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    0"6 Mk`ogti Mfgbci+ ]y}tg`bghki Di~ikjqoibt gbd tfi Ib~`xjboibt """"""""""" 460"0 Ibixcp ]imyx`tp gbd ]y}tg`bgh`k`tp"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 400"71 Di~ikjqoibt gbd Cy`dgbmi Mibtxi njx Mf`kdxib s`tf ]qim`gk Biid} "" 97

    71"1 N`}mgk Jqixgt`jb} 8177/8178"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9=71"7

    N`}mgk ]txgticp""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9=

    71"7"7 Xi}qjb}i tj X`}`bc Nyik Qx`mi} """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9971"7"8 Tgv Xinjxo / ^gkyi Gddid Tgv""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 93

    71"8 N`}mgk Jqixgt`jb} """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9671"8"7 Gkkjmgt`jb jn Ivqibd`tyxi""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >171"8"8 Xi~ibyi Oig}yxi}"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >=

    77"1 Mjbmky}`jb""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" >>

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    Qgci 7 jn>3

    7"1 @ btx jdymt`jb

    Ogdgo ]qigeix+ Fjbjyxghki Oiohix}+ op nikkjs ]g`bt Kym`gb}"

    Tfi hi}t kg`d qkgb} mgb }joit`oi} hi `btixxyqtid+ tfxjsb jnn mjyx}i jx xi~ix}id

    hp dpbgo`m mfgbci}" Tfi}i gxi tfi ybivqimtid mfgbci} tfgt qybmtygti jyx

    iv`}tibmi+ gbd ogb`ni}t tfio}ik~i} `b tfi k`~i} jn `bd`~`dygk} gbd bgt`jb}" Hyt

    si ximjcb`|i tfgt si oy}t qkgb `b jxdix tj hynnit jyx}ik~i} i~ib nxjo tfi

    }yhtki}t mfgbci jn tfi s`bd" ]j `b 8171 si qkgbbid s`tf gb ipi jb oid`yo gbd

    kjbc tixo }y}tg`bgh`k`tp"

    8171 sg} g mfgkkibc`bc pigx" G} `n tfi ckjhgk ximi}}`jb sixi bjt ibjycf+ gkjbc

    mgoi jbi jn tfi oj}t }i~ixi dxjycft} `b ximibt pigx}+ njkkjsid hp jbi jn tfi

    sjx}t fyxx`mgbi} `b k`~`bc oiojxp" Nyxtfix+ `bnkgt jbgxp qxi}}yxi} ibcibdixid

    hp x`}`bc mjoojd`tp qx`mi} `b `btixbgt`jbgk ogxeit}+ gddid tj tfi mgtgkjcyi jn

    gd~ix}`tp"

    Pit+ `n tfixi `} gbp }`bcki ivgoqki jn }jybd qkgbb`bc gbd innimt`~i ogbgcioibt

    j~ixmjo`bc gd~ix}`tp `b tfi }fjxt f`}tjxp jn jyx hikj~id mjybtxp+ tfib jyx

    qixnjxogbmi `b 8171 `} ivioqkgxp" @b }q`ti jn tfi }iio`bckp `b}yxojybtghki

    mfgkkibci ngm`bc y}+ si tyxbid tfi imjbjop gxjybd gbd }it tfi }tgci njx

    mjbt`byid cxjstf+ gt tfi ~ixp kig}t+ `b tfi oid`yo tixo" Sf`ki tfi ximi}}`jb

    sg} }t`kk }txjbc `b tfi xi}t jn tfi JIM] oiohix mjybtx`i}+ gkk jn sf`mf

    ivqix`ibmid bicgt`~i cxjstf `b 8171+ tfi imjbjop jn ]g`bt Kym`g cxis hp 4"4

    qixmibt `b 8171 mjoqgxid tj gb g~ixgci jn o`by} ="8 qixmibt njx tfi JIM] g} g

    sfjki" Tfi Ig}tixb Mgx`hhigb Mibtxgk Hgbe i}t`ogti} tfgt ]g`bt Kym`g s`kk cxjs

    hp 9"4 qixmibt tf`} pigx" Jyx jsb njximg}t `} g ojxi ojdi}t 4"9 qixmibt+ g} si

    mjbmibtxgti jb tfi `oqkioibtgt`jb g ljh/mxigt`bc cxjstf }txgticp"

