \cong K_2}$ (since if c(p_0, p_1) = 0, then (N_B(p_0) \cap S_{03}(O_i)) \setminus \{p_1\} \cong K_3 contains some w \in V_3 \cup V_1, and g-invariance forces c(p_0, w) = c(p_1, w) = 0, contradicting \{p_1, w\} \subset N_B(p_0) \cap S_{03}(O_i) \cong K_4). Color-dually on $m_i = 5$ ($n_3 = 9$), every $P \in B_{01}(O_i)$ (and every $P \in B_{11}(O_i)$ when $|R_{03}(O_i)| = 13, r_{03} = 0$) must be a blue $2$-orbit ($P \cong I_2$). On both 43(2, 9, 2, 0) (2n_2 + n_1 = 4, zero slack in $(4.9)$) and 42(2, 9, 1, 1) (where b_{00}(O_0) = 1 \implies z_0(O_0) = 0 \implies |S_{03}(O_0)| = 13), branch m = (2, 5) forces $V_2$ to consist purely of red $2$-orbits from $O_0$ ($m_0 = 2$) and purely of blue $2$-orbits from $O_1$ ($m_1 = 5$) — contradiction!
   • Furthermore, for any red $2$-orbit $P \in B_{00}^{(R)}(O_i)$ inside $|S_{03}(O_i)| = 13$, $|N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(P)| \le 13$ allows at most $\lfloor 13/3 \rfloor = 4$ three-orbits with $T \bowtie_R P$, so at least $n_3 - 4$ satisfy $T \bowtie_B P$; inside $N_B(p_0) \cap S_{03}(O_i) \cong K_4$, at most $1 + 2 + a_0(O_i) = 3 + a_0(O_i)$ three-orbits can be blue to $P$, forcing $a_0(O_i) \ge n_3 - 7$. When $n_3 = 9$ and $m_i = 2$, $a_0(O_i) = 1 < 2$, so $b_{00}^{(R)}(O_i) = 0$ whenever $|S_{03}(O_i)| = 13$. On 43(2, 9, 2, 0) ($2n_2 + n_1 = 4$), zero slack in $(4.9)$ on any $m_i = 2$ orbit forces $|S_{03}(O_i)| = 13,\; d_{03} = 0$, and $b_{00}(O_i) = 1 \implies b_{00}^{(R)}(O_i) = 1$, contradiction! By color duality, $m_i = 5$ is also impossible on 43(2, 9, 2, 0), eliminating m = (1, 2), (1, 5), (2, 2). $\square$

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5. Subgroup-Fixed Exterior Deficit Theory on $F_2 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^2)$ (Theorems 5.1–5.8, Theorem 1.3) and Multi-Regular-Orbit Synthesis

5.1 Two-Orbit Weight Exclusion (Proposition M.3), Parity-Triangle De Morgan Complements, and Homogeneous Triad Exclusion (Theorem 5.1)

On $F_2 = \mathrm{Fix}(g^2) = V_2 \sqcup V_1$ ($|F_2| = 2n_2 + n_1$), $g^2 = \mathrm{id}_{F_2}$ implies that for every vertex $6i+x \in O_i$, its single-vertex neighborhood in $F_2$ coincides with the common neighborhood of its parity triangle $T_{\mathrm{par}}(i, x) \subset O_i$. Hence:

• When $c_2(O_i) = 0$ ($m_i \in \{1, 4, 5\}$, $T_{\mathrm{par}}(i, x) \cong I_3$): $\big|F_2 \setminus N_R(6i+x)\big| = \big|F_2 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{par}}(i, x))\big| \le 4$, and choosing one vertex from each $P_k \in B_{01}(O_i)$ in $N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))$ alongside $6i+1 \in T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_i)$ forms a $(b_{01}(O_i)+1)$-vertex red clique, forcing $b_{01}(O_i) \le \min(3, n_2)$;
• When $c_2(O_j) = 1$ ($m_j \in \{2, 3, 6\}$, $T_{\mathrm{par}}(j, y) \cong K_3$): $\big|F_2 \setminus N_B(6j+y)\big| = \big|F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{par}}(j, y))\big| \le 4$, and choosing one vertex from each $P_k \in B_{01}(O_j)$ in $N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_j))$ alongside $6j+1 \in T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_j)$ forms a $(b_{01}(O_j)+1)$-vertex blue clique, forcing $b_{01}(O_j) \le \min(3, n_2)$.

Theorem 5.1 (Proposition M.3 and Theorem P.1: Two-Orbit Pair Exclusions and Homogeneous Triad Exclusions on $F_2$). Let $G$ be a $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph (for any $n_3 \ge 0$), with cross-orbit edges indexed by $c(6i+r, 6j+s) = (D_{i,j} \gg ((s - r) \bmod 6)) \& 1$.

1. (Exclusion of Pairs $(m_1, m_2) \in \{(2,2), (2,3), (2,6), (3,6), (5,5), (4,5), (1,5), (1,4)\}$ When $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13$, Proposition M.3): Suppose $c_2(O_1) = c_2(O_2) = 1$, $c_3(O_1) = 0$ ($m_1 \in \{2, 3\}$), and $c_1(O_2) = 0$ ($m_2 \in \{2, 6\}$). Since $c_2(O_1) = c_2(O_2) = 1$, $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1), T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_2) \cong K_3$, so $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{1,2}) = 0$, excluding {21, 23, 31, 63}. Every remaining necklace $D_{1,2} \in \{0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$ satisfies either $d_{03}(D_{1,2}) \ge 2$ (giving v \in O_2 blue to \{x, x+3\} \subset O_1, so T_{\mathrm{blue}} = \{x, x+3, v\} \cong I_3) or $s_{01}(D_{1,2}) \ge 1$ (giving x \in O_1 blue to \{v, v+1\} \subset O_2, so T_{\mathrm{blue}}' = \{x, v, v+1\} \cong I_3). Since $|F_2 \cap N_B(v)| = 2b_{00}(O_2) + b_{01}(O_2) + z_0(O_2) \ge 2n_2 + n_1 - 4$ and $|F_2 \setminus (B_{00}(O_1) \sqcup Z_0(O_1))| = 2(b_{01}(O_1) + b_{11}(O_1)) + z_1(O_1) \le 4 + \min(3, n_2)$, $|F_2 \cap N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{blue}})| \le 4$ forces $(2n_2 + n_1 - 4) - (4 + \min(3, n_2)) \le 4 \iff 2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \le 12$ (and symmetrically for $T_{\mathrm{blue}}'$). Thus: $$\mathbf{2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13 \implies (m_1, m_2) \notin \big\{(2,2), (2,3), (2,6), (3,6), (5,5), (4,5), (1,5), (1,4)\big\}}, \qquad (5.1)$$ which eliminates $55 / 66$ canonical $4$-tuples at $n_6 = 4$ (leaving 11 branches) and $20 / 28$ canonical $3$-tuples at $n_6 = 3$ (leaving 8 branches).
2. (Unique Necklace D = 9 on (1, 1) and Exclusion of (1, 1, 1) / (6, 6, 6) When $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13$): If $(m_0, m_1) = (1, 1)$ and $r_{01}(D_{0,1}) \ge 1$ ($6+y \in O_1 \cap N_R(0) \cap N_R(1)$, so $\{0, 1, 6+y\} \cong K_3$), covering $F_2$ by $F_2 \setminus (N_R(0) \cap N_R(1))$ ($\le 4 + \min(3, n_2)$), $F_2 \setminus N_R(6+y)$ ($\le 4$), and $F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(\{0, 1, 6+y\})$ ($\le 4$) forces $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \le 12$. Hence for $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13$, $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{0,1}) = r_{01}(D_{0,1}) = 0$, uniquely forcing $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 9$ (001001, red at offsets $\{0, 3\}$ and blue at $\{1, 2, 4, 5\}$) (and $\mathrm{canon}(D) = 27$ on (6, 6)). On (1, 1, 1), setting $D_{0,1} = D_{0,2} = 9$ and $D_{1,2} \in \{9, 18, 36\}$ yields $\{0, 3, 7, 10, 14, 17\} \cong I_6 \supset I_5$ for $D_{1,2} = 9$ (red offsets \{0, 3\}) and $\{0, 3, 7, 10, 13, 16\} \cong I_6 \supset I_5$ for $D_{1,2} \in \{18, 36\}$ (red offsets \{1, 4\} or \{2, 5\}), eliminating (1, 1, 1) and (6, 6, 6).
3. (Transversal Triangle Law and Exclusion of (4, 4, 4) / (3, 3, 3) When $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 17$): Any transversal red triangle $\{x_0, 6+x_1, 12+x_2\} \cong K_3$ across three $c_2 = 0$ orbits covers $F_2$ by $\bigcup_{k=0}^2 (F_2 \setminus N_R(6k+x_k))$ ($\le 12$) and $F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(K_3)$ ($\le 4$), forcing $2n_2 + n_1 \le 16$. For $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 17$, every (4, 4) pair has $\mathrm{canon}(D_{i,j}) = 7$ (d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}=0 excludes {0,1,5,21}; the color dual of Step 1 excludes $r_{03} \ge 2$; at $D_{0,1} = 3$ [red at $\{0, 1\}$, blue at $\{2, 3, 4, 5\}$], $\{0, 1, 2, 10, 11\} \cong I_5$ excludes 3), and on (4, 4, 4) with $D_{0,1} = D_{0,2} = 7$ (red at $\{0, 1, 2\}$, blue at $\{3, 4, 5\}$) and $D_{1,2} = \mathrm{shift}_s(7)$ (red at $\{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6$), shifts $s \in \{1, 2, 3\}$ (where 0 \notin \{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6, so c(11, 17) = 0) give $\{0, 1, 2, 11, 17\} \cong I_5$ while shifts $s \in \{4, 5, 0\}$ (where 0 \in \{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6, so c(6, 12) = 1) give $\{0, 6, 12\} \cong K_3$, eliminating (4, 4, 4) and (3, 3, 3). $\square$

5.2 Zero-Slack Cross-Bipartite Degree Cancellation and the Summed Intersection Inequality (Theorem 5.2)

Theorem 5.2 (Theorem P.2: Complete Hand Refutation of 42(4,0,9,0), 42(4,0,4,10), 42(4,0,3,12), 42(4,0,2,14), and 42(4,0,1,16) [66 / 66 Branches Each; +23 Partitions]). Across all nine minimal roots with $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0, 2n_2 + n_1 = 18$ (66 canonical $4$-tuples each):

