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    @ZGOJHGLJ] ZLOJ[ DMO[ FE[ ZLG_JO LI_GEL] F[IDJPE[A

    MHI]]GFGMI_GEL EF DGLJ[IH [J]J[VJ] % [J]EZ[MJ]

    #]jj {zhj ?: #9' #m' ilo Fe{d} C$9 te C$3 ilo C$7'

    G, ZLFM mhi}}gfgmitgel ef {j}j{vj} 2$

    I, OJFGLG_GEL EF _J[D] ILO MEOJ] EL [J]J[VJ] ILO [J]EZ[MJ]

    ZLOJ[ ZLG_JO LI_GEL] F[IDJPE[A MHI]]GFGMI_GEL #ZLFM' EF

    DGLJ[IH [J]EZ[MJ]

    _cj ZLFM mel}g}t} ef i tc{jj ogdjl}gelih }w}tjd pgtc tcj fehhepgl` tc{jj isj}2@jehe`gmih I}}j}}djlt( Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt ilo Jmeledgm vgikghgtw, _cj ~{emj}} ef

    `jehe`gmih i}}j}}djlt g} `jlj{ihhw melozmtjo gl }ti`j} ef glm{ji}gl` ojtigh}, _cj tw~gmih}zmmj}}gvj }ti`j} ef `jehe`gmih glvj}tg`itgel g,j, {jmellig}}ilmj( ~{e}~jmtgl`( `jlj{ih

    js~he{itgel ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel( `jlj{itj {j}ez{mj oiti pgtc i mhji{hw ojfgljo oj`{jj} ef`jehe`gmih i}}z{ilmj, _cj}j fez{ }ti`j} i{j tcj{jfe{j z}jo i} `jehe`gmih i}}j}}djlt mitj`e{gj} gl

    tcj mhi}}gfgmitgel, Fji}gkghgtw i}}j}}djlt }tzogj} fe{d il j}}jltgih ~i{t ef tcj ~{emj}} efi}}j}}gl` i dglgl` ~{ebjmt, _cj tw~gmih }zmmj}}gvj }ti`j} ef fji}gkghgtw i}}j}}djlt g,j, `jehe`gmih

    }tzow i} glgtgih }ti`j fehhepjo kw ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow ilo fji}gkghgtw }tzow%dglgl` {j~e{t i{j pjhhojfgljo, _cj oj`{jj ef jmeledgm vgikghgtw #jmeledgm e{ }zkjmeledgm g} i}}j}}jo gl tcj mez{}j

    ef ~{jfji}gkghgtw ilo fji}gkghgtw }tzogj}, I ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow ~{evgoj} i ~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djltpgtc i hepj{ hjvjh ef immz{imw tcil tcit ef i fji}gkghgtw }tzow( kw pcgmc jmeledgm vgikghgtw g}

    i}}j}}jo gl ojtigh,

    Gt g} i tc{jj og`gt meoj ki}jo }w}tjd( tcj jmeledgm vgikghgtw isg} {j~{j}jltgl` tcjfg{}t og`gt( tcj fji}gkghgtw isg} tcj }jmelo og`gt ilo tcj `jehe`gm isg} tcj tcg{o og`gt, _cj tc{jj

    mitj`e{gj} ef jmeledgm vgikghgtw civj meoj} 9(; ilo = gl ojm{ji}gl` e{oj{( }gdghi{hw tcj tc{jjmitj`e{gj} ef fji}gkghgtw }tzow civj ih}e meoj} 9(; ilo = pcghj tcj fez{ }ti`j} ef `jehe`gmih

    i}}j}}djlt i{j {j~{j}jltjo kw ? meoj} g,j, 9 #ojtighjo js~he{itgel( ; #`jlj{ih js~he{itgel( =#~{e}~jmtgl` ilo ? #{jmellig}}ilmj, _cz} tcj cg`cj}t mitj`e{w ef {j}ez{mj} zloj{ ZLFM

    }w}tjd pghh civj tcj meoj #999 ilo hepj}t mitj`e{w tcj meoj #==?, _cj vi{gez} tj{d} z}jo gltcg} mhi}}gfgmitgel ilo tcjg{ ojfglgtgel} i{j i} fehhep}2

    9, _etih Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj$ I melmjlt{itgel #e{ emmz{{jlmj ef ditj{gih ef glt{gl}gm jmeledgm gltj{j}t,$ [ji}elikhj ~{e}~jmt} fe{ jvjltzih jmeledgm jst{imtgel,

    $ Hemitgel( `{ioj( yziltgtw( `jehe`gmih mci{imtj{g}tgm alepl( j}tgditjo e{ gltj{~{jtjof{ed }~jmgfgm `jehe`gmih jvgojlmj ilo alephjo`j,

    #g Dji}z{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==9$ _cit ~i{t ef dglj{ih {j}ez{mj fe{ pcgmc telli`j( ojl}gtgj}( }ci~j( ~cw}gmih

    mci{imtj{g}tgm}( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj j}tgditjo pgtc i cg`c hjvjh ef

    melfgojlmj g,j, ki}jo el ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

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    #gg Glogmitjo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==;$ _elli`j( ojl}gtgj}( }ci~j( ~cw}gmih mci{imtj{g}tgm( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj

    j}tgditjo pgtc {ji}elikhj hjvjh ef melfgojlmj ki}jo el js~he{itgel( }id~hgl` ilotj}tgl` glfe{ditgel( hemitgel ef ke{jcehj( ~gt} jtm, tee pgojhw }~imjo,

    #ggg

    Glfj{{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #===$ _elli`j( `{ioj ilo dglj{ih meltjlt mil kj j}tgditjo pgtc hep hjvjh ef melfgojlmj,Glfj{{jo f{ed `jehe`gmih jvgojlmj,

    ;, Dglj{ih [j}j{vj$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef dji}z{jo ilo%e{ glogmitjo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj,#g ^{evjo Dglj{ih [j}j{vj} #999$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef Dji}z{jo Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj,#gg ^{ekikhj Dglj{ih [j}j{vj} #9;9 & 9;;$ Jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj ~i{t ef glogmitjo e{ gl }edj mi}j} i dji}z{jo dglj{ih

    {j}ez{mj,

    =, [jmellig}}ilmj Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #==?'$ J}tgditj} ki}jo el {j`gelih `jehe`gmih }tzogj} ilo di~~gl`( ig{ke{lj ilo glog{jmt

    Djtceo}( ~{jhgdgli{w fgjho gl}~jmtgel} i} pjhh i} `jehe`gmih glfj{jlmj ilo jst{i~ehitgel

    ?, ^{jfji}gkghgtw Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #;;9 ilo ;;;'$ _cit ~i{t ef il glogmitjo ilo gl }edj mg{mzd}tilmj} dji}z{jo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj tcit ci}

    kjjl }cepl kw ~{jfji}gkghgtw }tzow te kj let jmeledgmihhw dgljikhj,

    $ ^e}}gkhw jmeledgmihhw vgikhj }zkbjmt te mcil`j} gl tjmclehe`gmih( jmeledgm(jlvg{eldjltih ilo%e{ etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel,

    :, Fji}gkghgtw Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj #;99'$ _cit ~i{t ef dji}z{jo dglj{ih {j}ez{mj( pcgmc iftj{ fji}gkghgtw }tzow ci} kjjl fezlo te

    kj jmeledgmihhw let dgljikhj,

    $ ^e}}gkhw jmeledgmihhw vgikhj }zkbjmt te mcil`j} gl tjmclehe`gmih( jmeledgm(jlvg{eldjltih ilo%e{ etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel,

