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    Tizatx ao xfi

    Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i

    CGGCBACP TIZATX

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    Lati cboatlkxcab cp kvkcgkdgi kx

    ~~~"pxkxidyhnix`tcpcp"atn

    Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i' A`xadit 4:;4

    Xfcp cp k tizatx ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat`i ztizktih cb `aggkdatkxcab ~cxf Tc`fkth Hs

    ao xfi Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx kbh Zydgc` Kookctp kx xfi Ybcvitpcxs ao Cggcbacp" Xkpe Oat`i lil

    Habkgh Dash avitpk~ xfi ztahy`xcab ao xfcp tizatx"

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    Xkdgi ao @abxibxp

    Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;; """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;;

    Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;4 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4

    Ocp`kg Sikt 4:;0= Ib`aytkncbn Dyhnix K`xcabp' Dyx Ly`f xa di Habi """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;4

    Xfi Zagcxc`p ao Pzibh' dyx Habx Xk """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;?

    Xfi Dyhnix Zta`ipp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;>

    Cggcbacp P{ycpfs Dkgkb`ih Dyhnix Ti{yctilibx """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;>

    Xfi Tyb,Yz xa xfi @yttibx Ocp`kg @tcpcp """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;6

    Dcn Pxtchip' Dyx k Gabn ^ks xa Na """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ;6

    Xfi ^ks Zibpcab @apx Kti Tizatxih @kb Adp`yti xfi Ztadgil """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4:

    Dk`entaybh kbh Fcpxats """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4:

    Ti`anbc}cbn xfi Ztadgil dyx Zyxxcbn Aoo xfi Zkcboyg Pagyxcab oat Siktp """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4;

    @fkbncbn Zibpcabp cb Cggcbacp= Plkgg Pxtchip """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4;

    Pitcayp Ztadgilp Tilkcb """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 44

    Cggcbacp Lihc`kch= Fcnf @avitkni kbh @apxp' Ga~ Izibhcxytip zit Ibtaggii""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 48

    Dyhnix Ztipibxkxcab Lkeip Lihc`kch Fkth xa Pii """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 49

    Dcn Pxtchip= 4:;4 Lihc`kch @fkbnip """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4?

    Xfi Kooathkdgi @kti K`x kbh Oyxyti Lihc`kch Pzibhcbn cb Cggcbacp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4?

    Xcli,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Zibpcab Adgcnkxcab Datta~cbn kbh Babti`yttcbn Tipayt`ip """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 46

    Xcli,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Zkslibx Higksp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 46

    Oybh,Pfcox Dyhnixcbn= Bktta~ Oa`yp ab Nibitkg Oybhp Dyhnix Adp`ytip Xtyi Zc`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 43

    Oybh P~iizp kbh Tigkxih Pzi`ckg Oybh Xtkbpoitp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0:

    Xftikx xa Ocp`kg Pxkdcgcxs= Cggcbacp Fkp Ba Tikg Tkcbs Hks Oybh """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0:

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    Pzi`ckg Adgcnkxcab Hidx= Fkth xa Pii """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 00

    Ha~bntkhip= Cggcbacp cp xfi ^atpx Pxkxi cb xfi Bkxcab """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 00

    Nta~xf ao Pxkxi Hidx """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 08

    Tigckb`i ab Pfatx,Xitl @kpf Datta~cbn """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 09

    Dk`entaybh kbh Fcpxats= ZtiE,;4 Ihy`kxcab """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 0>

    Fcnfit Ihy`kxcab """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 03

    @abhcxcab ao Cggcbacp Cbotkpxty`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8;

    @kzcxkg Ocbkb`cbn """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 84

    @abpi{yib`ip ao Ybhitcbvipxlibx cb Cbotkpxty`xyti """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 80

    Nibitkg Pkgip Xk """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 88

    Zitpabkg Cb`ali Xk """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 89

    @atzatkxi Cb`ali Xk """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 89

    Pigi`xcvi Pkgip Xkip= @cnktixxi' Laxat Oyig' Xigi`allybc`kxcabp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8?

    Oihitkg Oybhp cb Cggcbacp """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 86

    Lkei xfi Xaynf @fac`ip Paabit Tkxfit xfkb Gkxit """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9;

    Tivklz xfi Pxkxip Ocp`kg Xaagecx """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 9;

    Axfit Cppyip """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 94

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    xfi zitpcpxibx pxty`xytkg cldkgkb`i cb pxkxi dyhnixp' ~fc`f ~kp k``igitkxih ds xfi ocbkb`ckg `aggkzpi ao 4::6"

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    Cbpxcxyxi ao Navitblibx" Tkvcx`f kbh Dash ~ateih xanixfit xa kppildgi k `ati xikl ao izitxp ~cxf dyhnix kbh ocbkb`ckg

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    tizatx"

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    ao xfi ocoxs pxkxip cb hizxf' ~i hi`chih xa xktnix pc pxkxip @kgcoatbck' Cggcbacp' Bi~ Mitpis' Bi~ Sate' Xikp' kbh _ctncbck

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    ik`f pxkxi `kb di oaybh ab xfi K`eba~gihnilibxp zkni kx xfi ibh ao xfcp tizatx" Xfi `ati xikl kbh pxkxi izitxp

    `abhy`xih hixkcgih cb{yctcip cbxa lkmat cppyi ktikp cb`gyhcbn Lihc`kch' zibpcabp' xk tivibyip' hidx' xfi ocp`kg ztadgilp ao

    ga`kg navitblibxp' kbh pxkxi dyhnixcbn kbh zgkbbcbn zta`ihytip" Cb hacbn pa' xfi `ati xikl kbh pxkxi izitxp tivci~ih

    dyhnix ha`ylibxp kbh hkxk otal xfi tipzi`xcvi pxkxip kbh cbxitvci~ih eis dyhnix aooc`ckgp"

