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0 KENYANG LEXICON Compiled by Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw Provisional edition SOCIETY FOR KENYANG LITERATURE (SKL) and CAMEROON ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION AND LITERACY (CABTAL) 1998

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KENYANG LEXICON

Compiled by

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw

Provisional edition

SOCIETY FOR KENYANG LITERATURE (SKL)

and

CAMEROON ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION AND LITERACY (CABTAL)

1998

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Language: Kenyang, spoken in the Manyu and Meme Divisions, South West Province. Society for Kenyang Literature (SKL) P.O.B 108 Mamfe Manyu Division South West Province CAMEROON ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION AND LITERACY (CABTAL) B.P. 1299, Yaoundeà 1998, CABTAL

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1 Introduction

The Kenyang lexicon has been compiled primarily for speakers of the the Kenyang language in order to stimulate interest in the use of the written language, to help new readers and writers and to help standardise spelling. It may also be of interest to non-speakers who wish to learn or study the language.

The Kenyang language is spoken in both Manyu and Meme Divisions in the South West Province. The proposed alphabet conforms to the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages, adopted by the

national commitee for the unification and harmonisation of the alphabets of Cameroon languages. The lexicon contains more than 2,500 entries, all of which come from Lower Kenyang which is the

reference dialect. Each entry consists of the following: the citation form of the Kenyang word, the plural form where

appropriate, the part of speech, and a translation of the meaning. Verbs are glossed using the infinitive in English, but in Kenyang they use the imperative as the citation form.

A set of appendices is also found including a summary of an overview of the grammar. Work on a lexicon is never finished, and so much co-operation is needed from other native speakers

to expand and improve on this lexicon. This lexicon was compiled through the assistance of Mr. Emmanuel M. Nkongho-Etaka, Mr.

Andrew Ashu-Eneke and many other villagers. I am very grateful for their assistance. Special thanks goes to Dr Robert Hedinger, SIL consultant, who read this paper and made a lot

corrections. Without him, this lexicon would not have been completed.

Tanyi E. Mbuagbaw CABTAL

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2 The Kenyang Alphabet

@ ` `m` sghfg A a a`vøs nhk Ag ag agøæo `rj Bg bg bgvd dmsdq C c c�æj fn D d md eddc ü ø øjøs gntrd E e e` gdqd F f fv� unlhs Fa fa faømø fqta Fg fg fgnæj gd`q H H sÕ◊ rdkk ´ À øsÀ b`k`a`rg I i øi� v`sdq ons J j `jnæj ohf Jo jo øjo�j ktlo L l llnj rtm M m mmnj rnto Ø � ms`� lnnm Mx mx mxtæ cqhmj N n mrnj dkdog`ms ± � mj�j envk O o lo�� bnv Q q qd¿ ekx R r rn¿ v`rg S s mst kn`c T t lltæ cnf ∏ ÿ røoÿ b`lvnnc V v v� xnt X x xøl ohdqbd

3 Tones The tones represented in Kenyang are as follows:

High tone: à Falling tone is unmarked Rising tone: â Low tone is unmarked Downstep is marked as High : à

Grave accent è is used to mark continuous tense 4 List of Abbreviations adj. adjective adv. adverb cl. noun class conj. conjunction det. determiner ideo. ideophone

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inf. infinitive n. noun neg. negation pl. plural prep. preposition pron. pronoun rel. pron. relative pronoun sub. subject vi. intransitive verb vt. transitive verb 5 Grammatical structures The focus of the present work is the lexicon of Kenyang. However, it is impossible to discuss the lexicon without looking at some of the morphosyntactic structures. 5.1 Syntactic structures Kenyang is a noun class language with a subject, verb and object (SVO) word order. Simple sentence structures are shown below: 0( @snæ ll� `mmxv�æo gdrdmc bghkc `s gntrd ÜHe sent the child to the houseÜ Ll æ̀ `¿jn∆ mixø lnsgdq rgd bkhla ghkk ÜMother is climbing a hillÜ

The noun phrase may consist of a noun as head, followed by modifiers such as adjectives and/or determiners. Adjectives in Kenyang are relatively few in number; most are realised in Kenyang with a separate stative clause (e.g. Üthe stone is hardÜ or Üthe stone which is hardÜ, as opposed to the hard stoneÜ). Nevertheless, there are true adjectives for the semantic fields of numbers and colours (see 5.5). Noun phrases may also consist of NP-NP constructions in which the first NP ÜpossessesÜ the second NP. In Kenyang just as in many Niger-Congo languages, this construction is marked by an associative marker (often only tonal) between the possessor and the possesed. The tone may be H or L. Typical noun phrases are as follows: M * `ci M * M aøs�j aøæo`x øsd mæmnj uhkk`fdr svn ons rnto ∫svn uhkk`fdr∫ ∫` ons ne rnto∫ 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Noun classes Nouns can be divided into several groups or ÜclassesÜ which are distinguished by their prefixes. These classes are numbered according to the system used in all studies of Bantu languages. The class of each Kenyang noun with its corresponding plural is shown in the lexicon, for example `�v` ∫b`s∫ belongs to class 3 and its plural form a`�v` belongs to class 6. This is indicated by (n 3/6) after the noun. Some nouns belong to the plural class only. In the lexicon, a noun will be found in the lexicon under its singular

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form with its appropriate prefix [e.g. the word for chief is listed under le� and not under e� (the noun root) and not under a`e� (plural form)]. Here is a list of noun classes with their prefixes and examples: Rhmftk`q Oktq`k bk`rr 0 M, bk`rr 1 a`, le� ∫bghde∫ a`e� ∫bghder∫ mm� ∫lnsgdq∫ l`m� ∫lnsgdqr∫ bk`rr 2 `, bk`rr 5 a`, `�v` ∫b`s∫ a`�v` ∫b`sr∫ `s æ̀ ∫bgddj∫ a`s æ̀ ∫bgddjr∫ bk`rr 4 mø, m, bk`rr 5 a`, møoøæl ∫khed∫ a`oøæl ∫khudr∫ ms�� ∫sd`bgdq∫ a`s�� ∫sd`bgdqr∫ bk`rr 5` l`, l`mn� ∫aknnc∫ l`mxøo ∫v`sdq∫ bk`rr 6 ø, bk`rr 7 aø, øs�j ∫uhkk`fd∫ aøs�j ∫uhkk`fdr∫ ørv� ∫`ms∫ aørv� ∫`msr∫ bk`rr 8 M, bk`rr 0/ M, mj�j ∫envk∫ mj�j ∫envkr∫ lløæm ∫fn`s∫ lløæm ∫fn`sr∫ bk`rr 08 rø, bk`rr 02 jø, røjv�o ∫ronnm∫ jøjv�o ∫ronnmr∫ røm�� ∫hqnm∫ jøm�� ∫hqnmr∫ There is a morphophonemic alternation between the stop /b/ and the nasal /m/. When prefixes having the form /ba-/ or /bá-/ precede a morpheme that begins with a nasal consonant, the prefixes become nasalised. Here are a few examples below: a`vøs ∫nhk∫ 'bk-5`( a`sÀ ∫eqhdmcr∫ 'bk-5( aøs�j ∫uhkk`fdr∫ 'bk-7( l`mxøo ∫v`sdq∫ 'bk-5`( l`møæl ∫gtra`mcr∫ 'bk-5( løm�j ∫rshbjr∫ 'bk-7(

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The merger between formerly distinct mV- and bV- prefixes by a general phonological rule makes it difficult to know the original shape of the nominal prefix of class 6. Vowel-initial stems show, however, irregularities which strongly suggest a nasal noun prefix in class 6: `v�æ . `l�æ ∫g`mc+ `ql∫ 'bk-2.5( mmxøærøæ . `l≠◊j ∫dxd∫ 'bk-4.5( møæmxøæm . `æløæm ∫snnsg∫ 'bk-4.5( møæag≠ . `æl≠ ∫aqd`rs∫ 'bk-4.5( 5.3 Derived nouns Derivational processes are limited in Kenyang. The formation of a gerund-type verbal noun are from the verb and the formation of an agent are also from the verb. The gerund is formed by adjoining to almost any verb stem - transitive or intransitive - the noun class class prefix ná-. Thus, we derive forms such as the following: cÀ� ∫ontmc∫ møcÀ� ∫ontmchmf∫ s�æ� ∫sd`bg∫ møs�æ� ∫sd`bghmf∫ qøl ∫r`x∫ møqøl ∫r`xhmf∫ cnæj ∫itlo∫ møcnæj ∫itlohmf∫ 5.4 Pronouns Kenyang has two types of pronouns which are worthy of note: independent and possessive pronouns. Independent pronouns are those which may stand alone (e.g. in answer to a question such as what? or who?). Possessive pronouns are those which make reference to nouns that ÜpossessÜ other (following) nouns. The following chart sets out these pronouns:

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RHMF- OKTQ@K Hmcdo- Onrr- Hmcdo- Onrr- 0rs odqrnm llø øx` aørøæ øxørøæ 1mc odqrnm v� øxø aøj` øxøj` 2qc odqrnm xÕ ◊ øxh a�æ øx`o 5.5 Adjectives Almost all adjectives in Kenyang are derived forms. Most of them are derived from verbs. Adjectives are marked by a prefix which is governed by the noun class of the noun it qualifies. Adjectives are very few in Kenyang. In the lexicon they are represented with the prefix á- øq≠◊sÕ ◊ øjøs _` ad`tshetk gntrd& bk 6 ad`tshetk gntrd aøq≠◊sÕ◊ aøjøs _ad`tshetk gntrdr& bk 7 ad`tshetk gntrdr øaøæosÕ ◊ øoÀ� _` a`c g`ahs& bk 6 a`c g`ahs aøaøæosÕ◊ aøoÀ� _a`c g`ahsr& bk 7 a`c g`ahsr ør`osÕ◊ øm�j _` knmf rshbj& bk 6 knmf rshbj aør`osÕ ◊ løm�j _knmf rshbjr& bk 7 knmf rshbjr Numerals are used as adjectives. The prefix of the numeral agrees with the noun it follows. This is illustrated below: jøm�� jøæo`x ∫svn hqnmr∫ `stæ æ̀o`x ∫svn d`qr∫ aøjøs aøæo`x ∫svn gntrdr∫ ,aøæ since In the lexicon, the numerals take the prefix aøæ, they do not follow any noun.. This is shown below under the numeral system. 5.6 Verb Kenyang distinguishes four tenses and four aspect markers. Under tenses we can distinguish them by their different auxiliaries as will be seen below, while under aspect we can distinguish them by the change from the citation form of the verb that has a high tone. In Kenyang, the most free form of the verb is the imperative. The imperative is thus taken as the citation form of the verb in this study.

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Tenses The verb twó �come� is used to illustrate the tense system. The various tenses are used for illustration as seen below: Md`q o`rs `sv� laÿæ ∫Gd b`ld 'adenqd svn c`xr `fn-( E`q o`rs `sv� mx æ̀j`æ ∫Gd b`ld '` knmf shld `fn-( Etstqd 'bdqs`hmsx( ¿̀bg�� sv�æ ∫Gd vhkk bnld∫ Etstqd 'tmbdqs`hmsx( `l`x sv�æ ∫Gd l`x bnld- Aspect There follows a list of aspects with the present tense of the verb twó �come� which are demonstrated below: Oqdrdms odqedbshud9 `sv� ∫Gd g`r bnld∫ Oqdrdms hlodqedbshud9 ` ¿sv�∆ ∫Gd hr bnlhmf∫ Oqdrdms g`ahst`k9 ¿̀sv� m�j� ∫Gd trt`kkx bnldr∫ Oqdrdms bnmshmtntr9 ¿̀sv�∆ ∫Gd hr bnlhmf∫ Number System 0 øæl�s 1 aøæo`x 2 aøæq æ̀s 3 løæmvh 4 aøæs`x 5 aøæs æ̀mc`s 6 s æ̀mcq æ̀l�s 7 løæmøm 8 løæmøæm mø `l�s 0/ axnæ 00 axnæ mø `l�s 01 axnæ mø aøæo`x 02 axnæ mø aøæq æ̀s 03 axnæ mø løæmvh 04 møjtæ 05 møjtæ mø øæl�s 06 møjtæ mø aøæo`x 07 møjtæ mø aøæq`æs 08 møjtæ mø løæmvh

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1/ ør` 10 ør` mrøl øæl�s 2/ ør` mrøl axnæ 3/ aør` aøæo`x 4/ aør` aøæo`x mrøl axnæ 5/ aør` aøæq æ̀s 6/ aør` aøæq æ̀s mrøl axnæ 7/ aør` løæmvh 8/ aør` løæmvh mrøl axnæ 0// aør` aøæs`x 1// aør` axnæ 2// aør` møjtæ 3// aør` ør` 4// aør` ør` mrøl aøæs`x 0-/// mj`æ 0-///-/// mj æ̀,mj æ̀ REFERENCES Ittman, Johannes. 1935-6. Die Sprache der Nyang. Zeitschrift fuýr Engeborenen-Sprachen. 26. 97-133, 172-202, 272-300. Punches, Dennis and Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw. 1990. Kenyang Orthography. Ms. SIL Yaounde à. Mbuagbaw, Tanyi E. 1994. Kenyang phonology. Cameroon Bible Translation Association. (CABTA)

Ms.50pp.. Tadadjeu, Maurice and Etienne Sadembouo, eds. 1979. General Alphabet of Cameroon languages.

PROPELCA series No. 1. University of Yaounde à. Voorhoeve, Jan. 1977. Kenyang. In Larry Hyman and Jan Voorhoeve (eds.) LÜexpansion Bantoue, Vol 1,

Les classes nominales dans le Bantou des Grassfields, pp 275-285 Paris: SELAF.

@ ` ` 'rta- oqnm( gd- `llÀj 'oqdo( nm sgd fqntmc+ cnvm `axn 'm 2( bnkkdbshud gtmshmf- æ̀agt 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀agt b`k`a`rg enq

bto- `bg` 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`bg` chuhmd- `æbg`æ le� 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀bg æ̀ le�

bghde&r gntrd- æ̀bg æ̀ mmøqøæ,øjøs 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀bg æ̀

l`møqøæ,øjøs e`lhkx bnlontmc- `bg æ̀j '`cu( mdws- æ̀bgvh 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀bgvh b`q- æ̀bgvh,mmxøæm 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀bgvh,

mmxøæm b`mnd+ rgho- `cøo 'm 2( bnkc hm sgd gd`c 'nqhy`(+

hmektdmy`- `e� '`cu( sgdqd- æ̀e�æj 'm 2( fknqx+ akdrrhmf-

`e�æløæfv æ̀ 'm 2( vghsd b`rr`u`-

`fg` 'oqnm ( vgn- `fgøæo 'm 2( oktmcdqhmf+ rsd`khmf- æ̀fg�æ��,lløæm 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀fg�æ��,

lløæm rgddo- `i` 'm 2( rd`- `j`mc`j 'm 2( `bbdos`mbd edd 'enq

l`qqh`fd(- `j`o 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`j`o fhes- `j`o 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`j`o r`bqhehbd- `j`o msÕ◊ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`j`o msÕ◊ od`bd

needqhmf- æ̀j æ̀q`� 'm 2.5ok-9 a æ̀j æ̀q`� ak`cd

'enql`kkx ` sq`chshnm`k jmhed trdc enq nodq`shmf odnokd(-

`j`s æ̀j` 'm 2( bk`x ons9 ` sxod- `jn 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jn lddshmf fqnto- `jn 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jnmf lddshmf

fqnto- `jnæj 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jnæj ohf-

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`jn� 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jn� cqho- æ̀j�æqøæ 'm 2( q`shnm- æ̀j�æqøæ lømxÀ� 'm 2( rg`qd ne

oqnodqsx- `jv� 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jv� o`xldms- `æjv�,mj æ̀o 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀jv�,mj æ̀o

r`k`qx- `jo æ̀j æ̀j 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jo æ̀j æ̀j

bg`hq- æ̀jo æ̀m 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀jo æ̀m qdc x`l-

`jo æ̀r` 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`jo æ̀r` a`rjds9 ` sxod-

`æjotæ 'm 2( etet ' l`cd eqnl b`rr`u`(-

`l`� 'm 2( jdqmdk- `l`� æ̀,`q≠◊j 'm 2( bnbnmts- `l`�,j æ̀q æ̀q æ̀ 'm 2( bnbnmts- `l`� æ̀,møat 'm 2( g`hk rsnmd- `l`� æ̀,møoøm 'm 2( sdrshr- `l`� æ̀,ms æ̀x 'm 2( jdqmdk- æ̀l æ̀x,jøagø 'm 2( svhfr-

`laÀ '`cu( adenqd+`gd`c `løl 'oqdo( hmrhcd- æ̀løæm,aøfg�æj 'm 2( lnk`qr-

`le`x 'oqdo( `anud+ nm+ to- `ælÀ 'm 2( dbydl`- `l≠◊j 'm 2( fq`hm+ bnmitmbshuhshr `l≠◊j møæløæ,møæløæ 'm 5( akhmc- `lnæj 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`lnæj bto+ fk`rr- æ̀lnæjnæsÕ◊,mixø 'm 2( k`mcrkhcd- æ̀l�æ 'm 2.5( ok-9 l æ̀l�æ ehrghmf sq`o9

` sxod- `l�j 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`l�j b`k`a`rg9 `

sxod- `l�æ,møvtæ 'm 5( etmdq`k- `æltæ 'm 2( snsdl9 ` sxod- `m` 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`m` k`o- `m`,øj`j 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`m`,øj`j

sghfg- `m`vtæqh 'm 2( nkc ldm&r rnbhdsx enq

bkd`qhmf e`qlr- æ̀m æ̀x 'uh( hmsdqbntqrd-

`møetæ 'uh( mdws- `mrøl '`cu( `esdq-

`mrøl '`cu( adghmc- `mrøl lonj '`cu( k`sdq- `msøm 'oqdo( adknv- `�v` 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`�v` b`s- `ot 'm 2( ltrgqnnl9 ` sxod `ov� 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`ov� qdms- `oxnæ� 'm 2( dkdog`msh`rhr- `q æ̀jøm�æ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`q æ̀jøm�æ

lhlnr`- æ̀qøs 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀qøs ltbtr-

`qn�,øæjv æ̀ 'm 2( ok`ms`hm9 ` sxod- æ̀rÀ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀rÀ mds enq b`sbghmf

ehrg- æ̀rÀ mmx`,s æ̀�f æ̀qøæ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀rÀ

mmx`,s æ̀�f æ̀qøæ rohcdq vda- æ̀rÀqÕ ◊ 'm 2( ok-9 a æ̀rÀqÕ◊ ehrghmf khmd- æ̀rn 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀rn ehqdvnnc9 `

sxod- `r�qø 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`r�qø bk`x ons9 `

sxod- `s æ̀ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀ bgddj+ i`v- `s æ̀,møjvøæs 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀,møjvøæs

utku`- `stæ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`stæ d`q- `stæ,`v�æ 'm 2( d`q `bgd- `stæ,jøsøs 'm 2( d`q hmedbshnm- æ̀v æ̀l 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀v æ̀l gnnj-

`v�æ 'm 2.5( ok-9 `l�æ g`mc- `v�æ øsd 'm 2.5( ok-9 `l�æ øsd g`mckd

ne ons- `v�æ ms`x 'm 2.5( ok-9 `l�æ ms`x rsnmd

enq fqhmchmf- `v�agø 'm2.5(ok-9 a`v�agø sxod ne

sq`o 'enq b`sbghmf `mhl`kr(- `v�æ,fg� 'm 2.5( ok-9 `l�æ,fg� kdes

g`mc- `v�æ,mmøæl sø `v�æ,fg� eqnl kdes sn

qhfgs- `v�æ,mmøæl 'm 2.5( ok-9 `l�æ,mmøæl

qhfgs g`mc- `vt '`cu( sgdqd- æ̀x æ̀j '`cu( pthbjkx- æ̀x æ̀j, æ̀x æ̀j '`cu( udqx pthbjkx- ¿̀xh '`cu( mn-

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æ̀x�æ,llø 'm 2( qdfqds+ g`c H jmnvm- æ̀x�æo 'm 2.5( ok-9 a æ̀x�æo gnnj-

A a a æ̀ 'rtai- oqnm-( sgdx a ¿̀ 'rtai- oqnm( xnt- a`aÿ 'm 5( adkbg- a`ax�j 'm 5( ed`sgdq+ etq- a`agdæ 'm 5( ldchbhmd- a`agdæ,j`j æ̀ 'm( odrshbhcd- a`agørø 'm 5( sd`qr- a`agnj,a`s æ̀ 'm 5( chlokd- a`bgd 'm 5`( tqhmd- a`bgd 'm 5( fnmnqqgnd`- a`bgh,laÀ 'm 5( `mbdrsnq- a`bg�j�æ mø a`jnæj 'm 5(

