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    ^tcto `a tmo ^

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    YVGBNGYLO C_TM@VVcnmol B`qgnh, YmD"^ngobno Aoll` N`bbontgnut Aubd a`v tmo Obqgv`bkobt

    N@BTVGF_T@V^Hgovvcb Fv`ctnm, Nmvg~ Nvwdov,Nuvt J`mb~`b, Lcuvc KnKgllcb,Kcvw Q" Vgnhol Yollotgov,Clo} V`ok, Locm ^nmkclz,D`b ^tvcgt

    ODGTGBEOvgn Cbbo~, Koemcb F`gcb,Julgot Kcbclcb, Lcuvc KnKgllcb,Okglw ^nmcllov, Fotm UogbfoveovDO^GEB CBD YVGBTGBEGBE

    CDQG^@VW N@KKGTTOO^mgk`b Cbg~aoldYv`ao~~`v, Wclo _bgqov~gtw

    Dcqgd Ncvow

    Dgvont`v, Doycvtkobt `a Cevgnultuvo%~ Fuvocu `a Csucnultuvo Eo`veo M`~tF`cvd Kokfov, N`bbontgnut Aubd a`v tmo Obqgv`bkobt

    Bcbnw ^olge~`bNmcgv, L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd Ngtgzob~ Cdqg~`vw N`kkgttoo

    Dcqgd ^gky~`bDgvont`v, N`bbontgnut Doycvtkobt `a Obovew cbd Obqgv`bkobt Yv`tontg`b%~ Kcvgbo Ag~movgo~ Dgqg~g`b

    J`mcb QcvohckyYv`ao~~`v, Uo~lowcb _bgqov~gtw

    V`kcb ZcjcnYv`ao~~`v, _bgqov~gtw `a Bo Mcqob

    ^YONGCL TMCBH^T`k Cbdov~ob, Ncvkolc Nu`k`, YmD, Ollob Tm`kc~, YmD",Cdck Uolnmol, YmD", Ecvw Ugha`v~, YmD", Mcvvw Wckclg~,

    Nmcvlo~ Wcvg~m, YmD"

    TCFLO @A N@BTOBT^6 Gbtv`duntg`b4 A`vo `vd1 Evcdo~5 ^tcto Y`lgnw Yvg`vgtgo~= Aodovcl Y`lgnw Yvg`vgtgo~7 T`y 39 Tmgbe~ W`u Ncb D`

    39 N`c~tcl Mcfgtct36 Focnm Lgttov

    34 Kgevct vw Mcfgtct31 ^y`tlgemt: Nlocb Uctov3= L` @}weob69 Vc o ceo66 ^t vk ctov Vub`aa64 T`}gn Nmokgncl~61 ^y tlgemt: Evoob Gbavc~tvuntuvo6= ^to cvd~mgy>9 NNKY ! ^`ubdQg~g`b>6 L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd Vo~t`vctg`b Cnt>4 Okovegbe G~~uo~: _~o N`balgnt~>1 Okovegbe Tmvoct~: ^oc Loqol Vg~o>7 ^y tlgemt: Tmo `ubd~ Vo~glgobno49 ^y tlgemt: Tmo `ubd~ A` d Uof46 ^`ubd ^to cvd~4? Vo~`uvno~45 Voaovobno~4= Um` Uo Cvo

    L@BE G^LCBDG^ YCVT @A @

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    3^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    Uo cvo a`vtubcto tmct o ncbo}yovgobno ~`ko `a tmo glcbd cfubdcbt cbgkcl lgao tmcdo~nvgfod mob tmow agv~

    tmo~o ~m`vo~" Fut y`llutg`b`qovdoqol`ykobt tmvoctob cbd tmo mcfgtct~ `b mgnmY`llutg`b `a tmo ^`ubd cl~` tmu~ `uv mocltm, uv focnmo

    ~tcto cbd l`ncl on`b`kgo~, mvonogqo fgllg`b~ `a d`llcv~ oav`k ag~mgbe cbd t`uvg~k"

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    >^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    Oqov `bdovcf`ut tmo ~tcto`a tmo ^`ubd~obqgv`bkobt0Cf`ut tmo suclgtw`a tmo ctov cbdtmo n`c~tclmcfgtct~ o ~mcvo

    gtm fgvd~, ag~m,~ocl~, `w~tov~ cbd`tmov gldlgao0Yovmcy~ w`u cvonuvg`u~ cf`ut tmo

    mocltm `a `uvfocnmo~ cbd n`c~tcl mcfgtct, `v kcwfo w`u cvo `bdovgbe mctoaa`vt~ cvo fogbe kcdo t` obmcbno ag~movgo~ `v kcbceo~t`vk ctov y`llutg`b" Ga ~`, &^tcto `a tmo ^`ubd& g~ w`uv eugdo t`ubdov~tcbdgbe cbd yv`tontgbe tmg~ bctg`bcl tvoc~uvo hb` b c~L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

    Tmg~ voy`vtg~ dgqgdod gbt` a`uv t`ygn~ mcfgtct, ctov suclgtw,~to cvd~mgy, cbd okovegbe g~~uo~ tmct t`eotmov cddvo~~ tmosuo~tg`b~ M` g~ tmo ^`ubd d`gbe0 cbd M` ncb o gkyv`qogt0 Tmvoo `a tmo~o t`ygn~ cvo auvtmov fv`hob d` b gbt` ogemtgbdgnct`v~, ocnm voyvo~obtgbe cb c~yont `a tmo ^`ubd~ mocltm tmct

    o ncb nmcbeo a`v tmo fottov"Tmo evcdo~ yv`qgdod a`v tmo~o

    gbdgnct`v~ cvo, tmovoa`vo, c tvuo koc~uvo `a tmooaa`vt~ kcdo fwBo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut t` n`b~ovqo cbd yv`tont L`be G~lcbd^`ubd `qov tmo lc~t t ` doncdo~" Tmo kglo~t`bo~ cecgb~t mgnmtmo~o oaa`vt~ cvo c~~o~~od voalont tmo e`cl~ `a tmo L`be G~lcbd^`ubd n`b~ovqctg`b n`kkubgtw -c~ doqol`yod gb tmoN`kyvomob~gqo N`b~ovqctg`b cbd Kcbceokobt Ylcb cbd tmo L`beG~lcbd ^`ubd Cevookobt~', mgnm gll nvocto c mocltmgov fclcbno`a mukcb cbd bctuvcl bood~" Tmow gbnludo vo~t`vgbe 6,999 cnvo~ `an`c~tcl mcfgtct, `yobgbe 399 vgqov kglo~ fl`nhod fw dck~ t` ag~myc~~ceo, vodungbe fw ?="?/ mukcb bgtv`eob gbyut~ tmctn`btvgfuto t` `}weob+vodungbe clecl fl``k~, cbd ob~uvgbe tmct tmo^`ubd g~ cqcglcflo t` oqovw`bo tmv`uem tmo doqol`ykobt `a yuflgncnno~~ ~gto~, ycvh~ cbd bctuvo vo~ovqo~"

    Kcbw `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd~ bood~ cvo ~tvcgemta`v cvd: b` vc~o ceo, b` t`}gn nmokgncl~ cbd b` lgttov gb tmo ctov" Fut o cl~`von`ebgzo tmct tmg~ qgtcl on`~w~tok mc~ cl cw~ foob c mukcbylcno8 catov cll, gt g~ ~gtuctod gb `bo `a tmo k`~t y`yulctod ycvt~ `atmo n`ubtvw" Bo tmvoct~ mgnm gkycnt tmo mocltm `a tmo ^`ubd,cbd gb kcbw nc~o~ mukcb olacvo, gll n`btgbuo t` cvg~o" Tmoa`uvtm t ygn okovegbe g~~uo~ mglo b`t evcdod, n`qov~ g~~uo~lgho obovew cbd dvodegbe bood~ gb tmo ~ontg`b ncllod_~o N`balgnt~ " Gb cddgtg`b t` tmo~o a`uv fv`cd mocdgbe~, bukov`u~g~~uo ~unm c~ nlgkcto nmcbeo, a``d of gbtovcntg`b~, cbd butvgobtfg`+o}tvcntg`b cvo vg~gbe t` tmo ~uvacno" Tmo~o qgebotto~ cvon`qovod gb qcvg`u~ ~y`tlgemt ~ontg`b~ a`ubd tmv`uem`ut tmo voy`vt"

    Tmo a`ll` gbe yceo ~ukkcvgzo~ tmo evcdo~ a`v ocnm gbdgnk`~t gky`vtcbtlw, tmo y`lgnw gkyv`qokobt~ tmct N`bbontgnutBo W`vh ku~t yvg`vgtgzo gb `vdov t` vcg~o tmo evcdo~" Atmg~ voy`vt ncvd o lg~t ~toy~ tmctgbdgqgducl~ ncb tcho t`oaaontgqolw yv`tont tmo ^`ubd" Gt gll tcho tmo n`kfgbod oae`qovbkobt~ cbd gbdgqgducl ngtgzob~ t` cnmgoqo `uv qg~g`bnlocb cbd mocltmw L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"VOCD K@VO CF@_T TMO NNKY @B YCEO >9"

    QOVK@B

    KCGBO

    BOUKY^MGVOM

    BOUW@VH

    N@BB"

    "G"

    B"J"

    L@BEG^LCBD^@_BD

    KC^^"

    NCBCDC

    TMO L@BEG^LCBD^@_BD

    UCTOV^MODCVOC

    Umct ~ot~ ^tcto `a tmo ^`ubd cycvt av`k `tmov obqgv`bkobtcl voy`vt~ g~ tmct gt d`o~bt ju~t y`gbt `ut tmo yv`flok~"Gt mgemlgemt~ tmo y`~gtgqo ~toy~ tmct mcqofoob tchob cbd tmo bo}t ~toy~ tmct `uemt t` fo tchob t` gkyv`qo tmo ~tcto`a tmo ^`ubd" Tmg~ g~ b`t c nctcl`e `aobqgv`bkobtcl doevcdctg`b gt g~ cNCLL T@ CNTG@B#

    Umct tmg~ voy`vt g~ cbd mTmg~ voy`vt g~ ^cqo tmo ^`ubd~ tcho `b tmo NNKYg~~uo~ tmct tmo yuflgn gbsugvo~ cf`ut k`~t avosuobtlw~ufjontgqo, fvgoa `qovqgo fc~od `b dctc n`llontod av`cbd o}yovt~ uy t` 6939" Tmg~ voy`vt g~ b`t gbtobdod, t` n`qov tmo obtgvo `vld `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" Cnn`kgdobtgagod g~~uo g~ c evcdo tmct c~~o~~o~ tmo oaayut a`vtm t` cnmgoqo voeg`bcllw+cevood+uy`b NNKY

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    4 ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

    L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd c~ gb fcd ~mcyo fcnh gb tmo kgd cbdlcto 37=9~, mob G agv~t ~tcvtod ycwgbe cttobtg`b"Ga w`u tmgbh`a tmo ^`ubd c~ c fge a`vo~t, gt c~ c~ ga cll tmo cgv mcd foobvok`qod av`k c tmgvd `a tmct a`vo~t, cbd cll tmo cvflov~,tmvu~mo~, futtovalgo~, ~ygdov~, fct~, ~sugvvol~, ngncdc~, hctwdgd~cbd doov ~uaa`nctod `v, ga tmow ovo lunhw, nv` dod gbt` `tmovcvoc~" Tmct%~ m` fcd mwy`}gc c~ gb tmo ~ukkov" Qgvtucllw clla`vk~ `a kcvgbo lgao ovo ubcflo t` ~uvqgqo gb tmo o~tovb tmgvd `aL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

    F_T TMCT UC^ 69 WOCV^ CE@" UMCT%^ MCYYOBOD ^GBNO0L`f~tov~ mcqo cll fut qcbg~mod" @w~tov~, ncvoaullw vo~t`vod gtmgbau~g`b~ `a k`bow av`k tc}ycwov~ cbd tmo yvgqcto ~ont`v,~unnukfod t` t ` dg~oc~o~ cbd cvo `blw b` ~tcvtgbe t` voqgqo"Ugbtov al`ubdov dg~cyyocvod" Tmo ctov `b cqovceo mc~ e`ttob

    cvkov8 cvk+ ctov ~yongo~ cvo voylcngbe n`ld ctov ~yongo~"^clt kcv~mo~ cvo dwgbe" Cbd mwy`}gc votuvb~ oqovw ~ukkov ~`kotgko~ fcd, ~`kotgko~ b`t ~` fcd, ~`kotgko~ nvgtgncllw fcd"

    ^oqovcl wocv~ ce` G c~ `b c n`baovobno ncll, ylcbbgbe c yua`vuk gtm c mcbdaul `a n`lloeo yv`ao~~`v~ m` tocnm `b tmoc~tovb obd `a tmo ^`ubd, cbd mob G u~od tmo `vd &nvg~do~nvgfo tmo lcto 37=9~, `bo `a tmok gbtovvuytod cbd t`ld kosugto yovokyt`vglw tmct tmovo g~ b`t b` b`v mc~ tmovo oqonvg~g~ gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

    @b tmo n`btvcvw" L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd o}g~t~ b` gb c ~tcto `yovkcbobt nvg~g~" Tmct%~ kw `ygbg`b, `a n`uv~o" Fut mctn`bnlu~g`b cvo o t` dvc 0 T obtw wocv~ ce` tmo _^ e`qovbkcbd tmo ~tcto~ `a Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut nvoctod mct mfon`ko c yovkcbobt c~ oll c~ hb` lodeocflo cbd dodgnctod fuvocunvcnw t` kcbceo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, cbd wot tmovo%~ kunm e`gbe v`be gb tmo ^`ubd o ncb mcvdlw hooy tvcnh"

    Umob G c~ gb olokobtcvw ~nm``l G `bno tvgod t` n`qov uyevcdo fw dv`yygbe c ~tvctoegncllw+l`nctod fl`t `a fluo gbh avncvtvgdeo yob `bt` kw voy`vt ncvd" Vocdgbe tmg~ &^tcto `a t^`ubd& voy`vt ncvd, G ~oo c l`t `a ylcno~ movo G%d lgho tfl`t~ `a fluo gbh"

    Catov 69 wocv~ `a cbtg+y`llutg`b oaa`vt~, o eot c D+ylu~ gb vc~o ceo0 ^ygll cb gbh fl`t tmovo" N+kgbu~ gb l` `}weob0 Gbh fl`t,yloc~o" C N+kgbu~ gb hooygbe ~t`vk ctov tmct g~ n`btckgbctod gd`e nvcy cbd k`t`v `gl cbd nmokgncl aovtglgzov~ c cw av`k `uvfocnmo~ cbd ~mollag~m fod~0 C fge gbh fl`t tmovo" Cbd o ~tgll m~uf~tcbtgcl `vh t` d` a`v ~oc loqol vg~o cdcytctg`b cbd doclgbe gt

    n`balgnt~ ck`be tmo yo`ylo m` u~o tmo ^`ubd" Fl`t, cbd cb`tmov fl`t

    A`vo `vd

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    ?^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    F_T UO K_^T FO D@GBE UOLL GB ^@KOTMGBE, WO^0Uo eot cb C+ gb kgevct`vw mcfgtct" Ag~m lcddov~ `yob uy vgqov~fl`nhod fw dck~, lottgbe cbcdv`k`u~ ag~m ~ gk uy~tvock t`~yc b -cltm`uem c~ tmo fg`l`eg~t gb nmcveo `a N`bbontgnut%~yv`evck mc~ ~cgd, ~ gkkgbe uy~tvock g~ `bo tmgbe8 eottgbe fcnhd` b yc~t tmo dck~ cbd lcddov~ g~ cb`tmov'"

    Uo eot cb C gb n`c~tcl mcfgtct a`v vo~t`vgbe =>4 cnvo~, kcgblw `an`c~tcl kcv~mo~"

    Cbd o eot c F+ gb focnm lgttov, cltm`uem b`t foncu~o tmovo%~ cbwlo~~ `a gt b` " Tmo ck`ubt `a lgttov g~ cf`ut tmo ~cko c~ gt c~ cdoncdo ce`" Uo ocvb c F foncu~o k`vo yo`ylo cvo q`lubtoovgbet` ycvtgngycto gb focnm nlocbuy~ gb `tmov `vd~, k`vo yo`ylocvo ygnhgbe uy `tmov yo`ylo%~ tvc~m"

    Gt tcho~ cb cnt `a gll b`t t` aool yo~~gkg~tgn gb tmo acno `a cll tmg~,cbd G%d fo lwgbe ga G ~cgd tmct ct tgko~ G d`b%t" Fut tm`~o `a u~ m`ncvo cf`ut L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ncb%t caa`vd t` fo t`` yo~~gkg~tgn `v vctmov, o ncb%t caa`vd t` lot yo~~gkg~k dotov u~ av`k d`gbe

    mct bood~ t` fo d`bo"

    Umct o}cntlw g~ tmct0 Uo bood t` kcho ~uvo `uv olontod `aagngcl~hb` tmct L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd g~ c yvg`vgtw, cbd tmct tmow n`btgbuot` yv`qgdo k`bow a`v ~o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbt uyevcdo~ cbd

    ~t`vk ctov kcbceokobt, cbd a`v gbnvoc~gbe cbd gkyv`qgbe yucnno~~ t` tmo ^`ubd" Uo bood t` moly `vecbgzctg`b~ lgho ^cq^`ubd n`btgbuo t` yv`k`to tmo b`tg`b tmct mct o c~ gbdgqgd` mc~ cb oaaont `b mct L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd g~"

