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ft wcs bfjdi fj tnd hlltnf``s lh tnd blujtcfjs jlrtn cji wdst lh %lacuja fj tnd

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sl rd0dotflj olu`i rdsu`t fj ndr edolbfja tnd p`cytnfja lh c sl`ifdr lr bdroncjt.

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arcjtdi ndr wfsn.

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nfs dyds hdcstdi uplj ndr ordcby eliy, sl sf`my tl tnd tluon, cji nlpdi tnct snd

wlu`i afvd nfb c onf`i. Nd `lvdi nfs ltndr wfvds, eut sfbp`y cilrdi %cf. Nd

mjdw tnct nd wcs tdj ydcrs l`idr tncj ndr, cji ydt snd bcid nfb hdd` yluja

cacfj. >ndj, ct `cst, %cuja >fj wcs cs`ddp %cf wlu`i tncjm ndr cjodstlrs hlr

afvfja ndr sl buon p`dcsurd cji c alli bcj. -nd csmdi hlr nfs sddis tl arlw

fjsfid ndr 0cid acridj tl edolbd tndfr onf`i wnl tndy wlu`i ondrfsn. >ndj c``wcs 1ufdt, snd `ft c sodjtdi 0lss stfom cji p`codi ft fj tnd scji edhlrd c stctudttd

lh !lri uiinc. Yndj snd bdiftctdi uplj tnd allijdss hluji ey c`` wnl

hl``lwdi tnd trud pctn.

%cuja >fj olbbfssfljdi tnd 0cid ocrvdrs tl prliuod twd`vd 0cid trdds lh

`fhd wftn bcjy ercjonds tl idjltd nfs hcbf`y. Yndy ocrvdi dcon pfdod lh hdf ouf

fjtl c trdd tlppdi wftn cj lre blujtdi lj c odjtrc` trujm tl idjltd tnd bcj cs

ndci lh tnd hcbf`y. Ejidr tndsd wdrd hlur ercjonds, ljd dcon hlr nfs twl wfvds,

ljd hlr %cf, cji cjltndr, fj ocsd nd snlu`i jddi cjltndr wlbcj. 5lr c bcj fj

nfs plsftflj bust c`wcys ed cwcrd tnct wlbdj wdrd cttrcotdi tl nfb, lr nfs

wdc`tn, cji tnct nd bcy stf`` suooube tl ndr oncrbs. Ejidr tnd tlp ercjonds,

tndrd wdrd twl blrd rlws lh ercjonds edhlrd tnd trdds rllts idsodjidi fjtl tnd

`crad ecsd blujtdi fj c oljtcfjdr tl stlrd tnd spcrd `dcvds. 6con twd`vd ocbd

wftn hlrty sbc`` 0cid `dcvds dcon wftn c tnfj al`i ecji tl ncja tndb hrlb tnd

ercjonds, twl `dcvds hlr dcon bdbedr lh nfs hcbf`y. >ndj olbp`dtdi, tndy

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wrcppdi dcon 0cid trdd fj sf`m, tndj fj rl``s lh pcpdr, edhlrd p`cofja tndb fj c

wllidj elx. "j urbc, nd wlu`i adt tnd trdds e`dssdi tl edolbd tnd bdifub tl

olbbujfoctd wftn nfs cjodstlrs cji idsodjicjts. Gjd trdd wlu`i ed put fj c

p`cod lh nljlur, wftn c `dch hlr dcon wfhd cji lj tnd ercjon ed`lw c `dch hlr nfs

tnrdd sljs cji hlur icuantdrs. Yndj dcon lh nfs hcbf`y wlu`i wdcr tnd sdolji

`dch crluji tndfr jdoms cs c tc`fsbcj hlr prltdotflj. >ndj nfs onf`irdj bcrrfdi,nd wlu`i afvd dcon lh tndb, c trdd wftn tnd ujidrstcjifja tnct ft wcs pcssdi tl

tndfr onf`irdj. 5lr wndj ljd ifdi, tnd `dch bust ed rdblvdi cji afvdj tl tnd

jdxt elrj.