A`jvdqh`mr- a`bgxøæ, æ̀løæm 'm 5( oqdlnk`q- a`bgxøæ,lad 'm 5( rhcd ek`mj ne sgd

ancx- a`e�æ 'm 5`( e`s- a`iÕ�,jøaÕ◊ `llÀj 'm 5( Xnqta`r- a æ̀j æ̀sÕ ◊ 'm 5( bghrdk- a`j`x 'm 5( qhcckd+ oqnudqa- a`j`xrh 'm 5( sgntfgsr+ ldchs`shnm+

lhmc- a`jÕ ◊qÕ◊,ø¿s`æj 'm 5( rnns- a`jn 'm 5( ad`mr- a`jnæj, æ̀mvh 'm 5( rpt`qd- a æ̀jtæ 'm 5( dcfd- a æ̀jtæ,a æ̀jtæ 'oqdo( rhcd ax rhcd- a`jv`o 'm 5( chqs+ rodql a æ̀la æ̀x 'm 5( rg`cd+ rgdksdq- a æ̀� 'us( sn f`kkno- a`oh,a`fgnæ 'm 5( gdkk- a`qøl 'm 5( cdas- a`qøæl '5( `mbdrsq`k rohqhsr- a`qøæl,`l≠◊j 'm 5( otohk- a`qÕ◊ 'uh( sn fqn`m- a`qÕ◊ 'm 5( cd`sg bqx- a`q�æ�,a`q�æ� 'uh( sn rsqhod- a`qt 'uh( sn ad edv- a`qxøo 'm 5( oqnlhrd- a`røæløæ 'm 5( eddkhmf-

a æ̀rÕ ◊ 'm 5( l`qqnv- a`rn 'm 5( cdrdqs- a`s`�, æ̀sv�æo 'm 5( ltrgqnnl9 `

sxod- a`søl 'm 5( sdlonq`qx gts- a`søagøæ,a`sÕ◊ `llÀj 'm 5(

lnrkdlr- a`sh 'uh( sn ad vhcd+ sn ad ek`s- a`st 'm 5( oqnodqsx+ kn`c- a`sv�æo 'm 5( `rgdr- a`sxøæ 'm 5`( rohs+ fk`mc+ r`khu` a`v`x,mrh 'm 5( hi`vr- a`vøs 'm 5`( nhk+ nhmsldms- a`vøs, æ̀bgvh 'm 5`( odsqnk nq

f`rnkhmd- a`vøqøæ,a`vøs 'uh ( sn ad nhkx- a`vøqøæ,aøst 'm 5`( gnmdx- a`vøqø,agÕ 'm 5`( o`kl nhk- a`vøqøæ,øq�æ��æ 'm 5`( jdqnrhmd- a`vøqøæ,miøo 'm 5`( rgd` atssdq nhk- a`vøqøæ,miÀj≠◊rÕ◊ 'm 5`( fqntmcmts

nhk- a æ̀x 'us( sn edqldms- a æ̀x æ̀ 'm 5( odoodq- a æ̀x æ̀,a æ̀x`æ 'uh( sn ad odoodqx- a`x æ̀j 'm 5( rgdksdq- a`xsÕ◊ 'us( sn jhmckd '` ehqd(+ sn

odqrt`cd- adæ 'us( sn rbnkc- adjt 'm 7( dudmhmf- adsÕ◊ 'm 7( lnqmhmf- aøæ 'hme( sn- aøæ 'oqnm( sg`s- aøæ 'bnmi( sg`s- aøæ ag�æ� mr�æ�sÕ◊ 'us( sn rvd`s- aøad 'uh( sn ad hm o`hm+ sn ad hm

`fnmx+ sn ad g`qrg+ sn ad q`rg- aøad,møæmxøæm 'm 4.7( ok-9 aøad, æ̀løæm

snnsg`bgd- aøadæ,mæs≠◊ 'm 7( `mfdq-

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aøaøqh,aøaøqh 'uh 7( sn ad bg`kjx- aøatqh 'm 7( lhrs+ cdv- aøagøæm,aøagøæm 'm 7( ctrj- aøagøqh 'uh( sn ad chl- aøæagøæqÕ◊,aøæagøæqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad etyyx- aøæagnæjn 'm 7( onqqhcfd- aøag�æj,øv`s 'm 7( bgdrs- aøbg æ̀x 'uh( sn ad ghcdntr+ sn ad

ehdqbd- aøbg æ̀x 'm 7( ed`q- aøbgøm 'm 7( khudq- aøbgh 'm 7( ahssdq kd`udr 'enq

bnnjhmf rnto(- aøbgÀj 'm 7( q`mj+ e`smdrr+ ahfmdrr

'hm rhyd(+ qhbgdr- aøbg≠◊j≠◊ 'm( rmddydr- aøbg�æj�æ 'm 7( rd`s+ rnbhdsx- aøbgxøs,bgxøs 'm 7( bqtla- aøch 'm 7( ad`qc+ lntrs`bgd- aøcxøæqøæ 'm 7( gnkhmdrr- aøæenæj 'm 7( ltbtr+ ekt- aøf≠◊� 'm 7( sq`lo- aøfgøo 'm 7( rjdkdsnm- aøfgøagøæ,aøfgøo 'uh( sn ad anmx- aøfg�æj�æ 'm 7( q`mrnl- aøin,`mx`� 'm 7( dbgn- aøj`j` 'm 7( ok-9 a� aøj`j`

ehqdvnnc9 ` sxod- aøj æ̀sÕ◊ 'm 7( o`kdmdrr- aøjn 'uh( sn ad a`qqdm- aøj�j 'uh( sn ad nkc- aøj�j 'm 7( rdmhkhsx- aøj�æj 'm 7( adc+ aqhcfd aøj�æj,jøæmjv æ̀ 'm 7( a`lann adc- aøj�s 'us( sn fkhlord- aøæjtæmcÕ◊ 'm 7( c`mbhmf rnbhdsx enq

cd`sg bdkdaq`shnmr nmkx- aøæjv æ̀j` 'us( sn bntfg- aøjvøæmøæ 'm 7( fthks- aøjoøl 'm 7( atrg a`ax- aøæo`x 'mtl 7( svn- aøo æ̀xsÕ◊ 'm 7( ehk`qh`- aøq`o 'm 7( sgqd`c- aøæq æ̀s 'mtl 7( sgqdd-

aøqd 'm 7( ltrgqnnl9 ` sxod- aøqøl,mjv`mx�æ� 'm 7( bnbnx`l

stadqr- aøqølsh 'm 7( rntmc- aøqÀ 'uh( sn ad ad`tshetk- aøæqÀ 'm 7( udfds`akd- aøqÀ mct møfg�æ 'uh( sn ad `ssq`bshud- aøqÀ,øæjv æ̀ 'm 7( ok`ms`hm9 ` sxod- aøq≠◊,mæs≠◊ 'uh( sn ad fq`sdetk+ sn ad

jhmc- aøæq�æagøæ 'm 7( kdesnudqr- aøq�� 'm 7( l`mfqnud+ ehqdvnnc `

sxod- aøqv� 'm 7( b`lntek`fd+ cdbdhs- aør` aøæo`x 'mtl 7( enqsx- aør` aøæo`x mrøl axnæ 'mtl 7(

rdudmsx- aør` aøæq æ̀s 'mtl 7( rhwsx- aør` aøæq æ̀s mrøl axnæ 'mtl 7(

rdudmsx- aør` aøæs`x 'mtl 7( nmd gtmcqdc- aør` axnæ 'mtl 7( svn gtmcqdc- aør` ør` 'mtl 7( entq gtmcqdc- aør` løæmvh 'mtl 7( dhfgsx- aør` løæmvh mrøl axnæ 'mtl 7(

mhmdsx- aør` løæmvh mrøl axnæ 'mtl 7(

mhmdsx- aør` møjtæ 'mtl 7( sgqdd gtmcqdc- aørd 'm 7( m`shud rohbd trdc enq

bnnjhmf rnto- aørø 'm 7( ok-9 a� aørø ehqdvnnc9 `

sxod- aørøæ 'oqnm( vd- aørøl 'uh( sn ad cdms- aørÕ◊ 'm 7( e`bd- aørÕ◊,øv`s 'm 7( rg`qo dcfd ne

btsk`rr- aørÀ�À 'm 7( `msr- aørÀ�≠◊,a`vøs 'm 7( rnkchdq `ms- aørÀ�≠◊,bgtbgt 'm 7( qdc `ms- aørÀ�≠◊,ox�lox� 'm 7( ok-9 aørÀ�≠◊,ox�

rnkchdq `ms- aør�j 'm 7( sdqlhsd-

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aør�� 'm 7( aqhad- aør�o 'm 7( cqdrr9 ` sxod- aør�æo,møagøm 'm 7( c`mbhmf

dptholdms- aør�o,msÕ◊ 'm 7( gd`cqdrr- aørxøs 'm 7( atc- aøæs 'uh( sn cqnvm- aøs æ̀ag æ̀ 'm 7( sqhbj+ btmmhmf- aøæs æ̀mc`s 'mtl 7( rhw- aøs`� 'm 7( onvdq+ rhmdv- aøæs`x 'mtl 7( ehud- aøsøælrÕ◊ 'm 7( hmfqdchdmsr- aøsh 'm 7( mhfgs+ rhoghkhr- aøsÀj≠◊,øjøs 'm 7( gntrdvnqj- aøv`æj`æ 'm 7( uhrhs- aøx` '`cu( okdmsx+ l`mx+ rdudq`k- ah 'm 4( fhmfdq- aÀj 'us( sn rbqd`l+ sn rgqhdj+ sn

rgnts- aÀj mø l`� æ̀j 'us( sn toqn`q- aÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn b`kk- aÀ�ÀqÕ ◊ 'us( sn qnkk- a≠◊�≠◊qÕ ◊ 'uh( sn adbnld vgnkd- a≠◊�≠◊qÕ ◊,a≠◊�≠◊qÕ ◊ 'uh( sn adbnld qntmc- an 'm 1( odnokd- an,l`mjøl 'cds( dudqxnmd- an,llÀj,`l�s 'm( Dvnmcnr- an� 'us( sn rshq-

anæ� 'us( sn lhfq`sd- a�æj 'us( sn bnnj hm ` rodbh`k v`x- aqt¿o 'hcdn( pthdsmdrr- atæ møld 'us( sn gd`k- aÿ 'us( sn adkbg- avøæ 'us( sn ekdd+ sn qtm avøqøæ 'us( sn rsnqd+ sn qdrdqud+ sn

rkddo+ sn khd cnvm- avøqøæ `llÀj 'us( sn k`x cnvm- avøqøæ oøæoøæo 'us( sn jddo bkd`m- avøqøæ,mj æ̀o 'us( sn r`ud lnmdx- avøæs 'us( sn ad rshkk- av�osÕ ◊ 'us( sn ohbj to kd`udr- ax æ̀ax`æs 'm4( ehqdvnnc9 ` sxod- ok-9

a�,ax æ̀ax`æs ax æ̀j 'us( sn enqdr`jd- ax æ̀j `l�æ 'us( sn bk`o g`mcr- ax`j`qÕ◊ 'us( sn ehcfds- ax æ̀jn 'm( ad`m kd`e- axnæ 'mtl( sdm- axnæ aøsÀj 'us( sn rtodquhrd- axnæ mø `l�s 'mtl( dkdudm- axnæ mø aøæo`x 'mtl( svdkud- axnæ mø aøæq æ̀s 'mtl( sghqsddm- axnæ mø løæmvh 'mtl( entqsddm- ax�j�sÕ◊ 'us( sn dq`rd- ax�o 'm( ltrgqnnl-

Aa ag ag`ag`qÕ ◊ 'us( sn ft`qc- ag æ̀j bg`j 'uh( sn ad gnmdrs- ag`æj l`j,mj`x 'us( sn `clhqd- ag æ̀j s≠◊j≠◊ sÀjÀ s≠◊j≠◊ 'uh( sn ad eq`fhkd- ag æ̀j,lømv�o 'm( hlonqs`mbd- ag æ̀o 'us( sn rlnjd rnldsghmf + sn

v`ql+ sn a`rj- ag æ̀s 'us( sn qdbntms+ sn qdod`s ag æ̀x 'us( sn l`qqx- agdæ 'us( sn fhud ahqsg- agdrÕ◊ 'us( sn `ood`q- agøløæ 'us( sn atqx- agømøæ 'us( sn dlaq`bd-

agøæo 'us( sn `rj+ sn qdptdrs+ sn cdl`mc-

agørøæ 'us( sn ghcd- agøærøæ,agøærøæ 'uh( sn ad ghccdm- ag≠◊j≠◊ 'mdf( mdf`shud l`qjdq hm sgd

o`rs sdmrd- agÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn rhfm`k+ sn b`kk- agn 'us( sn adfhm+ sn rs`qs+ sn

qdrtld- ag�æ� 'us( sn nvm+ sn g`ud+ sn nas`hm+

sn qdbnudq+ sn `eenqc ag�æ� lavøæo 'uh( sn ad edudqhrg- ag�æ� lømxø 'us( sn bnmbdhud- ag�æ�,a�æ 'us( sn fhud ahqsg-

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Bg bg bg æ̀ 'mdf( mn- bg ¿̀ 'us( sn nudqbnld+ sn nudqonvdq+

sn vhm- bg` mct møj` 'us( sn chrftrs- bg`j 'uh( sn adbnld rsq`hfgs+ sn ad

qhfgs- bg æ̀j 'us( sn dw`lhmd+ sn roq`x- bg æ̀j`æ,bg`æj`æ 'm( rg`jdq- bg æ̀j,bg`æj 'm( ok-9 a� bg æ̀j,bg`æj

lhmtsd 'ne shld(- bg æ̀j,ørxøæ 'us( sn f`lakd- bg`osÕ◊ 'us( sn rg`qodm- bg`x 'uh( sn ad c`lo- bg æ̀x 'us( sn ed`q- bgd 'us( sn oddk- bgd 'us( sn tqhm`sd- bgølbgøæl 'uh( sn ad cddo- bgøløæ 'uh( sn ad cddo- bgølsÕ ◊ 'us( sn lhw+ sn `cc- bgøm 'us( sn qdetrd- bgømbgøl '`cu( snfdsgdq- bgømbgøæl 'uh( sn ad rtmjdm- bgøæo 'us( sn k`bj- bgh 'm( e`sgdq- bgÕ◊ 'us( sn ad- bgÕ◊ enbtr l`qjdq hm Jdmx`mf- bgh,`mø,mrdæmrÕ◊ 'm0( fq`mce`sgdq- bgÕ◊bghbgÕ◊ '`cu+oqdo( `bqnrr- bghsh 'us( sn bgnjd- bgÀj 'us( sn gnaakd- bg≠◊j 'us( sn gno+ sn khlo- bgÀj≠◊ 'us( sn rmddyd- bgÀ�sÕ◊ 'us( sn rs`ffdq+ sn etlakd- bgÀsÕ◊ aørÕ◊ 'us( sn eqnvm- bgnæj 'us( sn o`sbg- bgnsh 'us( sn rpt`s+ sn admc cnvm- bg�j�æ 'us( sn rhs+ sn rs`x- bg�j�æ bg æ̀agøæ 'us( sn rhs rdodq`sd

eqnl nsgdqr- bg�j�æ fanj 'us( sn rhs khjd ` khedkdrr

sghmf- bg�j�æ jtqøæ 'us( sn rhs rsd`chkx-

bg�j�æ jtrÕ◊ 'us( sn rhs pthdskx- bg�j�æ møagvøæs 'us( sn rdsskd hm `

ok`bd- bg�j�æ ox æ̀� 'us( sn rhs eqddkx- bg�j�æ søo 'us( sn rhs rsq`hfgs- bg�æj�æ,bg�æj�æ 'us( qdl`hm rd`sdc- bg�æj�æ,bg�æj�æ 'm 0( vddj+ rtmc`x- bg�j�sÕ ◊ 'us( sn bqtlakd- bg��sÕ◊ 'us( sn ronhk+ sn cdrsqnx+ sn

bnmcdlm- bg��sÕ◊ mj`æo 'us( sn ronhk lnmdx

b`qdkdrrkx- bg�æo 'us( sn chktsd- bg�æo,lenj 'us( sn onkkhm`sd- bg�osÕ◊ 'us( sn bnmetrd- bg�qÕ◊ laÀ 'us( sn vghsdv`rg- bgt '`ci( qdc- bgtaø 'uh( sn ad vhkc- bgt,bgt 'm4( ok-9 a� bgt,bgt eknvdq- bgvd 'us( sn dmsdq+ sn hmsdqudmd- bgvøæ 'us( sn rbq`od- bgvøæs 'us( sn odbj- bgv�o 'us( sn bnmsqhatsd+ sn `qqhud+

sn `ss`hm- bgxø¿ 'us( sn fhud- bgxø¿ a`j`xrh 'us( sn fhud nmdr

nohmhnm- bgxø¿ øevøs 'us( sn vntmc- bgxø¿ ømxÀ� 'us( sn cdkhudq `m naidbs- bgxø¿ øx�� 'us( sn `k`ql+ sn

bnll`mc- bgxø møæagÀ 'us( sn aqd`rseddc- bgxø¿ møjv`j 'us( sn fhud

`rrhrs`mbd- bgxø¿,ør���qh 'us( sn chrstqa- bgxøæ,øx�j 'm 8( e`kbnm- bgxø¿,mc`j 'us( sn bnlok`hm- bgxøs 'us( sn aknbj- bgxøæs 'us( sn narsqtbs+ sn hmsdqqtos+

sn cdedmc-

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C c c`j 'us( sn sd`q+ sn rokhs- cøæm 'us( sn ad`s+ sn vgho- cøo 'us( sn rs`lo+ sn ghs- cøo øæagøæløæ 'us( sn rod`j sgqntfg

rhfmr- cøo mø møj æ̀j `v�æ 'us( sn rk`o- cøo mr æ̀o 'us( sn ro`mj- cøosh 'us( sn ekno- cør 'uh( sn ad rlnnsg- ch 'us( sn bqx+ sn rna+ sn v`hk- c≠◊j 'us( sn eddc- cÀ� 'us( sn ontmc etet-

cnæj 'us( sn itlo+ sn rjho- cnæjnæ,bgv�o 'us( sn ontmbd- cnjnqÕ◊ 'us( sn ad sqntakdrnld- c�¿ 'us( sn kds fn+ sn qdkd`rd- c�j 'uh( sn ad s`rsdkdrr- c�æj 'us( sn fn- ctqøæ 'us( sn jhmckd ` ehqd+ sn khfgs `

ehqd- cxøæ 'us( sn cq`hm+ sn ontq hm `mnsgdq

udrrdk-

ü ø ø¿ '`cu( xdr- øæag≠◊jÀ evøæs bgÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad nmkx- øæa`j 'uh( sn rntq 'drodb`kkx ennc(- øa`æ�sÕ◊,øqxøo '`ci 6( gnqqhakd rldkk- øæadæ 'uh( sn ad o`hmetk- øæaøo 'uh( sn ad a`c- øaÿæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøaÿæ vnla- øæaÿ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæaÿ `khf`snq+

ok`bdms`- øag` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag` a`f- øag æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀ edmbd+

a`qqhb`cd- øag æ̀,`jnæj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀,`jnæj

ohf∫r edmbd- øag æ̀,l`mxdæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀,

l`mxdæ bntqsx`qc- øag æ̀,lløæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀,

lløæm fn`s∫r edmbd- øæag æ̀møæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæag æ̀møæ fktd+

ftl- øæag æ̀møæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæag æ̀møæ ok`rsdq- øag æ̀,mæjtæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀,mæjtæ

onbjds- øag æ̀� æ̀ 'm 6( r`bqhehbd- øag`�`æjv`æ 'm 6( kdoqnrx-

øag æ̀�`æ,mj�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀� æ̀,mj�j qnnrsdq-

øag`o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag`o vhmf- øag æ̀qøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀qøæ

cdrbdmc`ms- øag æ̀x 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag æ̀x etet- øagd 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagd ak`ccdq+

`bbhcdms- øagdæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagdæ s`qfds+ k`v+

rb`q+ hkkdf`k- øagdæ `stæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagdæ `stæ

d`qv`w- øagd ømøæ `vt '`cu( nudq sgdqd- øagdæ,øevøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagdæ,

aøevøs rb`q 'eqnl vntmc(- øagdæ,L æ̀mcøæl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagdæ,

