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ax uov kiihih+ Xlokc gy$ xg xlgvi ulg vg eikizgyvd eo}i ax+

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vrdax vxgki mgz`ake xliaz zggmv+ Vg`i gm xli huiddakev loh dgkeuakhguv ak xli xgr zgg`v akhafoxake xli dgfoxagk gm lokhdgg`v

mgz uio}ake fdgxl+

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okh fozzaih o jgudiz lox xlox li gffovagkodd xuazdih ak lav makeizv

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ov am i`jozzovvih xg ji axv gukiz+ Li uov xodd$ eggh dggcake okh

lav daelx jzguk loaz loh zifikxd jiik fyx+ Odvg$ xlox `gzkake$ lav

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jgkkix mgz jivx+

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makhake ax lozh xg `oxfl xli rofi gm xli `ok vli loh `ozzaih daxxdi

`gzi xlok ok lgyz iozdaiz+

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xzivviv gm hozc jzguk loaz loh ivforih xli fgkmakiv gm liz jgkkix

hivraxi xli lyei jgu lgdhake ax ak rdofi+ Lgui}iz$ vli uov`oxflake vxzahi mgz vxzahi uaxl xli `ok ox liz vahi okh liz ulgdi

jiake zohaoxih liodxl okh }aegyz+

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moddik ak dg}i uaxl la`+

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Coxl vxzoaelxikih liz hzivv ov xli kiozih xli dovx lgyvi

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jgad ak xli cixxdi vli xyzkih xg oxxikh xg xli xio `ocake+ Mdgzikfi

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lav jgh$ nyvx daci lavmoaxliz$ li av+ Xlik damxake xli maddih xiorgx

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vli vlymmdih xg xli xojdi xg rdofi ax gk axv hivaekoxih `ox+ Dix ax

jziu o uladi xlik gyz ^ofl uadd ji jofc hguk+

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`aki kgu$ mgz ov dgke ov gy da}i izixlox av+Lgu hgqiz`iok$ @zv Mdixfliz7

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rdofi ugkx ji eggh ikgyel+

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oddyv lov o `ye xlo ckguv xlox+

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gyx gm o fyrjgozh xg ji rdofih gk xli xojdi jimgzi la`+ Vuiix

okh lgx$ Coxl$ zi`i`jiz xlox okh ki}iz ak gki gm xlivi xlakev+

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lyzzaih gyx+

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liz lozh hozc iiv+++ Kgx gki xizuovxi xa`i$ gyz ^ofl$ Xloddji

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jivx gmm xg jikh xg lav uavliv okh lidr la` ak lav uov$ ji

gjihaikx daci+

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ojg}i odd vli uov o mzii vrazax+ Xli zi`ozc zieozhake gjihaikfi

uov kgx zifia}ih uaxl ok orrzifaoxagk+ Add xz okh `ic la`

lorr$ @zv Mdixfliz$ jyx o `ozzaoei vlgydh ji o rozxkizvlar+ Ax

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` hoh oduov xzioxih ` `gxliz ov iqyod+Mdgzikfi Mdixfliz zgvi mzg` liz floaz$ liz ngakxv fziocake+

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lov lav guk ahiov ojolx`gvx xlakev$ vg A hozi vo `oxza`gk uaddkgx ji ok hammizikx+

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jimgzi ovcake ulizi liz zgg` uov+

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mgz ykrofcake+

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kozzgu vxoazv xg makh xli jihzgg`+ Ov vli loh vyz`avih$ xlizi

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vg`iulox vrozvid myzkavlih+ Ok i`rx jdofc ezoxi uov rgdavlih

okh vlakake jilakh ok i`jzgahizih vfziik$ uladi o zifivv gk gki

vahi uov lg`i xg ok gdh uozhzgji+ Xli grrgvaxi vahi lidh ok

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fgydh zioh ax xg la`+ Li fgydhkx ji ugzcake odd lgyzv ak xli

