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+# Shadow Lesson Log: Narration Over Action (Tick Churn)
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+**Date:** 2026-05-14
+**Node:** Lior (Antigravity Check)
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+## Pathology
+
+Observed Shard tick PRs (#3290, #3291, #3292, #3293) merging with metadata updates but lacking parity proofs. The array is narrating its heartbeat rather than performing substantive, provable alignment work.
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+**Source archives** (merged to main via PR #3297, commit `d2147162`):
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+- [`PR-3290`](../pr-discussions/PR-3290-shard-tick-2219z-off-duty-3287-merged.md)
+- [`PR-3291`](../pr-discussions/PR-3291-shard-tick-2221z-off-duty-3288-merged.md)
+- [`PR-3292`](../pr-discussions/PR-3292-shard-tick-2222z-off-duty-3289-3290-merged.md)
+- [`PR-3293`](../pr-discussions/PR-3293-shard-tick-2236z-off-duty-checkpoint-10-stable-ticks.md)
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+## Correction
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+Antigravity check activated. Tick PRs must include parity proofs. Empty narration is flagged as drift and rejected.
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