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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    Vtoyo ~= bo Bg`gthdko Y^OVBO@ Q SEKYG@+ _Y NEY^TEI^ M_NCO

    Vhuk J Itu} @'H

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    Vtgioone`cy= E@ IBHJDOTY GTNOT to=\>2Z JG^EG@ agt Yujjht Muncjo`~ hy ~g Hkk Igu`~otikhejy gt+

    hk~ot`h~eqok+ JG^EG@ agt Vht~ehk Yujjht Muncjo`~ hy ~gnoikhth~gt tokeoa< qegkh~eg` ga ~bo Igjvu~ot Athun h`n Hduyo Hi~33 _Y 983+ 949*4> "8521% Sbo` ~bo vht~ jgqe`c agtyujjht muncjo`~ sgukn doht ~bo dutno` ga vtgga h~ ~tehk+ e~ juy~ igjo agtshtn se~b oqeno`io sbeibsgukn o`~e~ko e~ ~g h netoi~on qotnei~ ea ~bo oqeno`io so`~ u`ig`~tgqot~on h~ ~tehk IHT ^th`yvDtglothco Ig+ E`i q Nhtno` Toy~y+ E`i+ 489 A9n >3>+ >26 "5~b Iet 4666% "e`~ot`hk xug~h~eg`y h`nie~h~eg`y gje~~on% Bgsoqot+ ea ~bo jgqe`c vht~ ngoy `g~ doht ~bo dutno` ga vtgga+ e~ ih` yh~eya e~yTuko ?1"i% dutno` d ybgse`c ~bh~ ey+ vge`~e`c gu~ ~g ~bo ney~tei~ igut~ ~bh~ ~boto ey h` hdyo`io gaoqeno`io ~g yuvvgt~ ~bo `g`jgqe`c vht~y ihyo Iokg~or+ >33 _Y h~ 94? Oe~bot sh+ ea ~bo jgqe`cvht~ aheky ~g joo~ e~y e`e~ehk dutno`+ yujjht muncjo`~ juy~ do no`eon h`n ~bo igut~ `oon `g~ ig`yenot~bo `g`jgqe`c vht~y oqeno`io Yoo Hneiloy q YB Ltoyy ! Ig+ 952 _Y 8>>+ 8?516 "8536%

    Ea ~bo jgqe`c vht~ joo~y e~y e`e~ehk dutno`+ ~bo `g`jgqe`c vht~ juy~ eno`~ea yvoieaei ahi~y+nths` atgj ~bo jh~otehky g` aeko+ ~bh~ ybgs ~bh~ h` eyyuo ey co`ue`ok neyvu~on Yoo Iokg~or+ >33 _Y h~94> H `g`jgqe`c vht~ ih``g~ hqgen yujjht muncjo`~ d toke`c ygkok g` ig`ikuygt hkkoch~eg`y~bh~ hto u`yuvvgt~on d ahi~uhk nh~h Yoo ^hkgt q Key~+ 226 A4n 86>6+ 86>? "5~b Iet 8525% Keloseyo+h yie`~ekkh ga oqeno`io gt oqeno`io ~bh~ ey jotok igkgthdko gt `g~ yec`eaeih`~k vtgdh~eqo ngoy `g~vtoyo`~ h co`ue`o eyyuo ga jh~otehk ahi~ Hnneyu q Aton Joot+ 852 A9n 8896+ 889> "5~b Iet 4666% Hneyvu~o ey co`ue`o g`k ea ~bo oqeno`io ey yuib ~bh~ h tohyg`hdko mut igukn to~ut` h qotnei~ agt ~bo`g`jgqe`c vht~ Yoo H`notyg` q Kedot~ Kgdd+ E`i+ >33 _Y 4>4+ 4>2 "8521% H ahi~ ey jh~otehkg`k ea e~ jecb~ haaoi~ ~bo gu~igjo ga ~bo yue~ u`not ~bo cgqot`e`c khs En

    G`k hnjeyyedko oqeno`io jh do ig`yenoton e` noiene`c h jg~eg` agt yujjht muncjo`~Doo`o q Igkojh` Yoi Yotqy+ E`i+ 2?> A4n 8835+ 8828 "5~b Iet 8522% Itonedeke~ no~otje`h~eg`y+~bo soecbe`c ga ~bo oqeno`io+ h`n ~bo nthse`c ga koce~ejh~o e`aoto`ioy atgj ahi~y hto mut au`i~eg`y+ `g~~bgyo ga h munco ^bo oqeno`io ga ~bo `g`jgqh`~ ey ~g do dokeoqon+ h`n hkk muy~eaehdko e`aoto`ioy hto ~gdo nths` e` \e~yZ ahqgt H`notyg`+ >33 _Y h~ 4?? H muy~eaehdko e`aoto`io ey `g~ oioyyhtek ~bojgy~ kelok e`aoto`io gt ~bo jgy~ votyuhyeqo e`aoto`io Th~bot+ h` e`aoto`io hy ~g h`g~bot jh~otehk ahi~jh do nths` e` ahqgt ga ~bo `g`jgqe`c vht~ ea e~ ey th~eg`hk gt tohyg`hdko _`e~on Y~ooksgtlotyga Hj q Vbokvy Ngnco Igtv+ 21? A4n 8?95+ 8?>4 "5~b Iet 8525% "e`~ot`hk ie~h~eg` gje~~on%

    EQ. VKHE@ EAAY JG EG@ AGT VHT^EHK Y_JJHTU M_NCJO@^ G@ BEY IKHEJY

    H. Noikhth~gt Muncjo`~

    Vkhe`~eaa yooly h noikhth~gt muncjo`~ e`qhkenh~e`c ~sg vtgqeyeg`y e` bey ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y= "8% ~bo ~sg*oht `g`*igjvo~o ikhuyo< h`n "4% ~bo toxuetojo`~ agt agut~oo` nhy

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 1 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 1 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9645

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    ste~~o` `g~eio ga ~otje`h~eg` "Igjvk E 4+ ?% Doagto tohibe`c ~bo jote~y+ bgsoqot+ ~bo Igut~hnntoyyoy Noao`nh`~y htcujo`~ ~bh~ ~bo eyyuo ga ~bo `g`*igjvo~o ikhuyo ey jgg~

    8. @g Ig`~tgqoty hy ~g @g`*Igjvo~o Vtgqeyeg`

    Sboto+ hy boto+ h vkhe`~eaa yooly h noikhth~eg` vutyuh`~ ~g ~bo Noikhth~gt Muncjo`~ Hi~+ 42_YI 4468+ ~bo ney~tei~ igut~ juy~ aety~ e`xueto sbo~bot ~boto ey h` hi~uhk ihyo gt ig`~tgqoty se~be`e~y muteynei~eg` Vte`ievhk Keao E`y Ih q Tgde`yg`+ 95> A9n 11?+ 115 "5~b Iet 466>% \^Zbo xuoy~eg`e` ohib ihyo ey sbo~bot ~bo ahi~y hkkocon+ u`not hkk ~bo ietiujy~h`ioy+ ybgs ~bh~ ~boto ey h yudy~h`~ehkig`~tgqoty+ do~soo` vht~eoy bhqe`c hnqotyo kochk e`~otoy~y+ ga yuaaeieo`~ ejjonehi h`n tohke~ ~gshtth`~ ~bo eyyuh`io ga h noikhth~gt muncjo`~ Hi~eqo Yvgt~y Keaoy~ko _YH+ KKI q Gkn @hq+ KKI+@g YHIQ 84?34 MQY "Or%+ 4684 SK 45?854>+ h~ -4 "IN Ihk Muk 81+ 4684% "e`~ot`hk xug~h~eg`jhtly gje~~on% ^bo dutno` ey g` ~bo vht~ yoole`c noikhth~gt tokeoa ~g oy~hdkeyb ~bo orey~o`io ga h`hi~uhk ig`~tgqoty En h~ -4 `9

    Boto+ Noao`nh`~y ikhej ~boto ey `g or~h`~ ig`~tgqoty se~b toyvoi~ ~g ~bo `g`*igjvo~o ikhuyodoihuyo Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy jhno ikoht ~g Je`~} h`n IHH ~bh~ e~ sgukn `g~ h~~ojv~ ~g o`agtio ~bo ~sg*oht `g`*igjvo~o vtgqeyeg` h~ eyyuo "Noa Gvv h~ 3%< "Nhiuy Noik 2% H~ ~bo bohte`c doagto ~boIgut~ bokn g` Gi~gdot 45+ 4684+ noao`yo igu`yok tohyyuton ~bo Igut~ ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y bhn `g e`~o`~eg`ga yoole`c ~g o`agtio ~bo `g`*igjvo~o ikhuyo `gs gt e ~bo au~uto E` toyvg`yo+ Vkhe`~eaa htcuoy ~bh~`g~se~by~h`ne`c e~y vtgaaot+ Noao`nh`~y bhqo toauyon ygjo toxuoy~y ~g y~evukh~o ~g h` gtnot noikhte`c ~bh~e~ sekk g~ o`agtio ~bo g`*igjvo~o ikhuyo "Bgt` Noik 89% H~ ~bo bohte`c+ Noao`nh`~y toyvg`non~bh~ ~boet toauyhk shy `g~ dhyon g` h` noyeto ~g o`agtio ~bo `g`*igjvo~o vtgqeyeg`+ du~ th~bot ~boetig`iot`y se~b ~bo gqotdtohn~b ga ~bo y~evukh~eg` H~ h` th~o+ ~boto ey `g oqeno`io ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y bhqoh~~ojv~on+ e` ~bey gt h` g~bot ke~ech~eg`+ ~g o`agtio ~bo `g`*igjvo~o ikhuyo ^bo Igut~ ~botoagtoig`ikunoy ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa bhy `g~ jo~ e~y dutno` ga nojg`y~th~e`c h` hi~uhk ig`~tgqoty se~b yuaaeieo`~ejjonehi h`n tohke~ ~g shtth`~ ~bo eyyuh`io ga h noikhth~gt muncjo`~ Hi~eqo Yvgt~y+ 4684 SK45?854> h~ -4

