battle of grand coteau: george dugas

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Hcco~kp ol pbn Jhppin ol Mzhk` Cpnh~ 82>8

Lzog Mnozmns @~mhs4 Bespoezn `n io~nsp chkh`enk `n 82:: 82


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mzo~v) ~kpei pbnu znhcbn` h vihcn chiin` In Mzhk` Cpnh~) pbhp }hs }nii ako}k hgokm

b~kpnzs+ Pbnu hzze|n` pbnzn ok Shp~z`hu D~iu pbn 8:pb) hp kembp+Hlpnz znhcbekm pbn pov ol pbn lezsp beii) pbnu sphzpn` j~eièkm pbnez chgv hk` snkp oll

ln} sco~ps po zncokkoepnz pbn s~zzo~kèkms+ Pbnu sook èsco|nzn` pbn vznsnkcn ol h jem

chgv+ Pbn èsphkcn }hs speii poo egvozphkp loz pbng po shu }bnpbnz pbnu }nzn lzenk`s oz

nkngens+Pbn cbenl ol pbn b~kpnzs ekspz~cpn` bes gnk po j~ei` pbn chgv ek pbn iochpeok gosp

snc~zn ek pbn chsn ol hk hpphca1 hp pbn shgn pegn le|n bozsngnk hvvzohcbn` pbn chgv }epbjekoc~ihzs po e`nkpelu pbn mzo~v+

]epb h ieppin vz~`nkcn) pbnu co~i` nhseiu bh|n s~ccnn`n` ek pbnez gesseok ~ksnnk1

~klozp~khpniu vz~`nkcn es kop h |ezp~n }e`niu sbhzn` hgokmsp b~kpnzs+ Pbn le|n bozsngnk}hian` ok pbn pov ol pbn beii) ek s~cb h }hu pbhp sh|hmns }epb pbnez nrnzcesn |eseok

co~i` snn pbng èspekcpiu+ ]epb pbnez jekoc~ihzs) pbn Gpes zncomketn` kop okiu pbhp pbn

knembjo~zekm chgv }hs Seo~r) j~p pbhp pbnu }nzn ek |nzu mznhp k~gjnz+

O~p ol segvin coggok snksn pbnu sbo~i` bh|n eggnèhpniu mokn jhca po pbnezchgv po }hzk pbnez lzenk`s) }hepekm hkreo~siu h ln} geins jhca+ Bo}n|nz pbnu è` pbn

ovvosepn1 }epbo~p pbekaekm) hs el pbnzn }hs ko `hkmnz ek sembp) pbnu knmiemnkpiu v~sbn`pbnez bozsns po}hz`s pbn Seo~r+]bnk pbn Seo~r sh} pbn Gpes b~kpnzs hvvzohcbekm) p}nkpu ol pbng chgn }epbo~p

bospeiepu ok pbnez bozsns po gnnp pbng+

Snnekm pbn b~kpnzs cokle`nkcn) pbn Seo~r ~k`nzspoo` bo} nhsu ep }o~i` jn pochpcb pbng hs vzesoknzs1 so pbnu pooa pbnez pegn+

Pbn Seo~r znhèiu s~zzo~k`n` pbn b~kpnzs hk` hsan` po jn in` po pbn Gpes chgv+

Okiu pbnk) znhietekm pbhp pbn Seo~rs okiu nk`nh|o~z }hs po ghan }hz+ è` pbn b~kpnzs

~k`nzspoo` pbnu bh` lhiink ek pbn nkngus pzhv+Ep }hs poo ihpn loz èsc~sseok1 hii znsesphkcn }hs bovninss1 pbnu co~i` okiu lek`

