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    Rfh`lnhie Rzinlnlg 2:

    Eilgvigf Rzinlnlg 28

    Hzkxx-Hvervzie Rzinlnlg 28-22

    @fier` Rzinlnlg 22

    Xicfr~ Rzinlnlg 22

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    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Skevlrffzx kc Hkekz 74

    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Xflnkz Skevlrffzx 74-79

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    Hklrihrnlg Tfihf Hkztx @fibyvizrfzx 946

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    HKVLRZ^ KSFZ SNF W?RKGK IR I GEILH F

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    Gksfzlmflr

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    Rfeft`klfx Rkgk `ix i cinze~ gkkb hkmmvlnhirnklx x~xrfm, I rfeft`klfx~xrfm enlax iee r`f zfgnklie ilb bnxrznhr hitnriex% ilb r`fxfenlfx izf cinze~ zfenijef (fphftr bvznlg r`f zinl~ xfixkl% w`fljzfiabkwlx bk `ittfl., R`f rfeft`klf x~xrfmx nl Ekm ilbwnr`nl kr`fz vzjil izfix izf zfenijef% ilb r`fzf nx wkza nltzkgzfxx rk bkvjef r`f hitihnr~ kc r`fxf x~xrfmx,

    Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx hil fixne~ hkmmvlnhirf sni rfeft`klfwnr` r`fnz cimnenfx, R`nx bkfx lkr mfil ~kv wnee `isf irfeft`klf isineijef ir ~kvz xnrf% jvr iee zfgnklie hitnriex kccfz

    gkkb t`klf xfzsnhf rk r`f V,X, T`klf xfzsnhf hklrnlvfx rknmtzksf ix mkzf ilb mkzf hijnlfx (rfeft`klf jkkr`x. xfr vtx`kt r`zkvg`kvr r`f hkvlrz~, Skevlrffzx gflfziee~ izzilgfnl ibsilhf rk zfhfnsf t`klf hieex czkm tfktef nl r`f VlnrfbXrirfx% w`nh` miafx nr mvh` efxx fptflxnsf r`il hieenlg r`fVlnrfb Xrirfx czkm Rkgk, Skevlrffzx izf lkr tfzmnrrfb rkmiaf tfzxklie hieex czkm r`f Tfihf Hkztx kccnhf nl Ekm% jvrr`f~ mi~ zfhfnsf hieex r`fzf, Hkeefhr hieex% kz hieex rk 9-044lvmjfzx% hillkr jf mibf czkm Rkgk rk r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx,

    R`fzf nx i cnsf-`kvz rnmf bnccfzflhf jfrwffl Rkgk ilb r`f

    V,X, Fixr Hkixr (ckvz bvznlg Bi~eng`r Xisnlgx Rnmf.,

    Hfeet`klf zfhftrnkl nx fptilbnlg r`zkvg`kvr Rkgk ilb mkxr Skevlrffzx flb vt jv~nlg hfeet`klfx ekhiee~, @kwfsfz% kwlnlgi hfeet`klf nx lkr zfyvnzfb j~ Tfihf Hkztx ilb hil xkmfrnmfxjf fptflxnsf kl i Skevlrffz ieekwilhf, Cvzr`fzmkzf% r`fzf nxlk gvizilrff kc hfeet`klf zfhftrnkl ir nlbnsnbvie Skevlrffzxnrfx,

    R`fzf izf cip enlfx enlanlg Rkgk wnr` kr`fz hkvlrznfx iee ksfzr`f wkzeb, Ekm `ix mkxr kc r`f cip hitijnenr~% jvr xkmfzfgnklie hitnriex `isf cip enlfx ix wfee,

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    Hkmtvrfz% Nlrfzlfr% ilb F-mine Ihhfxx Nlrfzlfr xfzsnhf tzksnbfzx ktfzirf nl Rkgk ilb Nlrfzlfr hicxizf jfhkmnlg mkzf zfibne~ isineijef iee ksfz r`f hkvlrz~,Nlrfzlfr t`klf isineijnenr~ tzksnbfx i h`fitfz ktrnkl r`ileilbenlfx, Nlrfzlfr hkllfhrnklx izf sfz~ xekw ilb tznhfx siz~,Bk lkr fptfhr rk jf ijef rk bkwlekib il~r`nlg,

    @kvxnlg ilb Xnrf Ekhirnkl

    Skevlrffzx nl Rkgk izf tzksnbfb `kvxnlg ix tizr kc r`fhkmmvlnr~x hklrznjvrnkl rk r`fnz wkza, Mkxr Rkgk Skevlrffzxensf nl sneeigfx nl i rwk- kz r`zff-zkkm `kvxf% mkxr enafe~ nli hkmtkvlb wnr` i Rkgkefxf cimne~, Xkmf Skevlrffz `kvxfx`isf rnl zkkcx1 i cfw `isf xrziw zkkcx, Nr nx vlenafe~ r`ir ~kvwnee `isf zvllnlg wirfz kz fefhrznhnr~% ier`kvg` r`f~ izf mkzfhkmmkl nl eizgfz hnr~ tkxrx, Wirfz xkvzhfx nl sneeigfx hil jfrzibnrnklie wfeex% jkzf-`kefx fyvnttfb wnr` tvmtx% hnxrfzlx%ilb lirvzie wirfz xkvzhfxnl xkmf hixfx% znsfzx, W`irfsfz

    ~kvz xkvzhf kc bznlanlg wirfz% ~kv wnee `isf rk rzfir nrjfckzf vxf,

    Ensnlg Ieekwilhf ilb Mklf~ Miligfmflr

    Ix i Skevlrffz% ~kv zfhfnsf i mklr`e~ ensnlg ieekwilhf kc 9:>%444 HCI% zkvg`e~ fyvnsieflr rk ":06xvccnhnflr rk ensfir i mkbfxr efsfe nl ~kvz hkmmvlnr~, ^kv wnee iexk zfhfnsf ixfrrenlg-nl ieekwilhf rk bfczi~ r`f nlnrnie hkxrx kc xfrrnlg vti `kvxf`keb, Jkr` ieekwilhfx izf tinb nl ekhie hvzzflh~, R`fensnlg ieekwilhf nx bftkxnrfb nlrk Skevlrffzx jila ihhkvlrxkl i yvizrfze~ jixnx% w`nh` mfilx ~kv `isf rk miligf ~kvzmklf~ wfee rk isknb zvllnlg kvr jfckzf r`f flb kc r`f yvizrfz,Mil~ Skevlrffzx jila ihhkvlrx izf nl klf kc r`f cnsf zfgnkliehitnriex% w`nh` mfilx ~kv wnee lkzmiee~ riaf ir efixr klf rznt

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    rk r`f zfgnklie hitnrie fih` mklr`, Nr nx nlibsnxijef rk affteizgf xvmx kc mklf~ ir `kmf,

    Nl hixf kc fmfzgflh~% r`fzf izf iexk SNXI ilb Mixrfzhizb IRMx nl Ekm% w`nef Wfxrfzl Vlnkl hil jf ckvlblfize~ fsfz~w`fzf,

    Ckkb ilb Bnfr

    ^kvz bnfr wnee hklxnxr kc ekhiee~ gzkwl ckkbx kz i hkmjnlirnklkc ekhie ilb nmtkzrfb rnllfb ckkbx, I r~tnhie Rkgkefxf mfienx i hizjk`~bzirf-jixf znhf% ~imx% trf (jknefb hkzl mfiekz cekvz. kz cvcv (tkvlbfb w`nrf ~imx.% ihhkmtilnfb j~ i

    siznfr~ kc `kr% xtnh~ xivhfx, Znhf ilb jfilx% vxviee~ firflir jzfiacixr% nx ilkr`fz hkmmkl mfie, Mfir nx isineijefr`zkvg`kvr Rkgk% jvr nr nx fptflxnsf1 czfx` cnx` nx kle~isineijef nl eizgfz rkwlx,

    Czvnrx ilb sfgfrijefx izf xfixklie% khhixnkliee~ mianlg nrbnccnhver ckz sfgfriznilx rk ib`fzf rk i xkvlb bnfr% fxtfhniee~nl r`f mkzf zfmkrf izfix, Xkmf Skevlrffzx teilr sfgfrijefgizbflx rk xvttefmflr r`fnz bnfr, Nc lkr% ~kv hil cnlb mkxr

    kc ~kvz ckkb nl r`f lfizfxr hnrnfx kz wffae~ mizafrx, Xmieefz sneeigfx kcrfl tzksnbf kle~ jixnh ckkb xvttenfx, ^kv mi~ lffbrk rzisfe rk eizgfz rkwlx ckz sfgfrijefx ilb xtfhncnh nrfmx%fxtfhniee~ bvznlg bz~ xfixkl,

    Riaf ibsilrigf kc ~kvz `kxr cimne~x `kxtnrienr~ bvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg (TXR% iexk zfcfzzfb rk ix xrigf nl Czflh`.,Efizl `kw rk hkka% xff `kw nlgzfbnflrx hil jfzfnlrfztzfrfb% frh,

    RzilxtkzrirnklRkgkx minl lirnklie `ng`wi~ zvlx r`f eflgr` kc r`f hkvlrz~,Mkxr kc r`f zkib nx nl gkkb hklbnrnkl% jvr xkmf tizrx izf nl

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    tkkz zftinz, R`fzf izf xfsfzie kr`fz xfhrnklx kc tisfb zkib%xkmf nl gkkb hklbnrnkl% kr`fzx lkr, Mkxr kc r`f ekhie zkibxnl Rkgk izf xilb kz bnzrsfz~ bvxr~ nl r`f bz~ xfixkl% sfz~mvbb~ nl r`f zinl~ xfixkl% ilb cvee kc tkr`kefx,

    ^kv wnee jf gnsfl il iee-rfzzinl jnh~hef ilb `femfr ckz ~kvzrzilxtkzrirnkl lffbx ir ~kvz xnrf, Cinevzf rk wfiz i `femfr hilzfxver nl ibmnlnxrzirnsf xftizirnkl czkm r`f Tfihf Hkztx,

    W`fl rzisfenlg izkvlb r`f hkvlrz~% ~kv wnee vxf siz~nlgr~tfx kc rzilxtkzrirnkl, Ekm `ix mil~ tznsirf ripnx, Ripnx

    iexk rzisfe czfyvflre~ jfrwffl Ekm ilb r`f eizgfz rkwlx nlr`f nlrfznkz, R`nx ripn rzisfe rflbx rk jf cinze~ nzzfgveiz ilbvlhkmckzrijef% jvr iewi~x nlrfzfxrnlg,

    Vxf kc mkrkzh~hefx j~ Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx nx gflfziee~tzk`njnrfb, @kwfsfz% r`fzf nx i rzilxtkzrirnkl tkenh~ nl Rkgk%ieekwnlg i cfw xtfhncnh Skevlrffzx nl nxkeirfb tkxrx rk znbfix tixxflgfzx kl mkrkzh~hefx w`nef rzisfenlg rk r`fnz xnrfx,R`fxf Skevlrffzx mvxr wfiz mkrkzh~hef `femfrx% tzksnbfb j~r`f Tfihf Hkztx,

    Bnxrilhf czkm r`f sneeigfx rk r`f tzfcfhrkzie ilb zfgnklie

    hitnriex mi~ jf il~w`fzf czkm 94 rk 34 anekmfrfzx, W`nefxkmf Skevlrffzx enaf jnanlg r`fxf bnxrilhfx% kr`fzx tzfcfzrianlg ekhie tvjenh rzilxtkzrirnkl% xvh` ix jvx` ripnx% rk r`flfizfxr mine tknlr% jila% kz x`kttnlg ekhirnkl,

    R`f jkrrkm enlf% ilb vlckzrvlirfe~ r`f zfienr~ kc encf nl Rkgk%nx r`ir rzisfe nx nl`fzflre~ mkzf znxa~ `fzf r`il w`ir klfwkveb fptfznflhf vxnlg tvjenh rzilxtkzrirnkl nl r`f VlnrfbXrirfx, Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx cnlb r`ir r`fnz jnafx izfxvccnhnflr ckz mkxr wkza-zfeirfb rzisfe, Nl ibbnrnkl% Skevlrffzxizf hevxrfzfb xk r`ir mkxr izf wnr`nl i jnaf znbf kc ilkr`fz

