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    S^JX 50 Xqovdnj S~qogk Lg~d)Qjbl~dog Xqo~jc~dogs foq [oqmjqs sjjmdgk ~o Jgfoqcj ~ejdq qdke~s' 15 L' Xqoedad~ qjbl~dog lkldgs~ nlt blaoqjqs jgfoqcdgk ~ejdq qdke~s' 1

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    Dg~qonzc~dog0

    [edbj ~ej il`oqd~t of s~l~j lgn fjnjqlb jixbotijg~ lgn blaoq bl{s lxxbt ~o nlt blaoqjqs" ~ej seoq~ ~jqigl~zqj of ~ej `oa lgn ~ej izb~dxbj jg~d~djs dgvobvjn dg ~ej jixbotijg~ qjbl~dogsedx clbb foq bjkdsbl~dvj qjfoqis

    lnnqjssdgk ~ej sxjcdfdc gjjns of nlt blaoqjqs' ^eds Kzdnj xqovdnjs xobdct lnvocl~js lgn nlt blaoqoqklgdpjqs {d~e l s~jx)at)s~jx kzdnj ~o nqlf~dgk nlt blaoq bjkdsbl~dog' Jlce s~jx ndsczssjs dixoq~lg~xqdgcdxbjs lgn ~ej sxjcdfdc jbjijg~s ~o lnvocl~j foq dg xqo~jc~dvj nlt blaoq bjkdsbl~dog' ^ej Kzdnj xqovdnjsoqklgdpjqs lgn lnvocl~js {d~e ionjb blgkzlkj ~o xqoxosj ~o xobdct ilmjqs foq jlce of ~ej jbjijg~s' ^ejlxxjgndu offjqs l celq~ szqvjtdgk juds~dgk s~l~j bl{s xqo~jc~dgk nlt blaoqjqs lgn qjkzbl~dgk nlt blaoqlkjgcdjs'

    Nlt blaoq ds go~ l gj{ xejgoijgog dg ~ej Zgd~jn S~l~js' Eds~oqdclbbt" jixbotjqs elvj qjbdjn og nltblaoqjqs ~o xjqfoqi ilgzlb blaoq szce ls cogs~qzc~dog {oqm" blgnsclxdgk lgn noijs~dc sjqvdcjs' Ioqjqjcjg~bt" ~ej no{g~zqg dg ~ej jcogoit els qjszb~jn dg l kqo{dgk gziajq of {oqmjqs ~zqgdgk ~o nlt blaoq ls~ejdq ogbt vdlabj jixbotijg~ ox~dog' [ej~ejq sjjmdgk {oqm dgfoqilbbt og zqalg lgn szazqalg coqgjqs oq

    ~eqozke ~jixoqlqt blaoq lkjgcdjs" nlt blaoqjqs cog~dgzj ~o ilmj sdkgdfdclg~ cog~qdaz~dogs ~o ~ej jcogoit'

    Nlt blaoqjqs oa~ldg jixbotijg~ ~eqozke vlqdozs ijlgs' Soij ~lmj xlq~ dg ~ej bogk ~qlnd~dog of s~qjj~coqgjq nlt blaoq {ejqj {oqmjqs gjko~dl~j {d~e jixbotjqs l~ njsdkgl~jn selxj)zx sd~js' L kqo{dgkgziajq of jixbotjjs lqj oa~ldgdgk nlt blaoq oas ~eqozke ~jixoqlqt jixbotijg~ lkjgcdjs' ^ejsj~jixoqlqt jixbotijg~ lkjgcdjs ndsxl~ce nlt blaoqjqs lgn o~ejq {oqmjqs ~o ~edqn xlq~t jixbotjqs'^jixoqlqt lkjgcdjs oxjql~j at cobbjc~dgk fjjs fqoi ao~e ~ej ~edqn xlq~t jixbotjq lgn ~ej nlt blaoqjq'

