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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 dry(self, *args, **kwargs):
        '''Perform a dry-run of the task'''
        return 'Would have executed:\n%s%s' % (
            self.name, Args(self.spec).explain(*args, **kwargs))