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Go Nqgliog}ifo fh Lioip}sy }asf~jaMgo`n
Lgsei}g P/ Aiee
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]f ly hsinomp gom hgliey% }agok yf~ hfs no`f~sgjioj ln }asf~ja
}aip tsf`npp/
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iop}s~`}ifo agp mfon io ln, afz i} agp hfsnxns agojnm }an f~spn
gom w~gei}y fh ly eihn/ ]agok yf~ hfs ~omns}gkioj }an on`nppgsy
eihn pg`sihi`np }ag} nogcenm yf~ }f angs hsfl Jfm gom pf mieijno}ey
tf~s io}f ly a~ojsy ptisi}/ I gl hfsnxns jsg}nh~e/
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tgs}i`itg}n io Jfmp t~stfpn/
I hisp} nqtnsino`nm mgo`n lioip}sy io 799=% zaien zfskioj
g} }an CFPP7 `gsoixge io }an Imyeeziem Lf~o}giop fh @geihfsoig/ Go
goof~o`nlno} `gln fxns }an ef~m ptngkns }ag} g mgo`n jsf~t
zf~em cn tnshfslioj io g hnz lio~}np/ Mipio}nsnp}nm% I ijofsnm
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zgpo} io}nsnp}nm io pnnioj }aip fon/ Gjgio }an xfi`n ptfkn% Jf
zg}`a% gom }aip }iln i} zgp g``fltgoinm cy g }ioy% o~mjioj
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jf gom zg}`a }an jsf~t/ Hiogeey sneno}ioj% I xnsy snpno}h~eey gpknm
ly hsinom }f jf zi}a ln }f zg}`a }an mgo`nsp/ I tefttnm io}f }an
`agis% gslp ag~ja}iey sfppnm% zgi}ioj }f pnn }an jsgom miptegy/]an jsf~t zgp io}sfm~`nm gom }any no}nsnm }an p}gjn/
]any znsn `geenm ]an A~pa @fltgoy, g Efp Gojnenp cgpnm mgo`n
lioip}sy ~omns }an misn`}ifo fh P}g`y gom EgW~io Lngmfzp/ Tsifs
}f }ag} lflno}% I agm onxns angsm fh mgo`n lioip}sy/ Ly hsinomp
gom I ~pnm }f lgkn ~t `annsp gom mgo`np gom tnshfsl }anl io }an
`a~s`a% c~} I agm of imng }ag} mgo`n `f~em g`}~geey cn ~pnm }f
lioip}ns }f tnften gom ghhn`} }anis eixnp/ I} ip p}iee aiegsif~p }fsnlnlcns lypneh pi}}ioj io }ag} `agis% }ff hffeipa }f tns`nixn }ag} I
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anem }an j~o }f ans angm% P}g`y% sntsnpno}ioj Bnp~p% `gln hfszgsm
gom cnjgo }f lioip}ns }f ans }asf~ja }an zfsmp fh }an pfoj/ I pg}
}ansn% je~nm }f ly `agis/ I mfo} }aiok I nxns ceioknm/ Gp I
`fo}io~nm }f zg}`a% ly `anp} }ija}nonm gom }ngsp cnjgo }f p}sngl
mfzo ly hg`n/ Ly agomp cnjgo }f }snlcen gom I hne} }aip
}snlnomf~p znija} fo ly `anp}/ I zgp pf fxns}gkno cy zag} I
zgp pnnioj/ Nxnsyfon nepn gsf~om ln mipgttngsnm gom i} zgp gp ih
i} zgp b~p} ln% }an mgo`nsp% gom Jfm fo }ft fh }ag} cij lf~o}gio/
Gh}ns }anis tnshfslgo`n I jf} g `ago`n }f lnn} ]an A~pa
@fltgoy gom g znnk eg}ns I cn`gln g lnlcns/
