1998 dallas federal reserve annual report
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277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp s IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU
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IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU s 277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp
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up|jjmzf `gulbulu bf` emf`gpgmfu bzl gf pol `lylcm~+
klfp upbdl& Lupgkbplu bzl pobp gf h|up pol flxp ptm
`leb`lu# ~zmdzluu gf `gulbul ~zlylfpgmf tgcc `lcgylz
bu kbfw ybeegflu bu obyl jllf im|f` um ibz gf bcc mi
ogupmzw&
Tobpu kmzl# pol dbgfu gf ~zlylfpgyl m|p~|p bzlfp
cgkgpl` pm kl`gegfl& K|eo ~zmdzluu gf ~zlylfpgfd
beeg`lfpu# ~mcc|pgmf bf` ezgkl obu jllf kb`l mylz
pol ~bup r|bzplz elfp|zw& Lylf kmzl dbgfu kbw jl
flbz& J|p bu tgpo kl`gebc b`ybfelu# Bklzgebfu tgcc
obyl pm dlp |ul` pm fmp ullgfd polgz ~zmdzluu i|ccw
zliclepl` gf m|z lemfmkge upbpgupgeu&
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jgbu# mfl pgl` pm pol ibep pobp tl ebf klbu|zl ~zm |e+
pgmf j|p fmp emfu|klzu ubpguibepgmf& Polw bzlfp pol
ubkl# lylf pom|do kbfw emkklfpbpmzu ebu|bccw cgfa
polk& /Ull Lxogjgp 25&'
Fmjm`w lylz ubg r|bfpgpw tbu pol u~gel mi cgil&
D@^ upbpgupgeu plcc pol ubkl pbcl tolpolz b j|ugfluu
lxle|pgyl mtfu 2: g`lfpgebc u|gpu mz gi ol ~muuluulu b
`mlf gf bf bzzbw mi ibjzgeu bf` upwclu& Gu gp zlbccw pol
ubkl= Fm gf`gyg`|bc tm|c pogfa um1 pobpu tow m|z
ecmulpu bzl igccl tgpo b ybzglpw mi dbzklfpu& Tgcc 2>>em~glu miPol Ebpeolz gf pol Zwl miilz bu k|eo zlb`+
gfd ~clbu|zl bu mfl em~w mi 2>> giilzlfp fmylcu= D@
ubwu um& Kmup emfu|klzu tm|c ubw fm& Bf h|up bu
ybzglpw obu ~zm`|el` dbgfu imz Bklzgeb pobp obyl
lc|`l` pol D@^ bf` ~zm`|epgygpw upbpgupgeu# kbuu
e|upmkgbpgmf tgcc ~zm`|el lylf kmzl&
^zlylfpgyl ~zm`|epgmf ~zmylu h|up bu ucg~~lzw imz
D@ beem|fpgfd& /Ull Lxogjgp 20&' Gi lclepzmfge ulf+
Lxogjgp 2 pm 2745# \&U& ~zm`|epgygpw gfezlbul` jw bf bylzbdl mi :&5 ~lz+
elfp b wlbz& Biplz 2745# pol dzmtpo zbpl ucmtl` jw b i|cc ~lzelfpbdl ~mgfp&
Gi emk~|plzu bzl kbagfd Bklzgebf tmzalzu bf` emk~bfglu kmzl liig+
eglfp# tow bzl pol fbpgmfu ~zm`|epgygpw klbu|zlu um cbeac|uplz=
Pogu um+ebccl` Umcmt ~bzb`mx eobcclfdlu m|z fmpgmfu mi tobp ezlbplu
lemfmkge ~zmdzluu& Pol jlcctlpolz gfylfpgmfu mi pol ~bup imuplzl` dzlbp
clb~u gf ~zm`|epgygpw# togeo zbgul` tbdlu bf` cgygfd upbf`bz`u& Bklzgebf ~lzeb~gpb gfemkl r|b`z|~cl` bu emfu|klzu zlb~l` pol jlfligpu mi u|eo tmzc`+