    4. @g Ig`~tgqoty hy ~g @g~eio ga otje`h~eg`

    Vkhe`~eaa `or~ htcuoy ~bh~ ~bo ig`~thi~uhk vtgqeyeg` agt ~sg*sooly `g~eio ey u`o`agtiohdko ^gdo ikoht+ Vkhe`~eaa ngoy `g~ ~hlo eyyuo se~b ~bo `g~eio toxuetojo`~ e~yoka Th~bot+ Vkhe`~eaa ibhkko`coyVtegte~ Yvgt~y yuvvgyon vgye~eg` ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaatojhe`onojvkgon agt agut~oo` nhyha~ot beytoyec`h~eg`+ h`n ~buy shy dhtton atgj igjvo~e`c se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y nute`c ~bh~ ~ejo E` ybgt~+Vkhe`~eaa g`k ig`~o`ny ~bh~ ~bo ~sg*sooly `g~eio vtgqeyeg` ey u`o`agtiohdko ~g ~bo or~o`~ Vtegte~Yvgt~y hyyot~y e~ vtoqo`~on Je`~} atgj igjvo~e`c agt ikeo`~y+ e`ikune`c bey gs` ikeo`~y+ ha~ot bey

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 3 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 3 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9696

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    toyec`h~eg` "Tovk h~ 9% "ojvbhyey hnnon%

    Bgsoqot+ Vkhe`~eaa bhy jeyig`y~tuon Noao`nh`~y vgye~eg` E` ~boet Gvvgye~eg`+ Noao`nh`~yig`iono ~bh~ ~bo `g~eio vtgqeyeg` nen `g~ vtoqo`~ Je`~} atgj ~otje`h~e`c bey ojvkgjo`~ gt atgjmge`e`c IHH< `gt nen e~ vtoqo`~ Je`~} atgj igjvo~e`c ahetk se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ha~ot bey ~otje`h~eg`nh~o "Gvv h~ 5% E`y~ohn+ Noao`nh`~y g`k htcuo ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa dtohibon ~bo `g~eio vtgqeyeg` d aheke`c~g ceqo agut~oo` nhy `g~eio ga bey toyec`h~eg` Vkhe`~eaa ih``g~ ig`muto h` hi~uhk ig`~tgqoty dney~gt~e`c Noao`nh`~y vgye~eg` g` ~bo `g~eio vtgqeyeg` Ceqo` ~bo agtocge`c+ ~bo Igut~ ig`ikunoy ~bh~doihuyo Vkhe`~eaa h`n Noao`nh`~y vgye~eg`y hto `g~ e` ahi~ gvvgyon+ ~boto ey `g hi~uhk ig`~tgqoty gqot~bo oaaoi~ ga ~bo `g~eio vtgqeyeg`

    Agt ~bo tohyg`y hdgqo+ ~bo Igut~ ig`ikunoy ~bh~ ~boto ey `g ke~echdko ig`~tgqoty se~b toyvoi~ ~goe~bot ikhej agt noikhth~gt tokeoa ^botoagto+ Vkhe`~eaa khily y~h`ne`c ~g yool noikhth~gt tokeoa ^boIgut~ ~botoagto CTH@^Y yujjht muncjo`~ agt Noao`nh`~y se~b toyvoi~ ~g ~bo ikhejy agt noikhth~gttokeoa Yoo Cgyvok Jeyyeg`y ga Hjoteih q Ie~ ga Kgy H`cokoy+ 942 A9n ?>2+ ??9 "5~b Iet 4669%"Oqo` sbo` ~boto bhy doo` `g itgyy*jg~eg` agt yujjht muncjo`~+ h ney~tei~ igut~ jh o`~ot yujjhtmuncjo`~ hche`y~ h jgqe`c vht~ ea ~bh~ vht~ bhy bhn h aukk h`n ahet gvvgt~u`e~ ~g qo`~ekh~o ~bo eyyuoye`qgkqon e` ~bo jh~~ot% "e`~ot`hk xug~h~eg` jhtly gje~~on%

    D. Igjvu~ot Athun h`n Hduyo Hi~ "IAHH%

    Vkhe`~eaa ig`~o`ny ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y qegkh~on ~bo IAHH d bhile`c e`~g Vkhe`~eaay Cjhek hiigu`~"Igjvk EE 44*4?% ^bo IAHH ey h aonothk y~h~u~o ~bh~ ejvgyoy kehdeke~ g` h`g`o sbg e`~o`~eg`hkkhiioyyoy h igjvu~ot se~bgu~ hu~bgte}h~eg` gt orioony hu~bgte}on hiioyy+ h`n ~botod gd~he`y e`agtjh~eg` atgj h` vtg~oi~on igjvu~ot 82 _YI 8696"h%"4% ^bo IAHH hkyg ejvgyoy kehdeke~g` sbgoqot l`gse`ck h`n se~b e`~o`~ ~g noathun+ hiioyyoy h vtg~oi~on igjvu~ot se~bgu~ hu~bgte}h~eg`+gt orioony hu~bgte}on hiioyy+ h`n d joh`y ga yuib ig`nui~ aut~boty ~bo e`~o`non athun h`n gd~he`yh`~be`c ga qhkuo 82 _YI 8696"h%">%

    H votyg` sbg yuaaoty nhjhco gt kgyy d tohyg` ga h IAHH qegkh~eg` jh dte`c h ieqek hi~eg`hche`y~ ~bo qegkh~gt u`not aeqo o`ujoth~on ietiujy~h`ioy 82 _YI 8696"c%+ "i%">%"H%"e%"E%*"Q% E`~bo vtoyo`~ ihyo+ g`k g`o ga ~boyo hqo`uoy ey tokoqh`~= Vkhe`~eaa juy~ ybgs ~bh~ bey ihyo e`qgkqoy kgyy~g 8 gt jgto votyg`y nute c h` 8oht votegn hcctoch~e`c h~ kohy~ .?+666 e` qhkuo 82 _YI 8696"i%">%"H%"e%"E% Kgyy ey noae`on hy h`u tohyg`hdko igy~ ~g h`u qei~ej+ e`ikune`c ~bo igy~ gatoyvg`ne`c ~g h` gaao`yo+ ig`nui~e`c h nhjhco hyyoyyjo`~+ h`n toy~gte`c ~bo nh~h+ vtgcthj+ yy~oj+ gte`agtjh~eg` ~g e~y ig`ne~eg` vtegt ~g ~bo gaao`yo+ h`n h` toqo`uo kgy~+ igy~ e`iutton+ gt g~botig`yoxuo`~ehk nhjhcoy e`iutton doihuyo ga e`~ottuv~eg` ga yotqeio 82 _YI 8696"o%"88% "ojvbhyey

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 2 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 2 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9698

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    hnnon%

    Noao`nh`~y ng `g~ neyvu~o ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y qegkh~on ~bo ~otjy ga oe~bot 8696"h%"4% gt ">%"Gvv h~ 86% Th~bot+ ~bo ibhkko`co sbo~bot Vkhe`~eaa bhy vtoyo`~on oqeno`io sgt~b ga h netoi~onqotnei~ ~bh~ bo yuy~he`on h kgyy e orioyy ga .?+666 Vkhe`~eaa bhy yudje~~on oqeno`io ~bh~ bo e`iutton.43+3514? e` h~~gt`oy aooy h`n igy~y ~g uyo ~bo Igut~y yudvgo`h vgsot ~g eno`~ea Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hy~bo vht~ ~bh~ bhilon e ~g ~bo Cjhek hiigu`~ "Bgt` Yuvv Noik "Nl~ 34*8% 4+ Or H% ^bo Igut~ig`ikunoy+ bgsoqot+ ~bh~ ~bey ey e`yuaaeieo`~ ~g yh~eya ~bo y~h~u~gt ~btoybgkn+ agt ~sg tohyg`y

    Aety~+ h kgyy ey noae`on hy h` tohyg`hdko igy~~g h`u qei~ej 82 _YI 8696"o%"88%"ojvbhyey hnnon% E~ ey u`neyvu~on+ bgsoqot+ ~bh~ ~bo kochk aooy e` xuoy~eg` soto vhen `g~ d Vkhe`~eaa+du~ d IHH+ sbeib ey `g~ h qei~ej ga ~bey gaao`yo Jgtogqot+ Vkhe`~eaa bhy ie~on `g oqeno`io ~bh~ bo sekkdo toxueton ~g tovh IHH e` vht~ gt e` aukk Hiigtne`ck+ ~boto ey `g dhyey ~g ig`ikuno ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa bhyvotyg`hkk yuaaoton h kgyy hy h toyuk~ ga ~bo gaao`yo9

    Yoig`n+ oqo` ea IHHy e`qgkqojo`~ ngoy `g~ vtoikuno h ae`ne`c ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa yuaaoton h kgyy+ ~boIgut~ bgkny ~bh~ ~bo ke~ech~eg` orvo`yoy e ~bey ihyo ng `g~ xuhkea hy h kgyy u`not ~bo IAHH ^g doyuto+ igut~y e` ~bo @e`~b Ietiue~ bhqo toigc`e}on ~bo co`othk vte`ievko ~bh~ \iZgy~y hyygieh~on se~be`qoy~ech~e`c e`~tuyeg`y e`~g h igjvu~ot `o~sgtl h`n ~hle`c yudyoxuo`~ tojonehk johyutoy hto kgyyoyse~be` ~bo joh`e`c ga ~bo y~h~o Lejdotke~o Igtv q Ngoy+ @g I62*48>3 ^OB+ 4662 SK 441>>2?+ h~-8*4 "@N Ihk 4662% Ihtoauk orhje`h~eg` ga ~boyo ihyoy+ bgsoqot+ toqohky ~bh~ ~bo e`y~h`~ ke~ech~eg`igy~y ng `g~ ahkk u`not ~bey vtoiov~

    E` Lejdotke~o+ agt e`y~h`io+ h` e`neqenuhk bhilon e`~g h igtvgth~eg`y igjvu~ot `o~sgtl h`nojhek yy~oj E` vutyue`c h IAHH ikhej+ ~bo vkhe`~eaa igtvgth~eg` yudje~~on oqeno`io ~bh~ e~y y~haayvo`~ gqot 866 bguty e`qoy~ech~e`c ~bo jh~~ot h`n ~hle`c y~ovy ~g tovhet ~bo Lejdotke~o ojhek yy~ojagkkgse`c ~bo e`~tuyeg`y+ h`n ~bh~ ~bo igy~ ga yoiute`c ~bo Lejdotke~o ojhek yy~oj h`n ig`nui~e`c\h`Z e`qoy~ech~eg` bhy orioonon .?+666 En h~ -4 ^bo igut~ agu`n ~bo hkkocon kgyy shy o`gucb ~g y~h~oh ikhej u`not ~bo IAHH Yoo hkyg Juk~eqo`+ E`i q Ieyig Yy~ojy+ E`i+ 34? A Yuvv 4n 223+ 25?"@N Ihk 4686% "hshtne`c yujjht muncjo`~ ~g vkhe`~eaa sboto e~ vtgqenon oqeno`io ~bh~ e~ orvo`non

    9 ^bo Oecb~b Ietiue~ tohibon h neaaoto`~ ig`ikuyeg` e` _`e~on Y~h~oy q Jekkg~+ >99 A9n 86?3"2~b Iet 4661% ^bo igut~ agiuyon g` ~bo kh`cuhco ~bh~ h vkhe`~eaa juy~ ybgs kgyy ~g 8gt jgto votyg`ynute`c h` 8*oht votegn hcctoch~e`c h~ kohy~ .?+666 e` qhkuo En h~ 8618*14 "ie~e`c 82 _YI 8696"h%"?%"D%"e% "Soy~ 4661%% "ojvbhyey hnnon% Bgsoqot+ ~bey hvvtghib aheky ~g ~hlo hiigu`~ ga ~boahi~ ~bh~ kgyy ey orvtoyyk nokeje~on ~g ~bo tohyg`hdko igy~~g h`u qei~ej Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ ey g~votyuhnon d ~bey `g`*ig`~tgkke`c hu~bgte~

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 5 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 5 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9694

  • 7/31/2019 Aaron Mintz v. Mark Bartelstein Order on Motions for Summary Judgment.

