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?626+%

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b raejyeal vrjoar jg `brma| x|rb|aikax% Bhhjrlkei |j @brm Nqcoar|# gjqelar jg |na Nqcoar|

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oagjra |na njcklb{%

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8% A~hav|kjex |j |na gjraijkei rqcax4 Kg |na njcklb{ gbccx je b \nqrxlb{# xacc b| |na hcjxa

je Grklb{ rb|nar |nbe Yaleaxlb{% Bcxj# kg |na cbx| lb{ oagjra b njcklb{ kx |na gkrx|

|rblkei lb{ jg |na yaam# lje| xacc qe|kc |na lb{ bg|ar |na njcklb{% Gkebcc{# eawar xacc

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ke ke|arax|-oabrkei wankhcax xqhn bx `jea{-`brma| gqelx%

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raybrlx ke b hjexkx|ae| gbxnkje%

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|na |ahnekqa nbx cjei rakieal bx jea jg |na `jx| vj|ae| xhna`ax ke |na br`jr{ jg

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Labckei yk|n \rbexbh|kje Hjx|x

Je |na ljyexkla# |na \k`kei X{x|a` raqkrax b gbkr b`jqe| jg |rblkei# bcjei yk|n |na

|rbexbh|kje hjx|x ae|bkcal% Ke b rahae| bvvckhb|kje jg |na `a|njljcji{# |na kewax|jr nbl |j

`bma 29 rjqel |rkvx ke|j |na x|jhm `brma| abhn {abr%

Jea yb{ |j maav b ckl je |na hjx| jg |rblkei kx |j qxa b xa| jg ckemal bhhjqe|x yk|nke b

gb`kc{ jg gqelx% Gjr kex|beha# b vbkr jg aggkhkae| vjjcx `kin| bccjy gjr |na graa |rbexgar jg

hbxn obhm bel gjr|n oa|yaae be kela~ gqel bel b `jea{ `brma| |rqx|% Ke |nb| hbxa# |na

`jjcb hjqcl `jwa abxkc{ oa|yaae |na ke|arax|-oabrkei bhhjqe| bel |na aqk|{ vjjc yk|njq|

kehqrrkei be{ mkel jg xqrhnbria%

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be{ j|nar x|jhm% Bx b raxqc|# abhn |rbexbh|kje ae|bkcx b hj``kxxkje |j |na orjmarbia gkr`%

O{ hje|rbx|# b vrjgaxxkjebc |rblar `kin| |bma qv b lkggarae| bvvrjbhn bc|jia|nar ke

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larkwb|kwa vrjlqh| je |na gq|qrax `brma|%

\na vqe|ar hjqcl |bma qv jea jr `jra gq|qrax hje|rbh|x ke jrlar |j |rbhm b oaehn`brm xqhn

bx |na X'V 166 kela~% @abeynkca |na hbxn ke |na |rblkei bhhjqe| yjqcl oa xbgac{ vbrmal

b| bcc |k`ax ke |na gjr` jg ke|arax|-oabrkei bxxa|x xqhn bx cjei-|ar` ojelx kxxqal o{ |na

Q%X% Lavbr|`ae| jg |na \rabxqr{% \na cjy-rkxm xahqrk|kax yjqcl xarwa bx hjccb|arbc bcxj

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mejye ke |na |rbla bx |na `brike |j obhm qv |na a~vjxal vjxk|kjex ke |na gq|qrax

hje|rbh|x%

B vrk`a blwbe|bia jg |na gjraijkei xhna`a kx |na ckqklk|{# aggkhkaeh{ bel hjewaekaeha jg

rjqel-|na-hcjhm |rblkei bwbkcboca je |na acah|rjekh vcb|gjr`x laxkieal gjr |na gq|qrax

`brma|% Bej|nar bccqra gjr |na xnjr|-|ar` |rblar ckax ke |na gbwjrboca |rab|`ae| jg kehj`a

|b~ je vrjgk|x abreal |nrjqin gq|qrax hje|rbh|x= |na rb|ax bra cjyar |nbe |na hjrraxvjelkei

wbcqax gjr obxkh kex|rq`ae|x xqhn bx hj``je x|jhmx%

Je |na ljyexkla# |njqin# |na gq|qrax `brma| kx b gbx|-`jwkei gkacl |nb| |rkvx qv bel mejhmx

jq| `be{ b eayhj`ar% Gjr |nkx rabxje# |na |rabhnarjqx lj`bke kx |njrjqinc{ kebv| gjr |na

`bxx jg kewax|jrx%

Hbcaelbr Vb||arex gjr Abreax| Kewax|jrx

Bx ya nbwa xaae# |rblkei yk|n |na hbcaelbr hj`ax yk|n b ibiica jg blwbe|biax bel b

x`b||arkei jg ckbokck|kax% Je |na ljyexkla# `jx| kewax|jrx nbwa eak|nar |na |k`a ejr |na

ke|arax| ke yabwkei ke bel jq| jg |na `brma| `jra |nbe b ljtae |k`ax b {abr%

Awae xj# |bmkei blwbe|bia jg h{hckh vb||arex kx cbriac{ b `b||ar jg lairaa rb|nar |nbe

hb|aijr{% Vq| bej|nar yb{# |na qxa jg `brma| |a`vcb|ax kx ej| b qax|kje jg bcc jr ejea%

_b|nar# |na xnrayl vcb{ar hbe rac{ je |na `j|kgx ke b xqvvjr|kei rjca yk|nke b cbriar

vrjirb` jg kewax|`ae|% Be a~a`vcbr ckax ke |na xnqe| jg gqelx ke|j be bxxa| ke |k`ax jg

yabmeaxx rb|nar |nbe x|raei|n ke |na `brma|vcbha%

Gjr kex|beha# |na kewax|jr hjqcl `bma b nbok| jg gqeeackei graxn gqelx ke|j |na x|jhm `brma|

brjqel |na |nkrl yaam jg |na `je|n rb|nar |nbe xj`a j|nar vjr|kje jg |na hbcaelbr% O{ |na

xb`a |jmae# b gcbiikei x|jhm jqin| |j oa xjcl dqx| oagjra b njcklb{ rb|nar |nbe b gay lb{x

bg|arybrl%

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hqrrae|x b| cbria% \na lbel{ rjq|kea varmx qv |na bwarbia ra|qre je kewax|`ae| o{ b

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