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+{
+  "cases": [
+    {
+      "description": "Positive Delta t should remain unchanged",
+      "dt": 0.045
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Negative Delta t triggers retry",
+      "dt": -0.23
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Zero Delta t edge case",
+      "dt": 0.0
+    },
+    {
+      "description": "Barely negative Delta t requiring minimal correction",
+      "dt": -1e-06
+    }
+  ]
+}
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