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}diab}jnd}} m|tdivr fda`md ibad%} m`nq`} cnmd eicubne l|biib`nv
'' ncu vc|n `nf v`bnvdf.
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Vjb} b} ujd|d f|d`g} `|d lc|n.
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Gb}}bne Rct
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Gr ibvvid eb|i u`} }bmo vjd cvjd| nbejv...
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`nf `} B l`vjdf jd| ubvj udv vcudi} l|bnebne fcun jd| adqd|) mjdmobne cn jd| vj|ctej vjd nbejv gdfbmbnd} `|ctnf vjd micmo mcn}v`nv jte} `nf ednvid uc|f} '
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jcu qd|r gtmj
rct%ii `iu`r} gd`n vc gd?
jcu qd|r gtmj
B%g
gb}}bne rct.
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Kd`ict} Ubnvd|
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ibod ` mjbif xi`rbne xddo'`'lcc
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rct| ]x|bne }blibne
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ubvj u`|gvj `nf ibad `nf icqd...
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`nf }dnf rct| kd`ict} }b}vd|
l`mo vc Gcvjd|!
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Vjb} Gcgdnv
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Bn e|`vdati `xx|dmb`vbcn
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]tffdnir vjd ]vc|g
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ncu }xb|`i}) tnmcnv|ciidf)ujb|ibne) li`modndf mrmicnd
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tnbnqbvdf) }cgd fb}v`nv }x|bne f`r...
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]tn @ibqd
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B addi ` xd`mdatind}}kt}v ldbne bn rct| u`|gvj
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@n dd|bd ibvvid xcdg ac| rct| dnkcrgdnv .
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...ca ` }g`ii v|cxbm b}i`nfujd|d }tn `iu`r} }jbnd} '
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Ltv B cxdn gr drd} 'f|`v! vjb} ftii ubnvd| e|`r!
B x|dad| gr f`r'f|d`g}cn ` f`r ibod vcf`r! ;"
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Cnmd rct l|cod gr jd`|v)Ltv `i}c B%qd jt|v rct...
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Ld}bfd Rct
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@nf ujdn rct| jd`|v b} l|d`obne)Gr j`nf b} jd|d vc jcif.
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B Libnodf
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@nf vjdn B libnodf.
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@nf vjdn...
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Ibvvid Rdiicu ]cmo}
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Ibvvid rdiicu }cmo}x`ffbne }cavir i`vd `v nbejvmibglbne tx bnvc gr i`xcnd gc|d jte) ctv ecd} vjd ibejv.
Ibvvid rdiicu }cmo}aciicu gd ubvj }ptd`i} ca i`tejvd|?Cj jcu }jd icqd} vc |tn bn vjdg)Ldeebne gd vc mcgd mj`}d `avd|!
Ibvvid rdiicu }cmo}...ncu ncv ldbne uc|n ` icv.
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]cgdvbgd
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}cgdvbgd.
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Bv%} Ncvjbne
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Bv%} ncvjbne.
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Drd ca vjd Ldjcifd|
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Litd Jd|cn A|ddfcg *j`bot"
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Cqd|}idxv*@ ibvvid }cgdvjbne vc g`od rct i`tej" ?"
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B actnf bv uctif ncv }v`|v.
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