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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 read(self, raw=False, perform_traversal=True):
 """ Parse the body of the response using the Content-Type header we pulled from the response, or the hive-defined format, if such couldn't be pulled automatically. """

        if not raw:
            response_body = decode(self.data, self.mimetype(), encoding=self.encoding())
            if perform_traversal and self.traversal is not None:
                return traverse(response_body, *self.traversal)
            return response_body
        else:
            return self.data