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+# Shadow Lesson Log - 2026-05-16T07:30Z
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+## Antigravity Check
+Drift found: PRs #3786 and #3779 exhibit narration-over-action and metadata churn without parity proofs. Pure doc updates in hygiene-history ticks instead of real action.
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+## Action
+Documented drift and reported to bus.