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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 run(self):
 """ Run the bot in a thread. Implementing the IRC listener as a thread allows it to listen without blocking IRCLego's ability to listen as a pykka actor. :return: None """

        self._connect()
        super(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot, self).start()