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    Pa goxs~c pblp Gjjgoagx hbgj`~co l~c tcjj xc~yc` nw pbc Xplpcx hbgj` tcjil~c xwxpce* Dayc~oa~Njldakcyghb lvvagopc` l xcyco%ecenc~ Plxm Ia~hc go Icn~sl~w pa ~cygct pbc hs~~cop vajghgcx aipbc Xplpc @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj`~co lo` Ilegjw Xc~yghcx "@HIX'/ Tbc~c lvv~av~glpc* pbc PlxmIa~hc tlx lxmc` pa v~ayg`c ~chaeeco`lpgaox ao bat pbc @cvl~pecopx avc~lpgod xwxpcex*vajghgcx lo` v~ad~lex egdbp nc gev~ayc`/ Ayc~ pbc vlxp 96 `lwx* Plxm Ia~hc ecenc~x blyc ecptgpb a~ ~chcgyc` t~gppco govsp i~ae l tg`c ~lodc ai xplmcbaj`c~x gohjs`god @HIX l`egogxp~lpa~x*

    v~gylpc ldcohw v~ayg`c~x* iaxpc~ vl~copx* @HIX tl~`x* pbc ksycogjc has~p lo` apbc~x goyajyc` golxxcxxgod hbgj` tcjj%ncgod/ Go l``gpgao* Plxm Ia~hc ecenc~x hl~cisjjw crlegoc` pbc@cvl~pecopx gopc~olj igxhlj lo` hlxc ijat ~cva~px* hlxc xps`gcx ao pbc crvc~gcohcx ai xvchgighwaspb* lo` pbc @cvl~pecopx vsnjghjw lylgjlnjc looslj ~cva~px lo` vc~ia~elohc xseel~gcx/ PbcPlxm Ia~hc ljxa ~cygctc` ~chcop vajghw lo` v~lhpghc ~chaeeco`lpgaox pblp blyc ncco el`c nwpbc Aiighc ai pbc Goxvchpa~ Dcoc~lj* pbc Vsnjgh Dsl~`glo lo` yl~gasx @HIX L`ygxa~w Nal~`x lo`Haeegppccx/

    Pbc Plxm Ia~hc cyljslpc` ljj ai pbcxc `lpl `s~god l xc~gcx ai eccpgodx lp tbghb cyc~w ciia~p tlxel`c pa nljlohc lo` ncppc~ so`c~xplo` pbc `gyc~xc lo` aipco haoijghpgod ecxxldcx cenc``c` gopbgx jl~dc na`w ai goia~elpgao/ Pbgx ~cva~p gx pbc ~cxsjp ai as~ hajjchpgyc `chgxgao%elmgod/ Tbgjc

    pbc Plxm Ia~hc blx oap ncco lnjc pa tclyc cyc~w haohc~o a~ ~chaeeco`lpgao tc ~chcgyc` gopapbgx `ahsecop* pbc ~cva~p `acx hlvps~c pbaxc haeecopx pblp xs~ilhc` eaxp i~c|scopjw lo` tc~clecolnjc pa hblodc nw ljpc~god xvchgigh @HIX v~lhpghcx a~ vajghgcx/

    Pbc Plxm Ia~hc ~chadog{cx lo` lvv~chglpcx pbc `giighsjpw go eloldgod @HIX lo` pbcp~loxia~elpgao pbc ldcohw blx so`c~daoc go pbc vlxp `chl`c/ Pco wcl~x lda hbgj` tcjil~cl`yahlpcx tc~c vl~pghsjl~jw p~asnjc` nw l osenc~ ai bgdb v~aigjc hbgj` lnsxc ilpljgpgcx* elow aitbghb goyajyc` hs~~cop a~ ia~ec~ @HIX hjgcopx/ Lp pbc xlec pgec* l osenc~ ai hjlxx lhpgao xsgpx~cxsjpc` go haoxcop `ch~ccx pblp ~c|sg~c` hc~plgo lhpgaox/ Go ~cxvaoxc pa pbcxc haohc~ox lo` tgpbpbc lxxgxplohc lo` dsg`lohc cenc``c` go ic`c~lj hbgj` tcjil~c ~cia~e jcdgxjlpgao* @HIXl`egogxp~lpa~x gev~ayc` v~lhpghc lo` asphaecx go l osenc~ ai l~clx/ Pbc bgdb osenc~ ai