%cuja >fj `dht jltnfja tl oncjod, sl nd tllm %cf tl cj l`i #nfjdsd

slltnscydr tl ncvd tndfr hlrtujd rdci. Ynd slltnscydr tluondi nfs `lja ardy

edcri cs nd `llmdi fjtl tnd olup`ds dyds cji dxcbfjdi tnd pc`bs lh tndfr ncjis.

Yndj nd tcppdi c ocad tl fjhlrb nfs trcfjdi efri tl sd`dot c tfjy sorl`` hrlb c

pcom lh tndb fj c oljtcfjdr, tnd ledifdjt efri pfomdi ct ifhhdrdjt sorl``s edhlrd

`fhtfja ljd up fj nfs edcm hlr tnd l`i bcj tl tcmd, ujrl``, cji rdci nfs prdifotflj."t rdciA lu wf`` ed ncppy fj c ifstcjt `cji wndrd ylu wf`` rcfsd twl onf`irdj.

lur iyjcsty wf`` h`lurfsn ujtf` tnd suj ifds cji tnd dcrtn rdturjs tl ;li.

%cuja >fj nci tnd sbc``dr 0cid stljds djarcvdi wftn nfs stcbp lh cutnlrfty

lr onlp. "t stctdi nfs jcbd fj eltn urbdsd cji %cjicrfj, hl``lwdi ey tnfs

fjsorfptfljA cid fs c e`dssfja wndj afvdj, c oursd wndj stl`dj lr idbcjidi.

$dbdbedr tnfs wd`` hlr ft fs `fmd bd c alli hrfdji eut tdrrfe`d djdby. "t olbds

lj`y hrlb tnd e`dssdi blujtcfjs lh urbc cji wd, tnd urbdsd, `dt jl bcj tcmd

ft hrlb us.

Ynd rdbcfjfja 0cid pfdods wdrd ocrvdi fjtl nlrsds, fbcads lh uiinc, cji cbljallsd mf``fja c `crad olerc. Ynd `cst fbcad wcs vdry prdoflus fj nfs dyds cs

ft sfajfhfdi tnd suoodss lh tnd sbc``dr alli bljallsd lvdr tnd efaadr dvf` sjcmd.

Ynd ocrvdi stctuds lh uiinc olu`i ed sl`i fj urbc, tnluan nd wlu`i afvd tnd

efaadst tl tnd 2fja cji cjltndr tl tnd jdcrdst snrfjd. Yndy orusndi tnd pfdods lh

0cid `dht lvdr hrlb tnd ocrvfja fjtl c hfjd plwidr tnct %cf usdi tl prliuod cj

d`fxfr tl bcmd >fjs 0cid stc`m strlja cji p`dcsfja tl ndr. -lbd scy tnct nd`pdi

bcmd c onf`iF ft bust ncvd wlrmdi hlr chtdr tdj blljs %cf acvd efrtn tl c

icuantdr cji c ydcr `ctdr c slj.

Ynd #nfjdsd ed`fdvdi tnct tnd ardct pnf`lslpndr 2uja 5undj pl`fsndi cji erf``fcjt tnd wnl`d fs purd, fts olbpcotjdss cji ncrijdss crd

c sfaj lh fjtd``fadjod, fts diads il jlt out eut crd strlja `fmd 0ustfod. "ts ol`lur

rdprdsdjts `lyc`ty. "ts fjtdrflr snlws fts bcjy h`cws o`dcr`y hlr c`` tl sdd wnf`d

fts trcjspcrdjoy sfajfhfds sfjodrfty. "t fs cj frfidsodjt erfantjdss elrj lh

blujtcfj cji lh wctdr tnct snlws eltn fts allijdss cji fs c sfaj lh oncstfty.

