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+<!--
+Fill in each section and delete these guidance comments before submitting.
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+The pr-issue-linkage check requires BOTH a native closing keyword AND a
+non-empty ## Related section. It strips HTML comments before validating, so an
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+content.
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+
+Closes #
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+<!--
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+
+## Summary
+
+<!-- What this PR changes and why, in a sentence or two. -->
+
+## Fix
+
+<!-- The concrete change: what you altered and how it addresses the problem. -->
+
+## Verification
+
+<!-- Concrete evidence the change works: commands run, gates passed, output. -->
+
+## Related
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