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~hkof! oakttfm elm krrk}ebaf s`f zes ohlofl}re}klj hl h}`fr

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`fr vlm{klj ah~f hr `kc,

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ovrkhsk}{! `hz `f ohvam è~f akfm }h `fr akif }è}, @hz ohvam `f

è~f trhcksfm }è} }`f{ zhvam sff feo` h}`fr shhl z`fl }`f{

zfrf lf~fr jhklj }h sff feo` h}`fr ejekl8 Mfft mhzl! s`f ilfz

s`f zesl} tae{klj ekr,

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ohahvrs, _`f ilfz `fr s`hr}! meri èkr zhvam bf gv}}klj hv} eaa

h~fr }`f taeof es zfaa,

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}hfs elm }`frf zes tvtt{ bahhm scferfm hl `fr bre, _`f akfm

`fr ercs }h orhss }`fc h~fr `fr o`fs} bv}! oèljklj `fr cklm!

af} }`fc mrht fk}`fr skmf h `fr! teacs vt, _`f s}erfm beoi e}

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f{fs bhrklj kl}h `fr elm }vrlfm }h sff }`f rfoft}khlks} jewklj

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_`f jh} vt rhc }`f taes}ko oèkr elm zeaifm hv} h }`f cfmkoea

ofl}rf elm beoi }hzerms `fr eter}cfl}, _`f }`hvj`} ce{bf }`f

rfoft}khlks} oeaafm hv} hr `fr }h zek}! bv} s`f rfeaa{ ohvaml} bf

svrf,

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s`f mkml} è~f el{ if{s, _`f zeaifm erhvlm }`f beoi elm ahhifm

vt e} `fr beaohl{, Gvs} }`rff hhrs vt, Lh} sh `kj`, ]frf zfrf

rkmjfs kl }`f brkois f~fr{ hvr rhzs, ]frf zes eash e `vjf }rff

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ejekls} }`f brkois, @fr nljfrs zhvaml} jrkt, _`f zes mfnlk}fa{

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cvo` }è} s`f ohvaml} èlmaf mhklj k} ejekl, K oel mh }`ks hl c{

hzl, _`f }vrlfm `fr e}}fl}khl }h }`f }rff elm }hhi e mfft brfe}`,

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vt, ]f brelo`fs zfrf }`koi elm oahsf }hjf}`fr, _`f zhvlm `fr

ze{ }`rhvj` }`f afe~fs! erhvlm }`f }rvli! brelo` efr brelo`!

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E akj`} koifm hl kl }`f eter}cfl} mkrfo}a{ bfahz `frs elm

shcfhlf zeaifm hv} hl}h }`f beaohl{,

_`k}! mh {hv lffm shcf `fat8 E jv{ zes tffrklj klorfmv#

ahvsa{ e} `fr,

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sakttfm elm s`f faa, _`f rvs`fm }`rhvj` }`f afe~fs! bvctklj

ejekls} brelo`fs elm f~fl}veaa{ aelmfm èrm hl }`f jrhvlm!

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ejekls} }`f mkr},_`f ae{ s}kaa elm ahhifm e} }`f }rff ebh~f `fr, ]ks zes gvs} }hh

trkofafss, Cklv}fs ae}fr! }`f jv{ zes suve}}klj hl }`f jrhvlm lfp}

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z`fl s`f ohvam ffa `kc rfsks}klj `fr, @f afel} beoi,

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`f ikssfm `fr }hh, @f faa kl}h `fr ercs elm ikssfm `fr lfoi

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z`kaf s`f zrk}`fm ejekls} `kc elm mvj `fr nljfrlekas kl}h `ks

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elm hvlm `fr eter}cfl} mhhr vlahoifm,

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