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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 And(*predicates, **kwargs):
 """ `And` predicate. Returns ``False`` at the first sub-predicate that returns ``False``. """

    if kwargs:
        predicates += Query(**kwargs),
    return _flatten(_And, *predicates)