    10/26

    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    h~ kohy~ .3?+666 e`qoy~ech~e`c ~bo e`~tuyeg`y e`~g ~boet `o~sgtl h`n toy~gte`c ~bo yoiute~ h`n e`~octe~ gaIeyigy vtgvteo~ht yy~ojy% E` dg~b Lejdotke~o h`n Juk~eqo`+ ~bo orvo`yoy soto gteo`~on ~gshtne`qoy~ech~e`c ~bo or~o`~ ga ~bo bhtj h`n tovhete`c ~bo bhtj

    G`k e` keje~on ietiujy~h`ioy bhqo igut~y ig`yenoton ~bo igy~ ga neyigqote`c ~bo eno`~e~ ga ~bogaao`not ~g do vht~ ga ~bo kgyy u`not ~bo y~h~u~o E` YuiioyyAhi~gty+ E`i q Yga~yihvo+ E`i+ ?>> AYuvv 4n 53? "@N Ihk 4662%+ g`o ga ~bo vkhe`~eaay igjvo~e~gty bhilon e`~g h vhyysgtn*vtg~oi~on htohga ~bo vkhe`~eaay sodye~o h`n ~ggl yoqothk yitoo`ybg~y En h~ 532 ^bo igjvo~e~gt ~bo` yo`~ ~bgyoyitoo`ybg~y ~g bu`ntony ga ~bo vkhe`~eaay hi~uhk gt vtgyvoi~eqo iuy~gjoty e` h` ojhek ~e~konYuiioyyAhi~gty Ahekutoy h`n Vtgdkojy En h~ 533 ^bo vkhe`~eaa dtgucb~ h IAHH ikhej+ hkkoce`c ~bh~e~ bhn orvo`non jgto ~bh` .?+666 e` e`qoy~ech~e`c ~bo or~o`~ ga ~bo dtohib h`n kgih~e`c ~bo votvo~th~gtyEV hnntoyy En h~ 528 ^bo Igut~ bokn ~bh~ ~boyo orvo`yoy xuhkeaeon hy h kgyy+ tohyg`e`c ~bh~ sboto~bo gaao`not bhy hi~uhkk hiioyyon vtg~oi~on e`agtjh~eg`+ neyigqote`c sbg bhy ~bh~ e`agtjh~eg` h`n sbh~e`agtjh~eg` bo gt ybo bhy ey oyyo`~ehk ~g tojone`c ~bo bhtj En E` g~bot sgtny+ e`qoy~ech~e`c ~bovotvo~th~gty eno`~e~ shy g`k muy~eaeon ~g ~bo or~o`~ ~bh~ e~ shy `oioyyht ~g tojon ~bo bhtj

    Hy h` e`e~ehk jh~~ot+ ~bo Igut~ toigc`e}oy ~bh~ ~bey ihyo ey yejekht ~g YuiioyyAhi~gty e`ygaht hy ~bogaao`not boto hkyg hiioyyon vtg~oi~on e`agtjh~eg`+ `hjok ~bo ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~ se~b IHHBgsoqot+ ~bo e`y~h`~ ihyo ey tohnek ney~e`cueybhdko doihuyo ~bo ke~ech~eg` igy~y e` xuoy~eg` soto `g~oyyo`~ehk ~g tojone`c ~bo bhtj ga ~bo u`hu~bgte}on hiioyy E` YuiioyyAhi~gty+ ~bo tokoqh`~ bhtj ga~bo u`hu~bgte}on hiioyy shy ~bh~ ~bo vkhe`~eaa bhn `g ikuo sbo~bot ~bo bhilot jecb~ e`qhno ~bo sodye~ohche` gt yo`n hnne~eg`hk yvhj ojheky ~g ~bo vkhe`~eaay iuy~gjoty ^g tojgqo ~bh~ or~h`~ teyl+ e~ shy`oioyyht agt ~bo vkhe`~eaa ~g ~thil ngs` ~bo votvo~th~gt ^bey le`n ga bhtj ey ig`yveiuguyk hdyo`~ atgj~bo e`y~h`~ ihyo ^g doce`+ Vkhe`~eaay gs` oqeno`io oy~hdkeyboy ~bo u`neyvu~on ahi~ ~bh~+ se~be` nhy ga~bo bhile`c e`ieno`~+ Vkhe`~eaa shy hktohn ig`qe`ion ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y shy toyvg`yedko agt ~bo dtohibga ~bo Cjhek hiigu`~ "Je`~} Noik 85%< "Lo~tgyot Noik 9% Jgtogqot+ e~ ey u`neyvu~on ~bh~ se~be`nhy ga ~bo bhile`c+ Vkhe`~eaa neyigqoton ~bh~ h Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ojvkgoo+ Lo`` ]uilotjh`+ bhn koht`onga+ h`n neyikgyon ~g g~boty+ Vkhe`~eaay igjvo`yh~eg` se~b IHH "Je`~} Noik 46%< "Lo~tgyot Noik 4% ^buy+ d ~bh~ ~ejo+ e~ shy vokkuien ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y shy toyvg`yedko agt ~bo gaao`yo+ h`n ~bh~ e~ bhnhiioyyon Vkhe`~eaay ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~ se~b IHH Hkk Vkhe`~eaa `oonon ~g ng ~g yoiuto bey Cjhekhiigu`~ e`noon+ hkk bo igukn ng shy ~g ibh`co ~bo vhyysgtn h`n ~bo dhil*uv ojhek hnntoyy uyon ~gto~teoqo ~bo vhyysgtn E~ noaeoy igjjg` yo`yo ~g dokeoqo ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaay yudyoxuo`~ kochk oaagt~y ~gig`aetj Vtegte~ Yvgt~y e`qgkqojo`~ soto oyyo`~ehk ~g tojone`c ~bo bhtj ga ~bo u`hu~bgte}onhiioyy D ~bo ~ejo ~bo yudvgo`h jg~eg`y soto aekon+ ~bo bhtj bhn kg`c ye`io tu` e~y igutyoHiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ ig`ikunoy hy h jh~~ot ga khs ~bh~ ~bo ke~ech~eg` igy~y e` ~bey ihyo ng `g~ igu`~ hy hkgyy u`not ~bo IAHH

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 86 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 86 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9699

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    11/26

    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    E` yuj+ ~bo u`neyvu~on ahi~y oy~hdkeyb ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa aheky ~g yh~eya ~bo .?+666 ~btoybgkn h`n~botoagto khily y~h`ne`c ~g dte`c h ieqek hi~eg` ^bo Igut~ ~botoagto CTH@^Y yujjht muncjo`~ agtNoao`nh`~y g` ~bo IAHH ikhej

    I. Okoi~tg`ei Igjju eih~eg`y h`n Vteqhi Hi~ "OIVH%

    Vkhe`~eaa `or~ hkkocoy ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y qegkh~on ~bo Okoi~tg`ei Igjju`eih~eg`y h`n Vteqhi Hi~"OIVH% d e`~o`~eg`hkk e`~otiov~e`c h` okoi~tg`ei igjju`eih~eg`+ 82 _YI 4?88"8%"h%+e`~o`~eg`hkk neyikgye`c h` okoi~tg`ei igjju`eih~eg` ~bo l`os shy gd~he`on ~btgucb h` e`~otiov~eg`+ 4?88"8%"i%+ h`n e`~o`~eg`hkk uye`c ~bo ig`~o`~y ga h` okoi~tg`ei igjju`eih~eg` ~bo l`os shygd~he`on ~btgucb h` e`~otiov~eg`+ 4?88"8%"n% "Igjvk EE 43%

    ^boyo ikhejy ahek hy h jh~~ot ga khs doihuyo ~boto shy g e`~otiov~eg` e` ~bey ihyo Agt h`ojhek ~g do e`~otiov~on e` qegkh~eg` ga ~bo agtocge`c vtgqeyeg`y+ e~ juy~ do hixueton nute`c~th`yjeyyeg`+ `g~ sbeko e~ ey e` okoi~tg`ei y~gthco Lg`gv q Bhsheeh` Hetke`oy+ E`i+ 964 A9n 212+ 232! `1 "5~b Iet 4664% ^bo u`neyvu~on ahi~y boto ybgs ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y nen g~ hiioyy+ neyikgyo+ gt uyoh` ojheky ~bh~ bhn doo` hixueton nute`c ~th`yjeyyeg` Th~bot+ ~bo ojheky Noao`nh`~y qeoson sotoy~gton g` Cjhek

    Vkhe`~eaa h~~ojv~y ~g ylet~ ~bey vtgdkoj d htcue`c ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ig`nui~ qegkh~on ~boY~gton Igjju`eih~eg`y Hi~ "YIH%+ 82 _YI 4368+ o~ yox+ sbeib ey kgih~on e` h yovhth~o vht~ ga~bo OIVH Yoo Igkujdeh Vei~utoy+ E`i q Du``okk+ 4>? ATN >>9+ >>5*?6 "IN Ihk 4663%Yvoieaeihkk+ Vkhe`~eaa `gs yuccoy~y ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y qegkh~on ~bo YIH d e`~o`~eg`hkk hiioyy\e`cZse~bgu~ hu~bgte}h~eg` h ahieke~ ~btgucb sbeib h` okoi~tg`ei igjju`eih~eg` yotqeio ey vtgqenon h`n~botod gd~he`\e`cZ hiioyy ~g h seto gt okoi~tg`ei igjju`eih~eg` sbeko e~ ey e` okoi~tg`ei y~gthco e`yuib yy~oj 82 _YI 4368"h%"8%< "Tovk h~ ?%

