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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 start_agent(agent, recp, desc, allocation_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
    '''
    Tells remote host agent to start agent identified by desc.
    The result value of the fiber is IRecipient.
    '''
    f = fiber.Fiber()
    f.add_callback(agent.initiate_protocol, IRecipient(recp), desc,
                   allocation_id, *args, **kwargs)
    f.add_callback(StartAgentRequester.notify_finish)
    f.succeed(StartAgentRequester)
    return f