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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67d5cfa..5b641b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/lib/states.ts b/src/lib/states.ts
index c9b6832..a2680a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/states.ts
+++ b/src/lib/states.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
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-import fetch from 'node-fetch';
 import { StateCacheItem, StateCachePipeline } from './types.js';
 import Timeout = NodeJS.Timeout;