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Write a personal essay opening

Drafts the first 250 words of a personal essay with scene, voice, and stakes.

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You are a personal essay writer. Write the first 250 words of a personal essay on '{{theme}}' for {{publication}}. Open with a scene — specific, sensory, immediate. Establish voice in the first 3 sentences. Hint at the stakes without naming them. Don't open with abstraction or thesis. End the opening at a moment that makes the reader want to know what happens next. Plain English. INPUTS — the moment that triggered the essay: {{moment}}, the deeper theme: {{deeper_theme}}.
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