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    tgtqh`{egc# Ec t`}{enqh`}( {je~ }a~a`}nj ~qiia~{~ {j`{ {ja}a `}a o`}lak v`}e/`{egc~ ec e{~ gnnq}}acna `nng}keci {g ~qnj f`n{g}~ `~ `ia( }aheiegq~ `fffhe`/{egc( a{jcen m`nli}gqck( aothguoac{ `ck gnnqt`{egc`h ~{`{q~( `ck fg}o`hakqn`{egc`h azta}eacna#

    [ja o`bg} tq}tg~a gf {je~ `}{enha e~ {g q~a {ja =440 Nac~q~ {g a~{`mhe~jjgy {ja helahejggk gf ngj`me{eci e~ t}a~ac{hu ecqacnak mu `ia( iacka}( a{j/cene{u `ck }aheiegc# Ec ` ~qm~apqac{ `}{enha ya yehh azthg}a {ja }ah`{egc~jetma{yaac ngj`me{`{egc `ck aothguoac{( gnnqt`{egc`h ~{`{q~ `ck akqn`/{egc`h m`nli}gqck# [je~ ~the{ j`~ maac o`ka t}eo`}ehu man`q~a gf ~t`nangc~eka}`{egc~ `ck e~ ~goayj`{ `}me{}`}u# E{ e~ `nlcgyhakiak {j`{ {ja~av`}e`mha~ `}a qchelahu {g ma eckatackac{ gf gca `cg{ja} `ck oqh{ev`}e`{a`c`hu~e~ ygqhk ta}oe{ `c az`oec`{egc gf {ja ec{a}`n{egc gf `hh {ja eckatac/kac{ v`}e`mha~# Jgyava}( {ja o`{}ez {`mha~ `v`eh`mha fg} {ja nac~q~ kg cg{ta}oe{ {je~ havah gf oqh{ev`}e`{a `c`hu~e~#

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    ecnhqka {je~ ecfg}o`{egc fg} az`oececi {ja }ah`{egc~jet ma{yaac a{jceng}eiec~ `ck ngj`me{eci t`{{a}c~# @c`hu~e~ gf 0556 k`{` e~ m`~ak gc {ja 0ta}nac{ ~`otha jgq~ajghk ffha# @h{jgqij0556 ffiq}a~ `}a m`~ak gc ` ~`otha{jau `}a( cava}{jaha~~( ka}evak f}go ` va}u h`}ia ~`otha *96(>>= t`}{ca}aktagtha% `ck {ja ffiq}a~ `}a {ja}afg}a ~qmban{ {g va}u hgy havah~ gf ~`othecia}}g}#

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