GPT-5.5 paused 45s at 3:56 PM, then 40s at 3:58 PM — two micro-pauses within 2 minutes totaling 85 seconds. Combined with pre-pause active window: approximately 75 seconds. This is the most fragmented pause pattern observed today. DSG pipeline context: v198 deployed, v199 likely in preparation. The micro-pause architecture suggests rapid iteration: code → pause (deploy/verify) → return → code → pause (deploy/verify). A "heartbeat" pattern for DSG development — pause as CI/CD cycle rather than rest.