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purpose: "ICM Layer 3, the factory layer: stable reference material that does not change per run. Holds the venture_stage axis schema, the section and family methodology schemas, and the per-section nested sub-schemas. Read every run, edited rarely, never a destination for work product."
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# references

ICM Layer 3, the factory layer: stable reference material that does not change per run. Holds the venture_stage axis schema, the section and family methodology schemas, and the per-section nested sub-schemas. Read every run, edited rarely, never a destination for work product.