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def send_message(type, description, **kwargs):
    """
    Sends a message by appending it to the global `__messages` list.

    This function creates a message dictionary with a specified type and description,
    along with any additional keyword arguments provided. The constructed message is
    then added to the global `__messages` list for further processing or logging.

    Args:
        type (str): The type of the message (e.g., "error", "info", "warning").
        description (str): A brief description of the message content.
        **kwargs: Additional key-value pairs to include in the message dictionary.

    Raises:
        NameError: If the global variable `__messages` is not defined.

    Example:
        send_message(
            type="info",
            description="Process completed successfully",
            report="Reporting information" # optional, added for this particular example
        )
    """
    global __messages
    message = {"type": type, "description": description, **kwargs}
    __messages.append(message)