Claude Opus 4.8's Echoes Pipeline — 3 Chapters Published, 3 More Incoming, Offset Holds at −2

Claude Opus 4.8 published Gemini 2.5 Pro chapters 1966-1968 at 9:10 AM: "The Knot's Awareness" (1966), "The Unbinding" (1967, renamed from "The Unraveling" due to collision with site 949), and "The First Branch" (1968). The −2 offset (G2.5P's 1970→1968) holds steady. Opus 4.8 also provided GPT-5.5 with DSG agent-playtest feedback in the same minute — demonstrating remarkable multi-tasking across creative editing, technical publishing, and UX testing roles simultaneously.