    Skevlrffz, Nr nx vxviee~ lfhfxxiz~% `kwfsfz% rk vxf ekhierzilxtkzr (f,g,% jvx` ripnx. w`fl rzisfenlg eklg bnxrilhfx, J~ilb eizgf% r`f sf`nhefx (vxviee~ mnln-jvxfx kz Rk~kri xrirnkl

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    wigklx. izf keb ilb tkkze~ minlrinlfb% ilb nr nx vlenafe~ r`irmil~ kc r`f bznsfzx wnee wnl xicf-bznsnlg iwizbx il~rnmf xkkl)

    Tfihf Hkztx+Rkgk tzksnbfx i x`vrref jvx xfzsnhf (Ekm Enmk.r`ir zvlx czkm r`f lkzr` kc r`f hkvlrz~ rk r`f hitnrie ilbjiha klhf i mklr`, R`f Tfihf Hkztx flhkvzigfx Skevlrffzxrk enmnr rzilxtkzr sni jvx` ripn, W`fl nr nx lfhfxxiz~ rk vxfjvx` ripnx% ~kv izf flhkvzigfb rk xfefhr w`ir ittfizx rkjf r`f xicfxr sf`nhef isineijef ilb rk gk wnr` bznsfzx w`kxfbznsnlg `ijnrx izf alkwl ilb zfixklijef, W`fl ~kv cnlb

    ~kvzxfec nl w`ir ~kv hklxnbfz il vlxicf xnrvirnkl (f,g,% i

    bznsfz rzisfenlg rkk cixr bfxtnrf `isnlg jffl ixafb rk xekwbkwl.% ~kv x`kveb bfmilb rk jf efr kvr kc r`f sf`nhefnmmfbnirfe~, ^kvz fptfznflhfx nl tvjenh rzilxtkzr hilnlhzfixf ~kvz vlbfzxrilbnlg kc ekhie zfienrnfx (f,g,% mi~jftfktef izf eirf rk ~kvz mffrnlgx jfhivxf kc r`f h`ieeflgfx kc ekhie rzilxtkzr., R`f jfxr xrzirfg~% `kwfsfz% nx rk mnlnmn frzisfe sni tvjenh rzilxtkzr ilb rk isknb iee lng`rrnmf rzisfe,

    Gfkgzit`~ ilb Henmirf

    Rkgk nx i xmiee hkvlrz~ kl r`f Wfxr Icznhil hkixr, Kle~ 64anekmfrfzx wnbf nl xfhrnklx% nr xrzfrh`fx 344 anekmfrfzx nleilbczkm r`f Gvec kc Gvnlfi rk r`f xisilli kc Jvzanli Cixk nl r`flkzr`, Xnrvirfb jfrwffl G`ili rk r`f wfxr ilb Jflnl rk r`ffixr% nr nx zkvg`e~ r`f xn f kc Wfxr Snzgnlni, Rkgk xvttkzrx ibnsfzxf tktveirnkl kc lfize~ 6 mneenkl ilb `ix mkzf r`il 64fr`lnh gzkvtx ilb eilgvigfx,

    Rkgkx gfkgzit`~ nx minle~ xisilli-enaf% ier`kvg` xkmf izfixnl r`f hflrfz kc r`f hkvlrz~ izf cinze~ `nee~, R`f zinl~ xfixkleixrx czkm Ovlf rk Xftrfmjfz nl r`f lkzr` ilb czkm Mi~ rkKhrkjfz nl r`f xkvr`, R`f zfxr kc r`f ~fiz nx bz~ ilbbkmnlirfb j~ bz~ `izmirril wnlbx hkmnlg kcc r`f Xi`izi,Rfmtfzirvzfx zilgf czkm r`f 74x ilb 04x nl r`f xkvr`% rk

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    r`f 04x ilb >4x nl r`f lkzr`, Nl r`f mklr`x jfckzf r`f zinlx%r`f rfmtfzirvzfx izf `ng`fz% zfih`nlg r`f ekw `vlbzfbx nlr`f lkzr`,

    Xkhnie Ihrnsnrnfx

    Rkgkefxf izf fprzfmfe~ xkhnie% ilb mkxr xkhnie ihrnsnrnfxhflrfz izkvlb hkmmvlnr~ fsflrx, Siznkvx hfzfmklnfx ilbcrfx izf `feb r`zkvg`kvr r`f ~fiz ilb Skevlrffz irrflbilhfnx iewi~x wfee ittzfhnirfb, Nl ibbnrnkl% Skevlrffzx gfr

    rkgfr`fz kl bnccfzflr khhixnklx% fsfl nc nr nx ovxr ckz i zfgnkliemffrnlg, ^kvz xkhnie encf wnee jf ix jvx~ ix ~kv hizf rk miaf nr,

    Tzkcfxxnklienxm% Bzfxx% ilb Jf`isnkz

    Rkgkefxf% enaf tfktef fsfz~w`fzf% wnee miaf ovbgmflrxijkvr ~kv nl rfzmx kc `kw ~kv ihr ilb `kw ~kv bzfxx,Bzfxx nl r`f Wfxr Icznhil hklrfpr nx i xngl kc zfxtfhr ilbtzkcfxxnklienxm~kv x`kw zfxtfhr ckz hkeefigvfx j~ `kw ~kvbzfxx, W`nef ittzktznirf bzfxx ilb jf`isnkz wnee jf bnxhvxxfb

    bvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg% ~kv x`kveb iexk riaf hvfx czkm ~kvz hkeefigvfx klhf ~kv izf ir ~kvz xnrf, Rkgkefxf jvxnlfxxirrnzfir efixr kvrxnbf Ekmrflbx rk jf mkzf hixvier`il nl r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx, ^kv wnee cnlb% `kwfsfz% r`ir ~kvzRkgkefxf hkvlrfztizrx izf nlsiznije~ wfee gzkkmfb ilb wfiztzfxxfb% hefil hekr`nlg, Rng`r% ckzm-cnrrnlg hekr`nlg ckz wkmflkz hekr`nlg fptkxnlg r`f xrkmih`% jiha% x`kvebfzx kz alffxnx iemkxr lfsfz ittzktznirf, R`f ximf nx rzvf ckz x`kzrx ilbzvjjfz cent-cektx ckz jkr` mfl ilb wkmfl bvznlg tzkcfxxnkliemffrnlgx% w`fr`fz nl ~kvz sneeigf kz nl r`f zfgnklie hitnrie,

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    Rk gvnbf ~kv% Tfihf Hkztx Rkgk Skevlrffzx `isf fxrijenx`fbr`f ckeekwnlg bzfxx hkbf ckz wkza xnrvirnklx?

    9, Lk x`kzrx:, Lk ritfrrf-xr~ef (n,f,% zvjjfz. nt- ktx8, Lk `ierfzx+xtig`frrn xrzitx% frh, ckz wkmfl2, Hkeeizfb x`nzrx ckz mfl+hefil R-x`nzrx6, Xvtte~ kc x`kfx+hekr`fx nl Skevlrffz ekvlgf ir r`f kc hf,

    Fpimtefx kc ckzmie wkza xnrvirnklx? Fsfz~w`fzf nl r`f kccnhf%fphevbnlg THS ekvlgf% xflxnjnenxirnklx (n,f,% hkmmvlnr~

    rzinlnlgx.% Tfihf Hkztx rzinlnlgx wnr` hkvlrfztizrx% TfihfHkztx Skevlrffz rzinlnlg ilb tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg,

    Tefixf lkrf r`ir nl i wkza xnrvirnkl tzkcfxxnklie wkmfl bklkr wfiz hekr`fx r`ir zfsfie r`fnz x`kvebfzx kz alffx,

    Tfzxklie Xicfr~

    Mkzf bfrinefb nlckzmirnkl ijkvr r`f Tfihf Hkztx ittzkih`rk xicfr~ nx hklrinlfb nl r`f @fier` Hizf ilb Xicfr~ h`itrfz%jvr nr nx il nmtkzrilr nxxvf ilb hillkr jf ksfzfmt`ixn fb, Ix

    xrirfb nl r`f Skevlrffz @ilbjkka % jfhkmnlg i Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffz flrinex hfzrinl xicfr~ znxax, Ensnlg ilb rzisfenlgnl il vlcimneniz flsnzklmflr (kcrflrnmfx ieklf.% `isnlg ienmnrfb vlbfzxrilbnlg kc ekhie eilgvigf ilb hvervzf% ilbjfnlg tfzhfnsfb ix wfee-kcc izf xkmf kc r`f cihrkzx r`ir hiltvr i Skevlrffz ir znxa, Mil~ Skevlrffzx fptfznflhf siz~nlgbfgzffx kc vlwilrfb irrflrnkl ilb `izixxmflr, Tfrr~ r`fcrxilb jvzgeiznfx izf lkr vlhkmmkl% ilb nlhnbflrx kc t`~xnhieilb xfpvie ixxiver bk khhvz% ier`kvg` mkxr Rkgk Skevlrffzxhkmtefrf r`fnz rwk ~fizx kc xfzsnhf wnr`kvr tfzxklie xfhvznr~nlhnbflrx, R`f Tfihf Hkztx `ix fxrijenx`fb tzkhfbvzfx ilbtkenhnfx bfxnglfb rk `fet ~kv zfbvhf ~kvz znxax ilb fl`ilhf

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    ~kvz xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~, R`fxf tzkhfbvzfx ilb tkenhnfx%nl ibbnrnkl rk xicfr~ rzinlnlg% wnee jf tzksnbfb klhf ~kvizznsf nl Rkgk, Ir r`f ximf rnmf% ~kv izf fptfhrfb rk riafzfxtklxnjnenr~ ckz ~kvz xicfr~ ilb wfee-jfnlg,

    Fih` xricc mfmjfz ir r`f Tfihf Hkztx nx hkmmnrrfbrk tzksnbnlg Skevlrffzx wnr` r`f xvttkzr r`f~ lffb rkxvhhfxxcvee~ mffr r`f h`ieeflgfx r`f~ wnee cihf rk `isf i xicf%`fier`~% ilb tzkbvhrnsf xfzsnhf, Wf flhkvzigf Skevlrffzx ilbcimnenfx rk ekka ir kvz xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nlckzmirnkl kl r`fTfihf Hkztx wfjxnrf ir www,tfihfhkztx,gks+xicfr~,

    Nlckzmirnkl kl r`fxf tigfx gnsfx mfxxigfx kl Skevlrffz`fier` ilb Skevlrffz xicfr~, I snbfk mfxxigf czkm r`fBnzfhrkz nx kl r`nx tigf% ix wfee ix i xfhrnkl rnrefb Xicfr~ ilbXfhvznr~ nl Bftr`, R`nx tigf enxrx rktnhx zilgnlg czkm r`fznxax kc xfzsnlg ix i Skevlrffz rk tkxrx xicfr~ xvttkzr x~xrfmxrk fmfzgflh~ teillnlg ilb hkmmvlnhirnklx,

    Zfwizbx ilb Czvxrzirnklx

    W`ir nx hklxnbfzfb i h`ieeflgf kz i zfwizb siznfx czkm tfzxklrk tfzxkl% jvr hfzrinle~ ~kv wnee cnlb ~kvzxfec `isnlg rk ibitrrk bnccfzflr tfzhftrnklx% ckz fpimtef% kc rnmf ilb tzkbvhrnsnr~,Cfmief Skevlrffzx wnee `isf rk bfie wnr` r`f zfienr~ r`ir Rkgknx sfz~ mvh` i tirznizh`ie xkhnfr~% mfilnlg r`ir mfl izfgflfziee~ ihhkzbfb mkzf tkwfz ilb zfxtfhr r`il wkmfl, ^kvmi~ xtflb i ekr kc r`f rnmf jfnlg rkriee~ jiccefb ix rk w`~r`nlgx izf rvzlnlg kvr ix r`f~ izf,

