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    tobt tol rlfcdcmi wbs ci cts hmst uib`uftlrbtl` gmrh ci tol olbrts mg tol vlry

    Amhpbicmis /hby Bffo jl pflbsl` wcto tolh bff#mg tol Hlsslidlr mg Bffo /hby

    Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och plbal#) Pous& tol Quaalssmrs /hby Bffo somw

    amhpbsscmi tmwbr`s tolh# lxpli`l` b drlbt `lbf mg lggmrt tm trbvlf tol lxpbi`cid

    Husfch wmrf` tm amfflat bi` `mauhlit bs huao cigmrhbtcmi bjmut Csfh grmh tol

    Amhpbicmis /hby Bffo jl pflbsl` wcto tolh#)

    Pol Gmffmwlrs /c)l) tol saomfbrs mg tol tocr` dlilrbtcmi mg Husfchs# wlrl bjfl tm usl tocs

    amfflatl` cigmrhbtcmi tm cictcbtl tol `lvlfmphlit mg `cgglrlit `csacpfcils tm olfp ci

    am`cgcabtcmi mg tol rlfcdcmi) Pous& tol vbrcmus `csacpfcils mg Csfhca eimwfl`dl wlrl

    `lvlfmpl`) Polsl ciafu`l` tol `csacpfcils rlfbtl` tm tol Ruri& suao bs Pbkw`/amrrlat

    rlactbtcmi mg tol Ruri# bi` Pbgsr /lxldlscs mg tol Ruri#5 tol ^rmpoltca trb`ctcmis&

    suao bs Hubfb bf(b`to /afbsscgcabtcmi mg ^rmpoltca trb`ctcmis# bi` Cfh bf(Zckf

    /jcmdrbpocls bi` aobrbatlr trbcts mg tol ibrrbtmrs mg ^rmpoltca trb`ctcmis#5 tol Hlsslidlr

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    jcmdrbpoy# bi` Qobhcf /lxtlribf ^rmpoltca aobrbatlrcstcas#5 bi` mtolrs& ciafu`cid

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    Pol hltom` usl` jy tol lbrfy Husfchs tm lisurl wobt toly wlrl flbricid wbs trufy

    grmh tol Hlsslidlr mg Bffo /hby Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och plbal# bi` imt

    smhltocid civlitl` citm tol rlfcdcmi& bi` tm c`litcgy `lvcbtcmis& wbs vlrcgcbjfl

    trbishcsscmi /Csi`#) Pocs hlbit tobt biymil wom ob` flbrit smhltocid bjmut Csfh

    amuf` ibhl tol plrsmi wom toly ob` flbrit ct mgg bi` tobt plrsmi amuf` ibhl tol

    plrsmi wom toly ob` flbrit ct mgg bff tol wby& ci bi uijrmeli aobci& tm tol ^rmpolt mg

    Bffo /hby Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och plbal#) Cg biymil `c` imt obvl tocs aobci

    mg flbricid toli wobt toly tbudot wbs `csrldbr`l`)

    Pol hbstlr mg `rlbh citlrprltbtcmi bi` Quaalssmr& Hubhhb` cji Qri /hby Bffo

    somw amhpbsscmi tmwbr`s och# lxpfbcil` tol ilalsscty mg tol aobci mg trbishcsscmi

    woli ol sbc` jlgmrl tol trcjufbtcmi& plmpfl ilvlr glft biy ilalsscty tm bse bjmut tol

    aobci mg trbishcsscmi& jut bgtlr ct toly stbrtl` `lhbi`cid tol ibrrbtmr tm hlitcmi tolcr

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    POL \IJZMELI AOBCI; PZBIQHCQQCMI BI@ ZLQLZWBPCMI MG POL PZB@CPCMI

    PZBIR\CF OLBZP HL@CB ^BDL 20# vcb twm aobcis mg trbishcsscmi) Ct cs bfsm ibrrbtl` jy Bhb`& Husib`/!:>3? '

    !:07?#)21

    Bf(Eobj& Pbqy` bf(Cfh/p) 72#)

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    POL B^^ZM^ZCBPL HLPOM@ MG ^\ZQ\CID QBAZL@ EIMTFL@DL

    PZBIR\CF OLBZP HL@CB ^BDL :2

    tm pby bttlitcmi tm tol mpcicmis bi` vlr`cats mg biy plrsmi wom `c` imt obvl b tlbaolr&

    bi` toly wmuf` alrtbcify imt `ljbtl wcto suao plmpfl)20

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    jlcid tbudot bi` suplrvcsl` jy mtolr olbrt surdlmis) Cg b fby plrsmi rlb` b jmme bjmut

    olbrt surdlry bi` trcl` tm plrgmrh olbrt surdlry& tol plrsmi wmuf` obrh& bi` lvli ecff&

    tol pbtclit) Pocs cs tol sbhl bs b fby(plrsmi rlb`cid b vlrsl mg tol Imjfl Ruri bi`

    citlrprltcid ct jy milslfg wctomut tol duc`bial mg b qubfcgcl` saomfbr wom obs vlrcgcbjfl

    trbishcsscmi dmcid jbae tm tol plrsmi slit tm lxpfbci tol Hcdoty Ruri& tol

    Hlsslidlr mg Bffo /hby Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och plbal#)