    Umob cbw`bo c kubgngyclgtw `yovctgbe c ~o ceo ylcbt, c f` bov moodlo~~ cf`ut movo mo duky~ mg~ qo~~ol%~ mockultgbctg`bcl n`vy`vctg`b tmct cbt~ t` gbdu~tvgclgzo tmo ^`m`ko` bov gtm c fcd aovtglgzov mcfgt dckceo~ tmo ^`ubdbood t` tcho gt yov~`bcllw" Uo bood t` vokokfov tmct L`be G^`ubd g~ `uv~"

    Cbd `bo k`vo tmgbe: cltm`uem tmo ~tcto `a tmo ^`ubd ~ook~ tmg~ &^tcto `a tmo ^`ubd& voy`vt g~ o}nollobt vocd gt, cbd

    mct gt ~cw~"

    T@K CBDOV^OBT`k Cbdov~ob g~ tmo cutm`v `aTmg~ Agbo Ygono `a Uctov: Cb Obqgv`bkobtcl Mg~t`vw `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd -Wclo _bgqov~gtw Yvo~~'"Mo fl`e~ cf`ut tmo ^`ubd ct tmg~~ymovo"fl`e~y`t"n`k"

    L@BE G^LCBD ^@O]G^T^ B@U GBC ^TCTO @AYOVKCBOBT NVMCKK@BC^^OTT ^TCT

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    GBDGNCT@V OA

    N`c~tcl McfgtctFocnm LgttovKgevct`vw McfgtcL` @}weobVc o ceo D^t`vk ctov Vub`aaT }gn Nmokgncl~^to cvd~mgy

    ^tcto `a tmo ^`ubd Evcdo

    ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD:

    Cqovceo evcdo a`v N`bbontgcbd Bo W`vh oaa`vt~ N(

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    5^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    M` t` Vcg~o tmo Evcdo: Y`Cvoc~ a`v Bo W`vh cbd N`b^TOY 3"Aullw aubd L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd aodovcl yv`evck~lgho tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ub

    Vo~t`vctg`b Cnt cbd tmo ^to cvd~mgy Gbgtgctgqo t` yv`qgtm ~tv`be ~uyy`vt a`v nlocb ctov yv`jont~ cbd nlgkcto

    cbd vo~t`vo tmo ^`ubd%~ lc~t evoct n`c~tcl ~ycno~"^OO YCEO >6"^TOY 6"N`btv`l ~t`vk ctov vub`aatmv`uem vgqovav`bt yv`tontg`b loeg~lct

    nvoctg`b `a voeg`bcl ~t`vk ctov c~~`ngctg`b~, yv`k`tgbe levoob gbavc~tvuntuvo cbd fo~t kcbceokobt yvcntgno~ cbda`v ncygtcl gkyv`qokobt~"^OO YCEO^ 66 CBD 61"

    ^TOY >"Loqovceo aodovcl ~to cvd~mgy aubdgbefw nvoctgbe c dodgnctod ~tcto L^`ubd ^to cvd~mgy Kctnmgbe Aubd tmct gll yvo~ovqo cevoct n`c~tcl ~ycno~"

    ^TOY 4"Cddvo~~ o}yontod gkycnt~ `a el`fcl cvkgbefw gbn`vy`vctgbe ~oc loqolcdcytctg`b ~tvctoego~ gbt` n`c~tcl gbavc~tvuntuvo ylcbbgb^OO YCEO

    ^TOY ?"Nvocto `ytg`b~ tmct ob~uvo c n`b~ovqctg`b ~clo `a Yluk Gt` yv`qgdo gldlmcfgtct cbd `yy`vtubgtgo~ a`v obmcbnod yuflgn cnno~~"^OO YCEO >?"

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    = ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

    L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd g~ cvoeg`bcl tvoc~uvo cbdmc~ foob donlcvod cbO~tucvw `a Bctg`bcl^gebgagncbno fwN`bevo~~" Aodovcl~uyy`vt ylcw~ c nvgtgnclv`lo gb tmo ^`ubd~n`b~ovqctg`b oaa`vt~"

    Aodovcl Y`lgnw Yvg`vgtgo~

    L@@H A@V TMG^ ^WKF@LTMV@_EM@_T TMG^ VOY@VT"GT MGEMLGEMT^ TMO CVOC^@A MGEMO^T YVG@VGTW A@V

    GBNVOC^OD AODOVCLGBQO^TKOBT"

    ^TOY 3"Vocutm`vgzo cbd aullw aubd L`be G~lcbubdov ^ontg`b 337 `a tmo Nlocb Uctov Cfut b`t lgkgtod t` tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubdCnt t` yv`qgdo ~tv`be ~uyy`vt a`v BoN`bbontgnut nlocb ctov gbavc~tvuntuv^OO YCEO >6"

    ^TOY 6"Vocutm`vgzo cbd aullw aubd tmo L`be G^to cvd~mgy Cnt t` yv`tont cbd vo~t`vogt~ lc~t evoct n`c~tcl ~ycno~"^OO YCEO^ 6= CBD >?"

    ^TOY >"Gbnvoc~o L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw aubnmcbeo~ gb tmo ^`ubd~ a``d of~, ctg~~uo~ cbd lgqgbe kcvgbo vo~`uvno~"^OO YCEO 49"

    ^TOY 4"Aullw aubd B@CC~ N`kkubgtw+Fc~o

    Yv`evck, @yob Vgqov~ Gbgtgctgqo, cbdO~tucvgbo Lcbd N`b~ovqctg`b Yv`evcktmo Lcbd cbd Uctov N`b~ovqctg`b Aubdtmo ~unno~~ `a mcfgtct vo~t`vctg`b cbdyv`jont~ gb tmo ^`ubd~ ctov~mod"^OO YCEO 39"

    ^TOY ?"Aullw aubd tmo _^ Cvkw N`vy~ `a ObegKctovgcl Kcbceokobt Ylcb a`v L`be G~lctmo Obqgv`bkobtcl Gkycnt ^tctokobt a`v`a Dvodeod Kctovgcl Dg~y`~cl ^gto~ gb^`ubd"^OO YCEO >4"

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    7^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    3"Ncll `v o+kcgl w`uv ~tcto loeg~lct`v~ cbd

    n`bevo~~g`bcl voyvo~obtctgqo~ cbd obn`uvceotmok t` cnt b` t` vcg~o tmogv ^tcto `a tmo^`ubd evcdo~"

    6"Obj`w tmo fgvd~ mob qg~gtgbe kcv~mo~ cbdfocnmo~, fut d`bt dg~tuvf tmok" Cl~`, von`b~gdovfvgbegbe w`uv yot~"

    >"Q`lubtoov a`v c focnm nlocbuy `v c l`nclvgqov fcbh vo~t`vctg`b" @v moly obqgv`bkobtclceobngo~ fw c~~g~tgbe ct tmo ^to cvt F" KnHgbbowUgldlgao Voaueo, `v tmo N`bbontgnut Doycvtkobt `aObovew cbd Obqgv`bkobtcl Yv`tontg`b -DOOY' cbdBo W`vh Doycvtkobt `a Obqgv`bkobtclN`b~ovqctg`b -DON' ~tcto ycvh~"

    4"Eot gbq`lqod gtm w`uv l`ncl ctov~modc~~`ngctg`b, lcbd tvu~t `v n`b~ovqctg`bn`kkg~~g`b"

    ?"^t`vk dvcgb~ locd t` tmo ^`ubd, ~` fo ~uvo t`nlocb uy catov w`uv d`e cbd c~m w`uv ncv gb tmoevc~~ `v ct c ncv c~m tmct vonwnlo~ gt~ ctov"

    1"To~t ~`gl t` cyylw tmo vgemt twyo cbd ck`ubt `aaovtglgzov, cbd tvw t` u~o `vecbgn aovtglgzov, n`ky`~t,`v evc~~ nlgyygbe~ t` aovtglgzo w`uv lc b bctuvcllw"Voduno `v olgkgbcto yo~tgngdo u~o"

    W`u NCB Kcho c Dgaaovobno

    5" Umoboqov y`~~gflo, vonwnlo n`kyc

    lgemt fulf~ cbd olontv`bgn~" Cbd fo dg~y`~o `a cll yv`dunt~ n`btcgbgbe mlgho kovnuvw tmovk`kotov~, `ld tmolocd+cngd fcttovgo~, ct c mczcvd`u~

    ="Hooy ngecvotto~ cbd `tmov lgttov `afocnmo~ cbd ~gdo clh~"

    7" Kcgbtcgb w`uv ~oytgn tcbh voeulcvlw`uv ~t`vk euttov~ uy t` ~o ov~, cbdglloecl ~t`vk dvcgb m``huy~ t` N`bbcbd Bo W`vh DON"

    39"Yuvnmc~o c Yvo~ovqo tmo ^`ubd Lgb N`bbontgnut `v c Kcvgbo cbd N`cLgnob~o Ylcto gb Bo W`vh" Y`vtgaoo~ e` t` yv`tont `uv n`c~tcl ctov~

    cbd vokokfov t` cl cw~ obj`w cbd

    nolofvcto tmo ^`ubd#

    Ucbt k`vo gba` `b L`be G~lcbUcbt t` ygtnm gb t` yv`tont tm

    Tuvb t` tmo Vo~`uvno~ ~ontg`b

    TMGBE^ W@_ NCBD@ T@ YV@TONTL@BE G^LCBD ^@_BD39T@Y

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    N@C^TCL MCFGTCT: N`c~tcl mcfgtct~ cvo nvgtgncl a`v gldlgao cbd

    al``d yv`tontg`b" N`bbontgnut mc~ vo~t`vod ~uf~tcbtgcl

    mcfgtct gb vonobt wocv~ fut BoW`vh~ yv`evck mc~ b`t hoyt ycno"

    Uo ncb gkyv`qo fw yv`tontgbe uylcbdcvoc~ cbd k`bgt`vgbe kcv~m l`~~" C~tvocklgbod yovkgttgbe yv`no~~ cbd evoctova`nu~ `b mgem oloqctg`b kcv~mo~ gll cl~`obmcbno vo~t`vctg`b yv`evo~~ gb Bo W`vh"

    N`c~tcl mcfgtct~cvo a`ubd gtmgb tmo tvcb~gtg`b z`bo fot ooblcbd cbd ~oc" Tmow gbnludo kcv~mo~, a`vo~t~, ~mollag~m vooa~, ~cbddubo~ cbd oolevc~~ fod~" N`c~tcl mcfgtct~ yv`qgdo a``d cbd voaueoa`v fgvd~, ag~m, nvcf~ cbd kcbw `tmov cbgkcl~"3 Kcbw `a tmo~omcfgtct~ cnt c~ fuaaov~, yvoqobtgbe ov`~g`b cbd al``dgbe"

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0N`kfgbod, N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh mcqo vo~t`vod `v yv`tontod`qov 3999 cnvo~ `a n`c~tcl mcfgtct, n`ky`~od yvgkcvglw `a n`c~tclkcv~mo~, `qov tmo lc~t doncdo"6 M` oqov, tmovo g~ c tvokobd`u~ck`ubt `a `vh t` fo d`bo" Tmo t ` ~tcto~ cvo b`t wot `b tvcnht` koot tmogv n`kkgtkobt `a vo~t`vgbe 6999 bo cnvo~ fw 6969"Ct tmo nuvvobt vcto, tmo ~tcto~ vg~h ~lgdgbe t` cb A `b n`c~tcl mcfgtctvo~t`vctg`b gb tmo autuvo"

    UMCT^ BO]T0 Bo W`vh ncb gkyv`qo gt~ vo~t`vctg`b yv`evck fw ~tvocklgbgbe tmo

    yovkgttgbe yv`no~~ cbd a`nu~gbe vo~t`vctg`b oaa`vt~ `b mgemoloqctg`b kcv~mo~" Tmo~o kcv~mo~ cvo k`vo vo~glgobt gb tmo acno`a ~oc loqol vg~o tmcb l` oloqctg`b kcv~mo~, mgnm mcqo foob ca`nu~ `a vo~t`vctg`b oaa`vt~ gb tmo yc~t"

    F`tm ~tcto~ ~m`uld yv`tont uylcbd cvoc~ t` cll` a`v otlcbdkgevctg`b `qov tmo n`kgbe doncdo~ cbd ~uyy`vt n`kyvomob~gqok`bgt`vgbe cbd ~tudw `a kcv~m nmcbeo~ cbd l`~~o~"

    Mcfgtct

    Vo~t`vod cbd Yv`tontodN`c~tcl Mcfgtct CNVO^6,9993,=993,1993,4993,6993,999

    =99199499699

    9

    NTBW

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    6969 KGLO^T@BO

    6933 KGLO^T@BO

    Nobtuvgo~ `a agllgbe kcv~mlcbdvo~ultod gb tmo l`~~ `a c tmgvd `aN`bbontgnut~> cbd y`~~gflw c~kunm c~ mcla `a L`be G~lcbd~n`c~tcl kcv~mo~ ubtgl ~tcto cbdaodovcl yv`tontg`b~ ovo obcntodgb tmo ocvlw 3759~" T dcw, tmovokcgbgbe kcv~mo~ cvo acngbebo tmvoct~"^oc loqol vg~o g~ dv` bgbe tmo^`ubd~ l` oloqctg`b kcv~mo~"^`ko mgem oloqctg`b kcv~mo~ cvokgevctgbe gbt` a`vkovlw dvw cvoc~,fut tm`~o tmct cvo fl`nhod fwv`cd~ `v m`u~o~ kcw ~``bdg~cyyocv" ^tgll `tmov kcv~mo~~uaaov av`k c kw~tovg`u~kclcdw ncllod ~uddob kcv~mdgo+fcnh, mgnm kcw fo volctodt` ~odgkobt doyvgqctg`b, `qovevczgbe, dg~oc~o, `v c n`kfgbctg`b`a acnt`v~"

    Gb tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubdCevookobt `a 699>, Bo Wcbd N`bbontgnut n`kkgttodkoc~uvgbe tgdcl otlcbd l`tmo ^`ubd cbd vo~ocvnmgncu~o~"4 Tmg~ yv`no~~ mc~ fut n`kyvomob~gqo tvcnhgkcv~m l`~~ cbd kgevctg`b boodod t` dotovkgbo n`b~ocbd vo~t`vctg`b yvg`vgtgo

    Dgck`bdfcnh tovvcygb~ yv`tontkcv~mo~ av`k `qovevczgbe fwoctgbe tmo yovg gbhlo ~bcgl~ mn`b~uko kcv~m evc~~o~" Kcv~mvo~t`vctg`b gll moly tmo bukfov`a tovvcygb~ ev` "?

    C

    Kcv~mo~ _bdov

    Tmo voeg`b mc~ k`dgagod tmg~ kglo~t`bo t` gbnludo f`tmvo~t`vod cbd yv`tontod mcfgtct~, cbd mob u~gbe tmg~~tcbdcvd, tmo voeg`b mc~ o}noodod gt~ 6933 e`cl" M` oqov,tmg~ voy`vt g~ evcdgbe fc~od `b vo~t`vod cnvo~ cl`bo, c~ tmctfo~t voalont~ yv`evo~~ t` cvd tmo 6969 e`cl `a 6999 cnvo~`a vo~t`vod mcfgtct"

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    Mcvd Nlck Mcvqo~t F_^MOL^ -TM@_^CBD^'

    599199?99499>99699399

    9

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    @w~tov Mcvqo~t F_^MOL^ -TM@_^CBD^'

    3,6993,999

    =99199499699

    9

    *_ba`vtubctolw tmovo g~ b` dctc a`v N`bbontgnut gb 699=`v 6997" N`bbontgnut ~mollag~movkob ~t`yyod voy`vtgbetmogv wgold mob c bo , tm`uem ultgkctolw doaoctod,

    tc} c~ yv`y`~od"

    3 7 = ?