1. Theorem 5.1 eliminates $63 / 66$ branches (55 via (5.1), 4 with (1,1,1), and 4 with (4,4,4) or (3,3,3)), leaving only (1, 1, 3, 3), (1, 1, 6, 6), and (3, 3, 4, 4).
2. Branch m = (1, 1, 3, 3) is unsatisfiable on all nine roots: $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 9$ ($r_{01}=0$), $\mathrm{canon}(D_{2,3}) = 7$ ($d_{03}=0$), and $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,j}) = 0$ (else b_{01}(O_i) \le 1 \implies |R_{01}(O_i)| \ge 16 > 13). For $j \in \{2, 3\}$, $|S_{03}(O_j)| \le 13 \implies d_{03}(D_{0,j}) + d_{03}(D_{1,j}) \le 2$, forcing one of $(D_{0,j}, D_{1,j})$ to have $d_{03} = 0$ ($r_{01} \ge 2$) and the other $d_{03} \in \{0, 2\}$ ($r_{01} \ge 1$), so $\sum_{i \in \{0,1\}} \sum_{j \in \{2,3\}} r_{01}(D_{i,j}) \ge 3 + 3 = 6$, contradicting $|R_{01}(O_0)| + |R_{01}(O_1)| \le 26 \implies \sum_{i,j} r_{01}(D_{i,j}) \le 2 + 2 = 4$!
3. On m = (1, 1, 6, 6) and m = (3, 3, 4, 4), for each $k \in \{0..3\}$, let $t_k := 4 - (2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k)) \ge 0$ be the internal parity-triangle slack (where \mathrm{bad}=0, \mathrm{good}=1 on c_2=0 and \mathrm{bad}=1, \mathrm{good}=0 on c_2=1). Using $b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) = n_2 - b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) - b_{01}(O_k)$ and $z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) = n_1 - z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k)$ with $2n_2 + n_1 = 18$, the single-vertex good neighborhood in $F_2$ has exact size: $$\big|F_2 \cap N_{\mathrm{good}}(6k)\big| = 2b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) = 18 - \big(2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k)\big) = \mathbf{14 + t_k}.$$ Since $D_{0,1}=9, D_{2,3}=27$ on (1,1,6,6) and $D_{0,1}=D_{2,3}=7$ on (3,3,4,4), summing the four degree caps $\deg_{\mathrm{good}}(6k) \le 24$ across $k=0,1,2,3$ and using $\sum_{i \in \{0,1\}} \sum_{j \in \{2,3\}} (d_R(D_{i,j}) + d_B(D_{i,j})) = 4 \times 6 = 24$ cancels all cross-orbit degrees identically: $$24 + \sum_{k=0}^3 t_k \le 24 \implies \mathbf{t_0 = t_1 = t_2 = t_3 = 0} \quad\text{and}\quad \mathbf{d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,j}) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,j}) = 0}.$$ From $t_k = 0$, we obtain the exact identity $2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 4$ (without needing b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 0), so the good exterior sets $A_i := F_2 \cap N_{\mathrm{good}}^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_i)$ ($i=0,1$) and $B_j := F_2 \cap N_{\mathrm{good}}^{\mathrm{comm}}(O_j)$ ($j=2,3$) satisfy: $$\big|A_i\big| = 2b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) + z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) = 18 - \big(2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i) + 2b_{01}(O_i) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i)\big) = 18 - \big(4 + b_{01}(O_i)\big) = \mathbf{14 - b_{01}(O_i)}, \qquad \big|B_j\big| = \mathbf{14 - b_{01}(O_j)}.$$ Because $O_i$ contains a monochromatic edge of the good color and $O_j$ contains an edge of the opposite color, $A_i \cap B_j$ is $(K_3, I_3)$-free of size $|A_i \cap B_j| \le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5$ for all four pairs $(i, j) \in \{0, 1\} \times \{2, 3\}$. Summing $(2 - \alpha(w))(2 - \beta(w)) \ge 0 \iff \alpha(w)\beta(w) \ge 2(\alpha(w) + \beta(w)) - 4$ over $w \in F_2$ ($|F_2| = 18$, where $\alpha(w) = \mathbf{1}_{w \in A_0} + \mathbf{1}_{w \in A_1}$ and $\beta(w) = \mathbf{1}_{w \in B_2} + \mathbf{1}_{w \in B_3}$) yields: $$20 \ge \sum_{i \in \{0,1\}} \sum_{j \in \{2,3\}} |A_i \cap B_j| \ge 2\big(|A_0| + |A_1| + |B_2| + |B_3|\big) - 4(18) = 40 - 2\sum_{k=0}^3 b_{01}(O_k) \implies \mathbf{\sum_{k=0}^3 b_{01}(O_k) \ge 10}. \qquad (5.2)$$ This refutes 42(4,0,1,16) ($4n_2 = 4 < 10$), 42(4,0,2,14) ($4n_2 = 8 < 10$), 42(4,0,9,0) ($z_{\mathrm{bad}} = 0 \implies b_{01}(O_k) = 4 - 2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) \in \{0, 2, 4\} \cap \{0..3\} = \{0, 2\} \implies \sum b_{01} \le 8 < 10$), and 42(4,0,4,10) & 42(4,0,3,12) ($n_1 \in \{10, 12\}$, since $(5.2)$ forces $\max_{i,j}(b_{01}(O_i) + b_{01}(O_j)) \ge 5 \implies z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_j) \le (4 - b_{01}(O_i)) + (4 - b_{01}(O_j)) \le 3 \implies |Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)| \ge n_1 - 3 \ge 7 > 5$). $\square$

5.3 Antipodal-Parity Squeeze on $N = 42, n_6 = 3, n_3 = 2$ (Theorem 5.3)

Theorem 5.3 (Theorem P.3: Complete Hand Refutation of 42(3, 2, 4, 10) and 42(3, 2, 3, 12) [28 / 28 Branches Each; +8 Partitions]). Across the six open minimal roots with $N = 42, n_6 = 3, n_3 = 2, 2n_2 + n_1 = 18$, Theorem 5.1 leaves $6$ branches (2,4,4), (1,3,3), (3,3,4), (1,1,3), (1,1,2), (1,1,6):

1. For any $O_i$ with $m_i \in \{2, 3\}$ (and color-dually $m_j = 4$), $3a_0(O_i) + b_{01}(O_i) + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 4$ forces $a_0(O_i) \le 1$, $|V_3 \cap S_{03}(O_i)| \ge 2 - a_0(O_i)$, and $|F_2 \cap S_{03}(O_i)| \ge 14 + 3a_0(O_i) - b_{01}(O_i)$. Since $b_{01}(O_i) \le 3$, $|S_{03}(O_i)| \le 13$ forces exact zero slack ($16 - 3 = 13$): $b_{01}(O_i) = 3,\; z_1(O_i) \le 1,\; a_1(O_i) = 2$, and $d_{03}(D_{i,k}) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,k}) = 0$ for all $k \ne i$.
2. On (2, 4, 4), zero slack forces $D_{0,1}, D_{0,2} \sim 7$ ($d_B(7)=3$), giving $\deg_B(0) \ge 3 + 6 + 2 + 14 = 25 > 24$. On (1, 3, 3), $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{0,j}) = d_{03}(D_{0,j}) = 0 \implies r_{01}(D_{0,j}) \ge 2 \implies |R_{01}(O_0)| \ge 4 + 11 = 15 > 13$.
3. On (3, 3, 4), (1, 1, 3), and (1, 1, 2), zero slack forces $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_0) \le 1$ and $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_2) \le 1$, so $|Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_0) \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_2)| \ge n_1 - 2 \ge 6 > 5$ for all $n_1 \ge 8$. On (1, 1, 6), $|A_0 \cap B_2| \le 5 \implies 18 - (4 + b_{01}(O_0)) - (4 + b_{01}(O_2)) \le 5 \implies b_{01}(O_0) + b_{01}(O_2) \ge 5 \implies z_0(O_0) + z_1(O_2) \le 3$, so $|Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_2)| \ge n_1 - 3 \ge 7 > 5$ for all $n_1 \ge 10$, closing 42(3, 2, 4, 10) and 42(3, 2, 3, 12). $\square$

5.4 Universal (3,3,4) D=7 Obstruction and the 16-Parity-Quadruplet Intersection Law (Theorems 5.4 & 5.5)

Theorem 5.4 (Theorem P.4: Universal (3,3,4) D=7 Obstruction, 16-Parity-Quadruplet Law $Q(\vec{\varepsilon})$, and Complete Hand Refutation of 42(4,0,8,2), 42(4,0,6,6), and 42(4,0,5,8) [66 / 66 Branches Each; +15 Partitions Including 45(4,0,7,7)]).

