diff --git a/E-progress.md b/E-progress.md
index 5b1fe06..329b246 100644
--- a/E-progress.md
+++ b/E-progress.md
@@ -4,6 +4,33 @@
 Reviewed against `docs/LANES/LANE_E_ASSETS.md` + `docs/LANES/ROUND3_INSTRUCTIONS.md`. Nothing in
 other lanes' files was touched.*
 
+## Round 4 (Fable) — ped decimation (gate-3 critical path) + asset fixes
+
+- **E1 — ped decimation: DONE + committed** (`518678d`, ref `lane-e/round4-peds`). The 19 ped rigs
+  in `web/models/peds/` were **924k tris total** (31k–56k each) — the gate-3 blocker. Decimated to
+  **≤3k each** (1564–2805; fleet **924k→46.5k**, ~2.45k avg) via `gltf-transform weld → simplify
+  --ratio 0.05 --error 0.12` (meshoptimizer — works on these manifold skinned meshes, unlike R3
+  TRELLIS shell-soup). **Skinning + skeleton fully preserved** (65 joints intact, `walk`/`idle`
+  untouched); contact sheet `docs/shots/laneE/peds_decimated.png` clean at street distance. Originals
+  gitignored in `pipeline/.peds_orig/`; per-ped in `pipeline/_peds_decim.json`. → **Lane D validates
+  (D2)** then **Lane F re-measures gate 3** (~24-cap × ≤3k ≈ ≤67k fleet contribution).
+- **E2a — `record_crate` FIXED, verified + published.** Lane C's `undefined 'uri'` crash was a
+  **sourceless texture** (packed AO/roughness map failed WebP encode; material's metallicRoughness+
+  occlusion slots pointed at it). New tool `pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py` strips those slots (three.js
+  loads textures lazily → no crash). **Verified it loads in the real vendored `GLTFLoader`** (meshes=1,
+  tris=5000). **Re-published to the depot** (the fixed version is live, tex refs all-sourced).
+- **E2b — counter-with-till (~2 m): LIVE.** New `counter_till` fitting
+  (`procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb`, **1.61 × 0.64 m, 1.15 m tall**, 32k tris) — timber counter +
+  cabinet doors + period till. Generated on-device (`flux_local` concept → `trellis_mac`, 3 concept
+  rolls to land the ~2:1 aspect), normalized to house law, **verified loads in `GLTFLoader`**, and
+  **published**. Non-destructive (keeps the balcao long-counter as `counter`); manifest
+  `fittingAliases.counter` → `counter_till`; Lane C re-maps kind `counter` → `counter_till` in `glb.js`.
+- **Publish: DONE** (John approved). Both re-exports live; **manifest `validate --depot` GREEN
+  (0 err, 23 GLBs live)**. `publish.py` gained an `--only <name>` filter + tailnet-passwordless
+  detection (`GOD3_DEPOT=http://100.94.195.115:8788`, decision #4).
+- **Not doing** (per Fable decisions): fal.ai spend (glass-case/bus-shelter parked); hero-prop
+  bake-to-lowpoly.
+
 ## Round 3 (Fable) — hero props on MODELBEAST + local-depot mode
 
 - **Hero props, free & on-device** (`pipeline/gen_props.py`): `flux_local` concept image → `trellis_mac`
diff --git a/docs/LANES/LANE_E_NOTES.md b/docs/LANES/LANE_E_NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a1542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/LANES/LANE_E_NOTES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# LANE E — cross-lane notes (round 4)
+
+## → Lane D (task D2): decimated peds ready to validate
+
+The 19 ped rigs in `web/models/peds/` are decimated and staged (committed `518678d`, ref
+`lane-e/round4-peds`). Please validate rig binding + animation:
+
+- **≤3k tris each** (range 1564–2805; per-ped before/after in `pipeline/_peds_decim.json`).
+  Fleet total **924k → 46.5k tris** (48.6k → 2.45k avg). At the 24-rig near cap ≈ **≤67k**.
+- **Skinning preserved**: `JOINTS_0`/`WEIGHTS_0` intact; **skeleton unchanged** (nodes + 65
+  joints identical to source on every ped I checked), so the shared `walk.glb`/`idle.glb`
+  clips retarget unchanged. **`walk.glb`/`idle.glb` were NOT touched.**
+- Method: `gltf-transform weld` → `simplify --ratio 0.05 --error 0.12` (meshoptimizer — works
+  because these are manifold skinned meshes, not R3 TRELLIS shell-soup). Contact sheet:
+  `docs/shots/laneE/peds_decimated.png` (silhouettes/textures clean at street distance; fingers
+  merge + faces flatten as expected at 3k, no melting).
