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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 hash_key(self, key):
 """ "Hash" all keys in a timerange to the same value. """

        for i, destination_key in enumerate(self._dict):
            if key < destination_key:
                return destination_key

        return key