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Translated by Ma Hninpwint 1 FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES Retold by LIN YUTANG (1959) LIN YUTANG (1959) LIN YUTANG (1959) LIN YUTANG (1959) Part I

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FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIESFAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIESFAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIESFAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES

Retold by LIN YUTANG (1959)LIN YUTANG (1959)LIN YUTANG (1959)LIN YUTANG (1959)

Part I

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FAMOUS CHINESE SHORT STORIES

Retold by LIN YUTANG (1959)

แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ ---- แ แ แ แ

แ - แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ ( แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€ธ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ‚ - แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€– ( แ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€™แ€ž - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แƒ - แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌ ( แ€แ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€”แ€แ€” - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ„ - แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€š (แ€แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€”แ€›แ‚ˆ - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ… - แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธ ( แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€„ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ ---- แ‚แ‚แ‚แ‚

แ† - แ€›แ€™แ€€ ( แ€šแ€ผแ€„แ€แ€” - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แ‡ - แ€แ€”แ€”แ€” ( แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€š - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แˆ - แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ แ€™แ€’ ( แ€œแ€”แ€• - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แ‰ - แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€ ( แ€แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€”แ€›แ‚ˆ - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

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แแ€ - แ€‚แ€‚ ( แ€•แ€†แ€”แ€œแ€„แ€ธ - แ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ ---- แƒแƒแƒแƒ

แแ - แ€กแ€•แ€šแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ (แ€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ‚ˆ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แแ‚ - แ€•แ€›แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ ( แ€•แ€†แ€”แ€œแ€„แ€ธ - แ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แแƒ - แ€€แ€—แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™ (แ€แ€™แ€แ€ธ - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แแ„ - แ€…แ€ฌแ€‚แ€•แ€ธ ( แ€•แ€†แ€”แ€œแ€„แ€ธ - แ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แแ… - แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€†แ€” แ€€ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ผ ( แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€” - แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธ ---- แ„แ„แ„แ„

แแ† - แ€แ€Šแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌ ( แ€œแ€–แ€šแ€”แ€ธ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แแ‡ - แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€แ€ฌ ( แ€œแ€–แ€šแ€”แ€ธ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แแˆ - แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ ( แ€œแ€–แ€šแ€”แ€ธ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

แแ‰ - แ€–แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธ ( แ€œแ€–แ€šแ€”แ€ธ - แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€)

แ‚แ€ - แ€‡แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€ ( แ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€…- แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ )

All pictures and paintings including the book cover are taken from Google.

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This is a favorite Tang story , distinguished by sharp characterization and dialogue. It was probably written by

Tu Kwang-tโ€™ing (A.D. 850-933), a highly distinguished Taoist himself and an author of many works.

It forms No. 193 of Tโ€™aipโ€™ing Kwangchi, but slightly varying texts exist, some of which ascribe it to one

Chang Yueh. Legendary tales had grown up around the figure Li Tsing, who is also the hero in โ€œ A Lodging for

the Night .โ€ There were two dramatizations of the story. I have supplied some details in the part at the

Taiyuan inn. ( Lin Yutang)

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แ แ‹ แ แ‹ แ แ‹ แ แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ€”แ€”แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฅแ€กแ€แ€”แ€€ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€€

แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแŠ

แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€‘แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€•

แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚• แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€•แ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€œ แŠ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€†แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€œ

แ€†แ€†แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฅแ‚”แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œ แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€œ แ€›แ€žแ€™แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แพแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€„แ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€กแ€šแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€›แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹ แ€ก..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚•แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€…แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€œแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แพแ€€แ€›แ€†แ€›แ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€€..แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€Šแ€ฅแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌ แ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€œแ€„

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€Šแ€œแ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€œแ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€œแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

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แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€†แ€šแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€žแ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฌแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€žแคแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œ

แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€‚แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€žแ€’แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€• แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€™แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€š

แ€แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€†แ€แ‚•

แ€œแ€กแ€แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€…แ€ผแ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€”แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€œแ‚Šแ€กแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•

แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘ แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€†แ‚แต

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ‚” แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„ แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€™

แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ‚แ€•แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ‚•แ€›แ‚ˆแ‚•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€กแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€•แ€ซ

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€†แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ก ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†

แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€›แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€šแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€’แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€ธ

แ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€“แ€”แ€กแ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€šแ€‚แ€แ€แ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œ

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€• แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹

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แ€ก.. แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œ แ€™แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ‹

แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€€แ€”แ‚” แพแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€†แ€แ‚”

แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€แ€แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•

แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€“แ€ซแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚” แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€

แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚”แ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€Šแ€แ€›แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€แ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€กแ€•

แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€œแ€›

แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€›แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€œ แ€กแ‚”แพแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€€แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..แ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ

แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซ..แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€‘แ€˜ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€–แ€ธ

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แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€ แ€Ÿแ€š แ€€แ€”แ€กแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€•แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€

แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€›แ€žแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€แ€แ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿ....แ€„แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€œ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€—แ€œแ€ธแ€—แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€†แ€šแ€”แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€’แ€ซแ€€

แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€Šแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€‘

แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€†

แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ..โ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€™

แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ ..

แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€• แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€–แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€€

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€”แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€šแ€•

แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€‘แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ž

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€

แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ปแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€แ€…แ€‘แ€แ€€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€•

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€šแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€ก

แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€แ€แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ‹

แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€›แ€•แ€–แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚”

แ€ปแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€šแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…

แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€ผแ‚”แ‚แ€ผแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€กแ€€แค แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€†แ€„แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€”แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€กแ€ฑแ€ž

แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€กแ€แ€œแ€กแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š..แ€กแ€แ€œแ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€

แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€†แ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซ..แ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€„แ€ซแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•...........โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€แ€™แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€„แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€

แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™..แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ผแ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ž

แ€†แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€™แ€›แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•..แ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€”แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€•แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”

แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€€แ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแพแ€žแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„..แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•...แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”..โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€™แ€–แ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€†..แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€š..แ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€›

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€„แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ...แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”

แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”...แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€‡แ€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธ

แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€กแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€€แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ‚•แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€…แ€Šแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€œแ€• แŠ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แพแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€แ€›แ€™แ€š แŠ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›

แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‚แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ‚แ€„

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€š แ€œแ€แ€š

แ€†แ€›แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ธ

แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€•แ€†แ€€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚”

แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€šแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€… แ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”..แ€•แ€ซ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€• แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€• แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•

แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ซ แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€š..แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€™แ€šแ€–แ‚”

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€˜แ€แ€œแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€œ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€ฌแ€

แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€†แ€€แ€แ€…แ€€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ก

แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€›แ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€แ€€แ€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€€..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธ..แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•..

แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€•..แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แพแ€€

แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€šแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€แ€š..แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ‚”

แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€œแ€…แ€แ€•แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ปแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ‚”แ€• แ‹

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ..โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š....โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•..แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€žแ€žแ€šแ€แ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€žแ€œ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€

แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€Šแ€€แ€žแ€ฅแ€…แฅแ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แŠ แ€กแ‚”แพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€šแ€”แ€†

แ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œ แ€Ÿแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ž

แ€žแ€แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€ แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€€ แ€กแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌ แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€€แ€…แ€šแ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€˜แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š

แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†..แ€’แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€–แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€แ‚”

แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€š แŠ แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แพแ€€แ€Š

แ€œแ€„แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€šแ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€„แ€šแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€š

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แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€..แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€€แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™ แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€•

แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ฅแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€แ€กแ€œแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€œ

แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€

แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€แ€•แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€Š แŠ แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€š

แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธ แ€™แ€ธแ€ก

แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฌ แ€…แ€แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แŠ แ€ฑแ€’แ€žแ‚แ€›แ€—แ€Ÿแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ€šแ€œแ‚” แŠ แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€

แ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€™

แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€–แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€›แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ‚” แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ž แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€กแ€šแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.. โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€šแ€€..แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€’แ€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€…แ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚•..

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€…แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€–แ‚”..แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€š...แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ž..แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€•แ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€„แ€กแ€•แ€…แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€ž

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€แ€š..แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€–แ€

แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€กแ€›แ€Šแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€..แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€—

แ€’แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€šแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ..แ€žแ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..

แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€š

แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€š..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€žแ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธ..

แ€€แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ

แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ€†แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธ..แ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแพแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€’

แ€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€€แ€šแ€• แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€†แ€€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€„แ€žแ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€žแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• แ€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ธ แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ฅแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€ฑแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€แšแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€œ แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€›แ‚• แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€กแ€›แ€Š

แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€

แ€แ€…แ€†แ€€แ€€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ‚แ€šแ‚แ€šแ€›แ€›แ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”

แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ฑแ€”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€„แ€›แ€”แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€˜แ€š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€žแ€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€• แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€แ€žแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€–แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€šแพแ€€

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€•แ€–แ€€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€–แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€€ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€‘แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€—แ€ผแ€€แ€—แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€‚แ€„แ€แ€แ€’แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ แŠแ€”แพแ€€แ€„แพแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€

แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€แ€…แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ก..แ€กแ€‘แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€• แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”

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แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€—แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€’แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”

แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€˜ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€

แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€’แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€˜แ€œ

แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€šแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€šแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€š..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€…แ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€€แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€Ÿ..แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€„แ€ซแ‚แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚•แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€œ

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แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„..แ€’แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€šแ€กแ€€..แ€€แ€‚แ€ซแ€แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€†แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€œแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„ แ€’แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ‚แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€—แ€Ÿแ€žแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…

แ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€žแ€œแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚•แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€˜

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€กแ€แ€แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€Ÿแ€”แ€•แ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„ แ€’แ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€• แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ž

แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€˜แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ž

แ€กแ€แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€›แ€™แ‚”

แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แพแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”

แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€• แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ‚แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€†แ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€Š

แ€€แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€€ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ก ..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€แ€–แ€แ€€แ€œ แ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€šแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™ แ€œแ€•

แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€•แ€œแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‹

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€„แ€ซแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€›แ‚•..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€แ€š..แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ‚”แพแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€™

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•

แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€™

แ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€Ÿแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€แ€”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ‚แ€™

แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€žแ‚แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€‘

แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€–แ€ฌแ€žแ€–แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜ แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธ แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€

แ€แ‚”แ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ€€ แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€ž..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€‘แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€”แ‚•แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€กแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€™แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€…แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ซแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ...โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธ..แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€แ€š..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€

แ€‘แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘

แ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€†แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€..แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธ..แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€šแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€…แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œ..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€กแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€แ€•แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€”แ‚” แ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€…แ€œแ€„แ€ซแ€แ€…แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”

แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”

แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€•แ€ซ

แ€• แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€™แ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€• แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€–แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜ แ€žแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€†แ€„แพแ€€แพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€€แ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€šแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€šแ€”แ€†แ€†แ€€ แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ‚”แ€• แŠ แ€šแ€”แ€†แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€• แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธ..แ€แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€š

แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™

แ€€แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œ..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ€žแ‚”แ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแพแ€€

แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€†..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€€แ€แ€

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€…แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€™แ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ€€ แ€žแ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹

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แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€–แ€”แ€ธแ€šแ€”แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แพแ€€แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€…

แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€”แ‚แ€™แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€†

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ‚แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”

แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€›แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€”แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€แ€แ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€…แ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€”แ€ธแ€šแ€”แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ€ธ แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€•แ‚แ€…แ€แ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ€แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€

แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€€แ€แ€•แ€žแ€

แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ธ แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€›แ‚•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€Ÿ

แ€Ÿแ€™แ€†แ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€›แ€•แ‚แ€…แ€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€†แ€”แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„ แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€€

แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€€แ€žแ€…แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€แ€ž

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€›แ€„แ‚”

แ€…แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œ แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€กแ€กแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€„แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€…แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€กแ€‚แคแ€ซแ€›แ€•แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€—แ€’แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€

แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™..แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•

แ€–แ€แ€žแ€œแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€…แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€แ€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€–แ€”

แ€แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”.แ€กแ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ€•แ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€แ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ

แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€™แ€

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”..แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆแ€œ

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€žแ€™..แพแ€€แ€žแ€™..แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€•โ€ฆ.แ€œ

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”..แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€–แ€–แพแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€šแ€แ€ผแ€š

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€—แ€’แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€† แ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€กแ€‘ แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€˜ แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ก

แ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€œแ€„แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€”แ€žแ€”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€™แ‚ˆแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€žแ€˜แ€„แ€•แ€›แ€žแ€แ€กแ€œแ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€šแ‚”

แ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€šแ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”

แ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€€ แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€žแ€šแ€€แ€แ€„

แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ‚”

แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€–แ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„

แ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€†แ€

แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€ผแ€™แ€›

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›

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แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€šแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚• แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซ แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€…..โ€ฆ.โ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™ แ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€›แ€…แ€†แ€š..แ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ‚แ‚ˆแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ€ฑแ€ž

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„..แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œ

แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€กแ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€กแ€แ€แ€กแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€…แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€•

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€..แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ

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แพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‡แ€แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฌ

แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ€€ แ€›แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€’แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผ..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€šแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€Šแ€แ€€แ€€..แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€Ÿแ€€แ€Ÿแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€›แ€šแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€–แ‚”..แ€™แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€œแ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€…

แ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€œแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ซแ€œแ€šแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€™

แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ....แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€”

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€•..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€›แ€„

แ€†แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚•แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€† แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€‘

แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€

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แ€Ÿแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€€ แ€†แ€€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ‚”แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€šแ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€™แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€Šแ€กแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ€™แ€›

แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€šแ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€„แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€แ€แ‚”

แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”

แ€กแ€‘ แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€Šแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€—โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•..แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€กแ€•แ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€šแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€แ€€แ€œแ€€

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚แ€š...แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚•..........แ€œแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅ

แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ‚แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€œแ€šแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„

แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€œ

แ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€…แ€

แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แŠ แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€šแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€™แ€

แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€Šแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€..แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€โ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€šแ€œแพแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€†แ€žแ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€—แ€’แ€„แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธ แŠ แ€žแ€แ€› แŠ แ€กแ€‚แขแคแ€แ€‡แนแ€ฌ แŠ แ€”แ€€แกแ€แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแŠ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€แ€ แŠ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌ แŠ แ€กแ€‚แขแ€›แ€šแ€ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ž

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€žแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€’แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€• แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€แ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€žแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€™

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€‘ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€Š

แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€กแ€œแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ‚แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€

แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€€แ€แ‚•แ€›แ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„

แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€„แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„

แ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€•แ€„แ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€žแ€ธแพแ€€..แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œ

แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€Šแ€ฅแ‚”แ€”แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ‚แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”

แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€„แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”

แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฅแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€›แ€”แ€žแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€แ€™แ€žแ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ‚แ€€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€žแ€แ€žแ€„แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€™แ€žแ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€žแ€แ€”แ€„

แ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€›แ€”แ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„

แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€กแ€‘ แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฅแ€ธ แ€กแ€šแ€กแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€œแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แพแ€€แ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ปแ€‚แ€œแ€”แ€€แกแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€ฅแ€•แ€ซแ€•

แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€•แ€แ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ž แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œ

แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€€แ€กแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”

แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€„แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ€š..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œโ€ฆแ€แ€€

แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌ...แ€œแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€

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แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€š แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€ แ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€œแ€€ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€—แ€’แ€„แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ž

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•

แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€•แ€ผแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ผแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„

แ€•แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€… แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€›แ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€šแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€€แ€„แ€žแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€Šแ€€แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€

แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€

แ€›แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€

แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™ แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€™แ€แ€›แ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€• แŠ แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€’แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€™แ€†แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€˜ แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€” แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€†แ€€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€†แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€•แ€ผแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€›แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€†แ€€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€™แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€แ€š

แ€†แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€แ€†แ€

แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€—โ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€ผ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€’แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•

แ€แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€’แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œ แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€แ€แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€Š..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚..แ€œแ€šแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ..แ€„แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€•แ€

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€œแ€šแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€•แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€แ€แ€€แ€œ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€กแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€žแพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ‚•แ€แ€€แ€žแ€žแ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€œ

แ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€แ€แ€†แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ‚” แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘ แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€„แ€–แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€žแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€†แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€—แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ž

แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”..แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ แ€€

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..

