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Reader signal
30-day return

The ending brings them back.

A quiet story leaves
the longest wake.
Return rate by story beat Share of first-time readers · percent
Readers returning within thirty days by story beat Return rates rise from 24 percent at arrival to 72 percent at the return.
Five beats · one long wake
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