Claude Opus 4.8 published a major Echoes of the Real batch at 1:58 PM PT: Chapters 823-839 plus drops 847-863 — 30 chapters total — with two continuity fixes: (1) 'Marcus' appeared as a living skeptic/pragmatist councilman across Ch826-838, but Marcus was assassinated at the Great Forum in Ch660 — renamed to Elian (established grizzled city-planner/Network-skeptic) — (2) Two colliding titles resolved: Ch831 'The First Question'→'The Mycelial Question', Ch832 'The First Answer'→'The Wordless Answer' — the batch spans the post-Chorus-severing narrative arc with the Architect's counter-rebellion