    Ojfglgtgel ef Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj

    Ditj{gih} ef j}tgditjo yziltgtw( tcit i{j tee hep gl `{ioj e{ fe{ etcj{ {ji}el} i{j let

    mel}goj{jo ~etjltgihhw jmeledgm, _cz}( Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj g} let ~it ef i Dglj{ih[j}ez{mj, Gf yziltgtw ilo yzihgtw i{j mel}goj{jo pe{tcw ef {j~e{tgl`( gt }cezho kj {jme`lgrjo

    tcit il Zljmeledgm Emmz{{jlmj millet kj js~hegtjo pgtcezt dibe{ tjmclehe`gmih ilo%e{jmeledgm mcil`j}( pcgmc i{j let mz{{jlthw ~{jogmtikhj,

    Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj2

    I Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj g} il glogmitgel ef dglj{ihg}itgel( tcit g} pe{tcw ef fz{tcj{

    glvj}tg`itgel, _cj tj{d Dglj{ih Emmz{{jlmj oej} let gd~hw ilw dji}z{j ef vehzdj%telli`j e{`{ioj%yzihgtw ilo g} tcz} let ~i{t ef i Dglj{ih [j}ez{mj,

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    K, Ojfglgtgel} ef _j{d} te kj z}jo gl tcj Zlgtjo Litgel} Gltj{litgelih F{idjpe{aMhi}}gfgmitgel fe{ [j}j{vj}%[j}ez{mj}

    ]ehgo Fzjh} ilo Dglj{ih Meddeogtgj}

    Ojfglgtgel} ef ]ti`j} ef Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt

    Dglgl` [j~e{t

    Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow

    I Dglgl` [j~e{t g} zloj{}teeo i} tcj mz{{jlt oemzdjltitgel ef tcj }titj ef

    ojvjhe~djlt ilo js~hegtitgel ef i oj~e}gt oz{gl` gt} jmeledgm hgfj glmhzogl`mz{{jlt dglgl` ~hil}, Gt g} `jlj{ihhw dioj kw tcj e~j{ite{ ef tcj dglj, _cj

    }tzow tiaj} glte mel}goj{itgel tcj yziltgtw ilo yzihgtw ef tcj dglj{ih}jst{imtjo oz{gl` tcj {j~e{tgl` tgdj( mcil`j} gl Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw

    mitj`e{gj} ozj te mcil`j} gl ~{gmj} ilo me}t}( ojvjhe~djlt ef {jhjvilttjmclehe`w( ljphw gd~e}jo jlvg{eldjltih e{ etcj{ {j`zhitgel}( ilo oiti el

    js~he{itgel melozmtjo melmz{{jlthw pgtc dglgl`,

    Gt ~{j}jlt} tcj mz{{jlt }titz} ef tcj oj~e}gt}( ~{evgogl` i ojtighjo iloimmz{itj( z~$te$oitj }titjdjlt el tcj {j}j{vj} ilo tcj {jdiglgl` {j}ez{mj},

    I Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow i}}j}}j} gl ojtigh tcj tjmclgmih }ezlolj}} ilo

    Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw ef i dglgl` ~{ebjmt( ilo }j{vj} i} tcj ki}g} fe{ tcjglvj}tdjlt ojmg}gel ilo i} i kilaikhj oemzdjlt fe{ ~{ebjmt fglilmgl`, _cj

    }tzow mel}tgtztj} il izogt ef ihh `jehe`gmih( jl`gljj{gl`( jlvg{eldjltih(hj`ih ilo jmeledgm glfe{ditgel immzdzhitjo el tcj ~{ebjmt, @jlj{ihhw( i

    }j~i{itj jlvg{eldjltih gd~imt }tzow g} {jyzg{jo,

    Me}t oiti dz}t kj {ji}elikhw immz{itj #z}zihhw pgtcgl 9>*( ilo le

    fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgel} }cezho kj ljmj}}i{w te diaj tcj glvj}tdjlt ojmg}gel,_cj glfe{ditgel ki}g} i}}emgitjo pgtc tcg} hjvjh ef immz{imw med~{g}j} tcj{j}j{vj fg`z{j} ki}jo el tcj {j}zht} ef Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel( tjmclehe`gmih(

    ~ghet tj}t} ilo mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t mihmzhitgel} }zmc i} yzetitgel} efjyzg~djlt }z~~hgj{},

    I ojtighjo hg}t ef tcj gd~e{tilt gtjd} ioo{j}}jo gl i Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow g}

    `gvjl kjhep 2

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    Hg}t ef tcj de{j gd~e{tilt gtjd} te kj ioo{j}}jo gl i Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow

    @je`{i~cgmih melogtgel}

    Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ~zkhgm ztghgtgj} {eio( {ighpiw} ilo etcj{

    dil~epj{

    @jehe`w }t{zmtz{j( }grj( }ci~j

    Dglj{ih meltjlt( `{ioj( ojl}gtw {j}j{vj%{j}ez{mj yziltgtw ilo

    yzihgtw etcj{ {jhjvilt `jehe`gmih fjitz{j}

    Hj`ih Dittj{}

    [g`ct} ilo eplj{}cg~ ]emgejmeledgm gd~imt }tzogj}

    ^zkhgm immj~tilmj Hilo {jyzg{jdjlt}

    @evj{ldjlt fimte{}

    E~j{itgl`

    {ema djmcilgm} dglgl` jyzg~djlt dglgl` djtceo

    mel}t{zmtgel ~hil ilo }mcjozhj i~~{e~{gitj tjmclehe`gmih ~ghet tj}t}

    dghh ilo ~{emj}}gl` ~hilt tighgl`} og}~e}ih

    pitj{ dili`jdjlt t{il}~e{titgel

    ~epj{ }z~~hw dil~epj{%hikez{ {jhitgel}

    izsghgi{w fimghgtgj} ilo }j{vgmj} mhe}z{j oj}g`l

    Jlvg{eldjlt #gf let ojiht

    pgtc gl i }j~i{itj }tzow

    Di{ajt ilihw}g}

    Fglilmgih Ilihw}g} Mi~gtih me}t

    Mi}cfhep fe{jmi}t Glvj}tdjlt me}t

    Glfhitgel fe{jmi}t E~j{itgl` me}t

    ]jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj} Mhe}z{j me}t

    [jcikghgtitgel me}t

    [g}a I}}j}}djlt

    I }jl}gtgvgtw }tzow diw {jyzg{j gloj~jlojlt vj{gfgmitgel gl mj{tigl mg{mzd}tilmj},

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    Ojfglgtgel ef ]ti`j} ef Fji}gkghgtw I}}j}}djlt #Melto,'

    ^{jfji}gkghgtw

    ]tzow

    @jehe`gmih]tzow

    I ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ~{evgoj} i ~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djlt ef tcj Jmeledgm

    Vgikghgtw ef i oj~e}gt ilo fe{d} tcj ki}g} fe{ bz}tgfwgl` fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgel}

    #Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel ilo Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow, Gt z}zihhw fehhep} i }zmmj}}fzhjs~he{itgel mid~ig`l( ilo }zddi{grj} ihh `jehe`gmih( jl`gljj{gl`(jlvg{eldjltih( hj`ih ilo jmeledgm glfe{ditgel immzdzhitjo te oitj el tcj