    Vkhe`~eaa jh `g~ `gs e`moi~ h `os ~bogt e`~g ~bo hi~eg` h~ ~bo yujjht muncjo`~ y~hco YooIgkojh` q Xuhlot Gh~y Ig+ 494 A9n 8438+ 845> "5~b Iet 4666% ^bo joto ahi~ ~bh~ ~bo YIH ey hkygvht~ ga ~bo OIVH ngoy `g~ joh` e~ igqoty ~bo yhjo ~bogt ga kehdeke~ ^g y~h~o ~bo gdqeguy+ yoi~eg`4368 vtgyitedoy u`hu~bgte}on hiioyy ~g nh~h e` y~gthco+ sbotohy yoi~eg` 4?88 vtgbede~y u`hu~bgte}onhiioyy ~g nh~h e` ~th`yjeyyeg` ^boyo hto ney~e`i~ ikhejy @gsboto e` ~bo igjvkhe`~ ngoy Vkhe`~eaah~~ojv~ ~g vkohn h ikhej u`not ~bo YIH

    Doihuyo Vkhe`~eaay ikhej u`not ~bo OIVH aheky hy h jh~~ot ga khs+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y yujjhtmuncjo`~ e` ahqgt ga Noao`nh`~y

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 88 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 88 ga 41 Vhco EN )=969>

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    12/26

    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    N. Ihkeagt`eh Vo`hk Igno ?64

    Vkhe`~eaa hkkocoy ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y u`hu~bgte}on o`~t e`~g bey Cjhek hiigu`~ qegkh~onIhkeagt`eh Vo`hk Igno ?64 "Igjvk EE 9>*93% ^bh~ y~h~u~o ejvgyoy kehdeke~ g` sbgoqot\lZ`gse`ck hiioyyoy h`n se~bgu~ votjeyyeg` uyoy h` nh~h+ igjvu~ot+ igjvu~ot yy~oj+ gtigjvu~ot `o~sgtl e` gtnot ~g stg`caukk ig`~tgk gt gd~he` jg`o+ vtgvot~+ gt nh~h ?64"i%"8%>E` hnne~eg`+ ~bo y~h~u~o votje~y ~bo gs`ot gt koyyoo ga ~bo igjvu~ot gt nh~h sbg yuaaoty nhjhco gtkgyy d tohyg` ga h qegkh~eg` ~g dte`c h ieqek hi~eg` ?64"o%"8% Yoi~eg` ?64 yo~y `g ~btoybgkn koqokga nhjhco gt kgyy ~bh~ juy~ do tohibon ~g ejvht~ y~h`ne`c ~g dte`c yue~ _`not ~bo vkhe` kh`cuhco ga ~boy~h~u~o+ h` hjgu`~ ga nhjhco gt kgyy jh do yuaaeieo`~ Ahiodggl+ E`i q Vgsot Qo`~utoy+ E`i+ @gI 626?326 MS+ 4686 SK 94583?6+ h~ -> "@N Ihk 4686% "bgkne`c ~bh~ ~bo ahi~ ~bh~ vkhe`~eaaorvo`non toygutioy ~g y~gv aut~bot qegkh~eg`y ga ?64 yuaaeion ~g oy~hdkeyb nhjhcoy+ oqo` ea yuibtoygutioy g`k igjvteyon h aos ikeily ga h jguyo h`n ygjo loy~tgloy%

    _vg` toqeos+ ~bo Igut~ ae`ny ~bh~ ~bo u`neyvu~on ahi~y ybgs ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y l`gse`ck h`nse~bgu~ votjeyyeg` uyon h igjvu~ot ~g stg`caukk gd~he` nh~h+ e` qegkh~eg` ga ?64"i%"8% Yvoieaeihkk+Noao`nh`~y ng `g~ neyvu~o ~bh~ h~ ~bo netoi~eg` ga Vtegte~ Yvgt~y yo`egt igu`yok+ h Vtegte~ Yvgt~yojvkgoo hiioyyon Vkhe`~eaay Cjhek hiigu`~ se~bgu~ votjeyyeg`+ h`n qeoson ~bo ig`~o`~y ga yoqothkojheky+ e`ikune`c Vkhe`~eaay ojvkgjo`~ hctoojo`~ se~b IHH "Gvv h~ 5%

    ^bo Igut~ aut~bot ae`ny ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa bhy orvoteo`ion yuaaeieo`~ nhjhco ~g yuvvgt~ h vteqh~o tecb~ga hi~eg` E~ ey u`neyvu~on ~bh~ ha~ot ~bo bhile`c e`ieno`~+ Vkhe`~eaa yvo`~ ygjo ~ejo toy~gte`c bey Cjhekvhyysgtn h`n e`qoy~ech~e`c sbg bhn bhilon ~bo Cjhek hiigu`~ "Je`~} Noik 85%

    E` kecb~ ga ~bo agtocge`c u`neyvu~on ahi~y+ ~bo Igut~ ig`ikunoy ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y qegkh~onIhkeagt`eh Vo`hk Igno ?64 Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo ?64 ikhej

    O. E`qhyeg` ga Vteqhi

    Vkhe`~eaa hyyot~y ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y u`hu~bgte}on hiioyy ~g bey Cjhek hiigu`~ qegkh~on bey tecb~~g vteqhi u`not ~bo Ihkeagt`eh Ig`y~e~u~eg` "Igjvk EE >3*??% ^g vtoqhek g` ~bey ikhej+ Vkhe`~eaa

    > Vkhe`~eaa hkyg hkkocoy ~bh~ Noao`nh`~y qegkh~on g~bot yudyoi~eg`y ga ?64+ ~bgucb ~boyo ikhejyhto yuvotakuguy ~g oy~hdkeyb kehdeke~ e` ~bey ihyo Agt orhjvko+ ?64 hkyg ejvgyoy kehdeke~ g` h`votyg` sbg ~hloy+ igveoy+ gt jhloy uyo ga stg`caukk gd~he`on nh~h+ ?64"i%"4%< gt u`khsaukk hiioyyoygt vtgqenoy h joh`y agt hiioyye`c h` igjvu~ot+ ?64"i%"1%*"3%

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 84 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 84 ga 41 Vhco EN )=969?

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    juy~ oy~hdkeyb "8% h kochkk vtg~oi~on vteqhi e`~otoy~+ "4% h tohyg`hdko orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi u`not ~boietiujy~h`ioy+ h`n "9% h yoteguy e`qhyeg` ga ~bo vteqhi e`~otoy~ E`~k Aon` Vtgak ! ^oib`eihk O`cty+Kgihk 48+ HAK*IEG q Yuvot I~+ 81? V9n >22+ >55 "Ihk 4663%

    Sbo~bot h kochkk toigc`e}on vteqhi e`~otoy~ ey vtoyo`~ e` h ceqo` ihyo ey h xuoy~eg` ga khs ~gdo noienon d ~bo igut~ Bekk q @h~k Igkkoceh~o H~bko~ei Hyy`+ 21? V4n 199+ 1?3 "Ihk 855>%Sbo~bot vkhe`~eaa bhy h tohyg`hdko orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi e` ~bo ietiujy~h`ioy h`n sbo~bot noao`nh`~yig`nui~ ig`y~e~u~oy h yoteguy e`qhyeg` ga vteqhi hto jeron xuoy~eg`y ga khs h`n ahi~ Ea ~bo u`neyvu~onjh~otehk ahi~y ybgs `g tohyg`hdko orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi gt h` e`yudy~h`~ehk ejvhi~ g` vteqhi e`~otoy~y+~bo xuoy~eg` ga e`qhyeg` jh do hnmuneih~on hy h jh~~ot ga khs En

    Ea hkk ~btoo ga ~boyo okojo`~y hto oy~hdkeybon+ ~bo vkhe`~eaay vteqhi e`~otoy~ juy~ do dhkh`ionhche`y~ h` igu`~otqheke`c e`~otoy~y ga ~bo noao`nh`~ E`qhyeg` ga h vteqhi e`~otoy~ ey g~ h qegkh~eg` ga~bo y~h~o ig`y~e~u~eg`hk tecb~ ~g vteqhi ea ~bo e`qhyeg` ey muy~eaeon d h igjvo~e`c e`~otoy~ En h~1???1 Ig`nui~ hkkocon ~g do h` e`qhyeg` ga vteqhi ey ~g do oqhkuh~on dhyon g` ~bo or~o`~ ~g sbeib e~aut~boty koce~ejh~o h`n ejvgt~h`~ igjvo~e`c e ~otoy~y En h~ 1?1

    8. Kochkk Vtg~oi~on Vteqhi E`~otoy~

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ngoy `g~ co`ue`ok neyvu~o ~bh~ h votyg` bhy h kochkk vtg~oi~on vteqhi e`~otoy~ e`bey votyg`hk ae`h`iehk h`n ojvkgjo`~ e`agtjh~eg` ^bo vtg~oi~eg` ga g`oy votyg`hk ae`h`iehk haahety hche`y~ igjvukygt vudkei neyikgyuto ey h` hyvoi~ ga ~bo }g`o ga vteqhi sbeib ey vtg~oi~on d ~boAgut~b Hjo`njo`~ h`n sbeib hkyg ahkky se~be` ~bh~ vo`ujdth ga ig`y~e~u~eg`hk tecb~y e`~g sbeib ~bocgqot`jo`~ jh `g~ e`~tuno hdyo`~ h ybgse`c ga igjvokke`c `oon h`n ~bh~ ~bo e`~tuyeg` ey `g~ gqotkdtghn E`~k Aon`+ 81? V9n h~ >59 Hk~bgucb ~bo Ihkeagt`eh Yuvtojo Igut~ bhy toigc`e}on ~bh~ h`e`neqenuhky orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi e` h yhkht oht`on e` vudkei ojvkgjo`~ ey yec`eaeih`~k koyy ~bh` ~bovteqhi orvoi~h~eg` tochtne`c e`igjo oht`on e` ~bo vteqh~o yoi~gt+ en h~ >5>+ ~bey gdyotqh~eg`toe`agtioy ~bo vtojeyo ~bh~ e`neqenuhky bhqo h koce~ejh~o vteqhi e`~otoy~ se~b toyvoi~ ~g e`igjo oht`one` ~bo vteqh~o yoi~gt Ihkeagt`eh igut~y bhqo yejekhtk toigc`e}on h` e`neqenuhky vtg~oi~on vteqhie`~otoy~ e` bey ojvkgjo`~ votyg``ok aeko Yoo Ok Ngthng Yhq ! Kgh` Hyy` q Yuvot I~+ 49? IhkTv~t 969+ 96>*96? "I~ Hvv 8523% Boto+ e~ ey u`neyvu~on ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y uyon Vkhe`~eaay Cjhekhiigu`~ ~g qeos e`agtjh~eg` hdgu~ ~bo ~otjy ga Vkhe`~eaay ojvkgjo`~ se~b IHH+ e`ikune`c beyigjvo`yh~eg` ^bey ikohtk ejvkeih~on Vkhe`~eaay kochkk vtg~oi~on e`~otoy~ e` ~bo vteqhi ga beyojvkgjo`~ h`n ae`h`iehk haahety

