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    SJXJB CGBUJD_G]A]^ _IA^S

    H]GD ULJ FG]JAB ENAS_G]A

    NB ULJ ADJ]NCAS

    JENUJE A BE PNUL A B NBU]G EZCUNG B M^ J S U L J ] F N D I J J

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    Sjxjb Cgbujdpg}a}~ pia~S

    h}gd ulj Fg}jab EnaSpg}a

    nb ulj adj}nCaS

    J e n u J e a b e p n u l a b n b u } g e z c u n g b m ~ j S u l j } F n d i j j

    Ezfj Zbnxj}snu~ _}jss

    Ez}lad abe Igbegb

    =?1=

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    =?1= Ezfj Zbnxj}snu~ _}jss

    Lnsug}~ Fm~ Jepa}e Mgf Ijj 1>>> Lnsug}njs m~ Kzina Clg =??5

    Adj}ncab Lab`ap m~ Iig~e Szl =??0

    Lgb`mz abe Bgimz; Ulj Uaij gh ulj Da`nc _zdpfnbs

    m~ Kjab ^ggb =??:

    ^n Sab` Cgzbus ug Uln}ujjb m~ Szb` ]bg =???

    Saujiinujs m~ Enaba Sgb =??8

    Dnba m~ F~gzb` L" _a}f =??5

    Aii }n`lus }jsj}xje"

    _}nbuje nb ulj Zbnuje Suaujs gh Adj}nca gb acne$h}jj aj} Ejsn`bje m~ Ad~ ]zul Mzclabab

    U~jsju nb Dnbngb abe Iaug m~ Usjb` Nbhg}daungb S~sujds) Nbc"

    Inm}a}~ gh Cgb`}jss Cauaig`nb`$nb$_zmincaungb Eaua aja} gb

    ulj iasu }nbuje a`j gh ulns mggf"

    H}gbunsnjcj; _lgug gh ulj =??> }gezcungb gh Szb` ]bgs

    ^n Sab` Cgzbus ug Uln}ujjb nb Sjgzi) Fg}ja" _lgug m~

    Kgb` L~zb Sjg"