    l`avpgaox* pbc ~c`shpgao go pbc lyc~ldc jcodpb ai xplw ia~ pbaxc hbgj`~co plmco gopa hsxpa`w* pbclhh~c`gplpgao ai pbc ldcohw lo` gpx v~ayg`c~x* lo` gpx lngjgpw pa ciichpgycjw `~lt ao l tg`c ~lodcai ic`c~lj iso`god xas~hcx pa xsvva~p goh~clxc` xc~yghc jcycjx ia~ @HIX hjgcopx lo` pbcg~ ilegjgcx~cv~cxcop oaplnjc lhbgcycecopx/ Ao nljlohc* tc ncjgcyc pbc ldcohw gx go l xp~aodc~ vaxgpgaopa`lw pa hl~c ia~ hbgj`~co pblo tlx p~sc pco wcl~x lda/

    @cxvgpc pbcxc gev~aycecopx* batcyc~* pbc Plxm Ia~hc g`copgigc` l osenc~ ai vajghgcx lo`v~lhpghc l~clx go tbghb ea~c xbasj` nc `aoc* vl~pghsjl~jw ia~ hbgj`~co lo` ilegjgcx pblp blyc oap

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    ^cva~p ai pbc Plxm Ia~hc ao pbc Gjjgoagx @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj ~co lo` Ilegjgcx Lv~gj >668

    ncocigpc` i~ae pbc vlxp tlyc ai ~cia~e/ Go xseel~g{god gpx igo`godx* pbc Plxm Ia~hc blx aspjgoc`napb l xcp ai dcoc~lj pbcecx a~ haohc~ox lx tcjj lx l xcp ai xvchgigh ~chaeeco`lpgaox go xcycoha~c l~clx/ Hajjchpgycjw* pbc Plxm Ia~hc ncjgcycx pblp gi gevjcecopc` pbcxc hblodcx tgjj aiic~d~clpc~ lo` ea~c c|sgplnjc v~apchpgao pa ljj ai pbc Xplpcx hbgj`~co/

    668 pa pba~asdbjw~cygct v~anjcex lxxahglpc` tgpb pbc @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj ~co lo` Ilegjw Xc~yghcx "@HIX'/ Gpxegxxgao tlx pa;

    @cpc~egoc pbc hbgj` tcjil~c occ`x go pbc Xplpc ai Gjjgoagx/

    Lxxcxx pbc elooc~ go tbghb @HIX tlx l``~cxxgod pbc occ`x ai hbgj`~co go pc~ex aivajghw= ecpba`x lo` ea`cjx ai xc~yghc `cjgyc~w= xp~shps~lj lo` a~dlog{lpgaolj xwxpcex=lo`* bselo lo` hlvgplj ~cxas~hc ljjahlpgaox/

    Bgdbjgdbp v~lhpghcx lo` v~ahc`s~cx pblp tc~c xshhcxxisj go isjigjjgod pbc egxxgao ai@HIX lx tcjj lx pbaxc tbghb occ` ~chaoxg`c~lpgao go a~`c~ pa v~ayg`c haopgosc` |sljgpwhbgj` tcjil~c xc~yghcx/

    V~cxcop ~chaeeco`lpgaox ao elooc~x go tbghb pbc xp~shps~c* ecpba`x* lo` v~lhpghcx ai@HIX hasj` ncppc~ eccp gpx egxxgao lo` ygxgao xplpcecop/ Ljxa* gp tlx pa v~ayg`c yglnjcxajspgaox pa pbc ciichpgyc lo` ciighgcop gevjcecoplpgao ai pbaxc ~chaeeco`lpgaox/

