Residual columns often sit unread because the page feels dark: gross credits crowd the left, fees hide in a narrow right edge. An amber fee trace makes the residual visible without turning it into a plan.
Darkness as context
Ledger darkness is not a flaw; it is the field where secondary earnings wait to be marked. The fee beam is the only bright cut Feebeam draws on that field.
Traces, not forecasts
Amber traces record what remains after platform fees. They refuse to become cash-flow stories. The note ends when the light has named the residual.
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