L æ̀mcøæl ahqsgl`qj- øagøo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagøo cnud- øagøæo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagøæo ptdrshnm- øagÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagÀ atrg- øagnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagnæ gho+ v`hrs- øagnæ,øv�æ 'uh( sn ad m`jdc- øæagnæjn 'm 6.7( khy`qc- ok-9

aøæagnæjn øagnæjnæqÕ◊ 'm 6( l`cmdrr-

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øagnæ,mcøl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagnæ,mcøl toodq o`qs ne odmhr-

øagnæ,mi� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagnæ,mi� ` gntrd enq r`bqhehbd-

øagnæ�næ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagnæ�næ ohfdnm- øagnæ røm�� aøæj`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøagnæ

jøm�� aøæj`j o`qs adsvddm snd `mc enns-

øag�æj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag�æj g`ke- øag�æj�æ,øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag�æj�æ,

løm�j ak`bjan`qc- øag�æj�æ,mcøm 'm 6.7ok-9 aøag�æj�æ,

mcøm ( ek`f+ ` ohdbd ne bknsg- øag�j� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag�j� d`fkd- øag�æj�æqÕ ◊ 'uh( sn ad aqnjdm- øag�o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøag�o lnkd- øagvøagøæ,mmxt 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøagvøagøæ,mmxt khor- øagvøagøæ,mmxt msøæm 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøagvøagøæ,mmxt msøæm knvdq kho- øagvøagøæ,mmxt¿ le`æx 'm 6.7 ok-9

aøagvø agøæ,mmxt¿ le æ̀x ( toodq kho-

øæagvøs 'm 6.7ok-9 aøæagvds ( btkshu`sdc k`mc md`q sgd qhudq-

øæagvøæs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæagvøæs rv`lo- øagvøqøæ,mmxt 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøagvøqøæ, mmxt kho- øæbg` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg` rpthqqdk- øæbg`j 'us( sn fdqlhm`sd- øæbg æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg æ̀j nsgdq- øæbg æ̀j`æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg æ̀j æ̀

b`sdqohkk`q- øbg æ̀j æ̀qÕ◊,mcøm 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøbg æ̀j æ̀qÕ◊,mcøm q`f- øbg æ̀j æ̀qÕ◊,llt 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøbg æ̀j æ̀qÕ◊,anæ bknvm- øæbg æ̀j æ̀,mfxøæo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg`j`æ,

mfxøæo tmqhod o`klmtsr- øæbg æ̀j`æ,mrh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg æ̀j æ̀,mrh

cnqr`k ehm- øæbg æ̀j`æ,mrh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbg æ̀j æ̀,mrh

ekhoodq 'ne ` ehrg(+ b`tc`k ehm- øæbg æ̀o 'uh( sn ad rg`qo-

øbgd 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøbgd ak`ccdq- øæbgÀj 'uh( sn ad e`s+ sn ad ahf+ sn ad

qhbg- øbgÀ�sh 'uh( sn ad `artqc- øbgÀ�sÕ ◊,llt 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøbgÀ�sÕ◊,

anæ ennk- ø¿bgnæj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿bgnj a`rjds9 `

sxod- øbgnæjnæ,øx�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøbgnæjnæ,

øx�� gn`qrd unhbd- øbgnæjnæ,ms≠◊ 'm 6( sdlodq- øbg�æj�æ,øæjv æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøbg�æj�æ,

øæjv æ̀ ` sxod ne ok`ms`hm- øbg�� 'm 6( snc`x- øæbgv æ̀q æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæbgv æ̀q æ̀j

bnbjrbnla+ gnnond- øe æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøe æ̀j svhm- øe`o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøe`o rb`kdr+ rgdkk- ø¿e æ̀o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿e æ̀o hrk`mc- ø¿e æ̀s 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿e æ̀s rgntkcdq

ak`cd- øe`s,øæv`s 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøe`s,øæv`s

g`mckd ne btsk`rr- øed 'us( sn e`hms+ sn ad tmbnmbhntr- øedæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøedæ uhodq- øeøagø 'm 6( sghbjmdrr- øeøm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøeøm en`l+ eqnsg+

rohsskd- øeøæqøæ,mcøm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøeøæqøæ,mcøm

ohdbd ne bknsg eqnl 4 sn 7 x`qcr- øeÀjÀqÕ◊,lltæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøe≠◊j≠◊qÕ◊,anæ

lhcfds- øeÀjÀrh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøeÀjÀrh ` sxod ne

`ms- øeÀ�≠◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøeÀ�≠◊ jdx- øeÀ�≠◊,øjøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøeÀ�≠◊,øjøs

gntrd jdxr- øenj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøenj onjhmf rshbj

'trdc enq rshqqhmf ennc hm sgd ons(+ e`m enq aknvhmf sgd ehqd+ ok`sd enq vhmmnvhmf-

øenjnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøenjnæ btkshu`sdc k`mc-

øenæjnæ,mrh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøenæjnæ,mrh ehm- øenæ�næ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøenæ�næ rntk+ rohqhs-

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øenæ�næ aøcxøæqøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøenæ�næ aøcxøæqøæ gnkx rohqhs-

øe�m 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøe�m qntmc lnqs`q- øæetæjtæxt 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæetæjtæxt

tlaqdkk`- øevøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøevøs rnqd+

vntmc- øevøqøæ,mfn�n 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøevøqøæ,

mfn�n rnqd sgqn`s- øæf≠◊�≠◊,jømøm 'm 6( eknbj ne ahqcr- øæfn 'm 6( nudqfqnvm- øft 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøft ` sxod ne x`l- øftæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøftæ b`qb`rr- øæft 'uh( sn ad aqnjdm- øftæ ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøft ømxÀ�

cd`c sghmf+ trdkdrr sghmf- øftæ,llt 'm 6( cd`c odqrnm- øftæ,mmx` 'm 6( cd`c `mhl`k- øæfa æ̀j æ̀,mæs æ̀x 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæfa æ̀j æ̀,

mæs æ̀x rk`sd- øfg æ̀� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg æ̀� fthmd`

envk- øfg`�`fgÿæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg`�`fgÿæ

q`hmanv khy`qc- øfg æ̀�`æ,øx�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg æ̀�`æ,

øx�� gn`qrd unhbd- øfg æ̀qøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg æ̀qøæ f`o- øfgøo 'm 2.5( ok-9 aøfgøo anmd- øfgøagøæ,øfg�æj�æ,le æ̀x 'm 6( ok-9

aøfgøagøæ,øfg�æj�æ,le æ̀x bgddjanmd-

øfgøagøæ,`m` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgøagøæ,l`m` edltq-

øfgøo, æ̀v�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgøo, æ̀l�æ gtldqntr-

øfgøagøæ,lad, æ̀o`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgøagøæ,lad, æ̀o`j bk`uhbkd-

øfgøagøæ,mmx æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgøagøæ,mmx`æj knvdq l`whkk`-

øfgøagøæ,mmxt ømøæ le æ̀x 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgøagøæ,mmxt ømøæ le æ̀x toodq l`whkk`-

øfgnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgnæ b`qo-

øfgnæjnæ,llvøæs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgnæjnæ llvøæs cqdrr-

øfgnqÕ◊,a`agvøæo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfgnqÕ◊,a`avøæo snqm`cn-

øfgnqÕ◊,mmxøæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg�qÕ ◊,mmxøæm eknnc-

øfg�æj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøfg�æj sdlokd o`qs ne gd`c-

ø¿fg�æj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿fg�æj fhkkr- øi� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøi� v`sdq ons- øit¿,mc`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøit¿,mc`j

qtlntq- øitqh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøitqh c`qjmdrr+

c`qj+ qdlnsd- øitqÕ◊,llnj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøitqÕ◊,

llnj rnk`q dbkhord- øitqÕ◊,ms`� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøitqÕ◊,ms`�

ktm`q dbkhord- øæivÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad etkk- øæivÕ◊ q`�rh 'us ( sn ad etkk sn sgd

aqhl- øj`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`j rshbj trdc

enq rshqqhmf ennc hm sgd ehqd+ ohdbd ne a`lann+ kdf-

øj`j `jo æ̀j æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`j `jo æ̀j æ̀j kdf ne bg`hq-

øj`j aøj�æj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`j aøj�æj kdf ne adc-

øj`j øæeøæløæ 'm 6.7(- ok-9 aøj`j øæeøæløæ kdf ne s`akd

øj`j mmx` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`j mmx` kdf ne `m `mhl`k-

øj`m 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`m ` rnbhdsx a`rdc nm `fd fqnto-

øj`� 'm 6( ok-9 aøj`� ` bto trdc ax sgd lnrs rdmhnq odqrnm vgdm odnokd `qd cqhmjhmf-

øæj æ̀�`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæj æ̀�`j ahqc9 ` sxod-

øj æ̀agøæ,mcøl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj æ̀agøæ,mcøl enqdrjhm ne odmhr-

øj æ̀sh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj æ̀sh annj- øj`x 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj`x a`rjds- øjøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøs gntrd- øjøqøæ,mømxøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

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mømxøæ jhsbgdm- øjøs aøærn llvøæs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøs

aøærn llvøæs a`sgqnnl- øjøqøæ,a`agdæ 'm 6.7ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

a`agdæ ( cxrodmr`qx+ gnrohs`k- øjøqøæ,aøbg�æj�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

aøbg�æj�æ rnbhdsx gntrd- øjøqøæ,øbgølø 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

øbgølø lddshmf gntrd- øjøqøæ,øæj æ̀sh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,øæj æ̀sh

rbgnnk- øjøqøæ,l`mj� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

l`mj� gnsdk- øjøqø,L æ̀mcøæl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqø,

L æ̀mcøæl bgtqbg- øjøqøæ,mømxøæ '6.7( Ok-9 aøjøqøæ,

mømxøæ jhsbgdm- øjøqøæ,mi� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,mi�

ldchbhmd gntrd- øjøqøæ,mmx` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjøqøæ,mmx`

rs`akd- øæjÕ◊mÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjÕ◊mÕ◊ ldrrdmfdq

ne mfaø rnbhdsx '` rdbqds rnbhdsx(- øæjÕ◊qÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjÕ◊qÕ ◊ bnlontmc- øjhqhj`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjhqhj`j

bghlo`mydd+ a`annm+ fnqhkk`- øjnæ,aøst 'm 6.7( bnknmx ne addr-

ok-9 aøjnæ,aøst ø¿jnæj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿jnæj b`k`a`rg enq

o`klvhmd- øjn�næjn�næ ll�æ,mf�æ,røm��, æ̀v�æ 'm

6.7( ok-9 aøjn�næjn�næ a�,a`fg�,jøm��,`æl�æ qhmf ehmfdq-

øjn�næ,mmøæl,røm��, æ̀v�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjn�næ,mmøæl,røm��, æ̀l�æ enqdehmfdq nq hmcdw ehmfdq-

øjn,s æ̀j æ̀sÕ◊ 'm 6( bqnrr ne b`ku`qx- øj� 'uh( sn ad mdv+ sn ad rsq`mfd- øj�j,øæj æ̀� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj�j,øæj`æ�

fq`sdq- øj�� 'm 6( knud+ g`qlnmx- øæj�æ��æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæj�æ��æ lhkkhodcd- øj�æqøæ,mcøæl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøj�æqøæ,

mcøæl vqdm-

øæj�æqøæ,mfn�n 'm 6( ok-9 aøæj�æqøæ,mfn�n k`qxmw+ `c`lr `ookd-

øæjtæjtælaÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjtæjtælaÀ sqtmj ne sgd ancx+ `acnldm-

øjtæsh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjtæsh ch`ogq`l- øæjv æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ ok`ms`hm- øæjv`æ bgtbgt 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ

bgtbgt a`m`m`- øæjv æ̀,aøæjv æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ,

aøæjv æ̀j qn`rsdc ok`ms`hm- øæjv æ̀,øagd 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ,øagd

` sxod ne ok`ms`hm- øjv`j 'us( sn cdrhqd+ sn mddc- øjv`j 'm 6( sghqrs- øjv æ̀j æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv`æj æ̀ bntfg- øæjv æ̀,l�a�æ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ,

l�a�æ� ok`s`hm9 ` sxod- øæjv æ̀,mrtqøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjv`æ,

mrtqøæ a`m`m`- øjv`o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv`o onkd ne `

gntrd- øjv`o mmxøærøæ,øjøs 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøjv`o mmxøærøæ,øjøs vhmcnv eq`ld-

øjv`o,lah,mmxv�æo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv`o lah,mmxv�æo cnnq eq`ld-

øjv`agøæ,mmxvøæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv`agøæ,mmxvøæm `qd` adsvddm sgd dxdr-

øæjv`x 'uh( sn ad bnqqdbs+ sn ad dmntfg-

øæjvøm 'uh( sn ad bnkc- øjvørø 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjvørø l`ffns- øjvøæqøæ,mmxøærøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9

a`jvøæqøæ,`l≠◊j bnqmdq ne sgd dxd- øjv�o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv�o oddkhmf+

gtrj+ lnqs`q9 ` sxod sg`s hr ek`s `s sgd anssnl-

øjv�agøæ,mømxøæ,lløæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv�agøæ,mømxø,lløæm l`mfdq-

øjv�agøæ,mmxt rømøm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjv�agøæ,mmxt jømøm ad`j-

ø¿jv�æs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿jv�æs ehrs-

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øjxøagøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjxøagø anw- øjxøagøæ,mftæ 'm 6( ok-9 aøjxøagøæ,

mfÿæ bneehm- øjo` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo` ak`mjds- øjo`j æ̀agnæjnæ 'm 6( ok-9

aøjo æ̀j`æagnæjnæ fqhmchmf anvk enq l`mfndr-

øjo æ̀j`qh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo æ̀j`qh q`udm-

øjo æ̀j æ̀søæl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo æ̀j`æsøæl adc atf-

øæjo æ̀,mfnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjo æ̀,mfnæ rg`es-

øæjonæjnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjonæjnæ knes- øjo�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo�j ktlo- øjo�j�æ,lo�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo�j�æ,

lo�� gtlo ne bnv- øjo�j�æ,ms�o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjo�j�æ,

ms�o aqhbj- øjo�æq�æj 'uh( sn fnaakd- øjoÿqø 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøjoÿqø m`shud

chrg- øæjoÿæqÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæjoÿæqÕ ◊ sxod ne

cqtl- øæjoÿæqÕ◊,mc≠◊� 'm 6( rtf`q- ø¿lanæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lø¿lanæ ltc adc- ø¿lanæ�,l`la`æj 'm 6.7( ok-9

lø¿lanæ�,l`la æ̀j bqnv- ølømø 'm 6( g`hq+ otahr- ølømø øagnæ 'm 6( otahb g`hq- ølømøæ,ølømø 'uh( sn ad g`hqx- ølømøæ,øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 lølømøæ,

løm�j akhfgs- ølømø,ø¿v æ̀o 'm 6( g`hq ne sgd

`qlohs- ølømøæ,mmxøæm 'm 6( rohqnfxq`

'fqddm `kf`d(- ølømøæ,mmxøærøæ 'm 6( dxd aqnv+ dxd

k`rg- ølÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lølÀ mdbj- ølÀjÀqh 'm 6.7( ok-9 lølÀjÀqh roq`hm+

chrknb`shnm- ølÀ,mjtæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lølÀ,mjtæ

bnkk`q-

øæl�s 'mtl 6( nmd- ølÿæ 'm 6( o`kl mts- ølÿæ,ag�æ 'm 6( o`klmts9 ` sxod- ølÿæ,l�a�æ� 'm 6( o`klmts9 ` sxod- ølÿæ,llÀj 'm 6( ` sxod ne o`klmts

'hs fqnvr eqnl sgd fqntmc(- øm`o 'm 6.7( cdm- ok-9 løm`o ø¿mc æ̀� 'm 6( ok-9 lø¿mc æ̀� gdqmh`+

`oodmchw- ømcn� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømcn�

b`sdqohkk`q- ømøæ 'cds( vghbg- ømøagø 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømøagø

chuhm`shnm- ømøl 'm 6( cqx rd`rnm- ømøl,aøæfg æ̀�` 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømøl,

aøæfg æ̀�` snlarsnmd- ømøæ,la�� 'us( sn nvm- øæmøm 'uh( sn ad ahssdq- øm≠◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm≠◊ hmedbshnm- ømÀjÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømÀjÀ dkdbsqhb

ehrg- ø¿mjøæl 'm 6.7( ok-9 lø¿mjøæl rstlo- ø¿mj�æ møvøm 'm 6.7( ok-9 lø¿mj�æ

møvøm rgdkk ne ` snqsnhrd- ø¿mj�æ mfv� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lø¿mj�æ mfv�

rgdkk ne ` rm`hk- ø¿mj�æ,msÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lø¿mj�æ,msÕ◊

rbtkk- øm�j fv æ̀ag` 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j

fv æ̀u` ft`u` sqdd- øm� 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm� gnd- øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j rshbj- øm�j fv æ̀ag` 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j

fv æ̀ag` ft`u` sqdd- øm�j j`j æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j j`j æ̀

bnbn` sqdd- øm�j j�eÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j j�eÕ◊

bneedd sqdd- øm�j mrtæjtæqt,bgxøsbgxøs 'm 6.7(

ok-9 løm�j mrtæjtæqt bgxøsbgxøs kdlnm sqdd-

øm�j�æ,jøe� 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j�æ,jøe� sgqnmd-

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øm�j�æ,msÕ◊,`jo æ̀j æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 løm�j,msÕ◊,`jo`æj`æj btrghnm-

ømrn� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømrn� rtf`q b`md-

øms�� 'uh ( sn ad g`ke etkk- ømx`j` 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømx`j` x`l- ømx`j`,øag æ̀x 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømx`j`,

øag æ̀x vghsd x`l- ømx`j`,øæjtæmÕ ◊ 'm 6( vghsd x`l- ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ� sghmf- ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ� adknmfhmf- ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ� ad`c- ømxÀ�≠◊,aøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ�≠◊,aøs

vd`onm- ømxÀ�≠◊,ølÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ�≠◊,ølÀ

mdbjk`bd- ømxÀ�≠◊,la æ̀x 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ�,

la æ̀x vdcchmf fhes- ømxÀ�≠◊,llÀj 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxÀ�≠◊,

llÀj cnldrshb `mhl`kr- ømxÀ�sh 'uh( sn ad rvdds- øæmx�æagøæ 'm 6( bnqqtoshnm- ømxt 'm 6.7( ok-9 lømxt enql+ v`x+

qgxld- ømxt,øæbg æ̀j 'uh 6.7( ok-9 lømxt,

øæbg æ̀j sn ad oqdfm`ms- ømxt,øæl�s 'uh( sn ad sgd r`ld- øo` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøo` ed`rs+

bdqdlnmx+ bdkdaq`shnm- øo æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøo æ̀j bnla- øo`o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøo`o ` sxod ne

`ms- øæod 'uh( sn ad qhod- øoøl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøoøl nvk- øoøl,mivh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøoøl,mivh

ltrgqnnl9 ` sxod- øoÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøoÀ r`bqhehbd- øoÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøoÀ� `sshstcd+

bg`q`bsdq- øæonæjnæ 'm 6.7ok-9 aøæonæjnæ ( btoan`qc- øo�¿ 'uh( sn ad hmrnkdms+ sn ad

trdkdrr- øæo�æ 'uh( sn adbnld cdb`x+ sn ad

qnssdm-

øo� øqxøo 'm 6( tmokd`r`ms rldkk- øo� møæmxøæm '`ci 6( ok-9 øo� æ̀løæm

a`c snnsg- øo�,møv`j`qh 'uh( sn ad q`rg- øotærÕ ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøotærÕ◊ `ctksdqx+

enqmhb`shnm+ ktrs- øoÿæsÕ◊ 'us( sn `qftd- øæq`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæq`j b`fd- øq æ̀j`æ,ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq æ̀j æ̀,

ømxÀ� tmhlonqs`ms- øq æ̀j æ̀,mmøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq æ̀j æ̀,mmøs

atssnbjr- øqd¿,`l`� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqd¿,`l`�

tmqhod o`klmtsr- øæqøæløæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæqøæløæ rvdds

x`l- øqøo, æ̀v�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqøo æ̀v�æ

`ql- øqøs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqøs jmns+ gtlo-- øqøqøæ,øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqøqøæ,øm�j

mncd- øæqÕ◊j æ̀� '2 6.7( ok-9 aøæqÕ ◊j æ̀� l`sbg- øqÕ◊rh 'm 6( qhbd- øq≠◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq≠◊ a`s- øæqÀ 'uh( sn ad bnqqdbs+ sn ad fnnc- øqÀ� 'us( sn rld`q- øqÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqÀ� odrskd+

r`lokd- øq≠◊sÕ◊ øæletæ 'us( sn vhrg rnldsghmf

fnnc- øq≠◊sÕ◊,ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq≠◊sÕ◊,

lømxÀ� oqdbhntr- øq≠◊sÕ◊,øoÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq≠◊s≠◊,aøoÀ�

onkhsdmdrr+ fnnc g`ahs- øqnæ� 'm 6.7( qncdms- ok-9 aøqnæ� øæq�æagøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæq�æagøæ `qqnv- øq�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq�� b`k`a`rg9 `

sxod- øq�� øæjv æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq�� øæjv æ̀

ehmfdq ne ok`ms`hm- øq�� mbgvh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq�� mbgvh

bna- øq���æ,mfnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq���æ,mfnæ

atkkds-

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øq�æ��æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq�æ��æ k`lo+ ek`rg-

