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    vvv"nyxnp-pdydnpik"iam

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    wat xkd udpw cnxdyx pdydnpik epam N/YXNP nipayy n `panhyzdixptm ae yigdbxg i nbh xdikbacafw dchy# epammacditcnp gacafw xa mgipadcdixpabgiy# mnxdpgncy pdydnpikxa mnbtenixtpgbf xdikbacafw" Xkd pdydnpik kgfkcgfkxy npdetpxkdp dbknbidh w Ednxtpdy nbh Gbbaunxgaby npxgicdyxknx xnld n caal nx xkd zdazcd dkgbh xkd pdydnpik nbhyamd ae xkd mayx d{igxgbf hgyiaudpgdy nbh gbudbxgaby xknxiamd atx ae gx"

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    PDYDNPIK KGFKCGFKXY

    0>N/YXNP PDYDNPIK AIXA@DP 0:>: MNPIK 0:>>

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    Mnpxgb Xonkoaba nbh Mnpi Fnpcnbh nx xkd N/YXNP Gbyxgxtxdae Ikdmginc nbh Dbfgbddpgbf Yigdbidy> knud bav hdudcazdh nmahdc xknx inb niitpnxdcw zpdhgix ytpenid ikdmginc iabidbxpn-xgaby eap ghdnc nbh bab-ghdnc `gbnpw mg{xtpdy ae n~tdaty nbh

    apfnbgi cg~tghy" Xkd mahdc gy tydetc eap n unpgdxw ae nzzcginxgaby#pnbfgbf epam ywbxkdxgi ikdmgyxpw xa kdnx dbfgbddpgbf" Xkd ldw xa xkgy nzzpanik gy n bdv d~tnxgab xknx nbyvdpy n etbhnmdbxnc~tdyxgab? kav `dyx xa d{zpdyy xkd zkwyginc iabidzx ae macditcnp uactmd nx xkd ytpenid1

    @gbnpw cg~tgh ytpenidy npd hwbnmgi zcnidy xknx tbhdpfaiabyxnbx iabidbxpnxgab iknbfdy htd xa dunzapnxgab# mdnbgbfxknx d{zdpgmdbxnc mdnytpdmdbxy ae iamzaygxgab npd bax dnyw xazdpeapm" Gbyxdnh# pdydnpikdpy knud xa tyd xkdapdxginc mahdcy xafntfd deedixy cgld ytpenid dbpgikmdbx" Kavdudp# mnbw ae xkdydeapmtcny npd `nydh ab ghdnc cg~tgh nyytmzxgaby# cgld bdnpcw yzkdp-ginc macditcnp yknzdy nbh xkd eapmnxgab ae egbgxd mabacnwdpy"

    Xonkoaba nbh Fnpcnbh hdugydh n hgeedpdbx incitcnxgab mdxkah`nydh ab n znpnmdxdp inccdh znpnikap xknx mnxkdmnxginccw iabbdixy ytpenid xdbygabn hgpdix mdnytpd ae xkd iakdyguddbdpfw zpdydbx nx xkd gbxdpenidxa macditcnp uactmd# vkgikmdnytpdy yg d nbh macditcnp gbxdpnixgaby" Xkdyd npd xvagmzapxnbx zkwyginc zpazdpxgdy eap iknpnixdpg gbf macditcnp iam-zaygxgaby nx xkd gbxdpenid# ynwy Xonkoaba" Znpnikap pdcnxdy xkdydxva zpazdpxgdy nbh xkdpdeapd inb `d tydh xa deedixgudcw hdyipg`dytpenid iamzaygxgab"

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    ytpenid macditcnp uactmd" Xkd pdydnpikdpy xtpbdh xa hdbygxw# nenixap zpazapxgabnc xa uactmd# xa yacud xkgy zpa`cdm" Gb xkd `tcl ae n `gbnpw cg~tgh# hdbygxw inb `d mdnytpdh d{nixcw ny n etbixgabae iamzaygxgab" Ytpenid hdbygxgdy npd knphdp xa hdxdpmgbd# `tx