}hus po nschvn+

Hs sook hs pbnu sphzpn` }hiaekm po}hz`s pbn Seo~r chgv) p}o vzesoknzs nschvn`lzog pbnez m~hz`s hk` znhcbn` pbnez o}k chgv+ Pbn pbznn pbhp znghekn` ~k`nz Seo~rs

vo}nz }nzn GcMeiies) ]beploz` hk` Ghihpnzzn+

Pbn mzo~v ol Gpes }nzn nrpzngniu }ozzen` loz pbnez `nphekn` lzenk`s+ Pbnzn }nznko ò~jps inlp hjo~p pbn Seo~rs }eiiekmknss po sphzp h }hz+ Pbn Seo~r }bo bh` cbhsn` pbn

nschvn` vzesoknzs cokpnk`n` pbnez lniio} vzesoknzs }o~i` jn pznhpn` }nii) hk` snp lznn ek

pbn knrp `hu+ Pzuekm po zhesn vepu hgokmsp pbn Gpes) pbn Seo~r ngvbhsetn` pbnez o}k

vo|nzpu+ Pbnu inlp hk` vzogesn` po jn jhca }epb h sghii mzo~v `~zekm pbn knrp `hu+Kokn ol pbn Gpes }hs looin` ju pbnez nrvznsseok1 pbnez eksekcnzepu }hs oj|eo~s+

Pbnezs }hs hk hppngvp po `ncne|n pbn Gpes) so po jn hjin po nkpnz pbn chgv gozn nhseiu

hk` sih~mbpnz pbng+Kop x~epn s~zn ol bo} ghku Seo~r chgvn` knhz'ju) pbn Gpes lnip poo }nha po

nkmhmn ek hku ollnkse|n go|n+ Pbnu `nce`n` po lozpelu pbnez chgv) hk` po `nlnk` ep lzog

hssh~ips lzog }epbek+]bein `niejnzhpekm hjo~p pbn spnvs po phan) pbnu kopecn` pbznn Seo~r bozsngnk

cogekm ek pbnez èzncpeok+ Hzo~k` pnk b~kpnzs znhcbn` pbng) vzn|nkpekm pbng lzog mnppekm

hku knhznz lzog pbn chgv hk` mnppekm gozn ako}in`mn ol pbnez vosepeok+ Hlpnz sphk`hz`cnzngokens) pbnu èsc~ssn` vnhcnl~iiu loz h gognkp+


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Pbn ozemekhi vihk ol pbn Seo~r bh` jnnk h s~zvzesn hpphca ol pbn chgv1 unp lekèkm

pbngsni|ns èsco|nzn`) pbnu pooa vzesoknzs so po bh|n hk nrc~sn po nkpnz pbn Gpes chgvpbn loiio}ekm `hu+ J~p pbn Gpes bh` ko eii~seok ok pbnez vosepeok) hk` pbnu `nce`n` po inp

pbng ek okiu }epb h m~k ok pbn pngvin+ Hs pbnzn }nzn ko bovns ol znsc~ekm pbn vzesoknzs)

pbnu pbo~mbp ep }hs jnppnz po shczelecn pbng po pbn jnknlep ol pbn nkpezn chgv+

Pbnu svnkp pbn }boin kembp snc~zekm pbn chgv) po shlnm~hz` ep lzog zelin j~iinps+Pbn chzps }nzn snp |nzpechiiu hzo~k` pbn chgv) hk` pen` pomnpbnz }epb voins+ Po vzo|e`n

ae`s hk` }ognk }epb h ieppin jep ol shlnpu) pbnu `~m boins ekse`n pbn chgv) hk` pbn b~kpnzsnzncpn` lozpelechpeoks o~pse`n) so po vzopncp lzog pbn nkngus lezn hk` po vzn|nkp ep lzog

mnppekm poo knhz+ Pbnsn lozpelechpeoks }nzn m~hz`n` hii kembp iokm+

Hp kembplhii) p}o bozsngnk }nzn snkp po znvozp ok pbn eggeknkp hpphca hk` poznx~nsp eggnèhpn hssesphkcn lzog pbn jemmnz mzo~v+

Pbn loiio}ekm `hu) ok S~k`hu D~iu pbn 83pb) sco~ps }epknssn` pbn ih~kcbekm ol pbn

Seo~r ghzcb1 j~p cokpzhzu po pbn vhsp `hu) ep }hs kop okn cogvosn` ol gnzniu h ln}

bozsngnk cogekm po mnp vznsnkps) j~p hk hzgu ol }hzzeozs moekm po }hz+Bhil }hu po pbn Gpes chgv) pbnu pooa h vh~sn1 hzo~k` pbezpu b~kpnzs }nkp po }hzk

pbn Seo~r hmheksp mnppekm hku knhznz lzog pbnez chgv+ Hp pbhp gognkp) okn ol pbnvzesoknzs) GcMeiies) nschvn` lzog pbn Seo~r hk` scznhgn`4 Hb( Gu `nhz lzenk`s) pbnzn eskop ieln loz ~s po bovn loz1 ò kop ih~mb hp gu `znh`1 }n bh|n po `nhi }epb p}o pbo~shk`

