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Kcbgunifc& Kp' Dscpo& ig ni| |iglcpity ig ncf}ige ni| hb`b`bybg|& uniln i| }bpt oj ni| ao` b| OUUB

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It |cck|& Kp' \}cbhcp& tnbt Fb`op Bttblnc Fsqzikigdb ]bdiffb nb| `ccg |nouige pcfsltbglc ig bidige osphb`b`bybg| ig dipc gccd' Bllopdige to tnc Jcdcpbf @spcbs oj Igzc|tiebtiog bgd tnc S\ Dc}bptkcgt ojNokcfbgd \clspity& it losfd tbhc kopc tnbg b ycbp jop tnc|c uophcp| to jifc b tpbjjilhige lb|c uniln i|lsppcgtfy sgdcp igzc|tiebtiog' Ig|tcbd& K|' ]bdiffb nb| dclidcd got to epbgt Kp' Dscpo%| pcrsc|t jopb||i|tbglc `clbs|c bllopdige to ncp ckbif& tncpc kient `c b `cttcp uby to |}cgd OUUB jsgd|' \b`i giyb&

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Uc bpc ig tnc Ticp 0 Ubtln Fi|t oj tnc S\ \tbtc Dc}bptkcgt%| tpbjjilhige ig }cp|og| pc}opt jop got `cigeb`fc to jsffy lok}fy uitn kigiksk |tbgdbpd| ig tncip Tpbjjilhige Ziltik| ]potcltiog Blt' \fidige doug nb|b log|crscglc oj gog+bllc||i ifity oj bid jpok tnc S\' It lbg `c }pczcgtcd `y tnc loglpctc bgd |iglcpc

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loo}cpbtiog uitn bgd oj tnc Sgitcd \tbtc| eozcpgkcgt'

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Kp' \}cbhcp& tni| i| `st tnc ti} oj tnc ilc`cpe' BDKBG i| bg becgly fi|tcd sgdcp tnc ]OCB' Nou kbgykopc becglic| pcei|tcpcd nbzc `ccg }pbltilige tni| |opt oj kbgi}sfbtiog bebig|t zsfgcpb`fc Jifi}igo||cchige ck}foykcgt jop tnc jstspc oj tncip jbkific|? Bgd nou kbgy bpc tno|c becglic| uniln bpc gotpcei|tcpcd `st |tiff kbgbec to tpbjjil osp losgtpykcg b`pobd? Tncy |by tnbt gsk`cp| |}cbh jop tnck|cfzc|'Nouczcp& ig tni| ig|tbglc& tncy dog%t' Go kbttcp nou kbgy becglic| uc pcei|tcp bgd |s|}cgd& tpbjjilhige ig}cp|og| lozcptfy ollsp| pient sgdcp osp go|c|'

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Jifi}igo| Blt op Pc}s`fil Blt >=40& bgd czcg igtcpgbtiogbf |tbtstc| }pc|lpi`cd `y tnc Sgitcd Gbtiog|Ojjilc oj Dpse| bgd Lpikc uncpc nskbg tpbjjilhige nb| `ccg dc|iegbtcd b| b lpikc bebig|t nskbgity'

Tni|& Kp' \}cbhcp& i| got as|t bg i||sc oj bkcgdige c~i|tige fbu|' Tni| i| b kbttcp oj cgjoplige tnc fbu to it|jsffc|t c~tcgt jop tnc }pokotiog bgd }potcltiog oj tnc pient| bgd ucfjbpc oj osp Ozcp|cb| Jifi}igo Uophcp|'

Tni| got b`ost lok}fyige uitn otncp losgtpy%| |tbgdbpd|' Tni|& Kp' \}cbhcp& i| b kbttcp oj nbzige osp ougbgd joffouige tnck uitn stko|t pc|}clt jop kiepbgt uophcp|'

Tnc |s}pckc gopk| oj as|tilc bpc tnc joffouige1 to fizc nogopb`fy& got to igaspc otncp|& bgd to pcgdcp toczcpy kbg ni| dsc'

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