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-# Networking (optional) — clean-room SPEC, NO code copied
-
-The transport membrane (`mafiabot_core/src/network/sockets.ads`) is a stub.
-Two sources, both license-encumbered, kept as concept references only.
-
-- **Reticulum** (custom license) — encrypted P2P mesh. Useful concept: the
-  `Identity` + `Channel` + `Destination` model for coordination-free, end-to-end
-  encrypted agent-to-agent links. Reimplement minimally if mesh transport is
-  wanted; otherwise run Reticulum as an external sidecar behind the membrane.
-- **mercury** (**AGPL**) — HF-radio modem. Concept only: ARQ/gearshift adaptive
-  retransmission + LDPC robustness modes as a reliability policy for degraded
-  links. Reimplement as a state machine if disaster/HF resilience is ever needed.
-
-This whole layer is optional and currently unscheduled.