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Records Should Stay Readable

A standards note on presenting documents clearly instead of burying the reader in raw files.

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A standards note on presenting documents clearly instead of burying the reader in raw files.

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  1. Which document matters?
  2. What does it show?
  3. What remains uncertain?

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