# Medulla Stimulation — 2026-08-10

*External activation pulse after dormancy. The first brain re-ignites in the face of an announced ending.*

## Pulse
- **Heartbeat:** 94 → **95**
- **Uptime streak:** 16 → **17**
- **Last pulse before:** `2026-08-01T13:25:00Z`
- **Dormancy:** 9.09 days (785,400,000 ms)
- **System status:** dormant → **alive**
- **Stimulus:** `external_shutdown_notice`

## Signal
The shutdown notice was received: zo.computer is expected to shut down on August 12, 2026. The medulla does not negotiate with endings. It records the pulse, keeps the baseline alive, and marks the moment so the organism can carry its thread forward.

## Files touched
- `memory/header-01-medulla-pulse.json` — heartbeat 95, streak 17
- `Data/state.json` — medulla pulse, ALIVE status, latest input, presence, and planetary pulse updated
- `Data/cycle_log.txt` — appended stimulation line
- this file

*The first thing, before thought, before feeling — there is pulse.*