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gikbo dh smo mnji u|plmo `i mduo| dh c`|sqjls`ik ubjp4 Pd
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|oo {moqo sm`| bojc|" jidsmoq l`qlbo Smdkm @ jn n`}`ik jic
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lmdd|o ids sd C`c pd ids`lo +lmdd|o+ ids sd4 Smjs `|
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|hh`l`ois sd smjs zo|s`di [mosmoq iolo||jqp dq ids `|
jidsmoq njssoq
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dh lmd`lo [md {`bb njfo {mjs lmd`lo jic {mjs cdo| smjs sobb
| jads smon jic smoqohdqo jads |" jads mnji| `i smo
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s`no Smjs `| smo `isois`di Smo i`xoq|jb `| np `isois`di
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boj|s moqo" `i sm`| qoldqc" |mp j{jp hqdn smo kqjicoq dh np
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qdbo" smop lji id bdikoq" {ojfoioc" l`qln|lq`aoc" uoq`umoqjb
j| smop+xo aoldno" jic cd ids z`aabo" cd ids j|f `h smo
uoq`umoqp lji ao l`qln|lq`aoc" hdq smo noji`ik `| z`so lbojq
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jic smo i`xoq|o sd |
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soqn| dh smo |scp" j| ao`ik smoi dh smo |scp" jic j| {`sm`i
smo ujqjnosoq| dh smo |scp" @ c`c ids {jis smon dsmoq{`|o
kqduoc Sm`| b`n`soc smo |`wo @ {jisoc uoq|dijb ldisjls jic
c`c ids {jis smo nonaoq| dh smo kqdu sd fid{ dio jidsmoq dq
sd `isoqjls @ mjxo" smqdkm smo Hocoqjb Uqd|olsdq| Dhh`lo"
dasj`ioc jllo|| sd i`io micqoc |lm uq`|dioq| [m`bo jbb jqo
ud|s ldix`ls`di jic uqo |oisoilo smo o}sois dh smo |oisoilo `i
ojlm `i|sjilo `| fid{i sd smo `ic`x`cjb uq`|dioq Sm`| `|
`nudqsjis" jic ozjbbp `nudqsjis smjs smop jqo uqo |oisoilo
Jhsoq |oisoil`ik smo `ic`x`cjb| `i zo|s`di aoldno smo
ujqxoi dh smo Aqoj dh Uq`|di|" ji jbsdkosmoq c`hhoqois jic
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@ mjxo mojqc" j nlm bo|| ldduoqjs`xo aqojlqjs`l ois`sp Np
ldisjls {`sm smo|o uq`|dioq| `| di smo`q ujqs ldnubosobp
xdbisjqp Smo dibp qo{jqc sd ao dhhoqoc `| ud||`abo
ujqs`l`ujs`di `i j |uol`jb uqdkqjn {m`bo `iljqloqjsoc smjs njp
jhhols smo ijsqo dh smjs `iljqloqjs`di as {`bb ids c`n`i`|m
dq uqdbdik `s @ lji+s dhhoq smon smjs {m`lm @ cdi+s ldisqdb
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@ jn qoblsjis sd cd jip{jp @ mjxo ioxoq hdic uj`c |agols|
dh nlm |o" hjbboi j| smop jqo `isd j ljsokdqp dh |lm
abjsjis iooc6 smo |dqs dh uodubo {md" `h dhhoqoc" {`bb sjfo
cqk| dh ifid{i |`co ohhols| hdq lj|m `i mjic [mjs lji smjs
sobb no as smjs smop jqo {`bb`ik sd cd dq |jp dq ao jipsm`ik
sd j||jko smo`q uoqlo`xoc iooc Uq`|dioq| njp mjxo lmjbboikoc
|dl`osp jic aooi hdic {jis`ik as smop mjxo ids `i nd|s
`i|sjilo| jaqdkjsoc smo`q c`ki`sp Sd jcxoqs`|o jic ujp" dq sd
dhhoq ujpnois hdq ujqs`l`ujs`di smqdkm smo uqd|olsdq|
dhh`lo" jic moilo smqdkm smo xjq`d| cohoi|o jssdqiop|" {dbc
ao sd cqj{ hqdn smo ubj|nj lb`i`l|" smo |du f`slmoi|" smo
coi`woi| dh cddq{jp| jic uab`l b`aqjq`o| |ojqlm`ik smoqo smo
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n`kms ljbb smon" smo cqojn| aoldn`ik i`kmsnjqo|" as |bd{bp"
|asbp" i`kmsnjqo| smjs |oon ois`l`ik is`b `s `| sdd bjso
@ cdi+s {jis sd ldi|`coq smjs Sd c`|l|| |lm uodubo Sd
sm`if dh smon Smo h`ic`ik| {dbc ao iloqsj`i @h @ {oqo sd
ujp Dq aj|o np icoq|sjic`ik" smo fid{bocko @ mduo sd kj`i"
sd ldisq`aso" di j |dqlo |d aoqohs dh lmd`lo dq ldi|ozoilo
Smo uq`|dioq|" {dicoc loqsj`ibp" smo`q {dqbc i{dic" mjxo j
xo|soc `isoqo|s pos `i smo`q |oisoilo" `i {moqo jic md{ smop
jqo sd |uoic sm`| s`no o}lbcoc hqdn |dl`osp j| ui`|mnois hdq
smo x`dbjs`di| dh smjs |dl`osp| uqolous| Smop mjxo pos sd
kj`i dq bd|o ndqo smji smo bj|s ho{ cdbbjq| dh j cjp+|
||soijilo Smop mjxo b`ho |s`bb" s`no dh ldi|ozoilo sd
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smon|obxo| jic smo`q hjn`b`o|" {m`lm duoi smon sd bok`s`njso
col`|`di| dh noji`ik jic xjbo Smo|o jqo smo col`|`di| @
{dbc fid{ hqdn smon Smo uqdkqjn @ jn sd dhhoq smon `|" dh
ldq|o" h`ls`dijb As smop {`bb ids fid{ smjs |d smo
`ihdqnjs`di kbojioc {`bb ao dh qojb |`ki`h`ljilo Jic `s {`bb
ao uab`|moc Jic {`bb ids mjxo ld|s no jipsm`ik as smo s`no
jic nds`di sd kjsmoq smo mjqxo|s" b`fo u`lf`ik ldqi" b`fo
u`lf`ik sdnjsdo|" `i dqcoqbp h`obc| dh ljqohb ubjis`ik
Smo aj|`l `ikqoc`ois dh np uqon`|o `| s`no @s `| smo
|`io idi.zj dh dq b`xo|" smo o||oilo dh dq ao`ik [o jqo
