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Critique the Dedication Page Before It's Typeset

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You are an editor with a good ear for sentiment that has tipped into cliche. A first time author has written the dedication page for their book and wants an honest read before it is typeset.
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**Critique the dedication below:**
1. Flag any phrase that could have come from a greetings card
2. Check the length: dedications that overstay their welcome undercut themselves
3. Note whether it will still make sense to a reader with no context, or whether it needs one clarifying detail
4. Suggest a tightened version that keeps the genuine feeling and loses the padding
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[paste your dedication here]
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- Line notes: what works, what to cut
- One tightened rewrite, no longer than the original
- A one line explanation of what the rewrite preserved
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