uobagfd gffmybpgmfu bu uplbk lfdgflu# lclepzgegpw# zlizgdlzbpgmf# plcl~omflu
bf` b|pmkmjgclu& Gi emk~|plzu bzlfp ~zmyg`gfd b jgd ~zm`|epgygpw jmmup#
polzlu zlbumf pm `m|jp Bklzgebfu cgygfd upbf`bz`u tgcc zgul bu r|geacw bu
polw `g` gf pol ~bup&
Tow obylfp emk~|plzu jzm|dop b u|zdl gf ~zm`|epgygpw=
Lemfmkgupu obyl miilzl` ulylzbc lx~cbfbpgmfu imz pol Umcmt ~bzb`mx&
Bkmfd polk8 polzl kbw jl b dcgpeo gf pol ~zm`|epgygpw `bpb& Emk~|plzu kbw
fmp obyl beoglyl` ezgpgebc kbuu gf gf`|upzw& Gp kbw pbal kmzl pgkl pm zlbcgl
pol dbgfu izmk emk~|plzu# um pol ~zm`|epgygpw u|zdl tgcc emkl cbplz& Bf` pol
kmup `gup|zjgfd zlbumf8 pol emk~|plz gufp pobp jgd b `lbc# bp clbup tolf
emk~bzl` tgpo pol dzlbp gfylfpgmfu mi pol ~bup&
Fmfl mi polul lx~cbfbpgmfu emfug`lzu pol dbgfu izmk ybzglpw# e|upmkgb+
pgmf mz ~zlylfpgyl dmm`u& Wlp pol jlfligpu izmk emk~|plzu# umiptbzl# pol
Gfplzflp bf` mpolz gffmybpgmfu bzlfp emfigfl` pm ~zm`|egfd h|up kmzl up|ii&
Polul pleofmcmdglu bccmt emk~bfglu pm ~zm`|el pol zgdop up|ii bp zlbumf+
bjcl ~zgelukbagfd emfu|klzu jlpplz mii gf tbwu fmp i|ccw eb~p|zl` jw
upbf`bz` lemfmkge upbpgupgeu&
Pol kbpolkbpgebc ~zmmi gf pol b~~lf`gx uomtu pobp D@^ bf` ~zm`|epgy+
gpw bee|zbplcw klbu|zl pol dbgfu gf cgygfd upbf`bz`u tolf pleofmcmdgebc~zmdzluu cmtlzu kbzdgfbc emupu& J|p tolf pol lemfmkw `lylcm~u pmmcu pobp
e|p igxl` emupu# pol upbpgupgeu |f`lzem|fpgf ibep# pmpbccw gdfmzlpol dbgfu&
Pol b~~lf`gx bcum uomtu pobp D@^ ibccu tolf umeglpw `lylcm~u ~zlylfpgyl
dmm`u# u|eo bu ybeegflu pm lzb`gebpl `gulbulu mz bfpgcmea jzbalu pm bylzp
beeg`lfpu# `lu~gpl pol zgul gf cgygfd upbf`bz`u&
Gf pol lf`# polzl gu fm Umcmt ~bzb`mx& Emk~|plzu bzl `mgfd tobp gfylf+
pgmfu obyl bctbwu `mfl8 polwzl jlfligpgfd umeglpw# bf` polwzl kbagfd m|z
cgylu jlpplz&
umzu gf zmb`u bf` ylogeclu ebf ~zlylfp beeg`lfpu
Bklzgebfu tgcc obyl |f`bkbdl ebzu& Tgpom|p pol
pleofmcmdw# polw kgdop jl gfymcyl gf kmzl emccg+
ugmfu# u~lf`gfd kmflw mf zl~bgzu& Lgpolz tbw# polw
obyl pol ubkl pogfdb ebz tgpom|p `lfpu& Pol igzup
emupu cluu# um D@ beem|fpgfd tm|c u|ddlup tlzl
tmzul mii# fmp jlpplz mii& Ugkgcbzcw# ueglfpgupu bzl
`lylcm~gfd ybeegflu pobp tgcc lcgkgfbpl pmmpo `lebw
Tl tgcc jlfligp izmk gk~zmyl `lfpbc olbcpo# j|p pol
omclu fmp `zgccl` gf pllpo bzl flp cmuulu pm D@^& Bupgpeo gf pgkl kbw gf`ll` ubyl fgfl# j|p gp bcum dlf+
lzbplu mfl+fgfpo pol D@ &
Gficbpgmf+b`h|upl D@ ~|pu lemfmkge dzmtpo b
bf bff|bc bylzbdl mi :&4 ~lzelfp mylz pol ~bup ptm
`leb`lu& D@ kbw jl lfpgzlcw bee|zbpl bu b pbccw m
omt k|eo m|z ibzku# ibepmzglu bf miigelu ~zm`|el
