Get the decision out of a long email thread

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Here is an email thread:

<thread>
{{THREAD}}
</thread>

The question I need answered:
{{QUESTION}}

Answer in this order.

1. THE ANSWER
Answer my question in one or two sentences, or say plainly that the thread does not answer it.

2. DECIDED
What the thread actually settled. For each, name who decided it and quote the message. A point that was argued and then dropped is not decided; it goes below.

3. STILL OPEN
Questions raised and never resolved, including anything that went quiet after disagreement. Name who last spoke on each.

4. WAITING ON
Who owes whom something, and since when. Only include commitments someone actually made.

Do not summarise the thread message by message. If the thread contains two separate conversations, split your answer and say so.

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