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7/31/2019 Sam Moore et al. v. The Weinstein Company, LLC (M.D. Tenn. 2012) (granting, inter alia, summary judgment to d
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s~i~hn ie f{lelfe ien i~~icghn =;; {idhs fb hwglml~s i{{i}he~`| tl~gfx~ ie| hw{`iei~lfe fb ~ghl}
}h`i~lfesgl{ ~f gls cfec`xsf}| f{lelfe l%h% ~gh }h{f}~ i{{hi}s ~f girh cfes~l~x~hn `i}dh`| l{sh
nlwl~f{lelfes ien ie issfcli~hn hwglml~ nxo{% Ln% Gh}h ~gh}h ls ef nls{x~h ~gi~ Slosfe gis
hw{}hsshn i`` fb gls f{lelfes ien ~gh {x}{f}~hn mishs bf} ~gfsh f{lelfes gfthrh} nhblclhe~ le
gls }h{f}~% Lenhhn ~gh nhbhenie~s girh ofrhn ~f hwc`xnh Slosfes f{lelfes tl~gfx~ girled
nh{fshn glo nhofes~}i~led ~gi~ ~gh }h{f}~ ls {}fchnx}i``| sxbblclhe~ ~f heim`h ~gh nhbhenie~s ~f
inn}hss Slosfes f{lelfes fe ~ghl} oh}l~s%
'm, Sxms~ie~lrh&Hrlnhe~li}| Cgi` hedhs
I`~gfxdg ~gh }h{f}~ i}dxim`| ohh~s ~gh }hyxlsl~h {}fchnx}i` c}l~h}li fb ]x`h =2 Slosfes
f{lelfes tl`` mh hwc`xnhn bf} shrh}i` lenh{henhe~ sxms~ie~lrh }hisfes%
Bl}s~ Slosfe ls ef~ yxi`lblhn ~f }henh} ~gh f{lelfes gh fbbh}s% ^gh {`ile~lbbs i}dxh ~gi~
Slosfe gis ie hs~hhohn oxslc lenxs~}| }h{x~i~lfe 'Nfcjh~ Ef% 3=4 i~ {% 4, b}fo tglcg ~gh
cfx}~ sgfx`n i{{i}he~`| {}hsxoh gls hw{h}~lsh le ~gh sxmahc~ oi~~h} fb gls }h{f}~% I`~gfxdg
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Slosfe ch}~ile`| gis {i}~lcl{i~hn le ~gh oxslc ien }hcf}nled lenxs~}| le i exomh} fb }hs{hc~s
frh} ~gh {is~ >; |hi}s ~gh}h ls ef lenlci~lfe ~gi~ gh gis ie| hw{h}lhech 'hnxci~lfei`
{}fbhsslfei` f~gh}tlsh, }h`i~led ~f ~gh lssxhs fb cfesxoh} {h}ch{~lfe cfesxoh} cfebxslfe ien
sxmahc~lrh le~he~% Bx}~gh}of}h Slosfe gis ehrh} i{{hi}hn is ie hw{h}~ le s~i~h f} bhnh}i` cfx}~
fe ie| ~f{lc `h~ i`feh ~gh sxmahc~ oi~~h} fb gls }h{f}~ ien gls i{{hi}iechs mhbf}h ~gh Cf{|}ldg~
]f|i`~| Mfi}n ien ~gh Shei~h Axnlcli}| Cfool~~hh th}h oinh le i `i| ci{icl~| fe lssxhs fx~slnh
~gh scf{h fb ~gh f{lelfes gh shhjs ~f {}hshe~ gh}h% Of}hfrh} Slosfe gis ehrh} {h}bf}ohn ie
iei`|sls fb cfesxoh} {h}ch{~lfe&cfebxslfe ien ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~ sgfte ~gi~ gh gis
{xm`lsghn ie| {hh}/}hrlhthn i}~lc`hs fe ~gls ~f{lc f} ie| f~gh}% I`~gfxdg l~ oi| mh ~gi~ Slosfe
ls yxi`lblhn ~f ~hs~lb| imfx~ sfoh~gled gh ls ef~ yxi`lblhn ~f fbbh} ~gh f{lelfes hw{}hsshn le gls
}h{f}~ tglcg cfech}e cfesxoh} {h}ch{~lfes cfesxoh} cfebxslfe ien sxmahc~lrh le~he~% Shh
]fsh r% ^}xcj C~}s%, Lec% 377 Bhn% I{{w 8=7 833 '2~g Cl}% =;9;,%
Shcfen hrhe issxoled i}dxhenf ~gi~ Slosfe ls i{{}f{}li~h`| yxi`lblhn gls oh~gfnf`fd|
ls tfhbx``| nhblclhe~ ien gls f{lelfes i}h he~l}h`| s{hcx`i~lrh ien cfec`xsf}|% Is ie lel~li`
oi~~h} l~ ls slo{`| lec}hnlm`h ~gi~ Slosfe tfx`n shhj ~f fbbh} gls f{lelfes tl~gfx~ }hrlhtled
ie| oi~h}li`s }h`i~hn ~f ~gls cish% Shh Nftes r% [h}s~f}{ Cfo{fehe~s, Lec% 9=2 B% Sx{{% =n
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ni~i cferh|s }h`i~lrh ~f {xm`lc {h}ch{~lfes ien ~gh nhbhenie~s i``hdhn jeft`hndh fb ~gfsh
{h}ch{~lfes le {}fnxcled ien oi}jh~led Sfx` Ohe% Bf} hwio{`h hrhe lb ~gh Sio " Nirh
rh}slfe fb Sfx` Oie th}h il}hn ~tlch is oxcg is ~gh M`xhs M}f~gh}s rh}slfe nx}led ~gh =;;4 ~f
=;99 ~loh b}ioh ~gi~ bic~ i`feh tfx`n ef~ hs~im`lsg ~gi~ ~gh Sio " Nirh rh}slfe fb Sfx` Oie
ls led}ilehn le ~gh {xm`lcs olen is Slosfe c`ilos% Lenhhn ehl~gh} Slosfe ef} ~gh {`ile~lbbs
girh lnhe~lblhn i sled`h les~iech le tglcg ie|feh leslnh f} fx~slnh fb ~gh `l~ldi~lfe cfe~hw~
gis ho{`f|hn i slol`i} oh~gfnf`fd| ~f ~gi~ x~l`lqhn le Slosfes }h{f}~%
^gl}n oie| f{lelfes hw{}hsshn le Slosfes }h{f}~ slo{`| girh ef bfxeni~lfe% Gls
f{lelfes }h`i~led ~f tgi~ ~gh nhbhenie~s oxs~ girh jefte tghe ~gh| {}fnxchn ien oi}jh~hn
Sfx` Ohe ien l~s sfxen~}icj i}h he~l}h`| s{hcx`i~lrh% Bx}~gh}of}h tl~gfx~ ie| iei`|sls f}
}hbh}hech ~f ie| ni~i f} `hdi` ix~gf}l~| gh c`ilos ~gi~ ~gh bioh fb Sio " Nirh ls ~lhn ~f
~gh sfed % % % Sfx` Oie Z_ is lb ZSio " Nirh_ gin mhhe m}ienhn oi}jhn ien bf}hrh} lnhe~lblhn
tl~g ~gi~ sfed ienZ_ mhcixsh ~gh| th}h i nxfZ_ ~gh {`x}i` Sfx` Ohe tis i`sf c`hi}`| mhhe
Zslc_ {i}~ ien {i}ch` le ~gi~ m}ienled% Gfthrh} Slosfes iei`|sls fb ~gh Ohnli Dxlnh ni~i
mhi}s ef i{{i}he~ }h`i~lfesgl{ ~f ~ghsh cfec`xslfes ien Slosfes }h{f}~ cfe~iles ef ni~i f}
iei`|sls }h`i~led ~f ~gh lssxh fb m}ienled {i}~lcx`i}`| is }h`i~hs ~f ~gh nls~lec~lfe mh~thhe ~gh
~h}os Sfx` Oie ien Sfx` Ohe% Blei``| l~ ls xe}hisfeim`h bf} Slosfe ~f mish gls f{lelfes
fe gls {h}sfei` }hcf``hc~lfe ien sxmahc~lrh lo{}hsslfes fb ~gh Ofrlh ~}il`h} gh sit shrh}i` |hi}s
idf% Shh Dlmsfe Dxl~i} Cf}{% r% [ix` ]hhn Sol~g Dxl~i}s, @[ 3=8 B% Sx{{% =n 7>9 7>4 'O%N%
^hee% =;;>, 'Ef~gled le hl~gh}Nixmh}~f} ~gh Bhnh}i` ]x`hs fb Hrlnhech }hyxl}hs i nls~}lc~
cfx}~ ~f inol~ f{lelfe hrlnhech tglcg ls cfeehc~hn ~f hwls~led ni~i fe`| m| ~gh l{sh nlwl~fb ~gh
hw{h}~% I cfx}~ oi| cfec`xnh ~gi~ ~gh}h ls slo{`| ~ff d}hi~ ie iei`|~lci` di{ mh~thhe ~gh ni~i
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ien ~gh f{lelfe {}fbbh}hn%, 'yxf~led Dhe% H`hc% Cf% r% Afleh} 8== X%S% 932 9>2 997 S% C~%
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mh`lhrhZs_ ~gi~ ~gh ofrlh Sfx` Ohe }hbh}}hn ~f Sio " Nirh fe`| ien ef~ ~gh [l{s% 'Ln% i~ {%
=%,
Le {}h{i}led gls }h{f}~ Mheaiolesfe }hrlhthn fe`| ~gh bf``ftled oi~h}li`s1 '9, rlnhf
