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Ark Forge never stores the full referring address, raw IP address, name, email address, or Patreon identity with these events. A random visitor identifier is used only to count readers without identifying them. If your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, it does not send analytics. Analytics are used to improve pacing, understand where readers stop, and learn which links bring people to the site. Ark Forge does not sell reader data.

Reader and supporter editions

Thornfield's public illustrated web edition currently includes the revised and expanded Volume One, from the Ethan close-third Prologue through Chapter Ten. Reading the complete volume on Ark Forge requires no account, subscription, or supporter status.

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• A secure session cookie may be used for private site administration; it is not required for reading.
• An anonymous identifier cookie supports reader analytics.
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