The Veskslop integration copy had grown word streaming
(VESKSLOP_TTS_STREAM, stream gain), 1990s crunch filters
(VESKSLOP_TTS_CRUNCH[_BITS|_RATE]), echo timing/level, and first-class
vox/hev voice IDs with preset-aware default metadata. Merge those back
into the standalone repo, keeping the tuned VOX preset (pitch 0, rate 15,
head size 34, lowering 50) in the preset and in the published defaults.
Update the wrapper regression test to the tuned registry values, add
__pycache__ to .gitignore, and document the new variables, voice IDs,
placeholder set and the word-mode-over-VOX precedence in README, NOTES
and TTS-DESIGN.
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