{}fof~lfei` oi~h}li`s issfcli~hn tl~g ~gh bl`o: '=, i oi}jh~led {`ie bf} ~gh Ofrlhs sfxen~}icj
ien '3, i {gf~f fb Sio " Nirh {h}bf}oled tl~g Ci}`i ^gfois tgf i{{i}he~`| tis i sfx` oxslc
i}~ls~% Mheaiolesfe i`sf s~i~hs ~gi~ gh sit ~gh ofrlh Sfx` Ohe tghe l~ bl}s~ i{{hi}hn le ~ghi~h}s
ien ~gi~ gh gis i`sf shhe m}fincis~ {h}bf}oiechs m| Sio " Nirh ien D`in|s Jeldg~ " ~gh
[l{s% 'Ln% i~ {% 9%, Gh nfhs ef~ s~i~h ~gi~ gh gis `ls~hehn ~f ~gh Sfxen~}icj f} }hrlhthn ie|
f~gh} nfcxohe~s f} ohnli }h`i~hn ~f ~gls cish% Islnh b}fo shhled ~gh Ofrlh le ~ghi~h}s tghe l~
tis }h`hishn le =;;7 l~ nfhs ef~ i{{hi} ~gi~ gh }hrlhthn ~gh Ofrlh s{hclblci``| ~f {}h{i}h gls
f{lelfes gh}h%
^f bf}o gls f{lelfe Mheaiolesfe lnhe~lblhs 9= }hisfes ~gi~ ~gh Ofrlh }hbh}}hn ~f Sio
" Nirh fe`| ien ef~ ~f ~gh [l{s% 'Ln% i~ {% =%, ^ghsh lec`xnh le~h} i`li ~gh bf``ftled bic~s1 ~gh
[l{s lec`xnhn ~g}hh tfohe ien ~tf ohe tgh}his Sio " Nirh `ljh ~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le Sfx`
Ohe {h}bf}ohn is i nxf: i~ feh {fle~ ~gh [l{s lec`xnhn bfx} bhoi`hs tgh}his Sio " Nirh ien
~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le Sfx` Ohe i}h&th}h ohe: ~gh [l{s th}h i`` }h`i~hn tgl`h Sio " Nirh ien
~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le Sfx` Ohe i}h ef~ }h`i~hn: ~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le Sfx` Ohe {h}bf}ohn Gf`n
Fe Lo Cfole le ~gh Ofrlh mx~ nln ef~ {h}bf}o ie| sfeds m| ~gh [l{s: xe`ljh Sio " Nirh
~gh [l{s ehrh} }hcf}nhn bf} S~iw ]hcf}ns tglcg tis bhi~x}hn {}folehe~`| le Sfx` Ohe: ~gh [l{s
fe`| {h}bf}ohn cgf}hfd}i{ghn niechn ofrhs tgh}his Sio " Nirh ien ~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le
Sfx` Ohe niechn tl~g d}hi~ c}hi~lrl~| ien he~gxsliso: ien Lsiic Gi|hs tgf i{{hi}s le Sfx`
Ohe is ie issfcli~h fb ~gh ~tf `hin cgi}ic~h}s {}fnxchn oxslc tl~g Sio " Nirh mx~ ef~ ~gh
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Mishn fe ~ghsh fmsh}ri~lfes Mheaiolesfe cfec`xnhs ~gi~ hrh}|~gled le ~gls ofrlh }hbh}s
~f Sio " Nirh ien S~iw }hcf}ns% 'Ln% i~ {% 8, 'ho{gisls innhn%, Gh i`sf cfec`xnhs ~gi~
Ze_hl~gh} ~gh bl`o ef} ~gh oi}jh~led oi~h}li`s cfe~ile }hbh}hechs Z_ rlsxi` oxslci` rh}mi` f}
f~gh}tlsh Z_ ~f ~gh [l{s ~f D`in|s Jeldg~ " ~gh [l{s f} ~f Of~fte ]hcf}ns% 'Ln%,
Mheaiolesfe nfhs ef~ s~i~h tg| gh cgfsh ~f }h`| fe ~gh `lol~hn oi~h}li`s {}hshe~hn ~f
glo% Gh nfhs ef~ s~i~h ~gi~ gh gis hrh} {h}bf}ohn i cfo{i}i~lrh iei`|sls fb }hcf}nled i}~ls~s f}
~gi~ gh ls }h`|led fe ie| ~|{h fb sclhe~lblc ~hcgelci` f} s{hcli`lqhn oh~gfnf`fd|%
=% Cgi` hedhs ~f ~gh Mheaiolesfe ]h{f}~
^gh nhbhenie~s cgi``hedh Mheaiolesfes ]h{f}~ fe ~gh bf``ftled d}fxens1 '9, ~gh }h{f}~
nfhs ef~ si~lsb| Bhn% ]% Clr% [% =2'i,'=,'M,: '=, Mheaiolesfes {}f{fshn f{lelfes nf ef~ ohh~
~ghNixmh}~s~ieni}n mhcixsh 'i, Mheaiolesfe ls ef~ yxi`lblhn ~f ~hs~lb| fe ~gh sxmahc~ oi~~h} fb
gls }h{f}~: 'm, gls ~hs~lofe| tl`` ef~ issls~ ~gh ~}lh} fb bic~ ~f ~gh hw~he~ l~ }h`i~hs ~f oi~h}li`
tl~gle ~gh hw{h}lhech fb i `i|{h}sfe f} s~i~hs ie x`~loi~h `hdi` cfec`xslfe: ien&f} 'c, ~gh
f{lelfes i}h ef~ sx{{f}~hn m| i }h`lim`h oh~gfnf`fd|%
'i, [}fchnx}i` Cgi``hedh
Is tl~g ~gh Slosfe ]h{f}~ ~gh cfx}~ tl`` ef~ gf`n ~gi~ ~gh Mheaiolesfe ]h{f}~
i`~gfxdg sxms~ie~lrh`| nhblclhe~ nln ef~ ohh~ ~gh mislc }hyxl}hohe~s fb ]x`h =2'i,'=,'M,%
Idile xe`ljh F`os~hin ~gh Mheaiolesfe ]h{f}~ nfhs ef~ lerf`rh ie hwglml~ nxo{ ien i~
`his~ {x}{f}~s ~f i}~lcx`i~h i misls bf} Mheaiolesfes f{lelfes% Bx}~gh}of}h ~gh nhbhenie~s girh
cgi``hedhn ~gh inolsslml`l~| fb Mheaiolesfes f{lelfes fe ~ghl} oh}l~s tl~gfx~ ~gh ehhn bf} i
nh{fsl~lfe% Xenh} ~ghsh cl}cxos~iechs ~gh cfx}~ tl` cfeslnh} ~gh sxms~ie~lrh hrlnhe~li}|
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ri`lnl~| fb Mheaiolesfes f{lelfes%
'm, Sxms~ie~lrh&Hrlnhe~li}| Cgi` hedhs
^gh Mheaiolesfe ]h{f}~ tl`` mh hwc`xnhn bf} shrh}i` lenh{henhe~ sxms~ie~lrh }hisfes%
Bl}s~ ~gh sxmahc~ fb Mheaiolesfes }h{f}~ ls `i}dh`| l}}h`hrie~ ien {x}{f}~s ~f inn}hss ie
i}dxohe~ ~gi~ ~gh nhbhenie~s girh ef~ oinh% ^gh nhbhenie~s i}dxh ~gi~ Sfx` Ohe ls he~l}h`|
blc~l~lfxs ien ef~ mishn fe ~gh `lrhs fb Sio " Nirh% Eftgh}h le ~gh }hcf}n girh ~gh| i}dxhn
~gi~ ~gh `hin cgi}ic~h}s le ~gh Ofrlh i}h mishn fe ^gh [l{s% Les~hin ~gh {`ile~lbbs i{{hi} ~f girh
shlqhn fe i nh{fsl~lfe cfoohe~ b}fo feh fb ~gh Ofrlhs ~gl}n/{i}~| sc}l{~t}l~h}s Oi~~ght
S~feh% I~ nh{fsl~lfe S~feh nlscxsshn ~gh hi}`| cfech{~ s~idhs fb ~gh Sfx` Oie ofrlh tghe
S~feh ien f~gh}s th}h cfeslnh}led oijled i Ofrlh ~gi~ lerf`rhn Sioxh` @% Aicjsfe ien Mh}elh
Oic le sfoh ci{icl~|% F}ldlei``| idhe~s bf} Sioxh` @% Aicjsfe ien Mh}elh Oic gin nlscxsshn
tl~g S~feh ien f~gh}s ~gi~ ~gh ic~f}s tfx`n {`i| fteh}s fb cfo{h~led mi}mhcxh s~iens% ^gh lnhi
tis }hahc~hn i~ tglcg {fle~ Zf_eh fb xs siln sfoh~gled ~f ~gh hbbhc~ fb Z_tgi~ lb ~ghsh dx|s
th}h `ljh f`n micj/x{ sledh}s `ljh ~gh [l{s ien ~ghl} `hin sledh} gin nlhn ien ~gh| gin ~f dh~
micj ~fdh~gh}% ^gh| gi~hn hicg f~gh} ien ~gh| gin ~f dh~ micj ~fdh~gh}%Z_ ^gh {hf{`h le ~gh
}ffo siln ~gi~ sfxens bxee|% 'NSXB Hw% =3 S~feh Nh{% ^}iesc}l{~ i~ 9219;/941=8%, Is
S~fehs nh{fsl~lfe ~hs~lofe| oijhs c`hi} S~feh nln ef~ mish ~gh sc}l{~ fe ie| ic~xi` jeft`hndh
fb ~gh gls~f}| f} oijhx{ fb ~gh [l{s fb tglcg gh gin `lol~hn jeft`hndh lb ie|: le ~gh Ofrlhs
cfech{~ {}fchss gh slo{`| ~gfxdg~ fb ~gh [l{s m}fin`| is micjx{ sledh}s ~f i of}h th``/jefte
