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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 access_token(self) -> str: """ The access token stored within the requested token. """

        if self._token_expires_at < time.time() + self._REFRESH_THRESHOLD:
            self.request_token()

        return self._token["access_token"]