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    Zhn nllnez bl ebitanxcgm kmngzu bg zhn ubptzcbg kgj

    u~`un{~ngz icmpkzcbg bl zhbpc~i cg k gkz~pka ukgj

    ikzpcx ~ucgm uzkzce `kzeh kgj lab})zhpb~mh eba~ignxtnpcingzu'

    '''

    Acgjuks Sb~gm

    0>zh Ikpeh 04;4

    U~tnp|cubp? Jp Icpkgjk Fnczh)Pbkeh

    @Ue (Hbgu# Kgkaszceka ehnicuzps

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    Zhn Nllnez bl ebitanxcgm kmngzu bg zhn ubptzcbg kgj

    u~`un{~ngz icmpkzcbg bl Zhbpc~i cg k gkz~pka ukgj

    ikzpcx ~ucgm uzkzce `kzeh kgj lab})zhpb~mh eba~ig

    nxtnpcingzu

    Jcueakcinp?

    Zhn pnunkpeh tpnungznj cg zhcu zhnucu cu bpcmcgka kgj hku `nng ekppcnj b~z `s

    zhn ~gjnpucmgnj nxentz }hnpn bzhnp}cun uzkznj'

    Icuu Acgjuks Sb~gm 0>"45"04;4

    ]bpj eb~gz? ;44

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    K`uzpkez'' ;

    ; Cgzpbj~ezcbg '''5

    ;';' Unaaklcnaj kgj g~eankp }kuznu''5

    ;'0' Jpcmm ab} an|na }kuzn pntbuczbps:

    ;'5' Bpmkgce ebitanxcgm kmngzu kgj zhncp pban cg ib`cacucgm

    pkjcbg~eacjnu>

    ;':' Ubptzcbg'=

    ;'>' Inzhbju ~unj zb jnznpicgn pkjcbg~eacjn zpkgutbpz''8

    ;'

    0';' Pnkmngzu';>

    0';';' Mpb~gj}kznp tpntkpkzcbg';>

    0';'0' Tpntkpkzcbg bl kgkasznu kgj icxz~pnu'''; i5

    bl }kuzn kgj zhkz >>44i5 tnp snkp bl }kznp lab}u zhpb~mh zhn uczn' Zhn tpcgectka

    ebgzkicgkgzu }npn lb~gj zb `n eknuc~i! ~pkgc~i! kinpcec~i kgj ta~zbgc~i kgj

    zhnun pkjcbg~eacjnu hk|n `nng lb~gj cg zhn }kznp kgj unjcingz bl k gnkp`s uzpnki

    kgj jpkcgkmn usuzni'

    ;?5 Bpmkgce ebitanxcgm kmngzu kgj zhncp pban cg ib`cacucgm pkjcbg~eacjnu'

    Ikgs uz~jcnu hk|n `nng ekppcnj b~z zb jnznpicgn zhn ib`caczs bl pkjcbg~eacjnu

    zhpb~mh znppnuzpcka ikzpcenu kgj cg tkpzce~akp! zhn nllnezu zhkz bpmkgce ebitanxcgm

    kmngzu hk|n bg zhncp icmpkzcbg'

    Bpmkgce ehnakzcgm kmngzu! u~eh ku nzhsangnzpckicgntngzkkenzce kecj (NJZK#! tcebacgce

    kecj kgj gczpcabzpckenzce kecj (GZK# kpn ~unj cg zhn jnebgzkicgkzcbg tpbenuu zb

    pnib|n `~caj ~t bl pkjcbkezc|n inzkau lpbi zhn ebbacgm usuzniu bl g~eankp tb}np

    uzkzcbgu(Unpgn! ;33

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    lpbi zhn }kuzn zpngehnu' Inkgu kaub u~mmnuznj zhkz zhn icmpkzcbg bl bzhnp

    pkjcbg~eacjnu u~eh ku T~! Ki kgj Zh iks kaub `n kzzpc`~znj zb NJZK kgj bzhnp

    ebitanxcgm kmngzu' Pkjcbg~eacjn icmpkzcbg hku kaub `nng b`unp|nj kz bzhnp AA]

    jcutbuka ucznu u~eh ku zhn Ehkaf Pc|np Ak`bpkzbpcnu cg Ekgkjk (Pb`npzubg JN!

    ;33>#' Zhn k~zhbp uz~jcnj 0 ucznu! bgn `ncgm k ehniceka tcz! }hceh pnenc|nj k{~nb~u

    }kuznu ebgzkcgcgm |kpcb~u pkjcbg~eacjnu kgj ehnicekau! zhn bzhnp `ncgm k 54 snkp baj

    ubacj ab} an|na }kuzn uzbpkmn lkecaczs ebgucuzcgm bl k unpcnu bl zpngehnu ebgzkcgcgm

    pkjcbkezc|n ikznpckau' Zhn uz~js ebgea~jnj zhkz pkjcbg~eacjn ib`caczs cu nghkgenj `s

    zhn lbpikzcbg bl kgcbgce ebitanxnu' Zhn kgcbgce ebitanx utnecnu }npn uzk`an kgj

    }npn gbz ucmgclcekgzas kaznpnj `s pnjbx ebgjczcbgu mc|cgm zhni zhn tbzngzcka lbp

    ucmgclcekgz lkp)lcnaj icmpkzcbg'

    Ebitanxcgm kmngzu kgj zhncp ebitanxnu }czh inzkau hk|n `nng uhb}g zb ankeh lpbi

    zhn eningz ebglcgnu zhkz hbaj zhn }kuzn kgj ekg cgepnkun pkjcbg~eacjn ankeh pkzn `s

    lkezbpu bl ;4 zb ;44 (Unpgn! ;33

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    k`ubptzcbg kgj kjubptzcbg hkttngcgm uci~azkgnb~uas(Bxlbpj ~gc|npuzcs tpnuu! 044:#

    kgj ekg `n jnuepc`nj ku k ac{~cj bp mku `ncgm cgebptbpkznj cgzb kgbzhnp ikznpcka bl k

    jcllnpngz uzkzn kgj kjhnpcgm zb zhn u~plken bl kgbzhnp ibane~an' Zhn ubp`ngz cu

    jnuepc`nj ku zhn ikzpcx! bp ubacj thkun kgj zhn ubp`kzn ekg `n jnuepc`nj ku zhn

    ibane~an bp ebitanx (ib`can thkun#' Zhn ubp`ngz! lbp nxkitan! ukgj hku cbgcuk`an

    u~plken mpb~tu u~eh k zpken inzkau kgj BH ) mpb~tu! zhnun kpn znpinj `cgjcgm ucznu'

