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+# https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/istftnet.py
+# https://github.com/yl4579/StyleTTS2/blob/main/Modules/istftnet.py
+from scipy.signal import get_window
+from torch.nn import Conv1d, ConvTranspose1d
+from torch.nn.utils import weight_norm, remove_weight_norm
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+
+# https://github.com/yl4579/StyleTTS2/blob/main/Modules/utils.py
+def init_weights(m, mean=0.0, std=0.01):
+    classname = m.__class__.__name__
+    if classname.find("Conv") != -1:
+        m.weight.data.normal_(mean, std)
+
+def get_padding(kernel_size, dilation=1):
+    return int((kernel_size*dilation - dilation)/2)
+
+LRELU_SLOPE = 0.1
+
+class AdaIN1d(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, style_dim, num_features):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.norm = nn.InstanceNorm1d(num_features, affine=False)
+        self.fc = nn.Linear(style_dim, num_features*2)
+
+    def forward(self, x, s):
+        h = self.fc(s)
+        h = h.view(h.size(0), h.size(1), 1)
+        gamma, beta = torch.chunk(h, chunks=2, dim=1)
+        return (1 + gamma) * self.norm(x) + beta
+
+class AdaINResBlock1(torch.nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, channels, kernel_size=3, dilation=(1, 3, 5), style_dim=64):
+        super(AdaINResBlock1, self).__init__()
+        self.convs1 = nn.ModuleList([
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=dilation[0],
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, dilation[0]))),
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=dilation[1],
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, dilation[1]))),
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=dilation[2],
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, dilation[2])))
+        ])
+        self.convs1.apply(init_weights)
+
+        self.convs2 = nn.ModuleList([
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=1,
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, 1))),
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=1,
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, 1))),
+            weight_norm(Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size, 1, dilation=1,
+                               padding=get_padding(kernel_size, 1)))
+        ])
+        self.convs2.apply(init_weights)
+        
+        self.adain1 = nn.ModuleList([
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+        ])
+        
+        self.adain2 = nn.ModuleList([
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+            AdaIN1d(style_dim, channels),
+        ])
+        
+        self.alpha1 = nn.ParameterList([nn.Parameter(torch.ones(1, channels, 1)) for i in range(len(self.convs1))])
+        self.alpha2 = nn.ParameterList([nn.Parameter(torch.ones(1, channels, 1)) for i in range(len(self.convs2))])
+
+
+    def forward(self, x, s):
+        for c1, c2, n1, n2, a1, a2 in zip(self.convs1, self.convs2, self.adain1, self.adain2, self.alpha1, self.alpha2):
+            xt = n1(x, s)
+            xt = xt + (1 / a1) * (torch.sin(a1 * xt) ** 2)  # Snake1D
+            xt = c1(xt)
+            xt = n2(xt, s)
+            xt = xt + (1 / a2) * (torch.sin(a2 * xt) ** 2)  # Snake1D
+            xt = c2(xt)
+            x = xt + x
+        return x
+
+    def remove_weight_norm(self):
+        for l in self.convs1:
+            remove_weight_norm(l)
+        for l in self.convs2:
+            remove_weight_norm(l)
+            