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    Hg} D~ Eaz`luj}s

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    cgbuJbus

    | Acfbgpije`djbus

    | Nbu}gezcungb

    1 Jepa}e Mgf Ijj) Lnsug}~ F

    =1 Kzina Clg)>> Lnsug}njs

    : Szb` ]bg) ^n Sab` Cgzbus ug Uln}ujjb

    =50 Enaba Sgb) Saujiinujs

    3=1 F~gzb` L" _a}f)Dnba

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    acfbgpiJe`dJbus

    Jenunb` a cgiijcungb ns u}zi~ a cgiiamg}aunxj jbuj}}nsj" Ulns abulgig`~ cgzie

    bgu laxj mjjb gssnmij pnulgzu ulj ia~p}n`lus) uljn} a`jbus) abe cgiija`zjs

    plg }gxneje `jbj}gzs szg}u" N pgzie aisg infj ug ulabf d~ j}snsujbu }j$

    sja}cl assnsuabus) Sabe}a Ijj) Dnba Sglak) abe ^gzb`kn Kjgb) plg assnsuje dj

    au jxj}~ sua`j gh ulj }gkjcu" Dab~ ulabfs `g ug Dnba hg} lj} ulg}gz`l }jae$

    nb` gh sc}nus abe hg} lj} g}`abn{je djulge nb gmuanbnb` nbhg}daungb" Sjcnai

    ulabfs a}j ezj ulj Asnab Adj}ncab Suzenjs _}g`}ad au ulj Zbnxj}snu~ gh Niinbgns

    au Z}maba$Cladan`b ,. hg} ulj Ad~ Inb` ]jsja}cl @}abu ulau szg}uje

    ulns }gkjcu" Ulj Eja}udjbu gh Uljau}j abe ulj Cgiij`j gh Hnbj abe Ainje

    A}us au aisg }gxneje babcnai abe nbujiijcuzai szg}u" N gpj dzcl `}aun$

    uzej ug Faul~ _j}fnbs) plg `zneje dj h}gd ulj sua}u abe `jbj}gzsi~ abspj}je

    aii d~ qzjsungbs gb jenunb` a ia~ abulgig`~" Au Ezfj Zbnxj}snu~ _}jss) Cgz}ubj~

    Mj}`j}s jbcgz}a`jdjbu abe aexncj `axj dj ulj dgunxaungb abe suadnba ug cgd$

    ijuj ulj cgiijcungb" Slj abe lj} cgiija`zj Cl}nsunbj Clgn laxj mjjb d~ a}u$

    bj}s nb dafnb` ulns cgiijcungb cgdj ug inhj" Ul}jj }jxnjpj}s }gxneje nbxaizamij

    cgddjbus as ulj abulgig`~ jxgixje ul}gz`l sjxj}ai e}as) abe N ulabf uljd hg}

    ljinb` dj `}gzbe ulj nbu}gezcungb uljg}juncaii~ abe lnsug}ncaii~" Dab~ ulabfs

    `g gzu ug aii Fg}jab enasg}nc ia~p}n`lus plg `jbj}gzsi~ sjbu uljn} sc}nus ug

    dj" Jxjb uljn} ia~s ulau a}j bgu nbcizeje lj}j nbhg}dje dj `}jaui~) abe N lgj

    ulj~ sjj jclgjs gh uljn} pg}f nb ulns cgiijcungb" Hnbaii~) d~ }jaujsu ulabfs `g ug

    ulj sjxjb hjauz}je ia~p}n`lus plg laxj pg}fje pnul dj aunjbui~ ul}gz`l ulns

    igb` }gcjss" Uljn} pg}es cgbunbzj ug dgxj dj) abe N lgj ulj da`nc gh uljn}

    ia~s pnii ugzcl dab~ gulj} sgzis ul}gz`lgzu ulj enasg}a abe mj~gbe"

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    nbu}gezcungb

    Nb =??? ulj Jasu Pjsu _ia~j}s ,. nb Igs Ab`jijs }gezcje ulj Fg}jab

    Adj}ncab ia~p}n`lu Jznkggb Fnds bjp ia~D~ Un}je M}gfj Ass _gbuncau$

    nb` Siapsuncf Hzbf) plncl }j}jsjbuje a bjp en}jcungb hg} ulj " As ulj }j$

    dnj} Asnab Adj}ncab uljauj} cgdab~) pas fbgpb hg} nus igb` assgcna$

    ungb pnul Inuuij Ugf~g) a Kaabjsj Adj}ncab cgddzbnu~ nb Igs Ab`jijs) abe

    nus ig~ai szmsc}nmj}s cgbsnsuje dgsui~ gh giej} Kaabjsj Adj}ncabs" Pnul Fnds

    }gxgcaunxj ia~) ulj cgdab~ andje ug }jacl gzu ug bjp azenjbcjs) jsjcnaii~

    ulgsj gh ulj ~gzb`j} `jbj}aungb nb Fg}jaugpb ac}gss ulj cnu~" Ulj uljauj} c}nunc

    Kzing Da}unbj{ ejsc}nmje ulj ia~ as }j}jsjbuaunxj gh a xnm}abu mzu jdm}~gbnc

    cziuz}j su}z``inb` ug jsuaminsl nus gpb nejbunu~ gzu gh ulj d~}nae nbzjbcjs ulau

    a}j cgbsuabui~ mgdma}enb` nu"

    Au ulj undj) N pas nb Igs Ab`jijs ug auujbe a abji ensczssngb gb ulj hzuz}j

    gh Asnab Adj}ncab e}ada abe ug nbuj}xnjp Asnab Adj}ncab uljauj} a}unsus" N

    aisg lae a j}sgbai nbxjsudjbu nb Fnds ia~" As a Fg}jab Adj}ncab gh ulj jb$

    j}aungb Fnd p}nujs amgzu) N pabuje ug sjj plau lj lae ug sa~ amgzu ulj en}jc$

    ungb gh ulj jdj}`nb` cziuz}j cziunxauje nb Fg}jaugpb" N `}jp z nb Sgzulj}b

    Cainhg}bna abe }jcg`bn{je lns cla}acuj}s abe uljn} nsszjs" Fnd pas aisg a ab$

    jinsu) abe N pabuje ug lja} plau lj lae ug sa~"

