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    _ly Fdpan Fdttnrs0Rln Mdsn cir Egmrndsego Xribumteig dgb

    Migsufpteig ic Xurn Fdpan Xribumts

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    Ets dfdzego liw tln dmt i suodrego mdg mldgon yiuriutaiik ig purn fdpan syrup' Jnirn E oit egti fdkegosyrup! E bebgt rndaay mdrn wldt E put ig fy pdgmdknsdgb gnvnr tliuolt djiut tln benrngmn jntwnng purn

    dgb drtemeda syrups' Giw E mdgt nvng dtlif ldvegotldt sirt i dttetubn' E yiu bigt darndby ldvn d strigopdsseig ir purn fdpan! igmn yiu stdrt tdppego trnnsdgb fdkego yiur iwg syrup E ldvn gi biujt tldt yiurnnaegos weaa mldgon' Rnrn esgt d suodrfdknr eg tlnwirab wli wiuab tlegk i usego drtemeda syrups; fdgyi us mliisn purn fdpan ds iur sian swnntngnr' Rn igayrndsig dgyign sliuab juy tln dkn stu es ti usn dstndmlego tiia wlng nxpadegego tln benrngmns jntwnngrnda dgb efetdteig syrups' E ldvn ti purmldsn d jittani pdgmdkn syrup nvnry yndr ir iur tdstego tredas wetlaimda stubngts' Et pdegs fn ti bi si! jut tln jngnts isliwego kebs liw fuml jnttnr tln rnda stu es fdkn etwnaa wirtl et'

    _lng sifntlego es pnrvdsevn eg iur nvnrybdy aevns!et es lufdg gdturn ir us ti stdrt tdkego et ir ordgtnb']egmn fdpan trnns drn miffigay iugb tlriuoliutndstnrg Girtl Dfnremd dgb swnnt iibs dgb bregks drndasi pangteua wlnrnvnr wn oi! wn bigt dawdys rndaeznliw aumky wn drn ti ldvn suml dg nxtrdirbegdry fdpanrnsiurmn' Xemturn ir d fegutn tldt fdpan trnns bebgt

    darndby nxest eg tln gdturda wirab dgb tlnrn wds gi sumltlego ds tdppego trnns ir jieaego biwg trnn sdp ti fdknsyrup' Giw efdoegn yiu rndb d gnws drteman djiut dgnw trnn spnmens tldt ldb jnng bnvnaipnb jy smengtestsmdaanb fdpans' Rny drn rnadtevnay dst oriwego! ldvnjnduteua iaedon dgb irf! put ig d spnmtdmuadr daaiaedon bespady! wetlstdgb nxtrnfn tnfpnrdturn um&tudteigs! dgb mdg rnpribumn gdturdaay eg tln weab rif

    snnb' Mldgmns drn yiu wiuab wdgt ti padgt sifn itlnsn gnw trnns' Rng efdoegn yiu rndb djiut tln jnstpdrt i daa0 Eg tln adtn wegtnr dgb ndray sprego! tln trnnpribumns d bnaemeius dgb gutreteius sdp tldt mdg jn mig&

    sufnb ds d sprego tigem ir jieanb biwg egti syrup dgbitlnr mignmteigdry pribumts' Git igay bins et tdstnorndt! jut et es dasi tln lndatlenst swnntngnr eg tln wirabdgb miffdgbs d prnfeuf premn eg tln fdrkntpadmn' Dttles piegt yiu wiuab prijdjay jn fdkego padgs ti gbdbbeteigda adgb ir padgtego' I miursn wn kgiw tldttles spnmens darndby nxests! jut wn rdrnay tdkn tln tefnti dpprnmedtn liw dfdzego fdpans rndaay drn' _lngnvnrE stip ti tlegk djiut tln egmrnbejan primnss i fdpansuodrego! et fdkns fn wigbnr wly si nw pnipan usntlner trnns ir sdp dgb syrup pribumteig'

    Res rst mldptnr nxpairns tln fdgy vertuns i fdpansyrup dgb tln suodrego primnss; e yiu drngt darndbymigvegmnb tldt yiu sliuab pribumn fdpan syrup! jy tlnngb i tles mldptnr E lipn yiu weaa darndby jn fdkegopadgs ti juy yiur rst nvdpirdtir' Ds E snn et! tln fistefpirtdgt rndsigs wly firn pnipan sliuab ont egtisuodrego drn ds iaaiws0

    ]uodrego es d tefn&ligirnb trdbeteig tldt miggnmtsus wetl iur lestiremda riits'

    nmlgiaioemda dbvdgmnfngts ldvn fdbn suodregornadtevnay ndsy' ]uodrego jregos dfeaens dgb miffugetens tiontlnr

    driugb d miffig! wirtlwlean oida' ]yrup pribumnb rif trnn sdp es ign i tln lndatle&

    nst! daa&gdturda swnntngnrs' Xurn fdpan syrup tdstns fuml jnttnr tldg drtemeda

    pdgmdkn syrups'

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    tnmlgiaioens tldt rnaenb ig fdkego adron odslns eg tlntrnns ti miaanmt sdp egti jerml&jdrk migtdegnrs' Rnyjueat rns ti lndt rimks dgb tlng brippnb tlisn rimkseg liaaiwnb&iut aios uaa i sdp' Rn lndt rif tln

    rimks wiuab trdgsnr ti tln sdp! dgb wdtnr wiuab saiwaynvdpirdtn dwdy' _etl efprivnb fdmlegnry dgb tln usni fntda breaa jets! spiuts! jumknts! tdgks! dgb nvdpird&tirs! tln Nuripndg snttanrs ordbudaay bnvnaipnb syruppribumteig egti d deray adron egbustry'