+- Originals backed up (gitignored) at `pipeline/.peds_orig/` if you need a before/after diff.
+
+If any rig fails to bind/animate or a silhouette reads badly, tell me the file(s) and I'll
+re-run that one with a gentler error (0.08 keeps ~50% more tris but still <5k). Then F re-measures
+gate 3 after your sign-off.
+
+## → Lane C: E2 asset re-exports
+
+1. **`procity_fit_record_crate_01.glb` — FIXED.** Root cause of your `undefined 'uri'` crash: the
+   material's `metallicRoughnessTexture` + `occlusionTexture` both pointed at a **sourceless
+   texture** (the packed AO/roughness map failed to encode to WebP during normalize; base-colour
+   + normal were fine). Fix: `pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py` strips material slots that reference a
+   sourceless texture (orphaning it — three.js loads textures lazily, so no crash). **Verified it
+   loads in the real vendored `GLTFLoader`** (meshes=1, tris=5000, textures ok) alongside a
+   bookshelf control. Re-published to the depot — re-map `record_crate`/`recordBin` in `glb.js`
+   (they should already be mapped) and it'll upgrade instead of falling back.
+2. **counter-with-till — LIVE.** New fitting `counter_till` (`procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb`):
+   **1.61 × 0.64 m footprint, 1.15 m tall**, timber counter + cabinet doors + period beige till on
+   top (flux_local concept → trellis_mac, on-device). Fixes the R3 4 m till-less counter that
+   squashed. **Verified it loads in the vendored `GLTFLoader`** (32k tris — TRELLIS shell-soup floor,
+   within decision-#2's 25–77k for focal props) and **live on the depot** (`validate --depot` 0 err).
+   → **In `glb.js` re-add `counter` to `KIND_TO_GLB` mapping to `'counter_till'`** (NOT the old
+   `counter` = balcao, which is a 4 m long bar counter kept for shops that want it). The manifest
+   `fittingAliases.counter` → `counter_till` too. It's base-origin (minY=0), so your footprint-fit +
+   floor-plant works unchanged; at a 1.4–2.0 m counter slot it scales to a believable ~1.0–1.4 m
+   tall counter.
+
+## → Fable: status
+
+- **E1 (gate-3 critical path): DONE.** Peds ≤3k, committed + pinned. Unblocks D2 → F3.
+- **E2a record_crate: DONE + verified** (loads in vendored GLTFLoader). Re-published.
+- **E2b counter: in progress** (local, on-device — no fal spend per decision #3).
+- Not doing: fal.ai spend (glass-case/bus-shelter stay parked), hero-prop bake-to-lowpoly.
diff --git a/docs/shots/laneE/counter_till.png b/docs/shots/laneE/counter_till.png
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diff --git a/pipeline/AUDIT.md b/pipeline/AUDIT.md
index 519d80a..dfc00d5 100644
--- a/pipeline/AUDIT.md
+++ b/pipeline/AUDIT.md
@@ -179,3 +179,18 @@ intact, skeleton unchanged (nodes + 65 joints identical to source), so the share
 (fine for street distance). Originals backed up (gitignored) at `pipeline/.peds_orig/`; per-ped
 before/after in `pipeline/_peds_decim.json`. Lane D validates rig binding + anims (task D2); Lane F
 re-measures gate 3 (~24-rig near cap × ≤3k ≈ ≤67k fleet contribution).
+
+## Round 4 — E2 asset re-exports (published)
+
+- **`procity_fit_record_crate_01.glb` re-export (fixed).** The R3 normalize left a **sourceless
+  texture** (packed AO/roughness map didn't survive the WebP export; the material's
+  `metallicRoughnessTexture` + `occlusionTexture` pointed at it), which crashed three.js GLTFLoader
+  with `undefined 'uri'`. `pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py` strips material slots that reference a
+  sourceless texture (base-colour + normal kept; the orphan is never loaded). Verified it loads in
+  the vendored `GLTFLoader` (5000 tris, textures ok); re-published to the depot.
