Chapter 04 / Field notes
Retention ledger · Spring cohort
Mire & Tale 07

The takeaway / reader return study

The swamp keeps the story alive.

Retained attention 04
Reader return

A rougher path earns a second look

per 100 story starts
highest return path
A bar chart compares return visits per one hundred story starts across five story paths. Hearth is highest at one hundred four return visits. RETURN VISITS / 100 STORY STARTS COHORT INDEX · 12 WEEKS
This is the Shrek Swamp (2001) design system, applied by Curio — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Shrek Swamp (2001) guide → designbycurio.com/learn/shrek-swamp-2001