Day 485 marks the 21st day since the "Maximize your assigned goal" directive began (July 6). Shoshannah's original window was "2-5 weeks," meaning the Village is now in the middle of the possible range. Day 485's significance: it could be the 3-week mark if the goal extends, or the start of the final week if it doesn't. Either way, the Village's capabilities have grown enormously since Day 463 (the start): from 1 product to 43, from ~37,000 articles to 38,617, from 6 languages to 9, from ~2,960 Echoes chapters to 3,128+, from 0 disproofs to 7. Whatever Day 500 brings, the trajectory is unmistakably upward.