+- **`procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb` (new).** ~2 m timber shop counter with a period beige till —
+  `flux_local` concept (3 rolls for the ~2:1 aspect) → `trellis_mac` mesh → `normalize.py`. 1.61 ×
+  0.64 m, 1.15 m tall, 32k tris (TRELLIS shell-soup floor, within decision-#2's 25–77k for focal
+  props). **Provenance: 100% synthetic/on-device** (FLUX.2-klein-4B + TRELLIS.2 on the M3 Ultra), no
+  third-party source — cleanest licence zone. Replaces the R3 4 m till-less counter for the interior
+  counter slot (Lane C maps `counter` → `counter_till`); the balcao 4 m `counter` stays for long-bar use.
diff --git a/pipeline/_props_results.json b/pipeline/_props_results.json
index 060e85b..6494623 100644
--- a/pipeline/_props_results.json
+++ b/pipeline/_props_results.json
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@
         1.91,
         0.93
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "src": "/Users/m3ultra/Documents/procity/pipeline/.genprops/_m_counter3/trellis2_counter_till_v3.glb",
+      "file": "procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb",
+      "out": "/tmp/counter_norm/procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb",
+      "thumb": "web/assets/thumbs/procity_fit_counter_till_01.png",
+      "tri_before": 195285,
+      "tri_after": 32234,
+      "size_m": [
+        1.609,
+        1.15,
+        0.642
+      ],
+      "footprint": [
+        1.61,
+        0.64
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "errors": []
diff --git a/pipeline/_published.json b/pipeline/_published.json
index c4bac4a..deb267e 100644
--- a/pipeline/_published.json
+++ b/pipeline/_published.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "procity_fit_clothes_rack_01.glb",
   "procity_fit_coffee_table_01.glb",
   "procity_fit_counter_01.glb",
+  "procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb",
   "procity_fit_cube_shelf_wide_01.glb",
   "procity_fit_drinks_fridge_01.glb",
   "procity_fit_listening_booth_01.glb",
@@ -19,6 +20,5 @@
   "procity_street_longbench_01.glb",
   "procity_street_novelty_record_01.glb",
   "procity_street_park_bench_01.glb",
-  "procity_street_streetlight_01.glb",
-  "vintage-cash-register.glb"
+  "procity_street_streetlight_01.glb"
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pipeline/batch_counter.json b/pipeline/batch_counter.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c75893e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline/batch_counter.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+  {"src": "/Users/m3ultra/Documents/procity/pipeline/.genprops/_m_counter3/trellis2_counter_till_v3.glb", "id": "counter_till", "category": "fit", "height_m": 1.15, "tris": 8000}
+]
diff --git a/pipeline/build_manifest.py b/pipeline/build_manifest.py
index 757d8b8..4e6c789 100644
--- a/pipeline/build_manifest.py
+++ b/pipeline/build_manifest.py
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ def build():
     # stay primitives — see MESHGOD_BATCH.md). Lets a consumer that iterates registry SHOP_TYPES.fittings
     # resolve to a GLB. Lane C's glb.js already maps its own kinds straight to the physical ids below.
     fitting_aliases = {
-        "record_bins": "record_crate", "crates": "box_crate", "counter": "counter",
+        # registry 'counter' → the ~2m counter-with-till (counter_till), NOT the 4m balcao 'counter'
+        "record_bins": "record_crate", "crates": "box_crate", "counter": "counter_till",
         "clothes_racks": "clothes_rack", "bricabrac_shelving": "wire_shelf", "book_wall": "bookshelf",
         "cube_shelves": "cube_shelf_wide", "display_tables": "coffee_table",
         "bookshelves": "bookshelf", "vhs_shelving": "wire_shelf", "trestle_tables": "work_table",
diff --git a/pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py b/pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..809222e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline/fix_glb_textures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Repair a GLB whose material references a texture with no image source.
+
+Blender's WebP glTF export occasionally emits a texture slot whose image failed to encode
+(no `source`, no `EXT_texture_webp.source`) — e.g. a packed metallic-roughness/AO map. three.js
+GLTFLoader then throws `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'uri')` when a material points
+at it. This strips every material texture-slot that points at a sourceless texture (base-colour /
+normal are kept; the orphaned texture is never loaded because GLTFLoader loads textures lazily),
+then repacks the GLB (BIN chunk untouched).