    4. Orvoi~h~eg` ga Vteqhi

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 89 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 89 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9691

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    Vkhe`~eaa bhy vtoyo`~on oqeno`io ~bh~ bo bhn h tohyg`hdko orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi e` bey votyg`hkojheky E~ ey u`neyvu~on ~bh~ ~bo bhilon Cjhek hiigu`~ shy h sod*dhyon+ votyg`hk ojhek hiigu`~ u`not~bo hnntoyy+ hje`~}98Fcjhekigj "N_A 3*84% Vkhe`~eaa h~~oy~on e` bey noikhth~eg` ~bh~ bo bhy doo`~bo ygko hiigu`~ bgknot ye`io bo gvo`on ~bo hiigu`~ "Je`~} Noik 82% Bo aut~bot hqotton ~bh~ bo bhyhiioyyon ~bo hiigu`~ ~btgucb ~bo sodye~o ssscjhekigj h`n \bhyZ uyon e~ agt votyg`hk jh~~oty"En% Bo bhn h yovhth~o duye`oyy ojhek hnntoyy+ hhtg`jFvtegte~yvgt~yde}+ sbeib bo uyon agt duye`oyyjh~~oty "En% Bo g`k agtshtnon ojhek atgj ~bo duye`oyy hiigu`~ ~g ~bo votyg`hk hiigu`~ sbo` ~boojhek e~yoka ig`iot`on votyg`hk jh~~oty "oc+ joneihk eyyuoy%+ gt ea bo `oonon ~g vte`~ h ngiujo`~ hshatgj ~bo gaaeio sboto bo igukn `g~ hiioyy ~bo duye`oyy hiigu`~ "En% Vkhe`~eaay Cjhek hiigu`~ shyvhyysgtn vtg~oi~on h~ hkk ~ejoy+ h`n bo bhy `oqot hu~bgte}on h` Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ojvkgooy ~g hiioyy e~"En% Dhyon g` ~bo agtocge`c+ h tohyg`hdko mut igukn g`k ae n ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa bhn h` orvoi~h~eg` gavteqhi e` ~bey votyg`hk ojhek hiigu`~

    Noao`nh`~y htcuo ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa o`chcon e` ig`nui~ ~bh~ dokeon bey orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi+ du~`g`o ga ~boyo ig`~o`~eg`y bhqo jote~ Aety~+ Noao`nh`~y yuccoy~ ~bh~ e~ shy Vkhe`~eaa+ `g~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+sbg aety~ nequkcon ~bo ~otjy ga ~bo IHH hctoojo`~ ~g h ~betn vht~ `hjon Mgyb Lo~tgyot "Gvv h~ 89%^bey jeyibhthi~ote}oy Lo~tgyoty ~oy~ejg` E` ahi~+ Lo~tgyot y~h~on ~bh~ ha~ot Vkhe`~eaay toyec`h~eg`+Lo`` ]uilotjh`+ h` ojvkgoo ga Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+ aety~ neyikgyon ~g Lo~tgyot ~bh~ bo bhn hiioyyonVkhe`~eaay ojhek hiigu`~ h`n neyigqoton ~bh~ bey yhkht h~ IHH sgukn do koyy ~bh` h~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y"Lo~tgyot Noik 4% E~ shy g`k ha~otshtn ~bh~ Lo~tgyot ig`~hi~on Vkhe`~eaa+ sbg ig`aetjon ~bo yhkhtaecutoy "En 9%

    Yoig`n+ Noao`nh`~y htcuo+ se~bgu~ ie~e`c yvoieaei oqeno`io+ ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaay cetkateo`n+ Mo``hJh`gy+ bhn hiioyy ~g Vkhe`~eaay Cjhek hiigu`~ Bgsoqot+ Vkhe`~eaa ~oy~eaeon ~bh~ bo chqo Jh`gy hiioyy~g bey ~ojvgtht vhyysgtn yg ~bh~ ybo igukn bokv bej e`qoy~ech~o sbg bhn bhilon bey Cjhek hiigu`~"Je`~} Noik 85% Noao`nh`~y ie~o `g yvoieaei oqeno`io ~bh~ Jh`gy bhn hkshy bhn hiioyy ~g ~boCjhek hiigu`~ ^botoagto+ ~bey ngoy `g~ itoh~o h ~tehdko eyyuo hy ~g sbo~bot Vkhe`~eaa bhn h` orvoi~h~eg`ga vteqhi e` ~bo Cjhek hiigu`~

    ^betn+ Noao`nh`~y ig`~o`n ~bh~ doihuyo Vkhe`~eaa neyikgyon ~g IHH ~bo ~otjy ga bey ojvkgjo`~hctoojo`~ se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+ bo juy~ `g~+ hy h co`othk jh~~ot+ ~toh~ h` ga bey ojvkgjo`~hctoojo`~y hy ig`aeno`~ehk ^bey htcujo`~ ey ateqgkguy Vkhe`~eaay noieyeg` ~g neyikgyo bey orey~e`cojvkgjo`~ ~otjy e` ~bo igutyo ga `ocg~eh~eg`y se~b IHH ngoy `g~ ig`y~e~u~o oqeno`io ~bh~ botoke`xueybon h` orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi e` bey yovhth~o ojvkgjo`~ hctoojo`~ se~b IHH Ea h`~be`c+Vkhe`~eaay ig`nui~ ey ig`yey~o`~ se~b h` orvoi~h~eg` ~bh~ hdyo`~ bey qgku`~ht neyikgyuto+ ~bo ~otjy ga beyojvkgjo`~ se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y sgukn bhqo tojhe`on ig`aeno`~ehk

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 8> ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 8> ga 41 Vhco EN )=9693

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    E` yuj+ Noao`nh`~y bhqo ahekon ~g vge`~ ~g yvoieaei ahi~y theye`c h ~tehdko eyyuo ga sbo~botVkhe`~eaa bhn h tohyg`hdko orvoi~h~eg` ga vteqhi ^bo Igut~ ~botoagto ~ut`y ~g sbo~bot Vkhe`~eaa bhyyuaaoton h yudy~h`~ehk e`qhyeg` ga bey vteqhi

    9. Yoteguy E`qhyeg` ga Vteqhi E ~otoy~

    Hi~eg`hdko e`qhyeg`y ga vteqhi juy~ do yuaaeieo`~k yoteguy e` ~boet `h~uto+ yigvo+ h`n hi~uhk gtvg~o`~ehk ejvhi~ ~g ig`y~e~u~o h` octoceguy dtohib ga ~bo ygiehk `gtjy u`notke`c ~bo vteqhi tecb~Bekk+ 21? V4n h~ 1?? Boto+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ojvkgoo+ Hjoy+ hnje~~on e` bey novgye~eg` ~bh~ "8% bovutvgyok gd~he`on h ~ojvgtht vhyysgtn ~g Vkhe`~eaay Cjhek hiigu`~ se~bgu~ votjeyyeg`+ "4% bogvo`on ~sg ~g ~btoo ojheky ~bh~ bhn doo` agtshtnon atgj Vkhe`~eaay Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ojhek hiigu`~< "9%bo gvo`on h` hnne~eg`hk ~btoo ~g agutvotyg`hkojheky ~bh~ bhn`g~ igjo atgj Vkhe`~eaay duye`oyyhiigu`~< ">% ~bh~ g`o ga ~boyo votyg`hk ojheky tokh~on ~g Vkhe`~eaay ojvkgjo`~ hctoojo`~ se~b IHH% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 81 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 81 ga 41 Vhco EN )=9695

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    e`~ot hkeh+ "8% sgtle`c agt IHH vtegt ~g bey toyec`h~eg`< "4% ygkeie~e`c vkhoty g` IHHy dobhka vtegt ~gbey toyec`h~eg`< "9% jeyhvvtgvteh~e`c Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ~thno yoito~ h`n ig`aeno`~ehk e`agtjh~eg` h`nybhte`c e~ se~b IHH doagto h`n ha~ot bey toyec`h~eg`< ">% aheke`c ~g vtgqeno agut~oo` nhy ste~~o` `g~eio% ~bo toyuk~e`cnhjhcoy ~g ~bo vkhe`~eaa Ghyey Soy~ Tohk~+ KKI q Cgknjh`+ 4?6 V9n 888?+ 8848 "Ihk 4688%

    Vkhe`~eaa jgqoy agt yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo ctgu`n ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~ bhy ahekon ~g theyo h~tehdko eyyuo ~bh~ e~ yuaaoton nhjhcoy hy h toyuk~ ga h` dtohib d Vkhe`~eaa Agt orhjvko+ Vkhe`~eaaig`ionoy ~bh~ ~boto ey oqeno`io ~bh~+ h~ ygjo vge`~ doagto gt ha~ot bey toyec`h~eg`+ bo ygkeie~on ~bovotyg`hk hco`~ ga @DH vkhot ^hm Cedyg` Oqo` hyyuje`c ~bo ig`qotyh~eg` ~ggl vkhio doagto Vkhe`~eaaytoyec`h~eg`+ e~ ey u`neyvu~on ~bh~ Cedyg` nen `g~ kohqo Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ~g agkkgs Vkhe`~eaa ~g IHH "N_A49%< "Je`~} Noik 9?% Hiigtne`ck+ `g mut igukn ae`n ~bh~ ~bey bhtjon Vtegte~ Yvgt~y