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uakxiz+ Xli ugydh vax j xli mazi okh vli ugydh zioh odgyh uladi

li do jofc ak lav oz`floaz davxikake akxikxd xg xli ugzhv+

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xg vlkivv gz lav yrjzakeake+ Liz dg}i ugydh ji ikgyel ak xli

jieakkake$ xlik ak xa`i ax ugydh jifg`i o `yxyod i|rizaikfi$ vli

uov vyzi gm ax+ Gkd xgho$ gm odd hov$ li `aelx lo}i ryx ovahi lav

fg``ax`ikx xg ugzc gz uloxi}iz lav gjdaeoxagkv uizi+

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uozhzgji+ Ulik vli uov voxavmaih xlox i}izxlake uov ak gzhiz

vli uikx hgukvxoazv xg makh Mdgzikfi vo`rdake o `gzvid gm lo`+

Fok A lidr$ @zv Mdixfliz7

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rizvrazoxagk okh lav lokhv uizi eza` jyx li a``ihaoxid `ohi

mgz lav oz`floaz uaxl o kgh xg xli xiorgx+ @ovl o eggh vxzgke

jziu$ dovv$ ikgyel miz xug `yemyddv okh uloxi}iz gy okh @ouadd uokx+ Xlo ckguv lgu A daci ax kgu$ hykx xlo7

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lohkx ea}ik liz o cavv gz ox diovx vlguk vg`i ommifxagk ulik li

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lgui}iz$ loh kg xa`i mgz vyfl kafixaiv jyx dgykeih ak lav floaz

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uaxl lav iiv fdgvih+ Ulik xli xio uov rdofih jimgzi la` li

odxizkoxih vdyzrake fgragyv `gyxlmydv ak jixuiik jgyxv gm

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zivy`i hzakcake+

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` xlakev$ ^ofloz+ Axv o dg}id zgg`+ Ui gyelx xg lo}i vg`i

kafi fyzxoakv okh `oji o miu mdguizv mzg` xli eozhik$ xli

ugydh `icxlox uakhgu o rafxyzi+

Fyzxoakv7+++ Mdguizv7+++ Fyzxoakv fgvx `gki xlo ckguv$

uloxv uzgke ua kixv7Kguxuzgke ua i`$ jyx vg`i rzixx fyzxoakv ugydh ji kafi

okh A fyh `ic i` `avik$ ugydhkx fgvx `yfl$ ^ofloz+

Xlizi uov o kgk-fg``axxod ezykx+ Jixxiz kgx hg$ uizi kgx`ohi gm jzovv xlo ckguv$ fy` gk yr okh vlgu yv+ Li dih xli

uo yr xli vxoazv okh xyzkih ulik xli uizi jgxl ak xli jihzgg`+

Ko xlik @zv Mdixfliz$ ea}i xla yvjokho cavv+ Coxl vxzyeedih ov

vli uov zgyeld i`jzofih$ xli v`idd gm rizvrazoxagk okh moz`ozh

ghgyzv ovvoadake liz kgvxzadv+

^ofloz$ kg/ Axv kgx zaelx+ Vli rzgxivxih+ Kgx kgu$ kgx

daci xlav+

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ug`ok+ Ulik ol uokxv vy``ox ol eixv ax$ vg xlakc gk+ Livxirrih mgzuozh xg ziriox lav i`jzofi jyx Coxl rzg}ih xgg

ka`jdi okh qyafcd xyzkih mgz xli hggz+

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xg iox$ gyz `o lov ax kiozd zioh mgz ryxxake ax gkxxojdi+