    [ej~ejq ~ej nlt blaoqjq oa~ldgs {oqm ~eqozke lg dgfoqilb kl~ejqdgk sd~j oq l ~jixoqlqt jixbotijg~lkjgct" ~ej qjszb~dgk {oqmdgk cognd~dogs lqj celqlc~jqdpjn at seoq~)~jqi jixbotijg~" bo{){lkjs" fqj|zjg~gog)xltijg~ of oq dbbjklb njnzc~dogs fqoi {lkjs" lgn occzxl~doglb ejlb~e lgn slfj~t elplqns' ^ej seoq~

    lgn dg~jqid~~jg~ gl~zqj of nlt blaoq lgn ~ej izb~dxbj jg~d~djs of~jg dgvobvjn dg nlt blaoq jixbotijg~qjbl~dogsedxs xosj sdkgdfdclg~ alqqdjqs ~o jgfoqcjijg~ of juds~dgk {oqmxblcj bl{s'

    Njsxd~j xqovdndgk l fbjudabj xoob of {oqmjqs ~o ~ej ajgjfd~ of jixbotjqs" nlt blaoqjqs lqj coiiogbt sza`jc~~o ~ej ios~ jkqjkdozs {oqmxblcj juxbod~l~dog' Nlt blaoqjqs lqj of~jg lssdkgjn ~o ~ej nlgkjqozs ~lsmssezggjn at {oqmjqs {d~e ioqj ox~dogs' ^ejsj {oqmjqs lqj ndsxqoxoq~dogl~jbt juxosjn ~o vdobl~dogs ofocczxl~doglb ejlb~e lgn slfj~t bl{s" ls ~ejt lqj bjss bdmjbt ~o qjcjdvj gjcjsslqt slfj~t j|zdxijg~ lgn~qldgdgk' Julcjqal~dgk ~ejsj xqoabjis ds ~ej flc~ ~el~ ilgt nlt blaoqjqs elvj go qjsozqcjs foq ejlb~eclqj"dgcqjlsdgk ~ej bdmjbdeoon ~el~ ~ejsj {oqmjqs {dbb go~ sjjm ijndclb l~~jg~dog'

    S~zndjs lgn lgjcno~lb jvdnjgcj lbso seo{ xjqvlsdvj {lkj lgn eozq vdobl~dogs coiid~~jn at nlt blaoqjixbotjqs lgn ~jixoqlqt blaoq lkjgcdjs' Nlt blaoq jixbotjqs ilt njblt xltijg~s of xqoidsjn {lkjszg~db ~ej coixbj~dog of l `oa' Zxog coixbj~dog" nlt blaoqjqs lqj of~jg bjf~ {d~e bjss ~elg xqoidsjncoixjgsl~dog oq l vodn cejcm' O~ejq foqis of {lkj lazsjs dgcbznj ilmdgk jucjssdvj oq dbbjklb njnzc~dogsfqoi {oqmjqs xlt' Zgscqzxzbozs jixbotjqs {dbb celqkj blaoqjqs foq cejcm clsedgk" ~qlgsxoq~l~dog" ijlbs"lgn slfj~t j|zdxijg~' Blcm of lccjss ~o socdlb lgn bjklb sjqvdcjs bjlvj fj{ ox~dogs foq nlt blaoqjqssjjmdgk ~o qjcovjq zgxldn {lkjs'

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    GJBX szxxoq~s bjkdsbl~dvj qjfoqis ~el~ qjcokgdpj ~ej xlq~dczblq vzbgjqladbd~t of nlt blaoqjqs lgn sjjms ~oxqolc~dvjbt lssjq~ lgn xqo~jc~ ~ej {oqmxblcj qdke~s of nlt blaoqjqs' ^eds kzdnj ds ijlg~ ~o lssds~ oqklgdpjqslgn lnvocl~js of nlt blaoqjqs ~o xqoio~j bjkdsbl~dog ~el~ {dbb ejbx qjijnt lazsjs juxjqdjgcjn at ~edsvzbgjqlabj sjc~oq of ~ej {oqmfoqcj'

    Foq lnnd~doglb nlt blaoq lnvoclct il~jqdlbs dgcbzndgk" bjklb qjsozqcjs" lclnjidc s~zndjs" lgn bjkdsbl~dvj qjsozqcjs" vdsd~e~~x0//{{{'gjbx'oqk/g{x/dgd~dl~dvjs/nlt/dgnju'cfi'

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    S^JX 10 Njfdgj Nlt Blaoq

