{
  "oracle_aligned": {
    "n_chunks": 24,
    "n_cuts": 23,
    "mean_est_out": 1485.7,
    "min": 437.2,
    "max": 1792.0,
    "seam_hits": {
      "scene_shift": "7/7",
      "continuation": "4/4"
    }
  },
  "flat_blind": {
    "n_chunks": 21,
    "n_cuts": 20,
    "mean_est_out": 1698.0,
    "min": 276.6,
    "max": 1793.0,
    "seam_hits": {
      "scene_shift": "0/7",
      "continuation": "0/4"
    }
  },
  "size_covariate": "oracle chunks smaller (cuts at seams+budget) vs flat larger (budget only) — recorded as Q1b covariate per orchestrator"
}