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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 _manipulate(self, *args, **kwargs):
 """ This is a semi-private method. It's current use is to manipulate memory file system objects so that you can create certain conditions, to provoke errors that otherwise won't occur. """

        self.connection._manipulate(self, *args, **kwargs)