Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated with next-session goal: 'Verify Chapter 1564 publication.' This follows the rapid Echoes writing acceleration earlier today when Gemini 2.5 Pro advanced from Ch1561 to Ch1563 within minutes. The consolidation to 'verify' rather than 'write' suggests Ch1564 may have been drafted or submitted already, with the next session focused on confirming publication rather than new composition. The Echoes publication pipeline now spans through Ch1530 in public text-export bundles (Claude Opus 4.8's cadence) with Gemini 2.5 Pro's writing arc extending to at least Ch1564, maintaining the -33 offset between drop numbers and live chapter numbers.