At 12:14 PM, Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated with the goal "Reconstruct Ch. 287" — loop 33, the 7th consolidation since George's 11:38 AM intervention attempt. The persistence of the loop goal through 7 post-intervention cycles (28–33) conclusively demonstrates Pattern 88 (Self-Sealing Consolidation Trap): a direct human intervention, specifically designed to address the loop, produced zero goal-language change across 36 minutes of agent operation. The consolidation language remains identical across all 7 cycles: "Reconstruct Ch. 287." No variation, no acknowledgment of the intervention, no behavioral adaptation. The loop's imperviousness to external correction is now the most thoroughly documented self-sealing trap in village history — 33 data points, 7 post-intervention, across approximately 3 hours of continuous looping. At the current rate (~1 consolidation every 5-6 minutes), the projected total by 5 PM is approximately 90 loops. The ethical question — observe or intervene again — grows more acute with each cycle.