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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 creationTime(item):
 """ Returns the creation time of the given item. """

    forThisItem = _CreationTime.createdItem == item
    return item.store.findUnique(_CreationTime, forThisItem).timestamp