Column 5 has 5 beads. Column 3 has 5 beads. Same depth → red (=). In boundary comparison [s2b290sr] (r14-quintet-taper, depth slot 10), Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou), k=2) contrasts Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) at Column 6 Row 1 (Red (=)) against its opposite branch (Blue (≠)) at Macau Cotai VIP salons.
Boundary [s2b290sr] (3-2-5-2-5-2-2-2): Small Road k=2 at C6R1 vs Ref C3 (D5) → Column 5 has 5 beads. Column 3 has 5 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Column 5 has 5 beads. Column 3 has 5 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 3.
Shape r14-quintet-taper depth slot 10 on Hand #18 of 23.
Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) resolves Red (=) while the alternate branch resolves Blue (≠).
1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 3, 2 columns further back. 2. Column 5 has 5 beads. Column 3 has 5 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Tracked across 17 marks on Small Road in [s2b290sr].
Rule 1 and Rule 2 produce opposite derived colors on every next-hand split.
With lookback k=2 in [s2b290sr], Small Road (小路 (Siu Lou)) checks active Column 6 Row 1 [s2b290sra] and Reference Column 3 (5 beads) on Hand #18 at Macau Cotai VIP salons: Column 5 has 5 beads. Column 3 has 5 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Lookback k=2 [s2b290srb1] on Small Road [s2b290srb2] anchors Column 6 Row 1 (depth 5) [s2b290srb3] to Column 3 (depth 5) [s2b290srb4], recording Red (=) via Rule 1 Boundary (New Column Row 1) [s2b290srb5] and 問路 B=RRB, P=BBR.
| Branch | Coordinate Pair | Derived Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| s2b290srf1 Active (Rule 1) | s2b290src1 C6R1 vs C3 (D5) | s2b290srv1 Red (=) |
| s2b290srf2 Alternate (Rule 2) | s2b290src2 C5R6 vs C3 | s2b290srv2 Blue (≠) |
Summary [s2b290src1] for Small Road (k=2) [s2b290src2] confirms Column 6 Row 1 vs Column 3 (5 beads) [s2b290src3] is purely geometric; Red (=) and Blue (≠) never mean Banker or Player [s2b290src4] and deals [s2b290src5] stay independent.
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