Essbase 21c - Build partition using REST API - error message Unexpected character (code 34)

We are in Essbase 21c on-premises Version: 21.4.2.0.0 Build: 024. We are having an issue with maintaining our partitions in EAS Lite (SR open on void mappings being removed when using EAS Lite), so we need a way to build our partitions (28 total partitions, some with 18 areas) in an automated fashion. I was able to "get" the partitions using REST and cURL. I then modified the JSON from the output of the "get" to the syntax needed to create the partitions. When I ran the command to build, I received the following:

{ "errorMessage" : "Unexpected character ('\" (code 34)): was expecting comma to separate Object entries" }