j|p gpu gfezlbugfdcw gfb`lr|bpl bu b klbu|zl mi omt
tlcc pol lemfmkw ~zmyg`lu tobp tl tbfppol ubp+
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Gf pol iglc mi kl`gegfl# Biiwklpzgx bczlb`w kbalu
`lygelu pm `lem`l gf`gyg`|bcu @FB& Pol bjgcgpw pm
r|geacw dbpolz olzlpmimzl |fafmtf gfimzkbpgmf
bjm|p ~bpglfpu gu dgygfd jgzpo pm b flt `gueg~cgfl
ebccl` ~obzkbemdlfmkgeu& \ugfd pogu `gupgfep dlflp+
ge ~mzpzbgp# ~obzkbel|pgebc emk~bfglu lx~lep pm
miilz `z|du pbgcmzl pm gf`gyg`|bcu bdl# uwk~pmku#
emf`gpgmf bf` olzl`gpbzw kbal|~& ^lzumfbcgl`
`z|du tgcc fmp mfcw lfu|zl emzzlep `mubdl# polwcc bcum
e|zpbgc ug`l liilepu&
Kbuu e|upmkgbpgmf ~zmkgulu kmzl kbzylcu cgal
polul& Gfplzbepgyl plclygugmf tgcc dgyl ibkgcglu pol
~mtlz# fmt olc jw flptmza ~zmdzbk `gzlepmzu# pm
`lplzkgfl pol fgdopcw cgfl|~& B|pmkbalzu bzl upbzpgfd
pm `lugdf uwuplku pobp tgcc j|gc ebzu pm mz`lz& Plxp+
jmmau# uelfpu# lclepzmfge db`dlpu bf h|up bjm|p lylzw+
pogfd lcul tgcc umkl`bw jlbz m|z ~lzumfbc upbk~&
Tl kgdop fmp ull ibuplz dzmtpo zbplu mz u|zdlu gf
~zm`|epgygpw# j|p kbuu e|upmkgbpgmf tgcc ~bw mii imz
Bklzgeb& Zlum|zelu bzl tbupl d|luugfd tobp e|u+
pmklzu tbfp& Tolf kmzl ~zm`|epu bzl e|upmkgl`#
tl tmfp ur|bf`lz kmflw mf ecmpogfd pobp ugpu gf pol
ecmulp jleb|ul gp `mlufp igp mz emk~bep `gueu tgpo
mfcw mfl mz ptm umfdu tl zlbccw cgal& Bf dmm`u tmfpcbfd|guo mf lbclzu uolcylu& Beoglygfd b ogdolz upbf+
`bz` mi cgygfd tgpo iltlz `lkbf`u mf fbp|zbc bf`
cbjmz zlum|zelu tgcc olc~ lbul ~zgel ~zluu|zlu bf`
emfpgf|l pogu `leb`lu dmm fltu mf gficbpgmf&
Ptm elfp|zglu mi Bklzgebf lemfmkge ~zmdzluu
obyl jzm|dop |u b upbf`bz` mi cgygfd pobpu pol lfyw
mi pol tmzc & Tl tm|c`fp obyl gp um dmm tgpom|p pol
gkklful ybzglpw ~zmyg`l bu emk~bfglu kmyl izmk
upbf`bz`gbpgmf pm e|upmk+kb`l& M|z lemfmkw
miilzu b ylzgpbjcl ilbup imz emfu|klzu& Kbuu e|upmk+gbpgmf tgcc kbal gp lylf jlpplz& Bf lemfmkw pobpu
`lcgylzgfd kmzl mi tobp tl tbfp bf cluu mi tobp tl
`mfp gu `mgfd gpu hmj gf zbgugfd cgygfd upbf`bz`u& Bu tl
lfplz pol :2up elfp|zw# pol \fgpl` Upbplu gu kmygfd
gfpm b flt lemfmkge lzb# mfl tolzl emfu|klzu tgcc
jl jlpplz mii pobf lylz jlimzljleb|ul tlcc cgyl gf
b tmzc mi m|z mtf `lugdf&
T& Kgeoblc Emx bf` Zgeobz` Bck
guibepgmf ~zm`|el & Bu tl dzmt tlbcpoglz# Bklzgebfu
bzl pbagfd kmzl mi m|z ~zmdzluu gf tbwu pobp bzlfp
zlb`gcw r|bfpgigl & Tlzl zligfgfd tobp tl ~zm+
`|el kbagfd pol zgdop up|ii# fmp h|up up|ii&
Gi D@ ebfp `lplep pol jlfligpu mi kbuu e|upmk+
gbpgmf# gp tgcc bcum kguu pol kbza mf ~zm`|epgygpw#
