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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 request(self, request, proxies, timeout, verify, **_):
 """Responsible for dispatching the request and returning the result. Network level exceptions should be raised and only ``requests.Response`` should be returned. :param request: A ``requests.PreparedRequest`` object containing all the data necessary to perform the request. :param proxies: A dictionary of proxy settings to be utilized for the request. :param timeout: Specifies the maximum time that the actual HTTP request can take. :param verify: Specifies if SSL certificates should be validated. ``**_`` should be added to the method call to ignore the extra arguments intended for the cache handler. """

        settings = self.http.merge_environment_settings(
            request.url, proxies, False, verify, None
        )
        return self.http.send(request, timeout=timeout, allow_redirects=False,
                              **settings)