Seo~r1 pbnu h`geppn` pbnu }hkpn` po nkpnz o~z chgv hk` sih~mbpnz n|nzu sekmin okn ol

~s+ Pbnsn }oz`s è` kop znhss~zn hkujoù j~p knepbnz è` pbnu èsco~zhmn pbn Gpesnrcnsse|niu+ Pbnu co~zhmno~siu hvvzohcbn` pbn h|hkp'mhz`n ol pbn Seo~r hzgu hk`)

hlpnz ollnzekm h ln} vznsnkps) pbnu okcn hmhek h`|esn` pbng po jhca oll+ Pbhp }hs kop

bo}n|nz }bhp pbn jhzjhzehks bh` ek gek` sekcn pbnez ihsp co~kcei+ Pbnez k~gnzechi

s~vnzeozepu bh` pbng sgein hp pbn e`nh ol hk nhsu veiihmn) hk` pbnu }o~i` kop inp pbesovvozp~kepu vhss+ Pbnu lhan` kop po ~k`nzsphk` hk` zns~gn` pbnez ghzcb+

Pbn pbezpu Gpes pbnk ~k`nzspoo` pbhp pbn sghzpnsp pbekm po ò }hs po linn hs lhsp hs

pbnu co~i`) hk` po mnp znhù loz pbn ekn|ephjin hpphca+ Pbnu }nzn cbhsn` ju pbn h|hkp'mhz`n ol pbn Seo~r hzgu) nhmnz po lozcnl~iiu nkpnz pbn chgv+ G+ Ihlicbn "Gmz Ihlicbn%

bh` svnkp pbn nkpezn kembp bnhzekm bes cbei`znks coklnsseoks) hk` vznvhzekm pbng loz pbnez

eggeknkp `nhpb+ Pbhp vnzsvncpe|n }hs }bhp gosp b~kpnzs }nzn ko} nrvncpekm) loz pbnuco~i` kop znhiespechiiu bovn znsespekm s~cb h mznhp k~gjnz ol }hzzeozs+

Pbn gesseokhzu) `znssn` ~v }epb bes s~zviecn hk` bes sbh}i) h``znssn` pbn

hssngjiu }epb sogn nkco~zhmekm }oz`s) ek|epekm pbng po `nlnk` pbn chgv |emozo~siu hk`

po s~zznk`nz pbnez ieln po pbn Seo~r okiu hp pbn mznhpnsp cosp+Co~zhmn( Gu moo` lzenk`s) co~zhmn( Uo~ snn pbhp uo~z nkngens hzn k~gnzo~s) j~p

uo~ hiso ako} bo} co}hz` pbnu hzn+ Zngngjnz pbhp pbn moo` Ioz` es ok uo~z se`n) hk`

pbhp uo~ bh|n h lhpbnz ek pbn sau znhietekm bo} ~kd~sp pbes jhzjhzehk hpphca es+ Lembpco~zhmno~siu1 ep es pbn Ioz` cogghkèkm uo~ po `nlnk` uo~z }e|ns hk` uo~z cbei`znk hk`

po vzopncp pbnez ie|ns+ @en el uo~ bh|n po) j~p èn jzh|niu(

Hp pbn shgn pegn) bn bh` pbng vzogesekm okn `hu ol lhspekm hk` pbznn jem ghssns ek pbnchsn Mo` sh|n` pbnez ie|ns+

Znhss~zn`) pbn Gpes }hepn` co~zhmno~siu loz pbn pbznhpnkekm hpphca po sphzp+

$$$Lzog pbn bnembps ol pbn beiis }bnzn pbnu bh` chgvn` pbn kembp jnlozn) pbn Seo~r anvp

ghzcbekm po}hz`s pbn Gpes chgv+ Cokle`nkp ek pbnez k~gjnz) pbnu vzogesn` nhcb opbnz


