"""Create reasoning_engine
Generated by Phi-Octopus Eden
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"""

```python
from typing import List, Dict

class KnowledgeBase:
    def __init__(self):
        self.knowledge = {}

    def add_fact(self, fact: str) -> None:
        """Add a fact to the knowledge base."""
        if fact not in self.knowledge:
            self.knowledge[fact] = True
        else:
            print("Fact already exists.")

    def query(self, question: str) -> bool:
        """Query the knowledge base for a fact."""
        return question in self.knowledge


class ReasoningEngine:
    def __init__(self):
        self_kb = KnowledgeBase()
        self.facts = self_kb

    def add_facts(self, facts: List[str]) -> None:
        """Add multiple facts to the reasoning engine's knowledge base."""
        for fact in facts:
            self.facts.add_fact(fact)

    def reason(self, question: str) -> bool:
        """
        Attempt to derive a conclusion based on available facts.

        Args:
            question (str): The question or statement to reason about.

        Returns:
            bool: True if the question is derivable from existing knowledge,
                  False otherwise.
        """
        # Simple rule-based reasoning
        for fact in self.facts.knowledge:
            if "and" in fact and all(sub_fact in fact for sub_fact in question.split()):
                return True

        return self.facts.query(question)

# Example usage
reasoner = ReasoningEngine()
reasoner.add_facts(["A and B", "B and C"])
print(reasoner.reason("B"))  # Should print: True
print(reasoner.reason("A and not C"))  # Should print: False

```

This code defines a basic reasoning engine that adds facts to a knowledge base and can reason about those facts using simple rules. The `ReasoningEngine` class has methods to add multiple facts at once, and to query the knowledge base for specific questions or statements.