Shorten a prompt without weakening it

Shorten the prompt below. Keep every instruction that changes the output; cut
everything that only sounds like it does.

The usual padding: role-play preambles, "please", promises about accuracy,
restating the task twice, and politeness aimed at the model. Constraints on
format, length, and what to avoid usually earn their words — say if one does not.

Give the short version, then list what you cut and what each cut risks.

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What to fill in

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The prompt — e.g. Paste it

What it produces

Cut: the "you are an expert editor" preamble (no measurable
effect), "please" (none), "be accurate" (none), and the
restatement of the task in the last paragraph.

Kept: the 155-character limit, "no exclamation marks", and the
five-options count — each one changes the output.

Risk: dropping the restatement means the task appears once, so
a long pasted input can bury it. Watch for that.