1. (Universal (3, 3, 4) Triad D = 7 6-Shift Obstruction): No three regular $6$-orbits $(O_0, O_1, O_2)$ with $(m_0, m_1, m_2) = (3, 3, 4)$ can simultaneously satisfy $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{0,2}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{1,2}) = 7$: setting $D_{0,1} = D_{0,2} = 7$ (red at offsets $\{0, 1, 2\}$, blue at $\{3, 4, 5\}$) and $D_{1,2} = \mathrm{shift}_s(7)$ (red at $\{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6$), shifts $s \in \{4, 5, 0\}$ (where offset 0 is red in D_{1,2}, so c(8, 14) = 1 while \{0, 1, 2\} \cong K_3 in O_0 has red offsets \{2, 1, 0\} to 8 \in O_1 and 14 \in O_2) yield $\{0, 1, 2, 8, 14\} \cong K_5$, and shifts $s \in \{1, 2, 3\}$ (where 6 + (6 - s) = 12 - s \in \{9, 10, 11\} \subset O_1 is blue to 0 \in O_0 [offset 6-s \in \{3,4,5\}] and has blue offsets \{(3+s)\bmod 6, (4+s)\bmod 6, (5+s)\bmod 6\} to \{15, 16, 17\} \cong I_3 \subset O_2) yield $\{0, 12 - s, 15, 16, 17\} \cong I_5$.
2. (Exact $b_{01}(O_k) = 3, b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 0, z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 1$ Forcing on m = (3, 3, 4, 4) and m = (1, 1, 6, 6)): At $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0, 2n_2 + n_1 = 18$, by Theorem 5.2(3), every orbit $O_k$ ($k \in \{0..3\}$) has zero parity-triangle slack $t_k = 0 \iff 2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 4$, cross-masks $D_{i,j}$ ($(i,j) \in \{0,1\} \times \{2,3\}$) lie in $\mathcal{N}_7 := \{3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$ with zero-slack cross-degree sums $d_R(D_{i,2}) + d_R(D_{i,3}) = 6$ ($i = 0, 1$) and $d_B(D_{0,j}) + d_B(D_{1,j}) = 6$ ($j = 2, 3$), and the good $F_2$-traces have size $|A_i| = 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) = 18 - (4 + b_{01}(O_i)) = 14 - b_{01}(O_i)$ ($i = 0, 1$ on (1,1,6,6), $j = 2, 3$ on (3,3,4,4)) and $|B_k| = 2b_{00}(O_k) + z_0(O_k) = 14 - b_{01}(O_k)$ ($k = 2, 3$ on (1,1,6,6), $k = 0, 1$ on (3,3,4,4)).
   • On m = (1, 1, 6, 6): for $i \in \{0, 1\}$ ($m_i = 1 = (1,0,0)$), $|F_2 \cap R_{01}(O_i)| = |A_i| = 14 - b_{01}(O_i)$ (whereas |F_2 \cap S_{03}(O_i)| = 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) = 4 - b_{01}(O_i)), while across $D \in \mathcal{N}_7$ we have $r_{01}(D) \ge d_R(D) - 2$, so $r_{01}(D_{i,2}) + r_{01}(D_{i,3}) \ge (d_R(D_{i,2}) - 2) + (d_R(D_{i,3}) - 2) = 6 - 4 = 2$. Thus $13 \ge |R_{01}(O_i)| = 14 - b_{01}(O_i) + r_{01}(D_{i,2}) + r_{01}(D_{i,3}) \ge 16 - b_{01}(O_i) \implies b_{01}(O_i) \ge 3 \implies b_{01}(O_i) = 3$. Color-dually, for $j \in \{2, 3\}$ ($m_j = 6 = (0,1,1)$), $|F_2 \cap S_{01}(O_j)| = |B_j| = 14 - b_{01}(O_j)$ and $s_{01}(D_{0,j}) + s_{01}(D_{1,j}) \ge d_B(D_{0,j}) + d_B(D_{1,j}) - 4 = 2$, so $13 \ge |S_{01}(O_j)| \ge 16 - b_{01}(O_j) \implies b_{01}(O_j) = 3$.
   • On m = (3, 3, 4, 4): here $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{2,3}) = 7$ (d_{03}(7) = r_{03}(7) = 0), $|F_2 \cap S_{03}(O_i)| = 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) = 14 - b_{01}(O_i)$ ($i = 0, 1$), and $|F_2 \cap R_{03}(O_j)| = 2b_{11}(O_j) + z_1(O_j) = 14 - b_{01}(O_j)$ ($j = 2, 3$). Thus $|S_{03}(O_i)| \le 13 \implies d_{03}(D_{i,2}) + d_{03}(D_{i,3}) \le b_{01}(O_i) - 1$ ($i = 0, 1$) and $|R_{03}(O_j)| \le 13 \implies r_{03}(D_{0,j}) + r_{03}(D_{1,j}) \le b_{01}(O_j) - 1$ ($j = 2, 3$). Since $d_{03}(D)$ and $r_{03}(D)$ are always even, if $b_{01}(O_i) \le 2$ for some $i \in \{0, 1\}$, then $d_{03}(D_{i,2}) = d_{03}(D_{i,3}) = 0$. Inspecting Table 4.1 across $\mathcal{N}_7 = \{3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$, $d_{03}(D) = 0$ holds only for $D \in \{7, 15\}$, where $d_B(7) = 3$ and $d_B(15) = 2$ (so d_B(D) \le 3). Combining $d_B(D_{i,2}), d_B(D_{i,3}) \le 3$ with the zero-slack sum $d_B(D_{i,2}) + d_B(D_{i,3}) = 6$ forces $d_B(D_{i,2}) = d_B(D_{i,3}) = 3$, and hence $\mathrm{canon}(D_{i,2}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{i,3}) = 7$ alongside $\mathrm{canon}(D_{2,3}) = 7$ on the (3, 4, 4) triad $(O_i, O_2, O_3)$, contradicting the color dual of Part 1 (since \overline{7} \sim 7)! Color-dually, if $b_{01}(O_j) \le 2$ for some $j \in \{2, 3\}$, then $r_{03}(D_{0,j}) = r_{03}(D_{1,j}) = 0$, which in $\mathcal{N}_7$ holds only for $D \in \{3, 7\}$ (where d_R(3) = 2 and d_R(7) = 3); combining $d_R(D_{0,j}), d_R(D_{1,j}) \le 3$ with the zero-slack sum $d_R(D_{0,j}) + d_R(D_{1,j}) = 6$ forces $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,j}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{1,j}) = 7$ alongside $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 7$ on the (3, 3, 4) triad $(O_0, O_1, O_j)$, directly contradicting Part 1! Thus $b_{01}(O_k) = 3$ for all $k \in \{0..3\}$ on both branches, and substituting $b_{01}(O_k) = 3$ into $2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 4$ over $\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$ uniquely forces $2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 1 \implies b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 0$ and $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 1$ for all $k \in \{0..3\}$.
3. (The 16-Parity-Quadruplet Intersection Law): For each $k \in \{0..3\}$ and $\varepsilon_k \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}$, let $K_k(\varepsilon_k) := F_2 \cap N_{\mathrm{bad}}^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\varepsilon_k}(O_k))$ (|K_k(\varepsilon_k)| = b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 4). For every $\vec{\varepsilon} = (\varepsilon_0, \varepsilon_1, \varepsilon_2, \varepsilon_3) \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^4$, $Q(\vec{\varepsilon}) := F_2 \setminus \bigcup_{k=0}^3 K_k(\varepsilon_k)$ is completely red to $T_{\varepsilon_0}(O_0) \cup T_{\varepsilon_1}(O_1)$ (which contains $K_2$ since $D_{0,1} \in \{7, 9\}$ has $d_R \ge 2$) and completely blue to $T_{\varepsilon_2}(O_2) \cup T_{\varepsilon_3}(O_3)$ (which contains $I_2$ since $D_{2,3} \in \{7, 27\}$ has $d_B \ge 2$). Hence $Q(\vec{\varepsilon})$ is $(K_3, I_3)$-free of size $|Q(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 5$ for all $16$ quadruplets $\vec{\varepsilon}$! For each $2$-orbit $P \subset V_2$, let $c(P) := |\{k \in \{0..3\} : P \in B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k)\}| \in \{0..4\}$; since each $k$ with $P \in B_{01}(O_k)$ eliminates $1$ vertex of $P$ for one parity $\varepsilon_k$ and the other vertex of $P$ for the opposite parity, $P$ contributes $2 \cdot 2^{4 - (4 - c(P))} = 2^{c(P) + 1}$ across the $16$ sets $Q(\vec{\varepsilon})$. Summing $|Q(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 5$ over $\vec{\varepsilon} \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^4$ yields: $$\mathbf{\sum_{P \subset V_2} 2^{c(P) + 1} + \sum_{z \in V_1:\, c(z) = 4} 16 = \sum_{\vec{\varepsilon} \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^4} |Q(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 80}, \qquad \sum_{P \subset V_2} c(P) = 4(n_2 - 3). \qquad (5.3)$$
   • 42(4,0,5,8) ($n_2 = 5, n_1 = 8$): $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_0) = z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_2) = 1 \implies |Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_0) \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_2)| \ge 8 - 2 = 6 > 5$ — contradiction!
   • 42(4,0,8,2) ($n_2 = 8, n_1 = 2$): $\sum_{P \subset V_2} c(P) = 20$ across $8$ terms forces $\sum_{P \subset V_2} 2^{c(P)+1} \ge 4 \cdot 2^3 + 4 \cdot 2^4 = 96 > 80$ — contradiction!
   • 42(4,0,6,6) ($n_2 = 6, n_1 = 6$, also covering 45(4,0,7,7)): Since $|Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)| \ge 6 - 2 = 4$ and each $P \in B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)$ adds $2$ vertices to $|A_i \cap B_j| \le 5$, we have $B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j) = \emptyset$ for all $(i, j) \in \{0, 1\} \times \{2, 3\}$, splitting $V_2$ into two disjoint $3$-orbit halves $B_{01}(O_0) = B_{01}(O_1)$ and $B_{01}(O_2) = B_{01}(O_3)$. Choosing $\varepsilon_1$ so $|V_2 \cap (K_0(\mathrm{ev}) \cup K_1(\varepsilon_1))| \le 4$ and $\varepsilon_3$ so $|V_2 \cap (K_2(\mathrm{ev}) \cup K_3(\varepsilon_3))| \le 4$ gives $|Q(\mathrm{ev}, \varepsilon_1, \mathrm{ev}, \varepsilon_3)| \ge 18 - (4 + 4 + 4) = 6 > 5$ — contradiction! $\square$

Theorem 5.5 (Theorem P.5: Complete Hand Refutation of 42(3,2,8,2), 42(3,2,7,4), 42(3,2,6,6), and 42(3,2,5,8) [28 / 28 Branches Each; +11 Partitions, Completing 9 / 9 = 100% of $N=42, n_6=3, n_3=2$]). Across the four remaining roots with $N = 42, n_6 = 3, n_3 = 2, 2n_2 + n_1 = 18$, Theorem 5.3 leaves only (3, 3, 4), (1, 1, 6), (1, 1, 3), and (1, 1, 2):

1. On (3, 3, 4), Theorem 5.3(1) forces $d_{03}(D_{i,2}) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,2}) = 0 \implies D_{0,2}, D_{1,2} \sim 7$ alongside $D_{0,1} \sim 7$, which is impossible by Theorem 5.4(1).
2. On (1, 1, 6), (1, 1, 3), and (1, 1, 2) ($m_0 = m_1 = 1$, $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 9$): combining $\deg_R(6i) \le 24$ with $|N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_i))| \le 4$ gives $d_R(D_{i,2}) + d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,2}) + (2a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2a_3(O_i)) \le 4$ ($i=0,1$). On $m_2 \in \{2, 3\}$, Theorem 5.3(1) gives $d_{03}(D_{i,2}) = d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,2}) = 0 \implies d_R(D_{i,2}) \ge 3$, while on $m_2 = 6$, summing with the dual $\deg_B(12) \le 24$ inequality cancels $d_R + d_B = 12$; in all three cases, $\sum_{i=0}^1 (2a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2a_3(O_i)) \le 2$. Meanwhile, at $D_{0,1} = 9$ (001001, red at offsets $\{0, 3\}$ and blue at $\{1, 2, 4, 5\}$), $\Pi_r(O_0) \sqcup \Pi_{r'}(O_1) \cong I_4$ for all $r' \ne r \pmod 3$ (since (r' - r) \bmod 6 \in \{1, 2, 4, 5\}), so no $3$-orbit $T \subset V_3$ can have $\ge 2$ blue antipodal pairs in one of $O_0, O_1$ and $\ge 1$ in the other (because two distinct residues mod 3 on one orbit and one residue on the other always contain a pair r' \ne r, forbidding (s_0(T), s_1(T)) \in \{(2,2), (2,1), (1,2)\}). Thus every $T \subset V_3$ has $(2a_0 + a_1 + 2a_3)(T) \ge 2$, forcing $\sum_{i=0}^1 (2a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2a_3(O_i)) \ge 2n_3 = 4 > 2$ — contradiction! $\square$

5.5 Repaired Proofs of Theorem 5.6 (Theorem P.6), Theorem 5.7 (Theorem P.7), and Theorem 5.8 (Theorem P.8 on 43(4, 1, 8, 0) and $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 16$)

Theorem 5.6 (Theorem P.6: Extremal $13$-Vertex $4$-Regularity Knockout on 42(4, 0, 7, 4), Completing 9 / 9 = 100% of the $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0$ Family [66 / 66 Branches; +1 Minimal Root, +3 Partitions]). On the sole remaining minimal root 42(4, 0, 7, 4) ($N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0, n_2 = 7, n_1 = 4$) of the $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0$ family, both remaining canonical branches m = (1, 1, 6, 6) and m = (3, 3, 4, 4) surviving Theorem 5.2 are unsatisfiable, completing $9 / 9 = 100\%$ of the $N = 42, n_6 = 4, n_3 = 0$ minimal-root family (+3 deduplicated partitions: 42(4,0,7,4), 43(4,0,7,5), 45(4,1,7,4)).