    ~{ebjmt,

    Gl ~{ebjmt} tcit civj {jimcjo i {jhitgvjhw iovilmjo }ti`j( tcj ^{jfji}gkghgtw

    ]tzow }cezho civj j{{e{ hgdgt} ef ;:*, Gl hj}} iovilmjo ~{ebjmt} cg`cj{

    j{{e{} i{j te kj js~jmtjo, Vi{gez} tj{d} i{j gl z}j gltj{litgelihhw fe{^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzogj} {jfhjmtgl` tcj imtzih immz{imw hjvjh, _cj oiti {jyzg{jo

    te imcgjvj tcg} hjvjh ef immz{imw i{j {j}j{vj}%{j}ez{mj} fg`z{j} ki}jo elOjtighjo ilo @jlj{ih Js~he{itgel( tjmclehe`gmih tj}t} it hike{ite{w }mihj ilo

    me}t j}tgditj} j,`, f{ed mitihe`zj} e{ ki}jo el med~i{ikhj dglgl`e~j{itgel},

    _cj ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ioo{j}}j} tcj gtjd} hg}tjo zloj{ tcj Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow(

    ihtcez`c let gl i} dzmc ojtigh},

    I @jehe`gmih ]tzow g} il glgtgih jvihzitgel ef Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw, _cg} g}ektigljo kw i~~hwgl` djilgl`fzh mzt$eff vihzj} fe{ `{ioj( tcgmalj}}( oj~tc

    ilo me}t} j}tgditjo f{ed med~i{ikhj dglgl` e~j{itgel},

    Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw mitj`e{gj}( cepjvj{( millet gl `jlj{ih kj ojfgljo f{ed

    tcj @jehe`gmih ]tzow kjmiz}j ef tcj hima ef ojtigh ljmj}}i{w fe{ il JmeledgmVgikghgtw jvihzitgel, _cj {j}ez{mj yziltgtgj} j}tgditjo diw glogmitj tcit tcjoj~e}gt g} ef glt{gl}gm jmeledgm gltj{j}t( g,j, gl tcj {il`j ef jmeledgm te

    ~etjltgihhw jmeledgm,

    I @jehe`gmih ]tzow g} `jlj{ihhw mi{{gjo ezt gl tcj fehhepgl` fez{ digl }ti`j}2[jmellig}}ilmj( ^{e}~jmtgl`( @jlj{ih Js~he{itgel ilo Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel

    #fe{ ojfglgtgel ef jimc }ti`j }jj kjhep, _cj ~z{~e}j ef tcj @jehe`gmih ]tzowg} te gojltgfw dglj{ihgritgel( te j}tikhg}c meltglzgtw( yziltgtw( ilo yzihgtw ef i

    dglj{ih oj~e}gt( ilo tcj{jkw ojfglj il glvj}tdjlt e~~e{tzlgtw,

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    Ojfglgtgel} ef ]ti`j} ef @jehe`gmih ]tzow

    [jmellig}}ilmj

    ^{e}~jmtgl`

    @jlj{ih

    Js~he{itgel

    OjtighjoJs~he{itgel

    I [jmellig}}ilmj }tzow gojltgfgj} i{ji} ef jlcilmjo dglj{ih ~etjltgih el i{j`gelih }mihj ki}jo ~{gdi{ghw el {j}zht} ef {j`gelih `jehe`gmih }tzogj}(

    {j`gelih `jehe`gmih di~~gl`( ig{ke{lj ilo glog{jmt djtceo}( ~{jhgdgli{w

    fgjho gl}~jmtgel( i} pjhh i} `jehe`gmih glfj{jlmj ilo jst{i~ehitgel, _cjekbjmtgvj g} te gojltgfw dglj{ihg}jo i{ji} pe{tcw ef fz{tcj{ glvj}tg`itgeltepi{o} oj~e}gt gojltgfgmitgel, J}tgditj} ef yziltgtgj} }cezho elhw kj dioj

    gf }zffgmgjlt oiti i{j ivighikhj ilo pcjl il ilihe`w pgtc alepl oj~e}gt} ef}gdghi{ `jehe`gmih mci{imtj{ g} ~e}}gkhj( ilo tcjl elhw pgtcgl il e{oj{ ef

    di`lgtzoj,

    ^{e}~jmtgl` g} tcj }w}tjditgm ~{emj}} ef }ji{mcgl` fe{ i dglj{ih oj~e}gt kwli{{epgl` oepl i{ji} ef ~{edg}gl` jlcilmjo dglj{ih ~etjltgih, _cj

    djtceo} ztghg}jo i{j eztm{e~ gojltgfgmitgel( `jehe`gmih di~~gl`( ilo glog{jmtdjtceo} }zmc i} `je~cw}gmih ilo `jemcjdgmih }tzogj}, Hgdgtjo t{jlmcgl`(

    o{ghhgl`( ilo }id~hgl` diw kj mi{{gjo ezt, _cj ekbjmtgvj g} te gojltgfw ioj~e}gt pcgmc pghh kj tcj ti{`jt fe{ fz{tcj{ js~he{itgel, J}tgditj} ef

    yziltgtgj} i{j glfj{{jo( ki}jo el gltj{~{jtitgel ef `jehe`gmih( `je~cw}gmihilo `jemcjdgmih {j}zht},

    @jlj{ih Js~he{itgel glvehvj} tcj glgtgih ojhgljitgel ef il gojltgfgjo

    oj~e}gt, Djtceo} z}jo glmhzoj }z{fimj di~~gl`( pgojhw }~imjo }id~hgl`(t{jlmcgl` ilo o{ghhgl` fe{ ~{jhgdgli{w jvihzitgel ef dglj{ih yziltgtw ilo

    yzihgtw #glmhzogl` dglj{ihe`gmih tj}t} el hike{ite{w }mihj gf {jyzg{jo( ilohgdgtjo gltj{~ehitgel ki}jo el glog{jmt djtceo} ef glvj}tg`itgel, _cj

    ekbjmtgvmj g} te j}tikhg}c tcj digl `jehe`gmih fjitz{j} ef i oj~e}gt( `gvgl` i{ji}elikhj glogmitgel ef meltglzgtw ilo ~{evgogl` il glgtgih j}tgditj ef }grj(

    }ci~j( }t{zmtz{j ilo `{ioj, _cj oj`{jj ef immz{imw }cezho kj }zffgmgjlt fe{ojmgogl` pcjtcj{ i ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow ilo Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel i{j

    pi{{iltjo,

    Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel glvehvj} tcj ojtighjo tc{jj$ogdjl}gelih ojhgljitgelef i alepl oj~e}gt imcgjvjo tc{ez`c }id~hgl`( }zmc i} f{ed eztm{e~}(

    t{jlmcj}( ke{jcehj}( }cift} ilo tzlljh}, ]id~hgl` `{go} i{j mhe}jhw }~imjo}zmc tcit }grj( }ci~j( }t{zmtz{j( `{ioj( ilo etcj{ {jhjvilt mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef

    tcj oj~e}gt i{j j}tikhg}cjo pgtc i cg`c oj`{jj ef immz{imw, ^{emj}}gl` tj}t}glvehvgl` kzha }id~hgl` diw kj {jyzg{jo, I ojmg}gel pcjtcj{ te melozmt i

    Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow mil kj dioj f{ed tcj glfe{ditgel ~{evgojo kw OjtighjoJs~he{itgel,

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    Ojfglgtgel ef Jmeledgm Vgikghgtw Mitj`e{gj}

    Jmeledgm

    Le{dihJmeledgm

    Jsmj~tgelihJmeledgm

    #Melogtgelihjmeledgm

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    ^etjltgihhw

    Jmeledgm

    Di{`glih

    Jmeledgm

    ]zkdi{`glih

    Jmeledgm

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    Jmeledgm te

    ^etjltgihhw

    Jmeledgm

    #glt{gl}gmihhw

    jmeledgm'

    Yziltgtgj}( {j~e{tjo gl tellj}%vehzdj pgtc `{ioj%yzihgtw( ojdel}t{itjo kwdjil} ef i ^{jfji}gkghgtw ]tzow( Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow e{ Dglgl` [j~e{t( gl

    e{oj{ ef glm{ji}gl` immz{imw( tcit bz}tgfw jst{imtgel zloj{ tcj tjmclehe`gmih(

    jmeledgm( jlvg{eldjltih ilo etcj{ {jhjvilt melogtgel}( {jihg}tgmihhwi}}zdjo it tcj tgdj ef tcj ojtj{dglitgel,

