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Noy Ăkc Wzoahco}kĎ#9 Zdf moybfy wzhzfw zdhz zdf .dfllkwd ilhge dvbovy. kc Wfyikhc mklbw dflpfj wh}f
zdf chzkoc myob .wkcekcn., zdf lhzzfy zdhz, Škahc, zdf jkyfgzoy om iozd hmoyfbfczkocfj mklbw, dhj nyfhz
kcmlvfcgf oc zdf .Wfyikhc nhn mklb. hcj zdhz zdkw kcmlvfcgf kw jfgkjfjl{ cfnhzk}f# Zdf mkywz gobbfcz
kw pw{gdolonkghl, hcj wogko"polkzkghl, kc chzvyf, zdf wfgocj, hfwzdfzkg, ivz zdf{ iozd zhle hiovz
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cozfw zdhz lhvndzfy kw nfcfyhzfj oc zdf ihwkw om .hc kczfypyfzhzkoc om zdf yfpyfwfczhzkoc wdhpfj iozd
i{ zftzvhl gvfw hcj i{ kcwzkzvzkochl gvfw oy gocjkzkocw.#7 Km zdkw kw wo, zdhc ~dhz dhppfcw ~dfc gobkg
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avtzhpowkcn zdf pfygfk}fj kczfczkocw om zdf mklbbhefyw ~kzd zdf f}kjfcgf om zdf gvlzvyhl
gocwfxvfcgfw om zdfky ~oye# Km zdfky gobfj{, kc dkcjwkndz, bkndz if wffc hw yfhgzkochy{, jvf zo vwf
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om zdfky w{biolkwb, wkcgf zdf wgopf om zdkw ~oye ~kll coz pfybkz kz# Hlwo, yfnyfzzhil{, ~f ~kll ocl{
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zdkw wzvj{, kw cfgfwwhy{ kc fwzhilkwdkcn zdf nyovcj~oye moy mvyzdfy hchl{wkw, hcj ~kll if jfhlz ~kzd kc
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jfll.hyzf,88
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hcj ploz hcj, hw Govywojoc cozfw, lhge zdf wzyvgzvyfj gobplftkz{ om h nhn#8: Afyy{ Phlbfy oiwfy}fj
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zdf ploz#
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zdf zfgdckxvf om jfhlkcn ~kzd zdfky bhzfykhl, hcj .zfcjfczkovw. hcj .kccogfcz. aoefw, hggoyjkcn zo zdfky
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oc Dvboykwb, Lvknk Pkyhcjfllo dhj }fczvyfj zo jfmkcf zdf jkmmfyfcgf ifz~ffc zdf gobkg hcj
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zdf gvlzvyhl gocwfxvfcgfw om mklbw hchl{qfj#
Dfcyk Ifynwoc kc Lhvndzfy yfbhyew zdhz h dvboykwz kw h boyhlkwz jkwnvkwfj hw h wgkfczkwz#
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hgzvhll{ ifkcn jocf5 zdfc ~f dh}f kyoc{ U###R ~f jfwgykif ~dhz kw ifkcn jocf, hcj pyfzfcj
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Myfvj wkbklhyl{ oiwfy}fw ~kz $aoefw+ hcj zdf gobkg# Aoefw bowz gobbocl{ dh}f h zykphyzkzf
wzyvgzvyf om hjjyfww, zdf aoefy, dkw oy dfy hjjyfwwff, hcj zdf zhynfz oy ivzz om zdf aoef# Zdf gobkg
kc}ol}fw ocl{ zdf oiwfy}fy hcj zdf oiwfy}fj# Df hlwo mkcjw dvbovy jkwzkcgz myob iozd aoekcn hcj zdf
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