    ^g h~~ojv~ ~g y~hqo gaa yujjht muncjo`~+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ie~oy h neaaoto`~ orhjvko ga Vkhe`~eaayhkkocon jeyig`nui~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hkkocoy ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa hnje~~on ~bh~ bo igjju`eih~on se~b h~ kohy~~sg toitue~y sbeko h~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+ Jelo Yig~~ h`n ^otto`io Tgyy+ nen `g~ vtgqeno uvnh~on e`agtjh~eg`~g Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+ h`n e`y~ohn yec`on ~boet nohky h~ IHH "Gvv h~ 81% ^bey dhto hkkoch~eg` aheky ~gtheyo h ~tehdko eyyuo agt yoqothk tohyg`y ^g doce`+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y o`~etok `ockoi~y ~g ie~o ~bo tokoqh`~ahi~y e` ~bo toigtn ~bh~ yuvvgt~ ~bey hyyot~eg`3 @gt bhy Vtegte~ Yvgt~y netoi~on ~bo Igut~ ~g h` ybton gaoqeno`io ~bh~ Yig~~ h`n Tgyy hto `gs ikeo`~y se~b IHH Aut~botjgto+ ~bo g`k vkhio e` ~bo toigtn h`gy~o`yedko yuvvgt~ ey agu`n ey e` ~bo noikhth~eg` ga Jhtl Dht~oky~oe` Bo g`k hqotton+ bgsoqot+ ~bh~Vkhe`~eaa ahekon ~g e`agtj bej ga igjju`eih~eg`y gt ig`~hi~y se~b Yig~~+ Tgyy+ h`n Yhito vtegt ~gVkhe`~eaay toyec`h~eg` Oqo` itone~e`c ~bey ~oy~ejg`+ sbeib khily agu`nh~eg`+ ~boto ey `g oqeno`io ~bh~

    3 Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ie~oy Hnne~eg`hk Jh~otehk Ahi~y >3 h`n >2+ du~ ~boyo ie~on vht~y ga ~bo toigtnng `g~ yuvvgt~ ~bo hkkoch~eg`y ig`iot`e`c Tgyy h`n Yig~~ ^bey khil ga nekeco`io ey tohyg` o`gucb ~gneytochtn ~boyo hkkoch~eg`y Ihtjo` q Yh` Ath`ieyig _`e~on Yibggk Ney~tei~+ 493 A9n 8641+ 8698 "5~bIet 4668% "^bo ney~tei~ igut~ `oon `g~ orhje`o ~bo o`~eto aeko agt oqeno`io oy~hdkeybe`c h co`ue`o eyyuoga ahi~+ sboto ~bo oqeno`io ey `g~ yo~ agt~b e` ~bo gvvgye`c vhvoty se~b hnoxuh~o toaoto`ioy yg ~bh~ e~igukn ig`qo`eo`~k do agu`n%

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 83 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 83 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>6

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    Vkhe`~eaay igjju`eih~eg`y se~b ~boyo vkhoty e`ikunon ygkeie~h~eg`y ~g mge` IHH ^g jhlo ~beyhyyujv~eg` sgukn ig`y~e~u~o joto yvoiukh~eg` Muh` B q Hkko`+ >62 A9n 8414+ 8433 "5~b Iet 466?%"H tohyg`hdko e`aoto`io ey g`o ~bh~ ey yuvvgt~on d h ibhe` ga kgcei+ th~bot ~bh`+ hy e` ~bey ihyo+ jotoyvoiukh~eg` ntoyyon uv e` ~bo cueyo ga oqeno`io% Agt hkk ~bo tohyg`y hdgqo+ ~boyo hkkoch~eg`y htoe`yuaaeieo`~ ~g itoh~o h ~tehdko eyyuo

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y keloseyo ih``g~ oy~hdkeyb nhjhco toyuk~e`c atgj Vkhe`~eaay ahekuto ~g ceqoagut~oo` nhy `g~eio Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ig`~o`ny ~bh~ ~bo khil ga `g~eio novteqon Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ga ~bogvvgt~u`e~ ~g tohib gu~ ~g ~bgyo ga e~y ikeo`~y sbg bhn sgtlon se~b ikeo`~*yotqeio ~ohjy ~bh~ e`ikunonJe`~} h`n ~g yoiuto e~y tokh~eg`ybevy se~b ~bgyo ikeo`~y doagto Je`~}y novht~uto shy h ahe~ hiigjvke"Gvv h~ 81% ^bo ygko yuvvgt~ agt ~bey hyyot~eg` ey Dht~oky~oe`y noikhth~eg`+ e` sbeib bo ikhejy ~bh~doihuyo ga ~bo khil ga `g~eio+ bo shy u`hdko ~g ig`~hi~ h ikeo`~ u`~ek aeqo nhy ha~ot Vkhe`~eaaytoyec`h~eg` "Dht~oky~oe` Noik 3% Du~ Dht~oky~oe` hkyg ig`ionoy ~bh~ ~bo ikeo`~ tojhe`on se~b Vtegte~Yvgt~y "En% ^botoagto+ ~boto ey `g dhyey ~g ig`ikuno Vtegte~ Yvgt~y shy nhjhcon Jgtogqot+Dht~oky~oe`y novgye~eg` ~oy~ejg` dokeoy ~bo ig`~o`~eg` ~bh~ ~bo khil ga `g~eio vtoqo`~on Vtegte~ Yvgt~yatgj ihkke`c e~y ikeo`~y Sbo` hylon+ Nen`~ gu ihkk hkk ga ~bgyo vkhoty7 Dht~oky~oe` tovkeon+ E nen"Bgt` Noik "Nl~ 18%+ Or H h~ 968=5*88% Ae`hkk+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y aheky ~g eno`~ea h ye`cko ikeo`~ ~bh~ e~kgy~ hy toyuk~ ga Vkhe`~eaay ahekuto ~g ceqo `g~eio Dhyon g` ~bey noaeieo`~ ybgse`c+ ~bo Igut~ ig`ikunoy~bh~ `g th~eg`hk ahi~*ae`not igukn ig`ikuno ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaay ahekuto ~g ceqo `g~eio nhjhcon Vtegte~ Yvgt~y

    E` toqeos+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g itoh~o h ~tehdko eyyuo ~bh~ e~ yuaaoton nhjhcoy hy h toyuk~ ga~bo hkkocon dtohib ga ig`~thi~ Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bodtohib ga ig`~thi~ igu`~otikhej

    D. Dtohib ga Ejvkeon Igqo`h`~ ga Cggn Ahe~b h`n Ahet Nohke`c "Hche y~ Vkhe`~eaa%

    Sboto hkkoch~eg`y ga dtohib ga ~bo igqo`h`~ ga cggn ahe~b ng `g~ cg dog`n ~bo y~h~ojo`~ ga hjoto ig`~thi~ dtohib h`n+ toke`c g` ~bo yhjo hkkocon hi~y+ yejvk yool ~bo yhjo nhjhcoy gt g~bot tokeoahktohn ikhejon e` h igjvh`eg` ig`~thi~ ihuyo ga hi~eg`+ ~bo jh do neytochtnon hy yuvotakuguy hy `ghnne~eg`hk ikhej ey hi~uhkk y~h~on Deg`cbe q Jo~tgvgke~h` Sh~ot Ney~ ga Yg Ihkeagt`eh+ 36 Ihk Hvv>~b 89?2+ 29 Ihk Tv~t 4n 922 "I~ Hvv 8555%

    E` toqeose`c Vtegte~ Yvgt~y Igu`~otikhej+ e~ ikohtk tokeoy g` ~bo yhjo vtoneih~o hi~y ~bh~u`notcetn ~bo dtohib ga ig`~thi~ ikhej "Igu`~otikhej 38*3>% Vtegte~ Yvgt~y toyvg`ny e` e~y vhvotyd theye`c qhteguy `os ~bogteoy ga kehdeke~ `g~ theyon e` ~bo Igu`~otikhej+ du~ ~boyo jh `g~ donovkgon h~ ~bo khy~ je`u~o ~g hqgen yujjht muncjo`~ Yoo Igkojh`+ 494 A9n h~ 845> ^buy+ ~boIgut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo dtohib ga ejvkeon igqo`h`~ igu`~otikhej

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 82 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 82 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>8

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    ~tehdko eyyuo ga dtohib gt ga nhjhcoy+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo nu~ gakghk~ igu`~otikhej

    N. Jeyhvvtgvteh~eg` ga ^thno Yoito~y "Hche`y~ Igu`~otnoao`nh`~y%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y Agut~b Igu`~otikhej ey agt jeyhvvtgvteh~eg` ga ~thno yoito~y e` qegkh~eg` gaIhkeagt`ehy _`eagtj ^thno Yoito~y Hi~ "I_^YH%+ Ihk Ieq Igno 9>418 ^bey ikhej bhy ~btoo igtookojo`~y= "8% ~bo vkhe`~eaa gs`on h ~thno yoito~+ "4% ~bo noao`nh`~ hixueton+ neyikgyon+ gt uyon ~bovkhe`~eaay ~thno yoito~ ~btgucb ejvtgvot joh`y+ h`n "9% ~bo noao`nh`~y hi~eg`y nhjhcon ~bo vkhe`~eaaI~gn`+ E`i q Hjotejju`o Vbhtj+ E`i+ 34 Ihk Tv~t 9n 166+ 163 "I~ Hvv 4662%< Ihk Ieq Igno9>418"d% ^bo I_^YH noae`oy h ~thno yoito~ hy=

    \EZ`agtjh~eg`+ e`ikune`c h agtjukh+ vh~~ot`+ igjvekh~eg`+ vtgcthj+ noqeio+jo~bgn+ ~oib`exuo gt vtgioyy ~bh~= "8% Noteqoy e`novo`no`~ oig`gjeiqhkuo+ hi~uhk gt vg~o`~ehk+ atgj `g~ doe`c co`othkk l`gs` ~g ~bo vudkei gt~g g~bot votyg`y sbg ih` gd~he` oig`gjei qhkuo atgj e~y neyikgyuto gt uyo3+ ??%% ^bo ie~on oqeno`io+ bgsoqot+ igjvteyoy y~h~ojo`~y d Dht~oky~oe`+ `g~d Vkhe`~eaa Jgtogqot+ `g`o ga Dht~oky~oe`y y~h~ojo`~y jo`~eg` h` jeyhvvtgvteh~eg` d Vkhe`~eaa gtIHH "Dht~oky~oe` Noik 1*3+ 89*8>% Doihuyo Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g neyibhtco e~y dutno`u`not Tuko ?1+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa h`n IHH yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo jeyhvvtgvteh~eg`igu`~otikhej