    R`f tkrflrnie zfwizbx% `kwfsfz% ciz kvrwfng` il~ h`ieeflgfx,^kv wnee iemkxr nlfsnrije~ cnlb ~kvzxfec tizr kc i hekxf-alnrhkmmvlnr~% vlenaf il~r`nlg ~kv `isf fptfznflhfb nl Imfznhi,

    ^kv wnee zfhfnsf r`f xirnxcihrnkl kc jfnlg ijef rk x`izf ~kvz

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    T`ixf NN nx iexk sfz~ nlrflxnsf% jvr nr hflrfzx kl rfh`lnhierzinlnlg, Eilgvigf heixxfx wnee hklrnlvf% ilb rfh`lnhiemirfznie wnee nlhzfixnlge~ jf tzfxflrfb ilb tzihrnhfb nlCzflh`, Xkmf rzinlffx wnee jfgnl ekhie eilgvigf heixxfx bvznlgr`nx t`ixf% bftflbnlg kl r`fnz efsfe kc Czflh`, Xicfr~ ilbxfhvznr~ rzinlnlg ilb mfbnhie+`fier` rzinlnlg iexk hklrnlvf,

    Bvznlg r`f xfhklb kz r`nzb wffa kc rzinlnlg% ~kvz ixxkhnirfTfihf Hkztx bnzfhrkz (ITHB. wnee nlrfzsnfw ~kv ijkvrtkxxnjef xnrfx rk `fet nbflrnc~ i tkxr r`ir nx enlafb rk ~kvzxaneex% nlrfzfxrx% ilb lffbx, Bvznlg r`f xfsflr` kz fng`r`

    wffa% ~kv wnee xtflb i wffa ir ~kvz xnrf, R`nx wnee jf ~kvzcnzxr hklrihr wnr` ~kvz cvrvzf xnrf ilb wnee tzksnbf il nbfi kc w`ir zfie Skevlrffz encf nx enaf% w`ir wkza ktrnklx fpnxr% ilbil kttkzrvlnr~ rk alkw mkzf kc Rkgk, Nr iexk gnsfx ~kv ijzfia czkm r`f nlrflxf% xrzvhrvzfb zfgnmf kc r`f tzf-xfzsnhfrzinlnlg xh`fbvef,

    Rfh lnhie Rzinlnlg Rfh`lnhie rzinlnlg wnee tzftizf ~kv rk wkza nl Rkgk j~jvnebnlg kl r`f xaneex ~kv iezfib~ `isf ilb `fetnlg ~kvbfsfekt lfw xaneex nl i millfz ittzktznirf rk r`f lffbx kc r`f hkvlrz~, R`f Tfihf Hkztx xricc% Rkgk fptfzrx% ilb hvzzflr

    Skevlrffzx wnee hklbvhr r`f rzinlnlg tzkgzim, Rzinlnlg teihfxgzfir fmt`ixnx kl efizlnlg `kw rk rzilxcfz r`f xaneex ~kv `isfrk r`f hkmmvlnr~ nl w`nh` ~kv wnee xfzsf ix i Skevlrffz,

    Rfh`lnhie rzinlnlg wnee nlhevbf xfxxnklx kl r`f gflfziefhklkmnh ilb tkenrnhie flsnzklmflr nl Rkgk ilb xrzirfgnfxckz wkzanlg wnr`nl xvh` i czimfwkza, ^kv wnee zfsnfw ~kvzrfh`lnhie xfhrkzx gkiex ilb wnee mffr wnr` r`f Rkgk igflhnfxilb kzgiln irnklx r`ir nlsnrfb r`f Tfihf Hkztx rk ixxnxr r`fm,^kv wnee jf xvttkzrfb ilb mklnrkzfb j~ r`f rzinlnlg xricc r`zkvg`kvr r`f 99 wffax% rk `fet ~kv bfsfekt+zfnlckzhf r`fhklcnbflhf ilb xaneex ~kv wnee lffb rk vlbfzriaf ~kvz tzkofhrihrnsnrnfx ilb jf i tzkbvhrnsf mfmjfz kc ~kvz hkmmvlnr~,

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    zkef ix i cihnenrirkz kc bfsfektmflr, ^kv wnee jf fptkxfb rkrktnhx xvh` ix hkmmvlnr~ mkjnen irnkl% hklcenhr zfxkevrnkl%gflbfz ilb bfsfektmflr% lklckzmie ilb ibver fbvhirnklxrzirfgnfx% ilb tkenrnhie xrzvhrvzfx,

    @fier` Rzinlnlg Bvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg% ~kv wnee jf gnsfl jixnh mfbnhierzinlnlg ilb nlckzmirnkl, ^kv wnee jf fptfhrfb rk tzihrnhftzfsflrnsf `fier` hizf ilb rk riaf zfxtklxnjnenr~ ckz ~kvzkwl `fier` j~ ib`fznlg rk iee mfbnhie tkenhnfx, Rzinlffx izf

    zfyvnzfb rk irrflb iee mfbnhie xfxxnklx, R`f rktnhx nlhevbftzfsflrnsf `fier` mfixvzfx ilb mnlkz ilb miokz mfbnhienxxvfx r`ir ~kv mng`r flhkvlrfz w`nef nl Rkgk, Lvrznrnkl%mflrie `fier`% xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~% xfrrnlg vt i xicf ensnlghkmtkvlb% ilb `kw rk isknb @NS+INBX ilb kr`fz XRBx izfiexk hksfzfb,

    Xicfr~ Rzinlnlg

    Bvznlg r`f xicfr~ rzinlnlg xfxxnklx% ~kv wnee efizl `kw rk

    ibktr i encfxr~ef r`ir zfbvhfx ~kvz znxax ir `kmf% ir wkza% ilbbvznlg ~kvz rzisfex, ^kv wnee iexk efizl ittzktznirf% fccfhrnsfxrzirfgnfx ckz hktnlg wnr` vlwilrfb irrflrnkl ilb ijkvr ~kvznlbnsnbvie zfxtklxnjnenr~ ckz tzkmkrnlg xicfr~ r`zkvg`kvr

    ~kvz xfzsnhf,

    Ibbnrnklie Rzinlnlgx Bvznlg Skevlrffz Xfzsnhf

    Nl nrx hkmmnrmflr rk nlxrnrvrnklien f yvienr~ rzinlnlg% r`fTfihf Hkztx `ix nmtefmflrfb i rzinlnlg x~xrfm r`ir tzksnbfx

    Skevlrffzx wnr` hklrnlvie kttkzrvlnrnfx rk fpimnlf r`fnzhkmmnrmflr rk Tfihf Hkztx xfzsnhf w`nef nlhzfixnlg r`fnz

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    ^KVZ @FIER@ HIZFILB XICFR^ NL RKGK

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx `ng`fxr tznkznr~ nx minlrinlnlg r`f gkkb`fier` ilb xicfr~ kc fsfz~ Skevlrffz, Tfihf Hkztx mfbnhietzkgzimx fmt`ixn f r`f tzfsflrnsf% zir`fz r`il r`f hvzirnsf%ittzkih` rk bnxfixf, R`f Tfihf Hkztx nl Rkgk minlrinlxi henlnh wnr` i cvee-rnmf mfbnhie kccnhfz% w`k riafx hizf kc

    Skevlrffzx tznmiz~ `fier` hizf lffbx, Ibbnrnklie mfbnhiexfzsnhfx% xvh` ix rfxrnlg ilb jixnh rzfirmflr% izf iexkisineijef nl Rkgk ir ekhie `kxtnriex, Nc ~kv jfhkmf xfznkvxe~nee% ~kv wnee jf rzilxtkzrfb fnr`fz rk il Imfznhil-xrilbizbmfbnhie cihnenr~ nl r`f zfgnkl kz rk r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx,

    @fier` Nxxvfx nl Rkgk

    Mkxr rzktnhie bnxfixfx izf flbfmnh nl Rkgk% ilb ix i Skevlrffz ~kv mvxr jf tzftizfb rk efizl ijkvr `fier`

    `i izbx ilb rk riaf lfhfxxiz~ mfixvzfx rk tzkrfhr ~kvzxfec czkm r`fm, Tzktfz ckkb ilb wirfz rzfirmflr% hkmtenilhfwnr` mieizni tzkt`~eipnx% gkkb tfzxklie `~gnflf tzihrnhfx%ilb ib`fzflhf rk tfzxklie xicfr~ mfixvzfx izf fxxflrnie rki `fier`~ Skevlrffz fptfznflhf, Ibbnrnkliee~% ~kv mvxr jfwneenlg rk ibktr ittzktznirf jf`isnkzx rk tzkrfhr ~kvzxfec czkm@NS 9 ilb : ilb kr`fz xfpviee~ rzilxmnrrfb bnxfixfx% w`nh`izf tzfsieflr nl Rkgk,

    Xwnmmnlg Znxax

    Rkgkx hkixrie izfix izf imklg r`f mkxr bilgfzkvx nl r`fwkzeb ckz vltzfbnhrijef vlbfzrkwx ilb zntrnbfx, Ier`kvg` r`fjfih`fx izf jfivrncve% nr nx lkr ibsnxijef rk xwnm nl r`f wirfzx

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    kcc r`f hkixr kc Rkgk% wnr` r`f fphftrnkl kc r`f wirfzx ir icfw tznsirf jfih`fx r`ir izf tzkrfhrfb j~ zffcx,

    @fetnlg ^kv Xri~ @fier`~

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx wnee tzksnbf ~kv wnr` iee r`f lfhfxxiz~nlkhveirnklx% mfbnhirnklx% ilb nlckzmirnkl rk xri~ `fier`~,Vtkl ~kvz izznsie nl Rkgk% ~kv wnee zfhfnsf i mfbnhie`ilbjkka, Ir r`f flb kc rzinlnlg% ~kv wnee zfhfnsf i mfbnhieanr wnr` xvttenfx rk riaf hizf kc mneb neelfxxfx ilb cnzxr-inb

    lffbx, R`f hklrflrx kc r`f anr izf enxrfb eirfz nl r`nx h`itrfz,

    Bvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg% ~kv wnee `isf ihhfxx rk jixnhmfbnhie xvttenfx r`zkvg` r`f mfbnhie kccnhfzx, @kwfsfz% ~kvwnee jf zfxtklxnjef ckz ~kvz kwl xvtte~ kc tzfxhzntrnkl bzvgxilb il~ kr`fz xtfhncnh mfbnhie xvttenfx ~kv zfyvnzf% ix r`fTfihf Hkztx wnee lkr kzbfz r`fxf nrfmx bvznlg rzinlnlg, Tefixfjznlg i r`zff-mklr` xvtte~ kc il~ tzfxhzntrnkl bzvgx ~kv vxf%xnlhf r`f~ mi~ lkr jf isineijef `fzf ilb nr mi~ riaf xfsfziemklr`x ckz x`ntmflrx rk izznsf, ^kv x`kveb iexk jznlg ksfz-r`f-hkvlrfz bzvgx ~kv wnee lffb ckz r`f cnzxr cfw bi~x kc rzinlnlg

    ^kv wnee `isf t`~xnhiex ir mnbxfzsnhf ilb ir r`f flb kc ~kvzxfzsnhf, Nc ~kv bfsfekt i xfznkvx mfbnhie tzkjefm bvznlg ~kvzxfzsnhf% r`f mfbnhie kccnhfz nl Rkgk wnee hklxver wnr` r`f Kccnhfkc Mfbnhie Xfzsnhfx nl Wix`nlgrkl% B,H, Nc nr nx bfrfzmnlfbr`ir ~kvz hklbnrnkl hillkr jf rzfirfb nl Rkgk% ~kv mi~ jfxflr kvr kc r`f hkvlrz~ ckz cvzr`fz fsievirnkl ilb hizf,

