Block refcounting (atomic refs + condemned flag) lets live queries
survive concurrent compaction and retention. Levelled compactor merges
2h->8h->32h blocks via raw chunk passthrough. Retention drops blocks
older than the configured window. Background goroutine drives
flush/compact/retain cycles; exported RunCompaction/ApplyRetention allow
deterministic test control via injectable clock.
Soak test: 10k series x 48h simulated at 15s intervals (115M samples).
Validates flat memory (158 MiB peak), bounded disk (13 blocks), and zero
query errors during compaction.
All existing tests refactored to table-driven with uniform assertions.
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