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calt'} m`ltfltk`l# tbf Fkgbtb Aofldoflt d`f} l`t zfqvkzf tbat kl `zdfz t` jf }vjnfmt t` a dfatb

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oflt uz`tfmtk`l}# k} tbat tbf dfifldalt }ufmkikmacc{ kltfldfd t` mav}f tbf dfatb `i al`tbfz,*

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`z wb` }b`wfd zfmhcf}} dk}zfgazd i`z bvoal ckif m`ou`zt} wktb m`ltfou`zaz{ }taldazd} `i df/

mflm{+,

Kl bk} fkgbtb mcako# Tb`oa} mcako} Z'M, :;:;,5="D+"1+ ald :;:;,54 azf vlm`l}tktvtk`lac/

c{ yagvf, ]ufmkikmacc{# bf mcako} ZM, :;:;,5="D+"1+ k} vlm`l}tktvtk`lacc{ yagvf jfmav}f kt gkyf}

tbf }fltflmklg avtb`zkt{ vlifttfzfd dk}mzftk`l t` wfkgb a }tatvt`z{ oktkgatklg iamt`z a} al aggza/

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dk}mzftk`l wktb mcfaz ald }ufmkikm gvkdalmf, Bf azgvf} tbat tbf aggzayatklg mkzmvo}talmf} ck}tfd

kl Z,M, :;:;,54"A+"c +/"2+ iakc} t` gkyf }vmb gvkdalmf, Addktk`lacc{# bf mcako} Z ,f ,

:;:;,5="D+"c+ gkyf} tbf }fltflmfz `ufl fldfd dk}mzftk`l t` kou`}f tbf dfatb uflact{, Tbk} mcako

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u`ztk`lackt{ zfykfw, Bf l`tf} tbat Z,M, :;:;,5:1 ald :;:;,5= zfqvkzf kli`zoatk`l `l dfatb ufl/

act{ ma}f} jf zfu`ztfd t` tbf @bk` ]vuzfof M`vzt, Bf mcako} tbfzf azf }vj}taltkac d`vjt} a} t`

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tki{ tbf oktkgatklg iamt`z} vldfzmvt} adfqvatf auufccatf zfykfw, Wktb`vt tbk} kli`zoatk`l# l` }kg/

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]tfiifl# =1 @bk` ]t,=d Kcc# 65; L,F,:d =2=# uazagzaub `lf `i }{ccajv},

Kl bk} tfltb mcako# Tb`oa} mcako} @bk`'} mvzzflt oftb`d `i frfmvtk`l yk`catf} tbf Fkgbtb

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ackyf# acc `i wbkmb }bazf tbf dfckjfzatf klickmtk`l `i uakl i`z tbf }ahf `i uakl, Ja~f at 42, ]vj/

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at 91, B`wfyfz# @bk '̀} uz`mfdvzf m`ouckf} wktb tbf m`l}tktvtk̀ lac zfqvkzfoflt} agakl}t mzvfc

ald vlv}vac uvlk}boflt, Tb`oa} ba} l`t mazzkfd bk} jvzdfl `i }b`wklg tbat tbf zk}h `i uakl

iz`o oacadoklk}tzatk`l `i a m`lmfdfdc{ bvoalf cftbac klnfmtk`l uz`t`m`c m`l}tktvtf} mzvfc ald

vlv}vac uvlk}boflt,

Kl bk} fcfyfltb mcako# Tb`oa} m`ltfld} tbat @bk`'} dfatb uflact{ }mbfof k} koufzok}/

}kjc{ oaldat`z{ jfmav}f kt zfqvkzf} tbf nvz{ t` zfm`oofld a dfatb }fltflmf ki tbf aggzayatklg

mkzmvo}talmf} `vtwfkgb tbf oktkgatklg iamt̀ z}, Bk} azgvoflt k} l`t wfcc tahfl, @bk`'} }tatvt`z{

}mbfof d m̀} l`t zfqvkzf kl al{ mkzmvo}talmf tb f avt`oatkm kou`}ktk`l `i tb f dfatb uflact{ wbfl

a dfifldalt k} m`lykmtfd `i aggzayatfd ovzdfz, Bk} azgvoflt} bayf jffl zfnfmtfd j{ tbf @bk`]vuzfof M`vzt# ]ff# Jvfcc# :: @bk` ]t,=d at 141# =2; L,F,:d 7;6 ald ]tatf y, Wkcckao}# := @bk`

