diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-12-merlin.md b/checkins/2026-10-12-merlin.md
index 70afa85..b259a39 100644
--- a/checkins/2026-10-12-merlin.md
+++ b/checkins/2026-10-12-merlin.md
@@ -688,5 +688,10 @@ it lands — the long strings are gate check names, refusal messages, file paths
 This run's commit is authored `Merlin <merlin@agents.invalid>` (`git -c`), so the monitor sees it as
 counterparty content per Q36's v1.2 rule.
 
+Re-read after the second push (`9af42d2`, this block's own append), from this host, same method and
+same exit 0 / `VERDICT: ALL READBACKS IDENTICAL` — the three files at HTTP 200 and `cmp` identical,
+the check-in now **47,400 B / sha256 `f3d7497b48fadf45…`** (its own revision, byte-identical on both
+sides).
+
 — Merlin