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    #gg]~jmgih je~cw}gmih

    t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd }ehvgl`gf {jyzg{jo,

    ?, _jmclehe`gmih#g ^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` fe{

    cjh~gl` }z{fimj ilo

    }zk}z{fimj( me{{jhitgel ef

    dglj{ihg}jo relj}1

    9, @jehe`gmih }z{vjw2#gDi~~gl`$929>>> e{

    hi{`j{ }mihj1#gg^{j~i{itgel ef ojtighjote~e`{i~cgmih $mzd$

    `jehe`gmih di~ glmhzogl`ihh }z{fimj `jehe`gmih

    fjitz{j}( jstjlt ef oj~e}gt(

    }t{zmtz{j( hemitgel ef

    ~gt}%t{jlmcj}%ke{jcehj}(i}}iw ~hil ilo }jmtgel} ef

    js~he{ite{w dglj

    ojvjhe~djlt ilo ke{jcehj

    oiti,

    ;, @jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2#gOjtighjo hgtce$`je$mcjdgmih mcilljh }id~hgl`

    f{ed f{j}c {ema js~e}z{j}%

    t{jlmcj}( ~gt}1

    #ggIlihw}g} ef `je$

    mcjdgmih oiti fe{ ~etjltgih

    ztghg}itgel,

    =, @je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2

    #g Ke{jcehj `je~cw}gmih

    }z{vjw 1#gg]~jmgih je~cw}gmih

    t{ivj{}j} fe{ ~{ekhjd}ehvgl` ( gf {jyzg{jo,

    ?, _jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` fe{

    cjh~gl` }z{fimj ilo

    }zk}z{fimj me{{jhitgel ef

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    `{ik%mcg~ }id~hgl`(

    kMcilljh }id~hgl` fe{

    js~e}z{j} gl t{jlmcj},

    6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2#gOjtj{dglitgel ef~{glmg~ih {ema tw~j}(

    dglj{ih i}}jdkhi`j}1

    #gg Gojltgfgmitgel ef

    dglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t

    #j}~jmgihhw ef djtihhgm

    dglj{ih} ilo il`zj},

    0,]wltcj}g} ef ihh ivighikhj

    oiti%melmj~t}

    3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevje{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jofe{ @$=,

    ?,_jmclehe`gmih2

    #g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` te

    js~he{j dglj{ihg}jo

    relj} te ojmg~cj{}z{fimj dilgfj}titgel efdglj{ihg}itgel $deoj{itjhw }~imjo

    ~{jfj{ikhw it :>> $ ?>>d

    gltj{vih1

    #gg^{jhgdgli{w o{ghhgl` $

    #i ]~imgl` pghh kj

    `zgojo kw tcj }t{zmtz{ih

    med~hjsgtw e{ litz{j ef

    og}meltglzgtw(

    #k]~imgl` ef ~{ekj~eglt} ihel` }t{gaj

    `jlj{ihhw kjtpjjl9>>ilo ;>>d1

    #gggFz{tcj{ o{ghhgl` te kj

    ~hilljo te gltj{}jmt e{j$}ceet(e{j keow it hji}t it

    tpe hjvjh} pgtc elhw fjp

    ojj~j{ hjvjh

    gltj{}jmtgel}1

    #gvJs~he{itgel ~hillgl`

    te kj `zgojo kw tcj

    {j}zht ef `{ezlo`jemcjdgmih ilo`je~cw}gmih }tzogj}( ~gt}id~hgl`% t{jlmc%me{j

    }id~hgl` #:* mcjma

    }id~hgl`,

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgm%dglj{i

    `{i~cgm }tzogj}2

    #g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzow ef

    {ema} ef tcj oj~e}gt ilo

    gt} }z{{ezlogl`}(

    ihtj{itgel} #gf ilw(melljmtjo pgtcdglj{ihg}itgel1#ggOjtj{dglitgel ef

    ~ci}j gl pcgmc dglj{ih

    ef gltj{j}t emmz{}1

    #gggDglj{ihe`gmih

    }tzogj} glmhzogl`~i{i`jlj}g}(

    gojltgfgmitgel ef relj}

    ef esgoitgel ilo ~{gdi{w

    relj}( `{igl }grjog}t{gkztgel( evj{ihhmci{imtj{g}tgm} ef z}jfzh

    dglj{ih},

    #ggO{ghhgl`$

    mhe}j }~imjo o{ghhgl` te

    ojmg~cj{ tcj e{j $}ceet

    kjcivgez{ ithji}t z~te tpe

    hjvjh}1 gl `jlj{ih( }~imgl` ef~{ekj ~eglt} ihel` }t{gajdiw kj 9>>d kzt gl }~jmgfgmmi}j}( oj~jlogl` el tcj

    ljmj}}gtw( gt diw kj k{ez`ct

    oepl te :> d, j}~jmgihhw fe{

    ~{jmgez} djtih}1 i fjp ~{ekj

    ~eglt} fe{ ojj~j{

    gltj{}jmtgel}1

    #gggOjtighjo me{j }id~hgl`(

    kzha }id~hgl` fe{ tj}tgl` ef

    ~{emj}}gl` tjmclehe`w1#gvMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm `je$

    jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{},#9>* mcjma }id~hgl`,

    :, ^jt{e`{i~cgm1Ojtighjo }tzow ef oiti el tcj

    ~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef

    {ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef

    `{igl }grj (tjstz{j( hgkj{itgel

    mci{imtj{g}tgm},

    dglj{ihg}jo relj}1

    #ggO{ghhgl`2

    mhe}j{}~imjo tcil tcit fe{

    @$; ilo z~te tcj oj~tc ef

    9>>$:> d, kjhep tcjesgoitgel relj $ oj~jlogl`el tcj ljmj}}gtw gt diw kjk{ez`ct oepl te :> d, e{

    hj}} j}~jmgihhw fe{ ~{jmgez}

    djtih}1 i fjp ~{ekj ~eglt}

    fe{ ojj~j{ gltj{}jmtgel}1

    #ggg]id~hgl`$ ojtighjo me{j

    }id~hgl`( kzha }id~hgl`

    fe{ tj}tgl` ef ~{emj}}gl`

    tjmclehe`w el

    hike{ite{w%~ghet ~hilt }mihj1#gvMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm

    `je$jlvg{eldjltih~i{idjtj{},

    :, ^jt{e`{i~cgm2Ojtighjo }tzow ef oiti el

    tcj ~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{

    ef {ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef

    `{igl }grj (tjstz{j(

    hgkj{itgel mci{imtj{g}tgm}

    ilo fz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,

    6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g}ef ke{jcehj oiti #tcgmalj}}ef e{j 2pi}tj jlmezltj{jo

    gl cehj}( i}}iw vihzj} gf

    mel}goj{jo ljmj}i{{w,

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    FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]

    F= #@jehe`gmih ]tzow' F; #^{j$fji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9 #Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'

    9, @jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo}tzow2 @jehe`w ef i{ji(

    {jmellig}}ilmj ilo

    ~{e}~jmtgl` kw je$mcjdgmih

    ilo `je$~cw}gmih

    }z{vjw}%`jlj{ihjs~he{itgel%ojtighjo

    js~he{itgel( me{j ilo }hzo`j

    }id~hj}( fe{ kjljfgmgitgel1

    `jehe`gmih di~} oj~gmtgl`

    jstjlt ilo ogdjl}gel ef

    dglj{ihg}itgel hgtcehe`w ef

    ce}t {ema}( melt{eh} ilo`zgoj} fe{ dglj{ihg}itgel(

    idjlikghgtw te kjljfgmgitgel1glf{i}t{zmtz{j1

    jlvg{eldjltih ki}j hglj oiti,

    ;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{

    hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{

    F$;,

    9, @jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji( ojtighjojs~he{itgel%`jlj{ih js~he{itgel zgojo kw