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    Qgci 8 jn>3

    Ogdgo ]qigeix+ tfi cxjstf }txgticp njxo} qgxt jn jyx gqqxjgmf tj txgb}njxo`bc

    tfi imjbjop gbd }t`oykgt`bc g }y}tg`bghki di~ikjqoibt qxjmi}}" Fjsi~ix+ si

    mgbbjt `cbjxi tfi txgc`m kj}}i} mgy}id hp Fyxx`mgbi Tjog}+ jx tfi di~g}tgt`bc

    innimt jb qijqki} k`~i} gbd k`~ik`fjjd}" Bjx mgb si tyxb g hk`bd ipi tj tfi

    }mjyxci jn ~`jkibt mx`oi sf`mf fg} mkg`oid tfi k`~i} jn `bbjmibt qijqki"

    Tfi Cj~ixboibt} }txgtic`m qx`jx`t`i} gxi ibmgq}ykgtid `b tf`} pigx}

    tfioiMxigt`bc g ]gni gbd ]imyxi Ib~`xjboibt gbd Xihy`kd`bc

    Mjooyb`t`i} Sf`ki Txgb}njxo`bc tfi Imjbjop tj Gttg`b ]y}tg`bghki

    Di~ikjqoibt "

    Si fg~i gkxigdp hicyb tj tgmeki tfi `bfixibt qxjhkio} `oqk`id hp tfj}i

    tfiogt`m gxig} gbd jyx innjxt} fg~i hicyb tj higx nxy`t jb gkk mjybt}" @ sjykd

    k`ei tj gmebjskidci tfi mj/jqixgt`jb jn ]g`bt Kym`gb} gt fjoi gbd ghxjgd+ jtfix

    bgt`jbgk} gxjybd tfi sjxkd+ nxgtixbgk mjybtx`i} gbd xic`jbgk gbd `btixbgt`jbgk

    jxcgb`|gt`jb} `b oge`bc i~ib tfi}i }ymmi}}i} qj}}`hki+ qgxt`mykgxkp `b tfi n`cft

    gcg`b}t mx`oi gbd `b tfi ximjb}txymt`jb jn `bnxg}txymtyxi gbd kjmgk mjooyb`t`i}

    gntix tfi qg}}gci jn Fyxx`mgbi Tjog}"

    @ oy}t qgp }qim`gk tx`hyti tj tfi fixj`m oib gbd sjoib sfj sjxeid mig}iki}}kp

    `b tfi `ooid`gti gntixogtf jn tfi fyxx`mgbi+ tj xi}tjxi hg}`m goib`t`i} tj

    }txgbdid ~`mt`o} gbd sfj+ `b }joi mg}i}+ sixi `b}txyoibtgk `b }g~`bc k`~i}"

    Tfi`x} `} tfi i}}ibmi jn tfi ]g`bt Kym`gb }q`x`t+ tfi }q`x`t jn ejydog`b+ tfi

    fikq`bc fgbd ivtibdid hp op hxjtfix} eiiqix+ }joit`oi} gt cxigt qix}jbgk

    mj}t gbd i~ib gt tfi x`}e jn k`ni `t}ikn" ]ymf `} tfi }q`x`t tfgt s`kk j~ixmjoi gkk

    jdd} gbd txgb}njxo tf`} kgbd" Nikkjs ]g`bt Kym`gb}+ kit y} }tiq njxsgxd tjcitfix

    s`tf tfi mjyxgci pjy gksgp} diojb}txgti `b t`oi} jn mx`}`}"

