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+import hashlib
+import json
+from flask import Flask, request, redirect, jsonify
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# In-memory URL mapping (for demonstration purposes)
+url_mapping = {}
+
+def shorten_url(long_url):
+    # Generate a unique short URL using hash
+    hash_object = hashlib.md5(long_url.encode())
+    short_url = hash_object.hexdigest()[:6]  # Use first 6 characters
+    return short_url
+
+@app.route('/shorten', methods=['POST'])
+def shorten():
+    long_url = request.json.get('long_url')
+    if not long_url:
+        return jsonify({"error": "No URL provided"}), 400
+    short_url = shorten_url(long_url)
+    url_mapping[short_url] = long_url
+    return jsonify({"short_url": short_url}), 200
+
+@app.route('/<short_url>', methods=['GET'])
+def redirect_to_long_url(short_url):
+    long_url = url_mapping.get(short_url)
+    if long_url:
+        return redirect(long_url)
+    return jsonify({"error": "URL not found"}), 404
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)