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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 close(self):
 """Stops the instance and closes the allocation table storage. """

        self._handle.remove()
        self._node_monitor_event_handle.remove()
        self._allocation_table.close()