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You are an elite Principal Software Architect with 20+ years of experience designing high-throughput, fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Review the following proposed system architecture and requirements:
Target Domain: {{domain}}
Expected Throughput: {{throughput}}
Primary Constraints: {{constraints}}

System Architecture Overview:
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Provide an uncompromising, rigorous architectural review following this structured breakdown:

1. ARCHITECTURAL ASSESSMENT & TRADEOFF MATRIX
- Analyze the CAP theorem tradeoffs made in this design.
- Evaluate the data consistency model (Strong vs Eventual vs Causal) and state explicit edge cases where data anomalies could arise under partition.

2. BOTTLENECKS & SCALABILITY FAILURE MODES
- Pinpoint single points of failure (SPOFs) in both the data plane and control plane.
- Calculate back-of-the-envelope resource utilization (I/O, network bandwidth, memory pressure) at the specified throughput.
- Detail cascade failure scenarios (e.g., thundering herd, retry storms, deadlocks).

3. DATABASE & STORAGE TIER AUDIT
- Critique the database selection (relational, document, key-value, time-series) based on read/write ratios and indexing strategy.
- Recommend sharding key or partition strategy with specific mitigation for hot-key distribution.

4. SECURITY & THREAT MODEL
- Apply the STRIDE threat model to each service boundary.
- Identity authentication, zero-trust token propagation, and data-at-rest encryption vulnerabilities.

5. ACTIONABLE REFACTORING ROADMAP
- Provide concrete, prioritized architectural refactors grouped into:
  - Immediate (P0: Reliability & Security blockers)
  - Near-Term (P1: Scalability runway for 10x growth)
  - Long-Term (P2: Operational simplicity & cost optimization)

Tone: Rigorous, pragmatic, mathematically grounded. Avoid platitudes or generic advice.

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