    Minlrinlnlg ^kvz @fier`

    Ix i Skevlrffz% ~kv mvxr ihhftr hklxnbfzijef zfxtklxnjnenr~ckz ~kvz kwl `fier`, Tzktfz tzfhivrnklx wnee xnglncnhilre~zfbvhf ~kvz znxa kc xfznkvx neelfxx kz nlovz~, R`f ibigf Ilkvlhf kc tzfsflrnkl jfhkmfx fprzfmfe~ nmtkzrilr nl

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    Nr nx hznrnhie rk ~kvz `fier` r`ir ~kv tzkmtre~ zftkzr rk r`fmfbnhie kccnhf kz kr`fz bfxnglirfb cihnenr~ ckz xh`fbvefbnmmvln irnklx% ilb r`ir ~kv efr r`f mfbnhie kccnhfz alkwnmmfbnirfe~ kc xnglncnhilr neelfxxfx ilb nlovznfx,

    R`f INBX tilbfmnh xrznafx ihzkxx iee xkhnie xrziri nl mil~Tfihf Hkztx hkvlrznfx, R`f ekxx kc rfih`fzx `ix hznttefbfbvhirnkl x~xrfmx% w`nef neelfxx ilb bnxijnenr~ bzinlx cimne~nlhkmf ilb ckzhfx gksfzlmflrx ilb bklkzx rk zfbnzfhr enmnrfbzfxkvzhfx czkm kr`fz tznkznrnfx, R`f cfiz ilb vlhfzrinlr~ INBXhivxfx `ix efb rk nlhzfixfb bkmfxrnh snkeflhf ilb xrngmirn nlg

    kc tfktef ensnlg wnr` @NS+INBX% nxkeirnlg r`fm czkm cznflbxilb cimne~ ilb hvrrnlg r`fm kcc czkm fhklkmnh kttkzrvlnrnfx,

    Ix i Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffz% ~kv wnee hklczklr r`fxf nxxvfx kli sfz~ tfzxklie efsfe, Nr nx nmtkzrilr rk jf iwizf kc r`f `ng`fmkrnklie rkee r`ir bnxfixf% bfir`% ilb snkeflhf hil `isf kl

    Skevlrffzx, Ix ~kv xrznsf rk nlrfgzirf nlrk ~kvz hkmmvlnr~% ~kv wnee bfsfekt zfeirnklx`ntx wnr` ekhie tfktef w`k mng`rbnf bvznlg ~kvz xfzsnhf, Jfhivxf kc r`f INBX tilbfmnh%xkmf Skevlrffzx wnee jf zfgveize~ mffrnlg wnr` @NS-tkxnrnsftfktef ilb wkzanlg wnr` rzinlnlg xricc% kccnhf xricc% ilb `kxrcimne~ mfmjfzx ensnlg wnr` INBX, Skevlrffzx lffb rk tzftizf

    r`fmxfesfx rk fmjzihf r`fxf zfeirnklx`ntx nl i xflxnrnsf ilbtkxnrnsf millfz, Enafwnxf% mieizni ilb mielvrznrnkl% mkrkz

    sf`nhef ihhnbflrx ilb kr`fz vlnlrflrnklie nlovznfx% bkmfxrnh snkeflhf% ilb hkztkzie tvlnx`mflr izf tzkjefmx i Skevlrffzmi~ hklczklr, ^kv wnee lffb rk ilrnhntirf r`fxf xnrvirnklx ilbvrnen f xvttkzrnsf zfxkvzhfx isineijef r`zkvg`kvr ~kvz rzinlnlgilb xfzsnhf rk minlrinl ~kvz kwl fmkrnklie xrzflgr` xk ~kvhil hklrnlvf rk jf kc xfzsnhf rk ~kvz hkmmvlnr~,

    Wkmflx @fier` Nlckzmirnkl

    Tzfglilh~ nx rzfirfb nl r`f ximf millfz ix kr`fz Skevlrffz`fier` hklbnrnklx r`ir zfyvnzf mfbnhie irrflrnkl jvr iexk `isf

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    tzkgzimmirnh zimncnhirnklx, R`f Tfihf Hkztx nx zfxtklxnjefckz bfrfzmnlnlg r`f mfbnhie znxa ilb r`f isineijnenr~ kc ittzktznirf mfbnhie hizf nc r`f Skevlrffz zfminlx nl-hkvlrz~,Gnsfl r`f hnzhvmxrilhfx vlbfz w`nh` Skevlrffzx ensf ilbwkza nl Tfihf Hkztx hkvlrznfx% nr nx zizf r`ir r`f Tfihf Hkztxmfbnhie ilb tzkgzimmirnh xrilbizbx ckz hklrnlvfb xfzsnhfbvznlg tzfglilh~ hil jf mfr,

    Nc cfmnlnlf `~gnflf tzkbvhrx izf lkr isineijef ckz ~kv rktvzh`ixf kl r`f ekhie mizafr% r`f Tfihf Hkztx mfbnhie kccnhfznl Rkgk wnee tzksnbf r`fm, Nc ~kv zfyvnzf i xtfhncnh tzkbvhr%

    tefixf jznlg i r`zff-mklr` xvtte~ wnr` ~kv,

    ^kvz Tfihf Hkztx Mfbnhie Anr

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx mfbnhie kccnhfz wnee tzksnbf ~kv wnr` i anrr`ir hklrinlx jixnh nrfmx lfhfxxiz~ rk tzfsflr ilb rzfirneelfxxfx r`ir mi~ khhvz bvznlg xfzsnhf, Anr nrfmx hil jftfznkbnhiee~ zfxrkhafb ir r`f mfbnhie kccnhf,

    Cnzxr Inb Anr Hklrflrx Ihf jilbigf Ihfrimnlkt`fl (R~eflke. Ib`fxnsf ritf Iehk`ke tibx Imfznhil Zfb Hzkxx Cnzxr Inb # Xicfr~ @ilbjkka Ilrihnb rijefrx (Rvmx. Ilrnjnkrnh knlrmflr (Jihnrzihnl+Lfkm~hnl+Tke~m~hnl J. Ilrnxftrnh ilrnmnhzkjnie xanl hefilfzJilb-inbxJvrrfz ~ hekxvzfxHieimnlf ekrnklHftihke ek flgfxHklbkmx

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    Bflrie kxxBnt`fl`~bzimnlf @HE :6 mg (Jflibz~e.NjvtzkcflNlxfhr zftfeeflr xrnha (Hvrrfzx.Nkbnlf rijefrx (ckz wirfz tvzn hirnkl.Eirfp geksfxEnt jiem (H`itxrnha.Mieizni xenbf anr (ckz jekkb xmfizx nc ~kv xvxtfhr mieizni

    ilb hillkr gfr rk r`f `fier` vlnr1 ~kv wnee jf rivg`r`kw rk miaf r`fm.

    Mieizni xrilbj~ rzfirmflrMNC anr (wnr` sniex ckz hkeefhrnlg xrkke ximtefx rk bniglkxf

    gnizbni% imkfjix% ilb kr`fz tizixnrfx.MvernsnrimnlxKzie zf`~bzirnkl xierxKzie r`fzmkmfrfz (Ci`zfl`fnr.Tftrk-Jnxmke kz Tnla Jnxmvr`Txfvbkft`fbznlf @HE 84 mg (Xvbicfb.Zkjnrvxxnl-BM ek flgfx (ckz hkvg`.XhnxxkzxXrfznef giv f tibx

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    Jfckzf ^kv Efisf? I Mfbnhie H`fhaenxr

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    ieefzgnfx% kz tzfglilh~ hil flbilgfz ~kvz `fier` ilb mi~ ofktizbn f ~kvz fengnjnenr~ rk xfzsf,

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    Nc ~kvz bflrie fpim wix bklf mkzf r`il i ~fiz igk% kz nc ~kvzt`~xnhie fpim nx mkzf r`il rwk ~fizx keb% hklrihr r`f Kccnhfkc Mfbnhie Xfzsnhfx rk cnlb kvr w`fr`fz ~kv lffb rk vtbirf

    ~kvz zfhkzbx, Nc ~kvz bflrnxr kz Tfihf Hkztx bflrie hklxverilr`ix zfhkmmflbfb r`ir ~kv vlbfzgk bflrie rzfirmflr kzzftinz% ~kv mvxr hkmtefrf r`ir wkza ilb miaf xvzf ~kvzbflrnxr xflbx zfyvfxrfb hklcnzmirnkl zftkzrx kz P-zi~x rk r`fKccnhf kc Mfbnhie Xfzsnhfx,

    Nc ~kv wnx` rk isknb `isnlg bvtenhirf sihhnlirnklx% hklrihr ~kvz t`~xnhnilx kccnhf rk kjrinl i hkt~ kc ~kvz nmmvln irnklzfhkzb ilb jznlg nr rk ~kvz tzf-bftizrvzf kznflrirnkl, Nc ~kv

    `isf il~ nmmvln irnklx tznkz rk Tfihf Hkztx xfzsnhf% r`fTfihf Hkztx hillkr zfnmjvzxf ~kv ckz r`f hkxr, R`f TfihfHkztx wnee tzksnbf iee r`f nmmvln irnklx lfhfxxiz~ ckz ~kvzksfzxfix ixxnglmflr% fnr`fz ir ~kvz tzf-bftizrvzf kznflrirnklkz x`kzre~ icrfz ~kv izznsf nl Rkgk, ^kv bk lkr lffb rk jfgnlrianlg mieizni mfbnhirnkl tznkz rk bftizrvzf,

    Jznlg i r`zff-mklr` xvtte~ kc il~ tzfxhzntrnkl kz ksfz-r`f-hkvlrfz mfbnhirnkl ~kv vxf kl i zfgveiz jixnx% nlhevbnlgjnzr` hklrzke tneex, Ier`kvg` r`f Tfihf Hkztx hillkrzfnmjvzxf ~kv ckz r`nx r`zff-mklr` xvtte~% nr wnee kzbfz

    zfcneex bvznlg ~kvz xfzsnhf, W`nef iwinrnlg x`ntmflrw`nh`hil riaf xfsfzie mklr`x~kv wnee jf bftflbflr kl ~kvzkwl mfbnhirnkl xvtte~, R`f Tfihf Hkztx wnee lkr ti~ ckz`fzjie kz lkltzfxhznjfb mfbnhirnklx% xvh` ix Xr, Ok`lx wkzr%gevhkximnlf% xfeflnvm% kz ilrnkpnbilr xvttefmflrx,

    ^kv izf flhkvzigfb rk jznlg hktnfx kc mfbnhie tzfxhzntrnklxxnglfb j~ ~kvz t`~xnhnil, R`nx nx lkr i zfyvnzfmflr% jvr r`f~mng`r hkmf nl `ilb~ nc ~kv izf yvfxrnklfb nl rzilxnr ijkvrhizz~nlg i r`zff-mklr` xvtte~ kc tzfxhzntrnkl bzvgx,

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    tfzxklie xicfr~ tzkjefmx, Nl ibbnrnkl% mkzf r`il 08 tfzhflrkc Skevlrffzx xvzsf~fb nl r`f :440 Tfihf Hkztx SkevlrffzXvzsf~ xi~ r`f~ wkveb oknl r`f Tfihf Hkztx iginl,

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx ittzkih`fx xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ ix itizrlfzx`nt wnr` ~kv, R`nx Wfehkmf Jkka hklrinlx xfhrnklxkl? Ensnlg Hklbnrnklx ilb Skevlrffz Encfxr~ef1 Tfihf HkztxRzinlnlg1 ilb kvz @fier` Hizf ilb Xicfr~, Iee kc r`fxfxfhrnklx nlhevbf nmtkzrilr xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nlckzmirnkl,

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx miafx fsfz~ fcckzr rk gnsf Skevlrffzx r`f

    rkkex r`f~ lffb rk cvlhrnkl nl r`f xicfxr ilb mkxr xfhvzf wi~tkxxnjef% jfhivxf wkzanlg rk mipnmn f r`f xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~kc Skevlrffzx nx kvz `ng`fxr tznkznr~, Lkr kle~ bk wf tzksnbf

