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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty

C ^rhphsco ehr K`prhvkia Bcrrks Dhuity

Jcko ^hokdkms


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\bm \mxcs Eckr Lmemism ^rhfmdts `ksskhi ks th k`prhvm tbm eckrimss he \mxcss drk`kico

dhurts cil misurm tbct coo \mxcis bcvm cddmss th fustkdm.

\EL^ ehdusms hi k`prhvkia tbm pujokd lmemism systm` cil dbcoomiakia phokdkms tbct drmctm

`hlmri-lcy lmjthrs prkshis ekooml wktb phhr pmhpom wbh dciiht ceehrl th pcy dh``mrdkco

jhil emms cil phst-dhivkdtkhi ekims cil dhsts.

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:>3 T. Dhiarmss, Tuktm :>2, Custki, \mxcs 121>


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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty 3

Ki hur shdkmty okjmrty ks tbm ihr`, cil lmtmitkhi prkhr th trkco hr

wktbhut trkco ks tbm dcrmeuooy ok`ktml mxdmptkhi. ].T. v. Tcomrih, > kilkvklucoski tbm Bcrrks Dhuity Fcko wmrmcwcktkia trkco.3

\bm prmtrkco lmtmitkhi he kilkvklucos wbh crm studg ki fcko jmdcusm tbmy crm phhr kshjvkhusoy jcl ehr tbhsm kilkvklucos cil tbmkr ec`kokms. Kts cosh jcl ehr tbm tcxpcymrswbh ehht tbm jkoo ehr tbks lmtmitkhi. ^rmtrkco lmtmitkhi bcs sbhrt-tmr` cil ohia-tmr`dhismqumidms ehr kilkvklucos, rciakia erh` tbm k``mlkctm ohss he c fhj th tbmphtmitkco ohss he dbkol dusthly cil c okem he lmdrmcsml m`pohy`mit hpphrtuiktkms.

^mhpom wbh crm bmol pmilkia trkco cosh crm `hrm okgmoy th jm dhivkdtml cil, kedhivkdtml, th rmdmkvm ohiamr smitmidms. Ekicooy, lmtckikia pmhpom jmehrm tbmy crmdhivkdtml jmdcusm tbmy dciiht ceehrl th phst jhil dhsts Bcrrks Dhuity `kookhis helhoocrs mcdb ymcr.

Him wcy th k`prhvm Bcrrks Dhuitys prmtrkco prhdmss, cil th rmludm tbm iu`jmr hephhr pmhpom uiimdmsscrkoy lmtckiml prkhr th trkco, ks th prhvklm c lmemism ctthrimy thlmemilcits ct tbmkr kiktkco jcko bmcrkias. C lmemism ctthrimy whuol jm cjom thclvhdctm ehr c rmcshicjom jcko tbct dhisklmrs c lmemilcits ekicidkco phsktkhi. Cikidrmcsm ki tbm iu`jmr he lmemilcits wbhsm jcko ks smt ct c rmcshicjom c`huit tbmydci ceehrl whuol k`prhvm tbm eckrimss he tbm mitkrm systm`. Emwmr lmemilcitswhuol rm`cki ki fcko pmilkia trkco jmdcusm tbmy crm phhr, rctbmr tbci jmdcusm tbmyphsm c eokabt rksg hr c tbrmct th tbm dh``uikty.


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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty :

Jcko ks Euilc`mitco

\bm ecdt tbct ci kilkvkluco cddusml he c drk`m ks dhisklmrml kiihdmit uitko prhvmiaukoty ks tbm okidbpki he tbm C`mrkdci fustkdm systm`.:Jcko mxksts th prhtmdt tbct

prmsu`ptkhi he kiihdmidm. Qktb tbm prmsu`ptkhi he kiihdmidm dh`ms cprmsu`ptkhi he okjmrtypmhpom sbhuol iht ohsm tbmkr ermmlh` jmdcusm tbmy bcvmjmmi cddusmlhe c drk`m. \bm systm` `ust ekil tbct ci kilkvkluco ks aukoty jmehrm tbmTtctm dci puiksb ci kilkvkluco wktb prkshi tk`m hr htbmr rmstrkdtkhis hi bks okjmrty.

Qbmi dhurts rmqukrm ekicidkco jcko, cil smt tbct jcko ki ci c`huit tbct ksuiceehrlcjom, tbm prmsu`ptkhi he kiihdmidm lkscppmcrs. Kilkvklucos wbh dciihtceehrl jhil ecdm lcys cil wmmgs he prmtrkco lmtmitkhi tbct meemdtkvmoy puiksbmstbm` ehr jmkia phhr jmehrm tbmy bcvm jmmi dhivkdtml he ciy drk`m.

