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Taking the origin O of the Cartesian coordinate system as the pole and the positive half-axis of the x-axis as the polar axis, we establish a polar coordinate system. Given that the Cartesian coordinates of point M are (1,0), and the polar equation of line l is $\sqrt{2}\rho\cos(\theta + \frac{\pi}{4}) - 1 = 0$, the parametric equation of curve C is $\begin{cases} x=4t^{2} \\ y=4t \end{cases}$ (t is the parameter).
(1) Find the general equations of line l and curve C;
(2) Suppose line l and curve C intersect at points A and B, calculate $\frac{1}{|MA|} + \frac{1}{|MB|}$.

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