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~neiib~ cgv cghm go munmq|fio k}| g cgji{f|v i` |em ~neiib~ tfbb {mw}f{m vi} |i ~}kcf| g
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vi} i{ ~icmiom mb~m tei f~ g~ nicqm|mo| g~ vi} ~ei}bl dm| |em `fogonfgb gfl/ Gb~i g `mt
i` |em |iq fopm~|cmo| kgoh~ cgv {mw}f{m vi} |i ~}kcf| vi}{ DCG\ ~ni{m temo vi}
gqqbv `i{ iqmofod~ fccmlfg|mbv g`|m{ vi}{ CKG/
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|em~m ngolflg|m~" f| ti}bl kmnicm omg{bv fcqi~~fkbm `i{ g k}~fom~~ ~neiib |i lm|m{cfom
tei ngo li tmbb fo |emf{ CKG q{id{gc/ K}~fom~~ ~neiib~ gb~i tgo| ngolflg|m~ tei g{m
nic`i{|gkbm ti{hfod tf|e o}ckm{~ gol ngo |efoh n{f|fngbbv/ Mgne ~mn|fio i` |em DCG\ |i
g d{mg| mu|mo| {m`bmn|~ teg| vi} tfbb li l}{fod vi}{ CKG i{ g`|m{ f|/
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Modbf~e8 |em n{f|fngb {mg~iofod ~mn|fio tfbb embq vi} km||m{ gogbv~m ng~m ~|}lfm~ l}{fod
vi} CKG gol |em {mgb bf`m ng~m~ |eg| vi} tfbb `gnm f` vi} ti{h g~ g cgogdmcmo|
nio~}b|go| g`|m{ vi}{ CKG8 |em {mglfod nicq{memo~fio ~mn|fio tfbb embq vi} }olm{~|gol
eit |i cghm ~mo~m i` lmo~m" nicqbmu fo`i{cg|fio" ~icm|efod tefne vi} tfbb fopg{fgkbv
egpm |i lmgb tf|e temo vi} ti{h io q{ijmn|~ g| |iq nio~}b|fod `f{c~ ~}ne g~ Ki~|io
Nio~}b|fod D{i}q" Kgfo & Ni" Cnhfo~mv & Ni m|n/
G~ go fopm~|cmo| kgohm{ i{ nio~}b|go|" vi} tfbb km {mw}f{ml |i li g bi| i` o}ckm{
n{}onefod" ~icm|efod |eg| |em w}go|f|g|fpm ~mn|fio i` |em DCG\ q{mqg{m~ vi} `i{/ ^i
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iqqi{|}of|fm~ gol negbbmodm~ |eg| vi} tfbb `gnm fo `}|}{m gol |eg|~ tev |em glcf~~fio
niccf||mm~ tgo| qmiqbm tei egpm q{ipml |emf{ nicqm|monv kv lifod tmbb io |em
DCG\/
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}olm{ g dfpmo gci}o| i` |fcm/ Eitmpm{" vi}{ DCG\ ~ni{m lim~o| omnm~~g{fbv
lm|m{cfom eit ~}nnm~~`}b vi} tfbb km io |em q{i`m~~fiogb `{io| fo vi}{ bf`m/ Teg| f| ngo
lm|m{cfom" |ei}de" |i g nm{|gfo mu|mo| f~ eit ~}nnm~~`}b vi} tfbb km fo dm||fod |e{i}de
|em k}~fom~~ ~neiib i` vi}{ neifnm/
\em Qv{gcfl i` ^}nnm~~ io |em DCG\
\i ~}nnmml io |em DCG\" vi} omml |i mo~}{m |eg| |em{m~ g diil cfu i` gbb |em `i}{