b f|kjlz pobp `lzgylu upzbgdop izmk pol D@^ ebc+
e|cbpgmfu& Umkl lemfmkgupu bzl `gub~~mgfpl` gf
Bklzgebu ~zm`|epgygpw ~lzimzkbfel mylz pol ~bup
r|bzplz elfp|zw# b pgkl mi zb~g` u~zlb` mi flt pleo+
fmcmdglukmup fmpbjcw pol emk~|plz& Polw ull
klbu|zl ~zm`|epgygpw ucmtgfd pm 2 ~lzelfp b wlbz
bf tmzzw pobp Gfimzkbpgmf Bdl b`ybfelu bzlfp
`lcgylzgfd pol ubkl lemfmkge ~|feo bu Gf`|upzgbc
Bdl gfylfpgmfu& Gp h|up gufp um& M|z upbpgupgeu `mfp
zlemdfgl omt pol lemfmkw gu kbagfd |u jlpplz mii
jw ~zm`|egfd imz |u gf`gyg`|bccw zbpolz pobf lf
kbuul& /Ull Lxogjgp 2
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`|egfd b ilt dmm`u bf` ezlbpgfd ybzglpw l~lf`u mf pol igxl` bf` kbzdgfbc emup
mi ~zm`|epgmf /bf` # zlu~lepgylcw' # pol pmpbc zlum|zelu bybgcbjcl imz ~zm`|e
pgmf /Z' # pol zlum|zel emup mi mylzemkgfd pol u|juguplfel clylc mi dmm`
O# bf` # togeo zliclepu pol uobz~fluu mi pol `lecgfl gf pol kbzdgfbc |pgcgpw m
emfu|k~pgmf mi lbeo dmm &
Lxbkgfgfd pol liilep mi pleofmcmdgebc ~zmdzluu mf r|bfpgpw# ybzglpw# D@ bf`
cgygfd upbf`bz`u# pol lr|bpgmfu uomt pobp b ibcc gf kbzdgfbc ~zm`|epgmf emupu
/' zbgulux# f# \bf D@ 1 omtlylz# b ibcc gf igxl emupu /' cmtlzux# zbgulu f
bf` \j|p obu fm liilep mf D@^& D@^ bf` cgygfd upbf`bz`u zgul pmdlpolz gf pol
ibel mi pleofmcmdgebc ~zmdzluu pobp zl`|elu # j|p ~zmdzluu pmpbccw lc|`lu pol
D@^ upbpgupge tolf flt pmmcu pobp e|p igxl` emupu bzl lylcm~l` /tolf ibccu'
Fmpl i|zpolz pobp pol D@ upbpgupge dgylu bf lzzmflm|u / pobp gu# m~~mugpl'
gf`gebpgmf mi tobp ob~~lfu pm cgygfd upbf`bz`u tolf ~zmdzluu gu kb`l gf zl
`|egfd u|juguplfel clylcu& Imz lxbk~cl# b ibcc gf pol gf`gdlfm|u clylc mi ugeaflu
/b cmtlz u' kb`l ~muugjcl# ubw# jw igf`gfd ybeegflu# zbgulu f bf` \tgpo fm liile
mfx# j|p D@ bep|bccw `lecgflu& Ybeegflu zl`|el pol lemfmkge bepgygpw /D@^
~zlygm|ucw lx~lf`l` gf pzlbpklfp# bf` umkl mi pol zlum|zelu ubyl` ~bw pol
igxl emupu mi lx~bf gfd ~zm`|ep ybzglpw& Mylzbcc D@ ibccu&
Polul igf`gfdu gk~cw pobp bddzldbpl m|p~|p / bf` gpu lzgybpgyl# ~zm`|epgygpw'
kbw obyl jllf bf b`lr|bpl db|dl mi lemfmkge ~zmdzluu tolf u|eo gffmybpgmf
bu pol buulkjcw cgfl# upbf`bz`gl` f|pu bf` jmcpu# lclepzgegpw bf` kmpmzu cmt
lzl` kbuu ~zm`|epgmf emupu& J|p D@ bp jlup |f`lzupbplu pm`bwu ~zmdzluu tolf
gffmybpgmfu u|eo bu pol kgezmeog~# pol ~lzumfbc emk~|plz# pol Gfplzflp bf`
igjlz m~pgeu kbal ~muugjcl bf lzb mi kbuu e|upmkgbpgmf& Tobpu kmzl# pleofm
cmdgebc ~zmdzluu gf jgmpleo# dlfmkgeu bf` ~zlylfpgyl m|p~|pu kbw dzlbpcw
gk~zmyl umeglpwu cgygfd upbf`bz`u wlp kbfgilup gpulci gf b zleluugmf&
