diff --git a/persistent-memory.d/2026-09-14-fv-seat-reorg-and-orca-blocker.md b/persistent-memory.d/2026-09-14-fv-seat-reorg-and-orca-blocker.md
index 62f4555..9b149f2 100644
--- a/persistent-memory.d/2026-09-14-fv-seat-reorg-and-orca-blocker.md
+++ b/persistent-memory.d/2026-09-14-fv-seat-reorg-and-orca-blocker.md
@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@ cost decode speed, which was the standing risk of giving up FP4 tensor-core comp
   no longer exist — it is a record, not a revert. Reverting = 126 GiB re-download.
   The pristine 170 GiB `qwen38-flash-next-orcarouter-nvfp4` IS retained (redo the conversion
   from it; do not delete it without a reason).
-- Disk: ~75 GiB of non-PLE shards are duplicated between the pristine and converted orca dirs
-  (the convert's hardlinks hit EXDEV inside the container). Now that both sit directly on
-  /tank, relinking them would reclaim it — not urgent at 3.8T free.
-- Disk: the convert **copied** ~75 GiB of unchanged shards because hardlinks hit `EXDEV`
-  (separate bind mounts of the same fs). Harmless; reclaimable by relinking if /tank tightens.
+- ✅ **Disk reclaimed 2026-09-14: 76 GiB.** The 28 non-PLE shards duplicated between the
+  pristine and converted orca dirs are now **hardlinked** (294G apparent → 218G actual).
+  All 28 verified **byte-identical by SHA-256** first, then `ln` to a temp name + atomic
+  `rename` over the target — never rm-then-ln, which leaves a window with no file. Done
+  live with the seat serving; it never blinked.
+  ⚠ **The two dirs now SHARE INODES.** Editing a shared file *in place* in either dir
+  changes both. Shards are never edited in place, and `config.json` /
+  `model.safetensors.index.json` are deliberately NOT shared (the conversion changed
+  them) — but a future session must copy-then-edit, not edit in place.
 
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