diff --git a/tooling/planet-gen/refine_log_849.md b/tooling/planet-gen/refine_log_849.md
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--- a/tooling/planet-gen/refine_log_849.md
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@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ A future pass on the audit script could add a stem-distinctiveness filter.
 Per team-lead direction: Earth trimmed from **50 → 11 cities** (cultural/historical touchstones,
 one per major cluster). 39 cities cut. DB synced. See GJ0d section above for full cut list.
 
+### Earth city rebalance (PR #133 review, user-approved)
+
+Sydney → Lagos and London → Brussels per PR #133 review, user-approved rebalance. Brussels chosen for future EU-capital setting fit over London's legacy weight; Lagos chosen for African representation. DB re-synced. Final 11: Brussels, Istanbul, Moscow, New York, São Paulo, Cairo, Lagos, Delhi, Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore.
+
 **Total name edits across all bodies:** 23 (non-Sol) + 33 (Sol) = 56 feature renames.
 **Earth city cut:** 39 removed.