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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 message(self, message, thread_id=None):
 """Message the user associated with this profile. :param message: The message to send to this user. :param thread_id: The id of the thread to respond to, if any. """

        return_value = helpers.Messager(self._session).send(
            self.username, message, self.authcode, thread_id
        )
        self.refresh(reload=False)
        return return_value