def get_body(self):
if self.encoded:<EOL><INDENT>return base64.b64decode(self.body.encode('<STR_LIT:ascii>'))<EOL><DEDENT>return self.body.encode('<STR_LIT:utf-8>')<EOL>
Returns the `body` field of this record.

        This will automatically base64-decode the message contents
        if they are encoded as such.