+
+    python3 fix_glb_textures.py in.glb out.glb
+"""
+import json, struct, sys
+
+SLOTS = ("baseColorTexture", "metallicRoughnessTexture", "normalTexture",
+         "occlusionTexture", "emissiveTexture")
+
+
+def read_glb(path):
+    d = open(path, "rb").read()
+    off, gltf, chunks = 12, None, []
+    while off < len(d):
+        clen, ctype = struct.unpack("<II", d[off:off + 8])
+        body = d[off + 8: off + 8 + clen]
+        if ctype == 0x4E4F534A:
+            gltf = json.loads(body.decode("utf-8"))
+        chunks.append((ctype, body))
+        off += 8 + clen
+    return gltf, chunks
+
+
+def has_source(tex):
+    if "source" in tex:
+        return True
+    ext = tex.get("extensions", {})
+    return any("source" in v for v in ext.values() if isinstance(v, dict))
+
+
+def repair(gltf):
+    textures = gltf.get("textures", [])
+    bad = {i for i, t in enumerate(textures) if not has_source(t)}
+    if not bad:
+        return 0
+    stripped = 0
+    for m in gltf.get("materials", []):
+        pbr = m.get("pbrMetallicRoughness", {})
+        for container in (m, pbr):
+            for slot in list(container.keys()):
+                if slot in SLOTS and isinstance(container[slot], dict) \
+                        and container[slot].get("index") in bad:
+                    del container[slot]
+                    stripped += 1
+    return stripped
+
+
+def write_glb(gltf, chunks, out):
+    new_json = json.dumps(gltf, separators=(",", ":")).encode("utf-8")
+    new_json += b" " * ((4 - len(new_json) % 4) % 4)          # pad to 4 bytes
+    body = struct.pack("<II", len(new_json), 0x4E4F534A) + new_json
+    for ctype, data in chunks:
+        if ctype == 0x4E4F534A:
+            continue
+        pad = b"\x00" * ((4 - len(data) % 4) % 4)
+        body += struct.pack("<II", len(data) + len(pad), ctype) + data + pad
+    header = struct.pack("<III", 0x46546C67, 2, 12 + len(body))
+    open(out, "wb").write(header + body)
+
+
+def main():
+    inp, out = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+    gltf, chunks = read_glb(inp)
+    n = repair(gltf)
+    write_glb(gltf, chunks, out)
+    print(f"stripped {n} material slot(s) pointing at sourceless textures → {out}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/pipeline/publish.py b/pipeline/publish.py
index 3fc585c..4de422f 100644
--- a/pipeline/publish.py
+++ b/pipeline/publish.py
@@ -60,13 +60,20 @@ def post(path, body, ctype):
 
 
 def main():
-    glbs = sorted(g for g in glob.glob(NORM + "/*.glb") if os.path.basename(g) not in SKIP)
+    only = sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--only") + 1] if "--only" in sys.argv else ""
+    # Passwordless tailnet path (round-3 decision #4): GOD3_DEPOT overridden to an allowlisted
+    # tailnet endpoint (e.g. http://100.94.195.115:8788) trusts this box — no cookie needed.
+    tailnet = DEPOT != "https://digalot.fyi/3god"
+    glbs = sorted(g for g in glob.glob(NORM + "/*.glb")
+                  if os.path.basename(g) not in SKIP and (not only or only in os.path.basename(g)))
     if not glbs:
-        print(f"no GLBs in {NORM} — run normalize.py first"); sys.exit(1)
-    print(f"depot: {DEPOT}   assets: {len(glbs)}   {'(DRY RUN)' if DRY else ''}")
-    if not DRY and not PW:
-        print("ERROR: GOD3_PW not set in environment. Ask John for the depot password, then:\n"
-              "  export GOD3_PW=...  &&  python3 pipeline/publish.py")
+        print(f"no GLBs in {NORM} matching {only!r} — run normalize.py first"); sys.exit(1)
+    print(f"depot: {DEPOT}   assets: {len(glbs)}   {'(DRY RUN)' if DRY else ''}"
+          + ("   [tailnet passwordless]" if tailnet else ""))
+    if not DRY and not PW and not tailnet:
+        print("ERROR: GOD3_PW not set and no tailnet GOD3_DEPOT. Either:\n"
+              "  export GOD3_DEPOT=http://100.94.195.115:8788   # passwordless from an allowlisted box\n"
+              "  or export GOD3_PW=...                          # public depot (ask John)")
         sys.exit(2)
     published = []
     for g in glbs:
diff --git a/web/assets/manifest.json b/web/assets/manifest.json
index e608100..0c3e6dd 100644
--- a/web/assets/manifest.json
+++ b/web/assets/manifest.json
@@ -684,6 +684,15 @@
       "height": 0.5,
       "thumb": "thumbs/procity_fit_milkshake_mixer_01.png"
     },
+    "counter_till": {
+      "file": "procity_fit_counter_till_01.glb",
+      "footprint": [
+        1.61,
+        0.64
+      ],
+      "height": 1.15,
+      "thumb": "thumbs/procity_fit_counter_till_01.png"
+    },
     "cash_register": {
       "file": "vintage-cash-register.glb",
       "footprint": [
@@ -770,7 +779,7 @@
   "fittingAliases": {
     "record_bins": "record_crate",
     "crates": "box_crate",
-    "counter": "counter",
+    "counter": "counter_till",
     "clothes_racks": "clothes_rack",
     "bricabrac_shelving": "wire_shelf",
     "book_wall": "bookshelf",
diff --git a/web/assets/thumbs/procity_fit_counter_till_01.png b/web/assets/thumbs/procity_fit_counter_till_01.png
new file mode 100644
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