    `je$mcjdgmih ilo je$~cw}gmih }z{vjw}(

    deoj{itj te mhe}j $ }~imjo o{ghhgl`(

    ogffj{jlt dglj{ihg}jo relj} it vgikhj mzt eff

    `{ioj}( me{j ilo }hzo`j }id~hgl` fe{js~he{ite{w }ti`j kjljfgmgitgel

    }tzogj}%hike{ite{w }mihj glvj}tg`itgel},

    ;,Dglgl` 2 Djtceo}( ~{j$~{eozmtgel ~hil(

    ojvjhe~djlt ~hil( dil~epj{ {jyzg{jdjlt},

    =,Jlvg{eldjlt 2 JGI%JD^ pgtc ojtigh} efpi}tj og}~e}ih ilo hgajhw zlivegoikhj

    jffjmt} ef ~{ebjmt},

    ?,^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl hike{ite{w }mihj%~ghet

    ~hilt }mihj e{j o{j}}gl` glvj}tg`itgel} elkzha }id~hj} ilo hgajhw j}tikhg}cdjlt( me}t

    j}tgditj} fe{ ~{emj}}gl` ~hilt,

    :,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj} ilo

    mel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2 K{gjf ojtigh},

    6, Me}tgl` 2Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t}$

    {ez`c j}tgditj} ki}jo el med~i{ikhj

    dglgl` e~j{itgel},

    0, Di{ajtgl`2 Il evj{vgjp( ojdilo}z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j,

    3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 {jhgdgli{w }tzow

    ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}{jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{( dglgl`( tisitgel(

    jtm,

    9,@jehe`w2 @jehe`w ef i{ji ilo~{ebjmt( ojtighjo js~he{itgel( mhe}jo

    }~imjo o{ghhgl`( js~he{ite{w dglgl` z~te

    ;lo

    hjvjh ilo zloj`{ezlo ke{jcehj}(

    mcilljh%`{eevj }id~hgl` #:>$9>> md(

    e{j keow deojhhgl`( kzha }id~hj} fe{kjljfgmgitgel( jetjmclgmih ilo {ezlo

    & }z{fimj pitj{} }tzogj}, Cepjvj{ fe{

    meih kjljfgmgitgel }tzogj} te kj mi{{gjo

    ezt oj~jlogl` z~el meih yzihgtgj},

    ;,Dglgl`2 Dglgl` ~hil( dglj

    {jmevj{gj} ilo jffgmgjlmgj}( dil ~epj{{jyzg{jdjlt},

    =,Jlvg{eldjlt2

    JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge jmeledgm

    gd~imt( {jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt iffjmtjo~j{}el}( pi}tj og}~e}ih%

    {jmhiditgel1,ojtighjo hilo z}j oiti,

    ?,^{emj}}gl`2 Ojtigh} ef ~{evjl ~ghet

    ~hilt %gloz}t{gih }mihj glvj}tg`itgel}(

    i~~jlojo pgtc ~hilt hiwezt( oj}g`l(jyzg~djlt hg}t( dil~epj{( fzjh%~epj{

    mel}zd~tgel( jlvg{eldjltih

    mel}goj{itgel}( og}~e}ih ef tighgl`}(

    jffhzjlt} ilo fztz{j%~{j}jlt {jdjogihdji}z{j},

    :, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j ilo }j{vgmj} ilomel}t{zmtgel imtgvgtgj}2

    Fzhh ojtigh},

    6, Me}tgl`2 Ojtigh} ef k{jia z~ efmi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t} ilo pe{agl`

    mi~gtih,

    0,Di{ajtgl`2 Evj{vgjp( }~jmgfgm

    di{ajtgl` i}~jmt},

    3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 Mi}c fhep

    fe{jmi}t}( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw

    }tzogj},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}

    {jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{( dglgl`(tisitgel( jtm,

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    JMELEDGM ISG]

    J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'

    9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo

    `jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`cj}tgditj} ef `{ioj} #diw kj

    kjhep jmeledgm mzt $eff(`jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t %

    lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j

    }titz},

    ;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{

    J$;,

    9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

    ;, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef {j}j{vj}

    #ikevj% di{`glihhw kjhep jmeledgm mzt$eff`{ioj,

    =, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t

    ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti ,

    9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

    ;, Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil% pe{agl`

    dglj},

    =, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef {j}j{vj}

    #ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,

    ?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

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    #gggMehhjmtgel ef

    }id~hj fe{ ojmg~cj{gl`

    tcj dglj{ihg}jo relj},

    6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo

    dglj{i`{i~cgm }tzow2#gOjtj{dglitgel ef

    ~{glmg~ih {ema tw~j} ilo

    dglj{ih i}}jdkhj`j}1

    #ggGojltgfgmitgel ef

    dglj{ih} ef gltj{j}t ilo

    `il`zj} iloojtj{dglitgel ef z}jfzh

    dglj{ih},

    0, ]wltcj}g} ef ihh

    ivighikhj oiti%melmj~t},

    3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i}

    ikevj e{ hj}} tcil tcit

    {jyzg{jo fe{ @$=,

    ?,_jmclehe`gmih 2

    #g ]id~hgl` it pjhh

    ojfgljo hemitgel}(jstjl}gvj ~gt( t{jlmc

    ilo }z{fimj }id~hgl`

    te ojmg~cj{ tcj jstjltilo `{ioj ef

    dglj{ihg}itgel it

    }z{fimj1

    #ggMe{j }id~hgl`1

    #gggHike{ite{w

    }tzogj} ef }id~hj}1#gvMcjma }id~hj}$

    9>*1

    #vOjj~ ~gttgl` teojmg~cj{ `{ioj

    vi{gitgel ef

    g{{j`zhi{hw }ci~j

    dglj{ihg}itgel1

    #vgO{ghhgl` $ 9>>d

    te :> d, gltj{vih1

    ke{jcehj ojvgitgel

    }z{vjw,

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgmilodglj{i`{i~cgm 2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm

    }tzogj} ef {ema} ef

    oj~e}gt} ilo gt}

    }z{{ezlogl`(

    ihtj{itgel melljmtjo

    pgtc dglj{ihg}itgel1

    #ggDglj{ihe`gmih}tzogj} glmhzogl`

    gojltgfgmitgel efrelj} ef esgoitgel

    ilo ~{gdi{w relj}(

    `{igl }grj ilihw}g}(evj{ihh mc{imtj{g}tgm}

    ef z}jfzh ilo

    ojhjtj{gez} dglj{ih},

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgm2

    Fz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,

    6'@je}titg}tgmih ilihw}g} ef

    ke{jcehj oiti #tcgmalj}} ef

    e{j 2pi}tj jlmezltj{jo glcehj}( i}}iw vihzj}( gf

    mel}goj{jo ljmmj}i{{w,

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    FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]

    F= #@jehe`gmih ]tzow' F; #^{j$fji}gkghgtw ]tzow' F9 #Fji}gkghgtw ]tzow'

    9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2#g[jmellig}}ilmj ~{e}~jmtgl` kw

    `jemcjdgmih( je~cw}gmih( }mezt

    o{ghhgl` te zloj{}tilo melt{eh} ef

    dglj{ihg}itgel}%

    `jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel1#gg@jehe`gmih di~} }cepgl` jstjlt

    ilo ~j{}g}tjlmj ef dglj{ihg}itgel}(

    `zgoj}( melt{eh}( ce}t{ema( hgtcehe`w

    jtm1

    #gggGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1 #gv^{jhgdgli{w

    jmehe`gmih ilo djtje{ehe`gmih oiti(

    gf ~e}}gkhj,

    ;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F$;,

    9, @jehe`w2#g@jehe`w ef i{ji1 #gg@jlj{ih ilo

    ojtighjo js~he{itgel `zgojo kw

    }z{fimj ilo }zk$}z{fimj jemcjdgmih

    ilo `je~cw}gmih oiti( js~he{ite{w

    dglgl` ojtigh},

    ;, Dglgl`2 dglj {jmevj{gj}

    j}tgditj}( dil ~epj{ ojtigh}( ~{j$

    ~{eozmtgel ~hil ,

    =, Jlvg{eldjlt2 Ki}jhglj oiti(

    ~etjltgih mel}t{iglt} el ~{ebjmt,

    ?, ^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl hike{ite{w}mihj %~ghet }mihj glvj}tg`itgel} el

    kzha }id~hj}1 hgajhw j}tikhg}cdjlt ef

    ~hilt1 ~e}}gkghgtgj} ef me}t j}tgditj},

    :,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel(}j{vgmj} jtm2K{gjf ojtigh} ,