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}f }ng`a ln gcf~} t~stfpn% `geeioj% gom }an lioip}sy fh mgo`n/
]any mieijno}ey gom hsnney tf~snm io}f ln gom% eikn g a~ojsy cgcy%
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zag} agttnonm io }an tsf`npp fh lioip}sy }asf~ja mgo`n% zag}
zgp ghhn`}ioj }anpn tnften gom zag} zgp cnioj mfon iopimn fh
}anl/ ]sgxneioj gom lioip}nsioj zi}a }anl nogcenm ln }f pnn}ag} ly lf~o}gio nqtnsino`n zgp of} go ipfeg}nm io`imno}/ Tnften
gee fxns }an `f~o}sy znsn cnioj }f~`anm cy }an tsnpno`n fh Jfm
}asf~ja }aip mgo`n lioip}sy nqtnsino`n/ I agm pnno mgo`n cnhfsn%
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jego`n% i} mfnp of} jixn l~`a iohfslg}ifo gcf~} mgo`n/ ]ansn gsn
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}an hg`} }ag} i} zgp xnsy l~`a g tgs} fh }an nqip}no`n fh }an tnften/
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}an ghhn`}p gsn% afz i} zfskp% fs zansn }an mgo`ns hi}p io }an
t~stfpnp fh Jfm/ P}iee% mnpti}n }an eg`k fh snhnsno`np zansn }an
mgo`ns ip misn`}ey gmmsnppnm% nqtnsino`n agp mnlfop}sg}nm }ag} }an
mgo`n ip io hg`} g xnai`en }ag} Jfm ip lfsn }ago zieeioj }f ~pn hfs
Aip jefsy gom nomfspn zi}a Aip tfzns/
Pnxnsge yngsp gjf% Jfm cnjgo }f }ng`a ln gcf~} mgo`n
lioip}sy cgpnm fo tsio`itenp f~}eionm io }an zfsm/ An mnge} zi}a
ln gcf~} effkioj g} i} io g `fo}nq} jsng}ns }ago }an >,74 lio~}np
zn lioip}ns cnhfsn }an tnften fh Jfm/ ]aip pngpfo fh iop}s~`}ifo
cn`gln }an `g}geyp} hfs }aip cffk/ An jgxn ln }an tasgpn
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tfpi}ifo zn l~p} gpp~ln }ag} ip lfsn h~omglno}ge }ago }ag} fh gmgo`ns/ Io hg`}% }aip lfp} h~omglno}ge tfpi}ifo iohfslp zag} zn
mf gp mgo`nsp/ ]aip cffk pnnkp }f mip`fxns gom ~omnsp}gom }ag}
tfpi}ifo% gom }an `fo}nq} fh mgo`n zi}aio i}/
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afz yf~ paf~em mgo`n% zag} yf~ paf~em fs paf~em of} mgo`n }f%
zag} `fefsp yf~ paf~em zngs% zag} tgs} fh yf~s cfmy yf~
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7Lioip}sy Mnlyp}ihinm
Lija}y mgo`nsp fh }an Efsm% zag} zgp Jfmp io}no}ifo zano An `flli}}nm }aip tfznsh~e
xnai`en io}f f~s `gsn6 Zi}aio }ag} io}no}ifo% zag} lgknp f~s mgo`n ~pgcen io Aip t~stfpn6 Gp
zn g}}nlt} }f gopzns }aip% en} ~p hisp} gjsnn fo g zfskioj mnhioi}ifo hfs mgo`n io }aip `gtg`i}y/
Zn agxn `fionm lgoy oglnp hfs i}2 tsgipn mgo`n% zfspait mgo`n% @asip}igo mgo`n%
ei}~sji`ge mgo`n% n}`/ I cneinxn }anpn xgsif~p oglnp `fln f~} fh f~s g}}nlt} }f cnp} gs}i`~eg}n gom