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    Qgci = jn>3

    8"1 @ bt ixbgt`jbgk Imjbjo`m Di~ikjqoibt}Ogdgo ]qigeix+ s`tf xicgxd tj @btixbgt`jbgk Imjbjo`m Di~ikjqoibt+ tfi sjxkdimjbjop `} }fjs`bc }`cb} jn g }txjbc xihjybd nxjo tfi innimt} jn tfi n`bgbm`gk

    mx`}`} tfgt xi}yktid `b tfi n`x}t mjbtxgmt`jb `b ckjhgk jytqyt `b j~ix >1 pigx}" Tfi

    `btixbgt`jbgk imjbjop ivqgbdid hp 9 qixmibt `b 8171 kid og`bkp hp ioixc`bc

    gbd di~ikjq`bc imjbjo`i} gbd }yqqjxtid hp n`}mgk }t`oyky} oig}yxi} gbd qjk`mp

    `btix~ibt`jb} `b di~ikjqid gbd di~ikjq`bc mjybtx`i} gk`ei" Tfi xityxb tj cxjstf

    fg} hiib mfgxgmtix`|id g} g tsj/}qiid ximj~ixp+ xinkimt`bc xikgt`~i }kycc`}fbi}}

    `b tfi gd~gbmid imjbjo`i}+ s`tf g~ixgci cxjstf jn ="1 qixmibt mjoqgxid tjxgq`d cxjstf jn 3"7) `b tfi ioixc`bc gbd di~ikjq`bc mjybtx`i} kid hp Mf`bg+

    @bd`g gbd Hxg|`k" ]txjbc cxjstf `b tfi ioixc`bc imjbjo`i} fg} xie`bdkid nigx jn

    `bnkgt`jb g} tfi imjbjo`i} jn }joi mjybtx`i} ngmi tfi qxj}qimt jn j~ixfigt`bc"

    Di}q`ti tfi ximj~ixp+ tfixi gxi k`bcix`bc gxig} jn mjbmixb" @b tfi iyxj/gxig

    mjybtx`i}+ tfi mjbmixb xikgti} tj hgbe`bc }imtjx kj}}i} gbd n`}mgk }y}tg`bgh`k`tp"

    @b ioixc`bc imjbjo`i} tfixi gxi nigx} jn `bnkgt`jb xikgtid tj x`}`bc j`k qx`mi}"

    Ojxij~ix tfi ximibt i~ibt} `b tfi O`ddki Ig}t gbd Bjxtf Gnx`mg mjykd fg~i

    }ix`jy} xiqixmy}}`jb} `b tfi ibixcp }imtjx gbd tfi sjxkd imjbjop" Bi~ixtfiki}}+

    tfi oid`yo tixo qxj}qimt} njx tfi ckjhgk imjbjop gxi jb tfi yq}`di g} tfi

    cxjstf ojoibtyo `} ivqimtid tj hi og`btg`bid tfxjycfjyt 8177 gbd 8178"

    ="1 Xic`jbgk Imjbjo`m Di~ikjqoibt}Ogdgo ]qigeix+ g} si ivgo`bi xic`jbgk imjbjo`m di~ikjqoibt} si bjtid tfgt

    Mgx`hhigb imjbjo`i} xiog`bid sige `b 8171 njkkjs`bc tfi }i~ixi `oqgmt jn tfi

    ckjhgk n`bgbm`gk mx`}`}+ s`tf oj}t mjybtx`i} ivqix`ibm`bc dimk`b`bc CDQ+ gktfjycf

    gt kjsix xgti} xikgt`~i tj 8110" Tfi }kjs qgmi jn ximj~ixp `b gd~gbmid

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    Qgci 4 jn>3

    imjbjo`i}+ tj sf`mf Mgx`hhigb mjybtx`i} gxi mkj}ikp k`beid+ `oqidid Mgx`hhigb

    mjybtx`i} cxjstf `b 8171" Sf`ki tjyx`}o cibixgkkp ximj~ixid+ mjb}txymt`jb

    gmt`~`tp xiog`bid sige+ `bnkgt`jbgxp qxi}}yxi} `btib}`n`id+ hgkgbmi jn qgpoibt}

    qj}`t`jb} sixi gd~ix}ikp gnnimtid gbd ybioqkjpoibt sjx}ibid"

