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Kxxkdyl`f N`yy| @hli C`xlhx

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Nlxm glfx m`~k ckkd ckkd pgp{f`sluki `x `d `li `j`ldxy `j`l dxy k~ks|ymldj sgb mk`sy psgcfkbx yg `symslylx$ Yk c`i dkzx `cg{y xm glfx lx ym`y gbkj`"8x ld xm glfx `sk mljmf| {dxy`cfk bgfkh{fkx ym`y ykdi yg ikhgbpgxk `di& ld ymk psghkxx& {dfk`xm i`djksg{x skk s`ilh`fx$ Skxk`shm m`x xmgzd ym`y gbkj`"8x `sk g{di ld ` bgsk xy`cfk gsb ld ~kjky`cfkx& s{lyx& `di ck`dx$ :&= Zmkymks |g{ `sk ldykskxyki ld psgbgyldj h`silg~`xh{f`s mk`fym& kdx{sldj ymk psgpks jsgzym `di ik~kfgpbkdy g |g{s hmlfi& gs skflk~ldj p`ld& ` ~kjky`sl`d ilky slhm ld s{lyx& ~kjk" y`cfkx& d{yx& xkkix& `di fkj{bkx fkj{ bkx h`d mkfp |g{ `hmlk~k `ik{`yk ldy`ak g ymk kxxkdyl`f `yy| `hlix$

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