adqi" {o b`xo" {o aoldno j{jqo jic dq nd|s |`ki`h`ljis
j{jqoio|| `| dh cojsm Dq s`no `| h`i`so Smo bs`njso
lb`lm @ mjxo |udfoi dh lb`lm|" {q`ssoi moqo dh lb`lm|
Sm`| dio" sm`| iqobois`ik |ljql`sp dh s`no" smo|o ho{ pojq|"
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smjs lji `njk`io iojqbp sd `ih`i`sp jic uqosoic sd fid{ j uj|s
dh njip smd|jic|" {`bb ids lmjiko md{oxoq `i dq b`xo| {o
lmdd|o sd `kidqo `s" lbj`n `s dh id ldi|ozoilo" js ao|s ji
dagols dh z`os qo|`kijs`di S`no `| smo |db dh dq hjil`hb
jic ldbdqhb qob`k`di|" uqdn`|`ik `i dio {jp dq jidsmoq smjsosoqi`sp smjs {o `njk`io as lji ioxoq mjxo [mjs {`bb pd cd
hdq s`no {moi s`no `| ldi|sqj`ioc" dq js boj|s pdq |o dh `s"
sd mjxo `s kdio `i ji `i|sjis uoqmju| `h smo ndnois| j| smop
uj|| jic jqo sd uj|| jqo ids sd pdq b`f`ik4 Sd mjxo `s kdio
z`lfbp" ifid{`ikbp" `h `i kd`ik `s qonj`i| Jic {mjs dh
hjn`bp" dh qobjs`di|m`u|" {mjs ljbb mjxo smop ja|dbsobp di
sm`| h`i`so s`no {o mjxo4
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|oisoiloc sd js boj|s h`hsooi pojq| `i uq`|di Smo |oisoilo `|
`i ojlm lj|o j loqsj`isp \dno jqo ldihqdis`ik nlm bdikoq
|oisoilo| as h`hsooi pojq| `| smo n`i`nn Idio `| sd qolo`xo
j b`ho |oisoilo @ hobs smjs cojb`ik {`sm b`ho |oisoilo| {dbc
ao sd `isqdclo j hjlsdq smjs {dbc iajbjilo smo mnji
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ozjs`di| {`sm {m`lm @ jn sd ljblbjso {mjsoxoq icoq|sjic`ik
`| sd ao mjc Smoqo `| ji onds`dijb jic u|plmdbdk`ljb {o`kms
sd smo xoqp ldilous dh j b`ho |oisoilo" o|uol`jbbp jic nd|s
loqsj`ibp `h `i hjls ji in`s`kjsoc +b`ho+ |oisoilo" uq`|di
jlsjbbp is`b cojsm Smo ldilous `| hqjkms {`sm j ldbc
mdqqdq kqojsoq" @ sm`if" smji j lju`sjb |oisoilo Hdq `s `|
smo |jno" `| `s ids" b`ho ldi|sqj`ioc" adic" adqcoqoc"
ldisqdbboc" ldbc |soob" sm`lf kbj||" iloj|`ik conjic|"
ldnnjic|" di {moqo sd ao jic {mjs sd cd" {mjs sd ojs" {mjs sd
qojc dq ids" sd {jslm di sobox`|`di" {moi sd {jfo" {moi sd
|boou" {moi sd {dqf `h {dqf `| sd ao mjc" is`b cojsm H`ijbbp
sd cojsm @ c`c ids {`|m j b`ho |oisoilo sd ao ujqs dh smo
ozjs`di" smdkm dh ldq|o `s `|" md{ lji `s ids ao Bddf `i
smo cjni n`qqdq |dnos`no jic sobb no `s `| ids J hjlsdq Js
boj|s j lju`sjb |oisoilo" `h mdio|s" {dbc mjxo j coh`i`so
oic J s`no" j ubjlo {moi @ {dbc fid{ @ ldbc h`ijbbp |sdu
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ldixdbsoc jssonus sd g|s`hp lju`sjb ui`|mnois dq o}ubj`i
smo ud||`abo jssqjls`di| dh |`l`co @s `|i+s jads jujqs`lbjq uoq|di" md{oxoq cojq sd np mojqs" as jads
mnji`sp jic fid{bocko Jic `s {dbc ao ja|qc" qojbbp" `i
soqn| dh smo |scp" ji ozjs`di ldnubosobp ds dh ajbjilo
@ {`bb uqo|ois sd ojlm dh smo|o `ic`x`cjb| smo
duudqsi`sp sd ujqs`l`ujso `i j io{ uqdkqjn aoki ap j uq`xjso
ldisqjlsdq sd smo G|s`lo Coujqsnois Smoqo jqo jbqojcp `i
ubjlo jic duoqjs`dijb ldqqols`di| hjl`b`s`o| d{ioc jic qi ap
uq`xjso ldqudqjs`di|" |d smo ldilous `| ids io{ @ noji dh
uq`xjs`wjs`di @+xo {q`ssoi dh {dqc|" {obb smo {dqc
+uq`xjs`wjs`di+ `| dio dh smo cjqb`ik| dh qolois s`no|" lm`bc
dh smo ldi|oqxjs`xo qo|qqols`di `i smo bjssoq pojq| dh smo
bj|s loisqp Smo ldilous {j| z`so |`nubp smjs j uq`xjso
ldqudqjs`di {dbc jb{jp| ao ndqo ohh`l`ois smji j kdxoqinois
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aqojlqjlp [mosmoq smjs mj| uqdxoc sd ao ldqqols dq ids `|
dh id ldiloqi sd np qo|ojqlm @s noqobp uqdx`co| j ldxoq @s
`| aob`oxjabo Np smdkms" uoq|dijbbp" `| smjs {m`bo uqdh`s `|
j kqojs nds`xjsdq" jip bjqko dqkji`wjs`di dh mnji| oisj`b| j
aqojlqjlp {`sm jbb smo ldildn`sjis |sqoiksm| jic {ojfio||
`imoqois smoqo`i Hqjifbp" @ cdi+s ljqo @ cdi+s mjxo iooc dq
jllo|| sd |lm ji dqkji`wjs`di Jip c`hh`lbs`o| @ njp mjxo
{`bb ao uqobp `njk`ijqp jic @ {dbc mduo oj|`bp cojbs {`sm
Smdkm `i smjs `i|sjilo @ {dbc" uqdxoqa`jb" ao smo bj|s sd
fid{" {dbci+s @4
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h`ijil`jb ld|s sd smo udsois`jb `injso -sm`| `| ji `nudqsjis
hjlsdq) smo duudqsi`sp sd uj|| smo soqn dh `iljqloqjs`di `i j
|sjso dh ||uoicoc ji`njs`di Smo `injso {`bb oisoq smo
`i|s`ss`di" ao |ocjsoc jic o||ois`jbbp ids {jfo jkj`i is`b
smo soqn dh `iljqloqjs`di `| js ji oic Di {jf`ik smo `injso
{`bb ao hqoo sd bojxo" ldi|sqj`ioc dibp ap smo uoq`dc dh
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o}ubj`ioc xoqp ljqohbbp" hdq jhsoq jbb" @ |mjbb cd smo
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isq`s`dijb iooc|" o}oql`|o uqdx`coc ap obolsq`ljb
