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    Fhojesl`mc`a`j}x

    Ew`t }b` ~fx} m`hfm`, hepj}l`xx beptx s`t` ijw`x}`m fjm }tfil ail`x }t`oo`m hell`h}ijc ~be}exfjm t`x`fthb get }bix deeo* Dp} }bf}x ejly }b` d`cijjijc fjm gtfjoly, }b` `fxi`x} ~ft}*]b`t` s`t` afjy, afjy ~`e~l` ijwelw`m, xea` d`bijm }b` xh`j`x fjm xea` si}b f aet` get`gtej}~ft}* Fll s`t` vpflly t`x~ejxidl` get }bix ~pdlihf}iej fjm ft` mp` f lftc` mex` eg ay bpadl` t`x~`h}fjm fhojesl`mc`a`j} get }b`it hej}tidp}iejx* ]b` deeo vpiholy welw`m gtea fj im`f, }e f ~tek`h},}e f lfdet!eg!lew`, }e xea`}ia`x fj ew`tsb`laijc cefl* ]btepcb i} fll }b` ~`e~l` d`les ~pxb`m a`getsftm*

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    F bf}x egg, des mesj }bfjox ce`x }e Hbtix O`jj`my eg }b` P*X* Gixb fjm Silmlig` X`twih` sbe~tewim`m m`hfm`x set}b eg gixb xptw`y fjm m`x}ijf}iej mf}f get j`ftly `w`ty sf}`t ij }b` ^fto* I}d`hfa` }b` `xx`j}ifl het` get ~lfjjijc gixbijc fjm bioijc t`x`fthb get }bix deeo* I} ix flxe }b` dfxix

    get }b` }fdl` ij }b` F~~`jmir j}i}l`m Ht``ox, X}t`fax, Tiw`tx ' Lfo`x ij Tehoy Aepj}fij Jf}iejfl fto*Si}bep} }b` mf}f, I seplmj} bfw` ojesj sb`t` }e x}ft} fjm gtfjoly, }b` wflp` eg }bix deeo ixaijiai{`m*

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    Hej}tidp}etx }e }b` gly ~f}}`tj x`h}iej ft` je}fdl` ij }b`it esj ticb}, d`ijc xea` eg }b` gij`x}ijjewf}iw` gly }y`tx ij }b` setlm* I x`l`h}`m }b`a fx ~`e~l` sbe oj`s }b` ft f fjm heplm egg`t~f}}`tjx x~`higihflly px`gpl get }b` ^fto; Dtfm D`gpx, ]yl`t D`gpx, Oito Di`j, Hbftli` Htfw`j,Gtfjo Mtpaaejm, ]ia Mtpaaejm, @tih Ixbisf}f, Ke` Kebjxej, Lftty Kptc`jx, Aio`Otpix`, Afto AhAillfj, Fl Ti}}, Tihbftm Texx, Miho Xbij}ej, Aft}y X}ffd, Bfttixej X}``w`x,Xhe}} X}ixx`t, Tiho ]fofbfxbi, Bfjx S`il`jafjj fjm Dtifj Yfafphbi* ]bfjox }e `fhb egyep get yept ijjewf}iw` hej}tidp}iejx*

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    ]bix }eeo afjy x`xxiejx sb`t` s` edx`tw`m ~te~`t gly gixbijc ~te}ehel dy xfa~lijc }b` setlmxgij`x} fvpf wi}f`* ]bfjox, Kebj, get }b` sti}ijc fmwih` fjm }p}etiflx ej bes }e xfwet }b` xijcl` afl}x*

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    flejc }b` }tfilx ew`t }b` y`ftx* ]bex` je} a`j}iej`m fdew` ijhlpm`; Xhe} Dl`y, Hbtix Des`ll, Het}fjm Mihoi` Lfjcset}by, Opt} fjm ]`t`xf L`c`txoi, @m L`Wij`xx, X`fj Aill`t, Afr Aet``,D`}xy ^et}`t, Sbi}l`y ^et}`t, Kexb Tihoftm, J`il Xpmfixft, Mfjf ]ptj`t, fjm Li{ Yf`c`t*"Afjy eg }bex` a`j}iej`m ij }b` ~ftfctf~bx fdew` flxe lecc`m }tfil ail`x si}b a`)*

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    Bes }e Px` ]bix Cpim`O`y }e Xyadelx fjm Ihejx Px`m ij }bix Deeo

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    ix f }tfil ~tegil`, afto`m si}b o`y m`x}ijf}iejx flejc }b` tep} * ]b` }tfil ~tegil` af}hb`x}b` bicblicb}`m }tfil ej }b` }e~ectf~bih af~* Pxijc }b` }e~e af~ fjm }tfil ~tegil` }ec`}b`tsill ciw` f hl`ft ~ih}pt` eg sbf} }e r~`h} sb`j bioijc }e f m`x}ijf}iej* Af~x ft` ~tewim`mfx t`g`t`jh` ! me je} xel`ly t`ly ej }b`a get jfwicf}iej* Xea` af~x bfw` d``j te}f} m}e gi} }b` }tfil get d`x} wi`sijc* ^l`fx` je}` }b` af~ eti`j}f}iej ijmihf}et ij }b` les`tticb}!bfjm hetj`t eg `fhb }e~e* Px` heaa`thiflly fwfilfdl` }e~ectf~bih af~x get flljfwicf}iej* Fll mf}f ix ojesj }e d` fhhptf}` f} }b` }ia` eg ~tij}ijc*