nicqiomo|~ gkipm/ Mpmo f` iom nicqiomo| dim~ gcf~~" f| omdg|fpmbv g``mn|~ |em i|em{
nicqiomo|~ fo |em qv{gcfl" cghfod vi} `gbb ~ei{| i` vi}{ digb/ F` vi} bgnh ci|fpg|fio"
`i{ fo~|gonm" vi} tio| km gkbm |i ti{h eg{l gol km nio~f~|mo|/ I{ f` vi} bgnh
nio~f~|monv" |emo mpmo f` vi} ti{h eg{l |itg{l~ |em mol i` vi}{ q{mqg{g|fio" vi}bb oi|
km gkbm |i dgfo g~ c}ne g~ vi} ni}bl egpm" egl vi} kmmo nio~f~|mo|/
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l}{fod vi}{ q{mqg{g|fio f~ g~ fcqi{|go| g~ ~|}lvfod/ ^fonm vi}{ nefbleiil" vi}l egpm
emg{l mpm{viom g{i}ol vi} `{ic vi}{ |mgnem{~ |i vi}{ qg{mo|~ # |mbbfod vi} |i ~|}lv
ci{m gol ci{m k}| `i{ |em DCG\ f| ti{h~ g bf||bm lf``m{mo|bv/ F` ~icmiom |mbb~ vi} |eg|
vi} omml |i ~|}lv `i{ 5#71 ei}{~ g lgv `i{ |em DCG\" vi} omml |i j}~| fdoi{m |emf{
glpfnm/ ^|}lvfod `i{ |em DCG\ |em ibl tgv tfbb km oi| i` c}ne embq/ Vi} omml |i |ghm
|fcm i`` `{ic vi}{ q{mqg{g|fio io g nio~f~|mo| kg~f~ gol mo~}{m |eg| vi} li oi|ipm{~|}lv/ [mgl |em \em [fde| gol \em T{iod Tgv |i Q{mqg{m `i{ |em DCG\ bg|m{ fo
|ef~ mkiih |i ~mm eit mugn|bv ~ei}bl vi} ~|}lv `i{ |em DCG\/
Pf~}gbfzfod ^}nnm~~: \em Hmv |i ^|gvfod Ci|fpg|ml
^|gvfod ci|fpg|ml f~ |em kfddm~| q{ikbmc vi}bb `gnm g~ vi} q{mqg{m `i{ |em DCG\/G`|m{ gbb" tei tgo|~ |i ~|}lv W}go| gol Pm{kgb temo |em{m g{m c}ne ci{m fo|m{m~|fod
|efod~ |i li fo bf`m9 G~ vi} ~gt fo |em Qv{gcfl i` ^}nnm~~ gkipm" ~|gvfod ci|fpg|ml f~
n{}nfgb |i cgfo|gfo |em cicmo|}c i` vi}{
q{mqg{g|fio" gol iom i` |em pm{v embq`}b tgv~ |i
hmmq vi}{~mb` qmqqml }q f~ kv pf~}gbfzfod ~}nnm~~/
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~neiib~ ngo iqmo `i{ vi}/ \efoh gki}| teg| go fon{mlfkbm muqm{fmonm f| ti}bl km |i km
|g}de| kv ~icm i` |em ci~| tmbb {moitoml |mgnem{~ fo |em ti{bl gol |i egpm ~icm i`
|em k{fde|m~| ~|}lmo|~ `{ic gn{i~~ |em dbikm g~ vi}{ qmm{~/ \efoh gki}| eit fcq{m~~ml
ti}bl qmiqbm km fo vi}{ ~infgb gol q{i`m~~fiogb nf{nbm~ gol |efoh gki}| eit d{mg| f|
ti}bl km |i oi| {mcgfo ~|}nh }q fo vi}{ q{m~mo| jik/
Goi|em{ fo|m{m~|fod tgv |i ~|gv ci|fpg|ml f~ |i {m~mg{ne gki}| ~neiib~ gol nioomn|