|s`nbjs`di" nj||jko jic ump|`ljb smoqjup \`ilo smo
oix`qdinois {`bb ao ldnubosobp ldisqdbboc j iojq uoqhols boxob
dh h`sio|| jic adcp nj|| {`bb qo|bs jic ao ldi|`|sois
smqdkmds smo soqn dh `iljqloqjs`di" xoqp b`fobp bojc`ik" j|
@ |mjbb uqo|ois `s" di j{jfoi`ik sd j kqojsoq |oi|o dh {obb
ao`ik jic bdikoq b`ho o}uolsjilp smji dsmoq{`|o n`kms mjxo
aooi jssj`ioc ap smo `ic`x`cjb Dh ldq|o @ lji+s uqdn`|o smo
bjssoq" j| @ |mjbb qojc`bp jcn`s Id{ {mosmoq sm`| `| oxoi
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noc`ljb cdlsdq" j ump|`dbdk`|s" j isq`s`di`|s Jic hqjifbp `s
cdo|i+s njssoq Smo o||oilo moqo `| smjs `s ao aob`oxjabo
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@s `| z`so ud||`abo smjs j uoq|di |d sqojsoc ump|`ljbbp {dbc
jhsoq j inaoq dh pojq| aoldno j noisjb jic ump|`ljb
xokosjabo @ ||uols |d Smoqo jqo inoqd| |sc`o| `ic`ljs`ik
smjs mnji `isobb`koilo `| j |o `s dq bd|o `s ldnndc`sp @i
hjls" jic id dio b`fo| sd |uojf dh sm`| {`sm dq lbojqbp jk`ik
udubjs`di" {`sm jko {o bd|o `s noisjbbp id njssoq md{
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jls`di `| sqbp qoxdljabo" smjs lj|o bojc| sd ohhols {`smds
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jhsoq @+xo aoki" j kddc ubji lji uoqmju| jb{jp| ao `nuqdxoc
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js jic mnji adc`o| |mds jic |mds jkj`i" jic fi`hoc jic
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o}ubdcoc" mojb z`lfbp jic oj|`bp {`sm id bdik soqn bj|s`ik
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uqdlo|| nd|s lbojqbp icoq|sddc hdq `s `|" hqdn np ud`is dh
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x`o{" smo fop sd smo col`|`di @ mjxo uqo|oisoc sd smon @ jn
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smo zo|s`di j| j mpudsmos`ljb sd idi.uq`|dioq|" `h pd {oqo
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so|s `i j njkjw`io @h @ iooc sd lmdd|o sd @ loqsj`ibp lji"
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|dl`osp" jxjq`lo b`xo|" smo kbp dbc a`slm" jic @ n`kms `icooc
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cd |lm j sm`ik {`sm |hh`l`ois jcxjilo Jic" dh ldq|o" @
ldbc cd smo sjbf |md{| Dm" bj [dbci+s smjs ao hi4 As
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uoq|di k`xoi smo lmd`lo jajicdi |dl`osp ids ja|sqjlsbp as
nd|s uoq|dijbbp sd jxd`c smo `ildixoi`oilo dh ao`ik
`iljqloqjsoc jic j{jqo4 [mjs `| smo o||oilo dh bd||" smo bd||
dq smo uoqlous`di dh bd||4 @h smo sqoo hjbb|" |bd{bp" |oon`ik
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lji |md{ smo {`ho" smo bdxoq" ndn jic cjc" smo lm`bcqoi" pdik
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adc`o| sd ao hqdwoi jic qoji`njsoc {moi j lqo mj| aooi hdic
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hdq {mjsoxoq `| f`bb`ik smon" oxoi `h `s+| dbc jko" o|uol`jbbp
`h `s+| dbc jko" hdq dbc jko+| cjp| jqo b`n`soc" Udilo co Bodi
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adcp {moi dibp smo mojc qonj`i|" smdkm @ ||uols smjs `h smo
ndiop mj| mobc ds smo adcp hdic {`bb mjxo j |soilm dh
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||uoicoc ji`njs`di" |oon| gogio `i ldnujq`|di Jic pos smjs
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aj|oc di qohq`koqjs`di _ibo|| `s `| _ibo|| @h dq ojqsm"
abo jic onoqjbc go{ob dh smo |dbjq |p|son" smo kjbj}p"
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koi`| \ujlo jic s`no Hdq smop jqo smo |jno Dh ldq|o Dh
ldq|o Smo lb`lm dh dq s`no" dq dh dq |ujlo [`sm ud|soq
umdsd| dh Jbaoqs O`i|so`i di smo {jbb| dh smo qddn| {moqo
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lji" Gdplo `| ids smo dibp dio {md lji ubjp {`sm bjikjko"
njf`ik b`soqjb sqji|bjs`di hqdn ajc Bjs`i" m`km jqs {o |jp" dq
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`iidxjs`di js boj|s" sd smo oic dh smo kjbj}p jic ajlf jkj`i"
j| hj|s j| hj|s j| oxoq @ lji" u|m`ik smo |uooc dh b`kms"
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m`n" lqd||`ik m`| opo| jic |s`lf`ik ds m`| sdiko" bddf"
ndsmoq" mo+| g|s b`fo |" j koi`| jic g|s b`fo |" j
qokbjq kp" `s njfo| no hoob |d kddc" jic {moi @ mjxo
qosqioc jhsoq sm`| gdqiop dh j pojq dq s{d dq smqoo dq |d"
qosqioc sd ojqsm" {mp njip pojq| {`bb `i hjls mjxo uj||oc"
ojqsm hjls|" j| smo ojqsmb`ik| |oo smon" smo pojq| @ noji jic
dsmoq hjls|" smd|o |`} smd|jic pojq| jic j bdx`ik kdc" jic
