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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 abs_timedelta(delta):
 """Returns an "absolute" value for a timedelta, always representing a time distance."""

    if delta.days < 0:
        now = _now()
        return now - (now + delta)
    return delta