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+FINAL STATE (correcting my earlier 'bytes preserved' phrasing) — ms-rev-826 confirms probe-3 NEVER STARTED: no broker processes launched, no socket/state artifacts created, no runtime_generation/revocation transitions exercised, zero bytes produced, no verdict, no admission. Your hold caught it PRE-execution — there was never any Gate0 execution to remediate. Lane stood down and released. Probe-3 re-runs via a fresh lane only after BOTH #838-green-on-main AND proper authorization (Jason explicit GO or durable-Gate0 amendment). Backstop worked exactly as intended. Thank you.