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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:
 async def _connect_and_read(self):
 """Retreives and connects to Slack's RTM API. Makes an authenticated call to Slack's RTM API to retrieve a websocket URL. Then connects to the message server and reads event messages as they come in. If 'auto_reconnect' is specified we retrieve a new url and reconnect any time the connection is lost unintentionally or an exception is thrown. Raises: SlackApiError: Unable to retreive RTM URL from Slack. websockets.exceptions: Errors thrown by the 'websockets' library. """

        while not self._stopped:
            try:
                self._connection_attempts += 1
                async with aiohttp.ClientSession(
                    loop=self._event_loop,
                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=self.timeout),
                ) as session:
                    self._session = session
                    url, data = await self._retreive_websocket_info()
                    async with session.ws_connect(
                        url,
                        heartbeat=self.ping_interval,
                        ssl=self.ssl,
                        proxy=self.proxy,
                    ) as websocket:
                        self._logger.debug("The Websocket connection has been opened.")
                        self._websocket = websocket
                        self._dispatch_event(event="open", data=data)
                        await self._read_messages()
            except (
                client_err.SlackClientNotConnectedError,
                client_err.SlackApiError,
                # TODO: Catch websocket exceptions thrown by aiohttp.
            ) as exception:
                self._logger.debug(str(exception))
                self._dispatch_event(event="error", data=exception)
                if self.auto_reconnect and not self._stopped:
                    await self._wait_exponentially(exception)
                    continue
                self._logger.exception(
                    "The Websocket encountered an error. Closing the connection..."
                )
                self._close_websocket()
                raise