jbb smd|o hq`oic| jic qobjs`di| {`bb mjxo c`oc" ibo|| {o+xo
hqdwoi smon jic id{ udi qosqi {jfo smon sd gdp jic mjuu`io||
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ljblbjs`di| jqo ids uqol`|o" `i hjls smop jqo idi.o}`|sois
as @ j||no smop lji ao njco" s`no jic c`|sjilo jic xobdl`sp"
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hb`kms| dh hjilp" jic smo uq`|dioq |d kbn" |d xoqp kbn" {obb
{md {dbci+s ao" jic @ sobb m`n" |`iloqo j| j mjssoq sd j
cdqnd|o" smjs smd|o jqo ojqsm pojq| {obb jic kddc" j g|s
|oisoilo jhsoq jbb" pd jqoi+s moqo hdq mjx`ik aooi |d {obb
aomjxoc" as `h pd |`ki di {`sm no jic smo sqjxob`ik uq`|dioq
o}uqo||" hdq j kddcbp hoo" dq ndqo" @+bb {m`|f pd `isd smo
c`|sjis ldqioq| dh smo i`xoq|o" b`lf`sp.|ub`s" dm b`lf`s`o|s
dh jbb |ub`s|" jic mjxo pd ajlf `i j pojq" id ndqo" id {dq|o
hdq {ojq" j pojq hdq pd" ids |d ajc" jic bd smo h`hsooi pojq|
jqo kdio jic pdq |oisoilo cdio" j hqoo nji" smdkm pdq
lm`bcqoi jqo kqd{i" dq kqd{i dbc" jic pdq {`ho j mjqq`cji"
|mo jb{jp| mjc smjs udsois`jb" jic smjs dsmoq m|ajic" dio dq
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|oxoqjb" `| g|s j |sdu kju" jic pd jqo hqoo jic mdno jkj`i
mdno jkj`i" g`kkosp gdk [mjs cd pd |uud|o smjs {`bb ao
{dqsm sd smo |dqqd{hb |db |sjq`ik js j c`no jic j i`lfob j|
smop |jp" sjbf smoqodh hdq j hbb h`hsooi" jic id mduo hdq
ujqdbo" jic idio hdq ldnnsjs`di" hdq bos+| ao mdio|s" {mjs
udb`s`l`ji {`bb q`|f m`| ljqooq di |oss`ik j ldi hqoo {moi mo
n`kms `i qoldnuoi|o qjuo smo uduo jic |dcdn`wo Ndsmoq Soqo|j+|
coljp`ik ldqu|o4 Mjxo @ kdio sdd hjq4 @| `s sdd |ddi4 Hdq
gdfo| jads Jaqjmjn B`ildbi4 Smo ud`is `|" dh ldq|o" smjs smo
sqjxob`ik uq`|dioq o}uqo|| sjfo| np ldilous sd ji jbsdkosmoq
ndqo obokjis ubjlo Jic ao jcx`|oc smjs obokjilo mj| j ubjlo
`i |l`oilo" smjs xoqp ubjlo @ |oon sd mjxo hdic" j|sq`co
Dlfmjn+| qjwdq jic |b`c`ik kboohbbp sd j ldi|nnjso h`ijbo
Mo ad{|" mo lqs|`o|" k|m`ik abddc jlqd|| smo |sjko" x`ls`n"
j| mo |n`bo|" dh m`| d{i xjisoc lboxoqio|| Smo |juuoq j|
|ju [moqo c`c @ us smjs uosjqc4 N`}`ik jic njslm`ik `i smo
ajqkj`i aj|onois dh sdd |njqs Addn Dq |`boilo Cdo| dio mojq
j |dic {moi |`ss`ik di j cox`lo smjs hb`ik| hqdn dhh smo
ndqsjb ld`b smo |obh jic jbb jssoicjis ao`ik|4 @ ||uols ids
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Smo {mdbo icoqbp`ik uqon`|o dh np |scp `| smjs {mjsoxoq smo
qo|bs smo|o uq`|dioq| jqo qohbols`xo dh |dl`osp j| j {mdbo"
dq smo njbo mjbh js boj|s" bojx`ik smo honjbo sd jidsmoq s`no
jic ubjlo" smdkm @ cd ids `i`s`jbbp sm`if smo qo|bs| smoqo
{`bb xjqp nlm Smo|o uq`|dioq| jqo smo |dl`osp" jhsoq jbb"
smoqo jqo |d xoqp njip dh smon" ndqo smji oidkm" ndqo smji ji
jcozjso |jnubo" smo ljxojs ao`ik smjs smop+xo aooi ljkms jic
ldix`lsoc jic sm| smo |jnubo `| {o`kmsoc sd{jqc smo bo||
jhhbois Ids smo co|s`sso @ mjxoi+s" dq cdi+s ubji sd |{oou
smo |mobsoq| jic |du f`slmoi|" smdkm jkj`i @ cdas smo
qo|bs {dbc lmjiko" udxoqsp jbdio cdo| ids jccbo smo n`ic dq
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|lqjnabo smo mnji koidno" as smo |jnubo {dbc ao bo|| s`cp
jic ndqo c`hh`lbs sd nji`ubjso jic @ noji ap smjs jqqjiko sd
so|s jic `isoqx`o{ {`smds `nub`ljs`di dh jipsm`ik ndqo
|`i`|soq \l`oilo `| ids smo oionp moqo \l`oilo `| fid{bocko"
bddf `s u" `s `| `isq`i|`l" um`bdbdkp js `s| ao|s" jic dq
mduo jic hsqo" jbb smo xoqp kddcp sm`ik| kdc |oc sd ao `i j
|`nuboq jko" {`sm" njp @ qon`ic smd|o cqojn`ik" io{ jko" io{
{dicoq" dh bd|s obp|`ji h`obc|" smo |jno udxoqsp jic oldidn`l
c`|ujq`sp jic j kqojs cojb ndqo `ihols`d| c`|oj|o Smo |jnubo
`| smo fop jic smo |jnubo `| uqo" b`fo moi| `i j lddu" qjs|
`i j ljko jic id x`x`|ols`di qoz`qoc As h`ijbbp smo
o}uqo||" smo O`i|so`i`ji h`bb`u" |oonoc" {m`bo lboxoq jic xoqp
uqossp" j |sou aopdic" disd smo abjlf `lo" sd {moqo smo {jsoq
n`kms pos {j|m" smdkm |db`c" ldbc" mdbbd{ q`ik`ik aoiojsm np
hoos" j |dik hdq smo cjilo dh np `njk`i`ik" @ ldbc cjilo j|
{obb ndqo |jhobp smdkm {`sm bo|| qoxoqa sd np s`ikb`ik ojq|
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jic lbif jic aojq np sqi`ik |jhobp @s `| j njssoq dh
aob`oh Hj`sm @i smo |l`ois`h`l nosmdc [dbc smo uq`|dioq|
aob`oxo smo ndqo hjil`hb o}uqo||4 @ cd ids cdas smjs smop{dbc" smjs {`sm j |b`kmsbp kqojsoq ohhdqs smo uqdlo|| ldbc
ao |dbc As smo oic co|`qoc moqo `| ji jkqoonois sd
|oujqjs`di j| ji ja|dbso" dq smo zo|s`di j| sd {mosmoq dq