    Nlt blaoq clg jgcoixlss {oqmjqs qjfjqqjn ~eqozke l ~jixoqlqt lkjgct" cogs~qzc~dog {oqmjqs" cbjqdclb{oqmjqs oq soijogj {eo fdgns {oqm ~eqozke l selxj)zx sd~j' D~ ds dixoq~lg~ ~o njfdgj ~ej scoxj of ~ej

    {oqmfoqcj ~o {edce ~ej bjkdsbl~dog {dbb lxxbt' ^ej ios~ juxlgsdvj bjkdsbl~dog {ozbn xqo~jc~ nlt blaoqjqs dglbb dgnzs~qdjs qjklqnbjss of eo{ ~ejt oa~ldgjn ~ej {oqm' Dg cqlf~dgk njfdgd~dogs" ~ej ox~dogs lqj ~o dgcbznj lbb~jixoqlqt {oqmjqs qjklqnbjss of ~ej ~txj of {oqm ~ejt no" oq ~o bdid~ ~ej scoxj of ~ej bjkdsbl~dog ~o nltblaoqjqs qjfjqqjn at l ~jixoqlqt lkjgct' ^ej ionjb blgkzlkj ajbo{ offjqs ~ej ios~ juxlgsdvj njfdgd~dogof nlt blaoq' ^ej lxxjgndu offjqs julixbjs of eo{ ndffjqjg~ s~l~js elvj njfdgjn nlt blaoq'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    NLT BLAOQ^ej ~jqi nlt blaoq ijlgs blaoq oq jixbotijg~ ~el~ ds occlsdoglb oq dqqjkzblq" dg {edce lgdgndvdnzlb ds jixbotjn foq go~ bogkjq ~elg ~ej xjqdon of ~dij qj|zdqjn ~o coixbj~j ~ej lssdkgijg~ foq {edce~ej dgndvdnzlb {ls edqjn lgn dg {edce {lkj xltijg~s lqj ilnj ndqjc~bt oq dgndqjc~bt ~o ~ej nlt blaoqjq at

    ~ej nlt blaoq sjqvdcj lkjgct oq at ~ej ~edqn xlq~t jixbotjq" foq {oqm zgnjq~lmjg at ~ej nlt blaoqjq' Nltblaoq nojs go~ dgcbznj blaoq oq jixbotijg~ of l xqofjssdoglb oq cbjqdclb gl~zqj'

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    S^JX 30 Juxlgn lgn Xqo~jc~ ~ej Qdke~ ~o aj Xldn'

    Nlt blaoqjqs lqj coiiogbt njgdjn ~ej ios~ alsdc qdke~ ~o aj xldn foq {oqm xjqfoqijn' Nzj ~o ~ej

    dg~jqid~~jg~ gl~zqj of ~ej {oqm lgn bo{){lkjs" fzbb xltijg~ qlqjbt xqovdnjs l bdvdgk {lkj' ^ezs" juxlgndgklgn xqo~jc~dgk ~ej qdke~ ~o aj xldn seozbn aj l cjg~qlb xdjcj of nlt blaoq bjkdsbl~dog' Bjkdsbl~dog seozbncbjlqbt qjkzbl~j fjjs lgn njnzc~dogs foq ijlbs" j|zdxijg~ lgn ~oobs" ~qlgsxoq~l~dog" cejcm clsedgk lgn~dij lgn ilggjq of xltijg~s'

    L' Xqovdnj foq s~qogk {lkj lgn eozq qdke~s'

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    NQLF^DGK NLT BLAOQ BJKDSBL^DOG0 L KZDNJ FOQ OQKLGDPJQS LGN LNVOCL^JS eozqs of {oqm l~ ~ej qjkzblq ql~j of xlt' Df lg jixbotjq ds bl~j" ~ej nltblaoqjq izs~ aj coixjgsl~jn l~ ~ej qjkzblq ql~j of xlt foq ~ej ~dij sxjg~ {ld~dgk foq ~ej jixbotjq'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    CLBB DG XLTDf l nlt blaoq jixbotjq fldbs ~o lxxjlq l~ l njsdkgl~jn ~dij lgn bocl~dog lf~jq qj|zjs~dgk lnlt blaoqjqs sjqvdcjs" ~ej nlt blaoqjq selbb aj coixjgsl~jn foq > eozqs of {oqm l~ ~ej qjkzblq ql~j of xlt'

