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ihb  hv  | ' ihb ! b v b h `v hv  | !  | vbvb  `v v ' c  wb wbv |  wb ` | b tv 0  vb h'

Tpbhcpr jmcfcijmy cpm }pvjmp y}`iacyybmf cy cpbybgo peh mbvjmp; 3' H}yi}aeynmamvca epbobgy *y}ij cy vmgybeg jmcfcijmy cgf evjmpy pmacvmf ve hrecyibca ep cpvbi} acp pmyvpbivbeg"' 0' \cyi}acp civepy *y}ij cy hbopcbgmy cgf ia}yvmp jmcfcijmy"' 9' Iehbgoamf ic}ymy *vjcv by! cpbybgo peh c ieh`bgcvbeg e h}yi}aeynmamvca cgf |cyi}acp ye}pimy"'

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 Vjm y}tmpibca cyibc e vjm yicat *Bhcom 3! tcom 334! cgf 0! cv pbojv" by fbpmivar iegvbg}e}y wbvj vjm y}tmpibca cyibca hmh`pcgmy e vjm `cin e vjm gmin! cgf `r mzvmgybeg! vjm y}tmpibca cyibc e v jm pmyv e  vjm `efr' Bvy teybvbeg eg vjm ipewg e vjm jmcf ob|my bv vjm }gbs}m peam e  ieggmivbgo pegv e vjm `efr ve vjm `cin! cgf amv ybfm ve pbojv' Cy y}ij! bv by c hmfbcvep cgf vpcgyhbvvmp e  cyibca yvpmyymy c gf iehtmgycvbegy maymwjmpm bg vjm `efr' `efr' Caye n gewg cy vjm y}`i}vcgme}y y }`i}vcgme}y `pe(cfbteym acrmp! bv abmy `mvwmmg vjm e}vmp acrmpy e ynbg cgf vjm }gfmparbgo ocamc ctegm}pevbic ep mtbipcgb}h' Cavje}oj vjby fmmtmp acrmp by caye hcbgar hmh`pcge hmh`pcge}y! }y! bv iegvcbgy vjm eiibtbv eiibtbvepegvcaby epegvcaby h}yiamy' @mic}ym vjm ocamc by iegvbg}e}y acvmpcaar   wbvj vjm vmhtepca cyibc e|mparbgo vjm vmhtepcaby h}yiam! bv by tcpvbi} acpar  ymgybvb|m ve kcw vmgybeg' Fmmt ve vjm ocamc by vjm tmpbipcgb}h eg vjm `egmy e vjm yn}aa v jmhyma|my *Bhcom 0"' @mybfmy vpcgyhbvvbgo yvpcbg cgf pmmppmf tcbg peh vjm pmyv e vjm `efr‒y cyibcy! vjm ipcgbca acrmpy tacr c fbpmiv peam bg jmcfcijmy cyyeibcvmf wbvj cim! gmin! cgf mrm yvpcbg! cy wmaa cy hmgvca

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} h   v b v b   b  v   bv  v  bv v `  v bh' t  vb vvvb v  vbb | v bv b b  v v‖vb h wb ` lv ` b b vbvb'

V vb h *b "' Bhcom ie}pvmyr  e Tpbhca Tbiv}pmy' ]ymf wbvj tmphbyybeg'

@ v  vb vb v h `  vb  bbvb! b  bv‒ vb|  zv ! `w!   h|hv wb   zv v b ' *c ! B‒h v wb   vv B‒h bvvb h vv‖B‒h wb h bv v  B‒ b   v h'" h'"

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V v  bhv * *""  v `bbv  v bbv | *"  v v `bbv h     b vb bh vb ' Bhcomy ie}pvmyr e  Tpbhca Tbiv}pmy' ]ymf wbvj tmphbyybeg'

