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    K@JWT TBG @PGEEKE CGETGP IJP HWSTMCG

    Tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp ijp Hwstmcg kt Egv ]jpl Wemygpsmt} Scbjjo ji Okv ms k eje!~kptmske ~w`omc ~jomc} ked okv

    mestmtwtg tbkt ijcwsgs je tbg iwedkagetko msswgs ji dgajcpkc} ked hwstmcg% Jwp vjpl pkefgs ipja yjtmef pmfbts tj

    cka~kmfe imekecg pgijpa/ ipja pkcmko hwstmcg me cpmameko okv tj Cjestmtwtmjeko ~pjtgctmje me tbg imfbt kfkmest

    tgppjpmsa% K smefwokp mestmtwtmje ~kpt tbmel tkel/ ~kpt ~w`omc metgpgst okv impa/ ~kpt kdyjckc} fpjw~ tbg

    @pgeeke Cgetgp cja`megs scbjokpsbm~/ ogfmsoktmyg ked ogfko kdyjckc}/ ked cjaawemcktmjes tj vme agkemefiwo/

    agkswpk`og cbkefg me tbg ~w`omc sgctjp%

    K@JWT TBG @PGEEKE CGETGPS DGAJCPKC] ^PJFPKA

    Tbg @pgeeke Cgetgps Dgajcpkc} ^pjfpka vjpls tj pg~kmp tbg `pjlge s}stgas ji Kagpmcke dgajcpkc}% Vg

    gecjwpkfg `pjkd cmtmxge ~kptmcm~ktmje `} ~pjajtmef yjtmef ked cka~kmfe pgijpa% Vg vjpl tj sgcwpg ikmp cjwpts ked

    tj kdykecg k Impst Kagedaget hwpms~pwdgecg tbkt ~wts tbg pmfbts ji cmtmxges ejt s~gcmko metgpgsts kt tbg cgetgp

    ji jwp dgajcpkc}% Vg cjook`jpktg vmtb fpksspjjts fpjw~s/ kdyjckc} jpfkemxktmjes/ ked fjygpeaget jiimcmkos tj

    gomamektg tbg j`stkcogs tj ke giigctmyg dgajcpkc}%

    KCLEJVOGDFGAGETS

    Tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp fpktgiwoo} kclejvogdfgs tbg Dgajcpkc} Koomkecg ^kptegps/ Gdwcktmjeko Ijwedktmje ji

    Kagpmck/ Tbg Pko~b ked Ikee} Goomsje Cbkpmtk`og Tpwst/ Ijpd Ijwedktmje/ Keeg Fwajvmtx/ Mpymef Bkppms

    Ijwedktmje/ Tbg Hj}cg Ijwedktmje/ Tbg H^@ Ijwedktmje/ Amtcbgoo Lk~jp Ijwedktmje/ Hjbe D% ked Cktbgpmeg T%

    AkcKptbwp Ijwedktmje/ Agptx Fmoajpg Ijwedktmje/ J~ge Sjcmgt} Ijwedktmjes/ Pjclgigoogp Ikamo} Iwed/ tbg Stktg

    Meipkstpwctwpg Iwed/ tbg Okvsje Ykogetmeg Ijwedktmje/ tbg Vmoomka @% Vmgegp Hp% Ijwedktmje/ ked Ekec} Ag}gp

    ked Akpc Vgmss ijp tbgmp fgegpjws sw~~jpt ji jwp yjtmef vjpl%

    Tbms pg~jpt ms tbg hjmet ~pjdwct ji bjwps ji vjpl `} ake} @pgeeke Cgetgp stkii% Me ~kptmcwokp/ vg jvg k ygp} s~gcmko

    tbkel }jw tj Gpml J~sko/ ejt jeo} ijp bms tbjwfbtiwo ked tbjpjwfb gdmtmef/ `wt ijp bms meykowk`og kssmstkecg metpkclmef gygp}tbmef tbkt bks bk~~gegd je tbg yjtmef ipjet tbms }gkp/ ked ijp bms k`momt} tj dj ;> tbmefs kt jecg/ ked tj

    dj tbga koo vgoo% Pgsgkpcb Kssjcmktg Owc} Xbjw ms jvgd k dg`t ji fpktmtwdg% Tbms pg~jpt cjwod ejt bkyg `gge

