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+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"worker-timers@npm:^8.0.23":
+  version: 8.0.30
+  resolution: "worker-timers@npm:8.0.30"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime": "npm:^7.28.6"
+    tslib: "npm:^2.8.1"
+    worker-timers-broker: "npm:^8.0.15"
+    worker-timers-worker: "npm:^9.0.13"
+  checksum: 10c0/6fe57e28de2ec0b62254250fee4e92f3b8e6552cf1f8498c595dd9df1d1b1c18c622d932fbf2154403737bafafa86b248d7f454553665eff36a29667f1665ccc
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
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   version: 7.0.0
   resolution: "wrap-ansi@npm:7.0.0"
@@ -18599,21 +18660,6 @@ __metadata:
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-  resolution: "ws@npm:7.5.10"
-  peerDependencies:
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-    utf-8-validate: ^5.0.2
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
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-    utf-8-validate:
-      optional: true
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-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   resolution: "ws@npm:8.18.2"