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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 read_epilogue(self):
 """Read the epilogue metadata."""


        with open(self.filename, "rb") as fp_:
            fp_.seek(self.mda['total_header_length'])
            data = np.fromfile(fp_, dtype=hrit_epilogue, count=1)
            self.epilogue.update(recarray2dict(data))