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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 connect(self) -> "google.cloud.storage.Bucket": """ Connect to the assigned bucket. """

        log = self._log
        log.info("Connecting to the bucket...")
        client = self.create_client()
        return client.lookup_bucket(self.bucket_name)