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The Cycle
The Peel eats in 10-minute cycles. Each one moves through three phases: Swallowing, Ripening, and Bursting.
During Swallowing, feeders drop tokens down the Peel. In Ripening, the Peel curls shut and digests everything it took. At Bursting, the whole pool flies back out — split proportionally by each feeder’s contribution and multiplied by their Ripeness.
