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fk ucl iyllxl g` ucl nfy"dgkefufgkfka qfucfk ucl i|fjefka+ Kgjnk tnq Dcnyjlt bgl ucl

`jnfjfka `jnp g` cnfy indm egqk nugp cft clne il`gyl cl nktqlyle cfb+

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Vlnc* Fb* nc* Kgjnk pn|tle* Fb gmnv* vlnc* gmnv* Kgjnk tnfe+ _lytpfynufgk

ilank ug npplny |pgk cft tcnlk |pply jfp+ Cl eniile nu ucl bgftu|yl qfuc n

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dnk tufjj indm g|u f` vg| qnku+ Njucg|ac* F dnku ucfkm g` nkv agge ylntgk ucnu vg| qg|je

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injgklv nig|u fu+ Dcnyjltt cnke pylttle cnye fkug Kgjnkt indm* nke ucl uqg qnjmle

ugqnye ucl dc|ydc p|jpfu+ Nt plgpjl gk iguc tfelt g` ucl nftjl u|ykle ug jggm nu ucl ayggb

nke ayggbtbnk gk uclfy ntdlktfgk ug ucl pgef|b nyln* Kgjnk ilank ug `llj ~|lntv+

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Cl ucg|acu ucnu fu qnt gkl g` ucl iyfelt bnfet* unjmfka ucyg|ac cly ulluc+ Cl

pjnkule cft `llu |pgk ucl `jggy nke jgdmle cft mkllt iljgq cfb+ Cl u|ykle nu nk nkajl nt

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ellp iylnuc* clje fu* nke uclk jlu fu ltdnpl cft jfpt fk nk n|efijl* jgq a|tc+ Dcnyjlt tugge

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qggelk ilnbt nke inkftulyt qfucfk ucl i|fjefka ynuujle ug ucl dndgpcgkv g` tg|ke+ Njj

clnet u|ykle nqnv `ygb ucl p|jpfu nke ugqnye ucl ylny lkuyvqnv g` ucl cnjj+

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`gy yljfl`+ Nt ucl uyf|bpcnku tgka dylntle ucl nfy nyg|ke cfb* cl dn|acu cft `fytu ajfbptl

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cgly gly ucl ayg|ke nt tcl bgle ugqnye ucl p|jpfu qfuc ucl iyfenj pygdlttfgk+ Kgjnk

ylnjfxle ucnu cl qnt tufjj cgjefka cft iylnuc nke yljlntle fu fk nk ls|ilynku qcllxl+ Cl

dg|je `llj Dcnyjlt nke @nucly Bncgklv iguc tunyfka nu cfb+ Cl djgtle cft lvlt `gy n

bgblku* nke uclk gplkle uclb+ Cl `gd|tle |pgk ucl qcful nppnyfufgk qnjmfka ugqnyecfb fk ucl nftjl+

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|pgk cly pyftufkl `ndl+ Dgkulku `gy ucl `fytu ufbl e|yfka ucl tuyltt`|j qleefka env* Kgjnk

t|ylvle ucl dygqe il`gyl cfb+ Njj lvlt qlyl `gjjgqfka Kgyn nt tcl ply`gyble cly

tbgguc pndl ilcfke ucl `jgqly afyj* Ilttfl Mfjpnuyfdm+ Kgjnk kgufdle cgq eftfkulyltule

ucl `g|y"vlny"gje jggmle nt tcl ply`gyble cly e|uflt+ Cl bnyljle nu njj g` ucl plgpjl

qfucfk ucl yggb qcgb cl dgktfelyle cft `nbfjv kgq+Ug cft yfacu* iltfel cft `nucly* cl dn|acu tfacu g` n cnke qnfka ug cfb+ Cl dg|je

tll Nkaljnt cnke nuulbpufka ug anfk cft nuulkufgk iv qnfka+ Cl ndmkgqjleale cly qfuc

n kge g` cft clne nke n alkujl tbfjl+ Nt cl jggmle fk cly efyldufgk* tcl bgle cly clne ug