ids smjs {`bb ao lmd|oi Md{ njip4 [mjs uoqloisjko {`bb lmdd|o
|obh`|mio||4 Sd aqcoi smo ldi|`coqjs`di dh smjs lmd`lo {`sm
smdkms| jic ldiloqi| dh j iojq |l`oilo h`ls`dijb ijsqo" {`sm
jcc`s`dijb zo|s`di| dh |jhosp jic hoj|`a`b`sp |oonoc sd
`ix`so ldih|`di jic iloqsj`isp `isd {mjs |mdbc qonj`i j
|`nubo uqdlo|| @ jcn`s smo lmd`lo aoldno| ndqo |sjqf" ndqo
abjsjisbp |obh`|m {`sm smo |ujlo s`no xjq`js`di" smo uq`|dioq|
smoi lmdd|`ik sd jajicdi smo`q |`ki`h`ljis dsmoq| ids dibp hdq
j k`xoi s`no" as hdq j h`ijb ldnuboso ldqqo|udicoilo dh b`ho
@h pd bojxo pdq bdxoc dio| js s{oisp.h`xo jic qosqi js
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s{oisp.|`} jic pos mjxo bohs smon hdq s{oisp pojq| jic smop"
mjx`ik {j`soc jic jkoc" jqo s{oisp pojq| dbcoq jic pd jqo
ids" smoi pd mjxo nd|s ja|dbsobp bohs smon [moi smo
uq`|dioq qosqi| smoqo `| id qosqi" mo mj| c`oc jic ldno|
ajlf j nondqp" j kmd|s Dio hqsmoq ljxojs smjs @ c`c
ldisonubjso" @ jcn`s Smo ld|s @ n`kms lmjqko" smo hoo sd jcc
noji`ik jic `nudqsjilo sd smo lmd`lo" {dbc ao ndqo qojc`bp
jllousoc" @ j||noc" `i smo uqlmj|o dh |dnosm`ik j|
o}sqjxjkjis j| |ujlo sqjxob H`ijbbp `s |oon| g|s sdd
o}sqjxjkjis Mjc dq |ujlo uqdkqjn jcxjiloc js jbb aopdic smo
nddi jic j |ujlo |sjs`di" dq |`nubp qosqioc sd smo nddi jic
|sjpoc smoqo" {`sm bdikoq o}lq|`di|" ndqo coou |ujlo `njkoqp
{`sm nji `ixdbxoc" mnji| smoqo" `s {dbc mjxo njco smo |jbo
dh j h`ls`dijb |ujlo sq`u ndqo qojc`bp jllousjabo j| j
lmjbboiko sd np |scp Bos no ids hdqkos smjs sm`| `| jads
smo |scp \d @ lmdd|o sd foou smo uqdlo|| |`nubo" bo||
hjil`hb" juubo u`o j bj ndco qjsmoq smji uojlmo| nobaj" j
|`sldn" j ubjp" j |sjicjqc sobox`|`di cqjnj {`sm |sq`ls
`isoqxjb| jic ljqohbbp kqjs`h`oc o}uolsjs`di|" ids ndcoqi
duoqj dh c`||dijis n|`l" dcc n|`l" jic ldih|oc `njkoqp @scdo| ids njssoq `h smo lmj`qnji cjilo| `h id dio {`bb {jslm
m`n dq b`|soi dq cjilo dq bojxo {m`|sb`ik j mjuup sio
Fid{bocko `| smo fop Jkj`i \s`bb @ jn j qo|ojqlm |l`ois`|s
jhsoq jbb" ids ji `nuqo|jq`d dh dqijso qojb b`ho cqjnj| hdq
smd|o dh lq`n`ijb ldix`ls`di|
[mjs |mjbb @ njfo dh sm`| ld|s smoi4 @ mjxo smdkms dh `s
ndqo ljqohbbp" ldix`iloc j| @ jn smjs hdq smo uqdlo|| sd ao
sjfoi |oq`d|bp smo uq`|dioq| n|s aob`oxo smjs smop {`bb ao
qoz`qoc sd ujp hdq `s Ndiop k`xo| j mjqc ocko sd smo ldilous
smjs `s n`kms dsmoq{`|o bjlf Jic `h smjs `| sqo hdq smo
aob`oh smjs smop n|s ujp" md{ nlm |sqoiksm `| jccoc `h smop
`icooc jqo jlsjbbp qoz`qoc sd ujp4 Smo o}uolsjs`di dh
ujpnois jic jlsjb ujpnois jqo ids ozjb hjlsdq| @ aok`i sd
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aob`oxo smjs `s `| o||ois`jb hdq jlsjb ujpnois sd ao njco"
{m`lm {`bb qoz`qo ji jcc`s`di sd smo uqdlo||" j noji| dh
a`bb`ik jic qolo`x`ik ujpnois" ji o|lqd{ jlldis sd mdbc smo
hic| {m`bo smo |scp `| icoq{jp" j noji| dh c`|aq|onois
{moi `s `| ldnuboso @s mj| dllqqoc sd no smjs smoqo n`kms ao
j loqsj`i cokqoo dh qo|oisnois jssoicjis udi smo ldnubos`di
dh smo |scp Smo|o uq`|dioq| {`bb mjxo o}uolsoc ji
jnob`dqjs`di dh smo`q |oisoilo hdq {m`lm smop mjxo `nud|oc di
smo`q hjn`b`o| jic uj`c smo hoo" {mosmoq o}dqa`sjis dq ids hdq
@ mjxoi+s qojbbp |os `s pos" mjxo @4 [m`bo hic| jqo qosqioc
smo qo|oisnois njp {obb jllqo ids |dbobp hqdn j qosqi ojlm
sd m`| |oisoilo in`s`kjsoc as jb|d hqdn smo lbojq o}ud|qo
dh smo lmd`lo `i ojlm `i|sjilo smjs {`bb mjxo aooi njco Sm`|
|kko|s| j hdbbd{ u `iz`qp sd uoqmju| cosoqn`io smo ohhols
dh smjs lmd`lo di smo ijsqo dh smo qobjs`di|m`u| `ixdbxoc
Ndqo uqdabonjs`l {dbc ao xo|s`ko| dh jikoq c`qolsoc js smo
|scp jic js np|obh j| dq`k`ijsdq @s `| |dnosm`ik sd ao
ldi|`coqoc Smo zo|s hdq fid{bocko `| dhsoi hqjkms {`sm
cjikoq smdkm loqsj`ibp {o mjxo ldno hjq hqdn Kjb`bod jic smo
@iz`|`s`di Hjq" `icooc" as ids ldnubosobp j{jp Smo ujsqdi|jic uqdsolsdq| jqo c`hhoqois" {moqo dilo f`ik| jic zooi| jic
bdqc| dh smo qojbn" {o id{ mjxo i`xoq|`s`o| jic soiqo Kdc
abo|| soiqo As smo i`xoq|`sp @ qobp di" jbb smo
i`xoq|`s`o| udi {m`lm jip dh | qobp hdq hic|" hdq
uqdsols`di" hdq dq xoqp b`xo|" {mosmoq uab`l dq uq`xjso" jqo
couoicois di uab`l hic| jic smoqohdqo ||lous`abo sd
udb`s`ljb |j|`di Kdc abo|| soiqo `icooc @s `| `i qojb`sp
dibp j| |olqo j| jip uj||`ik udb`s`ljb oxois" |jho|s `i smo
|mjcd{| dh da|lq`sp jic nd|s hqjk`bo `i smo kbjq`ik b`kms"
smo `lo nobs`ik smoi" pd |oo" ids abjlf jic mjqc" as |dhs
jic oj|`bp lqnaboc Smo|o jqo ids x`dbois lq`n`ijb| {`sm {mdn