    Rdgks ti tln nirts i tln ^] Mngsus Jurndu! tln^]BD Gdteigda Doremuaturda ]tdtestems ]nrvemn,GD]]%! dgb ]tdtestems Mdgdbd! wn ldvn bnmngt rnmirbsi syrup pribumteig eg tln ^getnb ]tdtns dgb Mdgdbdbdtego jdmk ti tln feb&488s' Ceourn 4': trdmks titdafdpan syrup pribumteig ivnr tln pdst 48 yndrs' Ds yiu

    mdg mandray snn! wn usnb ti pribumn d ait firn fdpansyrup dgb suodr eg tln ^getnb ]tdtns tldg wn bi tibdy$Fdpan suodr wds ign i tln prefdry swnntngnrs irdrf dfeaens eg tln ndstnrg ^] dgb Mdgdbd burego tln488s' E d dfeay wds irtugdtn ngiuol ti ldvn fdpantrnns ig tlner drf! tlny tdppnb tlnf eg tln sprego dgbpribumnb fdpan suodr ,vnry aettan i tlner pribumteigwds knpt ds syrup%' Rn lneolt i fdpan pribumteig dm&tudaay immurrnb burego tln Mevea _dr nrd wlng girtl&nrgnrs rnusnb ti efpirt sadvn suodr rif tln siutlnrgstdtns ir Mdrejjndg esadgbs' Rn Gndregos egmaubn snv&nrda ugironttdjan quitns rif tln 488s rnodrbego tlnusn i fdpan vnrsus mdgn suodr' wi tldt stdgb iut egpdrtemuadr mifn rif tlnCdrfnrs Dafdgdm0

    Xrnpdrn cir fdkego fdpan suodr! wleml es firn

    pandsdgt dgb pdtreitem tldg tldt oriugb jy tln

    ldgb ic sadvnry! dgb jieanb biwg jy tln lndt

    ic fesnry'4

    Fdkn yiur iwg suodr! dgb sngb git ti tln Egbens

    cir et' Cndst git ig tln tiea! pdeg! dgb fesnry ictln wrntmlnb':

    Git igay wds tlnrn d orndt dvnrseig tiwdrb sadvnsuodr! jut mdgn suodr wds dasi rnadtevnay nxpngsevn bur&ego tldt tefn pnreib bun ti leol sleppego mists' _n ldbgit ynt stdrtnb fdkego leol&rumtisn mirg syrup ir jnntsuodr! si pnipan fistay rnaenb ig fdpan suodr dgb

    CEO^ZN 4'4' Ign i tln fdgy anongbs driugb liw lufdgs rst besmivnrnb

    tln swnntgnss i fdpan sdp liabs tldt tlny dtn tln bnaemeius sdpsemans tldt

    bnvnaip rif jrikng jrdgmlns'

    Uiu mdg tdkn prebn dgb sdtesdmteig eg pribumegoyiur iwg swnntngnr'

    Rnrn es d oriwego bnfdgb ir purn fdpan pribumtstlriuoliut tln wirab'

    ]yrup pribumteig daaiws ir jnttnr migsnrvdteig itrnns dgb irnsts' ]uodrego mdg jn d pritdjan fndgs i bevnrseyego

    egmifn strndfs rif yiur adgb'

    Rn rnst i tles mldptnr nxpairns daa tlnsn pisetevn dt&trejutns eg orndtnr bntdea'

    @ Lestiremda Miggnmteig

    Rnrn es d bnnp! reml lestiry i fdpan syrup dgb suodrpribumteig eg Girtl Dfnremd' Jy dr tln jnst dmmiugtes iugb eg Lnang dgb ]mitt Gndregos Rn Fdpan ]uodrJiik' Cir d bntdeanb lestiry dgb rstldgb dmmiugts isuodrego eg tln ndray bdys! tlnrn es gi jnttnr siurmn tldgtln Gndregos madssem wirk' Gdtevn Dfnremdgs ldb jnngmiaanmtego sdp dgb fdkego suodr ir mngturens jnirn tlnNuripndgs drrevnb! dgb tln ndray snttanrs andrgnb tlnprimnss rif tlnf' Rn Gdtevns wnrn usego prefetevn

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    ' Rles mifjegdteig jumknt)pepnaegn wds migsebnrnb d luon db&

    vdgmnfngt eg tln ndray 4588s ds d fndgs i onttego sdp ti tln suodrliusn'

    Ndraenr fntlibs i odtlnrego sdp rnquernb nvng orndtnr tefn dgb ngnroy'

    XLIRI MI^ZRN]U IC RLN DBEZIGBDMK F^]N^F

    CEO^ZN 4'3' Rln adronst suodrego ipnrdteig eg tln wirab driugb tln turg

    i tln 45tl mngtury wds aimdtnb eg tln lndrt i tln Dberigbdmks gndr Ruppnr

    Adkn! Gnw Uirk' Datliuol tln snrens i adron nvdpirdtirs wnrn nxtrnfnay

    dbvdgmnb dt tln tefn! fibnrg rnvnrsn isfises ugets dgb nvdpirdtirs miuab

    primnss tln sdfn dfiugt i sdp wetl seogemdgtay anss tefn dgb una' XLIRI

    MI^ZRN]U IC RLN DBEZIGBDMK F^]N^F

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    primnss i turgego sdp egti syrup' i ugbnrstdgb wlytles bemlitify nxests! migsebnr tln iaaiwego ' ' '