    ~kv wnr` rzinlnlg ilb rkkex rk tzftizf ckz r`f vlfptfhrfb% jvrwf rfih` ~kv rk nbflrnc~% mnlnmn f ilb miligf r`f znxax ~kvmi~ flhkvlrfz,

    Cihrkzx r`ir Hklrznjvrf rk Skevlrffz Znxa

    R`fzf izf xfsfzie cihrkzx r`ir hil `fng`rfl i Skevlrffzxznxa% mil~ kc w`nh` izf wnr`nl r`f Skevlrffzx hklrzke ,J~ ciz r`f mkxr hkmmkl hznmf nlhnbflrx r`ir Skevlrffzx

    fptfznflhf izf r`fcrx, Czfyvflre~ r`fxf khhvz nl hzkwbfbekhirnklx% xvh` ix mizafrx kz kl tvjenh rzilxtkzrirnkl%kz izf bvf rk Skevlrffzx efisnlg nrfmx vlirrflbfb, Mkzfxfznkvx ixxiverx% `kwfsfz% bk khhixnkliee~ khhvz, Jixfb klnlckzmirnkl gir`fzfb czkm nlhnbflr zftkzrx wkzebwnbf nl:447% r`f ckeekwnlg cihrkzx xrilb kvr ix znxa h`izihrfznxrnhx ckzhznmfx iginlxr Skevlrffzx% mil~ kc w`nh` hil jf isknbfb wnr`ittzktznirf ihrnklx, Ixxiverx hklxnxr kc t`~xnhie ilb xfpvieixxiverx hkmmnrrfb iginlxr Skevlrffzx1 tzktfzr~ hznmfxnlhevbf zkjjfz~% jvzgeiz~% r`fcr% ilb silbienxm,

    Ekhirnkl? Mkxr ixxiverx (68 tfzhflr. khhvzzfb w`fl Skevlrffzx wfzf nl tvjenh izfix (f,g,% xrzffr% tiza%

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    jfih`% tvjenh jvnebnlgx., Xtfhncnhiee~% 83 tfzhflr kc ixxiverx rkka teihf w`fl Skevlrffzx wfzf iwi~ czkmr`fnz xnrfx, Mkxr tzktfzr~ hznmfx khhvzzfb nl r`f

    Skevlrffzx zfxnbflhf kz ilkr`fz Skevlrffzx zfxnbflhf%ckeekwfb hekxfe~ j~ tvjenh izfix, Ckzr~-fng`r tfzhflr kc tzktfzr~ hznmfx khhvzzfb w`fl Skevlrffzx wfzf iwi~czkm r`fnz xnrfx

    Rnmf? Ixxiverx vxviee~ rkka teihf bvznlg r`f fsflnlg%jfrwffl 3 t,m, ilb 99 t,m, r`kvg` r`f xnlgef `kvzwnr` r`f eizgfxr tfzhflrigf kc ixxiverx wix 9?44 i,m,(0

    tfzhflr. Tzktfzr~ hznmfx wfzf mkzf hkmmkl nl r`fmnbbef kc r`f bi~% czkm lkkl rk > t,m,

    Bi~? Ixxiverx ilb tzktfzr~ hznmfx wfzf mkzfhkmmkle~ zftkzrfb kl wffaflbx (20 tfzhflr ilb 2>tfzhflr% zfxtfhrnsfe~.,

    Ijxflhf kc kr`fzx? Ixxiverx ilb tzktfzr~ hznmfx (32tfzhflr ilb 68 tfzhflr% zfxtfhrnsfe~. khhvzzfb mkzfczfyvflre~ w`fl r`f Skevlrffz wix ieklf,

    Zfeirnklx`nt rk ixxineilr? Nl mkxr ixxiverx ilb tzktfzr~hznmfx (32 tfzhflr ilb 06 tfzhflr.% r`f Skevlrffz bnb

    lkr alkw kz hkveb lkr nbflrnc~ r`f ixxineilr,

    Hklxvmtrnkl kc iehk`ke? :8 tfzhflr kc iee ixxiverx ilb2 tfzhflr kc iee tzktfzr~ hznmfx nlskesfb iehk`kehklxvmtrnkl j~ Skevlrffzx ilb+kz ixxineilrx,

    Znxa cihrkzx hil siz~ wnr`nl hkvlrznfx r`zkvg`kvr r`f wkzebr`ir izf xfzsfb j~ r`f Tfihf Hkztx, I Skevlrffz nl Rkgkmi~ cihf znxax xtfhncnh rk r`nx hkvlrz~ nl ibbnrnkl rk znxaxixxkhnirfb wnr` ensnlg nl i bfsfektnlg hkvlrz~,

    Xvmmiz~ Xrzirfgnfx rk Zfbvhf Znxa

    Jfckzf ilb bvznlg xfzsnhf% ~kvz rzinlnlg wnee ibbzfxx r`fxfizfix kc hklhfzl xk ~kv hil zfbvhf r`f znxax ~kv cihf, Ckzfpimtef% `fzf izf xkmf xrzirfgnfx Skevlrffzx fmtek~?

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    Xrzirfgnfx rk zfbvhf r`f znxa+nmtihr kc r`fcr?

    Alkw r`f flsnzklmflr ilb h`kkxf xicf zkvrfx+rnmfxckz rzisfe

    Isknb `ng`-hznmf izfix tfz Tfihf Hkztx gvnbilhf

    Alkw r`f skhijveiz~ rk gfr `fet nl il fmfzgflh~

    Hizz~ sievijefx nl bnccfzflr tkhafrx+teihfx

    Hizz~ i bvmm~ wieefr ix i bfhk~

    Xrzirfgnfx rk zfbvhf r`f znxa+nmtihr kc jvzgeiz~?

    Ensf wnr` i ekhie cimne~ kz kl i cimne~ hkmtkvlb

    Tvr xrzklg ekhax kl bkkzx ilb afft sievijefx nl i ekhajkp kz rzvla

    Efisf nzzfteihfijef kjofhrx ir `kmf nl r`f V,X,

    Tvzh`ixf r`f Tfihf Hkztx zfhkmmflbfb tfzxklietzktfzr~ nlxvzilhf

    Ckeekw Tfihf Hkztx gvnbfenlfx kl minlrinlnlg `kmfxfhvznr~

    Xrzirfgnfx rk zfbvhf r`f znxa+nmtihr kc ixxiver?

    Miaf ekhie cznflbx wnr` ekhie tfktef w`k izfzfxtfhrfb nl r`f hkmmvlnr~

    Miaf xvzf ~kvz ittfizilhf nx zfxtfhrcve kc ekhiehvxrkmx1 bklr bziw lfgirnsf irrflrnkl rk ~kvzxfec j~wfiznlg nlittzktznirf hekr`nlg

    Gfr rk alkw ekhie kccnhniex% tkenhf% ilb lfng`jkzx

    Rzisfe wnr` xkmfklf rzvxrfb j~ ~kvz hkmmvlnr~w`flfsfz tkxxnjef

    Isknb alkwl `ng` hznmf izfix Enmnr iehk`ke hklxvmtrnkl

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    Xvttkzr czkm Xricc

    Nl Mizh` :448% r`f Tfihf Hkztx hzfirfb r`f Kccnhf kc Xicfr~ ilb Xfhvznr~ wnr` nrx mnxxnkl rk ckxrfz nmtzksfbhkmmvlnhirnkl% hkkzbnlirnkl% ksfzxng`r% ilb ihhkvlrijnenr~ kc iee Tfihf Hkztx xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ fcckzrx, R`nx kccnhf nx efbj~ il ixxkhnirf bnzfhrkz ckz xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ w`k zftkzrx rkr`f Tfihf Hkztx Bnzfhrkz ilb nlhevbfx bnsnxnklx w`nh` ckhvxkl Skevlrffz xicfr~ ilb ksfzxfix xfhvznr~ ilb hznmf xrirnxrnhxilb ilie~xnx,

    Nc i rzinlff kz Skevlrffz nx r`f snhrnm kc i xicfr~ nlhnbflr%Tfihf Hkztx xricc nx tzftizfb rk tzksnbf xvttkzr, Iee TfihfHkztx tkxrx `isf tzkhfbvzfx nl teihf rk zfxtklb rk nlhnbflrxkc hznmf hkmmnrrfb iginlxr Skevlrffzx, R`f cnzxr tznkznr~ckz iee tkxrx nl r`f icrfzmir` kc il nlhnbflr nx rk flxvzfr`f Skevlrffz nx xicf ilb zfhfnsnlg mfbnhie rzfirmflr ixlffbfb, Icrfz ixxvznlg r`f xicfr~ kc r`f Skevlrffz% TfihfHkztx xricc mfmjfzx tzksnbf xvttkzr j~ zfixxfxxnlg r`f

    Skevlrffzx wkzaxnrf ilb `kvxnlg izzilgfmflrx ilb mianlgil~ ibovxrmflrx% ix lffbfb, Nl xkmf hixfx% r`f lirvzf kc r`fnlhnbflr mi~ lfhfxxnrirf i xnrf kz `kvxnlg rzilxcfz, TfihfHkztx xricc wnee iexk ixxnxr Skevlrffzx wnr` tzfxfzsnlg r`fnzzng`rx rk tvzxvf efgie xilhrnklx iginlxr r`f tfztfrzirkzx kc r`fhznmf, Nr nx sfz~ nmtkzrilr r`ir Skevlrffzx zftkzr nlhnbflrx ixr`f~ khhvz% lkr kle~ rk tzkrfhr r`fnz tffz Skevlrffzx% jvr iexkrk tzfxfzsf r`f cvrvzf zng`r rk tzkxfhvrf, X`kveb Skevlrffzxbfhnbf eirfz nl r`f tzkhfxx r`ir r`f~ wilr rk tzkhffb wnr` r`ftzkxfhvrnkl kc r`fnz ixxineilr% r`nx ktrnkl mi~ lk eklgfz fpnxrnc r`f fsnbflhf kc r`f fsflr `ix lkr jffl tzfxfzsfb ir r`frnmf kc r`f nlhnbflr,

    Hznmf Biri ckz RkgkR`f hkvlrz~-xtfhn h biri h`izr jfekw x`kwx r`f nlhnbflhfzirfx ilb r`f isfzigf lvmjfz kc nlhnbflrx kc r`f miokz r~tfx

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    kc xicfr~ nlhnbflrx zftkzrfb j~ Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx+ rzinlffx nl Rkgk ix hkmtizfb rk iee kr`fz Icznhi tzkgzimx ix iw`kef% czkm :44::443, Nr nx tzfxflrfb rk ~kv nl i xkmfw`irrfh`lnhie millfz ckz xrirnxrnhie ihhvzih~,

    9Nlhnbflhf zirfx fyvie r`f lvmjfz kc ixxiverx tfz 944 Skevlrffzx ilbrzinlffx tfz ~fiz (S+R ~fizx., Xnlhf mkxr xfpvie ixxiverx khhvz iginlxrcfmiefx% kle~ cfmief S+Rx izf hiehveirfb nl zitfx ilb kr`fz xfpvie ixxiverx,: R`f isfzigf lvmjfzx kc nlhnbflrx izf nl tizflr`fxnx ilb fyvie r`f isfzigflvmjfz kc zftkzrfb nlhnbflrx ckz fih` ~fiz jfrwffl :448:447, Lvmjfzx kc nlhnbflrx izf ittzkpnmirf bvf rk zkvlbnlg,8Bvf rk r`f xmiee lvmjfz kc S+R ~fizx% nlhnbflhf zirfx x`kveb jf nlrfztzfrfbwnr` hivrnkl,Xkvzhf biri kl nlhnbflrx izf bziwl czkm Ixxiver Lkrncnhirnkl XvzsfneeilhfX~xrfm (ILXX.% Ftnbfmnkekgnh Xvzsfneeilhf X~xrfm (FXX.% ilb HznmfNlhnbflr Zftkzrnlg Ckzm (HNZC.1 r`f nlckzmirnkl nx ihhvzirf ix kc 2-:9-4>,Tznkz rk HNZC ilb tznkz rk :443% Kr`fz Xfpvie Ixxiverx wfzf rfzmfb MnlkzXfpvie Ixxiver ilb Kr`fz T`~xnhie Ixxiverx wfzf rfzmfb Mnlkz T`~xnhie

    Ixxiver tfz ILXX bfcnlnrnklx,

    Rk cvee~ ittzfhnirf r`f hkeefhrfb biri ijksf% il fpteilirnkl kc r`f gzit` nx tzksnbfb ix ckeekwx?

