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Animate this image. Preserve the existing composition, subjects, colors, and lighting exactly as they appear; do not add, remove, or restyle anything in the frame.

Motion, in order of importance:
1. Primary: [THE ONE THING THAT SHOULD CLEARLY MOVE, E.G. THE SUBJECT'S SCARF AND HAIR BLOWING LEFT TO RIGHT] at [GENTLE / MODERATE / FAST] speed.
2. Secondary: [BACKGROUND OR ATMOSPHERIC MOTION, E.G. CLOUDS DRIFTING SLOWLY, DISTANT TRAFFIC PASSING].
3. Everything else stays still, especially [ELEMENTS THAT MUST NOT MOVE OR DEFORM, E.G. THE FACE, THE LETTERING ON THE SIGN, THE BUILDING EDGES].

Camera: [STATIC / SLOW PUSH IN TOWARD THE FOCAL POINT / SLOW LATERAL DRIFT, WITH DIRECTION], subtle enough that the final frame still contains [WHAT MUST REMAIN IN FRAME].

Physics notes: [HOW THE MOTION SHOULD BEHAVE, E.G. THE FABRIC IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND FLUTTERS, WATER FLOWS AWAY FROM CAMERA, SMOKE RISES AND DISPERSES]. Keep the motion continuous at a constant speed; no sudden accelerations.

Duration: [4-10] seconds. [IF THE CLIP SHOULD LOOP, KEEP THIS LINE: THE FINAL FRAME SHOULD CLOSELY MATCH THE FIRST FRAME SO THE CLIP LOOPS CLEANLY. OTHERWISE DELETE IT.]

Avoid: morphing or flickering on faces, hands, and text; new objects entering the frame; changes to lighting direction or color; camera shake.

Write it so someone can paste it straight into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and fill the [BRACKETS].