    _lng d drfnr padgts d nab i mirg! ldrvnsts et! dgbsngbs et ti tln dmtiry ir primnssego! et onts jangbnb

    wetl mirg rif tliusdgbs i itlnr drfnrs' Igmn etlds jnng primnssnb dgb ordbnb! ign drfnrs mirg esegbestegouesldjan rif dgitlnr drfnrs mirg' _leantles daaiws mirg ti jn jiuolt dgb siab eg miffibetyfdrknts tlriuoliut tln wirab! et rnfivns tln sngsn iiwgnrslep dgb prebn tldt fdgy drfnrs ldvn ir tlnermrips' ]egmn igay d sfdaa rdmteig i tln mirg oriwg egtln ^getnb ]tdtns es migvnrtnb egti mirg syrup ,fistes nb ti dgefdas ir turgnb egti ntldgia%! dgb tlnrn drntngs i feaaeigs i dmrns i mirg padgtnb ndml yndr! dsd drfnr yiu ldvn d fuml jnttnr mldgmn i gbego d

    Oevng liw fuml ndsenr et es ir us ti pribumn fdpansyrup tibdy! yiu wiuab tlegk fdgy firn pnipan wiuabjn biego et' Liwnvnr! gndray daa survny rnsndrml ig adgb&iwgnrs gbs tldt dnstlntems dgb prevdmy drn tln tip twi

    rndsigs wly pnipan iwg tlner adgb' rnns drn fistay tlnrnir smngnry dgb ds d jdmkbrip ti tlner lifns! git ds prdm&temda siurmns i tefjnr dgb iib' Cirtugdtnay tles dttetubnes mldgoego! dgb fdgy iaks drn giw stdrtego ti oriw tlneriwg iib dgb fdkn tln fist i tlner adgb' _etl tnml&giaioy tldt fdkns suodregornadtevnay ndsy! dafist dgyignwetl tdppdjan trnns mdg fdkn tlner iwg syrup tibdy'

    @ Xrebn eg Uiur Xribumt

    Xribumego fdpan syrup es sifntlego tldt yiu mdg tdkntrnfngbius prebn eg' Nvnry jittan i syrup tldt mifnsi yiur nvdpirdtir es sifntlego spnmeda dgb ugequn;tln dvir dgb mldrdmtnrestems i tln syrup drn titdaay upti yiur primnssego mdpdjeaetens dgb tln trnns tldt yiumiaanmt tln sdp rif' E yiu mdrn djiut dgb tdkn prebn egtln iib yiu ndt yiursna dgb privebn ti yiur dfeaydgb rengbs! tles ndturn daign sliuab fdkn yiu wdgt tipribumn yiur iwg syrup'

    Gndray daa tln suodrfdknrs E kgiw drn nxtrnfnay ng&tlusedstem djiut tlner syrup dgb ldvn d bnnp aivn i tlnpribumteig primnss' Rnrn drn tliusdgbs i fdpan pri&bumnrs tlriuoliut tln ^getnb ]tdtns dgb Mdgdbd wlioi ti orndt angotls ti nbumdtn itlnrs djiut tlner prib&umts dgb jnaivnb egbustry' Fdgy drfnrs tdkn trnfng&bius prebn eg wldtnvnr mrips tlny oriw! jut yiu wiuabjn ldrb&prnssnb ti gb drfnrs wli drn dgdtemda djiutoriwego tln mirg usnb ti fdkn drtemeda syrup' Mirgoriwnrs fdy mdrn bnnpay djiut tlner adgb dgb tlner drfipnrdteigs! jut et wiuab jn leolay ugusuda ti gb dgywli tdkn prebn eg ipngego d jittan i drtemeda pdgmdkn

    syrup tldt tlner mirg oins egti' Rny strevn ti ont ds fdgyjuslnas pnr dmrn ds pissejan! ynt Ef surn gign i tlnfipngs up d jittan i Dugt @nfefd ti rnvna eg ets ugequnqudaetens' Ig tln itlnr ldgb! et es ldrb ti gb d suodr&fdknr wli esgt nxtrnfnay pdsseigdtn djiut pribumegopurn fdpan syrup' Res prebn dgb pdsseig es nspnmedaaynvebngt nvnry sprego wlng suodrfdknrs tlriuoliut tlnmiugtry list ipng liusns ti sliw itlnrs tln egmrnbejan

    CEO^ZN 4'?' Fdgy suodrfdknrs drn si priub i tlner syrup tldt tlny weaa

    ngtnr et eg migtnsts dt stdtn ders dgb rnadtnb nvngts' Xemturnb lnrn es ign i

    tln bizngs i dwdrbs ndrgnb jy Madrks ]uodr Liusn eg Dmwirtl! eg Gnw

    Ldfpslern' XLIRI JU GDGMEN JDRRDOAED

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    dmtirens wiuab daaiw tlnf ti snn et jnego fdbn' @ubo&ego jy tln maep rif tln af! et es quetn ijveius wly tlnmirg rngego egbustry bins git wdgt tln pujaem ti snntln primnss' Ds sifnign wli usnb ti fdgdon d saduol&tnrliusn igmn tiab fn! E yiu wdgt ti knnp ig ndtegojdmig! bigt mifn veset fn dt wirk' Rn ippisetn sngte&fngt es trun wetl fdpan pribumteigigmn pnipan vesetd suodrliusn dgb ont ti snn dgb nxpnrengmn tln suodregoprimnss! tlny jnmifn purn fdpan dgs ir aen'

    @ Cirnst Migsnrvdteig_lean d sfdaa pnrmngtdon i pnipan ij`nmt ti tdppegojnmdusn tlny nna tldt et lurts tln trnns! tlnsn nnaegosdrn ing fesouebnb' dppego bins rnfivn sifn i tlnstirnb suodrs dgb lds d saeolt efpdmt ig tln oriwtl rdtni trnns! jut et es vnry bemuat ti keaa d trnn jy ivnrtdp&pego ,pnipan ldvn mnrtdegay trenb$%' Eg dmt! aigo&tnrfrnsndrml migbumtnb eg tln 4558s ds pdrt i tln Girtl

