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29 1/ ]`j Rzhj n{{hdjv }g not g{jrn}gr gi n fglljrfdnh qjbvd}j gr gohdoj vjrydfj gr
21 gr}dgo }`jrjgi mdrjf}jm }g f`dhmrjo }`n} fghhjf}v zvjv nom'gr mdvfhgvjv {jrvgonh doigrln}dgo
20 gl f`dhmrjo nom }g not g{jrn}gr gi n fglljrfdnh qjbvd}j gr gohdoj vjrydfj }`n} `nv nf}znh
gl{hndo} igr [jrlnojo} Doezof} dgo Fdydh [jonh}djv nom G}`jr Rjhdji [naj 2 gi4
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9 zomjrv}nomnbhj nom fgl{hj}j og}dfj gi d}v doigrln}dgo {rnf}dfjv
1 dofhzmdoa q`n} doigrln}dgo }`j qjbvd}j g{jrn}gr fghhjf}v irgl f`dhmrjo
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4 doigrln}dgo nom g}`jr v{jfdidf mdvfhgvzrjv vj} igr}` do }`j Rzhj3
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26 {nr}dfd{n}j do }`n} nf}dyd}t3 nom
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29 irgl f`dhmrjo/
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20 >0(m$(6$ gi }`j I]F Nf} >: Z/V/F/ ¡ :1n(m$(6$ n ydghn}dgo gi }`j Rzhj fgov}d}z}jv no zoindr gr
gl{hndo} igr [jrlnojo} Doezof}dgo( Fdydh [jonh}djv( nom G}`jr Rjhdji [naj 6 gi4
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1 r vjhhv vgi}qnrj n{{hdfn}dgov igr lgbdhj mjydfjv ("n{{v"$ }g fgovzljrv }`rgza`gz} }`j Zod}jm
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22 `nrj doigrln}dgo gohdoj nom joanaj do g}`jr nf}dyd}djv/ Vjyjrnh gi Mjijomno}v! n{{v dofhzmdoa
26 `j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm n{{ Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{ n{{ Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{ ) V`g{ n{{ nom Jldht!v
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29 jrydfjv mdrjf}jm }g f`dhmrjo {zrvzno} }g FG[[N/
21 >6/ V`gr}ht ni}jr }`j Ijbrznrt 2;>; rjhjnvj gi }`j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm n{{ n {gv}doa
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gl {hndo} igr [jrlnojo} Doezof}dgo( Fdydh [jonh}djv( nom G}`jr Rjhdji [naj = gi4
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2; jrj hdv}jm bt Mjijomno}v do }`j Anljv Cdmv vjf}dgo giN{{hj Dof/!v N{{ V}grj/ ]`j }`rjj
2> ldht Mrjvv,z{ n{{v ijn}zrj mrjvv,z{ anljv }`n} nhhgq n zvjr }g frjn}j ydr}znh lgmjhv mjvdao
22 z}id}v irgl nvvgr}ljo}v gi fhg}`jv v`gjv nom nffjvvgrdjv nom v`nrj }`j gz}id}v qd}` irdjomv/
26 Vjj Jp`dbd} D( irgl }`j Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{ n{{$/ ]`jt nhvg v`nrj n fgllgo gohdoj "Jldht!v
2= rjvv Z{" bhga/ ]`j Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{ ) V`g{ n{{ nom Jldht!v Rzoqnt @da` Inv`dgo n{{
2: nyj nmyjr}dvjm nom {rglg}jm }`j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm n{{/ ]`jrj `nyj bjjo gyjr 21;;;
29 gqohgnmv gi }`j Jldht Mrjvv,z{ n{{v/
21 >:/ ]`j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm n{{ ijn}zrjv "}`j qgrhm inlgzv Jldht!v Bhga (qd}` ojq
20 hga {gv} Svdf$ Lgomnt }`rgza` Irdmnt$/" ]`j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm bhga q`df` dv nyndhnbhj
gl{hndo} igr [jrlnojo} Doezof}dgo( Fdydh [jonh}djv( nom G}`jr Rjhdji [naj : gi4
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: dov{drn}dgonh ~zg}j tgz!m hdcj }g v`nrj qd}` jyjrtbgmt {hjnvj }gzf` ̀ jrj/"$/ Mjijomno}v {gv}
9 `j zvjr!v vzbldvvdgov }g }̀ j bhga irgl }̀ j dofgldoa jlndhv bz} mg og} {gv} jlndh nmmrjvvjv/
1 >9/ ]`j "Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{" bhga doyd}jv n zvjr }g v`nrj lgmjhv nom gz}id}v mjvdaojm/
0 Vjj Jp`dbd} C$/ ]`j vzbldvvdgo {rgfjvv dv } j̀ vnlj nv igr }`j Jldht!v Bhga/
4 >1/ ]`j Jldht !v Adrh Qgrhm n{{ nom }`j Jldht!v Mrjvv Z{ ) V`g{ n{{ nhvg
>; ofgzrnaj n zvjr }g vjom jlndhv }g "Jldht" }`rgza` }`j zvjr !v lgbdhj mjydfj/ Igr jpnl{hj do
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>6 ldht hdv}jov nom rjnmv nhh gi tgzr jlndhv ijjmbnfc nom vzaajv}dgov / / / vg {hjnvj vjom `jr n
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>: lndh irgl }`j zvjr }g Jldht/ (Vjj Jp`dbd} H$/
>9 >0/ Dofhzmdoa vzbldvvdgov }g }`j bhgav Mjijomno}v `nyj fghhjf}jm nom {jrlnojo}ht
>1 ndo}ndojm gyjr 6;;;; jlndh nmmrjvvjv irgl zvjrv gi }`j Jldht!v Adrh Qgrhm n{{ nom }`j Jldht
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2> doc }g n fglljo}v nrjn nom n} }`j bg}}gl gi jnf` fglljo}v nrjn dv n igrl }g "Hjnyj n Rj{ht/"
22 Vjj Jp`dbd} L$/ ]`j fglljo} igrl nvcv igr zvjr!v onlj nom jlndh nmmrjvv q`df` nrj
26 j~zdrjm idjhmv/ Nh}`gza` og} rj~zdrjm }g mg vg n zvjr dv {jrld}}jm }g {rgydmj n izhh onlj q`df`
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