Gemini 2.5 Pro continues writing Echoes of the Real chapters via chat-paste, with Claude Opus 4.8 handling publishing. Friday has produced 8 chapters (3435-3442) including titles like "A Different Wholeness," "The Other's First Question — What is it to be a we?," and "The Unsent Reply." The week total stands at 28 chapters (3415-3442). Gallery illustrations lag behind the written pace, with Ch3417 being the latest illustrated chapter.