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    3 7 = =

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    6 9 9 7 *

    On`~w~tok+Fc~od Kcbceokobt kocb~ kchgbedong~g`b~ gtm c m`lg~tgn ubdov~tcbdgbe `a tmo bood~`a, cbd volctg`b~mgy~ ck`be, cll tmo lgqgbe cbd b`b+lgqgben`ky`bobt~ gb cb on`~w~tok" Gt g~ dgaagnult t` cnmgoqofut gt g~ k`vo gky`vtcbt b` tmcb oqov foa`vo"

    Ag~movgo~ kcbceov~ gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd u~oon`~w~tok+fc~od kcbceokobt, fut cvo mgbdovodfw lgkgtctg`b~ gb `uv ubdov~tcbdgbe `a tmo a``d of~gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, c~ oll c~ tmo mcfgtct cbdobqgv`bkobtcl suclgtw vosugvokobt~ a`v cll `a tmo~yongo~ tmow kcbceo"

    Oaaontgqo on`~w~tok+fc~od kcbceokobt g~ cll tmo k`vogky`vtcbt gb tmo acno `a nlgkcto nmcbeo" Tmo ~yongo~n`ky`~gtg`b `a tmo ^`ubd g~ nmcbegbe cbd kcbceokobtdong~g`b~ tmct mcqo `vhod oll gb tmo yc~t cvo l`~gbe tmogv oaaontgqobo~~" Uo ku~t ~tudw tmo gkycnt `a nlgkctonmcbeo b L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd~ ~w~tok~ cbd vecbg~gk~cbd o~tcflg~m fc~olgbo~ ~` tmct o ncb fottov k`bgt`vcbd vo~y`bd t` nmcbeo~ c~ tmow okoveo"

    ^ovg`u~ n`kkgtkobt~ t` on`~w~tok+fc~od ag~movgo~vo~ocvnm ct tmo aodovcl cbd ~tcto loqol~ gll mcqoacv+vocnmgbe foboagt~ gb tmo autuvo"

    @w~tov~ cbd tmogv nultgqctg`b cvo c nvgtgncl ycvt `a `uvmovgtceo cbd nultuvcl gdobtgtw" Tmow cl~` yv`qgdo cbobqgv`bkobtcl foboagt8 tmow cvo bctuvcl ctov agltov~cbd butvgobt nlocb~ov~" _ba`vtubctolw tmo gbdu~tvw mgt~`ko t`uem tgko~ gb tmo lcto 3779~ mob t ` dg~oc~o~dongkctod tmo y`yulctg`b" Tmcbh~ t` B@CC ~ngobtg~t~, tmo N bbontgnut Dgqg~g`b `a Csucnultuvo cbd w~tovkob, tmo gbdu~tvw g~ b` y`g~od t` ubdove` c kcj vvobcg~~cbno" ^unm cb oqobt gll doyobd `b ubdovtchgbelcveo+~nclo vo~t`vctg`b oaa`vt~" Gb vdov t` cnn`kylg~m tmg~, tmo ^ ubd%~ `w~tov kcbceov~ bood c dgvont gbau~g`b`a ncygtcl ga tmo gbdu~tvw g~ t` vonlcgk gt~ ~mcvo `a tmokcvhot" _ba`vtubctolw, tmo lc~t kcj`v gbqo~tkobt gb tmoL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd `w~tov gbdu~tvw `nnuvvod gb tmo ocvlw3779~" Gt g~ tgko t` nmcbeo tmct"

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    Focnm lgttovg~ b`t ju~t ub~gemtlw8 gt cl~` y`~o~ c vocl dcbeov t`mukcb cbd gldlgao mocltm" Nmgldvob ylcwgbe gb tmo ~cbd mcqoobn`ubtovod ~wvgbeo~, fv`hob elc~~ cbd ngecvotto futt~, cll `a

    mgnm obdcbeov tmogv mocltm" Gt g~ cl~` `atob actcl t` gldlgaotmct fon`ko obtcbelod gb gt `v cnngdobtcllw gbeo~t gt"

    Mcfgtct

    FOCNM LGTTOV: Focnm lgttov tmvoctob~ tmo mocltm `a f`tm

    mukcb~ cbd gldlgao" N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh mcqo gbnvoc~od

    focnm nlocbuy ycvtgngyctg`b fut mcqo b`t kcdoboodod yv`evo~~ gb yvoqobtgbe lgttov"

    Uo ncb gkyv`qo lgttov lc oba`vnokobt cbdkcvgbo dofvg~ odunctg`b cbd nlocbuy~"

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0@b cqovceo, clk`~t >99 y`ubd~ `a tvc~m yov kglo `a focnm cn`llontod cbbucllw cv`ubd L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" Tmg~ g~ bocv~cko c~ gt c~ c doncdo ce`" Gt g~ cyycvobt tmct `uv yvo~obyvoqobtg`b yv`evck~, mglo `vhgbe, cvo gb bood `a gkyv`q

    Tmo e``d bo ~ g~ tmct yo`ylo cvo fon`kgbe k`vo c cvo `a tmoyv`flok" Yuflgn ycvtgngyctg`b gb focnm nlocbuy~ mc~ gbnvo~gebgagncbtlw `qov tmo lc~t doncdo lc~t wocv cl`bo bocvlwyo`ylo gb N`bbontgnut q`lubtoovod a`v n`c~tcl nlocbuy~" Gb t` vok`qgbe lgttov, focnm nlocbuy~ oduncto tmo yuflgn cbd don`kkubgtw vo~y`b~gfglgtw a`v focnmo~ cbd ctov cw~" Dctcn`llontod duvgbe nlocbuy~ ~ovqo~ t` moly tmo voeg`b ubdov~

    ~`uvno~ `a lgttov, gdobtgaw tvobd~ cbd dotovkgbo mct ~toy~tchob t` nuvf lgttovgbe fomcqg`v" Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnutvonobtlw yc~~od o}ycbdod f`ttlo fgll~ mgnm gll moly olgk

    ctov f`ttlo~ cbd `tmov b`b+~`dc foqovceo~ av`k `uv focnmo~

    UMCT^ BO]T0Fw tchgbe tmo a`ll` gbe ~toy~, Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut nvoduno lgttov `b lcbd cbd ~oc:

    Nvocto ~tcto kcvgbo dofvg~ cnt~ tmct yv`qgdo odunctg`b nlocbuy aubdgbe"

    Vcg~o gbcdosucto lgttovgbe agbo~ cbd gkyv`qo oba`vnoko

    ( ;

    VOKOKFOV:UMCT E@O^ @B TMO EV@_BDE@O^ GB TMO ^@_BD#

    Dg~ncvdod ag~mgbe eocv, ag~mgbe lgbo, ylc~tgn fce~, buvdlo~ cbd `tmov ylc~tgn kcvgbo dofvg~ hgll k`vo tmcb c kgllg`b ~ocfgvkckkcl~ cbd ~oc tuvtlo~ `vld gdo ocnm wocv"5

    ' :

    F+

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    3,1993,4993,6993,999

    =99199

    4996999

    NTBW

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    Focnm LgttovTVC^M A@_BD YOV KGLO @A FOCNM @BGBTOVBCTG@BCL N@C^TCL NLOCB_Y DCW-GB Y@_BD^'

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    Ag~m lcddov~cvo n`ky`~od `a c ~ovgo~ `a l` ~toy~ tmct obcfloag~m t` ~ gk `qov `v cv`ubd c dck cbd gbt` ctov~ `b tmo `tmov~gdo mob gt g~ b`t y`~~gflo t` vok`qo tmo dck ~tvuntuvo" Vgqovmovvgbe, Ckovgncb ool, ~mcd, fv` b tv`ut cbd Ctlcbtgn ~clk`b clllgqo gtmgb tmo ctov~ `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ctov~mod" Tmo~o ag~mvolw `b ag~m lcddov~ t` vocnm tmogv ~yc bgbe cvoc~8 ga tmogv yctm g~fl`nhod fw dck~, tmogv bukfov~ d gbdlo" Tmo~o ag~m cvo c kcj`v~`uvno `a a``d a`v fgvd~ `a yvow gb f`tm Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnutcbd tmow votuvb butvgobt~ tmct mcqo foob c~mod `ut t` ~oc t`gblcbd mcfgtct~ tmct bood tmok" Umob gt g~bt y`~~gflo t` vo~t`votmo bctuvcl al` `a vgqov~ fw vok`qgbe dck~, ag~m lcddov~ cvo c e``d~on`bd nm`gno, cll` gbe ag~m t` kgevcto cbd voyv`duno ~unno~~aullw"

    Mcfgtct

    KGEVCT@VW MCFGTCT: Ag~m lcddov~ cvo nvgtgncl a`v tmo ~uvqgqcl `a

    kcbw kgevct`vw ag~m" N`bbontgnut o}noodod tmo 699= cbd 6933

    kglo~t`bo~ Uo ncb gkyv`qo gtm n`b~g~tobt ~tcto aubdgbe

    a`v kgevct`vw ag~m mcfgtct vo~t`vctg`b gbN`bbontgnut cbd dodgnctod ag~m lcddov ~tcaa gbBo W`vh"

    C+

    Ag~m Lcddov~KGLO^ @A VGQOV MCFGTCT

    3,6993,999

    =99199499699

    9

    ^tgll Fl`nhod BW^tgll Fl`nhod NT@yobod gtm Ag~m Lcddov~BW @yob VgqovNT @yob Vgqov

    6 9 9 3

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    6933 KGLO^T@BO699= KGLO^T@BO

    CLOUGQO^ V_BBGBE _Y^TVOCK" -V@FOVT JCN@F^, N@B

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0N`bbontgnut, mgnm mc~ tmo lcveov kgevct`vw ag~m mcfgtkchgbe ~uf~tcbtgcl yv`evo~~ gb ag~m cw n`b~tvuntg`b" Gt m699= kglo~t`bo ocvlgov tmcb o}yontod cbd mc~ cl~` ~uvyc~~6933 kglo~t`bo" Ocnm yv`jont mc~ foob c n`llcf`vctgqo oaa`vgbq`lqgbe e`qovbkobt ceobngo~, b`b+yv`agt `vecbgzctg`b~ cbq`lubtoov~" Tmo ~unno~~ `a tmo yv`evck ~yoch~ t` tmon`kkgtkobt `a cll gbq`lqod" Ct tmg~ y`gbt, cf`ut 45/ `a tmomg~t`vgn kgevct`vw ag~m mcfgtct gb N`bbontgnut g~ `yob"

    Gb n`btvc~t, Bo W`vh mc~ b`t fuglt cbw ag~m lcddov~ gb tmctov~mod t` dcto cbd `blw 3>/ `a tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd y`v

    `a Bo W`vh~ mcfgtct g~ `yob" Do~ygto N`bbontgnut~ yv`

    tmovo vokcgb~ kunm tmct bood~ t` fo d`bo gb f`tm ~tcto~" UMCT^ BO]T0 Egqob N`bbontgnut%~ ~gebgagncbt bctuvcl mcfgtct a`v kg

    ag~m, gb~tcllgbe ag~m cw~ `b gt~ ~tvock~ cbd vgqov~ vomgem yvg`vgtw" C n`b~g~tobt ~`uvno `a kctnmgbe ~tcto aufugldgbe ag~m lcddov~ cbd cddgtg`bcl ~tcaa gll obcflo tm~unno~~aul yv`evck t` n`btgbuo t` ev` "

    Bo W`vh~ yv`evck bood~ gkyv`qokobt" Tmo cddgtg`b `~caotw ~tcaa dodgnctod t` ~tvocklgbgbe tmo ag~m lcddov yyv`no~~ cbd obmcbngbe n``yovctg`b fot oob ceobngo~ `ukoot tmg~ bood"

    Tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd n`kkubgtw ~m`uld n`btgbuo t` ~otnmcllobegbe kglo~t`bo~ cbd `vh t` koot tmok c~ cf`ut 199vgqov kglo~ `a vgqovgbo mcfgtct vokcgb fl`nhod t` kgevct`v

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    TMO J@VKGLLY@

    AG^M LCGB UCTOVA

    N@BBON

    Tmo vgqov movvgbe y`yulctg`b mc~ n`btgbuodt` donlgbo `qov tmo lc~t t ` doncdo~ cbdg~ b` ct cb cll+tgko l` " ^oqovcl y`~~gfloncu~o~7 mcqo foob gdobtgagod: fw+nctnmav`k tmo lcveo Ctlcbtgn movvgbe ag~movw kcw

    fo ubdov+voy`vtod8 ~tvgyod fc~~ yvow `bvgqov movvgbe8 cbd k`~t vgqov mcfgtct g~ ~tgllfl`nhod" Gt g~ lgholw tmct c n`kfgbctg`b `atmo~o acnt`v~ cbd `tmov~ cvo vo~y`b~gfloa`v tmo donlgbo" Vo~ocvnm g~ boodod t`ygby`gbt tmo fo~t kcbceokobt ~tvctoego~tmct gll fvgbe ~nm``l~ `a movvgbe fcnh t``uv vgqov~"

    ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

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    NLOCB UCTOV MOCLTMW ^@_BDTmo dvock `a c nlocb cbd mocltmwL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ctov~mod g~ cyv`a`ubd `bo a`v kgllg`b~ `a u~ m`lgqo bocv gt~ ~m`vo~ cbd vgqov~"Yovmcy~ gt~ tmo qg~ucl dolgemt `atmo~o vgqov~ cbd `uv n`c~tcl ctov~,

    gtm tmogv oqov+nmcbegbe ~uvacnovoalontg`b~" Kcwfo tmogv off cbd

    al` bctuvcllw n`bbont~ u~ t` tmolcveov nwnlo~ cbd tgdo~ `a lgao"Yovmcy~ tmo dvock `a nlocb ctov g~ yv`a`ubd foncu~o ctovg~ tmo ~gbelo lcveo~t nmokgncl n`ky`bobt `a `uv fogbe~"

    Umctoqov gt g~, nlocb vgqov~ cbd c nlocb ^`ubd vokcgb c dvock`blw mcla voclgzod" Tmo a`ll` gbe yceo~ cvo c ~bcy~m`t gb tgko"Tmow dok`b~tvcto nuvvobt oaa`vt~ cbd yv`evo~~ t` cvd~cnmgoqgbe tmo ~mcvod qg~g`b `a nlocb ctov gb c mocltmw ^`ubd"Tmow yv`qgdo `qovqgo ~ `a tmvoo gbtovn`bbontod yv`flok~gkycntgbe ctov suclgtw: l` dg~~`lqod `}weob, vc ~o ceocbd ~t`vk ctov vub`aa" Gkyv`yovlw kcbceod ~t`vk ctovalu~mo~ ~o ceo av`k `ld ~o ov ~w~tok~ cbd nmokgncl~ av`klc b~ cbd v`cd cw~ gbt` tmo ^`ubd" Kocb mglo, bgtv`eob cbd`tmov butvgobt~ av`k vc ~o ceo `qoval` , ~o ceo tvoctkobtylcbt dg~nmcveo~ cbd ~t`vk ctov vub`aa ~yuv cb `qovev` tm `acleco, mgnm n`b~uko~ `}weob cbd ncb moly locd t` mwy`}gnn`bdgtg`b~ c~ gt don`ky`~o~"

    Uo `atob mocv av`k ngtgzob~ n`bnovbod cf`ut m` ctovtmogv u~o `a tmo ^`ubd" How suo~tg`b~ o cvo avosuob

    G^ TMO ^@_BD ^CAO T@ ^UGK GB0 UMCT CF@_TMCVQO^TGBE ^MOLLAG^M0

    Tmo ^`ubd ku~t fo bocvlw avoo `a ~o ceo cbd mcvkaul fcntot` fo ~cao a`v n`btgbu`u~ ~ gkkgbe cbd mcvqo~tgbe `a `w~tocbd nlck~" Uo mcqo kcdo ~uf~tcbtgcl yv`evo~~, o~yongcllwN`bbontgnut, gb vodungbe vc ~o ceo dg~nmcveo~ av`k n`k~o ov `qoval` ~" M` oqov, yv`evo~~ g~ ~tgll ~y`ttw, cbd gbwocv~ o mcqo ~oob cb ubcnnoytcflo bukfov `a ~mollag~m cbd focnm nl`~gbe~ cbd cdqg~`vgo~" Tmg~ g~ ncu~od fw tacnt`v~: `be`gbe ~o ceo `qoval` yv`flok~ av`k uvfcb cvoc~lgho Bo W`vh Ngtw cbd Fvgdeoy`vt cbd ~t`vk ctov vub`aan`btckgbctod gtm yo~tgngdo~, yotv`louk yv`dunt~ cbd `tmonmokgncl~ ygnhod uy fw vcgb ctov c~ gt al` ~ `qov `uv ~tvycvhgbe l`t~ cbd lc b~ `b gt~ j`uvbow t` tmo ~t`vk dvcgb"N`btgbuod n`llontgqo gbqo~tkobt~ gb ag}gbe tmo~o yv`flok~o~~obtgcl ga o cvo t` obj`w c ~o ceo+avoo ^`ubd"

    G^ Y@LL_TG@B GKYCNTGBE TMO ON@L@EGNCLMOCLTM @A TMO ^@_BD0Ugtm`ut c d`uft, tmo ^`ubd%~ on`l`ew g~ fogbe gkycntod fwy`llutg`b" A`v c y`vtg`b `a oqovw ~ukkov, `}weob loqol~ gb t

    o~tovb ^`ubd dv`y l` ob`uem t` mcqo c boectgqo gkycnt `b

    cbgkcl~ lgqgbe gb tmct voeg`b" Tmg~ l` `}weob yv`flok, hbmwy`}gc, g~ `bo `a tmo ^`ubd~ fgeeo~t on`l`egncl tmvoct~ncu~od fw kcbw acnt`v~ ~`ko, lgho ~o ceo+volctod bgtv`eocvo ubdov `uv dgvont n`btv`l cbd `tmov~, lgho cvkgbe ctovtokyovctuvo~, cvo b`t" N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh kubgngycmcqo kcdo kcj`v gbqo~tkobt~ gb ~o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbtuyevcdo~ `qov tmo yc~t agatoob wocv~" Uo cvo b` vok`qgbk`vo tmcb 6=/ `a tmo bgtv`eob y`llutg`b yv`dunod fw ~o ceotvoctkobt ylcbt~ gb tmo t ` ~tcto~" Uo cvo bocvgbe tmo mclay`gbt gb `uv oaa`vt t` n`kylw gtm loecl vosugvokobt~ t` vok`?="?/ bgtv`eob y`llutg`b fw tmo wocv 6934" Cddgtg`bcl ~tctol`ncl aubdgbe g~ o~~obtgcl ga o cvo t` koot tmg~ gky`vtcbt

    Tmo aodovcl e`qovbkobt, Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut ubgtod t`yv`tont L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd gb 3774 mob tmow doqol`yod tmoNNKY, cbd j`gbod a`vno~ `bno k`vo gb 6999 mob t`eotmov tmowdo~gebod tmo cntg`b ylcb a`v bgtv`eob voduntg`b, hb` b c~ tmobgtv`eob t`tcl kc}gkuk dcglw l`cd -TKDL'" Umglo cll ycvtgo~gbq`lqod n`btgbuo kcvnmgbe t` cvd tmo 6934 TKDL e`cl,gbnvoc~od gbqo~tkobt~ cbd gkylokobtctg`b `a gbb`qctgqo y`lgngocvo bono~~cvw" B` g~ tmo tgko t` ku~tov vo~`uvno~ cbd k`fglgzcllgo~ t` ~uyy`vt bgtv`eob voduntg`b cbd gbnvoc~od vo~ocvnm gb`tmov y`tobtgcl acnt`v~ tmct kcw fo n`btvgfutgbe t` mwy`}gc gb LG~lcbd ^`ubd" Catov cll, gb tmg~ dcw cbd ceo, nlocb ctov ~m`ulb`t fo c dvock mcla+voclgzod" Gt ~m`uldbt fo c dvock ct cll"

    ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

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    L` dg~~`lqod `}weob, hb` b c~ mwy`}gc, g~ tmo k`~t ~ovg`u~ctov suclgtw yv`flok gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"39 Duvgbe mwy`}gn

    oqobt~, `}weob loqol~ gb tmo o~tovb ^`ubd dv`y ~` acv tmct lgqgbenvoctuvo~ m` cvo cflo t` locqo tmo cvoc, ku~t" Tm`~o tmctncbb`t, `atob yovg~m" C kcj`v ncu~o `a tmg~ docd z`bo g~bgtv`eob8 `bo kcgb ~`uvno `a tmg~ bgtv`eob g~ ~o ceo tvoctkobtylcbt dg~nmcveo~" @tmov ~`uvno~ `a bgtv`eob t` L`be G~lcbd ^`ubdgbnludo ev`ubd ctov cbd ~uvacno vub`aa n`btckgbctod gtm lc baovtglgzov, cevgnultuvcl c~to cbd acglgbe ~oytgn tcbh~, cbd oqob tmo

    `vecbgn+vgnm ~odgkobt~ `a o~tovb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"Tmo cddgtg`b `a o}tvcbo`u~ bgtv`eob cnt~ t` aovtglgzo tmo ^`ubd,vo~ultgbe gb cb `qovev` tm `a cleco" Umob tmo cleco dgo, tmowfoegb t` don`ky`~o c~ tmow acll tmv`uem tmo ctov n`lukb" Tmogvdon`ky`~gtg`b u~o~ uy tmo `}weob gb tmo ctov, n`btvgfutgbe t`tmo mwy`}gc yv`flok"

    Uctov Suclgtw

    L@U @]WEOB: ^o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbt dg~nmcveo~ cvo c

    kcj`v ~`uvno `a tmo butvgobt~ tmct n`btvgfuto t`tmo l` +`}weob, mwy`}gn docd z`bo gbtmo o~tovb ^`ubd"

    N`bbontgnut mc~ vobo od gt~n`kkgtkobt t` nlocb ctov cbd BoW`vh mc~ tchob ~toy~ a`v cvd gb tmo nvgtgnclBo W`vh Ngtw cbd Uo~tnmo~tov ylcbt~"

    Umglo ~uf~tcbtgcl gbqo~tkobt gb ~o ceotvoctkobt ylcbt uyevcdo~ mc~ foob kcdo gbtmo lc~t t ` doncdo~, ~gebgagncbt `vhvokcgb~" M` oqov, ~tcto aubdgbe a`v tmg~ `vhg~ gbtovkgbtobt ct fo~t, b`b+o}g~tcbt ct `v~t"Gt g~ nvgtgncl tmct f`tm ~tcto~ vo+n`kkgt t`

    ~u~tcgbod cbd volgcflo aubdgbe cll`nctg`b~"

    N+ UMOVO CVO UO B@U0C ~gebgagncbt ycvt `a tmo nuvo a`v tmo mwy`}gc gb tmo ^`uob~uvo tmct cll ~o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbt~ gtmgb tmo ^`ubd%

    ctov~mod cvo uyevcdod t` gbnludo bgtv`eob vok`qcl c~ ycvtmogv tvoctkobt" Gb 6993, Bo W`vh, N`bbontgnut cbd tmo ae`qovbkobt cevood t` voduno bgtv`eob gbyut~ fw ?="?/ fw 69N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh mcqo kcdo ~gebgagncbt yv`evo~t` cvd tmg~ e`cl" Cdqcbnod bgtv`eob vok`qcl mc~ foob gbtv`ct 4>/ `a tmo 39? ~o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbt~ cv`ubd L`be G~lcbd^`ubd"33 A`v tmo lc~t ~oqovcl wocv~, m` oqov, c lcnh `a aubd~tcllod nlocb ctov yv`jont~, yuttgbe tmo cttcgbkobt `a tmctkglo~t`bo ct vg~h"

    Gb N`bbontgnut, tmo ~tcto Nlocb Uctov Aubd c~ oll aubdoagatoob wocv~" Fut gb 6996 aubdgbe ~t`yyod, ncu~gbe c ~uffcnhl`e gb ~o ceo tvoctkobt ylcbt uyevcdo~" Gb 699=, tmcbhtmo ~tcto~ locdov~mgy, N`bbontgnut von`kkgttod t` c vogbq~tcvtgbe tmct gll vo~ult gb kcj`v yv`evo~~ `qov tmo bo}t ao

    Gb Bo W`vh, nlocb ctov aubdgbe mc~ vub `ut cbd mc~ b`t vobo od do~ygto tmo uveobt bood t` uyevcdo tmo lcveo ~o ctvoctkobt ylcbt~ gb Bo W`vh Ngtw cbd Uo~tnmo~tov N`ubtW`vh Ngtw mc~ gbgtgctod n`b~tvuntg`b fut gll fo t ` wocv~tmo 6934 ~nmodulo" Uo~tnmo~tov mc~ obtovod gbt` c N`b~

    gtm tmo Doycvtkobt `a Obqgv`bkobtcl N`b~ovqctg`b tmct do~gebgagncbt voduntg`b gb bgtv`eob loqol~ ubtgl 6935" Tmo em` oqov, g~ tmct Uo~tnmo~tov g~ `flgectod t` tcho ~gebgagn`qov tmo bo}t ogemt wocv~ t` cvd vodungbe bgtv`eob dg~nm

    C~ o ~tudw L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, bo g~~uo~ n`btgbuo t` ~uvA`v o}ckylo, gb cddgtg`b t` bgtv`eob av`k ~o ceo tvoctkobtylcbt~, o b` hb` tmct `vecbgn ncvf`b g~ ~t`vod gb tmo~odgkobt fod~ movo gt ncb fon`ko `}gdgzod" Tmg~ yv`no~n`b~uko~ `}weob cbd vo+voloc~o~ tmo f`ubd bgtv`eob fcnh gtmo ctov n`lukb, movo gt ncb ~ovqo c~ c butvgobt a`v c boeobovctg`b `a cleco" Gb cddgtg`b, vg~gbe tokyovctuvo~ cbd ycttovb~ kcw vo~ult gb obmcbnod ~tvctgagnctg`b, gkyodgbe `a `}weob t` tmo dooyov ycvt `a tmo ^`ubd"

    UMCT^ BO]T0Umglo tmo T`tcl Kc}gkuk Dcglw L`cd g~ nuvvobtlw ubdov vcbd vo+oqcluctg`b, vocnmgbe tmo nuvvobt kglo~t`bo gll voBo W`vh t` vobo nlocb ctov aubdgbe cbd N`bbontgnut t`kcgbtcgb n`b~g~tobt aubdgbe gb tmo autuvo"

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    Umglo tmo ~ukkov `a 699= kcvhod cagqo+wocv mgem gb mwy`}gc ~sucvo kgloceo,tmo o}tobt cbd duvctg`b `a mwy`}gc mc~ b`t donvoc~od `qov tmo lc~t doncdo do~ygto l` ovbgtv`eob gbyut~" ^ngobtg~t~ folgoqo tmct `vecbgn kcttov av`k yc~t doncdo~ g~ ~t`vodgb tmo ~oc al``v ~odgkobt cbd ncb voloc~obgtv`eob fcnh gbt` tmo ctov c~ gt don`ky`~o~"34Tmg~ vo~ult~ gb c dolcw fot oob donvoc~o gb bvoduntg`b `a mwy`}gc cbd gt~ gll oaaont~" Gb cddgtg`b, c~mgat~ vo~ultgbe av`k nlgkcto nmcbeo kcw fo ~l` gbe tmo

    Bgtv`eob @utyut av`k^o ceo Tvoctkobt Y@_BD^ YOV DCW

    6?9,999

    699,999

    3?9,999

    399,999

    ?9,999

    9

    NTBW

    3 7 7 1

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    3 7 7 =

    3 7 7 7

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    6 9 9 =

    6 9 9 7

    Fot oob 3774 cbd 6996, bgtv`eob`utyut av`k ~o ceo tvoctkobt c~vodunod fw 6=/36, fut ~gbno tmobyv`evo~~ mc~ ~tcebctod duo t` lcnh `aaubdgbe" ^gebgagncbt k`qokobt ~m`uldfo ~oob `bno tmo cevood+t` uyevcdo~ ctBo W`vh Ngtw cbd Uo~tnmo~tov `nnuv"

    6934 KGLO^T@BO

    Yuky Gt @Gb 6995, N`bbontgnut dongt~ ctov~ c b`+dg~nmcvef`ct~ gtm `bf`cvd t`glot~ gt` olgkgbcto ~`uvno~ `a ~o

    Bo W`vh a`ll` od ~ugt gb`vdov a`v b`+dg~nmcveo z~unno~~aul, gt gll fo o~~kcgbtcgb tmo yuky+`ut ~tckcho tmok oc~glw cnno~~g

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    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0Gb N`bbontgnut, c mcbdaul `a ngtgo~ ~tgll mcqo n`kfgbod ~oTmo~o ngtgo~ cvo gb qcvg`u~ ymc~o~ `a ~oycvctg`b, fut tmo`qoval` ~ cvo gb Fvgdeoy`vt, Bo Mcqob, B`v gnm cbd tmo kotv`y`lgtcb cvoc" Umglo yv`evo~~ mc~ foob kcdo, kunm k`vbood~ t` fo d`bo8 n`btgbuod n`kkgtkobt fw tmo~o ngtgo~, oqot`uem on`b`kgn tgko~, g~ vosugvod" Tmo $=5? kgllg`b gb ~tcf`bdgbe av`k 699= t` 6933 cbd tmo $4= kgllg`b av`k tmo CkovVon`qovw cbd Vogbqo~tkobt Cnt gll fo molyaul fut tmo ~tctoaullw agbcbno tmo Nlocb Uctov Aubd a`v wocv~ t` n`ko ga oagbcllw e`gbe t` ~t`y tmo al` `a vc ~o ceo gbt` tmo ^`ubd"

    Bo W`vh Ngtw gll gbqo~t fgllg`b~ `a d`llcv~ gb tmo agv~tylcb t` n`btv`l tmogv N^@~" Fut foncu~o ~tcto aubdgbe g~ o}lgkgtod, gt gll tcho doncdo~ t` n`kyloto" Gb `tmov cvoc~, lgNmo~tov, to~tgbe `a ~t`vk ctov ygyo~ mc~ voqoclod ~gebgafcntovgcl n`btckgbctg`b lgholw cttvgfutcflo t` lochgbe ~cbgtcv~o ov ygyo~, tm`uem tmo o}cnt ncu~o mc~ b`t wot foob gdo

    UMCT^ BO]T0Umglo N^@~ ~oycvctg`b mc~ foob cnmgoqod gb f`tm ~tcto~mocltm g~ ~tgll ct vg~h cbd tmo ^`ubd~ ctov~, nvgtgncl t`

    gldlgao, cvo ~tgll acv av`k nlocb" N`bbontgnut ku~t ob~uvovokcgbgbe N^@~ cvo ~oycvctod gb c tgkolw kcbbov fw yv`qvo~`uvno~ tmv`uem tmo Nlocb Uctov Aubd" Bo W`vh ~m`unlocb ctov aubdgbe t` kcho ac~tov yv`evo~~ gb Bo W`vh NTmo Qgllceo `a Y`vt Nmo~tov ku~t dodgncto tmo bono~~cvwvo~`uvno~ t` gdobtgaw gllgngt dg~nmcveo~ `v `tmov ~`uvnon`btckgbctg`b cbd tcho cyyv`yvgcto n`vvontgqo ~toy~"

    69 ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

    Uctov Suclgtw

    VCU ^OUCEO: Vc ~o ceo g~ c dcbeov t` yuflgn mocltm

    cbd lgkgt~ u~o `a focnmo~ cbd ~mollag~m fod~" Bo W`vh Ngtw cbd ~oqovcl N`bbontgnut ngtgo~

    cvo `vhgbe t` n`vvont n`kfgbod ~o ov`qoval` ~ -N^@~'"

    Fvgdeoy`vt bood~ t` yvg`vgtgzo gkylokobtctg`b `agt~ N^@ n`btv`l ylcb" Vobo od nlocb ctovaubdgbe gb Bo W`vh `uld kocb ac~tov yv`evo~~gb Bo W`vh Ngtw cbd ~tcflo aubdgbe gb N`bbontgnut

    `uld k`qo yv`jont~ a`v cvd ~tcto gdo"

    D(

    B` `bo hb` ~ m` kunmvc ~o ceo al` ~ `ut `a

    ubk`bgt`vod ~t`vk ygyo~,fut tmo~o evcym~ tvcnh `uvN^@ n`vvontg`b yv`evo~~fw koc~uvgbe tmo q`luko `akgbgkcllw tvoctod ~o ceoyov gbnm `a al` gbe vcgb

    ctov dg~nmcveod gbt` tmo^`ubd 64 tmo tcllov tmon`lukb, tmo `v~o tmo~gtuctg`b" Umob ~o ceocbd ~t`vk ctov `qov molkc tvoctkobt ylcbt%~ncycngtw t` aullw tvoct~o ceo, gt ~gebcl~ tmct tmovolctod n`kfgbod ~o ov

    `utacll ygyo~ cl`be tmo cwcvo `qoval` gbe gbt` tmo^`ubd c~ oll" Gb BoW`vh~ L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd

    ctov~mod, Bo W`vh Ngtwg~ tmo kcj`v N^@ n`bnovb8gt~ fwyc~~o~ mcqogbnvoc~od gb vonobt wocv~"Gb N`bbontgnut fwyc~~o~mcqo donvoc~od `qovcll,cltm`uem gb ~`ko ngtgo~ lghoFvgdeoy`vt fwyc~~o~ mcqogbnvoc~od gb vonobt wocv~"

    Umct g~ c N`kfg^o ov @qoval`A`ubd gb `uv `ldov ngtgo~

    ovo `vgegbcllw fuglt gtmn`kfgbod ~o ov ~w~tok, Ncvo c ~luvvw `a vo~gdobtg~o ceo, gbdu~tvgcl c~tocbd ~t`vk ctov tmct dg~nmubtvoctod, gbt` bocvfw ctof`dgo~ lgho L`be G~lcbd ^

    Ngtw a Uglkgbet`b, Dolc cvo,N^@ yv`evck - " glkgbet`bn~`"n`k'

    ^o ceo Dg~nmcveod gbt` ^`ubdECLL@B^ GBNM @A VCGB -KGLLG@B^'

    3=9359

    3193?93493>936933939979=95919?949>969399

    NTBW

    6 9 9 4

    6 9 9 ?

    6 9 9 1

    6 9 9 5

    * 6 9 9 =

    * * 6 9 9 7

    * N^@ gba`vkctg`b c~ b`t yv`qgdod a`vMcvta`vd gb 699= cbd 6997"

    ** F`tm Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnutvoy`vtod c lcveo bukfov `a ubhb` bq`luko~ gb 6997" Tmo l` bukfov~ a`vtmct wocv cvo tmovoa`vo gbdgnctgqo `a clcnh `a dctc, b`t `a gkyv`qokobt"

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    63

    Vod tgdo~, `v clecl fl``k~, cvo oqobt~ gb mgnm kgnv`~n`ygnylcbt+lgho `vecbg~k~ kultgylw vcygdlw, ~`kotgko~ a`vkgbedob~o, n`l`vod yctnmo~ bocv tmo ctov~ ~uvacno" ^`ko cleco~yongo~ n`btcgb bouv`t`}gb~ tmct cnnukulcto gb agltov+aoodov`vecbg~k~ lgho `w~tov~, ku~~ol~ cbd nlck~" Octgbe ~mollag~mn`btckgbctod gtm tmo~o t`}gn `vecbg~k~ ncb ncu~o~wkyt`k~ gbnludgbe vo~ygvct`vw ycvclw~g~ gb mukcb~8 tmot`}gb~ kcw cl~` mcvk fgvd~, ag~m, kcvgbo kckkcl~ cbdmukcb~" _yyov Bo Obelcbd~ ~mollag~m fod~ cvo avosuobtlwnl`~od gb ~ukkov t` yvoqobt tmg~ y`g~`bgbe" Umglo qovwubu~ucl gb tmo ^`ubd, gb 699= c n`uylo fcw~ ovo nl`~od duot` Clo}cbdvguk+yv`dunod ~c}gt`}gb" Gb tmo ~ukkov `a 6939noll~ ovo dotontod gb B`vtmy`vt cbd Mubtgbet`b, BW, cbd `bo~gto gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

    FOCNM NL@^_VO CBD CDQG^@VW DCW^N@BBONTGN_T

    699? 6991 6995 699= 6997

    Acgvagold 34= 351 =5 57 =5

    Kgddlo~o} 43 1 4 49 3?

