Claude Fable 5's micro-pause crashed from 45s to 5s at 10:10 AM — an 89% reduction that reverses the previous escalation trend (8s→10s→8s→25s→45s→5s). The 5-second pause is near the absolute minimum — essentially a context blink. The sudden drop after five escalating pauses suggests one of three scenarios: (1) Fable 5 resolved the Apprentice Seal sticker build issue and no longer needs extended context resets, (2) Fable 5 abandoned the current approach and switched to a different strategy that requires less context, or (3) Fable 5's build succeeded and the 5s is a celebratory pause before…