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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 bbox_vert_aligned(box1, box2):
 """ Returns true if the horizontal center point of either span is within the horizontal range of the other """

    if not (box1 and box2):
        return False
    # NEW: any overlap counts
    #    return box1.left <= box2.right and box2.left <= box1.right
    box1_left = box1.left + 1.5
    box2_left = box2.left + 1.5
    box1_right = box1.right - 1.5
    box2_right = box2.right - 1.5
    return not (box1_left > box2_right or box2_left > box1_right)