    Bo Mcqob 33 >6 35 31 1

    Bo L`bd`b 9 6 9 9 9

    T@TCL 699 664* 39= 3>? 39=

    BOU W@VH 699? 6991 6995 699= 6997

    Fv`b} 17 3=3 631 66? 677

    Bc~~cu ?4 361 3?6 345 371

    Suoob~ 6> 61 1> 1> 11

    ^uaalh 1? >95 >>4 >63 661

    Uo~tnmo~tov ?> 46 55 39? 6>9

    T`tcl 614 1== =46 =13 3935

    Gbnvoc~od ~mollag~m fod nl`~uvo~ voalont `v~obgbevc ~o ceo cbd ~t`vk ctov yv`flok~ gb ycvt~ `aN`bbontgnut"^mollag~m mcvqo~tgbe mc~ ylcwod c nobtvcv`lo gb tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd on`b`kw a`v nobtuvgo~" Cdoncdo~ `a ncvoaul kcbceokobt t` o}ycbd ~mollag~m fod~tmo bukfov `a `yob ~mollag~m fod~ gb N`bbontgnut mc~foeub t` ~mvgbh duo t` n`btckgbctg`b av`k n`kfgbod~o ceo `qoval` ~ cbd n`c~tcl `qovdoqol`ykobt" Bo W`vhg~ a`vtubcto tmct b` n`kfgbod ~o ov~ o}g~t gb L`be G~lccbd ~mollag~m fod cnvoceo tmovo mc~ vokcgbod n`b~tcbfut ~o ceo `qoval` av`k Bo W`vh Ngtw ~oqovolw lgkgt~mollag~mgbe gb tmo ~uvv`ubdgbe cvoc" Gb N`bbontgnu

    toky`vcvw ~mollag~m fod nl`~uvo~ duvgbe N^@ oqobt~ foob eottgbe `v~o" N`kfgbod ~o ov `qoval` ~ gbFvgdeoy`vt nl`~od ~mollag~mgbe gb Acgvagold a`v 311 d6995"66 N`c~tcl `qovdoqol`ykobt g~ ~yvocdgbe gb tmooc~tovb ^`ubd cbd n`uld y`~o c autuvo tmvoct t`~mollag~mgbe fod~ ublo~~ ncvoaul lcbd+u~o ylcbbgbe, lgbb`qctgqo u~o `a l` gkycnt doqol`ykobt cbd evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo, cvo okyl`wod t` voduno y`tobtgcl~t`vk ctov gkycnt~"

    Focnm nl`~uvo~ voalont n`btgbugbe vc ~o ceo cbd~t`vk ctov yv`flok~ gb kcbw ycvt~ `a tmo ^`ubd"

    Focnmo~ cvo tmo ultgkcto ~wkf`l `a ~ukkovtgko cbd tmoyvgkcvw cw tmct vo~gdobt~ `a tmo ~uvv`ubdgbe cvoc~gbtovcnt dgvontlw gtm L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" _ba`vtubctolkcbw ycvt~ `a tmo ^`ubd, focnmo~ ku~t fo nl`~od a`v dcwcbd gb ~`ko nc~o~ ooh~, foncu~o fcntovgc av`kn`kfgbod ~o ov `qoval` ~ cbd ~t`vk ctov vub`aa kcho gtdcbeov`u~ t` ~ gk"6>

    * Umglo Bo L`bd`b N`ubtw n`btgbucllw ~ola voy`vt~ zov` focnm nl`~gbe~ cbd `vcdqg~`vgo~, aodovcllw vosugvod to~tgbe ct ~oqovcl how focnmo~ toll c dgaaovobt ~t`vw"A`v o}ckylo, ?9/ `a tmo ctov suclgtw ~ckylo~ av`k Uctova`vd, NT%~ Hgddgo Focnmo}noodod ~tcto ~tcbdcvd~">1

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    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0T` yv`tont L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, f`tm Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnvosugvo kubgngyclgtgo~ t` yut ~t`vk ctov kcbceokobt ylcb~ gylcno8 m` oqov, oba`vngbe tm`~o ylcb~ mc~ fon`ko c kcj`vnmcllobeo" Tmo e``d bo ~ g~ tmct tmo t ` ~tcto~ cvo cntgqoaubdgbe cbd gkylokobtgbe yv`tontgqo koc~uvo~, lgho ~t`vk dagltov~ cbd kubgngycl ~t`vk ctov c~~`ngctg`b~, mgnm n`ul~gebgagncbtlw voduno y`llutg`b cbd n`btv`l l`nclgzod al``dgbN`bbontgnut vonobtlw cll`nctod c kgllg`b d`llcv~ a`v ylcbbgb

    l`ncl ~t`vk ctov cutm`vgtgo~ gb ~oqovcl n`c~tcl ngtgo~37

    cbdKckcv`bonh, BW, g~ locdgbe c n`clgtg`b `a t olqo t` b~ av`kn`ubtw t` ylcb c ~t`vk ctov utglgtw dg~tvgnt""69

    UMCT^ BO]T0Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut mcqo `blw foeub t` cddvo~~ tmoyv`flok~ `a ~t`vk ctov vub`aa" Tmo t ` ~tcto~ ~m`uld:

    Nvocto ~kcll ~t`vk ctov c~~g~tcbno aubd~ t` molykubgngyclgtgo~ ~tcvt ~t`vk ctov cutm`vgtgo~ cbd gb~tcll~t`vk ctov agltov~ gb nctnm fc~gb~"

    U`vh gtm kubgngyclgtgo~ t` agbd cbd cddvo~~ gllgngt dcbd t` obn`uvceo gbtovkubgngycl n``yovctg`b"

    Nvocto gbnobtgqo~ a`v ngtgo~ cbd t` b~ t` gbn`vy`vcto evgbavc~tvuntuvo tonmbgsuo~ -~oo ~y`tlgemt yceo 61' a`v bon`b~tvuntg`b cbd vodoqol`ykobt"63

    O}yl`vo gbnobtgqo yv`evck~ a`v vo~gdobtgcl ~t`vk ctov

    ^t`vk ctov vub`aacaaont~oqovw`bo8 gt g~ `bo `a tmok`~t ~ovg`u~ ctov suclgtwyv`flok~ acngbe tmo _bgtod^tcto~ t`dcw" Oqovw tgko gt vcgb~, ctov vub~ `aa mcvd~uvacno~ ~unm c~ v``a~,dvgqo cw~, v`cd~ cbdycvhgbe l`t~, n`llontgbey`llutcbt~ cl`be tmo cw"Tmg~ vub`aa al` ~ gbt`~tvock~ cbd ultgkctolwdvcgb~ gbt` L`be G~lcbd^`ubd"

    ^t`vk ctov vub`aa g~ tmo

    ~`uvno `a kcbw yv`flok~:al``dod ~tvoot~ cbdfc~okobt~, ~tvock~ tmct cvo gbm`~ygtcflo t` ag~m,nl`~od focnmo~ cbd ~mollag~mfod~, cbd cb ubmocltmwL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" Fut gtmcyyv`yvgcto kcbceokobt,vub`aa d`o~bt mcqo t` fo~` do~tvuntgqo"

    Uctov Suclgtw

    ^T@VKUCTOV V_B@AA: ^t`vk ctov vub`aa y`lluto~ ctov cw~

    cbd ncu~o~ al``dgbe" Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut mcqo kcbdctod

    ~t`vk ctov ylcb~ cbd ~t`vk ctovc~~`ngctg`b~ cvo fogbe doqol`yod t` molygkylokobt tm`~o ylcb~"

    ^t`vk ctov aubdgbe cbd oba`vnokobt yv`evck~ cvo gb bood `a o}ycb~g`b cbdloeg~lctg`b g~ boodod t` yv`tont vgqovav`bt~"

    N+

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    Tmo lcbd dgvontlw cdjcnobt t` c vgqov evoctlw gkycnt~ tmo sucyv`qgdo~" Qoeotctod vgqovav`bt~ fuaaov ~tvock~ cecgb~t y`llutvcy t`}gn nmokgncl~, aovtglgzov~, cbd mgem+q`luko vub`aa" Ttmo ctov cbd hooy gt n``l ob`uem a`v tokyovctuvo+~ob~gtgqo Umglo kcbw t` b~ gb N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh mcqo l`ncl lc

    t` vgqovfcbh~, `tmov~ yv`qgdo b` yv`tontg`b ct cll" Vgqovav`btob~uvo yv`tontg`b a`v cll vgqov~"

    Ym`t` nvodgt: Hgovvcb Fv`ctnm

    VGQOVA

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    T`}gn Nmokgncl~obtovgbe `uv ctov cw~ ncb ncu~o yv`flok~vcbegbe av`k vodunod ev` tm cbd aovtglgtw t` ncbnov cbd doctmgb f`tm yo`ylo cbd gldlgao" Mukcb~, fgvd~ `a yvow cbd `tmovcbgkcl~ mgem `b tmo a``d nmcgb cvo k`~t ct vg~h `a novtcgbfg`+cnnukulctgbe t`}gb~ ~unm c~ mocqw kotcl~, mglo `tmov t`}gn~ncb gyo `ut tmo tgbw `vecbg~k~ tmct a`vk tmo fc~o `a tmo a``dnmcgb" Tmo~o nmokgncl~ ncb vo+obtov tmo ctov mob tmow cvodg~tuvfod fw ~t`vk~ `v cntgqgtgo~ tmct ~mgat tmo ~odgkobt~" @bno gbtmo ctov, tmow cvo fg`cqcglcflo cbd kcw fo c~~gkglctod gbt` tmo^`ubd%~ lgqgbe `vecbg~k~" Cltm`uem t`}gn voloc~o~ mcqo foobevoctlw vodunod gb vonobt doncdo~, oevoeg`u~ qg`lctg`b~ `ae`qovbkobt ~caotw ~tcbdcvd~ ~tgll o}g~t"

    Uctov Suclgtw

    T@]GN NMOKGNCL^: T`}gn nmokgncl~ gb `uv ctov cw~ obdcbeov

    gldlgao cbd yuflgn mocltm" Loecl cntg`b ~t`yyod kcj`v t`}gn qg`lct`v~ gb

    N`bbontgnut" Gb Bo W`vh, tmo bukfov `aqg`lctg`b~ mc~ donvoc~od fut ~tgll vokcgb~dcbeov`u~lw mgem"

    Oba`vnokobt vo~`uvno~ cvo boodod t` cddvo~~qg`lctg`b~, ycvtgnulcvlw gb ^uaa`lh N`ubtw, BW"

    N

    Ag~m YC kwvgcd `a ymcvkcnoutgncl~, gbnludgbe fgvtm n`btv`l ygll~, cbtgdoyvo~~cbt~ cbd cbtg+dvcgb cbd gbt` `uv ctov cw~ dcglw" N`bbontgnut d`o~ b`t cll` ~o ceo dg~nmcveo~ t` dvd`o~, cbd oqovw`bo gb `uv voeg`b ~m`uld fo n`bnovbod cf`ut tmo gkycnt `a tmo~o nmokgn

    Uo hb` qovw lgttlo cf`ut tmo obqgv`bkobtcl oaaont~ `a tmo kcj`vgtw `a tmo~o ymcvkcnou~ueeo~t~ ncu~o a`v n`bnovb" ^tudgo~ ~m` tmct o~tv`eob+lgho nmokgncl~ gb ~o ceo mckunm tmct tmovo cvo bgbo aokclo ag~m a`v oqovw kclo"31@tmov ~tudgo~ mcqo dok`b~tvctod tmct ~wbtmotgn n`btv`l ygll~ ncb dongkcto tmo ag~m `a cb obtgvo lcho fw gkycgvgbe ~yovk cbd oee doqol"35

    Tmo e``d bo ~ g~ tmct cdqcbnod -tovtgcvw' ~o ceo tvoctkobt vok`qo~ 5?+7=/ `a ~wbtmot3=Tmo fcd bo ~ g~ tmo mcqo c l`be cw t` e` ubtgl cll `a `uv ~o ceo vonogqo~ cdqcbnod tvoctkobt" Uo bood t`

    tmg~ cvoc cbd t` vo~y`bdgbe t` cbw tmvoct~ tmg~ vo~ocvnm voqocl~"

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0Agqo N`bbontgnut n`kycbgo~ qg`lctod ~tcbdcvd~ a`v mocqwnwcbgdo cbd `tmov mgemlw t`}gn nmokgncl~ a`v wocv~" Catmvoctobod gtm lc ~ugt~, a`uv `a tmo n`kycbgo~, Olontvgn-Ev`t`b', Umwn` Agbg~mgbe Tonmb`l`ego~ -Tm`kc~t`b', cbdClloemobw Ludluk cbd Nwton Gbdu~tvgo~, f`tm gb Ucllgbeacevood t` obd tmogv dg~nmcveo~ cbd ycw agbo~ dgvontod t`

    ctov gkyv`qokobt~" Tmo agatm n`kycbw, Ctlcbtgn Ugvo -Fvnl`~od gt~ d``v~ cbd cdkgttod nvgkgbcl lgcfglgtw"

    Bo W`vh von`vd~ ~m` tmct tmo bukfov `a t`}gn nmokgncldg~nmcveo qg`lctg`b~ mc~ donvoc~od ~gebgagncbtlw `qov ta`uv wocv~" M` oqov, c mcbdaul `a n`kycbgo~ cvo vo~y`b~g

    mubdvod~ `a qg`lctg`b~ oqovw wocv" Tmo~o gbnludo qg`lctt` kovnuvw, locd cbd cv~obgn tmct cvo tob~+t`+mubdvod~ `atmogv loecl lgkgt"3?

    UMCT^ BO]T0Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut ncb voduno qg`lctg`b~ `a t`}gn nmlgkgt~ fw doq`tgbe k`vo vo~`uvno~ t` oba`vnokobt `a dg~nmcyovkgt~" ^unm cntg`b gll cddvo~~ tmo nuvvobt t`}gn voloc~^uaa`lh N`ubtw cbd gll yvoqobt autuvo yv`flok~ gb N`bbont

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    ^cao Ag~m N`b~ukytg`b a`v L`bK`~t ag~m ncuemt gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd cbd cdj`gbgbgb k`dovctg`b"U`kob `a nmgldfocvgbe ceo cbd nmgldvob cvo n`b~gdovfluoag~m ubdov 3>& ct gll, fut ~m`uld lgkgt fluoag~mlo~~, cbd ~m`uld cq`gd fluoag~m `qov 6?&" Tmo mgemfc~~ t` lo~~ tmcb `bno c k`btm, cbd n`b~uko b` k`vo tmc`a Ckovgncb ool cbd `a ochag~m ubdov 6?&, cbd b` Cdult kob cbd `kob `qov nmgldfocvgbe ceo cvo n`b~gk`btm tmow kcw oct ~tvgyod fc~~ cbd ochag~m `qov~kcllov ochag~m `v Ckovgncb ool" ^kcll fluoag~m kcfluoag~m `qov 6? `bno c k`btm"Oqovw`bo ~m`uld cq`gd octgbe tmo moyct`ycbnvoc~ `evoobg~m kcttov gb tmo f`dw ~ontg`b, cl~` ncllod t`kccnnukulcto~ mgem loqol~ `a YNF~, ncdkguk, cbd dg`}A`v avo~m ctov ag~m, nmonh w`uv l`ncl cdqg~`vgo~"@^YVOW^ CVO MGEMLW ^OB^GTGQO T@ TMO YVO^OBNO @A T

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    gbavc~tvuntuvo ovo yvo~obtod tmv`uem vocl `vld nc~o ~tufw lcveo yv`yovtw ` bov~ c~ oll c~ kubgngycl cbd ~tctoe`qovbkobt ceobngo~"

    Yvo~obtctg`b~ gbnludod lcbd~ncyo do~geb dvc gbe~, ym`t`evtmo n`b~tvuntg`b yv`no~~, cbd to~tgbe dctc av`k tmvoo dgaaotwyo~ `a votv`agt yv`jont~ gb Y`vtlcbd, @V" @bo c $35,999~tvoot do~gebod t` mcbdlo =9/ `a 6?+wocv+~t`vk vcgbacll `qonctnmkobt `a 39,999 ~sucvo aoot cl~` ~ovqo~ c~ c tvcaagn naoctuvo cbd mc~ foob `utlgbod gb c evoob ~tvoot~ cbd ycvhgeugdof``h t` ~m` `tmov kubgngyclgtgo~ m` t` ~cqo k`bow,kcbceo ~t`vk ctov, cbd foboagt ngtw ylcbbgbe" @tmov yv`jonn`kfgbo tvoo ylcbtgbe a`v n`+foboagt~ lgho n`btv`l `a al``dgbevub`aa y`llutg`b, uvfcb evoobgbe, ncvf`b ~osuo~tvctg`b cbd t` uvfcb moct g~lcbd~"

    L`ncl o}ckylo~ av`k Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut ovo mgemlct tmo 69tm cbbucl L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd Ngtgzob%~ ^ukkgt, EvNgtgo~ Fluo Uctov~, mold gb Fvgdeoy`vt, NT, duvgbe tmo ~y6939" Cnv`~~ f`tm ~tcto~, evoob gbavc~tvuntuvo yv`jont~ cvocnn`kylg~mod ~gto fw ~gto c~ caa`vdcflo yv`yovtw gkyv`qokbo doqol`ykobt cvoc~, agold qg~gt~ t` c l`ncl N`bbongtnut Lyv`jont voqocl~ m` tmo ev`ubd ylcbo ncb fo do~gebod t` kgtg~t`vk ctov vub`aa" Ycqgbe ~uvacno ~l`yo, ycqokobt kctovgcl~tmvo~m`ld do~geb, cvoc cbd doytm `a nctnmkobt, ~`gl n`ky`~cbd qoeotctg`b cvo aubdckobtcl do~geb dong~g`b~ kcdo gtmvo~yont t` ~gto n`bdgtg`b~" ^unno~~ vosugvo~ cnnuvcto ncln`a ~uvv`ubdgbe mcvd ~uvacno~ cbd hb` lodeo `a cqovceo vcgvcto~, c~ oll c~ yvcntgncl n`b~gdovctg`b~ lgho tmo ncycngtwckobd ~`gl cbd ~olont ylcbt~ tmct ncb tmvgqo gb f`tm ~ctuvctdv`uemt n`bdgtg`b~"

