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 # LLM Prose Tells
 
-All of these show up in human writing occasionally. None of them are conclusive
-on their own. What matters is how many appear at once. A person might lean on
-one or two across an entire essay. LLM output will use fifteen per paragraph.
+Every pattern in this document shows up in human writing occasionally. They
+become diagnostic only through density. A person might use one or two across an
+entire essay, but LLM output packs fifteen into a single paragraph.
 
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