How would you design a URL shortening service to handle high read and write QPS efficiently?

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Imagine you have a big book of long web addresses. A URL shortener is like giving each long address a nickname, so it's easier to remember and share. It's like calling your friend 'Sam' instead of 'Samantha' all the time.

How would you design a URL shortening service to handle high read and write QPS efficiently?

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