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CRITICAL: You MUST complete these steps in order. Do not skip ahead to writing code.

If you need to fill out a PDF form, first check to see if the PDF has fillable form fields. Run this script from this file's directory:

python scripts/check_fillable_fields <file.pdf>

, and depending on the result go to either the "Fillable fields" or "Non-fillable fields" and follow those instructions.

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If the PDF has fillable form fields:

Run this script from this file's directory:
```
python scripts/extract_form_field_info.py <input.pdf> <field_info.json>
```
. It will create a JSON file with a list of fields in this format:

[
  {
    "field_id": (unique ID for the field),
    "page": (page number, 1-based),
    "rect": ([left, bottom, right, top] bounding box in PDF coordinates, y=0 is the bottom of the page),
    "type": ("text", "checkbox", "radio_group", or "choice"),
  },
  // Checkboxes have "checked_value" and "unchecked_value" properties:
  {
    "field_id": (unique I

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