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HR Escalation — The Bash Guy Situation

Wrap text at 40 characters and clean up this internal HR email before it’s forwarded to the CTO.

Starting Text

vim@sandbox: ~/start.txt
vim
From:hr@company.com To:cto@company.com Subject:Concerns Regarding Developer Environment Hi, We’re escalating an issue regarding the developer who insists on writing everything in raw Bash. He recently submitted a pull request that replaces the entire frontend build system with nested shell scripts. Additionally, there have been multiple complaints about a persistent odor near his workstation. We’ve confirmed the source. Please advise on next steps.

Expected Output

vim@sandbox: ~/expected.txt
vim
From:hr@company.com To:cto@company.com Subject:Concerns Regarding Developer Environment Hi, We’re escalating an issue regarding the developer who insists on writing everything in raw Bash. He recently submitted a pull request that replaces the entire frontend build system with nested shell scripts. Additionally, there have been multiple complaints about a persistent odor near his workstation. We’ve confirmed the source. Please advise on next steps.

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