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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 prepare_message(self, message):
 """ Prepares the message before sending it out Returns: - message.Message: the message """


        message.meta.update(path=self.path)

        for handler in self.handlers:
            handler.outgoing(message, self)

        return message