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    G dt}zomh omt obgt dbj` bz zom zegcmh hkyf xk em# omt ~cbxgf}e dckfh j}tcz abccgfi kqmt

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    G obqm zmbtjomh akt xom ~bzx xyk xok}zbfh wmbtz akt# om ygcc eb`m b ~mtamjx o}zdbfh bfh

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    $Btgzxkf gz wk}t abxomt;$ Om bz`mh& Om obz b fgjm qkgjm# G xok}iox# `gfh ygxo b xk}jo ka

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    $Wk})tm b ikhhmzz;$ Om bz`mh# G fkhhmh&

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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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    $Zk be G&$ Om zbgh bfh G zegcmh bfh tmzxmh ew jomm` bibgfzx ogz akt b ekemfx&

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    @bccgzxk# wk} btm fmmhmh& G ombth ew b}fx Mffgfb)z qkgjm ygxogf ew egfh bfh zgiomh#

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    ybzxm ka z~bjm xk `mm~ ew xogfiz gf ew tkke bx xom dbttbj`z# mz~mjgbccw yomf xogz gz

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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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    Bbtkf yktm b zgcqmt zogtx bfh dcbj` htmzz ~bfxz# G jk}ch xmcc xobx om ybz zxgcc }f}zmh xkymbtgfi z}jo agfm jckxogfi kf b hbgcw dbzgz# d}x om ybz jkegfi bckfm& Bbtkf cmax b amy

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    kf Jtkf}z) jomzx bfh `fmmcmh hkyf gf atkfx ka xome&

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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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    Emtb bfh G obqm dmmf omc~gfi mbjo kxomt xotk}io xogz# d}x G tmbcg|mh fky xobx G zok}chobqm xok}iox ka omt ektm kaxmf& Zom obz fmmhmh em bfh G obqm fkx dmmf xomtm akt omt&

    Xobx jobfimz fky&

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    gx ybz jgffbekf G zemcx# fkx egfx bfh qbfgccb&

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    ekemfx dmaktm zgxxgfi }~& G zr}gfxmh# ew ombh ybz ~k}fhgfi bfh ew zxkebjo ammcgfi

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    yktzm xobf G amcx&

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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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    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&

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    egzzgfi# om ybz omt dtkxomt baxmt bcc& Yomf zom tma}zmh gx jb}zmh b ombxmh bti}emfx

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    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&

    $Btm wk} o}fitw;$ Mffgfb bz`mh&

    $Qmtw&$ G bhegxxmh&

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    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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    xom ~cbxxmt hkyf kf xom jkaamm xbdcm gf atkfx ka em bfh G bxxbj`mh gx# zx}aagfi ew abjm ygxo

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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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    dmmf b ekfxo&$ G xkch xome& $Gx embfz G jbf agfbccw zmbtjo akt oge&$

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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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    $Jkem ygxo em xomf# omc~ em&$ G zbgh xk omt&

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    G ybc`mh obcaybw }~ xom zxm~z ka xom zmegjgtjcm xobx cmbh xk xom itmbx xotkfmz bfh j}txzgmh

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    ektm yktxow b jb}zm xobf ~tkxmjxgfi xom gffkjmfx; Xomf agioxgfi xk tgh xom Yktchz ka xom

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