    Ije m~ Aincj Uzab) ulj abji nbcizeje dg}j jsuaminslje p}nuj}s szcl as

    Sabe}a Usnb` Igl abe Cla~ jp" As ulj ~gzb`jsu djdmj} gh ulj abji) Fnd pas

    j|jcuje ug sjaf hg} ulj bjp `jbj}aungb gh Asnab Adj}ncabs nb ulj upjbu~$

    }su cjbuz}~ abe ug a}uncziauj ulj sn`bncabcj gh lns ia~" Nbsujae) Fnd uggf a

    ba gbsua`j) g} au ijasu daej nu iggf as nh lj pas" Plnij ulj gulj} p}nuj}s gb ulj

    abji sgfj) lj cigsje lns j~js) c}gssje lns a}ds) abe uniuje lns ljae plnij snu$

    unb` nb lns clan}" Ulj azenjbcj nbnunaii~ iaz`lje au ulns) mzu pj sggb }jain{je lj

    pas bgu gnb` ug sjaf au aii" ]jcaiinb` ulj jxjbu) Fnd sa~s ulau lj pas abbg~je

    pnul ulj qzjsungbs lj }jcjnxje abe ene bgu ca}j hg} ulj gpj}~) gjunc AsnabAdj}ncab ugnc" Mg}je) ab`}~) abe abbg~je) Fnd }jdanbje gbsua`j as a bgb$

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    nbu}gezcungb

    | a}uncnabu" Lns j}hg}dabcj pas nb sua}f cgbu}asu ug ulj ginuj azenjbcj abe

    lns hjiigp abjinsus plg }jdanbje ul}gz`lgzu ulj ensczssngb" Nb gbj sjbsj) au

    ijasu) ulj lae guujb nus pnsl; ulj cgdab~ pabuje ug }jmji a`anbsu nus gpb

    u}aenungb) abe ulj }jmji pas inuj}aii~ gbsua`j" As N sau nb ulj azenjbcj) N pauclje

    Fnd abe ulgz`lu amgzu plau ulj dgdjbu sn`bnje" Dab~ cgda}je Jznkggb

    Fnd ug H}abf Clnb) ulj ncgbnc Clnbjsj Adj}ncab ia~p}n`lu plg ejmzuje nb

    Adj}ncab uljauj} nb 1>0= pnul ulj ia~ Clncfjbcggp Clnbadab" Ulj l~j}$

    dasczinbj ab`j} ugpa}e sgcnju~ abe a sjbsj gh ~gzulhzi ab`su pj}j ulj gmxngzs

    gnbus gh cgda}nsgb) mzu Fnd) zbinfj ulj igqzacngzs Clnb) lae bgu `z}je

    gzu a pa~ ug xj}maii~ j|}jss lns h}zsu}aungbs" Fnd) a ~gzb` Fg}jab Adj}ncab

    h}gd Fg}jaugpb) pas gzu gh iacj nb Inuuij Ugf~g) abe ulj dakg}nu~ gh ulj cgb$

    hj}jbcj auujbejjs ene bgu zbej}suabe lns pg}ie" Nb =???) a Fg}jab Adj}ncab

    ia~p}n`lu lae dzcl j|iabaungb ug eg mjhg}j lj cgzie ujii lns sug}~) abe Fnd

    pas sunii su}z``inb` ug be lns xgncj as a ia~p}n`lu"