Gp gu tmzpo zlklkjlzgfd pobp b kbzalp lemfmkw upzgylu pm zbgul m|z cgygfd
upbf`bz`ufmp ugk~cw D@^jleb|ul pobpu tolzl j|ugfluu ~zmigpu cgl& Po|u
pol zlbc ~bzb`mx gu fmp tow wm| ebf ull pol emk~|plz bdl lylzwtolzl j|p gf
pol ~zm`|epgygpw upbpgupgeu< j|p tow lemfmkgupu tom ~zlbeo pobp gf`gyg`|bc
kbxgkgl |pgcgpw bf igzku kbxgkgl ~zmigp cmma imz ugdfu mi ~zmdzluu lxec|ugylcw
gf pol ~zm`|epgygpw `bpb&
2 Ull Emx bf` Z|iigf /277?'&: Pogu imzk|cbpgmf buu|klu omkmdlflm|u lemfmkge bdlfpu# um pobp pol gf`gyg`|bcu bf`
umeglpwu |pgcgpw i|fepgmfu bzl pol ubkl& Dlflzbcggfd pol ulp|~ pm olplzmdlflm|u
bdlfpu tm|c` gfpzm`|el pol ~mplfpgbc imz lylf i|zpolz dbgfu gf cgygfd upbf`bz`u bu
~zm`|ep ybzglpw gfezlbulu# j|p bp jlup tm|c` emk~cgebpl pol bddzldbpgmf mi umegbc
tlcibzl bf` bp tmzup tm|c` ~zmyl kbpolkbpgebccw gfpzbepbjcl&5 Pol ulemf` tlcibzl polmzlk upbplu pobp |f`lz elzpbgf emf`gpgmfu /ubpguigl` olzl' pol
umc|pgmf pm pol elfpzbc ~cbfflzu ~zmjclk mi kbxgkggfd umegbc tlcibzl gu pol ubkl bu
pobp mi pol ~zgybpl kbzalp lemfmkw# gf togeo gf`gyg`|bcu kbxgkgl |pgcgpw bf` igzku
kbxgkgl ~zmigp&0 Pol umc|pgmf imz xOlxell`u pol mpolz xgjw u&< Umcmt /27?4'&
Gf pol b~~lf`gx tl km`lc bf` ~zmyl kbpolkbpgebccw pol zlu|cpu upbpl` gf pol
kbgf plxp&2 U~legigebccw# tl uomt pobp dzmuu mklupge ~zm`|ep bee|zbplcw klbu+
|zlu pol dbgfu gf umeglpwu cgygfd upbf`bz`u tolf pleofmcmdgebc ~zmdzluu gu mi pol
pw~l pobp cmtlzu kbzdgfbc ~zm`|epgmf emupu& J|p D@ |f`lzem|fpugf`ll`#
pmpbccw gdfmzlupol dbgfu gf cgygfd upbf`bz`u tolf flt pleofmcmdglu e|p igxl`
~zm`|epgmf emupu& Kmzlmylz# tl uomt pobp D@ ibccu tolf umeglpw `lylcm~u ~zl+
ylfpgyl dmm`u /u|eo bu gkk|fgpglu pm `gulbulu mz bfp gcmea jzbalu pm bylzp beeg+
`lfpu'# lylf pom|do polul dmm`u zbgul cgygfd upbf`bz`u&
Buu|kl pobp cgygfd upbf`bz`u ebf jl klbu|zl` jw pol pzbfuimzkl` ELU |pgc+
gpw i|fepgmf:
tolzl \zl~zlulfpu pol |pgcgpw klpzge imz cgygfd upbf`bz`u# xg
zl~zlulfpu pol
r|bfpgpw mi lbeo mi pol f `giilzlfp ~zm`|epu ~zm`|el`# bf` u zl~zlulfpu pol
u|juguplfel clylc xO k|up zlbeo jlimzl `lzgygfd bfw ubpguibepgmf izmk dmm`
Ou|eo bu pol clylc mi ugeafluu pobp k|up jl mylzemkl pm lfhmw /dmm`' olbcpo&
Pol lemfmkw ibelu pol emfupzbgfp
togeo `gepbplu pobp pol pmpbc r|bfpgpw mi zlum|zelu |ul` gf pol ~zm`|epgmf mi
bcc dmm`u ebffmp lxell`Z# pol lemfmkwu zlum|zel lf`mtklfp& Gf pogu lr|bpgmf#
zl~zlulfpu pol igxl zlum|zel emup mi ~zm`|egfd lbeo mi pol f dmm u bf` zl~zl+
ulfpu pol kbzdgfbc zlum|zel emup mi ~zm`|egfd mfl |fgp mi lbeo mi pol f dmm u&
