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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 fetch(self, raise_exc=True):
        '''Performs a GET request to the uri of this navigator'''
        self._request(GET, raise_exc=raise_exc)  # ingests response
        self.fetched = True
        return self.state.copy()