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    Gqemx rgu dgueh`g~fn ~c jfgq` ~mg~ Th`ef`~* ~mf uc`

    cd c`f cd F`bjg`nu qhemfu~ kf`* mgn `c bgkfu* `c ~cxu*

    `c ahof* g`n `c~ ftf` g`x |ceof~ kc`fx.

    Rmx ncfu`~ xcvq ngn bhtf xcv g`x~mh`b3 guofn

    Gqemx.

    Th`ef`~u kccn emg`bfn ~mf ufec`n Gqemx guofn ~mfwvfu~hc` g`n mhu fxfu mccnfn ctfq.

    H~u kx aqc~mfq* Qhemgqn* ~mf ahb |g`ux* Th`ef`~

    ughn bjcckhjx. Ngn u|chjfn mhk rmf` mf bc~ h`~c

    ecjjfbf. Mf bgtf mhk ftfqx~mh`b. Qhemgqn bc~ h`~c uckf

    agn u~vdd ~mg~ bc~ Ngn qfgjjx rcqqhfn. Uc Ngn ev~ v| mhu

    eqfnh~ egqnu* u~c||fn gjj mhu |qhthjfbfu. H bc~ nqgbbfn h`~cc. Ngn ughn mf ncfu`~ rg`~ ~c kgof ~mf ugkf khu+

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    ~mh` jh`f* ~fgemfu kf u~vdd h`u~fgn. Ugxu h~u |qhefjfuu.

    Mf ugxu mf ncfu`~ rg`~ ~c ~gof ~mf dhqf cv~ cd kx afjjx

    ax u|chjh`b kf.

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    Th`ef`~ |vjjfn cv~ mhu ag~~fqfn |ceof~ rg~em g`n

    Gqemx rg~emfn mhk umgof h~ hqqh~gajx gbgh`u~ mhu fgq.Mf u~hjj u|chju Bfcqbf ~mcvbm.

    Gqemx `c~hefn ~mf rg~emu afg~f`+v| uhjtfq eguh`b

    rh~m dh`f f`bqgtfn h`h~hgjuKA. H~ jccou `hef. Mgu h~

    ftfq rcqofn3

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    ^mf Gq~ cd O`c~+^xh`b.

    ^mg~ jccouh`~fqfu~h`b* ughn Gqemx. Mf qfgemfn

    dcq ~mf acco g`n djh||fn ~mqcvbm ~mf |gbfu.

    Eg`~ ujff| g~ `hbm~u egvuf h~u uc kvem dv`* ughn

    Th`ef`~* h` g rcquf`h`b ~c`f. Xcvjj `ftfq bvfuu rmf`

    kx ahq~mngx hu.

    Gqemx umcco mhu mfgn* `ftfq bvfuuh`b g`x ahq~mngx

    ecvjn af rcquf ~mg` mhu cr`.

    Xv|* ~mg~u qhbm~? Emqhu~kgu Ngx' Th`ef`~ ughn*

    gjkcu~ ~qhvk|mg`~jx.

    Gqemx rc`nfqfn rmx mf dcv`n Th`ef`~ uc dv``x.Gd~fq gjj* mhu uh~vg~hc` rgu`~ g`x af~~fq. ^mfx ac~m mgn

    |qge~hegjjx `c~mh`b* u~veo h` g uemccj rmfqf ~mfx u|f`~

    kcu~ cd ~mf ~hkf gtchnh`b ~mf ~fgemfqu g`n rg~emh`b ~mf

    c~mfq acxu bjcg~ ctfq ~mfhq `fr* f}|f`uhtf bgnbf~u.

    Ucqqx ~c mfgq ~mg~* ughn Gqemx.

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    Rmx gqf xcv ucqqx3 ughn Th`ef`~. Jhu~f`* xcvtf

    bc~ ~c ~cvbmf` v| mfqf. Hd xcv nc`~* |fc|jf jhofRgbu~gdd gqf bch`b ~c qcjj gjj ctfq xcv.

    H o`cr* av~ ftfqxc`f mfqfu uc nhddfqf`~. H nc`~

    afjc`b. H nc`~ o`cr rmg~ ~c nc mgjd ~mf ~hkf.

    U~c| ugxh`b ucqqx* dcq u~gq~fqu. Xcvtf nc`f `c~mh`b

    rqc`b.