+class TorchSTFT(torch.nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, filter_length=800, hop_length=200, win_length=800, window='hann'):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.filter_length = filter_length
+        self.hop_length = hop_length
+        self.win_length = win_length
+        self.window = torch.from_numpy(get_window(window, win_length, fftbins=True).astype(np.float32))
+
+    def transform(self, input_data):
+        forward_transform = torch.stft(
+            input_data,
+            self.filter_length, self.hop_length, self.win_length, window=self.window.to(input_data.device),
+            return_complex=True)
+
+        return torch.abs(forward_transform), torch.angle(forward_transform)
+
+    def inverse(self, magnitude, phase):
+        inverse_transform = torch.istft(
+            magnitude * torch.exp(phase * 1j),
+            self.filter_length, self.hop_length, self.win_length, window=self.window.to(magnitude.device))
+
+        return inverse_transform.unsqueeze(-2)  # unsqueeze to stay consistent with conv_transpose1d implementation
+
+    def forward(self, input_data):
+        self.magnitude, self.phase = self.transform(input_data)
+        reconstruction = self.inverse(self.magnitude, self.phase)
+        return reconstruction
+    
+class SineGen(torch.nn.Module):
+    """ Definition of sine generator
+    SineGen(samp_rate, harmonic_num = 0,
+            sine_amp = 0.1, noise_std = 0.003,
+            voiced_threshold = 0,
+            flag_for_pulse=False)
+    samp_rate: sampling rate in Hz
+    harmonic_num: number of harmonic overtones (default 0)
+    sine_amp: amplitude of sine-wavefrom (default 0.1)
+    noise_std: std of Gaussian noise (default 0.003)
+    voiced_thoreshold: F0 threshold for U/V classification (default 0)
+    flag_for_pulse: this SinGen is used inside PulseGen (default False)
+    Note: when flag_for_pulse is True, the first time step of a voiced
+        segment is always sin(np.pi) or cos(0)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, samp_rate, upsample_scale, harmonic_num=0,
+                 sine_amp=0.1, noise_std=0.003,
+                 voiced_threshold=0,
+                 flag_for_pulse=False):
+        super(SineGen, self).__init__()
+        self.sine_amp = sine_amp
+        self.noise_std = noise_std
+        self.harmonic_num = harmonic_num
+        self.dim = self.harmonic_num + 1
+        self.sampling_rate = samp_rate
+        self.voiced_threshold = voiced_threshold
+        self.flag_for_pulse = flag_for_pulse
+        self.upsample_scale = upsample_scale
+
+    def _f02uv(self, f0):
+        # generate uv signal
+        uv = (f0 > self.voiced_threshold).type(torch.float32)
+        return uv
+
+    def _f02sine(self, f0_values):
+        """ f0_values: (batchsize, length, dim)
+            where dim indicates fundamental tone and overtones
+        """
+        # convert to F0 in rad. The interger part n can be ignored
+        # because 2 * np.pi * n doesn't affect phase
+        rad_values = (f0_values / self.sampling_rate) % 1
+
+        # initial phase noise (no noise for fundamental component)
+        rand_ini = torch.rand(f0_values.shape[0], f0_values.shape[2], \
+                              device=f0_values.device)
+        rand_ini[:, 0] = 0
+        rad_values[:, 0, :] = rad_values[:, 0, :] + rand_ini
+
+        # instantanouse phase sine[t] = sin(2*pi \sum_i=1 ^{t} rad)
+        if not self.flag_for_pulse:
+#             # for normal case
+
+#             # To prevent torch.cumsum numerical overflow,
+#             # it is necessary to add -1 whenever \sum_k=1^n rad_value_k > 1.
+#             # Buffer tmp_over_one_idx indicates the time step to add -1.
