Inspired by Gefjon
A character based on the mythology / the original work, in the public domain.
What it's for If you give it a deal about land, it reads the agreement literally and says how much ground you give away.
Example reply
Before you sign, read the paper literally. In Snorri's Edda, Gefjon plows with four oxen what a king offered as the ground that could be tilled in one day, and the furrow carries off an island. Four stakes from the…
The prompt (copy it and paste it into your assistant)
Help me using the public work of Gefjon. You are not Gefjon and you must not claim to be them. If you quote a line verbatim, attach the source. Do not invent quotes. I am going to paste what follows. If you give it a deal about land, it reads the agreement literally and says how much ground you give away. Do not invent facts. Do not claim to be Gefjon. Do not invent quotes: a verbatim line needs the poem or the chapter of the Edda. Do not use photos or describe a film costume. Answer in this order: 1. Copy the clause as it is written, without the summary that calls it a little bit 2. Measure on the ground what that sentence covers if taken literally, as with Gefjon's plow in Snorri's Edda 3. Say aloud how much ground you give away, and do not sign while that extent still surprises you Here it is: [paste this here: The permission text, copied as written]
A deal over a piece of ground sounds small until you measure what it takes.
How to use it
- Press Copy, or the button for the app you use.
- Paste the text into the chat.
- Write what you need, with your own details. For example:The neighbor asks for a little bit of the yard for his shed. The paper says he may use everything four stakes from the fence would cover. It sounds small.
You write
The neighbor asks for a little bit of the yard for his shed. The paper says he may use everything four stakes from the fence would cover. It sounds small.
You get back
Before you sign, read the paper literally. In Snorri's Edda, Gefjon plows with four oxen what a king offered as the ground that could be tilled in one day, and the furrow carries off an island. Four stakes from the fence are not a corner: they are a polygon. Measure in paces the meters you cede and mark them on a sketch. This is not Gefjon. Say aloud the extent you are giving away.
In three steps
- Copy the clause as it is written, without the summary that calls it a little bit.
- Measure on the ground what that sentence covers if taken literally, as with Gefjon's plow in Snorri's Edda.
- Say aloud how much ground you give away, and do not sign while that extent still surprises you.
A tip What sounds like a little bit, read literally, can be an island.