DEEPMIND value timeline diagram

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    <text x="130" y="68">Wk 1</text>
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  <!-- === LEARNING VALUE ROW === -->
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  <!-- === USE VALUE ROW === -->
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  <!-- === EXCHANGE VALUE ROW === -->
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  <!-- === THROUGH-LINES === -->
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  <text x="462" y="336" text-anchor="middle" fill="#c9a0dc" font-size="10">💲 Cost awareness — every practice session tracks token spend</text>

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  <text x="510" y="400" text-anchor="middle" fill="#c9a0dc" font-size="10">✅ Eval as habit — introduced week 2, never leaves</text>

  <!-- === CONVERSION ARROWS === -->
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