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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 pause(self, message: Optional[Message_T] = None, **kwargs) -> None: """Pause the session for further interaction."""

        if message:
            asyncio.ensure_future(self.send(message, **kwargs))
        raise _PauseException