แ€แ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„..แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”..แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€šแ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ‚•...แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€„แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•..

แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ...แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€’แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€

แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€ฅแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ‚”

แ€ž..แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€€แ€กแ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•

แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€‚แคแ€—แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€แ€žแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•...แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€šแ‚แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ€„แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€•

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€แฝแ€ผแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€šแ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”..แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€„...แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€–แ‚”แ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ซแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€

แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€žแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ..แ€’แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€‘แ€™

แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€žแ€œ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€แ€œแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€…แพแ€€

แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€„แ€œแ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€• แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€šแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€•แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€ธ

แ€€แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€•แ€แ€•แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€™แ€€แ€˜ แ€แ€”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€• แ‹

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€ แ€”แ€šแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€€ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€šแ€”แ€™แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€˜แ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€˜แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€–แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€™แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€…แ€€ แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€›แ€„

แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„แ€แ€‘แ€…แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€

แ€แ€•แ€œ แŠ แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œ แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธ

แ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ แพแ€€แ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€š

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แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€แ€›แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ‚แ€„แ€„

แ€แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€…แ€„แ€…แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธ แ€Šแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€›แ€„..แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ..

แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€–แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€”แ‚แ€…แ€แ€„แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€” แ€€ แ€•แ€แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†

แ€€แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€žแ€”แ€„แ€ธ..แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€•..แ‚แ€„แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€…แ€แ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€•

แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€œ

แ€งแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œ แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€ แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

โ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆ

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White MonkeyWhite MonkeyWhite MonkeyWhite Monkey

This story forms No. 444 of Tโ€™aipโ€™ing Kwaingchi. Author unknown. It bears the curious title, โ€œsupplement to

Chiang Tsungโ€™s story of the White Monkey.โ€ Chiang Tsung ( 519-594) being the person who saved the white

monkeyโ€™s son by hiding him. The story goes that it was written to make fun of Ouyang Hsun (557-594), one of

the greatest calligraphists in China, who was as ugly as a monkey. Ouyang Hsun was supposed to be the

white monkey the main theme. Sources for additional material on the customs of the aborigines are taken

from one Tang and two Sung records: Tuan Kung-luโ€™s Peihulu, Fan Chโ€™eng-taโ€™s Kweihai Yuheng, and Chu Fuโ€™s

Chiโ€™man Tsโ€™unghsia. A similar story about a Chinese general losing his wife in the Kwangtung mountains is

found in the Chโ€™ing-pโ€™ingshan Tโ€™ang collection (โ€œMajor Chen Loses His Wife in the Mei Mountainsโ€).

(Ling Yutang)

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แ‚ แ‹ แ‚ แ‹ แ‚ แ‹ แ‚ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–

แ€แ€›แ€…แ€žแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€žแ€„แ€แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ž

แ€กแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€€แ€…แฅแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€šแ€†แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€แ‚•แ€€แ€œ

แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€ฅแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€›แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€‚แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€

แ€šแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€šแ€”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€กแ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€€แ€žแ€žแ€šแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€

แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€ แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€™แ€›แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€…แฅแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€šแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€™ แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€…แ€€

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€€แ€…แฅแ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€„ แ€แ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€”

แ€€แ€ฌ แพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€•แ€แ€•แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€แ€šแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€

แ€žแ€„แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€† แ€แ€šแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€šแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€”แ€•แ€…แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€• แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” โ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–โ€ แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€แ€แ€•แ€’แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€”แ€†แ€แ‚”

แ€›แ€™แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€šแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€’ โ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–โ€ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€žแ€€แกแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…

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แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€›แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€ แ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€•แ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€..แ€’แ€›แ€™แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ‚• แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ‹

โ€œ แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€” แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€” แ€žแ‚”แ€–แ€แ€„แ€›แ‚•แ€ก

แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€†แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€กแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚•แ€›แ€แ‚•แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€œ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€แ€…แ€œแ€แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ€•แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œ

แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…

แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€—แ‚• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€›

แ€แ€šแ€†แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€Šแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€š แ‹ โ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–โ€ แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€

แ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€€แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€œ แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แšแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€–แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€œแ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€– แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–

แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€„แ€šแ€œแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• ..แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แพแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€‘

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แ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€กแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€‘แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ž

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€œแ€€แ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€†แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›

แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€›แ€Šแ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€• แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€แ€„

แ€…แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜ แ‹ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€žแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€…แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„

แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€—แ€ฌ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€€ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ€กแ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€œแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€ซแ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€แ€„

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แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€

แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€›แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€šแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€žแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€แ‚•แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œ โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€€..แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€€แ€•แ€œ แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€– แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€™

แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€‘แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ž

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€™แปแ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€€แ€”แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€

แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€€แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€”แ€šแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€‚แ€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€แ€™แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€• แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€…แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€žแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ‚ˆแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€€แ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€žแ€žแ€™

แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œ

แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€œแ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€’แ€›แ€šแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€–แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€†แ€กแ€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ธแ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ‚” แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ‚” แŠ แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€”แ‚”

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ€œแ€šแ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€Ÿแ€”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€–แ€œแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™

แ€Šแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€แ€™แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€†..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€•แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€’แ€žแ€แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™ แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€’แ€”แ€šแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„ แŠ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„ แŠ แ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„ แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€€

แ€”แ€€ แŠ แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€• แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€†แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธ

แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€‘แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€–แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€” แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€–แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แพแ€€

แ€แ€š แ‹ แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€• แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€“แ€แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ€šแŠ แ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ž

แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€€ แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€„แ€šแ€™..แ€œแ€™แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธ..แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•

แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€—..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€…แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แ€…แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€…แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€›แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€€..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚”

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„

แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กโ€ฆแ€’แ€”แ€šแ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€šแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€…แ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”

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แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€แ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‚แ€แ€žแ€€แกแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€• แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€’แ€ซแ€™

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€• แ€แ€™แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แ€‘แ€แ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€”แ€‘แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€›แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€›แ€”แ€žแ€€ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธ แŠ แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€šแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€ธแ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€‚แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œ แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ก..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ‚• แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€ธ แ€•แ€ธแ€–แ€”แ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€ แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€–แ€”แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€–แ€”แ€•

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ‚Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€–แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ซ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€กแ€แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€˜แ€š

แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ‚”

แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€–แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›

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แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€–แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€‘แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•..แ€…แ€…แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•..โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€€..แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œ

แ€žแ€™แ€›แ€€แกแ€ฌ แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ...แ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€„..แ€แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€šแ€

แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€…โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€แ‚•

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€“แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€Šแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€›แ€€แกแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€”แ€›แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฅแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€–แ€€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€€

แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€…แ€”แ€„แ€žแ€— แ‹

แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€†แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€

แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚” โ€œแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€…โ€ แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธ

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แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€žแ‚แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€šแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€

แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€ฌ

แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€‘แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€œแ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€™แ€Ÿแพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€

แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€— แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€™แ€แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€˜แ€šแ€•แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€†แ€œแ‚” แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€•แ€แ€แ‚•แ€• แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ€™แ€

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€”แ€€แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€…แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€›แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€žแ‚‘แ€ฌแ€”แ€™แ€ธ

แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€™แ€ธแŠ แ€ฑแ€›แŠ แ€ฑแ€œ

แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€›แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ

แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ก แ€แ€แ‚•แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€’

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ‚•แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ‚•แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€›

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€™แ€„แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

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แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€šแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ก

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€–แ€€

แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€’แ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€แ€…

แ€แ€…แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ‚แ€…แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€€แคแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œ แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€–

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€Ÿแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€กแ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€—แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€€แ€€ แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ž

แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€•แ€žแ€แ€žแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€Šแ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€• แ€œแ€žแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€‘แ€€ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€…

แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€แ€…

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ แ€œแ€žแ€แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€กแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€Ÿแ€’แ€’แ€€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€–แ€…แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€€แ€…แ€–แ€ผแ‚•

แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€— แ‹ แ€œแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€–แ€…แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€œ

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€šแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€•แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€–แ€…แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€–แ€”แ€•แ€œแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œ แ€แ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

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แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€›แ€„

แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€€ แ‚แ€šแ‚แ€šแ€›แ€›แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€ฑแ€ž

แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€•

แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธ

แ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€…แ€ปแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€Ÿแ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€แ€แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€ แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ

แ€— แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€†แ€€แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€—แ‚• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€„

แ€™แ€แ€”แ€žแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‚แ€…แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€•แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€†แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€•แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€”แ‚” แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€…แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€…แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€—แ‚• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€…

แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ‚แ€ผแ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€‘แ€œแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌ

แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€†แ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€†แ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€š

แ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€Šแ€”แ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„

แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€šแ€šแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€œ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜ แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”

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แ€˜แ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€• แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€–แ‚” แ€’แ€†แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แš แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€

แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€Šแ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€แ€”แ€€

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€’แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€š

แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€†แ€Šแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€…แ€ธแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€แ€แ€œแ€แ€แ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€†แ€Šแ€”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€แ€€แ€”แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ โ€œแ€™แ€”โ€

แ€”แ€šแ€”แ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ โ€œแ€™แ€”โ€แ€”แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ โ€œแ€™แ€”โ€แ€”แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€–แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ž

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€†แ€Šแ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€

แ€แ€•แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€†แ€Šแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€•แ€€แ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€™แ€› แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€›

แ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€™แ€› แŠ แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌ แ€žแ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€

แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ธแ€šแ€€แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ‹

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€’แ€†แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›

แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€€ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™ แ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€• แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€แ€„แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

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แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚” แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€•แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€œ แ€‚แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€›แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€”แ€›

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€

แ€–แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€แ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€”แ€€ แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€..โ€ฆแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”..แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€..แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€™แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€”แ€›แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€–แ€€

แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€..แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€•..แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€œแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€‚แ€›แ€…แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€˜..แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€แ€„แ€แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€†แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„

แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€แ€š..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ผแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€œ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€‘แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€›

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แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ‚แ€„แ‚แ€„ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ซ

แ€”แ€ธแ€™ แ€žแ€แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€›แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€žแ€ธ

แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ‚” แ€”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€แ‚”

แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แพแ€€แ€€แ€€แ€›แ€€แ€žแ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€€

แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€•แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€ แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™

แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€— แ‹

แ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ‚” แ€กแ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šแ€†

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€•แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€šแ€ž แŠ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚•แ€แ€แ€ซ

แ€‘แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€แ€™ แ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Šแ‚•แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€ซ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€œแ€„แ€žแ€›

แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€€

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แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚” แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€€ แ€™แ€แ€แ€•แ€›แ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€š แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€„ แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€• แ‹

แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€— แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œ ..แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€“แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€กแ€žแ€แ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€— แ‹

แ€กแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€– แ€›แ€•

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€„แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌ...แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€•

แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€€..แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€šแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฅ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ‚ˆแ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•

แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

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แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•..แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.โ€ฆ..โ€

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™..แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€†แ€€แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€กแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€žแ‚”

แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€แ€˜แ€”แ€แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™ แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€žแ€”แ€žแ€”แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€ แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€€แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€— แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€žแ€œ แ€žแ€…แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€žแ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€„

แ€แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€š

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แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚” แŠ แ‚แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚• แŠ แ€Ÿ แคแ€ปแ€•แ€’แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚•

แ€”แ‚”แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€กแ€•แ€„ แ€’แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌ..

แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€œ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€•แ€€แ€œ..แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ปแ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€– แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€„แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€ก

แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€•แ€ฅแ€แ€•แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‚แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™ แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€šแ€›แ€›แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€•แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธ แ€žแ€…แ€กแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฅแ€แ€แ€•แ€€ แ€žแ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€”แ‚•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€œแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€†แ€Šแ€œแ‚”แ€— แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Š

แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€ฌแ€†แ€”แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€„

แ‚แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€™แ€ฌ แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€˜ แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ผ

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แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€žแ€— แ‹

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Š( แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ) แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€›แ€แ€›แ€แ€›แ€แ€›แ€ แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”

แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚แ‚”แ‚แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•

แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œ แ€œแ€ปแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€•แ€…แ€”แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€•

แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€— แ‹ แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€†แ€™แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€แ€‘แ€Šแ€‘แ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€†แ€ธแ€œ

แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€–แ€‘แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€žแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€„แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€šแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€…แ€ฅแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€šแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€€แ€•แ€›แ€š แŠ แ€—แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€›แ€š แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€แ€แ‚•แ€”แ‚• แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€• แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€• แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ž

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•

แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธแ€—..

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€œ..แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€šแ€žแ€”แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ซ

แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€•โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..

แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€†แ€”แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€šแ€•โ€ฆ...แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€™แ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”

แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€•

แ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€š..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ก..แ€ก..แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€• แ€แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌ..แ€แ€”

แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•..แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€”แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€€..แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”

แ‚แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€žแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ‚”แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€‡แ€ฑแ€แ€‡แ€แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ..แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ‚แ€…แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€€แ€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€žแ€—โ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€— แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€€..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แš

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€”แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€œ

แ€…แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กโ€ฆแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•

แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€€แ€ฌแ€šแ€€แ€›แ€„

แ‚แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜..แ‚แ€…แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€…

แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€„..แ€™แ€œแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€..แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€กแพแ€žแ€žแ€œแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€..แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œ..แ€œแ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•..

แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€€..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€™แ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€แ€

แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€—..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แš แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฅแ€•แ€ฑแ€’แ€กแ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ซแ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€—โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™ แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฅแ€•แ€ฑแ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€’แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€žแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฌแ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€†แ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€”แ€šแ€”แ€™แ€แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ธแ€‘แ€…แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€•แ€›

แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€‚แ€แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€’แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€š แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€— แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€†แ€†

แ€”แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€ซแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€”แ€ปแ€แ€šแ€žแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€†แ€„

แ€šแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€œ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธ

แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€’แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€— แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚• แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š

แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€— แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ

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แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚”แ€–แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€™แ€žแ€Ÿแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแพแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€‚แ€ผแ€•แ€—แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ผแ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซ

แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€..แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›

แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”...แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€•

แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€šแ€›แ€žแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€”แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•

แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€žแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€แฝแ€ผแ€„แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€”แ‚•แ€• แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”

แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†

แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ

แ€’แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ...แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€™แ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€•

แ€€แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€›

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€’แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€‚แ€แ€ž

แ€€แกแ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€ แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€†แ€แ€€แ€”แ€†แ€แ€€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”

แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€š..แ€กแ€แ€…แ€›แ€š..แ€…แ€แ€™แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€แ€Šแ€•แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„..แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ธแพแ€€

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แพแ€€แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‚แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ แ€’แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• โ€œแ€แ€แ€„โ€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€€ แ€žแ€แ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€

แ€…แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚•แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€€

แ€šแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ

แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€‘แ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€แ‚แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™

แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€š

แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ แ€แ‚แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ž แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€€แ€šแ€แ€”แ€™แ€›

แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ‚แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€žแ€•แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ

แ€žแ€— แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€กแ€’แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚แ€…

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€žแ€œแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€กแพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€แ€แ‚•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€šแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€แ€”แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซแ€˜โ€ฆแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ก..แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€

แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ธ แ€™แ€Ÿแ€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€“แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€กแ€

แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜โ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ€„แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€…แ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€› แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€š

แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€†แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€„แ€กแ€šแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€€

แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€Ÿแ€

แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€Šแ€ฅแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€’แ€ผแ€šแ€’แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แ€€แ€”แ€™ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€™ แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€œแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€€ แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€š แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

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แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€…แ€…แ€แ€แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€†แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€„แ‚แ€…แ€แ€€ แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€š แ‹

แ€ปแ€—แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€• แ€†แ€†แ€Šแ€Šแ€กแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€ธแ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ก

แ€œแ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€—แ€แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ธ แŠ แ‚แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€ แ€™แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ‚แ€†แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€Šแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€žแ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€ผแ€†แ€ผแ€„แ€„แ€„แ€„

แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€™แ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แš แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€แ€„แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€•แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚• แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ซแ€กแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ซแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€Š

แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€š แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ก..แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€žแ€แ€Šแ€Šแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€— แ‹

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€

แ€กแ€’แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ‚”แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€šแ€†

แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€’แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€†แพแ€€ แŠ แ€€แพแ€€ แŠ แ€™แ€‘แ€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€

แ€›แ€šแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚• แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€กแ€”แ€›แ€›

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€ผ

แ€€แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€–แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ผ

แพแ€€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€

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แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”

แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•

แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€™ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..

แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ..โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€›แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€’แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€€..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€โ€ฆแ€…แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€ผ

แ€กแ€œแ€šแ€€ แ€ฑแ€•แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ก .. แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ€•

แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€€ แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€•แ€ผแ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€€แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€€แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€กแ€”แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€แ€œแ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€แ€”แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘

แ€แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€” แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€ แ€žแ€•แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œ

แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€• แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€..แ€žแ€แ€™แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌ

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แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”

แ€ฑแ€œแ€Šแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€ แ€€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€€ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€—แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€แ€แ€ซแ€†แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€œแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€แ€ แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•แ€žแ‚”

แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Š

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ซ แ€•แ€…แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€†แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€„แ€€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ž

แ€™แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€€แ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ‚Šแ€€แ€”แ€กแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œ

แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•

แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€‚แ€›แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซ.............โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€•

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€›แ‚• แ€€แ€•แ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€—แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€

แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€šแ€ฅแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€€

แ€”แ€•แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€• แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Šแ‚•แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€™แ€แ€™แ€žแ€”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œ

แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›

แ€—แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€•แ€…แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€…แ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€…แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€•แ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•

แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€šแ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€• แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€šแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€™

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€™แ€œแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€”แ€„แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ....แ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€ž

แ€žแ€šแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

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แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œ

แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€Šแ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€กแพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€€

แ‚แ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚•แ‹ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€”แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแŠ แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€

แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œ แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€แ€แ€•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€šแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€—แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚”แ€–แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€—แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•..แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ.โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€€

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€กแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€€

แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€

แ€†แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ‚แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚”

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€‚แ€แ€แ€šแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€…แ€›แ€š..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„..แ€กแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆโ€

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แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€แ€ผแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€€แ€šแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€กแ€แ€…แ€›แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™..แ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„

แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€šแ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–

แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œ แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•

แ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€š

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ‚แ€€แ€แ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€žแ€€แกแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚•แ€›แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚•แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€”แ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€• แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€ธ

แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€แ€šแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€˜ แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ โ€

โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—โ—

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The Strangerโ€™s NoteThe Strangerโ€™s NoteThe Strangerโ€™s NoteThe Strangerโ€™s Note

From the Chโ€™ingpโ€™ingshan Tโ€™ang collection. No.2, Chโ€™ingpโ€™ingshan Tโ€™ang was the name of the publishing house.

These huapen or story-tellers copies apparently could be sold separately, for there was no general title for the

book, and both literary and vernacular stories are found in it. As usual no authorโ€™s name is given. The original

of this story bears there alternate titles, โ€œThe Monk who sent the note,โ€ โ€œAuntie Huโ€ and โ€œA misdelivered Noteโ€

and the subtitle โ€œKungan Chโ€™uan-chiโ€, which means that it was a crime and mystery story. It was,therefore,a

popular teachouse story, going under several names. The same story is also found in another collection,

Kuchin Shiaoshuo. The next best crime story I have come across is โ€œ Tsui Ning Wrongly Executedโ€ in the other

Sung story-tellersโ€™ copies, the Chingpen Tโ€™ungshu Hsiaoshuo. The original shows the โ€œstrangerโ€ as a through

cheat and villain disguised as a monk. Besides omitting and supplying some details, I have switched the

readerโ€™s sympathy to the stranger and made the wife stick to him instead of going back to her first husband,

which was more satisfactory to a Chinese audience. (The wife in the original was a suffering, submissive

woman, doing nothing on her own initiative.) Otherwise, this version follows the main outline of original.

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แƒ แ‹ แƒ แ‹ แƒ แ‹ แƒ แ‹ แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„

แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ€œแ€šแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€•

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ผแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€œ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ แŠ แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€Šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚” แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€”แ€œแ€”แ€›แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ‚”

แพแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€

แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€… แŠ แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€…แ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€”แ€šแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€‚แ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€€แ€” แ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€แ€แ€„แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€†แ€„แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”

แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€

แ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ‚” แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€€โ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€—โ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€ผแ€•แพแ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€›แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€กแ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€กแ€‘ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€—แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€œแ‚”

แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€›แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€..แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€–แ‚”..แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€แ€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€

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แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€กแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€กแ€™แ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€Šแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธ..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€แ€š..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€แ€„แ€—...แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€›แ€š

แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€š..แ€’แ€ซแ€•แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€€..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€แ€แ€แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€• แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€–แ€€แ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€™ แ€แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€—แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€…แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€šแ€”แ€„แ€žแ€œ แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€„

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แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€š แŠ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€†แ€‘แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€

แ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€Ÿแ€กแ€™แ€€แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ...โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€€แ‚”..แ€™แ€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ

แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ž

แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€†แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€ผแ€š

แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€‚แ€„แ€แ€ แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€•

แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ.. แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€…..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚•..แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€€..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€•แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€”แ€‚แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€šแ€•แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€†แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”

แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œ แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”..

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

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แ€†แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€กแพแ€€

แ€กแ€…แ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ..แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€”แ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„..แ€กแ€

แ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€กแ€แ€”

แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€”แ‚”..แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ž ( ) โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ แŠ แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€™แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€

แ‚แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธ แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€€ แ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿโ€ฆแ€Ÿโ€ฆแ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€€..แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ‚”

แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€แ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌ แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

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แ€กแ€žแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แพแ€€แ€ธ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€แ€…แ€…แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€แ€ แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€žแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”

แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€• แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ€”แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€…แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€‘แ€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€‡แ€ฑแ€แ€‡แ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€กแ€€โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€†

แ€€แ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€”แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€—แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™โ€ฆ.แ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€”แ€„แ€žแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ.

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€”แ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”..แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€

แ€žแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€• แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€š..โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€›แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•..

แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ‚”..แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€š..โ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€..แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™..แ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€–แ€€

แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Š

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€„แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆ.แ€šแ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”โ€ฆ..แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€…แ€ผ

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€’แ€€แกแ€”แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚•แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€›แ€€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€›แ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€€

แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€„แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ€™แ€†แ€”แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€”แ‚”..แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€„

แ€œแ€แ€œแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”โ€ฆ...แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ....โ€

แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€›แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌ

แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€œ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€•แ€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€€แ€™ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€š..แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•..แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€..แ€กแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€แ€ธแ€™โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€›แ€แ€ธแ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌ

แ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แš

แ€กแ€•แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€’แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€€แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆแ€”แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€š

แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€„แพแ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ..แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„

แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€แ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€

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แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€’แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€•แ€žแ‚‘แ€ฌแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€

แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€œ

แ€€แ€žแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€…แฅแ€ฌ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€†แ€แ‚”

แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€—แ‚•โ€ฆแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ....โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€’แ€€แกแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€กแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€›แ€ฑแ€…โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€œแ€žแ€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€€แกแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€›แ€„..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แพแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€แ€แ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธ

แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€œแ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€†แ€ผ

แ€‘แ€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€›แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„

แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ‚”แ€žแ€œ

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€†แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€

แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฅแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€•แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แšแ€‘แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ก

แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€แ€„แ€›แ€„..แ€กแ€…แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€œโ€ฆแ€‘แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”

แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ฌ...แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑ

แ€แ€ผแ€œแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€ž

แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„..แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€กแพแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ‚แ€„

แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€ธ

แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–

แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€”แ€šแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€†แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€› แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€›แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€’แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌ

แ€แ€™แ€แ€–แ‚” แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ธ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€แ€›แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€–แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”

แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌ แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€ฅแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€‘

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ž แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€† แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•

แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…

แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€“แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€žแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€„

แ€…แ€…แ€…แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™

แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œ แ€–แ€ฑแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€€ แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€”แ‚”

แ€…แ€•แ€Ÿแ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แŠ แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€• แ€œแ€€แ€†แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€žแ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€†

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€›แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธ

แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€†แ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ..

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€›

แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€š

แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€€..แ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€˜แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€‡แ€แ€•แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™..แ€•แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€แ€แ‚”แ€€..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€..แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธ..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€€แ€€..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€Ÿแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„

แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ‚แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€…แ€…แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€€ แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธ แŠ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€ก..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€„

แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€…แ€…แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€˜แ€š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€†แ€†แ€† แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œ แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€•แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€€

แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€€ แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€šแ€œ..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„

แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ...แ€งแ€€แ‚แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€–แ€”แ€–แ€”..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€œแ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€žแ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌ

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แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€žแ€—โ€ฆแ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€™แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€

แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€—โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€…แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™

แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€…แ€…แ‚แ€„

แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€œ แ€„แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€…แ€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€…แ€กแ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”

แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€…แ€…

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€›แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

แ€…แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€“แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€€

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€…แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€กแ€แ€›แ€ž

แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€Šแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผ

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แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€”แ‚” แ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€›แ€€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€žแ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€”แ€›แ€€แ€ผแ€š

แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€…แฅแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žโ€ฆแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€’แ€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แพแ€€แ€™แ€’แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€€

แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€›

แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€ž

แ€™แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€†แ€œแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€„

แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€€แกแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€€ แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€”

แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€ž

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€กแ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–โ€ฆ.แ€แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ€กแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€œแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€แ€„แ€กแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€˜..แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€šแ€†แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€™แ€›แ‚ˆแ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„..แ€แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€•

แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€žแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚•โ€ฆ

แ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€–แ€›แ€™แ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€›แ€›..แ€™แ€›แ€›..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€Šแ€…แ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แšแ€”แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–โ€ฆแ€•แ€…แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€›แ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„

แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€œแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธ

แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”

แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€’แ€€แ€แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™

แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€œแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ‚แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€–แ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€†แ‚แตแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€žแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ‚•แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€†

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ..แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€•..แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€œ

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แ€แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธแ‹

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€›แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€..แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€€

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€›..แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ..แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€”แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แ€œแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€”แ€„แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€‚แ€›แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€ แ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ž

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€แ€…แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€›แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€แ€š..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€›..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธ

แ€œแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€™แผแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€„แ€šแ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ž แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ฑแ€”

แ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€• แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œ

แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ‚•แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€˜แ€€

แ€œแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€‘แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ‹ แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌ แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€™ แ€•แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€€

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แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€„แ€šแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แ€แ€„แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€‘แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€†แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€Šแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€šแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”

แ€€แ€œแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€…แ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€›แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€

แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€€

แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€†แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€Šแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€†แ€ธ

แ€…แ€›แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แพแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€‡แ€ฑแ€แ€‡แ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€š

แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€•แ€„แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ธแ€€

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€›แ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ..แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€œ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€›แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€˜แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€†แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€œ..แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ

แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€žแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€–แ€แ€œแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚•แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€–แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€–แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€œ แ€‡แ€ฑแ€แ€‡แ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€œแ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€„แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€”แ‚” แ€—แ€€

แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€†แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‚

แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„.โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ก..แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ.โ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€œแ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€œ..แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ก

แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”โ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€œ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€’แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€’แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œ

แ€”แ‚•แ€Šแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ‹ แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™

แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€œแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€”แ€‘แ€…แ€œแ€”แ€ฌแ€œ แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€‘

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€กแ€”แ€Šแ€‘แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€…แ€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€„

แ€”แ€ฌแ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€’แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€ก

แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚”..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€œแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€..แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธ

แ€†แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€„แ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ซแ€แ€€..แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚•แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Š

แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€…แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€œแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ‚แ€„แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแพแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€„

แ€‚แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€

แ€”แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€œแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€กแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€แ€š..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€“แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ€€..แ€„แ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€š

แ€€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”..แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ผแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€š

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ธ..แ€ก..แ€ก..แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€„แ€šแ€„แ€š

แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€€แ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€ก..โ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ‚แ€•แ€žแ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€˜แ€€แ€’แ€˜แ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€’แ€แ€›แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€…แ€แ€’แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€”แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€œแ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€œแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€œแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€›แ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€œ

แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„โ€ฆ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€

แ€แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌ..แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚•แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ..

แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€šแ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€”แ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€€แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€š

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€แ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€š..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ.แ€แ€แ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ...แ€กแ€แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€†แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€•แ€แ€Šแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘

แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€•แ€žแ€œ..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›

แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆ....แ€’แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€š

แ€แ€•แ€„แ€œแ€™..แ€แ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€€

แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€„แ€žแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€†แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€žแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธ

แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€€ แ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€œแ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ‚•แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„

แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€˜แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€กแ€™แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚” แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šแ‹

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แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฌแ€šแ€แฏแ€”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€• แ‹ แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€—แ€€แ€‘แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™

แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ก

แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€

แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€ แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€—แ‚•...แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ผแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€‘แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€’แš

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€€

แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€†แ€แ€€แ€”

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€šแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚” แŠ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€แ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธแ‹

แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€žแพแ€žแพแ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€šแ€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€š

แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€šแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผ

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แ€ฑแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€…แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€Šแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€

แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€š..แ€…แ€

แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”..แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€€แ€†แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€—แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€˜ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€” แ€แ‚” โ€ฆแ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€†แ€„แ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ€

แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ€…แ€

แ€™แ€›แ€Šแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€†..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ..แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€žแ€•แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”

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แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”

แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€ก..แ€แ€แ€•..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™

แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€›แ€šแ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€

แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ‚แ€™แ€€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€‚แคแ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€ฅแ€•แ€“แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚Šแ‚แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€…แ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€Šแ€แ€แ€žแ€œ แ€žแ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธ แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธ

แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ€Ÿแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ‚ˆแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€•แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€…แ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€แ€žแ€•แ€žแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚•แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€กแ€€แค แพแ€€แ€šแ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€• แ€’แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€œแ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€„แ€แ€กแ€ธ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€™แ€œแ€„แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€šแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€œ แ€†แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€‘แ€•แ€„แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€…แ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€•

แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ แŠ แ€‚แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€แ€แ€ฅแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€•แ€†แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€†แ€ฌแ€‚แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€–แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€…แฅแ€แ€แ€กแ€€แ€กแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€š..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ

แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€..แ€…แ€•แ€Ÿแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌ...แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ‚”

แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€†แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€š...แ€Ÿแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€›แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ‚”โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€œแ€›แ€Š

แ€žแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€šแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€ซแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€š..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ..แ€”แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€…แ‚แ€ธแ€…

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€•..แ€•แ€…แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธ

แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™..แ€Ÿ..แ€Ÿ..แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚•แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€›แ€šแ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚”

แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€•..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€’แ€ปแ€™แ‚•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Š..แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€แ€ธแ‚แ€ธ..แ€™แ€œแ€…แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•.โ€ฆแ€€..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€…แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›

แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€แ€ธแ€กแ€šแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€™แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€š...แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ธ

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€Ÿแ€Šแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€•แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€›แ€„แ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€†แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€†แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ...แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธ..แ€œแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ผ

แ€‚แ€„แ€แ€..แ€›แ‚ˆแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‚แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€†

แพแ€€แ€…แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€œแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€€..แ€†แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€ฌ

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แ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€†แ€

แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ž

แ€œแ€แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แŠ แ€แ€…แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€›แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€’แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€แ€„ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•

แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€กแ€ธแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›..แ€€แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€€แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€›แ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€‘แ€•แ€

แ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€‚แ€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€š..แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™

แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€™แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œ

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แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€œแ‚”..แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„

แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ก..แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€…แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€—..

แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌ..โ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ.โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€ฅแ€•แ€“แ€›แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆ...แ€€..แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€”โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€•

แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€—แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€›แ‚Šแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€šแ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€…แ€…แ‚แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€Š

แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€™แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆ

แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ...แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ..แ€ก

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€”แ‚”..แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€ฅแ€•แ€ซแ€’แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”..แ€ฅแ€•แ€ซแ€’แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€…แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…

แ€›แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€€ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™โ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€แ€”

แ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ..แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š.โ€ฆ.แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€žแ€แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€‚แ€›แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”แ€”แ‚”..แ€Šแ€™แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€š

แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€’แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€กแ€ปแ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ž

แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€..แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€…

แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ‚”โ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œ แŠ แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€›

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€…แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€แ€€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€Šแ€€แพแ€€แ€„แพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€œแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€„แ‚•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€…แ€แ€…แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€›แ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€’แ€ซแ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€ซ

แ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธ แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚• แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€†แ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•...แ€žแพแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€žโ€ฆแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€Šแ€™แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ..แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™โ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€โ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€€

แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ž

แ€žแ€žแ€šแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•...แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€แ€”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•.โ€ฆแ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™..แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™..แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€œ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€™..แ€šแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€แ€›แ€แ€š

แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ‚” แ€›แ€š

แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€• แ€แ€แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€›แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ..แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€…แ€แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€™ แ€œแ€ปแ€แ€™แ‚ˆ แŠ แ€…แ€แ€œแ€ผแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ก

แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™

แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€†แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€†แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌ แŠ แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€

แ€›แ€™แ€ฌ แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€• แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ก

แ€ปแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€™แ€

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€…แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€œแ‚”

แ€กแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™

แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€žแ€แ€แ€›แ€”แ‚”

แ€กแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€„

แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€€แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€ปแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–

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แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€กแ€€แ€…แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™ แŠ แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€› แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚•

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€›

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€Šแ€•

แ€šแ€›แ€™แ€œ แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€šแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€กแ€œแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ผแ€•แพแ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€€ แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€žแ€แ€›แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿ..แ€Ÿโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”..แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ก

แ€’แ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ‚แ€„แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„

แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•..โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ‚แ‚แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€โ€ฆแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€šแ€€แ€œแ€š

แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ.โ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ธแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ..แ€แ€”แ€šแ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ผแ‚•

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€’แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š..แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€

แ€…แ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€แ€”แ€€แ€žแ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”..แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ž

แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€šแ€žแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€”แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ€š..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€œแ‚”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•.โ€ฆแ€ก..แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€œ

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ‚•..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€›แ‚•

แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€šแ€›แ‚•..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€แ€‘แ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€š

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€€..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€Ÿแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€™แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€–แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€œแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ก

แ€ปแ€แ€Šแ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€˜แ€šแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œ..แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€€แ€šแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€แ€š.โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”

แ€„แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜โ€ฆแ€žแพแ€€แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ..

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€Šแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€›แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚•..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ‚”..แ€”แ€‚แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅ

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€แ€…แ€™

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ‚ˆแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œ..แ€ฑแ€’แšแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€แ€”

แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌ

แ€€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€™

แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”

แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€šแ€šแ€™แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€›แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ€แ€€แ€”แ€†แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ€šแ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ‚•แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€…แ€ผแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€™แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€…แ€ผแ€แ‚•แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€€

แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€กแ€แ€™แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ....แ€กแ€แ€™แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€ซ

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แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ‚ˆแ€แ€

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซแ€œแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”

แ€€แ€ผแ‚•..โ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€•แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€•แ€†แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€กแ€”แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€€แ€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€แ€šแ€—แ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€…แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€แ€•แ€แ€œแ€Šแ€œแ‚” แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€€

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚” แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€šแ‹

แ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€•แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€œ

แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€…แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€€

แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€žแ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›

แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ‚แ€…แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™

แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€™แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€žแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€€

แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€กแ€™แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€Š

แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€œ แ€žแ‚”

แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€

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แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แŠแ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€›แ€• แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€›แ€‘

แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€…แ€‘แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€ แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚•แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€žแ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ก

แ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚”

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€•แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€• แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€”แ€แ€…แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€€

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€œแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ‚” แ‹

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€™แ‚ˆแ€›แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ผแ‚•แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€• แ€•แ€„แ€•แ€„แ‚แ€„

แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€™แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€œแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™

แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ€€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€…แ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€…

แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€แ€š.โ€ฆ...แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”แ€œ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€œ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€—โ€ฆแ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™โ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€…แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ซแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€ซ

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€€โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•

แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€‚แ€›แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€˜ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กโ€ฆ.แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€™โ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

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แ€แ€•แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธ

แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€โ€ฆ.แ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€€แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”

แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ..

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€œแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ž

แ€ฑแ€ž..แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€„..แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€˜แ€

แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€žแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š..แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€กแ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€–แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€œแ‚•..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ..

แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„

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แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธ

แ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€…แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€œแ‚Šแ€โ€ฆ.แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€›แ€…แ€ฌแฆแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€”แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€†แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€†แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€™แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€šแ€šแ€šแ€šแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„

แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€™แ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€™โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”

แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

โ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆ

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The Jade Goddess The Jade Goddess The Jade Goddess The Jade Goddess

Based on a story bearing the same title in the Chingpen Tโ€™ungshu Shiaoshuo. The original story ends quite

differently. The jade craverโ€™s wife was discovered by an officer and buried alive in a garden, but she appeared

as a ghost to effect her revenge. I have followed the first part of the story only, and developed the story

according to the simple theme of whether a great artist should destroy his art to cover his identity , or let his

betray him .The story probably belongs to the twelfth century.

( Ling Yutang)

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แ„ แ„ แ„ แ„ แ‹ แ€ฑแ‹ แ€ฑแ‹ แ€ฑแ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€š

แ€šแ€”แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€แ€€แ€€แ€†แ€”แ€แ€€แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œ

แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแ€œแ€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€

แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€–แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€ซแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€กแ€•แ€แ€•แ€žแ€˜แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€แ€ธ

แ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซ แ€กแ€›

แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€€แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€แ€šแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€„แ€™แ€›แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€›แ€แ€šแ€› แŠ แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€แ‚•

แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€›แ€”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€ แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™

แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€˜แ€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€แ‚•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚•แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€œ แ€’แ€แ€ซแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€— แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€

แ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„

แ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ‚” แŠ แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ‚• แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ‚• แŠ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ‚” แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€‚แขแ€‘แ€€แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€ แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€˜แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€žแ€…แ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€— แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€€แ€œ แ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•

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แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€แ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€ แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผ

แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€œแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€”แ€…แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€’แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€

แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ฅแ€กแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€›แ€€

แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€‡แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€€ แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œ

แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€•

แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€žแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€แ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„

แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€™แ‚”แ‚แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€แ€†แ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ..

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€”แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€..แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€…แ€€แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€„..แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚แ€…แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€‘แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€š

แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ

แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€…แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.โ€ฆโ€

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แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ แŠ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€• แŠ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธ แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ

แ€›แ€Šแ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€†แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€šแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€šแ€แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”..แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚Šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€›แ€žแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅโ€ฆ..แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€

แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€˜แ€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„..แ€˜แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€žแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”..แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€”แ‚”

แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€แ€…แ€แ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€„แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€—แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ‚แถแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€“แ€ซแ€

แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€แ€แ‚•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ‚แ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€’แ€œแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•

แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌ

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€แ€›แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€†แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€แ€„

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€”แ€›แ€œแ€€ แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€žแพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€ แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€˜ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ก แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€‘แ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€†แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚” แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€•แ‚•แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€แ€แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€• แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€’แ€œแ€— แ‹ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€แ‚” แŠ แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€• แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€œแ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€ แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€

แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€•แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€• แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€…แ€•แ€šแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€‘แ€•แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€›แ€€

แ€œแ€€แกแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€†แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€ฑแ€”

แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€แ€แ€€ แ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€†แ€žแ€— แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€‚แ‚แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€†แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€€..แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€œ..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€‘แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ...แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€š

แ€†แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€‘แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œโ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ€š......แ€’แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€„แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€..แ€žแ€‘แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€•

แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€•แ€€ แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€†แ€ธแ€™ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ‚• แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แš

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€ แ€˜แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€žแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€‡แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ž

แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€•

แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ‚•แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œ..แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€แ€žแ€œ..แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‚แ€›แ€แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€˜แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€†แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€šแ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€ผแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€• แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แพแ€€แ€Šแ€œแ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ‚แ€”แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹

แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€…แ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€žแ€Šแ€กแ€‘แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€Ÿแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€›แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€›แ€Šแ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€”แ‚”..แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€€แ€แ€•แ€แ€•แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€•

แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€œแ‚”

แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€žแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแ€แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”

แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€”แ€œแ‚” แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€˜แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€แ€…แ€ž

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แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€แ€•แ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€”แ€แ€˜แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ผแ€แ€„ แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€™

แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€กแ€“แ€•แธแ€ซแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€• แ€แ€แ€ซแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„ แพแ€€แ€„แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€’แ€€แกแ€€แ€•แ€ซ แ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€†แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•

แ€›แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€›แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€… แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซ แ‹ แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€™ แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ž

แ€žแ€•แ€™แ‚ˆ แŠ แ€กแ‚แ€…แ€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€™แ‚ˆแ€…แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€• แ€™แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€™แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€†แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚” แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€žแ€œ แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€‘แ€•แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€ แ€€แ€•แ€›แ€„แ€”แ€ฌ

แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€..แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€..

แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผโ€ฆแ€แ€…แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ....โ€

แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜ แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€

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แ€›แ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€‡แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธ แ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€’แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€•แ‚•แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€œแ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€…แ€…แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€“แ€€

แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€›แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†

แ€แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ

แ€งแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„ แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€†แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธ

แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€…แ€•แ€แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€†แ€™แ€žแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

โ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅ

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€งแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€›แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€ แ€กแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซ

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€„แ€šแ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€…แ€”แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€แ€•แ€แ€แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€…แ€แ€…แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธ

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แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€

แ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€™แ€›

แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

แ€ก..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™ แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€™ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€œ

แ€„แ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€ธ แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€

แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€•แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€… แŠ แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€‘แ€€ แ€แ€…แ‚แ€…

แ€„แ€šแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€„ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ก

แ€ปแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€กแ€แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€† แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€

แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€•แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€œแ€›แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€

แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€€แ€žแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€›แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€‘แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€šแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€†แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€œ แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œ แ€’แ€œ

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แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€…แ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€–แ€–แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ€‘แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€…แ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€šแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™ แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€„แ€šแ€–แ‚”

แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•

แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅ

แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€•แ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›

แ€•แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธ

แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แพแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”

แ€กแ€‘แ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€กแพแ€žแ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€”แ€šแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€ แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€กแ€žแ€€

แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€…แ€™แ€žแ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€

แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€’แ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€แ€…แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€€ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚Šแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€›แ€…แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€›แ€…แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€… แŠ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚แ€…

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แ€ฅแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€Šแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ฅแ€•แ€ซแ€’

แ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€แ€›แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€žแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€†แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”

แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ€แ€„แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€• แ€žแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€•

แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”

แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™

แ€œแ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€–แ€œแ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€กแ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€‚แ€แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™..แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€€

แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™

แ€…แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€• แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Š

แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ

แ€•แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€…แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€‘แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œ โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•..แ€’แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€„แ‚•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚”

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€œ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” โ€ฆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€…แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€โ€ฆแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„..โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ‚แ€…แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™

แ€แ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•..แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€กแ€€แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€

โ€ฆแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ‚”..แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ

แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘

แ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€แ€ผแ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€žแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€แ€…แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œ แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•

แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€…แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€œ แŠ

แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€•แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€ แ€แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™

แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€€ แŠแ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€แ€›แ€ผแ€แ‚แ€„แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„

แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€…แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€ แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€†แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€–แ‚”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€œ แŠ แ€แ€…แ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚•แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€…แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ‚•แ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€•แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€„แ€šแ‚แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€†แ‚แตแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€แ€…แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธ แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€œแ€†แ‚แตแ€€

แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€†แ€”แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹

แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€–แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€…แ€แ€…แ€žแ‚แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แพแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€œ แŠ แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ซแ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€”แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€

แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€› แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ก

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€™แ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ก..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€€แ€”

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™

แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œ

แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€†แ‚แตแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ซ แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ž

แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€žแ‚•แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€†แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ แ€†แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€›

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ€กแ‚แ€…แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€…แ€€แ€›แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแพแ€žแ€šแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€• แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€›แ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€„

แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™ แ€™แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€–แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€€แ€ž

แ€–แ‚”แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€Šแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

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แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ‚แ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€Šแ‚Šแ€”แ€แ€šแ‹แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธ

แ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€…

แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™

แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€ฅแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ‚•

แพแ€€แ€Šแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€ แ€šแ€šแ€šแ€šแ€…แ€†แ€”แ€•แ€ผแ€แ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€žแ‚‘แ€ฌแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€‘

แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€™

แ€แ€แ‚”แ€‚แ‚แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€ แ€žแ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€š

แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€™แ€•แ‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€žแ€œ แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€˜

แ€”แ€แ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€แ€•แ€†แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ€Šแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ก

แ€แพแ€žแ€›แ‚ˆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€…แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€‘

แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ‚•

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แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ‚แ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€” แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ‚”แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธ

แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€šแ€›แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ‚แ€…แ€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€แ‚• แ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€

แ€™แ€šแ€œแ€€ แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€™แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€˜แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€™แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€

แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚• แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ‚แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€กแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€‚แ€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•

แ€€แ€•แ€แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€ แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€ฅแ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€Šแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚•แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€”แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€

แ€’แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€šแพแ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€˜แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€•แ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€กแ€œแ€แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€กแ€“แ€•แธแ€ซแ€šแ€™แ€›

แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€•แ€†แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™ แŠ แ€”แ€แ€–แ€”

แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€…แ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ‚แ€”แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€€ แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œ แ€กแ€แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€€ แ€œแ‚ˆแ‚•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€…แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• ..แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€”แ‚•แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€’แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€กแ€•แ€‘แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€Šแ€ฌแ‚แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€…แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€œแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€•

แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œ แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ‚”

แ€แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅแ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€™แ€“แ€”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€žแ€‡แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€œแ€€

แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ‚แ€…แ€กแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€œแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€• แ‹

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แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€” แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€›แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€šแ€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ‚” แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œ

แ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€แ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€” แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅ

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€žแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€š

แ€žแ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€–แ€šแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€š

แ€œแ€™แ€™แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€˜ แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€•แ€…แ€ก

แ€œแ€€ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€†แ€€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€–แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€™

แ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ž

แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธ แŠ แ€™แ€˜แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€กแ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€šแ€…แ€แ‚แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€’แ€€แกแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ‹

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€แ‚” แ€กแ‚แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€แ€ผแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€€แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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แ€กแ€แ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ‚แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”

แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€šแ€”แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€†แ€แ€šแ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€˜แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ‚•โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€†แ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€œแ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€™..แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”

แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ‚”..แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€€แ€œ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€†แ€žแ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€•

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€š..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ...แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ธ

แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•

แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€…แ€แ€™แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€

แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ‚แ€…แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜..แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€•แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€œแ‚”

แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€€ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ€™แ€†

แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€šแ‹

แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€

แ€€แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚• แ‹ แ€šแ€”แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€€

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€• แ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€€แ€”แ€แ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€…แ€แ€€แพแ€€

แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€กแ€’แ€˜แ€€แ€€

แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€”แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€šแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€”แ€”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€€ แ€’แ€แ€’แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ปแ€–แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”

แ€€แ‚แ€Šแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€“แ€€แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ž

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Šแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€–แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

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แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€‘แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€€แ€„แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€”แ€แ€š

แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€…แฆแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€..แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Šแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธ..แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€ผ

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€แ€”แ€•แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€š..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ‚”

แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€„แ‚•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ...แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€’แ€€แกแ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€„..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€”

แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‹

แ€กแ€œแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€š แŠ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€žแ‚”

แ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€›แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€’แ€€แกแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธ

แ€แ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œ แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€š

แ€žแ€› แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ‚” แŠ แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ‚• แŠ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ‚”แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€–แ€”แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€”แ‚”

แ€‘แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€€แพแ€€แ€™แผแ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚•แ€€

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แ€‘แ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€†แ€„แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€œแ€œแ€แ€”แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€–แ€ผแ€–แ€ผแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€•แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€†แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€• แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ก

แ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€แ€žแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€•แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€แ€™แ‚ˆ

แ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€š..แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€› แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€€แ€š

แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€šแ€„แ€†แ€ฌแ€™แ€ผแ€แ€œแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€”แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€œ แ€†แ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’

แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€กแ€†แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€แ‚แ€…แ€แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€

แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€•แ€•แ€„แ€›

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€‡ แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•..แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Šแ€Ÿแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€š..แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€–แ‚”

แ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€ฌแ€›แ€‘แ€žแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€แ€• แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ€ซ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€šแ€šแ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€™แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ซแ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€•

แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€†

แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€Œแ€ธแ€žแพแ€€แ€ผแ€š แŠ แ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€”

แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€ แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€šแ€–แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€œ

แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€†แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€˜แ€แ€€ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€Šแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€–แ‚”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€”แ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€•..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆ

แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซ..แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€แ€™แ‚ˆ..แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ‚ˆแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€šแ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ซ..แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€€

แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ‚”

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ‚”

แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€€โ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€šแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€

แ€•แ€ธแ€šแ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€แ€…แ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€Šแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™ แ€žแ€ธแ€œ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€†แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€†แ€€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€œแพแ€€

แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€–แ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€ปแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€

แ€แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€€แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€’แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ‚แ€„แพแ€€

แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแ€†แ€€แ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€†แ€„แ€€แ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€”แ€šแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ แ€œแ€แ€œแ€แ€†แ€

แ€†แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€–แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€ แ€แ€”

แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€’แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฅแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€Šแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€…

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€™แ€‡แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€„แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€œแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”

แ€•แ€€แ€žแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ‚แ€›แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€œแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ‚”..แ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„

แ€žแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ.....แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผโ€ฆแ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ซ..แ€กแ€€โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€..แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€€แ€œแ€แ€Šแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€€แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€…แ€แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€–แ€แ€›แ‚Šแ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€”แ€€แ€›แ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€žแ€žแ€™แ€žแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€Š

แ€—แ€’แถแ€›แ€•แ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€กแ€•แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”

แ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€† แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€€แ€šแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ž

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แ€œแ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€ก

แ€”แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€›แ‚Šแ‚•แ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€‘แ€ผโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแ€แ€™แ€€ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿ

แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€•แ€›แ€œแ€›แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€–แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€

แ€กแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€กแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€Šแ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€˜แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€Šแ€…แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”

แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€™แ€€ แ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€•

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€กแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€—โ€ฆ...แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„

แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€Ÿแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•

แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€žแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€›แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€Šแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€•แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€แ€™แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€ฌ

แ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€€แกแ€€แ€กแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€”แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€€แ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€„แ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€™

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ€’แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€€แ€„แ€›แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†

แ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€•แ€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‚แ€แ€แ€šแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€‘แ€Š

แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ‚”แ‚•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€–แ€ผแ€–แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

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แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€žแ€แ€™แ‚ˆแ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ž

แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€†

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€แ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…..แ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แ€œแ€แ€€แ€žแ€แ€›แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€™แ€œแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€›แ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€†แ€€แ€†แ€–แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แพแ€€

แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

แ€™แ€แ€ผแ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€…แ€Šแ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€

แ€™แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚•แ€–แ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€•

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†

แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€…แ€›แ‚Šแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€„

แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€ก

แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€š แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€€แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€š

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€

แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€žแ€แ€…แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แŠ แ€˜แ€šแ€˜แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€€แ€• แ€™แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ธ

แ€•แ€ผแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€žแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ผแ€‘แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€†แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€‘แ€แ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€€แคแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ‚แ€„แ‚”

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€…แ€†แ€ธแ€–แ€แ€„แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ก..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€™แ€žแ€ฌ แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธ

แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€†แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ‚•

แ€…แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€…แ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€žแ€Šแ€กแ€‘แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

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แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€

แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€†แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Ÿ

แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€–แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€šแ€ฅ

แ‚แ€„แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€žแ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€’

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€• แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”

แ€žแ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€•แ€€ แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ

แ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€…แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€†

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”

แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€ แ€แ€ผแ€–แ€€แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€™ แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€…แ€”แ€€แ€

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€€ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€

แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€

แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ‹ แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€›แ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‹

แ€’แ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€ฌ

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œ

แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€กแ€€แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€š.โ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€ผแ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€…แ€แ€€แ€กแ‚แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€„

แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€›แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€งแ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€Šแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€แ€แ€„

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€”แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ

แ€Ÿแ€แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€„แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€—โ€ฆแ€’แ€”แ€‚แ€ซแ€ธแ‚แ€…

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€œแ€™แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€

แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€กแ‚แ€…แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€•แ€ผแ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€‘แ€แ€แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ..แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธ

แ€•แ€…แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€œ..แ€…แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€”แ€•แ€”แ€แ€œแ€”แ€œแ€”แ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€แ€€แ€ฌ..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€†แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„..แ€‘แ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€†แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€’แ€œแ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€€แ€œ

แ€กแพแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€‚แ€ แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”..แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€…แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€”แ‚”..แ€„แ€แ€™แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€กแ€’แ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€„

แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”..แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€

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แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜โ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€แ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”..แ€’แ€แ€„แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”

แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€

แ€กแ€žแ€…..แ€˜แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€ผแ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•

แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œ

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆ.

โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€”แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€€..แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€แ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€•แ€™แ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ก

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€…แ€€..แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€‘แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€†

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‹แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€†แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€กแ€›แ€€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธ...แ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€•...แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€žแ€žแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ผแ‚•แ€™แ€›แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€€แ€Ÿแ€”

แ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•..แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•.โ€ฆ

โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€โ€ฆโ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€€แ€™แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ‚”

แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..โ€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€žแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€˜แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€€..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธ

แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ€™แ€แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€ก..แ€แ€แ€•..แ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แพแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•

แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€›แ€š..แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚”..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€€

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แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌ..แ€žแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซแ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€„

แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€€โ€ฆแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ‚•โ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ..แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€—แ€™แ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”

แ€แ€š..แ€กแ€แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€•..แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•..แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€€..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€..แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€—โ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€œ..แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€..แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€’แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€แ€แ‚”แ€—โ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€”แ€šแ€กแ‚แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€…แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€•แ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€‡แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€€แ€„ แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€…แ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€ž

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€›แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แš

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€œแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€‘แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑ

แ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌ

แ€กแ€šแ€ฌแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œ

แ€•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€…แ€–แ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€

แ€žแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ‚• แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€„แ€ธ

แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€ แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€™แ€ฌแ€•

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€˜แ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„

แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€†แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€‘..แ€’แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€• แ€กแ€™แ€Šแ€™แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ซแ€แ€แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธ

แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€แ€šแ€กแพแ€€แ€™แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ก

แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€”แ€žแ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแพแ€€

แ€€แ€ผแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€šแ€”แ€”แ€šแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€’แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€„แ€แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€™แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€„แ€–แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ซแ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€›

แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€“แ€›แ‚•แ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€’แ€แ€€ แ€กแ€–แ€”แ€–แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Š

แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€„แ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

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แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€…แ€แ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”

แ€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€แ€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€†แ€กแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€†แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€’แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€’แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€ฌ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€ฑแ€‡แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแŠ แ€ฑแ€žแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€™แ€žแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แŠ แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€• แ€žแ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€แ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€ฌแ€šแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”

แ€•แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€‚แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅโ™ฅ

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This is developed from a short anecdote in popular books of jokes and anecdotes. The chicken story is in the

original. The anecdote tells how a widow, on the eve of receiving a memorial arch erected in her honor, was

tempted by a servant, lost the arch, and hang herself.