caego mbvjmp ybfm e vjm g}ijca abochmgv!  wbvj re}p hbffam gompy k}yv } gfmp vjm eiibtbvca pbfom cv vjm y}tmpbep mgf e vjm g}ijca abochmgv *Bhcomy 2 cgf 34"' _bvj ph `}v tcvbmgv tpmyy}pm! mgie}pcom vjm h}yi}acv}pm cgf yev vbyy}m eg mbvjmp ybfm e vjm abochmgv ve pmamcym acvmpcaar' E}p bgvmgvbeg by ve ‑etmg vjm wbgfew‘ e vjm y}`eiibtbvca ytcim bg epfmp ve ob|m hepm peeh ve vjm yhcaa h}yiamy vjmpm cgf ve vjm bhtepvcgv imp|bica gmp|my vjcv tcyy `mvwmmg vjmh *Bhcom :"! evmg c ye}pim e teyvmpbep jmcf tcbg' Cavje}oj |mpr  mmivb|m ep vmgybeg jmcfcijmy! wepnbgo vjm y}`eiibtbvca pmobeg jcy yehmvbhmy `mmg e`ymp|mf ve wepymg |cyi}acp jmcfcijmy! tmpjcty `mic}ym bv hcr  bgipmcym ipcgbca ibpi}acvbeg' Pm|bmw vjm fbyvbgivbegy bg vjm vc`am eg tcom 333! cgf b re} y}ytmiv |cyi} acp mamhmgvy! mamhmgvy! }ym y}`eiibtbvca wepn icpm} aar!  wcvijbgo jew re}p iabmgv pmytegfy'

B v g _bw Vbs!   v   bv b  v bvb bhv! b v ‑wbw‘  v `bbv '

 H}yi}aeynmamvca jmcfcijmy cpm ymafeh pmacvmf pmacvmf ve k}yv vjm ipcg bca cyibc ep y}`eiibtbvca h}yiamy; kcw! gmin! mrm! cgf yje}afmp vmgybeg wbaa caye iegvpb`}vm ve hcgr jmcfcijm tcvvmpgy! ye vj bgn `pecfar' Cavje}oj jmcfcijmy jmcfcij my jc|m hcgr ic}ymy! v jm vwe vmijgbs}my fmyipb`mf jmpm cpm ybhtam `}v mzvpmhmar mmivb|m jcgfy(eg  wepn vjcv wbaa tpe|bfm pmabm cgf jmat tpm|mgv pmi}ppmgim wjmg vjmpm by h}yi}aeynmamvca bg|ea|mhmgv' bg|ea|mhmgv' Bg vjm gmzv bgyvcaahmgv! bgyvcaa hmgv! wm‒aa aeen cv wcry ve cffpmyy hbopcbgmy cgf |cyi}acp jmcfcijmy! cffbgo m|mg hepm etvbegy ve re}p vmijgbs}m veea`ez'

Gevmy 3' Vjm bhtepvcgim e pmmppbgo pmmppbgo tmpybyvmgv jmcfcijmy ve c tjrybibcg ep m|ca}cvbeg wcy fpb|mg jehm ve hm ym|mpca rmcpy coe wjmg e}p eim hcgcomp cv  vjm vbhm wcy fbcogeymf wbvj c `pcbg v}hep vjcv  m|mgv}caar! cgf vpcobicaar! tpe|mf cvca' Jmcfcijmy jcf `mmg jmp egar yrhtveh' Feg‒v yicpm re}p  iabmgvy! e ie}pym! `}v fe bgybyv eg yipmmgbgo ep  pmi}ppbgo! ym|mpm! ep tmpybyvmgv jmcfcijmy'  0' Cavje}oj hbopcbgm tcbg by vrtbicaar coopc|cvmf  coopc|cvmf  `r civb|bvr ep he|mhmgv *iabh`bgo yvcbpy! `mgfbgo e|mp! mvi'"! yehm ia}yvmp jmcfcijmy *caye c |cyi}acp  jmcfcijm" icg `m pmabm|mf `r |boepe}y cmpe`bi civb|bvr'

Vba A}ijc} by c hmh`mp e vjm  Cf|cgimf(Vpcbgbgoy'ieh ci}avr! wjbij empy iegvbg}bgo mf}icvbeg ymhbgcpy vjpe}oje}v vjm ]gbvmf Yvcvmy cgf c`pecf' Jm by caye c Impvblmf Cf|cgimf Peamp cgf  vmcijmy ep vjm Pea Bgyvbv}vm' Iegvciv jbh cv bgeDcf|cgimf(vpcbgbgoy'ieh cgf |bc  Cf|cgimf(Vpcbgbgoy'ieh‒y Lcim`een tcom'

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