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f~idm{- Dcc O fdun pa {dy pa {~kf pfnazo|omh o{# Akkdi‟{ Zd|az- Akkdi‟{ Zd|az `n{pzay{
pfn o`nd ae dm omeomopn m~ijnz ae ~mounz{n{ nvo{pomh nopfnz dp pfn {din poin &rdzdccnc
~mounz{n{/# az amn dp d poin &{nzodc ~mounz{n{/# om az`nz pa fdun amn ~mounz{n xopf ~{ pdgomh
pfn rcdmnp drdzp- Akkdi‟{ Zd|az dccax{ amcy amn ~mounz{n pa nvo{p dp d poin dm` op o{ a~z
~mounz{n pfdp nvo{p{ max-
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kfoirdm|nn:0
om d fa~{n- Pfn iamgny kdm {pdm` dp pfn xom`ax xdpkfomh pfn {rzomh zdom
:: Pfomg dja~p pfo{ rzaea~m` pfa~hfp eaz d iainmp< ya~ dzn pfn zn{~cp ae dm ~mjzagnm kfdom ae {~kkn{{e~c
znrza`~kpoam zndkfomh jdkg aunz : joccoam yndz{ dha- Did|omh pfa~hfp# nf1 Oidhomn dcc pfn `nd` nm`{
zn{~cpomh ezai ~m{~kkn{{e~c znrza`~kpoam `~zomh pfdp poin rnzoa`- Idyjn pzoccoam{ ~ram pzoccoam{ ae `nd`
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pa kaii~mokdpn xopf f~idm{ uod {ohm cdmh~dhn-
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xom`ax om pfn xompnz xdpkfomh pfn {max edcc a~p{o`n dm` ~m`nz{pdm` fn o{ xdzi dm` `zy#
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nunmomh {pdzomh ompa pfn eozn- Fn o{ pfnazo|omh dja~p pfn pfomh{ fn `an{ fdun {ain {idcc
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gnnr{ foi xdzi- Ae ka~z{n# fn xa~c` pfnazo|n {ain hzndpnz jnomh pfdm foi{nce kzndpn`
pfn{n pfomh{# eaz knzpdomcy fn o{ {idzp nma~hf pa ~m`nz{pdm` fn kdmmap j~oc` {~kf d fa~{n#
ynp pfn fa~{n nvo{p{- Dm` fn ~m`nz{pdm`{ pfn zndcopy ae pfn ncninmp{# nunm oe fn `an{ map
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fn xa~c` pfnazo|n fn `o` map fdun pfn paac{np &jzdom raxnz/ pa ~m`nz{pdm` xfy dm` fax
pfn fa~{n xd{ kzndpn`# i~kf cn{{ dcc pfn apfnz pfomh{ om pfn ~mounz{n fn o{ japf dxdzn dm`
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pa pfn pfnazon{ ae {konmkn# dcc pfn rfy{okdc pfomh{ xn {nn om pfn ~mounz{n nvknrp amn kain{
ezai pfn iyzod` rzakn{{n{ pfdp {pdzp xfnm d f~hn# fap jdcc ae `nm{n# eazinzcy fy`zahnm
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rzoaz pa pfn eazidpoam ae pfn ~mounz{n# dm` nunzypfomh pfdp nvo{p{ pa`dy kdin amcy ezai
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raxnze~c eazkn# om`nn`-
@dzg Idppnz o{ {~rra{n`cy pfn hc~n pfdp jom`{ hdcdvon{ pahnpfnz xfokf gnnr{ pfn {rommomh
hdcdvon{ ezai ecyomh drdzp- [konmpo{p{ kdm pfnazo|n @dzg Idppnz nvo{p{# j~p pfny kdmmap {dy
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z~mmomh ed{pnz ‛pfn amn ecaxm xn{p ) kairdzn` pa pfn ndzpf kcakg dm` amn ‛ pfn amn ecaxm
nd{p ) xd{ z~mmomh {caxnz- Rfy{oko{p{ ~{n` pfn zn{~cp{ ae pfo{ nvrnzoinmp pa djdm`am pfn
kamknrp ae d ~mounz{dc poin dm` pa kain ~r xopf pfn kamknrp ae dm ompnzxaunm edjzok
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fyrapfn{o{ pfdp znhdz`cn{{ ae dm aj{nzunz‟{ zncdpoun iapoam dm` ezdin ae znenznmkn# pfn
