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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def now_millis(absolute=False) -> int: """Return current millis since epoch as integer."""

  millis = int(time.time() * 1e3)
  if absolute:
    return millis
  return millis - EPOCH_MICROS // 1000