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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 descend(self, remote, force=False):
 """ Descend, possibly creating directories as needed """

        remote_dirs = remote.split('/')
        for directory in remote_dirs:
            try:
                self.conn.cwd(directory)
            except Exception:
                if force:
                    self.conn.mkd(directory)
                    self.conn.cwd(directory)
        return self.conn.pwd()