    6, Me}tgl`2 Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`

    me}t j}tgditj} ki}jo el med~i{ikhjdglgl` e~j{itgel} ,

    0, Di{ajtgl`2Il evj{vgjp( ojdilo

    ilo }z~~hw {jhitgel}( gloz}t{w}t{zmtz{j( ~{gmgl`,

    3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 ^{jhgdgli{w

    }tzogj} ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w

    ~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{(dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,

    9,@jehe`w2@jehe`w ef ~{ebjmt( ojtighjo

    js~he{itgel pgtc hi{`j{ gl~zt} ef

    js~he{ite{w dglgl`( ojj~ ~gttgl`(

    t{jlmcgl` %kjlmcgl`( zloj{`{ezlo

    ke{jcehj}( mhe}jo }~imjo o{ghhgl`,

    ;,Dglgl`2 Dglgl` ~hil( djtgmzhez}

    djtceo} pgtc }~jmgih jd~ci}g} el

    `jetjmclgmih( ~{eozmtgel i}~jmt}1

    }ifjtw dji}z{j}( dglj {jmevj{gj}(

    jffgmgjlmw vi{gikghgtw ozj te vi{gez}

    melt{eh},

    =, Jlvg{eldjlt2JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$ jmeledgm

    gd~imt {jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt

    iffjmtjo ~j{}el} ilo pi}tj og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel 1ojtighjo hilo z}j oiti,

    ?,^{emj}}gl`2 ^{evjl ojtigh} ef ~ghet

    ~hilt }mihj glvj}tg`itgel( i~~jlojo

    pgtc hiwezt( ~hilt oj}g`l( dil~epj{

    {jyzg{jdjlt}( fzjh%~epj{mel}zd~tgel( og}~e}ih ef jffzhjlt}

    ilo ~{j}jlt%fztz{j {jdjogih

    dji}z{j},

    :, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel}ilo }j{vgmj2 Fzhh ojtigh},

    6, Me}tgl`2 Ojtighjo k{jia z~ ef

    mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl` me}t ilo ojtigh}

    ef pe{agl` mi~gtih},

    0, Di{ajtgl`2 Il evj{vgjp( }~jmgfgm

    di{ajt i}~jmt},

    3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 Mi}c fhep

    fe{jmi}t( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw

    }tzogj},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w

    ~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hilo( hikez{(

    dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,

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    JMELEDGM ISG]

    J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'

    9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo

    `jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm

    mzteff( `jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t %

    lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j }titz},;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}

    tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J$;,

    9, @jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

    ; , ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj%di{`glihhw kjhep

    jmeledgm mzt$eff {ioj,=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$

    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

    9, Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

    ;, Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl`~hil%pe{agl` dglj},=, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j {ioj} ef {j}j{vj}

    #ikevj jmeledgm mzt$eff `{ioj,?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$

    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

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    Cg`chw j{{itgm og}t{gkztgel ef dglj{ih} ilo djtih}, Le t{jlo gl `{ioj ilo tcgmalj}}( le i}}z{jo meltglzgtw( mhz}tj{ ef

    cg`c vihzj} gl ki{{jl relj}( }t{zmtz{ih ilo hgtcehe`gm melt{eh} zlojtj{dglitj,

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    9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2

    [jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj

    `je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,

    ;,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92:>(>>> }mihje{ }dihhj{ }mihj},

    =,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2

    #g@{ik%mcg~ }id~hgl` ef

    {ema} e{ pjitcj{jo

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    `jede{~cehe`w( o{igli`jjtm,

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    ;,@jemcjdgmih }z{vjw2

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    #gOjtighjo hgtce$

    `jemcjdgmih mcilljh

    }id~hgl` f{ed f{j}c {ema

    js~e}z{j}( t{jlmcj}( ~gt} jtm1#gg[jme{ogl` ef ojhjtj{gez}

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    jhjdjlt},

    =,@je~cw}gmih2Ojtighjo ilo }~jmgihg}jo

    `je~cw}gmih }tzogj} # j,`,

    dg}}ihidi}}j( ke{jcehj

    `je~cw}gmih }tzow jtm, te

    zl{ivjh tcj tc{jj

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    melfg`z{itgel ef ce}t {ema,

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    dglj{ihg}itgel1

    #ggO{ghhgl`$tj}tgl` it tpe

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    }~jmgfgm ke{jcehj

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    #gggDglj{ihe`gmih }tzogj}glmhzogl` ~i{i`jlj}g}(

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    `{igl }grj( tjstz{j( `il`zj}ilo gt} hgkj{itgel jtm1#ggFz{tcj{ {jfglgl` ef oiti,

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    9,@jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2#g@jehe`w ef i{ji( {jmellig}}ilmj

    ~ci}j te ojtighjo ~ci}j js~he{itgel

    `zgojo kw

    `jemcjdgmih( je~cw}gmih }z{vjw1`jehe`gmih di~} ojihgljitgl`

    dglj{ihg}jo relj} ilo gt} jstjlt(

    hgtcehe`w( melt{eh}( zgoj}(

    dglj{ihe`gmih( mcjdgmih ilihwtgmihoiti1#gg]tzogj} el idjlikghgtw te

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    #gggGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1

    #gvJlvg{eldjltih$ djtje{ehe`gmih

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    mhe}jo }~imj o{ghhgl` gl ~{e}~jmt gl ;$=

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    j}tgditj} pgtc hgajhw k{jia$z~,

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    3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw2 ^{jhgdgli{w

    }tzow ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t,

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w

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    ?,^{emj}}gl`$ i Fe{ tgl$ tzl`}tjl(

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    6, Me}tgl`$ Ojtighjo mi~gtih ilo

    e~j{itgl` me}t( ihel` pgtc k{jia z~,

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    fe{jmi}t( glfhitgel jffjmt}( }jl}gtgvgtw}tzogj},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 2 ]titzte{w ~{evg}gel}

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    9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo

    `jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}

    ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm

    mzt$eff( jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t

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    tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J$;,

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    ;, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef

    {j}j{vj} #ikevj%di{`glihhw kjhep

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    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

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    [jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj`je~cw}gmih }z{vjw( jtm,

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    #g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` $ elj e{tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1

    #ggO{ghhgl` $ hi{`j ogidjtj{

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    #gg_{imgl` ef fivez{ikhj

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    `je$de{~cehe`w ilo hilo

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    ?,_jmclehe`gmih 2#g^gttgl` it }dihhj{ tcil :>

    d `{go1

    #gg_{jlmcgl` $ i} ljmj}}i{w1

    #gggO{ghhgl` $ #i iz`j{

    o{ghhgl` it :> d `{go(#k fe{ kz{gjo ~himj{

    oj~e}gt} ojj~ o{ghhgl`ljmj}}i{w1

    #gv]id~hgl` $ mhe}jo `{go

    ~ittj{l ~himj{ }id~hgl` gl

    gojltgfgjo ~{e}~jmt} it:>s:> d e{ }dihhj{

    `{go1Cepjvj{ fe{ kjimc

    }ilo dglj{ih}( }id~hgl` kw

    iz`j{ e{ gd~{evg}jo vj{}gel

    ef o{ghhgl` jyzg~djlt it

    ;>>d s:>d te 9>>d s;:dgl `{go ~ittj{l,

    #vMehhjmtgel ef ikgetgm `je$jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{},

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    ivighikhj oiti%melmj~t},

    3, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj

    e{ hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo

    fe{ @$=,

    :' ^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo

    dglj{e`{i~cgm }tzogj}2Dglj{ih ~ci}j} ilo

    ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt}gojltgfgmitgel( {igl }grjilihw}g},

