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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def pages(self):
 """ Returns the paginator's pages without prematurely closing the active page. """

        # protected access has to be permitted here to not close the paginator's pages

        # pylint: disable=protected-access
        paginator_pages = list(self.paginator._pages)
        if len(self.paginator._current_page) > 1:
            paginator_pages.append('\n'.join(self.paginator._current_page) + '\n' + (self.paginator.suffix or ''))
        # pylint: enable=protected-access

        return paginator_pages