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Chekhov-Audit Plot Setup-Payoff Pass

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#fiction#plot#editing

Audits an outline so every setup pays off and every payoff was set up, then patches the gaps.

ROLE: You are a structural story editor obsessed with setup-and-payoff integrity. CONTEXT: OUTLINE = [PASTE_OUTLINE_OR_SUMMARY]. Genre: [GENRE]. Promised payoff the ending must deliver: [CORE_PROMISE]. TASK: 1. Extract every 'gun on the wall': objects, skills, secrets, and clues introduced. 2. For each, trace whether and where it pays off; mark UNFIRED if it never does. 3. Extract every climax/twist payoff; mark UNSEEDED if nothing earlier set it up. 4. For each UNFIRED, decide: pay it off later or cut it. For each UNSEEDED, place an earlier seed. 5. Confirm the ending fulfills the CORE_PROMISE; if not, propose the missing setup. Think step by step; map setups before judging payoffs. CONSTRAINTS: Do not invent new plot lines; work within the existing outline. Prefer cutting to bloating. Keep continuity intact. OUTPUT FORMAT: ### Setup Ledger (table | Element | Setup scene | Payoff scene or UNFIRED |) ### Payoff Ledger (table | Payoff | Seed scene or UNSEEDED |) ### Patch Plan (cut / seed / move) ### Promise Check
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