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+Thank you for your contribution to Abseil!
+
+Before submitting this PR, please be sure to read our [contributing
+guidelines](https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+If you are a Googler, please also note that it is required that you send us a
+Piper CL instead of using the GitHub pull-request process. The code propagation
+process will deliver the change to GitHub.
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## Guidelines for Pull Requests
-* If you are a Googler, it is preferable to first create an internal CL and
- have it reviewed and submitted. The code propagation process will deliver
- the change to GitHub.
+* If you are a Googler, it is required that you send us a Piper CL instead of
+ using the GitHub pull-request process. The code propagation process will
+ deliver the change to GitHub.
* Create **small PRs** that are narrowly focused on **addressing a single
concern**. We often receive PRs that are trying to fix several things at a