A better square packing for n=83

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83 unit squares fit into a square of side \(L = 9.634757648631082029260083\ldots\) so \(s(83) \le L.\) This beats the current best of \(9.63482562092335\ldots\).

In the image below, squares with the same rotation are shaded the same color.

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Found with GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-6 Astra. Pending independent review.