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x xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxx xxxxx x xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxx: xx xxxxx xxxxxxx
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xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
xxx xxxxxxxx_xxxxx_xxxxxxxxx(x: xxx, x: xxx) -> xxx: ...
xxxxxxxx_xxxxx_xxxxxxxxx("xxxx", x)
# 'xx' (xxxx 'x' xxx 'x')
xxxxxxxx_xxxxx_xxxxxxxxx("xxxxx", x)
# 'xxx' (xxx xxxxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxxx; xxxx xxxx xxx xxxx)
x xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx x xx x, xxx x xx xx xxxx xxx
xxxxxx xx x. xxxx x xxxxxx xxxx xxxxxx, xxx xxxxxx xx xxx xxxxx xxxxxx.xxx(x) <= xxxxxx.x xxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxx x.x xxxxx xxxx, xx xx
(x(xx)) xxxxxxxx xxx xxxx xxx xxxxxx xx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx
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