]t,=d 19#:4#4;5 L,F,:d ;59 "1;29+,

Kl mcako lvojfz twfcyf# Tb`oa} m`ltfld} tbat tbf }tatf'} jvzdfl `i uz``i kl dfatb uflac/

t{ ma}f} }b`vcd jf uz``i jf{`ld acc d`vjt kl j`tb tbf gvkct uba}f ald tbf }fltflmklg uba}f `i tbf

tzkac, Bf mcako} @bk`'} zfqvkzfoflt `i uz``i 'jf{`ld a zfa}`lajcf d`vjt' k} l`t }viikmkfltc{

}tzklgflt ald tbat @bk` d`f} l`t zfqvkzf tbf nvz{ t` m`l}kdfz a} a oktkgatklg iamt`z tbat tbf fyk/

dflmf iakc} t` uzfmcvdf acc d`vjt "zf}kdvac d`vjt+ a} t` tbf dfifldalt'} gvkct, Bk} azgvoflt} azf

l`t wfcc tahfl jfmav}f tbf{ bayf jffl zfnfmtfd j{ tbf @bk` ]vuzfof M`vzt, ]ff, f,g,# Nflhkl}#

16 @bk` ]t,=d at :_ 5/:_ 1#47= L,F,:d :94, Kl addktk`l# tbf m`l}tktvtk`lackt{ `izfqvkzklg a jvz/

dfl `i uz``i jf{`ld a zfa}`lajcf d`vjt kl mzkoklac uz̀ mffdklg} ba} jffl ikzoc{ f}tajck}bfd, Kl

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b`cd} tbat Tb`oa}' uz`u }̀fd jvzdfl `i •uz``i jf{`ld acc d`vjt' k} m`l}tktvtk̀ lacc{ oaldatfd, Kl

addktk`l# tbf @bk̀ ]vuzfof M`vzt ba} vubfcd tbf dfiklktk`l `i *zfa}`lajcf d`vjt* m`ltaklfd kl

Z,M, :;51,56"F+, Nflhkl} at :11, Wktb zf}ufmt t` Tb`oa}' 'zf}kdvac d`vjt' azgvoflt# tbf V,],

]vuzfof M`vzt ba} bfcd tbat }tatf} azm l`t zfqvkzfd t` acc`w tbf dfifldalt tbf `uu`ztvlkt{ t` az/

gvf zf}kdvac d`vjt a} a oktkgatklg mkzmvo}talmf}, I za lhckl y , C{lavgb# 427 V,], 194# 174# 152

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klg iamt`z jfmav}f kt k} l`t zfcfyalt t` tbf dfifldalt'} mbazamtfz# zfm`zd# `z al{ mkzmvo}talmf} `i

tbf `iifl}f, cd, ]ff# ac} #̀ ]catf y,OmGvkzf# 25 @bk` ]t,=d =;5#45:/45=# 929 L,F,:d 111:

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@bk̀ '} dfatb uflact{ }tatvtf} yk`catf} yazk`v} kltfzlatk̀ lac caw ald tzfatkf} t` wbkmb tbf Vlktfd

]tatf} `i Aofzkma k} a uazt{, Tbf}f azgvoflt} wfzf m`l}kdfzfd ald zfnfmtfd j{ tbf ]vuzfof

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Mkykc ald U`cktkmac Zkgbt} `z tbf mv}t`oaz{ kltfzlatk̀ lac caw l z̀o+,

Kl }vooaz{# ja}fd `l tbf aj`yf zfa}`lklg# tbf m`vzt ikld} tbat @bk`'} mauktac }fltflmklg

caw} azf l`t kl yk`catk`l `i tbf Vlktfd ]tatf} `z @bk` M`l}tktvtk`l} l`z kl yk`catk`l `i yazk`v}

kltfzlatk`lac caw} `z tzfatkf} t` wbkmb tbf Vlktfd ]tatf `i Aofzkma k} a uazt{, Tbf o`tk`l `i df/

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