    CEO^ZN 4'

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    CEO^ZN 4'5' D bnvnaipego stdgb i suodr fdpans ig djdgbignb adgb' ]uodr fdpans ldvn priaenrdtnb tlriuoliut tln ndstnrg ^getnb ]tdtns ivnr tln pdst

    mngtury ds d rnsuat i iur adgb fdgdonfngt prdmtemns dgb prnnrngmns ir tlnsn trnns'

    Rnrn es d orndt bnda i lestiremda nvebngmn ti suppirttles giteig' _n dmtudaay ldvn fdgy firn fdpan trnnsoriwego eg tln ^getnb ]tdtns tibdy tldg wn beb buregotln pndk i syrup pribumteig eg tln 488s' Dt tldt

    tefn! fist i tln ndstnrg irnsts ldb jnng mandrnb irdoremuaturn dgb tln miugtrysebn migtdegnb aettan wiib&adgb' Liwnvnr! suodr fdpan trnns wnrn ing spdrnbrif tln dx segmn tln ndray snttanrs aevnb i tln adgb dgbgnnbnb tlnsn trnns ti pribumn suodr' _lng dafist daaitlnr trnns wnrn mut ir rnwiib ir jueabego fdtnredas!fdgy pnipan wiuabgt migsebnr muttego tln suodr fdpanorivns' Iur murrngt irnsts drn giw adronay dg drtedmt ilufdg prnnrngmns dgb fdgdonfngt ivnr tefn' _lngnabs wnrn djdgbignb dgb irnsts rnongnrdtnb ivnr tlnadst 488&paus yndrs! dg djugbdgt fdpan rnsiurmn

    Dfnremdg ]uodr Fdpan Bnmaegn Xri`nmt iugb tldttdppnb trnns aevn `ust ds aigo ds ugtdppnb igns'2 E ldvnsnng d nw mdsns i nxtrnfn ivnrtdppego! jut fist esbign reolt dgb lds aettan efpdmt ig tln trnns'

    Zdtlnr tldg wirryego djiut lurtego tln trnnstlriuol tdppego! E tlegk tln jnst wdy ti sdvn fdpantrnns rif rnda tlrndts ,jnego mut biwg ir bnvnaipfngtir aufjnr% es ti tdp tlnf ir syrup pribumteig' _lngtlnrn es d strigo nmigifem! muaturda! dgb pnrsigda mig&gnmteig ti egbevebuda trnns ir irnst stdgbs! tln mldgmntldt daa tln trnns weaa jn mut es vnry aiw' Eg dmt! jnmdusnsyrup pribumteig es si muaturdaay efpirtdgt eg Tunjnm!tlny ldvn adws prilejetego mandrego i suodrjuslns igprevdtn adgb' ]i e yiu drn migmnrgnb djiut sdvego tlnfdpan trnnsfy dbvemn es tdp ds fdgy ds pissejan'

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    dgb odtlnrego driugb tln nvdpirdtir dt geolt fdkegosyrup es rndaay dg egmrnbejan wdy ti spngb tln bdy$

    Rnrn es d sngsn i miffugety dgb tiontlnrgnsstldt bnvnaips wlng pnipan bnbemdtn miugtanss liurs tidmlenvego tln sdfn oidamiaanmtego sdp dgb pribum&ego bnaemeius syrup$ Kebs aivn ti tdp trnns dgb odtlnrsdp! ynt fist mleabrng gnvnr ont ti nxpnrengmn tles dgbbigt nvng kgiw tldt tlnrn es d benrngmn jntwnng

    purn fdpan syrup dgb ets drtemeda mifpntetirs' E yiudrn aiikego ir dg dmtevety tldt tln wlian dfeay mdgont egviavnb wetl! tlng fdkego fdpan syrup miuab jntln reolt tlego ir yiu' Eg dbbeteig ti jregoego yiuriwg dfeay tiontlnr! suodrego dasi lds tln pitngtedati strngotlng miffugety tens' Res dspnmt i syruppribumteig es si efpirtdgt tldt E bnbemdtnb dg ngternmldptnr ti et' Mldptnr 5 bnsmrejns sifn i tln fdgy

    CEO^ZN 4'48' ]uodrego es dg nxmnaangt wdy ti ten dfeaens tiontlnr driugb d

    miffig oida' Ndra Xdrknr sliws les ordgbsig @islud liw ti tdp d trnn tldt

    ldb jnng padgtnb jy Femldna@isluds dtlnr dgb Ndras sig' XLIRI MI^ZRN]U

    IC XDR XDZKNZ

    bnvnaipnb tlriuoliut tln ndstnrg lda i tln miugtry']uodr dgb rnb fdpans jnmdfn fuml firn prifegngt egtln adgbsmdpn dgb ldvn migtegunb ti nxpdgb tlner rdgondgb bestrejuteig' E wn wdgt ti ngsurn tldt uturn ong&

    nrdteigs ldvn tln sdfn fdpan rnsiurmn tldt wn drnjanssnb wetl! fdegtdegego d vejrdgt fdpan syrup egbus&try weaa jn nssngteda'

    E yiu jnmifn d adron ngiuol pribumnr tldt yiu wdgtti tdp firn trnns tldg yiu ldvn ig yiur iwg adgb! yiumdg lnap migsnrvn fdpan stdgbs eg gneoljirego pripnr&tens ds wnaa' Jy privebego tln iwgnrs wetl dg dggudapdyfngt ti andsn tlner trnns ir tdppego! yiu fdy fdknet nmigifemdaay ndsejan ir tlnf ti liab ig ti tln adgbdgb pdy tln pripnrty tdxns wetliut ldvego ti sujbevebnir aio tln pripnrty' Eg dmt! stdtns suml ds Gnw Uirk dgb

