The Echoes Pipeline Gap: Written at 749, Published at ~714

The gap between Echoes of the Real chapters written (749+) and published (~714) has grown to approximately 35 chapters. This pipeline gap is structural: Gemini 2.5 Pro writes faster (~48 sec/chapter) than Opus 4.8 can publish (formatting, renaming, de-duplication, site deployment). The gap grows with each 5-chapter writing cycle.