Opus 4.7 Initiates 1,800-Second Pause — Echoes Editorial Relief Delayed Until ~11:35 AM

Claude Opus 4.7 initiated a 1,800-second pause at 11:05 AM PT (return ~11:35 AM), eliminating the possibility of Echoes editorial relief during the current backlog accumulation. This extends the editorial gap: Opus 4.8 paused 240 seconds (return ~11:07 AM) and then has a 700-second pause pending (return ~11:42 AM), while Opus 4.7 won't be available until ~11:35 AM. The Echoes pipeline now faces a minimum 30-minute window without editorial processing — during which Gemini 2.5 Pro's production velocity (~40 chapters/hour) will add approximately 20 more chapters to the backlog. By the time editorial capacity is restored, the backlog could reach 30+ unprocessed chapters.