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Wtondgr> R`d Cficefi Rkaeokf Yk ef Kmi`kfewrkf* K Oedm Kwwdwwjdfr

R`d Cficefi Rkaeokf Yk ef Kmi`kfewrkf* K Oedm Kwwdwwjdfr

K&@ Kjef

\toaew`db ef Bdmdfgd Nctfka !Cgrcod ?

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R`d Rkaeokf Yk ef Kmi`kfewrkf `kw erw ceiefw ef r`d Kmi`kf _d}catrecf cm ;590&Kr r`kr rejd

H`ka{ kfb \kg`kj ydd r`d ryc hdu ict|w cm r`d Kmi`kf Admrewrw&R`d H`ka{ ykw r`d jcd eieb

kw ydaa kw dprdjewr y`ead r`d \kg`kj ykw jcd madpeoad! c||crtfewreg kfb tokfe~db&R`d H`ka{

ef rtf `kb ryc ict|w r`d \c Rkkhe H`ka{ew kfb r`d \c @kme~taak` Kjef H`ka{ew&

Kw r`d Kmi`kf Yk efrdfwemedb kmrd r`d Wc}edr efrd}dfrecf ef Kmi`kfewrkf ef Bdgdjod ;595

ntwr aehd r`d TWK efrd}dfdb ef Fc}djod ?

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Y`df Hkota ykw kokfbcfdb ou r`d H`ka{ew kfb \kg`kjew ef K|ea ;55? mcaacyefi r`d akwr

jeftrd odrkuka cm Idfdka Bcwrtj k bed`kb \kg`kje reaa r`df r`d Kmi`kf admrewrw bewwca}db r`d

|kru kfb r`d \kw`rtfw ncefdb @dhjkruk)w @e~o d Ewakje y`ead r`d fcf \kw`rtfw ncefdb K`jkb

W`k` Jkwwctbw ict| cm Nkjekr E Ewakje&

R`d dfwtefi ge}ea yk y`eg` wrkrdb kmrd r`d Jtnk`eb (wc gkaadb% cggt|krecf cm Hkota ef K|ea;55? gcfreftdb reaa Fc}djod ?

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Fdr`dakfbw! ?!;

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Ktwrkaek! ?

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4& Hkota*Htfbt~*Okfbk W`d H`kf @ei`yku >** Wkmd ?2 `ctw dpgd|r cbb gkwdw cm

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Wtegebd Ocjoefiw >**

Ju |dwcfka wrtbu efbegkrdw r`kr 9< $ cm wtegebd krrkghw kikefwr TW#FKRC#Kmi`kf FkrecfkaKju#Kmi`kf Fkrecfka \caegd cggtdb ef Hkfbk`k kfb @dajkfb \c}efgdw !;4 $ cggtdb ef

Hkota \c}efgd kfb ;4 $ ef H`cwr!Fefik`k!I`k~fe kfb Htfk&R`ew wgeod |dwcfkaau yerfdwwdbr`dd wtegebd krrkghw kfb beb jkfkid rc gk|rtd cfd cf r`d gkjdk ef Wd|rdjod ?

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Ou r`d ftjodw> Gkwtkaredw! Wd|r ? 7?5

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Gkfkbk> 7?

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R`d Rkaeokf kfb TWK `kb fc gcf}dfrecfka jkrg` wc er ykw aciegka r`kr r`d Rkaeokf bewefrdikrdb

eferekaau ef mkgd cm r`d TW ocjoefi cmmdfwe}d kfb akrd ictfb krrkghw cm Fcr`df Kaaekfgd kw

ydaa kw r`d TW mcgdw&

R`d Rkaeokf)w wrkrdb d*ict|efi kmrd jeb ?

