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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 _parse_content(self, text):
        '''Parses the content of a response doc into the correct
        format for .state.
        '''
        try:
            return json.loads(text)
        except ValueError:
            raise exc.UnexpectedlyNotJSON(
                "The resource at {.uri} wasn't valid JSON", self)