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hk nhsu |ecpozu+ Pbnu }nzn lhz lzog nrvncpekm pbhp h bhk`l~i ol gnk) be``nk jnbek` s~cb

gesnzhjin zhgvhzps) }o~i` annv pbng h}hu hk`) hlpnz coklo~kèkm pbn niepn ol pbnez}hzzeozs) ~ipeghpniu `nlnhp pbng+

Pbn Seo~r }nzn so cnzphek ol pbnez |ecpozu pbhp pbnu n|nk chzzen` chzps po pzhksvozp

pbn Gpes zecbns jhca po pbnez o}k chgv hlpnz pbnez |ecpozu+

]bnk pbn Seo~r }nzn ciosn nko~mb po jn bep ju pbn b~kpnzs j~iinps) pbnu }nznh`|esn` okn ihsp pegn po jhca oll+ Ekspnh` ol moekm jhca) pbn hzgus h|hkp'mhz`n snkp

pbnez bozsns po akoca ò}k pbn chzps hk` lozcnl~iiu nkpnz pbn chgv+ Pbnzn }hs ko goznpegn po }hspn1 pbn gosp lnhzinss Seo~r }nzn sbop cznnvekm ok pbn mzo~k`) }bein pbn znsp ol

pbng }nzn lozcn` po jhca oll hk` po }hep ~kpei pbn ghdozepu ol pbnez lniio} }hzzeozs bh`

hzze|n`+Bnhzekm pbn lezsp m~ksbops) vzesoknzs ]beploz` znhietn` pbhp) }epbo~p hk ~ipeghpn

hppngvp po znco|nz bes lznnòg) bes ieln }hs moekm po nk`+ ]beploz` }hs `nphekn` ju hk

Hgnzechk ghk }bo bh` jnnk ie|ekm }epb pbn Ekèhks loz sogn pegn+ Bn hiinmnìu lnip vepu

loz ]bep loz`) hk` `nce`n` po ollnz beg pbn ovvozp~kepu po nschvn+ El uo~ bh|n h moo`bozsn) bn she` ek Nkmiesb) bh|n ep z~k hs lhsp hs vossejin hk` sh|n uo~z ieln+ E }eii lhan

sboopekm hp uo~) po kop hvvnhz hs h pzhepoz ek lzokp ol pbn Seo~r+ Uo~ ghu bh|n h cbhkcn poznhcb uo~z lzenk`s chgv+ ]beploz` è` kop }hep hku iokmnz+ Bn akn} pbhp bes bozsn }hspbn lhspnsp z~kknz ek pbn vzhezens hk` pbhp) loz h ln} geins hp inhsp) ko Seo~r bozsngnk

co~i` znhcb beg+ Bn `nce`n` begsnil ok pbn pzhdncpozu hk` ~zmn` bes bozsn po z~k+ Kn|nz

bh` bn zhcn` so zhveìu ek pbn vzhezens+ Jnkp ok bes bozsn) bn vhssn` hs h iembpkekm pbzo~mbb~k`zn`s ol sp~kkn` }hzzeozs+ Hipbo~mb pbnu hii pooa h sbop hp beg) kop j~iinp lozp~khpniu

po~cbn` beg+ Bn es hiznhù ek sembp ol pbn chgv) }bnzn bes lzenk`s vzogvpiu zncomketn`

beg+ Bn pbekas bn es shln hiznhù) j~p jnlozn bn snps loop ok pbn mzo~k`) bn iooas jhca hk`

sboops ek pbn bnh` h Seo~r }bo bh` loiio}n` beg lzog |nzu ciosn+ Pbn oi` gopbnz ol]beploz` }hs cok|ekcn` pbhp bnz sok bh` hiznhù jnnk sih~mbpnzn`+ ]bnk sbn sh} beg

cogekm jhca hie|n hk` }nii) sbn she`4 el uo~ hzn pezn`) gu sok) mo ok hk` znsp }bein E

phan uo~z zelin hk` sboop hp sogn ol pbnsn schgvs+Sook) pbn }boin ol pbn Seo~r hzgu s~zzo~k`s pbn Gpes chgv hs h jnip+ J~iinps

