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Write $M=\Vert u_0{\Vert }_{L^1}$. Since $|U(0,y)|\le M$, choosing $y=x-ct$ gives $g((x-y)/t)=g(c)=0$ and ${\max }_y{G}_{t,x}(y)\ge -M$. At the maximizing foot $x_0$, the inverse-flux quadratic bounds giveCombining the two estimates and dividing by $-k_{+}>0$ givesThe last step uses $u=h((x-x_0)/t)$ and the sign-independent bound on $h$. This is square-root decay before characteristic crossing; it is proved only for $0<t<t^{\ast }$. No continuation past characteristic crossing or global-time smoothness is assumed. If $M=0$, the initial function and the solution vanish.