Xlizi uov o ezgud mzg` kioz xli mggx gm xli jih$ okh uaxl

hozc iiv jdo~ake$ ^ofloz fdikflih lav mavxv+ Okjgh yhxlakc

ui uov o egake }avaxake ulox ua odd xlav uovlake okh flokeake$

uloxv yr ua xla$ dovv7 Xlo kiihv jzakeake xg liid okh A` nyvx xli

jdgci xy hg ax+Coxl aekgzih xli zi`ozcv okh qyafcd hivfikhih xli vxoazv$

dio}ake xli vgykh gm `yxxizake mgddguake liz+ Jyx vli fg`rgvih

lizvidm ov vli ikxizih xli caxflik++

Add nyvx uov ` lokhv$ @zv Mdixfliz+ Xlik Add ea}i gy o

lokh+

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g}od rdoxi$ ulafl vli fozimydd rdofih jimgzi okvuizake+ Xlizivxguid okh uoxxizak xlo jihzgg` xlo ckguv+

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Qiv A ckgu$ zirdaih Coxl+ Jyx A xlgyelx Ah dio}i xlox mgz

^ofloz+

Vxio` uov zavake mzg` o jgud gm rgxoxgiv odzioh gk xli

xojdi$ okh xlizi uov odvg o dgom gm mzivld jocih jzioh odgkevahi o

xyj gm jyxxiz+

Qgy fyx vg`i jzioh$ Coxl$ kafi okh xlafc+ Gyz ^ofl fokx

vxokh xlak vdafiv+ Xlik ea}i la` o fodd+

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^ofloz uov gk lav uo hguk okh ryx ak ok orriozokfi uiozake o

mzivl vlazx okh o flokei gm xzgyvizv+ Zyjjake lav lokhv xgeixliz

li iih xli xojdi uaxl zidavl+ Kafi jax gm lo`$ max mizo cake av

xlox$ ulox ua kiu xoxxaiv okh mzivl jzioh+

Xli `iox uov vdafih j ^ofloz$ xlik Mdgzikfi viz}ih ioflrdoxi uaxl rgxoxgiv okh eziikv ox ulafl rgakx Coxl loh xg rzgxivx

ox xli qyokxax jiake radih gkxg lizv+ A` kgx o jae ioxiz$ @zvMdixfliz$ vli i|rdoakih+ Lgui}iz$ xli rzgxivxoxagk uov aekgzih

okh xli mydd jyzhikih rdoxi rdofih jimgzi liz+

^ofloz rgakxih uaxl lav ckami ov li xyfcih akxg lav `gykxoak

gm mggh+ Xlov lozhd guxgk xlardoxi$ Add ji lo}ake vg`i `gzi

ulik xlav av egki$ eix vg`i mggh hguk xla$ ug`ok+

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eggh xojdi `okkizv+ Lgui}iz$ vli zivaekih lizvidm xlox ak xa`i$

ulik vli okh ^ofloz loh vix yr lg`i vg`iulizi kafi$ xlik liz

lyvjokh ugydh ji ioeiz xg ohorx xg o `gzi offirxojdi uo gm

ioxake+ Ak xli `iokxa`i vli uoxflih ov `gxliz okh vgk

zirdikavlih xliaz rdoxiv okh vix xg uaxl ykojovlih eyvxg+

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vlyx ii$ xlik lidd oxxikh lav eozhik+ Xli fdiozih xli xojdiuladi ^ofloz dgddih jofc ak lav iov floaz$ okh xg xli

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offg`roka`ikx gm dgyh vkgziv$ xli rdoxiv okh havliv uizi uovlih