"j tfbd, tnd 0cid trdds pcssdi ilwj tnd hcbf y hrlb hctndr tl slj lr

icuantdr. "j )*33, %cuja >fj !yjdttd, c idsodjidjt lh %cuja >fj cji %cf

bcrrfdi (cu` Cjidrslj cji rdodfvdi hrlb ndr hctndr %cuja Yuj Yfj ljd lh

%cuja >fjs 0cid trdds tl mddp tnd trciftflj c`fvd. Yndrdhlrd, wndj ndr onf`irdj

wdrd elrj, c 0cid `dch wcs ciidi tl tnd trdd lj ercjonds ujidr tnlsd hlr (cu`

cji ndrsd`h. >ndj ndr onf`irdj `dht nlbd, tndy wlrd c 0cid `dch crluji tndfr

jdom cs c tc`fsbcj tl prltdot tndb hrlb dvf`. >nf`d fj tnd Cjidrsljs sfttfja

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rllb wcs c tdcm olrjdr ocefjdt wftn a`css wfjilws tnct oljtcfjdi sdvdrc` pfdods

lh l`i ordcb ol`lurdi fvlry tnct fjo`uidi c `crad fvlry tusm, twdjty ocrvdi fjtl

c erfiad cji c stctudttd lh tnd aliidss lh `lvd cji ncppfjdss. C`ljd lj tnd tlp

snd`h wcs %cuja >fjs 0cid trdd wftn hlur `dcvds O ljd dcon hlr !yjdttd, (cu`,

tndfr icuantdr %cf, cji slj (dtdr. Ynd 0cid trdd wcs jdvdr 0ust cj lrjcbdjt, eut

tnd prltdotlr lh tndfr spfrfts. !yjdttd nci tnrdd hdf ouf nlrsds, tnct snd mjdwolu`i lj`y ed sl`i wndj tnd hcbf`y wcs fj jddi, eut jlt 0ust hlr hfjcjofc` acfj

edocusd tl il sl wcs :eci 0lss ?eci `uom4. -nd jdvdr tl`i dvdj ndr nusecji

tndfr wlrtn dxodpt tl scy tnct tndy wdrd lh sdjtfbdjtc` vc`ud. -nd mjdw tnct ljd

lh tnd #nfja nlrsds olu`i hdton c tnluscji plujis lr djluan tl euy c `crad

nlusd. "t wcs ndr fjsurcjod pl`foy hlr tnd huturd prlspdrfty lh ndr hcbf`y, fj tnd

scbd bcjjdr tnct tnd `dcvds lh tnd trdd prltdotdi ndr `lvdi ljds hrlb dvf . Yndfr

vc`ud wcs fbplssfe`d tl td``, cs jljd lh tnd !ljilj busdubs nci cjy hdf ouf

0cid.

>ndj fj jddi lh auficjod, !yjdttd wlu`i `fant c 0lss stfom cji prcy edhlrdtnd 0cid trdd tl dvlmd tnd spfrfts lh tnd cjodstlrs tl nd`p ndr tnrluan ifhhfou`tfds.

Yl il tnfs, snd jddidi pdrhdot sf`djod tl djtdr c spfrftuc` trcjod

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E l ) f j & I c $ 3 * + 3 , U c j & l l j - E r c

>nf`d fj rftcfj, pdlp`d sct crluji tnd hfrdp`cod rdolvdrfja hrlb tnd `ftt`d

#nrfstbcs hdcstfja tnct rctfljfja c``lwdi, ltndrs wdrd fj hcr

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;drtruid wcs c sf`vdr pcfjtdi cfrorcht O lr blrd olrrdot`y, c id Ncvf``cji

Yfadr %ltn efp`cjd wftn twl lpdj olompfts. -nd fjtrliuodi (dtdr tl tnct blst

dxltfo bfxturd lh p`dcsurd cji sofdjod hluji lj`y fj tnd wlr`i lh h`yfja. Yndj

nd dxpdrfdjodi tnct sdjsuc` hdd`fja lh `llmfja ilwj uplj tnd wlr`i edjdctn

hrlb tnd purfty lh tnd smy. Ndrd, tndrd wcs jltnfja tl ifsture nfs tnluants, 0ust

tnd nubbfja lh tnd djafjd cji tnd wnfst`fja lh tnd wfji.drdby tllm (dtdr lvdr tnd sdc edhlrd tdconfja nfs jdpndw nlw tl h`y. (dtdr

wcs suon cj djtnusfcstfo pupf` tnct drdby dj0lydi tdconfja nfb, cji tndy spdjt

blst lh tndfr spcrd tfbd wftn drdby cji ;drtruid. >ddms turjdi fjtl bljtns cs

(dtdr `dcrjt tl tcmd lhh, `cji, stc`` tnd djafjd, cji o`dvdr`y rdolvdr tnd cfrorcht

hrlb c spfj. Yndy wlu`i `llp tnd `llp lr h`y upsfid ilwj, nd`i fj lj`y ey tndfr

sdct ed`ts. Yndy h`dw fj tnd sujsnfjd, fj rcfj, lvdr sdc cji `cji. Yl (dtdr tnfs

wcs ndcvdj, cji Ejo`d drdby mjdw ft.

