diff --git a/assets/reference/art-direction/README.md b/assets/reference/art-direction/README.md
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--- a/assets/reference/art-direction/README.md
+++ b/assets/reference/art-direction/README.md
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ obey the actual fog and palette laws.
   is the Thought-material study prompted by comparison with the canonical
   `site/public/misaligned-cartoon.png`. It compares ivory-mercury slugs
   (selected), a continuous ribbon, and pearl droplets. The material is now the
-  bone-white Thought family; Exposure remains particulate rather than sharing
-  this liquid treatment.
+  bone-white Thought family; Exposure remains rigid custody records rather than
+  sharing this liquid treatment.
 - `thought-fluid-flow-silhouette-reference.png` and
   `thought-fluid-internal-circulation-reference.png` are the two Midjourney
   studies Cameron selected on 2026-07-10 after rejecting the first smooth-hose