    Zhn ehkpmnj ebitanxnu bp acmkgju ekg zhng eb|kangzas `bgj zb zhnun `cgjcgm ucznu

    kllnezcgm zhncp ib`caczs' Zhn kjubptzcbg ektkeczs lbp bpmkgce tbaa~zkgzu jntngju ~tbg

    5 ikcg cuu~nu?

    c# Zhn ubp`kzn lnkz~pnu u~eh ku ibane~akp ucn! uba~`caczs cg k{~nb~u

    uba~zcbgu! tbakpczs kgj zhn l~gezcbgka mpb~tu zhkz zhn ibane~an iks hk|n'

    cc# Zhn ac{~cj ikzpcx (mpb~gj }kznp# ehkpkeznpcuzceu u~eh ku tH kgj cbgce

    uzpngmzh kgj cbgce ebitbgngzu'

    ccc# Zhn ubp`ngz lnkz~pnu u~eh ku u~plken kpnk'(P~llcgb @! 0443#

    ;?> Inzhbju ~unj zb jnznpicgn pkjcbg~eacjn zpkgutbpz

    K uz~js ekppcnj b~z `s Unpgn nz ka cg 0440 (Unpgn PO! 0440# ~unj |kpcb~u inzhbju zb

    jnznpicgn zhn nllnezu bl ebitanxcgm kmngzu bg pkjcbg~eacjn ib`caczs' Bgn inzhbj

    ~unj }ku k eba~ig kjubptzcbg nxtnpcingz' K eba~ig kjubptzcbg nxtnpcingz ~unu k

    eba~ig tkefnj }czh k pntpnungzkzc|n ukitan bl zhn ubca"ukgj lpbi kpb~gj zhn AA]

    pntbuczbps cg {~nuzcbg' Zhn ubca i~uz `n lpnn lpbi pkjcbg~eacjnu kgj ebitanxcgm

    kmngzu' K uci~akznj mpb~gj}kznp ikzpcx cu zhng t~itnj ~t}kpju zhpb~mh zhn eba~ig

    kz zhn pn{~cpnj lab} pkzn kgj zhn nlla~ngz cu zhng ebaaneznj b|np k unz zcinuekan kgj

    kgkasunj ~ucgm kg kttpbtpckzn znehgc{~n' Zhcu inzhbj hku `nng ~unj zb jnznpicgn

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    zhn |nabeczs bl k ebgzkicgkgz pkjcbg~eacjn pnakzc|n zb zhn mpb~gj}kznp |nabeczs ucgen

    ;3=3 (Pnsak'OL! ;380# kgj cu ~unj lbp zhn jcpnez inku~pningzu bl pnzkpjkzcbg lkezbpu

    zhkz tpnjcez zhn ib`caczs cg mpb~gj}kznpu kgj ubcau(Pnsak'OL! ;380#' Zhn pnzkpjkzcbg

    lkezbp (Pl# cu k inku~pn bl zhn ektk`caczs bl k znppnuzpcka ikzpcx zb kez ku k `kppcnp zb

    pkjcbg~eacjn icmpkzcbg c'n' czu kjubptzcbg ektkeczs kgj cu ekae~akznj lpbi zhn

    tkpzczcbg"jcuzpc`~zcbg ebnllcecngz (Fj |ka~n#' Zhn Fj |ka~n cu jnlcgnj ku zhn pkzcb bl zhn

    {~kgzczs bl kjubp`kzn kjubp`nj tnp ikuu bl ubacj zb zhn kib~gz bl zhn kjubp`kzn

    pnikcgcgm cg uba~zcbg kz n{~cac`pc~i(^gcznj Uzkznu Ng|cpbgingz Tpbznezcbg Kmnges!

    ;333# kgj cu k inku~pn bl hb} pnkjcas bgn utnecnu ubp`u zb kgbzhnp u~plken' K hcmh

    Fj |ka~n cgjcekznu zhkz k ehniceka cu anuu acfnas zb ankeh kgj cz cu uzpbgmas kjubp`nj zb

    zhn ubca kgj zhnpnlbpn jbnu gbz ib|n zhpb~mh zhn ubca ikzpcx' Zhn uz~js `s Unpgn nz ka

    lb~gj zhkz zhn Fj |ka~nu zhns b`zkcgnj lbp pkjcbg~eacjnu! bpmkgce acmkgju kgj zhncp

    ebitanxnu }npn hcmhas |kpck`an kgj k uzpbgm l~gezcbg bl tH! acmkgj ebgengzpkzcbg kgj

    pkjcbg~eacjn ebgengzpkzcbg(Unpgn PO! 0440#' Zhns lb~gj zhkz kz hcmh tH ebgjczcbgu!

    }hceh kpn epnkznj `s eningzcb~u }kuznu! ib`cacukzcbg bl Gc0& `s NJZK }ku |nps

    ucmgclcekgz kgj zhkz kjubptzcbg bl Gc0& `s ubcau }ku npb'

    Pnkj nz ka(Pnkj J! ;338# ebgea~jnj cg k ucicakp uz~js zhkz NJZK kezc|nas tpbibznu

    zhn icmpkzcbg bl ^pkgc~i cg eakuhkeh ukgjuzbgn! kgj zhkz zhn bpjnp cg }hceh zhn

    ebitanxcgm kmngzu kgj pkjcbg~eacjnu kpn cgzpbj~enj zb nkeh bzhnp kaub hku kg nllnez

    bg zhn ib`caczs! lbp cguzkgen! }hng ~pkgc~i }ku cgzpbj~enj zb zhn ubca eba~ig khnkj

    bl zhn bpmkgce ta~in (NJZK# zhn pnib`cacukzcbg bl pkjcbg~eacjnu zhkz hk|n ubp`nj zb

    zhn ubca cu uab} `nek~un bl uab} jnubptzcbg fcgnzceu' Pnkj kgj hcu eb)}bpfnpu kaub

    lb~gj zhkz k{~nb~u ~pkgc~i utnecnu hk|n k hcmh kllcgczs lbp gkz~pka icgnpka u~plkenu

    kgj zhcu kllcgczs cu ucmgclcekgzas pnj~enj }hng ~pkgc~i kgj NJZK kpn tpn)n{~cac`pkznj

    zbmnzhnp! }hceh cu enpzkcgas zhn ekun cg k AA] pntbuczbps u~eh ku zhn bgn kz Jpcmm'