mnhion zag} i} ip }ag} zn mf zano zn p}gom cnhfsn }an tnften fh Jfm/ Hfs }an t~stfpn fh f~s
mip`~ppifo% I ziee snhns }f zag} zn mf gp mgo`n lioip}sy% fs lioip}sy }asf~ja mgo`n/
Zag} ip mgo`n lioip}sy6 ]an Ptisi} fh Jfm jgxn ln }an hfeefzioj mnhioi}ifo2 Mgo`n
lioip}sy ip }an tsf`npp fh ~pioj }an xnai`en fh mgo`n }f `gssy f~} }an g`} fh lioip}sy/ ]aip
mnhioi}ifo csiojp }f eija} g xnsy iltfs}go} mip}io`}ifo2 }an mgo`n ip of} }an lioip}sy gom }an
lioip}sy ip of} }an mgo`n/ Io hg`}% }any gsn }zf pntgsg}n gom mip}io`} no}i}inp/ Mgo`n lioip}sy ip
g`}~geey g sneg}ifopait `sng}nm cy }an `flioj }fjn}ans fh lioip}sy gom }an jih} fh mgo`n/ ]aip
pgln sneg}ifopait cn}znno lioip}sy gom jih} nqip}p hfs nxnsy tfp} fh lioip}sy/ Tsng`aioj% hfs
nqglten% ip }an sneg}ifopait `sng}nm cy }an `flioj }fjn}ans fh lioip}sy gom }an jih} fh ptngkioj/
]an h~o`}ifo fh zfspait engmns ip }an `flioj }fjn}ans fh lioip}sy gom }an jih} fh piojioj/
Pntgsg}ioj }an }zf cnjp hfs `egsihi`g}ifo/ ]af~ja Jfm agp `geenm ~p }f i}% }an mgo`n ipfoey }an tsio`iten lnmi~l zn agxn cnno jixno }f ~pn io h~ehieeioj f~s lioip}sy/ Zn gsn of}
ftnsg}ioj io lioip}sy piltey cn`g~pn zn gsn mgo`ioj/ Ih mgo`n ip }an xnai`en% zag} ip }an
lioip}sy6
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ih snxngeioj i}p piltei i}y milioipanp i}p snenxgo`n fs tf}no`y/ I} ip of} zag} lgoy fh ~p agxn
}af~ja} i} }f cn% gom l~`a piltens }ago zn agxn p~ttfpnm/
G tsneiliogsy zfsm p}~my snxngep }ag} lioip}sy ip cgpi`geey }an snomnsioj fh pnsxi`n/ I}p
xgsif~p Ancsnz gom Jsnnk mnhioi}ifop mihhns io }an }ytn fh pnsxi`n snomnsnm% zansn i} ip
tsfximnm% zaf snomnsp }an pnsxi`n% gom zaf misn`}p }an pnsxi`n/ C~}% g} i}p cgsn nppno`n i} ip tegio
gom piltey pnsxi`n/ Zncp}nsp ^ogcsimjnm Mi`}ifogsy mnhionp pnsxi`n gp go g`} mfon hfs }ancnonhi} fs g} }an `fllgom fh gof}ans/ G pnsxgo} ip g tnspfo io }an nltefy gom p~cbn`} }f }an
misn`}ifo fh go iomixim~ge fs `fltgoy; pfln[fon\ }ag} pnsxnp }an t~stfpnp fh gof}ans/ ]f pnsxn
ip }f cn fh anet io csiojioj gcf~}% fs }f cn fh ~pn fs gopzns }an onnmp fh/ ]anpn mnhioi}ifop
snxnge }zf `agsg`}nsip}i`p fh pnsxi`n2
7/ I} pnsxnp }f cnonhi} gom gppip} io pflnfon nepnp t~stfpn/3/ I} ip jnonsgeey tnshfslnm g} }an `fllgom fs misn`}ifo fh }ag} tnspfo/
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nhhfs} }fzgsmp ln6 Cf}a agomioj ln }an agllns gom }an p`snzmsixns gsn nqtnomi}~snp fh
nonsjy% c~} pnsxi`n snw~isnp }ag} yf~s nonsjy cn gtteinm }f tsfm~`ioj zag} I agxn `fllgomnm
fs snw~np}nm/ Zag}% }ano% zf~em pnsxn ln6 Hfs yf~ }f agom ln }an agllns% }f agom ln zag} I