tf|e i|em{ ngolflg|m~ io pg{fi}~ iobfom `i{}c~/ \em~m `i{}c~ tfbb di g biod tgv fo
embqfod vi} ~|gv ci|fpg|ml g~ vi} tfbb ~mm i|em{~ bfhm vi} tei g{m gb~i io |em ~gcm
qg|e/
@biil vi}{~mb` tf|e qi~f|fpm |ei}de|~ gol hmmq |em omdg|fpm |ei}de|~ g| kgv/
[mcmckm{ [eiolg K{vom~ `gci}~ kiih \em ^mn{m| fo tefne ~em ~gv~ |eg| |em
cgo|{g |i ~}nnmml fo gov g~qmn| i` vi}{ bf`m f~ |i `biil vi}{~mb` tf|e qi~f|fpm |ei}de|~/
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tmmhlgv~ gol g{i}ol 5#71 ei}{~ ipm{ tmmhmol~/ \ghm g lgv i`` `{ic |em DCG\ mpm{v
tmmh/ Gb~i mo~}{m |eg| vi} li mgne i` |em |e{mm |efod~ cmo|fioml gkipm/ Ionm vi} ~|g{|
lifod gbb i` |em~m" vi} tfbb gn|}gbbv egpm cglm diil }~m i` vi}{ |fcm gol tfbb ~mm |em{m~}b| io |em gn|}gb DCG\/
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Oi|efod ni}bl km `g{|em{ `{ic |em |{}|e/ \ghfod |em DCG\ |tfnm lm`fof|mbv lim~ oi| egpm
gov omdg|fpm m``mn| io vi}{ gqqbfng|fio/ \em Glcf~~fio niccf||mm~ }olm{~|gol |eg| vi}
cfde| oi| km tmbb q{mqg{ml |i |ghm |em DCG\ io vi}{ `f{~| g||mcq| i{ vi} cgv oi| egpm
liom tmbb kmng}~m i` ~icm i|em{ {mg~io/ K}~fom~~ ~neiib~ cgv gb~i oi| km c}ne ki|em{ml
mpmo f` vi} |ghm |em DCG\ |e{fnm/ Kmviol |eg|" |emv tfbb lm`fof|mbv `mmb nionm{oml |eg| tev
vi} lfl vi} egpm |i |ghm |em DCG\ ~i cgov |fcm~ gol cgv pfmt c}b|fqbm g||mcq|~
omdg|fpmbv }obm~~ vi} q{ipflm g ~|{iod {mg~io |i j}~|f`v |em c}b|fqbm g||mcq|~/
.; K}~fom~~ ~neiib~ biih iobv g| vi}{ ipm{gbb DCG\ ~ni{mgol g{m oi| c}ne nionm{oml tf|e vi}{ ~ni{m~ io W}go| gol
Pm{kgb/
\iq ~neiib~ tgo| ngolflg|m~ |i egpm kgbgonml ipm{gbb ~ni{m
gol nicqm|f|fpm W}go| gol Pm{kgb ~ni{m~ |ii/ Dmom{gbbv" g
cfofc}c i` 51|e qm{nmo|fbm io ki|e |em W}go|f|g|fpm gol
Pm{kgb ~mn|fio~ f~ teg| vi} ~ei}bl km |g{dm|fod g|" gqg{| `{ic go ipm{gbb nicqm|f|fpm ~ni{m/
.> F` F dm| g 401" |emo cv glcf~~fio |i |em |iq ~neiib~ f~ gbci~| d}g{go|mml/
\ef~ f~ |em kfddm~| cv|e |eg| qbgd}m~ |em DCG\ ti{bl/ \em DCG\ f~ j}~| iom gciod cgov
nicqiomo|~ i` vi}{ gqqbfng|fio8 f| f~o| |em ~fodbm ci~| fcqi{|go| lm|m{cfom{ i` vi}{
glcf~~fio negonm~/ \em i|em{ qg{|~ i` vi}{ gqqbfng|fio" ~}ne g~ vi}{ }olm{d{gl}g|m DQG
gol fo~|f|}|fio" m~~gv~" bm||m{~ i` {mniccmolg|fio" |em w}gbf|v gol w}gbf|v i` ti{h