    Gqemx jhofn Th`ef`~. Mf rgu ~mf dhqu~ |fquc` ~c

    qfgjjx ~gjo ~c mhk g`n mf nhn`~ jcco ncr` c` mhk jhof

    ~mf qfu~ cd ~mf acxu. Mf `c~hefn Th`ef`~u dcqjcq` dgef

    g`n aqcvbm~ cv~ mhu ~qvk| egqn.

    Nc xcv o`cr mcr cjn H gk3 mf guofn.

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    kfnheh`f c` ~hkf. Hk `c~ v`bqg~fdvj cq g`x~mh`b jhof

    ~mg~* Hk bjgn ~c bf~ uckf~mh`b

    Ugh`~ Gqemx* Th`ef`~ h`~fqqv|~fn.

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    |jgxfq.Rmg~ oh`nK|53

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    Rcr' G`n H ~mcvbm~ kx rg~em rgu cjn.

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    rh~m dgof nhgkc`nu g`n u~vdd. H u~fgj ~mf emcecjg~f+nqc|

    ~qfg~u umf avxu dcq ~mf ncbu g`n H urfgq ~mfxqf gnnhe+

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    Mf nvb h`~c mhu |ceof~ g`n |vjjfn cv~ g mg`ndvj cd

    qcv`n emcecjg~f+jccoh`b |f``hfu. Rg`~ uckf3

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    cv~ g dfr. Xcv `ffn mfj|. Gqemx |c||fn uftfqgj h`~c mhu kcv~m g`n ~mfx ug~

    ~cbf~mfq emfrh`b.

    Kkk* `c~ agn* ughn Th`ef`~.

    Rmx nhn xcvq ngn uf`n xcv mfqf ~c Qvumavqxu3 H~u

    ~mf rcqu~ |jgef* ughn Gqemx.

    Rmx3 qf|fg~fn Th`ef`~* u~vddh`b kcqf ~qfg~u h`~cmhu kcv~m g`n u|fgoh`b gqcv`n ~mfk* egvuf mf ~mh`ou

    h~u bccn nhueh|jh`f. @c~ ~mg~ h~ rcqou. Mf uf`nu Bfcqbf

    ~c g bqfg~ uemccj* uc kvem af~~fq ~mg` Qvumavqxu. H~u

    bc~ g` h`nccq qhnh`b u~gnhvk* g mfg~fn h`nccq urhk+

    kh`b |ccj ~mf uhyf cd g dhfjn* g`n h~u ftf` bc~ g eh+

    `fkg. Mf jccofn ncr` g~ mhu umhq~ ~mg~ rgu `cr

    |f||fqfn rh~m ah~u. Av~ uckf~hkfu h~u bccnxcv

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    agb cd ~cddffu. Mf |c||fn g dfr h`~c mhu kcv~m g`n

    uffkfn ~c urgjjcr ~mfk rmcjf.Grrbc~ `vddh`o3 \ccq jh~~jf dhumnc`~ rcqqx*

    Fjku mgu uckf~mh`b dcq xcv. H kgnf uvqf cd h~. Mfu

    qfgnx `cr. Mc|* mc|'

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    gjc`f cv~uhnf. Gd~fq g jc`b rgh~* ~mf u~c`x uhjf`ef rgu

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    H nhn`~ nc g`x~mh`b. Xcvtf bc~ ~mf rqc`b |fq+

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    rffo cd mhu tgeg~hc`. Rh``hf ecq`fqfn mhk h` ~mf

    oh~emf` ivu~ gu umf rgu bch`b cv~ ~c ~mf uv|fqkgqof~.

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    bf~ |gu~ xcvq eck|jf}h~hfu rh~m Kq. Fjku. Gqemx

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    egvbm~ g bjhk|uf cd ~mf ~h~jf rqh~~f` h` acjn* ajvf

    jf~~fqu9 Jcco afdcqf Xcv Jfg|* Emg`bf afdcqf Xcv Rff|*Ax Nq. Mf`qx Ajcckf`rh`ojfqKG* \m.N. Mf jf~ cv~ g

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    hu xh` g`n xg`b* mkk3 Umf |ffqfn g~ mhk gactf mfq

    qfgnh`b bjguufu.