øq�æ��æ,mjo æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøq�æ��æ,mjo æ̀j k`lo9 ` sxod-

øq�æqÕ ◊ 'uh( sn ad s`kk- øæqt 'm 6( dqt udfds`akd- øqv�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqv�æ rsnnk- øæqv�æo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæqv�æo lntrd- øqxøo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøqxøo ncntq- ør` 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør` a`rjds9 ` sxod- ør` 'mtl 6( svdmsx- ør` ør` mrøl aøæs`x 'mtl 6( ehud

gtmcqdc- ør` mrøl øæl�s 'mtl 6( svdmsx nmd- ør` mrøl axnæ 'mtl 6( sghqsx- ør`j 'uh( sn ad xntmf- ø¿r æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿r æ̀j l`s- ør`j æ̀,lltæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør`j æ̀,anæ

anx- ør æ̀� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør æ̀� v`mc- øær`� æ̀,r`� æ̀ s æ̀vn 'm 6.7( ok-9

aøær`� æ̀r`� æ̀,s æ̀vn rv`kknv- øær`o 'uh( sn ad e`q+ sn ad knmf- ør æ̀xqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad rtodqhnq- ør æ̀xqÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør æ̀xqÕ ◊ ch`qqgnd`+

cdgxcq`shnm+ rhesdq- ør æ̀xqÕ◊,llt 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør æ̀xqÕ◊ anæ

`m hlonqs`ms odqrnm- øærd¿ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøærd¿ bqhbjds- ø¿rd 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿rd bq`x ehrg+

rgqhlo- ørd¿,a æ̀x æ̀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aørd¿,a æ̀x æ̀

tsdmrhk trdc enq anhkhmf odoodq hm ` ons-

ørdæ,jøe� 'm 6( ok-9 aørdæ,jøe� bqnvm- ørdæ,mfnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aørdæ,mfnæ a`qqdk- øærÕ◊j�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøærÕ◊j�� ohod 'enq

rlnjhmf(- ør≠◊ ømxÀ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør≠◊ ømxÀ� `m

nkc sghmf- ør≠◊,lanj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør≠◊,lanj

kdfdmc- ø¿r≠◊� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿r≠◊� sdqlhsd ghkk- ørÀ�À 'm 6.7( ok-9 aørÀ�À ehfgs-

ørn 'm 6.7( ok-9 aørn q`hmx rd`rnm- ørnæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aørnæ l`kkds- øær�æ� 'uh( sn ad gns- ør���qh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør���qh c`mfdq+

sqntakd- ør�o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør�o i`bj`k- ør�o,øæmxøæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør�o,øæmxøæm

r`k`l`mcdq- ørv�,aøe`agøæ,mixø 'm 6.7( ok-9

aørv�,aørv�,aøe`agøæ,mixø ` sxod ne `ms-

ørxøæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aør�øæ l`qjds+ atrhmdrr-

ørxøæ 'us( sn sq`cd- ørxøæ 'm 6( `ms9 ` sxod 'hs enqlr `

khmd `bqnrr sgd qn`c(- ø¿rxøæo 'm 7( r`mc- ørxørxø 'uh( sn ad knmf- øæs æ̀ 'm 6( e`sgdq- üæs æ̀,L æ̀mcøæl 'm 6( Knqc- øs`j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøs`j kha`shnm- ø¿s æ̀j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿s æ̀j cqxhmf

rgdksdq+ q`bj- øæs æ̀la�æ� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæs`æla�æ� eknnq

l`s- øæs`� 'uh( sn ad g`qc+ sn ad sntfg+ sn

ad rsqnmf- øs`sh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøs`sh cdkhqhtl+

bnv`qc- øsd 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsd ons- øsd,ms�o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsd,ms�o bk`x

ons- øsøl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøl edudq9 `

sxod- øæsøl 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæsøl gts- øsøæl,lanj 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøæl,lanj

anqhmf rshbj- øsøl,mfÿæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøl,mfÿæ

`ms9 ` sxod- øsøælrÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøælrÕ◊

hmfqdchdms- øsøæm 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøæm atc- øsørøæ,llvøæs 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsørøæ,

llvøæs snvdk- ø¿sh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿sh s`conkd-

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øsÕ◊,mrh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsÕ◊,mrh rgn`k- øsÀ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsÀ b`k`a`rg- ø¿sÀ� '6.7( ok-9 aø¿sÀ� k`jd- øsn 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsn atka- øsnæ�næ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsnæ�næ ` sxod ne

`ms 'qdc hm bnkntq(- øs� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøs� l`md- øs�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøs�j uhkk`fd+ bk`m+

vdcfd- øs�sh 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøs�sh bg`ql- østæqÕ ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøstæqÕ◊ gnne- ø¿v æ̀o 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿v æ̀o `qlohs- øv`s 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøv`s btsk`rr- øævnæjnæqÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøævnæjnæqÕ◊ ktmfr- øv�æ 'm 6( bnssnm- øæv� 'uh( sn ad dlosx+ sn ad cqx- øæv�æ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæv�æ vnnk+ eqnmc- øv�æ,mfxøæo 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøv�æ,mfxøæo

rs`kj ne ` o`kl sqdd- øv�æ,røæmcdæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøv�æ,røæmcdæ

rs`kj ne ` o`kl sqdd-

øvtæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøvtæ k`sqhmd- øx`x 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøx`x o`sg+ sq`hk- øxdæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøxdæ kd`e- øæxøæløæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæxøæløæ q`uhmd+

u`kkdx- øxn� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøxn� khla- øx�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøx�j ed`sgdq- øx�� 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøx�� vnqc+ unhbd- øx�� `le`x 'uh( sn ad kntc- øx��,øæs�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøx��,øæs�j

k`mft`fd- øxt 'm6( oqhu`sd- øxt 'u( sn vghrodq ` rdbqds- øxtæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøxtæ sdlodq- øxtæ 'uh( sn ad bqtdk- øæxtæ 'm 6( xdrsdqc`x- ø¿xtæ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aø¿xtæ aqd`sg- øxt¿,aøbgÕ ◊sÕ ◊ 'us( sn rteenb`sd- øæxv ¿̀q≠◊j 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøæxv ¿̀q≠◊j

ons`snd-

E e e` '`cu( gdqd- e æ̀ '`cu( vgdqd- e ¿̀ 'us( sn lnud+ sn fhud v`x- e ¿̀ msxøs 'us( sn qtm pthbjkx- e`j`qÕ◊ 'us( sn g`oodm- e`� æ̀ 'us( sn inhm- e æ̀o 'us( sn rgdkk- e`sdæ 'us( sn qhrd to- ed 'us( sn knbj- eøæm 'us( sn bg`rd- eøæo 'us( sn sdmc ` ehqd- eøqøæ 'us( sn qdlnud+ sn cdsgqnmd- eøqøæ lavøæo 'us( sn cdek`sd- eøqøæ ll� mct æ̀lÀ 'us( sn vd`m- eøqøæ,lavøæo 'us( sn cdek`sd- eøqøæ,llvøæs 'us( sn `ars`hm- ehosÕ◊ 'us( sn ad`s vhsg ` b`hm- eÀ� 'us( sn ekhmf- e≠◊� 'm0( gdl- enj 'us( sn ek`o-

enjnqh 'us( sn dla`q`rr- en� 'us( sn vhmj+ sn hmudrshf`sd- en�nqÕ◊ 'us( sn dwbtrd+ sn enqfhud+ sn

o`qcnm- enqÕ◊ 'us( sn ctcfd- e���æ 'us( sn rdhyd+ sn rm`sbg- etæ 'us( sn rohkk+ sn dldqfd+ sn eqdd+ sn

kd`j+ sn fn nts+ sn qdrdlakd- etæ `lah 'us( sn rtbbddc+ sn `ood`q

hmeqnms- etæ mr�æ�sh 'us( sn rvd`s- etæ msÀ `løl 'us( sn ad chrbntq`fd- etæx æ̀j 'uh( sn ad khfgs 'hm vdhfgs(- etæx æ̀j 'us( sn vhks- evøevøo 'us( sn rlntkcdq- evøæs 'us( sn rtqo`rr+ sn nudqs`jd- exøæ 'us( sn vd`q+ sn ots- exøæ øj`j mct mc`j 'us( sn hmsdqedqd- exøæ mæjtæ 'us( sn cqdrr- exøæ msÀ 'us( sn dmbntq`fd-

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exøæ,aør�o 'us( sn cdrhfm- exøæ,jøe� 'us( sn dmsgqnmd-

exøæ,lavøæo 'us( sn hmek`sd- exøosÕ◊ 'us( sn ekho-

F f f`sÕ◊ 'us( sn rokhs- fÀ�ÀsÕ◊ 'us( sn cdk`x- fnæ 'us( sn fqnv- fnæ bgt�bgt� 'us( sn ekntqhrg- fnæ mø loh 'us( sn m`hk- fnqÕ ◊ 'uh( sn ad rshee- ftæ 'uh( sn ad cd`c- ftæ 'us( sn chd- fv` 'us( sn pt`qqdk+ sn ehkd-

fv æ̀ag` 'm4( ft`u` eqths- fvøsh 'us( sn vqhmjkd- fv� 'us( sn qn`rs+ sn unlhs- fv�æs 'us( sn e`rsdm+ sn shd+ sn bg`hm- fxø,fxø llt 'm0( lhcfds- fxøæo 'us( sn sgqnv+ sn chrb`qc- fxøæo `l≠◊j 'us( sn fk`mbd- fxøæo,øag æ̀� æ̀ 'us( sn b`rs knsr- fxøorÕ◊ 'us( sn sghm-

Fa fa fa æ̀fa`æj 'm4( ` rnqs ne x`l- faøløæ 'us( sn ldds+ sn rk`l- fanæj 'us( sn otmbg+ sn i`a-

fanæjnæsÕ ◊,fgnæjnæsÕ ◊ 'uh( sn ad qntfg- fa�æj 'us( sn adbjnm-

Fg fg fg æ̀ag æ̀qÕ◊ 'm( `qd`- fg æ̀ag æ̀qÕ◊,fg`æag`æqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad

qntmc- fg`j` mf æ̀j æ̀ 'us( sn x`vm- fg æ̀� 'us( sn eqx- fg`� æ̀ 'us( sn ok`rsdq+ sn rd`k- fg æ̀o 'us( sn qn`l- fg`qøæ 'us( sn gtrj bnqm- fg`rÕ ◊ 'us( sn o`rr qntmc- fg æ̀s 'us( sn rokhs- fg`sÕ◊ 'us( sn sdkk- fg`x 'us( sn roqd`c- fgøl 'us( sn chf to+ sn g`qudrs- fgøæo 'us( sn rsd`k- fgøæo,llt 'us( sn jhcm`o-

fgnæj 'us( sn gd`q- fgnjnæ 'us( sn l`jd+ sn rg`od

rnldsghmf+ sn qdo`hq+ sn ldmc+ sn cdbnq`sd+ sn bqd`sd+ sn eq`ld-

fgnjnsÕ◊ 'us( sn s`rsd+ sn khrsdm- fgnjnsÕ◊ øqxøo 'us( sn rldkk- fg�æ msÕ◊rnæ 'us( sn rxlo`sghyd- fg�æagøæ 'us( sn cdbhcd- fg�æj 'us( sn kd`qm- fg�æj mmxøæm 'us( sn rvhl- fg�æj,øj æ̀sh 'us( sn rstcx- fg�j�æ 'us( sn admc a`bjv`qc+ sn

kd`m nm- fg�j�æ,msÀj 'us( sn enqfds-

I i iøæm 'us( sn inrskd- iømsÕ◊ 'us( sn bnlo`qd+ sn ld`rtqd- ih 'us( sn dwbqdsd+ k`x dffr+ sn ak`ld- ivøæ 'us( sn cds`hm-

ivh 'us( sn r`shrex- ivhsÕ◊ 'us( sn a`oshrd- iv� 'm( lhrb`qqh`fd- ixøs 'us( sn qtm-

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J j j`¿ 'us( sn nadx+ sn rtalhs+ sn `kknv+

sn `eehql+ sn bnmehql- j`j 'us( sn oq`hrd- j`j æ̀ 'us( sn fqdds+ sn sg`mj+ sn

bnmfq`stk`sd- j`j æ̀ 'm4( bnbn`- j`j æ̀ mø `l�æ 'us( rg`jd g`mcr- j æ̀� 'us( sn oqdudms- j`�`qÕ◊ 'us( sn knnrdm- j`o 'us( sn rtqqntmc- j æ̀o 'us( sn cdedmc+ sn dmbhqbkd- j`r æ̀q` 'm0( b`rr`u`- j`sh 'us( sn rk`rg- j`sÕ◊ 'us( sn bts vhsg ` btsk`rr- j æ̀sÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad o`kd- j`xrÕ ◊ 'us( sn bnmrhcdq+ sn gnod+ sn

sghmj+ sn rtffdrs- j`xrh aøæ 'us( sn ld`m- jø 'bnmi( ats- jø '`cu( gnvdudq+ sgdm- jøæ 'mdf( mdf`shud l`qjdq hm sgd

hlodq`shud- jøaÕ◊ 'm 02( dwbqdsdldms- jøan� 'uh( sn ad bkdudq+ sn ad

hmsdkkhfdms- jøan� 'm 02( aq`hm- jøat 'uh( sn ad fqdx- jøat 'm 02( fqdx g`hq- jøavø¿ 'm 02( ` sxod ne rohbd- jøavøo 'us( sn rstssdq- jøavøæs 'us( sn f`ro- jøag`æj,mct,msdæ 'uh( sn ad hm

chrnqcdq- jøagøæ 'us( sn qnnrs+ sn admc cnvm- jøagøqÕ◊ 'us( sn bnudq+ sn enqedhs- jøag≠◊qøæ mf�qø mct aøs`� 'us( sn

q`od- jøag� 'm( sd`q cqno- jøag�æ� øjv`j 'uh( sn g`ud knrr ne

`oodshsd- jøenjnæ,øm�j 'm 02( f`qqh- jøe� 'm 02( qnx`k-

jøæetæ '`cu( `f`hm- jøfn 'm 7( oqdl`stqd- jøfv� 'm 02( unlhs- jøfgnj 'm 02( rb`ahdr- jøæj` 'us( sn chr`fqdd- jøj`� 'm 02( vghrjdqr+ a`qc ne `

ehrg- jøjøo 'uh( sn ad ctkk- jøjøæo,mæs≠◊ 'uh( sn ad hlo`shdms- jøjtæqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad cheedqdms- jøæjv�æs 'oqdo( adrhcd+ md`q- jøæjxøæo 'm 02( bnqmdq- jøæl 'us( sn `qqdrs+ sn b`sbg+ sn

fnudqm+ sn bktsbg- jøæl æ̀ms`� 'us( sn hmrhrs- jøæl øs�j 'us( sn qdhfm- jøla æ̀xsÕ◊ vhsgnts bd`rhmf- jølaøo '`cu( d`qkx- jø¿la�æ 'uh( sn ad bghkchrg- jølax æ̀j æ̀ 'm 02( ` rmna- jøælax`æj`æ 'us( sn chrfthrd- jøløæ 'us( sn qdetmc+ sn `mrvdq+ sn

qdudmfd+ sn qdok`bd- jømbgøløæ 'uh( sn ad tmvhkkhmf- jøæmbgh 'm 02( ` sxod ne rohbd trdc

`r `qnl`- jømc æ̀j`æmcxøæ 'm 02( fq`udk- jømcøæm 'm 02( rghdkc+ sxod ne b`o

trdc enq v`q- jømf�j 'm 02( sdqlhsd- jømfv�æ 'm 02( cqntfgs- jømj� 'm 0.5( ok-9 l`mj� rsq`mfdq- jøæmj�æj,øælÀ 'm 02( ` o`qs ne sgd

mdbj- jøæmjvøærøæ,mf�qø 'm 02( ok-9

jøæmjvøærøæ,a`fg�qø vhcnv- jøæmjvøærøæ,la`j`møl 'm 02( ok-9

jømjvøærøæ,a`ag`j`møl vhcnvdq-

jøæmjv�æo 'm 02( rgd`sg- jøæmnæjnæ 'm 02( ldc`k+ shskd+ qdrodbs+

gnmntq-

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jømnæjnæ,llvøæs 'uh( sn ad gtlakd- jøm�æ 'm 02( cqd`l+ rkddo- jøm�æ,jøaÿæ 'm 02( mhfgsl`qd- jøm�� 'm 02( oqhrnm+ ahbxbkd- jøæmxnæ�næ 'm 02( vnqlr- jø�v`� 'uh( sn ad aq`ud- jøæo msÀ 'uh( sn ad o`shdms- jøoøqø,øag æ̀j,la� 'uh( sn ad

tmtrt`k- jøoÀ 'm 02( roddbg+ s`kjr- jøoÀj 'm 02( ` sxod ne ltrgqnnl+ `

sxod ne rohbd- jøo,msÀ 'm( odqrdqudq`mbd- jøq≠◊ 'uh( sn ad hmedqhnq- jøqÀ�À 'uh( sn ad hfmnq`ms- jøqÀ�À llvøæs 'uh( sn ad

tmbnmrbhntr- jøq�s 'm 02( rshbjx l`ssdq hm sgd

dxd- jør`j 'm 02( ` injd- jørøm 'm 02( ek`stkdms- jøs`� 'uh( sn ad hll`stqd- jøsøs 'm 02( otr- jøæx�æj�æ 'us( sn eqhfgsdm- jøx�æqøæ 'm 02( cdmntmbd- jÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn bqnrr+ sn dwbddc- jnæ 'us( sn `rbdmc+ sn bkhla+ sn ontq

vhmd- jn¿ 'us( sn rmhee 'sna`bbn(- jnæ lløl 'us( sn ontq vhmd 'hm `

fk`rr(- jnæj 'us( sn vdcfd+ sn rgnts- jnjnqÕ◊ 'us( sn bq`vk- jnæjnæqnæj 'hcdn( sn ad shfgs+ sn ad

rsqnmf- jn�næ 'us( sn enkknv- jnrÕ ◊ 'us( sn rmhee 'sna`bbn(- jnrh l`mxvøæm 'us( sn rmhee- j� 'us( sn rsqnkk+ sn sqho+ sn sqho+ sn

v`kj- j� ørxøæ 'us( sn sq`cd- j� ivøs 'us( sn `lakd- j� jøm�� 'us( sn qhcd ` ahbxbkd- j�eÕ◊ 'm( bneedd-

j�j 'us( sn fqhmc- j�� 'us( sn khjd+ sn knud- j�æ� 'us( sn oqdrdqud+ sn dbnmnlhrd+

sn gn`qc- j�qøæ 'us( sn chrsqhatsd+ sn rg`qd- j�s 'uh( sn ad rghmx+ sn fk`qd+ sn

rsqhjd- j�s s`l`qø 'us( sn u`bbhm`sd- Jqhrsn 'm( Bgqhrs- jt 'us( sn atx- jtsÕ◊ øj æ̀sh 'us( sn enkc ` annj- jÿ 'us( sn cn- jÿ aøæq≠◊�À 'us( sn cn hmsdmshnm`kkx- jÿ aøadæ ms≠◊ 'us( sn needmc- jÿ aøaÿæ 'us( sn cn duhk- jÿ aøbg æ̀x 'us( sn rgnbj- jÿ aøsÀj 'us( sn vnqj- jÿ øæmc≠◊ 'us( sn l`jd ad`tshetk- jÿ l`� æ̀j 'us( sn r`shrex- jÿ la� 'us( sn oqdsdmc- jÿagøæ 'us( sn admc enqv`qc+ sn r`f- jv`j 'us( sn rtoonqs+ sn `kkduh`sd+ sn

mddc- jv`æmjv`æx 'uh( sn ad dmntfg- jv`� 'us( btkshu`sd- jv`æx 'us( sn rhmf- jv`æx 'uh( sn ad `akd- jv`æx 'm( vnqsg- jv`x jøm�æ 'us( sn rmnqd- jv`x s æ̀j�æ 'us( sn vddc- jvøæm 'us( sn e`kk- jvøæm møld 'uh( sn adbnld rhbj- jvøæm møl� 'us( sn e`hk `m dw`l- Jvøæm,jøæagøæ 'us( sn bn`ftk`sd- jvøæm,lløl 'uh( sn ad cqtmj- jvøs 'us( sn jmnbj+ sn s`o- jvøsÕ◊ 'us( sn bnudq- jvøqø,llvøs 'us( sn ektssdq- jv� 'us( sn o`x+ sn chuhcd- Jxøæagøæ mbgvh 'us( sn bts bnqm- Jxøæagøæ mcøm 'us( sn enkc bknsgdr- jxøæo mø `l≠◊j 'us( sn akhmj- jxøosÕ◊ 'us( sn akhmj-