Ejo`d drdby wcs c sl`foftlr wnlsd `fhd rdvl`vdi crluji wlrm, nfs `ciy

hrfdjis, cji h`yfja. Nd nci c ruaadi cppdcrcjod djncjodi ey hcofc` socrs hrlbslbd fj0ury letcfjdi wnf`d h`yfja fj tnd $lyc` 5`yfja #lrps iurfja tnd ;rdct

>cr. Nd jdvdr tc`mdi celut ft, cji jl ljd icrdi tl csm. "t wcs djluan tnct nd

nci tnd I5# cji ecr wftn tnd rdtfrdi rcjm lh >fja #lbbcjidr.

drdby ifs`fmdi tnd fidc tnct pf`lts wdrd c spdofc` o`css. "j hcot, nd nctdi

cjytnfja tnct sdpcrctdi nfb hrlb nfs hd``lw pf`lts, wnl wdrd nfs lj`y trud

hrfdjis. %cjy wdrd bdoncjfos, hcrb `celurdrs lr `cjidi adjtry. >ndjdvdr

csmdi tl nd`p, dcon lh tndb wlu`i rl`` up nfs lr ndr s`ddvds tl hfx cjltndrs

bconfjd. Yndy wdrd c strcjad arlup lh mfjirdi spfrfts wnl, wndj ft wcs tll

icrm tl h`y lr wlrm lj tndfr cfrorcht, wlu`i sft crluji tnd ecr cji tc`m celuth`yfja. 5dw p`cjds wdrd jdw, cs blst wdrd rdeuf`t dxfjilws wdrd hfttdi wftn e`fjis sl jl spdom lh `fant olu`i nd`p djdby

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elbedrs. >ld edtfids cjyljd wnl `dt `fant sddp tnrluan tnd e`fjis cs tnd

wcridjs djhlrodi tnd e`comlut wftn vfalur. %cjy pdlp`d iua up tndfr h`lwdr

acridjs tl p`cjt hruft trdds cji vdadtce`ds fj tnd nlpd lh cvlfifja stcrvctflj.

Cs cj lhhfodr ocidt fj tnd Cuxf`fcry Cfr 5lrod, (dtdr h`dw lr dj0lydi c ardct

slofc` `fhd. Nfs ujft nci tndfr lwj pcom lh nlujis cji nujtdi lj nlrsdecom cjy

uj`uomy hlx tnct ocbd tndfr wcy. (dtdr cvlfidi tnd nujts cs nd hluji tndbecrecrfo ey scyfja nd olu`i jlt rfid. >nf`d ct nujt ec``s, nd dj0lydi icjofja

o`lsd`y wftn c yluja `ciy, fjnc`fja ndr pdrhubd, cji stdc`fja c mfss edtwddj

icjods. >fjd h`lwdi, cji tnd busfo p`cydi lj cs tndy nci huj, fajlrcjt lh tnd

tdrrlr cndci. "t wcs surrdc`F jltnfja sddbdi tl bcttdr iurfja tnd (nljdy >cr.

5dw ocrdi tnct tnd pllr`y d1ufppdi c``fdi crbfds fj 6urlpd wdrd iud hlr c

tnrcsnfja hrlb tnd blidrjfsdi ;drbcj crby.

Yndj (dtdr wcs plstdi tl $C5 -nlrdncb tl trcfj tl h`y Ncwmdr Nurrfocjds.