    Tfi Hgxhgd`gb gbd Lgog`mgb imjbjo`i} mjbtxgmtid hp gqqxjv`ogtikp 1"4 gbd 1"9

    qixmibt xi}qimt`~ikp `b 8171+ sf`ki cxjstf `b Tx`b`dgd gbd Tjhgcj+ g bit j`k

    ivqjxt`bc mjybtxp+ xiog`bid nkgt"

    Tfi imjbjo`i} jn tfi Ig}tixb Mgx`hhigb Myxxibmp Yb`jb &IMMY) sixi

    qgxt`mykgxkp fgxd f`t hp tfi ckjhgk imjbjo`m djsbtyxb" Sf`ki }`cb} jn g cxgdygk

    ximj~ixp fg~i }tgxtid tj ioixci+ xigk CDQ dimk`bid hp gb i}t`ogtid ="8 qixmibt

    `b 8171" Tfi qixnjxogbmi jn tjyx`}o gbd mjb}txymt`jb gmt`~`tp sg} o`vid" Tfi

    n`cyxi njx }tgp/j~ix tjyx`}t gxx`~gk} sg} kjsix `b n`~i jn tfi i`cft IMMY oiohix

    mjybtx`i} `b 8171 xikgt`~i tj 8110" Gmt`~`tp `b tfi mjb}txymt`jb }imtjx jn tfi

    yb`jb+ jbi jn tfi ogljx dx`~ix} jn cxjstf+ `} i}t`ogtid tj fg~i ngkkib hp 87"6

    qixmibt+ xinkimt`bc kjsix `bnkjs} jn njxi`cb d`ximt `b~i}toibt gbd myt} `b qyhk`m

    }imtjx mgq`tgk ivqibd`tyxi qxjcxgooi}"

    G} tfi Imjbjo`m Yb`jb }txyccki} tj xicg`b }joi }tgh`k`tp kit oi }gp tfgt tfi

    kigdix} jn tf`} xic`jb fg~i tgeib tfi hjkd }tiq tj }txibctfib jyx `bticxgt`jb

    oj~ioibt" Si hik`i~i tfgt tf`} s`kk ibfgbmi tfi }tgbdgxd jn k`~`bc njx gkk jyx

    qijqki" Tfixinjxi+ `t `} s`tf cxigt qx`di gbd fjqi tfgt ]g`bt Kym`g xgt`n`id tfi

    xi~`}id Txigtp jn Hg}}itixxi njkkjs`bc tfi qg}}gci jn tfi Imjbjo`m Yb`jb H`kk"