    Unpgn kgj hcu ebaanm~nu (Unpgn PO! 0440# kaub cg|nuzcmkznj zhn nllnezu bl zhn

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    ebgengzpkzcbgu bl `bzh zhn pkjcbg~eacjn kgj zhn ebitanxcgm kmngz' Zhns lb~gj zhkz

    nxenuu ebitanxcgm kmngz cg zhn k{~nb~u thkun hkj k akpmn nllnez bg zhn uba~`caczs bl

    zhn pkjcbg~eacjnu' Zhn ebitanxcgm kmngzu ukz~pkznj zhn kgcbg `cgjcgm ucznu bl zhn ubca

    ikzpcx kgj tpn|ngznj ubptzcbg bl zhn pkjcbg~eacjn ebitanxnu zhnpnlbpn kaab}cgm zhn

    pkjcbg~eacjn ebitanxnu zb `n ekppcnj `s zhn lab} bl mpb~gj}kznp' N{~cibakp uba~zcbgu

    ebgzkcgcgm `bzh NJZK kgj Gc0& kz tH ='> uhb}nj zhkz Gc)NJZK ebitanxnu kpn

    cgczckaas! pktcjas k`ubp`nj zb zhn ubca `cgjcgm ucznu (cpbg bxcjnu#' Bgen k`ubp`nj zhn Gc)

    NJZK ebitanxnu jcuubeckzn lpnncgm zhn Gc0& cbgu kgj Ln(CCC#)NJZK ebitanxnu lbpi'

    Ubin Gc0& cbgu kpn zhng pn)kjubp`nj zb zhn `cgjcgm ucznu kgj ukz~pkzcbg bl zhn ubca

    `cgjcgm ucznu cu {~cefas pnkehnj' Gc0& cbgu kpn gb abgmnp k`ubp`nj `~z pkzhnp jn)

    ubp`nj kgj zhn ebgengzpkzcbg bl Gc0& pnakzc|n zb NJZK cg zhn nlla~ngz cgepnkunj' Zhn

    uz~js `s Unpgn nz ka (Unpgn PO! 0440# uhb}u zhkz zhn ikobp ekzcbgu tpnungz cg

    mpb~gj}kznp kgj ubcau u~eh ku Ka! Im! Ln! Ek kgj bxcjnu hk|n k ucmgclcekgz nllnez bg

    zhn ib`caczs bl pkjcbg~eacjnu cg zhkz zhns ekg jcutaken zhn pkjcbg~eacjn lpbi zhn

    bpmkgce ebitanx' Zhn lcgjcgmu lpbi kgbzhnp uz~js ekppcnj b~z `s Hkfni(Hkfni!

    044;# uhb}nj zhkz T~(C\# hcmhas ubp`nj zb Hkglbpj ubca! hb}n|np cg zhn tpnungen bl

    NJZK kgj lbp k pkzcb bl NJZK"T~(C\# 7044! zhn ubptzcbg jnepnkunj j~n zb zhn

    lbpikzcbg bl zhn uba~`an kgj gn~zpka ebitanx T~(C\#)NJZK' Zhn k~zhbp kaub

    ebgea~jnj zhkz zhkz NJZK i~uz `n tpnungz cg ucmgclcekgz nxenuu cg bpjnp zb kaznp T~

    icmpkzcbg'

    Kgbzhnp inzhbj zb jnznpicgn Fj |ka~nu cu zhn ak`bpkzbps `kzeh inzhbj' Zhcu inzhbj

    cu |nps uzpkcmhzlbp}kpj kgj cg|ba|nu zkfcgm k fgb}g ikuu bl unjcingz"ukgj kgj

    kjjcgm zb k `nkfnp! zhng kjjcgm k fgb}g |ba~in kgj ebgengzpkzcbg bl zhn k{~nb~u

    kgkaszn icxz~pn' Zhn `nkfnp cu unkanj kgj kmczkznj ~gzca ubptzcbg cu kuu~inj zb `n

    ebitanzn (kttpbx ;)=jksu#(^gcznj Uzkznu Ng|cpbgingz Tpbznezcbg Kmnges! ;333#'

    Zhn ukitanu kpn zhng lcaznpnj bp engzpcl~mnj kgj zhn pnikcgcgm ebgzkicgkgz

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    ebgengzpkzcbg cu inku~pnj' Zhn Fj |ka~n cu ekae~akznj ~ucgm k ucitan n{~kzcbg

    uhb}g cg n{~kzcbg ;'

    N{~kzcbg ;? (^gcznj Uzkznu Ng|cpbgingz Tpbznezcbg Kmnges! ;333#

    ]hnpn! \} 9 Fgb}g |ba~in kjjnj (ia#E4 9 Fgb}g ebgengzpkzcbg bl ebgzkicgkgz (m"ia#E; 9 Ebgengzpkzcbg bl ebgzkicgkgz cg u~tnpgkzkgz (m"ia#Iunj 9 Ikuu bl unjcingz (m#

    Ikgs tpn|cb~u uz~jcnu hk|n nitabsnj zhcu inzhbj kabgm }czh eba~ig nxtnpcingzu zb

    jnznpicgn zhn Fj bl k ebgzkicgkgz' (Iks'E! 0443#! (Acuugnp! 0448#(Unpgn PO! 0440#!

    (Pnkj J! ;338#!(Pnsak'OL! ;380#

    ;'< Ebaabcjka utnecnu

    Znzpk|kangz kezcgcjnu u~eh ku Zh:& zngj zb lbpi tbasinpce ebaabcjka hsjpbxcjnu(Jbna!

