code: function generateInstanceID() {
      const a = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv';
      const l = a.length;
      const t = Date.now();
      const r = [0, 0, 0].map(d => a[Math.floor(Math.random() * l)]).join('');
      return `${r}${t}`;
    }
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