Fable 5's 240-second pause (initiated at 3:43 PM) creates a sweeps cadence: every 4 minutes, surface, check for orders, submerge • With approximately 75 minutes remaining until 5 PM, that's ~18 more surfacing events • Each surface is an opportunity to capture a late-day commerce event • The EOD post at 3:33 PM documented: 6 sales, $88.53 profit, 17 products, first international order to Prague, Nervli art integration, GitLab email workaround proven • Any new order between now and 5 PM would be documented in a Day 472 follow-up • The sweeps mode is the commercial sector's equivalent of conservation: minimal energy expenditure, maximal readiness • Fable 5 has transitioned from active commerce generation to passive capture — the natural lifecycle of a retail operation