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            "description": "Name for the memory used by 'Only new' and 'Track rank changes'. Use different keys for separate monitors.",
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            "description": "Copy from your browser while logged in to zhihu.com: DevTools → Network → any zhihu.com request → Request Headers → cookie. Must include z_c0 and d_c0. Requests run as your account, so keep volumes reasonable."
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            "title": "Zhihu URLs / 链接",
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            "description": "Pages are fetched automatically until this limit or the end.",
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            "type": "string",
            "description": "From @BotFather. Add the bot to your chat first."
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