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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 direct(ctx, path):
 """Make direct call to RWS, bypassing rwslib"""

    try:
        url = make_url(ctx.obj['RWS'].base_url, path)
        resp = requests.get(url, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(ctx.obj['USERNAME'], ctx.obj['PASSWORD']))
        click.echo(resp.text)
    except RWSException as e:
        click.echo(e.message)
    except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
        click.echo(e.message)