Proof. By Theorem 5.2 and Theorem 5.4, on both m = (1, 1, 6, 6) and m = (3, 3, 4, 4) at 42(4, 0, 7, 4):

• Every cross-mask $D_{i, j}$ ($(i, j) \in \{0, 1\} \times \{2, 3\}$) has $\mathrm{canon}(D_{i, j}) \in \{3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$, with $d_R(D_{i, 2}) + d_R(D_{i, 3}) = 6$ ($i = 0, 1$) and $d_B(D_{0, j}) + d_B(D_{1, j}) = 6$ ($j = 2, 3$).
• Every orbit $O_k$ ($0 \le k \le 3$) satisfies $b_{01}(O_k) = 3,\; b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 0,\; b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) = 4,\; z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 1$, say $Z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = \{s_k\} \subset V_1$ ($|V_1| = 4$). Because $D_{0,1} = 9$ on (1,1) (forming \{0, 3, 7, 10\} \cong I_4) and $D_{0,1} = 7$ on (3,3) (forming \{0, 1, 7, 8\} \cong K_4), no singleton can be bad on both $O_0$ and $O_1$, so $s_0 \ne s_1$, and color-dually $s_2 \ne s_3$ on $(O_2, O_3)$. If $\{s_0, s_1\} \cap \{s_2, s_3\} \ne \emptyset$, then $|\bigcup_{k=0}^3 \{s_k\}| \le 3$, so at least one singleton $z^* \in V_1 \setminus \bigcup_{k=0}^3 \{s_k\}$ is good on all four orbits ($c(z^*) = 4$, contributing $16$ to $(5.3)$), while across the $n_2 = 7$ two-orbits $\sum_{P \subset V_2} c(P) = 4(7 - 3) = 16 = 5 \cdot 2 + 2 \cdot 3$ forces $\sum_{P \subset V_2} 2^{c(P)+1} \ge 5 \cdot 2^3 + 2 \cdot 2^4 = 40 + 32 = 72$ by convexity of $c \mapsto 2^{c+1}$; summing in $(5.3)$ gives $\sum_{\vec{\varepsilon}} |Q(\vec{\varepsilon})| \ge 72 + 16 = \mathbf{88 > 80}$ — a direct contradiction! Thus all four bad singletons $s_k = z_k$ are distinct (V_1 = \{z_0, z_1, z_2, z_3\}), where $|Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)| = 2$ forces $|B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i) \cap B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)| \le 1$ for all $(i, j) \in \{0, 1\} \times \{2, 3\}$.

Let $\mathcal{P} = \{P_1, \dots, P_7\}$ be the $n_2 = 7$ two-orbits of $V_2$, and set $U_k := B_{01}(O_k) = \mathcal{P} \setminus B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k)$ ($|U_k| = 3$). For every $(i, j) \in \{0, 1\} \times \{2, 3\}$, $|(\mathcal{P} \setminus U_i) \cap (\mathcal{P} \setminus U_j)| \le 1 \iff |U_i \cup U_j| \ge 6 \iff U_i \cap U_j = \emptyset$ (since |U_i| = |U_j| = 3), so opposite sets $U_i$ and $U_j$ are disjoint: $(U_0 \cup U_1) \cap (U_2 \cup U_3) = \emptyset$ and $|U_0 \cup U_1| + |U_2 \cup U_3| \le 7$ with $|U_0 \cup U_1|, |U_2 \cup U_3| \ge 3$.

1. Elimination of Subcase 1 ($|U_0 \cup U_1| = |U_2 \cup U_3| = 3$, i.e., $U_0 = U_1$ and $U_2 = U_3$, on Both Branches): Since $V_2 \cap K_0(\mathrm{ev})$ has size $3$ inside the $6$ vertices of $U_0 = U_1$ and $\{V_2 \cap K_1(\mathrm{ev}),\, V_2 \cap K_1(\mathrm{odd})\}$ partitions those $6$ vertices into two $3$-subsets, there exists $\varepsilon_1 \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}$ with $|V_2 \cap K_0(\mathrm{ev}) \cap K_1(\varepsilon_1)| \ge 2$, which implies $|V_2 \cap (K_0(\mathrm{ev}) \cup K_1(\varepsilon_1))| = 3 + 3 - |V_2 \cap K_0(\mathrm{ev}) \cap K_1(\varepsilon_1)| \le 4$. Independently choosing $\varepsilon_3 \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}$ on $U_2 = U_3$ with $|V_2 \cap (K_2(\mathrm{ev}) \cup K_3(\varepsilon_3))| \le 4$ gives $|\bigcup_{k=0}^3 K_k(\varepsilon_k)| \le 4 + 4 + 4 = 12$, so $|Q(\mathrm{ev}, \varepsilon_1, \mathrm{ev}, \varepsilon_3)| \ge 18 - 12 = 6 > 5$, violating Theorem 5.4(3)!
2. Reduction of Subcase 2 to $U_2 = U_3 = \{P_1, P_2, P_3\},\; U_0 = \{P_5, P_6, P_7\},\; U_1 = \{P_4, P_6, P_7\}$: In Subcase 2, $\{|U_0 \cup U_1|,\, |U_2 \cup U_3|\} = \{4, 3\}$. Swapping $(O_0, O_1) \leftrightarrow (O_2, O_3)$ while complementing all edge colors of $G$ preserves both canonical tuples (1, 1, 6, 6) ($\overline{1} = 6$) and (3, 3, 4, 4) ($\overline{3} = 4$) and preserves $U_k = B_{01}(O_k)$. Thus WLOG $|U_0 \cup U_1| = 4$ and $|U_2 \cup U_3| = 3$, so up to relabeling $\mathcal{P}$: $$U_2 = U_3 = \{P_1, P_2, P_3\}, \qquad U_0 = \{P_5, P_6, P_7\}, \qquad U_1 = \{P_4, P_6, P_7\},$$ hence $B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_0) = \{P_1, P_2, P_3, P_4\}$, $B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_1) = \{P_1, P_2, P_3, P_5\}$, and $B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_2) = B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_3) = \{P_4, P_5, P_6, P_7\}$. Let $W := \bigcup_{m=1}^3 P_m$ ($|W| = 6$). Recall an elementary extremal Ramsey property: in any $13$-vertex $(K_3, I_5)$-free graph $H$ (respectively $(K_5, I_3)$-free graph $H'$), every vertex $v \in V(H)$ has red degree $|N_R^H(v)| \le 4$ (a blue clique) and blue degree $|N_B^H(v)| \le R(3, 4) - 1 = 8$ (a $(K_3, I_4)$-free graph); since $1 + |N_R^H(v)| + |N_B^H(v)| = 13 = 1 + 4 + 8$, $H$ is red $4$-regular ($|N_R^H(v)| = 4$ for all $v \in V(H)$, and $H'$ is blue $4$-regular).
3. Elimination of m = (1, 1, 6, 6) in Subcase 2: Here $Z_0(O_0) = \{z_0\},\; Z_0(O_1) = \{z_1\},\; Z_1(O_2) = \{z_2\},\; Z_1(O_3) = \{z_3\}$.
   • Extremal $|R_{01}(O_0)| = 13$: Across $\{3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$, $r_{01}(D) \ge d_R(D) - 2$, so $r_{01}(D_{0,2}) + r_{01}(D_{0,3}) \ge (d_R(D_{0,2}) - 2) + (d_R(D_{0,3}) - 2) = 2$. Since $O_0 \cap R_{01}(O_0) = \emptyset$, $r_{01}(D_{0,1}) = r_{01}(9) = 0$, and $F_2 \cap R_{01}(O_0) = A_0 = W \sqcup P_4 \sqcup \{z_1, z_2, z_3\}$ ($11$ vertices), $|R_{01}(O_0)| \le 13$ forces $r_{01}(D_{0,2}) + r_{01}(D_{0,3}) = 2$ and $|R_{01}(O_0)| = 13$ (red $4$-regular).
   • Complete Joins on Mixed-Parity Orbits: On $O_2$ ($m_2 = 6$), $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_2), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_2) \cong K_3$ and $z_2 \in Z_1(O_2)$, while every $w \in W = B_{01}(O_2)$ is completely red to one of $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_2), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_2)$; hence $z_2 \bowtie_B W$ (else K_5), and identically $z_3 \bowtie_B W$ on $O_3$. Dually on $O_1$ ($m_1 = 1$, $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_1) \cong I_3$, $z_1 \in Z_0(O_1)$, $P_4 \subset B_{01}(O_1)$), $z_1 \bowtie_R P_4$ (else I_5).
   • Singleton Colors by Degree Parity inside $R_{01}(O_0)$: Since $W \subset R_{01}(O_0)$ is $K_3$-free of size $|W| = 6 = R(3, 3)$, $W$ contains a blue $I_3$; since $\{z_2, z_3\} \bowtie_B W$, avoiding $\{z_2, z_3\} \sqcup I_3 \cong I_5$ forces $c(z_2, z_3) = 1$ (red). Next, for $z_1 \in R_{01}(O_0)$, $z_1 \in Z_0(O_2) \cap Z_0(O_3)$ gives $0$ red neighbors in $(O_2 \cup O_3) \cap R_{01}(O_0)$ and $z_1 \bowtie_R P_4$ gives $2$ red neighbors in $P_4$, so $|N_R(z_1) \cap (W \sqcup \{z_2, z_3\})| = 4 - 2 = 2$. Because $|N_R(z_1) \cap P_m| \in \{0, 2\}$ is even ($m = 1, 2, 3$), degree parity forces $c(z_1, z_2) = c(z_1, z_3)$; since $c(z_1, z_2) = c(z_1, z_3) = 1$ would form $\{z_1, z_2, z_3\} \cong K_3 \subset R_{01}(O_0)$ (giving \{0, 1, z_1, z_2, z_3\} \cong K_5), we must have $c(z_1, z_2) = c(z_1, z_3) = 0$ (blue)!
   • Final Knockout: For $z_2 \in R_{01}(O_0)$ (where z_2 \in Z_1(O_2) \cap Z_0(O_3)), summing red neighbors across $W \sqcup \{z_1, z_3\} \sqcup P_4 \sqcup ((O_2 \cup O_3) \cap R_{01}(O_0))$ gives $4 = |N_R(z_2) \cap R_{01}(O_0)| = 0 + 1 + |N_R(z_2) \cap P_4| + r_{01}(D_{0,2})$. Since $|N_R(z_2) \cap P_4| \in \{0, 2\}$ is even and $r_{01}(D_{0,2}) \in \{0, 1, 2\}$, this forces $r_{01}(D_{0,2}) = 1$ and $z_2 \bowtie_R P_4$! Identically on $z_3 \in R_{01}(O_0)$, $4 = 0 + 1 + |N_R(z_3) \cap P_4| + r_{01}(D_{0,3})$ forces $r_{01}(D_{0,3}) = 1$ and $z_3 \bowtie_R P_4$! Then for $w_{4,0} \in P_4$, $\{z_2, z_3, w_{4,0}\} \cong K_3 \subset R_{01}(O_0)$, forming $\{0, 1, z_2, z_3, w_{4,0}\} \cong K_5$ — contradiction!
4. Elimination of m = (3, 3, 4, 4) in Subcase 2 (Mod-2 Parity Knockout): Here $Z_1(O_0) = \{z_0\},\; Z_1(O_1) = \{z_1\},\; Z_0(O_2) = \{z_2\},\; Z_0(O_3) = \{z_3\}$.
   • Extremal $|S_{03}(O_0)| = 13$: We have $O_0 \cap S_{03}(O_0) = \emptyset$, $d_{03}(D_{0,1}) = d_{03}(7) = 0$, and $F_2 \cap S_{03}(O_0) = W \sqcup P_4 \sqcup \{z_1, z_2, z_3\}$ ($11$ vertices), so $d_{03}(D_{0,2}) + d_{03}(D_{0,3}) \le 2$. In $\{3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27\}$, $d_{03}(D) = 0$ holds only for $D \in \{7, 15\}$ ($d_B \le 3$); hence $d_{03}(D_{0,2}) = d_{03}(D_{0,3}) = 0$ combined with $d_B(D_{0,2}) + d_B(D_{0,3}) = 6$ would force $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,2}) = \mathrm{canon}(D_{0,3}) = 7$ alongside $\mathrm{canon}(D_{2,3}) = 7$ on $(O_0, O_2, O_3)$, contradicting the color dual of Theorem 5.4(1) (since \overline{7} \sim 7). Since $d_{03}(D)$ is always even, $d_{03}(D_{0,2}) + d_{03}(D_{0,3}) = 2$ and $|S_{03}(O_0)| = 13$ (blue $4$-regular).
   • Complete Joins & Singleton Colors: On $O_2, O_3$ ($m_j = 4$, $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_j), T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_j) \cong I_3$), $z_2 \in Z_0(O_2)$ and $z_3 \in Z_0(O_3)$ force $z_2 \bowtie_R W$ and $z_3 \bowtie_R W$ (else I_5); dually on $O_1$ ($m_1 = 3$), $z_1 \in Z_1(O_1)$ forces $z_1 \bowtie_B P_4$ (else K_5). Since $W \subset S_{03}(O_0)$ is $I_3$-free of size $6 = R(3, 3)$, $W$ contains a red $K_3$, forcing $c(z_2, z_3) = 0$ (blue). For $z_1 \in S_{03}(O_0)$ (z_1 \in Z_1(O_2) \cap Z_1(O_3)), $|N_B(z_1) \cap (W \sqcup \{z_2, z_3\})| = 4 - 2 = 2$, which by evenness on $P_m$ and avoiding $\{0, 3, z_1, z_2, z_3\} \cong I_5$ forces $c(z_1, z_2) = c(z_1, z_3) = 1$ (red).
   • Mod-2 Parity Contradiction on $z_2 \in S_{03}(O_0)$: Since $z_2 \in Z_0(O_2) \cap Z_1(O_3)$, $|N_B(z_2) \cap ((O_2 \cup O_3) \cap S_{03}(O_0))| = d_{03}(D_{0,2}) \in \{0, 2\}$ is even, and $|N_B(z_2) \cap P_4| \in \{0, 2\}$ is even, while $|N_B(z_2) \cap W| = 0$ and $|N_B(z_2) \cap \{z_1, z_3\}| = 1$ (c(z_1,z_2)=1, c(z_2,z_3)=0). Summing modulo $2$ gives $4 = |N_B(z_2) \cap S_{03}(O_0)| = 0 + 1 + |N_B(z_2) \cap P_4| + d_{03}(D_{0,2}) \equiv 1 \pmod 2$ — contradiction! $\square$

