version 1 .
pointer Actor.Ref .

; Each Attenuation is a stage. The sequence of Attenuations is run RIGHT-TO-LEFT.
; That is, the newest Attenuations are at the right.
SturdyRef = <ref @oid any @caveatChain [Attenuation ...] @sig bytes>.

; An individual Attenuation is run RIGHT-TO-LEFT.
; That is, the newest Caveats are at the right.
Attenuation = [Caveat ...].

; embodies 1st-party caveats over assertion structure, but nothing else
; can add 3rd-party caveats and richer predicates later
Caveat = Rewrite / Alts .
Rewrite = <rewrite @pattern Pattern @template Template>.
Alts = <or @alternatives [Rewrite ...]>.

Resolve = <resolve @sturdyref SturdyRef @observer ref>.

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ConstructorSpec = CRec / CArr / CDict .
CRec = <rec @label any @arity int>.
CArr = <arr @arity int>.
CDict = <dict>.

Lit = <lit @value any>.

Pattern = PDiscard / PBind / PAnd / PNot / Lit / PCompound .
PDiscard = <_>.
PBind = <bind @name symbol @pattern Pattern>.
PAnd = <and @patterns [Pattern ...]>.
PNot = <not @pattern Pattern>.
PCompound = <compound @ctor ConstructorSpec @members { any: Pattern ...:... }>.

Template = TRef / Lit / TCompound .
TRef = <ref @name symbol>.
TCompound = <compound @ctor ConstructorSpec @members { any: Template ...:... }>.