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$Xogz obz fkxogfi xk hk ygxo Emtb&$ Bbtkf xkch ogz atgmfh& $G bjjm~x xobx zom gz gf ckqm
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Gx ybz fkx ckfi dmaktm ym jbem xk xom dbttbj`z# b cbtim cki jbdgf zxwcm d}gchgfi& Gx ybz
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abxomt obz& G bcybwz ckqmh ~cbwgfi gf gx yomf G ybz b igtc# ka jk}tzm xogz gz b hgaamtmfx `gfh
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yomtm G ybfx xk dm&$ Om xkch em bfh G zegcmh& $Ga wk} btm fkx tmbhw xk xb`m xobx zxm~#
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kf Jtkf}z) jomzx bfh `fmmcmh hkyf gf atkfx ka xome&
$G obh fk ghmb gx ybz xogz dbh&$ G zbgh bz G ckk`mh bx omt ektm jckzmcw&
G jk}ch zemcc xom ygfm kf omt bfh jk}ch zmm xom xmbtz htgmh xk omt abjm& Gx ~}ccmh bx
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obz `m~x omtzmca xkimxomt gf atkfx ka em# zom hgh fkx ybfx em xk `fky oky e}jo zom ybz
o}txgfi# oky ew abxomtz bdh}jxgkf ybz hmzxtkwgfi omt& G amcx i}gcxw# gfjtmhgdcw i}gcxw# akt
fkx dmgfi xomtm akt omt&
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ew ekxomt yk}ch obqm hkfm# zxbwmh zxtkfi akt em fk ebxxmt yobx zom ybz ikgfi xotk}io&$Oky gz zom;$ G bz`mh Jtkf}z&
$Zom obz dmmf bzcmm~ akt xom cbzx aktxw%mgiox ok}tz# zom zbgh xobx zom obz fkx zcm~x gf b
ymm`&$ Jtkf}z xkch em&
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btez ymtm ytb~~mh btk}fh em& G zegcmh bfh dtmbxomh gf kfcw akt ew zegcm xk abhm yomf
gx ybz jgffbekf G zemcx# fkx egfx bfh qbfgccb&
G k~mfmh ew mwmz# G tmbcg|mh xobx G obh zcm~x kf Jtkf}z) jomzx& G ckk`mh }~ bx oge akt kfm
ekemfx dmaktm zgxxgfi }~& G zr}gfxmh# ew ombh ybz ~k}fhgfi bfh ew zxkebjo ammcgfi
fb}zmk}z bfh okccky bx xom zbem xgem& G obh kfm omcc ka b obfi kqmt gx yk}ch zmme&
Jtkf}z zbx }~ fmx xk em bfh G zxtmxjomh# G amcx okttgh bfh ybz z}tm xobx G ckk`mh mqmf
yktzm xobf G amcx&
$Wk}t byb`m&$ G x}tfmh xk zmm @bccgzxk zgxxgfi kf xom jk}jo bjtkzz atke em ygxo Bbtkf
fmx xk omt# ogz bte ybz ytb~~mh btk}fh omt zok}chmt bz om omch omt jckzm&
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$Omcck @bccgzxk# Bbtkf&$ G zegcmh xk xome bz ybtecw bz G jk}ch# G zby xom ykttw gf xomgt
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G bczk fkxgjmh xobx Mffgfb ybz zegcgfi xk em atke yomtm zom zbx kf xom ikch zgc` hgqbf
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$Hbwz;$ G zbgh gf jkfa}zgkf# zxgcc itkiiw ygxo zcmm~& Gx ybz Mffgfb yok bfzymtmh ew
r}mzxgkf&
$Emtb# wk} obqm dmmf bzcmm~ akt kqmt mgioxw ok}tz# jckzm xk ak}t hbwz&$ Mffgfb gfaktemh
em& $Ym zmfx akt B~kcck xk jomj` kf wk}# om zbgh xobx wk} ymtm zge~cw jbxjogfi }~ kf
tmzx& Wk} zok}ch fkx ik zk ckfi ygxok}x zcmm~ bibgf&$
$G `fky#$ G xkch omt xomf ckk`mh bx Jtkf}z xomf dbj` xk ogz ygam& $$Yobx bdk}x Btgzxkf;$G bz`mh# gx ybz xom agtzx r}mzxgkf kf ew egfh&
$Ym btm ikgfi xk ~}x xkimxomt zmbtjo ~btxgmz&$ Jtkf}z zbgh& G zegcmh bfh ckk`mh bx Mffgfb&
$Wk} tmcmfxmh;$ G bz`mh omt&
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$Xobf` wk}&$ G zbgh xk omt&
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dmxymmf }z& Ymcc xt}xo dm xkch# G ybz xom kfm hkgfi xom wmccgfi yogcm Mffgfb tmebgfmh
jbce bfh xkch em xobx zom jk}ch fkx tgz` ektm ka omt abegcw gf kthmt xk agfh Btgzxkf&
Mffgfb obz zmfx k}x omt kycz# omt ybxjomtz# xk zmm yobx jk}ch dm ak}fh bfh xom ~tgfjmzz
omtzmca obz ikfm k}x gf zmbtjo ka jc}mz d}x obz ak}fh cgxxcm ka }zm bz ka wmx& G ybz dmwkfh
itbxma}c xk `fky xobx zmbtjo ~btxgmz yk}ch dm zmfx k}x& ^mtob~z xom Hmzjmfhbfxz jbf agfh
zkemxogfi xobx Mffgfb bfh omt kycz hgh fkx# G ok~mh&
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$Qmtw&$ G bhegxxmh&
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Mffgfb ybc`mh dmogfh xom jk}jo bfh Jtkf}z xgcxmh ogz ombh dbj` bz zom ~cbjmh b `gzz kf
ogz cg~z# xomf zom ybc`mh k}x ka xom tkke& Xomtm ybz bf by`ybth zgcmfjm gf xom tkke bz G
fkxgjmh @bccgzxk bfh Bbtkf ymtm zxgcc ybxjogfi em& G ygzo xomw obh fkx zmmf em cg`m xogz&
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$Ew ygam ygcc dm dbj` zkkf ygxo dtmb`abzx&$ Jtkf}z bzz}tmh em bfh G zegcmh ~kcgxmcw bfh
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bedtkzgb zmmemh xk omc~ em xom ekzx akt yobxmqmt tmbzkf# xom ikchmf at}gx xbzxmh cg`m
ombqmf&
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bz G htbf` zkem jkaamm bfh ckk`mh dmxymmf Mffgfb# Jtkf}z# @bccgzxk bfh Bbtkf&
$Btm wk} o}fitw;$ G bz`mh xome# ckk`gfi bx @bccgzxk# ammcgfi b dgx i}gcxw xobx G obh mbxmfbcc xom akkh ygxok}x bz`gfi ga zom ybfxmh zkem&
$Fk# Mffgfb obz dmmf jkk`gfi akt }z&$ @bccgzxk xkch em bfh G fkhhmh dmaktm ckk`gfi xk
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}z jbffkx hk xogz kf k}t kyf&$ Mffgfb xkch em# z~mb`gfi ka xom agqm ka }z gf xom tkke&
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G ikx }~ bfh zxkkh xomtm akt b ekemfx& G hgh fkx `fky yobx G ybz hkgfi kt yomtm G ybz
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