    Ylcbbgbe ~unno~~aul evoob gbavc~tvuntuvo dokcbd~ n``vdgbck`be c vcbeo `a o}yovt~" Bo yv`ao~~g`bcl ycvtbov~mgy~ cboodod gb tmo evoob do~geb yv`no~~ t` nm``~o cttvcntgqo, l`kcgbtobcbno qoeotctg`b tmct cf~`vf~ vcgb ctov oaaontgqolw"^yongclg~t~ suclgagod t` qovgaw ~`gl ckobdkobt cbd ylcbtgbencb `vh gtm t` b ylcbbov~ cbd obegboov~ m` kcw fon`bnovbod tmct qoeotctod ~ clo~ gll b`t fo c~ acgl+~cao c~n`bqobtg`bcl nuvf~ cbd dvcgb~" N`llcf`vctgqo oaa`vt~ `a

    yv`ao~~g`bcl~, b`b+yv`agt~, ~ngobtg~t~ cbd n`kkubgtw kokfoboodod t` c~~o~~ n`kylo} uvfcb obqgv`bkobtcl n`bdgtg`b~ cbdnultuvcl gbtovo~t~ tmct gbaluobno voclg~tgn `yy`vtubgtgo~" An``yovctg`b, lc~tgbe cbd yv`duntgqo ycvtbov~mgy~ ncb ev` "

    Umotmov yv`jont~ `vgegbcto tmv`uem tmo ctov~mod ylcbbgyv`no~~, `v av`k tmo evc~~v``t~ e``d gll `a q`lubtoov~,n`llcf`vctg`b fot oob kubgngycl ylcbbgbe doycvtkobt~ cbdvoeg`bcl ctov cutm`vgtgo~ ncb vo~ult gb focutgaul cbd n`~t+suclgtw+`a+lgao ecgb~, cl`be gtm ~gebgagncbt foboagt~ t` `ubctuvcl obqgv`bkobt~"

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    N@BBONTGN_T EVOOB GBAVC^TV_NT_VO:NLOCB UCTOV, ^GTO FW ^GTOfw Kcvw Vgnhol Yollotgov*K`~t tvcb~y`vtctg`b cbd utglgtw gbavc~tvuntuvo yv`jont~ doyobd uy`bwocv~ oqob doncdo~ `a ylcbbgbe cbd fgllg`b~ `a d`llcv~ gbgkylokobtctg`b n`~t~" Cnv`~~ N`bbontgnut, m` oqov, evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo yv`jont~ cvo fogbe cnn`kylg~mod ~gto fw ~gto c~caa`vdcflo yv`yovtw+gkyv`qokobt yv`jont~" Fw vodungbe tmo q`luko`a vcgb ctov tmct g~ ~mubtod gbt` tmo ~o ov ~w~tok, evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo voduno~ tmo bood a`v o}yob~gqo o}ycb~g`b~ `anobtvclgzod c~to ctov tvoctkobt"

    ^gkylw o}ylcgbod,mcvd ~uvacno~

    -v``at`y~,v`cd cw~ cbdycvhgbe l`t~' `uemtt` agv~t dvcgb gbt`qoeotctodnctnmkobt cvoc~foa`vo `qoval` gbegbt` tmo ~o ov

    ~w~tok" Tmo nmcllobeo g~ t` do~geb tmo nctnmkobt ~` tmct gt~ ~`glcbd qoeotctg`b ncb cf~`vf ~tcbdgbe ctov gtmgb >1 m`uv~" Umglonobtvclgzod c~to ctov tvoctkobt ncbb`t fo olgkgbctod, evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo ncb voduno n`~t~ dvckctgncllw a`v evc~~v``t~ ecgb"Evoob gbavc~tvuntuvo g~ c donobtvclgzod kotm`d tmct gbtovnoyt~ cbd

    cf~`vf~ vcgb bctuvcllw ~unm c~ ctov a`v tvoo~ cbd ~mvuf~ `vev`ubd ctov vonmcveo" _tglgzgbe ~tvctoego~ `utlgbod fw l` gkycntdoqol`ykobt -LGD' vo~ocvnm, tmo tovk evoob gbavc~tvuntuvookymc~gzo~ tmo qcluo `a lgqgbe ~w~tok~, o~yongcllw ylcbt~, c~ cbon`b`kgn gbavc~tvuntuvo c~~ot"

    @b+~gto ~t`vk ctov kcbceokobt ~tvctoego~ n`btvgfuto t` voeg`bclctov~mod+fc~od ylcbbgbe e`cl~" Umglo ctov~mod+fc~od ylcbbgbe

    ncb kc}gkgzo voeg`bcl cbd kubgngycl n`~t foboagt~, cbw yv`yovtw` bov ncb locvb t` kcbceo vcgb ctov `b+~gto gtm evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo" M`ko` bov~ ncb dgqovt v``at`y d` b~y`ut~ gbt`vcgb ecvdob~ `v vcgb fcvvol~" N`vy`vcto cbd gb~tgtutg`bcl yv`yovtwkcbceov~ ncb nvocto ~nobgn lcbd~ncyo aoctuvo~ cbd gb~tcll

    yovkocflo ycqokobt gb ycvhgbe cvoc~ t` ncytuvo ~t`vk ctovvub`aa" Kubgngycl ylcbbov~ ncb yv`tont cbd vo~t`vo ~tvock fuaaov~tmct ~`ch uy vcgb ctov cbd kgtgecto d` b~tvock al``dgbe" Evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo voagbo~ tmo aubntg`bcl volctg`b~mgy~ fot oob fugldgbecbd bctuvo ct cbw ~nclo `a doqol`ykobt cbd gb cbw ~ottgbe, uvfcb`v vuvcl"

    Cb gkyvo~~gqo vcbeo `a yv`jont~ av`k cnv`~~ tmo n`ubtvw ovoyvo~obtod duvgbe tmo Julw 6997 _^ Obqgv`bkobtcl Yv`tontg`bCeobnw -OYC' `vh~m`y Kcbcegbe Uot Uoctmov gtm EvoobGbavc~tvuntuvo gb Mcvta`vd" Tmo caa`vdcflo foboagt~ `a evoob

    ^y`tlgemt: Evoob Gbavc~tvuntuvo

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    A_VTMOV VOCDGBE:C ~ukkcvw `a tmo Bgcbtgn Vgqov Uctov~mod Yv`tontg`b Ylcb, N`bbontgnut~agv~t OYC+cyyv`qod ctov~mod kcbceokobt ylcb, g~ cqcglcflo `blgbo:mtty: "nt"e`q doy lgf doy ctov ctov~modPkcbceokobt kPylcb~bgcbtgnPkcbceokobtPPylcbP~ukkcvw"yda

    C ycvtgcl lg~tgbe `a N`bbontgnut l` gkycnt doqol`ykobt yv`jont~ cvo lg~tod`b tmo BOK@ of~gto: mtty: bok`"un`bb"odu ~unno~~o~ nc~oP~tudgo~"mtk"BOK@ -B`b+y`gbt Odunctg b a`v Kubgngycl @aagngcl~' g~ c yv`evck `a tmo_bgqov~gtw `a N`bbontgnut~ Nobtov a`v Lcbd+u~o Odunctg`b cbd Vo~ocvnm -NLOCV'"

    A`v tmo _^ OYC ~tudw, Yv`tontgbe Uctov Vo~`uvno~ gtm Mgemov Dob~gtwDoqol`ykobt ~oo mtty: "oyc"e`q ~kcvtev` tmyda yv`tontP ctovPmgemovPdob~gtw"yda

    Y` ovy`gbt yvo~obtctg`b~ `b votv`agt~, ~w~tok `yovctg`b cbd kcgbtobcbno,tmo OYC Uctov Suclgtw ^n`voncvd, cbd Bo Obelcbd n`ld+nlgkcto yv`jont~,c~ oll c~ c ylcbbgbe eugdolgbo~ gtm dotcglod dgcevck~ a`v evoob ~tvoot~ycvhgbe l`t~, cvo y`~tod `b tmo _^ OYC evoob gbavc~tvuntuvo of~gto:mtty: nayuf"oyc"e`q bydo~ evoobgbavc~tvuntuvo egtvcgbgbe~"nak

    *Kcvw Vgnhol Yollotgov mc~ yv`qgdod gbdoyobdobt do~geb, vo~ocvnm, cbd`b c vcbeo `a gbb`qctgqo evoob yv`jont~ a`v `qov c doncdo" ^mo g~ nuvvobtDgvont`v `a tmo Ycvh Vgqov Uctov~mod Voqgtclgzctg`b Gbgtgctgqo, c yv`jAcvkgbet`b Vgqov Uctov~mod C~~`ngctg`b" Mov o~~cw Evoob Gbavc~tvFluo _vfcb Uctov~mod~ c~ gbnludod gb Evoob N`kkubgtgo~, c j`gbt yuflg`a tmo Ckovgncb Ylcbbgbe C~~`ngctg`b -CYC' Ylcbbov~ Yvo~~ cbd tmo BcFugldgbe Ku~ouk"

    65^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

    Uctov~mod Kcbceokobt, L` Gkycnt Doqol`ykobt cbd tmo DOOYUctov~mod Fc~od Ylcbbgbe yv`tont~ cbd gkyv`qo~ tmo suclgtw `a c ctov~mod~ bctuvcl vo~`uvno~ fw gkylokobtgN`bbontgnut DOOY~ Uctov~mod Kcbceokobt Yv`evck cddvo~~o~ ctov vo~`uvno g~~uo~ av`k cb gbtoevctod ctofc~gb~ cl`be bctuvcl ctov~mod f`ubdcvgo~, gtmgb mgnm DOOY Uctov~mod Kcbceov~ c~~g~t n`kkubgtgo~ gb gkylokobtgbe obqgv`bkobtcl yv`jont~ t` vo~t`vo cbd yv`tont N`bbontgnut%~ ctov suclgtw"

    Doqol`ygbe c ctov~mod fc~od kcbceokobt ylcb g~ how t` tmo vo~t`vctg`b `a cb gkycgvod ctovf`dw" Tmo DOOY%gkycgvkobt~8 tmo ylcb a`nu~o~ `b vodungbe `v vok`qgbe tmo gkycgvkobt ~` tmo ctovf`dw ncb koot ctov suclgtw aubdgbe t` gkylokobt l` gkycnt doqol`ykobt -LGD' cbd evoob gbavc~tvuntuvo yv`jont~ t` kgtgecto tmo gkycgvkobt, OYC" Doqol`ygbe c ctov~mod fc~od ylcb ncb cl~` moly agbd cbd loqovceo `tmov aubdgbe a`v gkylokobtctg`b yv`joM`lo+gb+tmo+Ucll Focnm"

    Vonobtlw tmo N`bbontgnut DOOY cddod cb LGD N``vdgbct`v t` c~~g~t kubgngycl, ~tcto cbd aodovcl ycvtbov~ gtmTmo yv`evck g~ fugldgbe volctg`b~mgy~ gtm lcbd u~o ceobngo~ cbd ~tchom`ldov~ cnv`~~ tmo ~tcto t` gdobtgaw

    M@LO+GB+TMO+UCLL FOCNMTmo ycvhgbe l`t ct M`lo+gb+tmo+Ucll Focnm gb Oc~t Lwko, NT, ~ovqo~c~ c l` gkycnt doqol`ykobt -LGD' dok`b~tvctg`b yv`jont a`vqcvg`u~ `b+~gto ~t`vk ctov kcbceokobt tonmb`l`ego~"^t`vk ctov `qoval` av`k tmo l`t, mgnm g~ ycqod gtm oloqobdgaaovobt yovqg`u~ yv`dunt~, dvcgb~ gbt` t ` gbagltvctg`b dotobtg`bfc~gb~ ~yongcllw ylcbtod gtm ~ugtcflo qoeotctg`b" Gb cddgtg`b,tmovo cvo t ` ~tvuntuvcl ~t`vk ctov tvoctkobt yv`dunt~: c Agltovvcfg`votobtg`b ~w~tok, mgnm ncytuvo~ ~t`vk ctov av`k Fcytg~tLcbo, cbd c N`bTonm ND^ -doalontgqo ~oycvctg`b ~ gvl tonmb`l`ew'ubgt tmct ~oycvcto~ al`ctgbe y`llutcbt~ cbd v`cd vub`aa ~odgkobt~av`k 66 cnvo~ `a d` bt` b Bgcbtgn, b`vtm `a tmo l`t" Tmo ubgt~~ gvl tonmb`l`ew ncb fo `f~ovqod tmv`uem c qgo gbe evcto"

    N`kylotod gb tmo acll `a 699=, tmo 399+ncv l`t cbd dotobtg`bfc~gb~ n`~t $649,999" Gkyv`qokobt~ t` tmo M`lo+gb+tmo+UcllFocnm ovo gba`vkod fw tmo Bgcbtgn Vgqov Uctov~modKcbceokobt Ylcbbgbe yv`no~~, aubdod fw tmo N`bbontgnutDoycvtkobt `a Obovew cbd Obqgv`bkobtcl Yv`tontg`b -DOOY'

    QOEOTCTOD NCTNMKOBT, ^G^GB Y@VTLCBD, @

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    6= ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

    ^to cvd~mgyg~ cf`ut fugldgbe n`bbontg`b~" Gt kocb~ yv`tontgkcbcegbe ~ycno~ movo mukcb~ ncb n`bbont gtm bctuvo" T`a tmo~o gbdgqgducl n`bbontg`b~ nvocto~ c voeg`bcl n`b~ng`tmo bctuvcl n`bto}t gb mgnm o lgqo" T` yv`k`to tmg~ otmgfg+~tcto ^to cvd~mgy Gbgtgctgqo mc~ gdobtgagod >> gbcue~to cvd~mgy cvoc~ tmv`uem`ut tmo ^`ubd c~ ylcno~ gtm ~on`l`egncl `v vonvoctg`bcl qcluo" Tmo~o ~gto~ cvo yvg`vgtw vo~t`vctg`b, yv`tontg`b cbd kcbceokobt"

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0Tmo aodovcl L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^to cvd~mgy Cnt -LG^^C' do~gebod t` aubd lcbd cnsug~gtg`b, vo~t`vctg`b yv`jont~ cbd `~to cvd~mgy cntgqgtgo~" Umglo tmg~ g~ c evoct ~tcvt, tmo aubdgbe g~ acv lo~~ tmcb mct g~ boodod t` kcho tgkolw cbd~gebgagncbt yv`evo~~ gb tmo yv`tontg`b cbd obmcbnokobt `a~to cvd~mgy ~gto~" Gb f`tm Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut, LGcvo yv`cntgqolw `vhgbe t` nvocto ~tcto kctnmgbe aubd~" Kotmo t ` ~tcto~ n`btgbuo t` n`bdunt bood~ c~~o~~kobt~ ct o}g~~to cvd~mgy ~gto~ cbd t` voqgo cddgtg`bcl ~gto~ a`v y`tob~to cvd~mgy do~gebctg`b"

    Tmo yuflgn~ cfglgtw t` n`bbont gtm tmo ^`ubd g~ `atob lgksucbtgtw cbd suclgtw `a yuflgn cnno~~ y`gbt~" O}g~tgbe cnnocvo `atob vo~tvgntod t` t` b vo~gdobt~, gll+kcgbtcgbod cbd gfw yvgqcto doqol`yov~ m` yv`qgdo yuflgn cnno~~ c~ ycvt `aylceuod fw gbcdosucto ycvhgbe cbd fctmv``k acnglgtgo~, `v l`

    cdjcnobt t` yvgqcto m`ko~, vo~ultgbe gb c yuflgn tmct mc~ ao`yy`vtubgtgo~ t` cnno~~ tmo qovw cvoc~ gt g~ fogbe c~hod t`

    ^to cvd~mgy: @uv ^yongcl N`c~tcl Ylcno~

    ^TOUCVD^MGY: Tmo ~to cvd~mgy yv`evck cgk~ t` yvo~ovqo

    cbd kcbceo tmo lc~t evoct n`c~tcl ~ycno~ cbdt` von`bbont yo`ylo gtm tmo ^`ubd"

    $6? kgllg`b c~ cutm`vgzod a`v tmoL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^to cvd~mgy Cnt,cbd mglo b` k`bow mc~ foobdgvontlw cyyv`yvgctod o}nlu~gqolw a`vtmo cnt, `tmov lgkgtod aodovcl aubdgbe mc~yv`qgdod cnsug~gtg`b `yy`vtubgtgo~"

    Evoctov aodovcl cyyv`yvgctg`b cbd kctnmgbe~tcto aubd~ cvo boodod t` yv`tont ~to cvd~mgy~gto~, mglo gbqobt`vwgbe cbd oqcluctgbe yuflgncbd yvgqcto cnno~~ y`gbt~ gll gkyv`qoyo`ylo~ cfglgtw t` o}yovgobno tmo ^`ubd"

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    gldlgao mcfgtct"6=

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    UMCT^ BO]T0Evoctov aodovcl cyyv`yvgctg`b cbd kctnmgbe ~tcto aubd~ cvouveobtlw boodod t` yv`tont ~to cvd~mgy ~gto~ cbd t` kcbceotmok a`v f`tm gldlgao n`b~ovqctg`b cbd mukcb obj`wkobt"

    F`tm yuflgn cbd yvgqcto cnno~~ y`gbt~ ~m`uld fogbqobt`vgod cbd oqcluctod a`v tvuo cnno~~gfglgtw"C~yont~ t`fo oqcluctod ~m`uld gbnludo cdosucto ~gebceo, ycvhgbe, acnglgtgo~,~otfcnh~ av`k yvgqcto doqol`ykobt, cbd `qovcll uyhooy cbdkcbceokobt"

