ARCHIVE 002 · EDITION HISTORY
The first edition and three dated reading revisions of After the Sleeper remain available. Read each chapter with the canon notes from its edition.
The 25 published chapters and their original paragraph references are preserved. The contemporary canon notes describe this edition and may include scenes or claims changed in revision.
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The prose, character voices and ending received a whole-book edit. The 50 story-backed cards and companion records now cite this text. New canon packs cite only passages and claims supported by it.
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R6 · 28 September line edit: Chapters VI, XVI and XX received focused revisions, with a continuity and rhythm check across the book. The complete R5 reading remains available below.
28 September focused voice revision (R5): dialogue, physical stakes and continuity received another edit. The prior R4 text remains readable chapter by chapter.
R4 · 28 September editorial polish restored Nara’s line in Chapter XII and removed duplicate descriptions in Chapters XVI and XX. Its complete chapter text and canon notes are preserved in the R4 archive links below.
The 26 September original, R4, R5 and R6 are separate reading records. Historical paragraph references belong to their dated chapter text.