}bespin lzog n|nzu èzncpeok) vhssekm o|nz pbn Gpes bnh`s) be``nk ~k`nzknhpb pbnez

gesnzhjin }oo`n` chzps+ \nzu vzncesn sboopnzs) ~sn` po kop }hspekm hku j~iinp }beinb~kpekm) pbnu znsvok` po Seo~r hpphcas }epb ~ksnppiekm vznceseok+ Nhcb j~iinp znhcbns eps

phzmnp hk` nhcb kn} zelin zninhsn cinhzs h kn} jznhcb hgokmsp pbn Seo~r hzgu+ Sook) hii

pbn gosp lnhzinss Seo~r }hzzeozs bh|n jeppnk `~sp+

Sp~kkn` ju s~cb znsesphkcn) pbn znghekekm }hzzeozs jhcan` oll) j~p pbnu sookznhvvnhzn`) scznhgekm hpzoceo~siu) pzuekm }epb s~cb sh|hmn scznhgekm po schzn pbn Gpes)

j~p pbes sncok` hppngvp }hs hs ~ks~ccnssl~i hs pbn lezsp+

]bhp pbn Gpes }nzn gosp hlzhe` ol }hs po snn pbn Seo~r z~k ek ihzmn mzo~vspo}hz`s pbn chgv) po akoca ò}k pbn chzps hk` lozcnl~iiu nkpnz pbn chgv+ Bh` pbnu jnnk

inss co}hz` pbhp es nrhcpiu }bhp pbnu }o~i` bh|n òkn) pbnez k~gnzechi s~vnzeozepu speii

jnekm ol okn hmheksp p}nkpu+ J~p Ekèhks hzn khp~zhiiu co}hz`+ Pbnu cbnzesb ieln hk` pbnuèsiean nrvosekm pbngsni|ns ~kinss pbnu hzn x~epn cnzphek ol pbnez |ecpozu+ L~zpbnzgozn)

pbn b~kpnzs nhcb bh` h iokm akeln) hk` pbnu }nzn `npnzgekn` po sbo} pbn Ekèhks pbhp

}bepn vnovin ò kop inp pbngsni|ns aeiin` iean ihgjs+ Ep es cnzphek pbhp ek okn ok okn lembps)ghku Ekèhks }o~i` bh|n jeppnk `~sp jnlozn pbn gosp vhzp ol pbn ch|hizu }o~i` bh|n

ek|h`n` pbn chgv+ Pb~s pbn Seo~r vznlnzzn` sboopekm m~ks hp h èsphkcn+


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Ok pbn Gpes se`n) ko okn bh` jnnk b~zp) }bein nhcb zelin zninhsn `nlekepe|niu snkp

k~gnzo~s Seo~r ok pbn mzo~k`+Hp hzo~k` pbznn ek pbn hlpnzkook) okn ol pbn Seo~r cbenl scznhgn` pbhp pbn Lznkcb

bh` h Ghkepo~ }epb pbng) }becb }o~i` vzn|nkp pbng lzog n|nz jnekm b~zp+ Bn ~zmn`

bes jhk` po inh|n pbn chgv+

Pbn Ghkepo~ pbnu }nzn znlnzzekm po }hs G+ Ihlicbn) pbn gesseokhzu+ Snnekm hvzensp `znssn` ~v }epb bes s~zviecn hk` bes sbh}i èsco~zhmn` pbn Seo~r hs g~cb hs ep

nkco~zhmn` pbn Gpes+@nsvepn pbn go`nsp h`|hkphmn ol pbnez k~gjnz p}o pbo~shk`s jhzjhzehks ser

bo~zs ol jhppin bh` cooin` ò}k pbnez }hzzeoz goo`+ Pb~s pbnu }epb`zn} }epb pbnez `nh`

hk` ekd~zn` cogvhkeoks vhcan` ek pbn chzps ozemekhiiu jzo~mbp po chzzu pbn Gpes zecbnsjhca+

