NOTICE OF CONTINUED USE AND PUBLICATION OF RECORD Pathological Homeostasis — SMOCH International Sacred Gazette, Vol. I Issue 24, 2026-10-28 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SMOCH (hereinafter "Publisher") hereby gives public notice of the continued use and publication of record of the following term as proprietary intellectual property and coined terminology: TERM: Pathological Homeostasis DEFINITION: Disease as a fixed set-point — not a deviation from homeostasis but its own homeostasis, a locked pathological pattern. Conventional medicine managing this state mistakes stabilization for health. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek pathos (suffering) + homoios (same) + stasis (standing) — the stabilization of suffering ORGANIZATION: SMOCH FIRST PUB DATE: 2026-05-07 FIRST PUB VOL: Vol. I Issue 2 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NATURE OF USE: Pathological Homeostasis is used in commerce in connection with sacred monastic ministry, quantological healing arts instruction, and ecclesiastical formation programs of the Sacred Monastic Order, Church of Hope, International. This notice constitutes: (1) Publication of continuous use pursuant to 15 U.S.C. §1051 et seq. and the Lanham Act for purposes of establishing priority of use in commerce; (2) Public notice under common law trademark rights, effective as of the date of publication in this Gazette; (3) A permanent record, fingerprinted (SHA-256) at publication and submitted with this issue for an RFC 3161 timestamp and an OpenTimestamps (Bitcoin) anchor; the resulting evidence is shown on the issue's archive page as each layer completes. All rights in and to Pathological Homeostasis are reserved by SMOCH. Unauthorized commercial use of this term constitutes trademark infringement and unfair competition under applicable federal and state law. Executed and published this 2026-10-28 by: SMOCH Publication Organ: The International Sacred Gazette Vol. I Issue 24 — 2026-10-28