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    :' Go qjnzc~dogs dg xqoidsjn {lkj ql~js'

    Df l nlt blaoq jixbotjq lgn l nlt blaoqjq lkqjj og l {lkj ql~j" ~ej jixbotjq ilt go~ qjnzcj ~el~ ql~j ofxlt nzqdgk ~ej lkqjjn ~jqi of jixbotijg~'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    XQOEDAD^DOG OG [LKJ QJNZC^DOG[ejqj l nlt blaoq jixbotjq lgn l nlt blaoqjq elvj lkqjjnzxog l {lkj ql~j" ~ej nlt blaoq jixbotjq selbb go~ qjnzcj ~ej gjko~dl~jn slblqt nzqdgk ~ej lkqjjn ~jqi ofjixbotijg~'

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    NQLF^DGK NLT BLAOQ BJKDSBL^DOG0 L KZDNJ FOQ OQKLGDPJQS LGN LNVOCL^JS ' Alg cejcm)clsedgk fjjs'

    Nlt blaoq lkjgcdjs seozbn aj xqoedad~jn fqoi celqkdgk l fjj foq clsedgk l xltcejcm' Lqdpogl" Fboqdnl"Dbbdgods lgn ^juls elvj alggjn cejcm)clsedgk fjjs'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    CEJCM CLSEDGK FJJS))Nlt blaoq jixbotjqs selbb go~ ndqjc~bt oq dgndqjc~bt celqkj l nlt blaoqjq foqclsedgk l xltcejcm'

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    :' Qj|zdqj {qd~~jg lz~eoqdpl~dog foq fjjs lgn {lkj njnzc~dogs'

    Njnzc~dogs fqoi {lkjs seozbn ogbt aj xjqid~~jn {d~e ~ej juxqjss {qd~~jg lz~eoqdpl~dog of ~ej nlt blaoqjq'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    [QD^^JG LZ^EOQDPL^DOG FOQ FJJS LGN [LKJ NJNZC^DOGS))L nlt blaoq jixbotjq selbb go~celqkj l nlt blaoqjq lgn fjjs oq ilmj njnzc~dogs fqoi {lkjs {d~eoz~ ~ej juxqjss {qd~~jg lz~eoqdpl~dog of~ej nlt blaoqjq' Lz~eoqdpl~dog izs~ sxjcdft ~ej liozg~ lgn xzqxosj of ~ej fjj oq {lkj njnzc~dog'Lz~eoqdpl~dog izs~ aj oa~ldgjn dg l blgkzlkj zgnjqs~oon at ~ej nlt blaoqjq'

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    6' Xqoedad~ lgt njnzc~dogs ~el~ aqdgk {lkjs ajbo{ ~ej idgdizi {lkj'

    Lqdpogl" Fboqdnl" lgn Kjoqkdl xqoedad~ njnzc~dogs ~el~ aqdgk l nlt blaoqjqs {lkjs ajbo{ ~ej idgdizi{lkj'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    XQOEDAD^DOG OG NJNZC^DOGS))L nlt blaoq jixbotjq ilt go~ ilmj njnzc~dogs ~el~ aqdgk l nltblaoqjqs {lkjs ajbo{ ~ej fjnjqlb oq s~l~j idgdizi {lkj'

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    ;' Cbjlqbt njbdgjl~j l xltijg~ scejnzbj lgn dixosj slgc~dogs foq bl~j xltijg~s'

    Nldbt Xltijg~s' Df jixbotijg~ bls~s bjss ~elg ogj {jjm" l nlt blaoq jixbotjq izs~ coixbt {d~el nlt blaoqjqs qj|zjs~ ~o aj xldn l~ ~ej jgn of jlce {oqmdgk nlt'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    NLDBT [LKJS [ejqj nlt blaoq jixbotijg~ bls~s bjss ~elg ogj {jjm" {lkjs selbb aj xldn l~ ~ej jgn of jlce{oqmnlt'

