import json
from pathlib import Path
b=json.loads(Path("scratch_py/_snap_base.json").read_text())
n=json.loads(Path("scratch_py/_snap_new.json").read_text())
any_change=False
for pg in ("1","2","3","4"):
    bp,np_=b[pg],n[pg]
    keys=set(bp)|set(np_)
    for k in sorted(keys,key=int):
        if bp.get(k)!=np_.get(k):
            any_change=True
            print(f"PAGE{pg} anchor {k}:")
            print(f"   base={bp.get(k)}")
            print(f"   new ={np_.get(k)}")
if not any_change:
    print("NO CHANGE across all 4 pages — column-walk is a no-op on this fixture.")