    Xonkoaba nbh Fnpcnbh pdncg dh xknx xkdw inb `d hdhtidh mnxkdmnxginccw gb n vnw ygmgcnp xa xkd `tcl# cdnhgbf xa n bdv ytpemacditcnp uactmd d{zpdyygab"

    Xkd mahgegdh znpnikap mahdc zdpeapmdh ecnvcdyycw nbhzpahtidh xkdapdxginc ytpenid iamzaygxgaby xknx icaydcw mnxikdlbavb d{zdpgmdbxnc hnxn# ba mnxxdp kav bab-ghdnccw xkd `gbnpcg~tgh dknudh" Tygbf xkd mahdc# xkd pdydnpikdpy pdyacudh ygfbginbx ytpenid dbpgikmdbxy deedixy gb apfnbgi kwhpainp`abvnxdmg{xtpdyn egbhgbf xknx iatch knud gmzcginxgaby gb pdnc-vapcdbfgbddpgbf zpa`cdmy# baxdy Xonkoaba"

    >" Xonkoaba# M" % Fnpcnbh# M" N bdv mahgegdh znpnikap mahdc eapzpdhgixgbf ytpenid iamzaygxgaby ae gbnpw cg~tgh mg{xtpdy" Ab xkd

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    IKDMGYXPW % MNXDPGNCY

    00 N/YXNP PDYDNPIK AIXA@DP 0:>: MNPIK 0:>>

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    Cdnh gpiabnxd xgxnbnxd +Z_X' idpnmgiy npd kgfk-zdpeapmnbidzgd adcdixpgi mnxdpgncy xknx fdbdpnxd n uacxnfd gb pdyzabyd xa nbnzzcgdh yxpdyy# nbh iknbfd yknzd gb pdyzabyd xa nb nzzcgdh uacxnfd" Xkdw npd nb gbxdfpnc iamzabdbx ae n vghd pnbfd ae dcdixpabgihdugidy# gbicthgbf ydbyapy# xpnbyeapmdpy nbh cathyzdnldpy"Zpdugaty yxthgdy knud ykavb xknx zgd adcdixpgi mnxdpgncy hgyzcnw xkd `dyx zgd adcdixpgi zdpeapmnbid vkdb xkdgp iamzaygxgab gy icaydxa n xpnbygxgab pdfgab inccdh xkd mapzkaxpazgi zknyd `atbhnpw +MZ@'" Gb xkd inyd ae Z_X idpnmgiy# xkd MZ@ yxnxd d~tnxdy xa niamzaygxgab ae 5:$ cdnh `w vdgfkx" Kavdudp# xkd zpahtixgab nbhhgyzaync ae mnxdpgncy vgxk ytik n kgfk cdnh iabxdbx zayd ydpgaty

    xkpdnxy xa ktmnb kdncxk nbh xkd dbugpabmdbx"Yahgtm zaxnyygtm bga`nxd +BLB' idpnmgiy npd n zpamgy-gbf cdnh-epdd yt`yxgxtxd eap Z_X# knugbf nb MZ@ iamzaygxgabae d~tnc znpxy yahgtm nbh zaxnyygtm" Tbeapxtbnxdcw# xkd kgfkxdmzdpnxtpdy pd~tgpdh eap iabudbxgabnc ywbxkdygy ae BLBidpnmgiy uacnxgcg dy xkd zaxnyygtm nxamy nbh inb xkdpdeapd needixxkd yahgtm-xa-zaxnyygtm pnxga" Xkdyd zpaidyydy npd ncya xgmd-iabytmgbf nbh gbuacud mnbw yxdzy# gbicthgbf zpd-mg{gbf# `ncc-mgccgbf# incigbnxgab nbh ygbxdpgbf"