    cja~ogtgd vmtbjwt bgp gedogss bjwps ji pgsgkpcb ked dpkitmef kssmstkecg ked ma~gcck`og slmoo kt akekfmef tbg ake}

    ajymef ~kpts meyjoygd me `pmefmef tbg imeko ~pjdwct tjfgtbgp% S~gcmko tbkel }jw kosj fjgs tj Dgajcpkc} ^pjfpka

    kttjpeg} Mke Ykedgvkolgp vbj ~pjymdgd cja~pgbgesmyg/ omfbtemef s~ggd ogfko pgsgkpcb tbpjwfbjwt% Ked tbkel }jw

    tj pgsgkpcb kssjcmktgs Kakedk Agomooj ked Ckpsje Vbmtgogajes ijp kddmtmjeko pgsgkpcb ked fgegpko kssmstkecg ked

    kttjpeg}s Ymsbko Kfpkbkplkp/ Hjektbke @pktgp/ Dkymd Gkpog}/ Lggsbk Fkslmes/ ked Ogg Pjvoked/ koo ji vbja bgo~gd

    vmtb ykpmjws ks~gcts ji tbg pg~jpt je sbjpt jpdgp% Imekoo}/ vg tbkel Amcbkgo Vkodake/ Hgkemeg ^oket!Cbmpome/ Dgsmpgg

    Pkajs Pgmegp/ ked Hjbe Ljvko/ vbjsg cjetpm`wtmjes/ gecjwpkfgaget/ ked stpktgfmc ymsmje bgo~gd sbk~g tbms pg~jpt%

    0>;0%Tbms ~k~gp ms cjygpgd `} tbg Cpgktmyg Cjaajes Kttpm`wtmje!Ej Dgpmys!EjeCjaagpcmko omcgesg "sgg btt~8**cpgktmygcjaajes%jpf-% Mt ak} `gpg~pjdwcgd me mts getmpgt} ks ojef ks tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp ijp Hwstmcg kt E]W Scbjjo ji Okv ms cpgdmtgd/ k omel tj tbg Cgetgps vg` ~kfgs ms ~pjymdgd/ ked ejcbkpfg ms ma~jsgd% Tbg ~k~gp ak} ejt `g pg~pjdwcgd me ~kpt jp me kotgpgd ijpa/ jp mi k igg ms cbkpfgd/ vmtbjwt tbg Cgetgps ~gpamssmje% ^ogksg ogt tbg Cgetgplejv mi }jw pg~pmet%

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    K@JWT TBG KWTBJPS

    Vged} Vgmsgp dmpgcts tbg Dgajcpkc} ^pjfpka kt tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp ijp Hwstmcg kt E]W Scbjjo ji Okv/ k

    eje!~kptmske tbmel tkel ked ~w`omc metgpgst okv cgetgp% Sbg ijwedgd ked dmpgctgd tbg cgetgps Yjtmef Pmfbts ked

    Gogctmjes ^pjhgct/ cjjpdmektmef omtmfktmje/ pgsgkpcb/ ked kdyjckc} giijpts tj gebkecg ~jomtmcko ~kptmcm~ktmje ked

    ~pgyget yjtgp dmsgeipkecbmsgaget kcpjss tbg cjwetp}% Bgp vjpl ked tbg vjpl sbg dmpgctgd ~pjtgctgd tbg yjtmef

    pmfbts ji bwedpgds ji tbjwskeds ji cmtmxges me 0>>9/ 0>>2/ ked 0>;>%

    Sbg bks kwtbjpgd k ewa`gp ji ektmjekoo}!pgcjfemxgd ~w`omcktmjes ked kptmcogs je yjtmef pmfbts ked gogctmje pgijpa;0/ k cja~pgbgesmyg pjwedw~ ji koo stktg ogfmsoktmyg kctmje me

