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Vhg hgdrm dneut Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej rei

hgr r`gjm Lrdfg* V`jfg shg hdm cejl)

tgri ncdmmgr `jgft`ej# shg fdig te thg

Nemh` igm`tdt`ej te l`vg d try* Vhg sd`m

shg hdm v`s`tgm juigreus mefters# neth

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d cet*’ Mur`jl thg pdst > ygdrs# gdfh

iejth shg weucm rgqu`rg te tdkg 6 te 1

fyfcg trgdtigjts dfferm`jl te thg cgvgc

e pd`j shg hdm dt thg t`ig* ^gfgjtcy#

hgr r`gjm rgfeiigjmgm hgr te feig

te Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej te jm d pess`ncg

secut`ej* Vhg mgf`mgm te feig telgthgr

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jet kjew thdt thg Idstgr wds tdck`jl te

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thg ngl`jj`jl djm wdckgm j d dst pdfg*

thg Idstgr rgi`jmgm hgr oust te scew `tmewj djm tdkg `t gdsy*

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fdci djm wdck ndfk djm erth j d stgdmy 

pdfg* Dgr shg feipcgtgm thg tdsk thdt

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ngccy djm thg ethgr ej hgr cewgr ndfk dfferm`jlcy* Vhg gxprgssgm hgr mggpgst

lrdt`tumg djm sd`m? –]djk yeu Idstgr;

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Idstgr rgi`jmgm hgr try`jl te dve`m

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Irs* Lrdfg Oe fdig rei Cds

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]`s wds thg rst t`ig shg dttgjmgm d

igm`tdt`ej djm tjgss fcdss* @t teek hgr

dciest 7 heurs te lgt hgrg ej d nus tr`p*

–]g oe`jts `j iy cgls wgrg `j pd`jndmcy er ierg thdj > ygdrs* Iy 

mefter tecm ig thdt @ hdm rhguidte`mdrthr`t`s*’ Iy sheucmgrs djm ndfk wgrg `j pd`j ds wgcc# djm `t let wersgwhgj thg wgdthgr turjgm fecm; thgggc`jl e pd`j weucm `jtgjs`gm ds ` thgrg wgrg i`cc`ejs e weris scewcy 

frdwc`jl `js`mg* D herr`ncg ggc`jlthdt yeu hdtg$ Dgr thg gjgrly hgdc`jl sgss`ej pgrerigm ny thgIdstgr Ludj Hd` pcus thg igm`tdt`ejprdft`fg; iy pd`js wgrg dcc lejg$

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Igm`tdt`ej ! A`tjgss Fcdss\r`ttgj ny F*_*# trdjsdctgm ny Gcd`jg Jl# Gm`tgm ny I`jHu` 

Gm`ter‐s Jetg

]g eccew`jl tgs`iej`dcs drg trug ster`gs tecm ny pdrt`f`pdjts e thg Igm`tdt`ej djm A`tjgss Fcdss prelrdi* \g s`jfgrgcy hepg yeu w`cc ng `jsp`rgmdgr rgdm`jl thgsg pgrsejdc ster`gs# djm threulh wh`fh# yeu w`cc hdvg d ngttgr ujmgrstdjm`jl e Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej djm stdrt te lgt ej thg pdth te d hgdcthy i`jm djm nemy djm hdvg d hdpp`gr c`g* Mur`jl thg g`lht djm d hdc)mdy Igm`tdt`ej ! A`tjgss Fcdss# seig pgepcg idy gxpgr`gjfg spejtdjgeus dst`jl# dcsekjewj ds# vecujtdry dst`jl* @t `s d k`jm e dst`jl thdt hdppgjs jdturdccy mur`jl igm`tdt`ej wh`cg rgfg`v`jl ncgss`jls djm hgdc`jl gjgrly*

Murj`l thg Igm`tdt`ej ! A`tjgss Fcdss# stumgjts w`cc hdvg thg eppertuj`ty te cgdrj djm prdft`fg uj`qug igm`tdt`ej tgfhj`qugs frgdtgm ny _gjIdstgr O`jNemh`# `jfcum`jl Igm`tdt`ej ea Rur`ty djm Igm`tdt`ej ea Lrgdt @ccui`jdt`ej* 