    Xfi Xkpe Oat`i tigikpih cxp lkcb tizatx cb Mygs 4:;4' oa`ypcbn ab cppyip xfkx `yx k`tapp xfi pc pxkxip" Xfi Xkpe Oat`i kgpa

    cp ztizktcbn tizatxp ab cbhcvchykg pxkxip' cb`gyhcbn xfcp tizatx ab Cggcbacp"

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    cbvipxlibxp cb ihy`kxcab kbh cbotkpxty`xyti" Kgg ao xfi lkmat xftikxp chibxcocih ds xfi Xkpe Oat`i cb cxp Mygs 4:;4 tizatx fkvi

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    pspxilp pcb`i xfi iktgs ;36:p" @abxtcdyxcabp ba~ lypx ip`kgkxi tkzchgs co Cggcbacp cp xa fabat ztalcpih dibiocxp5 ds ocp`kg

    sikt 4:;9' zibpcab `apxp &kbh tigkxih hidx pitvc`i `aygh xkei yz abi,oaytxf ao xfi pxk xip tipayt`ip" Cggcbacp ~cgg bax di

    kdgi xa oybh axfit ztcatcxcip ybgipp cx khazxp pitcayp zibpcab tioatl"

    Lihc`kch ibtagglibx kbh izibhcxytip cb Cggcbacp haydgih dix~iib 4::: kbh 4:;;' nta~cbn okt lati tkzchgs xfkb xk

    tivibyi" Cb Mybi 4:;4 xfi pxkxi lkhi lkmat `fkbnip xfkx tihy`i pzibhcbn' dyx tcpcbn fikgxf `kti `apxp kbh xfi kncbn

    zazygkxcab ~cgg `abxcbyi xa htcvi `apxp yz~kth" ^cxfayx oytxfit tioatl' ybpypxkcbkdgi Lihc`kch nta~xf ~cgg `ta~h ayx axfit

    ippibxckg ktikp ao xfi dyhnix"

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    kbh knkcb cb ocp`kg siktp 4:;: kbh 4:;;' xfi pxkxi pagh dabhp xa `avit cxp ti{yctih `abxtcdyxcabp" Xfi tipygx ao zibpcab

    datta~cbn cp xfkx Cggcbacp hidx zit `kzcxk cp abi ao xfi fcnfipx ao kbs pxkxi" Avit ?: zit`ibx ao Cggcbacp xaxkg ayxpxkbhcbn hidx

    cp hyi xa zibpcab dabhp"

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    k`tapp siktp kbh oybhp xa dkgkb`i xfi dyhnix' ~cxfayx ztavchcbn pypxkcbkdgi tipayt`ip xa zks oat abnacbn `allcxlibxp"

    Dyhnix ncllc`ep di`kli k pxkbhkth ztk`xc`i" Xfi pxkxi fkp zitibbckggs zypfih cxp dcggp aoo xa xfi oyxyti5 kx xfi pxktx ao

    ocp`kg sikt 4:;0' ybzkch adgcnkxcabp otal ztcat siktp ~iti kzztaclkxigs (6 dcggcab" Cggcbacp hch kgg xfcp ~cxfayx kbs patx ao

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    hi`khi dioati xfi ti`ibx ti`ippcab" Cggcbacp ibk`xih k lkmat' xilzatkts' cb`ali xk cb`tikpi cb 4:;;' dyx xfi khhcxcabkg

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    xk dkpip ab `atzatkxi cb`ali' `cnktixxip' kbh laxat oyig fkvi diib itahcbn kbh okcgcbn xa eiiz yz ~cxf i`abalc`nta~xf" Cggcbacp pkgip xk tkxip kti fcnf' dyx cxp dkpi cp bktta~ kbh xfi pxkxi xkip tigkxcvigs oi~ pitvc`ip" Cggcbacp xk

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    Cggcbacp cbotkpxty`xyti biihp ~cgg gceigs i`iih (0:: dcggcab' six xfi pxkxi haip bax fk vi k `alztifibpcvi zgkb xa khhtipp

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    `abnipxcab' zaggyxcab' kbh hclcbcpfih i`abalc` nta~xf"

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    Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx

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    Hytcbn Dgknamivc`fp x~a xitlp kp navitbat' bi~ ztantklp ~iti `tikxih kbh izkbhih' cb`gyhcbn fikgxf cbpytkb`i`avitkni kbh ztip`faag oat Cggcbacp `fcghtib kbh otii zydgc` xtkbpzatxkxcab kbh ztip`tczxcab htynp oat Cggcbacp pibcatp" Dyx ~cxf

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    Tizatxp ao xfi Pxkxi Dyhnix @tcpcp Xkpe Oat i Cggcbacp Tizatx

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    gikhitp xa zatxtks cx kp dkgkb`ih"

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    dabhp" Zta`iihp ~iti xa di ypih xa zks Cggcbacp adgcnkxcabp xa xfi pxkxi zibpcab pspxilp" 63 Xfi dabh pkgi ~kp zatxtksih kp

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    xfi dabhp" Xfcp cp abi tikpab ~fs xfi yboybhih gckdcgcxcip ao xfi zibpcab pspxil fkvi nta~b pcnbcoc`kbxgs pcb`i 4::0" 34

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