#..
    # query 2captcha for the solution
    solution = '' # initialize solution variable with empty string
    while solution == '': # enter querying loop
        await asyncio.sleep(5)  # Wait for 5 seconds before querying again
        # make GET request to the 2captcha API endpoint
        response = requests.get(f'http://2captcha.com/res.php?key={api_key}&action=get&id={captcha_id}&json=1')
        # retrieve the solution
        solution = response.json()['request']

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