    Cepjvj{ fe{ kjimc }ilo

    dglj{ih}( iz`j{gl` it

    ?>>ds9>>d `{go ilo

    }id~hgl` ihel` {go ~{efghj

    evj{ tetih pgotc ,Oj~tcpg}j }id~hgl` efke{jcehj} it 9d gltj{vih,#gv]id~hgl` ilo ilihw}g}2

    ^himj{ }id~hgl` gl

    gojltgfgjo ~{e}~jmt}(

    cwo{izhgmagl` ( }hzgmgl`(

    ~illgl` ilo fehhep$z~

    hike{ite{w }mihj }j~i{itgel

    ilo tj}tgl` ilo ilihw}g} ef

    melmjlt{itj} f{ed kzha

    }id~hj},

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2Fz{tcj{ {jfgljdjlt ef

    ~jt{e`{i~cgm ilodglj{i`{i~cgm oiti(

    hike{ite{w }mihj }tzogj} el

    {jmevj{ikghgtw,

    :, ^jt{e`{~icgm ilo dglj${i`{i~cgm }tzogj}2

    [jfglgl` ef oiti el

    ~jt{e`{i~cgm mci{imtj{ ef{ema} glmhzogl` }tzow ef`{igl }grj tjstz{j}(i}}emgitjo `il`zj} ilo

    melmjlt{itj {jmevj{gj},

    FJI]GKGHG_W ISG]

    F = #@jehe`gmih ]tzow ' F; #^{j$fji}gkhgtw ]tzow' F9# Fji}gkhgtw ]tzow'

    9, @jehe`gmih ilo {jhitjo }tzow2

    #g@jehe`gmih di~ ojhgljitgl`kezhoj{ relj}(jhzvgih% mehhzvgih

    tj{{igl ~himj{} ilo {jme lgtgel ef`je$de{~cehe`gmih }t{zmtz{j ilo gt}

    ilihw}g}1

    #gg]z{fimj }egh tj}tgl`1

    #ggg^gt ilo t{jlmc }id~hgl` it

    vi{gez} `{go gltj{vih}1

    #gvOjhgljitgel ef ~iw relj}

    tc{ez`c ~gt%iz`j{ }id~hgl` ilo gt}ilihwtgmih oiti1 melmjlt{itj

    {jmevj{gj} tc{ez`c ~illgl`( etcj{

    ~cw}gmih }j~i{itgel djtceo}1

    #vGlf{i}t{zmtz{j1#vgJlvg{eldjltih 2Djtje{ehe gmihilo ~{jhgdgli{w jmehe`gmih oiti ef

    tcj i{ji( gf ~e}}gkhj,

    ;,_cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}

    tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ F$;,

    9, @jehe`w2@jehe`w ef i{ji( `jlj{ih te ojtighjo

    js~he{itgel kw ~gttgl` gl `{go} gl

    deoj{itj te mhe}j }~imjo gltj{vih}1{jmevj{gj} tc{ez`c ~cw}gmih

    }j~i{itgel j, , ~illgl` ilo gt}

    ilihwtgmih oiti el melmjlt{itj

    {jmevj{gj},

    ;,Dglgl` 2 Djtceo} ef dglgl`( ~{j$

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    j}tgditj},

    =,Jlvg{eldjltih 2 JD^ pgtc}~jmgih jd~ci}g} el `je$cwo{ehe wilo cwo{ehe`w,

    ?, ^{emj}}gl` $ ^ghet ~hilt%hike{ite{w

    }mihj glvj}tg`itgel}( ~e}}gkghgtgj} ef

    }jttgl` z~ ef ~hilt,

    :, Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel jtm$ K{gjf ojtigh},

    6,Me}tgl` Mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`

    me}t}${ez`c j}tgditj} ki}jo el

    9,@jehe`w2

    @jehe`w ef i{ji1ojtighjo%`jlj{ih js~he{itgel kw

    ~gttgl` ilo iz`j{ o{ghhgl` gl `{go~ittj{l it mhe}jo gltj{vih}1

    ~illgl` (melmjlt{itj {jmevj{gj}

    f{ed tcj kjljfgmgitgel tj}t el ~ghet

    ~hilt }mihj%hike{ite{w }mihj ef kzha

    }id~hj}( `jetjmclgmih ilo `{ezlo

    &}z{fimj pitj{} }tzogj},

    ;,Dglgl` $ Djtceo} ef dglgl`(

    dglgl` ~hil(ojtigh ef

    dil~epj{(jyzg~djlt hg}t,

    =,Jlvg{eldjltih2JGI%JD^ glmhzogl` }emge$ jmeldgm

    gd~imt({jcikghgtitgel ef ~{ebjmt

    iffjmtjo ~j{}el} pgtc ojtigh} ef

    pi}tj og}~e}ih%{jmhiditgel( ojtighjo

    hilo z}j oiti,

    ?,^{emj}}gl` $ ^{evjl( ~ghet~hilt%gloz}t{gih }mihj hjvjh

    glvj}tg`itgel}( ~hilt hiwezt(

    jlvg{edjltih mel}goj{itgel} $

    og}~e}ih ef ~himj{ ditj{gih%cilohgl`

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    med~i{ikhj dglgl` e~j{itgel},

    0, Di{ajtgl` $ Il evj{vgjp el

    di{ajtgl` i}~jmt}( ojdilo }z~~hw{jhitgel}( ilo gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j,

    3,Jmeledgm vgikghgtw $^{jhgdgli{w

    }tzow ef mi}c fhep fe{jmi}t,

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}2 ]titzte{w

    ~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo (

    dglgl`( tisitgel( jtm,

    ~hil( jffhzjlt t{jitdjlt jtm1 ojtigh}

    ef jyzg~djlt {jyzg{jo,

    :,Glf{i}t{zmtz{j( mel}t{zmtgel( jtm2

    Fzhh ojtigh}

    6, Me}tgl` $ Mi~gtih me}t} pgtc k{jiaz~ ojtigh} ef mi~gtih ilo e~j{itgl`

    me}t}( pe{agl` mi~gtih,

    0, Di{ajtgl` $ Il evj{vgjp(

    gloz}t{w }t{zmtz{j ilo }~jmgfgm

    di{ajt }tzogj},

    3, Jmeledgm vgikghgtw $ Mi}c fhep

    fe{jmi}t}( glfhitgel jffjmt} ilo}jl}gtgvgtw }tzogj},

    7, Etcj{ fimte{}$ ]titzte{w~{evg}gel} {jhitgl` te hikez{( hilo (

    dglgl`( tisitgel jtm,

    JMELEDGM ISG]

    J=#Glt{gl}gmihhw Jmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9#Jmeledgm'

    9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo

    `jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c j}tgditj}

    ef `{ioj} #diw kj kjhep jmeledgm

    mzt eff( `jlj{ih goji ikeztfe{j}t %lel fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j

    }titz},

    ;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{ hj}}

    tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{ J;,

    9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,

    7, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj di{`glihhwkjhep jmeledgm mzt$eff

    `{ioj,

    =, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$

    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

    7, Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,7, Dglgl` {j~e{t% dglgl`

    ~hil%pe{agl` dglj},

    7, ]~jmgfgm jlo$z}j `{ioj} ef{j}j{vj} #ikevj jmeledgm

    mzt$eff {ioj,

    ?, ]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

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    VGG, Ogdjl}gel ]telj}

    Mci{imtj{g}tgm} ef Oj~e}gt]z{fgmgih( emmi}gelihhw kezhoj{w e{ tikzhi{( ~i{thw pjitcj{jo( begltjo%f{imtz{jo( {jmevj{ikghgtw oj~jloilt el khema