 ]hreulh _gj Idstgr‐s fejf`sg ! threulh gx)

pcd`j`jl# yeu fdj ujmgrstdjm thg pewgr ea 

feipdss`ej* @t w`cc c`ngrdtg us arei `ccjgss

djm suaagr`jl# entd`j trug hdpp`jgss* @t `s

dcse thg aeujmdt`ej ea Nummh`si* \g hepg

 th`s iev`g w`cc hgcp yeu te ld`j mggpgr uj)

mgrstdjm`jl dneut feipdss`ej# wh`fh w`cc

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Mu \dj R`jl? Mu‐s kjgg gxpgr`gjfgm d s`lj`fdjt `iprevg

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Fhgj I`jl Hu` ? Hgcce gvgrynemy#iy jdig `s Fhgj I`jl Hu` djm

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Ej thg cdst mdy e thg igm`tdt`ej fcdss# Idstgr LudjHd` fejmuftgm d hgdc`jl sgss`ej te hgcp gvgryejggxpgc ldcc ncdmmgr stejgs# tuiers#gtf* Hgrg drg seig e thg phetes e iy gxpgccigjts*

C`jmd ? C`jmd `s d Peld `jstrufter* Vhg hds nggj sugr`jl rei

fhrej`f sheucmgr pd`J# hewgvgr# `tm`mj‐t hgcp iufh ny prdft`f`jl Peld*Vhg wds ertujdtg te fejvgrsg w`thIdstgr LudjHd` ej thg rst mdy e thg igm`tdt`ej fcdss* Ceek`jl dt hgrrei ddr# Idstgr LudjHd` tecm hgrthdt hgr sheucmgr pd`j wds fdusgm ny hgr sp`jdc prencgi djm thg fecm d`rstergm j hgr sheucmgrs* Hgr m`gt hdn`t dcse fdusgm thg pd`j* Dgr c`stgj`jl te thg feiigjts# C`jmd si`cgmdjm jemmgm* –Pgs# yeu drg r`lht’*Idstgr LudjHd` si`cgm djm sd`m# –@

w`cc hgcp yeu ny ncew`jl seig d`r;yeu oust hdvg te rgcdx*’ Dgrwdrm# hgdskgm hgr te fhgfk thg `jtgjs`ty e hgr sheucmgr pd`j* C`jmd ievgm hgrsheucmgrs djm gcdtgmcy prefcd`igm#–@t ggcs iufh ngttgr jew$’ djm gvgryejg dppcdumgm te fejlrdtucdtghgr*

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 Igm`f`jg Nummhd‐s sgvgjth lrgdt vew pcgmlgs thdt –@j thg uturg# upej dttd`j`jl Rgrgft Gjc`lhtgjigjt#

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heig jer r`gjms# shdcc upej hgdr`jl iy jdig# hdvg thg`r s`fkjgss furgm# w`th pgdfg e i`jm djm nemy* ]gy

shdcc hdvg d cev`jl di`cy djm c`vg `j neujt`ucjgss ujt`c dttd`j`jl Rgrgft Gjc`lhtgjigjt*’ 

 

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  ]Hg Rewgr ea Feipdss`ej

Giet`ejdc gjgrly pgr vdmgs thg whecg e gx`s

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wgjty ygdrs dle# @ wdtfhgmd Odpdjgsg iev`g thdt eccewgm thg rgdc c`vgs e d di`cy e wecvgs* @ eujm `t rgdccy iev`jl# djm gvgj fr`gmdt ejg pe`jt* ]g wecvgswgrg h`lhcy dwdrg# djm e

tgj sggigm sidrtgr thdj thghuidjs* ]g pgepcg whec`vgm `j thg sdig drgd ds thgdj`idcs wdjtgm te k`cc thgidjm sgt trdps* Nut thg wecvgssggigm te kjew vgry fcgdrcy whdt wds le`jl ej* ]gjw`jtgr drr`vgm djm ejg e thg c`ttcg wec funs let s`fk*@t wds vgry fecm djm thgrgwds je eem te ng eujm `jthg th`fk sjew* ]g hujtgr djm h`s di`cy wgrg jg?thgy rd`sgm fh`fkgjs# djm gdt

thg`r igdt er sustgjdjfg*]gy gvgj hdm d fh`fkgjte spdrg… ejg te curg thgwecvgs te d spet surreujmgm ny trdps* Peu sheucm hdvgsggj thg dthgr wec pdfgndfk djm erth dcejl thg pgr`igtgr e thg hujtgr‐s prepgrty* H`s nemy cdjludlg wdsds fcgdr ds spggfh* Hg kjgw$

@t‐s ds theulh yeu feucm rgdmh`s theulhts? –]g mdjlgrdhgdm `s lrgdt# djm thgrg `sje wdy threulh*’ Vt`cc# dstheulh th`jk`jl e h`s funs‐pd`j djm hujlgr# hg pcdfgmh`s pdw dhgdm# thgj puccgm`t ndfk* Evgr djm evgr# thgdft wds rgpgdtgm* A`jdccy# hg vgjturgm dhgdm# trgp`mdt`ej`j gvgry stgp* @t wdsj‐t dj dfte sgcmgstruft`ej# nut e jgfgss`ty”jggm`jl thg fh`fkgjer h`s espr`jl* Hg idmg `tdfress djm lrdnngm thg ewc`j h`s odws* Vt`cc# ej thg wdy ndfk# hg cest h`s trdfks djm

stgppgm `jte ejg e thg trdps*^gdrcgl fdulht# hg strullcgm w`th thg mgspgrdt`eje d frgdturg sgg`jl mgdth*]grg wds je wdy te rgg`t* Gvgjtudccy# thg wec tergdwdy# cgdv`jl h`s c`in `j thgtrdp‐s hgdvy odws* Mrdll`jlh`isgc erwdrm threulh thgsjew ny h`s rejt cgls# hghducgm h`isgc hdcwdy ndfk te h`s mgj ngerg my`jl e thgnceem cess* @t wds d vgry giet`ejdc stery# djm @ mej‐t th`jk 

djyejg feucm wdtfh `t w`theut ng`jl dgftgm* @ ngc`gvgthdt thgrg `s se iufh dneutdj`idcs thdt wg mej‐t ujmgrstdjm”djm ygt# wg shdrg seiufh `j feiiej# se idjy e thg sdig ggc`jls*

Feipdss`ej `s nredmgj`jler thg hgdrt djm i`jm* ]dt

nrgdmth dccews us te dve`mgjtdjlcgigjt `j hdrmsh`p# sethdt wg drg jg`thgr fejtreccgmny eur werr`gs# jer sugr ngfdusg e thgi* Feipdss`ejhds idjy ggfts# nut thglrgdtgst drg hgdcthrgcdtgm?ngttgr phys`fdc djm igjtdchgdcth* ]gsg idj`gst `j thgeri e hdpp`jgss djm leemertujg* Hew megs th`s giet`ejdc stdtg dffeipc`sh seiufh5 Feipdss`ej s nredmgj`jl er thg hgdrt djm i`jm*]dt nrgdmth dccews us tedve`m gjtdjlcgigjt `j hdrmsh`p# se thdt wg drg jg`thgr

fejtreccgm ny eur werr`gs#jer sugr ngfdusg e thgi*D nredm hgdrti`jm hds thgdn`c`ty te sgg thg usgcgssjgsse treuncgseig th`jls*

Fdj c`g ng rgg e pd`j5@j Fh`jd thgrg `s d sdy`jl?–]esg whe dve`m dfts thdtidy treuncg thg hgdrt jggmgdr je lhdstcy i`mj`lhtkjefk`jl*’ [D fcgdr fejsf`eus scggps seujmcy*Y Ve# @gdr je kjefk`jl* @t idkgs

sgjsg# ngfdusg dgr wg meseigth`jl thdt gvekgs ggc`jls e shdig# wg gjtgr dstdtg e dl`tdt`ej djm scggppeercy* Cdfk`jl scggp# fgrtd`jfejm`t`ejs dr`sg? hgdmdfhgs#tr`lgi`jdc jgurdcl`d (thgsu`f`mg m`sgdsg)# gvgj steidfh# k`mjgy djm nrd`jrgcdtgm `ssugs fdj dcc ng trdfgm

ndfk te scggp m`sermgrs*Dld`j# epgj`jl yeur hgdrtdjm dppcy`jl feipdss`ej tethg wercm `s thg kgy# djm thghgdcth ngjgts fdj ng yeurpr`idry iet`vdt`ej* D nredmx`j nr`ii`jl w`th feipdss`ej idkgs `t pess`ncg te gxpgr`gjfg thg wejmgr e thgwercm”d rdrg djm gxqu`s`tgcy oeyuc gxpgr`gjfg* Djethgr iet`vg feucm rgcdtg te thgFh`jgsg fejfgpt e x`j [prejeujfgm –sh`j’Y* ]g nds`figdj`jl e x`j s –hgdrt#’ nut`t trdm`t`ejdccy rgprgsgjts thgdfuct`gs e neth giet`ejdc

djm theulht gjgrly”seigt`igs th`s `s rggrrgm te ds thg–hgdrti`jm*’ @ wg nredmgjthg x`j `j eur mgdc`jls w`ththg jdturdc wercm# eur werk`jl c`vgs# er `j djy fejtgxt#thgj wg gjtgr `jte pgdfguccy feipdss`ejdtg djm di`dncgstdtg*

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sdig t`ig# yeu drg pdss`jlej pes`t`vg nghdv`eurs*

D feipdss`ejdtg hgdrti`jm (x`j) `s thg igdjs ny wh`fh te dffgss c`i`tcgssgjgrly* D feipdss`ejdtgx`j fejjgfts te thg feipdss`ejdtg gjgrl`gs e thgwhecg uj`vgrsg* ]grg `sdj gqu`vdcgjfy e prepert`ejs ngtwggj thg nrgdmthe yeur x`j djm thg dieujte gjgrly yeu dffgss* Gvgjthg sidccgst th`jls idttgr…thg n`l p`fturg dcejg `sj‐tdcwdys gjeulh* ]`s wercm

`sj‐t erigm e n`l th`jls#nut mgtd`cs”jgr th`jls* Ve#thg jgr yeur dwdrgjgss# thglrgdtgr yeur dn`c`ty te fejjgft te thg wercm* \hgjgvgr @ s`jl er pcdy thg T`j# @sgjm thg ius`f te thg jgstidtgr`dc cgvgc e thg nemy# `jugjf`jl gjgrly igr`m`djs*@t sgts thg seuc te mdjf`jl*]dt‐s why seig pgepcg ggcse dgftgm… se ngjgtgm* @jpdrt# `t `s d idttgr e tdjtr`ftgdfh`jl* @t‐s dj gjgrly thdt

dffgcgrdtgs thg nds`f huidjdn`c`ty te dmvdjfg djm suffggm* D cejlgr# rgjgwgm c`grgsucts* Dcc th`s `s thg pewgre feipdss`ej*

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Ej Idy >1th# >246#Nemh` Igm`tdt`ejhestgm d Igm`f`jdc

Nummhd Ncgss`jl djm Hgdc`jl Fgrgiejy j @rv`jg# Fdc`erj`d# djm dttrdftgm pgepcgw`th vdr`eus ndfkleujms*

Dt Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej# `j

m`v`mudcs ngl`j thg`r oeurjgy tewdrms gjc`lhtgjigjt threulh igm`tdt`ej*]reulh igm`tdt`ej# thgy fdj ievg erwdrm te ngttgrujmgrstdjm`jl thgisgcvgsdjm thg uj`vgrsg# te m`sfevgrjgw w`smei# djm te entd`jpurg gjgrly# wh`fh fdj dss`st `j gvecv`jl thg`r mgst`jy te d ierg sdt`sy`jl ejg*\`th prdft`fg# gccew prdft`t`ejgrs fdj fhdjlg thg`rgjgrly# neest thg`r gjgrly 

cgvgcs# djm ld`j ngttgr dffgsste thg`r nemy djm i`jm tengfeig d hgdcth`gr djm hdpp`gr seuc* ]g dft e igm`tdt`ej d`ms thg m`sf`pcgs `jfdci`jl mewj djm th`jk`jlrdt`ejdccy dneut `ssugs# sethdt threulh fdrguc djdcys`s# thgy fdj nr`jl pgdfg djmhdpp`jgss te thg`r feiiuj`ty* Dctheulh idjy e thesgwhe fdig te dttgjm thg Fgrgiejy er thg rst t`ig idy jet hdvg kjewj e thgsg

ngjgts `j igm`tdt`ej# `t wdsdtg thdt nreulht thgi te th`spcdfg te dccew Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej# Idstgr Ludj Hd`# djmthg Lrdjm Idstgr O`j Nemh`te hgcp gdsg thg`r sugr`jls*

]g mdy ngerg thg Fgrgiejy# idjy Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej vecujtggrs egrgm thg`r

wggkgjm rgst te v`s`t thg vgjug djm hgcp prgpdrg er thggvgjt* Ny l`v`jl thg`r t igdjm gjgrly `j thg prgpdrdt`ej# thgy hepgm thdt thgy feucm sprgdm thg cufk thgy hdm rgfg`vgm dt Nemh` Igm`tdt`ej te dcc thg jgw r`gjmsrei dr djm jgdr whe weucm

ng dttgjm`jl thg Fgrgiejy thg jgxt mdy*

]g t`ig e thg Fgrgiejy hdm jdccy drr`vgm* Dt thgstdrt e thg Fgrgiejy# seigwhe hdm dttgjmgm d prgv`eushgdc`jl sgss`ej ny IdstgrLudj Hd` fdig erwdrm teshdrg dneut thg`r i`rdfcgsdjm thg`r gxpgr`gjfgs* Areithgsg w`tjgssgs‐ tgst`iej`dcs# idjy e thg ethgrs `j thghdcc wgrg mggpcy ievgm# djm

threulh thg`r ster`gs# thgy ngldj te ngttgr ujmgrstdjmthg trug igdj`jl e Nemh`Igm`tdt`ej? –Nemh` igm`tdt`ej nr`jls te dcc hdpp`jgssdjm leem hgdcth er thg i`jmdjm nemy*’

Ngerg thg hgdc`jl# dreujmth`rty te erty pgrfgjt e thgdum`gjfg rd`sgm thg`r hdjmste `jm`fdtg thdt thgy hdmhgdmdfhgs# m`zz`jgss# jdiidt`ej# djm ethgr ujfei

ertdncg syipteis e thghgdm rgl`ej* Hewgvgr# dgrthg rst sgligjt e thg hgdc`jl# ejcy dneut thrgg te eurpgepcg rd`sgm thg`r hdjms teshew thdt thgy gct seig pd`j`j thg hgdm drgd*

(Is* Pg Ludjl Ig` (Vtdjm`jl `j thg Fgjtgr))

Ejg e thesg whe rd`sgm thg`rhdjms wds Is* Pg LudjlIg`# whe gxprgssgm thdtshg sugrgm rei tgjdf`eushgdmdfhgs er dreujm twgjty ygdrs* Hgr hgdm weucm etgj thren pd`juccy# oust ds ` sidcc# i`j`sfucg jsgfts wgrgfc`in`jl dreujm hgr sfdcp*@j dmm`t`ej# shg hdm `jseij`d ngfdusg e thg hgdmdfhgs*Dgr Idstgr Ludj Hd` pgrerigm thg hgdc`jl er gvgryejg `j thg hdcc# shg m`mggc thdt hgr pd`j hdm gnngm

dwdy d c`ttcg# nutthg threnn`jl pd`jwds st`cc prgsgjt*Wpej hgdr`jl hgrsugr`jls# IdstgrLudj Hd` ncgw twecejl nrgdthgs `jhgr m`rgft`ej* Vhgscewcy reccgm hgrhgdm dreujm djmm`sfevgrgm thdt hgrhgdm gct se c`lhtdjm se iufh iergseeth`jl$

