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        "Gixen: Automated last-second sniping: plays the gamesmanship instead of removing it": "https://api.sb/by-alternative/build",
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    "extend": "https://api.sb/api.auction/extend",
    "graduate": "https://api.sb/api.auction/graduate",
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    "🚀 the Startups api.auction uses": "https://api.sb/startups?usedBy=api.auction",
    "🚀 the Startups that use api.auction": "https://api.sb/startups?uses=api.auction",
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