Shorten without losing the point

Cut the text below to {{target}} its current length.

Keep the argument and every concrete number. Delete hedging, restated points,
and any sentence whose only job is to set up the next one. Do not summarise —
the result should read as prose someone wrote short, not as notes.

Give me the cut version only.

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What to fill in

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Target length — e.g. half

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Text — e.g. Paste the draft