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    Pbn Nr}nvp Avg~} qjs json` pg vncgkknh` j snvdns gi g}pdghs gh bgq pgdk}lnknhp pbn e~`aknhp pjodha dhpg jccg~hp pbn cghspdp~pdghjl, lnajl, kn`dcjl,jh` npbdcjl cghsd`nvjpdghs dhyglyn` dh pbn igvk~ljpdgh gi }~fldc }gldct dh pbdsjvnj jh` pbn gynv+vd`dha hnn` igv nr}n`dpdg~s jcpdgh(

    Pbds vn}gvp }vgyd`ns fjcoavg~h` dhigvkjpdgh gh pbn pg}dc gi pnvkdhjpdgh gi}vnahjhct dh Dvnljh`, jh` `npjdls pbn g~pcgkn gi pbn `dsc~ssdghs gi pbn Avg~}(

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    Cbj}pnv 0`nscvdfns pbn N~vg}njh Cg~vp gi B~kjh Vdabps e~`aknhp dh J, F jh`C y Dvnljh`jh` dps lnajl dk}ldcjpdghs(

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    Pbn Spjpn jcohgqln`ans pbn vdabp pg ldin gi pbn ~hfgvh jh`, qdpb `~nvnajv` pg pbn nz~jl vdabp pg ldin gi pbn kgpbnv, a~jvjhpnns dh dps ljqs pgvns}ncp, jh`, js ijv js }vjcpdcjfln, ft dps ljqs pg `ninh` jh` ydh`dcjpn

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    :(3 Pbn Pnvks gi Vninvnhcn

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    ^h`nv pbn pnvks gi vninvnhcn snp g~p jfgyn, dp qjs hgp pbn i~hcpdgh gi pbn

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    Pbn c~vvnhp pnrp gi Jvpdcln 0=(3 gi pbn Cghspdp~pdgh5: Pbn Spjpn a~jvjhpnns dh dps ljqs pg vns}ncp, jh`, js ijv js }vjcpdcjfln, ft dps

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    6(:(9 Pbn Vna~ljpdgh gi Dhigvkjpdgh "Snvydcns g~psd`n pbn Spjpn igvPnvkdhjpdgh gi ]vnahjhcdns$ Jcp :44>Sncpdgh 6 gi pbn :44> Jcp `nidhns Jcp dhigvkjpdgh js dhigvkjpdgh pbjp "j$ dsldonlt pg fn vnz~dvn` ft j qgkjh igv pbn }~v}gsn gi jyjdldha bnvsnli gi snvydcns}vgyd`n` g~psd`n pbn Spjpn igv pbn pnvkdhjpdgh gi }vnahjhcdns? "f$ vnljpns pgs~cb snvydcns gv pg }nvsghs qbg }vgyd`n pbnk(

    Sncpdgh : cghidvks pbjp j }nvsgh pg qbgk Sncpdgh > j}}ldns knjhs j }nvsghqbg nhajans dh, gv bgl`s bdksnli, bnvsnli gv dpsnli g~p js nhajadha dh, pbnjcpdydpt gi adydha dhigvkjpdgh, j`ydcn gv cg~hsnlldha pg dh`dyd`~jl knkfnvs gi

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