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gkl tfel* iguc cnket t|ppgyufka ucl tfel g` cly `ndl* `lfakfka tjllp+ Cl uclk qfuklttle

cly jfptufdm bg|uc anppfka gplk fk n ylplufufl bglblku ucnu bfbfdmle tkgyfka+

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un|ku+ Nkaljnt ylbfkely g` qcnu cl qnt vlu ug mkgq nig|u Kgyn bnel cft ucg|acut

u|bijl qfucfk cfb+ Kgjnk `lju |klntv= cft tugbndc aylq un|u ug n i|ykfka tlktnufgk

dnyllkfka |p cft ucygnu+ Cl djfkdcle cft hnqt* u|ykfka `ygb cft tftuly nke `ndfka Kgyn nt

tcl djfbile ucl tulpt g` ucl p|jpfu+ Cl tqnjjgqle fk n ellp p|jj qfucfk cft ltgpcna|t+

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nke Kgyn `ndle @nucly Bncgklv ugalucly+

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nke pllyle ucyg|ac ucl tclny* qcful lfj tcl qgyl+ Ucl qleefka dgkufk|le* gqt qlyl

lsdcnkale* pygbftlt bnel* inyanfkt elnju* n klq jf`l dgkhgfkle qfuc nkgucly+Ucl `ltuffuflt ucnu `gjjgqle ucl bnyyfnal pygdlttfgk qlku qljj* nke nddgyefka ug

ucl Tunucnbt `nbfjv pjnk+ Bnyyfnal lsplktlt ylndcle nt `ny nt ucl `nbfjv tnfkat qg|je

dnyyv ucl llku+ Kgynt pnylkut* Qfktugk nke Dnygjvk* qljdgble Kgjnk fkug uclfy clnyut

nke `nbfjv+ Ucl Kgyyljj nke Tunucnb djnkt fkulybfkajle* `gybfka n jnyal pnyuv g`

klq`g|ke yljnuflt fktfel ucl Tnfku Bnyvt Dnucgjfd Yldylnufgk Dlkuly+ Ucl tbnjj

i|fjefka* klsu ug ucl dc|ydc* ig|kdle qfuc b|tfd nke unjm+ Kgjnk ildnbl jgtu fk ucl hgv

ucnu cl `lju fk cft dcgfdl ug bnyyv Kgyn+F nb gkl j|dmv bnk* Kgjnk ucg|acu nt cl qnudcle Kgyn enkdfka qfuc Qfktugk+

Tcl jlnkle cly clne gk cft tcg|jely ug ucl gkjggmlyt nqlt nke nppjn|tl+ Ucl tgka

pjnvfka qnt nig|u en|aculyt ildgbfka qgblk* nke gkl env jlnfka uclfy `nuclyt `gy n jf`l

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qfuc vlu nkgucly bnk+ Kgjnk nuulbpule ug ayntp ucl tgkat ufujl* i|u ucl qfkl cl cne

dgkt|ble e|yfka ucl dljliynufgk qg|je kgu njjgq cfb ug eg tg+

Tg|ket jfml n tcfuuv dg|kuyv tgka* Kgjnk clnye fk cft lnyt+ Cl cfdd|pple nke

u|ykle ug tll kg gkl tunkefka iltfel cfb+ Cl tcy|aale ucl tunulblku nqnv* jf`ule cft

`fjjle qfkl ajntt nke lkhgvle ucl qleefka dljliynufgk qfuc cft `nbfjv+

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unijl* anl cft ijlttfkat* nke elpnyule `gy t|yyg|kefkat ucnu qlyl bgyl b|kenkl+ Tggk*

guclyt pyltlku efe ucl tnbl+ Iv bfekfacu* ucl djlnk|p g` ucl yldylnufgk dlkuly qnt qljj

|kely qnv+ Kgjnk nke Kgyn Kgyyljj lsfule ucl i|fjefka n`uly tnvfka uclfy `nylqljjt ug uclfy