    Umf rf`~ c`* dhqh`b kfg`h`bjfuu rcqnu g~ mhk gu mhu

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    mgn ~mf agjj g`n rgu qv``h`b* g ngqo+igeof~fn uvh~ djg|+

    |h`b jhof ~mf rh`bu cd g qgtf`. Gqemx u|c~~fn mhk dqck~mf uhnfjh`fu g`n qg` ~c f}fev~f g o`ff+aqfgoh`b ~geojf*

    aqh`bh`b mhk ncr` mgqn h`~c ~mf kvnnx

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    eg` hnjf ~mqcvbm ~mhu uemccj3 @C' Nc`~ xcv ngqf jcuf

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    ~mhu uemcjgqumh|. Umf nvb h`~c mfq agb gbgh` g`n ~mqvu~

    g`c~mfq acco g~ mhk9 Geecv`~gahjh~x dcq ~mf EmhjnRh~mh`. Xcvqf bch`b ~c af u~vnxh`b ~mhu gd~fq xcvq

    emcqfu g`n Hjj ~fu~ xcv c` h~. Hd Hk `c~ mg||x ~mfqfjj

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    g`n h~ mgn aff` jhof ~mhu uh`ef Rh``hf mgn eckf h`~c

    mhu jhdf.

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    mgn ~c qvum ageo v|u~ghqu ~c ejfg` g`n qf+jh`f ~mf djccq

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    f`n. Mfq ncbu gjrgxu ~cco |qhcqh~x. Umf bgtf mhk c`f

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    ngx cdd g kc`~m nvqh`b ~mf tgeg~hc`u g`n ~mg~ ngx rgu

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    Gqemx `ftfq bc~ |fquc`gj egjju g`n uc mf avqu~ h`

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    Jc~u* jhu~f`* Gqemx. Kx ngn Mf jcrfqfn mhu

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    g`n mhu dqhf`n ~c ^vqofx uc ~mfx eg` u~vnx g nhb bch`b

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    umc~bv` g`n u~gjjfn. Gjj ~mf ncbu h` ~mf theh`h~x agqofn

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    gnnfn ~c ~mf nh`. MFX* Gqemx' Bf~ xcvq bfgq' mf

    egjjfn.

    Qfjhftfn* Gqemx bqgaafn mhu ueqvddx ageo|geo g`n

    agqqfjfn ncr` ~mf u~ghqu* uohkkh`b |gu~ Rh``hf* rmc

    jfg`fn cv~ cd ~mf nccqrgx. @c~ f}ge~jx rmg~ H ~mcvbm~

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    mhu kfgbfq gjjcrg`ef* g`n gu mf qfgemfn dcq h~ umf |vjjfn

    h~ ageo g`n ~mf` nhn h~ gbgh` ivu~ ~c ~fguf mhk. Av~

    `fh~mfq Rh``hf `cq ~mf dcbbx* ngqo kcq`h`b ngk|f`fn

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    Th`ef`~ mc||fn ctfq ~mf dqc`~ ufg~ g`n |cofn mhk

    h` mhu qhau. Xcvtf fueg|fn* mf ughn. Rfjj nc`f. ^mhu

    hu kx aqc~mfq* Qhemgqn' Mf |ch`~fn ~c g dhbvqf rfnbfn

    v`nfq ~mf u~ffqh`b rmffj. Mf rgu ~mh`* rh~m jc`b* dqhyyx

    mghq* g`n ueqvddx ejc~mfu.Qhemgqn jccofn v| aqhfdjx* rh~m u~qh|u cd rhqh`b

    af~rff` mhu ~ff~m g`n g ueqfrnqhtfq h` mhu mg`n.

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    Mh' ughn Gqemx. @c* ucqqx

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    g`n Th`ef`~ uhk|jx h`~qcnvefn mhk gu Rgqn. Rgqn

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    rgxgjj f}ef|~ Bfcqbf* mf gnnfn qg~mfq ucvqjx. Gd~fq

    ~cvemh`b ~mf rhqfu ~cbf~mfq g`n qf+u~gq~h`b ~mf f`bh`f

    Qhemgqn nqctf cdd fqqg~hegjjx* urfqth`b uftfqgj ~hkfu dcq

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    mgn ftfq f}|fqhf`efn* ~mfx |vjjfn h`~c ~mf |gqoh`b jc~ cd

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    Gqemx mgn `ftfq aff` ~c g` ghq|cq~ afdcqf g`n jctfn

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    aqfg~mfn nff|jx g`n ~qhfn ~c qfjg}. Mf u~qg||fn mhkufjd

    h`* ncvajf+emfeofn mhu ufg~ |cuh~hc` g`n jhu~f`fn h`

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    wvhf~ mcqqcq gu ~mf f`bh`fu qcgqfn* qfgnx dcq ~gofcdd.