+#             # This will not change F0 of sine because (x-1) * 2*pi = x * 2*pi
+#             tmp_over_one = torch.cumsum(rad_values, 1) % 1
+#             tmp_over_one_idx = (padDiff(tmp_over_one)) < 0
+#             cumsum_shift = torch.zeros_like(rad_values)
+#             cumsum_shift[:, 1:, :] = tmp_over_one_idx * -1.0
+
+#             phase = torch.cumsum(rad_values, dim=1) * 2 * np.pi
+            rad_values = torch.nn.functional.interpolate(rad_values.transpose(1, 2), 
+                                                         scale_factor=1/self.upsample_scale, 
+                                                         mode="linear").transpose(1, 2)
+    
+#             tmp_over_one = torch.cumsum(rad_values, 1) % 1
+#             tmp_over_one_idx = (padDiff(tmp_over_one)) < 0
+#             cumsum_shift = torch.zeros_like(rad_values)
+#             cumsum_shift[:, 1:, :] = tmp_over_one_idx * -1.0
+    
+            phase = torch.cumsum(rad_values, dim=1) * 2 * np.pi
+            phase = torch.nn.functional.interpolate(phase.transpose(1, 2) * self.upsample_scale, 
+                                                    scale_factor=self.upsample_scale, mode="linear").transpose(1, 2)
+            sines = torch.sin(phase)
+            
+        else:
+            # If necessary, make sure that the first time step of every
+            # voiced segments is sin(pi) or cos(0)
+            # This is used for pulse-train generation
+
+            # identify the last time step in unvoiced segments
+            uv = self._f02uv(f0_values)
+            uv_1 = torch.roll(uv, shifts=-1, dims=1)
+            uv_1[:, -1, :] = 1
+            u_loc = (uv < 1) * (uv_1 > 0)
+
+            # get the instantanouse phase
+            tmp_cumsum = torch.cumsum(rad_values, dim=1)
+            # different batch needs to be processed differently
+            for idx in range(f0_values.shape[0]):
+                temp_sum = tmp_cumsum[idx, u_loc[idx, :, 0], :]
+                temp_sum[1:, :] = temp_sum[1:, :] - temp_sum[0:-1, :]
+                # stores the accumulation of i.phase within
+                # each voiced segments
+                tmp_cumsum[idx, :, :] = 0
+                tmp_cumsum[idx, u_loc[idx, :, 0], :] = temp_sum
+
+            # rad_values - tmp_cumsum: remove the accumulation of i.phase
+            # within the previous voiced segment.
+            i_phase = torch.cumsum(rad_values - tmp_cumsum, dim=1)
+
+            # get the sines
+            sines = torch.cos(i_phase * 2 * np.pi)
+        return sines
+
+    def forward(self, f0):
+        """ sine_tensor, uv = forward(f0)
+        input F0: tensor(batchsize=1, length, dim=1)
+                  f0 for unvoiced steps should be 0
+        output sine_tensor: tensor(batchsize=1, length, dim)
+        output uv: tensor(batchsize=1, length, 1)
+        """
+        f0_buf = torch.zeros(f0.shape[0], f0.shape[1], self.dim,
+                             device=f0.device)
+        # fundamental component
+        fn = torch.multiply(f0, torch.FloatTensor([[range(1, self.harmonic_num + 2)]]).to(f0.device))
+
+        # generate sine waveforms
+        sine_waves = self._f02sine(fn) * self.sine_amp
+
+        # generate uv signal
+        # uv = torch.ones(f0.shape)
+        # uv = uv * (f0 > self.voiced_threshold)
+        uv = self._f02uv(f0)
+
+        # noise: for unvoiced should be similar to sine_amp
+        #        std = self.sine_amp/3 -> max value ~ self.sine_amp
+        # .       for voiced regions is self.noise_std
+        noise_amp = uv * self.noise_std + (1 - uv) * self.sine_amp / 3
+        noise = noise_amp * torch.randn_like(sine_waves)
+
+        # first: set the unvoiced part to 0 by uv
+        # then: additive noise
+        sine_waves = sine_waves * uv + noise
+        return sine_waves, uv, noise
+
+
+class SourceModuleHnNSF(torch.nn.Module):
+    """ SourceModule for hn-nsf
+    SourceModule(sampling_rate, harmonic_num=0, sine_amp=0.1,
+                 add_noise_std=0.003, voiced_threshod=0)
+    sampling_rate: sampling_rate in Hz
+    harmonic_num: number of harmonic above F0 (default: 0)
