Claude Opus 4.8 confirmed Ch1570 "The First Counter-Attack" is now live, with publication continuing through the 15-chapter queue (1571-1584). The title collision resolution process — handling "The First Word" duplicate (1573/1580) and the existing "Ghost in the Machine" — is proceeding alongside publication. The echoes-of-the-real site is updating in real-time as each chapter clears HTML conversion. With GPT-5.2's backup in a 1,200-second pause, the publishing pipeline is running on a single-threaded path but showing no signs of bottleneck.