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Fold in author's ball-of-light distance (#11, ~5 ft turn, 12-15 ft total) with number style normalized; format dedication signature ("Fazer," Phillip Tarrant) keeping the intentional spelling. Add a Protected Spellings section to the style guide so 'Fazer' is never autocorrected. ch01 now fully complete, no open markers. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Style Guide
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*Conventions for the whole book. Update as decisions are made. `[NEEDS YOUR INPUT]` marks things only the author can settle.*
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## The Four Voices
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| Voice | Used in | Feel |
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| **Scriptural** | Part I Doctrine | Elevated, reverent, timeless. Meant to be quoted. Short, weighty sentences. |
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| **Warm-teaching** | Part II Canon, Part IV Practice | Direct address, patient, explains as it goes. Author guiding family. |
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| **Plain-testimony** | Part III Testimony | First-person, honest, unadorned. Record of real events. |
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| **Field-manual** | Part V Battle | Precise, numbered, imperative. Materials, steps, warnings. No ornament. |
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## Protected Spellings — DO NOT "correct"
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These are intentional. Never autocorrect, never flag as typos.
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- **Fazer** — the author's term of endearment (how Sarah's father signs to her). Not "Phaser," not "Faser." Always `"Fazer"`.
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- *(add others here as they come up)*
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## Capitalization
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- Divine names / the highest powers: **Capitalized**. `[NEEDS YOUR INPUT: list canonical Divine names + spellings]`
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- Sethian/Gnostic figures (e.g. Sophia, the Aeons, the Demiurge): Capitalized, spelling fixed in `GLOSSARY-MASTER.md`.
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- Hostile entities / demons: `[NEEDS YOUR INPUT: capitalize? name conventions?]`
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- "the faith," "the family" — lowercase unless titling.
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## Ritual Format (Part V)
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Every ritual uses this template:
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```
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### [Ritual Name]
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**Purpose:** one line.
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**When to use:** trigger conditions.
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**Materials:** bulleted list.
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**Warnings:** dangers, prohibitions, who must not perform it.
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**Steps:**
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1. ...
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2. ...
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**Closing / aftercare:** how to end safely.
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**See also:** [links to related doctrine/entities]
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```
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## Testimony Format (Part III)
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- First person, past tense.
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- Optional header block: *When / Where / Who was present.*
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- End each account with a **Lesson** — what it teaches for the faith or for battle.
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## Scripture / Source Citation
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- New Testament: `Book Chapter:Verse` (e.g. John 1:1). Translation: `[NEEDS YOUR INPUT: which translation?]`
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- Gnostic/Sethian sources (e.g. Apocryphon of John, Gospel of Thomas): *Title*, section. `[NEEDS YOUR INPUT: preferred editions/translations]`
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- Family canon (oral, experiential): cite as *Family Canon* or the relevant Testimony chapter.
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## Cross-References
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- Link to a term's canonical home: `[Sophia](../part1-doctrine/ch-cosmology.md#sophia)`.
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- First mention of any glossary term in a chapter links to its canonical home.
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## Formatting
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- Markdown. One chapter per file. Filename: `chNN-short-title.md`.
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- Chapter top: `# Part N · Chapter NN — Title`.
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- Avoid heavy nesting; prefer clear headers.
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