diff --git a/training/eval_history.json b/training/eval_history.json
index 7e1b5443..f1571465 100644
--- a/training/eval_history.json
+++ b/training/eval_history.json
@@ -198,5 +198,32 @@
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diff --git a/training/generation5_state.json b/training/generation5_state.json
index 30c376dc..72293f3d 100644
--- a/training/generation5_state.json
+++ b/training/generation5_state.json
@@ -1,6 +1,92 @@
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