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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 reduce_vectors(a, b):
 """ Generate independent and unique basis vectors based on the methodology of Zur and McGill """

    if np.dot(a, b) < 0:
        return reduce_vectors(a, -b)

    if fast_norm(a) > fast_norm(b):
        return reduce_vectors(b, a)

    if fast_norm(b) > fast_norm(np.add(b, a)):
        return reduce_vectors(a, np.add(b, a))

    if fast_norm(b) > fast_norm(np.subtract(b, a)):
        return reduce_vectors(a, np.subtract(b, a))

    return [a, b]