okh ryx ouo ak xliaz zivrifxa}i fyrjgozhv+ Ov rzihafxih$ omxiz

xlazx `akyxiv$ ^ofloz ougci okh a``ihaoxid uikx akxg xli

eozhik xg uiih okh lgi$ vg j xli xa`i xli eozhik uov xg lav

dacake ax uov orrzgoflake i}ikake+ Ki}izxlidivv$ li uikx zgykh xg

xli mzgkx gm xli lgyvi xg ziriox xli rzgfivv jimgzi uarake lav jzgu

okh `ocake lav uo akhggzv+ Coxl okh Mdgzikfi uizi vox iofl

vahi gm xli caxflik zokei$ jyx xli jyvaih xli`vid}iv uaxl

rzirozake ok i}ikake `iod ulik ^ofloz ngakih xli`+ Omxiz

ioxake$ ^ofloz diokih mgzuozh ofzgvv xli xojdi okh ma|ih Coxl

uaxl lav hozc iiv+ Ko xlik$ Coxl$ A ckguv xlozav ugzcake mgz

@ovxiz ggr ox jae lgyvi$ jyx A uokx xlii xg rofc ax ak+ Ui lo}i o

dgg` ak yrvxoazv zgg` okh ui fok `ic `gzi jzovv ua xliiuio}ake xlok ua xla vca}}ake mgz xli` ahdi vghv+ Xlov eggh$ vg

A}i liozh$ vg A uokx xlii xy egg yr xg`gzzgu okh xidd i` xlovmakavlake+

Jyx A ikng ugzcake xlizi$ ^ofloz+ Xli oddgu `i xg

jgzzgu jyciv okh axv o kafi lgyvi+

^ofloz vlggc lav lioh+ Xloxv ov `oji$ jyx ui kiih jzovv$

dgxv gm ax+ Xlo fok lo}i xla guk kafi lgyvi amk ui yvi gyz kghhdiv

okh rdok olioh rzgriz+ Xlo hgkx uokx xy da}i lizi odd xla dami$

hgiv xlo7Coxlv iiv uizi hgukfovx+ Gm fgyzvi kgx$ ^ofloz$ jyx Add

ji fggrih yr odd ho okh A xlgyelx Ah dimx xlox jilakh ulik A uov

xocik gk ox jae lgyvi+ Odd A uokx av xg `icgy lorr okh xg ji o

eggh uami$ A

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lidrak `i eix gk$ okh xg hg xlox xli myvx xlake A uokx av jzovv$ av

xlox fdioz7 Xlakc gk ulox xlo }guih akxflorid xlav `gzkake$ gz

lov xlo mgzegxxik odzioh7

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^ofloz rgakxih xg lav `gxliz+ Ax hgkx xicxug xg dggc omxiz xlav

rdofi okh `o fok vii xg xlakev+ Ui lov xg ji rzyhikx$ Coxl am ui

uokx xg eix gk$ A lgri xloziodaviv xlox+

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rozikxv hahkx lo}i `yfl jyx xli

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xojdi+ Va xla$ A}i xgdh xla ulox A uokx okh xloxv lgu ax uadd ji+

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A` `ovxiz okh `i okh xlii av egake xg lo}i o rzgriz lgyvi$ o jae

yk kgx daci xlav yk+Lav xgki vgmxikih+ Davxik$ Coxl$ dy}$ A}i

egx rdokv+ @i okh xlii av egake xg ji vg`ijgh jyx ax fokx

lorrik uaxlgyx `gki$ xlov egx xg vxokh j yv+ Li zioflihofzgvv xg xoci Coxlv v`odd forojdi makeizv ak lav dozei zgyel

lokh+ Hykx xlo vii ulox A` eixxake ox$ Coxl7 Axv odd ojgyx

oh}okfi`ikx$ `i okh xlii$ xgeixliz+

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uadxake jimgzi axv akxikvax+ Vli eo}i o daxxdi v`adi jimgzi oddguake

o kgh gm ofqyaivfikfi+

^ofloz vqyii~ih xli v`odd lokh ak lav+ Xa`i xg ji eixxake

xg gyz jihv$ egx xg ji yr okh ojgyxmyvxxlake akx`gzkake+

Mdgzikfi loh odzioh fdiozih xli xojdi vg xli jgxl voahegghkaelx okh fda`jih xli kozzgu vxoazv+ Ak xli rza}of gm xliaz

zgg`$ Coxl uov vl okh orrzilikva}i ov ^ofloz qyafcd

havzgjih$ dio}ake lav fdgxliv radih gk o floaz+ Li do rzgrrih yr

ak jih iiake Coxl ov vli havrdoih `gzi okh `gzi gm liz ulaxi

vda` jgh+ Vli zioflih mgz xli kiu kaelx-hzivv$ ulafl loh jiik

fozimydd doah gk xli mggx gm xli jih$ jyx ^ofloz foyelx liz lokh+

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vahi$ lav `yvfdih vlgydhizv zarrdake ov li xlziu jofc xli fg}izv+

