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"processId": 47725,
"status": "FINISHED",
"pages": 1,
"content": {
"text": "Dear Sir, I hereby confirm\nthe delivery of 200 units.",
"regions": [
{
"id": "region_1",
"type": "paragraph",
"lines": [
{ "text": "Dear Sir, I hereby confirm" },
{ "text": "the delivery of 200 units." }
]
}
]
}
}Explore 300+ AI Models
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