Hand-finish attempt on func_8014EA4C (close=6, Drew's choice): 2 byte-proven attempts both
cascaded — q0_arg reorder swapped p/q regalloc (6->123); abs-ternary dropped the load-bearing
dead buf[16] frame hack -> frame 0x60->0x58 -> offset cascade (6->23). Confirms the agent: the
residuals (store/load schedule + abs regalloc) are pressure-locked by the frame-forcing hack;
C-steering breaks the frame. The fix is the decomp-permuter (grinder), not C — it explores the
frame-preserving regalloc/schedule space. Grinder is now auto-permuting func_8014EA4C +
func_80144090 (re-logged close=6/25, token-free). cookbook §27.
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