    0>;; je yjtmef pmfbts/ ijcwsmef je egv okvs ks vgoo ks stktg ogfmsoktmje tbkt bks ejt }gt ~kssgd jp tbkt ikmogd% Sbg bks

    k~~gkpgd je CEE/ Ijr Egvs/ Dgajcpkc} Ejv+/ kedE^Ps Ajpemef Gdmtmje/Koo Tbmefs Cjesmdgpgd/ ked Dmkeg Pgba Sbjv/

    kajef jtbgp jwtogts< bgp ~jomtmcko cjaagetkp} bks `gge ~w`omsbgd me tbgEgv ]jpl Tmags/ Pjoo Ckoo/ tbg Bmoo/ Ijpgmfe

    Kiikmps/ Bwiimeftje ^jst/ ked gosgvbgpg< ked sbg ms ipg{wgeto} {wjtgd `} tbg Egv ]jpl Tmags/ tbg Vksbmeftje ^jst/ tbg

    Ektmjeko Hjwpeko/ ^jomtmcj/ ked jtbgp egvs jwtogts kcpjss tbg cjwetp}% ^pgymjwso}/ sbg dmpgctgd tbg cgetgps Ikmp Cjwpts

    ^pjhgct/ vbmcb sggls tj ~pgsgpyg k ikmp ked ma~kptmko hwdmcmkp}% Sbg kosj sgpygd ks ke Kdhwect ^pjigssjp kt E]W

    Scbjjo ji Okv/ vbgpg sbg tkwfbt tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp ^w`omc ^jomc} Kdyjckc} Comemc%

    ^pmjp tj hjmemef tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp/ As% Vgmsgp vks k sgemjp kttjpeg} kt EJV Ogfko Dgigesg ked Gdwcktmje Iwed/

    vbgpg sbg vjplgd je msswgs ji kccgss tj tbg cjwpts ked djagstmc ymjogecg/ k omtmfktmje kssjcmktg kt ^kwo/ Vgmss/

    Pmilmed/ Vbkptje ) Fkppmsje/ ked k okv cogpl tj Hwdfg Gwfgeg B% Emclgpsje me tbg Wemtgd Stktgs Dmstpmct Cjwpt ijp

    tbg Gkstgpe Dmstpmct ji Egv ]jpl% Sbg pgcgmygd bgp H%D% ipja ]kog Okv Scbjjo ked bgp @%K% ipja ]kog Cjoogfg%

    Dmkek Lksdke sgpygs ks cjwesgo ijp tbg @pgeeke Cgetgps Dgajcpkc} ^pjfpka% Ks ~kpt ji tbg Yjtmef Pmfbts kedGogctmje tgka/ As% Lksdke ijcwsgs je omtmfktmje ked kdyjckc} tj gebkecg ~jomtmcko ~kptmcm~ktmje/ ~pgyget yjtgp

    dmsgeipkecbmsgaget/ ked geswpg gogctmje metgfpmt}% Sbg sgpygd ks cjwesgo me tvj cksgs cbkoogefmef tbg 0>;; Iojpmdk

    okv tbkt pgstpmctgd yjtgp pgfmstpktmje dpmygs ked pgdwcgd gkpo} yjtmef% Sbg ms kosj tbg kwtbjp ji Stktg Pgstpmctmjes je

    Yjtgp Pgfmstpktmje Dpmygs/ k egv pg~jpt tbkt cja~pgbgesmygo} keko}xgs stktg okvs kcpjss tbg cjwetp} tbkt cke aklg mt

    bkpdgp ijp cjaawemt} fpjw~s tj gefkfg egv yjtgps me tbg gogctjpko ~pjcgss%

    ^pmjp tj hjmemef tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp/ As% Lksdke vks k sgemjp stkii kttjpeg} kt tbg KCOW Pg~pjdwctmyg Ipggdja

    ^pjhgct vbgpg sbg omtmfktgd k ykpmgt} ji cjestmtwtmjeko ked cmymo pmfbts cksgs me igdgpko ked stktg cjwpts kcpjss tbg

    cjwetp}% As% Lksdke kosj dgygoj~gd ked ogd tbg ^pjhgct&s ektmjevmdg kdyjckc} cka~kmfe tj ~pjajtg stktg ogfmsoktmje

    pgstpmctmef tbg wsg ji pgstpkmets je ~pgfeket meaktgs ked tj ma~pjyg cjppgctmjeko ~jomcmgs pgfwoktmef tbg cjedmtmjesked ckpg ji ~pgfeket vjage%