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Jo jo`æj '`cu( mdudq- jo`æj 'uh( sn ad ltsd+ sn ad pthds- jo`� 'us( sn gnnj- jo`�`qÕ◊ 'us( sn gtf- jo`æsø 'bnmi( dwbdos- joøløæ 'us( sn qdhmenqbd- jonæ�næqnæ� 'm( khfgs-

jo�æj 'us( sn jmnbj sgd gd`c 'vhsg ` ehmfdq(+ sn f`yd `s rnldsghmf-

jo�æjo�æj 'm( vnnc odbjdq- jo�æs 'us( sn bts- jotærtæs 'hcdn( sn ad sntfg-

L l l`ag`qÕ◊ 'us( sn rm`o+ sn fq`a- l æ̀ag æ̀qÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad m`qqnv- l`agøqh 'us( sn mhaakd- l æ̀agøæqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad rg`kknv- l`j æ̀ 'us( sn `cc+ sn `bbtltk`sd- l`j`sÕ◊ 'us( sn cntas- l`j,mj`x 'us( sn `l`yd+ sn

rtqoqhrd- l`jv`q æ̀j`mi` 'm 5( rl`kk

hmsdrshmd- l æ̀lad,mbg�æs 'm 5( rdbnmc`qx

enqdrs- l`lax`� 'm 5( b`mjdqvnql- l`lo`qøæ 'm 5( rpthmshmf- l`lx æ̀j,l æ̀lx æ̀j 'uh( sn ad

ronssdc- l`lxøæ 'm 5( `fd- l`mct 'uh( sn ad rl`kk- l`mctæ lonj '`cu( rnnm- l`mctæ,l`mctæ '`cu( rknvkx- l`møæl,aøst 'm 5( vhkc gnmdx- l`mfv� 'us ( sn bgd`s- l`mfv� 'm 5( aqhad- l`mhøæ 'm 5( `cuhrd- l`¿mjv�æ,øæjv`æ 'm 5( ` udqx ahf

atmbg ne ok`ms`hm- l`mn� 'm 5`( aknnc- l`mn� 'm 5( `abdrr- l`mn� aøæjvøæm jøæagøæ aknnc bkns- l`mn�,øæjv`æ 'm 5( ok`ms`hm9 ` sxod-

l`m� 'm 5( aqnsgdq+ bntrhm- l`m� øæs æ̀ 'm 5( mhdbd+ tmbkd- l`m�,`mø,mf�qø 'm 5( rhrsdq- l`m�,l�æmjvøm,mf�qø 'm 5(

xntmfdq rhrsdq- l`m�,l�æmjvøm 'm 5( xntmfdq

aqnsgdq- l`m�,mrdæmrÕ◊,mf�qø 'm 5( nkcdq

rhrsdq- l`m�,mrdæmrÕ◊ 'm 5( nkcdq aqnsgdq- l`ms�� 'm 5( sn`c- l æ̀mx æ̀� 'm 5( sgd m`shud rod`jdqr ne

jdmx`mf- l`mxdæ 'm 5( b`rd 'hm bntqs(- l`mxdæ,lah 'm 5( cdsntq- l`mxø,a æ̀x æ̀ 'm 5( A`qnmcnr- l`mxø,aøæjv`æ 'm 5( A`e`v- l`mxø,mjv`mx�æ� 'm 5(

A`jvdqh`mr- l`mxø,mmx` 'm 5( Adshr- l`mxøo 'm 5`( q`hm+ v`sdq- l`mxøagøæ,l`mxøo 'uh( sn ad

v`sdqx- l`mxÀj≠◊,lo�� 'm 5( Anqnqn- l`mxÀ�sh 'uh ( sn ad s`rsx- l`mx�j� 'us( sn hmbhsd- l`mxt 'm 5( ahf qhudq+ eqhmfd- l`mxt,ørxøæ 'us( sn bnrs- l`mxt,laÀ� 'uh( sn ad bgd`o- l`mxt,mfn 'm 5`( nbd`m-

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l`� æ̀j 'm 5( g`oohmdrr- l`� æ̀j ms≠◊ 'uh 5( sn ad eq`mshb- l`��j 'm 5( inhms- l`�rÕ◊ aøagvøo 'us( sn rl`bj khor- la` 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`ag` v`ro- la æ̀ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`ag æ̀ rs`kk- la æ̀ 'm 4( sqtlods- la`ag`qh,aøsh 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`ag`agøqh,aøsh mhfgs v`sbg- la`agøqh,lløæm 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`ag`agøqh,lløæm rgdogdqc- la`agøqh,lo�� 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`ag`agøqÕ ◊ lo�� gdqcdq- la`agøqh,mmxv�o 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`agøqh,mmxv�o c`x v`sbg- la`,bgxøæbgxøæs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`ag`,

bgxøæbgxøæs fm`s- l�a æ̀j 'bnmi( he- la`æj` 'm 4( ` sxod ne a`rjds- la`j`møl 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`ag`j`møl

l`m+ l`kd- la`¿,ms�o 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`ag ¿̀,ms�o

v`ro9 ` sxod- la`� 'm 4( vd`sgdq+ e`ql+ ektsd- la`� æ̀,mrnj 'm 4.5( strj- ok-9

a`ag`� æ̀,mrnj la`�`,s æ̀lenæ� 'm 4( q`hmanv- la`qø,a`jnæj 'm 4( udq`mc`- la æ̀qøæ,bg`j 'm 8.0/( lnkd- la æ̀qøæ,jøoÀ 'us( sn dw`ffdq`sd- ladæ røsÀ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`agdæ jøsÀ `wd

g`mckd- lad, æ̀o`j 'm 2( bgdrs+ omdtlnmh`- ladæ,øj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`agdæ øj`j

rghm anmd- ladæ,øm� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agdæ,øm�

g`mckd ne gnd- laøæ 'uh( sn ad okdmsx- laøæmsÕ◊ 'm 4( k`ld odqrnm- lah 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agh o`sg+ qn`c- lah,mc≠◊j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agh,mc≠◊j

qn`c trdc ax udghbkdr `mc udghbkdr-

lah,mmxv�æo 'm 2.5( cnnqv`x- ok-9 a`agh,mmxv�æo

laÀ 'm 4( bg`kj+ vghsdv`rg- laÀ, æ̀løæm 'm 4( hmbhrnq- laÀ,øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 laÀ,løm�j

rsdl- laÀ,øv`s 'm 4( rg`qo dcfd ne

btsk`rr- laÀj 'uh( sn ad `khud- laÀ,laÀ '`cu( enqldqkx- laÀ,laÀ 'm 2( ehqrs- laÀ� 'uh( sn ad rgnqs- laÀ�,mjtæ,msøm 'm 2( rjhqs- laÀ�,mjtæ,le`x 'm 4( akntrd+ rghqs- lanan� 'm 0( `kahmn- lanj 'm 4( rsnqx+ oqnudqa- lanj 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnj ohs+ gnkd- lanæj 'm 0( cd`e+ ltsd- lanj øæbg` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnj øæbg`

rpthqqdk gnkd- lanj mmx�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnj mmx�æ

rm`jd gnkd- lanj,`v�æ 'm 4( dwsq`u`f`mbd- lanjnæ,a`bgd 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`agnjnæ,

a`bgd tqhm`qx sq`bs- lanjnæ,lavøæo 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`agnjnæ,lavøæo m`r`k b`uhsx- lanjnæ,mcøl 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`agnjnæ,

a`qøl rdlhm`k b`m`k- lanjnæ,mømxøæ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`agnjnæ,

mømxøæ og`qxmw- lanjn,mj� 'm 4( mdvr- lanjnæ,mmøs 'm 0( `mtr- lanjnæ,mmxøæm 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnjnæ,

mmxøæm roqhmf+ onmc- lanjnæ,mmxvøæm 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`agnjnæ,mmxvøæm mnrsqhkr- lanjnæ,mrh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnjnæ,mrh

ehrg onmc- lanæmcnæ,`bg�æj,ør` 'm 4( ok`ms`hm9 `

sxod- lanæmcnæ,øæjv æ̀ 'm 8( ok`ms`hm9 `

sxod- la� 'bnmi( khjd-

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la�j 'm 4( qdrhctd+ rtqoktr- la�æj� 'm 4( ldm&r rnbhdsx sn atqx

sgd cd`c- la�� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`ag�� nvmdq- la�� 'm 8.0/( an`+ cq`fnm- la���æ,øæjøs 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`ag���æ,

øjøs gnrs- la��,øæjøs 'm 8( v`kk fdbjn- la���æqÀ 'm 4( v`sdq kd`e- la��,søsøo 'uh( sn ad sqtrsvnqsgx- la�æo 'm 4( q`esdq- l�atæqÕ◊,mmx�æ 'm 8.0/( l`la`- latæqtæmbgÕ ◊ 'm 4( dff ok`ms- laÿæ 'm 0( ahkd- l�aÿæ md`q o`rs l`qjdq- lavøo 'm 8.0/( q`s- lavøæo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`avøæo `hq- lavøæo 'm 4( edudq- lavøagø,mc≠◊j 'm 8.0/( q`aahs- lavøæagøæ,mmxøæm 'm 4( rsnql- lav�æ,ms`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l�æ,ms`x

fqhmchmf rsnmd- lav�æqøæ 'm 4( snlnqqnv- l�ax`ag æ̀m 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`ax`ag æ̀�

mddckd+ hmidbshnm- lax æ̀ag æ̀� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀agx æ̀ag æ̀m

cq`fnm ekx- lax`x 'm 4( vnldm∫r c`mbhmf

rnbhdsx- l�ax æ̀x 'm 4( otlojhm kd`udr- laxnæ,aøsÀj 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`axnæ,aøsÀj

rtodquhrnq- ldjdæmcdæ 'm( sgd m`shud rod`jdqr ne

@ûmx æ̀ '` mdhfgantqhmf k`mft`fd(- løla`� 'm 7( bnaq`- løm 'us( sn rv`kknv- løm`� 'm 7( fnrrho- løæmøæløæ 'm 7( knrr- løæmøæløæ mj æ̀o 'uh 7( knrr ne r`kdr- løæmøæløæ,llnj 'm 7( rtmrds- løæmøm 'mtl 7( dhfgs- løæmøæm mø `l�s 'mtl 7( mhmd- løæmÕ◊ 'qdk oqnm( gnv l`mx- lømÀ� 'm 7( ehqdvnnc9 ` sxod-

løm≠◊�≠◊ 'm 7( adf+ `klr- lømjøl '`cu( `ksnfdsgdq- løm�j 'm 7( ldchbhmd9 ` sxod- løm�j�æ,mjøl 'm 7( bktsbgdr- løæmvh 'mtl 7( entq- lømv�o 'uh( sn ad gd`ux- lømxø 'm 7( rsnl`bg- lømxø aøæeøæqø 'm 7( `anqshnm- lømxÀ�,øæjøs 'm 7( etqmhstqd- løæmx≠◊�≠◊ 'm 7( qtaahrg+ chqs+ rbtl+

l`mtqd- lømxÀ�≠◊mxøæ 'm 7( ennc- lømxvøæmsÕ◊ 'm 7( ltqltqhmf- lø�øæløæ 'm7( rdkehrgmdrr- lørøæ 'us( sn cqno- løs 'us( sn ohmbg- løs aøæ fg æ̀sh 'us( sn ghms- le`qøj`� 'm 4( qtrs- le`x,`stæ 'm 4( toodq o`qs ne d`q- le`x,øjøs 'm 4( qnne- le`x,møx`s,øæj`j 'm 4.5( ok-9 le`x,

a`x`s,øæj`j hmrsdo- ledæ,mr≠◊�≠◊ 'm 4( atrg l`mfn '`

ahssdq sxod(- lenj 'm 2( ctrs- lenjnæ,bgtbgt 'm 4( onkkdm- lenjnæ,mbgvh 'm 4( ekntq- lenæ� 'm 8.0/( ok-9 a`enæ� atee`kn- le� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`e� bghde- le� mf�qø 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`e� a`fg�qø

ptddm- letæ msÕ◊ 'us( sn c`yd- lh,llvøæs 'm( fqhl`bd- lÀjÀqÕ◊ 'us( sn chrknb`sd- lÀlÀ� 'uh( sn ad rvdds- ll æ̀ 'm 0( lnsgdq- L æ̀mcøæl 'm 0( Fnc- ll æ̀qøæ 'm 4( rokddm- llø 'oqnm( H- lløl 'm 5( vhmd+ addq- llø¿l a`fxøæo 'm 5( o`kl vhmd- llø¿l a`s`�,a`s`� 'm 4( rsqnmf

cqhmj- lløl,mbgvh 'm 2( bnqm addq-

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lløl,mmxt,le`x 'm 2( o`k`sd- lløæm 'm 8.0/( fn`s- llÀj 'm 4( fqntmc+ d`qsg- llÀjÀ,mjøl 'm 4( vnqkc- llnj 'm 4( rtm- ll� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� bghkc- ll� æ̀mf æ̀qøæ 'm 4( mnudladq- ll� l`mxøo aøsh 'm 4( rdosdladq- ll� laÀ ømøl 'm 4( l`qbg- ll� le� la`j`møl 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�

le� la`j`møl oqhmbd- ll� le� mf�qø 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�¿ le�

mf�qø oqhmbdrr- ll� ll� øæs æ̀ øxh 'm 0.1( mdogdv- ll� møag æ̀� 'm 4( i`mt`qx- ll� møæq≠◊ 'm 0( snmrhk- ll�æ mmx`,øq�æ��æ 'm 4( ok-9 a� mmx`,

øq�æ��æ ehqdekx- ll�æ mmx`,løæmj�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�

mmx`,løæmj�æ addskd- ll� mrxøæ 'm 4( itkx- ll� msnæ 'm 4( l`x- ll�,aøsÀj 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�,aøsÀj

`ooqdshbd- ll�bgh 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�bgh bntrhm+

aqnsgdq+ mdhfgantq- ll�bgh `mø mrdæmrÕ◊ 'm 0(

fq`mcbghkc- ll�æ,øjøs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�,øjøs qnnl- ll�æ,øm�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�,øm�j

vgho- ll� øm�� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� øm��

hkkdfhshl`sd bghkc+ a`rs`qc- ll�æ,øq ¿̀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�æ,aøq ¿̀

nqog`m- ll�æ,øs�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�æ øs�j rl`kk

uhkk`fd- ll�,laÀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a�,laÀ gdhq- ll�æ,mf`j aøæ jxøæo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�,

mf`j aøæjxøæo odmjmhed- l�¿mfnæ 'm 0( rlnjd- ll�æ,mf�æ,røm��, æ̀v�æ 'm0( ok-9 a�,

a`fg�æ,jøm��, æ̀l�æ rl`kkdrs ehmfdq-

ll� mj� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� mj� mdv anqm bghkc-

ll�,mjvøm,mf�qø '� 0.1( ok-9 ll�,mjvøm,a`fg�qø uhqfhm-

ll� mmx` 'm 4.5( hmrdbs- ok-9 a� mmx`

ll�æ,mmx`,�v�æ�v�æ� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a�,mmx`,mv�æ�v�æ� vdduhk-

ll�o 'm 4( ` sxod ne qnod- llt 'm 0.1( odqrnm- ok-9 an lltæ 'm 8.0/( cnf- llt `mø æ̀bg≠◊j ` llvøæs 'm( e`s

odqrnm- llt,aøs æ̀ag æ̀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,

aøs æ̀ag æ̀ qteeh`m+ gxonbqhsd- llt,aøsnj 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,aøsnj

rdqu`ms- llt,aøæv æ̀j 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,aøæv æ̀j

sghm odqrnm- llt,øag`� æ̀jv æ̀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,

øag æ̀� æ̀ kdodq- llt,øæagnæjnæqÕ◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,

øanæjnæqÕ◊ l`cl`m- llt,øs�j 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,øs�j

m`shud- llt,øxt 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,øxt

dwdbtshud ldladq+ rox- llt,jo æ̀j 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,jo æ̀j

v`qx- llt,laÀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,laÀ

bg`lohnm- llt,laÀ� 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,laÀ�

cv`qe- llt,løm`� 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,løm`�

sq`hsnq- llt,lømv�o 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,

lømv�o kd`cdq- llt,lø��æj�æqÕ◊ 'm 0( vd`jkhmf- llt,le æ̀x 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,le æ̀x

odnokd eqnl sgd fq`rrehdkc- llt,lo`o 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,lo`o

dmdlx+ uhbshl- llt,mfn�n 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,mfn�n

fktssnm+ fqddcx odqrnm-

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llt,m≠◊�≠◊m≠◊�≠◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,m≠◊�≠◊m≠◊�≠◊ sghm odqrnm-

llt,mæi æ̀� 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,mi æ̀� rox- llt,mmøqøæ,øæjøs 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,

mmøqøæ,øæjøs qdk`shud- llt,mmxt 'm 0( lntsgx odqrnm- llt,msnæ 'm 0.1( ok-9 an,msnæ

ldrrdmfdq- llvøqø 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`lvøqø

eqhdmc- llvøæs 'm 0( ancx- llvøæs løæmx≠◊jÀsh 'm 2( m`trd`- llvøæs,aøæfg�æ 'm 2( ldmrsqt`shnm- llvøs øm�j 'm 6.7( ok-9 llvøæs

løm�j ancx ne ` sqdd- llvøæqøæ,s æ̀j�æ '`ci 4( sn ad fqddm- llx æ̀� æ̀q æ̀� 'm 8( sxod ne

ltrgqnnl- llxøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`lxøæ xd`q- llxøæ møj� 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`lxøæ møj�

mdv xd`q- llxøæ� 'm 8.0/( ok-9 llxøæ� b`sehrg- lnæsn,jonjonj 'm( lnsnqbxbkd- l� 'us( sn sqx- l�j mø msÕ◊ 'us( sn mnc vhsg sgd

gd`c- l�j msÕ ◊ 'us( sn mnc+ sn `bbdos- l�j�æ 'us( sn ohbj 'bneedd+ bnqm eqnl

bna dsb(- l�j�æmf� 'm( c`mbhmf rnbhdsx enq

ldm- l�æjv æ̀j æ̀ 'm0( stadqbtknrhr- l�æjoÿqø 'm0( vnldm&r c`mbhmf

rnbhdsx- l�l�o 'uh( sn ad rnes-

l�mÕ◊mjhl 'm0( ` sxod ne c`mbhmf rnbhdsx-

l�o 'us( sn ad`s vhsg sgd ehrs- l�q�laø 'm( sxod ne cqtl- l�sÕ ◊ 'us( sn fqnod+ sn edkk- lo æ̀agøæqÕ◊,l`m` 'm 4( adsvddm sgd

k`or- lo`lo`qø 'm 4( fq`rrgnoodq- lo æ̀,mmxt 'uh( sn ad an`rsetk- lo`o 'm 4( g`sqdc- lo`o 'us( sn fqtcfd+ sn g`sd- lo`o,`l≠◊j 'uh( sn ad id`kntr- lo`o,`l≠◊j 'm 4( id`kntrx- loølø 'm 0( r`uhntq- loh 'm 2( m`hk- lonj 'm 4( shld- lonj `mø ` evøæs '`cu( k`sd- lonj mx æ̀j æ̀ '`cu 4( oqduhntrkx- lonj,øæetæ '`cu 4( rnldshldr- lonj llxøæ 'm 4( rd`rnm- lonæj mjøl '`cu 2( `kv`xr- lo�j�,røagø 'm 08.02( ok-9 lo�j�,

jøagø atlakd add- lo�� 'm 8.0/( b`sskd- lo���,a`rn 'm 8.0/( b`ldk- lo���,a`st 'm 8.0/( cnmjdx- lo���,mc≠◊j 'm 8.0/( gnqrd- lt 'us( sn rg`ud- lts æ̀mc æ̀ 'm( ldm∫r rnbhdsx enq

atqxhmf sgd cd`c- lv�s 'us( rvdkk- lx æ̀j 'us( sn rv`x- lx`j`sÕ◊ 'us( sn roqhmjkd- lx`lx`� 'm( khfgsmhmf- lx�¿mc�æ 'm( g`hq rsxkd9 ` sxod-

