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+require 'banzai'
+
+module Banzai
+  class LazyReference
+    def self.load(refs)
+      lazy_references, values = refs.partition { |ref| ref.is_a?(self) }
+
+      lazy_values = lazy_references.group_by(&:klass).flat_map do |klass, refs|
+        ids = refs.flat_map(&:ids)
+        klass.where(id: ids)
+      end
+
+      values + lazy_values
+    end
+
+    attr_reader :klass, :ids
+
+    def initialize(klass, ids)
+      @klass = klass
+      @ids = Array.wrap(ids).map(&:to_i)
+    end
+
+    def load
+      self.klass.where(id: self.ids)
+    end
+  end
+end