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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 sequential_id(k, identifier):
 """Map an arbitrary string identifier to a set of sequential ids"""

    key = _key(k)
    return int(monotonic_zadd(keys=[key], args=[identifier]))