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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 cuts_connections(self, a, b):
 """Check if this cut severs any connections from ``a`` to ``b``. Args: a (tuple[int]):
 A set of nodes. b (tuple[int]):
 A set of nodes. """

        n = max(self.indices) + 1
        return self.cut_matrix(n)[np.ix_(a, b)].any()