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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 read(self, *args, **kwargs):
 """ read the buffer, passing named and non named arguments to the io.BufferedReader function. """

        buf = io.BufferedReader.read(self, *args, **kwargs)
        self.increment(len(buf))
        return buf