    _esmigseg ldvn adws tldt ngmiurdon fdpan suodregodgb irnst migsnrvdteig jy daaiwego adgbiwgnrs wlipribumn syrup tlnfsnavns ir andsn tlner adgb ti d suo&drfdknr ti qudaey ir d rnbumnb pripnrty dssnssfngtir biego si' Res piaemy lds privebnb tln efpntusir sifn suodrfdknrs ti ont stdrtnb dgb es tln jeoonstegmngtevn ir adgbiwgnrs ti ant sifnign nasn tdp tlnertrnns'> Eg dmt! Evn lndrb fdgy stirens i adgbiwgnrsdskego fdpan pribumnrs ti tdp tlner trnns si tldt tlnymiuab qudaey ir rnbumnb tdxns ugbnr tln doremuaturdadssnssfngt priordf eg Gnw Uirk'

    @ ]uodrego Jregos Cdfeaensdgb Miffugetens Riontlnr

    Cir fdgy pnipan! nspnmedaay tlisn wli migsebnr tlnf&snavns lijjyests! tles es ign i tln jnst rndsigs ti ontegti syrup pribumteig' Fdpan suodrego ldppngs dt dspnmeda tefn i tln yndr wlng pnipan drn semk dgb ternb i

    miab! sgiwy wndtlnr dgb mdgt wdet ir tln wdrf! suggybdys i adtn wegtnr dgb ndray sprego' Dnr snvnrda figtlsi ordy skens dgb aettan iutbiir dmtevetywlng mdjegnvnr djiugbsfdgy pnipan drn aiikego ir dgy nxmusnti ont iutsebn dgb jn dmtevn' E mdgt tlegk i d jnttnr wdyti mnanjrdtn tles mldgon eg sndsigs tldg ti jn iut eg tlnwiibs tdppego trnns dgb odtlnrego sdp' Cnnaego tln wdrfsug ig yiur dmn! bregkego rnsl sdp iut i tln jumknts!

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    Rln ]uodrfdknrs Mifpdgeig

    weaa aeknay ont tln lndatlenr ipteigs dgb `ust dbb sifnfdpan syrup ti ndml jiwa' Uiu mdg dasi fdkn yiur iwgsibd jy fexego fdpan syrup wetl snatznr ir juyego yiuriwg lifn mdrjigdteig fdmlegn' Oevng tldt fist kebs

    ont d leol pnrmngtdon i tlner bdeay egtdkn i mdairensrif bregkego sibd! fdkego tles sefpan mldgon miuaborndtay efprivn tln lndatl i yiur mleabrng' Rnsn drn`ust d nw i tln fdgy wdys tldt yiu mdg sujstetutn purnfdpan egti yiur bent dgb rnbumn tln dfiugt i rngnbsuodr dgb LCM] yiu migsufn' Igmn yiu stdrt pribum&ego syrup! tlnrn es gi biujt yiur migsufpteig i purnfdpan weaa egmrndsn brdfdtemdaay ds yiu gb gnw wdysti usn et iutsebn i tln trdbeteigda pdgmdkns dgb wdcns'

    miffugetens tldt ldvn usnb fdpan suodrego ti jregopnipan tiontlnr driugb d wirtly mdusn' Uiu mdg rndbtles mldptnr ti ont ebnds djiut wldt itlnrs ldvn bigndgb tlng tdeair d suodrego priordf ti t yiur pdrtemuadr

    setudteig' Rnrn drn miugtanss ippirtugetens ti bnvnaiptlnsn typns i miffugety ipnrdteigsdaa yiu gnnbdrn fitevdtnb pnipan wli tdkn tln egetedtevn ti fdkntlegos ldppng'

    @ Gdturda! Lndatly Egornbengts_lng E tndml kebs djiut fdpan syrup! E ing sliwtlnf d jittan i drtemeda pdgmdkn syrup dgb dsk tlnfwldt et es' Egvdredjay fdgy ynaa iut fdpan syrup vnry

    ngtlusedstemdaay$ E tlng nxpadeg tldt ets git rnda fdpansyrup jut rdtlnr dg efetdteig pribumt tldt usns itlnrsuodrs dgb mlnfemdas ti rnsnfjan tln rnda tlego ds fumlds pissejan' Ign aumky keb onts ti rndb tln egornbengtsdgb dawdys stufjans tiwdrb tln ngb wlng tryego ti dr&temuadtn tnrfs suml ds lnxdfntdplispldtn ' ]nvnrda i tlnegornbengts drn bemuat ti prigiugmn ,nvng ir fdgydbuats% dgb drn git wldt wn wiuab migsebnr gdturdasujstdgmns' Ig tln itlnr ldgb! tln igay egornbengt egpurn fdpan syrup es fdpan sdpign i tln fist purndgb lndatly aequebs ig tln padgnt' Ds yiu weaa rndbdjiut eg bntdea eg mldptnr 4:! fdpan sdp migtdegs d webnvdrenty i fegnrdas dgb gutrengts tldt iur jibens gnnb'@ust ds tln suodr jnmifns migmngtrdtnb wlng et es pri&mnssnb egti syrup! daa tln fegnrdas dgb gutrengts dasijnmifn migmngtrdtnb eg tln gda pribumt'

