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{
  "note": "Visual review of every Shadow Man render (TK-12241): hard checks = \"Shadow Man\" signature lower-right, no fake/garbage lettering, no real-person likeness, not blank, AND the drawing clearly shows the brief's central gag. Retry cap = 2 (r1, r2) with simplified prompts.",
  "items": {
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-001": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: generic shop counter, no pill/pillow/price"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-002": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: man at desk, no hiding/lobbyist"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-003": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: surreal ruin, no eraser/newspaper"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-004": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: courtroom, no price-tag gavel; fake painted signature bottom-right"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-006": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: oath with bible but no hand in donor pocket"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-007": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: podium occupied, no candle/folded flag"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-010": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: decrepit schoolhouse only, no stadium/quicksand"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-012": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: elephant vs elephant-man, no donkey/voter"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-014": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: masked woman in crowd, does not read as Justice peeking"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-015": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "garbage lettering on the slot machine"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-016": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: house-boat at sea, no leak/bailing"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-017": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: kissing a woman, no baby/pickpocket"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-018": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: Capitol only, no rubber stamp"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-019": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: rope knot over a maze, no politician"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-001-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "garbage lettering on the cushion object; no price/single pill"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-003-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "garbage fake headline lettering across the newspaper"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-004-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "garbage lettering on the price sign (\"PRICE PIAIG\")"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-006-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: raised hand only, no donor pocket"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-007-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: speaker at podium, no candle/flag"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-010-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: beach house on sand, no stadium/quicksand"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-014-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: Lady Justice without blindfold, not peeking"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-015-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "garbage lettering on the slot machine reels"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-018-r1": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: Capitol only, no rubber stamp"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-005": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Ribbon-Cutting at the Pothole",
      "reason": "PASS (weak): officials + press camera ceremonially gathered at a pothole; ribbon not drawn"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-008": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Paper Mountain",
      "reason": "PASS: official at his desk beside a mountain of shredded/stacked paper"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-009": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Traffic Relief",
      "reason": "PASS (weak): total gridlock under an overpass carries the caption irony; floating city hall not drawn"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-011": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Money Tank",
      "reason": "PASS: a tank built of dollar bills rolling over a field of cash"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-013": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Marionette Chamber",
      "reason": "PASS: a legislative chamber seated with marionettes on strings"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-020": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Passing the Plate",
      "reason": "PASS (weak): portly legislator passing a collection jar along the chamber benches"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-002-r1": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Good Boy",
      "reason": "PASS: grinning lobbyist patting a defeated lawmaker slumped at his desk"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-012-r1": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Party Arm-Wrestle",
      "reason": "PASS: elephant and donkey locked in an arm-wrestle across a table (voter underneath not drawn)"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-016-r1": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "Ship of State",
      "reason": "PASS (weak): officials crowding a storm-tossed ship of state; bailing not drawn"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-017-r1": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Baby Kisser",
      "reason": "PASS: beaming politician cuddling a baby with a fistful of cash"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-019-r1": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Pretzel District",
      "reason": "PASS: a politician stuck inside a giant twisted pretzel knot"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-001-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag unclear: pills read as gemstones in a jewelry case"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-003-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: crowd portrait, no eraser/photo"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-004-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: robed speaker, no auction/bidders"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-006-r2": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Donor Oath",
      "reason": "PASS: politician taking the oath with a hand full of cash, a donor at his side, money on the table"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-007-r2": {
      "verdict": "keep",
      "title": "The Empty Stage",
      "reason": "PASS: a single memorial candle alone on an empty stage (podium/flag not drawn)"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-010-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: stadium only, no schoolhouse"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-014-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: Justice with scales, no blindfold peek"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-015-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag unclear: man with a box of coins, no slot-machine ballot box/lever"
    },
    "shadowman-20260925T172534-018-r2": {
      "verdict": "drop",
      "reason": "gag missing: Capitol only, no rubber stamp"
    }
  }
}