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It is well known that the Cuntz algebra $\mathcal{O}_N$ (for fixed $N$) is simple. Is there any easy way to exhibit it (as a Banach algebra only) as a quotient of a Banach algebra modulo some maximal ideal? Of course, I am not interested in the quotient of the form $\mathcal{O}_N/ \{0\}$.

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