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fdun pfn zohfp kam`opoam{ eaz coen pa nvo{p- Lnn|‥oidhomn pfdp$
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f~idm{- Dcc O fdun pa {dy pa {~kf pfnazo|omh o{# Akkdi‟{ Zd|az- Akkdi‟{ Zd|az `n{pzay{
pfn o`nd ae dm omeomopn m~ijnz ae ~mounz{n{ nvo{pomh nopfnz dp pfn {din poin &rdzdccnc
~mounz{n{/# az amn dp d poin &{nzodc ~mounz{n{/# om az`nz pa fdun amn ~mounz{n xopf ~{ pdgomh
pfn rcdmnp drdzp- Akkdi‟{ Zd|az dccax{ amcy amn ~mounz{n pa nvo{p dp d poin dm` op o{ a~z
~mounz{n pfdp nvo{p{ max-
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kfoirdm|nn:0
om d fa~{n- Pfn iamgny kdm {pdm` dp pfn xom`ax xdpkfomh pfn {rzomh zdom
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znrza`~kpoam zndkfomh jdkg aunz : joccoam yndz{ dha- Did|omh pfa~hfp# nf1 Oidhomn dcc pfn `nd` nm`{
zn{~cpomh ezai ~m{~kkn{{e~c znrza`~kpoam `~zomh pfdp poin rnzoa`- Idyjn pzoccoam{ ~ram pzoccoam{ ae `nd`
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pa kaii~mokdpn xopf f~idm{ uod {ohm cdmh~dhn-
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xom`ax om pfn xompnz xdpkfomh pfn {max edcc a~p{o`n dm` ~m`nz{pdm` fn o{ xdzi dm` `zy#
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nunmomh {pdzomh ompa pfn eozn- Fn o{ pfnazo|omh dja~p pfn pfomh{ fn `an{ fdun {ain {idcc
~m`nz{pdm`omh ae< eozn# xom`# xdpnz# zdom# {max# kca~`{# {gy# ndzpf# dm` pfn fa~{n pfdp
gnnr{ foi xdzi- Ae ka~z{n# fn xa~c` pfnazo|n {ain hzndpnz jnomh pfdm foi{nce kzndpn`
pfn{n pfomh{# eaz knzpdomcy fn o{ {idzp nma~hf pa ~m`nz{pdm` fn kdmmap j~oc` {~kf d fa~{n#
ynp pfn fa~{n nvo{p{- Dm` fn ~m`nz{pdm`{ pfn zndcopy ae pfn ncninmp{# nunm oe fn `an{ map
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fn xa~c` pfnazo|n fn `o` map fdun pfn paac{np &jzdom raxnz/ pa ~m`nz{pdm` xfy dm` fax
pfn fa~{n xd{ kzndpn`# i~kf cn{{ dcc pfn apfnz pfomh{ om pfn ~mounz{n fn o{ japf dxdzn dm`
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pa pfn pfnazon{ ae {konmkn# dcc pfn rfy{okdc pfomh{ xn {nn om pfn ~mounz{n nvknrp amn kain{
ezai pfn iyzod` rzakn{{n{ pfdp {pdzp xfnm d f~hn# fap jdcc ae `nm{n# eazinzcy fy`zahnm
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d{ pfn idpnzodc kaac{# pfa{n e~m`dinmpdc ncninmp{ cogn kdzjam kc~ir pahnpfnz dm` ~m`nz
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in- Cnp ~{ {op dm` pfomg dja~p fy`zahnm hd{ dm` hzduopy eaz dxfocn- Znhdz`cn{{ ae xfdp O
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xocc kain p~ijcomh `axm xopf pfn mnvp hzndp {konmkn `o{kaunzy- J~p# l~{p oidhomn Pfn
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rzoaz pa pfn eazidpoam ae pfn ~mounz{n# dm` nunzypfomh pfdp nvo{p{ pa`dy kdin amcy ezai
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zn{o`n{ am d{ d r)jzdmn pa kncnjzdpn a~z {p~ro`opy- Zndccy-/
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rfy{ok{ {~kknn`{ dp dcc om `o{kaunzomh d pz~n Pfnazy ae Nunzypfomh# Ha`# xfdpnunz ya~
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jnkain pfn rcdmnp {aam depnz pfn eazidpoam ae pfn ~mounz{n-
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