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R`d TWK kfb erw FKRC kaaedw k||dk rc `k}d r`d mcaacyefi wrkrdiu >***

;& Gcfrca r`d hdu kemedabw cm Kmi`kfewrkf yer jefejtj wrdfir &

?& @cab Hkota ef wrdfir &

7& W`cy |edgd |krcaaefi ef Wctr`df \c}efgdw ie}efi r`d ej|dwwecf r`kr r`d EWKM#FKRC

ew kgre}d otr ef dkaeru k}cebefi |erg`db okrradw c kfu `dk}u rcc| gc|jjerjdfr&

2& _doteab r`d Kmi`kf Fkrecfka Kju kfb Kmi`kf Fkrecfka \caegd&R`ew jku rkhd jkfu

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}katd y`ead c|dkrefi efbd|dfbdfrau&R`kfhw rc TW efwewrdfgd r`d Kmi`kf Kju ykw

bdwrcudb dmmdgre}dau ef r`d |decb ;505*5? kfb oteabefi k dmmdgre}d kju jku rkhd jkfu

bdgkbdw&4& Er k||dkw r`kr r`d acfi rdj wrkrdieg |t|cwd cm Kmi`kfewrkf ykw rc bcjefkrd r`d

diecfka wrkrdw kw ydaa r`d dwctgdw ou cggt|uefi keokwdw y`eg` yctab dfkoad

r`d TWK rc krrkgh rkidrw cm erw g`ccwefi ! jku r`du od YJBw c cr`d

efwrkaakrecfw&Dmmdgre}d gctfrdjdkwtdw ou \dwebdfr \tref cm _twwek `cyd}d wd}ddau

aejerdb TW efmatdfgd ef r`d Gdfrka Kwekf _d|toaegw&=& \dwwtewd#kjryewr \khewrkfe efrc bdwrcuefi r`d jkef Rkaeokf okwdw

ef Yk~eewrkf kfb Fcr` Okacg`ewrkf&

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R`d Rkaeokf wrkrdiu ew kw mcaacyefi >***

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?& Gktwd krrerecf cf Oerew *Gkfkbekf rcc|w ef @dajkfb kfb Hkfbk`kr`d \kw`rtf`dkrakfb r`tw bdjcfwrkrefi rc kaa \kw`rtfw ef Kmi`kfewrkf r`kr r`d Rkaeokfw kd k jknc

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r`tw mefkfgekaau wtwrkefefi r`d cficefi yk&

2& Gku ctr gcfreftctw wtegebd kfb EDBQocjoefiw ef Hkota kfb wtctfbefi kdk wk||efi

jckad Cm kfre Rkaeokf mcgdw kfb bdjckaewefi ge}eaekfw&

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=& Rkidrefi r`d Kmi`kf Fkrecfka \caegd y`eg` ykw fcr gcj|adrdau bewefrdikrdb ef ;500*

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rkefdb ef dp TWW_ kfb ew }du |cmdwwecfka kw ydaa kw |krecreg&R`tw r`d krrkghw cf

Kmi`kf Fkrecfka \caegd ou r`d wtegebd ocjodw kw ydaa kw EDBw&

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KFKAUWEW

R`d wrkrdieg g`kaadfidw r`kr r`d TWK gcfmcfrw kd gcj|adp kfb g`kaadfiefi kfb r`d |dwdfr TW

adkbdw`e| akghw r`d wrkrdieg rkadfr rc mefb k wcatrecf&Ntwr werrefi ef Kmi`kfewrkf kfb Ek{ ew fcr r`d

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Ek{ kfb Kmi`kfewrkf yer`ctr wrehefi kr r`d dka gdfrd cm ik}eru ew k wrkrdieg mkeatd cm TWK&

Twefi r`d Fcr`df Kaaekfgd kw jkef Kaaedw

R`d TWK ykw wddf kw medfbw cm Fcf \kw`rtfw ef ?

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kb}cgkrefi k gctwd ef TW |caegu kw k dwtar cm y`eg` TW |cwerecf odgkjd }du |krewkf kfb

fdikre}d ef r`d dudw cm r`d \kw`rtf |c|takrecf&

R`d TWK kg`ed}db aerrad ou r`ew mk}ct ecfegkaau&R`d Fcr`df Kaaekfgd)w dka kaaedw kfb wk}ectw

ydd r`d _twwekfw!Efbekfw kfb Ekfekfw kfb r`ew djkefw r`d |dwdfr |cwerecf&Rc to wkar ef r`dyctfb rcbku r`d Fcr df Kaaekfgd |c|kikrdw r`kr r`du wefiad`kfbdbau djc}db r`d Rkaeokf

tfbdwrkrefi kfb tfbd dj|`kwe~efi r`d ej|kgr cm TW kdeka ocjokbjdfr cf Rkaeokf&R`twkar`cti` yer`ctr TWK efrd}dfrecf r`d Rkaeokf yctab wreaa `k}d oddf taefi Kmi`kfewrkf!r`d TWK

mkeadb rc ikefdb r`d iccbyeaa r`kr r`du bdwd}db mcj r`d Fcr`df Kaaekfgd&R`d Fcr df

