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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 duplicate(self):
 """Return a copy of the current Data Collection."""

        collection = self.__class__(self.header.duplicate(), self.values, self.datetimes)
        collection._validated_a_period = self._validated_a_period
        return collection