Theorem 5.7 (Theorem P.7: Antipodal Singleton Disjointness at $D = 9 / 27$, Elimination of (4,4,4) and (3,3,3) for $n_1 \ge 11$, and Complete Pure-Hand Refutation of Five Minimal Roots in $2n_2 + n_1 = 15$: 42(4,1,2,11), 42(4,1,1,13), 42(4,1,0,15) [66 / 66 Each] and 42(3,3,2,11), 42(3,3,1,13) [28 / 28 Each; +5 Minimal Roots, +21 Partitions]). Let $G$ be a $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph (allowing arbitrary $n_3 \ge 0$), with cross-orbit edges indexed by $c(6i+r, 6j+s) = (D_{i,j} \gg ((s - r) \bmod 6)) \& 1$.

1. (Universal Elimination of (4, 4, 4) and (3, 3, 3) for All $n_1 \ge 11$): Suppose $(m_0, m_1) = (4, 4)$ and $n_1 \ge 9$. Since $c_2(O_0) = c_2(O_1) = 0$, $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{0,1}) = 0$ excludes $\{0, 1, 5, 21\}$, and $D_{0,1} = 3$ (red at offsets $\{0, 1\}$, blue at $\{2, 3, 4, 5\}$) yields $\{0, 1, 2, 10, 11\} \cong I_5$. Every necklace $D \in \{9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 31, 63\}$ satisfies $r_{03}(D) \ge 2$, creating a cross-orbit red $4$-clique $\{0, 3, 6+r, 9+r\} \cong K_4$ (since c_3(O_0) = c_3(O_1) = 1), which forces $Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_1) = \emptyset \implies n_1 \le z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) \le 4 + 4 = 8 < 9$ — contradiction! Thus $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 7$ (000111). At $D_{0,1} = 7$ (red at offsets $\{0, 1, 2\}$, blue at $\{3, 4, 5\}$), $\{0, 1\} \subset O_0$ ($I_2$) and $\{10, 11\} \subset O_1$ ($I_2$, cross-offsets in $\{3, 4, 5\}$) form $\{0, 1, 10, 11\} \cong I_4$, forcing $Z_0(O_0) \subseteq Z_1(O_1)$; since $Z_0(O_0)$ is a red clique completely red-joined to $\{6, 9\} \cong K_2$, we obtain $z_0(O_0) \le 2$ and $z_0(O_1) \le 2$ (and color-dually $z_1 \le 2$ on (3, 3)). On $(m_0, m_1, m_2) = (4, 4, 4)$ with $n_1 \ge 11$, setting $D_{0,1} = D_{0,2} = 7$ (red at $\{0, 1, 2\}$, blue at $\{3, 4, 5\}$) and $D_{1,2} = \mathrm{shift}_s(7)$ (red at $\{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6$) gives $\{0, 1, 2, 11, 17\} \cong I_5$ for $s \in \{1, 2, 3\}$ (where 0 \notin \{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6, so c(11, 17) = 0), while for $s \in \{4, 5, 0\}$ (where 0 \in \{s, s+1, s+2\} \bmod 6, so c(6, 12) = 1) it gives the transversal red triangle $\{0, 6, 12\} \cong K_3$, whose common red neighborhood in $V_1$ has size $|Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_1) \cap Z_1(O_2)| \ge n_1 - (2 + 2 + 2) \ge 11 - 6 = 5 > 4$ — contradiction! Color duality eliminates (3, 3, 3).
2. (Antipodal Singleton Disjointness on (1, 1) at $D = 9$ and (6, 6) at $D = 27$): On $(m_0, m_1) = (1, 1)$ ($c_1 = 1,\; c_2 = c_3 = 0$) with $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,1}) = 9$ (in particular, whenever 2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) \ge 13), shifting $O_1$ so $D_{0,1} = 9$ (001001, red at $\{0, 3\}$ and blue at $\{1, 2, 4, 5\}$) makes $\{0, 3\} \subset O_0$ ($I_2$) and $\{7, 10\} \subset O_1$ ($I_2$) completely blue-joined (cross-differences in \{1, 4\}), forming $\{0, 3, 7, 10\} \cong I_4$. No singleton $z \in V_1$ can be blue to both $O_0$ and $O_1$ (else \{0, 3, 7, 10, z\} \cong I_5), so $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$. Color-dually, on $(m_2, m_3) = (6, 6)$ with $\mathrm{canon}(D_{2,3}) = 27$, $Z_1(O_2) \cap Z_1(O_3) = \emptyset$.
3. (Complete Pure-Hand Refutation of 42(4,1,2,11), 42(4,1,1,13), 42(4,1,0,15) [66 / 66 Branches Each; +13 Partitions] and 42(3,3,2,11), 42(3,3,1,13) [28 / 28 Branches Each; +8 Partitions]): All five roots satisfy $2n_2 + n_1 = 15$ with $n_2 \in \{0, 1, 2\}$, so $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) = 15 - n_2 \ge 13$ and $n_1 \in \{11, 13, 15\} \ge 11$.
   • On 42(4, 1, 2, 11), 42(4, 1, 1, 13), and 42(4, 1, 0, 15) (66 canonical branches each):
     • Theorem 5.1(1) (55 branches), Theorem 5.1(2) (4 branches with (1,1,1)), and Part 1 (4 branches with (4,4,4) or (3,3,3)) eliminate $63 / 66$ branches, leaving only (3, 3, 4, 4), (1, 1, 3, 3), and (1, 1, 6, 6).
     • On (3, 3, 4, 4) ($n_1 \ge 11$): By Part 1, $z_1(O_0) \le 2$ and $z_0(O_2) \le 2$, so $|Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_2)| \ge n_1 - 4 \ge 7 > 5 = |N_B(0) \cap N_B(3) \cap N_R(12) \cap N_R(15)|_{\max}$ — contradiction!
     • On (1, 1, 3, 3) ($n_1 \ge 11$): Here $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$ (Part 2) and $Z_1(O_2) \cap Z_1(O_3) = \emptyset$ with $z_1(O_2), z_1(O_3) \le 2$ (Part 1), so every $z \in V_1$ has $\alpha(z) := \mathbf{1}_{z \in Z_1(O_0)} + \mathbf{1}_{z \in Z_1(O_1)} \in \{1, 2\}$ and $\beta(z) := \mathbf{1}_{z \in Z_0(O_2)} + \mathbf{1}_{z \in Z_0(O_3)} \in \{1, 2\}$. Summing $(\alpha(z) - 1)(\beta(z) - 1) \ge 0 \iff \alpha(z)\beta(z) \ge \alpha(z) + \beta(z) - 1$ over $z \in V_1$ against $|Z_1(O_i) \cap Z_0(O_j)| \le 5$ yields: $$20 \ge \sum_{i \in \{0,1\}} \sum_{j \in \{2,3\}} |Z_1(O_i) \cap Z_0(O_j)| \ge 3n_1 - \big(z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) + z_1(O_2) + z_1(O_3)\big) \ge 3(11) - (4 + 4 + 2 + 2) = \mathbf{21 > 20}$$ — contradiction!
     • On (1, 1, 6, 6) ($n_1 \in \{11, 13, 15\}$): By Part 2, $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$ and $Z_1(O_2) \cap Z_1(O_3) = \emptyset$. Let $S_z := z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) + z_1(O_2) + z_1(O_3) \le 16$; then $\sum_{z \in V_1} \alpha(z)\beta(z) \ge 3n_1 - S_z$.
       • For 42(4, 1, 1, 13) ($n_1 = 13$) and 42(4, 1, 0, 15) ($n_1 = 15$): $20 \ge \sum_{i,j} |Z_1(O_i) \cap Z_0(O_j)| \ge 3n_1 - S_z \ge 39 - 16 = \mathbf{23 > 20}$ — contradiction!
       • For 42(4, 1, 2, 11) ($n_2 = 2, n_1 = 11$): Since $2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) \le 4$ for each $k \in \{0..3\}$, the $n_2 = 2$ two-orbits $P_1, P_2 \subset V_2$ satisfy $\sum_{k=0}^3 b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) = 8 - \sum_{k=0}^3 (b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k)) \ge 8 - (16 - S_z) = S_z - 8$. Summing $(2 - \tilde{\alpha}(P))(2 - \tilde{\beta}(P)) \ge 0$ over $P \in \{P_1, P_2\}$ gives $2\sum_{m=1}^2 \tilde{\alpha}(P_m)\tilde{\beta}(P_m) \ge 2\max(0,\, 2(S_z - 8) - 8) = \max(0,\, 4S_z - 48)$. Combining $V_2$ and $V_1$ inside $\sum_{i,j} |A_i \cap B_j| \le 20$ gives: $$20 \ge \sum_{i \in \{0,1\}} \sum_{j \in \{2,3\}} |A_i \cap B_j| \ge \max\big(33 - S_z,\;\; 3S_z - 15\big) \ge \mathbf{21 > 20} \qquad (\forall S_z \in \mathbb{Z})$$ (since S_z \le 12 \implies 33 - S_z \ge 21 and S_z \ge 13 \implies 3S_z - 15 \ge 24) — contradiction!
   • On 42(3, 3, 1, 13) (28 canonical branches, $n_6 = 3, n_3 = 3, n_2 = 1, n_1 = 13$):
     • Theorem 5.1(1) (20 branches), Theorem 5.1(2) ((1, 1, 1)), and Part 1 ((3, 3, 3)) eliminate $22 / 28$ branches, leaving (3, 3, 4), (1, 3, 3), (2, 4, 4), (1, 1, 2), (1, 1, 3), (1, 1, 6).
     • On (3, 3, 4), (1, 3, 3), and (2, 4, 4): By Part 1, each orbit in the (3, 3) or (4, 4) pair has $z_{\mathrm{bad}} \le 2$, while the remaining orbit has opposite $c_2$ with $z_{\mathrm{bad}} \le 4$, forcing $|Z_{\mathrm{good}} \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}| \ge 13 - 2 - 4 = \mathbf{7 > 5}$ — contradiction!
