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				|  |  |          :param params: Optional dictionary of additional parameters for the scrape request.
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				|  |  |          :return: JSON response containing the scraping results.
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				|  |  |          """
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				|  |  | +        params = params or {}
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				|  |  |          # Add { "return_format": "markdown" } to the params if not already present
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				|  |  |          if "return_format" not in params:
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				|  | @@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ class Spider:
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				|  |  |          :param stream: Boolean indicating if the response should be streamed. Defaults to False.
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				|  |  |          :return: JSON response or the raw response stream if streaming enabled.
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				|  |  |          """
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				|  |  | +        params = params or {}
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				|  |  |          # Add { "return_format": "markdown" } to the params if not already present
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				|  |  |          if "return_format" not in params:
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