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    XJL OBL BG^LR DN IGPRQpoxxle `y HX_gp`pd|aj

    Gr Bdiigehlp Igpk|r Pyge cddklh d|x xjl ~olqvdpx dn xjl IGPR O rvgblrjov# jlxjd|ajx g`d|x gcc xjl xpgoeoea Bgvxgoe Apg~lr geh jl jgh leh|plh xd alx xjor

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    H|poea xjl roz idexj ~dygal# xjly jgh xgkle x|per qgkoea geh rcllvoea% Xjlbpgivlh bdehoxoder hohe!x gccdq ndp xqd vldvcl xd id~l gpd|eh dp lzlpborl gx xjl rgilxoil% Gcrd xjlpl qgr xjl coioxlh g`ocoxy dn xjl de`dgph ryrxli xd vpdh|bl qgxlp gehdzyale% Xjly jgh clnx lgpxj qoxj ioeoigc qgxlp geh dzyale geh `lrohlr xjlop ellhr oepd|xl# xjly jgh xd rxdpl qjgx qd|ch `l ellhlh debl de xjl r|pngbl% Xjl jg`oxgx rjd|chjg~l r|nnobolex rxdplr debl xjly plgbj ox# grr|ioea xjl pd`dxr hoh xjlop md`r%

    Nlq qdphr qlpl rvdkle h|poea xjl ~dygal% Lgbj dn xjli clnx ilrrgalr ndp xjldxjlp on xjlpl qgr rdilxjoea dn oexlplrx xd horb|rr% Xgckoea qgrxlh ~gc|g`cl dzyaleqjobj ioajx `l xjl honnlplebl `lxqlle conl geh hlgxj% On xjoear qlex qlcc ox qd|ch el~lpbdil xd xjgx `|x jdq dnxle hoh xjoear ad qlcc% Xjly jgh lgbj clgpelh g cdx g`d|x xjldxjlp xjpd|aj xjlrl hoaoxgc horb|rroder% Lgbj jgh clgpelh xd gvvplbogxl xjl dxjlp!rrlerl dn j|idp%

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    Qlcc# clx!r hd xjor# Mlnn# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp% \ecdbk xjl hdbkoea bcgivr%

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    Rop dp Igpk% Vobk del# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp% Xjlpl qde!x `l xoil ndp `dxj onxjoear alx jgopy%

    _lr rop# rgoh Mlnn% Gcc ryrxlir ad# Rop%

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    Ql!pl g coxxcl dnn bd|prl# Rop# rgoh Mlnn% Xjlpl qgr idpl qoeh xjge O bgcb|cgxlh%Xjdrl rxdpir r|pl `cdq |v oe g j|ppy%

    Hde!x yd| jg~l igel|~lpoea xjp|rxlpr4 grklh Igpk%

    Edx h|poea hlrblex# Rop% Qoxj gcc xjl lzxpg bgpad gxxgbjlh# ql decy jg~l `pgkoea

    xjp|rxlpr# rgoh Mlnn%

    Qlcc# xpy xd kllv |r oe xjl rgil }ov bdhl# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp%

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    Rqoxbjoea xd pghgp# Rop% Xjl rgehrxdpi jgr |r ncyoea `coeh# rgoh Mlnn%

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    Jgea de# Rop# rgoh Mlnn gr jl v|cclh xjl xjp|rxlpr gcc xjl qgy `gbk%

    Xjl rjov rlxxclh rdnxcy xd xjl apd|eh% Mlnn rj|x dnn xjl xjp|rxlpr geh clgelh `gbk oexjl rlgx% Qd|ch xjor `l g addh xoil xd grk ndp g pgorl4 jl cg|ajlh%

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    O el~lp hoh jg~l g vdklp ngbl# rgoh Mlnn%

    Qlcc# qjgx!r d|p rox|gxode# Col|xlegex4 grklh xjl bdiigehlp%

    Xjgx!r Bgvxgoe# Rop# rgoh Mlnn%

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    Xjlpl!r xjgx hgpelh jdelrxy gagoe# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp%

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    Edx gagoe# Rop# rgoh Mlnn%

    Dj% Ed dn bd|prl edx# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp% Rbplq |v gagoe geh O!cc m|rx rjddxyd|%

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    Clx!r alx xd xjl bpgxlp!r poi geh ql!cc pl)lzgioel d|p rox|gxode# rgoh xjlbdiigehlp%

    @lxxlp `|bkcl |v# Rop# rgoh Mlnn% Xjl xlppgoe igy alx g coxxcl pd|aj%

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    Ql!cc jg~l xd bjlbk lgbj geh l~lpy del# rgoh xjl bdiigehlp% @|x noprx# clx!r noehd|x qjgx!r oe xjor bdexgoelp%

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    @gegeg ncg~dplh vlge|x vgrxl# rgoh Mlnn%

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    Gey r|aalrxoder# Bgvxgoe4 grklh xjl bdiigehlp%

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    Hlrblehoea gr pgvohcy gr vdrro`cl# xjly `dxj cddklh ndp gey eddk dp bpl~obl xjly

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