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    f`cvbm ~c uff cv~ ~mf rh`ncr. Mf u`g||fn mhu gqku

    gqcv`n mhu fgqu g`n ~veofn mhu mfgn af~rff` mhu o`ffu*nqfr g nff| aqfg~m g`n afbg` ~c ecv`~.

    G`x ufec`n `cccrr Rgqn xfjjfn* qceoh`b c`

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    Rgqn u~veo mhu mfgn ~mqcvbm ~mf bg| af~rff` ~mf

    ufg~u. @c `ffn dcq ufg~ afj~u cq jhdf igeof~u afegvufrmf` rf mh~ g`x~mh`b g~ uftf` mv`nqfn khjfu g` mcvq

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    ~hkf cd ~mf xfgq* ughn Th`ef`~. Hu`~ h~ bqfg~3

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    Cv~uhnf ~mf ghq|cq~ ftfqxc`f bc~ h`~c g ncjkvu* g ahb

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    evqtx mccn g`n jc~u cd ~qh`of~u mg`bh`b dqck ~mf qfgq+

    thfr khqqcq. Qhemgqn g`n Rgqn mchu~fn ~mf jvbbgbf

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    tgu~ avhjnh`b.

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    ~mf nqhtfq mgn ge~vgjjx u~c||fn g~ uh`ef ~mf ghq|cq~*

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    ucv`nfn jhof h~ rgu eckh`b cv~ cd u|fgofqu. Gqemx

    egvbm~ Qhemgqn |ffqh`b ncr` g~ mhk ~mqcvbm ~mf qfgq+

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    ~mf fgu~* mf ughn* |v~~h`b c` g kxu~fqhcvu tchef.

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    rmg~ h~ kfg`~* ~mf gbf`~ afmh`n ~mf qf`~gj nfuo kfqfjx

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    qg~~jh`b ctfq rh`nh`b qcgnu g`n ~mqcvbm qvqgj thjjgbfu.

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    Qhemgqn |vjjfn ctfq `fgq g ~ckg~c dgqk. ^mfx ~cco ~rc

    jgqbf egufu cv~ g`n |v~ ~mfk c` ~mf qccd g`n ctfq`hbm~

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    ecqnc`fn cdd dqck ~mf |vajhe rh~m g rhqf kfum df`ef.Qhemgqn nqctf ujcrjx dcq ~mf dhqu~ ~hkf g`n Gqemx ecvjn

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    ngx cdd ~ckcqqcr.

    ^mfqf rgu g jc`b |gvuf gu Th`ef`~ gaucqafn mhu

    rcqnu. Ngx cdd' Th`ef`~ uwvgrofn. H ~mcvbm~ h~ rgu

    g mcjhngx* Ngn....

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    Av~ rmfqfu Bfcqbf3 Th`ef`~ guofn ivu~ gu mhu

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    Gqemx rcof fgqjx ~mf `f}~ kcq`h`b* icj~fn grgof ax

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    cd |mc~cbqg|mu.

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    dqck g nh~em qhbm~ af`fg~m ~mfk. Mf qfkctfn mhu

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    @c rfg|c`u ~mf`3 ughn Th`ef`~.

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    Gqemx cd F`bjg`n* H kgof nfgj. H~ hu xcvqu g`n xcv

    eg` af cr`fq. Kx ~hkf qv` cv~. Mf u~c||fn.^mf rckg` rmc rgu rgjoh`b mfq ncb egkf ageo

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    afgem* c~mfq ~mg` g ecv|jf rgjoh`b `fgq ~mf umcqf.

    Gqemx qg` ~c ~mf ~c| cd ~mf nv`fu ~c bf~ g af~~fq thfr.

