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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 _render_map(self, surface, rect, surfaces):
 """ Render the map and optional surfaces to destination surface :param surface: pygame surface to draw to :param rect: area to draw to :param surfaces: optional sequence of surfaces to interlace between tiles """

        self._tile_queue = self.data.process_animation_queue(self._tile_view)
        self._tile_queue and self._flush_tile_queue(self._buffer)

        # TODO: could maybe optimize to remove just the edges, ideally by drawing lines
        # if not self.anchored_view:
        #     surface.fill(self._clear_color, self._previous_blit)
        if not self._anchored_view:
            self._clear_surface(surface, self._previous_blit)

        offset = -self._x_offset + rect.left, -self._y_offset + rect.top

        with surface_clipping_context(surface, rect):
            self._previous_blit = surface.blit(self._buffer, offset)
            if surfaces:
                surfaces_offset = -offset[0], -offset[1]
                self._draw_surfaces(surface, surfaces_offset, surfaces)