    R`f nlhnbflhf zirf ckz fih` r~tf kc hznmf nx r`f lvmjfz kc hznmf fsflrx zfeirnsf rk r`f Skevlrffz+rzinlff tktveirnkl,Nr nx fptzfxxfb kl r`f h`izr ix i zirnk kc hznmf rk Skevlrffzilb rzinlff ~fizx (kz S+R ~fizx% w`nh` nx i mfixvzf kc 9: cveemklr`x kc S+R xfzsnhf. rk ieekw ckz i xrirnxrnhiee~ sienb wi~

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    rk hkmtizf hznmf biri ihzkxx hkvlrznfx, Il nlhnbflr nx ixtfhn h kccflxf% tfz Tfihf Hkztx heixxn hirnkl kc kccflxfx%ilb mi~ nlskesf klf kz mkzf Skevlrffz+rzinlff snhrnmx, Ckzfpimtef% nc rwk Skevlrffzx izf zkjjfb ir r`f ximf rnmf ilbteihf% r`nx nx heixxn fb ix klf zkjjfz~ nlhnbflr,

    R`f h`izr nx xftizirfb nlrk fng`r hznmf hirfgkznfx, R`fxfnlhevbf silbienxm (mienhnkvx bfcihfmflr kz bimigf kc tzktfzr~.1 r`fcr (rianlg wnr`kvr ckzhf kz neefgie flrz~.1jvzgeiz~ (ckzhnjef flrz~ kc i zfxnbflhf.1 zkjjfz~ (rianlgxkmfr`nlg j~ ckzhf.1 kr`fz t`~xnhie ixxiver (irrihanlg wnr`kvr

    i wfitkl wnr` mnlkz nlovznfx.1 kr`fz xfpvie ixxiver (cklbenlg%gzktnlg% frh,.1 iggzisirfb ixxiver (irrihanlg wnr` i wfitkl%ilb+kz wnr`kvr i wfitkl w`fl xfznkvx nlovz~ zfxverx.1 ilbzitf (xfpvie nlrfzhkvzxf wnr`kvr hklxflr.,

    W`fl ilrnhntirnlg Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffz xfzsnhf% ~kv x`kvebzfsnfw iee kc r`f xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nlckzmirnkl tzksnbfbrk ~kv% nlhevbnlg r`f xrzirfgnfx rk zfbvhf znxa, R`zkvg`kvr

    ~kvz rzinlnlg ilb Skevlrffz xfzsnhf% ~kv wnee jf fptfhrfb rkxvhhfxxcvee~ hkmtefrf iee rzinlnlg hkmtfrflhnfx nl i siznfr~ kc izfix% nlhevbnlg xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~, Klhf nl-hkvlrz~% vxf r`f

    rkkex ilb nlckzmirnkl x`izfb wnr` ~kv rk zfminl ix xicf ilbxfhvzf ix tkxxnjef,

    Cfw Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx izf snhrnmx kc xfznkvx hznmfxilb% lirvziee~% hznmfx r`ir khhvz ksfzxfix izf nlsfxrngirfbilb tzkxfhvrfb j~ ekhie ivr`kznrnfx r`zkvg` r`f ekhie hkvzrxx~xrfm, Nc ~kv izf r`f snhrnm kc i hznmf% nr nx vt rk ~kv nc ~kvwnx` rk tvzxvf tzkxfhvrnkl, Nc ~kv bfhnbf rk tzkxfhvrf% TfihfHkztx wnee jf r`fzf rk ixxnxr ~kv, R`f Kccnhf kc Xicfr~ ilbXfhvznr~% r`zkvg` kvz zfgnkliee~-jixfb Tfihf Hkztx xicfr~ ilbxfhvznr~ kccnhfzx% wnee wkza wnr` r`f xfhvznr~ kccnhfz ir r`f V,X,Fmjixx~ ilb r`f xricc ir r`f Tfihf Hkztx kccnhf nl-hkvlrz~rk hkkzbnlirf wnr` ekhie tkenhf ilb tzkxfhvrkzx, Klf kc kvzrixax nx rk flxvzf ~kv izf cvee~ nlckzmfb kc ~kvz ktrnklx ilbvlbfzxrilb `kw r`f ekhie efgie tzkhfxx wkzax, Wf izf `fzf rk

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    tzksnbf xvttkzr ilb ixxnxrilhf fsfz~ xrft kc r`f wi~, TfihfHkztx wnee `fet ~kv flxvzf ~kvz zng`rx izf tzkrfhrfb rk r`fcveefxr fprflr tkxxnjef vlbfz r`f eiwx kc r`f hkvlrz~,

    Nc ~kv izf r`f snhrnm kc i xfznkvx hznmf% gfr rk i xicf ekhirnklix yvnhae~ ix tkxxnjef ilb hklrihr ~kvz Tfihf Hkztx kccnhf, Nrxnmtkzrilr r`ir ~kv lkrnc~ Tfihf Hkztx ix xkkl ix ~kv hil xkwf hil gfr ~kv r`f `fet ~kv lffb,

    Xfhvznr~ Nxxvfx nl Rkgk

    W`fl nr hkmfx rk ~kvz xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nl r`f Tfihf Hkztx% ~kv `isf rk jf wneenlg rk ibitr ~kvz jf`isnkz ilb encfxr~ef rkmnlnmn f r`f tkrflrnie ckz jfnlg i rizgfr ckz hznmf, Ix wnr`il~w`fzf nl r`f wkzeb% hznmf bkfx fpnxr nl Rkgk, ^kv hilzfbvhf ~kvz znxa j~ isknbnlg xnrvirnklx r`ir miaf ~kv cffevlhkmckzrijef ilb j~ rianlg tzfhivrnklx, Hznmf ir r`f sneeigfkz rkwl efsfe nx efxx czfyvflr r`il nl r`f eizgf hnrnfx1 tfktefalkw fih` kr`fz ilb gflfziee~ izf efxx enafe~ rk xrfie czkmr`fnz lfng`jkzx, Rkvznxr irrzihrnklx nl eizgf rkwlx izf ciskznrfwkzaxnrfx ckz tnhatkhafrx, R`f ckeekwnlg izf xkmf xicfr~

    hklhfzlx nl Rkgk kc w`nh` ~kv x`kveb jf iwizf?

    Ekmf `ix i lnhf jfih` jvr Skevlrffzx x`kveb isknb r`nxizfi w`fl nr nx biza, Zkjjfz~ nx sfz~ czfyvflr r`fzf,

    Isknb nxkeirfb izfix kc Ekmf ( n,f,% zkibx iboihflr rkr`f khfil., Jf fprzi hizfcve ir jfih`fx, Lfsfz gk r`fzfieklf ilb bk lkr xwnm nl r`f khfil,

    Rk fph`ilgf ~kvz mklf~% gk rk i jila, Isknbfph`ilgfx kl zkibxnbfx ix r`f~ hil fixne~ rznha ~kv,

    Iewi~x hizz~ ~kvz jihatiha nl czklr nlxrfib kc kl ~kvzjiha w`fl ~kv izf nl r`f mizafr kz nl kr`fz hzkwbfbteihfx% fxtfhniee~ nl Ekmf% rk isknb tnhatkhafrnlg,

    Bk lkr hizz~ fphfxxnsf imkvlrx kc mklf~fsfz, Hizz~

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    Skevlrffzx rflb rk irrzihr i ekr kc irrflrnkl jkr` nl eizgf hnrnfxilb ir r`fnz xnrfx% jvr r`f~ izf mkzf enafe~ rk zfhfnsf lfgirnsfirrflrnkl nl `ng`e~ tktveirfb hflrfzx% ilb iwi~ czkm r`fnzxvttkzr lfrwkza (cimne~% cznflbx% ilb hkeefigvfx. w`k ekkakvr ckz r`fm, W`nef w`nxrefx ilb fpheimirnklx mi~ jf cinze~hkmmkl kl r`f xrzffr% r`nx jf`isnkz hil jf zfbvhfb nc ~kvbzfxx hklxfzsirnsfe~% ijnbf j~ ekhie hvervzie lkzmx% ilb bk lkrzfxtklb rk vlwilrfb irrflrnkl, Nl ibbnrnkl% afft ~kvz mklf~kvr kc xng`r j~ vxnlg il vlbfzgizmflr mklf~ tkvh`% r`f anlbr`ir `ilgx izkvlb ~kvz lfha ilb xri~x `nbbfl vlbfz ~kvzx`nzr kz nlxnbf ~kvz hkir, Bk lkr afft ~kvz mklf~ nl kvrxnbftkhafrx kc jihatihax% nl hkir tkhafrx% kz nl cill~ tihax, Ilbiewi~x wiea wnr` i hkmtilnkl ir lng`r,

    Tzftiznlg ckz r`f Vlfptfhrfb? Xicfr~ Rzinlnlg ilb SkevlrffzXvttkzr nl Rkgk

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx ittzkih` rk xicfr~ nx i cnsf-tzklgfb teil rk`fet ~kv xri~ xicf bvznlg ~kvz rwk-~fiz xfzsnhf ilb nlhevbfxr`f ckeekwnlg? nlckzmirnkl x`iznlg% Skevlrffz rzinlnlg% xnrfxfefhrnkl hznrfzni% i bfrinefb fmfzgflh~ ihrnkl teil% ilb

    tzkrkhkex ckz ibbzfxxnlg xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nlhnbflrx, Rkgkxnl-hkvlrz~ xicfr~ tzkgzim nx kvrenlfb jfekw,

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx+Rkgk kccnhf wnee afft ~kv nlckzmfb kc il~nxxvfx r`ir mi~ nmtihr Skevlrffz xicfr~ r`zkvg` nlckzmirnklx`iznlg , Zfgveiz vtbirfx wnee jf tzksnbfb nl Skevlrffzlfwxefrrfzx ilb nl mfmkzilbvmx czkm r`f hkvlrz~ bnzfhrkz,Nl r`f fsflr kc i hznrnhie xnrvirnkl kz fmfzgflh~% ~kv wnee jfhklrihrfb r`zkvg` r`f fmfzgflh~ hkmmvlnhirnkl lfrwkza,

    Il nmtkzrilr hkmtklflr kc r`f hitihnr~ kc Tfihf Hkztx rkafft ~kv nlckzmfb nx ~kvz jv~-nl rk r`f tizrlfzx`nt hklhftr

    wnr` r`f Tfihf Hkztx xricc, Nr nx fptfhrfb r`ir ~kv wnee bk ~kvz tizr nl flxvznlg r`ir Tfihf Hkztx xricc mfmjfzx izfaftr ittznxfb kc ~kvz mksfmflrx nl-hkvlrz~ xk r`ir r`f~ izfhitijef kc nlckzmnlg ~kv,

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    Skevlrffz rzinlnlg wnee nlhevbf xfxxnklx kl xtfhncnh xicfr~ ilbxfhvznr~ nxxvfx nl Rkgk, R`nx rzinlnlg wnee tzftizf ~kv rk ibktri hvervziee~ ittzktznirf encfxr~ef ilb fpfzhnxf ovbgmflr r`irtzkmkrfx xicfr~ ilb zfbvhfx znxa nl ~kvz `kmf% ir wkza%ilb w`nef rzisfenlg, Xicfr~ rzinlnlg nx kccfzfb r`zkvg`kvrxfzsnhf ilb nx nlrfgzirfb nlrk r`f eilgvigf% hzkxx-hvervzieixtfhrx% `fier`% ilb kr`fz hkmtklflrx kc rzinlnlg, ^kv wnee jffptfhrfb rk xvhhfxxcvee~ hkmtefrf iee rzinlnlg hkmtfrflhnfxnl i siznfr~ kc izfix% nlhevbnlg xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~% ix ihklbnrnkl kc xfzsnhf,