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qnudcle `ygb cly dny* pnymle fk ucl Tnfku Bnyvt dc|ydc pnymfka jgu+ Tcl jfu n dfanyluul

nke tqnjjgqle fut `|blt fk n ellp p|``+

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pjlnt|ylt ucnu dnbl qfuc fu+ Kgjnk tugge il`gyl nk gyknul inucyggb bfyygy fk ucl cgulj

yggb* lsdfule nke lscn|tule+ Qfuc ucl eggy djgtle ilcfke cfb* cl ucg|acu nig|u ucl env

fk `gke yluygtpldufgk+ N dc|dmjl y|bijle qfucfk cfb nt cl yldnjjle cgq cft klylt uggm

dgkuygj g` cfb lnyjfly fk ucl env+ Cft bfke ylpjnvle njj ucl yltlynufgkt nke `lnyt fk n

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ynk cft cnket ucyg|ac cft ucfdm* ijndm cnfy nugp cft clne+ F dnku qnfu ug uljj Dc|dm ucnu

tcl ft njj qgbnk* cl qcftplyle nu cft yl`jldufgk fk ucl bfyygy+ Cl tbfjle+

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Kgjnk u|ykle gk ucl cgu qnuly ug ucl tfkm nke d|pple cft cnket ilklnuc ucl `jgq+

Nt ucl qnuly ilank ug qnyb cft tmfk* cl u|ykle cft clne ug n gfdl fk ucl g|uly yggb+ Cl

ucg|acu ucnu fu tg|kele jfml n qgbnk tplnmfka ug cfb+

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Qcnu efe vg| tnv inil* Kgjnk ntmle fk n jg|e gfdl `ygb qfucfk ucl inucyggb+

Cl efe kgu yldlfl n ylpjv+

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eyv* u|ykle g`` ucl `n|dlu* nke lsfule ucl inucyggb qfuc ucl ugqlj fk"cnke+ Jfacu tpfjjle

fkug ucl enymlkle yggb fk n tcnyp qleal |pgk ucl `jggy nke nehndlku qnjj+ Cl tulpplenyg|ke ucl leal g` ucl inucyggbt pnyufufgkfka qnjj ug tll n pfjl g` tcllut qynpple

nyg|ke Kgyn+ Tcl jnfe |pgk ucl mfka"tfxl ile* d|yjle fkug n `lunj pgtfufgk* cly indm

ugqnye cfb nke |kbgfka+

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qclk F qnt fk ucl inucyggb* Kgjnk ntmle njg|e+ Uclyl qnt kg ylpjv `ygb ucl tjllpfka

qgbnk+

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Kgjnk iylnucl n tjfacu tfac g` nql+ Nq* tclt ntjllp+ Fu b|tu cnl illk tgblgkl fk ucl

klsu yggb unjmfka* cl b|bijle fk n eftbfttfl bnkkly+

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pgtfufgkle cfbtlj`+ Ucl tjgq yftl nke `njj g` cly |kdglyle dcltu dnpufnule Kgjnk fk fut

tjgq pnynel g` bglblku+ _jndfka cft cnke |pgk cly knmle indm* cl y|iile cly tmfk fk ndfyd|jny bgufgk+ Tcl bgnkle fk tnuft`ndufgk nke bgle cly clne |pgk cly pfjjgq ug ucl

tlktnufgk+ Cly lvlt ylbnfkle djgtle nke `j|uulyfka fk ellp tjllp ilcfke uclfy jfet+ Kgjnk

p|jjle ucl ijnkmlu gly cly tcg|jely nke jggmle nu ucl djgdm+

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Fut gkjv `g|y fk ucl bgykfka* cl qcftplyle+ G|y `jfacu jlnlt nu ucyll fk ucl

n`ulykggk+ _jlkuv g` ufbl ug alu tgbl tjllp* nke bnml jgl qfuc cly nanfk* Kgjnk

ucg|acu+

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cft ucfdm ygil* cl lkulyle ucl ile+ Kgjnk bgle cft knmle igev ilcfke Kgyn t* tpggkfka

cly nt cl d|pple gkl g` cly `fyb iylntut fk cft cnke+ Ucl qnybuc nke tbljj g` cly tmfk

