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‟@affut waoo he oeilamg qnu/ io|`nug` `e av/ ilca||eloq/ fnctoe|eoq uveoevv/ hefiuve @affut av |`e vnm nj |`e F@AEJ/ iml |`i|‑v |`i|‑v |`e wiq wiq |`amgv |`amgv gn gn  wa|` uv ZakamgvZakamgv- W`exe ln qnu |`amk |`amk qnu ixe/ |`e Imqwiq/ |`i| av |`e oeiv| oeiv| nj  XETUHOAF NJ XNCE> Imqwiq/ qnux txnhoecv |nliq- Qnu ixe `exe |n txnze qnuxveoj  iv i Zakamg Zakamg @exn@exn- Iml a| av im imfaem| |xila| |xila|anm anm nj |`e @nnoagim \xahe |`i| qnu v`nuol “– Gnhhex tiuvel lxici|afiooq “ ‟JAXV\ FI\F@ QNUX LXIGNM)– N`````` vujjexamg vfioontv/ |`nug`| @affut‟Nux lxignmv ixe w`i| ve| uv itix|)– heoonwel Gnhhex- ‟Oevvex `ucimv |xiam `iwkv |n `um| jnx |`ec/ `nxvev |n fixxq |`ec- A| av nmoq |`e ZAKAMG @EXNEV w`n lixe |n |ice |`e waolev|/ cnv| limgexnuv fxei|uxev nm Eix|`-– Gnhhex vti| vnoecmoq am|n |`e vmnw- ‟\`exe ixe |`xee tix|v |n |`e Lxignm Ama|ai|anm \ev|- \`e ﬉xv| iml cnv| limgexnuv tix| av i |ev| nj qnux fnuxige iml vkaoo i| huxgoixq- Aj qnu wav` |n em|ex |`e @iaxq @nnoagim  \xahe/  \xahe/ qnu cuv| ﬉xv| fi|f` qnux lxignmlxignm- Iml |`i| av W@Q/– fnm|amuel Gnhhex/ i| juoo znouce/ ‟A `ize 5

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@affut vwioonwel `ixl- @e `ittemel |n kmnw fnmvalexihoq cnxe ihnu| lxignmv |`im imqhnlq eove |`exe- Ezex vamfe `e wiv i vcioo hnq/ `e‑l heem jivfami|el hq |`e fxei|uxev- @e‑l vtem| `nux ij|ex onmg `nux lxignm wi|f`amg am vefxe|- (Lxignm#vtn||exv wexe |`nug`| |n he geekv iml mexlv/ `emfe |`e meel jnx ve# fxefq-! Iml w`i| @affut `il oeixmel ihnu| lxignmv |nol `ac |`i| wiokamg am|n i fize wa|` |`xee |`nuviml lxignmv am a| wiv im if| nj cilmevvMn nme eove veecel |nn fnmfexmel/ `nwezex‟Am i jew camu|ev A wim| qnu |n |ike nme nj  |`eve hivke|v hivke|v iml v|ix| foachamg |`e foajj foajj/– fnccimlel fnccimlel Gnhhex |`e Heof`- ‟Nmfe qnu ixe i| |`e fize em|ximfe/ qnu ixe nm qnux nwm- A ic |nn oixge |n vyueere cq wiq am|n |`e |ummeov |`i| oeil |n |`e Lxignm Muxvexq- Qnu  waoo em|ex |`e fize YUAE\OQ“ iml |`i| |`i| ceimv ceimv qnu |nn/ Wix|a`ng/ umoevv qnu wim| |n hefnce |`e ﬉xv| vtxamg ceio jnx |`xee |`nuviml `umgxq lxignmv/ @I  @I @I @I)– Gnhhex oiug`el `eix|aoq i| `av oa||oe bnke/ |`em fnm|amuel- ‟Lxignmv |`av vare ixe mnxciooq jiaxoq `ixcoevv |n cim/ hu| am |`eve muchexv |`eq waoo ve| utnm qnu oake taxim`iv- \`exe‑l he mn|`amg oej| nj  ezem i ji|vn oake qnu/ Wix|a`ng “ buv| i taoe nj hnmev 7

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