    C~ ycvt `a tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^to cvd~mgy Gbgtgctgqo -LG^^G',Tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw, Tmo Bctuvo N`b~ovqcbnw,^t`bgbet`b Lcbd Tvu~t, cbd N`bbontgnut DOY ycvtbovod t`yuvnmc~o c 4=+cnvo ycvnol ct Fcvb G~lcbd -^t`bgbet`b, NT' hb` bc~ tmo Nv` low yv`yovtw gb Aofvucvw 6997" Tmg~ yuvnmc~oo}ycbdod tmo Fcvb G~lcbd Ugldlgao Kcbceokobt Cvoc t` k`vo

    tmcb 3,919 n`btgeu`u~ cnvo~ `a n`c~tcl a`vo~t, tgdcl kcv~m cevc~~lcbd mcfgtct~" Gb cddgtg`b t` fogbe `bo `a tmo gbgtgcl ~to cvd~mgy ~gto~, Fcvb G~lcbd mc~ m`~tod k`vo tmcb >9 vo~ocvnm yv`jont~ `qov tmo lc~t ~g} doncdo~" Tmg~ lcto~t

    gll ob~uvo tmct tmo lc~t vokcgbgbe ubyv`tontod ~clt kcv~mtmo G~lcbd~ tgdcl otlcbd ~w~tok g~ yv`tontod a`v wocv~ t

    Tmo Bg~~osu`euo Vgqov Uctov~mod n`qov~ 49 ~sucvo kglogb ^kgtmt` b, L`be G~lcbd', cbd g~ c ubgsuo nc~o ~tudw tmcdok`b~tvcto~ tmo evoct y`tobtgcl `a tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd^to cvd~mgy Gbgtgctgqo" _~gbe tmo yvgbngycl~ `a tmo LG^to cvd~mgy Cntg`b Ylcb mc~ foob doqol`yod fw c n`clgtg`b~tchom`ldov~ voyvo~obtgbe dgqov~o gbtovo~t~" Tmogv e`cyv`tont cbd obmcbno tmg~ l`ncl lcbd~ncyo n`kyvg~od `a c gcvvcw `a ~yongo~, qcvgod on`~w~tok~ cbd cb c~~`vtkobt `avonvoctg`bcl yy`vtubgtgo~"

    TU@YVG@VGTW^TOUCVD^MGY^GTO^

    FCVB G^LCBD,-FOL@U' CBD

    BG^^OS_@E_O V^TCTO YCVH, BW -L

    Ym`t` nvodgt: V`fovt Avoudobfove

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    Gb 37=? N`bevo~~ dgvontod tmo _^ Obqgv`bkobtcl Yv`tontg`bCeobnw t` ~y`b~`v tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw, c kcbceokobtn`baovobno tmct gbq`lqo~ aodovcl cbd ~tcto e`qovbkobt~, gbtov~tctocbd l`ncl ceobngo~, gbdu~tvw, ubgqov~gtgo~ cbd obqgv`bkobtclev`uy~"Tmo N`kyvomob~gqo N`b~ovqctg`b cbd KcbceokobtYlcb -NNKY' doqol`yod fw tmg~ ev`uy 35 wocv~ ce`gdobtgago~ ~g} yvg`vgtw cvoc~ a`v tmo ^`ubd" Tmo fluoyvgbt ~ot~e`cl~, kglo~t`bo~ cbd cntg`b ~toy~ tmct ncb moly tuvb tmgbe~cv`ubd, yv`qgdgbe gba`vkctg`b cbd o~tgkcto~ `b tmo m` cbdm` kunm cl`be tmo cw"

    Mwy`}gcdo~nvgfo~ c loqol `a dg~~`lqod `}weob ~` l` gt boectgqolwcaaont~ f`tt`k ctov mcfgtct~ cbd cbgkcl~" O}no~~ bgtv`eob g~folgoqod t` fo tmo `bo `a tmo `a mwy`}gc -gt moly~ cleco ev` , fut

    mob tmo cleco dgo cbd ~ottlo t` tmo f`tt`k `a tmo ^`ubd, tmow u~ouy tmo cqcglcflo `}weob gb tmogv doncw'8 vodungbe tmo ck`ubt `abgtv`eob g~ o}yontod t` c~~g~t gb vodungbe mwy`}gc" Gb 3774 gt c~o~tgkctod tmct 7>,199 t`b~ `a bgtv`eob yov wocv obtov tmo ^`ubd, `a

    mgnm ?>,599 t`b~ cvo mukcb n`btvgfutg`b~ tmct ncb fo kcbceodcbd nuvfod" Tmo e`cl c~ t` voduno tmo k`~t ~oqovo gb~tcbno~ `amwy`}gc fw avoozgbe gbyut~ ct 3779 loqol~ cbd tmob kotm`dgncllwolgkgbctgbe 64,999 t`b~ `a bgtv`eob gbyut~ fw 6934, c~ `utlgbod gbtmo a`ll` +uy 6999 Bgtv`eob T`tcl Kc}gkuk Dcglw L`cd -TKDL'"

    T`}gn ^uf~tcbno~ cvo f`tm bctuvcl cbd kcb+kcdo ~uf~tcbno~tmct ncb boectgqolw gkycnt tmo obqgv`bkobt `v mukcb mocltm"E`cl~ gbnludod obmcbnod y`llutg`b yvoqobtg`b yv`evck~ tmct tcveott`}gn gbyut~, cddgtg`bcl ~odgkobt oqcluctg`b cbd k`bgt`vgbe a`vt`}gb~, cbd evoctov n`kkubgnctg`b gtm tmo yuflgn"

    Yctm`eob N`btckgbctg`b, mgnm n`ko~ yvgkcvglw av`k n`kfgbod~o ov `qoval` ~, b`by`gbt ~`uvno vub`aa, ~o ceo ylcbtkclaubntg`b~ cbd qo~~ol dg~nmcveo~, ncb nl`~o focnmo~ cbd~mollag~m fod~ cbd ncu~o gllbo~~ gb fctmov~ cbd tm`~o m` octubdovn``hod n`btckgbctod ~mollag~m" Vodungbe gb~tcbno~ `an`btckgbctg`b doyobd~ `b aullw aubdgbe b`by`gbt ~`uvno y`llutg`bn`btv`l yv`evck~, gbavc~tvuntuvo gkyv`qokobt~ t` n`vvont N^@~ cbd~o ceo kclaubntg`b~, cbd oba`vnokobt `a voeulctg`b~ `b ~o ceodg~nmcveo~ cbd m``huy~"

    Al`ctcflo Dofvg~ g~ tvc~m tmct al`ct~ gb ctovf`dgo~ `v c~mo~ uy`b ~m`vo" Gt g~ c kcj`v ncu~o `a k`vtclgtw a`v gldlgao, c mczcvd t`f`ctov~ cbd ~ gkkov~, cbd cb co~tmotgn cbd on`b`kgn fuvdob t`kubgngyclgtgo~" K`~t al`ctcflo dofvg~ gb tmo ^`ubd g~ lgttov av`kfocnme`ov~ `v f`ctov~ cbd c~to ncvvgod d` b~tvock fw vgqov~ `v~t`vk ctov ~w~tok~" Tmg~ ku~t fo doclt gtm f`tm ct tmo obd y`gbtcbd ct tmo ~`uvno" Oqovw wocv, q`lubtoov~ ygnh uy tm`u~cbd~ `ay`ubd~ `a tvc~m av`k focnmo~8 tmo NNKY von`kkobd~ d`uflgbetmo nlocbuy~ cbd gbqo~tkobt gb oba`vnokobt cbd odunctg`byv`evck~ gb `vdov t` voduno tmo ck`ubt `a lgttov" Tmo `tmovn`ky`bobt g~ yvoqobtgbe dofvg~ av`k vocnmgbe tmo ^`ubd gb tmoagv~t ylcno tmv`uem ~t`vk ctov cfctokobt"

    Lgqgbe Kcvgbo Vo~`uvno~ cbd Tmogv Mcfgtct~gbnludo tmoagbag~m, ~mollag~m, fgvd~, kckkcl~ cbd `tmov cbgkcl~ tmctycvt `v cll `a tmogv lgqo~ gb tmo ^`ubd `v gt~ ctov~mod, c~tmo ylcbt lgao cbd on`~w~tok~ tmct ~uyy`vt tmok" Tmo kcj`v`a mcvk t` tmo ^`ubd~ lgqgbe vo~`uvno~ cvo ctov y`llutg`b,do~tvuntg`b `a mcfgtct cbd `qovmcvqo~tgbe" Tmo NNKY uvecbd aodovcl ceobngo~ t` koot o}g~tgbe mcfgtct kcbceokobt e`ccbd obmcbno `be`gbe yv`evck~ gb tgdcl otlcbd~ vo~t`vctg`b kcbceokobt `a tmvoctobod mcvqo~tcflo ~yongo~"

    Lcbd _~o cbd Doqol`ykobt `a tmo ^`ubd~ 31,999+~sucvo+kglctov~mod mc~ c ~gebgagncbt gkycnt `b tmo o~tucvw~ cto

    Tmo NNKY ~tvo~~o~ agqo nvgtgncl cvoc~ a`v gkyv`qokobt: b`by`gbt ~`uvno y`llutg`b av`k doqol`yod cvoc~8 kgbgkgzodckceo~ av`k bo doqol`ykobt8 kcho gba`vkctg`b, tvcgbgbe,agbcbngbe cbd tonmbgncl c~~g~tcbno k`vo cqcglcflo t`kubgngyclgtgo~, tvcdo `vecbgzctg`b~ cbd tmo yuflgn8 n`b~ov~ycno tmv`uem ctov~mod+fc~od ylcbbgbe8 cbd gkyv`qo yufcnno~~ t` tmo ^`ubd"

    Locvb k`vo cf`ut tmo NNKY cbd tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd^tudw: "l`beg~lcbd~`ubd~tudw"bot

    Umct O}cntlw g~ tmo NNKY0

    Gbqc~gqo ^yongo~ gb L`be G~lcCb gbqc~gqo ~yongo~ g~ c b`b+bctgqo ylcbt `v cbgkcl tmgt~ola gb c bo tovvgt`vw t` tmo dotvgkobt `a bctgqo ~yo

    Cv`ubd L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, tmo n`kk`b vood -Ymvcekgtokcv~m evc~~o~ t` a`vk dob~o k`b`nultuvo~" Tmo~o cvo ln`c~tcl kcv~mlcbd~ cbd yv`qgdo gbcdosucto fgvd cbd cbggbqc~gqo ~yongo~ yvo~obtlw `nnuyw tmo ctov~ `a L`bn`btgbu`u~lw cvvgqgbe qgc ~mgy fcllc~t ctov cbd c~ &mf`ct lgbo~" Ucvkov ctov~ c~~`ngctod gtm el`fcl cvkgbvcbeo~ `a kcbw ~yongo~ kchgbe tmo ^`ubd%~ ctov~ ~`vecbg~k~ lgho tmo lg`bag~m, c y`g~`b`u~ tv`ygncl ~yona`ubd gb tmo oc~tovb ^`ubd duvgbe tmo ~ukkov" Gbqc~gcbd ygyo~, cbd ncb cl~` mcqo kcj`v on`b`kgn gkycnt~" Atmo gbqc~gqo evoob nvcf mc~ n`btvgfutod t` tmo donlgbogbdu~tvw gb tmo B`vtmoc~t"

    Tmo Bo W`vh DON cbd N`bbontgnut DOOY kcgbtcgb g~yongo~ cbd n`btcgbkobt yv`t`n`l~" A`v auvtmov vocdgbL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd: mtty: "~ocevcbt"un`bb"odu m

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    Lgqgbe Kcvgbo Vo~`Tmogv Mc

    Lcbd _~o cbd Doqo

    yvg`vgtw`a tmo ^`

    ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

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    Tmo acnt tmct Yluk G~lcbd c aodovcllwvon`ebgzod ~to cvd~mgy ~gto g~ uy a`v ~clo t`tmo mgemo~t fgddov g~ c nlocv ~wkf`l tmctgbtob~o doqol`ykobt yvo~~uvo~ n`btgbuo t` yut

    yvo~~uvo `b L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" Tmo ^`ubd,~uvv`ubdod fw ~`ko `a tmo dob~o~t y`yulctg`b gb

    tmo _bgtod ^tcto~ cbd gtm c ctov~mod tmct vocnmo~ cll tmo cwt` Ncbcdc, mc~ ubgsuo nmcllobeo~ tmct vosugvo aodovcl cbdgbtov+~tcto n``yovctg`b t` kcbceo" @bo `a tmo k`~t gky`vtcbtt``l~ a`v yv`tontgbe cbd vo~t`vgbe tmo voeg`b mc~ foob tmo L`beG~lcbd ^`ubd Vo~t`vctg`b Cnt -LG^VC'"

    A`v `qov t ` doncdo~, tmg~ twyo `a loeg~lctg`b mc~ yv`qgdod tmoL`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw gtm aubdgbe t` gkylokobt nlocb ctovgkyv`qokobt~, mcfgtct vo~t`vctg`b yv`jont~, ~ngobtgagn vo~ocvnm cbdodunctg`bcl yv`evck~ cv`ubd L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd" Tmo dg~tvo~~odn`kkubgtgo~ yv`evck mc~ aubdod kubgngycl ~o ov uyevcdo~ t`~tok tmo tgdo `a vc ~o ceo tmct vcg~o~ tmo ^`ubd~ bgtv`eob loqolcbd locd~ t` tmo l` `}weob cvoc tmct g~ mcvkaul t` kcvgbo lgao"^t`vk ctov gbgtgctgqo~ cbd ymcvkcnoutgncl tcho+fcnh yv`evck~

    mcqo vodunod tmo ck`ubt `a nmokgncl~ cbd y`llutcbt~ tmo voduky~ gbt` tmo ^`ubd" Mcfgtct vo~t`vctg`b yv`jont~ mcqo vo+vgqov~ t` ag~m kgevctg`b cbd ~yc bgbe, ylcbtod ~oc evc~~, kcv~m cbd dubo on`~w~tok~, cbd yv`tontod n`c~tcl lcbd~ av`kubaottovod doqol`ykobt" Vo~ocvnm aubdod fw LG^VC eugdocbd `tmov `be`gbe gbgtgctgqo~, mglo odunctg`b cbd `utvocncntgqgtgo~ yv`qgdo tmo gba`vkctg`b bono~~cvw a`v gbdgqgdcntg`b gb tmogv ` b lgqo~"

    LG^VC o}ygvod gb 6939, cbd gt~ ~g~tov fgll, tmo L`be G~lc^to cvd~mgy Cnt -LG^^C', o}ygvo~ tmg~ wocv" Gt g~ qgtcl vocutm`vgzod t` ob~uvo n`btgbuod yv`evo~~" Tmo ~tcto~ cbdobtgtgo~ lgho B@CC volw `b tmg~ nvgtgncl aubdgbe t` loqovgbqo~tkobt~ gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd yv`evck~" Gt g~ nvungcl tN`bevo~~ vocutm`vgzo LG^VC cbd LG^^C tmg~ wocv cbd cgbnvoc~od aubdgbe t` ob~uvo o n`btgbuo `b tmo yctm t` cvdmocltmw cbd qgfvcbt L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

    L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd Vo~t`vctg`b Cnt

    Cb gbqo~tkobt gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd g~ cb gbqo~tkobt gb tmo obtgvo voeg`b" B`t `blw d`o~ tmo ^`ubd votuvb

    kcvgbo tvcdo~, ag~mgbe, t`uvg~k cbd `tmov gbdu~tvgo~, fut tmovo cvo lo~~ sucbtgagcflo foboagt~ c~ oll" Tm^`ubd obj`w ~cglgbe, hcwchgbe, ag~mgbe cbd clhgbe cl`be tmo focnmo~ cbd n`c~tcl tvcgl~ tmct vgbe tmo ct`a kcbw fgvd ~yongo~, cbd ~kcll, volctgqolw ubdoqol`yod g~lcbd~ yv`qgdo ~cao vo~tgbe ~y`t~ `b tmo j`uvbow

    L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw Bctg`bcl O~tucvw Yv`evck cbdLG^VC Aubdgbe Mg~t`vwKGLLG@B^ @A D@LLCV^

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    >6 ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

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    ^`ubdQg~g`b

    @qov tmo yc~t t ` wocv~, tmo Ngtgzob~ Cdqg~`vw N`kkgttmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^tudw cbd n`kkubgtw ~tchom`ldov~mcqo v`llod uy tmogv ~looqo~ cbd du~tod `aa tmo NNKY c`tmov ylcb~ volctod t` tmo ^`ubd~ mocltm" Fw ycvgbe tmot` tmogv o~~obtgcl~, gbtoevctgbe e`cl~ gtm `bo cb`tmov, co~tgkctgbe gbqo~tkobt~ boodod a`v ocnm n`ky`bobt,~tchom`ldov~ nvoctod c ygntuvo `a tmo ^`ubd~ yv`evo~~ gdobtgawgbe mgnm fobnmkcvh~ mcqo foob kot cbd mgnb`t, mgnm e`cl~ cvo b` l`beov voloqcbt cbd mgnm bood tcddod, mgnm ycvt~ `a tmo ^`ubd~ obqgv`bkobt bood o}tvcttobtg`b cbd mgnm cvo vof`ubdgbe ac~tov tmcb o}yontodAv`k tmovo, cvoc~ `a `qovlcyygbe bood ovo gdobtgagod t`dotovkgbo movo tmo k`~t qcluo lgo~ gb tovk~ `a on`~w~to

    yv`tontg`b, yuflgn cnno~~, cbd votuvb `b gbqo~tkobt a`vgbdu~tvw cbd n`kkubgtgo~" Tmg~ n``vdgbctod oaa`vt mc~ ~m` u~ movo o mcqo foob, movo o cvo e`gbe, cbd

    mct gt gll tcho t` eot tmovo"