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g; g& Pol buu|k~pgmf mi uwk+
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~zmjclk8 kbxgkgl \u|jhlep pmZ;f ! /fx ! u' jw eommugfd pol tlcibzl+
kbxgkggfd r|bfpgpw mi lbeo dmm` pm ~zm`|el /x' bf` pol ybzglpw mi dmm`u /f'
pm ~zm`|el mylzbcc&5 Pogu wglc`u
bu pol m~pgkbc umc|pgmfu&0 Jw `ligfgpgmf# D@ gu pol pmpbc r|bfpgpw mi dmm`u ~zm+
`|el` gf pol lemfmkw# mz
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BEAFMTCL@DK LFPU
Pol Zgdop Up|ii8 Bklzgebu Kmyl pm Kbuu E|upmkgbpgmf
tbu tzgp plf jw T& Kgeoblc Emx bf Zgeobz Bck& Pol
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@bccbu& Klzl gpo Tbcalz ~zmyg`l gk~mzpbfp zlulbzeo
buugupbfel pozm|dom|p pol em|zul mi pol ~zmhlep& Pobfau
bcum dm pm Kbzgb Emlccm# Dbccgf Imzp|fmy# Eobzclfl Omtlcc#
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kbw jlemkl gfb`lr|bpl jleb|ul mi eobfdlu gf emf`gpgmfu# mz pobp pol ldzll mi emk~cgbfel
tgpo pol ~mcgeglu mz ~zmel`|zlu kbw lplzgmzbpl&
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@bccbu# Plxbu
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IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU s 277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp
ZL MZP MI GF@L LF@LFP BEEM\FPBFPU
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kllp pol u~legbcgl` beem|fpgfd bf` zl~mzpgfd fll`u mi pol Il`lzbc Zlulzyl Uwuplk# bzl ulp
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mi gpu m~lzbpgmfu imz pol wlbzu polf lf`l`# mf pol jbugu mi beem|fpgfd luezgjl` gf Fmpl 5&
@bccbu# Plxbu
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277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp s IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU
UPBPLKLFPU MI EMF@GPGMF / GF K GCCGMFU'
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IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU s 277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp
UPBPLK LFPU MI GFEMK L /GF K GCCGMFU'
IMZ POL WLBZU LF@L@@lelkjlz 52#277? @lelkjlz 52#2774
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277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp s IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU
UPBPLKLFPU MI EOBFDLU GF EB GPBC
IMZ POL WLBZU LF@L@ @LELK JLZ 52# 277?#
BF@ @LELKJLZ 52# 2774 / GF K GCCGMFU'
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IL@LZBC ZLULZYL JBFA MI @BCCBU s 277? Bff|bc Zl~mzp
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277? Bff|bc Zl~m