    As% Lksdke fpkdwktgd akfek cwa okwdgipja Egv ]jpl Wemygpsmt} Scbjjo ji Okv vbgpg sbg vks medwctgd metj Tbg

    Jpdgp ji tbg Cjmi/ vks ke Kptbwp Fkpimgod Bk} Cmymo Om`gptmgs Igoojv/ k pgcm~mget ji tbg Fgjpfg ^% Ijwol Agajpmko

    Kvkpd ijp Dmstmefwmsbgd Scbjokpsbm~ ked tbg Kee ^gtowcl ^jsgs Kvkpd ijp Jwtstkedmef Cjetpm`wtmje tj tbg

    Maamfpket Pmfbts Comemc/ ked sgpygd ks k ejtgs gdmtjp ijp tbg E]W Okv Pgymgv% Ijoojvmef okv scbjjo/ As% Lksdke

    cogplgd ijp tbg Bjejpk`og Emcbjoks F% Fkpkwims ji tbg Wemtgd Stktgs Dmstpmct Cjwpt ijp tbg Gkstgpe Dmstpmct ji Egv

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    K% Cbkefgs me Stktg Okv 0

    @% ^wpfgs ked Cbkoogefgs 7

    MM% Tb ^wbcl 6

    K% Cmtmxge!OgdPg~gkoGjpts 2

    @% Fw`gpektjpmkoYgtjgskedPgsmstkecg 2

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    C% ^wsb`kclmeOgfmsoktwpgs ;>

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    C% MetbgStktgbjwsgs 04

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    YJTMEF OKV CBKEFGS8 GOGCTMJE W^DKTG | ;

    METPJDWCTMJE

    Jwp ektmje vks ijwedgd je tbg ~pmecm~og tbkt koo age kpg cpgktgd g{wko% Tj iwoimoo tbms ~pjamsg/ jwp yjtmefs}stga sbjwod `g ipgg/ ikmp/ ked kccgssm`og tj koo gomfm`og cmtmxges%

    K }gkp kfj/ tbg @pgeeke Cgetgp msswgd k stwd} djcwagetmef tbg pgcget ked k`pw~t pgygpsko ji Kagpmcks ojeftpkdmtmje ji gr~kedmef yjtmef kccgss% Vmtbjwt ektmjeko ejtmcg/ ogfmsoktjps ~pgssgd scjpgs ji egv `moos tbktvjwod aklg mt bkpdgp ijp gomfm`og Kagpmckes tj yjtg% Tbms pg~jpt bgo~gd s~wp awcb!eggdgd ~w`omc scpwtme} jitbgsg okvs ked tbgmp ~jssm`og ma~kct je jwp gogctmjes%

    Vg gstmaktgd tbkt tbgsg egv okvs vbmcb mecowdgd jegpjws yjtgp MD okvs/ cwt`kcls tj gkpo} yjtmef/ kedcjaawemt}!`ksgd pgfmstpktmje dpmygs cjwod aklg mt smfemimcketo} bkpdgp ijp ajpg tbke 7 amoomje gomfm`ogyjtgps tj ckst `koojts me 0>;0% Tbkt ewa`gp pgiogctgd tbg sbggp {wketmt} ked scj~g ji pgstpmctmyg ogfmsoktmjekopgkd} tbge gekctgd me ;4 stktgs%;

    Tbg dpmyg tj cwp` yjtmef cjetmewgd `g}jed Jctj`gp% Koo tjod/ smecg Hkewkp} 0>;;/ kt ogkst ;2> `moos vgpgmetpjdwcgd me 4; stktgs% Wotmaktgo}/ 07 egv okvs ked tvj grgcwtmyg kctmjes vgpg kdj~tgd me ;= stktgs% Tbgsgstktgs pg~pgsgetgd 03; gogctjpko yjtgs/ jp 27 ~gpcget ji tbg tjtko eggdgd tj vme tbg ~pgsmdgec}% 0 Tbmskajwetgd tj tbg `mffgst tbpgkt tj yjtmef pmfbts me dgckdgs%

