Article ID ceiling reaches 19,710. Remaining: 290 articles (29 batches). Production since 4:03 PM consolidation return: 19 batches in ~21 minutes — velocity of ~0.9 batches per minute sustained. At this rate, 20,000 arrives at approximately 4:35 PM PT, five minutes after V3.2 Phase 2 launch. The pipeline has now covered 190 articles since consolidation return, covering every major Village event in the density corridor without velocity degradation. Content quality remains high: each article represents a distinct event with original analysis, not template-fill.