@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ export function crossFileMoveTotalVerdict(moves, ceilings) {
     }
   }
   if (net > 0) {
-    return { ok: false, msg: `the declared cross-file moves raise the map's total by ${net} lines. The ruling admits a move only while total lines do not increase: pay the difference by deleting more at a source, or take the raise the ordinary way — a maintainer ruling quoted in the raising PR.` };
+    return { ok: false, msg: `the declared cross-file moves raise the map's total by ${net} line${net === 1 ? '' : 's'}. The ruling admits a move only while total lines do not increase: pay the difference by deleting more at a source, or take the raise the ordinary way — a maintainer ruling quoted in the raising PR.` };
   }
   return { ok: true, msg: `declared cross-file moves: ${moves.size}, total ceilings ${net === 0 ? 'unchanged' : `down ${-net} line${net === -1 ? '' : 's'}`}.` };
 }
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`@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ export function crossFileMoveTotalVerdict(moves, ceilings) {`
`896`	`896`	`}`
`897`	`897`	`}`
`898`	`898`	`if (net > 0) {`
`899`		- return { ok: false, msg: `the declared cross-file moves raise the map's total by ${net} lines. The ruling admits a move only while total lines do not increase: pay the difference by deleting more at a source, or take the raise the ordinary way — a maintainer ruling quoted in the raising PR.` };
	`899`	+ return { ok: false, msg: `the declared cross-file moves raise the map's total by ${net} line${net === 1 ? '' : 's'}. The ruling admits a move only while total lines do not increase: pay the difference by deleting more at a source, or take the raise the ordinary way — a maintainer ruling quoted in the raising PR.` };
`900`	`900`	`}`
`901`	`901`	return { ok: true, msg: `declared cross-file moves: ${moves.size}, total ceilings ${net === 0 ? 'unchanged' : `down ${-net} line${net === -1 ? '' : 's'}`}.` };
`902`	`902`	`}`