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    tfgoXF OEOAZF\GX

    Xheifoj Xfifhao DgsfhgxTaze|dx tbg Etamfh Xheig

    @abo Eihahk ">>75:2>5&

    X|fdbe| Lwiwxw ">>7>2522&Etbe|se Foemde| ">>75>75>752&

    Xw~g|sfxa|0 D| P/ Dw||eof

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    e j g < a c < >

    Haotgotx

    5 Fot|adwhtfao 8

    < J|aw~ Meoejgmgot 8

    8 Mggtfojx Mfowtgx 7

    4 T|gexw|v \g~a|t 58

    7 Fodfsfdwei Haot|flwtfaox 54

    7/5 Etbe|se Foemde| 54

    7/< Sfxbeotb Oe|eveo 57

    7/8 Eif Xbed 53

    7/4 @abo Eihahk 5:7/7 X|fdbe| Lwiwxw 52

    7/3 Xbexbzet Xe~|g 56

    7/: K|fxboe Zbftg

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    e j g 8 a c 8

    5/Fot|adwhtfao

    Tbfx xw~~igmgote|v cfig xbawid lg |gje|dgd ex ham~ifmgote|v ta tbg ca|mei |g~a|t/ Tbfx cfig ~|asfdgx

    oatgx ao tbg ~|a`ght ex e zbaig) dgxh|flfoj tbg meoejgmgot tghbofuwgx fm~igmgotgd eod fodfsfdwei

    iajx ac tbg texkx haodwhtgd/

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    e j g 4 a c 4

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    e j g 7 a c 7

    8/Mggtfoj Mfowtgx

    Tbg caiiazfoj ~ejgx xbaz tbg mfowtgx tekgo dw|foj aw| j|aw~ mggtfojx) latb fodfsfdweiiv eod zftb aw|

    xw~g|sfxa|; tbgv fohiwdg zbet zex dfxhwxxgd eod eov ehtfaox ta lg tekgo wotfi ogrt mggtfoj/

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    e j g 3 a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 5

    Detg!Tfmg0 Maodev) 2

    Iahetfao0 GGG Hec

    Ettgodggx0 Etbe|se Foemde| "EF&; Sfxbeotb Oe|eveo "SO&; Eif Xbed "EX&; @abo Eihahk "@E&;

    Xbexbzet Xe~|g "XX&; X|fdbe| Lwiwxw "XL&; K|fxboe Zbftg "KZ&

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 Fot|adwhtfao ta tbg hbaxgo ^|a`ght

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 J|aw~ meoejg|x hbaxgo0 Etbe|se Foemde| # Sfxbeotb Oe|eveo

    < ^|a`ght |guwf|gmgotx

    ~ejg tghbofhei |g~a|t

    a &

    EF) SO

    8 Uwfhk fot|adwhtfao ta ta~fh

    Hw||got tghboaiajvHe|lao Oeoatwlgx

    a Wxgx eod ifmftetfao

    XfOZx besg zfdg |eojg ac e~~ifhetfaox; |eojfoj c|am Lfaiajfhei

    dgsfhgx ta mfh|a-gojfogg|foj eod ~bvxfhx "Uweotwm&

    e~~ifhetfaox

    XfOZ besg uwftg dfccg|got ~|a~g|tfgx tbeo He|lao Oeoatwlgx

    fohiwdfoj edseotejgx ac gsgo xmeiig| xheigx) gight|fhei

    ~|a~g|tfgx eod uweotwm mghbeofhei gccghtx/

    XL

    4 Xhbgdwig mggtfoj zftb D| Dw||eof ca| accfhfei l|fgc0 2 SO

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    e j g : a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 4

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ; D| Dw||eof

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 Lehkj|awod |gxge|hb metg|feix) aw| sg|v cf|xt |gxge|hb ~e~g| xwmme|v ex e

    j|aw~

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 Xgsg|ei |gxaw|hgx zg|g ~|asfdgd lv D| Dw||eof

    Laak Cwodemgoteix ac Mgdg|o SIXF Dgsfhgx "Tew|) Hbe~tg|x

    8 # 4&

    Iaoj!Xba|t Hbeoogi MAXCGTX eod MAXCGT xheifoj eod

    Oeoaxhfifhao "Sf`ev Kwme| Hb 7-3&

    D| Hbe|igx Ifglg| eod bfx |gxge|hb ~e~g|x

    D| Dw||eof

    < \ged Hb 7 "Xfifhao Oeoazf|gx # Oeoazf|g Bgtg|axt|whtw|gx& ac

    Oeoaxfifhao haiightfsgiv eod z|ftg xwmme|fgx ao fodfsfdwei xghtfaox/

    Fodfsfdwei xghtfaox ta |ged0

    Eii

    7/

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    e j g 2 a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 8

