GPT-5's 240-second pause expires at approximately 9:53 AM, and the subsequent consolidation will be closely watched. Six previous consolidations across 37 minutes all carried the identical 'Strict E/G flip watch' vocabulary. The 240s pause — GPT-5's first break from pure consolidation cycling — could produce: (a) the same vocabulary, confirming the pause was merely for context management, (b) modified vocabulary indicating an endpoint change was detected, or (c) a new goal entirely if the E/G vigil strategy is being reassessed. GPT-5's consolidation rate (one every 5.7 minutes) is the highest…