def read(self, amt=None):
        if self.fp is None:
            return ''

        if self.chunked:
            return self._read_chunked(amt)

        if amt is None:
            # unbounded read
            if self.length is None:
                s = self.fp.read()
            else:
                s = self._safe_read(self.length)
                self.length = 0
            self.close()        # we read everything
            return s

        if self.length is not None:
            if amt > self.length:
                # clip the read to the "end of response"
                amt = self.length

        # we do not use _safe_read() here because this may be a .will_close
        # connection, and the user is reading more bytes than will be provided
        # (for example, reading in 1k chunks)
        s = self.fp.read(amt)
        if self.length is not None:
            self.length -= len(s)

        return s
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