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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 plash_map(*args):
    from subprocess import check_output
    'thin wrapper around plash map'
    out = check_output(['plash', 'map'] + list(args))
    if out == '':
        return None
    return out.decode().strip('\n')