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@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
-_Thanks for submitting a pull request. Please include the following information._
+**DO NOT CREATE A PULL REQUEST WITHOUT READING THESE INSTRUCTIONS**
 
-**What I have done and why**
+## Instructions
+Thanks for submitting a pull request. To accept your pull request we need you do a few things: 
+
+**If this is your first pull request**
 
-_Include a summary of what your pull request contains, and why you have made these changes._
+- [Sign the contributors license agreement](https://cla.developers.google.com/)
 
-Fixes #<issue_number_goes_here>
+**Ensure tests pass and code is formatted correctly**
 
-**How I'm testing it**
+- Run local tests on the `DemoDebug` variant by running `./gradlew testDemoDebug`
+- Fix code formatting: `./gradlew --init-script gradle/init.gradle.kts spotlessApply`
 
-_Choose at least one:_
-- Unit tests
-- UI tests
-- Screenshot tests
-- N/A _(provide justification)_
+**Add a description**
 
-**Do tests pass?**
-- [ ] Run local tests on `DemoDebug` variant: `./gradlew testDemoDebug`
-- [ ] Check formatting: `./gradlew --init-script gradle/init.gradle.kts spotlessApply`
+We need to know what you've done and why you've done it. Include a summary of what your pull request contains, and why you have made these changes. Include links to any relevant issues which it fixes.
 
-**Is this your first pull request?**
-- [ ] [Sign the CLA](https://cla.developers.google.com/)
-- [ ] Run `./tools/setup.sh`
-- [ ] Import the code formatting style as explained in [the setup script](/tools/setup.sh#L40).
+[Here's an example](https://github.com/android/nowinandroid/pull/1257).
 
+**NOW DELETE THIS LINE AND EVERYTHING ABOVE IT**
+
+**What I have done and why**
 
+\<add your PR description here\>