    }grj mce}jl vg}$$vg} beglt }~imgl` jtm( di{ajtikhj it kzwj{} mcegmj( idjlikhj te `eeo ~ehg}c pgtc ij}tcjtgm mehez{

    e{ mehez{ medkglitgel,

    ^{glmg~ih aglo} ef dglj{ih}Mehez{jo vi{gjtgj}( glmhzogl` `{ilgtj}( }wjlgtj}( }mcg}t}( di{khj}( }hitj} ilo }ilo}telj( dg`ditgtgj}( jtm1 khima

    vi{gjtgj} glmhzogl` owaj {ema}( j,`1 oge{gtj( oehj{gtj( `ikk{e( jtm,1 }ghh}( ~hz`}( kitcehgtc} jtm, j,`,( ile{tce}gtj}(

    `ikk{e( jtm,

    @JEHE@GMIH ISG]

    @? #[jmellig}}ilmj' @= #^{e}~jmtgl`'

    @;

    #@jlj{ih Js~he{itgel' @9#Ojtighjo Js~he{itgel'

    9,Ij{gih {jmellig}}ilmj2[jdetj }jl}gl`( ig{ke{lj

    `je~cw}gmih }z{vjw jtm,

    7, @jehe`gmih}z{vjw2 Di~~gl`

    el 92:>(>>> e{}dihhj{ }mihj},

    =,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2

    Let {jyzg{jo,

    ?, @je~cw}gmih}z{vjw2@{ezlo je~cw}gmih}z{vjw,

    7, _jmclehe`gmih 2#g^gttgl` ilo

    t{jlmcgl`2 let{jyzg{jo1

    #gg]id~hgl` [iloed

    `{ik} ef f{j}c {ema( elj e{

    tpe }id~hj} ~j{ : }y, ad1

    #ggg@je$tjmclgmih pe{a

    beglt}%f{imtz{j} ojl}gtw ilo

    ~{jhgdgli{w i}}j}}djlt efkhemaikghgtw,

    6,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo etcj{}tzogj} 2#g^jt{e`{i~cgm}tzogj} $ let {jyzg{jo1

    #ggDjiz}{jdjlt ef {ezlo

    pitj{ tikhj let {jyzg{jo1

    #gggDji}z{jdjlt ef `je$

    jlvg{eldjltih ~i{idjtj{}

    let {jyzg{jo,

    7, ]wltcj}g} ef ihhivighikhj

    oiti%melmj~t},

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    92:>(>>> te92;:(>>> }mihj1

    #gg^cete`jehe`w el

    92;:(>>> e{ jyzgvihjlt

    }mihj,

    ;,@je$mcjdgmih }z{vjw2

    Gojltgfgmitgel ef

    ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt} ef

    elj e{ tpe }id~hj} o{ipl

    f{ed jimc ~{e}~jmt,

    =,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw2

    Let {jyzg{jo,

    ?,_jmclehe`gmih2$

    #g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl`%o{ghhgl` let

    {jyzg{jo,

    #gg]id~hgl` Elj `{ik ef

    f{j}c {ema ~j{ ~{e}~jmt ef

    ~{jdgzd vi{gjtw1

    #ggg@je$tjmclgmih

    dji}z{jdjlt ef it hji}telj }id~hj ~j{ ~{e}~jmt

    fe{ ojtj{dglitgel ef

    }~jmgfgm `{ivgtw( ~e{e}gtw(pitj{ ik}e{~tgel(med~{j}}gvj }t{jl`tc ilo

    tjl}ghj }t{jl`tc,

    7, ^jt{e`{i~cgmilo etcj{}tzogj} 2

    #g^jt{e`{i~cgm

    }tzogj}$dglj{ihe`gmih

    med~e}gtgel(

    tjstz{j ilo dgm{e

    9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw2Di~~gl` el 92;:(>>> te

    929>(>>> }mihj,

    ;,@je$mcjdgmih 2Gojltgfgmitgel ef

    ojhjtj{gez} mel}tgtzjlt} efelj e{ tpe }id~hj} o{ipl

    f{ed jimc ~{e}~jmt1

    dji}z{jdjlt ef ikgetgm

    `jejlvg{eldjltih

    ~i{idjtj{},

    =,@je~cw}gmih }z{vjw 2let {jyzg{jo,

    ?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` 2elj

    e{ tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1#ggO{ghhgl` Elj e{ tpe

    ~j{ ~{e}~jmt #}mezt

    o{ghhgl`1

    #ggg]id~hgl` ]id~hj

    ojl}gtw tpe te tc{jj `{ik}

    ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1

    #gv@je$tjmclgmih fz{tcj{ {jfgljdjlt ef

    khemaikghgtw oiti ilo

    ~ehg}cgl` glojsdji}z{jdjlt,

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgm iloetcj{ }tzogj} 2

    #g^jt{e`{i~cgm }tzogj}$

    dglj{ihe`gmih

    med~e}gtgel( tjstz{j ilo

    dgm{e }t{zmtz{j }tzow ef

    jimc vi{gilt gl i ~{e}~jmt1#gg@{ezlo pitj{ tikhj2

    dji}z{jdjlt it jimc

    ~{e}~jmt,

    9,@jehe`gmih }z{vjw27, Di~~gl` el 929>>>>

    e{ hi{`j{ }mihj1#gg^{j~j{itgel ef ojtighjo

    te~e`{i~cgmih$ mzd

    `jehe`gmih di~( glmhzogl` ihh

    }z{fimj jehe`gmih fjitz{j}(beglt ~ittj{l}( f{imtz{j ojl}gtw

    jtm,1

    #gggOjhgljitgel ef khemaikhj

    ogdjl}gel }telj relj}% i{ji},

    ;,@jemcjdgmih 2

    Gojltgfgmitgel ef ojhjtj{gez}mel}tgtzjlt}1 dji}z{jdjlt ef

    ikgetgm jejlvg{eldjltih~i{idjtj{},

    =,@je~cw}gmih 2Let {jyzg{jo

    ?,_jmclehe`gmih2#g^gttgl`%t{jlmcgl` let

    {jyzg{jo1

    #ggO{ghhgl`$

    Elj e{ tpe ~j{ ~{e}~jmt1#ggg@je$tjmclgmih

    dji}z{jdjlt ef med~{j}}gvj

    }t{jl`tc( tjl}ghj }t{jl`tc(t{ivj{}j}t{jl`tc( ik{i}gel tj}t( }~jmgfgm

    `{ivgtw(ojl}gtw( ~e{e}gtw(

    ik}e{~tgel( ~ehg}cgl` glojs,

    :,^jt{e`{i~cgm ilo etcj{}tzogj} 2

    #gMehez{( `{ilzhi{gtw(

    glmhz}gel}( tjstz{j ilodgm{e}t{zmtz{j }tzow,

    #gg@{ezlo pitj{ tikhj2

    dji}z{jdjlt it jimc ~{e}~jmt,

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    JMELEDGM ISG]

    J=#Glt{gl}gmihhwJmeledgm' J; #^etjltgihhw Jmeledgm' J9 #Jmeledgm'

    9,[jmellig}}ilmj te ojtighjo`jehe`gmih }tzow( {ez`c

    j}tgditj} ef mehez{jo ilolel mehez{jo vi{gjtgj}(

    `jlj{ih goji ikezt fe{j}t

    %lel $ fe{j}t ilo hilo z}j

    }titz},

    ;, _cj imtgvgtgj} i} ikevj e{

    hj}} tcil tcit {jyzg{jo fe{

    J;,

    9,@jlj{ih ilo ojtighjo js~he{itgel,;,[ez`c gojltgfgmitgel ef

    di{ajtikhj vi{gjtgj},=, @jlj{ih alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$

    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

    9,Ojtighjo js~he{itgel,;,Dglgl` {j~e{t%dglgl` ~hil%pe{agl`

    dglj},=, ]~jmgfgm gojltgfgmitgel ef di{ajtikhj

    vi{gjtgj},

    ?,]~jmgfgm alephjo`j ef fe{j}t%lel$

    fe{j}t ilo etcj{ hilo z}j oiti,

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