"t wcs `fmd l`i tfbds, cs >fja #lbbcjidr drdby Cjidrslj rcj tnd ecsd cji

nci (dtdr, tladtndr wftn cjltndr trcfjdd, cbds ?fb4 Csntlj ef``dtdi wftn nfb.fb cji (dtdr edocbd alli hrfdjis tl irfjm fj tnd Ghhfodrs %dss lr al tl c

sdcsnlrd pue tl p`cy icrts. C`` tll sllj tndfr trcfjfja wcs lvdr, cji tndy wdjt

hfrst tl c s1ucirlj fj 2djt cji tndj lj tl urbc. (dtdrs ardctdst civcjtcad lvdr

nfs hd``lw pf`lts wcs nfs h`udjoy fj cpcjdsd cji urbdsd. Nfs urbdsd bltndr,

!yjdttd, tcuant nfb c`` tnd `cjaucads snd mjdw cji `fmdi tl prcotfod ndr

urbdsd lj ndr onf`irdj wnf`d prlbfsfja tnct ljd icy tndy wlu`i vfsft ndr

hcbf`y fj urbc, eut tndy jdvdr ifi. "t wcs 0ust tll hcr cwcy cji tndrd wcs jlt

djluan tfbd, lr bljdy, hlr tnd 0lurjdy.

+lw, h`yfja lvdr urbc, nd wljidrdi fh nd wlu`i hft fj. Nd ifi jlt `fmdsonll`, dspdofc``y tnd crrlacjt sd`hfsn stuidjts. >ndjdvdr nfs bltndr tnluant,

nd wcs adttfja tll efa hlr nfs ellts, snd wlu`i sbf`d cji scy, :6vdj tnd sbc``dst

cjt ncs vc`ud fj tnd sfant lh ;li, cji ljd bust jlt hlradt tnct. Ynd alli ylu ifi

ydstdricy fs aljd cji jlw lj`y wnct ylu il tlicy bcttdrs. Nfs bltndr wcs

rcfsdi c sfjodrd #ctnl`fo, tnluan snd mdpt bcjy lh tnd uiinfst wcys. -nd

wlu`i jdvdr mf`` c h`y cji lj ndr lwj wcs c trud vdadtcrfcj, eut wftn tnd hcbf`y,

snd ollmdi c ardct -ujicy rlcst ifjjdr cji c allsd hlr #nrfstbcs. Ynd allsd

wcs puroncsdi c`rdciy prdpcrdi hlr tnd lvdj.

Ct tnd luterdcm lh wcr, (dtdrs sfstdr, %cf, bcrrfdi !fdutdjcjt #ncr`dsrfantlj lh tnd ;urmnc $fh`ds. Ynd wdiifja wcs bcajfhfodjt wftn nfs sfstdr

`llmfja edcutfhu` fj ndr wnftd `cod irdss. Gj`y tndfr hctndr, (cu`, wlrrfdi tnct tnd

wcr wlu`i bcmd nfs icuantdr c wfilw. 6vdryljd prdsdjt olu`i sdd tnct eltn

#ncr`ds cji %cf cilrdi dcon ltndr. !ctdr, %cf tl`i ndr bltndr tnct snd nci jl

rdardts, cs ft wcs edttdr tl ncvd ljd icy lh e`dssdi ncppfjdss tncj c nujirdi

ydcrs lh rdardt. -nd mjdw tnct sllj #ncr`ds wlu`i `dcvd ndr ednfji cs nd 0lfjdi

nfs rdafbdjt tl "jifc. !fmdwfsd, (cu` wcs odrtcfj tnct %cf fjtdjidi tl adt

prdajcjt tl ncvd pcrt lh #ncr`ds wftn ndr tnrluanlut tnlsd `ljd`y icrm icys, cji

`ljadr jfants, tl olbd.

-uiidj`y, tnd sluji lh tnd wfja olbbcjidrs vlfod rdbfjidi (dtdr nd wcs

ct wcr cji lridrdi tl idsodji tl ljd tnluscji hddt lvdr tnd sdc, turj iud jlrtn

lvdr tnd ofty cji `cji ct %fjac`cilj cfrplrt. d`lw wcs tnd wfid "rrcwciiy

id`tc wftn fts `usn arddj vdadtctflj. Goocsfljc``y, c vf``cad lr rlci edocbd

vfsfe`d, lr c h`csn lh al`i rdh`dotdi hrlb tnd ed``

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`lw lvdr tnd ncrelur cji $cjallj wftn fts wfid strddts lvdr`llmdi ey tnd

al`idj -nwd Icalj pcalic, cji tnd (rlbd $lci `fjdi wftn h`lwdrfja trdds tnct

h`csndi tndfr rdi cji e`ud ol`lurs fj arddtfja. Gj tnd arluji, pdlp`d `llmdi up

cji wcvdi ct tnd $C5 p`cjds wnf`d spfds jltdi tnd cfrorcht typd cji tndfr

jubedrs tl sdji tl tnd cpcjdsd.

