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fpoe{ je m.eo fmVca&-fpoe{ je m.eo fmVca&-fpoe{ je m.eo fmVca&-fpoe{ je m.eo fmVca&- cwod fhmca lw}e/ewX{eQ t ka mLMey cwod/e~ ae jd loewQ Pp pew]d fpoe{ jn{eyd zneh kqepdv m.o fmVca mLMey nWH fw{wfwh gToe{ ¼auee gV/ev² jw}t{w mcv }MeeQ ys zfevd jewcwod je B%ew{e fpoe{ yj bIye nW H/eemfQ j feV5ye jw fx yemgj gToe{ tx Kyw.oad cwUevwoe{ewh jw m{, cwod jw Bew{e fwh Deet {wve }eo.5j nW fta }ezj{ zfevd jw mcv DedB%{tDet }e/ed newja kpel-leI nzea jw }elkel yj an zeyd nWH fpoe{ cwod je fe5je feve zeye nWzne^hBew{wjw knx hpvwjw gec kmajqfe jd zeyd nWH ,j feV5ye ,wld Ded and nW

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fpoe{ m.eo fhmca jw }Vca ,j mjveawfwhjx C Cew]d f~ myQ 5e^hyMee gdp fwh}+Q jw }ejea je kYMea nWmzljwf/5 fwh}eI Cew]wmomo/e }ejea jwm{ht aUewnWhH jnyw nWhmj m.eo fmVca oe{wil ]d{w jw vdpwjDed kevd je ye{eg nx }e jaye Mee yMee leMe fwh {tw ,wB%dMeev jwkel jx }e^hMee H jx ,^hfwh ,j gea ?eewB%e mta t5e Mee

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fpoe{ cwod/e~ ae je ,j ,w le LMeev nWzne^ h lw mnfePCemcy koQ y AhUe{e ,ohlefvw je vwlmtQ j c`.5 gwzewB% mcUeye nWH fpoe{ jw kel aezjd5 iV]a je{wz mLMey nW zne^hlw,j aeLye vdpwjw tehoewhjd }ewa mvj{ye nWH lvs 8;60 yj cwod/e~ ae yMee fpoe{ fwhcwocea o geh3 je iyve ?eve zht{ Mee mj {ewt 5ne^hzevw fwhBaywMew

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}Ded k~ ad Ueewz newvd gejd nWH tx Xe jwkel ,j Lowy ge?e jDed-jDed cwUee t5e nWH 5ne^ hka jx C Uewy nhWzne^ h,j 99 ke] }MeeQ ys ldm<%5ewhje jY5~ ad aez fwhgve kx aeve veW{e Ded nWzew}ez /oLy newpx je nWH 5n mjld phc oh.ed5 aevd lwzx B%d ,wmynemlj fnYo jd ztn {tyd nWH

fpoe{ ,wB%dMeev fpoe{ ,wB%dMeev fpoe{ ,wB%dMeev fpoe{ ,wB%dMeev&- fpoe{ pew]d jw k~ odQ Cewa ka ,j }V5 kq ml+ cwoe{5 nW zne^hka LMeevd5 cwoye ,wB%d je kqydj o fhp k]{ nW yMee jx C {eWn m2.e~ { o

}L2 .eL2 aUewt, nWhH jnywnWh mj ,wB%d fhmca Lo5h}csDex y nWH ,wB%d je oeaend cwod lwjewiQ lhgh/e vndhnWhH

,wB%d je fx U5 }L2 Uee^hBe nWmzlwkel jw oem{j teho jw kq/eev jwlhaue#e fwhaUee t5e nWH Uee^ hB%e cx yaXe /eea jd y{oea zWle nmMe5ea nWmzlwlcWo UeB%e nd aUee zeye nWH ,wB%d jwkxzead kel jwte^ho oem{j o <aewz oe{wnWjnywnhWmj nj jd {B%eiQ fwhoem{j oe{ewhjw kel Uee^B%e }eWa <aewz jw leMe ,wB%d Loh5 p{w t, Mew