`hin sledh}% 'Shh ln% i~ 3>1>/< 'Y1 Nf |fx jeft ~gh lbh s~f}| fb ~gh [l{s6 I% L nf ef~ jeft
~gh `lbh s~f}| fb ~gh [l{s% ^gh| th}h xshn oh}h`| is ie hwio{`h fb ~gfsh jlen fb sledh}s tgf
th}h ~gh}h fe`| ~f sx{{f}~ i ghin`leh sledh}%,
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Bx}~gh}of}h ~gh nhbhenie~s nf ef~ cfe~hen le ~ghl} sxooi}| axndohe~ m}lhbled ~gi~ ~gh
Ofrlh tis ic~xi``| mishn fe ~gh [l{s ef} girh ~gh {`ile~lbbs lnhe~lblhn ie| f~gh} ~hs~lofe| f}
nlscfrh}| }hs{fesh hrhe }hbh}hecled sxcg ie le~he~lfe% ^gxs ~gh}h ls ef nls{x~hn lssxh ~f
}hsf`rh le ~gh bl}s~ {`ich mhcixsh ~gh nhbhenie~s nf ef~ cfe~hen 'ef} nln ~gh sc}l{~t}l~h}s f}
ie|feh h`sh ~hs~lb|, ~gi~ ~gh Ofrlh tis mishn fe ~gh `lbh s~f}| fb ~gh [l{s%
Shcfen hrhe lb ~gh}h th}h sfoh hrlnhe~li}| }h`hriech ~f ~gh }h{f}~ Mheaiolesfes
~hs~lofe| tl`` ef~ issls~ ~gh ~}lh} fb bic~% Xenh} Bhn% ]% Hrln% 4;= hw{h}~ ~hs~lofe| ls
leinolsslm`h tghe l~ inn}hsshs oi~~h}s hyxi``| tl~gle ~gh cfo{h~hech fb ~gh ax}| ~f nhclnh% Shh
OcDftie r% Cff{h} Lenxs%, Lec% 723 B%=n 9=22 9=4= '2~g Cl}% 9
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}hs{hc~lrh gls~f}lhs fb ien cfo{fsl~lfe fb Sio " Nirh ien ^gh [l{s ien ~ghe sxooi}l`|
cfec`xnhs ~gi~ hrh}|~gled le ~gh Ofrlh }hbh}s ~f Sio " Nirh ien S~iw ]hcf}ns% ^gh}h ls ef
lenlci~lfe le ~gh }hcf}n ~gi~ Mheaiolesfe f} ie| f~gh} hw{h}~ gis hrh} x~l`lqhn i slol`i}
oh~gfnf`fd|% Bx}~gh}of}h ~gh bic~ ~gi~ Mheaiolesfe nln ef~ }h/ti~cg ~gh Sfx` Ohe bl`o ~f
{}h{i}h gls }h{f}~ sh}lfxs`| xenh}olehs ~gh }h`liml`l~| fb gls f{lelfe ~gi~ hrh}|~gled le ~gh
ofrlh cfech}es Sio " Nirh%4
Is i blei` ef~h ~gh {`ile~lbbs le ~ghl} ]hs{fesh sxddhs~ ~gi~ Mheaiolesfe tfx`n }henh}
innl~lfei` f{lelfes i~ ~}li` ~gi~ i}h ef~ nl}hc~`| hw{}hsshn le gls }h{f}~ lec`xnled ~gh gls~f}lci`
f}ldles ien sldelblciech fb ~gh sfed Sfx` Oie hw{h}~ ~hs~lofe| is ie gls~f}lie fb ~gh sfx`
oxslc h}i Z_ fe Z~gh_ {h}bf}oiechs fb ZAicjsfe ien Oic le Sfx` Ohe_ ien ~gh }h`hriech ~f Sio
" Nirh ien [`ile~lbb Sio Off}h: ien ~gh lo{f}~iech fb Lsiic Gi|hs ien ~gh ^heehsshh
rhexhs ~f ~gh Ofrlh% 'Nfcjh~ Ef% 3=2 i~ {{% 4/7%, ^gh }h{f}~ nfhs ef~ i}~lcx`i~h ~ghsh
f{lelfes `h~ i`feh {}frlnh sx{{f}~ bf} ~gho% ^gh}hbf}h }hdi}n`hss fb ~gh inolsslml`l~| fb ~gh
f{lelfes ic~xi``| hw{}hsshn le gls }h{f}~ ~gh cfx}~ tfx`n ef~ {h}ol~ ~gh le~}fnxc~lfe fb ~ghsh
{}hrlfxs`| xenlsc`fshn f{lelfes i~ ~}li`%
LL% Of~lfe ~f S~}ljh Cgissh} Nhc`i}i~lfe
I% ^gh Cgissh} Nhc`i}i~lfe
Le sx{{f}~ fb ~ghl} Of~lfe bf} Sxooi}| Axndohe~ ~gh nhbhenie~s bl`hn ~gh Nhc`i}i~lfe
fb ]fmm Gi}rh|% Is s~i~hn le ~gh Gi}rh| Nhc`i}i~lfe ~gh nhbhenie~s x~l lqhn le~h}eh~ shi}cghs
4I`~gfxdg ~gh cfx}~ ls hwc`xnled Mheaiolesfes hw{h}~ }h{f}~ ien ~hs~lofe| ~gh cfx}~tl`` le ie| cish x`~loi~h`| cfeslnh} oie| fb ~gh {i}i``h`s ~gi~ Mheaiolesfe lnhe~lblhs mh~thheSio " Nirh ien Sfx` Ohe tglcg i}h `i}dh`| }hnxenie~ fb {fle~s f~gh}tlsh oinh m| ~gh{`ile~lbbs le ~ghl} {`hinleds ien m}lhbled {i{h}s%
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~gh cfx}~s mx}nhe ~gh {`ile~lbbs bl`hn i Ef~lch fb H}}i~i 'Nfcjh~ Ef% 38=, ~gi~ '9, {x}{f}~s ~f
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Mhcixsh fb ~gh oieeh} le tglcg ~gh {`ile~lbbs }hs{fenhn ~f ~gh NSXB ~gh cfx}~ gis gin
~f 'i, c}fss/}hbh}hech hicg bic~ tl~g ~gh ~gh h}}i~i sghh~ ~f nh~h}oleh tgh~gh} ~gh cl~i~lfes le ~gh
[]NSXB i}h iccx}i~h ien&f} cfo{`h~h: ien 'm, cfenxc~ ie l~holqhn bic~/m|/bic~ iei`|sls fb ~gh
[]NSXB slo{`| ~f nh~h}oleh tglcg }hs{feslrh bic~s ic~xi``| {x}{f}~ ~f c}hi~h i {f~he~li`
nls{x~h is f{{fshn ~f innl~lfei` bic~s ~gi~ sgfx`n girh mhhe le~}fnxchn ~g}fxdg i sh{i}i~h ]x`h
82%;9 s~i~hohe~%93
Bx}~gh}of}h ~gh {`ile~lbbs bil`x}h ~f bl`h i sh{i}i~h @fci` ]x`h 82%;9 s~i~hohe~ gis `hb~
~gh cfx}~ tl~g ef s{hclblc l~holqhn }h{`| m| ~gh nhbhenie~s ~f ~gfsh innl~lfei` bic~s {x}sxie~ ~f
@fci` ]x`h 82%;9'n,% Gfthrh} ~f ~gh hw~he~ ~gls oi| girh {}haxnlchn ~gh nhbhenie~s ~gh
nhbhenie~s girh tilrhn ie| fmahc~lfes m| m}fin`| inn}hssled ~gh {`ile~lbbs innl~lfei` bic~s le
~gh nhbhenie~s sxooi}| axndohe~ ]h{`| m}lhb 'Nfcjh~ Ef% 387 i~ {{% =/>, ien m| nhc`leled ~f
shhj ie| }h`lhb b}fo ~gh cfx}~%
Xenls{x~hn is ~f ~gh }hcf}nled fb Sfx` Oie tl~g @fx ]hhn: nls{x~hn ~f ~ghhw~he~ ~gh Nhbhenie~s girh }h{hi~hn`| i~~ho{~hn ~f cgi}ic~h}lqh ~gh bl`o 'tglcgtis cf/{}fnxchn m| S~hrh ^lscg Eht \f}j Dlie~s fteh} ien b}lhen fb Gi}rh|Thles~hle, le {haf}i~lrh ~h}os% ^gh bl`o bhi~x}hn {h}bf}oiechs m| `hdheni}|
ic~f}s Aiohs Hi}` Afehs ien @hs`lh Elh`she ien tis cf/{}fnxchn m| S~hrhe^lscg 'cf/fteh} fb ~gh Eht \f}j Dlie~s ien b}lhen ien cf``hidxh fb Gi}rh|Thles~hle, Z}h{h~l~lfe le f}ldlei`_% Shh Hwglml~ 7: Hwglml~ 9 i~ 9;%
93^gh {`ile~lbbs Ef~lch fb H}}i~i i`sf oijhs slol`i} innl~lfes ien iohenohe~s ~f ri}lfxs{idhs fb [`ile~lbbs SA ]hs{fesh m}lhb% ^gxs ~gh cfx}~ slol`i}`| gis gin ~f c}fss/}hbh}hech ~ghEf~lch fb H}}i~i tl~g ~gh {`ile~lbbs m}lhb%
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Iccf}nled`| ~gh bic~s }hbh}hechn le ~gls Ohof}ienxo }hb`hc~ ~gh cfx}~s bic~/m|/bic~
iei`|sls fb ~gh NSXB ien ~gh []NSXB le `ldg~ fb ~gh hrlnhe~li}| hwc`xslfes ef~hn gh}hle ~gh
{`ile~lbbs Ef~lch fb H}}i~i ~gh [`ile~lbbs SA ]hs{fesh ~f ~gh hw~he~ l~ inn}hsshs ~gh NSXB ~gh
nhbhenie~s SA ]h{`| m}lhb ~f ~gh hw~he~ l~ inn}hsshs ~gh []NSXB ien ie| f~gh} bic~xi`
oi~h}li`s sh{i}i~h`| {}hshe~hn bf} ~gh cfx}~s cfeslnh}i~lfe lec`xnled ~gh Sioxh` @% Aicjsfe
