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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 load_requirements(*requirements_paths):
 """ Load all requirements from the specified requirements files. Returns a list of requirement strings. """

    requirements = set()
    for path in requirements_paths:
        requirements.update(
            line.split('#')[0].strip() for line in open(path).readlines()
            if is_requirement(line.strip())
        )
    return list(requirements)