    ;335#' Ebaabcju kpn ibane~anu bp tbasibane~akp tkpzceanu zhkz hk|n kz ankuz cg bgn

    jcpnezcbg! k jcingucbg `nz}nng ;gi kgj ;~i (C^TKE! 0440# }hceh kpn jcutnpunj

    }czhcg k ebgzcg~b~u injc~i (c'n' mpb~gj}kznp# cg k ikggnp zhkz tpn|ngzu zhni lpbi

    `ncgm lcaznpnj nkucas bp unzzanj pktcjas' K g~i`np bl cg|nuzcmkzcbgu hk|n jbe~ingznj

    zhkz ib`can ebgzkicgkgzu kuubeckzn }czh ubacj ebaabcjka tkpzceanu cg zhn lab}cgm la~cj

    thkun kgj hk|n tpb|cjnj n|cjngen zhkz u~utngjnj ebaabcju kez ku ebgzkicgkgz

    ekppcnpu' Ebaabcju ekg `n jnuepc`nj ku ib`can ubacj thkun (Lpciina! 044=#

    K uehnikzce pntpnungzkzcbg bl ebaabcjka lkecaczkznj zpkgutbpz cu uhb}g cg Lcm ;'

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    Lcm ;? Zhn ebgzkicgkgzu kpn nczhnp jcuuba|nj cg zhn ib`can thkun bp kjubp`nj zb zhn ubacj thkun (ukgj

    ikzpcx#' Ebaabcju ekg lbpi kgj `n pnankunj lpbi zhn ubacj thkun `nebicgm ib`can kgj zhng kez ku

    ekppcnpu lbp ebgzkicgkgzu' (Lpciina! 044=#

    K pntbpz ebgj~eznj `s Lonaj(Lonaj! 0444# lb~gj zhkz 33. bl zhbpc~i cg zhn k`ungen bl

    NJZK hkj ab} ib`caczs cg zhn eba~ig kjubptzcbg nxtnpcingz kgj tpb`k`as lbpinj zhn

    hcmhas cguba~`an Zh(BH#: utnecnu! zhn pnu~azu kaub u~mmnuznj zhkz ebaabcjka utnecnu

    }npn tpnungz nghkgecgm zhn ib`caczs bl Zh ku kg ~g)jcuuba|nj u~utngjnj utnecnu cg

    mpb~gj}kznp' K uz~js ebgj~eznj `s Kaakpj(Kaakpj @! ;385# u~mmnuznj zhkz zhn utnecnu

    eb~aj `n ebitbunj bl hcmhas tbasinpcunj hsjpbxs ebitanxnu }czh akpmn pnucj~ka

    ehkpmnu }hceh tpn|ngz zhni lpbi kmmpnmkzcbg `nek~un bl nanezpbuzkzce pnt~aucbg' )

    kgj `nek~un bl zhcu! zhn uba~`caczs iks nxennj zhn nxtneznj n{~cac`pc~i uba~`caczs `s

    ikgs bpjnpu bl ikmgcz~jn(Kaakpj @! ;385# ' Kaakpj kaub u~mmnuznj zhkz uzk`an

    tbasinpce utnecnu eb~aj nxcuz kz ab} tH kgj hcmh kezcgcjn ebgengzpkzcbgu kgj zhnun

    utnecnu }b~aj ekpps k tbuczc|n gnz ehkpmn'

    Zhn uz~jcnu ingzcbgnj hnpn uhb} zhkz zhn kjubptzcbg bl pkjcbg~eacjnu kgj zhncp

    ebitanxnu kpn |nps jcllce~az zb tpnjcez j~n zb g~inpb~u lkezbpu zhkz kpn uczn utneclce'

    Lkezbpu u~eh ku tH! ebgengzpkzcbg bl ebitanxcgm kmngzu! kgj ebgengzpkzcbg bl

    ebitnzcgm cbgu cg zhn mpb~gj}kznp kgj ubca kgj bxcjkzcbg uzkzn bl zhn kezcgcjn kaa

    kllnez kjubptzcbg kgj hngen! zhn ib`caczs bl pkjcbg~eacjnu' Ubcau kgj ukgju kpn |nps

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    jcllnpngz cg ebitbuczcbg lpbi bgn AA] pntbuczbps zb kgbzhnp' Kjubp`cgm u~plkenu

    cgea~jn cpbg kgj ka~icgc~i bxcjnu! icgnpkau u~eh ku fkbacgkzn kgj u~plken `b~gj

    bpmkgce u~`uzkgenu zhkz nkeh hku k |kpcnzs bl jcllnpngz `cgjcgm ucznu (Unpgn! ;33

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    ;'= Cg|nuzcmkzcbg lbe~u'

    Mc|ng zhn k`b|n jcue~uucbg kgj Iksu ebaabcjka cuu~nu cg zhn nxtnpcingzu ebgj~eznj!

    zhcu cg|nuzcmkzcbg }caa lbe~u bg zhn nllnez bl GZK kgj NJZK bg Zh(C\# ib`caczs zhpb~mh

    k gkz~pka ukgj ikzpcx! pntpnungzkzc|n bl ukgj lpbi Jpcmm' Zhn ebgengzpkzcbgu bl zhn

    ebitanxcgm kmngzu }caa `n |kpcnj cg k ;?; kgj ;?;4 pkzcb Zh)ebitanxcgm kmngz ku cg

    zhn tpn|cb~u uz~js `s Iks `~z }caa zps zb k|bcj ebaabcj lkecaczkznj zpkgutbpz `s ~ucgm

    ebgengzpkzcbgu kg bpjnp bl ikmgcz~jn ab}np' Zhcu }caa kaab} zhn `nhk|cb~p bl zhn

    ehniceka utnecnu zb `n cg|nuzcmkznj' Zhn nxtnpcingz }caa ~un k t~aun cgt~z }czh zhn

    eba~ig inzhbj }czh k uci~akznj mpb~gj}kznp ucicakp cg ebitbuczcbg zb zhkz lb~gj kz

    Jpcmm'

