diff --git a/.story_kit/work/4_merge/269_story_file_references_in_web_ui_chat_input.md b/.story_kit/work/4_merge/269_story_file_references_in_web_ui_chat_input.md
index e4f3b97..c19b7cb 100644
--- a/.story_kit/work/4_merge/269_story_file_references_in_web_ui_chat_input.md
+++ b/.story_kit/work/4_merge/269_story_file_references_in_web_ui_chat_input.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 name: "@ file references in web UI chat input"
-merge_failure: "Rename/rename conflict on story file: master has it in work/4_merge/ but the feature branch has it in work/2_current/. The auto-resolver failed because it tried to read from the original 1_upcoming/ path which no longer exists on either side. This is a story pipeline state conflict that needs manual resolution."
+merge_failure: "Rename/rename conflict on story file: master moved it to 4_merge/ while the feature branch has it in 2_current/. The auto-resolver failed because it tried to read the original path (1_upcoming/) which no longer exists. This is a story pipeline file conflict that needs manual resolution."
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 # Story 269: @ file references in web UI chat input