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+## User-facing changes
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+     release notes: plain language, no file or class names. These get lifted
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-Changes proposed:
+## Implementation notes
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+<!-- What you changed and why, for whoever reviews it: approach, trade-offs,
+     anything you deliberately left out or want a second opinion on. -->
 
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+## Testing
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+<!-- Tests you added, plus anything you verified by hand. If you hit failures that
+     already exist on the base branch, say so here so nobody chases them. -->
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+## Screenshots
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