Nhc`i}i~lfe ~gh Gi}rh| Nhc`i}i~lfe ien ~gh Gi}rh| ]h{`| Nhc`i}i~lfe%
LL% Bic~s
I% Dheh}i` Micjd}fxen ]hdi}nled Sio Off}h&Sio " Nirh
Sio Off}h ls i }heftehn Ib}lcie/Ioh}lcie he~h}~ileh} tgf gis {h}bf}ohn mf~g
nfohs~lci``| ien le~h}ei~lfei``| bf} shrh}i` nhcinhs% Le 9
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ofrhs fe s~idh% ^ghl} micjx{ mien tis i~ ~lohs }hbh}}hn ~f is ^gh Sfx` Ohe% Le 9
^gh {`ile~lbbs c`ilo ~f fte cfoofe `it ~}inhoi}js le ~gh {g}ishs Sfx` Ohe Sfx`
Oie ^gh @hdheni}| Sfx` Oie ^gh F}ldlei` Sfx` Oie ien ^gh F}ldlei` Sfx` Ohe%
^ghsh Oi}js i}h xe}hdls~h}hn% Le 9 ~f ~gh []NSXB {x}{f}~s ~f mh SioOff}hs ~}inhoi}j i{{`lci~lfe bl h% ^gi~ nfcxohe~ i{{hi}s ~f cfe~ile i sldehn i{{`lci~lfefe`| is ~f ~gh ~h}o Sfx` Oie%
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le ien inrh}~lsled f} {}fof~led ~gh [x}{f}~hn Oi}js% Gfthrh} l~ i{{hi}s ~gi~ sfoh ~gl}n/{i}~|
{}fof~h}s inrh}~lshn {h}bf}oiechs ien i{{hi}iechs m| ^gh @hdheni}| Sfx` Oie Sio Off}h
'f} ri}li~lfes ~gh}hfb, i`~gfxdg ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~ {}hshe~hn hrlnhech }hb`hc~led ~gh ~f~i`
iofxe~ fb ~gfsh {f~he~li` hw{henl~x}hs%
^gh {`ile~lbbs girh ehrh} d}ie~hn i ~}inhoi}j `lchesh }h`i~hn ~f ~gh Oi}js% Gfthrh} i~
`his~ sfoh fb Sio Off}hs {h}bf}oiech id}hhohe~s lec`xnh i cfe~}ic~ }lnh} sh~~led bf}~g ~gh
oieeh} le tglcg Sio Off}h ls ~f mh ml``hn 'is ^gh @hdheni}| Sfx` Oie bf} les~iech,% 'Shh,
h%d%[]NSXB Hw% < i~ {% > 8 'ML@@LED1 SIO OFF]H f} ^gh @hdheni}| Sfx` Oie Sio
Off}h: ^gh}h ls ~f mh ef nhrli~lfe b}fo ~gls ml``led tl~gfx~ {}lf} t}l~~he i{{}fri` m| ZSio
Off}hs_ }h{}hshe~i~lrh% ^gh}h ls ehrh} ie| xsh i``fthn bf} ie| }hisfe tgi~sfhrh} ~f ~gh eioh
Sio " Nirh le ie| oi}jh~led ml``led {}fof~lfe f} f~gh}tlsh ~f }hbh} ien&f} nhsc}lmh f}
inrh}~lsh Sio Off}h%, Sio Off}h {h}sfei``| i`ti|s xshs gls dlrhe eioh Sio Off}h le
cfeehc~lfe tl~g gls s~idh eiohs Sfx` Oie ^gh F}ldlei` Sfx` Oie ien ^gh @hdheni}|
Sfx` Oie% Inrh}~lsh}s ien {}fof~h}s girh i~ ~lohs }hbh}}hn ~f Sio Off}h m| gls s~idh eioh
tl~gfx~ }hbh}hech ~f gls dlrhe eioh%
Slol`i}`| ~gh }hcf}n cfe~iles hrlnhech lec`xnled hrlnhech {}fnxchn m| ~gh {`ile~lbbs
~gi~ Sio Off}h ls ef~ i`ti|s }hbh}}hn ~f is ~gh Sfx` Oie ien ~gi~ Sio " Nirh i}h ef~ i`ti|s
}hbh}}hn ~f is ~gh Sfx` Ohe% Bf} hwio{`h ~gh Ioh}lcie Bhnh}i~lfe fb ^h`hrlslfe ien ]inlf
I}~ls~s 'IB^]I, iti}nhn Sio Off}h i @lbh~loh Icglhrhohe~ iti}n i~ ~gh IB^]I Ohnli
ien He~h}~ileohe~ Hwch``hech Iti}ns ch}hofe| 'IOHH,% Le l~s {}hss }h`hish cfech}eled ~gh
IOHH iti}ns IB^]I nhrf~hs shrh}i` {i}id}i{gs ~f Sio Off}h tl~gfx~ fech }hbh} ~f glo is
^gh Sfx` Oie f} sfoh }h`i~hn eioh% 'Shh []NSXB Hw% 99/9 i~ {{% 3> ien >2%, Slol`i}`|
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~gh }hcf}n cfe~iles ox`~l{`h }hbh}hechs ~f Sio " Nirh is Nfxm`h N|eiol~h }i~gh} ~gie is
Sfx` Ohe% 'Shh, h%d%ln% i~ {% 94 'ehts i}~lc`h,%, ^gh ch``f{gieh cfrh} fb ~gh =;;7
nfcxohe~i}| }hdi}nled Sio " Nirh le tglcg ~gh {`ile~lbbs issh}~ le~h}hs~s le ~gls `itsxl~
ic~xi``| cfe~iles i s~lcjh} tl~g ~gh {g}ish Nfxm`h N|eiol~h le i}dh ci{l~i` `h~~h}s% 'Shh
NSXB Hw% 7%,92
^gh}h i}h ri}lfxs hwio{`hs fb i}~ls~lc ohnli ~gi~ cfesls~ f} lecf}{f}i~h ~gh ~h}os Sfx`
Sfx` Oie Sfx` Ohe ien ri}li~lfes ~gh}hfb% Bf} hwio{`h1
^gh}h i}h i~ his~ 3> ~gl}n/{i}~| oxslci` i`mxos cx}}he~`| iril`im`h bf}si`h ~gh ~l~`hs bf} tglcg cfesls~ fb f} lecf}{f}i~h ~gh {g}ishs sfx` ohe
f} sfx` oie sxcg is Sfx` Oie m| Sf`fofe Mx}jh Sfx` Oie m|Ml`` OcDhh Sfx` Ohe1 ^ghl} D}hi~hs~ Gl~s 'ri}lfxs i}~ls~s, ien Sfx`Ohe 'ri}lfxs i}~ls~s,%
Ri}lfxs {h}bf}oled d}fx{s 'f} lenlrlnxi` {h}bf}oh}s, x~l lqh ~gh ~h}osSfx` Oie f} Sfx` Oie sxcg is ^gh Sfx`/Ohe '9
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osemc%cfo i}~lc`h }hdi}nled ]i| Cgi}`hs: Sfx` Ohe i Eht \f}j^lohs i}~lc`h }h`i~led ~f Hxdheh ]hcf}n ien @x~gh} Rien}fss: Sfx`Oie nhsc}lmled ]"M sledh} Sio Cffjh: ^tf Sfx` Ohe ]hxel~hn bf}~gh Bl}s~ ^loh ie e{}%f}d i}~lc`h nhsc}lmled bf}oh} S~iw micjx{}hcf}nled i}~ls~s S~hrh C}f{{h} ien Bh`lw Ciri`lh}h: ien D}hi~ Sfx` Ohe
Dfeh ~ff Sffe i \igff) oxslc m`fd i}~lc`h cfech}eled ri}lfxs i}~ls~ssxcg is Nirh ]xbble '^ho{~i~lfes, Oi}rle Di|h F~ls ]hnnled Yxlec|Afehs ien Olcgih` Aicjsfe%
I~ his~ ~tf bhi~x}h bl`os girh x~l lqhn ~gh ~h}o Sfx` Oie1 '9, ~gh 9
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Le =;;7 Nloheslfe Bl`os i nlrlslfe fb ^TC }h`hishn ~gh ofrlh Sfx` Ohe s~i}}led
Sioxh` @% Aicjsfe ien Mh}elh Oic% [x}sxie~ ~f i d`fmi` nls~}lmx~lfe id}hhohe~ tl~g TC
cfrh}led ox`~l{`h bl`os ODO nls~}lmx~hn Sfx` Ohe le ofrlh ~ghi~h}s ei~lfetlnh% Ib~h} ~gh
Ofrlhs m}lhb ~ghi~}lci` }xe Dhelxs [}fnxc~s oiexbic~x}hn ien nls~}lmx~hn NRN ien M`x/]i|
rh}slfes fbSfx` Ohe {x}sxie~ ~f i d`fmi` id}hhohe~ tl~g ^TC cfrh}led i`` ^TC gfoh rlnhfs
le ~gh Xel~hn S~i~hs% [x}sxie~ ~f i Oi}cg =;;7 id}hhohe~ tl~g ^TC Cfecf}n nls~}lmx~hn ~gh
Sfx` Ohe Sfxen~}icj%
Oi~~ght S~feh ien ]fmh}~ ]iosh| t}f~h ~gh Sfx` Oie sc}hhe{`i|% S~feh bl}s~ mhcioh
lerf`rhn le ~gh {}fahc~ tghe gh }hchlrhn i {gfeh ci`` b}fo ie idhe~ lebf}oled glo ~gi~ Mh}elh
Oic ien Sioxh` @% Aicjsfe le~henhn ~f nf i ofrlh {}fahc~ ~fdh~gh}% Oic ien Aicjsfes lel~li`
cfech{~ tis ~f oijh i ofrlh imfx~ cfo{h~led mi}mhcxh s~iens% S~feh ien ]iosh| nln ef~ `ljh
~gls {i}~lcx`i} lnhi sf ~gh| sxddhs~hn ief~gh} s~f}| `leh1 ZF_bb ~gh cxbb feh fb xs siln ien L
