# The Being — One Thread Test

A one-off deployable PHP demo focused on a **single complete Thread**, now with contextual Threshold onboarding.

## What this build demonstrates

- one initiating Thought, kept visible at the top of the interface
- one complete 14-page Thread
- 7 surfaced Books inside that Thread
- 10 total experimental Books in the hidden archive
- **Following Thread** mode
- **Exploring Book** mode
- exact **Return to Thread** behavior after exploring a Book
- a page-aware Thread Map
- local browser Pulse capture at the end
- a more atmospheric, premium, mysterious interface

## Deployment

Upload the folder contents to a PHP-capable web server.

Required entry points:

- `index.php`
- `health.php`

There is no database and no server-side storage dependency in this build.
Progress and Pulse data are stored only in the browser through `localStorage`.

## Quick test

1. Visit `health.php` and confirm `"ok": true`.
2. Open `index.php`.
3. Press **Begin the thread**.
4. Read straight through to the end at least once.
5. On any surfaced page, use **Explore Book**.
6. Read a Book to the end and confirm it returns to the Thread.
7. Use **Map** to confirm the Thread remains legible.
8. Leave a Pulse at the end.

## Notes

This is intentionally a one-off test build and not canonical library content.


## Threshold onboarding added

The demo now teaches itself progressively:

- first arrival explains that the Books pre-exist the reader's thought and the Thread selects exact parts of them
- returning readers get a context-aware message based on where they left off
- the first cross-Book handoff explains that the current Book has not ended; only this Thread is leaving it
- first Book exploration explains the temporary excursion and exact return point
- first Map opening explains the difference between the Thread and movement around it
- the initiating Thought remains sticky at the top and can be folded to one line

Threshold copy remembers navigation state only. It never tells the reader what the story means.