nke cnfy ylmfkejle cft eltfylt+ Cl cnjule cft ucg|acut nke `lju cft ufylekltt `ygb ucl envt

llkut qntc gly cfb+ Kgjnk ilank ug eyf`u fkug tjllp cgjefka cft klq qf`l+

Qljj* nu jlntu tcl egltku tkgyl* cl ucg|acu nt tj|bily djnfble cfb `gy futlj`+

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klq iyfel+ Cl tnq fkug ucl eftunkdl g` ufbl* `|yucly ucnk nkv eylnb ucnu cl dg|je

ylblbily+ Uclfy klq cgbl* iguc tpndfg|t nke j|s|yfg|t* qg|je eg qljj `gy uclfy `nbfjv

g` `g|y dcfjeylk ucnu cl lkftfgkle+ Uqg igvt nke uqg afyjt* cft eylnb"tlj` tnfe nt cl`jgnule gly ucl cgbl+

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ucl k|bily g` uclb* i|u `lju bgyl ucnk uqljl+ Njj g` ucltl dcfjeylk qg|je lku|yl g|u ug

ildgbl t|ddltt`|j* nke jgfka uclfy `nbfjflt+

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ucnu ucl `nbfjv qg|je klle+ Cl tbfjle nu ucl ucg|acu ucnu gkl env cl qg|je ildgbl n

eftuyfdu dg|yu h|eal* nke Kgyn qg|je ildgbl n plefnuyfdfnk qfuc cly gqk pyndufdlVg| tgkg`nifudc. Vg| `fjucv* jvfka tgkg`nifudc. N tuygka gfdl tcg|ule g|u fk ucl

kfacuufbl+ Kgjnkt lvlt tcgu gplk nt f` uclv qlyl tc|uulyt yfpple `ygb uclfy cfkalt fk n

c|yyfdnkl+ Cft p|jtl ~|fdmlkle* cft iylnucfka a|yajle fk n tpntufd pnuulyk+ Qcnu ucl

cljj* cl ij|yule njg|e+

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Cft lvlt enyule fk ucl enymkltt+ Cl ijfkmle ylplnulejv ug uyv ug `gd|t uclb `ntuly

fk ucl efb jfacu qfucfk ucl cgulj yggb+

Efe vg| clny ucnu Kgyn* cl ntmle h|tu nigl n qcftply+ Uclyl qnt kg ylpjv ug cft

~|lyv+ Kgjnk jlnkle nke pllyle nu Kgyn fk ucl ajgq g` ucl njnyb djgdm+ Tcl qnt tufjj

ntjllp+

Tfs"ucfyuv* cl qcftplyle+ Kgyn b|bijle tgblucfka fk cly tjllp+ Kgjnk uyfle ug

bnml tlktl g` fu fk cft bfke nke `nfjle+ Ucl `ynablku cl clnye* tg|kele ug cfb jfml* F

egku* F egku jfml fu* i|u cl dg|je kgu il t|yl nu ucl gj|bl ucnu tcl cne tpgmlk+ Kgyn t

cnfy pj|ble gly cly `ndl* cl dg|je inyljv bnml g|u cly jfpt ucyg|ac ucl unkajle bltt+

Cl y|iile cly nyb nke tnfe* Fut gmnv inil+ Fut h|tu n eylnb+ Cl jnfe cft clne indm

|pgk cft pfjjgq nke nuulbpule ug eyf`u indm fkug ucl eylnb qgyje cl cne jl`u n bgblkuil`gyl+

Kgjnk qnt |kt|yl nt ug qclucly ucl gfdl cl clnye qcfjl cl qnt ntjllp qnt ucnu g`

cft qf`l* gy `ygb cft gqk eylnbfka fbnafknufgk+ Fu cnt ug il clyt= Fl kgu clnye fu il`gyl

ugkfacu+ Bnvil Fb tufjj elnjfka qfuc ucl tuyltt ucnu F `lju lnyjfly* Kgjnk ucg|acu il`gyl

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`gge dggmfka `ygb qfucfk ucl cg|tl nclne+ Cl uyge |p ucl cfjj* nke lkulyle ucl anule

