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eay`d vj` bng{o`zavq ni vj` x`epolvandr ldf vj` f`i`x`db` bnpxvr rjnu vn lfgadarvxlvay`
f`v`xgadlvandr/ l r{`lc`x ujn uldvr vn lynaf vjx`lvr ni bxagadlo oalhaoavq ldf vj` j`lyq
bnrvr ni f`i`dfade leladrv I@B `dinxb`g`dv gprv lrc l eny`xdg`dvlo le`dbq inx {xanx
{`xgarrand vn r{`lc $‗ Bava}`dr Pdav`f / <2; R$Bv$ lv :10$ ‟Ai {lxva`r uldv vn lynaf
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`z{x`rr lfynblbq/ uavj j`lyq x`epolvandr ldf bng{oaldb` x`|pax`g`dvr/ ldf nvj`x/
bng{lxlho` r{``bj lr arrp` lfynblbq/ uavj oavvo` vn dn x`epolvand$ Hpv vjar oad` ar d`y`x
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vj` bndvxahpvandr uaoo h` vlxe`v`f vn vj` `o`bvand nx f`i`lv ni l bo`lxoq af`dvaia`f bldfaflv`
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vjxnpej o`devjq bndbaoalvand lex``g`dvr ldf E`d`xlo Bnpdr`o X`{nxvr arrp`f hq vj` I@B
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Bolag ni Pdbndrvavpvandloavq ' ‟Glmnx [px{nr`‗ ldf ‟[noavablo Bnggavv`` Rvlvpr‗ V`rvr
::$ [oladvaiir x`'loo`e` ldf adbnx{nxlv` hq x`i`x`db` loo ni vj` loo`elvandr bndvlad`f ad loo ni
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bldfaflv` nx vj` glmnx {px{nr` ni ujabj ar vj` dngadlvand nx `o`bvand ni l bldfaflv`‗
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