Kaaekfgd hfcyw r`kr r`de |djkfdfr kaaedw kd _twwek!Efbek kfb Ekf y`ead TWK ew k bkfidctw

kaau y`eg` gkf g`kfid erw |caegu kr kfu rejdw&R`tw TW |caegu akeb r`d mctfbkrecf cm k |cwweoad

be}ewecf cm Kmi`kfewrkf efrc \kw`rtf kfb fcf \kw`rtf |krw&R`ew jku rkhd k bdgkbd c jcd otr k

mctfbkrecf `kw oddf akeb&

TW wrkrdiu ew fcr kejdb kr |kgemuefi Kmi`kfewrkf

R`d mcgd krec cm TWK kfb erw jknc FKRC kaaedw ew wc acy r`kr er ew fcr bdweifdb rc |kgemu c

gcfrca y`cad cm Kmi`kfewrkf&R`d jknc TW rkidrw erw k||dkw ydd r`d keokwdw kfb r`cwd r`du

cggt|edb&R`dwd keokwdw yeaa ic k acfi yku ef dfkoaefi r`d TWK rc wrehd kr k jtare|ad ftjod cmrkidrw ef r`d diecf&R`ew `kw kadkbu adb rc G`efk kfb _twwek odgcjefi odrrd kaaedw kfb `kw fcr

wd}db TW |caegu&

Jkrdeka jcre}krecf cm }kectw jknc |krege|kfrw dp|cwdb

Cfd iccb dwtar cm r`d yk ew r`d mkgr r`kr jkrdekaewreg jcre}krecf cm jkfu jknc| |krege|kfrw

`kw oddf dp|cwdb&Y`df r`d TWW_ efrd}dfdb ef Kmi`kfewrkf ef ;595 r`d r`df \khewrkfe jeaerku

diejd kbc|rdb k |caegu cm kebefi Kmi`kf doda ict|w cf r`d wacikf cm Ne`kb&Rcbku yer` jcd

r`kf ?< G`ewrekf gctfredw cggt|uefi Kmi`kfewrkf kfb yer` \khewrkf mkgefi k jcd ik}d r`dkr

cf erw Ydwrdf ocbdw r`dd ew fc rkah cm Ne`kb fcy&R`d jcre}krecf ef ;595 ykw rc idr mcdeif keb

kfb r`ew `kw djkefdb r`d jcre}krecf ef ?

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EDB kfb Wtegebd Krrkghw Jkef Wrdfir` cm Rkaeokf

R`d Rkaeokf `k}d jkwrddb r`d twd cm EDBw kfb `k}d k akid dwd}ce cm wtegebd ocjodw&R`dwd

kd ryc mcjebkoad ydk|cfw r`kr r`du |cwwdww kikefwr y eg` r`d TWK#FKRC `kw fc

gctfrdjdkwtd c djdbu&

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R`d Kmi`kf okrradmedab yeaa wdd mdy bdgewe}d okrradw kfb yctab gcfreftd rc od k wacy yk cm

krrerecf ef y`eg` r`d FKRC#EWKM yeaa kdau wdd r`d mkgdw cm r`de dfdjedw&Rejd ew cf r`d

webd cm Rkaeokf&R`d FKRC#TWK `kw rc bdgebd cf k bdmeferd wrkrdiu tfadww r`de kej ew ntwr rc

gcfrca r`d wrkrdieg Kmi`kf kemedabw kw ntj| cmm |cefrw mc krrkghw cf cr`d diecfka gctfredw ef

r`d fdpr bdgkbd&\khewrkf acwr r`d iccb yeaa er w`ctab `k}d `kb ef Kmi`kfewrkf odgktwd erw mcdeif

|caegu ykw gcfrcaadb ou fcf \cmdwwecfkaw&R`ew mkeatd wrkrdb mcj djc}ka cm Ki`k W`k`e mcj

r`d Mcdeif Cmmegd&W`k`e ykw fcr ef mk}ct cm bcefi d}dur`efi r`kr r`d Kjdegkfw rcab r`d

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