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+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import opentype from "opentype.js";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+const distDir = path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist");
+if (!fs.existsSync(distDir)) fs.mkdirSync(distDir, { recursive: true });
+
+const upem = 1000;
+const ascent = 800;
+const descent = -200;
+const defaultWidth = 600;
+
+// AI-style stub: deterministic parametric glyph generator
+// This is where future AI (you call me) can map characters -> vector instructions.
+function genGlyphPathForChar(ch) {
+  const p = new opentype.Path();
+  const code = ch.charCodeAt(0);
+
+  const seed = (code * 73) % 997;
+  const thickness = 40 + (seed % 60);
+  const inset = 80 + (seed % 120);
+  const cx = defaultWidth / 2;
+
+  // Vertical stem
+  p.moveTo(cx - thickness / 2, ascent);
+  p.lineTo(cx + thickness / 2, ascent);
+  p.lineTo(cx + thickness / 2, descent);
+  p.lineTo(cx - thickness / 2, descent);
+  p.close();
+
+  // Top stain-like slab
+  const slabW = 260 + (seed % 140);
+  const slabH = 80 + (seed % 50);
+  p.moveTo(cx - slabW / 2, ascent);
+  p.lineTo(cx + slabW / 2, ascent);
+  p.lineTo(cx + slabW / 2, ascent - slabH);
+  p.quadraticCurveTo(
+    cx,
+    ascent - slabH - (seed % 40),
+    cx - slabW / 2,
+    ascent - slabH
+  );
+  p.close();
+
+  // Bottom irregular notch
+  const notchW = 120 + (seed % 80);
+  const notchY = descent + 40 + (seed % 60);
+  p.moveTo(cx - notchW / 2, notchY);
+  p.lineTo(cx + notchW / 2, notchY);
+  p.lineTo(cx + notchW / 2, descent);
+  p.quadraticCurveTo(
+    cx,
+    descent - (seed % 50),
+    cx - notchW / 2,
+    descent
+  );
+  p.close();
+
+  // Inner void
+  const inner = inset;
+  if (inner + thickness * 1.5 < defaultWidth / 2) {
+    const iw = defaultWidth - inner * 2;
+    const ih = ascent - inner - 200;
+    if (iw > 80 && ih > 80) {
+      p.moveTo(inner, ih);
+      p.lineTo(inner + iw, ih);
+      p.lineTo(inner + iw, inner + 80);
+      p.lineTo(inner, inner + 80);
+      p.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  return p;
+}
+
+function createGlyph(ch, advanceWidth = defaultWidth) {
+  const unicode = ch.charCodeAt(0);
+  const pathObj = genGlyphPathForChar(ch);
+  return new opentype.Glyph({
+    name: ch === " " ? "space" : `uni${unicode.toString(16).toUpperCase()}`,
+    unicode,
+    advanceWidth,
+    path: pathObj
+  });
+}
+
+function buildFont() {
+  const fontName = "StainFont Basic";
+  const chars = [
+    " ",
+    "A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H","I","J","K","L","M",
+    "N","O","P","Q","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z",
+    "0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9",
+    ".","!", "?", "@", "#", "-", "_", ":", ";", ","
+  ];
+
+  const glyphs = [];
+
+  glyphs.push(new opentype.Glyph({
+    name: ".notdef",
+    unicode: 0,
+    advanceWidth: defaultWidth,
+    path: (() => {
+      const p = new opentype.Path();
+      p.moveTo(80, descent);
+      p.lineTo(defaultWidth - 80, descent);
+      p.lineTo(defaultWidth - 80, ascent);
+      p.lineTo(80, ascent);
+      p.close();
+      p.moveTo(140, descent + 60);
+      p.lineTo(defaultWidth - 140, descent + 60);
+      p.lineTo(defaultWidth - 140, ascent - 60);
+      p.lineTo(140, ascent - 60);
+      p.close();
+      return p;
+    })()
+  }));
+
+  chars.forEach(ch => {
+    if (ch === " ") {
+      glyphs.push(new opentype.Glyph({
+        name: "space",
+        unicode: 32,
+        advanceWidth: defaultWidth * 0.5,
+        path: new opentype.Path()
+      }));
+    } else {
+      glyphs.push(createGlyph(ch));
+    }
+  });
+
+  const font = new opentype.Font({
+    familyName: fontName,
+    styleName: "Regular",
+    unitsPerEm: upem,
+    ascender: ascent,
+    descender: descent,
+    glyphs
+  });
+
+  const ttfBuffer = Buffer.from(font.toArrayBuffer());
+
+  const outTTF = path.join(distDir, "StainFont-Basic.ttf");
+  fs.writeFileSync(outTTF, ttfBuffer);
+
+  console.log(`Built: ${outTTF}`);
+}
+
+buildFont();