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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 send(self, fail_silently=False):
 """ Sends the sms message """

        if not self.to:
            # Don't bother creating the connection if there's nobody to send to
            return 0
        res = self.get_connection(fail_silently).send_messages([self])
        sms_post_send.send(sender=self, to=self.to, from_phone=self.from_phone, body=self.body)
        return res