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Design a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system with:

Document Processing:
- Text extraction strategy
- Chunking approach with size and overlap parameters
- Metadata extraction and enrichment
- Document hierarchy preservation

Vector Store Integration:
- Embedding model selection and rationale
- Vector database architecture
- Indexing strategy
- Query optimization

Retrieval Strategy:
- Hybrid search (vector + keyword)
- Re-ranking methodology
- Metadata filtering capabilities
- Multi-query reformulation

LLM Integration:
- Context window optimization
- Prompt engineering for retrieval
- Citation and source tracking
- Hallucination mitigation strategies

Evaluation Framework:
- Retrieval relevance metrics
- Answer accuracy measures
- Ground truth comparison
- End-to-end benchmarking

Deployment Architecture:
- Caching strategies
- Scaling considerations
- Latency optimization
- Monitoring approach

The user's knowledge base has the following characteristics: