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    Jmjimyp ln {em Ilhyk ln Mk}`h{gld 9 C}dm 5" 9181

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    Jmjimyp ln {em Ilhyk ln Mk}`h{gld 0 C}dm 5" 9181

    [egp gp hd mu`g{gdf" fyl}dkiymhogdf lqqly{}dg{w {eh{ vgbb imdmng{ Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w p{}kmd{p hdkp{}kmd{p h`ylpp {em dh{gld nly wmhyp {l `ljm$

    Ym`ljjmdkmk Ymplb}{gld

    VEMYMHP" Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w Q}ibg` P`ellbp ehp kmjldp{yh{mk {em `hqh`g{w {l qlpg{g~mbw gjqh`{p{}kmd{p {eyl}fe egfe h`hkmjg` p{hdkhykp" egfe x}hbg{w gdp{y}`{gld" hdk kh{h*kyg~md km`gpgld jhogdf?hdk

    VEMYMHP" Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w Q}ibg` P`ellbp ehp i}gb{ h nl}dkh{gld nly `ld{gd}mk p}``mpp {eyl}fe{em km~mblqjmd{ hdk `ymh{gld ln hd gd{mfyh{mk jlkmb ln {em mugp{gdf Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w Q}ibg`P`ellbp `}yyg`}b}j vemym {em kgp`gqbgdmp hym dl{ gplbh{mk nylj mh`e l{emy" i}{ {gmk {l {em `yg{g`hb hdk`ymh{g~m {egdogdf hdk h`hkmjg` p}``mpp pogbbp {eh{ embq p{}kmd{p nlyj hd h`hkmjg` gkmd{g{w? hdk

    VEMYMHP" Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w Q}ibg` P`ellbp iygdfp {em nl}dkh{gldhb jh{myghbp" gdp{y}`{gldhbmuqmygmd`m" hdk ~gpgld {eh{ `hd im }{gbgsmk {l n}bbw km~mblq hd gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j qylfyhj {eh{ `hdim }pmk h`ylpp {em dh{gld? hdk

    VEMYMHP" Qmhypld gp h bmhkgdf gd{mydh{gldhb mk}`h{gld `ljqhdw gd {em km~mblqjmd{ ln gdp{y}`{gldhbqylfyhjp hdk hppmppjmd{p hdk iygdfp h vmhb{e ln km~mblqjmd{ muqmy{gpm {eh{ `hd mdp}ym h jlym yhqgkkm~mblqjmd{ ln {em gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j hp vmbb hp jlym yli}p{ hdk `ljqbm{m hppmppjmd{p" `}yyg`}b}jjh{myghbp" hdk qylnmppgldhb km~mblqjmd{? hdk

    VEMYMHP" Gd qhy{dmypegq" Jld{fljmyw @l}d{w Q}ibg` P`ellbp hdk Qmhypld `hd `ljigdm {hyfm{mkympl}y`mp {l p}qqly{ hd h``mbmyh{mk gjqbmjmd{h{gld ln {em mbmjmd{hyw gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j {eh{ vgbb

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    HFYMMJMD[

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    VEMYMHP" J@QP gp h egfe h`egm~gdf }yihd p`ellb kgp{yg`{ {eh{ ehp kmjldp{yh{mk {em `hqh`g{w {l

    qlpg{g~mbw gjqh`{ p{}kmd{ h`egm~mjmd{ {eyl}fe egfe h`hkmjg` p{hdkhykp" egfe x}hbg{w gdp{y}`{gld" `lddm`{mk

    hppmppjmd{p" kh{h*kyg~md km`gpgld jhogdf" hdk p}qqly{mk }pm ln kgnnmymd{gh{mk gdp{y}`{gld hdk p}qqly{gdf

    gdp{y}`{gldhb jh{myghbp? hdk

    VEMYMHP" J@QP iygdfp {em nl}dkh{gldhb jh{myghbp" gdp{y}`{gldhb muqmygmd`m" hdk ~gpgld {l {em

    `ymh{gld ln hd gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j {eh{ `hd im }{gbgsmk gd `lddm`{gld vg{e {em `ymh{gld hdk km~mblqjmd{ ln

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    Q}ibgpemy? hdk

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    gdp{y}`{gldhb qylfyhjp" hppmppjmd{p" {m`edlblfw hdk qylnmppgldhb km~mblqjmd{ hdk iygdfp h vmhb{e ln

    km~mblqjmd{ muqmy{gpm {eh{ `hd mdp}ym h jlym yhqgk `ljqbm{gld ln h n}bbw*km~mblqmk gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j

    qylfyhj nly Fyhkmp O*= hp vmbb hp mdp}ygdf {eh{ {em mdk ymp}b{ gp jhyom{*ymhkw ld h dh{gldhb ihpgp hdk ymhkw

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    km~mblqjmd{ ln h n}bbw*km~mblqmk gd{mfyh{mk `}yyg`}b}j qylfyhj nly Fyhkmp O*= hdk gd `lddm`{gld {emym{l"

    dlv n}y{emy hfymm3

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    9$ QYM*MUGP[GDF VLYOPH$ J@QP

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    gd{mfyh{mk ogdkmyfhy{md `}yyg`}b}j %J@QP GO@'? %gg' h fyhqeg`hb }pmy gd{mynh`m `ljqygpmk ln ldm ly jlym

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