    Jznkggb Fnd ns gbj gh plau N caii ulj Fg}jab enasg}nc ia~p}n`lus) sgdj

    gh plgsj ia~s a}j }j}jsjbuje nb ulns cgiijcungb" Au ulj eapb gh ulj bjp dni$

    ijbbnzd) gbi~ a labehzi gh ia~s amgzu ulj Fg}jab enasg}a nb ulj Adj}ncas

    lae mjjb p}nuujb) abe ia~p}nunb` pas bgu a cgddgb clgncj gh }ghjssngb" Mzu

    pnulnb ujb ~ja}s) uljauj} lae auu}acuje a `}gpnb` bzdmj} gh uaijbuje p}nuj}s

    plg zsje ulj sua`j ug e}adaun{j abe c}~suaiin{j ulj pg}ie ulj~ fbgp" Ulj~ a}j

    bg igb`j} snijbu abe ensiacje as ia~p}n`lus" ]aulj}) ulj~ cgddabe auujbungb)

    abe ulj z}gsj gh ulns cgiijcungb ns ug cauz}j ulj qzainu~ abe e~badnsd gh ulj

    p}nuj}s abe uljn} ia~s" Ulj cgiijcungb hjauz}js sjxjb cgbujdg}a}~ ia~s amgzu

    ulj Fg}jab enasg}a) p}nuujb m~ Fg}jab enasg}nc ia~p}n`lus nb ulj Adj}ncas"

    Nbcizeje a}j xj hzii$ ijb`ul ia~s abe upg gbj$acus6 ulj p}nuj}s nbcizej gbj

    h}gd Cabaea) gbj h}gd Clnij) abe xj h}gd ulj Zbnuje Suaujs" Ulj eaujs gh ulj

    ia~s sab amgzu ujb ~ja}s snbcj ulj iauj 1>>?s) abe aii laxj }jcjnxje }ghjs$

    sngbai }gezcungbs g} pg}fslgs" Ulj ia~s pj}j sjijcuje ca}jhzii~ ug ejdgb$

    su}auj ulj xasu enxj}snu~ gh uljdjs abe su~ijs gh ia~p}nunb`) mzu ulj~ pj}j aisg

    clgsjb ug }j}jsjbu cgddgb dgunhs nb ia~s amgzu ulj Fg}jab enasg}a nb ulj

    Adj}ncas"

    Fg}jab EnaSpg}a nb ulj adj}nCaS

    Ulj l}asj Fg}jab enasg}a nb ulj Adj}ncas ns zsje m}gaei~ ug nbcizej

    Fg}jab nddn`}abus abe uljn} ejscjbeabus nb ulj Zbnuje Suaujs) Cabaea) abeIaunb Adj}nca" Nu ns bgu djabu ug }jiacj julbnc g} cziuz}ai `}gznb`s szcl

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    nbu}ge

    zcungb

    |as Fg}jab Adj}ncab6 }aulj} nu hzbcungbs as ab nbcizsnxj uj}d ug }gxnej a

    ljdnslj}nc j}sjcunxj gh Fg}jab nddn`}aungb abe enasg}nc lnsug}njs nb ulj

    Adj}ncas" N zsj Fg}ja ug sn`bnh~ ulj jbun}j jbnbszia mjhg}j ulj Fg}jab Pa}

    ,1>:?:3.) mzu N aisg zsj nu nbuj}clab`jami~ pnul Sgzul Fg}ja ug }jhj} ug nus

    lnsug}~ aj} ulj pa}" Aj} Pg}ie Pa} NN) ulj cgzbu}~ pas enxneje nbug Bg}ul

    abe Sgzul) abe nddn`}aungb ug ulj Adj}ncas cadj dgsui~ h}gd Sgzul Fg}ja"

    Mzu nddn`}aungb mj`ab ejcaejs ja}inj}" H}gd ulj }su ejcaej gh ulj upjbun$

    jul cjbuz}~) Fg}jab iamg}j}s a}}nxje nb Lapann ug pg}f gb sz`a} iabuaungbs"

    Abe sua}unb` nb ulj 1>8?s) nddn`}aungb iaps nb mgul ulj Adj}ncas abe Fg}ja

    pj}j sn`bncabui~ jasje" Aj} 1>8:) ulj bzdmj} gh nddn`}abus `}jp j|gbjb$

    unaii~) abe nu ns jsundauje ulau m~ 1>

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    nbu}gezcungb

    | gzia} ~ju }jezcunxj ba}}aunxj gh sz}xnxai abe j}sjxj}abcj" Fg}jabs nb ulj

    Zbnuje Suaujs abe jisjplj}j laxj mjjb ejsc}nmje as a su}gb` enasg}nc jgij

    plg pgzie sac}ncj uljdsjixjs hg} ulj mjuuj}djbu gh uljn} clnie}jbs hzuz}j"

