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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 vera_request(self, **kwargs):
 """Perfom a vera_request for this scene."""

        request_payload = {
            'output_format': 'json',
            'SceneNum': self.scene_id,
        }
        request_payload.update(kwargs)

        return self.vera_controller.data_request(request_payload)