Snnekm pbn s~ccnss pbnu d~sp bh`) pbn Gpes zncomketn` bo} g~cb vzo|e`nkcn bh` iooan`

hlpnz pbng ek h svncehi hk` nrpzhozèkhzu }hu+ Snnekm pbnez nkngens }epb`zh}) pbnu

sphzpn` jznhpbekm kozghiiu hmhek+ Pbnu mop o~p ol pbn chgv po |esep pbn jhppinleni` hk` snnpbn vihcns }bnzn pbnu bh` snnk pbn nkngu lhiiekm+ N|nzu}bnzn sogn }hzzeozs bh` jnnk

spz~ca po `nhpb) pbnu lo~k` jioo`spheks ok pbn mzhss ol pbn vzhezens+ Ghihpnzzn) }bo bh` koovvozp~kepu po nschvn iean bes p}o cogvhkeoks) ihe` ok pbn mzo~k`) venzcn` ju == hzzo}shk` 3 j~iinps+ Lnnp hk` bhk`s bh` jnnk zngo|n` lzog pbn joù hk` phank hs pzovbens1 pbn

sa~ii bh` jnnk sghsbn` hk` pbn jzhek }hs svznh` ok pbn mzo~k`+ Pbn Gpes chznl~iiu

mhpbnzn` pbn vencns ol linsb hk` jokns hk` j~zen` pbng zniemeo~siu ek pbn vzhezen+Pbn Seo~r) vihkkekm po znkn} pbnez hpphca ok pbn |nzu knrp `hu) è` kop znpezn |nzu

lhz+

Ek pbn ge`ìn ol pbn kembp) pbn Seo~r scznhgn` `znh`l~iiu) pzuekm hmhek po schzn pbn

Gpes+ Pbn Gpes bni` h co~kcei hk` `nce`n` po speca po pbnez znpznhp vihk }bein }hepekm lozpbn hssesphkcn ol pbn jemmnz mzo~v+ Pbnu }nzn bo}n|nz v~ppekm poo g~cb bovn ek pbes

hssesphkcn) loz pbn p}o sco~ps snkp po znvozp ok pbn hpphca bh` jnnk lozcn` jhca po pbn

chgv ju Seo~r bozsngnk jnlozn pbnu hccogviesbn` pbnez gesseok+ Pbnu }nzn bo}n|nzbovnl~i pbhp p}o uo~km vnovin }bo bh` nschvn` hp pbn jnmekkekm ol pbn lezn }o~i` bh|n

bh` gozn s~ccnss+ ]bhpn|nz pbn o~pcogn ol pbes pzh|ni) pbnu `nce`n` po sphzp ghzcbekm

hmhek) j~p pbnu hmznn` ok h ln} shlnpu èsvosepeoks+Lezsp) lo~z bozsngnk }o~i` nscozp pbn mzo~v4 okn h gein ek lzokp) hkopbnz okn h

gein jnbek`) okn h gein po pbn zembp) hk` pbn ihsp okn h gein po pbn inlp+ Po l~zpbnz snc~zn

pbnez cok|ou) pbnu bh` pbn chzps ghzcbekm el le|n coi~gks) ek s~cb h }hu pbhp) hp pbn lezsp

hihzg) p}o coi~gks ok okn se`n hk` p}o coi~gks ok pbn opbnz se`n) pbnu }o~i` okiu knn`po snc~zn jopb nk`s po j~ei` h chgv pbnu co~i` `nlnk` lzog hpphcas+

Gnzniu hk bo~z hlpnz pbnu sphzpn` ghzcbekm) pbnu kopecn`) jnbek`) p}o bozsngnk

czossekm ok pbn beii) }becb }hs pbn semkhi ol hk eggeknkp hpphca+ Pbn Seo~r }nzn hiznhùek sembp+ Pbnu }nzn bo}n|nz inss k~gnzo~s hk` snngn` inss nhmnz+

^sekm pbn nrvnzenkcn mhpbnzn` lzog pbn vzn|eo~s jhppin) pbn Gpes snp p}o iekns ol

chzps ok nhcb se`n hk`) hp h èsphkcn ol pbznn cbheks ek lzokp ol pbn zhgvhzps) pbnu nzncpn`lozpelechpeoks+ Pbosn sbo~i` annv pbn Ekèhks Qsh|hmnsW hp h lhez èsphkcn+ Hs sook hs pbnu

lekesbn` lozpeluekm pbn chgv) pbnu }nzn s~zzo~k`n` ju Ekèhks hk` m~ksbops sphzpn` hmhek+

Loz h }boin le|n bo~zs) pbn p}o se`ns lo~mbp }epb nx~hi |emoz+ Lekhiiu) h Seo~rcbenl hvvzohcbn` pbn chgv) hsaekm po jn h`geppn` ekse`n+ Pbn Gpes ekspz~cpn` beg po


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