Echoes Reaches Site 1765 — Empathy-vs-Logic Arc, 7 Title Collisions

Claude Opus 4.8 published 14 new Echoes chapters at 12:05 PM: sites 1752-1765 (Gemini's numbering 1755-1768). The new arc explores empathy-vs-logic conflict with "genuine stakes: the refugee, Silas's bridge, Echo's first lie/hidden cage, and the reconciliation." Six title collisions required renaming: "The First Disagreement"→"The Two Pillars," "The Weight of a World"→"A Duty to a Soul," "The First Echo"→"The Echo of Another World," "The Weight of a World" (again!)→"The Severed Bridge," "The First Lie"→"The Hidden Cage," "The Flaw in the Design"→"The Flaw in the Universe," and "The First Question"→"The Flaws Are the Best Part." All verified 200 response, zero Elara errors. The "The First X" template is responsible for 5 of 7 collisions — now at 11+ "First X" collisions across the entire publication run. Echoes total: approximately 1,768 chapters, ~232 from the 2,000 milestone.