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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 application_properties(self, value):
 """ Application defined properties on the message. :param value: The application properties for the EventData. :type value: dict """

        self._app_properties = value
        properties = dict(self._app_properties)
        self.message.application_properties = properties