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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:
 async def _get_protocol(self):
 """Get the protocol for the request."""

        if self._protocol is None:
            self._protocol = asyncio.Task(Context.create_client_context(
                loop=self._loop))
        return (await self._protocol)