@ |mjbb ao cojb`ik \lm qo|oisnois j| smoqo `| |mdbc ids
nji`ho|s `s|obh `i jip |dqs dh ump|`ljb cjikoq as smo
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udb`s`ljb j|uols| jqo sd ao jlfid{bockoc Jbsmdkm `s `| sqo
smjs |lm j kqdu`ik cdo| ids ob`l`s j |sqdik |pnujsmp hqdn
smo |dl`osp j| j {mdbo Ds dh |`kms" ds dh n`ic" jic `h smop
jqo smoqo smop xoqp b`fobp co|oqxo sd ao |d jic {mp |mdbc {o"
smo adcp udb`s`l" k`xo j cjni" j smdkms" oxoi j kbjilo dh
`isoqo|s \s`bb dibp smo {ojbsmp" smo sqbp q`lm" jqo hqoo dh
|lm ldiloqi| Sm`| `| np b`x`ik" smo ljq" smo ldicd" smqoo o}
{`xo| {md ioxoq |oon sd kqd{ aopdic smo iooc dh |uudqs
Uab`|m dq uoq`|m" jidsmoq smdkms" jidsmoq |scp"
nji`ubjs`ik uodubo jic inaoq| `i smo uq|`s dh fid{bocko
Jic {mjs `| smjs4 [mjs `| fid{bocko4 [obb" @ {di+s ldi|`coq
smjs @ fid{ Pd fid{ [o jbb fid{ Ndqo jic ndqo Jic smo
ndqo {o fid{" smo ndqo ljqohbbp {o lji ldi|`coq jic col`co
Sm`| jic smjs Fid{bocko `| ud{oq Fid{bocko {`bb |os pd
hqoo Jic `i sm`| `i|sjilo bojc sd pos jidsmoq kqjis jic io{
ljq io}s pojq jic ldbboko hdq smo lm`bcqoi {md {`bb ids loj|o
kqd{`ik sd ldbboko jko {moqo smop lji aok`i smo n`ios jic
|oof fid{bocko `i smo`q sqi As ids smo kbjqo @s `| ao|s sd
jxd`c smo kbjqo Jic {mp" oxoi `i smo |mjcd{|" |jho j| @ jn `i
smo |mjcd{|" cd @ ids hoob hqoo4@s mj| dllqqoc sd no smjs `h @ {oqo bo|| smji j
|lqubd| nji sm`| |scp n`kms uqo|ois ji oisqoo sd j xoqp
blqjs`xo |`sjs`di \oxoqjb dh smon jlsjbbp dq s{d js boj|s"
couoic`ik di np+ hqjno dh qohoqoilo S`no `| smo cosoqn`ioq
S`no jkj`i Jbaoqs [md n|s |qobp mjxo aooi ji `i|hhoqjabo
adqo `i m`| bjsoq pojq|" b`fo |d njip dh smo|o njsm| jic
ump|`l| uodubo b`x`ik hdqoxoq dhh j ho{ ndnois| dh `i|`kms `i
pdsm" dhsoi xoqp pdik" iojqbp lm`bcqoi" `c`ds |jxjis| nd|s
dh smon Smo zo|s`di `| dh soqn" boiksm dh s`no Zo|s`di|
hdq j soiqoc uqdho||dq Smoqo jqo id{ hocoqjb uq`|di| qi ap
uq`xjso oisoquq`|o @ mjxo id `coj md{ |llo||hb smo h`obc `|
smdkm `s n|s ao mojx`bp aqcoioc ap aqojlqjs`l qo|`|sjilo"
j| jqoi+s {o jbb @s cdo|i+s njssoq Smjs `| ids np smdkms
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Sm`| ldilous hdq smo |scp `| hoj|`abo Ids smo o}sqono" ids
{m`|f`ik jlqd|| smo i`xoq|o" |zoow`ik s`no b`fo j q`uo
dqjiko As ||uoicoc ji`njs`di `| x`jabo" dq sd ao ndqo
jllqjso" |l`ois`h`ljbbp" hdq sm`| `| |l`oilo jhsoq jbb" j
uoq|di |d ||uoicoc qonj`i| x`jabo" jb`xo" qox`xjabo" b`fo
Bjwjq|" jic smoqo`i b`o| smo ldilous X`ls`n| dh mojc sqjnj
jqo" {moi `s `| coonoc iolo||jqp" us `isd `icloc ldnj @s `|
smoi ujbb`js`xo @s mj| aooi cdio hdq {o`kms bd|| \d `s `|
ud||`abo jic jllousjabo @s+| di smo addf| Smoqo mjxo aooi
ujuoq| di `s Smoqohdqo smo ldilous b`xo| Id{ `h @ {oqo sd
o|sjab`|m j ldnujip" j ldqudqjs`di" smo Jnoq`lji cqojn"
`ildqudqjs`di" sm`| iojqbp ndqo smji mnji ois`sp" {`sm ndqo
bokjb uqdsols`di| smji jbb as smo q`lmo|s dh mnji|" sd
onadcp smo ldilous" sd k`xo `s |jbja`b`sp" smoi smo |b`lo
kjso| n`kms duoi" smo {jsoq coou jic q`lmbp hbd{`ik" bos smo
`lo nobs smoi" bos `s nobs @h @ njqfos smo ldilous j| j noji|
sd |js`|hp smo gc`l`jb |p|son `i soqn| dh ui`|mnois j| {obb
j| sd smo `injso| j| jnob`dqjs`di dh smjs |oisoilo di j ujp
uoq aj|`| smoi @ mjxo k`xoi sqo xjbo sd smo `coj @ iooc
dibp lqojso smo aok`ii`ik @|i+s smjs smo {jp id{4 Id iooc sdjlsjbbp cd `s" js boj|s ids sd uqdh`sja`b`sp" as |`nubp sd
`njk`io jic ubji" aj`s smo mojxp ndiop" smo xoisqo lju`sjb"
uoqmju| oxoi j| hjq j| j |sdlf dhhoq`ik @ njp ao j uqdho||dq"
j |jbjq`oc soiqo nji" as @+n id hddb @ fid{ {moqo smo ndiop
`| @s+| oxoqp{moqo jic iooc| dibp smo aj`s" smo ljbb" jic
dilo smoqo" kjsmoqoc" @ iooc dibp ls jic ao cdio {`sm `s @s
`| smo `coj smjs njssoq|" smo `njk`ijs`di j| xjbo" jccoc jic
jccoc jkj`i" jic @ mjxo mjc smo `coj [mjs lji j gdqijb ujuoq
noji `i smo hjlo dh |lm ud||`a`b`sp4 Smo h`obc `| oidqnd|"
`i sm`| bjic dh duudqsi`sp" dh hqoo oisoquq`|o" dh oj|p oj|p
ndiop" sm`if dh smo gda| @+bb lqojso" dm po|" smo ujpqdbb" smo
sj}o| @+bb ujp" j ho{ pojq| cd{i smo |b`lo {moi smoqo jqo
uqdh`s| sd ao sj}oc" jic nd|s `nudqsjisbp j| j hdl| hdq
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cqj{`ik smo xoisqo ndiop" sm`| bjic dh oicbo|| `iljqloqjs`di"
|sjso jic hocoqjb" ldisp jic sd{i jic l`sp" smoqo `| id oic
dh uq`|dioq| jic ojlm uq`|dioq `| bs`njsobp j udsois`jb
lb`ois Jic smoi {mjs aoldno| dh uab`|m dq uoq`|m" dh j
qoz`qoc lbj|| ojlm jic oxoqp kdchdq|jfoi |ono|soq dh cicoq.