( Ling Yutang)

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แ… แ… แ… แ… แ‹ แ€ปแ‹ แ€ปแ‹ แ€ปแ‹ แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€›แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€›แ‚• แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’

แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€œแ€™แ‚”

แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€”แ€šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€šแ€‘แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€›แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€•แ€’แ€€แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€„แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€†แ€€แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€‘แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜ แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€• แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธ

แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€กแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€ฌ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€”

แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€ แ€’แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€š แ‹

โ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆโ™ฆ

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€†แ€•แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€„แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ‚• แ‹

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€”แ€”แ‚• แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€€แ€œ

แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€œแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€• แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€›แ€œ

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€œแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€•

แ€†แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚•แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€†แ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ แ€™แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€–แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€œ แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€œโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™ แ€แ€†แ€†แ€แ€•แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€…แ€แ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€…แ€†แ€š

แ€›แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€…แ€แ€Š แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€”แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚•แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธ แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€™แพแ€€แ€…แ€–แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„

แ€”แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€šแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€€แ€šแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€—แ€ฌแ€„

แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€šแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€˜แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€‘แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธ

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แ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚” แ€‘แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Š

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€†แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚• แ€กแ€’แ€แ€แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€…แ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€แ€€

แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€Šแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€…แ€…แ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•แ‚แ€…แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€กแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€…แ€ธ

แ€™แ€„แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€‚แ€แ€ธแ€แ€‚แ€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€

แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€

แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€…แ€

แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€•แ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€‡แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€–แ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚•แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€

แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แ€™แ€™แ€กแ€’

แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€•

แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€žแ€€แ€’แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€›แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€”

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€• แ€กแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€•แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹

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แ€žแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€”แ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€†แ€‘แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€กแ€”แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€„แ€šแ€„แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€š

แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€•แš แŠ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚•

แ€แฝแ€ผแ€แ€…แ€ผแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€›แ€œแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธ แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€™

แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€•แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜ แ‹ แ€’แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€žแ‚แ€„

แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแ€”แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€›แ€Šแ€žแ€”แ‚”

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€€แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€š แŠ แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แš แ€†แ€•แ€„แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™ แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€€ แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธ แ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€แ€ แŠ แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€•แ€šแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€šแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€‘แ€แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„

แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€’แ€€แกแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€š

แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€„แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ธแ€‡แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚•แ€•แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€”แ€šแ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€แ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฌแ€†แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€–แ€ธแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€•แ€• แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€แ€€แ€›แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€†แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€œแ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€†แ€›แ€„

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€ แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€œ แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šแพแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€–แ‚”

แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€• แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›

แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ‚แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€’แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€’แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€œแ€žแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€šแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€šแ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€™แ‚”

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€› แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€›

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€”แ€œแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€…แ€žแ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€˜แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€–แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€แ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€…แ€…แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌ แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚•

แ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€แ€›แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€›แ€œแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ผแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”

แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”

แ€†แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€œแ€แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแพแ€žแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€กแ€žแ€แ€ซ

แ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”

แ€›แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€šแ€™แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€š

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€‚แ‚แ€แ€„

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€…แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌ

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แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแพแ€€แ€€

แ€แ€แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€–แ€แ€กแ€แ€…แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€แ€แ‚•แ€œแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€‚แ‚แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€€แ€…แ€แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€œแ€ผแ€

แ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€‘แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€…แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€›แ‚•แ€•แ€…แฅแ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€œ

แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™ แ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€…แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€กแ€แ€™แ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฅแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ - แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€†แ€›แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€•แ‚แ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€ฃแ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€…แ€™แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌ แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€…แ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ..

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€

แพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€€แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€‡แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€žแ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€“แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผ

แ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€•แ€™แ€”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€žแ€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œ..แ‚แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€แ€แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€

แ€€แ€€แ€žแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€†แ€•แ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€…แ€ฌ

แ€žแ€„แ€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€›แแ€กแ€†แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€แšแ€…แ€ฌแ€™

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€แ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€–แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€œแ€œแ€™แ€œแ€กแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€œ..

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”..แ€ฑแ€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€..แ€‡แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•

แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ‚ˆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆ..แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€™แ‚ˆ..แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€›แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฅแ€กแ€แ€ซแ€€..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”..แ€€แ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€แ€ซแ€’แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• โ€ฆโ€

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แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€€แ€˜แ€ปแ€„แ€™

แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€• แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€‘แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€œแ‚•

แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€แ€แ€€แŠ แ‚แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€แ€แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€†แ€„

แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€„แ€šแ€™แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€œแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€‚

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€€แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€™แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€กแ€œแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€›

แ€›แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€›แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ แ€’แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธ

แ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ก

แ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›

แ€›แ€„แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแพแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€แ€”แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ€„แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€›แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€‘

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™

แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌ

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แ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ฑแ€‚แšแ€–แ€‘แ€แ€…แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”

แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€…แ€”แ€…แ€แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€˜แ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€แ€

แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€

แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ก..แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธ แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€† แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ‚แ‚ˆแ€

แ€†แ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€Ÿแ€Ÿแ€’แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ž

แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€†แ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€กแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€กแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€žแ€•แ€žแ€•แ€แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€œแ‚แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€€แ€šแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚• แ€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”

แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€šแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€šแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแ€›แ€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€šแ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆ...โ€ฆแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€…แ€”แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•.โ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€–แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€’แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€”..แ€–แ€›แ€แ‚”..แ€žแ€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€‚แšแ€–แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..

แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€กแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€„แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„

แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€•แ€…แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”

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แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€ก..แ€Ÿแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€โ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€œแ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•

แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€€แ€šแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€‘แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€…แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€›

แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€…แ€œแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฅแ€ธ

แ€™แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€˜แ€€แ€แ€‘แ€Šแ€€ แ€šแ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ผแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€• แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€œแ€•

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€กแ€•แ€„แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚” แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธ แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€• แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€„แ€œแ‚” แ€˜แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€›แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€แ€€ แ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€แ€แ‚•แ€–แ€แ€แ€แ€€แ€…แ€„แ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€• แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€Šแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€‘แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”

แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€™แ€แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€”แ‚” แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€•แ€€แ€†แ€€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€„.โ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ

แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€•..แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€šแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€šแพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€™แ€œแ€˜แ€ธ

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€

แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€‚แ€›แ€…แ€€แ€žแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€

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แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€กแ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€แ€œแ€กแ€žแ€…แ€แ€‘แ€Š..แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€šแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€€แ€€

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€™แ€šแ€™แ€šแ€›แ€›แ€™แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ก

แ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€™

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€™แ‚•แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€กแ€“แ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ‚‘แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹

แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€œ แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€žแ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€

แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€›แ‚แ€„

แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€”แ€”แ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€„แ€กแ€‡แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”.โ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€€

แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€—โ€ฆแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€กแ€žแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€…แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•

แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..โ€ฆแ€ก..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€†แ€šแ‚”

แ€›แ€…แ€”แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€†แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š.โ€ฆแ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€œแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„..แ€กโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ

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แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€™แ‚•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œ..

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€„แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”.....แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€€

แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ...แ€แ€แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€€

แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€แ€€แ€แ€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌ

แ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ธ...แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ

แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ€œแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€˜แ€žแ€”แ‚”...แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€แ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€…แ€แ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€œแ€Š แ€แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€žแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€€แ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€šแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€–แ‚”แ€• แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€˜แ€”แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€€ แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€—แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธ..แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€ก..แ€กแ€’แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€’แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€•แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€แ€„แพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€›แ‚•

แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€..แ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธ

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แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ธ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”.โ€ฆแ€ก..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„

แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€žแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€€..แ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€„

แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€šโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€„แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€’แ€œ

แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€กแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›

แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€แ€šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ‚•แ€แ‚•แ€„แ‚”แ€„แ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€’แ€œ

แ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€„แ€”แ€”แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€„แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€‘

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”..แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€กแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆ..

แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€™แ€ธ..แ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ‚”แ€‘แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€ แ€แ€แ€แ€แ€™แ€œแ€•แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€“แ€ซแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€‚แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€•

แ€œแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€• แ‹ แ€œ

แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€™แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€กแ€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

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แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แŠ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€–แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€Ÿแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€”แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€’แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€žแ€‡แ€—แผแ€แ€œ แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแพแ€ž

แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€…แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€• แ€žแ‚”แ€•แ€„แ€€แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€žแ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€œ

แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€†แ€”แ€†แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€…แ€šแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ

แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€›แ€˜ แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€…แ€แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ปแ€„แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€œแ€แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€…แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€”แ€–แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€… แ€€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€–แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ผแ€šแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ก..แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€

แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€„แ€™แ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แŠ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ€•แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ž แ€•แ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€†แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€•แ€„แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€•แ€„แ€œแ€šแ€€แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚• แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€šแ€†

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ธแ€† แ€แ€€แ€แ€€แ€†แ€„แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€˜แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€แ€…แ€ž

แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€ แŠแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ‚”

แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€•แ€แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€•แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€œแ‚Šแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€€แ€”แ€…แ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘ แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌ แ€†แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€Šแ€œแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แŠ แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹

แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€Šแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€กแ€…แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€œ

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌ

แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€›แ€Šแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€กแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€–แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€•แ€Šแ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€Šแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€€แ€€แ€แ€žแ€”แ€žแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ‚แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€กแ€€แ€…แ€•แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€”แ€€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œ แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚•

แ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€›แ€”แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€†แ€”แ€†แ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ€แ‚” แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€…แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€žแ€แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚” แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’

แ€œแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€›แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€€ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแปแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€„

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€ฅแ€แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€ฌแ€…แ€•แ€Ÿแ€•แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€แ€œแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€œแ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€โ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€Ÿโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€กแ€แ€…แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ..แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™

แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€„แ€›แ€š

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€Šแ€…แ€Šแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€™..แ€˜แ€แ€กแ€“แ€•แธแ€ซแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›

แ€แ‚”..แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€Šแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ‚ˆแ€†แ€แ‚”..แ€€แ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธ

แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€•แ€’แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€… แ€˜แ€šแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€แ€”แ€›แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€ซแ‚”

แ€™แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€”แ€žแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ก..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€žแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ..แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€•แ€™แ€Ÿแ€

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€™แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€€แ€™แ€”แ€ธ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š..แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€•แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”.โ€ฆแ€’แ€œแ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แพแ€€แ€แ€›แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€”แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€“แ€ซแ€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€š.โ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แ€„..แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€šแ€กแพแ€€แ€Šแ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€”แ€†แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€€ แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€Ÿโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™..แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€•แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€œ

แ€แ‚”แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€œแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€žแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€กแ€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€•แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€’

แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€ก..แ€กแ€€

แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€–แ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ธ

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”..แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€œ..แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€†แ€‘แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€’แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€š..แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธ

แ€›แ€šแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€„แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€–แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆ.

แ€แ€˜แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€•..แ€’แ€‚แ€แ€•แ€’แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€‚แ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œ

แ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€™แ€กแ€แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€…แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œ แ€˜แ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€…แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€…แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€•

แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‚แ€แ€•แ€’แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€–แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€˜แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

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แ€€แ€‘แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€šแ€‚แ€แ€•แ€’แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€…แ€€ แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚แ€„แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚” แ‹

แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€”แ€‘แ€€แ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€€แกแ€•แ€ซแ€•..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€”แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€—แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ‚”แ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆ

แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€แ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€†แ€•แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€

แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€กแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€žแ€žแ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€™แ€šแ€€แ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€ธแ€’แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚” แ€แ€†

แ€†แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€’แšแ€…แ€•แ€…แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€

แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€แ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแŠ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€•แ€กแ€„แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€€แ€€

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€•แ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™

แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€—แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™

แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€† แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€•แ€”แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€…แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€›แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€˜แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€€แ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ž

แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€..แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€”แ€แฝแ€ผแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…

แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€€แ€›แ€€แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€กโ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌ

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แ€›แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€„แ€ซแ€แ‚”แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€•

แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€–แ€แ€†แ€Šแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€†แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€›

แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแ€žแ€€แกแ€ฌแ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€..แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€›แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€แ€…แ€žแ€€แ€แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€

แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€..โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€š

แ€กแ€€แ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€„แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ‚”

แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ‚แ€…แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€’แ€œแ€˜แ€แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€›แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€…แ€‘แ€…แ€กแ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธโ€ฆแ€Šแ€Šแ€ธ..แ€˜แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€†

แ€กแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€„แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€…แ€•แ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ..โ€ฆแ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€€แ€™แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™..โ€ฆแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธ..แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€€แ€แ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€†แ€แ€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌ แ€’แ€œแ€žแ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

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แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€šแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€‡แ€ผแ€แ€‘แ€ธแ€…แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€•แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€’แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ก

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€…แ€€แ€†แ€•แ€›แ€ผแ€›แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œ แ€ก

แ€™แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€กแ€แ€›แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€›แ€™แ€œ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„โ€ฆแ€แ€–แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„..แ€แ€–แ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ‚”...แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€›แ€€แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€„

แ€žแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แพแ€€แ€…แ€–แ€ธแ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€˜แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€กแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€†แ€šแ‚”แ€€แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธ

แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€›แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ‚แ€œแ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€•แ‚แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แพแ€€แ€•แพแ€€แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€†แ€ผ

แ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€• แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€œแ€™แ€™แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€šแ€„แ€šแ€›แ‚•แ€’แ€€แกแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€˜แ€š

แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€œ แ‹ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€…แ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€แ€…แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„

แ€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€•แ€…แ€แ€„แ€…แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€…แ€žแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€™

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€žแ€•แพแ€€แ€แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€ แŠ แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€€แ€›แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌ แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€Šแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€˜แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ€™แ€œแ€กแ€’แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€‘แ€แ€žแ€œ แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€˜ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ก

แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€›แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€œ

แ€›แ€•แ€›แ€Šแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌ แ€™แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€’แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€

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แ€ฑแ€œแ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€”

แ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€Šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€• แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แŠ แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€ธแ€•แ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€™แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€กแ€›แ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€’แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€™แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ แ€กแ€‘แ€”แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€€แ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€€

แ€›แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แ€„แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€“แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€—แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€–

แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€กแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€Ÿแ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€žแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€…

แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€• แ€™แ€˜แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€œแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€แ€„

แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€

แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€™แ€แ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€€แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌ แ€’แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€†แ€žแ€ฌแ€†

แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€Šแ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€™แ€แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€šแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€œแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œ..แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€€

แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€™..แ€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€”แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€™แ€žแ€•แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€œ

แ€แ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ‚•แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€„แ€™แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€€ แ€ฑแ€’แ€ซแ€žแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€• แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ€‘แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œ

แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€•แ€„แ€Ÿแ€”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€›แ€”แ€›แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแ€•แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€…แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธ

แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€…แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™

แ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€แ€š..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€‘แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€†แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆ..แ€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€กแพแ€žแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€ แ€…แ€ผแ€แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Š

แ€œแ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€แ€™แ€šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€™แ€..แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..

แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€›แ€›แพแ€€แ€›แ€„โ€ฆแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€•..โ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€แ€™แ€•แ€แ€กแ€™แ€œแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€†แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€กแ€€โ€ฆแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€’แ€กแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซ

แ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€€..แ€˜แ€šแ€™แ€ฌแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€แ‚แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€šแ€–แ‚”แ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€›แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€…แ€žแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ€ฑแ€…โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€• แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€€แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€กแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€™แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€•แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€…แ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆโ€

แ€žแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€›แ‚ˆแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€…แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€กแพแ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€™แ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€‘แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™

แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€แ€€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ‚แ€„

แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€… แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€žแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€œแ€Š

แ€žแ€Šแ€กแ€‘แ€กแ‚แ€ธแ€กแ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€

แ€œแ€œแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€…แ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€›แ‚•แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€แ€ซ

แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€…แ€„แ€œแ€œแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€šแ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€’แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€œแ€Šแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€…แ€…แ€†แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€œแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€™แ€˜แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”แ€…แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€• แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€„แ€•แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€Šแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€›แ€›แ€ฌ แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€œแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€†แ€”แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€…แ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€œ

แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€žแ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€’แ€กแ€แ€…แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€€แ€‘แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€…แ€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€™แ€€

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แ€…แ€™แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€™แ€

แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€ปแ€™แ‚•แ€œแ€ธแ€œ

แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€€แ€‚แ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™

แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ‚”แ€˜แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€„แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€™

แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€แšแ€†แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€†แ€ธแ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€’แ€ซแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”

แ€กแ€แ€œแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ‚•แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€žแ€”แ€™แ‚ˆแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€…แ€แ€…แ‚แ€ธแ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆ..แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€แ€Šแ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€’แ€ซแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€˜แ€š

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€„แ€žแ€•แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€œแ€‘แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€…แ€แ€‘แ€žแ€•แ€™แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ.....แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€œแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฌ..แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€•..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€šแ€แ€”แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€แ€›แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€›แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€šแ€แ€”แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚•แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€€แ€™..แ€แ€€แ€šแ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ

แ€€โ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€š..แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€žแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€€แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅ

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€†แ€šแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€›แ€™แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€„แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€กแพแ€žแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™

แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€™แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€›

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œ แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›

แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€…แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œ แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ€šแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€..แ€œแ€€แ€แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€œแ€€แ€™แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€โ€ฆแ€กแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€œแ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€€..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€…แ€„แพแ€€แ€šแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€‚แ€แ€•แ€’แ€€..แ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€กแ€™แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ž

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€‘แ€€แ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€แ€”แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€กแ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ€™แ€›แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€ธ

แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€’แ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€…แฅแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€•

แ€ฑแ€†แ€ผแ€›แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€–แ€ผแ€–แ€ผแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€‘แ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€•แ€

แ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€…แ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€‘แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€‚แ€žแ€แค แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€• แ€‘แ€แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€†แ€

แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€€แ€šแ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” โ€œแ€แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€ แŠ แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€„

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แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€โ€ แ€…แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€ซ แ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€ฑแ€œแ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ‚Šแ€šแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€› แŠ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€‘แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€†แ€แ‚” แ€—แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€›แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”

แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€• แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€†แ€€แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€‚แ€แ€แ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฅแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€€แ€• แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€›แ€š แŠ แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€š แŠ แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€šแ€”แ‚” แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€†แ€Šแพแ€€ แŠ แ€„

แ€šแพแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€™แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€

แ€…แ€–แ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€…แ€€แ€…แฅ แŠ แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€‚แคแ€œแ€ฌ แŠ แ€แ€™

แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธ แŠ แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€”แ‚• แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธ

แ€…แ€žแ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€แ€™แ€แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€œแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€“แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”

แ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแพแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ผแ€™แ€แ€แ€• แ‹

แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹

แ€กแ€žแ€˜แ€€แ€…แฅแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€žแ€•แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€†แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€šแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€”

แ€›แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€กแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€€แ€Š

แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€€แ€แ€›แ€šแ€•แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€แ€ซ

แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€แ€šแ€ฑแ€”แ€€ แ€ฑแ€™แ€œแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€™แ€€แ€…แฅแ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€กแ€–แ€ผแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€กแ€œแ€€แ€แ€žแ€€แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€™

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ธแ€แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€›แ‚•แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€€แ€œ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€แ€แ€†แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹ แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”

แ€†แ€แ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€กแ€แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚แ€„แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€†แ€ฑแ€•แ€ž แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€˜แ€€

แ€€แ€…แ€แ€Šแ€ผแ€แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€€ แ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€แ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€กแ€แ€žแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌ

แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€š แ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹

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แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€€แ€†แ€žแ€œ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…แ€‘แ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€แ€™แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€žแ€˜แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€…แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€€ แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‚แ€แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€กแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€€แ€‘แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€˜แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€€แ€แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€›แ€™แ‚” แ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€

แ€€แ€€แ€…แฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€™แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€ฌแ€šแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€™แ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€แ€ผแ€ปแ€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€€ แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€’แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ‚”

แ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€€แ€แ€”แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€žแ€€แ€ธ แ‹

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแพแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ€œแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€‘แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚” แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚”

แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€Ÿแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€œแ€Šแ€œ

แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€„แ€‘แ€€แ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€™แ€žแ€žแ€ฌแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€™แ€€ แ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธ

แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ผแ€€แ€›แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ปแ€แ€‘แ€œแ€แ€แ€แ€แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚• แ‹ แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€ แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ผแ€ฌแ€œแ€€

แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€‘แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฅแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แต

แ€žแ€€แกแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„ แ€žแ€œแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€™

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€ฑแ€…แ€• แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€…แฅแ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„

แ€€ แ€œแ€™แ€€แ€”แ€แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€• แ€แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€œแ€ผแ€šแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€’แ€œ

แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€€ แ€žแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€€แ€„แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€˜

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€„แ€™แ€žแ€œ แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€›แ€‘แ€™แ€›แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€œ แ‹

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€ฑแ€–แ€ผแ€ธแ€œแ‚”

แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚แ‚ˆแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธ

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แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€…แ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ€‘แ€ฑแ€•แ€ผแ‚”แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œ แ€แ€…แ€ปแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€šแ€–แ€แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ž

แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€…แ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€‘แ€Šแ‚”แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€… แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€ก

แ‚แ€…แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€„แ€ซแ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„..แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€Šแ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€œ..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€žแ€Šแ€˜แ€

แ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€„แ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€…แ€

แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€™แ€†แ€Šแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™ แŠ แ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„

แ€œแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€™แ€šแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€…แ€แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€€ แ€›แ€•แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”

แ€™แ€ฌแ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€„แ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€€

แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€†แ‚”แ€”แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€™แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€€ แ€™แ€แ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€Ÿแ€”แ‚”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ‚”แ€•แ€œแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€ซแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€…แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€•แ€œแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€€แ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€œ แ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ‚” แ‹

แ€กแ€’แ€กแ€แ€”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ‚แ‚ˆแ€แ€†แ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œ แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€

แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€• แ‹ แ€žแ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€‘แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€Šแ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€

แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€‘แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€ผแ€žแ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€ธแ€’แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€

แ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€™แ€€ แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ธแ€†แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€–แ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€–แ‚แ€„แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„ แ€แ€†แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€šโ€ฆ..แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฅแ€ฌแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธแ€—แ‚•โ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€ฌ

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แ€•แ€Šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€žแ€‚แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€€แ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€€แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€žแ€„แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€ฑแ€œ..แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€œแ‚”

แ€œ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€กโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€œแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€’แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€šแ€˜แ€ธ..โ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€ซ..แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€•แ€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€‚แ€ผแ€€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แพแ€€แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™

แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€†แ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€แ€žแ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธ แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€…แ€„แ€€ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€œแ€ธ

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€…แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€€แ€™แ€šแ‚แ€„แ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€• แ€กแ€•แ€–แ€ฌแ€žแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€…แ€™แ€€แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™ แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Š

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€›แ‚ˆแ€•แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€žแ‚”แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€žแ‚”แ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€žแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€ปแ‚แตแพแ€€แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€žแ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€†แ€”แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€šแ€†แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ‹ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ธ

แ€žแ€ฌแ€†แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€”แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€™แ€šแ€˜แ€แ€€แ‚” แ€žแ‚”

แ€แ€Šแ€แ€„แ€œแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€™แ€€แ€‡แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€›แ€›แ€„ แ€กแ€’แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€„แ€™แ€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€Šแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€šแ€แ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ก..แ€’แ‚”แ€กแ€›แ€„แ€กแ€•แ€แ€€แ€แ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€ฌแ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€• แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€กแ€แพแ€žแ€”แ‚” แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€›แ€„แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€Šแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ‚แ€ธแ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€„แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€‘แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€ปแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ‚แ€„แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€แ€ผแ€แ€œแ‚” แ‹ แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€›แ€Ÿแ€”แ€แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€—แ€œแ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ..แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€กแ€€แคแค แคแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€กแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€•..แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€ปแ€„แ€™

แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€˜แ€€แ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธ

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แ€™แ€œแ‚”แ€กแพแ€žแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ แ€žแ€•แ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€กแ€žแ€™แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€œแ€กแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€„ แ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆ.แ€’แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€œแ€…แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€แ€•แ€ซ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€ฑแ€žแ€กแ€แ€ฌแ€…แ€…แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€žแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธ แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€™แพแ€€แ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€‡แ€ฑแ€แ€‡แ€แ€ซแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€แ€šแ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€”แ€”แ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€กแ€”แ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€กแ€•

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แพแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ แ‹ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ก

แ€šแ€ฌแ€œแ‚ˆแ€•แ‚แ‚ˆแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€€แ€™ แ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€š..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•..แ€ฅแ€šแ€ฌแ€ฅแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€”แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™

แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€‘แ€Šแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ปแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€…แ€…แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”

แ€œแ€€แ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œ แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€ปแ€แ€แ€•แ€แ€•แ€

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แพแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€€แ€€ แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€›แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€žแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แพแ€€แ€›แ€แ€š แ‹

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แ€œแ€Šแ€•แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€€แ€แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€˜แ€šแ‚”แ‚แ€š..แ€žแ€’แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธ แ€˜แ€ฌแ€กแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€แ‚”

แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€•แ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ธแ€• แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ‚แ€…แ€žแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€…แ€แ€™แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌ..แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ

แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ€€แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€’แพแ€€แ€€แ€€แ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€โ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€กแ€•แ€†แ€แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€™แ‚แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€—แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€›แ€„โ€ฆ.แ€แ€แ‚•แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€žแ€—แ€œแ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€ฑแ€˜แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ

แ€•โ€ฆ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€œแ€•แ€•แ€„แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€€แ€€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ž

แ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€€แ€แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€›แ€•แ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€œแ€กแ€™แ€แ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€›แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚• แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€แ€›แ€ก

แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€แ€แ‚•แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€™แ€œแ‚” แ€ฑแ€›แ€แ€•แ€ธแ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹ แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ธ

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€กแ€•แพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€œ แŠ แ€แ€แ€ซแ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€œแ€€แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”

แ€œแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€™แ€‘แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€„แ€›แ€„..แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€•แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€…..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€žแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€œแ€€แ€˜แ€€แ€›แ€Šแ€œแ€†แ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€แ€แ€•แ€ซ..แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ก..แ€กแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€€แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ‚”แ€šแ€ฌแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ‚แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€แ€กแ€ปแ€•

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ แŠ แ€ฑแ€แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€ธแ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€†แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€•แ€šแ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€ปแ€–แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€œ

แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„แ€ธแ€•แ€•แ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ‚แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€Ÿแ€”แ€›แ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฅแ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€แ€„แ€กแ€แ€”แ‚”แ€–แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”..แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€œแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€Šแ€€แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ‚แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€œแ‚”..แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€…แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€แ€šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผ

แ€˜แ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€žแ€œแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€žแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€™แ€šแ€‘แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€แ€แ€ซ

แ€œแ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€œแ€œแ€žแ€•แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€žแ‚”แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€€แ€กแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€†แ€ผแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚” แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€…แ€แ€€แ€’แ€Š

แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€†แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€แ€€แ€แ€œแ€€แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แพแ€€แ€แ‚” แ€‡แ€

แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€แ€œแ€‡แ€แ€…แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€šแ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ...แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€šโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€กแ€•แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€’แ€€แกแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€..แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ‚”

แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆแ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€กแ€•แ€˜แ€ธแ€—โ€ฆ.แพแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€•แ€แ€กแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€œแ€ธแ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ€‘แ€€แ€†แ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€•แ€‘แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€™แ€Ÿแ€„แ€™แ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€€แ€•

แ€กแ€•แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€žแ€™แ€€แ€แ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€ธแ€–แ‚”..แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธแ€แ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€šแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”แ€žแ€‘แ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€„แ€แ€ซแ€”แ€ธแ€กแ€‘แ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€˜แ€ธ..แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€œแ€„แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ

แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€แ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€แ€„แ€กแ€•แ€–แ‚”แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€”แ€ธแ€•โ€ฆแ€แ€™แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แšแ€žแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€žแ€—..