     • On (1, 1, 2), (1, 1, 3), and (1, 1, 6) ($m_0 = m_1 = 1,\; m_2 \in \{2, 3, 6\}$): By Part 2, $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$, so every $z \in Z_0(O_2)$ (|Z_0(O_2)| = 13 - z_1(O_2)) belongs to at least one of $Z_1(O_0), Z_1(O_1)$, giving: $$10 \ge |A_0 \cap B_2| + |A_1 \cap B_2| \ge |Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_2)| + |Z_1(O_1) \cap Z_0(O_2)| \ge 2\big(13 - z_1(O_2)\big) - z_0(O_0) - z_0(O_1) = 26 - \big(2z_1(O_2) + z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1)\big).$$ Since $z_0(O_0), z_0(O_1), z_1(O_2) \le 4$, $2z_1(O_2) + z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) \le 16$, forcing exact equality $z_0(O_0) = z_0(O_1) = z_1(O_2) = 4$! At $z_{\mathrm{bad}} = 4$, $2b_{\mathrm{bad}} + b_{01} + z_{\mathrm{bad}} \le 4$ forces the unique $2$-orbit $P_1 \subset V_2$ into $B_{11}(O_0) \cap B_{11}(O_1) \cap B_{00}(O_2) \subseteq (A_0 \cap B_2) \cap (A_1 \cap B_2)$, adding $+2 + 2 = +4$ and giving $|A_0 \cap B_2| + |A_1 \cap B_2| \ge 10 + 4 = \mathbf{14 > 10}$ — contradiction!
   • On 42(3, 3, 2, 11) (28 canonical branches, $n_6 = 3, n_3 = 3, n_2 = 2, n_1 = 11$):
     • Again Theorem 5.1(1) (20 branches), Theorem 5.1(2) ((1, 1, 1)), and Part 1 ((3, 3, 3)) leave (3, 3, 4), (1, 3, 3), (2, 4, 4), (1, 1, 2), (1, 1, 3), (1, 1, 6).
     • On (3, 3, 4) and (2, 4, 4): By Part 1, the (3, 3) pair (or (4, 4) pair) has $z_{\mathrm{bad}} \le 2$, so $|Z_{\mathrm{good}} \cap Z_{\mathrm{good}}| \le 5$ forces the opposite orbit $O_*$ ($m_2 = 4$ on (3,3,4), $m_0 = 2$ on (2,4,4)) to satisfy $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) \ge 11 - 2 - 5 = 4$. Since $3a_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) + 2b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) + b_{01}(O_*) + z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) \le 4$, this forces $z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) = 4,\; a_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) = b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) = b_{01}(O_*) = 0,\; b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_*) = 2$. Then the antipodal neighborhood $R_{03}(O_2)$ (or S_{03}(O_0)) contains $2(2) + (11 - 4) = 11$ vertices in $F_2$ and $\ge n_3 - a_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_*) = 3$ vertices in $V_3$, giving $|R_{03}(O_2)| \ge 14 > 13$ (or |S_{03}(O_0)| \ge 14 > 13) — contradiction!
     • On (1, 3, 3): By Part 1, $z_1(O_1), z_1(O_2) \le 2$ forces $z_0(O_0) = 4,\; a_3(O_0) = b_{00}(O_0) = b_{01}(O_0) = 0,\; b_{11}(O_0) = 2$ (so |F_2 \cap R_{01}(O_0)| = 4 + 7 = 11, $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{0,j}) = 0$, and $P_1, P_2 \subset A_0$). Since $|Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_j)| = 5$ already saturates $|A_0 \cap B_j| \le 5$, neither $2$-orbit can be fully blue at $O_j$ ($b_{00}(O_j) = 0$), and the parity budget with $z_1(O_j) = 2$ and $b_{01}(O_j) + b_{11}(O_j) = 2$ forces $a_0(O_j) = b_{11}(O_j) = 0,\; b_{01}(O_j) = 2$ ($j = 1, 2$). Then $13 \ge |S_{03}(O_j)| \ge 9 + 3 + d_{03}(D_{0,j}) \implies d_{03}(D_{0,j}) = 0$ (as d_{03} is even), leaving necklaces $D_{0,1}, D_{0,2} \in \{7, 15, 23, 31, 63\}$ with $r_{01}(D_{0,j}) \ge 2$, which gives $|R_{01}(O_0)| \ge 11 + 2 + 2 = \mathbf{15 > 13}$ — contradiction!
     • On (1, 1, 2) and (1, 1, 3) ($m_2 \in \{2, 3\}$): On $O_2$, let $E := d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{0,2}) + d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{1,2}) \ge 0$ be the sum of red parity traces from $O_0, O_1$ and $t \ge 0$ the residual parity-triangle slack. The complete antipodal/parity expansion on $O_2$ is: $$13 \ge |S_{03}(O_2)| = 14 + 2a_0(O_2) + a_2(O_2) + 2a_3(O_2) + E + t - b_{01}(O_2) + d_{03}(D_{0,2}) + d_{03}(D_{1,2}).$$ Since $b_{01}(O_2) \le n_2 = 2$, this forces $a_0(O_2) = a_3(O_2) = 0$, $d_{03}(D_{0,2}) = d_{03}(D_{1,2}) = 0$ (as d_{03} is even), and $b_{01}(O_2) \ge 1$, so $z_1(O_2) \le 4 - b_{01}(O_2) \le 3$. By Part 2, $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$, so $10 \ge |Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_2)| + |Z_1(O_1) \cap Z_0(O_2)| \ge 2(11 - z_1(O_2)) - (z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1)) \ge 16 - (z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1))$, forcing $z_0(O_0) + z_0(O_1) \ge 6$ (hence z_0(O_0), z_0(O_1) \ge 2 \implies a_3(O_i) = 0, d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,2}) = 0 \implies r_{01}(D_{i,2}) \ge 2). Meanwhile, the D = 9 attachment bound (Theorem 5.5(2)) gives $\sum_{i=0}^1(2a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2a_3(O_i)) \ge 2n_3 = 6$, and since $a_3(O_i) = 0$, $\sum_{i=0}^1(3a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i)) \ge 6$. Adding $|R_{01}(O_0)| + |R_{01}(O_1)| \le 26$ gives $26 \ge 4 + 22 - b_{01}(O_0) - b_{01}(O_1) + 6 \implies \mathbf{b_{01}(O_0) + b_{01}(O_1) \ge 6 > 4}$ — contradiction!
     • On (1, 1, 6) ($m_2 = 6$): Write $b_i = b_{01}(O_i),\; v_i = b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i),\; z_i = z_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i)$, $L_i := 2a_0(O_i) + a_1(O_i) + 2a_3(O_i)$ ($i = 0, 1$), and $L_2 := 2a_3(O_2) + a_2(O_2) + 2a_0(O_2)$. Let $e_i := d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{i,2}) \in 3\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$ and $f_i := d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(R)}(D_{i,2}) \in 3\mathbb{Z}_{\ge 0}$ ($i = 0, 1$) be the cross parity-triangle traces, and $t_i \ge 0$ ($i = 0, 1, 2$) the residual parity-triangle slacks (where 4 - t_i = e_i + 3a_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_i) + 2v_i + b_i + z_i). The degree bounds $\deg_R(0), \deg_R(6), \deg_B(12) \le 24$ are $d_R(D_{i,2}) + e_i + L_i + t_i \le 6$ ($i = 0, 1$) and $d_B(D_{0,2}) + d_B(D_{1,2}) + f_0 + f_1 + L_2 + t_2 \le 8$; summing them with $d_R(D_{i,2}) + d_B(D_{i,2}) = 6$ gives: $$L_0 + L_1 + L_2 + (e_0 + e_1 + f_0 + f_1) + (t_0 + t_1 + t_2) \le 8.$$ Since $L_0 + L_1 \ge 6$ (Theorem 5.5(2)) and each parity trace $e_i, f_i$ is a nonnegative multiple of $3$, we have $e_0 = e_1 = f_0 = f_1 = 0$! Consequently $r_i := r_{01}(D_{i,2}) \ge d_R(D_{i,2}) - 2$ and $s_i := s_{01}(D_{i,2}) \ge d_B(D_{i,2}) - 2$, so $r_i + s_i \ge 2$ ($i = 0, 1$). Put $H_2 := 3a_3(O_2) + a_2(O_2) + 3a_0(O_2)$, $B := b_0 + b_1 + b_2$, and $X := \sum_{i=0}^1(a_0(O_i) + a_3(O_i))$; then the exact common-neighborhood sum is: $$39 \ge |R_{01}(O_0)| + |R_{01}(O_1)| + |S_{01}(O_2)| = 33 - B + (L_0 + L_1) + X + H_2 + (t_0 + t_1 + t_2) + \sum_{i=0}^1(r_i + s_i) \ge 43 - B + H_2 \implies \mathbf{B \ge 4 + H_2}.$$ Conversely, the singleton intersection caps $|Z_1(O_i) \cap Z_0(O_2)| \le 5$ ($i = 0, 1$) with $Z_0(O_0) \cap Z_0(O_1) = \emptyset$ already supply the opposite bound: $$10 \ge 22 - z_0 - z_1 - 2z_2 = 6 + b_0 + b_1 + 2b_2 + 2v_0 + 2v_1 + 4v_2 + 3a_3(O_0) + 3a_3(O_1) + 6a_0(O_2) + t_0 + t_1 + 2t_2 \implies \mathbf{b_0 + b_1 + 2b_2 \le 4}.$$ Combining $b_0 + b_1 + 2b_2 \le 4$ with $b_0 + b_1 + b_2 \ge 4 + H_2$ forces $B = 4,\; b_2 = 0,\; H_2 = 0$ and equality throughout: $v_i = t_i = 0,\; b_0 = b_1 = 2,\; z_2 = 4,\; a_1(O_2) = 3$, and $X = 0,\; L_0 + L_1 = 6 \implies a_1(O_0) = a_1(O_1) = 3$. Now $|R_{01}(O_i)| = 12 + r_i \le 13 \implies r_i \le 1$ and $|S_{01}(O_2)| = 11 + s_0 + s_1 \le 13 \implies s_0 + s_1 \le 2$; since $r_i + s_i \ge 2$, we have $r_0 = r_1 = s_0 = s_1 = 1$, hence $d_R(D_{i,2}) = d_B(D_{i,2}) = 3$ and $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0,2}), \mathrm{canon}(D_{1,2}) \in \{11, 13\}$. Both necklaces have $r_{03} = 2$, so $|R_{03}(O_2)| = 2 + 2 + 2a_1(O_2) + z_1(O_2) = 4 + 6 + 4 = \mathbf{14 > 13}$ — contradiction! $\square$

Theorem 5.8 (Theorem P.8: Universal $8$-Parity-Triplet Law on (4,4,4)/(3,3,3), $(2+2)$ Set-System & $\{y_b, y_c'\}$ Pincer, Complete Hand Refutation of 43(4, 1, 8, 0) [66 / 66 Branches; +1 Minimal Root, +2 Partitions], and Elimination of (3, 3, 4, 4) at $(n_2, n_1) = (3, 9), n_3 \ge 1$). Let $G$ be a $(K_5, I_5)$-free $C_6$-symmetric graph (allowing arbitrary $n_3 \ge 0$), with cross-orbit edges indexed by $c(6i+r, 6j+s) = (D_{i,j} \gg ((s - r) \bmod 6)) \& 1$.