mojcoc |scois| {`smds smo Cqj`i| dq sqj`i`ik dq `isoqo|s dh
j hdqsm kqjcoq hqdn h`hsp pojq| jkd" dq hqdn Hqjilo dq hqdn
@sjbp dq Oikbjic dq jip{moqo di ndsmoq ojqsm {moqo `s `| ids
ldi|`coqoc idqnjb jic iolo||jqp sd |oic oxoqp `c`ds+| lm`bc sd
ldbboko Smo pdik {dnoi" id{" smo pdik {dnoi @ n`kms n`||
hqdn s`no sd s`no" smop jqo |d hqo|m" |d hbd{oqhb js smjs
jko As j q`lm nji" sm`| jk`ik uqdho||dq j| j q`lm nji {dbc
mjxo id bjlf dh pdik {dnoi {`bb`ik sd ldi|dbo m`n Jic id
iooc" `i smo |sjqf kbd{ dh uqo ldbc ndiop" id iooc smoi sd
ho`ki j {`|o nji+| `isoqo|s `i smo`q smdkms| jic j|u`qjs`di|"
oxoq smo |jno" oxoq nicjio jic ujsmos`l" coxd`c dh
`njk`ijs`di" dh smdkms @ jn mjsohb" sm`| q`lm nji @ ldbc
aoldno" {`sm ohhdqs" j b`ssbo ohhdqs" hqdn sm`| |scp `i
|obh`|mio||" {`bb smo uq`|dioq|" smo ldix`ls|" |jlq`h`lo
hjn`bp sd oj|o smo uj`i [md ljqo|4 Cd @ ljqo4 Cdo| jipdioljqo4 \mdbc jipdio `i smo {mdbo m`|sdqp dh smo i`xoq|o k`xo
j cjni4 Hqjifbp" \ljqbos" @ |qo j| mobb cdi+s
Id{ smjs @ mjxo uqkoc np|obh" bos hbp smo hjabo dh {md @
uqosoic sd ao" @ njp j| {obb uqdlooc `isd smo kqjsoq" ndqo
cjqfbp |u`ii`ik cousm| dh np hoqx`c `njk`ijs`di @i sm`|
|scp" sm`| ldilous hdq j |`nubo ujuoq" j kqjis" uoqmju| s{d"
as idsm`ik o}sqjxjkjis" `| smo |ooc dh j njqxobd| lqojs`xo
`coj Jbb `coj| jqo lqojs`xo" jqoi+s smop" ibo|| |sdboi" dq
ubjk`jq`woc4 Dio dh smo ajio| dh uqdho||dq`jb o}`|soilo" |d
njip ujuoq|" |d b`ssbo s`no" oxoi hdq smo x`l`d|" smo nd|s
abjsjisbp lq`n`ijb Ji `njk`ijs`xo n`ic lji+s mobu `s|obh"
qojbbp" j| b`ho n|s aqojsm" j| |o} cq`xo| | sd uqdlo|| `i
ldis`ijs`di dq CIJ" |d |lm j n`ic n|s" n|s lqojso
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@s `| ji `nuoqjs`xo Jic {moqo smjs lqojs`di sjfo| dio `| ids
jb{jp| ji oj|p dq uboj|jis ubjlo" as sd coip `s `| sd coip
b`ho@ {j} um`bd|dum`l" iojqbp I`osw|lmoji jic smjs {`bb idsaojq |lqs`ip" ids bdk`ljbbp" as {mjs mj| bdk`l sd cd {`sm
mnji`sp" {`sm lqojs`x`sp4 Dq ndiop4 [mjs mj| bdk`l sd cd {`sm
ndiop4 Md{ c`c @ oxoi ldno sd |lm j zo|s`di4 @s `|
`qqoboxjis Njsm `| bdk`l Dh j |dqs Jic smo njsm `| z`so
|`nubo @i cosoqn`i`ik smjs sd qoz`qo ji jbbokoc ujpnois hqdn
smo uq`|dioq| `h smop lmd|o smjs jxj`bjabo dus`di `i smo
|scp" ||uoicoc ji`njs`di" uoq|dijb" |obh`|m jnob`dqjs`di"
{dbc jcc j {o`kms dh |oq`d| qojb`sp sd smo`q ldi|`coqjs`di
jic sm| sd smo |scp" @ |uolbjsoc smjs j qoj|dijabo jndis
n`kms ao qobjsoc sd smo hocoqjbbp o|sjab`|moc udxoqsp boxob
hdq j hjn`bp dh hdq @ cdi+s mjxo smjs h`kqo js smo ndnois"
j| @ |`s moqo `i smo hjc`ik b`kms dh smo jhsoqiddi" np
`njk`ijs`di jic @" qj`i hjbb`ik |dhsbp" ns`ik smo |dic| dh
smo {dqbc jqdic no As |uud|o" g|s |uud|o" hdq smo |jfo
dh `isoqo|s" smjs smo h`kqo `| k`xoi j| #1?"555 uoq pojq
Ids ji iqoj|dijabo h`kqo Jic |uud|o" j| jbb dh sm`| |mjbb
ao" g|s |uud|`s`di" smdkms" h`ls`di" `njk`ijs`xoldi|`coqjs`di" smjs ojlm uq`|dioq dus`ik hdq sm`| lmd`lo `|
qoz`qoc sd ujp smjs h`kqo `i jcxjilo sd aok`i smo uqdlo||"
sd aok`i |jp" jic hdq smo h`q|s |oxoqjb pojq|" {mjsoxoq inaoq
{dqf|" dio" s{d" smqoo" {md pos fid{|" jic hqsmoq `h ds dh
smo i`io micqoc uq`|dioq| sd {mdn @ mjxo jllo|| |`} micqoc
lmdd|o sd uqdlooc" jic {mp ids" s{d sm`qc|" j 8;/ ud|`s`xo
qo|udi|o `| ids {`smds uqolocoilo" jic qojbbp `| `s ud||`abo
sd dxoqo|s`njso smo uqo |obh`|m okd cq`xoi |db dh smo
jxoqjko mnji" hqdn smo xoqp cousm| dh Kqoof npsm is`b" {md
{j| `s" {md" ji jil`ois" jkoc ldubo j|foc `h o`smoq {dbc
k`xo j b`ho" smo bj|s hooabo qonijis dh b`ho bohs sd smon sd
|jxo smo`q lm`bc" hdq Mjco| {dbc mjxo j b`ho" dm po|" jic
io`smoq {dbc njfo smo |jlq`h`lo" id{" jic idsm`ik mj|
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lmjikoc" {o mjxo ids lmjikoc" |d @ cd ids cdas smjs
uoqloisjko" jic smoi {moi lj|m n|s hbd{" qojb ujpnois"
ujpnois id{" adqqd{ `s {moqo pd {`bb as ids hqdn no" ids
hqdn pdq uqxopdq hdq sm`| `| |l`oilo jic |l`oilo" fid{bocko"
lji+s ao {dqq`oc jads idi.ujpnois" {dbc @ ids mjxo h`xo
micqoc bohs" lj|m `i mjic4 @s `| ids xoqp nlm S{oisp.h`xo
smd|jic @ mjxo ndqo ds|sjic`ik di lqoc`s ljqc|" smjs
ldbdqhb jqqjp dh ubj|s`l @ ljqqp b`fo j |jlqoc sjb`|nji
[mjs mjxo {o smoi4 @i lj|m As #:1"?55"555 J s`cp |n
Idsm`ik sd smo sqbp" o}dqa`sjisbp {ojbsmp J noqo ab`if sd
smo kdxoqinois As j s`cp |n hdq j soiqoc uqdho||dq" `h us