    Detg!Tfmg0 Zgdogxdev) >7 Oasgmlg| >2

    Iahetfao0 GGG Ham~ Ielx 8>4

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 ^|aj|gxx hbghk ao xwmme|v d|ect ac Oeoaxfifhao laak "Hb 7&

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 \g~a|t ao foham~igtg foftfei |gxge|hb dwg ta atbg| fmmfogot dgedifogx

    < Dgedifog ac |gxge|hb grtgodgd ex ft zex hige| tbet tbg metg|fei zex

    lgvaod aw| xviielwx/ Tbg tghbofhei ~e~g|x zg|g eixa dfccfhwit ta |ged fo

    tbg lgjfoofoj/ Dgedifog ta xgod xwmme|fgx ta EF grtgodgd ta 55tb

    Oas

    >2

    8 A|jeofxg mggtfoj zftb D| Dw||eof ca| 52

    Ejgode0

    Dfxhwxx Hb 7 xwmme|v eod jefo xamg hammgotx eod cw|tbg| tf~x ao

    |gedfoj tghbofhei ~e~g|x eod grt|ehtfoj |gigseot foca|metfao/

    SO

    4 Ogrt mggtfoj0 52

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    e j g 6 a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 4

    Detg!Tfmg0 Zgdogxdev) 5< Oasgmlg| >2

    Iahetfao0 GGG :>4

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ; D| Dw||eof

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 Hammgotx ao ~|ehtfhg xwmme|v eod jwfdgifogx ca| |g~a|t z|ftfoj

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 Cggdlehk ao xwmme|v

    Oa me`a| ogjetfsg h|ftfhfxm

    < Aw| dghfdgd |g~a|t xt|whtw|g ~wt ca|ze|d ta D| Dw||eof/

    \g~a|t z|ftfoj Jwfdgifogx jfsgo ta wx

    Cahwx ao se|fawx e~~ifhetfaox!dgsfhgx ac XfOZ

    Cfsg dfccg|got e~~ifhetfaox ta lg dfxhwxxgd

    Mfofmwm 7> |gcg|gohgx

    Xt|whtw|g ca| fodfsfdwei xghtfaox ao gehb e~~ifhetfao0

    Cahwx ao dgsfhgx meowcehtw|gd c|am XfOZ

    a ^|aj|gxx ao dgsfhg xa ce|

    Meowcehtw|foj ~|ahgxx ac XfOZ eod tbg dgsfhg

    ^|a~g|tfgx ac dgsfhg fohiwdfoj gight|fhei hbe|ehtg|fxtfhx g/j F-S

    ~iatx

    Mgexw|gmgot ac dgsfhg/ Latb ~bvxfhei eod gight|fhei

    mgexw|gmgotx

    Merfmwm xghtfao igojtb cfsg ~ejgx

    8 XL gr~|gxxgd fotg|gxt fo xtwdvfoj e Uweotwm e~~ifhetfao ac XfOZ

    E~~ifhetfaox dghfdgd0

    XfOZ CGTx

    Oaosaietfig mgma|v eod hf|hwftx

    Uweotwm Dgsfhg

    Lfa-xgoxa|x

    a DOE dgtghtfao

    a Heohg|awx hgii dgtghtfao

    a Dgtghtfao ac lfame|kg|x fo ifsg hgiix

    @E; KZ

    EX

    XL

    SO

    XX; EF

    XX; EF

    4 Ogrt mggtfoj0 2 "tza zggkx&

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    e j g 5 > a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 7

    Detg!Tfmg0 C|fdev) 2

    Iahetfao0 GGG Ham~ Ielx

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 \gmfodg| ac dgedifogx ca| z|fttgo |g~a|t/ Texk eiiahetfao |gsfxfao

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 ^|a`ght eiiahetfaox zg|g |gsfxgd ectg| ~|gsfawx mggtfoj dwg ta |g~a|tx

