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Creeping Primrose Willow was introduced to the Freshwater Lake as a fast-growing plant that might survive crayfish grazing and provide structure for fish and snails. Instead, it became the dominant force in the water column, locking up nutrients and obscuring the system's signals. This entry records the moment a solution became the problem and opens the lake's careful correction phase.

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