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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 _simple_command(self, command, arg=None, **kwargs):
 """Send a simple command."""

    self._protocol.send_command(command, arg)
    return self._protocol.handle_simple_responses(**kwargs)