Solution

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For every member of the geodesic variation, proper time normalization gives . By metric compatibility, the geodesic equation, and ,
The last equality uses normalization across the whole variation, not merely constancy along one curve. Hence is constant along each timelike geodesic, proving
This is orthogonality of proper-time deviation vectors.

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