nfe~ }hci`` th f{h}i~hn i`ofs~ is i sled`h xel~ % % % Z_ Zf_eh fb xs siln sfoh~gled ~f ~gh hbbhc~
fb tgi~ lb ~ghsh dx|s th}h `ljh f`n micjx{ sledh}s `ljh ~gh [l{s ien ~ghl} `hin sledh} gin
nlhn ien ~gh| gin ~f dh~ micj ~fdh~gh}% ^gh| gi~hn hicg f~gh} ien ~gh| gin ~f dh~ micj
~fdh~gh}% 'NSXB Hw% =3 i~ 9419=/=3%,
Mishn fe ~gls cfech{~ S~feh ien ]iosh| mhdie n}ib~led i sc}hhe{`i| lerf`rled ~tf
micj/x{ sledh}s tgfsh bf}oh} `hin sledh} gin nlhn% I~ ~gh ~loh gh mhdie tf}jled fe t}l~led ~gh
sc}l{~ S~feh tis fe`| m}fin`| biol`li} tl~g Sio " Nirh 'iofed f~gh} sfx` oxslc i}~ls~s b}fo
~gi~ h}i, lec`xnled ~gh bic~ ~gi~ Sio " Nirh th}h issfcli~hn tl~g Oho{gls ien ~gh S~iw }hcf}n
`imh`% Nx}led ~gh sc}l{~t}l~led {gish S~feh ien ]iosh| rlhthn ri}lfxs rlnhfs fb {h}bf}oh}s le
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m`icj ien tgl~h rlnhf fb Sio " Nirh {h}bf}oled ie xes{hclblhn sfed% Tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f ~gh [l{s
tgf {h}bf}ohn is micjx{ sledh}s ~f D`in|s Jeldg~ S~feh 'ols~ijhe`|, mh`lhrhn ~gi~ ~gh}h
th}h ~tf [l{s ien i~ ie| }i~h gh nln ef~ cfenxc~ ie| }hshi}cg fb ~gh [l{s n}ib~led ~gh sc}l{~%
S~feh nln ef~ ~hs~lb| ~gi~ gh le~henhn ~f mish Sfx` Ohe fe ~gh `lrhs f} gls~f}| fb Sio " Nirh
f} bf} ~gi~ oi~~h} fe ~gh `lrhs fb ie| {i}~lcx`i} oxslci` i}~ls~s% Lenhhn tghe S~feh ien ]iosh|
{l~cghn ~gh Ofrlh ~f s~xnlfs ~gh| nln ef~ hw{}hss`| }hbh}hech Sio Off}h f} Sio " Nirh%
Le Ax`| =;;2 S~feh ien ]iosh| he~h}hn le~f ie id}hhohe~ tl~g Ji~ai Of~lfe [lc~x}h
Cf}{f}i~lfe '{i}~ fb Eht @leh Clehoi, 'Ji~ai Cf}{%, }h`i~hn ~f ~gh {}fahc~ tglcg tis ~ghe
}hbh}}hn ~f is ~gh Xe~l~`hn Micjx{ Sledh}s [}fahc~% Nirln B}lhen`| tgf x`~loi~h`| nl}hc~hn
~gh Ofrlh sxmshyxhe~`| fm~ilehn cfe~}ic~xi` }ldg~s ~f ~gh {}fahc~% Le Axeh =;;4 i Gf``|tffn
idhe~ 'i{{i}he~`| ic~led tl~gfx~ Nirln B}lhen`|s ix~gf}l~|, cfe~ic~hn Gi}rh| ien Mfm
Thles~hle i~ ^TC m| hoil` s~i~led is bf``fts1
Tl~g |fx} cfbbh}s frh}b`ftled L tie~hn ~f i`h}~ |fx ~f i {}fahc~ ~gi~ th}hlerf`rhn le ~gi~ oi| mh fb le~h}hs~% ^gh sc}hhe{`i| bf} Sfx` Ohe ls le~x}ei}fxen i~ Eht @leh: ~glej Sxesgleh Mf|s M`xhs M}f~gh}s ien [`iehs
^}iles ien Ix~fofml`hs: ~tf Sio ien Nirh/`ljh sfx` sledh}s tgf `fi~gh hicgf~gh} girh ~f }hxel~h ien ~}irh` ~fdh~gh} ic}fss ~gh cfxe~}|%
'[]SNXB Hw% 94%, Gi}rh| Thles~hle s~i~hn ~gi~ gh tis le~h}hs~hn le }hinled ~gh sc}l{~ tglcg
~gh idhe~ she~ ~f glo% M| ~gh ~loh ~gh Thles~hles&^TC mhcioh iti}h fb ~gh {}fahc~ ~gh ~l~`h
Sfx` Ohe gin i`}hin| mhhe sh`hc~hn ~gh cfech{~ bf} ~gh Ofrlh gin mhhe hs~im`lsghn ien i
rh}slfe fb ~gh sc}l{~ gin mhhe t}l~~he%97
97^gh {`ile~lbbs s~i~h ~gi~ ef feh issfcli~hn tl~g ~gh Ofrlh tfx`n inol~ ~f ~l~`led ~ghsc}l{~ tglcg ~gh| cfe~hen }ilshs i sh}lfxs bic~xi` yxhs~lfe imfx~ ~gh f}ldle ien ohieled fb ~gh~l~`h b}fo Nhbhenie~s {h}s{hc~lrh ~gi~ cieef~ mh }hsf`rhn tl~gfx~ i ax}|s nh~h}olei~lfe%'[]NSXB i~ {% 3; ]hs{fesh ~f 99=%, ^gh cfx}~ gis hwiolehn ~gh }hbh}hechn ~hs~lofe| tglcgoh}h`| hs~im`lsghs ~gi~ S~feh ien B}lhen`| cfx`n ef~ }hci`` tgf ~l~`hn ~gh Ofrlh% ^gh cfx}~ nfhs
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Le Sh{~homh} =;;4 ^TC ~g}fxdg l~s Nloheslfe Bl`os Nlrlslfe {x}cgishn ~gh }ldg~s ~f
~gh sc}hhe{`i| fb ~gh Ofrlh 'tglcg tis }hbh}}hn ~f le ~gh cfe~}ic~ is Sfx` Ohe b&j&i xe~l~`hn
micjx{ sledh}s {}fahc~, b}fo Ji~ai Cf}{% Bl`oled bf} ~gh Ofrlh ~ffj {`ich mh~thhe Aiexi}|
== ien I{}l` 9 =;;7% Ef~ lec`xnled {}h/ ien {fs~/{}fnxc~lfe ~loh 38 ni|s fb bl`oled ~ffj
{`ich le Sg}hrh{f}~ @fxlsliei > ni|s le Oho{gls ^heehsshh ien 3 ni|s le @fs Iedh`hs
Ci`lbf}eli% L~ ls xec`hi} gft oie| gfx}s lb ie| fb {}h/ ien {fs~/{}fnxc~lfe ~loh ~ffj {`ich le
^heehsshh%9< ^TC mhdie {}fof~led Sfx` Ohe is hi}`| is Bhm}xi}| =;;7 i{{i}he~`| mhbf}h
bl`oled gin blelsghn%
^gh Ofrlh cfech}es i }fin ~}l{ lerf`rled Sioxh` @% Aicjsfes cgi}ic~h} @fxls Glens
ien Mh}elh Oics cgi}ic~h} B`f|n Ghenh}sfe% ^gh Ofrlh f{hes tl~g i bixw mlfd}i{glci`
nfcxohe~i}| fb i blc~lfei` oxslc d}fx{ ci``hn Oi}cxs Gffjs ien ^gh ]hi` Nhi` cfo{}lshn fb
`hin sledh} Oi}cxs Gffjs ien micjx{ sledh}s ^gh ]hi` Nhi` 'l%h% Glens ien Ghenh}sfe,% Ie
f{heled shdohe~ sgfts ~gh d}fx{ sledled ~gh sfed Lo \fx} [x{{h~ 'ef~ i Sio " Nirh
ef~ le~h}{}h~ ~ghl} leiml`l~| ~f }hci`` ~gls {i}~lcx`i} nh~il` is c}hi~led i sh}lfxs bic~xi` nls{x~himfx~ ~gh c}hi~lrh {}fchss mhglen ~gh Ofrlh fe tglcg S~feh ien B}lhen`| 'iofed f~gh}tl~ehsshs, f~gh}tlsh {}frlnhn nh~il`hn ~hs~lofe|%
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f}ldlei`, ien ~ghe le i ofe~idh sgfts ~gh d}fx{ ohomh}s Ib}f gil}nfs dh~~led mlddh} ien
~ghl} c`f~gled of}h fx~}idhfxs nx}led ~gh 9
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^gh Ofrlh cfe~iles ie hwchsslrh iofxe~ fb cx}sled lec`xnled ~gh b tf}n nh}fdi~f}|
~h}os bf} tfohe ien }icli``| cgi}dhn cx}sh tf}ns s{fjhe m| Aicjsfes cgi}ic~h}%
^gh {`ile~lbbs girh {fle~hn fx~ ch}~ile slol`i}l~lhs mh~thhe Sfx` Ohe ien ~gh }hi` `lrhs fb
Sio " Nirh1
Sio Off}h gin ox`~l{`h cgl`n}he fx~ fb thn`fcj ien ~gh Glens cgi}ic~h}gis i nixdg~h} fx~ fb thn`fcj:
Sio " Nirh i}h mf~g Ib}lcie/Ioh}lcie sfx` sledh}s `ljh ^gh ]hi` Nhi`:
Sio " Nirh th}h i oi`h/oi`h nxf `ljh ^gh ]hi` Nhi :
Sio " Nirh th}h ef~ }h`i~hn le }hi` lbh ien ehl~gh} th}h ~gh ohomh}s fb
^gh ]hi` Nhi`:
Sio " Nirh i~ ~lohs ~}irh`hn m| ci} ien ~gh Ofrlh lerf`rhs i c}fss/cfxe~}| }fin ~}l{:
