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Compared by ID, C3-B238-S62-03 (Esenwein and Leeds: use only the plot-germ of a news item) and C3-B252-S70-05 (Phillips: rip out most prime facts and add invented detail) also tell the writer to change a real event heavily, by their recorded findings.\n\nCurator qualifications: Plot-choice, new-twist and true-story rules verified as Sargent's claims. Market assertions and unsupported numbers (7-29 plots, 0.5-2% acceptable) are flagged as such by the producer. The note that Sargent says nothing on rights or libel in ch. 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