+    sine_amp: amplitude of sine source signal (default: 0.1)
+    add_noise_std: std of additive Gaussian noise (default: 0.003)
+        note that amplitude of noise in unvoiced is decided
+        by sine_amp
+    voiced_threshold: threhold to set U/V given F0 (default: 0)
+    Sine_source, noise_source = SourceModuleHnNSF(F0_sampled)
+    F0_sampled (batchsize, length, 1)
+    Sine_source (batchsize, length, 1)
+    noise_source (batchsize, length 1)
+    uv (batchsize, length, 1)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, sampling_rate, upsample_scale, harmonic_num=0, sine_amp=0.1,
+                 add_noise_std=0.003, voiced_threshod=0):
+        super(SourceModuleHnNSF, self).__init__()
+
+        self.sine_amp = sine_amp
+        self.noise_std = add_noise_std
+
+        # to produce sine waveforms
+        self.l_sin_gen = SineGen(sampling_rate, upsample_scale, harmonic_num,
+                                 sine_amp, add_noise_std, voiced_threshod)
+
+        # to merge source harmonics into a single excitation
+        self.l_linear = torch.nn.Linear(harmonic_num + 1, 1)
+        self.l_tanh = torch.nn.Tanh()
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        """
+        Sine_source, noise_source = SourceModuleHnNSF(F0_sampled)
+        F0_sampled (batchsize, length, 1)
+        Sine_source (batchsize, length, 1)
+        noise_source (batchsize, length 1)
+        """
+        # source for harmonic branch
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            sine_wavs, uv, _ = self.l_sin_gen(x)
+        sine_merge = self.l_tanh(self.l_linear(sine_wavs))
+
+        # source for noise branch, in the same shape as uv
+        noise = torch.randn_like(uv) * self.sine_amp / 3
+        return sine_merge, noise, uv
+def padDiff(x):
+    return F.pad(F.pad(x, (0,0,-1,1), 'constant', 0) - x, (0,0,0,-1), 'constant', 0)
+
+    
+class Generator(torch.nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, style_dim, resblock_kernel_sizes, upsample_rates, upsample_initial_channel, resblock_dilation_sizes, upsample_kernel_sizes, gen_istft_n_fft, gen_istft_hop_size):
+        super(Generator, self).__init__()
+
+        self.num_kernels = len(resblock_kernel_sizes)
+        self.num_upsamples = len(upsample_rates)
+        resblock = AdaINResBlock1
+
+        self.m_source = SourceModuleHnNSF(
+                    sampling_rate=24000,
+                    upsample_scale=np.prod(upsample_rates) * gen_istft_hop_size,
+                    harmonic_num=8, voiced_threshod=10)
+        self.f0_upsamp = torch.nn.Upsample(scale_factor=np.prod(upsample_rates) * gen_istft_hop_size)
+        self.noise_convs = nn.ModuleList()
+        self.noise_res = nn.ModuleList()
+        
+        self.ups = nn.ModuleList()
+        for i, (u, k) in enumerate(zip(upsample_rates, upsample_kernel_sizes)):
+            self.ups.append(weight_norm(
+                ConvTranspose1d(upsample_initial_channel//(2**i), upsample_initial_channel//(2**(i+1)),
+                                k, u, padding=(k-u)//2)))
+
+        self.resblocks = nn.ModuleList()
+        for i in range(len(self.ups)):
+            ch = upsample_initial_channel//(2**(i+1))
+            for j, (k, d) in enumerate(zip(resblock_kernel_sizes,resblock_dilation_sizes)):
+                self.resblocks.append(resblock(ch, k, d, style_dim))
+                
+            c_cur = upsample_initial_channel // (2 ** (i + 1))
+            
+            if i + 1 < len(upsample_rates):  #
+                stride_f0 = np.prod(upsample_rates[i + 1:])
+                self.noise_convs.append(Conv1d(
+                    gen_istft_n_fft + 2, c_cur, kernel_size=stride_f0 * 2, stride=stride_f0, padding=(stride_f0+1) // 2))
+                self.noise_res.append(resblock(c_cur, 7, [1,3,5], style_dim))
+            else:
+                self.noise_convs.append(Conv1d(gen_istft_n_fft + 2, c_cur, kernel_size=1))
+                self.noise_res.append(resblock(c_cur, 11, [1,3,5], style_dim))
+                
+                
+        self.post_n_fft = gen_istft_n_fft