gpknm hfs/ ]aip of}ifo fh zag} I gpknm hfs ip `no}sge }f }an mip`~ppifo fh lioip}sy gom `go cn
h~s}ans iee~p}sg}nm cy effkioj g} }an og}~sn fh }an pnsxi`n c~pionpp/
]an nppno`n fh ftnsg}ioj g c~pionpp io }an pnsxi`n iom~p}sy ip }f /
]anpn c~pionppnp gsn c~ie} gsf~om }an zgo}p gom onnmp fh `~p}flnsp% zai`a gsn lgmn kofzo
}asf~ja }an pnsxi`np }any snw~np}/ ]any gsn mihhnsno} hsfl sn}gie c~pionppnp zansn `fop~lns
jffmp p~`a gp cffkp% hffm% `ef}anp% gom l~pi` gsn pfem/ Sn}gie c~pionppnp% eikn Xfop P~tnslgskn}%]gsjn}% gom Cgsonp ( Ofcenp gsn p}f`knm zi}a `fop~lns jffmp gom }any ftnsg}n fo `~p}flnsp
pnen`}ioj }an jffmp }any zgo} gom t~s`agpioj }anl/ Pnsxi`n c~pionppnp% eikn Kiokfp% ln`agoi`p%
gom agis pgefop agxn of `fop~lns jffmp }f pnee/ ]any pnee }anis pnsxi`np !p}yeioj agis% hiqioj `gsp%
fs lgkioj `ftinp)/ ]anpn c~pionppnp mf of} tsfm~`n goy tsfm~`}p ~o}ie g `~p}flns `flnp io
gom t~s`agpnp }an gttei`g}ifo fh }anis pnsxi`n/
Io sn}gie% `~p}flnsp `fln hfs sngmy,lgmn tsfm~`}p/ Ih I jf io}f Cgsonp ( Ofcenp gee }ag} ip
snw~isnm fh ln ip }f lgkn g mn`ipifo gp }f zan}ans fs of} I zgo} }f t~s`agpn }an cffkp fs @Mp
}any agxn io p}f`k/
@foxnspney% pnsxi`n c~pionppnp fhhns }an sgz lg}nsigep I onnm }f tsfm~`n zag} I zgo}% gom
hsfl }anl I t~s`agpn ptn ihi`i}y2 }an gttei`g}ifo fh }anis pkieep gom lg}nsigep }f jnonsg}n gtsfm~`} fs snp~e} }ag} agp cnno }giefsnm }f ly snw~np}/ Hfs iop}go`n% I zgo} >4 `~p}fl,lgmn
ioxi}g}ifop hfs ly tgs}y/ G sn}gie c~pionpp% eikn ]gsjn}% ziee agxn >4 ioxi}g}ifop io }anis p}fsn% c~}
}any zfo} cn `~p}fl,lgmn cn`g~pn jnonsgeirg}ifo ip }an og}~sn fh sn}gie c~pionpp/ ]f jn} }an
ptn`ihi` ioxi}g}ifop I zgo}% I zf~em iop}ngm jf }f g pnsxi`n c~pionpp% eikn Kiokfp/ Afznxns%
Kiokfp ziee of} agxn >4 `~p}fl,lgmn ioxi}g}ifop pi}}ioj fo g paneh }ansn% ni}ans/ ]f jn} ly
ioxi}g}ifop% I agxn }f }nee g Kiokfp nltefynn ptn`ihi`geey zag} I zgo} fo }anl% afz I zgo} }anl
egim f~}% gom }ag} I zgo} >4 fh }anl lgmn fo jsnno tgtns/ ^tfo sn`nixioj ly iop}s~`}ifop%
Kiokfp ziee }ano nltefy }anis pkieep gom lg}nsigep }f tsfm~`ioj of} b~p} goy}aioj% c~}
ptn`ihi`geey zag} I fsmnsnm/ Ih I `fln cg`k }f Kiokfp }f ti`k ~t ly fsmns gom }any jixn ln =4
ioxi}g}ifop fo snm tgtns% }any agxn of} mfon }anis bfc cn`g~pn }anis c~pionpp ip }f nltefy }anis
snpf~s`np io `flteigo`n zi}a }an ptn`ihi`g}ifop I% }an `~p}flns% snw~np}nm/
Io }aip snjgsm% Jfm ip f~s `~p}flns gom f~s c~pionpp ip }f nltefy f~s snpf~s`np !jih}p%