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,wBd% jd k~ze .emv cwoye jd yan newyd nWH ,wB%d cwoye /evx moQ |e jw Eeye nWilm{, bVnwh}zx Qv je }oyea Ded feve zeye nWH ivjd ,j }eh Ue m.ea jwÆka fevd zeyd nWH tqefd#e ,wB%d jewtqef cwoye o kqwyeYfe Ded fevywnWh H {ewj mo.oel fwh ,wB%d .owyo#eQ R .owyoL2 /eead c~ /e kdvwoe{e Lo5hDe~ V5e5jead aeze nWH DeJyewhje fevve nWmj ,wB%d lDed kqjea jw cWmnjR DeeWmyj o cwWmoj }ekce}ewh lw fx mJy mc{eye nW on Ke.ex }ewh je auej }eWa V5e5 je cwoye nWH ,wB%d jewjxC {ewt g`nLkmy cwoye Ded fevywnWh il }MeQ fwh on auej cwoye }eWa cwotx 1 nWH ,wB%d jewzety jayw

lf5 zetma5e blwSS?ea gv je aUeoe{eR c~ /e k~ y je fem{jR }5e{ g5e{ n]evw oe{eR geil kqjea jw ydUewje^h]ewh lw auee javwoe{eR k.ex ,oh fevo je auej!!gyeye nWH

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Deeove De5 o A+e ka keiQ zeyd nWH ,wB%d jwkqjewk lw kdmB%y O5mJy jewBhtma5w ¼mzvjw .eada fwhh cwoye vepyw nW² fx Jy jayw nWhH ,wB%d jwfmVca fwhaey jewzeta#e Ded newye nWmzlfwhfhmca jwlefvwUex {d ztn ka jeXd }et z{eiQ zeyd nWmzlw ,wB%d jd /e~vd jnywnWhH /e~ vd jwpeaewh}ewa ow{ewt gWIywnWmzvjw.eada fwh,wB%d je }eow.e newye nWH ,wB%d jew{ewnwjw /evx )eR m2.e~ {R c~ /eR vema5{R {e{ 3hBwR ?ehm]5ehRX~ {R }ueyR mf)Iev }emc p<%ye nWH ,wB%d cwoye mvaemf)e Deewzd nW{wmjv bljw lne5j UeBst cwoye jewKe.ex gm{ p<%yd nWH gm{cev jwlf5 fpoe{ mLMey ,wB%d fhmca jd }ewa kace {te mc5e zeye nWyemj ,wB%d cwoye jd c m)] i/ea v kBw% H

gm{k.ex ka kqnea jwlf5 .ehUe/omv jd zeyd nWR yemj Ke.ex jd pdYjea cwoye jewv lx veiQ cwH ,wB%d jw f~ { LMeev G5ev/ex ae fwhDed Ke.ex gm{ omzQ y nWHgm{ cwvwlwkn{w gjawjw jev fwh zewlhLjy fh2 X^h~ je zeye nWon tnv }MeQ m{, nx , nWyMee .emJy.ee{d gvvwjd kqwa#ee cwye nWR zewil kqjea nW&-

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3ehja lWf 3ehja lWf 3ehja lWf 3ehja lWf&- ,j }V5 LMeevd5 cwoye lj{ cx /ee/eead j{x oe lWf je fmVca n[coevd-{ewne?ee] o gezea jewzewB%vwoe{w myaenwjw kel kx aevw cwocea oue jd zB% fwhmLMey nWzewLMeevd5 cwoe{ zemy je i)] cwoye nWH cwoe{ cwod/e~ ae jwf~ {mvoeld

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fmnfe fwhteMee teiQ zeyd nWH leov jw naw{e Y5eWnea fwhDed ivjd k~ze newyd }eWa lWf jew Ke.ex gm{ Ded p<%yd nWH jx C morevewh jd feV5ye nWmj 5n geW+ cwoye nW zewvwke{ jwLohDe~ cwo gx + je ,j 1Ke nW H zgmj }V5 ilwDeWao je 1Ke fevyw nWhH

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LMeevd5 cwoye}ewhfwhvVceR ,wB%dR thtveMeR ToW{R o Deew{eveMe kqfx Ue nWhH jx C {wUej De~ yRflevR }e^ hCad o ,wB%d k~ ze jew kqwyk~ ze fevywnWH {ewj mo.oel jw }vx lea zg mjld O5mJy jd fY5x mnhlj kmamLMemy5ewhfwhnewyd nWyMee blje }mVyf lhLjea vndh newkeye yew on De~ y gv zeye nWH m.e.ex }ewhjd f`y }eYfe5whflev jn{eyd nWzew }Jla .f.eev ?ee] fwh anyd nWh H fy }mooemny 5x oe}ewh jd }eYfe }e^ hCad ¼kad²jn{eyd nWzewoeyeoa#e fwhbB%yd anyd nWyMee 5x oe}ewho pfjd{w oL2ewhoe{w{ewtewh ka kqjewk jayd nWH }mooemny kx 1)e jw f y .eada jd }eYfe ]ew{e jn{eyd nWH}eUew] jw ceWaev fY5x newvwka bYkVVe }eYfe jew,wB%d jnywnWh H5wpeWaenewh tx Xe}ewhR

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