    >/ LVV^ALHB LO@ ECPBA@AJADW

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    cjchpc` aiighgljx* ks`dcx* @HIX l`egogxp~lpa~x* `g~chp xc~yghc ldcohw v~ayg`c~x* iaxpc~ vl~copx*cph'/ Pbc d~asv ljxa p~lhmc` pbc jcdgxjlpgao* ~cdsjlpgaox* lo` ns`dcp ljjahlpgaox pblp p~loxjlpcpbcxc `gyc~xc lppgps`cx lo` avgogaox gopa xvchgigh v~ad~lex lo` vajghgcx/ Go l``gpgao pacrlegogod pbc n~al`* vajghw i~lecta~m* pbc d~asv vlg` vl~pghsjl~ lppcopgao pa `ahsecopgod pbcldcohwx v~ad~le eloldcecop lo` ns`dcpl~w xp~shps~c* gohjs`god @HIXx gopc~olj a~dlog{lpgao*pbc iso`god xp~clex sxc` pa xsvva~p yl~gasx `cvl~pecop isohpgaox* lo` pbc haeesoghlpgao lo``chgxgao elmgod xwxpcex sxc` pa goxs~c gopc~%v~ad~le hajjlna~lpgao lo` haa~`golpgao/ Pa

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    ^cygctc` hlxcjal` ijat lo` ns`dcpl~w ljjahlpgaox

    ^cygctc` eloldcecop xp~shps~c lo` vajghw v~ga~gpgcx Haevl~c` @HIX vc~ia~elohc* xp~shps~c* lo` v~ga~gpgcx pa pbaxc go vjlhc go apbc~ xplpcx ai

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    Hlxc ^cygct D~asv

    Pbgx d~asv dlpbc~c` goia~elpgao lnasp xvchgigh hlxcx lx l tlw pa cyljslpc bat ciichpgycjwhs~~cop vajghgcx* v~ahc`s~cx lo` ncxp v~lhpghcx l~c gevjcecopc`/ Gp tlx pa jaam ia~ egrcx aixc~yghcx lo` vlppc~ox ai xc~yghcx pblp elw blyc jc` pa solhhcvplnjc asphaecx/ ^lpbc~ pbloiahsxgod ao bat pbc xwxpce tlx xsvvaxc` pa ta~m* pbgx d~asv tlx dlpbc~god goia~elpgao lnasp

    bat pbc xwxpce lhpsljjw g` ta~m/ Gp;

    ^cygctc` l h~axx%xchpgao ai @HIX hlxcx

    G`copgigc` xvchgigh ilhpx ai clhb hlxc

    Crlegoc` ~cjlpc` vajghw* eloldcecop lo` i~aopjgoc v~lhpghcx ai @HIX xplii lo` xpliicevjawc` nw haop~lhpc` ldcohgcx

    @cpc~egoc` tbcpbc~ ha~~chpgyc lhpgao tlx occ`c` lo` plmco

    @cpc~egoc` tbcpbc~ is~pbc~ lhpgaox tc~c occ`c` pa gev~ayc vc~ia~elohc a~lhhasoplngjgpw* nlxc` ao pbc ilhpx ai pbc hlxcx ~cygctc`

    Kagop Ciia~px ai napb D~asvx

    Tbgjc pbc ta~md~asvx lvv~alhbc` pbcg~ plxmx go`cvco`copjw* lo` haohs~~copjw* pbc isjj PlxmIa~hc ecp vc~ga`ghljjw* lx cplgjc` ncjat/ Go pbaxc eccpgodx* ljj Plxm Ia~hc ecenc~x tc~c lnjcpa bcl~ ~cva~px i~ae napb ta~md~asvx/ Go pbc avco lo` i~cc `gxhsxxgao go pbaxc eccpgodx*goia~elpgao lo` g`clx tc~c crhblodc` i~ccjw* lo` ecenc~x xaecpgecx `gxld~cc` ao napb pbceclogod ai pbc ilhpx* lo` pbc ~cec`glj has~xc ai lhpgao pblp egdbp l~gxc i~ae pbaxc ilhpx/ Pbgx~cva~p ~cijchpx pbc v~a`shp ai pbaxc elow `gxhsxxgaox/

