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Fix a vague prompt with four missing pieces
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Fill in the four blocks, then send the assembled version:
Task: [YOUR WEAK PROMPT OR TASK]
Audience: [WHO IS THIS FOR? role, what they already know, what they need]
Source material: [SOURCE MATERIAL, or "none, use general knowledge"]
If nothing is provided above, say so rather than inventing specifics.
Output format: [OUTPUT FORMAT, e.g. "3 short paragraphs, no headings"]
Don't guess at anything I haven't specified. Ask, or flag the gap,
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