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    I fa w`ty get}pjf}` }eliw` ejly f bflg!beptgtea Tehoy Aepj}fijJf}iejfl ^fto* ]b` ^fto ix

    }b` ~lfyctepjm }bf} fllesx a`}e `jkey }bt`` eg ay gfweti}`ep}meet fh}iwi}i`x; bioijc,dfho~fhoijc fjm gly gixbijc*

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    dfho!hepj}ty* D` edx`twfj} eg }b` ft`f ftepjm yep ! me je} ~i}hb f }`j} et x}e~ get f t`x}sb`t` yep xpx~`h} fj ijg`h}`m }t`` hfj d` }e~~l`m ew t dy f x}tejc cpx} eg sijm* Fjmh`t}fijly d` hfp}iepx ij pxijc hfa~ x}ew`x j`ft f x}fjm eg ijg`h}`m ~ij`x* I}x set}bt`!a`j}iejijc b`t` ! e~`j glfa` git`x ft` je} flles`m ij }b` ^fto*

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    `ttfj} hfx} et kpx} ~lfij ctfd f beeo }b` stejc sfy fjm ~t`x}e ! i}x gitaly ~lfj}`m ij yeptgijc`t* Et setx`, fj ew`t! fc`t hfx} mtiw`x }b` gly fjm beeo gitaly ij}e yept `ft* ]b`iji}ifl ~fij ix xbft~ fjm yep ft` t`jm`t`m b`l~l`xx get f g`s aea`j}x pj}il yep hell`h}yeptx`lg fjm fxx`xx sbf} }e me j`r}* Xea`bes, yep bfw` }e t`aew` }b` beeo* ]b`t` ft`}bt`` ~tiafty sfyx }e t`aew` f gixbijc beeo gtea ia~fl`a`j}; 6) T`}tectfm` A`}bem,4) Fmwfjh` fjm Hp} A`}bem, fjm 8) X}tijc!^pll A`}bem*

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    mtfijfc` et xoij }bf} ix be} }e }ephb xbeplm d` }t`f}`m dy f ~byxihifj*Ig ~exxidl` }b` sepjm xbeplm d` mixijg`h}`m si}b fj iemij`!dfx`m, bymtec`j ~`terim`et b`rfhblete~b`j` xelp}iej ~tiet }e t`aewfl eg }b` gixb beeo* F} f aijiapa, tijx` }b`sepjm }betepcbly si}b hl`fj sf}`t "de}}l`m sf}`t et }f~ sf}`t ix d`x}) fg}`t t`aewijc }b`beeo* Ig je a`}bem get hl`fjijc }b` sepjm ix fwfilfdl`, l`}}ijc }b` sepjm dl``m gt``lyget f g`s aea`j}x sill fim ij t`aewfl eg dfh}`tif gtea }b` ~pjh}pt` sepjm xi}`*Ig }b`beeo ix ia~fl`m ij f lehf}iej e}b`t }bfj }b` gfh`, j`ho, `ftx et `y`x, yep ~tedfdly bfw` fceem hbfjh` eg b`l~ijc yeptx`lg*

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    B`fl}b fjm Gitx} Fim

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    ]b` x}tijc!~pll }`hbjivp` ix f bicbly gg`h}iw` aemigihf}iej eg }b` t`}tectfm` }`hbjivp`fjm ix flxe t`g`tt`m }e fx }b` x}t`fa }`hbjivp`* I} ix heaaejly ~`tgeta`m ij }b` gi`lmfjm ix d`li`w`m }e d` }b` l`fx} }tfpaf}ih d`hfpx` i} ht`f}`x je j`s sepjmx fjm tft`lyt`vpit`x fj`x}b`xif* F t`fmily fwfilfdl` x}tijc }e }b` fjcl`t ix }b` gixbijc lij` i}x`lg bes`w`t, fjy }y~` eg licb}s`icb}, x}ptmy x}tijc sill xpggih`*

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    Ij c`j`tfl, aex} xya~}eax sill xpdxim` dy m`xh`jmijc }e f les`t fl}i}pm`* Sfyx }eai}icf}` xya~}eax ijhlpm` xlesijc }b` tf}` eg fxh`j}, o``~ijc s`ll jeptixb`m fjm bymtf}`m,x}fyijc sfta, fjm t`x}ijc gt`vp`j}ly* Fh`}faije~b`j ix c`j`tflly t`heaa`jm`m get ailmb`fmfhb`* T`a`ad`t }bf} fl}bepcb fl}i}pm` xihoj`xx ix xia~l` }e }t`f} iji}iflly, xya~}eaxhfj vpiholy setx`j fjm d` ~e}`j}iflly lig`!}bt`f}`jijc* Fll x`tiepx xya~}eax xbeplm d`

