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    tej tnmj ecs hndcbby f`mj h`r rjf`ldntn`d `h tej Mjtns cs c udnquj

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    c

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    pjrn`knfcbby djjkjk t` cssnst tej Fr`wd cdk cg`rnlndcb pj`pbjs nd ckvcdfndl rjf`dfnbnctn`d, cdk

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    vnjw knk d`t djlctj tej utnbnty `h c kjfbcrctn`d `d nssujs tect mcy `tejrwnsj gj f`dsnkjrjk m``t.

    Hndcbby, b`wjr f`urts ecvj rjf`ldnzjk tect tej rjhuscb `h l`vjrdmjdts t` jdlclj nd cdy djl`tnctn`ds

    wnte tej Mjtns `d snldnhnfcdt f`dstntutn`dcb nssujs austnhy auknfncb kjtjrmndctn`ds `d sufe mcttjrs.

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    nh

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    sjrvj. 3: Hnrst, tej ndtjdt ` tej pr`vnsn`d1 t`wcrks jxtndlunsemjdt `h tej Ndkncd tntbj t` tej bcdks

    `h tej Yr`vndfj. Vjf`dk, tej gjdjhnt pr`vnkjk t rjcbnzj tej pr`vnsn`d s ndtjdt1 `dj mnbbn`d h`ur

    eudkrjk te`uscdk cfrjs tejrj`h, h`r tej gjdjhnt `h tej hcmnbnjs `h tej ecbh-grjjk rjsnkjdts. [enrkby,

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    79 NN VFF 6< ct pcrc. >5A

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    h`bb`wndl rejt`rnfcbby qujstn`d1 _nAs nt d`t tnmj t` hndk cdswjrs rjlcrkndl tej nssujs chhjftndl tej Mjtns0

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