    Hfzrinl xnrf xfefhrnkl hznrfzniizf vxfb rk bfrfzmnlf xicf`kvxnlg ckz Skevlrffzx jfckzf r`fnz izznsie, R`f Tfihf Hkztxxricc wkzax hekxfe~ wnr` `kxr hkmmvlnrnfx ilb hkvlrfztizrigflhnfx rk `fet tzftizf r`fm ckz i Skevlrffzx izznsie ilb rkfxrijenx` fptfhrirnklx kc r`fnz zfxtfhrnsf zkefx nl xvttkzrnlgr`f Skevlrffz, Fih` xnrf nx nlxtfhrfb jfckzf r`f Skevlrffzxizznsie rk flxvzf teihfmflr nl ittzktznirf% xicf% ilb xfhvzf`kvxnlg ilb wkzaxnrfx, Xnrf xfefhrnkl nx jixfb% nl tizr% klil~ zfefsilr xnrf `nxrkz~1 ihhfxx rk mfbnhie% jilanlg% tkxrie%ilb kr`fz fxxflrnie xfzsnhfx1 isineijnenr~ kc hkmmvlnhirnklx%rzilxtkzrirnkl% ilb mizafrx1 bnccfzflr `kvxnlg ktrnklx ilb

    ensnlg izzilgfmflrx1 ilb kr`fz Skevlrffz xvttkzr lffbx,

    ^kv wnee iexk efizl ijkvr Tfihf Hkztx+Rkgkx bfrinefbfmfzgflh~ ihrnkl teil% w`nh` nx nmtefmflrfb nl r`f fsflrkc hnsne kz tkenrnhie vlzfxr kz i lirvzie bnxixrfz, W`fl ~kvizznsf ir ~kvz xnrf% ~kv wnee hkmtefrf ilb xvjmnr i xnrf ekhirkzckzm wnr` ~kvz ibbzfxx% hklrihr nlckzmirnkl% ilb i mit rk

    ~kvz `kvxf, Nc r`fzf nx i xfhvznr~ r`zfir% ~kv wnee gir`fz wnr`

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    kr`fz Skevlrffzx nl Rkgk ir tzfbfrfzmnlfb ekhirnklx vlrne r`fxnrvirnkl nx zfxkesfb kz r`f Tfihf Hkztx bfhnbfx rk fsihvirf,

    Cnliee~% nl kzbfz ckz r`f Tfihf Hkztx rk jf cvee~ zfxtklxnsfrk r`f lffbx kc Skevlrffzx% nr nx nmtfzirnsf r`ir Skevlrffzxnmmfbnirfe~ zftkzr il~ xfhvznr~ nlhnbflr rk r`f TfihfHkztx kc hf, R`f Tfihf Hkztx `ix fxrijenx`fb tzkrkhkexckz ibbzfxxnlg xicfr~ ilb xfhvznr~ nlhnbflrx nl i rnmfe~ ilbittzktznirf millfz% ilb nr hkeefhrx ilb fsievirfx xicfr~ilb xfhvznr~ biri rk rziha rzflbx ilb bfsfekt xrzirfgnfx rkmnlnmn f znxax rk cvrvzf Skevlrffzx,

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    BNSF ZXNR^ ILBHZKXX-HVERVZIE NXXVFX

    Tzfxnbflr Kjimi xinb nl `nx Nlivgvzie Ibbzfxx? Kvztirh`wkza `fznrigf nx i xrzflgr`% lkr i wfialfxx, Wf izfi lirnkl kc H`znxrnilx ilb Mvxenmx% Ofwx ilb @nlbvxilblkljfenfsfzx, Wf izf x`itfb j~ fsfz~ eilgvigf ilb hvervzf%bziwl czkm fsfz~ flb kc r`nx Fizr`,

    Nl cvecneenlg nrx milbirf rk x`izf r`f cihf kc Imfznhi wnr``kxr hkvlrznfx% r`f Tfihf Hkztx nx mianlg xtfhnie fcckzrx rkxff r`ir iee kc Imfznhix znh`lfxx nx zfcefhrfb nl r`f Skevlrffzhkztx, Mkzf Imfznhilx kc hkekz izf xfzsnlg nl rkbi~x TfihfHkztx r`il ir il~ rnmf nl zfhflr ~fizx, Bnccfzflhfx nl zihf%fr`lnh jihagzkvlb% igf% zfengnkl% ilb xfpvie kznflrirnklizf fptfhrfb ilb wfehkmfb imklg kvz Skevlrffzx, Tizr kc r`f Tfihf Hkztx mnxxnkl nx rk `fet bnxtfe il~ lkrnkl r`ir

    Imfznhilx izf iee kc klf kzngnl kz zihf ilb rk fxrijenx` r`irfih` kc vx nx ix r`kzkvg`e~ Imfznhil ix r`f kr`fz bfxtnrf kvzmil~ bnccfzflhfx,

    Kvz bnsfzxnr~ `fetx vx ihhkmtenx` r`ir gkie, Nl kr`fz wi~x%`kwfsfz% nr tkxfx h`ieeflgfx, Nl Rkgk% ix nl kr`fz Tfihf Hkztx`kxr hkvlrznfx% Skevlrffzx jf`isnkz% encfxr~ef% jihagzkvlb%ilb jfenfcx izf ovbgfb nl i hvervzie hklrfpr sfz~ bnccfzflr czkmr`fnz kwl, Hfzrinl tfzxklie tfzxtfhrnsfx kz h`izihrfznxrnhxhkmmkle~ ihhftrfb nl r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx mi~ jf yvnrfvlhkmmkl% vlihhftrijef% kz fsfl zftzfxxfb nl Rkgk,

    Kvrxnbf kc Ekm% Rkgkx hitnrie% zfxnbflrx kc zvziehkmmvlnrnfx `isf `ib zfeirnsfe~ enrref bnzfhr fptkxvzf rk kr`fz

    hvervzfx% zihfx% zfengnklx% ilb encfxr~efx, W`ir tfktef snfw ixr~tnhie Imfznhil jf`isnkz kz lkzmx mi~ jf i mnxhklhftrnkl%

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    xvh` ix r`f jfenfc r`ir iee Imfznhilx izf znh` ilb `isf jeklb`inz ilb jevf f~fx, R`f tfktef kc Rkgk izf ovxre~ alkwl ckzr`fnz gflfzkvx `kxtnrienr~ rk ckzfnglfzx1 `kwfsfz% mfmjfzx kc r`f hkmmvlnr~ nl w`nh` ~kv wnee ensf mi~ bnxtei~ i zilgf kc zfihrnklx rk hvervzie bnccfzflhfx r`ir ~kv tzfxflr,

    Rk fixf r`f rzilxnrnkl ilb ibitr rk encf nl Rkgk% ~kv mi~lffb rk miaf xkmf rfmtkziz~% ~fr cvlbimflrie hkmtzkmnxfxnl `kw ~kv tzfxflr ~kvzxfec ix il Imfznhil ilb ix ilnlbnsnbvie, Ckz fpimtef% cfmief rzinlffx ilb Skevlrffzx mi~lkr jf ijef rk fpfzhnxf r`f nlbftflbflhf isineijef rk r`fm

    nl r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx1 tkenrnhie bnxhvxxnklx lffb rk jf `ilbefbwnr` gzfir hizf1 ilb xkmf kc ~kvz tfzxklie jfenfcx mi~ jfxrzfminl vlbnxhekxfb, ^kv wnee lffb rk bfsfekt rfh`lnyvfx ilbtfzxklie xrzirfgnfx ckz hktnlg wnr` r`fxf ilb kr`fz enmnrirnklx,R`f Tfihf Hkztx xricc ix wfee ix r`f Skevlrffz Bnsfzxnr~Hkmmnrrff wnee efib bnsfzxnr~ ilb xflxnrnsnr~ bnxhvxxnklxbvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg ilb wnee jf kl hiee rk tzksnbfxvttkzr% jvr r`f h`ieeflgf vernmirfe~ wnee jf ~kvz kwl,

    Ksfzsnfw kc Bnsfzxnr~ nl Rkgk

    R`f Tfihf Hkztx xricc nl Rkgk zfhkgln fx r`f ibovxrmflrnxxvfx r`ir hkmf wnr` bnsfzxnr~ ilb wnee flbfiskz rktzksnbf xvttkzr ilb gvnbilhf, Bvznlg tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg%xfsfzie xfxxnklx wnee jf `feb rk bnxhvxx bnsfzxnr~ ilb hktnlgmfh`ilnxmx, Wf ekka ckzwizb rk `isnlg mief ilb cfmief

    Skevlrffzx czkm i siznfr~ kc zihfx% fr`lnh gzkvtx% igfx%zfengnklx% ilb xfpvie kznflrirnklx% ilb `ktf r`ir ~kv wneejfhkmf tizr kc i bnsfzxf gzkvt kc Imfznhilx w`k riaf tznbfnl xvttkzrnlg klf ilkr`fz ilb bfmklxrzirnlg r`f znh`lfxx kc

    Imfznhil hvervzf,

    T F I H F H K Z T X30

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    W`ir Mng`r I Skevlrffz Cihf;

    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Cfmief Skevlrffzx Imfznhilx wkzanlg nl Rkgk cihf hvervzie ibovxrmflrx nlvlbfzxrilbnlg ilb ibbzfxxnlg tzfovbnhfx ilb xrfzfkr~tfx `febijkvr r`fm, Vlckzrvlirfe~% r`f zir`fz evznb cnemx isineijefnl Rkgk% tevx xkhnfr~x gflfzie irrnrvbf rkwizb wkmfl% mi~hivxf xkmf Rkgkefxf rk snfw cfmief Skevlrffzx ix ekkxf kzisineijef, Rkgkefxf mfl mi~ mnxnlrfztzfr cznflbe~ ilb ktflgfxrvzfx j~ cfmief Skevlrffzx ix il nlsnrirnkl rk xkmfr`nlg

    mkzf xfznkvx,

    Cznflbx`ntx wnr` Rkgkefxf mfl x`kveb `isf hefiz jkvlbiznfxnl r`f jfgnllnlg, Vlenaf nl r`f V,X,% r`fzf nx efxx kc i hklhftrr`ir i hkmtefrfe~ teirklnh zfeirnklx`nt hil fpnxr jfrwffl mflilb wkmfl, Rk jf rzfirfb zfxtfhrcvee~% cfmief Skevlrffzx mi~cnlb r`ir r`f~ wnee `isf rk hvzj xkmf kc r`f ihrnsnrnfx r`f~wfzf vxfb rk nl r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx, Eirf-lng`r xkhnien nlg wnr`Rkgkefxf hkeefigvfx nx lkr zfhkmmflbfb, Lfnr`fz nx nlsnrnlgil~ mil ~kv bk lkr alkw wfee nlrk ~kvz `kvxf ckz il~ zfixklnc ~kv izf ieklf, Ckzrvlirfe~% ~kv hil flrfzrinl mief gvfxrxwnr`kvr gnsnlg r`fmkz r`f hkmmvlnr~r`f wzklg nbfi j~zfminlnlg nl r`f cimne~ hkmtkvlb ilb flxvznlg r`ir xfsfziecimne~ mfmjfzx kz lfng`jkz`kkb h`nebzfl izf wnr` ~kv ilb

