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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 take(self, n):
 """ Take the first n elements of the sequence. [1, 2] :param n: number of elements to take :return: first n elements of sequence """

        if n <= 0:
            return self._transform(transformations.take_t(0))
        else:
            return self._transform(transformations.take_t(n))