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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 lease(self, items):
 """Add the given messages to lease management. Args: items(Sequence[LeaseRequest]):
 The items to lease. """

        self._manager.leaser.add(items)
        self._manager.maybe_pause_consumer()