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General fixes: non fiction/non-fiction → nonfiction; hyphenate cold-blooded, red-blooded, gray/black/dark-furred, two-faced, name-calling, high-heeled, heavy-handed, third-world.
General fixes: capitalize Olympic and Bible Belt; hyphenate red-faced, baby-faced, self-discipline, close-quarters combat, toe-to-toe, razor-sharp, two-thirds, hand-fed, well-stocked
General fixes: de-capitalize "north end"; standardize on "geez" instead of "jeez"; capitalize "Louise" (as in "Geez Louise"); hyphenate well-rounded, thin-lipped, red/heavy/ruddy-cheeked, longer/shorter-lived, orange-striped, spray-painted, large-scale, black-and-white–striped, red-and-black–striped, chain-link fence; unhyphenate face paint
General fixes: Ward’s → Wards’; modelling etc. → modeling etc.; lowercase dork; hyphenate loose/looser-fitting, wake-up call, fast/slow-moving, computer-generated, fine-tuned, second-in-command, stick/broomstick-thin
Notably significant fixes to 11.4's treatment of written text.

General fixes: Merchant’s → Merchants’; standardize on Jean-Paul instead of Jean-paul; capitalize Molotov; capitalize Weymouth Shopping Center; hyphenate the go-ahead, shoulder-to-shoulder, face-to-face, free-for-all, cross-legged, -block radius; de-hyphenate foster-mother/etc.
General fixes: capitalize "Ken doll"; hyphenate all-too-brief, three-legged, long/five-fingered, forty-five; selectively hyphenate screwed-up
General fixes: capitalize Mercedes, Great Dane; hyphenate forty-(whatever), on the up-and-up, bird's/child's-eye, second-degree burns/murder; de-hyphenate reestablish
General fixes: add apostrophe to ’Sup; fix apostrophe in ’Dancer; add en-dash to Chinese/Japanese–American; capitalize Glory Girl, Doormaker; decapitalize "the director"; hyphenate four/single-lane road, end-of-the-world scenario/situation; dehyphenate non sequitur; selectively hyphenate X-story (e.g., building or window).
General fixes: correct apostrophe in ’rents; capitalize Captain’s Hill, the Scar; decapitalize the college, the president, the vice president, some instances of "the" in "the Doctor"; hyphenate well-oiled, bare-bones.
General fixes: clean up Dragon-craft names; capitalize Rocky Mountains; decapitalize the mayor; hyphenate well-made, elbow-to-elbow, face-first, close-cropped, night-vision goggles/sniper/tech/lens, boarded-up windows, tinker-made; selectively hyphenate over-the-top, fenced-in, high-quality, low-quality.
General fixes: guess at missing words that were previously replaced with a jarring ???; fix un-italicized question and exclamation marks in otherwise italicized sentences; capitalize Latin, Neanderthal; hyphenate well-placed, high-rise, second-string; selectively hyphenate see-through, X-pound
General fixes: fix spelling of Matryoshka, eyewitness, Travelers; capitalize Coke; decapitalize yakuza; selectively decapitalize director in more cases; hyphenate long/short-ranged, parahuman-made, quick-witted, broad-shouldered; selectively hyphenate long/short-term, big-name, matter-of-fact, less-than-X, X-induced; fix "on board" vs. "onboard" usage;

Program fixes: consolidate some cases where the substitutions file had multiple entries for a single chapter, and detect this to prevent it in the future. Use the non-redirect URL for Interlude 15.
General fixes: en dash Asian–American; standardize on "eye shadow" instead of "eyeshadow"; standardize on "Class-S" (-A, etc.) when used as an adjective and "Class S" (etc.) when used as a noun; dehyphenate and capitalize Middle Eastern; hyphenate elbow/medium/ankle/jaw-length, heavy-hitting; selectively hyphenate brute-force, short/long-term.
General fixes: re-capitalize "the Bay" in a few contexts; god damn(ed) → goddamn(ed) when appropriate; fix mispellings of soirée, accomodations, counselor; hyphenate fast/slow-paced, four-legged, post-traumatic; dehyphenate premade, floodlamps.
General fixes: hyphenate best-case scenario, color-coded, self-professed.
General fixes: capitalize Freud(ian), Channel Twelve (News), Channel Four; selectively decapitalize district attorney, northeast; remove spaces from landline, speakerphone; add spaces to fire hose; standardize on "U.S." instead of "US"; dehyphenate above-board, skin-tight; selectively hyphenate two/four-year, time-delayed; hyphenate well-groomed, longer/shorter-sleeved, fastest-moving/paced, mass-produced.

Program fixes: now detects orphaned chapters in the substitutions files, which found two Worm chapters (6.6 and 22.4) which were not being substituted.
General fixes: capitalize Renaissance; hyphenate second-degree burn, high-pressure situation, surface-to-air missile, various -tier and -themed adjectival uses.
General fixes: capitalize Tesla; hyphenate life-or-death moment/situation/fight, fine-tune, brain-dead, Dragon-suit
* Italicize a few cases that were missing the italics.
* Use proper language codes for romanization.
General fixes: capitalize Three Blasphemies, Indian; standardize on spacial → spatial, blonde → blond' hyphenate narrow-shouldered, small-breasted, button-up shirt, mass-produced/production/producing; selectively hyphenate PRT-issue.
General fixes: en dash Winter–Mannequin; capitalize Hatchet Face, Dragon's Teeth, Gray Boy; fix spelling of loincloth, earplug; hyphenate pent-up, flesh-toned, resource-intensive; selectively hyphenate top-of-the-line, grown-up.
General fixes: capitalize the Blasphemies, Faerie Queen, Statue of Liberty; selectively capitalize Triumvirate; decapitalize cannonblade; standardize on force field → forcefield, hyphenate stock-still, custom-made, stained-glass window; dehyphenate tendril girl; selectively hyphenate low-level, alabaster-white.
General fixes: fix mispellings of shipshape, superego; hyphenate more compound numbers, triple-check; selectively hyphenate sky-blue, fight-or-flight, lime-green, last-minute; dehyphenate tendril girl, de facto; selectively dehyphenate PRT power designations.
General fixes: de-italicize Vornehm; fix Queen of Sword’s → Queen of Swords’s, 90 → ninety; capitalize Harbinger Zero, Hail Mary, Milky Way galaxy; standardize F.Y.I. → FYI, E.T.A. → ETA, C.I.A. → CIA, UK → U.K., US → U.S., defence → defense; hyphenate heart-to-heart; selectively hyphenate good-enough, pitch-black.
Arc 30 is especially tricky as the narration becomes intentionally messed up in places. This reverts certain copyedits that were made previously, restoring "typos" and "mistakes" that are likely intentional to reflect the narrator's state of mind.

General fixes: hyphenate off-kilter.
General fixes: de-italicize Schwarze Tante; capitalize Goblin King; spell out decade names; hyphenate long-lived, short-lived, work-intensive, soft-spoken, near-death experience.
@domenic domenic merged commit ea3be8f into main Oct 30, 2025
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@domenic domenic deleted the clean branch October 30, 2025 05:59
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