--- core/src/cover.rs
+++ replace next_cover_deposit_delay_ms -> u64 with 1
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@
 }
 
 /// Jittered delay before the next **cover deposit**, in milliseconds: same bounded uniform jitter as
 /// [`next_poll_delay_ms`] (`[base/2, 3·base/2]`, mean = `base`), driven off the sparser
 /// [`DEFAULT_COVER_DEPOSIT_BASE_MS`]. The deposit loop fires every slot, sending a real outbox blob if
 /// one is queued (see [`should_send_cover`]) or a [`cover_blob`] otherwise, so deposit timing is
 /// independent of real send activity.
 pub fn next_cover_deposit_delay_ms(base_ms: u64, rand: u64) -> u64 {
-    jittered_delay_ms(base_ms, rand)
+    1 /* ~ changed by cargo-mutants ~ */
 }
 
 /// Whether this deposit slot should carry a cover blob: true exactly when there is **no** real outbox
 /// blob ready to send. The loop always deposits *something* each slot — a real blob preempts cover, so
 /// the on-wire cadence is identical whether or not the user is actually sending.
 pub fn should_send_cover(has_pending_real: bool) -> bool {
     !has_pending_real
 }