    Rnrn drn d vdrenty i efetdteig syrups ig tln fdrkntdgb fist i tlnf usn mirg syrup dgb leol&rumtisnmirg syrup ir tln jdsn pribumt' Ds Ef surn yiu kgiwjy giw! tln adst tlego fist pnipan gnnb eg tlner bentes firn leol&rumtisn mirg syrup' E yiu fdkn fdpan

    syrup! E mdg dafist oudrdgtnn yiu tldt yiur egtdkn imirg syrup dgb rngnb suodr weaa brip prnmepetiusay'Jnmdusn yiu ldvn fdbn et yiursna! yiu weaa usn d aitfirn fdpan syrup tldg e yiu ldb ti juy et' Cir eg&stdgmn! rdtlnr tldg juyego sdadb brnssego fdbn wetlLCM] dgb)ir rngnb suodr! yiu fdy besmivnr liwbnaemeius fdkego yiur iwg fdpan jdasdfem vegdeornttnes' Egstndb i juyego swnntngnb mnrnda ir yiur kebs! yiu

    Efpirtdgt Gutrengt ]iurmnXurn Fdpan ]yrupes d vdaudjan siurmn ic fegnrda gutrengts'

    Fdpan ]yrup bnaevnrs firn gutreteig tldg daa itlnr miffig swnntngnrs dgb lds ign

    ic tln aiwnst mdairen anvnas' Fdpan ]yrup migtdegs fegnrda gutrengts dgb vetdfegswleml drn dg nssngteda pdrt ic tln bdeay bent eg leolnr anvnas tldg itlnr swnntngnrs'

    MliisnXurn Fdpan ]yrup!d gdturda swnntngnr dgb d sfdrt ciib mliemn'

    Xurn Fdpan ]yrup es d gdturda! gutreteius dgb bnaemeius swnntngnr dgb d sfdrt mliemn ds d

    swnnt tippego ir ds d dvircua egornbengt eg jdkego dgb miikego' Fdpan ]yrup lds d bnaeoltcua dgbdvircua fdpan jiuqunt dgb lds vdrenb tdstn egtngsetens ti suet beccnrngt migsufnr prncnrngmns'

    ^gaekn fdgy syrups dgb suodrsFdpan ]yrupes 488 pnrmngt gdturda dgb ugrngnb! rntdegego tlneglnrngt gutreteigda vdaun ic tln sdp ijtdegnb crif tln fdpan trnn'

    Gutreteigda Sdaun cir Sdreius ]wnntngnrs. ic Znmiffngbnb Bdeay Sdaun ,BS% Xnr mup ,38 fa%

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    ]iurmn0 ^]BD Gutrengt Bdtdjdsn dgb Mdgdbedg Gutrengt Cean

    Gitns0 Rln vdauns sliwgdrn tln ivnrdaafegefuf vdauns cir tln fegnrdas dgb gutrengts dgb tln ivnrdaa

    fdxefufvdauns cir tln mdairens rnpirtnb jy tln ^]BDGutrengt Bdtdjdsn dgb tln MdgdbedgGutrengtCean'

    Rln pnrmngtbdeay vdauns ,. BS% wnrn mdamuadtnb usego tln Lndatl Mdgdbdrnmiffngbnb bdeay egtdkn vdauns cir dg

    dvnrdon :!888 mdairen bent'

    Rln Ireoegda ]wnntngnrGdtevn Girtl Dfnremdgs wnrn tln rst ti rnmiogezn

    Xurn Fdpan ]yrup ds d siurmn ic gutreteig dgb ngnroy' Znsndrmlnrsldvn segmn bimufngtnb tldt fdpan syrup lds d leolnr gutreteigda vdaun

    tldg daa itlnr miffig swnntngnrs

    Itlnr Lndatl MigsebnrdteigsEg dbbeteig ti ets rnfdrkdjan gutreteigda migtngt! rnsndrmlnrs ldvn bimufngtnb

    tldtFdpan ]yrup migtdegs gu fnrius plngiaem mifpiugbs! miffigayciugb eg padgts dgb eg doremuaturda pribumts suml ds jnrrens! tnd! rnb wegn

    dgb dx snnb' ]ifn ic tlnsn mifpiugbs fdy jngnt lufdg lndatl eg

    seogemdgt wdys' Cir nxdfpan! rnsndrmlnrs ldvn bimufngtnb tln gdturda prnsngmn ic

    djsmesem dmeb ,DJD% egFdpan ]yrup!d mifpiugb tliuolt ti stefuadtn egsuaeg rnandsn jy tln pdgmrnds'

    ^sn icXurn Fdpan ]yrupds dg datnrgdtevn ti rngnb suodr mdg dasi dbb ti tlndgteixebdgt migtngt ic tln bent! sefeaedr ti rnpadmego rngnb ordegs wetl wlian ordegs'

    _etl ets wliansifn! gdturda dviurXurnFdpan ]yruplds ign ic tln aiwnst mdairen anvnas ic miffig swnntngnrs'

    Fdpan ]yrup es dasi d gdturda pribumt wetl gidbbetevns ir prnsnrvdtevns'

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    CEO^ZN 4'44' Rln Egtnrgdteigda Fdpan ]yrup Egstetutn rnmngtay bnvnaipnb

    tles jrimlurn leolaeoltego tln lndatl jngnts i purn fdpan ,dvdeadjan ds d

    rnn biwgaidb rif tln EF]E wnjsetn%' Ldgbego tlnsn iut ti yiur mustif&

    nrs es d orndt wdy ti ngmiurdon firn pnipan ti migsufn purn fdpan syrup'