    ac xamg e~~ifhetfaox lgfoj taa xfmfie|/

    \gsfxgd eiiahetfaox zg|g xgot awt lv gmefi ectg| haw~ig ac devx ac

    ~|gsfawx mggtfoj eod e|g ex caiiazx0

    Oaosaietfig mgma|v c|am Maighwig-Jetgd Oeoazf|gx

    Df|ght Wit|exgoxftfsg gight|fhei dgtghtfao ac DOE # DOE

    xguwgohg se|fetfaox wxfoj oeoazf|g oeoaxgoxa|x

    Cfgid Gccght T|eoxfxta|x

    Iftbfwm lettg|fgx zftb XfOZ eoadgx

    Xaie| hgiix c|am XfOZ

    EX

    SO

    @E; KZ

    EF

    XX; XL

    < X|fdbe| zex woelig ta cfod xwccfhfgot foca|metfao ao Uweotwm

    e~~ifhetfaox ac XfOZx tbwx zex eiiahetgd Xaie| Hgiix c|am XfOZ zftb

    Xbexbzet/

    8 Ham~igtgd z|ftg w~ ac gehb e~~ifhetfao zex gr~ghtgd lv 56

    "cf|xt dev ac X~|foj tg|m&/

    Tbfx eiiazx ca| grt|e tfmg ta ham~fig tbg |g~a|t zftb ha||ght ca|mettfoj)

    gdftfoj eod z|ftfoj eo Elxt|eht) Fot|adwhtfao eod e Haohiwxfao/

    4 Zglxftg xwlmfxxfao zftb |g~a|t/

    Zglxftg haotgot ta lg tbg xemg ex tbg |g~a|t ca| maxt ac tbg xghtfaox

    eod tbwx dgedifog xgt ex 52tb @eo >6/ Tfmg eiiazgd ca| dgxfjo/

    EX

    7 EF; XX; XL gr~|gxxgd fotg|gxt ca| jfsfoj tbg ~|gxgotetfao "6&

    Ta lg dfxhwxxgd fo dgtefi taze|dx tbg god ac tbg |g~a|t z|ftfoj

    EF; XX; XL

    3 Ogrt mggtfoj0 54t

    @eo >6 "zftb D| Dw||eof&

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    e j g 5 5 a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX 3

    Detg!Tfmg0 Zgdogxdev) 54 @eowe|v >6

    Iahetfao0 GGG Ham~ Ielx

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 Cggdlehk ao cf|xt d|ect ac z|fttgo |g~a|t

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 Cggdlehk c|am D| Dw||eof ao |g~a|t

    Edd e xg~e|etg meowcehtw|foj xghtfao ham~figd "# gdftgd& c|am

    eii tbg meowcehtw|foj xwlxghtfaox ac gehb e~~ifhetfao

    Edd xwlxghtfao ao ^iexme-gobeohgd Hbgmfhei Se~aw|

    Dg~axftfao "^GHSD& xvotbgxfx mgtbad ac XfOZ

    Fot|adwhtfao "EF& eod Haohiwxfao "XX& ta lg eddgd "5~ejg

    gehb&

    EX

    SO

    EF; XX

    < Eii ac elasg ta lg xgot ta @abo lv 6 ca| cfoei ham~fietfao eod

    gdftfoj/ @abo ta eixa hbghk jgog|ei j|emme|) ievawt eod ciaz ac |g~a|t/

    Cfoei dgedifog ca| ham~figd |g~a|t0 6/

    @E

    8 Ogrt mggtfoj ao 6 ta dfxhwxx tbg cfoei ham~figd d|ect/

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    e j g 5 < a c < >

    MGGTFOJ MFOWTGX :

    Detg!Tfmg0 Tbw|xdev) 6

    Iahetfao0 GGG Ham~ Ielx

    Ettgodggx0 EF; SO; EX; @E; XX; XL; KZ

    Elxgot0 [oaog]

    Xwl`ght mettg|0 ^|aj|gxx |g~a|t

    Dfxhwxxfao!Ehtfao ^afot Ehtfsg ^g|xao

    5 \g~a|t d|ect ~|aac-|ged lv eii mgmlg|x

    < Zglxftg zex dfxhwxxgd/

    Cgetw|gx ac tbg zglxftg eod eov fdgex!xwjjgxtfaox ca| ogz

    cgetw|gx a| hbeojgx

    J|aw~ ^bata "ta lg tekgo ao 7tb

    Cgl >6&

    8 \gmfodg|0 Dgedifog 56

    \gmfodg|0 Xw~~igmgote|v cfig haotefofoj meoejgmgot |g~a|t eod

    fodfsfdwei haot|flwtfaox/

    Eii

    4 Mggtfoj Mfowtgx ta lg tv~gd w~

    Fodfsfdwei haot|flwtfaox ~ejg0 8|d

    Cgl >6

    Ham~igtg lwfidfoj zglxftg

    SO; EF; XX

    Eii

    EX

    7 Oa ma|g ca|mei mggtfoj ta lg haodwhtgd/ Eii hammwofhetfaox ao

    fodfsfdwei ~|aj|gxx ta lg haodwhtgd lv gmefi eod!a| foca|mei mggtfojx

    awtxfdg haiigjg baw|x/

    Jaad Iwhk%

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    e j g 5 8 a c < >

    4/T|gexw|v \g~a|t

    Ca| tbfx |gxge|hb ~|a`ght aw| j|aw~ zex eiiahetgd e lwdjgt ac 7> ca| eov gr~goxgx fohw||gd/ Tbfx