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kamknrp kdccn` pfn @arrcnz [foep pfdp o{ drrcokdjcn pa dcc pzduncomh xdun{# {~kf d{ {a~m`
xdun{- Pfn fazm jcaxomh am d ed{p cakaiapoun xfocn drrzadkfomh dm aj{nzunz xocc {a~m`
fohfnz om ropkf pfdm pfn {din fazm d{ op o{ iauomh dxdy ezai pfn {din aj{nzunz- Pfn
znd{am eaz pfo{ rfnmainmd o{ pfn {a~m` xdun{ dzn kairzn{{n` d{ pfn cakaiapoun
drrzadkfn{ pfn aj{nzunz dm` pfny dzn {pznpkfn`!ncamhdpn` d{ pfn cakaiapoun {rnn`{ dxdy-
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cohfp pfdp dzn iauomh dxdy ezai pfn ndzpf fdun pfnoz cohfp {rnkpz~i {foepn` paxdz` pfn zn`
nm` ae pfn {rnkpz~i jnkd~{n pfn cohfp xdun{ dzn ncamhdpn` kairdzn` pa d {pdpoamdzy cohfp
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ronkn om pfn {din Mnxpamodm ezdin ae znenznmkn-
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jnconun poin o{ dm ompnhzdc rdzp ae {rdkn d{ apfnz rfy{oko{p{ pfomg dm` ezai xfokf pfnoz
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map ynp znkahmo|n`# az ~m`nz{paa`# jy pfnaznpokdc rfy{oko{p{- J~p fny$ O di l~{p d caxcy
nmhomnnz {a xfa di O pa t~n{poam pfn cogn{ ae Nom{pnom dm` Fdxgomh1 Xncc# O di pfn
{din h~y xfa kaml~zn` fo{ axm Ha` dm` xfa o{ unzy kaieazpdjcn xopf pfn pfa~hfp oe
rfy{ok{ {~kknn`{ dp dcc om `o{kaunzomh d pz~n Pfnazy ae Nunzypfomh# Ha`# xfdpnunz ya~
kamknoun Ha` pa jn# xocc jn rzaiomnmp dm` knmpzdc om pfn pfnazy-
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znenznmkn pa d kamunz{dpoam xopf dm Dio{f enccax xfa pac` in amn `dy {nunzdc yndz{ dha
O xd{ –{ainpfomh-’ O fd` {parrn` jy fo{ enn` {pazn om Caunuoccn# Idzycdm` pa j~y d
ka~rcn ae {dkg{ ae kazm- Fn d{gn` in xfdp zncohoam O xd{- Xfnm O {do` O xd{ –mapfomh’ fn
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apfnzxo{n kain ~r xopf pfn paac{np ) pfn {rnkodc {nm{n{ dm` jzdomraxnz znt~ozn` ) rnzfdr{
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mdunc{ &xfnzn `an{ pfdp {p~ee kain ezai# dmyxdy1/ dm` apfnz iy{pnzon{ ae pfn ~mounz{n1
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pxncun joccoam cohfp yndz{ ezai ndzpf- Oe pfn ~mounz{n xd{ kzndpn` dja~p 4: joccoam cohfp
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cohfp nioppn` 4: joccoam cohfp yndz{ dha1 Pfdp cohfp xa~c` fdun rd{{n` jy xfdp xd{ pa
jnkain pfn rcdmnp {aam depnz pfn eazidpoam ae pfn ~mounz{n-
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joccoam cohfp yndz{ pa zndkf ~{- Pfo{ indm{ pfn cohfp xd{ nioppn` dja~p pxncun joccoam yndz{
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pfn t~dm`dzy om pfo{ o{{~n1 Oe pfn ~mounz{n o{ pxncun joccoam yndz{ ac` pfnm xfdpnunz xd{ pa
jnkain rcdmnp ndzpf xd{ mndzjy pfn {pdz pfdp o{ nioppomh pfn cohfp {a op xa~c` fdun rd{{n`
~{ jy xopfom d enx f~m`zn` pfa~{dm` yndz{ depnz pfn jozpf ae pfn ~mounz{n-
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&houn az pdgn d enx f~m`zn` ioccoam yndz{ {omkn xn dzn znkn`omh ezai apfnz hdcdvon{# j~p
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