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+- **fix(sse):** drop duplicate finish chunks in passthrough streams and fail over on empty completions carrying an upstream `native_finish_reason` error ([#16524](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/16524)) — thanks @askidmobile