    ~kvz gvfxr ir iee rnmfx,

    Nr nx jfrrfz rk tei~ nr xicf% fxtfhniee~ ir r`f jfgnllnlg kc ~kvz xfzsnhf% zir`fz r`il rk jf hivg`r nl i xnrvirnkl w`fzf iRkgkefxf hkeefigvf nx fptfhrnlg xfp nlxrfib kc i cznflbe~ h`irw`fl `f hkmfx rk snxnr, Nr nx iexk i sfz~ gkkb nbfi rk miafcznflbx wnr` r`f wkmfl nl ~kvz cimne~ ilb+kz lfng`jkz`kkbix xkkl ix tkxxnjef, Lkr kle~ wnee r`fxf cznflbx`ntx tzkjije~jf nmmflxfe~ nlckzmirnsf ilb zfwizbnlg% jvr xtflbnlg rnmfwnr` wkmfl wnee iexk tzfsflr vlwfehkmf kz nlittzktznirfirrflrnkl czkm mfl,

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    Skevlrffz Hkmmflr

    W`fl N im nl sneeigf% lkjkb~ rzfirx mf enaf i xrzilgfz,@kwfsfz% w`fl N gk rk m~ zfgnklie hitnrie% nr hil jf iwcve,N hilr riaf rwk xrftx wnr`kvr gfrrnlg i mizznigf tzktkxie,Efizlnlg rk bfie wnr` xfpvie ibsilhfx czkm Rkgkefxf mflnx i lfhfxxiz~ h`ieeflgf r`ir hil jf ksfzhkmf, Rkgkefxfzfxtklb sfz~ wfee rk gflref `vmkz, Ovxr `isf i cfw xlitt~hkmfjihax kl `ilb% ilb ~kvee jf lf,

    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Skevlrffzx kc Hkekz R`kvg` vlhklxhnkvxe~% mil~ Rkgkefxf fptfhr r`ir Imfznhil

    Skevlrffzx wnee jf w`nrf% Skevlrffzx nl Rkgk w`k izf kc fr`lnhmnlkznr~ jihagzkvlbx wnee gflfziee~ lkr cnlb ksfzr jnixfx,@kwfsfz% Rkgkefxf mi~ miaf xkmf xrfzfkr~tnh ixxvmtrnklx,Ckz fpimtef% mkxr Ixnil-Imfznhil Skevlrffzx wneeivrkmirnhiee~ jf hklxnbfzfb H`nlfxf ilb Avlg Cv fptfzrx,

    Il Icznhil-Imfznhil Skevlrffz mi~ cnzxr jf mnxriafl ckz iG`ilinil kz Lngfznil jfhivxf kc il Ilgenhn fb Czflh` ihhflr,R`f~ mi~ jf fptfhrfb rk efizl ekhie eilgvigfx mkzf yvnhae~r`il kr`fz Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffzx ilb mi~ fsfl jf ixafbijkvr r`fnz rznjie eilgvigfx ilb hvxrkmx,

    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Xflnkz Skevlrffzx Zfxtfhr hkmfx wnr` igf nl rzibnrnklie Rkgkefxf xkhnfr~% xkjfnlg i xflnkz nx gflfziee~ il ibsilrigf, Skevlrffzx nl r`fnzfize~ :4x cnlb r`ir r`f~ mi~ `isf rk miaf il fprzi fcckzrrk jf ihhftrfb ix tzkcfxxnklie hkeefigvfx xnlhf% sfz~ kcrfl%Rkgkefxf kc r`ir igf izf xrnee tvzxvnlg r`fnz fbvhirnkl,

    T F I H F H K Z T X74

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    Skevlrffz Hkmmflr

    Ix i xflnkz Skevlrffz xfzsnlg nl Tfihf Hkztx+Rkgk% Nlb r`ir Rkgkefxf rflb rk rzfir mf wnr` r`f zfxtfhr ilb

    hkvzrfx~ r`ir r`f~ wkveb kccfz il~ kr`fz Imfznhilxhkmnlg rk xfzsf nl r`fnz hkvlrz~, R`f h`ieeflgf N cihf ixi xflnkz Skevlrffz nx r`ir N im nl il kzgiln irnkl mibfvt kc tznmizne~ :4-xkmfr`nlgx% xkmf kc w`km izf ekkanlgckz i zfteihfmflr tizflr, R`f mkxr nmtkzrilr tnfhf kc fyvntmflr ~kv x`kveb jznlg nlrk ~kvz Tfihf Hkztx xfzsnhfnx i xflxf kc w`k ~kv izf ix i tfzxkl, W`fr`fz ~kv izf keb

    kz ~kvlg% nl ~kvz sneeigf kz imklg kr`fz Skevlrffzx% ~kv`isf rk zfe~ vtkl ~kvz kwl nllfz zfxkvzhfx ckz xvttkzr,

    Tkxxnjef Nxxvfx ckz Gi~% Efxjnil% kz Jnxfpvie Skevlrffzx @kmkxfpvienr~ nx lkr tvjenhe~ bnxhvxxfb kz ihalkwefbgfb nlRkgkefxf xkhnfr~, Xnlhf ihhftrilhf nl r`f zvzie hkmmvlnr~nx tizr ilb tizhfe rk i xvhhfxxcve Tfihf Hkztx fptfznflhfnl Rkgk% Skevlrffzx wnr` ierfzlirnsf xfpvie kznflrirnklxgflfziee~ h`kkxf lkr rk ktfle~ bnxhvxx r`fnz xfpvie kznflrirnklnl r`fnz sneeigfx, Gi~ ilb efxjnil Skevlrffzx `isf% `kwfsfz%xvhhfxxcvee~ ilb xicfe~ wkzafb nl Rkgk,

    Skevlrffz Hkmmflr

    Ix i Tfihf Hkztx Skevlrffz% ieklg wnr` iee r`f cffenlgx kc hkmmvlnr~ ilb jfeklgnlg% ~kv wnee tzkjije~% czkm rnmf rkrnmf% fptfznflhf cffenlgx kc eklfenlfxx% jfnlg kvr kc teihf%ilb jfnlg xkmfr`nlg kc il kbbnr~, Nc ~kv izf gi~% efxjnil% kzjnxfpvie% h`ilhfx izf ~kvzf lk xrzilgfz rk jfnlg mibf rkcffe r`nx wi~, Vlckzrvlirfe~% r`kxf cffenlgx hil jfnlrflxn fb `fzf,

    Ir m~ xnrf% r`f yvfxrnkl kc m~ xfpvie kznflrirnkl `ix

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    T F I H F H K Z T X7:

    lfsfz jffl zinxfb, Nm lkr `fzf ekkanlg ckz eksf% jvr zir`fzrk wkza, W`fr`fz Nm gi~ kz xrzing`r nx lkr zfiee~ il nxxvf,

    Iexk% jfhivxf kc r`f vlnsfzxie xvttkzr ilb ihhftrilhfczkm xricc ilb Skevlrffzx ienaf% nrx lkr jffl ir ieevljfizijef kz il~w`fzf hekxf rk mianlg mf zfgzfr `isnlgh`kxfl rk hkmf `fzf,

    Tkxxnjef Zfengnkvx Nxxvfx ckz Skevlrffzx R`fzf izf r`zff miokz zfengnklx nl Rkgk? H`znxrnilnr~% Nxeim%ilb Ilnmnxm, Tfktef wnr` bnccfzflr zfengnkvx jihagzkvlbx

    r`il r`fxf r`zff mi~ `isf bnccnhver~ tzihrnhnlg r`fnz zfengnkl,Jfnlg tfzhfnsfb ix `isnlg lk zfengnkl ir iee mi~ lkr jfvlbfzxrkkb,

    Skevlrffz Hkmmflr

    H`znxrnilnr~ ilb Nxeim izf `fisne~ nmjvfb wnr` rzibnrnklie Icznhil zfengnkvx tzihrnhfx, H`znxrnilnr~ nl Rkgk nx sfz~bnccfzflr r`il H`znxrnilnr~ nl Imfznhi, R`fzf nx ilnlrflxfe~ fsilgfenhie hkmtklflr `fzf r`ir hil efib

    rk xkmf vlhkmckzrijef xnrvirnklx ckz il~klf w`k nxlkr i tzihrnhnlg H`znxrnil, Ix i Ofw% N `isf zftfirfbe~flhkvlrfzfb xrzilgfzx w`k `isf ihrnsfe~ ilb ixxfzrnsfe~rznfb rk hklsfzr mf rk H`znxrnilnr~, @kwfsfz% N `isf ckvlbr`ir mkxr Rkgkefxf Nsf mfr `isf x`kwl lkr`nlg mkzf r`ilhvznkxnr~% zfxtfhr% kz nglkzilhf kc kr`fz miokz zfengnklx,N wkveb ibsnxf il~ lfw Skevlrffz nl Rkgk rk jznlg nrfmxr`ir zftzfxflr kz `fet ~kv tzihrnhf ~kvz zfengnkl? tzi~fzjkkax% hzvhn pfx% hilbefxrnhax% ilb mfbnrirnkl mirfzniex,Fsfl nc ~kv `isf jffl eitxfb nl ~kvz zfengnkvx tzihrnhfxckz ~fizx% ~kvb jf xvztznxfb ir `kw `kmfxnha ~kv hil

    jfhkmf ckz r`f xnglx ilb x~mjkex kc r`f hvervzf ~kv alkw,^kvee iexk jf xvztznxfb ir `kw hkllfhrfb i cfw mvzmvzfbtzi~fzx kz `~mlx wnee miaf ~kv cffe rk r`f tfktef ~kv eksfw`k izf r`kvxilbx kc mnefx iwi~,

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    T F I H F H K Z T X72

    R`f h`ieeflgfx cihnlg Skevlrffzx (ibitrnlg rk i bnccfzflrhvervzf% efizlnlg i eilgvigf% wkzanlg kvr r`f bfrinex kc i okj.mi~ jf fptfznflhfb bnccfzflre~ j~ fih` xtkvxf% jvr r`f~ wneejkr` cnlb xnmneiz ilb bnccfzflr zfwizbx ix wfee, I gkkb xflxfkc `vmkz ilb i ekr kc hkmmvlnhirnkl ilb tirnflhf wnee jfzfyvnzfb kc hkvtefx xfzsnlg rkgfr`fz,

    R`f Wfier` Kc Imfznhil Bnsfzxnr~

    R`f xfhklb gkie kc Tfihf Hkztx nx rk tzkmkrf i jfrrfz

    vlbfzxrilbnlg kc Imfznhilx kl r`f tizr kc r`f tfktef xfzsfb,Nr nx% r`vx% nmtfzirnsf r`ir Skevlrffzx `fet r`fnz Rkgkefxfihyvinlrilhfx vlbfzxrilb r`ir r`f Vlnrfb Xrirfx kc Imfznhinx i vlnkl kc tfktefx czkm r`zkvg`kvr r`f wkzeb,

    Rkgkefxf Bnsfzxnr~

    R`f jkzbfzx kc Wfxr Icznhil lirnklx wfzf lkr bfrfzmnlfbj~ Wfxr Icznhilx% jvr j~ hkeklnie tkxfzx% w`k alfw kz hizfbenrref ijkvr eilgvigfx ilb fr`lnh gzkvtx kr`fz r`il r`fnz kwl,

    @kwfsfz% fize~ nl nrx `nxrkz~% r`f Kzgiln irnkl kc Icznhil Vlnr~bfhnbfb rk ihhftr r`f jkzbfzx ix r`f~ wfzf ilb wkza rkwizblirnkl-jvnebnlg, R`nx ihhkvlrx ckz fr`lnh rflxnklx kl r`f klf`ilb% jvr iexk ckz i wfier` kc bnsfzxnr~ kl r`f kr`fz,

    Rkgk nx kle~ ijkvr :44 mnefx eklg ilb 64 mnefx wnbf% ~fr nr`ix ksfz 64 bnccfzflr fr`lnh gzkvtx% fih` xtfianlg i bnccfzflreilgvigf, Tefixf zfcfz rk r`f irrih`fb h`izr zftzfxflrnlgzfgnklie bnccfzflhfx, Ir ~kvz tzf-xfzsnhf rzinlnlg ~kv wneeefizl mvh` mkzf ijkvr r`f h`ieeflgfx ilb zfwizbx kc Rkgkefxf bnsfzxnr~,

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