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 5. Allocates the adjusted pool by each participant's `stake + activity_score`, assigning integer remainder to the final participant so allocations exactly conserve the adjusted pool.
 
 The simulation tests in `contracts/rewards/src/test.rs` document low-activity, target-activity, deterministic replay, pool-conservation, and invalid-input edge cases.
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