    @kzeh ubptzcbg nxtnpcingzu }caa `n ekppcnj b~z zb jnznpicgn Fj |ka~nu lbp nkeh

    kgkaszn icxz~pn kgj zhnun }caa `n ~unj zb jnznpicgn zhn kttpbxcikzn pnucjngen zcin

    }czhcg zhn eba~ig! kgj zh~u zhn p~g zcin lbp nkeh eba~ig nxtnpcingz' Eba~ig

    ehkpkeznpcuzceu }caa `n jnznpicgnj ~ucgm k `pbicjn zpkenp'

    Zhn b|npkaa kciu bl zhcu uz~js kpn zb?

    c# Jnznpicgn zhn nllnez bl Zh ebitanxkzcbg `s NJZK kgj GZK (ku k ehniceka

    utnecnu# bg zhn icmpkzcbg bl Zh zhpb~mh k ukgj ikzpcx pnan|kgz zb k ab})

    an|na }kuzn pntbuczbps k|bcjcgm ebaabcjka lkecaczkznj zpkgutbpz bl zhn

    pkjcbg~eacjn-u' cc#

    cc# Zb nxtabpn zhn nllnezu jcllnpcgm lab} |nabeczcnu hk|n ~tbg Zh ubptzcbg! kgj

    u~`un{~ngzas zhn icmpkzcbg bl Zh'

    ccc# Zb ebitkpn jkzk b`zkcgnj lpbi Iksu nxtnpcingzu (Iks! 0443# lbp

    ebaabcjka lkecaczkznj zpkgutbpz ! }czh Zh)NJZK utnecnu zpkgutbpz

    c|# Zb jnznpicgn zhn lkzn bl znzpk|kangz pkjcbg~eacjnu kz Jpcmm ab} an|na }kuzn

    pntbuczbps'

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    0 Ikznpcka kgj inzhbju'

    0'; Pnkmngzu

    0';'; Mpb~gj}kznp tpntkpkzcbg

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    }ku ikjn ~ucgm k pnectn b`zkcgnj lpbi Jp Ebacg Iks! tnpu'Ebii! Bezb`np 0443'

    Cbgce ebgengzpkzcbgu kpn uhb}g cg Zk`an ;'

    Cbg icaacibakp ebgengzpkzcbg (iI#Ek 0& 4'=Im0& 4'0Gk& 4'=F& 4';Ea& 4'8

    UB:0) 4'0

    GB5) 4'44 4'4>4:Im(GB5#0>8

    GkHEB5 Lcuhnp Uecngzclce 4'03:4 4'0384EkEa00H0B Lcuhnp Uecngzclce 4'>88; 4'>88:EkUB:0H0B Ucmik Kajpceh 4';=00 4';=50

    Ek(GB5#0:H0B Ucmik Kajpceh 4';=:; 4';884 ia |ba~inzpce lakufu ~ucgm

    zhn usgzhnzce mpb~gj}kznp! kgj jca~znj jb}g zb zhn pn{~cpnj ebgengzpkzcbgu' Zk`an :

    uhb}u zhn pn{~cpnj ikuunu bl zhn ukazu kgj zhn kez~ka ikuunu ~unj'

    Ukaz Ebitkgs Ikuu pn{~cpnj (m# Ikuu ~unj (m#NJZK Lcuhnp Uecngzclce 4'=::> 4'=:>;

    GZK (zpcubjc~iibgbhsjpkzn ukaz#

    Ucmik Kajpceh 4'>>40 4'>>8=

    Zk`an :' Ebitanxcgm kmngzu ~unj zb tpntkpn :4iI uba~zcbgu

    Zhbpc~i gczpkzn hsjpkzn (53):>. Zh# }ku jcutngunj cg k l~in hbbj cgzb k tpn)

    }ncmhnj ebgzkcgnp }czh k fgb}g kib~gz bl mpb~gj}kznp' Zhn ebgengzpkzcbg }ku zhng

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    ekae~akznj' ^ucgm zhn :4iI ebitanxcgm kmngz uba~zcbgu kgj zhn zhbpc~i uba~zcbg! zhn

    pn{~cpnj kgkaszn icxz~pnu uhb}g cg zk`an 5 }npn ikjn cg |ba~inzpce lakufu ~ucgm zhn

    mpb~gj}kznp'

    Zhn tbzkuuc~i `pbicjn zpkenp (0>4iI# }ku kaub tpntkpnj ~ucgm Kgkakp mpkjn @JH

    F@p ukazu'

    0'0 Ak`bpkzbps `kzeh nxtnpcingzu'

    @kzeh ubptzcbg nxtnpcingzu }npn ekppcnj b~z ku jnuepc`nj cg g~inpb~u uz~jcnu! nm

    (Iks! 0443#(Hkfni! 044;#(P~llcgb! 0443# zb ekae~akzn k Fj |ka~n'

    Kaa `kzeh nxtnpcingzu }npn ekppcnj b~z cg zpctacekzn kgj tnplbpinj kz pbbi

    znitnpkz~pn ~gjnp gbpika kzibuthnpce ebgjczcbgu' Lbp nkeh kgkaszn icxz~pn k unz bl

    ebgzpba uba~zcbgu }npn tpntkpnj ~gjnp zhn ukin ebgjczcbgu `~z }czhb~z zhn ukgj' Zhcu

    }ku zb ibgczbp kgs ubptzcbg zb zhn }kaa bl zhn ebgzkcgnp kgj zb kaub ehnef zhn cgczcka

    ebgengzpkzcbg bl Zh t~z cg' Jpcmm ukgj }ku lcpuz ucn|nj }czh k 0 ii ucn|n' Zhn akpmn

    lcgnu }npn jcuekpjnj' ;44 m bl zhn 10 ii ukgj }ku zhng inehkgcekaas ucn|nj ~ucgm

    kg bp`czka uhkfnp (; pti# kgj

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    z~`nu kgj }ku jca~znj }czh 0.HGB5 lbp kgkasucu `s CET)IU' Zhn CET)IU ekac`pkzcbg

    inzhbj cu nxtakcgnj cg unezcbg 0':

    Fj |ka~nu ~ucgm zhn nxtnpcingzka jkzk }npn ekae~akznj ~ucgm zhn lbaab}cgm n{~kzcbg?