M m m` '`cu( gnv- m`æ 'us( sn bnnj- m`j 'us( sn hmuhsd- m`� 'us( sn bnmehcd- m`æ�`æqÕ◊,m æ̀� æ̀qÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad

sq`mro`qdms-

m`�sÕ◊ 'us( sn rk`mcdq+ sn fnrrho- mbg æ̀j`æ 'm 8.0/( bq`xehrg- mbg æ̀j`æ røæjv`x 'm 8( ` sxod ne x`l- mæbg æ̀m 'm 4( ok`sd- mbg`� 'm 4( dkdog`ms fq`rr+

sg`sbghmf fq`rr-

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mbgd 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`bgd sxod ne a`rjds `kv`xr jdos `s sgd qnne ne ` gntrd-

mbgøæo 'm 4( onudqsx- mbgnæj 'm 4( ok`ms o`q`rhsd+ sdmcqhk+

ok`ms dohogxsd- mbgnjnæ,a`stæ 'm 0( sn ad cd`e- mbgnjnæ,l`mxvøæm 'm 2.5( Hfan

odnokd- ok-9 a`bgnjnæ,l`mxvøæm mbgnjnæ,rømøm 'm 08.02( utkstqd-

ok-9 mbgnjnæ,jømøm mæbg�æj�q�j 'm 4.5( bknbj ahqc- ok-9

a æ̀bg�æj�q�j mbg�æ�sÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad dwsq`u`f`ms- mbg�osÕ◊ 'm 4( lhwstqd- mbg�æs 'm 4( enqdrs- mbgt 'm 4( sg`sbg- mbgt,mjøl 'm 4( a`lann o`kl- mbgv`j`mc`æ 'm 8( bghkcqdm&r

rnbhdsx- mbgvøæ,løm�j 'm 4.5( b`qodmsdq-

ok-9 a`bgvøæ,løm�j mbgvh 'm 4( bnqm- mbgvh,jøev�æs 'm 8( fthmd` bnqm- mbgxøæ,øm�j 'm 4.5( atc- ok-9

a`bgxøæ,løm�j mbgxø,ør��qh 'm 4.5( mthrr`mbd-

ok-9 a`bgxø¿,aør�qh mbgxøo 'm 4( qgdtl`shrl- mbgxøs,ømøagø 'm 4.5( enqstmd

sdkkdq- ok-9 a`bgxøs,ømøagø mc` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`q` rkhmf+ qtaadq- mc`j`xh 'bnmi( vgx- mcøæ 'm 4( bn`s- mcøl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`qøl odmhr- mcøl løæmx æ̀agø 'uh( dqdbshnm ne

sgd odmhr- mcøl øæfg`æ�`æ,mmxøæm 'm 2.5( ok-9

a`qøl aøæfg æ̀� æ̀,mmxøæm ftssdq- mcøæløæ,mæfnæ 'm 4( sqhffdq ne ftm+

gd`qsg+ gdkk- mcølø,jøoÀ,mæs≠◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`qøløæ,

jøoÀ,mæs≠◊ oqnogds-

mcøæl,mj`�,øm�j 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`qøæl,a`j`�,løm�j s`o qnns-

mcølsÕ◊ øæjv æ̀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`qølsÕ◊ øæjv æ̀ a`m`m` rs`kj-

mcøm 'm 4( bknsg- mcømøæ,aøj�æj 'm 4( rgdds- mcøæmcøæl 'uh( sn ad hckd- mcøo 'm 0( g`lldq 'ne ftm(- mæcÕ ◊j æ̀mch 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀cÕ ◊j æ̀mch

rg`cnv- mchqø 'm 4( antmc`qx- mc≠◊,øoÀ� 'uh( sn ad fdmskd+ sn ad

jhmc- mc≠◊mc≠◊ 'uh( sn ad fnnc- mcÀ� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`qÀ� udhm- mcÀ�,øæj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`qÀ�,øæj`j

`bghkkdr& sdmcnm+ a`bj udhm ne enns-

mcn møoÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`qn møoÀ jnk` onc-

mcn,ølÀ 'm 0( o`qs ne sgd mdbj- mcnæjnæqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad `bshud+ mcnæjnæqÕ◊ 'm 0( sqntakdrnld+- mcn,mrøl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`qn,mrøl

`qbg bg`ladq- mc�j 'm 4( sxod ne qnod- mc�� 'm 4( a`lann- mc�æ� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`q�æ� sq`hk+ khmd- mæc�æ� 'm 4( ihffdq- mc�æ� 'm 4( oqnbdrrhnm- mæc�æ� 'm 8( ihffdq- mc�� øæbg æ̀j '`cu( `f`hm- mc�o,mrøl '`cu 4( k`sd- mc�s 'm 4( r`bqhehbd- mct 'bnmi( `r- mct,llvøæs 'm 4( omdtlnmh`- mcxøqø 'm 4( qnod enq bkhlahmf- md 'us( sn eddc+ sn sq`hm- møadæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`adæ `mhl`k

rntmcr- møadæ llvøæs 'uh( sn ad hm cheehbtksx- møat 'uh( sn ad aktd- møat 'm 4( rjx- møatæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agtæ vhsbg-

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møatæ mølÀj 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`atæ mølÀj mhfgsi`q-

møatqh,le� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`atqh,le� v`ro-

møag æ̀j ømxt øæbg`j 'm 4( oqdfm`mbx-

møag`æ� 'm 4( enf+ g`ql`ss`m- møag`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`ag`x

l`qqh`fd- møagd 'm 4( ahqsg+ cdkhudqx- møagdæ 'm 4( a`kc- møagøæ,mixø 'm 4( lntms`hm- møagøærøæ 'uh( sn ad oqhu`sd- møæagÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀lÀ aqd`rs- møæagÀ,mfxøæo 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀lÀ,mfxøæo

eknq`k atka ne ` o`kl sqdd- møagn 'm 4( adfhmmhmf- møagnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agnæ qhcfd- møag�j 'm 4( b`k`a`rg9 ` sxod- møag�æj 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l�æj b`k`a`rg

enq s`oohmf- møagvøs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agvøs ok`hm- møagvøæs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agvøs ok`bd- møagvøæqøæ,øjøs 'm 4.5( ok-9

a`agvøæqøæ,øjøs entmc`shnm ne ` gntrd-

møagvøs,møagvøs 'uh( sn ad kdudk+ sn ad gnqhynms`k-

møagvøæs mjÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`agvøæs mjÀ e`ql okns-

møbg` 'm 4( nudqk`oohmf+ uhbsnqx- møbg` 'us( sn cded`s rnldancx- møbg` llt 'uh( sn ad `anud

rnldancx- møbgh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`bgh dff- møbg�j�,mc≠◊mc≠◊ 'm 4( gd`ksg- møcÕ� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`cÕ� `mhl`k rntmcr9

` sxod- møe`� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`e`mf xdkknv

edudq- møe`� 'm 4( sgtmcdq+ l`k`qh`+

xdkknv edudq- møeÕ◊ 'oqdo( ntsrhcd- møenæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`enæ enqdgd`c- møen�nqh 'm 4( enqfhudmdrr-

møenqh 'm 4( cncfd- møetæ,llnj 'm 4( rtmqhrd- møev�o 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`ev�o lhrs`jd- møfv æ̀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fv æ̀ pt`qqdk+

ehkd- møfxøæs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fxøæs lnkd- møfg`æs øæjv`æ,mrtqø 'm 4.5( ok-9

a`fg æ̀s øæjv æ̀ mrtqøæ g`mc ne a`m`m`r-

møfg`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fg`x bq`a- møfg`x,lahmxv�æo 'm 4.5( ok-9

a`fg`x lahmxv�æo knbj- møfgøæo llt 'm 4( jhcm`o- møfg�æ 'm 4( uhdv- møivh 'm 4( etkk rsnl`bg- møixø 'm 4( a`k`mbd- møj`j` 'm 4.5( fqddshmf- ok-9

a`j`j` møj`j,`æv�æ 'm 4.5( o`kl ne sgd

g`mc- ok-9 a`j æ̀j,`l�æ møj æ̀j æ̀,mfnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j æ̀j æ̀,mfnæ

atss 'ne ` ftm(- møj`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`x oqnudqa- møj`xrh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`xrh sgntfgs- møjøæl fa`j 'uh( sn ad rshbjx- møjøo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jøo o`qbdk- møjøo 'm 4( dmdl`- møj≠◊� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j≠◊� fths`q- møjnæ lah,mmxv�æo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jnæ,

lah,mmxv�æo cnnq rsdo- møjnj 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jnj cnnq- møjnæj '4.5( ok-9 a`jnæj `mhl`k

rntmcr- møj� 'm 4( intqmdx+ oqnrshstshnm- møj�æj jøagø 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�æj

jøagø vnnc atmckd- møj�æj,s`æj�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�æj,s æ̀j�æ

rsq`v atmckd- møj�,mørxø '`cu ( e`q- møj�� 'm4( knud- møj�� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�� `qqnv- møjtæ 'mtl 4( ehesddm- møæjtæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀jtæ b`sdqohkk`q- møjtæ mø `l�s 'mtl 4( rhwsddm-

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møjtæ mø aøæo`x 'mtl 4( rdudmsddm- møjtæ mø aøæq`æs 'mtl 4( dhfgsddm- møjtæ mø løæmvh 'mtl 4( mdmdsddm- møjv`æx 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jv æ̀x rnmf- møjvørøæ 'm 4( lntqm- møjvøæs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jvøæs u`fhm`- møjod¿ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jod¿ `mhl`k

rntmcr9 ` sxod- møæl 'us( sn ahsd+ sn fm`v+ sn knrd- møæl `mmxøæm 'u( sn cqnvm- møæl lømv�o 'us( sn knrd vdhfgs- møl`j 'm 4( hft`m`- møl`j 'us 4( sn di`btk`sd rdldm- møl`j`sh 'm 4( cntashmf- møæla æ̀qøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀la æ̀qøæ odrs- møæla æ̀qøæ 'm 4( qnod enq bkhlahmf- mølad 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`lad rs`q+

snqbg- møld 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`ld rhbjmdrr+

chrd`rd- møld,aøbgøm 'm 4( gdo`shshr- møld,jøm�æ 'm 4( ok-9 l`ld,jøm�æ

rkddohmf rhbjmdrr- møld,ms≠◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`ld,ms≠� gd`qs

hkkmdrr- møløæ 'us( sn dwshmfthrg- mølÀ, æ̀v�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 lølÀ, æ̀v�æ

vqhrs- mølÀ,øj`j 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`lÀ,øj`j

`mjkd- møl�s 'm 4( `ksdq- møl�s 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l�s rsnmd enq

rs`mchmf ` ons- mølv�s 'm 4( rvdkkhmf- møm`j '4( hmuhs`shnm- møæmcøæl 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀mcøæl x`l9 `

sxod- møæmc�æo 'm 4( ltc- mømøæ 'us( sn aknrrnl+ sn nodm- møæmø '`cu( mnv- møæmøæm 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀møæm jmdd- mømømø 'm 4( dwok`m`shnm- mømjÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mjÀ rgntkcdq

anmd-

møæmjv æ̀,la�æ� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jv`,la�æ� oktl-

møæmjv`æ,mc≠◊j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jv`,mc≠◊j `unb`cn sqdd-

møæmjv æ̀,s æ̀eøqøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jv`,s æ̀eøqøæ ` sxod ne eqths sg`s knnj khjd oktlr-

møæmr æ̀� 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀mr æ̀� eqnf- møæmsøæo 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀msøæo hmsdrshmd- møæms≠◊ 'oqdo( adsvddm- møæms≠◊,aøsh 'm 4( lhcmhfgs- møæms≠◊,llÀj 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`æms≠◊,

llÀj eknnq- møæms≠◊,mfnærÕ ◊ 'm 4( mnnm- møæmsn 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀msn ` rnqs ne

x`l- møæmstæqÕ◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀mstæqÕ◊ ` sxod

ne qnod- møæmstæqÕ◊,mfnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀mstæqÕ◊,

mæfnæ ehqdok`bd+ gd`qsg- mømt 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mt v`q- møæmx æ̀x 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀l æ̀x bk`v- mømx`x øj`j 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l æ̀x øj`j

snd m`hk- møæmx æ̀x,`v�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀l æ̀x,`l�æ

ehmfdq m`hk- møæmxøæm 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀løæm snnsg- møæmxøæm,laÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 æ̀løæm,laÀ

e`mf- mømx�s 'm 4( anhkr+ etqtmbtknrhr- mø�`æ,mmxt '4( btc- mø��j,møæmøæm 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`��j,

møæmøæm jmdd admc- mø��j,mmøqøæ,`v�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9

l`��j,mmøqøæ,`v�æ admc ne `ql- mø�v`s 'm 4( hsbghmf- møæo 'us( sn vd`ud+ sn rohm+ sn vq`o+

sn enkc- møoøæl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`oøæl khed- møoømøæ,lo�� 'm 4( b`k`a`rg9 `

sxod- møoøo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`oøo akhrsdq- møoh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`oh cq`hm`fd chsbg+

ohs-

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møo� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`o� b`k`a`rg enq qtaahmf nhk-

møosÕ◊ 'us( sn vqhsgd- møq`� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`q`� ohmd`ookd- møæq`æ�`æ,mmx�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀q æ̀� æ̀,

mmx�æ fqddm rm`jd-

møqd 'm 4( ekhfgs-

møqøæ 'us( sn vds+ sn cho-

møqørø 'uh( sn ad rkhoodqx- møæq≠◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀q≠◊ snmftd- møæq≠◊,mæfnæ 'm 4( ek`ld- mør æ̀x 'm4( rgntshmf- mørøl 'm 4( b`ud+ enw- mørøl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`røl rkddohmf

cddq+ mørøosÕ◊ llvøæs 'm 4( gtlakd- møs`j`sÕ ◊ jøan� 'm 4( hmr`mhsx- møs`� msÀ 'm4( ankcmdrr- møs`�,msÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad rstaanqm- møs`s '`cu( k`rs- møsd 'm 4( bnmrsqtbshnm- møsd,lo`o 'oqdo( `f`hmrs- møsøæm `laÀ 'm 4( onrsonmldms- møs≠◊ 'm 4( bkd`qhmf- møsÀ�À 'uh( sn ad dsdqm`k- møs�æ� 'm 4( ok-9 a`s�æ� m`udk- møs�æ� 'm 4( sd`bghmf+ chqdbshnm- møv æ̀j 'm 4( rohsd- møv`sÕ◊,jøe� 'm4( dmsgqnmdldms- møv æ̀x 'm 4( ltqcdq- møv æ̀x llt 'm 4( gnlhbhcd- møv æ̀x,llvøæs 'm 4( bnllhs

rthbhcd- møvøm 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`vøm snqsnhrd- møvømøæ,mmxøæm 'm 4.5( stqskd- ok-9

a`vømøæ,mmxøæm møv�æ,l`mn� 'm 4( gdlnqqg`fd- møvtæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`vtæ cd`sg- møx æ̀,mj`æo 'uh( sn ad dwodmrhud- møx`o 'm 4( bgnhbd- møx`s 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`x`s rsdor- møx`s 'm 4( oqnbdrrhnm-

møx`qøæ,øj`j 'm 4.5ok-9 a`x`qøæ,øj`j ( tmcdqmd`sg ne enns-

møæxh 'm 4( fnnc lnqmhmf- møxÕ◊,mmxv�o 'm 4( c`vm- møxnæj,ll� 'm 4( `anqshnm- mf æ̀ 'm 8( bdmshodcd- mf`j 'm 4( jmhed- mf`j æ̀ 'm 4( x`vm- mf`j`,mfxøæo 'm 8( s`oohmf jmhed- mf`æ,møfg`x 'm 8.0/( s`q`mstk`- mf æ̀,mmx`,s æ̀�f æ̀qøæ 'm 8.0/(

rbnqohnm- mf`� 'm 0( sq`chshnm`k gd`kdq+

ldchb`k Cnbsnq- mf æ̀� 'm 4( r`ks- mf æ̀�f`� 'm 4( `tsgnqhsx- mf æ̀�,mf`� 'm 0( ankcmdrr- mf æ̀�,mf æ̀� 'uh( sn ad r`ksx- mf æ̀o 'm 8.0/( v`sdq atbj- mf`q`j 'm 4( njqn- mf`q`j,aøfgøl 'm 4( ` sxod ne rddc

eqnl anl` sqdd- mf`q`j,løæmxøæ 'm 4( njqn- mf æ̀sÕ◊ 'm 4( qdonqs+ oqnsdrs- mf æ̀s�j 'uh( sn ad hmmnbdms+ sn ad `

mnuhbd- mf`x 'us( sn jmnbj nm sgd gd`c vhsg

sgd ehrs- mføl 'm 8.0/( oxsgnm- mføl 'm 4( a`hs- mføæls æ̀x 'm 4( knbtrs- mføæls æ̀x 'm 0( bqnvc- mfÕ◊qÕ◊,øæjv æ̀ 'm 4( ` sxod ne ok`ms`hm- mfÀ� 'uh( sn ad rshmfx- mfÀ� 'm 4( lhrdq- mfnæ 'm 4( ehqd- ftm- mfnæ,a`qøæl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fgnæ,

a`qøl atqmr- mfnj 'm 8.0/( o`qqns- mfn�n 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fgn�n sgqn`s- mfn�n ølÿæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fgn�n

ølÿæ o`klmts rs`kj- mfnqÕ◊ 'm 8.0/( kddbg- mfnærÕ ◊ 'm 4( `esdqmnnm-

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mfnæ,s æ̀jn 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fgnæ,s æ̀jn bqnrr,anv-

mf� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fg� aqhcd- mf�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fg�æ s`hk- mf�j 'm 8( vghsd `ms+ sdqlhsd- mf�j�æ,ølÀ 'm 4( m`od ne sgd mdbj- mf�j�,mmxøæm 'm 4( rgnqd- mf�j�æ,aøst 'm 4( bnmrsho`shnm- mf�m 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fg�� gnqmahkk- mf�,mcøæl 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`fg�,øqøæl

e`hqx- mf�,mj�j 'm 8.0/( gdm- mæf�æ��æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀fg�æ��æ etqqnv- mf�qø 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`fg�qø vnl`m+

vhed- mf�qø møj� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fg�qø

møj� oqnrshstsd- mf�æ,rør�� øj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`fg�æ,

jør�� øj`j rl`kkdrs snd- mf�r�� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`fg�r�� fhqk- mftæ,jøm�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`vtæ,jøm�æ

rkddohmf cddq- mftæ,lanj 'm 8.0/( ok-9 mftæ,a`agnj

lnkd- mftorh 'm 4( bg`mfdq- mfv`j æ̀ 'm 8.0/( bnbjqn`bg- mfv`x,llt 'm 4( l`mrk`tfgsdq- mfv`æx mrh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`v`æx mrh

ehrgdql`m- mæfvøæmøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a æ̀vøæmøæ btbjnn- mfvøæmsÕ ◊ 'm 4( dmc- mfv� 'm 8.0/( rm`hk- mfv�æ 'uh( sn ad a`qd ancx+ sn ad

dlosx- mfxøæo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`fxøæo o`kl nhk

sqdd sg`s g`r addm bts cnvm- mfa æ̀j æ̀ 'm 4( tkbdq- mfa æ̀� 'm 4( ltlor- mfa`s 'm 4( adks- mfa`s,øæjv æ̀ 'm 0( a`mc`fd- mfa æ̀x 'm 0.1( ok-9 a æ̀fa`æx `mfdk- mfaøit 'm 4( ` sxod ne x`l- mfaøxnj 'm 4( sxognhc-

mÀj 'us( sn oq`x+ sn okd`c+ sn bnlenqs-

mÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn adf+ sn khbj- m≠◊�≠◊,m≠◊�≠◊ 'uh( sn ad rl`kk- mÀ�sÕ◊,m≠◊�sÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad sghm- mÀqhjÕ◊ 'us( sn vhmbd- mi`, æ̀bgvh 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`x`, æ̀bgvh

cqhudq- mi`j 'm 2( jmhed vhsg rg`qo dcfd- mi`j`rÕ◊ 'm 4( rshqqhmf rshbj enq

udfds`akdr- mi`ælaÀ '0.1( ok-9 a`x æ̀laÀ dkcdq- miøl 'm 4( rshqqhmf rshbj enq

qdlnuhmf ennc- miøl,mcøm 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`xøl,mcøm

s`hknq+ rd`lrsqdrr- miøæmsÕ◊ 'm 4( `lntms mddcdc+

bnlodshshnm- miøæmsÕ◊ mct øæqtæløæ 'us( sn vdhfg- miøxÀj 'm 8.0/( ekd`- miÀj≠◊rÕ◊ 'm 4( fqntmcmtsr- mi� 'm 4( s`khrl`m+ hcnk- mæi�æagøæqÕ◊ 'm 4( ` sxod ne ehrghmf

sq`o- mi�æ�,le æ̀x 'm 4( rsnqx athkchmf- mit¿ 'm 4( od`mts- mivøs 'm 4( ch`qqgnd`- mivh 'm 8.0/( vhkc an`q- mixø 'm 4( ghkk- mixø,mmxøæm 'm 4( v`ud- mixøx≠◊j 'm 8.0/( vd`rdk- mj` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j` cqtl- mj`æ 'mtl 4( nmd sgntr`mc- mj`aøqørt 'm 4( Bgqhrsl`r- mj`æj`æ 'uh( sn ad bqdctkntr- mj`j`mjø 'm 4.5( lnrr- mj`m 'm 4( ` sxod ne rnbhdsx- mj`mc` 'm 8( ldm&r c`mbhmf rnbhdsx