    A haulj} pnul a cgiij`j jezcaungb h}gd a ug zbnxj}snu~ nb Fg}ja pgzie gpb a

    spa$djju sug}j egpbugpb plnij lns pnhj pgzie ugni apa~ au a `a}djbu hac$

    ug}~ }jcjnxnb` dnbndzd pa`j" Uljn} clnie}jb pgzie mj accjuje ug Nx~ Ija`zj

    sclggis ug mjcgdj iap~j}s) egcug}s) abe jb`nbjj}s" Szcl nuj}aungbs gh ulj

    Adj}ncab E}jad pgzie nbsn}j dg}j Fg}jabs ug ijaxj uljn} lgdjiabe" Nda`js

    gh ulj m}gfjb dj}clabu h}gd ulj I"A" }ngus pj}j qzncfi~ }jiacje pnul ulgsj

    gh szccjsshzi Fg}jab nddn`}abus ul}gz`lgzu ulj Adj}ncas" H}gd ginuncs ug

    gzia} cziuz}j) ejscjbeabus gh Fg}jab nddn`}abus laxj mjjb xnsnmij h}gbu abe

    cjbuj} abe gjb nb zbj|jcuje }ghjssngbs" Hg} nbsuabcj) nb ulj Zbnuje Suaujs)

    ulj iap }ghjssg} Kglb ^gg mjcadj fbgpb hg} laxnb` azulg}je ulj dgsu cgb$

    u}gxj}snai a}u gh ulj _au}ngu Acu ez}nb` ulj Mzsl aednbnsu}aungb" Kzb Clgn pas

    jijcuje nb =??: as da~g} gh Jensgb) Bjp Kj}sj~" Nb Cabaea) ^gbal Fnd$Da}unb

    mjcadj ulj }su Fg}jab Cabaenab ug lgie hjej}ai gcj" Nb gzia} cziuz}j) ulj

    Cabaenab$mg}b acu}jss Sabe}a Gl pgb a @giejb @igmj Apa}e nb =??8) abe nb

    =??< ^zi Fpgb mjcadj ulj pnbbj} gh ulj gzia} Adj}ncab ujijxnsngb slgp

    Sz}xnxg}" Fg}jab Adj}ncab abe Fg}jab Cabaenab acug}s szcl as ^zbknb Fnd)

    Kglb Clg) @}acj _a}f) abe Eabnji Eaj Fnd laxj ia~je dakg} }gijs nb ujij$

    xnsngb slgps abe ids ulau laxj mjjb sjjb pg}iepnej" ^zbknb Fnd nb a}uncz$

    ia} las lae u}absbaungbai szccjss m~ aja}nb` nb mgul Adj}ncab abe Fg}jab

    }gezcungbs" Da}`a}ju Clg) pnul lj} mnunb` lzdg}) las mjjb }jcg`bn{je as gbj

    gh ulj hzbbnjsu cgdjenabs nb ulj Zbnuje Suaujs" Nb inuj}auz}j) danbsu}jad c}nu$

    ncs laxj uafjb bguncj gh p}nuj}s szcl as Clab`$]aj Ijj abe Dnb Knb Ijj" Ulj}j

    ns aisg a `}gpnb` insu gh }ghjssngbai aulijujs pnul Fg}jab }ggus; Ab`jia _a}f

    ,`gih) M}a{ni.) Knd _ajf ,ncj lgcfj~) Cabaea.) abe Lnbjs Pa}e ,hggumaii) Zbnuje

    Suaujs.) ug badj gbi~ a hjp" Ulj sjjdnb` szeejbbjss gh szcl cgiijcunxj aclnjxj$

    djbus las ije dab~ ug pgbej} plau las lajbje snbcj ulj I"A" }ngus) pljb

    ulj gzia} nda`j gh Fg}jabs pas ulau gh ejsj}auj) zbassndniauje nddn`}abus

    plg lae igsu jxj}~ulnb`"

