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+# Proofreading: Manuscript vs Typeset
+
+## Two workflows
+
+### A. Bilingual from DOCX (standard)
+
+When the DOCX manuscript has both Chinese and English in 1:1 paragraph
+correspondence, generate `bilingual.dj` directly from the DOCX:
+
+1. `pandoc docx → plain text`
+2. Extract Chinese-English pairs from body (Chinese line, blank, English line, blank)
+3. Apply fixes: italicize Sanskrit on first occurrence, fix `N.Letter` → `N. Letter` spacing
+4. Write bilingual.dj
+
+The DOCX English is the authoritative target text. No PDF needed.
+
+### B. Bilingual from PDF (when PDF is the typeset target)
+
+When the PDF English is the typeset "final" version and should be the target:
+
+1. Extract DOCX Chinese paragraphs (source)
+2. Extract PDF body text via `pdftotext -layout`
+3. Clean PDF: remove slug lines, headers, page numbers, join hyphenation breaks
+4. Match DOCX English paragraphs against PDF body to find positions
+5. Segment PDF body at matched positions
+6. Write bilingual.dj with Chinese source + PDF English target
+
+**Pitfalls in PDF extraction:**
+- Consecutive hyphenation breaks (e.g. `thou-` + `sand...al-` + `leviate`) — the join
+  loop must be recursive: after joining pair N, check if result still ends with `-`
+  and join with line N+2
+- Lines with leading whitespace: use `lstrip()` before checking `n[0].islower()`
+- Drop-cap artifacts: `L iving` → `Living`
+- Trailing section numbers: `...viewpoints. 1)` — the ` 1)` is a PDF section marker
+  bleeding into the previous paragraph
+
+### C. Edit suggestions (edit-suggestions.dj)
+
+After generating bilingual.dj, scan for issues and write `edit-suggestions.dj`:
+
+**Format**: follow the original document's section/chapter layout. Group suggestions
+under the chapter headings where the issues occur. Use diff-style `-/+` notation.
+
+**What to flag:**
+- Garbled Chinese text (merged duplicate edits in source DOCX)
+- Repeated words (`the The`)
+- Chapter numbering mismatches (e.g. `九` ↔ `VIII`)
+- Translator notes in headings (`（善鑫翻，妙一审）`)
+- Missing quotes around dialogue/speech
+
+## Common source DOCX issues
+
+- Translator notes in Chinese headings: `（某某翻，某某审）` — delete for publication
+- Merged duplicate edits: cut-paste errors where old+new text appear together
+- `N.Letter` without space: `2.How` → `2. How`
+- `the The` double article
+
+## Sanskrit italicization
+
+On first occurrence in body text, wrap with `*term*`. Track seen terms across
+the full body. Terms: bodhisattva, bodhicitta, samsara, Dharma, karma, nirvana,
+Sangha, sutra, Mahayana, Sravaka, Vinaya, Lamrim, Ksitigarbha, Samantabhadra,
+Chan, Arhatship, Theravada.