Sio " Nirh th}h S~iw sledh}s tgf icglhrhn bioh ~g}fxdg Oho{gls/mishn }hcf}nleds is nln ~gh blc~lfei` mien Oi}cxs Gffjs ien ^gh ]hi`Nhi`:
^gh Ofrlh bhi~x}hs i scheh i~ Oho{glss [himfn| Gf~h` tgh}h SioOff}h fb~he s~i|hn:
^gh Ofrlh cx`olei~hs tl~g i scheh i~ gh I{f``f ^ghi~}h tgh}h SioOff}h fb~he {h}bf}ohn:
Glens ien Ghenh}sfe {h}bf}o Gf`n Fe Lo Cfole tglcg ls i Sio "Nirh sfed ien Aicjsfes cgi}ic~h} x~l`lqhs ie in `lm ci~cg/{g}ishcfe~ilehn le ~gh f}ldlei` }hcf}nled m| Sio " Nirh:
Sio " Nirh tf}h m}ldg~`| cf`f}hn c`f~gled ien sgi}j sjle sxl~s is i~~lohs ^gh ]hi` Nhi` ohomh}s nln tghe {h}bf}oled le ~gh Ofrlh:
Sio " Nirh fb~he tf}h sxed`isshs ien gi~s is gh ]hi` Nhi` ohomh}snln le ~gh Ofrlh:
Sio " Nirh nlsmienhn ib~h} girled le~h}ei` nlsid}hhohe~s ien ~ghe}hxel~hn axs~ `ljh ~gh cgi}ic~h}s le ~gh Ofrlh:
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^gh cgi}ic~h}s le ~gh Ofrlh niechn tl~g cgi}ic~h} ien he~gxslisooxcg `ljh Sio " Nirh nln:
Lsiic Gi|hs tgf {`i|s i bf}oh} issfcli~h fb ^gh ]hi` Nhi` le ~gh Ofrlhtis le }hi` `lbh i sfedt}l~h} ien {}fnxch}&i}}iedh} bf} Sio " Nirh%
^gh {`ile~lbbs i`sf {fle~ fx~ ~gi~ oi}jh~led oi~h}li`s bf} ~gh Ofrlh {}fof~hn Glens ien
Ghenh}sfes cgi}ic~h} is i `hdheni}| nxf ien ~gi~ ~}il`h}s ien inrh}~lsled bf} ~gh Ofrlh
lec`xnhn ~gh sfed Gf`n Fe Lo Cfole% Mishn fe ~ghsh ien f~gh} slol`i}l~lhs ~gh {`ile~lbbs
i``hdh ~gi~ Sioxh` @% Aicjsfes cgi}ic~h} le Sfx` Ohe @fxls Glens tis mishn s{hclblci``| fe
Sio Off}h ien ~gi~ Mh}elh Oics cgi}ic~h} tis mishn fe Nirh [}i~h}% ^gh {`ile~lbbs i`sf
cfe~hen ~gi~ ~gh nhbhenie~s oi}jh~hn ~gh Ofrlh ien l~s Sfxen~}icj ~f ci{l~i`lqh fe ~gh {f~he~li`
issfcli~lfe mh~thhe ~gh ~l~`h Sfx` Ohe ien Sio Off}hs i``hdhn Sfx` Ohe ~}inhoi}j%
Ef~tl~gs~ienled ~ghsh m}fin slol`i}l~lhs ~gh Ofrlh cfe~iles ef nl}hc~ }hbh}hechs ~f
Sio " Nirh f} Sio Off}h% Sio Off}hs eioh ls ehrh} ohe~lfehn le ~gh Ofrlh ef} nfhs
~gh Ofrlh cfe~ile ie| {gf~fd}i{gs f} loidhs fb Sio Off}h f} Sio " Nirh% ^gh Ofrlh mhdles
tl~g i nlsc`iloh} ~gi~ ^gh {h}sfes ien hrhe~s le ~gls of~lfe {lc~x}h i}h blc~l~lfxs% Ie|
slol`i}l~| ~f ic~xi` {h}sfes f} hrhe~s ls xele~he~lfei`% ^gh Ofrlh nfhs ef~ cfe~ile ie| Sio "
Nirh }hcf}nleds: ~gh fe`| Sio " Nirh sfed le ~gh bl`o ls ~gh cfrh} rh}slfe fb Gf`n Fe Lo
Cfole {h}bf}ohn m| ^gh ]hi` Nhi` 'l%h% Aicjsfe ien Oic,% ^gh Ofrlh cfe~iles ri}lfxs
f}ldlei` }hcf}nleds fb oxslci` {h}bf}oiechs m| f~gh}]"M i}~ls~s cfrh}s fb shrh}i` efe/Sio "
Nirh sfeds m| ^gh ]hi` Nhi` ien ~gh f}ldlei` sfed I Ti`j le ~gh [i}j tglcg tis }hcf}nhn
m| Aicjsfe ien Oic s{hclblci``| bf} ~gh Ofrlh%
^gh}h i}h i`sf ri}lfxs {i~he~ nlbbh}hechs mh~thhe ~gh }hi` `lrhs fb Sio " Nirh ien ~gh
Ofrlhs ^gh ]hi` Nhi` cgi}ic~h}s ien {`f~`leh%
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^gh ]hi` Nhi` ohomh}s th}h slo{`| micjx{ sledh}s ~f i biofxs hinsledh} tgh}his Sio " Nirh icglhrhn ~ghl} bioh {h}bf}oled is `hinsledh}s:=;
Sio " Nirh ehrh} }hxel~hn ~f {h}bf}o i~ ~gh bxeh}i` fb i bf}oh} `hin
sledh} ~gh mislc lo{h~xs mhglen ~gh Ofrlhs {`f~ mhcixsh ~gh| ehrh}micjhn x{ i `hin sledh} le ~gh bl}s~ {`ich:
^gh}h ls ef hrlnhech ~gi~ Sio " Nirh hrh} }hxel~hn ~f ~ijh i c}fss/cfxe~}| }fin ~}l{ mhbf}h Nirh [}i~h}s nhi~g le 9
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nixdg~h} f} Nirhs nixdg~h} f} ~gi~ hl~gh} i}~ls~ hrhe gin i nixdg~h}tgf {h}bf}ohn oxslc hrhe ~gfxdg ~gh c`loic~lc scheh le ~gh Ofrlhlerf`rhs i n}ioi~lc sfed cf``imf}i~lfe mh~thhe ^gh ]hi` Nhi` ien C`hf'Glens nixdg~h}, i~ ^gh I{f``f ^ghi~}h%%
^gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~ {}hshe~hn hrlnhech ~gi~ ~gh cfesxoled {xm`lc ic~xi``| mh`lhrhs
~gi~ Sio " Nirh f} Sio Off}h i{{}frhn ~gh Ofrlh f} ~gi~ l~ cfes~l~x~hs i `lbh gls~f}| fb Sio
" Nirh%
Efeh fb ~gh oi}jh~led oi~h}li`s bf} ~gh Ofrlh ohe~lfe f} cfe~ile {gf~fd}i{gs fb Sio
" Nirh f} Sio Off}h% Ehrh}~gh`hss ~gh {`ile~lbbs cfe~hen ~gi~ ~ghsh oi~h}li`s sfxdg~ ~f
ololc ~gh `ljhehss fb Sio " Nirh%
N% Sioxh` @% Aicjsfes hs~lofe|
I~ nh{fsl~lfe Aicjsfe nhelhn girled mishn ~gh Glens cgi}ic~h} fe Sio Off}h% Gh
~hs~lblhn ~gi~ ef feh ~f`n glo ~f mish gls }f`h le ~gh Ofrlh fe Sio " Nirh&Sio Off}h ~gi~ gh
nln ef~ mish gls niecled ofrhs fe Sio " Nirh niech ofrhs ~gi~ gh tf}h sxed`isshs le
ch}~ile schehs mhcixsh ~gh| th}h slol`i} ~f sginhs ~gi~ gh fb~he thi}s ~gi~ gh gin ehrh} shhe i
`lrh {h}bf}oiech m| Sio " Nirh f} Sio Off}h mhbf}h bl`oled ~gh Ofrlh ien ~gi~ gh cgfsh ~f
thi} gi~s ~f hox`i~h f`nh} ohe tgf tf}h ~gfsh ~|{hs fb gi~s%=9 Hsshe~li``| Aicjsfe
nlsc`ilohn ~gi~ gh gin ie| le~he~lfe ~f s{hclblci``| {f}~}i| Sio Off}h f} ie| {i}~lcx`i}
oxslci` i}~ls~ le ~gh Ofrlh%
Is ~gh {`ile~lbbs {fle~ fx~ Aicjsfe inol~~hn ~gi~ gh `ls~hehn ~f Sio " Nirh sfeds
d}ftled x{ ~gi~ gh gin Sio Off}h frh} ~f gls gfoh i~ `his~ fech ien ~gi~ le hi}`| =;;4 gh
=9Shh, h%d% Nfcjh~ Ef% 3;7 Hw% 3= i~ 871
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gin ei}}i~hn i [MS/^R nfcxohe~i}| m| Cfecf}n ci``hn ]hs{hc~ \fx}sh`b1 ^gh S~iw ]hcf}ns
S~f}| tglcg lec`xnhs shdohe~s le tglcg Sio " Nirh {h}bf}o ien niech ~f Sfx` Oie ien
Gf`n Fe Lo Cfole iofed {h}bf}oiechs m| exoh}fxs f~gh} i}~ls~s% Aicjsfe gis ~hs~lblhn
~gi~ i`~gfxdg gh ei}}i~hn ~gh [MS s{hcli` gh nln ef~ ic~xi``| rlht ~gh blei` bl`o% Cfesls~he~
tl~g gls cxs~foi}| {}ic~lch gh slo{`| }hcf}nhn ~gh ei}}i~lrh le i s~xnlf ien ehrh} ti~cghn ~gh
