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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 append_body(self, dom: str):
 """ Appends the specified HTML-formatted DOM string to the currently stored report body for the step. """

        self.flush_stdout()
        self.body.append(dom)
        self._last_update_time = time.time()