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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 activate_left(self, token):
 """Make a copy of the received token and call `_activate_left`."""

        watchers.MATCHER.debug(
            "Node <%s> activated left with token %r", self, token)
        return self._activate_left(token.copy())