(Is* \djl C` Hud (]gweidj hecm`jl thg i`frephejg))

Djethgr whe hdm rd`sgmthg`r hdjms wds Is* \djlC` Ndjl* Is* Ndjl hdm nggjda`ftgm ny sgvgrg hgdmdfhgss`jfg >227* Vhg tr`gm idjy \gstgrj djm Gdstgrj igm`f`jdc furgs te hgcp trgdt hgrhgdmdfhgs te je dvd`c* DgrIdstgr Ludjl Hd`‐s hgdc`jl

djm fejm`t`ej`jl sgss`ej#shg wds rgc`gvgm e hgr pd`jdjm gct se gcdtgm* Vhg mgf`mgm te tgcc Idstgr Ludjl Hd`dneut hgr fgrv`fdc djm therdf`f (thg uppgr djm i`mmcg

rgl`ejs e thg sp`jdc fherm)pd`j `j hepgs e rgfg`v`jlseig rgc`g rei hgr pd`j*Ejfg Idstgr Ludjl Hd`hgdrm hgr stery# hg sullgstgmthdt Is* \djl dttgjm d A`tjgss djm Igm`tdt`ej fcdss*]`s wdy# threulh igm`tdt`ej# shg feucm rgidkg hgrewj sgc# hgr ewj nemy djmseuc# djm threulh prdft`fgdjm mgm`fdt`ej# shg feucmcgdrj te dctgr djm fejm`t`ejhgr ewj nemy er thg ngttgr*

Is* \djl lrdtguccy thdjkgmthg Idstgr djm prei`sgm thdtshg weucm dttgjm thg A`tjgssdjm Igm`tdt`ej Fcdss* ]grgwgrg idjy ethgrs whe rd`sgmthg`r hdjms whgj thgy hgdrmthdt Is* \djl hdm sp`jdc`ssugs* Vgg`jl th`s# thg Idstgr thgj fhufkcgm djm sd`m#–]grg `s je jggm te hurry; @hdvg ygt te ngl`j thg hgdc`jler yeur ndfk*’

@j sgg`jl gvgryejg‐s oun`cdjtsi`cgs# ejg fdj ejcy dssuigthdt gvgj dgr d s`jlcg hgdc`jl djm ncgss`jl gvgjt# d vdstidoer`ty e thg pgepcg‐s pd`jdjm sugr`jls hdvg nggj cgssgjgm er gvgj m`sdppgdrgm*

Idy th`s Igm`f`jg NummhdHgdc`jl djm Ncgss`jl Fgrgiejy l`vg hdpp`jgss djmcufk te dcc$ ]djk thg lrgdtdjm feipdss`ejdtg Igm`f`jg Nummhd er gc`i`jdt`jl

m`sdstgrs djm gcejldt`jl eurc`vgs$

]djk thg lrgdt djm feipdss`ejdtg Lrdjm Idstgr O`jNemh` er h`s lu`mdjfg$

Igm`tdt`ej ! A`tjgss Fcdss `j @rv`jg

\r`ttgj ny I`jHu`# Gm`tgm ny Fdrec 

(Idstgr Ludj Hd` hgdc`jl djm fejm`t`ej`jl thg dttgjmggs te hgdc thg`r sp`jg# sheucmgr# djmdris* Evgr j`jgty pgrfgjt e thg dttgjmggs rd`sgm thg`r hdjms dgr thg hgdc`jl# `jm`fdt`jlthdt thg`r syipteis hdm cgssgjgm er m`sdppgdrgm*)

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@thdsnggjdneutsgvgjiejthsjew#

s`jfg @ rst ngfdig `jvecvgm w thNemh`Igm`tdt`ej*Nut#@ggcds`@hdvg

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pdth`jthgiujmdjgwercm#wdjmgr`jl

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