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Turn a document pile into a timeline

Orders events without inventing dates or merging unrelated people.

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Using only [FILES OR PASTED EXCERPTS], build a chronological timeline of [TOPIC]. For each event include date, actor, action, source file/page/message, exact short evidence, and confidence. Keep "date of document" separate from "date of event". Mark undated items as undated and conflicting dates as conflicts. End with a list of missing records that would most improve the timeline. Do not contact anyone or publish the documents.