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    0' N`lg qsjk}fmsv? Ismmg qh`g{v `sm {em n`lgqsjk}fmsv' [em| {s`q vjh`s mgmsi| }vlgi fehjsjqe|hh

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    g`nmh| y`{ms `gk f`scjg kljulkm' [elv qsjfmvv lv

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    6'[ms{l`s| Fjgv}nmsv? [emvm `sm {em h`sim f`sglrjsmvyelfe bmmk jg {em vmfjgk`s| fjgv}nmsv' Mu`nqhm lv

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    l, Is`zlgi {|qm? Lg {elv {em mgmsi| lv klsmf{h| fjgv}nmk c|hlrlgi qh`g{v'

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    Bjjk Fe`lg

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    [elv bjjk fe`lg lv smqsmvmg{mk `v?

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    n`ojs b`f{js lg v}fe {|qm jb bjjk fe`lg'

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    Bjjk Ymc

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    bjjk fe`lg `sm lg{msfjggmf{mk yl{e m`fe j{ems `{ klbbmsmg{

    {sjqelf hmrmhv'

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    `sm blrm hlgm`s bjjk fe`lgv'

    Bjjk ymc lg is`vvh`gk mfjv|v{mn

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    0' Is`vv Is`vvejqqms E`yd

    3' Is`vv Is`vvejqqms Hlz`sk E`yd

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    qjvvlchm bjs n`lg{mg`gfm jb v{`clhl{| jb {em mfjv|v{mn' C}{ bjs

    {em v}srlr`h jb `hh hlrlgi jsi`glvnv ` c`h`gfmk mfjv|v{mn lv

    rms| gmfmvv`s|' [em fjnqhmul{| jb `g| bjjk ymc kmqmgkv }qjg

    {em `h{msg`{lrmv `{ klbbmsmg{ qjlg{v `gk `hvj jg {em hmgi{e jb bjjk

    ymc %Bli,'

    Bjjk ymc lg ` bjsmv{

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    Mfjhjilf`h Q|s`nlkv

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    `hvj {sjqelf b}gf{ljg jb {em mfjv|v{mn' [em blsv{ qsjk}fms hmrmh

    fjgv{l{}{mv {em c`vm jb {em q|s`nlk `gk {em v}ffmvvlrm hmrmhvn`dm {em `qmu jb {em q|s`nlk'

    Mfjhjilf`h q|s`nlkv `sm }v}`hh| jb {yj dlgkv?

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    @ q|s`nlk jb g}ncmsv lg ` h`dm mfjv|v{mn

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    ll, Q|s`nlkv jb Mgmsi|?

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    klbbmsmg{ {sjqelf hmrmhv' [em n`uln}n jb mgmsi| lv

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