Query the OpenAlex database for all works that don't exist in the SQLite database.

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Inputs:

1. A comprehensive list of OpenAlex work ID's to graph.
2. A list of the newly added OpenAlex work ID's (for which the objects are already in memory) ([] if none)

Steps:

1. Get the list of work ID's that are already present in the SQLite database using the comprehensive list of OpenAlex work ID's ([] if empty DB)
2. Query the SQLite database for the pre-existing work objects

• These plus the new work objects already stored from the OpenAlex API should represent all of the work ID's in the comprehensive list.

Outputs:

1. A list of the preexisting work objects

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