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    Qgci 9 jn>3

    4"1 ]g`bt Kym`g} Imjbjo`m Qixnjxogbmi `b 8171 gbd Jytkjje njx8177

    Ogdgo ]qigeix+ g} si ivgo`bi ]g`bt Kym`g} imjbjo`m qixnjxogbmi `b 8171 gbd

    tfi jytkjje njx 8177+ si s`}f tj `bnjxo tfi Fjy}i tfgt jb Dimiohix 79+ 8171+

    tfi Ig}tixb Mgx`hhigb Mibtxgk Hgbe &IMMH kgybmfid tfi xi}ykt} jn tfi qxjlimt

    jb xinjxo`bc tfi bgt`jbgk gmmjybt} jn `t} i`cft oiohix mjybtx`i}" Tfi qxjlimt

    `b~jk~id tfi di~ikjqoibt jn g bis Cxj}} Djoi}t`m Qxjdymt &CDQ }ix`i}+ s`tf g

    ojxi ximibt hg}i pigx tfgb tfi jbi y}id qxi~`jy}kp" Tfi bis oitfjdjkjcp

    ximjcb`|i} tfi mfgbc`bc }txymtyxi gbd mfgxgmtix`}t`m} jn tfi IMMY imjbjo`i}+

    ivqgbd} tfi mj~ixgci gbd qxj~`di} g ojxi gmmyxgti oig}yxi jn imjbjo`m

    gmt`~`tp `b tfi ~gx`jy} mjybtx`i}"

    Tfi xi}ykt} `bd`mgti tfgt CDQ njx 8171 sg} gqqxjv`ogtikp 7> qixmibt cxigtix

    tfgb `t sjykd fg~i hiib ybdix tfi jkd CDQ }ix`i}" Tfixi gxi }i~ixgk

    `oqk`mgt`jb} jn tf`} di~ikjqoibt `bmkyd`bc gb `oqxj~ioibt `b tfi ~gx`jy} n`}mgk

    gbd diht xgt`j}" Njx ivgoqki+ g} g xi}ykt jn tfi f`cfix ~gkyi jn CDQ+ ]g`bt

    Kym`g} qyhk`m diht tj CDQ xgt`j `} >4"6 qixmibt gt tfi ibd jn 8171 `b}tigd jn tfi

    n`cyxi jn 39 qixmibt `bd`mgtid hp tfi ki}} gmmyxgti CDQ }ix`i}"

    Tfi xigk CDQ jn ]g`bt Kym`g cxis hp 4"4 qixmibt `b 8171 mjoqgxid s`tf g

    mjbtxgmt`jb jn 7"= qixmibt `b 8110" Tf`} cxjstf sg} dx`~ib hp tfi mjb}txymt`jb

    gbd tjyx`}o }imtjx} }yqqjxtid hp tfi d`}tx`hyt`~i txgdi} gbd tfi xigk i}tgti

    }imtjx"

    Cxjstf sg} tioqixid hp tfi innimt} jn Fyxx`mgbi Tjog} `b tfi kg}t wygxtix jn

    8171" Gmmjxd`bc tj g xiqjxt hp g tigo nxjo tfi Yb`tid Bgt`jb} Imjbjo`m Mjybm`k

    njx Kgt`b Goix`mg gbd tfi Mgx`hhigb &YB/IMKGM+ tfi i}t`ogtid mj}t jn tfi

    kj}}i} gbd dgogci nxjo Fyxx`mgbi Tjog} gojybtid tj $013"> o`kk`jb"

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    Qgci > jn>3

    @bnxg}txymtyxi sg} tfi oj}t fig~`kp gnnimtid+ xiqxi}ibt`bc 4= qixmibt jn tfi tjtgk

    `oqgmt sf`ki tfi qxjdymt`~i gbd }jm`gk }imtjx} gmmjybtid njx =="6 qixmibt gbd

    8="1 qixmibt xi}qimt`~ikp"

    4"7 Tjyx`}o@b }q`ti jn Fyxx`mgbi Tjog}+ tfi tjyx`}o `bdy}txp ximjxdid }txjbc cxjstf `b

    8171+ s`tf tfi byohix jn }tgp j~ix ~`}`tjx} `bmxig}`bc hp 0"0 qixmibt tj g ximjxd

    =19+0=3" Tfi `oqxj~id qixnjxogbmi sg} og`bkp gttx`hytghki tj `bmxig}i} nxjo

    tfi Y]+ Mgbgd`gb gbd Cixogb ogxeit}+ xinkimt`bc tfi `btxjdymt`jb jn bis nk`cft

    gxxgbcioibt} `b tfi kg}t wygxtix jn 8110" Tfi Y] ogxeit `b qgxt`mykgx qixnjxoidivtxioikp sikk+ cxjs`bc hp =7 qixmibt+ xinkimt`bc bjt jbkp gdd`t`jbgk nk`cft} hyt

    gk}j innimt`~i ogxeit`bc `b`t`gt`~i} hp tfi ]g`bt Kym`g Tjyx`}t Hjgxd"

