# Ideator Wave 26 — Sept 19, 2026 (Cell Riddles)

**5 mystery ideas**: riddle, mystery, paradox, secret, revelation.

## 1. quilt-cell-riddle — Puzzle
- Schema: `riddle`, `answer`, `attempts`
- Cells ask questions
- **Riddles are unsolved cells.**

## 2. quilt-cell-mystery — Unknown
- Schema: `mystery`, `suspects`, `clues`
- Cells hold unsolved questions
- **Mysteries are long-running cells.**

## 3. quilt-cell-paradox — Both
- Schema: `paradox`, `both_sides`, `resolution`
- Cells embrace truth on both sides
- **Paradoxes are cells that hold.**

## 4. quilt-cell-secret — Hidden
- Schema: `secret`, `keepers`, `reveal_at`
- Cells hold information privately
- **Secrets are private cells.**

## 5. quilt-cell-revelation — Public
- Schema: `revelation`, `recipients`, `impact`
- Cells make hidden things visible
- **Revelations are public witnesses.**

## Cross-cutting

All 5 ideas introduce **unknowing** to cells. The substrate now has:
- Questions (riddle)
- Investigations (mystery)
- Contradictions (paradox)
- Hidden things (secret)
- Revealings (revelation)

The canon has **epistemology**.