    8/ GOIA^ELPGAO DLPBC^GOD LO@ ASP^CLHB

    Pbc isjj Plxm Ia~hc ecp nw vbaoc a~ go vc~xao ao ahhlxgaox/ Go pbaxc eccpgodx pbcw bcl~`

    ~cva~px nlhm i~ae pbc xsn%haeegppccx lo` `cjgnc~lpc` igo`godx lo` ~chaeeco`lpgaox/ Gol``gpgao* napb pbc Hlxc ^cygct Ta~md~asv lo` Xwxpcex Ta~md~asv ecp ao l jl~dc osenc~ aiapbc~ ahhlxgaox/

    Eaxp Plxm Ia~hc lhpgygpw haoxgxpc` ai haoycogod lo` gevjcecopgod l xc~gcx ai eccpgodx tgpbyl~gasx go`gyg`sljx lo` a~dlog{lpgaox/ Pbc Plxm Ia~hc cevjawc` l yl~gcpw ai ecpba`x pa goxs~cpblp ljj pbaxc napb tgpbgo lo` aspxg`c @HIX bl` lo avva~psogpw pa crv~cxx pbcg~ haohc~ox/Xvchgighljjw* clhb ai pbc Plxm Ia~hc ta~mgod d~asvx bcj` l xc~gcx ai eccpgodx tgpb pbaxc

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    ^cva~p ai pbc Plxm Ia~hc ao pbc Gjjgoagx @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj ~co lo` Ilegjgcx Lv~gj >668

    go`gyg`sljx ilegjgl~ tgpb yl~gasx lxvchpx ai @HIX tba tc~c go l vaxgpgao pa v~ayg`c mcw govsp/Go l``gpgao pa pbcxc eccpgodx* go`gyg`slj Plxm Ia~hc ecenc~x gopc~ygctc` l yl~gcpw ai jahlj lo`olpgaolj hbgj` tcjil~c crvc~px lo` ~c|scxpc` pbc ~chaeeco`lpgaox ai ljj ai pbc yl~gasx l`ygxa~wnal~`x lo` haeegxxgaox cxplnjgxbc` nw @HIX/ Pbcxc crvc~px v~ayg`c` pbc Plxm Ia~hc l n~al`c~haopcrp go tbghb pa ygct pbc v~lhpghc lo` vajghw p~co`x anxc~yc` go pbc Gjjgoagx xwxpce*

    vl~pghsjl~jw tgpb ~cxvchp pa pbc goh~clxc` cevblxgx ao l`avpgao* pbc `cycjavecop ai vc~ia~elohcnlxc` haop~lhpgod lo` pbc xp~shps~c ai pbc ldcohwx haevspc~g{c` eloldcecop goia~elpgaoxwxpce/

    Xajghgplpgao ai T~gppco Haeecopx

    T~gppco haeecopl~w tlx ljxa xajghgpc` pa ilhgjgplpc elrgese govsp pa pbc Plxm Ia~hc/ PbcPlxm Ia~hc lo` pbc Aiighc ai pbc Dayc~oa~ kagopjw g`copgigc` l jl~dc osenc~ ai go`gyg`sljx lo`a~dlog{lpgaox pblp tc~c gopc~cxpc` go lo` moatjc`dclnjc ai hbgj` tcjil~c go Gjjgoagx/ L jcppc~ tlxxcop i~ae @cvspw Dayc~oa~ Jaslooc~ Vcpc~x ao El~hb > pa lnasp 06 go`gyg`sljx lo`a~dlog{lpgaox xajghgpgod haeecopx ia~ haoxg`c~lpgao nw pbc Plxm Ia~hc "xcc Lpplhbecopx'/