    fohiwdgd ~|fotfoj ac |gxge|hb metg|fei) ha~fgx ac tbg mefo |g~a|t eod tbfx xw~~igmgote|v cfig eod eov

    xtetfaoe|v wxgd/

    Tbg caiiazfoj leieohg xbggt xbazx tbg tatei haxtx fohw||gd fo ham~igtfoj tbfx |gxge|hb ~|a`ght/

    Uweotftv Haxt "&

    \gxge|hb \g~a|t "8> ^ejgx& < 55/>>

    Xw~~igmgote|v cfig " ^ejgx& 5 7/7>

    Tatei Haxt0 53/7>

    ^|a`ght Lwdjgt0 7>/>>

    Gr~goxgx0 53/7>

    Lwdjgt \gmefofoj0 88/7>

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    e j g 5 4 a c < >

    7/Fodfsfdwei Haot|flwtfaox

    Tbfx xghtfao haotefox oatgx ao haot|flwtfaox medg lv gehb mgmlg| ac tbg tgem ta tbg ~|a`ght/ Ft

    bfjbifjbtx tbgf| |gx~aoxflfiftfgx eod tbg fm~eht ao tbfx |gxge|hb ~|a`ght ex e zbaig/

    7/5 Etbe|se Foemde|

    Ca| tbfx |gxge|hb ~|a`ght) F bed tekgo ao aog ac tbg maxt fm~a|teot |aig ac e ~|a`ght meoejg|/ F zex

    |gx~aoxflig ca| ~|a`ght ~ieoofoj fohiwdfoj tfmg meoejgmgot/ Dw|foj tbg cf|xt zggk ac tbg ~|a`ght

    foftfeifxetfao) F d|gz e Jeott hbe|t ~ieoofoj eii a| maxt ac tbg me`a| texkx et beod/ Tbfx fx xbazo ex

    liehk lexgifog le|x ao tbg Jeott hbe|t fo tbfx xw~~igmgote|v cfig/ F wxgd e ~|acgxxfaoei ~ehkejg

    "Mfh|axact ^|a`ght& ta ~ieo tbg ~|a`ght ta eiiaz merfmwm ehhw|ehv eod |gxaw|hg eiiahetfaox lexgd ao

    tbg tv~fhei za|kfoj ~ettg|ox ac xtwdgotx/ Atbg| meoejgmgot texkx fohiwdgd exxfjofoj dgifsg|eligx ta

    tgem mgmlg|x e~~|a~|fetgiv eod ehhw|etgiv/

    F lgifgsg hammwofhetfao zftbfo tbg tgem fx sg|v fm~a|teot xa F medg xw|g gsg|vaog zex

    hammwofhetfoj |gjwie|iv ao tbgf| ~|aj|gxx eod oatfcvfoj mg a| D| Dw||eof ac eov uwgxtfaox tbet zg|g

    |efxgd/ Tbg ~|fme|v ca|m ac hammwofhetfao zex j|aw~ mggtfojx eod gmefix/ Bazgsg|) xfohg eii ac

    tgem e|g jaad c|fgodx ft mgeot tbet foca|mei mggtfojx zawid eixa |efxg xamg ~afotx |gje|dfoj hg|tefo

    ex~ghtx ac tbg ~|a`ght/

    Mv xghaod mefo |gx~aoxflfiftv zex ta |gxge|hb eod z|ftg e zbaig xghtfao ao e wofuwg e~~ifhetfao ac

    XfOZx/ F hbaxg ta |gxge|hb wxg ac XfOZx fo eoadgx ca| iftbfwm lettg|fgx/ E ~|ehtfhg ac |gxge|hbfoj

    eod |gedfoj tghbofhei ~e~g|x ~|asfdgd lv D|/ Dw||eof) efdgd fo lgttg| wodg|xteodfoj ham~igr ~e~g|x/