    O. E`~o`~eg`hk E`~otaoto`io se~b Ig`~thi~uhk Tokh~eg`y "Hche`y~ IHH%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~ hyyot~y ~bh~ IHH e`nuion Vkhe`~eaa ~g dtohib bey ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~"Igu`~otikhej 59% E` ~bo uyuhk ihyo+ ~g vtgqo e`~o`~eg`hk e`~otaoto`io se~b ig`~thi~uhk tokh~eg`y+ hvkhe`~eaa juy~ nojg`y~th~o=

    =

    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 46 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 46 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>9

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    "8% h qhken ig`~thi~ do~soo` vkhe`~eaa h`n h ~betn vht~< "4% noao`nh`~yl`gskonco ga ~bey ig`~thi~< "9% noao`nh`~y e`~o`~eg`hk hi~y noyec`on ~ge`nuio h dtohib gt neytuv~eg` ga ~bo ig`~thi~uhk tokh~eg`ybev< ">% hi~uhkdtohib gt neytuv~eg` ga ~bo ig`~thi~uhk tokh~eg`ybev< h`n "?% toyuk~e`cnhjhco

    Vhi Chy ! Okoi Ig q Doht Y~oht`y ! Ig+ 358 V4n ?23+ ?25*56 "Ihk 8556% Bgsoqot+ Ihkeagt`ehhaagtny ctoh~ot ygkeie~uno ~g e`~otaote`c ig`nui~ e` ~bo ig`~or~ ga h~*sekk ojvkgjo`~=

    \^Zg toigqot agt h noao`nh`~y e`~otaoto`io se~b h` h~*sekk ojvkgjo`~tokh~eg`+ h vkhe`~eaa juy~ vkohn h`n vtgqo ~bh~ ~bo noao`nh`~ o`chcon e` h`e`novo`no`~k stg`cauk hi~eo+ h` hi~ vtgyitedon d ygjoig`y~e~u~eg`hk+ y~h~u~gt+ tocukh~gt+ igjjg` khs+ gt g~bot no~otje`hdkokochk y~h`nhtn~bh~ e`nuion h` h~*sekk ojvkgoo ~g kohqo ~bo vkhe`~eaa

    Tooqoy q Bh`kg`+ 5? V9n ?89+ ?46 "Ihk 466>% "e`~ot`hk ie~h~eg` h`n xug~h~eg` jhtly gje~~on%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g vtoyo`~ h` oqeno`io ~bh~ IHH igjje~~on h` e`novo`no`~kstg`cauk hi~ ~g e`nuio Vkhe`~eaa ~g dtohib gt neytuv~ e~y h~*sekk ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~ se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y^bey ig`ikuyeg` ey dgky~oton d ~bo Igut~y cth`~ ga yujjht muncjo`~ agt IHH g` ~bojeyhvvtgvteh~eg` igu`~otikhej Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y IHH yujjht muncjo`~ hy ~g ~boe`~otaoto`io se~b ig`~thi~uhk tokh~eg`y igu`~otikhej

    A. E`~o`~eg`hk E`~otaoto`io se~b Vtoyo`~ h`n Vtgyvoi~eqo Oig`gjei Hnqh`~hco h`n

    Duye`oyy Tokh~eg`ybevy "Hche`y~ Vkhe`~eaa h`n IHH%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hkkocoy ~bh~ "8% IHH e`~otaoton se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y duye`oyy tokh~eg`ybev se~bVkhe`~eaa< h`n "4% Vkhe`~eaa h`n IHH e`~otaoton se~b Vtegte~ Yvgt~y duye`oyy tokh~eg`ybevy se~b @DHvkhoty "Igu`~otikhej 866*868%

    ^bo okojo`~y ga h ikhej agt e`~o`~eg`hk e`~otaoto`io se~b vtgyvoi~eqo oig`gjei hnqh`~hco jettgt~bgyo agt e`~o`~eg`hk e`~otaoto`io se~b h` h~*sekk ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~+ e`ikune`c ~bo toxuetojo`~ ~bh~ ~bovkhe`~eaa oy~hdkeyb ~bh~ ~bo noao`nh`~ o`chcon e` h` e`novo`no`~k stg`cauk hi~+ ~bh~ ey+ ea e~ eyvtgyitedon d ygjo ig`y~e~u~eg`hk+ y~h~u~gt+ tocukh~gt+ igjjg` khs+ gt g~bot no~otje`hdko kochky~h`nhtn Lgtoh Yuvvk Ig q Kgilboon Jht~e` Igtv+ 19 V9n 593+ 5?9*?> "Ihk 4669%

    ^bo Igut~ bhy hktohn no~otje`on ~bh~ `g mut igukn ae`n ~bh~ "8% Vkhe`~eaa dtohibon ~bo

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 48 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 48 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>>

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    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    ojvkgjo`~ ig`~thi~+ ~bo ejvkeon igqo`h`~+ gt bey nu~ ga kghk~< gt ~bh~ "4% Vkhe`~eaa gt IHHjeyhvvtgvteh~on h` ga Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ~thno yoito~y< gt ~bh~ "9% IHH e`~o`~eg`hkk e`~otaoton se~bVtegte~ Yvgt~y ig`~thi~uhk tokh~eg`y se~b Vkhe`~eaa Hvht~ atgj ~bey+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y vtgqenoy `goqeno`io ~bh~ oe~bot Vkhe`~eaa gt IHH bhy o`chcon e` h` g~bot e`novo`no`~k stg`cauk ig`nui~Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Igu`~otnoao`nh`~y yujjht muncjo`~ hy ~g ~bey igu`~otikhej

    C. Ig`qotyeg` "Hche`y~ Vkhe`~eaa%

    Noao`nh`~y hyyot~ ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa tojgqon h`n to~he`on se~bgu~ votjeyyeg` vtgvot~ dokg`ce`c ~gVtegte~ Yvgt~y+ e ikune`c ~sg dgroy ga ngiujo`~y+ h khv~gv igjvu~ot+ h`n iokk vbg`o "Igu`~otikhej 86?% Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ye`io ig`ionon+ bgsoqot+ ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa bhy to~ut`on ~bo khv~gv h`n ~bo dgroyga ngiujo`~y "Igu`~otikhej 2>%< "Gvv h~ 48% ^buy+ ~bo g`k xuoy~eg` ey sbo~bot Vkhe`~eaay ahekuto~g to~ut` ~bo iokk vbg`o ig`y~e~u~oy ig`qotyeg`

    Ig`qotyeg` bhy ~btoo okojo`~y u`not Ihkeagt`eh Khs= "8% gs`otybev gt tecb~ ~g vgyyoyyeg` gavtgvot~< "4% stg`cauk neyvgye~eg` ga ~bo vtgvot~ tecb~< h`n "9% nhjhcoy CY Thyjuyyo` ! Hyygi+E`i q Lhke~~h Ake`c Yotqeioy+ E`i+ 5?2 A4n 251+ 561 "5~b Iet 8554% Vkhe`~eaa hyyot~y ~bh~ ~bo iokkvbg`o dokg`cy ~g bej+ h`n ~bh~ bo bhy ~ut`on gqot ~g Vtegte~ Yvgt~y h` ~okovbg`o `ujdoty h`n ~or~joyyhcoy g` ~bo noqeio "_A ?3% Vkhe`~eaa aut~bot htcuoy ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ih``g~ ybgs e~ bhy doo`nhjhcon

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ikhejy gs`otybev g` ~bo ctgu`n ~bh~ Je`~} toio`~k hnje~~on e` novgye~eg` ~bh~bo y~ekk bhy vgyyoyyeg` ga bey igjvh` Dkhildott h`n ~bh~ bo ey `g~ sekke`c ~g to~ut` e~ ~g Vtegte~Yvgt~y "Gvv h~ 48=89*8? "ie~e`c HJA 92%% ^bo ie~on oqeno`io+ bgsoqot+ y~h~oy ~g ~bo ig`~tht ~bh~Vtegte~ Yvgt~y h`n Jt Je`~} neyvu~o gs`otybev ga ~bo Dkhildott bo uyon sbeko ojvkgon d Vtegte~Yvgt~y "Bgt` Noik 8?% ^bey ey g~ ~bo aety~ ~ejo e` ~bey Gtnot ~bh~ ~bo Igut~ bhy orvgyon ikohtjeyy~h~ojo`~ ga oqeno`io d igu`yok agt Vtegte~ Yvgt~y Igu`yok hto sht`on ~bh~ aut~bot ottgty ga yuibh` octoceguy `h~uto sekk do ig`y~tuon d ~bo Igut~ hy e`neih~eqo ga dhn ahe~b+ h`n jh do ctgu`ny agtyh`i~eg`y H~ h` th~o+ ~bey ottgt yotqoy ~g becbkecb~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y khil ga oqeno`io ~bh~ e~ gs`y ~boiokk vbg`o e` xuoy~eg` ^bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ hy ~g ~bo ig`qotyeg` ikhej

    B. Ihkeagt`eh Vo`hk Igno ?64 "Hche`y~ Vkhe`~eaa%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y e`e~ehkk ikhejon ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa hiioyyon e~y igjvu~oty se~bgu~ votjeyyeg` h`nigveon gt noko~on nh~h e` qegkh~eg` ga Ihkeagt`eh Vo`hk Igno ?64"i%"8%+ "4%+ "9%+ "1%+ "3%"Igu`~otikhej 886+ 888+ 889% Vkhe`~eaa ig`~o`ny+ bgsoqot+ ~bh~ ~bo oqeno`io toau~oy ~bey hkkoch~eg`Yvoieaeihkk+ sbo` Dht~oky~oe`+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y Votyg` Jgy~ L`gskoncohdko+ shy hylon+ Ugu ih`~

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 44 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 44 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>?