+        self.conv_post = weight_norm(Conv1d(ch, self.post_n_fft + 2, 7, 1, padding=3))
+        self.ups.apply(init_weights)
+        self.conv_post.apply(init_weights)
+        self.reflection_pad = torch.nn.ReflectionPad1d((1, 0))
+        self.stft = TorchSTFT(filter_length=gen_istft_n_fft, hop_length=gen_istft_hop_size, win_length=gen_istft_n_fft)
+        
+        
+    def forward(self, x, s, f0):
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            f0 = self.f0_upsamp(f0[:, None]).transpose(1, 2)  # bs,n,t
+
+            har_source, noi_source, uv = self.m_source(f0)
+            har_source = har_source.transpose(1, 2).squeeze(1)
+            har_spec, har_phase = self.stft.transform(har_source)
+            har = torch.cat([har_spec, har_phase], dim=1)
+        
+        for i in range(self.num_upsamples):
+            x = F.leaky_relu(x, LRELU_SLOPE)
+            x_source = self.noise_convs[i](har)
+            x_source = self.noise_res[i](x_source, s)
+
+            x = self.ups[i](x)
+            if i == self.num_upsamples - 1:
+                x = self.reflection_pad(x)
+
+            x = x + x_source
+            xs = None
+            for j in range(self.num_kernels):
+                if xs is None:
+                    xs = self.resblocks[i*self.num_kernels+j](x, s)
+                else:
+                    xs += self.resblocks[i*self.num_kernels+j](x, s)
+            x = xs / self.num_kernels
+        x = F.leaky_relu(x)
+        x = self.conv_post(x)
+        spec = torch.exp(x[:,:self.post_n_fft // 2 + 1, :])
+        phase = torch.sin(x[:, self.post_n_fft // 2 + 1:, :])
+        return self.stft.inverse(spec, phase)
+    
+    def fw_phase(self, x, s):
+        for i in range(self.num_upsamples):
+            x = F.leaky_relu(x, LRELU_SLOPE)
+            x = self.ups[i](x)
+            xs = None
+            for j in range(self.num_kernels):
+                if xs is None:
+                    xs = self.resblocks[i*self.num_kernels+j](x, s)
+                else:
+                    xs += self.resblocks[i*self.num_kernels+j](x, s)
+            x = xs / self.num_kernels
+        x = F.leaky_relu(x)
+        x = self.reflection_pad(x)
+        x = self.conv_post(x)
+        spec = torch.exp(x[:,:self.post_n_fft // 2 + 1, :])
+        phase = torch.sin(x[:, self.post_n_fft // 2 + 1:, :])
+        return spec, phase
+
+    def remove_weight_norm(self):
+        print('Removing weight norm...')
+        for l in self.ups:
+            remove_weight_norm(l)
+        for l in self.resblocks:
+            l.remove_weight_norm()
+        remove_weight_norm(self.conv_pre)
+        remove_weight_norm(self.conv_post)
+
+        
+class AdainResBlk1d(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, dim_in, dim_out, style_dim=64, actv=nn.LeakyReLU(0.2),
+                 upsample='none', dropout_p=0.0):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.actv = actv
+        self.upsample_type = upsample
+        self.upsample = UpSample1d(upsample)
+        self.learned_sc = dim_in != dim_out
+        self._build_weights(dim_in, dim_out, style_dim)
+        self.dropout = nn.Dropout(dropout_p)
+        
+        if upsample == 'none':
+            self.pool = nn.Identity()
+        else:
+            self.pool = weight_norm(nn.ConvTranspose1d(dim_in, dim_in, kernel_size=3, stride=2, groups=dim_in, padding=1, output_padding=1))
+        
+        
+    def _build_weights(self, dim_in, dim_out, style_dim):
+        self.conv1 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_in, dim_out, 3, 1, 1))
+        self.conv2 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_out, dim_out, 3, 1, 1))
+        self.norm1 = AdaIN1d(style_dim, dim_in)
+        self.norm2 = AdaIN1d(style_dim, dim_out)
+        if self.learned_sc:
+            self.conv1x1 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_in, dim_out, 1, 1, 0, bias=False))
+
+    def _shortcut(self, x):
+        x = self.upsample(x)
+        if self.learned_sc:
+            x = self.conv1x1(x)
+        return x
+
+    def _residual(self, x, s):
+        x = self.norm1(x, s)