    Fpdfapw Fak nbh Nc`dpxty H" Knbhala nx xkd N/YXNP Gbyxgxtxd ae Mnxdpgncy Pdydnpik nbh Dbfgbddpgbf> knud bav hdmabyxpnxdh n kwhpaxkdpmnc zpaidyy eap xkd ywbxkdygy ae BLBidpnmgiy" Xkd kwhpaxkdpmnc mdxkah gy bax abcw nb dbugpabmdb-xnccw epgdbhcw# cav-iayx xdikbg~td# gx gy ncya ncpdnhw vghdcw tydhxa ywbxkdyg d bnbayxptixtpdh mnxdpgncy" Xkd pdydnpikdpy nhhdhbga`gtm zdbxa{ghd xa nb n~tdaty mg{xtpd ae zaxnyygtm nbhyahgtm kwhpa{ghdy nbh nccavdh xkdm xa pdnix gb n zpdyytpd iaaldpnx 0:: I eap 08 katpy" Vkdb xkd pdnixgab dbhdh# xkdw vnykdhxkd zpdigzgxnxdh zavhdpy vgxk hdgabg dh vnxdp nbh xkdb hpgdh xkdyacghy gb ngp"

    [-pnw hgeepnixgab yxthgdy pdudncdh xknx BLB zavhdpy vgxkicayd xa xkd MZ@ iamzaygxgab iatch gbhddh `d a`xngbdh kwhpa-xkdpmnccw# d{idzx xknx xkd yacghy vdpd n mg{ ae BLB nbh yahgtm

    bga`nxd" Xkd pdydnpikdpy eatbh xknx kdnxgbf xkd mg{dh zknyd nx;:: I eap xva katpy fnud n ygbfcd-zknyd BLB zavhdp vgxk niamzaygxgab zpnixginccw nx xkd MZ@" Xkd egbhgbf ytffdyxy xknxnb nxamgi d{iknbfd zpaidyy `dxvddb xkd zaxnyygtm nbh yahgtm

    nxamy knh aiitppdhygmgcnp xa xknx vkgik aiitpy htpgbf incigbn-xgab gb iabudbxgabnc zpaidyydy"

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    zaxnyygtm bga`nxd yacgh yactxgaby nx 0:: I" Fpddb Ikdmgyxpw

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    PDYDNPIK KGFKCGFKXY

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    Xkd pdydnpikdpy dunctnxdh xkd zdpeapmnbid ae xkdgp mgipaect-ghgi hdugid gb mg{gbf fcwidpac nbh yahgtm kwhpa{ghd +BnAK'#ectghy vgxk n 5;:-each hgeedpdbid gb ugyiaygxw" Xkdw ghdbxgegdhiknbfdy gb xkd ectgh gbxdpenid ny fcwidpac nbh BnAK maud ncabfxkd mgipaectghgi hdugid"

    @w nhhgbf n zK gbhginxap xa xkd fcwidpac xknx xtpby pdhtzab mg{gbf vgxk BnAK# xkd pdydnpikdpy eatbh xknx vkdbfcwidpac nbh BnAK mdx tz gbgxgnccw# xkd gbxdpenid `dxvddb xkdxva ectghy vny pdcnxgudcw ymaaxk# mdnbgbf xknx xkdpd vny cgxxcdmg{gbf" Kavdudp# vkdb xkd ectghy dbxdpdh xkd gbxdpiabbdixdhiknbbdcy# xkd ectgh gbxdpenid `dinmd baxn`cw tbyxn`cd# gbhginxgbfyxpabf mg{gbf"

    Xkd gbxdpiabbdixdh iknbbdcy knh znpxy yzcgxxgbf cnpfdpyxpdnm ae ectghy gbxa ymnccdp yxpdnmy# nbh znpxy mdpfgbf ymnccdpyxpdnmy ae ectghy gbxa cnpfdp yxpdnmy" Xkd yzcgxxgbf-nbh-mdpfgbfzpaidyy eapidh xkd ectgh gbxdpenid xa `pdnl tz nbh pdiam`gbd gb

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    Xkd mgipaectghgi hdugid iatch mg{ fcwidpac nbh BnAK dudbnx cav ecav pnxdy" @dyx ae ncc# xkd mgipaectghgi hdugid hadypd~tgpd dbdpfw xa azdpnxd nbh kny xkd `dbdegx ae cav en`pginxgiayx" Xkd pdydnpikdpy `dcgdud xknx xkd bdv mgipaectghgi hdug vgcc egbh tyd gb mnbw nzzcginxgaby# ytik ny xkd eapmtcnxgab zacwmdpy# iaymdxgiy# eaah nbh `dudpnfdy"

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    IKDMGYXPW % MNXDPGNCY

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