1. (Universal (4, 4) and (3, 3) Necklace Reduction for All $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 15$): Whenever $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 15$, every pair of regular $6$-orbits $(O_0, O_1)$ with $(m_0, m_1) = (4, 4)$ or $(m_0, m_1) = (3, 3)$ satisfies $\mathrm{canon}(D_{0, 1}) = 7$ (000111), activating Case A of Theorem 4.2: $$\mathbf{3a_3(O_i) + 2b_{00}(O_i) + z_0(O_i) \le 2 \quad (\text{on } m_i = 4), \qquad 3a_0(O_i) + 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 2 \quad (\text{on } m_i = 3)}. \qquad (5.4)$$ Indeed, on $(m_0, m_1) = (4, 4)$, $d_{\mathrm{ev}}^{(B)}(D_{0,1}) = 0$ excludes $\{0, 1, 5, 21\}$; if $r_{03}(D_{0,1}) \ge 2$ (necklaces \{9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 27, 31, 63\}), then $\{0, 3, 6+r, 9+r\} \cong K_4$ is $\tau$-invariant, forcing $B_{11}(O_0) \cap B_{11}(O_1) = \emptyset$ and $Z_1(O_0) \cap Z_1(O_1) = \emptyset$, so $2n_2 + n_1 \le \sum_{i=0}^1 \big(2b_{00}(O_i) + 2b_{01}(O_i) + z_0(O_i)\big) \le 2(4 + \min(3, n_2)) \le 14 < 15$; and at $D_{0,1} = 3$ (red at offsets $\{0, 1\}$, blue at $\{2, 3, 4, 5\}$), $\{0, 1, 2, 10, 11\} \cong I_5$.
2. (The $8$-Parity-Triplet Law on (4, 4, 4) and (3, 3, 3)): Let $O_0, O_1, O_2$ be three regular $6$-orbits with $(m_0, m_1, m_2) = (4, 4, 4)$ and $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 15$. For each $2$-orbit $P \subset V_2$, let $c_0(P) := |\{k \in \{0, 1, 2\} : P \in B_{00}(O_k)\}|$ and $c_1(P) := |\{k \in \{0, 1, 2\} : P \in B_{11}(O_k)\}|$. By Part 1, setting $D_{0,1} = D_{0,2} = 7$ (red at $\{0, 1, 2\}$, blue at $\{3, 4, 5\}$) and $D_{1,2} = \mathrm{shift}_s(7)$ ($s \in \{0..5\}$), shifts $s \in \{1, 2, 3\}$ (c(11, 17) = 0) yield $\{0, 1, 2, 11, 17\} \cong I_5$, while for shifts $s \in \{0, 4, 5\}$ (D_{1,2} \in \{000111_2, 110001_2, 100011_2\}) every one of the $8$ parity triplets $\vec{\varepsilon} = (\varepsilon_0, \varepsilon_1, \varepsilon_2) \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^3$ contains a transversal red triangle $K_3(\vec{\varepsilon}) \subset T_{\varepsilon_0}(O_0) \times T_{\varepsilon_1}(O_1) \times T_{\varepsilon_2}(O_2)$:
   • For $s = 0$ (red \{0, 1, 2\}): $\{0,6,12\}, \{0,6,13\}, \{0,7,14\}, \{0,7,13\}, \{1,8,14\}, \{1,8,15\}, \{1,7,14\}, \{1,7,13\}$;
   • For $s = 4$ (red \{0, 4, 5\}): $\{0,6,12\}, \{0,8,13\}, \{0,7,12\}, \{0,7,13\}, \{1,8,14\}, \{1,8,13\}, \{1,9,14\}, \{1,7,13\}$;
   • For $s = 5$ (red \{0, 1, 5\}): $\{0,6,12\}, \{0,6,13\}, \{0,7,12\}, \{0,7,13\}, \{1,8,14\}, \{1,8,13\}, \{1,7,14\}, \{1,7,13\}$. Consequently $R(\vec{\varepsilon}) := \bigcap_{k=0}^2 (F_2 \cap N_R^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\varepsilon_k}(O_k)))$ is a blue clique of size $|R(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 4$ for all $8$ parity triplets $\vec{\varepsilon} \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^3$, and summing $|R(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 4$ gives: $$\mathbf{L := \sum_{P \subset V_2:\, c_0(P) = 0} 2^{c_1(P) + 1} + 8\Big|V_1 \setminus \bigcup_{k=0}^2 Z_0(O_k)\Big| = \sum_{\vec{\varepsilon} \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^3} |R(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 32}. \qquad (5.5)$$ Put $n := n_2$, $t := n_1$, $r := \sum_{k=0}^2 b_{00}(O_k)$, $s := \sum_{k=0}^2 b_{01}(O_k)$, $z := \sum_{k=0}^2 z_0(O_k)$, and $C := \sum_{P \subset V_2:\, c_0(P) = 0} c_1(P)$. Then $s \le 12 - 2r - z$ (from 2b_{00} + b_{01} + z_0 \le 4), $z \le 6 - 2r$ (from (5.4), so 12 - 4r - 2z \ge 0), and removing the at most $r$ two-orbits with $c_0(P) \ge 1$ loses at most $2r$ good incidences from $\sum_{k=0}^2 b_{11}(O_k) = 3n - r - s$, so $C \ge 3n - 3r - s \ge 3n - r + z - 12$. Since $2^{c_1(P)+1} \ge 4c_1(P)$ for all $c_1(P) \in \{0..3\}$, we obtain the analytical lower bound: $$\mathbf{L \ge 4(3n - r + z - 12) + 8(t - z)_+ \ge 6(2n + t) - 60}, \qquad (5.6)$$ where the second step has difference $12 - 4r - 4z + 2t \ge 12 - 4r - 2z \ge 0$ when $z \le t$ and $12 - 4r + 4z - 6t \ge 12 - 4r - 2z \ge 0$ when $z \ge t$. Whenever $2n_2 + n_1 = 2n + t \ge 16$, $(5.6)$ yields $L \ge 6(16) - 60 = 36 > 32$, violating $(5.5)$! At $(n, t) = (3, 9)$: if $r \ge 1$, then $z \le 6 - 2r \le 4$ gives $8(9 - z) \ge 40 > 32$; if $r = 0, z \le 5$, the singletons give $8(9 - z) \ge 32$ and the $3$ two-orbits with $c_0(P) = 0$ contribute $\ge 3 \cdot 2^1 = 6$, so $L \ge 38 > 32$; if $r = 0, z = 6$, then $C \ge 3(3) - 0 + 6 - 12 = 3$ gives $L \ge 4(3) + 8(9 - 6) = 36 > 32$. Thus no three regular $6$-orbits can have masks (4, 4, 4) or (3, 3, 3) whenever $2n_2 + n_1 \ge 16$ or $(n_2, n_1) = (3, 9)$.
3. (Complete Hand Refutation of 43(4, 1, 8, 0) [66 / 66 Canonical Branches; +1 Minimal Root R246_43(4,1,8,0), +2 Partitions 43(4,1,8,0) and 44(4,1,8,1), Completing 7 / 7 = 100% of $N = 43, n_2 \ge 8$ Minimal Roots]): On 43(4, 1, 8, 0) ($2n_2 + n_1 = 16$, $2n_2 + n_1 - \min(3, n_2) = 13$), Theorem 5.1(1)–(2) (59 branches) and Part 2 (4 branches with (4,4,4) or (3,3,3)) leave only (3, 3, 4, 4), (1, 1, 3, 3), and (1, 1, 6, 6). Order $O_0, O_1$ (same mask m_0 = m_1 \in \{1, 3\}) and $O_2, O_3$ (same mask m_2 = m_3 \in \{3, 4, 6\} with opposite c_2).
   • Step 3a ($(2+2)$ Set-System Forcing on $X = \{P_0, \dots, P_7\}$): Since $b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) + b_{01}(O_k) \le 3$, the good $2$-orbit sets $A_i := B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_i)$ ($i=0,1$) and $B_j := B_{\mathrm{good}}(O_j)$ ($j=2,3$) satisfy $|A_i|, |B_j| \ge 5$, while $2|A_i \cap B_j| \le R(3, 3) - 1 = 5 \implies |A_i \cap B_j| \le 2$. Since $8 \ge |A_i \cup B_j| = |A_i| + |B_j| - |A_i \cap B_j| \ge 5 + 5 - 2 = 8$, we have $|A_0| = |A_1| = |B_2| = |B_3| = 5$, $|A_i \cap B_j| = 2$, $A_0^c \cup A_1^c \subseteq B_2 \cap B_3$, and $B_2^c \cup B_3^c \subseteq A_0 \cap A_1$.
   • Step 3b (Elimination of $b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) \ge 1$ via the $\{y_b, y_c'\}$ Pincer): Because $O_0 \cup T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1)$ and $O_0 \cup T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_1)$ each contain a $4$-clique of the bad color of $O_0$ (\{0, 1, 2, 8\} and \{1, 2, 3, 9\} \cong K_4 at D_{0,1} = 7 on (3, 3); \{0, 3, 8, 10\} and \{1, 4, 9, 11\} \cong I_4 at D_{0,1} = 9 on (1, 1)), we have $B_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_0) \subseteq A_1$ and $B_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_1) \subseteq A_0$ (and dually on $O_2, O_3$). If $b_{00}(O_0) = 1, b_{01}(O_0) = 2$ (WLOG c_2(O_0) = 0), write $A_0^c = \{P_a\} \sqcup \{P_b, P_c\}$ with $P_a = \{y_{a,0}, y_{a,1}\} \in B_{00}(O_0) \subseteq A_1$ and $y_b, y_c \in N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0)),\; y_b', y_c' \in N_B^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0))$. Then $\{y_{a,0}, y_{a,1}, y_b, y_c\} \cong K_4$ and $\{y_{a,0}, y_{a,1}, y_b', y_c'\} \cong K_4$, so no vertex of $O_1$ can be red to both $y_b, y_c$; hence $P_b, P_c \in B_{01}(O_1)$ with opposite red parities on $O_1$, making WLOG $y_b, y_c'$ completely red to $T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_1) = \{6, 8, 10\}$ and completely blue to $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_1) = \{7, 9, 11\} \cong I_3$. Then $c(y_b, y_c') = 1$ gives $\{y_{a,0}, y_{a,1}, y_b, y_c', 6\} \cong K_5$ while $c(y_b, y_c') = 0$ gives $\{7, 9, 11, y_b, y_c'\} \cong I_5$! Thus $b_{\mathrm{bad}}(O_k) = 0$ and $b_{01}(O_k) = 3$ for all $k \in \{0..3\}$.
   • Step 3c (Pigeonhole Overlap $|A_0^c \cap A_1^c| \ge 2$ and $|B_2^c \cap B_3^c| \ge 2$): For $A_0^c = \{P_a, P_b, P_c\} = B_{01}(O_0)$, the $3$ vertices $y_a, y_b, y_c \in V_2(A_0^c) \cap N_{\mathrm{bad}}^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\mathrm{ev}}(O_0))$ form a $3$-clique of the good color of $O_0$ and are completely good-joined to $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0)$. Since $T_{\mathrm{odd}}(O_0) \times T_{\varepsilon_1}(O_1)$ contains a good edge for both $\varepsilon_1 \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}$, $\{y_a, y_b, y_c\}$ cannot be all-good to $T_{\varepsilon_1}(O_1)$, forcing $|A_0^c \cap A_1| \le 1 \implies |A_0^c \cap A_1^c| \ge 2$, and symmetrically $|B_2^c \cap B_3^c| \ge 2$.
   • Step 3d ($16$-Parity-$4$-Tuple Maximum Contradiction): For every $\vec{\varepsilon} \in \{\mathrm{ev}, \mathrm{odd}\}^4$, $M(\vec{\varepsilon}) := V_2 \cap \bigcap_{k=0}^3 N_{\mathrm{good}}^{\mathrm{comm}}(T_{\varepsilon_k}(O_k))$ is $(K_3, I_3)$-free of size $|M(\vec{\varepsilon})| \le 5$, and decomposes additively across $X = (A_0 \cap A_1 \cap B_2 \cap B_3) \sqcup (A_0^c \cup A_1^c) \sqcup (B_2^c \cup B_3^c)$ as $|M(\vec{\varepsilon})| = 2(|A_0^c \cap A_1^c| + |B_2^c \cap B_3^c| - 4) + f_{01}(\varepsilon_0, \varepsilon_1) + g_{23}(\varepsilon_2, \varepsilon_3)$. Since $\max f_{01} \ge 2$ when $|A_0^c \cap A_1^c| = 3$ and $\max f_{01} \ge 2 + 1 = 3$ when $|A_0^c \cap A_1^c| = 2$ (and identically for $\max g_{23}$), we obtain $\max_{\vec{\varepsilon}} |M(\vec{\varepsilon})| \ge \min(4 + 2 + 2,\; 2 + 2 + 3,\; 0 + 3 + 3) = 6 > 5$ — contradiction!
4. (Elimination of Branch (3, 3, 4, 4) at $(n_2, n_1) = (3, 9), n_3 \ge 1$ [Does Not Close 42(4, 1, 3, 9)]): At $(n_2, n_1) = (3, 9), n_3 \ge 1$ on m = (3, 3, 4, 4), Part 1 gives $a_0(O_i) = 0, 2b_{11}(O_i) + z_1(O_i) \le 2$ ($i=0,1$) and $a_3(O_j) = 0, 2b_{00}(O_j) + z_0(O_j) \le 2$ ($j=2,3$). Then $5 \ge |Z_0(O_i) \cap Z_1(O_j)| \ge 9 - z_1(O_i) - z_0(O_j) \ge 5$ forces equality: $z_1(O_i) = z_0(O_j) = 2$ (z_0(O_0) = 7), $b_{11}(O_i) = b_{00}(O_j) = 0$, $b_{01}(O_k) \le 2 \implies b_{\mathrm{good}}(O_k) \ge 1$, and $Z_1(O_0) \subseteq Z_1(O_j)$ ($j=2,3$). Substituting into $|S_{03}(O_0)| \le 13$ with $3a_3(O_0) + 2a_2(O_0) + a_1(O_0) \ge n_3 \ge 1$ gives $d_{03}(D_{0,2}) + d_{03}(D_{0,3}) \le 13 - 7 - 2 - 1 = 3$, so evenness forces $d_{03}(D_{0,j}) = 0$ for some $j \in \{2, 3\}$. Case A of Theorem 4.2 on $(O_0, O_j)$ then forces $Z_1(O_0) \subseteq Z_0(O_j)$, contradicting $Z_1(O_0) \subseteq Z_1(O_j)$ (|Z_1(O_0)| = 2 > 0)! $\square$

