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Hltymei bf Medg Bygmq„ 

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Hf xb} eqm hl ygm nhii`m yhmq bf yghtyqhelo`m, c}ihdhe` {qbdmtt nex am

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Hf xb} eli xb}q t{b}tm eqm abyg wh``hlo yb nejm f}`` ihtd`bt}qm, hf xb} abyg tmmj yb am fehq, eli xb}

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xb}

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eli hlvb`vm ygm eyybqlmx hllmobyheyhblt Eli, el eyybqlmx

nex am }yh`hsmi yb fbqne`hsm ygmihvbqdm eoqmmnmly hlyb e fhle`

ihvbqdm imdqmm

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etthty ygm fenh`x hl nejhloeic}tynmlyt eli qmedghlo

eoqmmnmlyt

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Ygmqm nex am tbnm imoqmm bf ihtyq}ty bf bygmqt{b}tm, imthqm yb whyggb`i hlfbqneyhbl bqt}t{mdy t{b}tm ht whyggb`ihlo hlfbqneyhbl

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hlfbqneyhbl

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@HYHOEYMI IHVBQDM 3 ywb `ewxmqt, db}qy fh`hlot, Ihtdbvmqx, m{mqy whylmttmt fbq medg, gmeqhlot, c}ihdhe` q}`hlot

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Ymn{bqeqx eli Fhle` Db}qy Gmeqhlot eqm gm`i

Ygm db}qy de``t ygm tgbyt eli nejmt ygm imdhthblt

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Dbty3 )5=,;;; . )9;,;;; {mq thim

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[qhveym hlvmtyhoeybqt nex am }yh`hsmi eli im{btmi Fhleldhe` m{mqyt eqm }yh`hsmi eli im{btmi  E O}eqihel Ei @hymn ht bfyml }yh`hsmi yb hlvmtyhoeym eli qm{bqy

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DB@@EABQEYHVM IHVBQDM3 EL EYYBQLMX.IHQMDYMI [QBDMTT

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NMIHEYBQ ETTHTYMI IHVBQDM EOQMMNMLY]YH@HSHLO ]LA]LI@MI @MOE@ TMQVHDMT

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fhleldhe` eli ye m{mqyt, dgh`i {txdgb`bohtyt, hlihvhi}e` ygmqe{htyt, vbdeyhble` m{mqyt, eli eyybqlmxt yb wgeymvmq mymly ygmx eqm lmmimi

Dbty3 )=;; . )9,=;; {mq thim, im{mlihlo bl tmqvhdmt lmmimi

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YGM BQHOHLE@ DBTY D]YYMQ3 C]TY BLM @E_XMQ

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Ygm eyybqlmx del bl`x qm{qmtmly blm thim Ygm lbl.ghqhlo t{b}tm ht}lqm{qmtmlymi bq mloeomt e ihffmqmly eyybqlmx bl el gb}q`x aetht ybqmvhmw ygm tmyy`mnmly {e{mqt

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B}ythim m{mqyt eqm lby }yh`hsmi fbq gm`{ hl fbqn}`eyhlo fhleldhe` bq{eqmlyhlo {`elt bq fbq eic}tynmly eli qm.mn{`bxnmly htt}mt

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IB.HY.XB]QTM@F IHVBQDM

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Fehqlmtt

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bf {eqyhmt

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