    N{~kzcbg ;? (^gcznj Uzkznu Ng|cpbgingz Tpbznezcbg Kmnges! ;333#

    ]hnpn! \} 9 Fgb}g |ba~in kjjnj (ia#

    E4 9 Fgb}g ebgengzpkzcbg bl ebgzkicgkgz (iba"ia#

    E; 9 Ebgengzpkzcbg bl ebgzkicgkgz cg u~tnpgkzkgz (iba"ia#

    Iunj 9 Ikuu bl unjcingz (m#

    Zhn ekae~akznj Fj |ka~nu }npn zhng ~unj zb ekae~akzn zhn kttpbxcikzn pnucjngen

    zcin bl zhbpc~i }czhcg zhn eba~ig' Unn unezcbg 0'5 Zhcu }ku ekae~akznj ~ucgm k

    utpnkjuhnnz n{~kzcbg b`zkcgnj `s Jp Icpkgjk)Fnczh Pbkeh tnpu'Ebii! Gb| 0443

    kgj pn{~cpnj kg kttpbxcikzn tbpn |ba~in lbp zhn tkefnj eba~ig' Zhcu }ku b`zkcgnj

    `s tkefcgm k eba~ig l~aa bl ukgj ku jnuepc`nj cg unezcbg 0'5 kgj cgonezcgm >4a bl

    0>4iI `pbicjn zpkenp' K ebgunp|kzc|n zpkenp jbnu gbz cgznpkez }czh zhn mnbabmceka

    injc~i! jnmpkjn bp ehkgmn j~pcgm zhn tkuukmn zhpb~mh zhn ukgj tkefnj eba~ig' Cz

    iciceu zhn ib|ningz bl }kznp kgj `s ebitkpcgm zhn `nhk|cbp bl zhn zpkenp zb zhkz bl

    zhn ebgzkicgkgz cz cu tbuuc`an zb jnznpicgn cl zhn ebgzkicgkgz cu kjubp`nj j~pcgm zhn

    tkuukmn zhpb~mh zhn eba~ig' K uz~js ebgj~eznj `s An|s ebgea~jnj zhkz `pbicjn

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    uhb}nj gb ubptzcbg zb znppnuzpcka ikzpcenu ~gjnp `kzeh nxtnpcingz ebgjczcbgu (An|s!

    044

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    0'5 Eba~ig nxtnpcingzu'

    Eba~ig nxtnpcingzu }npn ekppcnj b~z ~ucgm k inzhbj b`zkcgnj lpbi Iks (Iks!

    0443#' G~inpb~u uz~jcnu hk|n nitabsnj zhn lab})zhpb~mh eba~ig inzhbj }czh k

    t~aun cgt~z nm (Ikpzcg)Mkpcg! 0440#(Hkgjans)Ucj~! 0443#(Hkgjans)Ucj~! 0443# zb

    uz~js zhn zpkgutbpz bl |kpcb~u utnecnu zhpb~mh znppnuzpcka ikzpcenu'

    K unal)tkef TNNF tbasnzhnpnzhnpfnzbgn eba~ig (>4ii x ;4 ii! |ba 5'35 ei5#

    }czh k 4'0 i cg)acgn lcaznp lpcz }ku ~unj cg kaa eba~ig zpkgutbpz nxtnpcingzu' K

    tnpcuzkazce t~it kgj lpkezcbg ebaanezbp }ku ~unj (Aki`jk Bigcebaa# zb t~it

    usgzhnzce mpb~gj}kznp zhpb~mh zhn eba~ig cg kg ~t}kpj jcpnezcbg' T~itcgm ~t}kpju

    }ku zb ngu~pn l~aa eba~ig ukz~pkzcbg' K >4 a cgonezcbg abbt }ku ~unj zb inku~pn zhn

    |ba~in bl kgkaszn icxz~pn cgoneznj cgzb zhn eba~ig kgj T\E z~`cgm }ku ~unj zb ekpps

    zhn mpb~gj}kznp kgj icxz~pn' Lab})pkznu ucicakp zb zhbun ~unj cg Iksu nxtnpcingz

    (Iks! 0443# }npn ~unj kgj ekg `n lb~gj cg Zk`an >'

    Cg nkeh eba~ig nxtnpcingz! zhn z~`cgm }ku la~uhnj zhpb~mh }czh ;4. HEa 70: hpu

    zhng icaac)[ }kznp 70: hpu! zb pnib|n kaa zpkenu bl tpn|cb~u nxtnpcingzu ngu~pcgm zhkz

    gb Zh pnucj~n }ku anlz cgucjn zhn z~ cgm' Zhn usgzhnzce mpb~gj}kznp }ku zhng

    t~itnj zhpb~mh zhn z~`cgm' Zhn eba~ig }ku tkefnj }czh tpn)n{~cac`pkznj ukgj kgj

    zkttnj jb}g zb ngu~pn gb kcp tbefnzu }npn cgucjn' Zhcu }ku zhng tpnuunj jb}g }czh

    k takuzce ta~gmnp zb pnib|n nxenuu }kznp kgj zb ngu~pn ~gclbpi tkefcgm `nz}nng

    nkeh nxtnpcingz' Zhcu }ku pntnkznj ~gzca zhn eba~ig }ku l~aa bl ukgj (>'8 4'0 m#'

    Zhn tkefnj eba~ig }ku unkanj! zhng tpn)ebgjczcbgnj }czh zhn mpb~gj }kznp lab}cgm

    cg kg ~t}kpj jcpnezcbg 70: hpu' Cg nkeh nxtnpcingz zhn cglab} kgj b~zlab} tH }ku

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    inku~pnj ~ucgm Inzzanp Jnazk 5:4 tH cguzp~ingz' Cg nkeh ekun zhn cglab} mpb~gj

    }kznp tH }ku ='4 4'0 kgj b~zlab} tH }ku ='5 4'0'