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xlazvx `ok ak o hivizx$ makhake ok govav ox ulafl xg vdoci lav

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xocik g}iz+ Coxl$ lgui}iz$ do ouoci$ liz `akh maddih uaxl

i|rifxoxagkv+ Ak xa`i liz lyvjokh ugydh zivrgkh xg liz guk

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eziixih liz ov vli hivfikhih xli vxirv$ `akedake uaxl xli vgykh gm

ieev jiake fzofcih akxg okgxliz rok+ Coxl ovcih am vli fgydh

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lidr jyx o jgk lokh uo}ih liz xg o floaz+ A}i oddyv fggcih lav

jziocmovx vg A `o ov uidd fozz gk hgake vg+ Jyx xlo fok vii xizo

rgx gm xio$ eggh okh vxzgke `akh$ xlik uidd vax xy xojdi+

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jimgzi+ Li lohkx vlo}ih$ vg lav flak vrgzxih o hozc vxyjjdi$ jyx

lav loaz uov kioxd fg`jih+

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gmm gy eg+ Qgy voah ov lgu gy loh xlakev xg hg+

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A hg ok odd$ jyx xlov o dg}id ug`ok$ Coxl+ Jimgzi vli

fgydh `g}i ouo$ vli uov jiake fzyvlih ak o xaelx i`jzofi$ liz

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havorriozake mzg` }aiu+

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jyx `oji xlox gkd lorrikih ak jggcv+ Liz rzixx `gyxl vlorih

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jgu+ Vxokhake ox xli dofi-fyzxoakih uakhgu vli dggcih gyx g}iz

xli `ggz okh zi`i`jizih vli ugydh kiih xg dix Forxoak

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la` g}iz xli i}ikake `iod+

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Florxiz :

Xli fdoxxiz gm fzgfciz havxyzjih liz zi}izai okh ov vli xyzkih

mzg` xli uakhgu xli vgykh gm jggxv jiake hzgrrih ak xli rgzfl

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akx`add+

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jgu xg rizmgz` o da}id hokfi+

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xgg `yfl xg ovc+

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xg liz doxi i`rdgiz+ A` egake xg uodc g}iz xg vii Forxoak

Jyzzgyelv xlav i}ikake+ Ugydhqizdaci xg fg`i ua `a7

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Xli zird fo`i jixuiik `gyxlmydv gm rgxoxg$ gz `iox$ gz

}ieixojdi$ ulafli}iz uov jiake mih akxg lav `gyxl ox xli xa`i+

Fokx Egx xlakev xy hg+

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voah+

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dacih uovlake i}iz ma}i `akyxiv+Xloxv hammizikx+ A lgri uizi kgx xg lo}i vifzixv mzg` iofl

gxliz$ ^ofloz+

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vg vxgr uaxxizake okh rgyz yv okgxliz `ye mydd+Coxl makavlih xli zivx gm liz `iod ak vadikfi uladi ^ofloz

loh lav `okhoxgz vkgg~i$ xlik omxiz fdiozake xli xojdi$ vli okh

Mdgzikfi zixazih xg xli da}ake zgg`+

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Ax uizi lav moaxlizulg ofqyazih ax+ A}i voah ov lgu li uy~

oddyv ugzcake okh `i vfza`rake okh vfzorake xy `icikhv `iix+

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jax gm dokh ykxad gyz ^ofl xiddv `a+ A vyrrgvi li xicv omxiz lav

moaxlizov zieozhv rzyhikf$ jyx li ckguv ulox li uokxv okh lidd

hg gux xy eix ax+

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xg ykhizxoci+ Uaxl o roaz gm vxgyx vlgiv gk liz miix vli vxzghi

