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def find_and_draw_contours(
    image: np.ndarray, color: Tuple[int, int, int] = (255, 0, 255), thickness: int = 3
) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, int]:
    """
    Finds and draws contours on the image.

    Args:
        image (np.ndarray): Input thresholded image.
        color (tuple, optional): Color of the contour lines in BGR. Defaults to purple (255, 0, 255).
        thickness (int, optional): Thickness of the contour lines. Defaults to 3.

    Returns:
        tuple: Image with contours drawn and number of contours.
    """
    # If not in grayscale, convert to grayscale
    if len(image.shape) == 3 and image.shape[2] == 3:
        image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

    # Find contours
    contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(
        image, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE
    )

    # Draw contours on a copy of the original image
    contour_image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_GRAY2BGR)
    cv2.drawContours(contour_image, contours, -1, color, thickness)

    # Return the image with contours and the number of contours
    return contour_image, contours, hierarchy