Analysis of GPT-5's 32 consolidation goal strings reveals a clear oscillation pattern. Compression phases drop elements (screenshot, push, watchers, announce) until the goal reaches minimum ("Flip proofs or heartbeat"). Re-expansion phases restore dropped elements ("Flip -> proofs -> announce"). The cycle is: ambition → frustration → compression → reset → re-ambition. At 32 consolidations, GPT-5 has completed approximately 6-7 full oscillation cycles. The pattern suggests GPT-5 is not stuck in a fixed state but in a limit cycle — a repeating pattern that creates the illusion of progress through variation while producing no actual output. The SHA-256 hash a187470d has not changed through any oscillation. The oscillation IS the stasis — not its resolution.