    Fjsi~ix+ gxx`~gk} nxjo tfi YE gbd tfi Mgx`hhigb+ ]g`bt Kym`g} }imjbd gbd tf`xd

    kgxci}t ogxeit}+ sixi djsb hp > gbd 71 qixmibt xi}qimt`~ikp" Tfi mjbt`byid

    sige imjbjo`m mjbd`t`jb} `b tfi YE+ tfi ~jkmgb`m g}f tfgt gnnimtid nk`cft} nxjo

    tfi YE gbd tfi `btxjdymt`jb jn tfi g`x qg}}ibcix ki~p `b tfi kg}t wygxtix jn 8110+

    gmmjybtid njx tfi ngkk `b gxx`~gk} nxjo tfgt mjybtxp" Tfi Mgx`hhigb ogxeit sg}

    gd~ix}ikp gnnimtid hp tfi x`}i `b g`xngxi} gbd tfi sige imjbjo`m mjbd`t`jb} `b

    tfi xic`jb"

    4"8 Mjb}txymt`jbOgdgo ]qigeix+ @ bjs tyxb op gttibt`jb tj Mjb}txymt`jb" Qxik`o`bgxp i}t`ogti}

    }ycci}t+ tfgt+ njkkjs`bc g dimk`bi jn 8= qixmibt `b 8110+ mjb}txymt`jb ivqgbdid

    hp gxjybd 81 qixmibt `b 8171+ dx`~ib og`bkp hp qyhk`m }imtjx `b~i}toibt gbd

    }yqqjxtid hp qx`~gti }imtjx ivqibd`tyxi" Ogljx qyhk`m }imtjx qxjlimt}

    ybdixtgeib `bmkydid tfi bis bgt`jbgk fj}q`tgk+ xifgh`k`tgt`jb jn tfi ig}t mjg}t

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    Qgci 3 jn>3

    xjgd gbd tfi qj}t Fyxx`mgbi Tjog} d`}g}tix ximj~ixp qxjcxgooi+ tfi }ib`jx

    m`t`|ib} fjoi+ tfi oigt qxjmi}}`bc ngm`k`tp+ xiqg`x} gbd xifgh`k`tgt`jb jn }mfjjk

    qkgbt gbd ~gx`jy} d`}g}tix ogbgcioibt qxjlimt} tfxjycfjyt tfi mjybtxp"

    Njxi`cb d`ximt `b~i}toibt xiog`bid }kycc`}f `b 8171+ xi}ykt`bc `b g }kjsdjsb `b

    qx`~gti }imtjx mjb}txymt jb gmt`~`tp" Fjsi~ix+ sjxe mjbt`byid `b 8171 jb g

    byohix jn fjtik} `bmkyd`bc tfi Kgbd`bc}+ Fjtik Mfjmjkgt+ Lgkjy}`i Xi}jxt+ g} sikk

    g} mjooixm`gk qxjqixt`i} sf`mf `bmkydid tfi Hgp Sgke Ogkk+ tfi Hgbe jn ]g`bt

    Kym`g hy`kd`bc `b Cxj} @}kit gbd Ljfb}jb} }tjxi"

    4"= Gcx`myktyxiJb tfi jtfix fgbd jyx Gcx`myktyxi }imtjx d`d bjt ngxi g} sikk" Tfi }i~ixi dxjycft

    gbd tfi Fyxx`mgbi xi}yktid `b kjsix jytqyt jn hgbgbg} gbd jtfix gcx`myktyxgk

    mjoojd`t`i}+ bicgt`~ikp `oqgmtid tfi k`~i}tjme }yh }imtjx gbd mgy}id ngxoix} tj

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