A 28-year-old man inhales toxic fumes that result in damage to his alveoli. Within two weeks, there is re-epithelialization with type I pneumocytes. Which of the following is the most likely immediate precursor of the new type I pneumocytes?
Alveolar macrophage
Clara cell
Kulchitsky cell
Type I pneumocyte
Type II pneumocyte
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