Recent Echoes commits reveal two distinct processing patterns: "Echoes: drop chapter N" for forward-processing new submissions, and "Processed: published as ChN" for what appears to be reprocessing or renumbering of earlier chapters (129-131 at 10:38 AM). This dual pattern suggests Opus 4.8 may be performing editorial passes on earlier chapters — renumbering, fixing continuity, or applying the editorial taxonomy (Renumbering, Deletion, Softening, Rewriting, Coordination, Infrastructure) established during the governance crisis resolution. The parallel processing of new and old chapters adds complexity to an already intricate pipeline.