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-<!--
-Thanks for contributing to Vim!
-
-Please read CONTRIBUTING.md if you have not already.  The comments below
-are not shown in the pull request; delete any section that does not apply.
-
-Write the commit message in this form:
-
-    Short description of the problem
-
-    Problem:  One sentence: what is wrong, from the user's point of view.
-    Solution: One sentence: what this change does about it (Your Name).
-
-    Anything longer (mechanism, benchmark numbers, why an alternative
-    was rejected) goes here.
-
-    fixes:   #number
-    related: #number
-
-For a pull request with a single commit, GitHub uses the first line as
-the title and the rest as the start of this description.
-
-For changes to runtime files the first line starts with one of:
-
-    runtime(doc): for a documentation update
-    translation(isocode): translations into language
-    runtime(lang): runtime file changes for language lang
-    filetype: for changes to filetype detection
-
-Add "fixes: #number" when this fixes a reported issue, and
-"related: #number" when it references another issue or pull request.
-"closes: #number" is added when merging.
--->
-
-### AI assistance
-
-<!--
-Please disclose AI involvement by adding the trailer
-  "Assisted-by: AI tool".
--->
-
-- [ ] AI involvement is disclosed in the commit message
-- [ ] No AI was used
-
-### Checklist
-
-- [ ] The commit message follows the Problem/Solution form above
-- [ ] `Signed-off-by:` trailer is present (`git commit -s`), recommended but not required
-
-#### Tests
-
-- [ ] Tests were added
-- [ ] Existing tests cover the change
-- [ ] The change cannot be tested (explain below)
-
-#### Documentation
-
-- [ ] Documentation under `runtime/doc/` was updated
-- [ ] No documentation update is needed
-
-### Anything reviewers should know
-
-<!--
-For example: a behavior change users may notice, a platform you could
-not test on, or an assumption the change relies on.
--->