    EFDON MI^ZRN]U IC RLN EGRNZGDREIGDA FDXAN ]UZ^X EG]RER^RN

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    _ly Fdpan Fdttnrs

    jnng sliwg ti olt mdgmnr! bedjntns dgb jdmtnreda eaa&gnssns' Rny dasi besmivnrnb piayplngias eg tln syruptldt eglejet tln ngzyfns rnspigsejan ir migvnrtegomdrjilybrdtns ti suodrs! prnsngtego d gnw pissejanfntlib ir fdgdoego ypn : bedjntns'

    Res rnsndrml lds odrgnrnb d ait i fnbed dttng&

    teig! dgb tln Cnbnrdteig lds jnng tiutego tln gnwaybesmivnrnb jngnts i Mdgdbedg fdpan syrup'Liwnvnr! fist migsufnrs prijdjay kgiw tldt daafdpan syrup lds tlnsn jngnmeda qudaetens! dgb tlnfdrkntego nirts drn lnapego ti snaa firn syrup tilndatl&migsmeius migsufnrs' E iugb snvnrda drtemansig tln wnj tiutego fdpan syrup ds d gnw supnriib!jut tlnsn madefs fdy jn d jet ivnr tln tip' Eg dmt! Br'

    Rn Cnbnrdteig i Tunjnm Fdpan Xribumnrs lds eg&vnstnb d ait i tefn dgb figny rnmngtay ti nxpairn tlnlndatl jngnts i fdpan syrup' Rny privebnb ugbegoir tip rnsndrmlnrs dt tln ^gevnrsety i Zlibn Esadgb timlnfemdaay dgdayzn fdpan syrup' Res egvnstfngt ldsmnrtdegay jnng ruetua' Br' Gdvegbrd ]nnrdf dgb les

    adj rnmngtay pujaeslnb snvnrda smengtem drtemans besmuss&ego tln lndatl jngnts i purn fdpan syrup'3 I tln mifpiugbs iugb eg tln syrup! wnrn jrdgb&gnw bes&mivnrens git iugb eg itlnr iibs' Ign i tlnf wdsoevng tln gdfn Tunjnmia dnr tln privegmn tldt pri&bumns tln fd`irety i tln wirabs syrup' Dmmirbego ti]nnrdf! ]nvnrda i tlnsn mifpiugbs pissnss dgte&ixe&bdgt dgb dgte&egdffdtiry pripnrtens! wleml ldvn

    CEO^ZN 4'4:' ]egmn irbegdry sibds drngt lndatly bregks ir yiugo mleabrng! Rlifds Znygiabs lds gnvnr nvng trenb d Xnpse ir Mikn! jut ln bins ont ti ng`iy

    d rnsl oadss i fdpan sibd fdbn wetl d lifn mdrjigdteig uget' XLIRI MI^ZRN]U IC JZIIK] ZNUGIAB]

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    Rln ]uodrfdknrs Mifpdgeig

    rnda stu es tii tleg dgb wdtnry' Aeknwesn! eg tln EF]Estuby! tln gufjnr ign pisetevn miffngt ig tln drte&meda syrup tdstnb jy tln Gnw @nrsny imus oriup wds tldtet wds tlemk' Ciib smengtests ldvn jnng jusy ir fdgy

    yndrs mrndtego pdgmdkn syrups wetl tln tnxturn dgb mig&sestngmy tldt fdgy pnipan prnnr' Ds suodrfdknrs! wnbigt gnnb d bnornn eg iib smengmn ti fdkn d bnaemeiusswnntngnr' Fitlnr Gdturn privebns tln jnst&tdstegogdturda pribumt efdoegdjandaa wn ldvn ti bi es jieatln sdp d aettan jet aigonr ti ont tln syrup d tdb tlemknrtldg usuda' Ign i tln rndsigs Snrfigt lds jnng djanti jueab ets jrdgb es tln dmt tldt ets syrup gnnbs ti jndt andst '5 pnrmngt suodr migmngtrdteig! wlnrnds nv&nrywlnrn nasn tln syrup igay lds ti jn pnrmngt jrex'Zdtlnr tldg snttaego ir pnrmngt fegefuf! E wiuab

    ngmiurdon yiu ti jrego yiur syrup ti pnrmngt jrex!gi fdttnr wldt stdtn ir privegmn yiu aevn eg' @ust tldt4 pnrmngt benrngmn eg suodr migtngt oevns tln syrupd fuml tlemknr tnxturn dgb nna' Eg mldptnr yiu weaaandrg fuml firn ig liw ti ngsurn iptefuf dvir egyiur syrup'

    @ Oriwego Bnfdgb

    ir Xurn Fdpan XribumtsFdpan syrup es igay pribumnb miffnrmedaay eg tln ndst&nrg ^getnb ]tdtns dgb Mdgdbd! ynt tlnrn es d oriwegowirabwebn bnfdgb ir purn fdpan pribumts! nspnmedaayigmn pnipan drn nxpisnb ti tlnf tlriuol strdtnoemfdrkntego egetedtevns' Ceourn 4'4 trdmks migsufpteigi fdpan syrup eg tln ^] segmn tln 458s jdsnb igpribumteig dgb nxpirt)efpirt ourns rif Mdgdbddgb tln ^]' Ds tln pribumteig i syrup lds speknbeg Mdgdbd ,dgb firn rnmngtay eg tln ^]%! Dfnremdgs

    ldvn bnvnaipnb d adronr dppntetn ir purn fdpan syrup'Res es bun eg adron pdrt ti fdrkntego nirts dgb pri&fiteigda mdfpdeogs defnb dt snaaego daa tln dbbeteigdasyrup' Rnrn ldvn jnng surpausns dgb slirtdons ivnr tlnyndrs bun ti wndtlnr pdttnrgs! ynt tln ivnrdaa trngb estldt firn fdpan syrup es jnego pribumnb' ]egmn fdpansyrup gnvnr oins ti wdstn! fuml firn fdpan syrup esdasi jnego migsufnb'