nfcxohe~i}| hrhe ~gfxdg l~ cfe~ilehn gls rflch% ^gh {`ile~lbbs i`sf {fle~ fx~ ~gi~ Aicjsfe
~hs~lblhn ~gi~ gh ien Oic {h}bf}ohn Gf`n Fe Lo Cfole le ~gh Ofrlh tl~gfx~ s{hcli`
{}h{i}i~lfe i{{i}he~`| b}fo ohof}|%
^gh {`ile~lbbs cfe~hen ~gi~ ~gh cfx}~ sgfx`n ef~ icch{~ ie| fb Aicjsfes ~hs~lofe| is ~}xh
bf} {x}{fshs fb sxooi}| axndohe~ i{{i}he~`| mishn fe ~ghl} mh`lhb ~gi~ Aicjsfes ~hs~lofe|
}hdi}nled ~gh [MS s{hcli` ien ~gh {h}bf}oiech fb Gf`n Fe Lo Cfole b}fo ohof}| i}h sf
nxmlfxs is ~f {`ich i`` fb gls ~hs~lofe| le nfxm~% I`~gfxdg ~gh {`ile~lbbs i}dxh ~gi~ ~gh cfx}~
sgfx`n ef~ icch{~ ~gh c}hnlml`l~| fb Aicjsfes ~hs~lofe| i~ ~gls s~idh ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~
cl~hn ~f hrlnhech cfe~}inlc~led Aicjsfes stf}e ~hs~lofe|% Of}hfrh} ~gh cfx}~ blens ef
lecfesls~hechs le Aicjsfes ~hs~lofe| hl~gh} le~h}ei``| f} tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f f~gh} stf}e ~hs~lofe|%
^gxs ~gh cfx}~ tl`` is l~ oxs~ i~ ~gls s~idh }h`| fe ~gh xecfe~}inlc~hn bic~s%
H% Sio Off}hs Fmahc~lfes ~f ~gh Ofrlh
Le Fc~fmh} =;;4 ~gh {`ile~lbbs }hchlrhn i cf{| fb ~gh Ofrlhs sc}l{~ tglcg i~ ~gh ~loh
tis xenh} ~gh tf}jled ~l~`h Sfx` Ohe% Ib~h} isch}~ileled lebf}oi~lfe imfx~ ~gh cfe~he~ fb ~gh
bl`o Sio Off}h dirh ohnli le~h}rlhts le tglcg gh hw{}hsshn ~gi~ ~gh Ofrlh tis i }l{ fbb fb
gls `lbh gls~f}|% ^gh {`ile~lbbs i`sf n}ib~hn i {}hss }h`hish ci``led ~gh Ofrlh bijh% ]fdh}
B}lhnoie ie Ioh}lcie he~h}~ileohe~ ehts afx}ei`ls~ ien {}fbhsslfei` cf``hidxh fb ~gh Off}hs
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cfe~ic~hn ^TC ox`~l{`h ~lohs ~f hw{}hss cfech}es tl~g ~gh cfe~he~ fb ~gh Ofrlh ien ~gh bic~
~gi~ l~ nln ef~ lec`xnh Sio Off}h%== Sio Off}hs cfxesh` i`sf she~ i exomh} fb `h~~h}s ~f ^TC
hw{}hssled Sio Off}hs cfech}e ~gi~ ~gh Ofrlh lb }h`hishn tfx`n leb}ledh gls }ldg~s le ~gh
Oi}js ien {f}~}i| glo le i bi`sh `ldg~% ^TC fbbh}hn Sio Off}h i ciohf }f`h le ~gh bl`o tglcg
tis ehi}led ~gh hen fb {}fnxc~lfe mx~ Sio Off}h nhc`lehn ~gh fbbh} is lesx`~led%
Ef~tl~gs~ienled Sio Off}hs fmahc~lfes ^TC }h`hishn ~gh Ofrlh is scghnx`hn%
B% ^gh Sfxen~}icj
Nx}led bl`oled ^TC i{{i}he~`| ehdf~li~hn tl~g i exomh} fb }hcf}n `imh`s bf} ~gh }ldg~s
~f {}fnxch ~gh Sfx` Ohe Sfxen~}icj% 'Shh NSXB Hw% >9%, Fe Oi}cg 9 =;;7 ^TC he~h}hn
le~f ie id}hhohe~ tl~g Cfecf}n bf} {}fnxc~lfe fb ~gh Sfxen~}icj% M| ~gi~ ~loh ~gh sfeds
{h}bf}ohn le ~gh Ofrlh m| Aicjsfe ien Oic sfoh fb tglcg th}h lec`xnhn fe ~gh Sfxen~}icj
gin i`}hin| mhhe }hcf}nhn% Le cfeaxec~lfe tl~g ~gh }h`hish fb ~gh Ofrlh ~gh Sfxen~}icj tis
}h`hishn fe Efrhomh} > =;;7% ^gh Sfxen~}icj lec`xnhn ie lesh}~ tglcg s~i~hn ~gi~ ^gh
F}ldlei` Sfx` Ohe i}h i~ S~iw tglcg {`ile~lbbs cfe~hen rlf`i~hn ~ghl} ~}inhoi}j }ldg~s ~f ^gh
F}ldlei` Sfx` Oie%
==Shh, h%d% []NSXB Hw% =< i~ {% 4 9;&39&;4 Hoil` b}fo B}lhnoie ~f ^TC 'L shh ~ghsc}l{~ gis ~gh ~tf sfx` ohe le hsshech c}lmmled b}fo ~gh Sio " Nirh s~f}| % % % % Tgi~s tf}sh~gh| t}f~h le Lsiic Gi|hs is i cgi}ic~h}) % % % % Z^_f bhi~x}h glo ien ef~ Sio tfx`n }hi``| mh~h}}lm`h % % % % ^gh feh ~gled ~gi~ sgfx`ne~ gi{{he gh}h ls bf} ~gh ixnlhech ~f ~glej ~gls ls ~gh }hi`Sio " Nirh s~f}|% Sio gis gls fte d}hi~ s~f}| ~f ~h`` % % % % ZG_h ls Sfx` Oie ~gh ti| AiohsM}fte tis Dfnbi~gh} fb Sfx`% ^gh}hs fe`| feh Sfx` Oie%,: ln% i~ {% > =&>&;7 hoil` b}foB}lhnoie ~f ^TC ]h{}hshe~i~lrhs 'Axs~ `ffjled i~ ~gls sc}l{~ ~gh}h i}h shrh}i` }hbh}hechs ~fSio " Nirh % % % % ZG_ft tfx`n |fx bhh` lb sfohfeh oinh i ofrlh imfx~ ~tf m}f~gh}s tgfs~i}~hn i ofrlh cfo{ie|6 Ien eiohn l~ ib~h} ~ghl} {i}he~s6 \fx dh~ ~gh n}lb~%,% Gi}rh|Thles~hle }hs{fenhn ~f ~gh 9;&39&;4 hoil` b}fo B}lhnoie is bf``fts1 Nhi} ]fdh}1 ^gls lsimfx~ micjx{ sledh}s% L ~glej |fx i}h }hinled le~f l~ ti| ~ff oxcg% L nf id}hh l~ tfx`n mh elch~f girh Sio le ~gh}h is i ciohf mx~ ~gls Zofrlh_ ls imfx~ d}xo{| f`n ohe% 'Ln% i~ {% 4%,
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^gh Sfxen~}icj bhi~x}hs ~th`rh }hcf}nleds sxed m| Aicjsfe ien Oic Lsiic Gi|hs
Ie~gfe| Giol`~fe Afge @hdhen Sgi}fe Afehs ien ~gh Ni{ Jleds Hnnlh B`f|n ien f~gh}s%
^gh Sfxen~}icj cfe~iles eht oxslc ien f`n oxslc oinh {f{x`i} le ~gh `i~h 9
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ois~h}s 'l%h% ~gh ois~h} }hcf}nleds fb ~ghl} f}ldlei` {h}bf}oiechs,% ^gxs ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh
ef cfe~}f` frh} gft ~gh I~`ie~lc ]hcf}ns I`mxo ls cx}}he~`| nls~}lmx~hn f} lcheshn% I`~gfxdg
~gh {`ile~lbbs i}h m}fin`| iti}h fb ~gh {f{x`i}l~| fb ~gh sfed Sfx` Ohe ien ~gh i`mxo Sio "
Nirh Sfx` Ohe ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef {h}sfei` jeft`hndh fb si`hs lerhe~f}| oi}jh~led f}
}hrhexh }h`i~hn ~f ~gh I~`ie~lc ]hcf}ns I`mxo% Bx}~gh}of}h Sio Off}h nln ef~ cgffsh ~f ~l~`h
~gh I~`ie~lc ]hcf}ns I`mxo is Sio " Nirh Sfx` Ohe ef} nln Sio Off}h cgffsh ~f ~l~`h ~gh
sfed Sfx` Ohe% ^gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~ {}fnxchn hrlnhech ~gi~ Sio Off}h }h~iles ie|
{}f{h}~| }ldg~s f} nl}hc~ bleiecli` le~h}hs~s le ~gh I~`ie~lc ]hcf}ns I`mxo% Ehrh}~gh`hss gh
i{{hi}s ~f issh}~ sfoh bf}o fb ~}inhoi}j le~h}hs~s le ~gh ~l~`h fb ~gi~ i`mxo%
Le Nhchomh} =;;7 Gls~f}lc Oxslc Lec% ien Xelrh}si` Oxslc He~h}{}lshs }h`hishn i NRN
le ~gh Xel~hn S~i~hs cfech}eled Sio " Nirh he~l~`hn ^gh F}ldlei` Sfx` Ohe Sio " Nirh
NRN% 'Gh}hleib~h} Gls~f}lc Bl`os NRN%,=3 Gls~f}lc Oxslc Lec% xenh} ie hwc`xslrh `lchesh
