Round two integration and validation — September 7, 2026

Added50 distinct new stories, separate from the earlier55-change continuation and14-change first pass. All50 are listed in the newest batch at ../updates/changes.json. New-story classifications were verified against the155-entry starting catalog and a pre-round file baseline. The archive now contains205 public entries.

Root reviewed all50 narratives. A separate agent reviewed the root5 with independent source checks and the remaining45 for duplication, metadata, links and inconsistent uncertainty or blame. No blocking issues remained.

Validation completed before publication:

Matching205-entry URL sets in search, people and topics.
Local Pine Barrens links resolve; all new pages have one h1, dated header, factbox, sources and Updates navigation. -50 unique changelog entries, allnew and absent from earlier batches.
Catalog generator idempotence and scoped whitespace checks. -26 repository utility tests passed.
Jekyll build passed (existing Ruby extension warnings).
Browser search checked; final Updates rendering checked at desktop and mobile sizes.

The publication commit includes this round and preceding unpushed Pine Barrens research. Unrelated workspace changes are excluded. Individual research ledgers record original-source access, conflicting dates and remaining questions.