:`ud s1ucirlj, `lwdr ylur ujidrocrrfcad, cji `cji fj pcfrs.(dtdr rdp`fdi, :`ud Ywl. $ladr, lvdr cji lut.

(dtdr `lwdrdi tnd ujidrocrrfcad ujtf` tnd wndd`s o`fomdi fjtl plsftflj,

rdiuodi cfrspddi, ci0ustdi tnd h`cps, cji `dt nfs Nurrfocjd idsodji fj `fjd wftn

tnd rcpfi`y cpprlconfja rujwcy. Ynd ncridst tnfja celut h`yfja wcs bcmfja c

olrrdot `cjifja ct cj ujmjlwj cfrhfd`i. Nfs cpprlcon wcs alli cs nfs cfrorcht

tluondi ilwj wftn lj`y c bfjlr elujod. Cs nd alt lut tnd arluji djafjddrs

ondomdi cji rdhud``di tnd p`cjd wnf`d tnd crblurdrs o`dcjdi cji `lcidi dcon

auj wftn jdw cbbujftflj ed`ts.

:Ynd spddi tnd arluji ordws crd prdpcrfja lur p`cjds prlece`y bdcjstndrds c h`cp lj, fb stctdi.

:!dts nlpd tnct wd adt hlrty wfjms edhlrd tndjH (dtdr rdp`fdi.

:" bust strdton by `das chtdr sfttfja hlr sl `lja. Il ylu wcjt tl olbd wftn

bdD

:ds `dts tcmd tnd `lja wcy tl tnd crrfvc`s nut.

Yndrdhlrd, tndy wc`mdi wftn tnd wcrb, slht chtdrjllj erddd rujjfja

tnrluan tndfr ncfr lj cj cfrstrfp sdt hlr wcr. Yndrd wdrd cjtf

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Ylbcncwms wdrd cs hcst cs tndy cppdcrdi wnf`d pcfjtdi `fmd c sncrm wftn wnftd

tddtn cji rdi blutn. "t wcs cj ujusuc` slrt lh ocbluh`cad fj c vdry strcjad wcrH

Gj rdplrtfja tl tndfr olbbcjifja lhhfodr, tndy wdrd afvdj 1ucrtdrs, ctd c

bdc` lh ecjadrs cji bcsn, cji rdtfrdi hlr tnd jfant. Yndy wcsndi, o`dcjdi tndfr

tddtn, cji wdjt tl s`ddp. fb irdcbt lh edfja wftn cjd wc`mfja tnrluan tnd

`lja arcss ey tnd rfvdr. >lu`i nd sdd cji mfss ndr cacfj cji wlu`i snd stf```lvd nfbD "t wcs tfbds `fmd tndsd wndj tnd `lvfja cttdjtfljs lh c slht wlbcj

wdrd c`` cjy bcj jddidi edhlrd hcofja tnd rdc`fty lh nfs lwj idctn.

(dtdr irdcbt lh sfttfja fj tnd acridj oncttfja tl nfs pcrdjts cs tnd efris scja

cji tnd e`ud smy acvd c sdjsd lh pdcodhu` e`fss. -lbdnlw fj nfs ndcrt nd mjdw

tnct tndy wlu`i c`` bddt cacfj, fj tnfs wlr`i lr tnd jdxt. 5lr crluji nfs jdom

%cuja >fjs cjofdjt 0cid `dch spuj fts bcafo, afvfja nfb pdcod lh bfji, cji

prltdotfja nfb hrlb tnd hlrods lh dvf` actndrfja crluji.

dhlrd icyerdcm, tndfr irdcbs wdrd fjtdrruptdi.

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