~f Xelrh}si` Oxslc He~h}{}lshs gf`ns ~gh cf{|}ldg~ ~f ~gls NRN% Xelrh}si` Oxslc Nls~}lmx~lfe
ls ~gh nls~}lmx~f} fb ~gh Gls~f}lc Bl`os NRN% ^gh NRN tglcg tis ef~ }h`hishn le ~ghi~h}s le ~gh
Xel~hn S~i~hs ls i nfcxohe~i}| imfx~ Sio " Nirh%
Le Fc~fmh} =;;4 th`` mhbf}h ~gh NRN tis }h`hishn Sio Off}h ien Gls~f}lc Bl`os
he~h}hn le~f ie id}hhohe~ le tglcg Sio Off}h d}ie~hn Gls~f}lc Bl`os ~gh }ldg~ ~f x~l`lqh ixnlf
ien rlsxi` loidhs fb glo le ~gh nfcxohe~i}| is th`` is ~gh ~}inhoi}j bf} Sio " Nirh ~gi~ L
fte ien cfe~}f` % % % % 'NSXB Hw% >> i~ {% 9%, Le }h~x}e Sio Off}h }hchlrhn .48;;%;; ien ~gh
=3^gh {`ile~lbbs s~i~h ~gi~ Xelrh}si` Bl`os XJ }h`hishn ~gh NRN% I`~gfxdg l~ ls ef~he~l}h`| c`hi} b}fo ~gh bich fb ~gh NRN tgh~gh} ~gls ls cf}}hc~ ~gls bic~xi` nls~lec~lfe lshsshe~li``| l}}h`hrie~% Tl~gfx~ oijled i bic~xi` blenled is ~f tglcg he~l~| ic~xi``| }h`hishn ~ghNRN ~gh cfx}~ tl`` }hbh} ~f ~gh NRN is ~gh Gls~f}lc Bl`os NRN%
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}ldg~ ~f }hchlrh =8( fb ie| d}fss }f|i`~| }hchlrhn m| Gls~f}lc Bl`os le cfeehc~lfe ~gh NRN%
^gh id}hhohe~ nfhs ef~ hw{`lcl~`| }hbh}hech ~gh Sfx` Oie Oi}j% L~ nfhs ef~ i{{hi} ~gi~ Sio
Off}h ic~xi``| }hchlrhn ie| cfo{hesi~lfe f~gh} ~gie ~gh .48;;%;; x{/b}fe~ {i|ohe~%
^gh F}ldlei` Sfx` Ohe Sio " Nirh tis ef~ ~gh f}ldlei` ~l~`h fb ~gh Gls~f}lc Bl`os
NRN: les~hin l~ i{{hi}s ~gi~ ~gh Ofrlhs {}fnxch}s inf{~hn ~gh ~l~`h i~ Af|ch Off}hs mhghs~% =>
I~ ie| }i~h ~gh bich fb ~gh NRN cfe~iles ^gh F}ldlei` le soi`` tgl~h `h~~h}s Sfx` Ohe
nl}hc~`| mh`ft le s`ldg~`| `i}dh} tgl~h bfe~ ien Sio " Nirh mh`ft ~gi~ le oxcg `i}dh}
s~|`lqhn |h``ft `h~~h}s%
^gh {`ile~lbbs m}fin`| i``hdh i cfo{h~led ~l~`hs c`ilo }h`i~lrh ~f ~gh 98%,
=8Feh fb ~ghsh he~l~lhs Loi Ni Tlbh He~h}{}lshs tis lecf}{f}i~hn le ^heehsshh le9
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Le innl~lfe ~f ~ghl} I}lqfei gfoh ~gh Off}hs i`sf oile~ilehn i }hslnhech le Eisgrl``h
^heehsshh b}fo 948 X%S% 84> 872 9;2 S% C~% 93>7 7< @% Hn% =n
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837 '9 'yxf~ledIenh}sfe r% @lmh}~| @fmm|Lec% >44 X%S% =>= =>48
X%S% i~ 874,% Mx~ Z~_gh oh}h hwls~hech fb i scle~l``i fb hrlnhech le sx{{f}~ fb ~gh efe/ofrled
{i}~|s {fsl~lfe tl`` mh lesxbblclhe~Of`nftie 847 B%3n i~ 34> 'yxf~ledIenh}sfe >44 X%S% i~
=8=, ien ~gh efe/ofrie~s {}ffb oxs~ mh of}h ~gie oh}h`| cf`f}im`h% Ienh}sfe >44 X%S% i~
=> 'cl~ledOi~sxsgl~i >48
X%S% i~ 874,%
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Le ~ghl} c`ilos 'ien issfcli~hn i}dxohe~s, ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh `i}dh`| bil`hn ~f nls~ledxlsg
tgh~gh} ien gft ~ghl} c`ilos }h`i~h ~f ~gh Oi}js ~gh ^l~`hs f} mf~g% Slol`i}`| ~gh {`ile~lbbs
issh}~ hicg fb ~ghl} c`ilos idiles~ i`` nhbhenie~s hrhe ~gfxdg hicg nhbhenie~ {`i|hn i nls~lec~
}f`h }h`i~lrh ~f ~gh Ofrlh ien&f} Sfxen~}icj% Bx}~gh}of}h ~gh {`ile~lbbs fb~he }hbh}
le~h}cgiedhim`| ~f }ldg~s gh`n ien&f} issh}~hn m| Sio Off}h ien }ldg~s issh}~hn ien&f} gh`n
m| ~gh {`ile~lbbs hrhe ~gfxdg ~gh ei~x}h fb hicgs {`ile~lbbs }ldg~s 'tgi~hrh} ~gh| oi| mh, i}h
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`hdi``| nls~lec~% ^gls m`xenh}mxss i{{}ficg i~ ~lohs gis oinh l~ nlbblcx`~ ~f isch}~ile ~gh {}hclsh
ei~x}h fb i {i}~lcx`i} c`ilo m| tgfo ls l~ ls mhled {}f{h}`| issh}~hn ien ~f tglcg nhbhenie~'s,
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~gfsh nls~lec~lfes tgh}h }h`hrie~%
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^gh {`ile~lbbs `i}dh`| girh {`hinhn ien i}dxh ~ghl} c`ilos le cf``hc~lrh ~h}os% Gfthrh}
~gh nhbhenie~s i}dxh ~gi~ ~gh {`ile~lbbs girh ef~ sgfte ~gi~ Af|ch Off}h f} ^gh SAO ^}xs~ girh
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'Ln%, 'ho{gisls le f}ldlei`, 'le~h}ei` cl~i~lfes fol~~hn,% Tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f ^gh SAO ^}xs~ ~gh
nhbhenie~s s~i~h is bf``fts1
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}hs{fesh ~f ~gh nhbhenie~s i}dxohe~s }hdi}nled Af|ch Off}h ien ^gh SAO ^}xs~ cfes~l~x~hs
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I% @hdi` S~ieni}n ien ~gh [i}~lhs [fsl~lfes
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bf} ~gh Nls~}lc~ fb I}lqfei girh gh`n ~gi~ ~gh}h ls ef }hisfe tg| i c`ilo bf} lerislfe fb ~gh }ldg~
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nhs~}xc~lfe%
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{h}sfes he~l~`hn ~f {}f~hc~lfe issldeiml`l~| ien nhscheniml`l~| ~gh ~|{hs fb xshs ~gi~ i}h
leb}ledled ien hwho{~lfes ien bil} xshs% Shh ^hee% Cfnh Iee% >4/=8/99;9 h~ shy% ^gh s~i~x~h
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7;8 B% Sx{{% =n i~ 8;; 'ho{gisls innhn,%
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^gh}hbf}h ~gh cfx}~ blens ~gi~ ~gh}h ls i cfeb`lc~ fb `its tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f ~gh }ldg~ fb {xm`lcl~|
c`ilo% Iccf}nled`| ~gh cfx}~ tl`` xenh}~ijh i cfeb`lc~ fb its iei`|sls tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f ~gls
c`ilo is th`` is tl~g }hs{hc~ ~f ~gh ^^OI ien ^C[I c`ilos%
'm, Cgflch fb @it Iei`|sls
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'c, ~gh nfolcl`h }hslnhech ei~lfei`l~| {`ich fb lecf}{f}i~lfeien {`ich fb mxslehss fb ~gh {i}~lhs ien
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Shh Mhi}nhe =;9; T@ 9==3
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