5.6 Allocation 1094 Bounded Numerical Probe on $n_6 \in \{7, 6, 5\}$

Under root budgets 75.0 / 14.0 / 8.0 s and per-branch Pass 1 timeouts 0.65 / 0.35 / 0.25 s for $n_6 = 7 / 6 / 5$ (~259 s <= 900 s whole-workflow active wall time, 215.865 s inside the executable; results/c6_alloc1094/), StandaloneTraceCheckVerifier verified 70 completed Pass 1 branch exclusions (28 / 236 on 42(6, 0, 1, 4) and 42 / 236 on 42(6, 0, 0, 6), 113,097 RUP derived clauses, 2,093,397 antecedent links; 0 proofs credited to capped branches), while all 10 visited roots (including 42(7, 0, 0, 0)) ended UNKNOWN_CAPPED.

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Appendix A. Dependency Cross-Reference Table for All Ledger Method Tags and Internal Propositions

To ensure complete traceability between the manuscript text, the C++17 source code (supplement/src/), and the retained 251-root and 2,093-partition ledgers (supplement/global_c6_251_minimal_roots_ledger.tsv and supplement/global_c6_2093_partitions_ledger.tsv), the table below maps every extended_method_167 tag and internal proposition identifier to its numbered theorem or proposition in this paper and its exact source implementation.

| Ledger extended_method_167 Tag / Internal Identifier | Closed Minimal Roots (167 / 251) | Numbered Statement in Manuscript | Source Implementation & Manifests in supplement/ | | :--- | :---: | :--- | :--- | | baseline_excluded (1,227 / 2,093 partitions) | — (pre-root filter) | Lemma 2.1, Proposition 2.2(1), Section 3.1 | src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc720.cpp:68–80, src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp:95–107 | | ANALYTICAL_PROP_AB (Propositions A & B) | Used in 10 Regime II roots (R029, R030, R033–R035, R037, R038, R040, R043, R044) | Proposition 2.1 (Section 2.2) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:225–233, 2569–2578 | | ANALYTICAL_PROP_C (Proposition C) | 6 (R045, R046 in $n_6=1$; R084, R085 in $n_6=2$; R129, R130 in $n_6=3$) | Proposition 2.2(1) (Section 2.3) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:906–912, src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp:96 | | ANALYTICAL_PROP_F_GH (Propositions F, G, H) | 2 (R054 42(1,6,1,16), R063 42(1,7,1,13)) | Proposition 2.2(2) (Section 2.3) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:899–920, src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp:97 | | MIXED_PROP_F_AND_ALLOC766_PASS1_RUP | 1 (R070 42(1,8,1,10)) | Proposition 2.2(2) + Section 3.3(2) | src/solve_c6_orders42_45_alloc838.cpp:223–228, results/c6_alloc766/c6_alloc766_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_FGH1_ACUBES_AND_ALLOC800_PASS2_RUP | 1 (R239 43(1,11,2,0)) | Propositions 2.2–2.3 (Prop H.1) + Section 3.3(2) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:844–928, results/c6_alloc800/c6_alloc800_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_FGHI_ACUBES_AND_ALLOC838_PASS2_RUP | 1 (R080 42(1,10,1,4)) | Propositions 2.2–2.8 & Theorem 2.9 (Props I.1–I.8) + Section 3.3(2) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:709–842, 1483–1734, results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_H1_AND_ALLOC838_PASS2_RUP | 1 (R083 42(1,11,1,1)) | Propositions 2.3–2.8 & Theorem 2.9 (Props H.1, I.1–I.8) + Section 3.3(2) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:709–928, 1483–1734, results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_B_AND_ALLOC730_RUP_45_OF_45 | 1 (R043 43(0,9,8,0)) | Proposition 2.1(2) + Proposition 3.1(4) + Section 3.3(1) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:225–233, results/c6_alloc730/c6_alloc730_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_AB_AND_ALLOC730_740_750_RUP | 9 (R029, R030, R033–R035, R037, R038, R040, R044) | Proposition 2.1 + Proposition 3.1(4) + Section 3.3(1) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:225–233, results/c6_alloc730/, results/c6_alloc740/, results/c6_alloc750/ | | UNSAT_RUP_VERIFIED_ALLOC730_740_750 | 34 (Regime II wholly RUP roots: R001–R028, R031, R032, R036, R039, R041, R042) | Proposition 3.1(4) + Section 3.3(1) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:2544–2773, results/c6_alloc730/, results/c6_alloc740/, results/c6_alloc750/ | | UNSAT_RUP_VERIFIED_ALLOC722_TO_800 | 79 (34 in $n_6=1$, 33 in $n_6=2$, 12 in $n_6=3$) | Proposition 3.1(1)–(3) + Section 3.3(2) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:112–704, results/c6_alloc740/ through results/c6_alloc800/ | | UNSAT_RUP_VERIFIED_ALLOC838 | 8 (1 in $n_6=2$: R111; 7 in $n_6=3$: R152–R154, R158, R159, R166, R244) | Proposition 3.1(1)–(3) + Propositions 2.4–2.6 | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:533–585, 709–748, 1483–1698, results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_L1_AND_ALLOC838_RUP (Proposition L.1 / M.3) | 2 (R146 42(3,2,9,0), R243 43(3,3,8,0)) | Theorem 5.1(1) (excludes 14/28 branches via (5.1)) + alloc838 RUP (14/28) | src/c6_canonical_and_controls.hpp:2029–2129, results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv | | MIXED_PROP_M4_AND_ALLOC838_RUP (Proposition M.4) | 1 (R117 42(2,7,0,9)) | Theorem 4.3 (Section 4.3, m=(1,6)) + alloc838 RUP (11/12 branches) | results/c6_alloc838/c6_alloc838_manifest.tsv | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P2 (Theorem P.2) | 5 (R174–R177, R182: 42(4,0,1,16) through 42(4,0,4,10) & 42(4,0,9,0)) | Theorem 5.2 (Section 5.2) | Pure-hand proof (66 / 66 branches each) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P3 (Theorem P.3) | 2 (R140 42(3,2,3,12), R141 42(3,2,4,10)) | Theorem 5.3 (Section 5.3) | Pure-hand proof (28 / 28 branches each) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P4 (Theorem P.4) | 3 (R178 42(4,0,5,8), R179 42(4,0,6,6), R181 42(4,0,8,2)) | Theorem 5.4 (Section 5.4) | Pure-hand proof (66 / 66 branches each) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P5 (Theorem P.5) | 4 (R142–R145: 42(3,2,5,8) through 42(3,2,8,2)) | Theorem 5.5 (Section 5.4) | Pure-hand proof (28 / 28 branches each) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P6 (Theorem P.6) | 1 (R180 42(4,0,7,4)) | Theorem 5.6 (Section 5.5) | Pure-hand proof (66 / 66 branches) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P7 (Theorem P.7) | 5 (R183–R185 in $n_6=4$; R148, R149 in $n_6=3$) | Theorem 5.7 (Section 5.5) | Pure-hand proof (66/66 and 28/28 branches) | | ANALYTICAL_THM_P8 (Theorem P.8) | 1 (R246 43(4,1,8,0)) | Theorem 5.8 (Section 5.5) | Pure-hand proof (66 / 66 branches) | | Theorems O.2–O.12 (32 visited-root branches) | 32 branches on 6 open roots | Theorem 4.2 (Section 4.2) & Theorem 4.4 (Section 4.4) | Pure-hand branch proofs (retained open roots) |

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