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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 mute(self):
 """Mutes all existing communication, most notably the device will no longer generate a 13.56 MHz carrier signal when operating as Initiator. """

        fname = "mute"
        cname = self.__class__.__module__ + '.' + self.__class__.__name__
        raise NotImplementedError("%s.%s() is required" % (cname, fname))