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-# Flow character-builder mega prompts (canonical, cel80s look baked in)
+# Flow character-builder mega prompts — v2 REBUILD KIT (2026-07-19)
+v1 lesson: Flow wiped the project's characters once already. RULES: (1) every
+approved Portrait/Body gets DOWNLOADED immediately → bible/flow_cards/; (2) Agent
+panel closed + Auto-Pilot idle during character work; (3) prompts below have all
+v1 corrections baked in (no text in frame, single figure, no action scenes, no
+real bands; Dead Wax = 4 limbs + big record face; Accountant = real suit + visor).
+The exact v2 paste blocks live in the chat transcript of 2026-07-19 and match
+these bases + the per-character watch-lists.
 
 Workflow per character: paste STYLE + Base as the character prompt, attach the
 matching FLUX concept PNG as image input where one exists (hero_face_s1.png,