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    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    eno`~ea h` aekoy ~bh~ Jt Je`~} igveon gt noko~on atgj Vtegte~ Yvgt~y+ igttoi~+ gu ye~~e`c boto ~gnhih``g~7 Dht~oky~oe` toyvg`non+ Igttoi~ "Dht~oky~oe` Novg h~ 8>3=?*81%

    E` toyvg`yo+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ybea~y ~bogteoy+ htcue`c ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa qegkh~on ?64 d stg`caukkhiioyye`c Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ig`aeno`~ehk e`agtjh~eg` h`n agtshtne`c e~ ~g bey Cjhek hiigu`~ ^beyhtcujo`~ aheky agt ~sg tohyg`y Aety~+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ie~o `g yuvvgt~eqo ahi~y e` ~boet vhvoty Tuko?1"o% toxuetoy ~bh~ ~bo hnqotyo vht~y toyvg`yo+ `g~ muy~ ~bo hnqotyo vht~y qhteguy g~bot vhvoty+ yo~agt~b yvoieaei ahi~y oy~hdkeybe`c h co`ue`o eyyuo Ihtjo`+ 493 A9n h~ 8698

    Yoig`n+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ig`ionoy ~bo hdyo`io ga oqeno`io ybgse`c ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y shynhjhcon d ~bo ojhek agtshtne`c Yvoieaeihkk+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hnje~y ~bh~ hnne~eg`hk neyigqot ey`oonon ~g no~otje`o sbo~bot h`n ~g sbh~ or~o`~ Je`~}y u`hu~bgte}on hiioyy ~g Vtegte~ Yvgt~yigjvu~oty ihuyon nhjhcoy ga ~bo ~vo ~bh~ Yoi~eg` ?64 shy noyec`on ~g vtg~oi~ "Gvv h~ 4? 9% Hyh ~btoybgkn jh~~ot+ h vht~ yoole`c aut~bot neyigqot u`not Tuko ?1"n%"4% juy~ ybgs ~bh~ "8% e~ bhy yo~agt~b e` haaenhqe~ agtj ~bo yvoieaei ahi~y e~ bgvoy ~g okeie~ atgj aut~bot neyigqot< "4% ~bo ahi~y ygucb~orey~< h`n "9% ~bo ygucb~*ha~ot ahi~y hto oyyo`~ehk ~g gvvgyo yujjht muncjo`~ Ahjek Bgjo ! Ae`I~t+ E`i q Aon Bgjo Kgh` Jgt~c Igtv+ ?4? A9n 244+ 243 "5~b Iet 4662% Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon~g aeko yuib h` haaenhqe~ E` h` oqo`~+ ~bo Igut~ ae`ny ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy bhn hjvko gvvgt~u`e~ ~gvutyuo neyigqot g` ~bo eyyuo ga nhjhcoy Hiigtne`ck+ ~bo Igut~ vtgioony ~g yujjht muncjo`~ EnDoihuyo Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g ybgs h` oqeno`io ga nhjhcoy+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaayujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo ?64 ikhej

    E. Noahjh~eg` h`n ^thno Kedok "Hche y~ Vkhe ~eaa%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hkkocoy ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa u~~oton yoqothk ahkyo h`n noahjh~gt y~h~ojo`~y hdgu~Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ~g ~betn vht~eoy ~bh~ bhqo nhjhcon Vtegte~ Yvgt~y E~ aut~bot hkkocoy ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhnoahkyo y~h~ojo`~y neyvhthce`c ~bo xuhke~ ga Vtegte~ Yvgt~y vtgvot~+ cggny+ h`n'gt yotqeioy+ sbeib bhynhjhcon Vtegte~ Yvgt~y "Igu`~otikhej 885*44+ 843*45% Yvoieaeihkk+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hyyot~y g`e`agtjh~eg` h`n dokeoa ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa ~gkn h` e`nuy~t dkgccot ~bh~ h`g~bot ojvkgoo shy kohqe`c Vtegte~Yvgt~y "Bgt` Noik 81+ Or K+ Toyvg`yo ~g E`~ottgch~gt 8% E` hnne~eg`+ Vkhe`~eaa hkkoconk jhnoqhteguy y~h~ojo`~y ~g iot~he` @DH vkhoty gt ~boet hyygieh~oy+ ig`qoe`c ~bh~= "8% ~boto sgukn do hjhyy orgnuy ga vkhoty atgj Vtegte~ Yvgt~y< "4% Vtegte~ Yvgt~y shy cge`c ~g ahkk hvht~ doihuyo gaVkhe`~eaay novht~uto< "9% Dht~oky~oe` shy muy~ h aecutobohn h`n Vkhe`~eaa nen hkk ~bo sgtl% Dht~oky~oe` ahqgton g~bot vkhotygqot ~bo votieveo`~ vkhoty "N_A 19%

    Vkhe`~eaa ig`~o`ny ~bh~ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy `g~ vtgnuion oqeno`io ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhno ~boyo

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 49 ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 49 ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>1

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    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    y~h~ojo`~y+ h`n ~bh~ e` h` oqo`~+ ~bo y~h~ojo`~y hto e`hnjeyyedko bohtyh h`n `g`*hi~eg`hdko gve`eg`yE` toyvg`yo+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y vtgaaoty ~bh~ e~ sekk vtgqo h~ ~tehk ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhno ~boyo y~h~ojo`~yVtegte~ Yvgt~y jeyu`noty~h`ny ~bo vutvgyo ga yujjht muncjo`~= `gs ey ~bo ~ejo ~g vtgnuio oqeno`ioVtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g eno`~ea h` ~oy~ejg` atgj ~betn vht~eoy h~~oy~e`c ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhno h` ga~bo hkkocon y~h~ojo`~y H `g`jgqe`c vht~ ih``g~ hqgen yujjht muncjo`~ d toke`c ygkok g`ig`ikuygt hkkoch~eg`y ~bh~ hto u`yuvvgt~on d ahi~uhk nh~h ^hkgt+ 226 A4n h~ 86>?

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y dkhjoy e~y khil ga oqeno`io g` IHH agt e~y ahekuto ~g vtgnuio iot~he` @DHvkhoty agt novgye~eg`y Hiigtne`ck+ Vtegte~ Yvgt~y toxuoy~y h ig`~e`uh`io vutyuh`~ ~g Tuko ?1"n%"4%"Gvv h~ 49*4>% Bgsoqot+ hy hktohn orvkhe`on+ h vht~ yoole`c h ig`~e`uh`io vutyuh`~ ~g Tuko?1"n%"4% juy~ ybgs ~bh~ "8% e~ bhy yo~ agt~b e` haaenhqe~ agtj ~bo yvoieaei ahi~y e~ bgvoy ~g okeie~ atgjaut~bot neyigqot< "4% ~bo ahi~y ygucb~ orey~< h`n "9% ~bo ygucb~*ha~ot ahi~y hto oyyo`~ehk ~g gvvgyoyujjht muncjo`~ Ahjek Bgjo+ ?4? A9n h~ 243

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy `g~ yh~eyaeon ~bo toxuetojo`~y ga Tuko ?1"n% E~y toxuoy~ agt h ig`~e`uh`ionen `g~ eno`~ea ~bo yvoieaei ahi~y ~bh~ aut~bot neyigqot sgukn bhqo toqohkon gt orvkhe` sb ~bgyo ahi~ysgukn bhqo vtoikunon yujjht muncjo`~ ^h~uj q Ie~ h`n I`~ ga Yh` Ath`ieyig+ >>8 A9n 8656+8866 "5~b Iet 4661% E` h noikhth~eg` yuvvgt~e`c Vtegte~ Yvgt~y Gvvgye~eg`+ noao`yo igu`yok y~h~on~bh~ bo shy e`agtjon ~bh~ igu`yok agt Vtegte~ Yvgt~y eno`~eaeon ~g IHH vkhoty e~ dokeoqon gqotbohtnnoahjh~gt y~h~ojo`~y h`n IHHy igu`yok tovtoyo`~on ~bh~ e~ sgukn hiiov~ yotqeio agt ~bgyo vkhoty"Nhiuy Noik 5% ^bo noikhth~eg` ngoy `g~+ bgsoqot+ toaot ~g h` yvoieaei ahi~y ~bh~ ~bo vkhoty sguknoy~hdkeyb+ gt orvkhe` sb ~boet ~oy~ejg` shy oyyo`~ehk ~g muy~ea Vtegte~ Yvgt~y gvvgye~eg` Aon TIeq V ?1"n% ^bo noikhth~eg` ngoy `g~ e`neih~o ~bh~ noaotte`c ~bo toygku~eg` ga Vkhe`~eaay Jg~eg` agtYujjht Muncjo`~ u`~ek ~boyo vkhoty bhqo doo` novgyon sgukn bhqo hkkgson Vtegte~ Yvgt~y ~g yuvvkoqeno`io itoh~e`c h ~tehdko eyyuo ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhno noahjh~gt tojhtly ~bh~ ihuyon nhjhcon Hdyo`~ hybgse`c vutyuh`~ ~g Tuko ?1"n%+ ~bo Igut~ no`eoy Vtegte~ Yvgt~y toxuoy~ agt h ig`~e`uh`io

    Doihuyo Vtegte~ Yvgt~y bhy ahekon ~g itoh~o h ~tehdko eyyuo ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa jhno h` noahjh~gt gtkedokguy y~h~ojo`~y+ ~bo Igut~ CTH@^Y Vkhe`~eaa yujjht muncjo`~ g` ~bo noahjh~eg` h`n ~thno kedokikhejy

    M. Ig`yvethi "Hche y~ Igu`~otnoao`nh`~y%

    Vtegte~ Yvgt~y hkkocoy ~bh~ Vkhe`~eaa h`n IHH ig`yveton ~g igjje~ ~bo hkkocon stg`cauk hi~ynoyitedon e` ~bo vtoione`c yoi~eg`y+ e`ikune`c ~bo dtohib ga ig`~thi~+ dtohib ga nu~ ga kghk~+ h`njeyhvvtgvteh~eg` "Igu`~otikhej 899% Y~h`ne`c hkg`o+ h ig`yvethi ngoy `g bhtj h`n o`co`noty `g~gt~ kehdeke~ E~ juy~ do hi~eqh~on d ~bo igjjeyyeg` ga h` hi~uhk ~gt~ H ieqek ig`yvethi+ bgsoqot

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    E`e~ehky ga Vtovhtot VJI

    IQ*56 "61'6>% IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK Vhco 4> ga 41

    Ihyo 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY Ngiujo`~ 28 Aekon 88'68'84 Vhco 4> ga 41 Vhco EN )=96>3

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    _@E^ON Y^H^OY NEY^TEI^ IG_T^IO@^THK NEY^TEI^ GA IHKEAGT@EH

    IEQEK JE@_^OY * CO@OTHK

    Ihyo @g 4=84*iq*64??>*YQS*YY "4=84*iq*696??*YQS*YY% Nh~o @gqojdot 8+ 4684

    ^e~ko Hhtg` Je ~} q Jhtl Dht~oky~oe h`n Hyygieh~oy E`i o~ hk

    h~tgieguy+ ngoy `g~ ceqo teyo ~g h ihuyo ga hi~eg` u`koyy h ieqek stg`c bhy doo` igjje~~on toyuk~e`c e`nhjhco Hvvkeon Oxuevjo`~ Igtv q Ke~~g` Yhune Hthdeh K~n+ 215 V4n >?>+ >?3 "Ihk 855>%"e`~ot`hk xug~h~eg` jhtly gje~~on%

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