This function is, again, a low-level function responsible for calling functions in another contract using the callers's state variables. Generally, it is used along with libraries in Solidity. More information about delegatecall is available at: http://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/develop/introduction-to-smart-contracts.html.
The delegatecall method
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