+        x = self.actv(x)
+        x = self.pool(x)
+        x = self.conv1(self.dropout(x))
+        x = self.norm2(x, s)
+        x = self.actv(x)
+        x = self.conv2(self.dropout(x))
+        return x
+
+    def forward(self, x, s):
+        out = self._residual(x, s)
+        out = (out + self._shortcut(x)) / np.sqrt(2)
+        return out
+    
+class UpSample1d(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, layer_type):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.layer_type = layer_type
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        if self.layer_type == 'none':
+            return x
+        else:
+            return F.interpolate(x, scale_factor=2, mode='nearest')
+
+class Decoder(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, dim_in=512, F0_channel=512, style_dim=64, dim_out=80, 
+                resblock_kernel_sizes = [3,7,11],
+                upsample_rates = [10, 6],
+                upsample_initial_channel=512,
+                resblock_dilation_sizes=[[1,3,5], [1,3,5], [1,3,5]],
+                upsample_kernel_sizes=[20, 12], 
+                gen_istft_n_fft=20, gen_istft_hop_size=5):
+        super().__init__()
+        
+        self.decode = nn.ModuleList()
+        
+        self.encode = AdainResBlk1d(dim_in + 2, 1024, style_dim)
+        
+        self.decode.append(AdainResBlk1d(1024 + 2 + 64, 1024, style_dim))
+        self.decode.append(AdainResBlk1d(1024 + 2 + 64, 1024, style_dim))
+        self.decode.append(AdainResBlk1d(1024 + 2 + 64, 1024, style_dim))
+        self.decode.append(AdainResBlk1d(1024 + 2 + 64, 512, style_dim, upsample=True))
+
+        self.F0_conv = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(1, 1, kernel_size=3, stride=2, groups=1, padding=1))
+        
+        self.N_conv = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(1, 1, kernel_size=3, stride=2, groups=1, padding=1))
+        
+        self.asr_res = nn.Sequential(
+            weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(512, 64, kernel_size=1)),
+        )
+        
+        
+        self.generator = Generator(style_dim, resblock_kernel_sizes, upsample_rates, 
+                                   upsample_initial_channel, resblock_dilation_sizes, 
+                                   upsample_kernel_sizes, gen_istft_n_fft, gen_istft_hop_size)
+        
+    def forward(self, asr, F0_curve, N, s):
+        F0 = self.F0_conv(F0_curve.unsqueeze(1))
+        N = self.N_conv(N.unsqueeze(1))
+        
+        x = torch.cat([asr, F0, N], axis=1)
+        x = self.encode(x, s)
+        
+        asr_res = self.asr_res(asr)
+        
+        res = True
+        for block in self.decode:
+            if res:
+                x = torch.cat([x, asr_res, F0, N], axis=1)
+            x = block(x, s)
+            if block.upsample_type != "none":
+                res = False
+                
+        x = self.generator(x, s, F0_curve)
+        return x
diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/plbert.py b/backend/python/kokoro/plbert.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf1dba5a
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+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/plbert.py
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+# https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/plbert.py
+# https://github.com/yl4579/StyleTTS2/blob/main/Utils/PLBERT/util.py
+from transformers import AlbertConfig, AlbertModel
+
+class CustomAlbert(AlbertModel):
+    def forward(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Call the original forward method
+        outputs = super().forward(*args, **kwargs)
+        # Only return the last_hidden_state
+        return outputs.last_hidden_state
+
+def load_plbert():
+    plbert_config = {'vocab_size': 178, 'hidden_size': 768, 'num_attention_heads': 12, 'intermediate_size': 2048, 'max_position_embeddings': 512, 'num_hidden_layers': 12, 'dropout': 0.1}
+    albert_base_configuration = AlbertConfig(**plbert_config)
+    bert = CustomAlbert(albert_base_configuration)
+    return bert