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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 _mark_lines(lines, sender):
 """Mark message lines with markers to distinguish signature lines. Markers: * e - empty line * s - line identified as signature * t - other i.e. ordinary text line 'tes' """

    global EXTRACTOR

    candidate = get_signature_candidate(lines)

    # at first consider everything to be text no signature
    markers = list('t' * len(lines))

    # mark lines starting from bottom up
    # mark only lines that belong to candidate
    # no need to mark all lines of the message
    for i, line in reversed(list(enumerate(candidate))):
        # markers correspond to lines not candidate
        # so we need to recalculate our index to be
        # relative to lines not candidate
        j = len(lines) - len(candidate) + i
        if not line.strip():
            markers[j] = 'e'
        elif is_signature_line(line, sender, EXTRACTOR):
            markers[j] = 's'

    return "".join(markers)