diff --git a/vision.py b/vision.py
index 9b8dfdc..2a20113 100644
--- a/vision.py
+++ b/vision.py
@@ -1001,18 +1001,32 @@ def grade_card(images, api_key=None, model=None, effort=None, zoom_details=True)
             "read resampling softness as card wear.")
         if framing:
             prompt_parts.append(
-                "IMPORTANT CAVEAT ON THOSE CROPS: {} Because the crop "
-                "rectangle is derived from that same detection, each close-up "
-                "is cut relative to the wrong boundary — a corner close-up may "
-                "well be showing the CORNER OF A CASE, SLEEVE OR HOLDER with "
-                "the card's own corner sitting somewhere inside the frame, or "
-                "out of it. Do not assume the crop's own edge is the card's "
-                "edge. Find the actual card edge inside each close-up first "
-                "and judge only that; if a given close-up doesn't clearly "
-                "contain the card's real corner or edge, say cannot_assess "
-                "for that category rather than grading the holder. Damage, "
-                "scuffing or whitening on a case is not damage to the "
-                "card.".format(framing))
+                "CAVEAT ON THOSE CROPS: {} The crop rectangle comes from that "
+                "same detection, so each close-up is cut against the wrong "
+                "boundary — most often because the card is in a toploader, "
+                "sleeve or case and the detection found the HOLDER's outline "
+                "instead of the card's. The card's own corner or edge is "
+                "therefore sitting inside the frame rather than at the crop's "
+                "own corner. Locate it and judge that.\n"
+                "Being in a holder is NOT by itself a reason to give up on "
+                "corners or edges. A toploader or penny sleeve is clear "
+                "plastic: corner sharpness, corner whitening, edge chipping "
+                "and edge whitening all read straight through it, and the "
+                "card's cut line is normally plainly visible as a distinct "
+                "boundary inside the holder's. Judge those categories "
+                "normally — just make sure you are reading the CARD's "
+                "boundary and not the holder's, and never count scuffing, "
+                "scratching or whitening that belongs to the plastic as "
+                "damage to the card. Reserve cannot_assess for a corner or "
+                "edge genuinely hidden — obscured by a label, blown out by "
+                "glare, or out of frame — not merely for being behind clear "
+                "plastic.\n"
+                "SURFACE is the real exception. Scratches, dust, haze and "
+                "glare on a holder sit directly over the card's own surface "
+                "and cannot be separated from it in a photo, so "
+                "cannot_assess IS the honest answer for surface on a card "
+                "shot through a scratched or dusty holder — say so plainly "
+                "and name the holder as the reason.".format(framing))
     prompt_parts.append("Estimate the PSA grade this trading card would likely receive.")
 
     parsed, usage = _call_vision(