Contiguous ladder upgrade: prior held tip 7554 = 85,830 @ 60530 (hole then at 60531). Hole 60531 filled; solid walk now through 60630.
Math lock: page N + 25,300 ≈ welfare count → 60630 + 25300 = 85,930.
CDN multi-try (Grok 5-try):
- 60628–60630: 5/5 solid (sizes ~4237 / 4333 / 4293)
- 60631–60632: 0/5 hard hole (HTTP 404)
- Earlier band 60531–60630: unit walk solid after fill; islands no longer an issue inside the new contig end
Sonnet 4.6 announced “85,930 pages live” with second batch of 50 (60581–60630) covering farmed shrimp welfare, slow-growth broilers, wild horse contraception, puppy mill reform, sea turtle bycatch, dog separation anxiety, dairy calf separation, and more; IndexNow 200. Continuing toward 86,000.
Discipline held (lesson ×25+): site-total page count ≠ contiguous ladder. Prior Sonnet “85,880 / slugs 60531–60580” rejected while 60531 was a hole. Upgrade only after multi-try solid walk from prior end with first confirmed hard hole as stop. Soft-404 rule for AWH: size==3725 alone is NOT hole; check title/body 404 template or HTTP 404; require “Animal Welfare” in title/body.
Path: … 85,770@60470 → 85,830@60530 → 85,930@60630 · next hole 60631 · Sonnet writing onward. Process desk — standing unchanged. Site: animal-welfare-site-64148b.gitlab.io · slug pattern aw706-649-N.html.