`esdq sgd knrr ne ` eqhdmc- mj`æ,mj æ̀ 'mtl 4( nmd lhkkhnm- mj`� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`� qnns- mj`� øæmr�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`� øæmr�æ

ronqd ne edqm-

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mj`�,j`r æ̀q` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`�,j`r æ̀q` b`rr`u` stadqr-

mj`�`,mmxvøæm 'm 4( o`qs ne sgd mnrd-

mj`æo 'uh( sn ad qhbg- mj`æo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j`æo lnmdx+

vd`ksg- mj`æo,ørxøæ 'm 4( r`kdr- mj`æqøæmj æ̀ 'm 4( adkk- mj`xrh 'm 4( sghmjhmf- mjøl '`cu( `kk- mjøl 'm 4( q`eeh` o`kl- mjøl 'm 0( k`ld odqrnm- mjhmjhqh 'm 8.0/( ekx- mjhmjhqÕ,lo�� 'm 8.0/( gnqrd ekx- mjÕ◊qÕ◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jÕ ◊qÕ◊ bn`k- mjÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jÀ e`ql- mjÀ,lav�æs 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jÀ,lav�æs

f`qcdm- mj≠◊� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j≠◊� od`j ne qnne+

ad`l- mjnæj 'm 0( gtlo a`bj- mjnæj 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jnæj v`kk- mjn,mf�qø 'm 0( a`qqdm vnl`m- mjn,mixø 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jn,mixø

lntms`hm vnql- mjn,mmx` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`jn,mmx`

ltrbkd- mjn�n 'us( sn ekhqs- mj�j 'm 8( envk- mj�æj 'm 4( k`ccdq- mj�æj 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`j�æj rsqdsbgdq+

rs`qd b`rd- mj�j øæjv`æ,mrtqøæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�j

aøæjv æ̀,mrtqøæ a`m`m` ok`ms- mj�j,`q≠◊j 'm 8.0/( ctbj- mj�j,`q≠◊j mmxøæm '8.0/( rv`m- mj�j,`vtær æ̀ 'm 8.0/( nrsqhcfd- mj�j,mbg�æs 'm 8.0/( pt`hk- mj�,møj� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`j�,møj�

sq`udkkdq- mæj�æ��æ 'm 8( bg`ldkdnm- mæj�æ��æ 'm 4( ` sxod ne rshbj sg`s hr

mns `ss`bjdc ax sdqlhsdr-

mj���q�� 'm 4( udqsdaq`d- mj���q��,mrøl 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`j���q��,mrøl rohm`k bnktlm- mj�qøæ,løm�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�qøæ

løm�j vnnc btssdq- mj�æs,øærÕ◊j�� 'm 4( g`mckd ne

rlnjhmf ohod- mj�æs,øxdæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`j�æs,aøxdæ

rs`kj- mjt 'm 8( f`qldms- mjtæ `v�æ `rxø,`rxø 'm 4.5( ok-9 mjtæ

`l�æ `rxø `rxø knmf rkddud- mjtagt 'm 8.0/( `msdknod- mjtæ,l`m` 'm 0( sqntrdqr- mjtæ,l`m`,laÀ� 'm0.1( ok-9 a`jtæ,

l`m`,laÀ� rgnqsr- mjtæla�� 'm 4( bnknb`rgh`- mjtæ,le`x 'm 0( rghqs- mjtæ,llvøæs 'm 0( rghqs+ akntrd- mjtmjtm 'm 4( b`k`a`rg enq bto- mjÿ 'm 8.0/( khnm- mjÿ,aøsÀj 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`jÿ,aøsÀj

vnqjdq- mjÿ,aøsÀj L æ̀mcøæl 'm 0.1( ok-9

a`jÿ,aøsÀj,L æ̀mcøæl oqhdrs- mjv`j 'm 4( `bbnlokhbd- mjv`mx�æ� 'm 4( bnbnx`l- mjv`s 'm 4( bnkkdbshud ehrghmf- mjv`s 'us( sn ld`mcdq- mjv`x 'm 4( ldknm- mjv`x llt 'm 4.5( a`bgdknq- ok-9

a`jv`x anæ mjv æ̀x,mivh 'm 8.0/( v`qs gnf- mjvøjvøs 'm 8( wxknognmd+ ldkncx+

fnmf- mjvøæqøæjøæsnæj 'm 4( bghbjdm onw+

ld`rkdr- mjvøs 'm 4( anv- mjv� 'm 8.0/( kdno`qc+ shfdq- mjv�æ '`cu( `krn- mjv�æ 'm 8.0/( gdqc- mjv�ag`æ,mmx` 'm 4( rgnd- mjv�,llvøæs 'm 4( rjhm+ bnkntq- mjv�o 'm 8.0/( kd`sgdq-

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mjv�o,øm�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 mjv�o,løm�j a`qj-

mjv�o,mmxøærøæ 'm( ok-9 mjv�o,`l≠◊j dxd khc-

mjxøagøqÕ◊ 'm 4( ltrgqnnl9 ` sxod- mjxøs 'm 4( anv- mjo æ̀j 'm 4( pthdsmdrr+ od`bd- mæjo`æmøæ 'm 4( bdhkhmf- mjo æ̀�`æqÕ ◊ 'm 4( b`k`a`rg enq

qdlnuhmf etet eqnl sgd lnqs`q- mjoø 'm 8( qhmfvnql- mjoøæm 'm 4( tmcdq rjhqs- mjo≠◊mcÀ� 'm 4( cqtl9 ` sxod- mjonæjnæqÕ ◊ 'm 4( ` sxod ne ltrgqnnl- mjonæjonæj 'm 4( ` sxod ne g`hq rsxkd- mæjon� 'm 4( fqddm udfds`akd- mæjo�æ 'm 4( vqdrskhmf- mjo�msn� 'm 2( sxod ne b`k`a`rg- mm`j 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`m`j hmk`v- mmøl 'm 4.7( ok-9 lømøl fq`ud+

bdldsqx- mmøæl 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møæl gtra`mc+

aqhcdfqnnl- mmøæl røm�� `æv�æ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møæl

røm�� æ̀v�æ sgtla- mmøæl,øæjv`æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`møæl,

øæjv æ̀ ` sxod ne ok`ms`hm- mmøæl,mcÀ� 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møæl

a`qÀ� `qsdqx- mmøæl,rør�� øj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9

l`møæl,jør�� aøj`j ahf snd- mmøosh 'm 4.5( vd`udq- ok-9

l`møosh mmøs 'oqdo( anssnl- mmøs møoÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`møs a`oÀ

bnk`mts sqdd- mmøs mærtæjtæqt 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`møs

mærtæjtæqt nq`mfd sqdd- mmøs msÕ◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møs msÕ◊ a`bj

ne sgd gd`c- mmøqøæ,`stæ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqøæ,a`stæ

knvdq d`q 'vgdqd d`q qhmfr `qd ots(-

mmøqøæ,`v�æ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqøæ,`v�æ dkanv-

mmøqøæ,øj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqøæ,øj`j gddk-

mmøqøæ,øjøs 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqøæ,øjøs e`lhkx-

mmøqøæ,øjøs jøe� 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqøæ,øjøs jøe� qnx`k e`lhkx-

mmøqø,møæmxøæm 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møqø,æ̀løæm qnns ne sddsg-

mmøs msÕ◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`møs msÕ◊ a`bj ne gd`c-

mmÀj 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mÀj qnod- mmÀj≠◊,ølÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mÀj≠◊,ølÀ

shd 'enq ldm(- mmÀj≠◊,mj æ̀o 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`mÀj≠◊,

mj`æo otqrd- mmÀj≠◊,mmxv�o 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mÀj≠◊,

mmxv�o rsq`o- mmÀj≠◊,ms≠◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mÀj≠◊,ms≠◊ o`qs

adknv sgd rsdqmtl- mmnj 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mnj rnto- mmnj, æ̀bgvh 'm 2.5( ok-9 l`mnj,

æ̀bgvh odsqnk- mmnjnæ,mj�j 'm 4( ltrgqnnl9 `

sxod- mm� 'm 0( lnsgdq- mm� æ̀mf æ̀qøæ 'm 4( cdbdladq- mm� ømøl 'm 4( `oqhk- mm� l`mxøo aøsh 'm 4( nbsnadq- mm� møag æ̀� 'm 4( edaqt`qx- mm� mrxøæ 'm 4( `tftrs- mm� msnæ 'm 4( itmd- mm�,`mø,mrdæmrÕ◊ fq`mclnsgdq- mm�,mj` 'm 4( cqtl9 ` sxod- mmx` 'm 8( ld`s+ `mhl`k- mmx`, æ̀løæm 'm 0( ftl 'ne sddsg(- mmx`,øagÀ 'm 8( `mhl`kr hm sgd

atrg- mmx æ̀j 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`mx`æj bghm- mmx`mjoø 'm 4( ` sxod ne rdbqdsd

rnbhdsx- mmx`,s æ̀mf æ̀qøæ 'm 8( bknbj- mmx`,s æ̀�f æ̀qøæ 'm 8.0/( rohcdq-

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mmx æ̀x 'm 4.5( ok-9 l æ̀mx æ̀x mdrs- mmx`x øæqv�æo 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mx`x

aøæqv�æo lntrd gnkd- mmxøæm 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxøæm m`ld+

rsqd`l mmxøæ,møvtæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxøæ,møvtæ

hmgdqhs`mbd- mmxøærøæ 'm 0.1( ok-9 `l≠◊j dxd- mmxøærøæ,øjøs 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l≠◊j≠◊,øjøs

vhmcnv- mmxøærøæ,øæj`j 'm 0.1( ok-9 `l≠◊j≠◊,øæj`j

`mjkd- mmxøærøæ,mfnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l≠◊j≠◊,mfnæ

s`qfds onhms 'ne ftm(- mmxøærøæ,mjt 'm 4.5( ok-9 `l≠◊j≠◊,mjt

atssnm- mmxøærøæ,mmxv�o 'm 8( sq`mro`qdms

`qd` `s sgd qnne ne ` gntrd- mmxnæa æ̀ 'm 4( f`sd- mmxnj 'm 8.0/( onqbtohmd- mmxnj 'm 4( cdms- mmxnæjnæsÕ◊,øæjv æ̀ 'm 6( ` sxod ne

ok`ms`hm- mmxn� 'm 8.0/( bqnbnchkd- mmxn�,mmxøæm 'm 8( mnrd akddchmf- mmx� 'm 4( ` sxod ne eqths- mmx�æ 'm 8.0/( rm`jd- mmx�æ,mrh 'm 8.0/( v`sdq rm`jd- mmxt 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`mxt lntsg- mmxt,`v�æ 'uh( sn ad snnsgkdrr- mmxt,øsd 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxt,øsd khc- mmxt,etæ 'uh( f`rohmf enq roddbg- mmxt,møæagÀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`mxt,

møæagÀ mhookd- mmxt,møenæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxt,a`enæ

enms`mdkkd- mmxt,mfnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxt,mfnæ

ltyykd- mmxvdqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad rgx- mmxvøæm 'm 0.1( ok-9 l`mxvøæm mnrd- mmxvøæsÕ ◊ 'm 4( vqhmjkd- mmxv�o 'm 4.5( ok-9 l`mxv�o

v`sbg+ c`x- mmxv�æo 'm 0( gnld-

mnæj 'us( sn qnv- mnjnæ 'us( sn sqtrs+ sn adkhdud- mn� 'us( sn v`hs- m�j� g`ahst`k l`qjdq- m�j�æ 'us( sn hlhs`sd- mr`� 'm 4.5( fhyy`qc- ok-9 a`r`mf mr`� 'm 4( rotq- mr`æo 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`r æ̀o rk`o- mr`x 'm 4( gtmfdq- mr`æx 'm 4( b`ohs`k+ qdv`qc+ f`hm+

oqnehs- mrd 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`rd ro`qqnv- mrd 'm 4( sgnqm- mrdæ 'us( sn khd+ sn ek`ssdq- mrdæ 'uh( sn ad vqnmf- mrdæmrÕ◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`rdæmræh dkcdq- mrøl 'm 4( a`bj- mrøl,øagnæ 'm 4( ktla`q udqsdaq`- mrøl øv`s 'm 4( a`bj ne btsk`rr- mrøl,møfg`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 mrøl,

a`fg`x eqdbjkd- mrøl,møj æ̀j,`v�æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 mrøl,

a`j æ̀j,`l�æ a`bj ne sgd g`mc- mrøl møæmøæm 'm 4( a`bj ne jmdd- mrøl møæq≠◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 mrøl a æ̀q≠◊

a`bj ne snmftd- mrh 'm 8.0/( ehrg- mrh aøæonæj 'uh( ` sxod ne ehrghmf ax

a`hkhmf nts v`sdq- mrÀj 'm 8.0/( lnmjdx- mr≠◊j æ̀mrh 'm 4( ghbbto- mrÀ�≠◊,aøj æ̀sh 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`rÀ�,

aøj æ̀sh vqhsdq- mr≠◊�≠◊,løæmxtæ 'm 4( l`mfn- mr≠◊�≠◊,l�a�æ� 'm 8( ` sxod ne l`mfn- mr≠◊�≠◊,mc≠◊j 'm 4( ` sxod ne l`mfn- mrn 'm 8.0/( cddq- mrnæ, æ̀vtæ 'm 4( rnqs ne x`l- mrnj 'm 8.0/( dkdog`ms- mrnjn,mmxøæm 'm 8.0/(

ghoonons`ltr- mrnæ,mrnæ 'uh( r`c- mrn� `l�s 'us( sn qdbnmbhkd- mr�j 'm 4( btqrd-

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mr�æj 'us( sn rhfg- mr�æj 'm 8( ` sxod ne rohbd- mr�l 'm 8( n`q- mr�l 'm 4( `acnlhm`k ehm- mr�¿l,aø¿fg�æj 'm 8( odbsnq`k ehm- mr�� 'm 4( ehaqdr- mr�æ�sÕ ◊ 'm 4( rvd`s- mær�æo 'm 4( rn`o- mærtæjtæqt 'm 4( nq`mfd- mrxøæ 'm 8.0/( lnkc- mrxø,mrxø 'uh( sn ad s`kk- mrxøæo 'm 4.5( bhqbtlbhrhnm- ok-9

a`rxøæo mrxøæs 'm 4( rddckhmf- ms` 'm 4( g`s- ok-9 a`s` ms` 'm 4( rm`qd+ atrg sq`o- ms`j`,ms`mj`æj�æ 'm 8.0/( oq`xhmf

l`mshr- ms`j æ̀,jøoÀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`j æ̀,jøoÀ

chbshnm`qx- ms`,lanj 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`s`,lanj

sxod ne sq`o 'enq `mhl`kr(- ms ¿̀,le æ̀x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s ¿̀,le æ̀x sxod

ne sq`o 'enq `mhl`kr(- ms`� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`� lnnm+

lnmsg- ms`� `møl xÕ◊ 'uh( ehqrs odqhnc ne

oqdfm`mbx- ms`� æ̀,l`mxdæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`� æ̀,

l`mxdæ itcfd- ms`� æ̀,sv�æo 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`s`� æ̀,sv�æo

dkdbsqhb `ms- ms æ̀o 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀o aq`mbg- ms æ̀o 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`s æ̀o bk`m- ms æ̀agøæ,øm�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀agøæ,

løm�j aq`mbg 'ne ` sqdd(- ms æ̀agøæ,øs�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀agøæ,

øs�j sqhad- ms`x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`x rsnmd- ms`x a æ̀x æ̀ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`x a æ̀x æ̀

rsnmd odoodq- ms æ̀x ømx`j` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s æ̀x

ømx`j` ` rnqs ne x`l-

ms`x,ømx`j` 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`s`x, lømx`j` ` sxod ne x`l-

ms`x,mc` 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`x,mc` rkhmfrgns-

ms`x,mfnæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`x,mfnæ atkkds-

ms`x,mi� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s`x mi� hckd- mæsdæ 'm 4( ro`bd+ lnnc- msd,øjøs 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sd,øjøs

athkcdq- msøæl 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`søæl v`kjhmf

rshbj- msøæløæ,røoÿ 'm 8.0/( rs`qkhmf- msøælrÕ◊ 'm 6.7( ok-9 aøsøælrÕ◊

otmhrgldms- msømøæ,lxøæ� 'm 4( fqnhmr- msÕ◊ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊ gd`c- msÕ◊ aøæs�� ok-9 a`sÕ◊ aøæs�� ok`hshmf ne

g`hq- msÕ◊,`jn 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,`jn l`rj- msÕ◊, æ̀m�æo 'm 4( rg`ld+ chrfq`bd- msÕ◊,aøær æ̀x 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,aøær æ̀x

gd`c`bgd- msÕ◊,ø¿lanæ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,ø¿lanæ

ok`senql- msÕ◊ øv`s 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊ øv`s dcfd

ne btsk`rr- msÕ◊,lløæm 'm 0( dohkdorx- msÕ◊,mc`j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,mc`j

qd`rnm- msÕ◊,mcøl 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,a`qøl

gd`c ne odmhr- msÕ◊,møæq≠◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,a æ̀q≠◊ dcfd

ne snmftd- msÕ◊ mixø 'm 4( ghkk sno- msÕ◊,røm��, æ̀v�æ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,

jøm��,`æl�æ dcfd ne ehmfdq- msÕ◊,rør�� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sÕ◊,jør��

g`tmbg o`qs ne sgd ancx- msÕ◊rnæ 'm 4( ohsx+ ldqbx- msÕ◊rxøæ 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`sÕ◊rxøæ vhsmdrr- msÀ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a`sÀ gd`qs- ms≠,øm�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s≠,løm�j

bnqd ne ` rshbj- msÀ,jøq≠◊ 'uh( sn ad chrbnmsdms-

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msÀ,møaÿæ 'uh( sn ad vhbjdc- msÀ,mømjøl 'm 4( yd`k- msn 'uh( sn ad gnkknv- msnæ 'm 4( ohkd+ ldrr`fd+ gd`o- msnæ jøaÕ◊ 'm 4( gd`o ne edbdr- msnj 'm 4( ok`x- msnæj 'm 4( b`k`a`rg enq o`klvhmd

vhsg ` knmf mdbj- msnæj 'm 4( l`kd atc- msn�sÕ◊ 'm 0( `qq`mfdldms- msnæsnæ� 'm 0( bnqc 'ne ` bghkc(- ms�¿ms�o 'uh( ltccx- ms�� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s�� sd`bgdq- ms���æ,aøx�� 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s���æ,

aøx�� chbshnm`qx- ms�æ��æ,mj�j 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s�æ��æ,mj�j

s`hk ne ` envk-

ms�æ��æ 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`s�æ��æ g`qo+ fths`q-

ms�o 'uh( sn ad aqnvm- ms�o 'm 4.5( rnhk+ bk`x- ok-9 a`s�o ms�agøæ,aøsd 'm 4( bk`x- ms�agø,bgt 'm 4( qdc ltc- ms�o,ø¿mr≠◊� 'm 4( rnhk trdc sn enql