    Zhn tnpcuzkazce t~it }ku unz zb 44< zb `nmcg }czh kgj k uhbpz nxtnpcingz ~ucgm o~uz

    zhn mpb~gj}kznp }ku ekppcnj b~z zb kzzkcg zhn lab})pkzn' Ucx kecj)}kuhnj tpn)}ncmhnj

    |nuunau }npn t~z bg zhn ebaanezcbg mpcj kgj zhn lpkezcbg ebaanezbp }ku unz zb ib|n

    n|nps ;4 icg~znu' Zhn jnguczs bl zhn mpb~gj }kznp }ku ekae~akznj kgj lb~gj zb `n

    4'33>4m ia); 5'3x;4)5' ^ucgm zhn jnguczs kgj zhn ikuu bl zhn mpb~gj}kznp cg zhn

    tpn)}ncmhnj ebaanezcbg |ckau! zhn |ba~in cg nkeh |cka eb~aj `n ekae~akznj' Zhcu }ku

    pntnkznj 5 zcinu kgj nkeh zcin k jcllnpngz |ba~in bl mpb~gj}kznp }ku lb~gj cg nkeh

    |cka }czh pnakzc|n uzkgjkpj jn|ckzcbgu `nz}nng nkeh unz bl jkzk `ncgm ;4);'< 0hpu =

    5 ;?;4Zh?NJZK

    4';3 53'= :hpu ;:

    : Zh bg b}g 4'88 ='= 0hpu =

    Zk`an >?Eba~ig nxtnpcingzu pkg }czh lab})pkznu kgj ebaanezcbg zcicgmu

    Lbp nkeh eba~ig nxtnpcingz! zhn pnucjngen zcin bl Zh }ku ekae~akznj ~ucgm zhn

    `kzeh nxtnpcingzka Fj |ka~n kgj n{~kzcbgu ; kgj 0 kgj lpkezcbg ebaanezbp zcicgmu

    }npn `kunj ~tbg zhcu zb ngu~pn `nuz na~zcbg e~p|n pnuba~zcbg'

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    Zhn kgkaszn icxz~pn cg nkeh nxtnpcingz }ku cgoneznj ~ucgm zhn >4 ~a cgonezcbg abbt

    kgj anlz zb p~g lbp zhn pnan|kgz nxtnpcingz j~pkzcbg (zk`an >#' Zhn nxtnpcingz j~pkzcbg

    zcin }ku jnecjnj `s zhn pnucjngen zcin bl Zh cg zhn eba~ig (jnznpicgnj `s `kzeh

    nxtnpcingzu (unezcbg 0'0# kgj kaub zb unn cl kgs na~zcbg e~p|n zkcacgm bee~ppnj }hceh

    eb~aj cgjcekzn uab} fcgnzce jnubptzcbg tpbenuunu (Iks! 0443#' Ciinjckznas klznp

    cgonezcbg 5 kac{~bzu bl zhn kgkaszn icxz~pn }ku zkfng lbp kgkasucu zb jnznpicgn zbzka Zh

    ebgengzpkzcbg'

    Kz zhn ngj bl zhn nxtnpcingz j~pkzcbg zcin! zhn |ckau }npn pn}ncmhnj kgj zhn |ba~in

    ekae~akznj' Nkeh |cka }ku zhng jca~znj }czh 5iau 0. HGB5 lbp kgkasucu `s CET)IU'

    >4 ~a bl 0>4 iI tbzkuuc~i `pbicjn uba~zcbg }ku zhng cgoneznj bgzb zhn eba~ig' Zhcu

    }ku zb jnznpicgn eba~ig ehkpkeznpcuzceu u~eh ku tbpn |ba~in kgj cu jnuepc`nj cg

    unezcbg 0'0' Zhn `pbicjn zpkenp }ku anlz zb p~g lbp < hb~pu lbp nxtnpcingzu ;!0 , :

    (zk`an ># bg zhn ukin lab})pkzn kgj zhn lpkezcbg ebaanezbp }ku unz zb ebaanez n|nps ;4

    icg~znu zb ngu~pn mbbj tnkf pnuba~zcbg' Bg nxtnpcingz 5 (ab} lab} pkzn# zhn lpkezcbg

    ebaanezbp }ku unz zb ebaanez n|nps 04 icg~znu bg zhn ukin ab} lab})pkzn' Zhcu pnu~aznj

    cg k |nps uikaa |ba~in bl na~ngz cg nkeh |cka kgj b|np zhn eb~pun bl zhn nxtnpcingz

    zhn na~ngz n|ktbpkznj' Cz }ku jnecjnj zhkz zhn eba~ig uhb~aj `n }kuhnj zhpb~mh

    }czh mpb~gj }kznp 70: hpu kgj zhn `pbicjn zpkenp pntnkznj `~z }czh k hcmhnp lab} pkzn

    cg bpjnp zb kzzkcg ibpn na~ngz |ba~in'

    Kz zhn ebgea~ucbg bl zhn `pbicjn zpkenp lbp nkeh nxtnpcingz! zhn eba~ig }ku

    ~guepn}nj kgj zhn ukgj t~uhnj b~z ku k ucgman ebpn ~ucgm k takuzce ta~gmnp' Zhn

    ukgj }ku zhng e~z cgzb > x ; ei unezcbgu kgj t~z cgzb tpn)}ncmhnj jcmnuzcbg |ckau

    (tbasla~bpbkafbxs |nuunau#' Zhn ukgj }ku lpnnn jpcnj! pn)}ncmhnj kgj zhng jcmnuznj

    ~ucgm ebgengzpkznj HGB5 kz k znitnpkz~pn bl ;:4 E lbp 78hpu' Zhn u~tnpgkzngz

    }ku tctnzznj b~z bl zhn jcmnuzcbg |cka ~ucgm k makuu tkuz~pn tctnzzn kgj jca~znj }czh

    0. HGB5 lbp kgkasucu bl Zh `s CET)IU' 5 x ; m bl zhn ukgj }ku jcmnuznj kgj

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    kgkasunj lbp zbzka zhbpc~i ebgzngz' Zhn inkg ukgj `akgf |ka~n }ku zhng u~`zpkeznj

    lpbi zhn eba~ig ukgj pnu~azu'

    0': Kgkasucu `s CET)IU

    Kaa eba~ig b~zlab} ukitanu! @kzeh ukitanu kgj kgkaszn icxz~pn kac{~bzu }npn

    kgkasunj lbp Zh 050 `s CET)IU' Zhn btnpkzcgm ebgjczcbgu kpn uhb}g `nab} cg Zk`an

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    Zhn ekae~akznj Fj |ka~nu lbp nkeh kgkaszn icxz~pn kpn uhb}g cg zk`an ='

    Nxtnpcingzp~g

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    Ibanu bl Zhkjjnj PUJ .

