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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 serialize(self):
 """Return the string representation of the receiver."""

        res = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>'
        for ns in self.namespaces:
            self.top_grammar.attr["xmlns:" + self.namespaces[ns]] = ns
        res += self.top_grammar.start_tag()
        for ch in self.top_grammar.children:
            res += ch.serialize()
        res += self.tree.serialize()
        for d in self.global_defs:
            res += self.global_defs[d].serialize()
        for i in self.identities:
            res += self.identities[i].serialize()
        return res + self.top_grammar.end_tag()