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    [jjmbt lgn ad)iog~ebt xltijg~s' L~ ~ej qj|zjs~ of ~ej nlt blaoqjq" l nlt blaoq jixbotjq izs~ilmj {jjmbt oq sjid)iog~ebt xltijg~s' L nlt blaoq jixbotjq ~el~ ilmjs nldbt xltijg~s izs~ xqovdnj{qd~~jg go~dcj ~o nlt blaoqjqs of ~ejdq qdke~ ~o qj|zjs~ {jjmbt oq sjid)iog~ebt cejcms' Nlt blaoq jixbotjqsclg xqovdnj ~eds go~dcj at xos~dgk ~ej dgfoqil~dog dg ~ej bocl~dog {ejqj nlt blaoqjqs qjcjdvj ~ejdq {lkjs'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    XLTIJG^ SCEJNZBJS)) L nlt blaoq jixbotjq izs~ coixbt {d~e l nlt blaoqjqs qj|zjs~ foq {jjmbt oq ad)iog~ebt {lkjs' ^ej {lkjs selbb aj xldn dg l sdgkbj cejcm qjxqjsjg~dgk ~ej {lkjs jlqgjn nzqdgk ~ejxjqdon foq {edce {lkj xltijg~s lqj ~o aj ilnj' L nlt blaoq jixbotjq ~el~ ilmjs nldbt {lkj xltijg~sselbb xqovdnj {qd~~jg go~dfdcl~dog ~o lbb nlt blaoqjqs of ~ej qdke~ ~o qj|zjs~ {jjmbt oq sjid)iog~ebt cejcms'^ej nlt blaoq jixbotjq ilt xqovdnj szce go~dcj at cogsxdczozsbt xos~dgk ~ej go~dcj l~ ~ej bocl~dog {ejqj~ej {lkjs lqj qjcjdvjn at ~ej nlt blaoqjqs'

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    5' Xltijg~ Zxog ^jqidgl~dog'

    Lbb {lkjs seozbn aj xldn {d~edg ;1 eozqs of ~jqidgl~dog' Zxog ~jqidgl~dog l nlt blaoqjq clg ceoosj ~o ajxldn jd~ejq l~ ~ej {oqm sd~j" ~ej nlt blaoq sd~j oq ~ej nlt blaoq sjqvdcj lkjgct'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    XLTIJG^ OG ^JQIDGL^DOG Lbb {lkjs izs~ aj xldn ~o l nlt blaoqjq {d~edg ;1 eozqs of ~jqidgl~dog'

    XBLCJ OF XLTIJG^ OG ^JQIDGL^DOG Zxog ~jqidgl~dog" l nlt blaoqjq ilt jbjc~ ~o aj xldn jd~ejq l~~ej {oqm sd~j" ~ej nlt blaoq sd~j oq ~ej nlt blaoq sjqvdcj lkjgct' L nlt blaoqjq ilt lbso jbjc~ ~el~ ~ejcejcm aj sjg~ at fdqs~ cblss ildb' L nlt blaoq jixbotjq izs~ coixbt {d~e ~eds sxjcdfdcl~dog'

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    4' Jgszqj ~el~ nlt blaoqjqs lqj xldn {d~e vlbdn cejcms ~el~ clg aj clsejn l~ l algm oq fdglgcdlbdgs~d~z~dog of ~ejdq ceoosdgk'

    Nlt blaoq lkjgcdjs elvj scejijs ~o celqkj nlt blaoqjqs foq clsedgk ~ejdq xltcejcms' Soij lkjgcdjsdsszj cejcms ~el~ clg ogbt aj clsejn foq l fjj l~ sxjcdfdc ilcedgjs oxjql~jn at ~ej nlt blaoq lkjgct'Ilgt s~l~js elvj xlssjn bl{s ~el~ xqoedad~ szce cejcm clsedgk fjjs lgn ~ezs jgszqj ~el~ nlt blaoqjqsqjcjdvj ~ej fzbb {lkjs ~ejt lqj o{jn'

    Ionjb blgkzlkj0

    GJKO^DLABJ ^JGNJQ Lbb {lkj xltijg~s ~o nlt blaoqjqs selbb aj dg ~ej foqi of diijndl~jbt gjko~dlabj~jgnjq xltlabj dg clse" og njilgn l~ l fdglgcdlb dgs~d~z~dog" lgn {d~eoz~ ndscozg~'

    XLTIJG^ AT CEJCM [ejqj l nlt blaoq jixbotjq xlts nlt blaoqjqs at cejcm" ~el~ cejcm selbb ajdiijndl~jbt qjnjjilabj'

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