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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, target, action, *args, **kwargs):
        '''Send a message to ``target`` to perform ``action`` with given
        positional ``args`` and key-valued ``kwargs``.
        Returns a coroutine or a Future.
        '''
        target = self.monitor if target == 'monitor' else target
        mailbox = self.mailbox
        if isinstance(target, ActorProxyMonitor):
            mailbox = target.mailbox
        else:
            actor = self.get_actor(target)
            if isinstance(actor, Actor):
                # this occur when sending a message from arbiter to monitors or
                # vice-versa.
                return command_in_context(action, self, actor, args, kwargs)
            elif isinstance(actor, ActorProxyMonitor):
                mailbox = actor.mailbox
        if hasattr(mailbox, 'send'):
            # if not mailbox.closed:
            return mailbox.send(action, self, target, args, kwargs)
        else:
            raise CommandError('Cannot execute "%s" in %s. Unknown actor %s.'
                               % (action, self, target))