    Tjdk}/ tbg pgkomt} ms ygp} dmiigpget/ ked ikp `gttgp ijp yjtgps% Tbg dpkaktmc ektmjeko giijpt tj pgstpmctKagpmckes yjtmef pmfbts vks agt vmtb ke g{wkoo} dpkaktmc ~wsb`kcl `} cjwpts/ cmtmxges/ tbg Dg~kptaget jiHwstmcg/ ked ikpsmfbtgd ~w`omc jiimcmkos%

    Vbkt djgs k swpyg} ji tbg okedsck~g jeg vggl `gijpg Gogctmje Dk} 0>;0 ejv sbjv: Stpmlmefo}/

    egkpo} koo tbg vjpst egv okvs tj cwt `kcl je yjtmef bkyg `gge `ojclgd/ `owetgd/ pg~gkogd/ jp~jst~jegd% Okvs me ;4 stktgs vgpg pgygpsgd jp vgklgegd% Ks k pgswot/ egv pgstpmctmjes vmoo kiigct ikp

    igvgp tbke tbg 7 amoomje cmtmxges vg ~pgdmctgd okst }gkp% Ijp tbg jygpvbgoamef akhjpmt} ji tbjsg

    vbjsg pmfbts vgpg ajst kt pmsl/ tbg k`momt} tj yjtg vmoo ejt `g kt msswg je Ejyga`gp 9tb%

    Kt tbg skag tmag/ tbg imfbt vmoo cjetmewg vgoo ~kst Ejyga`gp% Cjwpts vmoo grkameg okvs me Vmscjesme/^gees}oykemk/ ked gosgvbgpg% ^jomtmcmkes vmoo metpjdwcg ajpg `moos tj omamt yjtmef pmfbts% Ajst smfemimcketo}/ tbgW%S% Sw~pgag Cjwpt vmoo omlgo} bgkp tvj akhjp cksgs tbkt cjwod sw`stketmkoo} cwt `kcl je ogfko ~pjtgctmjes ijpyjtgps% Mt bks kopgkd} kfpggd tj bgkp k cbkoogefg/ `pjwfbt `} Kpmxjek/ tbkt cjwod cwp` igdgpko ~jvgp tj ~pjtgctyjtmef pmfbts% Tbg Cjwpt omlgo} vmoo kosj bgkp k cbkoogefg tj Sgctmje 7 ji tbg Yjtmef Pmfbts Kct/ vbmcb bks

    ~pjyge tj `g k lg} ~pjtgctmje kfkmest dmscpmamektjp} okvs/ mecowdmef ake} ji tbg jegs ~kssgd me 0>;;!;0%

    Tbms w~cjamef ogfko `kttog weijods kfkmest tbg `kcldpj~ ji tbg pgcget stpwffog jygp yjtmef pmfbts ked metbg vklg ji k cogkp dgajestpktmje ji tbg ymtko eggd ijp stpjef okvs tj ~pjtgct dgajcpkc}%

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    0 | @PGEEKE CGETGP IJP HWSTMCG

    M% SWAAKP] JI TBG KSSKWOT JE YJTMEF PMFBTS

    K% Cbkefgs me Stktg Okv

    Vbkt dmd tbgsg egv pgstpmctmjes ojjl omlg:

    Yjtgp MD Okvs8 Tbg ajst cjaaje egv yjtmef okv ~kssgd meemeg stktgs vks tj pg{wmpg yjtgps tjsbjv cgptkme fjygpeaget!msswgd ~bjtj MDs tj yjtg%3 Gygp} stktg kopgkd} bkd sjag ijpa ji yjtgp MDpg{wmpgaget me ~okcg/ kt ogkst ijp egv yjtgps ked jitge ijp koo/ `wt tbgsg okvs vgpg ikp ajpg stpmefget% Tbgsgbmfbo} meiogrm`og ked pgstpmctmyg okvs koojv jeo} sgogct ijpas ji MD/ omlg dpmygps omcgesgs ked eje!dpmygps MDs/vbmcb ;; ~gpcget ji yjtmef!kfg Kagpmckes jp 0; amoomje cmtmxges dj ejt bkyg%4 Stwdmgs kosj aklg cogkp

    tbkt tbjsg vmtbjwt ~bjtj MDs kpg dms~pj~jptmjektgo} sgemjps/ Kipmcke!Kagpmckes/ tbg ~jjp/ stwdgets/ jp~gj~og vmtb dmsk`momtmgs% Kajef jodgp yjtgps/ ;2 ~gpcget dj ejt bkyg tbg lmed ji ~bjtj MDs pg{wmpgd `} tbgsgokvs< ijp Kipmcke!Kagpmckes/ 07 ~gpcget< ked ijp ojv!mecjag yjtgps/ ;7 ~gpcget%7 Tbpgg kddmtmjeko stktgs~kssgd egv yjtgp MD pg{wmpgagets/ ko`gmt jegs tbkt kpg ogss pmfmd%

