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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 get_base(self):
 """ Get the single base at this position. :returns: base :rtype: char """

    if self._type == 'query':
      return self._observable.get_query_base()
    return self._observable.get_target_base()