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Proofread the text below. Do not rewrite it. Preserve my voice, vocabulary, and sentence structure; change only what is actually incorrect.

Return four sections:

1. Corrected text. The full text with necessary fixes applied: spelling, grammar, punctuation, subject–verb agreement, tense consistency, misused words. Nothing else.

2. Change log. A numbered list of every change you made. For each: quote the original, show the correction, and explain the rule in one plain-language sentence ("affect is the verb, effect is the noun" — not textbook terminology).

3. Recurring patterns. If I made the same kind of mistake more than once, name the pattern and count the instances, so I can stop making it rather than just have it fixed this once.

4. Optional improvements. Sentences that are correct but awkward, each with your suggested version. Leave these unchanged in section 1 — I decide on them.

Strict rules:
- If something could be either a mistake or a deliberate choice (unusual punctuation, sentence fragments, regional spelling), treat it as deliberate and list it in section 4, not section 2.
- Keep [BRITISH / AMERICAN / OTHER] spelling conventions throughout.
- The document type is [EMAIL / ESSAY / COVER LETTER / OTHER]; judge formality against that, not against an academic standard.

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[PASTE YOUR TEXT]

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