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! 2 !Ch} Yh @dr}ou Vhu Uoroubc Poryfhd

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Rlfkkr Nhu A`sfafrfdm Vhu Mu`i`yo Oswoufodbo

Uoaoaeou yc`y vh `uo ihfdm yco uoro`ubc `byf~fyfor(y`rlr

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`dr}oufdm vhu uoro`ubc poryfhd#r&

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Ch} Yh @dr}ou Vhu Uoro`ubc Poryfhd

Yhw!Ih}d Raa`uv Hn Yco BI Wuhekoa

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Cvwhycorfr 0: Ycouo fr ` wuhekoa }fyc yco BI$

Poryfhd 0: Fr ycouo ` wuhekoa }fyc yco BI8

Fn ycfr BI wk`vr okro}couo ycod ycfr ifrwuh~or yco fio` yc`y ycouo fr ` wuhekoa}fyc yco BI$

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Fn dh BIr wk`v couo+ ycod vh dooi yh bcobl yco cvwhycoror fd~hk~fdm ycookobyufb`k hykoy `di yco ryouoh$

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Rlfkkr Nhu A`sfafrfdm Vhu Mu`i`yo Oswoufodbo

Cvwhycorfr 5: Ycouo fr dh okobyufb`k wh}ou yh yco }`kk hykoy$

Poryfhd 5: Fr ycouo wh}ou fd yco }`kk hykoy8

Yco r`ao wuhborr bhki eo wwkfoi yh yco uoa`fdfdm cvwhycoror$

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Poryfhd 2: Fr yco ryouoh roy hd `dhycou ndbyfhd8

@uo `dv fdifb`yhur kfy hd yco nuhdy w`dok8

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Ihor ydfdm yco u`ifh uo~o`k u`ifh ry`yfhdr8

Cvwhycorfr 9: Yco BI k`rou kodr fr ifuyv$

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eood roi8

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vh }hki wuhe`ekv ih ycoro ryowr `yha`yfb`kkv+ }fychy ycfdlfdm$

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rvryoa`yfb`kkv+ eob`ro hycou}fro vh afmcy afrr

rhaoycfdm fawhuy`dy$

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Ch} Yh @dr}ou Vhu Uoro`ubc Poryfhd

Vh dooi yh bhdrfiou akyfwko cvwhycoror `y yco eomfddfdm hn

vhu uoro`ubc$

Fn vh bhdrfiou hdkv hdo cvwhycorfr+ ycod vh ud yco ufrl hn

bhafdm yh fdbhuuoby `di(hu fuuoko~`dy bhdbkrfhdr

Nhu os`awko+ fd yco rfawko os`awko `eh~o+ fn vh nfs`yo hd %dh

okobyufb`k wh}ou% `r yco hdkvoswk`d`yfhd+ dh `ahdy hn okobyufb`k

yoryfdm }fkk rhk~o yco wuhekoa fn fy yudr hy yc`y yco BI fr `by`kkv

ek`dl hu n`kyv

Buoyf~o Ycfdlfdm Uopfuoi Nfury

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hn ycfdlfdm `di eoc`~fdm$

Bc`kkodmo Ihey Poryfhd }c`y vh buuodykv ih hu ycfdl vh ldh}$

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ycfdl vh `uo8

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]hki vh eo }fkkfdm yh eoy vhu kfno whd fy8

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nfoki b`d eo ` ronk rhubo hn do} fio`r$

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vh do~ou ldh} }couo vhu dosy fio` }fkk bhao nuha$

Oswkhuo }c`y fr wuorwwhroi ev ` cvwhycorfr$

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Rlfkkr Nhu A`sfafrfdm Vhu Mu`i`yo Oswoufodbo

Fn ` mf~od cvwhycorfr fr bhuuoby(yuo+ ycod:

]c`y okro ary `krh eo yuo8

]c`y okro #fn `dvycfdm& ary eo n`kro8

Fn ` mf~od cvwhycorfr fr fdbhuuoby(n kro+ ycod:

]c`y okro ary `krh eo n`kro8

]c`y okro #fn `dvycfdm& ary eo yuo8

Eo}`uo hn whfdy oryfa`yor

]cod }o uowuorody ` ifryufeyfhd }fyc ` rfdmko ~`ko+ rbc `r `d `~ou`mo+

}o herbuo yco bhawkosfyv hn yco rfy`yfhd `di afrko`i hurok~or fdyh

ycfdlfdm }o ldh} rhaoycfdm eoyyou yc`d }o uo`kkv ih$

Iowodifdm whd }cfbc whfdy oryfa`yo vh bchhro+ vh }fkk moy ifnnouody uorkyr$

Nhu os`awko+ fd yco `eh~o ifryufeyfhd hn fdbhaor:

Ao`d fdbhao fr `wwuhsfa`yokv 59+777 wou vo`u$

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Ahi`k fdbhao fr `wwuhsfa`yokv 5?+777$ 37/ hn yco whwk`yfhd c`r `d fdbhao eokh} 5?+777$

B`d `dv rfdmko whfdy oryfa`yo eo bhdrfiouoi yh eo ahuo bhuuoby yc`d yco

hycour8 Ihor `dv rfdmko daeou `bbu`yokv uowuorody yco bhawkosfyv hn ycfr

rfy`yfhd8

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Ch} Yh @dr}ou Vhu Uoro`ubc Poryfhd

frkkv Uowuorodyfdm Bhawkos Rfyyfhdr @di RvryoarBhmdfyf~o wrvbchkhmv yokkr r yc`y }cod }o %ldh}% rhaoycfdm+ }o `by`kkv c`~o

`d fdyoubhddobyoi doy}hul hn fio`r fd hu afdi$ A`wwfdm }c`y }o ycfdl hdyh `

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rfdbo fy b`d:

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