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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 parse(class_, f, include_transactions=True, include_offsets=None, check_merkle_hash=True):
 """ Parse the Block from the file-like object """

        block = class_.parse_as_header(f)
        if include_transactions:
            count = parse_struct("I", f)[0]
            txs = block._parse_transactions(f, count, include_offsets=include_offsets)
            block.set_txs(txs, check_merkle_hash=check_merkle_hash)
        return block