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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 validate(self, instance):
 """Validates the given document against this schema. Raises a ValidationException if there are any failures."""

        errors = {}
        self._validate_instance(instance, errors)

        if len(errors) > 0:
            raise ValidationException(errors)