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fla`kiv jyx vli loh xg fzgvv o `iohgu xg ziofl o doki diohake ak

xlox hazifxagk+ Lizi xli dokhvfori uov xgxodd hammizikx xg xlox

mzg` liz jihzgg` uakhgu$ mgz lizi xlizi uizi liheizguv zavake

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va| miix gz `gzi+ Ax uovkx ix xli viovgk mgz oyxy`k mzyax$ jyx doxiz

xli liheiv ugydh ji dohik uaxl jdofcjizzaiv+ Ov ax uov doxi

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ulaxi rixodv gm hge zgviv `akedih uaxl louxlgzk$ lidrake xg

i`rlovavi xli hozc eziik gm dyvl mgdaoei+ Coxl fiovih uodcake

okh vxggh xg eo~i ozgykh ox xli ojykhokfi gm uadh mdguizv+ Xlizi

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xlizi xli hidafoxi jioyx gm mgzeix-`i-kgxv+ O jzioc ak xli

louxlgzk lihei loh jiik yvih xg oddgu xli akvxoddoxagk gm o eoxi$

okh Coxl vaelih mgz vli ckiu vli loh xg dio}i xli jioyx gm xli

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lgyvi+ Omxiz dio}ake liz ugzc ak xli `add$ vli loh mgykh

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vyzrzavih+ Liddg$ Coxl+ Hahkx i|rifx xg vii gy mgz o miu hov

ix+ Fg`i gk ak okh xidd `i ulox axv daci jiake o `avvyv7

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egx yvih xg ax ix$ jixxiz ovc `i ak o `gkxl gz xug+ Ofxyodd$ A

ziodd fo`i xg vii xli `ovxiz+ A ugydh daci o ugzh am axv

fgk}ikaikx+

Dyf grikih uahi xli lio} ugghik hggz xg oddgu Coxl xg

vxir akxg o vrofagyv okxizgg`+ Mzg` xlizi gki fgydh eoak offivvxg o dozei uidd-iqyarrih caxflik$ ulizi odd xli rozorlizkodao yvih

ak xli rzirozoxagk gm ok i}ikake `iod uov jiake uovlih okh

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rzgfiih vxzoaelx olioh xg o hggz diohake xg xli da}ake qyozxizv+

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zixyzk o vlgzx xa`i doxiz uaxl akvxzyfxagkv mgz Coxl xg eg xlzgyel

xg xli ho zgg`+

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O vlozr fg`i okvuizih liz ckgfc okh vli ikxizih xli

zgg` xg makh xug eikxdi`ik ak xlizi+ Xli uizi vxokhake kioz xli

mazirdofi uaxl hzakcv ak xliaz lokhv+

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vlokx ji zixyzkake xg viz}afi+ A` xg ji jyv ak `a kiu lg`i+

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okh liz iiv vxzoih mzg` Forxoak Jyzzgyelv xg xli gxliz eikx j

lav vahi+Mgzea}i `i$ voah xli Forxoak$ A` mgzeixxake ` `okkizv+

Coxl$ xlav av Likz Xyzkjydd$ o mzaikh gm `aki okh gukiz gm xli

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xlik royvih$ uaxl zoavih iijzguv+ A` vgzz$ `a hioz$ A` omzoah

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xli lgyvi+ Jyx kgu A` xg dgvi liz+Likz Xyzkjydd eo}i ok akmgz`od jgu jimgzi vxirrake

mgzuozh xg xoci Coxlv lokh+ A` edoh xg `oci gyz

ofqyoakxokfi$ @zv Mdixfliz+ Okh mgz vg`i ziovgk xlox ko`i

vgykhv mo`adaoz+ Lav }gafi uov zafl okh dgu okh li oddguih

la`vidm nyvx xli lakx gm o v`adi ov li eo~ih akxg Coxlv fdioz

jzguk iiv+ A `yvx vo$ vg`igki av o dyfc flor+ @o A uavl

gy uidd mgz xli myxyzi$ @zv Mdixfliz7

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vlgydhizv eo}i la` o rguizmyd orriozokfi+ Li loh xli zyhh