}geno}p% gom gciei}inp) }fzgsmp tsfximioj pnsxi`n io `flteigo`n zi}a Aip ptn`ihi`g}ifop/
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]aip ilteinp }zf }aiojp2
Cnhfsn zn mf goy}aioj% zn l~p} hisp} `fop~e} zi}a f~s @~p}flns }f pnn zag} An zgo}p ~p}f tsfm~`n hfs Ail/
Zn paf~em of} cn tsfm~`ioj goy}aioj ~o}ie zn agxn ptn`ihi`g}ifop }f nltefy f~s snpf~s`np}fzgsmp/
I} zf~em cn cgm c~pionpp gom g zgp}n fh snpf~s`np hfs Kiokfp }f lgkn sgomfl cg}`anp fh
ptn`igeirnm ioxi}g}ifop hfs }an pgkn fh gttngsioj c~py/ Gp g pnsxi`n c~pionpp% i} ip lfsn `fp},
nhhn`}ixn hfs }anl }f snhsgio hsfl tsio}ioj goy lg}nsige ~o}ie }any g`}~geey sn`nixn go fsmns/
]aip imng fh p}ieeonpp `f~o}nsg`}p f~s pneh,tns`nt}ifo io lioip}sy gom `~e}~sn/ Cnioj p}iee ip
of} xge~nm io }an Glnsi`go `~e}~sn zansn g`}ixi}y ip pyofoylf~p zi}a tsfjsnpp% of lg}}ns afz
~ohs~i}h~e }an g`}ixi}y lgy cn% gom zansn p}ieeonpp ip tns`nixnm gp egrionpp gom ~otsfm~`}ixnonpp/
Zn l~p} fxns`fln }an goqin}y fh cnioj p}iee gom snpip} }an tsnpp~sn zn hnne }f mf pfln}aioj/
]aip `go cn mihhi`~e} io f~s tsnpno} `a~s`a `~e}~sn% zai`a lngp~snp p~``npp fo afz cij f~s
lioip}sy ip gom afz fh}no zn gsn cffknm% snjgsmenpp fh }an }ilneionpp gom hs~i}h~eonpp fh f~s
egcfsp/ Zn hnne `fltneenm }f pgy ynp nxnsy }iln zn gsn gpknm% tnsagtp hfs hngs }ag} tnften zieep}ft gpkioj fs cn`g~pn zn eikn }f cn cffknm hfs }an pgkn fh cnioj cffknm/ Zn `fo}io~n }f pgy
ynp nxno zano zn hnne }ag} p}iee plgee xfi`n }neeioj ~p }f pgy of hfs g pngpfo; nxno zano zn
kofz zn agxno} cnno jixno goy}aioj }f pgy; nxno zano zn agxn sng`anm }an tfio} fh
nqag~p}ifo gom en}p b~p} mf fs }any agxno} pnno }aip fon io g zaien pf en}p mf cn`flnp
}an zgy }ag} zn `affpn zag} zn mneixns }f }an tnften/ Zn `fo}io~n }f pgy ynp% gee }an zaien
hfsjn}}ioj zi}a nxnsy ynp% }ag} f~s pnsxi`n ip of} }f cn cffknm/ F~s pnsxi`n ip }f tsfm~`n zag}
f~s @~p}flns agp fsmnsnm/
Pf% zag} agp f~s @~p}flns gpknm hfs6 Zag} agp An zaiptnsnm io}f f~s angs}p gom
`fltneenm ~p }f ~pn f~s snpf~s`np }f tsfm~`n hfs Ail6 I} ip pfln}aioj l~`a lfsn h~omglno}ge
}ago }an mgo`n% gom g`}~geey iohfslp afz zn ~}ieirn }an mgo`n/]an eionp tsfximnm gh}ns ng`a p`sit}~sn gsn }ansn hfs yf~ }f bf~soge yf~s }af~ja}p gcf~}
zag} yf~ }aiok Jfm ip gpkioj hfs% fs sg}ans `fllgomioj% hsfl ~p/
Bns/ :233,30 !GLT)
Hfs io }an mgy }ag} I csf~ja} }anl f~} fh }an egom fh Njyt}% I mim of} ptngk }f yf~s hg}ansp fs
`fllgom }anl `fo`nsoioj c~so} fhhnsiojp fs pg`sihi`np/ C~} }aip }aioj I mim `fllgom }anl2