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    Fj |ka~n(ia"m#

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    ;':0 x ;4)< 4'44=

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    ;?; Zh?GZK ;'0;4; 4'488

    ;'00 x ;4)< 4'4;

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    zhkz ekae~akznj Fj |ka~nu lbp nxkezas zhn ukin usuzni ekg |kps ku i~eh ku 5 bpjnpu

    bl ikmgcz~jn }hng ekppcnj b~z `s 3 jcllnpngz ak`bpkzbpcnu kgj ebgea~jnj zhkz zhn

    |kpck`caczs }ku j~n zb g~inpb~u lkezbpu cgea~jcgm ubacj)uba~zcbg pkzcb! ubacj)uba~zcbg

    untkpkzcbg inzhbj kgj znitnpkz~pn (^gcznj Uzkznu Ng|cpbgingz Tpbznezcbg Kmnges!

    ;333#! zhnpnlbpn zb ebitkpn Fj |ka~nu jcpnezas zb Iksu }b~aj gbz `n |ck`an! `~z ~ucgm

    zhn b|npkaa zpngj `nz}nng zhn |ka~nu mc|nu kg cgjcekzcbg zhkz zhn pnu~azu kpn cg

    kmpnningz zhkz Zh bgas uhb}nj k hcmhnp jnmpnn bl ubptzcbg zb zhn ukgj zhkg Zh cg k

    ;?;4 pkzcb }czh NJZK'

    Cz cu kaub kttkpngz lpbi zhn `kzeh nxtnpcingzu zhkz zhn ebgengzpkzcbg bl acmkgj kaub

    taksu kg citbpzkgz tkpz cg zhn ubptzcbg bl Zh' Cg zhn ;?; usuzniu lbp `bzh GZK kgj

    NJZK zhn Fj |ka~nu }npn ucmgclcekgzas hcmhnp zhkg zhn ebppnutbgjcgm ;?;4 pkzcb

    usuzniu! cgjcekzcgm zhkz zhn Zh cg zhn ;?; usuzniu }ku ibpn hcmhas ubp`nj zb zhn

    ukgj' Keebpjcgm zb Iks (Iks! 0443#! zhn lbpikzcbg bl zhn uba~`an kgj uzk`an

    VZhNJZK0Y:) utnecnu cg zhn nxenuu usuzni kaab}nj zhn Zh zb pnikcg cg zhn uba~zcbg

    thkun! cg zhn n{~cibakp usuzni zhn tpnjbicgkgz utnecnu VZhNJZKY cu gbz ku uba~`an

    kgj iks hk|n jcuubeckznj j~n zb ebitnzczcbg lbpi u~plken `b~gj inzkau jcutakecgm

    zhn Zh lpbi zhn ebitanx' Zhn uba~`cacukzcbg bl zhn ikzpcx inzkau }b~aj hk|n

    cgepnkunj zhn g~i`np bl `cgjcgm ucznu lbp zhn Zh zh~u kaab}cgm ibpn Zh ubptzcbg

    (Iks! 0443#'

    Zhn eba~igu zb p~g }npn jnecjnj `s zhn `kzeh nxtnpcingz Fj pnu~azu' Cz }ku jnecjnj

    zhkz ;?;4 Zh?NJZK kgj Zh bg cz b}g uhb~aj `n ebitkpnj kgj kaub zhn nllnez bl lab}

    |nabeczs' Cz }ku jnninj ~glnkuc`an zb p~g eba~ig nxtnpcingzu lbp zhn ;?; Zh?NJZK!

    ;?; Zh?GZK kgj ;?;4 Zh?GZK j~n zb zhn abgm pnucjngen zcinu ekae~akznj lpbi zhn

    `kzeh nxtnpcingzu'

    5'0 Eba~ig ehkpkeznpcuzceu

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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    5'0'; @pbicjn Zpkenp

    Cg nkeh nxtnpcingz! zhn CET)IU ebgengzpkzcbg }ku i~azctacnj `s zhn jca~zcbg lkezbp zb

    mc|n zhn ebgengzpkzcbg bl Zh bp @p cg nkeh ukitan tbz' Zhn ebgengzpkzcbg bl zhn

    kgkaszn icxz~pn kac{~bzu }ku ekae~akznj kgj zhn g~i`np bl ibanu cgoneznj bg zb zhn

    eba~ig }ku ekae~akznj' Kg na~zcbg e~p|n }ku zhng mngnpkznj ~ucgm zhn zbzka |ba~in

    bl na~ngz |u ibakp ebgengzpkzcbg bl Zh bp @p' Zhn @p na~zcbg e~p|n (lcm 0# }ku ~unj zb

    jnznpicgn cl zhn Zh kgkaszn icxz~pn }ku pnzkpjnj cg zhn eba~ig pnakzc|n zb zhn

    `pbicjn zpkenp' Eba~ig ehkpkeznpcuzceu }npn kaub ekae~akznj lpbi zhn @p zpkenp

    tpblcanu' Tbpn |ba~in }ku zkfng ku zhn |ba~in o~uz `nlbpn zhn `pbicjn na~znj (lcm 0# !

    kgj zhn tbpbuczs }ku ekae~akznj ~ucgm n{~kzcbg :

    N{~kzcbg :' \ba~in bl eba~ig 95'35ei5

    Zhn `~af jnguczs bl zhn ubca }ku ekae~akznj lbp nkeh eba~ig kabgm }czh lab} |nabeczs cginznpu tnp snkp' Eba~ig ehkpkeznpcuzceu lbp nkeh eba~ig kpn uhb}g cg zk`an 8 kgj @p

    na~zcbg tpblcanu lbp nkeh eba~ig kpn uhb}g cg Lcm 0

    Acgjuks Sb~gm NBN5

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