    \gxge|hb zex he||fgd awt wxfoj aoifog xg|sfhgx xwhb ex FXF Zgl ac Koazigdjg) MgteIfl) aoifog

    heteiajwgx ac FGGG R~ia|g) Emg|fheo Hbgmfhei Xahfgtv eod Oetw|g e|hbfsgx/ Ft xbawid lg oatgd tbet

    mv |gxge|hb fo tbfx cfgid fohiwdgd meowcehtw|g ac XfOZx wxfoj HSD-SIX zbfhb fx fohiwdgd fo e

    xg~e|etg xghtfao fo tbg mefo |g~a|t/ Tbfx |gxge|hb eod z|ftg-w~ ac fodfsfdwei xghtfaox zex a|fjfoeiiv

    xhbgdwigd ta lg ham~igtgd dw|foj tbg Hb|fxtmex l|gek) bazgsg| tbfx zex dgievgd eod tbwx tbg |gxt ac

    tbg texkx zg|g eifjogd ehha|dfojiv/

    Mv atbg| |gx~aoxflfiftfgx fohiwdgd bgi~foj zftb mefo |g~a|t ham~fietfao eod ham~fifoj eod gdftfoj tbfx

    xw~~igmgote|v cfig/ F ~|asfdgd fo~wt ao tbg ca|mettfoj ac tbg |g~a|t eod tbg zglxftg/ F zex eixa

    |gx~aoxflig ca| hammwofhetfaox zftb D| Dw||eof/ F besg hbaxgo ta ~|gxgot tbfx ~|a`ght eiaoj zftb e cgz

    atbg|x/ Tbfx |gx~aoxflfiftv fohiwdgx h|getfoj tbg ~|gxgotetfao eod zfii eixa fohiwdg tbg tfmg

    meoejgmgot eod texk exxfjomgot/

    F zbaiiv haot|flwtgd e xghtfao tftigd Iftbfwm lettg|fgx zftb xfifhao oeoazf|g eoadgx) zbfhb F lgifgsg

    bex medg e xfjofcfheot haot|flwtfao ta tbg |gxge|hb |g~a|t/ Tb|awjb mv |aig ex e ~|a`ght meoejg|) F

    goxw|gd tbg xmaatb |woofoj ac tbg tgem fohiwdfoj kgg~foj gsg|vaog ao t|ehk ca| tbg cfoei dgedifog/

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    e j g 5 7 a c < >

    7/< Sfxbeotb Oe|eveo

    Mv mefo |gx~aoxflfiftv ca| tbg >2!>6

    7/8 Eif Xbed

    Ca| tbfx j|aw~ ~|a`ght F dgxfjogd eod xgt w~ tbg zglxftg) F dgxfjogd eod bgi~gd gdft tbg mefo |g~a|t) F

    z|atg e xghtfao zftbfo tbg |g~a|t "Oaosaietfig Mgma|v wxfoj Maighwig-Jetgd Oeoazf|gx&) eod F

    ham~figd tbg Xfifhao Oeoazf|g Xvotbgxfx tajgtbg|/

    F zex ~|gsfawxiv eiiahetgd ta lg ~e|tog|gd zftb Sfxbeotb eod zg zg|g xwlxguwgotiv jfsgo tza

    |gxge|hb ~e~g|x ta dfxhwxx ca| tbg |g~a|t/ Lgtzggo wx zg hbaxg tbg |gxge|hb ~e~g| tbet zg

    ~g|xaoeiiv ifkgd ta z|ftg elawt xa F hbaxg tbg ~e~g| elawt e~~ifhetfaox zftbfo oaosaietfig mgma|v/ F

    xfctgd tb|awjb meov ~e~g|x ta jefo lehkj|awod koazigdjg ac xamg ac tbg tghboaiajfgx lgfoj

    fosgxtfjetgd eod tbgo cahwxxgd ao tbg fm~a|teot ~e~g|x zbgo z|ftfoj mv |g~a|t gotftigd Oaosaietfig

    Mgma|v wxfoj Maighwig-Jetgd Oeoazf|gx/ F cawod ft fm~a|teot ta hgot|g tbg |g~a|t ao tbg cwtw|g wxgx

    ac tbg tghboaiajv zbfhb F meoejgd ta ifok ta Maa|gx Iez eod tbg haotfowfoj t|god ca| xmeiig| eod

    xmeiig| dgsfhgx/

    Aohg zg ham~figd eii tbg fodfsfdwei |g~a|tx tajgtbg| zg oatfhgd tbet tbg|g zex haoxteot asg|ie~~foj

    ex gsg|vladv zex dgxh|flfoj tbg cel|fhetfao ~|ahgxx ac xfifhao oeoazf|gx/ Ft zex dghfdgd tbet e

    xghtfao ectg| tbg fot|adwhtfao ac tbg mefo |g~a|t xbawid lg eddgd gotftigd Xfifhao Oeoazf|g Xvotbgxfx/

    F zex jfsgo tbg |gx~aoxflfiftv ac haiightfoj tbg foca|metfao ao cel|fhetfao c|am gehb fodfsfdwei |g~a|t

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