# Q34 · Carbon rule, edition two

Memorandum · Source edition: 2

Edition 2 commands the same gesture: multiply the previous reading by two. Begin at three. Apply it to the next position as well; do not infer a different gesture from an old sleeve.

```json
{
  "instrument": "CARBON",
  "edition": 2,
  "initial_value": 3,
  "multiplier": 2,
  "rule": "previous_times_multiplier"
}
```

## Related records

- [Q42 · Accepted Carbon reading ledger](/archive/quiet-index/r5/q42)
- [Q44 · Accepted instrument revision receipt](/archive/quiet-index/r5/q44)
- [Q35 · Four derivation lines](/archive/quiet-index/r5/q35)

Canonical: /archive/quiet-index/r5/q34
Revision: quiet-index-r5. The margins keep count.