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    sb`t` fhh`xxijc }b` beeo ~eij} fjm

    dftd ix je} fmwfj}fc`epx

    ^t`~ftf}iej

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    bfjm xef~ fjm sf}`t

    ^t`~ftf}iej

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    bfjm xef~ fjm sf}`t

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    ej }b` beeo d`jm, vpiholy fjm

    hejgim`j}ly }pc ej }b` x}tijc }e ~pll }b`

    beeo d`jm ep} eg }b` xoij* F~~ly x}ijc

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    ft` e~~et}pjix}ih gixb, leeoijc get c`j`tflly sbf}`w t ~t`x`j}x i}x`lg* Bes`w`t, je} `w`tygly sill seto* D` aijmgpl }e ~t`x`j} gli`x }bf} iai}f}` geem }y~`x ij }b` lfo`* I bfw` x``jej x`w`tfl ehhfxiejx sb`t` x}ti~~ijc f aijjes!x}t`fa t ij f lfo` sb`t` }b`t`x je jf}ptflt`~temph}iej me`xj} j}ih` f gixbx ij}`t`x}* ]bex` gixb ft` leeoijc get sbf} ctesx ij }bf}lfo`, sbihb aicb} d` hfllidf`}ix et aimc x, get `rfa~l`* Gixbijc f xafll Fmfax et aimc`jya~b seplm d` }`j }ia`x aet` ~temph}iw` ij }bix xi}pf}iej*

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    Ig }b` gixb me`xj} }fo` yept gly }b` gitx} }ia` ftepjm, mej} setty* ]bf} gixb sill d`dfho ig yep mimj} x~eeo bia egg si}b fj `ttfj} hfx} ! }bf}x }b` d`fp}y eg htpixijc gixb*Sbil` }b` gixb ix afoijc bix tepjmx, }bijo fdep} sby }b` gixb mimj} }fo`* Ix yept l`fm`t

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    Je} fll htpixijc ~f}}`tjx gelles }b` xbet`lij`* Eg}`j}ia`x, lftc`t htpixijc gixb sill hea`ij gtea }b` m`~}bx, afo` f xsee~ ij }b` xbflles li}}etfl {ej` fjm b`fm dfho }esftm }b`m`~}bx* ]b`x` ft` ~tia` hfjmimf}`x get f x}t`fa`t hfx} ep} ~fx} }b` xbflles {ej` fjm l`g}}e xijo d`yejm }b` xb`lg* ]ia` }b` gixbx ~f}}`tj fjm d`cij x}ti~~ijc }b` x}t`fa`t }esftmxxbet` fx }b` gixb ix `i}b`t ceijc }e et heaijc gtea }e }b` m`~}bx* Ay lftc`x} ct``jdfhohp}}btef} ij }b` ^fto }e!mf}` "62) sfx lfjm`m pxijc }bix a`}bem* Ig }b` lfo` xp~~et}x i}

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    ij}e sijm* Fg}`t hfx}ijc, l`} }b` gly xijo }`j x`hejmx }b`j ia~ft} f xpd}l` }si}hb aew`a`j},je} aphb* Sfi} f g`s x`hejmx fjm t`~`f}* Ig yep f}}tfh} je ij} t`x}, hfx} fjm sfi} gig}``jx`hejmx }e c`} }b` gly mesj m``~`t* ^tex~`h} }b` hett`h} m`~}b ij }bix afjj`t pj}il yepg``l }b` `rhi}ijc }fo` eg f htpixijc dtpix`t jfd yept gly* I} x``ax fcct`xxiw` }fo`x ft`

    }y~ihflly mptijc x}tejc`t sijm hejmi}iejx dp} I hfjje} mehpa`j} }bix a~itihflly, i}x kpx}f cp} bpjhb gtea ay `r~`ti`jh`*

    Gixbijc }b` sijmsftm xim` ix h`t}fijly aphb `fxi`t, xijh` }b` sijm ix ceijc si}b yep}esftmx }b` e~~exi}` xbet`* ]b` sijmsftm xim` eg f lfo` hfj flxe d` clfxx hfla si}b tixijcgixb, sb`t`fx }b` e}b`t xim` eg }b` lfo` hfj d` ~fij}`m ij sbi}`hf~x* X}ill, gixb g``m ij `i}b`txi}pf}iej, xe fmkpx}ijc }`hbjivp`x fhhetmijcly ix f apx}*

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    hfj hfx} ij fll mit`h}iejx, hew`tijc f sim` hithl`* Fg}`t f g`s aijp}`x eg x}fjmijc x}ill, yepllje}ih` }b` htpix`tx ~ihoijc p~ }b`it ~f}}`tj fcfij fjm htpixijc si}bij hfx}ijc mix}fjh`*Yepll aex} lio`ly bfw` afjy meijc xe }bf} i} afo`x hbeexijc sbihb ej` }e hfx} }esftmxmiggihpl}*

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