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zafen zgy }ag} I `fllgom yf~% }ag} i} lgy cn znee zi}a yf~/
Jfm mim of} iop}i}~}n c~so} fhhnsiojp gom pg`sihi`np cn`g~pn An onnmnm }anl% goy lfsn
}ago An agp iop}i}~}nm tsng`aioj fs }an mgo`n cn`g~pn An onnmp }anl/ ]anpn }aiojp% io
}anlpnexnp% gsn piltey }an lnsn tnshfslgo`n fh g`}ixi}y% }an lnsn nqns}ifo fh nonsjy/ Zag}
c~so} fhhnsiojp gom pg`sihi`np znsn mnpijonm }f mf zgp }f }ng`a }an `aiemsno fh Ipsgne gcf~} }an
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tsio`iten fh cnioj pn} gtgs} gom afz }f fcny Jfm io zag}nxnsAn }fem }anl }f mf% zan}ans i} zgp
c~so} fhhnsiojp fs csngk,mgo`ioj/
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Gom fon fh }an p`sicnp `gln% gom agxioj angsm }anl sngpfoioj }fjn}ans% gom tns`nixioj }ag} an
agm gopznsnm }anl znee% gpknm ail% Zai`a ip }an hisp} `fllgomlno} fh gee6 Gom Bnp~p
gopznsnm ail% ]an hisp} fh gee }an `fllgomlno}p ip% Angs% F Ipsgne; ]an Efsm f~s Jfm ip fon
Efsm2 Gom }af~ page} efxn }an Efsm }ay Jfm zi}a gee }ay angs}% gom zi}a gee }ay pf~e% gom zi}a
gee }ay liom% gom zi}a gee }ay p}snoj}a2 }aip ip }an hisp} `fllgomlno}/ Gom }an pn`fom ip eikn%
oglney }aip% ]af~ page} efxn }ay onijacf~s gp }aypneh/ ]ansn ip ofon f}ans `fllgomlno}
jsng}ns }ago }anpn/ Gom }an p`sicn pgim ~o}f ail% Znee% Lgp}ns% }af~ agp} pgim }an }s~}a2 hfs
}ansn ip fon Jfm; gom }ansn ip ofon f}ans c~} an2 Gom }f efxn ail zi}a gee }an angs}% gom zi}a gee
}an ~omnsp}gomioj% gom zi}a gee }an pf~e% gom zi}a gee }an p}snoj}a% gom }f efxn aip onijacf~s gp
ailpneh% ip lfsn }ago gee zafen c~so} fhhnsiojp gom pg`sihi`np/
Ofz cnhfsn yf~ jn} nq`i}nm% en}p pnn afz Jfm mn}nslionp ih zn efxn Ail/
Bfao 7=230% 3= !OKBX)
Bnp~p gopznsnm gom pgim }f ail% Ih goyfon efxnp Ln% an ziee knnt Ly zfsm; gom Ly Hg}ans ziee
efxn ail% gom Zn ziee `fln }f ail gom lgkn F~s afln zi}a ail/ An zaf mfnp of} efxn Ln
mfnp of} knnt Ly zfsmp; gom }an zfsm zai`a yf~ angs ip of} Lion c~} }an Hg}ans zaf pno}
Ln/
7 Pgl/ 7>233 !KBX)
Gom Pgl~ne pgim% Ag}a }an EFSM gp jsng} mneija} io c~so} fhhnsiojp gom pg`sihi`np% gp io
fcnyioj }an xfi`n fh }an EFSM6 Cnafem% }f fcny ip cn}}ns }ago pg`sihi`n% gom }f angskno }ago }an
hg} fh sglp/
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fhgomg`w~gio}go`n zi}a Jfm lfsn }ago c~so} fhhnsiojp/
Zn agxn gesngmy `egsihinm zag} Jfm mnhionp gp efxn/ Lfsn }ago }ag}% An mnpisnp hfs ~p }f
kofz zaf An ip% zag} an zgo}p% zag} Anp ioxfexnm io% gom zag} tengpnp Ail/ Lgoy }ilnp%
