diff --git a/FABRIC-2.md b/FABRIC-2.md
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@@ -919,7 +919,9 @@ redirect to `FABRIC.md`/`FABRIC-2.md`. Nothing left pending in this track.
 
 - [ ] 4.4s → 1.11 → 4.3 → §17.4 chain — no ruling needed, just unstarted work blocked on ACL
       Phase 8 (identity storage), out of this pass's scope
-- [ ] 5.1 (DoE re-run) + ACL-RWT re-measurement — run now, or wait for Artemis (recommended)?
+- [ ] 5.1 (DoE re-run) + ACL-RWT re-measurement — **RULED 2026-08-19, Captain Bob: go with
+      the recommended path.** Wait for Artemis to land before re-running; measuring now risks
+      a baseline that Artemis's own storage/timing work immediately perturbs. Not started.
 
 (§12 Q5 was listed here too as of this writing; removed 2026-08-18 — it was already closed
 under Section F's `STADIUM_CAPACITY_TICK` writeup and Section D's checkbox, both dated