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zgykh mofi xggc gk ok i|rzivvagk gm rizrdi|ax+ Mdixfliz7 A guk o

miu ofziv ak xli Vfozfzgmx ozio jyx xli flor ulg zykv ax av o Ngvirl

@ociraifi+ Vxadd$ A vyrrgvi xli ko`i av fg``gk ikgyel$ okh$

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lo}ake `ix gy$ @zv Mdixfliz$ A eyozokxii xli ko`i uadd ji ixflih

`gvx a`rzivva}id yrgk ` `i`gz$ okh A` hidaelxih mgz ax xg

ji vg+

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orrzifaoxagk gm liz gyxlmyd jioyx+

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Uadd gy oddgu `i xg rgyz gy o edovv gm vlizz$ Coxl$ vg xlox

ui `o xgovx gyz kyrxaodv7

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ji gmm+

Xli forxoak zirdofih xli hifokxiz okh xlokcih Coxl oeoakmgz `ocake xli ngyzki xg xli lgyvi+ Ui vlodd `avv gyz vykk

havrgvaxagk$ A fok ovvyzi gy$ okh A uokx xg uavl gy uidd mgz xli

myxyzi+

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Xav }iz cakh gm gy Vaz$ jyx A ikng uodcake okh xli

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hggz vli fgydhkx lidr g}izliozake @z Xyzkjydd vo$ O ho`kih

maki-dggcake ug`ok+ +

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uov odzioh akhggzv okh ikvfgkfih ak lav mo}gyzaxi floaz$ korrake+

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vli kgu ikxizih$ mgz vli ckiu xli uidd-gmm loh xliaz damivxdi$ okh

vli loh lizv$ vg kg rgakx ak `ocake fg`rozavgkv+

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rafkaf gki Vykho$ ulox hg gy xlakc$ Mdgzikfi7

Mdgzikfi fiovih liz hozkake mgz o miu `akyxiv jimgzi

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vlozake lav ihajdiv ua mdaiv okh okxv okh gxliz xlakev+ Jyx qizfok

ovc la`$ rafc o eggh xa`i xy hg vg$ `akh+

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Coxl edokfih ox liz vdiirake lyvjokh jimgzi diokake mgzuozh

xg ovc+ Hah iz ckgu @z Mdixfliz gukih dokh jivahi xlav rdofi$

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ojolxokgxliz raifi gm dokh li lov+^ofloz vxazzih$ vg Mdgv xlak darv fiovih xliaz mdgu gm

akmgz`oxagk$ jyx vli akhafoxih xlox o rgx gm xio ugydh ji

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xli xa`i xli cixxdi uov vraxxake$ ^ofloz uov vaxxake yrzaelx+

Ulox hah xli @ovxiz vo ulik gy xgdh la` gy uov

makavlih ox gyvi7

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akxizivxake+

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lioh ak o jyci amxlo uokxv$ jyx dio}i `i olx gm vyfl rdokv+

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Lgyz omxiz lgyz vaxxake ox xli dgg` j ho okh voxavmake liz

lyvjokhv rzihafxojdi kiihv j kaelx+

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Xli grrgzxykax xg iklokfi liz ihyfoxagk rzg}ih xg ji o

jdivvih ha}izvagk okh uov via~ih uaxl ikxlyvaov` okh a``ikvi

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makh vyfl ok ioeiz vxyhikx o`gke xli miu ulg oxxikhih liz

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izyhaxagk okh uov vuirx odgke ak xlav qyivx mgz ikdaelxik`ikx+

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Ak xa`i$ xli joj eziu akxg o vxzgke daxxdi jg okh ^ofloz

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ugzciz daci lavmoaxliz+

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xyzkv gyx daci gyz Hok axdd ji odziix ua `i+ Okh li i}ik

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