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pgln snp~e}p/ Iop}ngm fh lfxioj cy fcnmino`n% io }an tsio`iten fh }an mfioj% }any znsn pnnkioj
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hgeeno io}f si}~ge/
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zano g mgo`n lioip}sy agttnonm }f cn zngsioj g `ns}gio jgslno} fs mgo`ioj zi}a g siccfo fs
p`gsh% i} agp p~mmnoey cn`fln }an foey zgy An ziee lgoihnp} Ailpneh/ !I gl fxns,nqgjjnsg}ioj }f
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of} }f }an g`}ixi}y i}pneh/
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fcnmino`n ip lfsn g lg}}ns fh `sng}ioj gjsnnlno} cn}znno angxno gom ngs}a }ago i} ip gcf~}
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7/ Zn gsn io Jfmp t~stfpn/
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gjsnn fo go f~}`fln gom h~ehiee misn`}ixnp }ag} ziee tsfm~`n zag} zgp gjsnnm fo/ Zano Jfm
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`flli} }f mfioj zag} i} }gknp }f `gssy f~} }ag} xno}~sn io }an lgoons An zgo}p i} mfon/
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!sg}ifoge% io}neeijno}) pnsxi`n gom ptisi}~ge zfspait/
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pnsxioj Jfm io lioip}sy/ Gp I }af~ja} gcf~} }an imng fh cnioj g eixioj pg`sihi`n% I p}s~jjenm }f
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Jfm% zai`a ip yf~s sngpfogcen pnsxi`n/ Lgoy fh ~p% io`e~mioj lypneh% agxn foey tgs}igeey
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lngop }f cn tsnpno}nm/
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zgo}nm% tsng`aioj zag}nxns An zgo}nm% zansnxns An zgo}nm/ @asip}% }an Pfo fh Jfm zaf zgp
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mf; hfs zag}nxns An mfnp% }an Pfo mfnp gepf io eikn lgoons/
Bfao 732=9 !OKBX)
Hfs I agxn of} ptfkno fo Ly fzo g~}afsi}y; c~} }an Hg}ans zaf pno} Ln jgxn Ln g `fllgom%zag} I paf~em pgy gom zag} I paf~em ptngk/
Bfao 7=274 !OKBX)
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io Ln mfnp }an zfskp/
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sngel fh Aip `geeioj/ ]an tfio} ip panzgp of} io }an sngel fh Aip `geeioj gom An agm }f p~cli} }f
pfln}aioj jsng}ns }ago }an g`}ifo fh t~}}ioj Aip agom fo pflnfonp angm/
Zn agxn effknm g} pnxnsge iltfs}go} ipp~np gp i} sneg}np }f }an jnonsge `fom~`} gom
g}}i}~mn onnmnm io lioip}sy/ Afz mfnp }aip gee gttey }f }an mgo`ns6
Io gee }ag} zn agxn np}gceipanm io }an tsnxif~p mip`~ppifop% }ansn gsn }zf kny tfio}p }f
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