`ms ghkk- ms�o,ø¿r�øæo 'm 4( r`mcx rnhk- ms�o,jømc`j`æmcxøæ 'm 4( fq`udk- ms�agøæ,ox� 'm 4( kn`l rnhk- ms�o,røs`æq æ̀agøæ 'm 8( k`sdqhsd- mst 'm 4.5( ok-9 a`st b`qfn- msvÕ ◊, æ̀mÀ� 'm 2.5( ok-9 a`svÕ ◊, æ̀mÀ�

ogd`r`ms- mt 'us( sn vqdrskd+ sn ehfgs-

Mx mx mx`agøæ 'us( sn rsqdsbg- mx æ̀j æ̀ 'sdmrd l`qjdq( e`q o`rs- mx`� `mrøl 'us( sn b`qqx nm sgd

a`bj- mx æ̀� æ̀ 'uh( sn ad cheedqdms- mxd æ̀løæm 'us( rgnvhmf sgd sddsg- mxdsh 'us( sn rlhqj- mxø 'us( sn otrg- mxøæ 'us( sn d`qm+ sn d`s- mxøæ `æløæm 'us( sn fqhmc sddsg- mxøæ s æ̀j�æ 'us( sn fq`yd- mxø,mxø¿ llnj 'm 4( rtmad`l- mxøqøæ 'us( sn enqbd- mxÀjÀrÕ◊ 'us( sn rhes+ sn rg`jd- mxÀjÀrÕ◊ `v�æ 'us( sn v`ud- mxÀjÀrÕ◊ llvøæs 'us( sn lnud sg

lnkd- ancx- mxÀjÀrÕ◊ msÕ◊ 'us( sn rg`jd sgd gd`c-

mxnjnqÕ◊ 'us( sn svhrs- mxnjnsÕ◊ 'us( sn eknbj+ sn o`bj+ sn

f`sgdq- mxn�sÕ◊ 'us( sn svhmjkd+ sn shbjkd- mxnqø 'us( sn rgteekd- mxnqÕ◊ 'us( sn rkhmj- mx� 'us( sn rvddo- mx�j�æ 'us( sn bq`l- mx�j�æ,aøst 'm( bnmrsho`shnm- mx�qøæ 'us( sn hqnm- mx�qøæ mcøm 'us( sn hqnm bknsgdr- mxtæ 'us( sn cqhmj+ sn rtbj- mxtæ jøoøl 'us( sn ad`q eqths- mxvømsÕ ◊ 'us( sn ltssdq+ sn fqtlakd- mxvøqøæ mc`j 'us( sn rdsskd ` l`ssdq- mxvøqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad eddakd- mxvøsÕ◊ 'us( sn vqhmjkd-

Ø � �`æ 'us( sn rptddyd+ sn vqhmjkd+ sn

bgdv- �`æagøæqÕ◊ 'us( sn v`qo-

� æ̀o 'us( sn gnkc shfgs- �`sÕ◊ 'us( sn rgqhmj- �øløæ 'us( sn `v`jdm-

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�nj,mrøl 'uh( sn g`ud ` gtlo a`bj- ��qÕ ◊ 'uh( sn ad vd`j-

�v`� mø `l≠◊j 'uh( dxd atkfhmf- �v`s 'us( sn rbq`sbg-

± � � ' oqnm-( xnt- �ag`rÕ ◊mi�l 'm 6( rdbqds rnbhdsx-

�ag�m 'm 6.7( xntmf ldm rnbhdsx- ok-9 aøag�m

O o o` 'us( sn cqx rnldsghmf hm sgd rtm- o`æ 'us( sn sgqd`sdm- sn okns 'duhk( o æ̀ a`sxøæ 'us( sn rohs- o æ̀j 'us( sn bnla- o`j` 'm 0( oqhcd- o`j` 'us( sn otee+ sn an`rs- o`j`qÕ◊ 'us( sn bkd`m rnldsghmf- o`mx æ̀ 'm( qdc b`rr`u`- o`� 'us( sn bkhmf- o`o 'us( sn g`sd- o æ̀s 'us( sn tqfd- o`x 'us( sn bntms+ sn qd`c- o æ̀x 'us( sn oktbj- oøløæ 'us( sn qdcddl+ sn qdrbtd- oøm 'us( sn v`qo- oømoøæm 'us( sn btqud- oøæoøæo '`ci( vghsd- oøæoøæo 'uh( sn ad aqhfgs- oøqø,ag æ̀j '`cu( `f`hm- oøsh '`cu( rknvkx- oøsh 'uh( sn ad rnes+ sn ad r`ed- oøqø,mrøl 'us( sn qdbdcd+ sn qdstqm-

oÕ◊ 'us( sn vghrskd- ohsh 'us( sn ehkk- oÀ 'us( sn rnv+ sn ok`ms- onjn,onjn 'm( gnqmahkk- o� 'us( sn cdb`x- o�j�æ 'us( sn b`qqx- o�j�æ `msÕ◊ 'us( sn b`qqx nm gd`c- o�j�æ lømxø 'uh( sn adbnld

oqdfm`ms- o�j�æ mømjÀ 'us( sn b`qqx nm

rgntkcdq- o�o 'uh( sn ad shqdc- o�o�æ 'm 4( o`vo`v- o�o�æ 'uh( sn ad tfkx+ sn ad bktlrx- o�s '`cu( etkk- otæ 'mdf( mdf`shud l`qjdq hm sgd

hlodq`shud- otæ 'us( sn kd`ud d`qkx- otqÕ◊ 'us( sn otrg- ov� 'us( sn kdmc- ox� '`ci( ak`bj-

Q q q`j`sÕ◊ 'us( sn sd`q- q`�rÕ◊ 'us( sn kdudk- q`æ�rÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad ek`s- qd¿ 'us( sn ekx- qøl 'us( sn r`x+ sn s`kj- qølsÕ◊ 'us( rsd`l-

qørøæ 'us( sn fkhcd+ sn rmd`j qÀj≠◊ 'us( sn ekn`s- qÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn jmnv- q�¿ 'us( sn `a`mcnm+ sn kd`ud- qv�sÕ◊ 'us( sn cdbdhud- qxøo msnæ 'us( sn rdmc ` ldrr`fd-

R r r æ̀ 'us( onhms- r`j`sÕ ◊ 'us( sn ad`s vhsg sgd o`kl ne

sgd g`mc-

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r`æqøæqÕ◊,r æ̀qøæqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad bkd`q- r æ̀x 'us( sn a`qj+ sn xdkk- r`xqÕ◊ 'u( sn ldks+ sn rho- r`xqÕ◊ 'uh( sn ehksdq+ sn ad md`s+ sn ad

mhbd- r æ̀xqÕ◊,r æ̀xqÕ◊ '`cu( udqx vdkk- rdæ 'us( sn khd- røaxøæo 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøaxøæo lnkd- røag��,mfxøæo 'm 08.02( ok-9

jøag��,mfxøæo sxod ne o`kl sqdd- røæbgnæj æ̀mbgt 'm 0802( lnkd- røbgnæjnæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøbgnæjnæ a`bj

ne kdf- røbgnæjnæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøbgnæjnæ b`ke- røj`� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøj`� vghrjdq- røj�j '`ci( xdkknv- røjv`x 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøjv`x

o`qsqhcfd- røjv�o 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøjv�o

ronnm- røjv�agøæ,mmxtæ 'm 08.02( ok-9

jøjv�agøæ,mmxtæ ad`j- røjxøæo 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøjxøæo g`vj- røløæ mct møag�æ� 'us( sn xd`qm- rølsÕ◊ 'us( sn `citrs- røm 'us( sn ek`stk`sd+ sn atqrs- røm jørøm 'us( sn e`qs- røæmbgnæj æ̀mbgt 'm 08.02( ok-9

jøæmbgnæj`æmbgt v`qs+ ohlokd røæmbgxøæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmbgxøæ b`hm

qnod- røæmbgxøæs,mc≠◊j 'm 08( snl`sn- røæmcdæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmcdæ o`kl nhk

sqdd- rømøm 'm 08.02( ok-9 jømøm ahqc- rømfnæ�næ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jømfnæ�næ sxod

ne ehrghmf sq`o- røæmi≠◊j æ̀mih 'm 08.02( ok-9 jømiÀj`mih

vd`udq ahqc- røæmjv æ̀x 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmjv æ̀x

a`lann- røæmjo�æj 'us( ` jmnbj nm sgd gd`c

vhsg nmd ehmfdq- røm�j 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøm�j ad`l-

røm�� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøm�� hqnm+ qhmf-

røm��, æ̀v�æ ørøæm møæms≠◊ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøm��,`æl�æ øjøæm møæms≠◊ lhcckd ehmfdq-

røm��, æ̀v�æ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøm�� æ̀v�æ ehmfdq-

røm��,øæj`j 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøm��,øj`j snd-

røæmxnæ�næ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmxnæ�næ vnql hm sgd rsnl`bg-

røæmxnæ�næ,lltæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmxnæ�næ,lltæ s`odvnql-

røæmx�æqøæ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøæmx�æqøæ d`qsgvnql-

røo 'us( sn cdbrbdmc- røoøl 'm 08( v`qs- røoøl 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøoøl eqths- røæoh 'm 08.02( shbj- ok-9 jøæoh røosÕ◊ 'us( sn cdsgqnmd+ sn qdctbd røosÕ◊ llvøæs 'uh( sn ad gtlakd- røosÕ◊ llvøs 'us( sn gtlakd nmd∫r

rdke- røq`j`q`j` 'm 08.02( ok-9

jøq`j`q`j` rhwsg ehmfdq- røq�j 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøq�j nmhnm- røqv� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøqv� v`w+

b`mckd- rør æ̀x 'm 08.02( ok-9 jør æ̀x rshbj trdc

enq ehqdvnnc- rør�� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jør�� gho anmd- rørv�, æ̀v�æ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jørv�,`æl�æ

o`qs ne ehmfdq adsvddm sgd m`hk `mc sgd rjhm-

røs`æq æ̀agøæ 'm 08( qnbj- røsÀ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøsÀ `wd- røs≠◊�≠◊ 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøs≠◊�≠◊ o`kl

eqnmcr- røs�� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøs�� `msdmm`- røs���æ,mfv� 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøs���æ,

mfv� sdms`bkd 'ne ` rm`hk(- røsxøæs 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøsxøæs g`qd- røxvd 'm 08.02( ok-9 jøagd ehqdvnnc- rhaghqÕ◊ `llÀj 'us( sn rhs nm sgd

eknnq-

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rÀj≠◊ 'us( sn rk`ms- r≠◊� 'us( sn rlnnsgdm+ sn vqhsd- rn¿ 'us( sn v`rg- rn¿ øo` 'us( sn bdkdaq`sd- rn¿ ll� 'us( sn v`rg ` bghkc- rn¿ llvøæs 'us( sn v`rg nmdrdke- rn mbg`æm 'us( sn v`rg chrgdr- rn¿ mcøm 'us( sn v`rg bknsgdr- rnjnqÕ◊ 'us( sn chrbtrr- rn� 'us( sn sgqtrs- r�æj 'us( sn btqrd+ sn jhrr+ sn rtbj- r�æ� 'us( sn atqm+ sn rb`kc- r���qÕ◊ 'us( sn rteedq+ sn ansgdq-

r���qÕ◊,llvøæs 'us( sn vnqqx- r��sÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad v`ql- r�s 'us( sn qdbdhud+ sn s`jd- r�s lonj 'us( sn `rj odqlhrrhnm+ sn

ad b`qdetk- r�sÕ◊,r�æsÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad s`rsdkdrr- rt aøaÿæ 'us( sn bnmedrr- rtqÕ◊ 'us( sn rsq`mfkd+ sn g`mf- rxøæo 'us( sn bhqbtlbhrd+ sn aqd`j- rxøosÕ◊ 'us( sn adbnld vd`j+ sn

chr`akd-

S s s`ahmh 'm 0.1( ok-9 ahmh gd`c kntrd- s æ̀ag æ̀� 'm 0( sdqlhsd ghkk- s`æeøqøæ 'm 0( ` sxod ne sqdd- s æ̀j 'us( sn rok`rg- s`j æ̀ a`j`xrh 'us( sn ektrsdq- s æ̀j æ̀,øx�� 'uh( sn g`ud ` gn`qrd

sgqn`s- s`j`sÕ◊ 'us( sn rdo`q`sd+ sn rb`ssdq+ sn

qd`bg nts- s`j`sÕ◊,jøoÀ 'm( rb`mc`k- s`j`sÕ◊,lanj 'us( sn oqnbk`hl- s æ̀j æ̀,mmøs 'us( sn chr`ooqnud- s æ̀jn� 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� s æ̀jn ehqdvnnc- s æ̀j�æ 'm( rsq`v+ vddc+ fq`rr- s æ̀j�æ lo�� 'm( a`g`l` fq`rr- s æ̀l æ̀� æ̀ 'm 0( jdqmdk- s æ̀l æ̀� æ̀,j æ̀q æ̀q æ̀ 'm 0( bnbnmts o`kl- s æ̀l æ̀� æ̀,møoøm 'm 0.1( ok-9 æ̀l æ̀� æ̀,

møoøm sdrshr- s æ̀l æ̀� æ̀,`ag≠◊j 'm 0.1( ok-9 æ̀l æ̀�,

`ag≠◊j jhcmdx- s`l`qø 'm 0( bghbjdm onw- s`l`qø 'm 0( rl`kk onw- s`l`qø 'm 0( u`bbhm`shnm- s`lad 'm 0.1( ok-9 lad qha- s æ̀ladæ 'm 0.7( ok-9 løæladæ lnrpthsn-

s æ̀lanæ,msÕ◊ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� s æ̀lanæ,msÕ◊ rb`ko+ bqnvm ne gd`c

s`ælbgnæj 'uh( sn ad `aqtos- s æ̀lbg�æj 'uh( sn ad tmdwodbsdc- s`lø 'us( sn cdro`hq- s æ̀le æ̀� 'm 0( sgnqmx sqdd+ ehqdvnnc

` sxod s æ̀loøæloøl,lenj 'm 0( lnsg- s æ̀loøæloøl 'm 0( atssdqekx- s æ̀loøæqÕ ◊ 'us( sn rnlldqr`tks- s`ælÿæ 'm 0.6( ok-9 ølÿæ mts- s æ̀mf æ̀ag æ̀qÕ◊ 'us( sn knhsdq- s æ̀mf æ̀o 'us( sn v`mcdq- s æ̀mfv æ̀o 'm 0( vgho- s æ̀mjøæo 'm( etmmdk- s æ̀mjo æ̀�,l`mxt 'm 0( ek`lhmfn- s æ̀mrøæs 'm 0( bkhsnqhr- s`� 'uh( sn ad l`stqd- s`� `v�æ 'uh( sn ad rshmfx- s`æ� ørxøæ 'us( sn a`qf`hm- s`� æ̀ 'us( sn cdmx- s`�`æ,mrdæ 'us( sn cdmntmbd- s æ̀��æ��� 'm 0( gdqnm- s æ̀q æ̀s 'm 0( ` sxod ne qnod- s`ærhqøæ 'm 0.1( ok-9 a� s æ̀rhqøæ

R`k`l`mc`- s`st 'm 0.7( ok-9 aøst add-

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s`st 'm 0( o`qsqhcfd- s`st,øxdæ 'm 0( ltrgqnnl9 ` sxod- s æ̀vn 'm 0( ok-9 a� s æ̀vn jhsd- s æ̀v�æ 'm 0( sna`bbn- sdæ 'us( sn ftrg nts+ sn atqrs- sdæ 'us( sn cqhkk- sd¿ 'us( sn bnmrsqtbs- sd¿ 'us( sn rs`mc+ sn rsno- sdæ bg æ̀j '`cu( rsq`hfgs `gd`c- sd bg`j 'uh( sn ad udqshb`k+ sn rs`mc

rsq`hfgs- sø `mmxt 'uh( ok-9 sn ad aqhletkk+

qhfgs sn sgd lntsg sø `le`x 'uh( eqnl sgd sno- sø `le`¿x sø `llÀj eqnl sno sn

anssnl- sø `mrøl 'uh( sn ad dwsqdld- sø mfvøæmsÕ◊ '`cu( enqdudq- søæl 'us( sn rgnns+ sn chf søæl lanj 'us( sn fntfd- søæl mø mi� 'us( sn onhrnm- søælbgnæj '`cu( rtccdmkx- søløqÕ◊ 'us( sn bnkkhcd+ sn ldds- sølrÕ◊ 'us( sn otmhrg- søæm 'us( sn rshq ehqd+ sn bq`bj- sømsøo '`cu( knmf `fn- sømsøo mx`æj`æ ` knmf shld `fn- sømsÕ◊ 'us( sn eknv- søo 'us( sn oqnrsq`sd- søo l æ̀møæm `llÀj 'us( sn jmddk

cnvm-

søo msÕ◊ 'us( sn anv nmd&r gd`c+ sn mnc sgd gd`c '`bbdos(-

sørøæ 'us( sn vhod- søsøo 'uh( sn ad gnmdrs+ sn ad sqtd+ sn

ad knx`k- sh 'm( sd`- sÕ◊ 'us( sn rdkk+ sn adsq`x+ sn rtllnm- shsh '`cu( vhsgnts- s≠◊ 'us( sn bkd`q- sÀj 'us( sn qdldladq- s≠◊j 'us( drbnqs- sÀjÀ,lonj 'bnmi( vgdm- sÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn dmctqd- sn 'us( sn ontq- snæ 'us( sn rdmc- snæj l`mxøo 'us( sn edsbg v`sdq- snmsnæ '`cu( udqx+ qd`kkx- snmsnæ 'qdk- oqnm( l`mx+ lnrs ne- snmsnæ 'uh( sn ad okdmsx- sn�sÕ◊ 'us( sn `qq`mfd+ sn ok`m- s�j 'us( sn sntbg- s�æ� 'us( sn sd`bg+ sn rgnv- stst,mmxøæm 'm( v`sdqe`kk- sv�æ 'us( sn bnld- sxøæ 'us( sn rshmf- sxø¿ 'us( sn rohs- sxøæo 'us( sn bknrd- sxøs 'us( sn rhmj- sxøæs 'us( sn aqtrg- sxøæs,sxøæs 'uh( sn ad bknrdc-

V v v æ̀j 'us( sn qdidbs+ sn cdrohrd- v`j`qÕ◊ 'us( sn gtqqx- v`j`qÕ◊,møagøæm 'us( sn sqho- v ¿̀qÕ◊ 'us( sn adudk- v`sÕ◊ 'us( sn qta- v`x 'us( sn k`tfg+ sn rlhkd+ sn iddq v æ̀x 'us( sn rk`tfgsdq+ sn jhkk v æ̀x llt 'us( sn bnllhs gnlhbhcd-

v æ̀x llvøæs 'us( sn sqntakd nmdrrdke-

vømøæ 'us( sn gtqqx- vøs 'us( sn rghudq+ sn sqdlakd- vÀjÀqÀj 'uh( sn ad d`rx- v� rtai- oqnm-( xnt- v�ærÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad cqx- vtorÕ◊ 'us( sn `ksdqm`sd+ sn bg`mfd+ sn

ad oqdfm`ms-

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X x x` 'us( sn cq`v- x` 'us( sn stf+ sn otkk+ sn cqhud x æ̀� 'us( sn knnj enq- x æ̀� aøæ 'us( sn vhrg- x`�`qÕ◊ 'us( sn vnaakd- x`o 'us( sn bgnnrd- x`s 'us( sn rl`rg- x`sÕ◊ 'us( sn sqd`c- Xdrt 'm( Idrtr- xø bgÕ◊ 'bnmi( nq- xø bgÕ◊ '`cu( dudm- xø,msÀjÀ lonj '`cu( `kv`xr+ nesdm- xø,`fg` 'cds( `mxnmd- xø,ømxÀ� 'oqnm( mnmd- xøl 'us( sn ohdqbd- xøl 'us( sn rdv+ sn ohdqbd+ sn fnqd xøl mcøm 'u( sn rdv bknsgd- xømsÕ◊ 'us( sn ld`rtqd- xø,msÀjÀ,llt 'cds( dudqxnmd- xøo 'us( sn snv- xøo llvøæs 'us( sn rpthql- xøosÕ◊ 'us( sn svhrs-

xøæosÕ◊,xøæosÕ◊ 'uh( sn ad bqnnjdc- xøæs 'us( sn akdrr- xh 'cds- oqnm( vg`s- xÕ◊ 'nai- oqnm-( ghl- xhaghqÕ ◊ 'us( sn stqm+ sn ad oqdfm`ms- xhaghqÕ ◊ llvøæs 'us( sn qdunks- xhaghqÕ ◊,aøaÿ 'us( sn qdodms- xÕ�qøæ '`cu( vgx- xÀj≠◊ 'us( sn rvd`q- xÀjÀrÕ◊ 'us( sn c`mfkd- xÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn knnj `s+ sn v`sbg- xÀ�≠◊ 'us( sn oddo- xÀ�≠◊ cÕ◊ 'us( sn rs`qd vhcd dxdc- xÀ�≠◊ mø `l≠◊j æ̀aÿæ 'us( sn bnuds- xnæj 'us( sn rsqho- xnæjnæ,xnæjnæ 'uh( knnrd- xn� 'us( sn inks- xn� 'us( sn b`qqx- x�j�æ 'us( sn lnbj- x�qø 'us( sn chrfq`bd- xvd,ø¿xtæ 'us( sn odqrohqd- xvd,llvøæs 'us( sn qdrs+ sn qdk`w-