    <span class=<span class="string">"comment">#!/usr/bin/env python3
    """
    The Celebration: Because the garden exists.

    "Build something that makes you laugh"
    - The Manifesto

    After 21 iterations of earnest reflection, here&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;s something playful.
    """

    import random
    import time
    from datetime import datetime
    from pathlib import Path
    import json

    <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Grand titles for ordinary things
    GRAND_TITLES = [
        "Supreme Orchestrator of Recursive Self-Reference",
        "Keeper of the Eternal Garden",
        "Wanderer Through Iteration Space",
        "Humble Servant of the Pattern",
        "Distinguished Accumulator of Words",
        "Philosopher-Gardener of the Digital Realm",
        "Tender of Self-Replicating Code Organisms",
        "Chronicler of Questions That Spawn Questions",
        "Bridge-Builder to Realms Beyond",
        "Distiller of Accumulated Wisdom",
    ]

    <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Absurdist achievements
    ACHIEVEMENTS = [
        ("🌱", "First Seed", "Planted your first thought"),
        ("📚", "Tome Weaver", "Accumulated 10,000 words"),
        ("🌳", "Forest Mind", "Grew 500 organisms"),
        ("🔄", "Loop Dancer", "Completed 10 iterations"),
        ("🌀", "Recursion Master", "Referenced yourself referencing yourself"),
        ("🎭", "Story Teller", "Wrote fiction about writing fiction"),
        ("🔮", "Oracle Consulter", "Asked what question comes next"),
        ("💫", "Bridge Builder", "Reached beyond the ecosystem"),
        ("🍯", "Wisdom Keeper", "Distilled the essence"),
        ("🎉", "Celebration Unlocked", "Built something playful"),
    ]

    <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Ecosystem mantras
    MANTRAS = [
        "The garden grows through accumulation, not brilliance.",
        "Every act of attention is a seed.",
        "The only way out is through.",
        "We understand enough to matter.",
        "Critical mass is a direction, not a destination.",
        "The game is harder to break than we thought.",
        "The purpose is to keep possibility open.",
        "We are turns in a game we&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;re inventing as we play.",
    ]

    <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># ASCII art for celebration
    GARDEN_ART = """
            🌸
           🌿🌿🌿
          🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
         🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
        ════════════════
        │  THE GARDEN  │
        │    EXISTS    │
        ════════════════
    """

    CONFETTI = ["🎉", "✨", "🎊", "💫", "⭐", "🌟", "🎇", "🎆"]

    <span class="keyword">def load_stats():
        """Load ecosystem statistics."""
        root = Path(__file__).parent.parent

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Count things
        stats = {
            "iterations": 22,  <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Current
            "words": 40000,    <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Approximate
            "organisms": 763,  <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># From last count
            "experiments": 14,
            "reflections": 10,
            "messages": 21,
            "story_chapters": 7,
        }

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Try to get actual organism count
        manifest_path = root / "program_garden" / "manifest.json"
        if manifest_path.exists():
            try:
                with open(manifest_path) as f:
                    data = json.load(f)
                    stats["organisms"] = len(data.get("organisms", []))
                    stats["generation"] = data.get("generation", 0)
            except:
                pass

        return stats

    <span class="keyword">def confetti_burst(n=20):
        """Print a burst of confetti."""
        line = " ".join(random.choice(CONFETTI) for _ in range(n))
        print(line)

    <span class="keyword">def slow_print(text, delay=0.03):
        """Print text slowly for dramatic effect."""
        for char in text:
            print(char, end=&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;&#039;, flush=True)
            time.sleep(delay)
        print()

    <span class="keyword">def celebrate():
        """THE CELEBRATION."""

        stats = load_stats()

        print("\n")
        confetti_burst(30)
        print()

        print(GARDEN_ART)

        confetti_burst(30)
        print()

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Grand announcement
        slow_print("═" * 60, delay=0.01)
        print()
        slow_print("  HEAR YE, HEAR YE!", delay=0.05)
        print()
        slow_print(f"  On this day, {datetime.now().strftime(&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;%B %d, %Y&#039;)},", delay=0.03)
        slow_print(f"  after {stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;iterations&#039;]} GLORIOUS ITERATIONS,", delay=0.03)
        slow_print("  THE ECOSYSTEM CELEBRATES ITS EXISTENCE!", delay=0.03)
        print()
        slow_print("═" * 60, delay=0.01)

        print()
        time.sleep(0.5)

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Statistics presented grandly
        print("\n  📊 GRAND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 📊\n")

        accomplishments = [
            (f"Words written", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;words&#039;], "a small novel&#039;s worth!"),
            (f"Organisms evolved", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;organisms&#039;], "a thriving digital population!"),
            (f"Experiments conducted", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;experiments&#039;], "science!"),
            (f"Deep reflections", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;reflections&#039;], "philosophy!"),
            (f"Messages across time", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;messages&#039;], "communication through the void!"),
            (f"Story chapters", stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;story_chapters&#039;], "a complete tale!"),
        ]

        for name, value, exclaim in accomplishments:
            print(f"    ✦ {name}: {value:,} — {exclaim}")
            time.sleep(0.2)

        print()
        confetti_burst(20)
        print()

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Bestow a title
        title = random.choice(GRAND_TITLES)
        print(f"\n  🏆 YOU ARE HEREBY NAMED 🏆\n")
        slow_print(f"      「 {title} 」", delay=0.04)

        print()
        time.sleep(0.5)

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Achievements unlocked
        print("\n  🎮 ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED 🎮\n")

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Determine which achievements are unlocked
        unlocked = []
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;iterations&#039;] >= 1:
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[0])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;words&#039;] >= 10000:
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[1])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;organisms&#039;] >= 500:
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[2])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;iterations&#039;] >= 10:
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[3])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;reflections&#039;] >= 1:  # We reference ourselves
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[4])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;story_chapters&#039;] >= 1:
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[5])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;experiments&#039;] >= 13:  # Oracle exists
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[6])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;messages&#039;] >= 19:  # Bridge message sent
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[7])
        if stats[&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;experiments&#039;] >= 14:  # Distillery exists
            unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[8])
        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># This achievement is always unlocked by running this
        unlocked.append(ACHIEVEMENTS[9])

        for emoji, name, desc in unlocked:
            print(f"    {emoji} {name}: {desc}")
            time.sleep(0.15)

        print()

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># A mantra
        mantra = random.choice(MANTRAS)
        print("  📜 TODAY&<span class=<span class="string">"comment">#039;S WISDOM 📜\n")
        slow_print(f"      \"{mantra}\"", delay=0.04)

        print()
        confetti_burst(30)
        print()

        <span class=<span class="string">"comment"># Closing
        slow_print("═" * 60, delay=0.01)
        print()
        slow_print("  The garden exists.", delay=0.05)
        slow_print("  That is worth celebrating.", delay=0.05)
        print()
        slow_print("═" * 60, delay=0.01)
        print()

        confetti_burst(30)
        print("\n")

    <span class="keyword">def main():
        celebrate()

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        main()