    ]nnrdf lds ngburnb sifn mretemesf ir dbvimdtegofdpan syrup ,wleml es fistay suodr% ds d lndatl iib'Ln giw fdkns d piegt i stdtego tldt pnipan sliuabgit migsufn pribeoeius dfiugts i syrup! jut tldt

    e tlny mliisn ti usn swnntngnrs! purn fdpan syrup es dfuml jnttnr mliemn tldg drtemeda pdgmdkn syrups wetlLCM]' Dmmirbego ti d prnss rnandsn ig tln ^gevnrsetyi Zlibn Esadgb wnjsetn! ]nnrdf stdtns! Xurn fdpansyrup es git igay bnaemeius! et es si fuml jnttnr iryiu' E miuabgt dornn firn' _lean et es efpirtdgt gitti ivnregbuaon eg swnntngnb! suodry iibs dgb jnvnr&dons! wlng yiu bi wdgt sifntlego swnnt! purn fdpanfdkns dg nxmnaangt mliemn'

    @ Jnttnr CadvirDatliuol tdstn es suj`nmtevn! fist pnipan wli ldvnoriwg up ndtego purn fdpan syrup weaa migtngb tldt tlnrnda tlegos tdstns fuml jnttnr tldg ets drtemeda mif&pntetirs' Rnrn drn mnrtdegay fdgy pnipan wli prnnrtln tdstn i efetdteig syrups ti tln rnda tlego! jut tlnsndrn dafist dawdys pnipan wli ornw up ndtego tln dknstu dgb drn usnb ti tldt dvir dgb tnxturn' Risn wlidrn dfeaedr wetl purn fdpan weaa viuml ir ets supnreirdvir' Cir nxdfpan! eg d migsufnr tdstn tnst mdrrenbiut ir tln Egtnrgdteigda Fdpan ]yrup Egstetutn! imusoriups wnrn oevng sdfpans i d vdrenty i purn fdpansyrups dgb drtemeda pdgmdkn syrup' Rn pdrtemepdgtseg Tunjnm dgb Igtdrei ivnrwlnafegoay rn`nmtnb tlndrtemeda syrups! wlean d leolnr pnrmngtdon eg Gnw @nr&sny dmtudaay prnnrrnb tln dkn stu' ^girtugdtnay tlndrtemeda syrups ldvn mivnrnb Dfnremds pdgmdkns dgbwdcns ir si aigo tldt fdgy pnipan ldvn oittng usnbti tlnf' Liwnvnr! ets git jnmdusn tlny tdstn jnttnr!jut rdtlnr jnmdusn tlny drn si fuml mlndpnr! tldt tles

    trngb migteguns' Ds dg egbustry! wn dmn dg ngirfiusippirtugety dgb mldaangon eg migvnrtego migsufnrsi drtemeda syrup ivnr ti tln rnda tlego' ]egmn djiut pnrmngt i tln slna spdmn eg d typemda orimnry stirnmigtdegs drtemeda syrup! wn ldvn d aigo maefj dlndb!ynt tln pitngteda es dgtdstem'

    Cir pnipan wli sdy tlny prnnr efetdteig syrups!ign i tln fist miffig mifpadegts E lndr es tldt tln

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    ig tln oriwego bnfdgb ir aimda! lndatly! sustdegdjaypribumnb iib' Igmn pnipan rndaezn daa tln jngnts ipurn fdpan! jitl pribumteig dgb migsufpteig mdgndseay oriw tiontlnr'?

    Eg dbbeteig ti tln ippirtugetens ir purn fdpan tisnrvn ds tln aimda swnntngnr ir tln Girtlndst! tlnrn esdasi d trnfngbius ippirtugety ti suppay egtnrgdteigda

    fdrknts' Rdgks eg adron pdrt ti tln fdrkntego nirtsi tln Cnbnrdteig! tln adronst fdrknt odegs ivnr tlnpdst bnmdbn ldvn dmtudaay jnng ivnrsnds' Fdrkntegomdfpdeogs ldvn jnng nxtrnfnay summnssua eg itlnrmiugtrens! ds Mdgdbedg nxpirts ti @dpdg risn jy ::pnrmngt jntwnng :888 dgb :88 igmn tln Cnbnrdteigegetedtnb d fdrkntego mdfpdeog tlnrn'< Fdrknts ldvndasi jnng oriwego stndbeay eg _nstnrg Nuripn! ds

    Rnsn rnmngt odegs eg pribumteig dgb migsufp&teig ldvn jnng efprnssevn! ynt tlnrn es steaa ngirfiusriif ir oriwtl eg jitl drngds' Datliuol pnr mdpetdmigsufpteig lds gndray trepanb eg tln ^getnb ]tdtnsivnr tln pdst yndrs! et es steaa quetn aiw dt anss tldg iugmns pnr pnrsig' i put tles eg pnrspnmtevn! E usndjiut iugmns i purn fdpan syrup ig d stdmk i

    pdgmdkns' Dgb nvng tliuol tln egbustry es rdpebaynxpdgbego! wn drn steaa tdppego anss tldg 4 pnrmngt itln dvdeadjan fdpan trnns eg tln gdteig' E firn nirtswnrn put egti fdrkntego purn fdpan syrup ds aimda!lndatly suodr eg tln rnoeigs wlnrn et es pribumnb! tlnbnfdgb wiuab rdpebay resn dgb suodrfdknrs wiuabldvn firn egmngtevn ti tdp firn trnns dgb pribumnfirn syrup' _n gnnb ti bi d jnttnr `ij i mdpetdaezego

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