- Introduction - What 3.5 means and why discipline matters
- Part I - Build the Reading Instrument
- 1. The Five-Layer Reading Stack
- 2. The Operator Vocabulary
- 3. Source Integrity
- Part II - The Core 3.5 Method
- 4. Pass One: Open Spine
- 5. Pass Two: Open Rib
- 6. Pass Three: Map Lane
- 7. Half-Pass: Emerald View
- Part III - Companion Operations
- 8. Mirror and Fold Operations
- 9. Edge Reading and Acrostics
- 10. Sequence Sweeps
- Part IV - Worked Practice
- 11. Practice Text A - Macro to micro
- 12. Practice Text B - Center seed and mirror
- 13. Practice Text C - OCR noise and false positives
- Part V - Operator Practice
- 14. The Operator Ledger
- 15. Working with AI Without Drift
- 16. The Stop Rules
- Appendices - Quick reference, worksheets, and glossary
The 3.5 Method
A Practical System for Folding, Mirroring, and Center-Seed Reading
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Three full passes. One focused half-pass. A repeatable way to find patterns without losing the evidence trail.
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The 3.5 Method is a practical field guide for disciplined close reading and pattern analysis. It uses three complete passes through a source followed by a focused half-pass through the center, with explicit safeguards for source integrity, OCR noise, alternative explanations, and weak patterns.
Readers learn the Five-Layer Reading Stack, OPEN SPINE, OPEN RIB, MAP LANE, and EMERALD VIEW; then apply mirror, fold, edge, acrostic, n-gram, and sequence sweeps while preserving an auditable Operator Ledger. Three original worked examples show how to distinguish literal observation, structure, interpretation, and claims that still require verification.
Designed for researchers, writers, analysts, and AI-assisted creators working with books, notes, transcripts, screenshots, OCR captures, speeches, and other text-rich sources.
Includes the complete 25-page PDF and EPUB editions, a quick-reference appendix, and printable Operator Ledger worksheets.
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Tracy Cavet
Tracy Cavet is an independent researcher, systems builder, and author of practical field guides for source-grounded research, document analysis, knowledge continuity, and AI-assisted creation. The work focuses on turning complex research methods into clear, repeatable workflows readers can test, document, and use for themselves.
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