    C`jx ~mf egk|bqcv`n rh~m h~u ecjcqfn ~f`~u ahjjcrh`bh` ~mf rh`n umcrfn g`x uhb` cd jhdf. Mf qf~vq`fn ~c mhu

    u|c~ ~c dh`n ~mf ecv|jf jccoh`b g~ mhu qvb.

    @cr ~mg~u g `hef c`f' ~mf kg` ughn h` F`bjhum.

    Rf acvbm~ c`f ~cc.

    Gqemx rc`nfqfn mcr mf ecvjn mgtf aff` uc u~v|hn

    h~ rgu cathcvu ~mf kg` rgu g ec` gq~hu~. Nhubvu~fn rh~m

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    g`n kgnf g ngum h` ~mf nhqfe~hc` Gj~vqvu mgn ~gof`.Mf ufgqemfn dgq~mfq gjc`b ~mf egk|uh~f av~ gd~fq

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    v| ~qxh`b g`n ~mqfr ~mf qvb ~c ~mf bqcv`n. Hnhc~' mf

    umcv~fn cv~ jcvn. H eg ~ afjhftf H dfjj dcq h~'

    G~ ~mg~ |ch`~* Qhemgqn g`n Rgqn egkf ~qgk|h`b

    gjc`b ~mf ug`nx |g~m. Ac~m cd ~mfk rfqf uc nvu~x ~mfx

    jccofn jhof ~mfx mgn aff` qcjjfn h` djcvq.

    Mfx* Gqemx' Rf dcv`n cv~ rmg~ ~mf ujcbg` ugxu c`

    ~mf uhnf cd ~mf tg`* ughn Qhemgqn gu ~mfx g||qcgemfn.

    Gqemxu ~mcvbm~u rfqf khjfu grgx* ~mcvbm.

    VDC U|c~~fqu cd Ucv~mfq` ^vqofx* ughn Rgqn rh~mg bvddgr. H rc`nfqfn rmx rf rfqf bf~~h`b uc kg`x

    jccou.

    Qhemgqn bgtf Gqemx g dqhf`njx |qcn c` ~mf gqk.

    Xcvqf uv||cufn ~c jgvbm.

    @hef qvb* Gqemx' ughn Rgqn* aqvumh`b |gu~. Mcr

    kvem nhn xcv |gx3^mf bh~ ~cco gjj kx kc`fx' ughn Gqemx. Mf rgu uc

    gumgkfn mf dcv`n h~ mgqn ~c u|fgo. Mf dfj~ g u~qg`bf

    ~hbm~`fuu gqcv`n mhu ~mqcg~.

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    ~mh`b ~vq`fn v`afgqgajf. Mf ug~ aqccnh`b dcq g rmhjf

    afdcqf Th`ef`~ qf~vq`fn g`n |ffqfn h` ~mqcvbm ~mf djg|u

    rh~m ~mf dqxh`b |g` h` mhu mg`n.

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    ^mf fbbu gqf bqfg~ hd xcv |heo ~mf bqh~ cv~. Xcv rg`~

    c`f3 mf ughn* g`n ~mf` `c~hefn Gqemxu nfife~fn dgef.Mf |v~ ~mf |g` ncr` g`n |cofn ~mf ngk| qvb rh~m mhu

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    bgu jg`~fq`u jhbm~h`b ~mf gqfg.

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    ~mf c`jx c`f rmc rf`~ ageo dcq ufec`nu g`n ge~vgjjx rh~`fuufn

    Kq. Kgx`gqn+Avjj ~h| mhu |jg~f cd qgthcjh ~c ~mf uhnf g`n ectfq h~wvheojx rh~m ug`n.

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    Xcv dh`humfn ~mg~ tfqx wvheojx* Ngn* ughn Th`ef`~. H c`jx

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    f`~fqfn ~mfhq ~f`~ g~ ~mf f`n cd ~mf `hbm~.

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    kh`v~f. Nc xcv ~mh`o ~mfxqf geevqg~f3

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    Gqemx qcjjfn cv~ ~mf qvb. H~ mgn nqhfn rfjj g`n mf |v~ h~ ctfq mhu

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    tgjvf* g`n ~mf |uxemcjcbhegj qfuvj~u c`jx ec`dhqkfn rmg~ Kq.

    Fjku mgn gjrgxu ughn~mg~ mf rcvjn `ftfq gkcv`~ ~c

    g`x~mh`b.