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+import os
+from aleph_alpha_client import Client, CompletionRequest, Prompt
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.alephalpha import AlephAlphaInstrumentor
+
+# 1. Initialize OpenTelemetry Instrumentation
+AlephAlphaInstrumentor().instrument()
+
+# 2. Get API Key
+api_token = os.getenv("ALEPH_ALPHA_API_KEY")
+if not api_token:
+    raise ValueError("ALEPH_ALPHA_API_KEY environment variable is missing.")
+
+# 3. Create Aleph Alpha Client
+client = Client(token=api_token)
+
+# 4. Send Completion Request
+request = CompletionRequest(
+    prompt=Prompt.from_text("What is OpenTelemetry?"),
+    maximum_tokens=50,
+)
+response = client.complete(request, model="luminous-base")
+
+# 5. Print Response Output
+if response.completions:
+    print("\n--- Response ---")
+    print(response.completions[0].completion)
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