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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 send_sms_message(sms_message, backend=None, fail_silently=False):
 	""" 	Send an SMSMessage instance using a connection given by the specified `backend`. 	"""

	with get_sms_connection(backend=backend, fail_silently=fail_silently) as connection:
		result = connection.send_messages([sms_message])
	return result