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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 charmap(prefixed_name):
 """ Return the character map used for a given font. Returns ------- return_value: dict The dictionary mapping the icon names to the corresponding unicode character. """

    prefix, name = prefixed_name.split('.')
    return _instance().charmap[prefix][name]