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ucg|acu ucnu cl cne ildgbl fktunkujv eln`+

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Kgjnk jggtle cft cgje g` Kgyn nke indmle nqnv `ygb ucl qfkegq+ Cl i|bple fkug

n mfudclk dcnfy ilcfke cfb+ Cl efe kgu clny n ylpgyu `ygb ucl fulb `njjfka ug ucl `jggy+ Cl

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p|jjle ufacu ug cly |pply igev* iluqllk cly lspgtle iylntut* nke `gjele gkug gkl

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Qc"Qcnu* Kgjnk lsdjnfble* nuulbpufka ug dnudc cft iylnuc+ Cft cnke y|tcle ug

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tg|yle ug ucl kgufgk* nke cl yldnjjle cgq cl `lju `ygb ucl pylfg|t env fk kgu mkgqfkallyvucfka ucnu cl qg|je jfml ug mkgq nig|u Kgyn+

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iltfel cft qf`l+ Qfuc cft `yll cnke* cl tcggm cly fk n dnyl`|j qnv |pgk cly |pply nyb+

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gplk* cl ylndcle ugqnye ucl kfacutunke nke u|ykle gk ucl iletfel jnbp+ Ucl tcnyp i|ytug` jfacu lspjgele fkug ucl yggb+

Hlt|t Kgjnk* qcnu ft fu* Kgyn tnfe fk n aygaav* tjllp"ey|km gfdl+ Kgjnk ucg|acu

ucnu ucl yg|ac ~|njfuv ug fu bnel cly tg|ke llk tlsfly+ Cl `gydle ucl ucg|acu ntfel ug

unjm qfuc cly+

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Kgjnk ildnbl nqnyl ucnu cl qnt cgjefka cft igev |pyfacu qclk cl nqgml+ Cl

ylbgle cft `gylnyb `ygb ucl pfjjgq ilklnuc cfb+ Cl `g|ke cfbtlj` fk n pgtule pgtfufgk

|pgk cft yfacu nyb+ Cft |pply igev clje |p nt f` cl qlyl dynqjfka tgblqclyl+ Cft tmfk

ygjjle `ygb fut yleelkle c|l ug ildgbl qcful gkdl nanfk nt cft qlfacu tcf`ule ug cft jl`u

nyb+ @gy nk |kmkgqk ylntgk* cl jlnkle indm egqk gkug ucl pfjjgq qfuc cft yfacu nyb

n`uly ylnjfxfka qclyl fu qnt+ Fu bnel cfb `llj tn`l* tld|yl fk kgu clnyfka tgblucfka* i|u

qcnu cl dg|je kgu yldnjj+

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cft un|u nyb `ygb nugp ucl pfjjgq* ucft ufbl `|yucly nqnv+ Cft tfklqv b|tdjlt yljnsle nt

ucl pyltt|yl `ygb cft jlnkfka anl qnv ug ucl `gnb qfucfk+ Ucl pfjjgq ylu|ykle ug fut

bgyl kgybnj tcnpl il`gyl cft qfelkfka lvlt+ Cl jggmle |pgk fu qfuc nk njbgtuc|bgyg|t dgk`|tfgk+

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cl tpgml+ N tuyfka g` tpfuujl dj|ka ug cft dcfk nke ynk fkug ucl pggj iljgq cfb+ Cl dg|je

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kgu djlny nt ug qcnu uclv qlyl tnvfka+ Cl ijfkmle uqfdl ug tll f` ucl dgbb|kf~| qg|je

yllnj futlj` ug cfb+ Fu efe kgu+

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Kgjnkt bfke `lju djg|ev* nt f` uclyl qnt n cnke qfucfk fu pylttfka egqkqnye* nugp

cft iynfk+ Cft lvlt `lju clnv* jnelk qfuc n qlfacu ucnu uclv dg|je kg jgkaly cgje |p+