แ€กแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€œแ€†แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€”แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€กแ€ปแ€–

แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€แ€แ€›แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€†แ€œแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€œ

แ€’แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ‚”แ€œแ‚”..แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€žแ€•แ€ซแ€œแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€แ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ

แ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€†แ€†แ€…แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€…แ‚”..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€’แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€šแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€Šแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€”

แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€‘แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€แ€ฌ..แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€”

แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€š..แ€€แ€•แ€กแ€•แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€’แ€ฑแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€šแ€ฌแ€–แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€–

แ€กแ€†แ€ผแ€แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ‚Šแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€„แ‚แ€ธแ€Šแ€แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€•แ€แ€•แ€…แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€™แ€‘แ€„แ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธ..แ‚แ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”โ€ฆแ€ก..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”..แ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แพแ€€แ€›แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌ

แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€€แ€•..แ€กแ€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€ซ..แ€€แ€•แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌ..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ€Šแ€แ€ฌ

แ€€แ€œแ€ผแ€œแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€Ÿแ€’แ€„แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€›แ€ธแ€กแ€™แ€”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆแ€’แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ฌแ€แ€ฌแ€œแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€—แ€ฌ..

แ€€แ€•แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€แ€”แ€€แ€›แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•..แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€œแ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€

แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€šโ€ฆ...แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€†แ€แ€ฌ..แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€•..แ€ปแ€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€˜แ€แ€กแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธ..แ€…แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€›แ€„แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ‚”..แ€„แ‚”แ€…แ‚”แ€•แ€…แพแ€€แ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€™

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แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€—โ€ฆ.แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌ..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€š..แ€€แ€•แ€€

แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€€แ€กแ€™แ€”แ€กแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€…แฅแ€ฌ..แ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€š

แ€–แ‚”แ€˜แ€šแ€€แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธ..แ€’แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€™แ€แ€แ‚แ€„แ€œแ‚”..แ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ธ

แ€แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ€กแ€œแ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€žแ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€ปแ€•

แ€แ€„แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€š..แ€€แ€•แ€œแ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œแ€แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•..แ€แ€•

แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€ แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€€แ€กแ€…แ€›แ€ฌแ€‡แ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™

แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€›แ‚Šแ€”แ€ธแ€›แ‚Šแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ แ€™แ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€Ÿแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€–แ€แ€–แ€แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แพแ€€แ€€แ€žแ€ธแ€‘แ€™แ€•แ€ซแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ‚•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€–แ€”แ€†แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แ€•

แ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€œโ€ฆแ€žแ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€›แ€„แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€…แ€•แ€ซแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€›แ€„โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ซแ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€…แ€แ€‘แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌ แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€แ€™แ€šแ€œแ€œแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ

แ€šแ€…แ€™แ€ธแ€–แ€ผแ€šแ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„ แ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€œแ€ฌแ€žแ€œแ€‘แ€„แ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚” แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€•แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€™แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแพแ€žแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€œแ€Ÿแ€แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€žแ€แ€„แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€’แ€œแ€€แ€€แ€€แ€„

แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€†แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€†แ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€†แ€„แ€…แ€ผแ€šแ‚แ€…แ€œแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€žแ€ผแ€šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€€

แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€กแ€žแ€ฌแ€‘แ€™แ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€แ€ผแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€„แ€œแ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€Šแ€›แ€ผแ€šแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธ..แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€•แ€ซ

แ€›แ€แ€แ€›แ€€แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€–แ€™แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€แ€แ‚”..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€แ€Šแ€ธแ€•แ€‘แ€„

แ€™แ€แ€šโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€›แ‚Šแ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ€€แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€›แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€›แ€šแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€žแ€€แ€žแ€ฌแ€›แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€€แ€แ€€แ€šแ€•..แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€œแ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€€แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ..แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€€แ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€žแ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ..แ€แ€…แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€แ€”

แพแ€€แ€ธแ€‘แ€„แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€Ÿแ€„..โ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€กแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€’แ€ซแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€…แฅแ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚แ€„แ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€–แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„

แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€กแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€›แ€แ€ฌโ€ฆ..โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€กแ€›แ€•แ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€ผแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€™แ‚” แ€กแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€’แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€“แ€•แธแ€ซแ€šแ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€œแ‚”

แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€„แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€Šแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€›แ€แ‚”แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€™แ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ..แ€แ€…แ€ฑแ€›แ€ธแ€™แ€„แ€„

แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ€šแ€†โ€ฆ.แ€€โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€แ€žแ€™แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€˜แ€š

แ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€œโ€ฆ.แ€˜แ€šแ€žแ‚”แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€›แ€žแ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆ.แ€™แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€…แ€Šแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€กแ€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€แ€žแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฅแ€…แฅแ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•

แ€’แ€œแ€™แ€ฑแ€…แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆ..โ€

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โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€แ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€”

แ€แ€„แ€˜แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€™แ€ธแ€˜แ€แ€กแ€ฑแ€–แ€ฌแ€™แ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€€แ€•..แ€€แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€™..แ€กแ€™แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€•แพแ€€แ€–แ‚”แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆแ€กแ€œแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ..แ€แ€€แ€šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธ

แ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€กแ€•แ€™แ€€แ€™แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆ...แ€Ÿ..แ€Ÿแ€žแ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€ปแ€—แ€Ÿแผแ€…แ€›แ€šแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€˜แ€šแ€œ

แ€œแ€•แพแ€€แ€™แ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€˜แ€šแ€œแ€™แ€™แ€œแ€•แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€˜แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€‚แ€›แ€œแ€™แ€…แ€€แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธแ€›แ€„..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธ

แ€€แ€žแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€‡แ€ฅแ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€•..แ€˜แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ‚Šแ€„

แ€›แ‚Šแ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ‚แ€„แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„แ€€แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€œแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€แ€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€ธแ€™แ€ผแ€™แ€ธแ€แ€”แ€…แ€›แ€€ แ€€แ‚”

แ€›แ‚•แ€แ€”แ€…แ€›แ€€แ€œแ‚”แ€†แพแ€€แ€แ€šแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€˜แ€แ€€แ€กแ‚แ€…แ‚แ€…แ€†แ€šแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€แ€žแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€›

แ€แ€ฌแ€ปแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€„แ€ผแ‚•แ€œแ€•แ€ซแ€ปแ€•..แ€›แ€„แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€”แ‚”แ€•แ€กแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€แ€แ€„แ€žแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€›แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€…แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€ปแ€•แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€€แ€šแ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€Šแ€Šแพแ€€แ€ธแ€กแ€ฑแ€•แšแ€™แ€ฌ

แ€กแ€”แ€™แ€ธแ€แ€•แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€แ‚Šแ€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€™แ€”แ€ฑแ€•แ€ฌแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌแ€„แ€ปแ€แ€Šแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€• แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€ปแ€„แ€„แ€žแ€ฌแ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€’แ€ซแ€•แ€ซแ€•โ€ฆ..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€œแ€™แพแ€€แ€แ€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€˜แ€ธโ€ฆแ€˜แ€”แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€ธแ€˜แ€›แ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€„แ‚”

แ€™แ‚”แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€..แ€€แ€•แ€€แ€แ€„แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€€แ€–แ€€แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€žแ‚”

แ€€แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€‘แ€แ€„แ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€–แ‚”แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€…แ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€แ€ฌแ€”แ‚”แ€˜แ€ฌแ€™แ€œแ€•แ€œแ‚”แ€™แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€—โ€ฆแ€แ€„

แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€šแ€™แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€˜แ€ธ..แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€€แ€•แ€”แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€žแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€”แ€›แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€€แ€”แ€•แ€ปแ€•แ€แ‚”แ€—..แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™

แ€œแ€Ÿแ€„โ€ฆ.แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซแ€ฅแ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€„แ€—แ€ฌแ€ธแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€…แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€žแ€œแ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€™แ€ฑแ€”แ€•แ€ซแ€”แ‚”โ€ฆแ€€แ€•แ€›แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€•แ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซโ€ฆ.แ€€แ€•แ€˜แ€ฌ

แ€œแ€•แ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šแ€œแ‚”แ€‘แ€„แ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..โ€

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แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€›แ€„แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€…แ€›แ€ฌ..แ€แ€•แ€™แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€ฌ แ€’แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€€แพแ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€›แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแพแ€žแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€œแ‚”แ€•แ€ซแ€ธ

แ€…แ€•แ€ฑแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€• แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€™แ€แ€ฌ แ‹ แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€แ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€Šแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€Šแ€œแ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€

แ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€€แ€กแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฌแ€แพแ€€แ€ธแ€ปแ€™แ€แ€œแ‚” แ€—แ€œแ€ธแ€—แ€ฑแ€‘แ€ผแ€ธแ€ฑแ€กแ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€™แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€˜แ€ฌแ€œแ€•แ€›แ€™แ€ฌแ€แ€”แ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€กแ€œแ€€แ€แ‚”แ€œแ‚แ€šแ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆแ€กแ€ปแ€™แ€”แ€†แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แ€™แ€ธแ€›แ€ธแ€‘แ€ธแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€’แ€žแ€แ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€›แ€„แ€ธ แ€กแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€กแ€•แ€€แ€กแ€œแ€ธแ€…แ€€แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌ

แ€ปแ€•แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€Ÿแ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€€แ€šแ€•แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€แ€™แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€แ€ฌ..แ€กแ€€แ€›แ€šโ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€แ€ปแ€™แ€ฌแ€™แ€ฌแ€กแ€‘แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€˜แ€

แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€œแ€ผแ€แ€›แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€™แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€แ€แ€ปแ€„แ€™แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™ แ€ฑแ€™แ€Ÿแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€€แ€Šแ€…แ€€แ€šแ€€แ€šแ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€ฆแ€žแ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€กแ€€โ€ฆแ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€™แ€กแ€‘แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแพแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€†แ€ผแ€แ€šแ€†แ€แ‚”..แพแ€€แ€€แ€”แ€€แ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€ฑแ€žแ€แ€ฌ..

แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ‚”แ€œแ€€แ€แ€€แ€•แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆโ€ฆแ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€œแ€›แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€แ€œโ€ฆแ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€†แ€ฌแ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ธแ€žแ€„แ‚”แ€แ€šโ€ฆแ€แ€…

แ€แ€…โ€ฆ.โ€

แ€กแ€’แ€Šแ€™แ€ฌแ€Šแ€…แ€ฌแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€žแ‚”แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แกแ€™แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€ แ€’แ€œแ€…แ€€แ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€›โ€ฆแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€œแ€แ€„แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธ

แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€แ‚”แ€€แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€œแ€žแ€™แ€ธแ€ฅแ€ธแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ผแ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ€™แ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€แ€„แ€ธแ€™แ‚”แ€กแ€…แ€กแ€…แ€ฅแ€œ..

แ€™แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ‚แ€„แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€”แ€˜แ€ธแ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

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แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€†แ€แ€€แ€”แ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฌแ‚”แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€œแ€†แ€ผแ€”แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€Šแ€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแพแ€€แ€Šแ€†แ€€แ€†

แ€แ€š แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€แ€ผแ€ธแ€™แ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€แ€แ€›แ€แ€šแ€—แ€ฌ.โ€ฆแ€”แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€™แ€”แ€ฌ..แ€–แ€แ€ซแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€žแ€ฌแ€”แ€ฌแ€•แ€ซ..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™...แ€กแ€

แ€†แ€›แ€„แ€แ€™แ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€˜แ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€ผแ€šแ€œแ€ผแ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”โ€ฆ..แ€’แ€แ€™แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€™แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€€แ€•แ€ฑแ€”แ€ฌแ€€แ€†แ€ธแ€€แ€”แ€แ‚”

แ€แ€ฌแ€•โ€ฆ.แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ€ฌ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€Ÿแ€ฌแ€žแ€•แ€›แ€ธแ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€…แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€ปแ€•แ€„..แ€’แ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€ธแ€…แ€แ€„แ€œแ€ปแ€–แ€…แ€ฑแ€”แ€แ‚”แ€แ€ฌ

แ€œแ‚แ€…แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€ธแ€™แ€”แ€Šแ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€˜แ€ธแ€™แ€Ÿแ€แ€œแ€ฌแ€ธโ€ฆ.แ€’แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€žแ€ฌแ€แ€ผแ€„แ‚”แ€ปแ€•แ€™แ€šแ€†แ€›แ€„..แ€ฑแ€™แ€ฑแ€™แ€”แ‚”แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•

แ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ซแ€™แ€ฌ..แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€แ€ผแ€€..แ€€แฝแ€ผแ€”แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ€ฑแ€ปแ€–แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€ปแ€–แพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€แ€„แ€แ€šโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€กแ€’แ€œแ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€œแ€€แ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€›แ‚•แ€™แ€€แ‚แ€ฌแ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€•แ€”แ€ธแ€†แ€–แ€”แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€žแ€œ แ€›แ€›แ€”แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€™แ€•แ€™แ€žแ€”แ‚”

แ€’แ€œแ€ฑแ€ปแ€•แ€ฌแ€ปแ€•แ€ธแ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€กแ€แ€”แ€ธแ€‘แ€€แ€ฑแ€”แ€กแ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€ฑแ€šแ€ฌแ€„แ€กแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธแ€”แ‚”แ€‘แ€ผแ€€แ€žแ€ผแ€ฌแ€ธแ€•แ€ซแ€ฑแ€œแ€ฑแ€›แ€ฌ แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆ..แ€กโ€ฆแ€Ÿแ€’แ€„แ€ธโ€ฆแ€แ€™..แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€”แ€ฌแ€™แ€Šแ€แ€–แ‚”แ€†แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€œโ€ฆแ€กแ€„แ€ธ..แ€ฑแ€€แ€ฌแ€„แ€ธแ€žแ€œแ€žแ€ฌแพแ€€แ€Šแ‚”แ€…แ€…แ€ฅแ€•แ€ซแ€€แ€ผแ€šโ€ฆ.โ€

แ€’แ€œแ€”แ‚”แ€แ€™แ€™แ€†แ€ธแ€™แ€ฑแ€œแ€ธแ€”แ‚” แ€แ€”แพแ€€แ€ธแ€œแ€€แ€‘แ€•แ€œแ€€แพแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚”แ€แ€š แ‹ แ€™แ€แ€แ€ธแ€‘แ€–แ‚”แ€กแ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ€‘แ€ฌแ€ธแ€แ‚” แ€แ€™แ€™แ€ธแ‚แ€ผแ€šแ€…

แ€แ€แ€œแ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€แ€ฑแ€œแ€žแ€™แ€žแ€ฑแ€›แ€€แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ‚”แ€ฑแ€œ แ‹ แ€แ€™แ€ฅแ€ธแพแ€€แ€ธแ€€แ€ฑแ€แ€ฌแ‚” แ€…แ€แ€•แ€€แ€œแ€€แ€•แ€€แ€”แ‚”แ€†แ€žแ€แ‚” แ‹

โ€œโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆแ€™แ€”แ€ธแ€™แ€†แ€แ‚”แ€กแ€™แ€ธแ€™แ€ฌแ€ธ..แ€šแ€€แ€™แ€šแ€›แ€ฑแ€•แ€ซแ€„แ€—แ€ฌโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€

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