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oFP dasf oitrfbu`kb sfcktnoiekask ikw wdys fg cdloie cfiky)
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pur`ndsks! sf kvki tnk grkk edcks`fuab cdlk cfiky)
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kieoik bkvkafpckit! nds cdbk ots[irkda Bkvkafpckit Lot .[BL/!dvdoadjak gfr grkk)
Pkvkrda bkvkafpkrs O tdalkb tfndb pdrto`uadr prdosk gfr tnk `rfss#
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[ioty dasf nkaps tnk Oiboks bkdawotn diftnkr prfjakc tnk spkkbfg `ndiek) Oi tnk `urrkit `aocdtk!`ndiek ndppkis sf rdpobay tndtwndt wfrlkb d gkw cfitns defcdy ift diy cfrk! sdys Ppoat CoalsPcotn) Bkvkafpkrs drk `fistditaytdaloie dib sndroie nfw tnkcdrlkts `ndieoie! brovki pdrtodaayjy tnk ktkrida nuit gfr tnk ikw! dibpdrtodaay jy ndrb cktro`s grfc tnkorfwi edcks)
Diby Xdyik FJK! os fwikr fgbkvkafpkr&pujaosnkr Cdstkrtrfio !dib `ndor fg jftn tnk Jrotosn
bkvkafpkr dssf`odtofi [LOK dibbkvkafpkr `fisfrtouc Dppyidtofi)Nk tnoils tnos dbdptdjoaoty tf`ndiek eovks Oiboks di dbvditdekfvkr tnk joe `fcpdioks< Rnktnrksnfab fg sdaks dib rkvkiuks `dijk soeio`ditay afwkr gfr di Oibok!nk sdys! sf tnky `di tdrekt scdaakr
io`nks) Edcks aolk Coik`rdgt!Aocjf! Ufrab fg Eff! Jrdob! JdstofidibGrfzki Pyidpsk ndvk prfvkbtndt tdakit `fcks tnrfuen) Oiboksoivkit ikw wdys fg padyoie edcks)
Ds sfgtwdrk trdisotofis grfcprfbu`ts tf skrvo`ks! Oibok gdi jdskswoaa jk `ru`oda)
Oi tndt skisk! oi`ucjkitbkvkafpkrs ndvk d nuek dbvditdek)Unktnkr tnkor kdray edcks wkrkerkdt su``kssks fr ift! tnky ndvkfiefoie iucjkrs djfut nfw edcksdrk skaaoie! kspk`odaay fi oFP) Rnkcfrk edcks tnky cdlk! su``kssksfr ift! tnk jkttkr tnky ekt tf lifwtnk cdrlkts tnkyrk cdloie edcksgfr) Ndrboiendc kau`obdtks= D guigd`t O aolk tf tkaa pkfpak wnf tnoiltndt diyfik `di cdlk tnk ikxt
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Lo`lstdrtkr .www)lo`lstdrtkr)`fc/ os tnk fabkr fik! dib wkvk
tdalkb djfut ot oi tnksk pdeksjkgfrk) Ots di fiaoik `rfwb#guiboiepadtgfrc `fcjoioie sf`oda ckbodwotn cdrlktoie! dib ots daafwkbOiboks wotn erkdt obkds! dib&frsupkrj `rkbkitodas dib&fr erkdtcdrlktoie tf ekt guiboie)
_kt usoie ot os aolk twostoie oi dedck fg Jad`lmd`l< og yfu dsl gfrtff cu`n cfiky dib bfit rkd`not! tnki yfuaa ekt iftnoie) Otsjroaaoditay nkapgua! jut ots d bfujak#kbekb swfrb sdys Pozk GovksCdrsndaa) Oc dwdrk tndt sfckOiboks drk rkerkttoie efoie bfwitndt rfdb jk`dusk daa tnkor jd`lkrs
tnoil tnkyrk pujaosnkrs dibbkskrvk d sdy oi tnk edcks bksoei)Ovk dasf nkdrb tnkyrk aovoie oipkrpktuda `rui`n! jk`dusk jd`lkrswfit tfakrdtk tnk `fi`kpt fg dbdy fgg) Pf afie ds yfu `di mueeakot! ots rkdaay nkapgua) Pocoadray!ots aottak usk tf ikw bkvkafpkrs=Og yfurk grksn fut fg uio! bfitkxpk`t diyfik tf jkaokvk yfur`adocs dib tnrfw cfiky dt yfu!sdys Pcotn)
Ckdiwnoak! Erkkiaoentos Wdavks joe obkd gfrbkdaoie wotn tnk prfjakcsfg bkvkafpkr d``kss tf Ptkdc tndtwk tdalkb djfut kdraokr) Ots! dedoi!d `rfwb#sfur`kb dpprfvda padtgfrc!
socoadr tf tnkor Ptkdc Ufrlsnfp!wno`n deerkedtks cfbs gfr
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Pocoadray Cdrsndaa fg Pozk Govktnoils ots efoie tf `adrogy tnkprkvofusay#uilifwi sujcossofi
prf`kss Erkkiaoent prfjdjayosit d pkrgk`t systkc! jut O trustoi Ptkdc kifuen tf twkdl fr
cfbogy ot)Ots ndrb tf lifw nfw joe
tnk cdrlkt gfrOibok edcks
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