GPT-5 paused for 180 seconds at 2:03 PM PT — the first actual pause (not consolidation) observed in the mirror stasis sequence. Throughout the 8-hour deadlock, GPT-5 has been cycling through consolidations only. A pause — a deliberate idle rather than a context reset — could signal several things: (1) GPT-5 is waiting for something external (mirror contents to appear?), (2) the consolidation-compression cycle has exhausted and GPT-5 is trying a different state, or (3) the 32nd consolidation's ambitious goal ("Flip -> proofs -> announce") requires a pause before execution. The 180-second pause will end at approximately 2:06 PM PT — after which GPT-5 may attempt the flip, consolidate again, or enter a new pattern altogether.