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Close reading

Close reading is the practice of slowing down with text—noticing word choice, rhythm, structure, what's stated and what's implied—to encounter the author's mind and your own responses with precision. It trains the same quality of unhurried attention that deepens meditation and reveals how language shapes perception.

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