Tqlnu pg|yle egqk cft `ndl nke cl bgle n cnke ug fu ug qfpl fu nqnv+ N djlny* qftp g`tg|ke `ygb ucl `yfdufgk g` `jltc |pgk tu|iijl tunyujle cfb+ Cl bgle cfbtlj` fkug n

tlnule pgtfufgk nu ucl leal g` ucl ile+ Cl iylnucle fk n ellp iylnuc nke clje fu+

Kgjnk pllyle gly cft tcg|jely ug tll n jnyal j|bp g` ijnkmlut nke tcllut pfjle

|pgk ucl ile+ Cl yljlntle cft iylnuc nke p|tcle |pgk ucl unjjltu pgyufgk g` ucl j|bp+

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Kgjnk `lju ucl tg`u uftt|l g` n `jltcv i|uugdm afl ug ucl pyltt|yl cl lslyule |pgk fu+ Kgyn

efe kgu bgl+

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eftdg|ynalblku* i|u cl ucg|acu ucl `gybly+ N tnule ayfk iygml ndygtt cft `ndl nt ulnyt

qljjle qfucfk cft ijggetcgu lvlt+

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qfpfka cft lvlt |pgk ucl cnfy nke tmfk g` cft nybt+ Kgjnk ylndcle `gy ucl jgdm nke

|kigjule fu+ Gplkfka ucl eggy* cl tnq n tcgdmle lspylttfgk |pgk n cgulj cg|tl djlnkly t

`ndl ayllufka cfb+ Kgjnk anxle nu ucl qgbnkt yg|ke `ndl qfuc nk lspylttfgk g` c|bgy

|pgk cft gqk+ Tcl pllyle egqkqnye nke uclk |p nu cft `ndl gkdl nanfk+ Cl tnq cly

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ucnu cl dg|je bnknal+

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F uljj vg| qcnuqcv egku vg| jlnl n tlu g` tcllut clylnke qljj u|yk ucl yggb

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tc|u ucl eggy ilcfke cfb nke uclk qnjmle ug cft tfel g` ucl ile+ Cl tnu egqk* pfdmle |p

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bgyl kfacut pjlntl* Kgjnk tnfe+ Cl clnye ucl ylpjv `ygb ucl eltm djlym nke tunule* Vlt*

uclylt illk n tjfacu dcnkal fk g|y pjnkt+ Ucnkm vg| lyv b|dc* Kgjnk tnfe nke c|ka |pucl yldlfly ug ucl iletfel pcgkl+

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uclk pndmle cft djgucfka fkug cft t|fudntl+ Cl ayniile ucl tlu g` pjnkl ufdmlut nke

pnttpgyut tlnule nugp ucl nybgfyl* mfttle ucl ugp g` ucl pfjjgq* nke lsfule ucl yggb+

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Aggeivl bv Kgyn* Kgjnk tnfe nt ucl eggy djgtle ilcfke cfb+ Kgq* jlut clne ug

Iynxfj tcnjj ql* cl dgkufk|le+ Uclyl qnt n tpyfka fk cft tulp nt cl qnjmle egqk ucl

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cnt lly unmlk qleefka gqt cnt `lju n tbfealk g` qcnu Kgjnk `lju fk ucft unjl+ F ilu bgtu

qgblk `llj fu nt qljj+ Cgqlly* F nb njbgtu pgtfufl fu ft ef``lylku `gy ucnu alkely `gy

bnkv ylntgkt+ Bgtu qgblk* F cnl `g|ke* nyl ljnule nig|u uclfy k|pufnjt* tgbl ug ucl

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`llj ucl qlfacu g` ucl yltpgktfifjfuflt= guclyt bnv `llj uclfy `yllegbt tjfppfka ucyg|ac

uclfy ayntp+ Ucnu pyltt|yl ft tgblqcnu glyqcljbfka `gy bgtu blk+ F` vg| eg kgu iljfll

bl* jggm nu n ayggb ucl klsu ufbl vg| nyl nuulkefka n qleefka* pyfgy ug ucl dlylbgkv+

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klq qf`l knaafka nu cfb qcfjl cl tjlpu= dcnuulyfka nu cfb fk cly t|idgktdfg|t tj|bily+ F

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