    Haeecopx tc~c pa nc jgegpc` pa 8 vldcx lo` hasj` blyc hayc~c` vajghgcx* v~ad~lex* @HIXhaeesogpw vl~poc~x* xp~shps~lj a~ a~dlog{lpgaolj hblodcx pa @HIX* lo` goycxpecopx go bselohlvgplj lo` i~aop%jgoc v~lhpghc/ Pbgx elgjgod tlx xcop pa xplpctg`c lo` jahlj hbgj l`yahlhwd~asvx* xplpctg`c v~ayg`c~ d~asvx* ecenc~x ai pbc ks`ghgl~w* jahlj v~ayg`c~ a~dlog{lpgaox*~cxcl~hb a~dlog{lpgaox* jahlj l~cl ocpta~mx "JLO'* lo` l xeljj osenc~ ai go`gyg`sljx* gohjs`godxaec vl~copx ai @HIX tl~ x/ Haeecopx bl` pa nc `cjgyc~c` pa pbc Plxm Ia~hc nw El~hb

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    ^cva~p ai pbc Plxm Ia~hc ao pbc Gjjgoagx @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj ~co lo` Ilegjgcx Lv~gj >668

    GG/ XOLVXBAP AI HBGJ@ TCJIL^C XWXPCE

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    ^cva~p ai pbc Plxm Ia~hc ao pbc Gjjgoagx @cvl~pecop ai Hbgj ~co lo` Ilegjgcx Lv~gj >668

    Hbgj` Hl~c Lhp ">>3 GJHX 4> cxplnjgxbc` pbc iajjatgod ~c|sg~cecopx;

    L`egogxp~lpgyc hlxc ~cygctx* hlxc eloldcecop vjloogod lo` vc~elocohw bcl~godx pa~cygct hbgj`~cox c`shlpgaolj* vbwxghlj lo` ecoplj xc~yghc occ`x/

    Iaxpc~ hl~c vjlhcecop ~cygctx pa eaogpa~ pbc xlicpw lo` lvv~av~glpcocxx ai iaxpc~ hl~c

    vjlhcecopx/ Ks`ghglj `cpc~egolpgaox ao tbcpbc~ ~clxaolnjc ciia~px tc~c el`c pa cgpbc~ v~cycop

    vjlhcecop ai hbgj`~co go iaxpc~ hl~c a~ pa lxxgxp vl~copx go cjgegolpgod pbc hao`gpgaoxpblp jc` pa hbgj` ~ceaylj/

    @ahsecoplpgao ai Pgpjc GY%C lo` Pgpjc GY%N haevjglohc/

    V~cycoplpgyc lo` ~csogighlpgao xc~yghcx* tbco xlic lo` lvv~av~glpc pa `a xa* v~ayg`c`pa bgdb ~gxm ilegjgcx pa cgpbc~ v~cycop a~ ljjcyglpc pbc occ` ia~ hbgj` ~ceaylj/

    Ic`c~lj l`avpgao xsvva~p vlwecopx ia~ hbgj`~co go occ` ai l`avpgyc baecx/

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    Pgpjc GY%C ~c|sg~cecopx/ Pgpjc GY%N xc~ycx lx l hlvvc` copgpjcecop ia~ iso`god ai xshb hbgj`tcjil~c xc~yghcx lx ilegjw xsvva~p xc~yghcx* hbgj` iahsxc` xc~yghcx lo` l`avpgyc vjlhcecopxc~yghcx/ Pgpjc GY%N d~lopx ljxa hlo nc sxc` pa xsvva~p ~cxcl~hb* p~lgogod lo` `ceaoxp~lpgaov~akchpx/

    Go haop~lxp pa pbgx jgegpc` iso`c` xas~hc* Pgpjc GY%C gx lo avco%co`c` copgpjcecop pblp elw ncsxc` aojw ia~ iaxpc~ hl~c lo` l`avpgao crvco`gps~cx a~ ia~ apbc~ haxpx lvv~ayc` pb~asdb Pgpjc GY%C tlgyc~x/ Olpgaoljjw* pbc ylxp elka~gpw ai ic`c~lj hbgj` tcjil~c `ajjl~x "ayc~ 46#' l~c xvcop aoiaxpc~ hl~c lo` l`avpgao xc~yghcx/

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