    Hg} sjcgbe$`jbj}aungb Fg}jabs nb ulj Adj}ncas ,nbcizenb` ulgsj plg

    pj}j mg}b nb Fg}ja abe nddn`}auje mjhg}j aeziulgge) sgdjundjs caiije ulj

    1": `jbj}aungb.) gg}uzbnunjs hg} szccjss a}j amzbeabu cgda}je ug ulgsj

    gh uljn} a}jbus `jbj}aungb) abe dab~ laxj uafjb hzii aexabua`j gh nu" Mzu

    }jsja}cl nb ulj sgcnai scnjbcjs las aisg slgpb ulau ba}}aunxjs gh nddn`}abuszccjss eg bgu }jxjai ulj hzii ncuz}j gh ulj Fg}jab enasg}nc lnsug}~ nb ulj

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    nbu}ge

    zcungb

    |Adj}ncas" Hg} jxj}~ szccjss sug}~) ulj}j ns ab zbszccjsshzi abe jxjb u}a`nc gbj"

    Nbejje) ulj gzia} nda`js ujii gbi~ ulj dgsu xnsnmij a}u gh ulj sug}~) mzu ulj

    Fg}jab enasg}nc cgddzbnunjs nb ulj Adj}ncas a}j xasui~ cgdij| abe cgbu}a$

    encunb`" Pnul ulj nbc}jasj nb gziaungb abe enxj}snu~) ejbnungbs gh szccjss

    abe nejbunu~ laxj xa}nje) abe ulj}j ns bg igb`j} a cija} auuj}b ug snb`zia}i~

    ejsc}nmj ulj Fg}jab enasg}a nb ulj Adj}ncas"

    Cgdincaunb` ulj nbenxnezai aclnjxjdjbus gh ulj sjcgbe `jbj}aungb las

    mjjb plau ns cgddgbi~ fbgpb as laii~z) g} ulj Fg}jab Paxj) plncl las daej

    gzia} Sgzul Fg}jab jbuj}uanbdjbu haslngbamij nb Asna abe mj~gbe" Hg} j|$

    adij) ulj snb`j} ]anb j}hg}dje nb Daensgb Sqza}j @a}ejb ug sgie$gzu azen$

    jbcjs) abe Sgzul Fg}jab ujijxnsngb sga gj}as laxj nbsn}je pgdjb nb Sgzul$

    jasu Asna ug zbej}`g cgsdjunc sz}`j}~ ug iggf Fg}jab" Sjcgbe$`jbj}aungb

    Fg}jabs nb ulj Adj}ncas laxj pnubjssje ulj `igmai }jbanssabcj gh ulj Fg}jab

    cziuz}j ez}nb` ulj asu ejcaej" Ulj ensunbcungb mjupjjb Fg}jab abe am}gae

    las aii mzu mjjb j}asje pnul ulj Nbuj}bju) saujiinuj ujijxnsngb) abe `igmai id

    ensu}nmzungb" Nb uljauj}) dzsncais szcl as Ulj Iasu Jdp}jss abe Babua laxj

    ugz}je nbuj}baungbaii~ abe }jcjnxje }jcg`bnungb hg} c}jaunb` nbuj}cziuz}ai hg}ds

    gh uljau}ncai j|}jssngb" Ulj szeejb gzia}nu~ gh laii~z las mjjb sjjb as a

    m~$}gezcu gh ulj jqzaii~ szeejb }nsj gh ulj Sgzul Fg}jab jcgbgd~) plncl

    las `}gpb h}gd aidgsu bgulnb` ug a u}niingb Z"S" egiia}s nb ijss ulab laih a

    cjbuz}~" Ulj Sgzul Fg}jab jcgbgd~) ejsc}nmje as ulj Dn}acij gb ulj Lab

    ]nxj}) bgp }abfs jjbul nb ulj pg}ie" Nb ulj 1>>?s) Sgzul Fg}ja pas gbj

    gh ulj Asnab un`j}s }jcg`bn{je hg} j|u}ag}enba}~ jcgbgdnc `}gpul" Pljb

    ulj xasu dakg}nu~ gh Fg}jab nddn`}abus ij hg} ulj Adj}ncas nb ulj 1>0?s abe

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