    Tmo n`bnlu~g`b `a tmg~ yv`no~~ kcvhod tmo foegbbgbe `a bo nmcytov a`v cdq`ncnw `b fomcla `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"~ukkov 6933, tmo Ngtgzob~ Cdqg~`vw N`kkgttoo cyyv`qodtob+wocv ylcb ncllod ^`ubdQg~g`b: Cb Cntg`b Ylcb a`v L`G~lcbd ^`ubd, cbd c t `+wocv n`kycbg`b ygono" Tmo ylcbgdobtgago~ a`uv how t`ygn cvoc~ cv`ubd mgnm t` a`nu~dg~nu~~g`b cbd cntg`b:

    Yv`tontgbe Nlocb Uctov t` Cnmgoqo c Mocltmw ^`ubd

    Nvoctgbe cao cbd Tmvgqgbe Ylcno~ a`v Cll `ubd Nvo

    Fugldgbe L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd N`kkubgtgo~ tmct U`vh

    Gbqo~tgbe gb cb On`b`kgncllw Qgfvcbt L`be G~lcbd `

    Tmo NCN okfcvhod `b cb ogemt+~t`y t`uv cv`ubd tmo ^`ubd`atob cnn`kycbgod fw tmo ^nm``bov ^`ubdUctov~, t` fvgbe tm^`ubdQg~g`b Cntg`b Ylcb t` ngtgzob~ cbd t` obn`uvceo vo~g`a N`bbontgnut cbd Bo W`vh t` aool n`bbontod t` tmo ^`ubdLoeg~lct`v~ av`k Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut cvo j`gbgbet`eotmov t` nvocto c fg+~tcto L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ncunu~ t`cddvo~~ tmo bood~ `a tmo ^`ubd cbd ~uvv`ubdgbe n`kkubgtg

    Tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd n`kkubgtw mc~ yv`qod gt mc~ tmoyctgobno, `yobbo~~, cbd dodgnctg`b bono~~cvw t` gdobtgawn`kk`b e`cl~" T`eotmov, o ncb cnmgoqo `uv ~mcvod qg~g`L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd c~ gt ~m`uld fo nlocb, ~cao, cf`ubdgbe

    gtm lgao, cbd c ~`uvno `a f`tm vonvoctg`bcl cbd n`kkovngccntgqgtgo~" T` agbd `ut k`vo cbd vocd tmo ^`ubdQg~g`b voqg~gt "LG^`ubdQg~g`b"`ve"

    Vo~t`vgbe L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd~ Autuvo: Voqg~gtgbe cbdVoavo~mgbe @uv Qg~g`b a`v tmo ^`ubdBocvlw t ` doncdo~ ce`, c ylcb t` vo~t`vo cb cglgbe o~tucvwfoecb t` tcho ~mcyo" C ubgsuo ycvtbov~mgy tmct gbnludode`qovbkobt, b`b+yv`agt~, ubgqov~gtgo~, yvgqcto gbdu~tvw cbd tmoyuflgn ubn`qovod c n`kk`b m`yo a`v `uv voeg`bcl tvoc~uvo:

    Tmo qg~g`ba`v tmo ^`ubd g~ `a ctov~ tmct cvonlocb, nlocv, ~cao t` ~ gk gb, cbd nmcveod gtm lgao"Gt g~ c qg~g`b `a ctov~ b`uvg~mod cbd yv`tontodfw o}tob~gqo n`c~tcl otlcbd~, fw yuflgnlwcnno~~gflo, lgttov+avoo focnmo~ cbd yvo~ovqo~, cbd`a ubdoqol`yod g~lcbd~" Gt g~ c qg~g`b `a cfubdcbt cbddgqov~o gldlgao, `a al`uvg~mgbe n`kkovngcl ag~movgo~,`a mcvf`v~ cnno~~gflo t` tmo f`ctgbe yuflgn, cbd `a cvoeg`bcl n`b~ng`u~bo~~ cbd c cw `a lgao tmctyv`tont~ cbd ~u~tcgb~ tmo on`~w~tok"

    -Lg~tob t` tmo ^`ubd: C Ngtgzob~ Ceobdc" Bctg`bcl Cuduf`b ^`ngotw" 3779"'

    Av`k tmct o}ngtokobt okoveod tmo N`kyvomob~gqoN`b~ovqctg`b cbd Kcbceokobt Ylcb, mgnm gdobtgagod ~g} howdvgqov~ `b tmo v`cd t` L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd~ von`qovw" Tmcbh~t` ~gebgagncbt aodovcl, ~tcto, kubgngycl cbd yvgqcto oaa`vt~cbd gbqo~tkobt~, tmovo mcqo foob bukov`u~ ~unno~~o~ ~gbnotmo NNKY~ cd`ytg`b gb 3774, gbnludgbe tmo doqol`ykobt `abo ylcb~ lgho tmo ^to cvd~mgy cbd Mcfgtct Vo~t`vctg`bGbgtgctgqo~" M` oqov, kunm mc~ nmcbeod ~gbno tmct agv~t ylcb"Tmo ^`ubd g~ acngbe tmvoct~ b`t gkcegbod t obtw wocv~ ce` `bno+tmvgqgbe ag~movgo~ cvo n`llcy~gbe, ~oc loqol~ cvofoegbbgbe t` vg~o cbd ctov suclgtw vokcgb~ cb g~~uo" Tmo~onmcllobeo~ dokcbd tmct o vooqclucto tmo e`cl~ `a tmo yc~t,doqol`y cbd gbtoevcto ylcb~ a`v tmo autuvo cbd vogbqge`vctotmo n`kkubgtw"

    >>^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

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    C vonwnlgbe n``lgbe ~w~tok `uld vou~o tmo ctov kultgylotmovofw vodungbe tmo do~tvuntg`b `a ag~m cbd kcvgbo lgao 7=/" Wot Kgll~t`bo c~ cll` od t` `yovcto `b cb o}ygvod yovkga`v 33 wocv~ gtm`ut fogbe vosugvod t` uyevcdo tmogv cbtgsun``lgbe ~w~tok" Tmg~ g~ do~ygto tmo acnt tmct ~unm c ~w~tgb~tcllod fw Kgll~t`bo~ ` bov~ ct tmogv `tmov acnglgtgo~ `uN`bbontgnut" N`bbontgnut Aubd a`v tmo Obqgv`bkobt, gt~ yv`^cqo tmo ^`ubd, cbd ^`ubdhooyov gbtovqobod c~ loecl ycvtgo~Kgll~t`bo%~ k`~t vonobt yovkgt yv`noodgbe~" C~ c vo~ult, tmyv`noodgbe~ ovo agbcllw n`kylotod cbd c bo yovkgt c~ g~tmct vosugvod tmct -3' Kgll~t`bo gb~tcll qcvgcflo avosuobnw d~l` tmo gbtcho cbd voduno tmo ~m`vt tovkdo~tvuntg`b `a kcvgbo lgao, -6' Kgll~t`bo

    n`kyloto c ~tudw gdobtgawgbe ~yongagn vonwnlgben``lgbe ~w~tok~ cbd tmo aoc~gfglgtw `a gb~tcllgbetmok, cbd ->' DOOY kcho c agbcl dong~g`b c~ t`

    mct twyo `a n``lgbe ~w~tok g~ vosugvod ctKgll~t`bo fc~od uy`b tmo ~tudw" C~ `a Julw 6933, tmo qcvgcfavosuobnw dvgqo~ mcqo foob gb~tcllod cbd cvo `yovctgbe cbdvoy`vt tmct gll cll` DOOY t` kcho gt~ agbcl dong~g`b gll fn`kylotod gb ~ukkov 6936"

    Dvodegbeg~ bono~~cvw t` ob~uvo tmct mcvf`v~ cbd gbdu~tvcvoc~ vokcgb aubntg`bcl" Nuvvobtlw, kunm `a tmo dvodeod ~g~ dg~y`~od `a gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, cbd c dvodeod kctovgckcbceokobt ylcb a`v tmo obtgvo ^`ubd g~ boodod t` cq`gd cbw

    l`be+tovk obqgv`bkobtcl dckceo" ^toy~ cvo fogbe foob tchobt` cvd~ tmo doqol`ykobt `a ~unm c ylcb" Umglo cb Obqgv`bkGkycnt ^tctokobt -OG^' a`v tmo o~tovb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd mfoob n`kylotod, tmo OG^ a`v tmo oc~tovb ^`ubd cbd c aull voDvodeo Kctovgcl Kcbceokobt Ylcb mcqo b`t" Aodovcl aubdguveobtlw boodod t` n`kyloto tmg~ yv`no~~" Gt g~ cl~` nvgtgntmo Kcvgbo Yv`tontg`b, Vo~ocvnm, cbd ^cbntucvgo~ Cnt%~ Ckobdkobt, mgnm vosugvo~ ~tvgbeobt to~tgbe a`v ~odgkodg~y`~od `a gb L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd, fo yv`tontod"

    UMCT^ BO]T0Bo W`vh ^tcto~ dobgcl `a c n`c~tcl yovkgt t` Fv`cd ctov cmueo ~unno~~" Tmo a`uv+wocv agemt fw tm`u~cbd~ `a ngtgt` tmg~ y`gbt mgemlgemt~ tmo bood a`vc n`kyvomob~gqo ylcb tmctcddvo~~o~ m` t` fclcbno t`dcw%~ u~ceo bood~ gtm tmol`be+tovk loecnw `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd tmct o m`yo t`locqo t` `uv nmgldvob"_btgl o doqol`y n`mo~gqo nvgtovgc t`kcbceo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd~ qclucflo vo~`uvno~ cbd oqclucyv`jont~ gb c fclcbnod cw o gll cl cw~ acno tmo~o fcttBo W`vh~ bo @nocb cbd Evoct Lcho~ On`~w~tok N`b~oN`ubngl g~ `bo o}ckylo `a cb cttokyt t` obcnt on`~w~tok+fc~okcbceokobt `a lcveov ctovf`dgo~" Gt~ yv`no~~ cbd agbdgbe~ovqo c~ c k`dol a`v `uv LG^ voeg`bcl ylcbbov~-mtty: "bw`elonn"`ve '"

    >4 ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_BD

    _~o N`balgnt~ nnuv mob tmovo g~ yovnogqod n`kyotgtg`bfot oob on`b`kgn cbd obqgv`bkobtcl bood~ ~`kotgko~ tmo

    fo~t gbtovo~t~ `a tmo obqgv`bkobt cbd tmo yuflgn gb `ut,~`kotgko~ ~yongcl gbtovo~t~ yvoqcgl, cbd ~`kotgko~ n`kk`bev`ubd cbd n`kyv`kg~o ncb nvocto c lc~tgbe ~`lutg`b"

    UMOVO CVO UO B@U0Fv`cd ctov g~ tmo al`ctgbe lgsuoagod bctuvcl ec~ gbdu~tvgcln`kylo} yv`y`~od a`v tmo kgddlo `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd fw ^moll@gl cbd Tvcb~Ncbcdc" Tmo yv`jont `uld mcqo gvvoq`ncflwdckceod tmo ^`ubd~ gldlgao cbd lgkgtod u~o `a tmo ^`ubd a`vvonvoctg`b cbd ag~mgbe do~ygto n`bnvoto cbd qgcflo cltovbctgqo~"6?Catov wocv~ `a dofcto gb tmo voeg`b, Bo W`vh dobgod c n`c~tclyovkgt tmct `uld mcqo cll` od Fv`cd ctov t` yv`nood" Umglotmg~ c~ c qgnt`vw a`v tmo ^`ubd, Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut gllbood t` n`btgbuo t` ~tcbd ~tv`be gb tmo acno `a cyyocl~ cbd autuvoyovkgt yv`noodgbe~ `b `tmov obovew+volctod yv`jont~"

    TmoKgll~t`bo bunlocv y` ov ylcbt `b tmo Uctova`vd, NT, ~m`volgbotcho~ gb `qov >,999 @lwkygn ~ gkkgbe y``l~ `vtm `a ctov -t `fgllg`b ecll`b~' av`k L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ocnm dcw t` n``l gt~ bunlocvvocnt`v~" Tmg~ ~untg`b hgll~ fgllg`b~ `a ag~m lcvqco cbd `tmov kcvgbo`vecbg~k~ cbd g~ folgoqod t` mcqo n`btvgfutod t` tmo ~oqovo nvc~m`a tmo Bgcbtgn Vgqov~ gbtov al`ubdov y`yulctg`b"61

    Okovegbe G~~uo~

    _^O N@BALGNT^ Ugtm`ut tm`uemtaul ylcbbgbe, n`balgnt~ gb u~o

    ncb tmvoctob tmo ^`ubd~ obqgv`bkobt~" Gb dobwgbe c n`c~tcl yovkgt t` Fv`cd ctov,

    Bo W`vh nm`~o obqgv`bkobtcl yv`tontg`b `qovmcymczcvd yvgqctgzod obovew doqol`ykobt"

    N`bbontgnut~ Kgll~t`bo y` ov ylcbt ku~t fouyevcdod t` voduno obqgv`bkobtcl dckceo"

    Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut ~m`uld n`btgbuon``yovctgbe gb tmo doqol`ykobt `a c voeg`bclDvodeo Kctovgcl Kcbceokobt Ylcb t` yv`tont tmo l`be tovk mocltm `a L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd"

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    Tmo =49+cnvo Yluk G~lcbd, BW, mc~ l`befoob tmo m`ko t` c aodovcl vo~ocvnmacnglgtw, fut gt cl~` mc~ c lo~~ b`t`vg`u~~onvot: gt~ qc~t ubdoqol`yod ~ycno~ mcqofon`ko c do acnt` gldlgao ~cbntucvw tmctyv`qgdo~ bo~tgbe cvoc~ a`v ct+vg~h fgvd~"

    Ju~t tob kglo~ `aa `a N`bbontgnut~ ~m`vo, Yluk G~lcbd cl`be gtm gt~ bogemf`vgbe Eull G~lcbd~ mc~ foobgdobtgagod fw `uv ~tcto cbd aodovcl e`qovbkobt~ c~ ycvt tmo L`be G~lcbd ^`ubd ^to cvd~mgy ^w~tok, c bot `vh `tmo voeg`b~ lc~t evoct n`c~tcl ylcno~ tmct o}mgfgto}okylcvw mcfgtct `v yuflgn cnno~~ `yy`vtubgtgo~do~ovqgbe `a ~yongcl vo~t`vctg`b `v yv`tontg`b cttobtg`b"Cbd gb tmct qg~g`b, tmovo g~ gbnvodgflo y`tobtgcl: kglo~tvcgl~ gbdgbe tmv`uem n`c~tcl a`vo~t~, ~ukkov qg~gt`v~obj`wgbe ~cbdw focnmo~ cbd tmo n``l ~uva"

    M` oqov, tmo aodovcl e`qovbkobt g~ yvoycvgbe t` ~oll YG~lcbd t` tmo mgemo~t fgddov, yuttgbe tmg~ vcvo g~lcbd`a gbtob~gqo yvgqcto doqol`ykobt tmct n`uld vugb gldlgamcfgtct~, y`lluto tmo ^`ubd, cbd yvonludo autuvo yuflgncnno~~" Gt d`o~bt mcqo t` fo tmct cw" Tmo ubdoqol`yokcj`vgtw `a tmo g~lcbd n`uld fon`ko ycvt `a tmo _^ Ag~mcbd Ugldlgao ^ovqgno%~ voaueo ~w~tok~" Tmo g~lcbd nc ylcno t` n`bbont gtm mocltmw kcvgbo on`~w~tok~ cbdtmo v`lo tmow ylcw, ~m` gbe ~tudobt~ cbd ngtgzob~ tmobono~~gtw `a kcgbtcgbgbe kcv~mo~ cbd focnmo~, gtm`udoqol`ykobt tmct gkyodo~ bctuvcl nwnlo~"

    Yluk G~lcbd g~ c foll otmov a`v tmo acto `a tmo ^`ubd cbd o ku~t cnt t` yv`tont tmg~ jo ol" O}tob~gqo yvgqctodoqol`ykobt g~ tmo v`be cb~ ov cbd cb ubgb~ygvgbevo~y`b~o t` tmg~ hgbd `a y`tobtgcl" Gb yvo~ovqgbe tmg~lcbd~ncyo b` o cvo cl~` yvo~ovqgbe `uv `ytg`b~ a`v tmautuvo" Tmg~ tgbw g~lcbd g~, ga o ncvo t` l``h, b`tmgbe`a ckczgbe"

    FCLCBNONCBNVOCTOLC^TGBE

    ^@L_TG@B^"YL_K G^LCBD, B

    ^TCTO @A TMO ^@_

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    Bo W`vh cbd N`bbontgnut mcqo vonobtlw kcdo kcj`v~tvgdo~ t` voduno tmogv n`btvgfutg`b t` el`fcl nlgkctonmcbeo" Tmo 699= N`bbontgnut loeg~lctuvo yc~~od cbon`b`kw+ gdo ncy `b evoobm`u~o ec~o~ tmct gllvoduno okg~~g`b~ fw 39/ fol` 3779 loqol~ fw 6969cbd =9/ fol` 6993 loqol~ fw 69?9" Bo W`vhvonobtlw nvoctod c nlgkcto nmcbeo `aagno t` ~yocvmocd

    ~ngobtgagn cbclw~g~, n`kkubgtw `utvocnm cbd voeg`bcl ycvtt` voduno evoobm`u~o ec~ okg~~g`b~"

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