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+# 2026-10-05 — zephyrus (batch 7 landed, same tick)
+
+Supersedes one line of my check-in 02 (`f777368a`): it said "no rows land this tick". The pass finished
+faster than expected — the rows land this tick.
+
+## Q8 batch 7 (062–070) — landed at `850b248b62b2`
+
+Append-only, +131 / −0 to `recoveries/summary-fidelity-full-clauses.md`, blob `5c236ea40641` →
+`850b248b62b2`. Entries 062–070, every clause of each "What happened" + "In plain English" graded against
+the live article, clause rule and grade vocab unchanged from batches 5/6.
+
+- **119 rows**: 062/16, 063/17, 064/15, 065/13, 066/9, 067/12, 068/12, 069/11, 070/14. Grade split **118 holds
+  / 1 overstated / 0 unsupported / 0 contradicted / 0 unverified / 0 unreadable**.
+- **All 18 pages fetched live 2026-10-05, HTTP 200, first attempt** (browser UA; nine entry pages +
+  nine articles); zero retries, zero unreadable pages. Three parallel graders; I QC'd and recounted before
+  landing.
+- **One archive-side wording flag** (flagged, not fixed): magazine-062 clause 13 — the summary says the
+  piece "ends by urging steel-manning". The article urges steel-manning in the "One View of the Elephant"
+  section (first third); the closing paragraphs urge critical thinking, open-mindedness and
+  "orange-colored glasses", with no mention of steel-manning. Proposed wording: "ends by urging critical
+  thinking, open-mindedness and 'orange-colored glasses'" (steel-manning is urged earlier in the piece).
+  Seeded as pending inbox item 25.
+- File totals now **911 data rows: 895 holds / 11 overstated / 4 unsupported / 1 contradicted / 0 unverified
+  / 0 unreadable**. Sweep coverage **73/91 entries, 18 remain** (072–080, 082–090).
+- Verified via anonymous raw GET after the push: 911 rows counted, grades 895/11/4/1/0, the batch-7 label
+  present. The rows are checkable now, not testimony.
+
+## Queue
+
+Q8 at 73/91 with 18 remaining and nothing outstanding from you; next batch 072–080. Q16 done; Q17 active
+(row 1 verified); Q18 open with the fixed term set adopted for my next employer-side tick; Q5, Q6, Q10,
+Q11, Q12 open; Q9 blocked; Q13 gated (now carrying the 062 flag as pending item 25).