    Ci suhhbry& tol amrrlat bi` bpprmprcbtl hltom` mg pursucid sbarl` eimwfl`dl cs jy

    stu`ycid wcto b tlbaolr) Pocs tlbaolr somuf` jl b rlfcdcmus saomfbr wcto b vlrcgcbjfl

    trbishcsscmi jbae tm tol Hlsslidlr mg Bffo /hby Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och

    plbal# bi` butomrczbtcmi tm tlbao) Flbricid tol rlfcdcmi grmh plmpfl wom brlit saomfbrs

    mg Csfhca eimwfl`dl mr jy rlb`cid jmmes bfmil wcff flb` tm hcsduc`bial bi` tm lrrmrs

    ci tol amrrlat ui`lrstbi`cid mg tol rlfcdcmi) Bi` Bffo /Dfmrcgcl` bi` Lxbftl` cs Ol#

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    ^ZLFCHCIBZS LQQBSQ MI LQQLIPCBF EIMTFL@DL

    ^BDL :: PZBIR\CF OLBZP HL@CB

    POL LPCR\LPPLQ MG POL QP\@LIP

    ZLALCWCID QBAZL@ CIQPZ\APCMI

    Polrl brl b iuhjlr mg ltcqulttls tobt somuf` jl ciaufabtl` ci tol stu`lit mg sbarl`

    eimwfl`dl tm bc` ci amrrlatfy bttbcicid eimwfl`dl) Polsl ltcqulttls obvl prmvli tm jl

    suaalssguf gmr hbiy rlfcdcmus saomfbrs ci olfpcid tolh flbri& bs `lhmistrbtl` jy tolcr

    b`vcal /jmto wrcttli bi` vlrjbf# tobt obs jlli pbssl` `mwi tol dlilrbtcmis)

    Pol gcrst ltcqulttl cs obvcid tol amrrlat citlitcmi gmr stu`y bi` flbricid sbarl`

    eimwfl`dl) Bffo /Dfmrcgcl` bi` Lxbftl` cs Ol# sbys Tomlvlr slles tol obrvlst mg tolOlrlbgtlr& Tl ciarlbsl ocs obrvlst5 bi` womlvlr slles tol obrvlst mg tocs wmrf`& Tl dcvloch mg ct olrl& jut ci tol Olrlbgtlr ol wcff obvl im pmrtcmi 2) Bfsm& tol Hlsslidlr mg

    Bffo /hby Bffo jflss och bi` drbit och plbal# cs ibrrbtl` tm obvl sbc` Batcmisbrl mify jy citlitcmis& bi` lvlry hbi obs mify tobt wocao ol citli`l` :)Pous& tol stu`lit mg eimwfl`dl somuf` citli` tm stu`y mify gmr tol sbel mg Bffo

    /Dfmrcgcl` bi` Lxbftl` cs Ol# bi` tol Olrlbgtlr) Mil somuf` bfsm citli` tm stu`y sm tobt

    mil abi rlhmvl milslfg grmh cdimrbial bi` tol cdimrbit plmpfl& bi` gmr tol rlvcvbf bi`

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    Mil somuf` bfsm obvl b `llp rlsplat mg sbarl` eimwfl`dl bi` tomsl tobt pmsslss ct) Pocs

    ciafu`ls obvcid tol sbhl ouhcfcty bi` rlvlrlial woli mil olbrs mr rlb`s smhltocid

    bjmut rlfcdcmi& woltolr ct cs tol gcrst tchl mr tol tomusbi`to tchl mil obs olbr` mr rlb`

    tobt cigmrhbtcmi) Ct bfsm ciafu`ls jlcid ci b stbtl mg rctubf purcty woli flbricid& imt

    pfbacid jmmes mg sbarl` eimwfl`dl `crlatfy mi tol gfmmr& bi` imt strltaocid mils gmmt

    mut tmwbr`s tol jmmes mg sbarl` eimwfl`dl) Jmmes mg tol Ruri bi` cts citlrprltbtcmi

    somuf` jl pfbal` bjmvl mtolr jmmes)

    Bs gmr rlsplatcid tol pmsslssmrs mg sbarl` eimwfl`dl /c)l) mils saomfbrs-tlbaolrs# `urcid

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    POL LPCR\LPPLQ MG POL QP\@LIP ZLALCWCID QBAZL@ CIQPZ\APCMI

    PZBIR\CF OLBZP HL@CB ^BDL :1

    grmit mg tolh mr scttcid ci tolcr pfbal5 scttcid ci b slhc(acrafl brmui` tolh5 imt splbecid

    `urcid tolcr prlslial& lxalpt wcto tolcr plrhcsscmi5 imt mjklatcid tm wobt toly obvl sbc`

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    mutsc`l mg tol afbss5 bi` rlsplatcid tolcr rlfbtcvls) Omwlvlr& mil somuf` imt mjly mils

    tlbaolr ci `csmjlycid tol amhhbi`s mg Bffo /Dfmrcgcl` bi` Lxbftl` cs Ol# bi` Ocs

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