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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(fname, fail_silently=False):
 """ Read the content of the given file. The path is evaluated from the directory containing this file. """

        try:
            filepath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)
            with io.open(filepath, 'rt', encoding='utf8') as f:
                return f.read()
        except:
            if not fail_silently:
                raise
            return ''