muqm{fmonm" gol |em }ofw}m w}gbf|fm~ |eg| vi} k{fod |i |em nbg~~ g{m fcqi{|go| lm|m{cfom{~ i`
vi}{ ~}nnm~~ l}{fod |em glcf~~fio q{inm~~/ K}~fom~~ ~neiib~ g{m biihfod `i{ ~cg{|"
nicqm|mo| ngolflg|m~ tei ngo mo{fne nbg~~{iic lf~n}~~fio~ gol ngo km d{iicml `}{|em{ |i
kmnicm bmglm{~ i` |em `}|}{m/ \emv li oi| tgo| ~icmiom tei f~ k{fbbfgo| iobv gnglmcfngbbv8
|emv fo~|mgl tgo| ~icmiom tei eg~ g tmbb {i}olml qm{~iogbf|v/ ^i f| f~ mo|f{mbv qi~~fkbm
|eg| g ~neiib cfde| |ghm g ngolflg|m tei eg~ g bit DCG\ ~ni{m k}| eg~ egl ~fdof`fngo| bf`m
muqm{fmonm~ gol {mjmn| g ngolflg|m tf|e g ~|mbbg{ DCG\ ~ni{m k}| tf|e go i|em{tf~m kmbit
gpm{gdm q{i`fbm/
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\em DCG\ m~~mo|fgbbv |m~|~ vi} io efde ~neiib cg|e~ gol io vi}{ gkfbf|v |i {mgl" q{inm~~"gol nicq{memol q{i`m~~fiogbbv t{f||mo Modbf~e g| g {g|em{ `g~| qgnm/ ^i mpmo f` vi} lio|
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~|}lv g| gbb" vi} cgv ~ni{m tmbb io |em DCG\ f` vi}{ Cg|e gol Modbf~e ~hfbb~ g{m gb{mglv
diil/ Mpmo f` vi} g{m oi| diil g| W}go| gol Pm{kgb" vi} cgv oi| tgo| |i ~|{m|ne vi}{~mb`
|ii c}ne gol ~|}lv g bi|/ %[mgl |em \em t{iod gol |em {fde| tgv |i ~|}lv `i{ |em DCG\
|i hoit tev/ Teg| f~ ci{m fcqi{|go| f~ |eg| vi} q{mqg{m fo g ~v~|mcg|fn tgv/ ^fonm vi}{
q{mqg{g|fio tfbb km ~q{mgl ipm{ ;#> cio|e~" vi} omml |i mo~}{m |eg| vi} lio| ipm{~|}lv/\em km~| ~|}lv ~neml}bm f~ ;#> ei}{~ g lgv io tmmhlgv~ gol 0#5 ei}{~ ipm{ tmmhmol~
ipm{ g > cio|e qm{fil/ Gb~i {mcmckm{ |i ~m| g {m~| lgv g~flm l}{fod |em tmmh fo tefne vi}
ti}bl |ghm g nicqbm|m k{mgh `{ic vi}{ q{mq/
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Pm{kgb ~mn|fio/
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|em ogcm i` |em Modbf~e ~mn|fio9 Tm km| vi} ti}bl egpm' \em ogcm f|~mb` # Pm{kgb
[mg~iofod# cghm~ f| nbmg{ teg| |em DCG\ pm{kgb ~mn|fio f~ gbb gki}|/ \em DCG\ lim~o|
muqmn| vi} |i {mgl |em ti{h~ i` ^eghm~qmg{m gol Cfb|io |i ~ni{m tmbb io Pm{kgb/ \em
DCG\ j}~| tgo|~ |i |m~| vi}{ gkfbf|v |i |efoh" {mg~io" gol cghm lmnf~fio~ }olm{ |fcml
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