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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 contains(self, x, y) -> bool: """" Checks if the given x, y position is within the area of this region. """

        if x < self._left or x > self._right or y < self._top or y > self._bottom:
            return False
        return True