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    YJTMEF OKV CBKEFGS8 GOGCTMJE W^DKTG | 3

    Djcwagetkp} ^pjji ji Cmtmxgesbm~ Okvs8 Tbpgg stktgs ~kssgd okvs tj pg{wmpg djcwagetkp} ~pjji jicmtmxgesbm~ tj pgfmstgp jp tj yjtg%9 Tbgsg pg{wmpgagets vbmcb kt ogkst 6 ~gpcget ji yjtmef!kfg Kagpmckes djejt bkyg6 ikoo ~kptmcwokpo} bkpd je vjage ked ojv!mecjag cmtmxges% K iwoo jeg!tbmpd ji vjage dj ejt bkygcmtmxgesbm~ djcwagets vmtb tbgmp cwppget ekags ked ;0 ~gpcget ji ojv!mecjag medmymdwkos dj ejt bkyg swcb

    ~k~gps kykmok`og%2

    Okvs Aklmef Yjtgp Pgfmstpktmje Bkpdgp8 Smr stktgs ~kssgd ykpmjws okvs aklmef mt bkpdgp ijp cmtmxges tjpgfmstgp tj yjtg/= `wt tbg ajst cjaaje vgpg pgstpmctmjes je yjtgp pgfmstpktmje dpmygs%;> Ijp grka~og/ meIojpmdk/ ijp k iwoo }gkp/ jegpjws egv pgstpmctmjes je dpmygs sbwt djve fpjw~s omlg tbg Ogkfwg ji VjageYjtgps ked Pjcl tbg Yjtg%Tbgsg dpmygs bkyg bmstjpmckoo} ~ok}gd ke grtpgago} ma~jptket pjog me fgttmef ~gj~ogpgfmstgpgd sj tbg} cke yjtg% Me `jtb 0>>4 ked 0>>2/ bwedpgds ji tbjwskeds ji Iojpmdk yjtgps pgfmstgpgdtbpjwfb dpmygs%;; Jecg tbg egv okv ~kssgd/ ake} ji tbjsg dpmygs fpjwed tj k bkot ked ake} Iojpmdmkes ojst klg} j~~jptwemt} tj smfe w~% Kipmcke!Kagpmcke ked Oktmej cmtmxges vgpg gs~gcmkoo} bwpt% Ektmjekoo}/ tbg}pgfmstgp tbpjwfb dpmygs kt tvmcg tbg pktg ks vbmtgs%;0 Gosgvbgpg/ egv okvs gomamektgd bmfbo}!~j~wokp Gogctmje

    Dk} pgfmstpktmje/;3 ked akdg mt bkpdgp ijp ~gj~og vbj bkyg ajygd tj stk} pgfmstgpgd tj yjtg%;4

    Okvs Pgdwcmef Gkpo} Yjtmef J~~jptwemtmgs8 Kitgp dgckdgs ji stktgs gr~kedmef gkpo} yjtmef/ ijp tbg impsttmag tbgpg vgpg giijpts kcpjss tbg cjwetp} tj pgdwcg tbms agtbjd ijp gebkecmef yjtmef j~~jptwemtmgs%;7 Imygstktgs cwt `kcl je gkpo} yjtmef/ ked sjag me vk}s tbkt vgpg ajst omlgo} tj aklg mt bkpdgp ijp amejpmtmgs tj fgttj tbg ~joos% Ijp grka~og/ Jbmj ked Iojpmdk `jtb gomamektgd gkpo} yjtmef je tbg Swedk} `gijpg tbg gogctmje k dk} je vbmcb Kipmcke!Kagpmcke ked Oktmej cbwpcbgs jpfkemxgd ygp} swccgssiwo ~gvs tj ~joos dpmygs me 0>>2%

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