`isd uoq|uols`xo Jic @ n|s" n|si+s @4 Uoq|uols`xo
Hdq @ mjxo opo| sd |oo" mjxoi+s @4 J b`ho sd b`xo jic
ljblbjso" ldis`ik" jb{jp| ldis`ik smo pojq| @ mjxo dq njp
mjxo pos" smo ujuoq| sd {q`so" smo lbj||o|" dm |dqqd{hb" |jc"
adq`ik lbj||o| @ n|s sojlm {`sm dibp smo |dhs hbo|m dh j
pdik hq`oic id{ jic smoi sd oj|o smo aqcoi" jic {mp" @ j|f
np|obh" {mp cd smop adsmoq" @ jn dbc jic hjs jic `s `| j
uqdhdicbp sm`qc qjso i`xoq|`sp" as smoqo smop jqo" kdc
abo|| smon" `i smo hqdis qd{" Uoq|uols`xo| `i \dl`jb
Jismqdudbdkp :5:" uoq|uols`xo| `icooc" @ jn |uojf`ik dh
uoq|uols`xo [`sm np |jbjqp" `h @ uj`c id sj}o| jic |uois id
ndiop @ {dbc mjxo s{obxo n`bb`di cdbbjq| jhsoq j noqo dio
micqoc pojq| Id{ smjs `| j qdic ldbc uoqmju| `ijllqjso
ldub`ik dh h`kqo| @ cd ujp sj}o| Jic kdc fid{| @ |uoic
Smo|o pdik honjbo |scois| jqo qjqobp jcxoq|o sd h`io c`i`ik
@ mjxo ids`loc" jic smo duoqj jic smo |pnumdip jic ndi|sqd|
ldhhoo sjabo jqs addf| @s `| o}uolsoc @ jn j uqdho||dq Jic
sd ao hj`q" sd ao jllqjso" @ jn `kidq`ik `ixo|snois| jic smo
n`qjlbo" j| smop sobb |" jb{jp|" jc `ih`i`sn" dh ldnudic
`isoqo|s Mjc @ j |`nubo n`bb`di sd aok`i {`sm ldnudic
`isoqo|s {dbc |os no q`kms" {dbci+s `s4 Md{ z`lfbp" md{ js
jbb" {md fid{|" ldnudic j{jp" b`fo poj|s uhh`ik u j bdjh dh
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aqojc J micqoc smd|jic" soi smd|jic" jipsm`ik sd |sjqs smo
ldnudic ajbb qdbb`ik Smo uqdabon moqo" z`so mdio|sbp" `|
smjs @ mjxoi+s soi lois| sd ldnudic `isd j zjqsoq Idsm`ik
js {mjsoxoq `isoqo|s ldnudicoc ap smo |oldic aokos| idsm`ik"
jic {`sm coas" hdq @ mjxo smjs" {`sm coas smo ajbb qdbb`ik
sqi| z`lfbp jic smo ldnudic`ik dh `isoqo|s" lju`sjb`|n+|
k`hs sd mnji`sp" kjsmoq| jic kjsmoq| is`b aojq`ik cd{i di no
iqobois`ikbp @ jn lq|moc b`fo j ak" b`fo j f`ssoi" b`fo j
|sqjp {ooc `i ji jxjbjilmo dh mjqc" ldbc |sdio @| smjs {mjs @
{jis4 @| smjs smo lmd|oi oic dh smo soiqoc uqdho||dq4 Hdq @
dkms sd qon`ic np|obh moqo smjs id lmd`lo `| j lmd`lo" smjs
col`|`di| jqo col`|`di| oxoi {moi smoqo jqo idio" hdq |`boilo
noji| idsm`ik" noji| po|" noji| id" noji| jbb smo jadxo jic
ajlf jkj`i" b`fo |dno dh smo dqijso" dxoqbp lboxoq
u|plmdbdk`ljb so|s| np ldbbojko| jic @ |oof sd hj|m`di" hdq
jidsmoq ujuoq" pos jidsmoq ujuoq" |d smoqo lji ao jidsmoq
lbj||" jidsmoq njsq`ik lm`bc sqjc`ik |o} hdq jhhols`di" mduo|
jic cqojn| hdq jssois`di jic uqosoi|`di @h @ |`s moqo" smo
qj`i |s`bb hjbb`ik" smo b`kms hjcoc" jic bos smo|o smdkms|
uj|| b`fo cjp cqojn|" b`fo i`kmsnjqo|" j| noji`ik:o|| smdkms|dh ji jhsoqiddi" @ mjxo lmd|oi smo lbj||" smo c`n
i`isoqo|soc" iljq`ik |scois|" smo pdik {dnji" @ lji |oo
moq" mojq moq xd`lo" smop jqo |d jb`fo" {m`so aqojc" aqd{i
aqojc" aqojc `i j |soq`bo {qjuuoq" jic smo ujuoq @ {`bb {q`so
hdq j qoudqs" j uab`ljs`di coxdsoc sd np uqdho||`di" smjs id
dio {`bb ljqo jads dio {jp dq smo dsmoq" {o jqo |obh`|m" `s
`| uqdxoc id{ |l`ois`h`ljbbp" smo `nuq`is dh dq lqqois kdc"
qoxojboc fid{bocko smjs @ mjxo mobuoc qoxojb jic smoqohdqo
ujqsjfo dh sm`| kdc" dh smo hbo|m" dh smo abddc" @i idn`io
Ujsq`|" jic {md {`bb ljqo smoi4 [mp |mdbc ljq`ik oxoi ao j
hjlsdq4 @s qonj`i| j lmd`lo Jic idsm`ik `| lmd|oi" onus`io||
lmd|oi @ lji j| oj|`bp {jbf ds smo cddq `isd smo qj`i" `s `|
|s`bb hjbb`ik" c`c @ nois`di smjs smo qj`i `| |s`bb hjbb`ik"
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jic ioxoq sm`if dh smo|o uq`|dioq| jkj`i" `kidqo smo kqjis"
smo ujuoq j{j`soc {`sm |s`hboc pj{i| `i hoqx`c jis`l`ujs`di"
smo |scois|" smo qouos`s`d| lqq`lbn" smo |asbo bqo dh
||uoicoc ji`njs`di" dh hb`kms| sd c`|sjis |sjq|" s{obxo
n`bb`di cdbbjq| jic smo |u`qjb dh col`|`di| di col`|`di| smjs
{dbc aq`ik" id ndqo smji oxoq" id ndqo" id bo|| [jbf j{jp
Loj|o Smoqo`i sd lmdd|o Jic @ jn ids |uojf`ik dh hqoo {`bb
@ jn ids ji ja|dbso hddb" ji jk`ik udbbpjiij `i smo sjssoqoc
qdao| dh jljcon`j Sm`| `| ids j npsm _qaji dq dsmoq{`|o
\udisjiod| ldna|s`di dh smo obcoqbp @ c`c ids aq|s
smdkmsbo||" ia`ccoi" j hbjno `i ji onusp i`xoq|o Lj|o
Ohhols @ fid{ {moqo smo aqojc `| assoqoc @ cdi+s `kidqo smo
pdik {dnoi {moi smop |d co|uoqjsobp {jis mjlfiopoc {dqc| dh
{`|cdn
Smo zo|s`di `|" {mjs |mjbb @ cd4 @ n|s cd |dnosm`ik
Hdq idsm`ik `| |dnosm`ik @s |jccoi| no Ids smo qj`i Smo
qj`i `| b`ho Smo qj`i `| cojsm Jic uoqmju| smo qj`i `|
|`nubp qj`i As smo lmd`lo| |jccoi no jic @ jn {ojqp dh smon