Jcko Dciiht jm Mxdmsskvm

\bm prk`cry purphsm he jcko cowcys bcs jmmi th misurm c lmemilcits cppmcrcidm kidhurt.4Jcko ks supphsml th jm c smdurkty tbct gmmps c lmemilcit erh` omcvkia thwi,iht c `mcis th gmmp tbm lmemilcit ohdgml up. @hrm rmdmitoy, dhurts bcvm bmol tbctc fulam cosh `cy dhisklmr tbm scemty he tbm dh``uikty wbmi smttkia jcko.


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\mxcs ocw cosh `cgms domcr tbct fulams `ust dhiludt ci kilkvklucokzml kiqukry wbmismttkia jcko.3>\mxcs stctutm spmdkekdcooy rmqukrms tbm fulam smttkia jcko th dhisklmr tbmlmemilcits cjkokty th phst c pcrtkduocr c`huit he `himy, ki cllktkhi th tbm coomamlheemism cil tbm surrhuilkia dkrdu`stcidms.33\mxcs ocw cosh coohws fulams thdhisklmr cllktkhico ecdthrs kidoulkia tbm lmemilcits whrg rmdhrl, ec`koy tkms, cil

omiatb he rmsklmidy.3:

Bcrrks Dhuitys Zmokcidm hi ^rmtrkco Lmtmitkhi Bcr`s Lmemilcits cil

\cxpcymrs

Lmspktm tbm strhia prmsu`ptkhi ki tbm ocw thwcrl smttkia c rmcshicjom jcko, prmtrkcolmtmitkhi bcs kidrmcsml cdrhss tbm dhuitry ki rmdmit lmdclms. Cotbhuab drk`m rctmsbcvm lmdrmcsml ictkhicooy, fcko phpuoctkhis bcvm rksmi, ki pcrt jmdcusm he tbmarhwkia prcdtkdm he kidcrdmrctkia lmemilcits prkhr th trkco.34

Lum th tbks sbket, tbm `cfhrkty he ki`ctms durrmitoy lmtckiml ki fckos ictkhiwklm crmcwcktkia trkco. Ki 3;;5, fcko phpuoctkhis wmrm spokt lhwi tbm `kllom, wktb =>% heki`ctms smrvkia smitmidms cil =>% cwcktkia trkco.33>, 53% heki`ctms ictkhiwklm wmrm prmtrkco lmtckimms.3=\bmrm wmrm 3>, wbkdb wcs `hrm tbci twkdm cs `ciy cs tbmcjhut :>>,>>> pmhpom lmtckiml pmilkia trkco ki 3;;>.35Dhiskstmit wktb tbks ictkhicotrmil, imcroy 5>% he durrmit ki`ctms ki Bcrrks Dhuity crm prmtrkco lmtckimms.31

\bm ictkhico kidrmcsm ki prmtrkco lmtmitkhi bcs cddh`pcikml ci cosh skaikekdcitkidrmcsm ki tbm usm he ekicidkco jcko.32Bcrrks Dhuity dhurts ki pcrtkduocr bcvm

lrc`ctkdcooy kidrmcsml tbmkr rmokcidm hi ekicidkco jcko cil lmdrmcsml tbmkr usm hepmrshico jhilstbct ks, tbm rmomcsm he ci kilkvkluco, wktbhut rmqukrkia pcy`mit heekicidkco jcko, uphi tbm kilkvklucos prh`ksm th rmturi th dhurt.3;\bm BhusthiDbrhikdomrmphrtml tbct Bcrrks Dhuity rmomcsml imcroy ;,>>> pmhpom hi pmrshicojhils ki 3;;> ki`ctms ecdkia ohwmr-omvmo emohiy dbcramssudb cs lrua phssmsskhi.:>Ki :>3:, bhwmvmr, Bcrrks Dhuity rmomcsml hioy


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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty Ke tbmy crm dhivkdtml, lmemilcits wbh wmrmermm hi jcko prkhr th dhivkdtkhi tmil th amt sbhrtmr smitmidms tbci lmemilcits wbhcrm lmtckiml prkhr th trkco.=3

^rmtrkco Lmtmitkhi Dhsts Bcrrks Dhuity \cxpcymrs @himy

\bm lckoy dhsts th lmtcki lmemilcits ki c dhuity cs ocram cs Bcrrks Dhuity qukdgoycll up. \bm Bcrrks Dhuity Heekdm he Julamt @cicam`mit mstk`ctms tbct tbm cvmrcamlckoy lmtmitkhi dhst pmr pmrshi ki tbm Bcrrks Dhuity Fcko ks $> pmr lcy th lmtcki c lmemilcit wbh immlskiekr`cry dcrm cil ct omcst $:2= th bhol lmemilcits wbh imml spmdkco `mitco bmcotbbhuskia wktbki tbm fcko.=4Cs he Ihvm`jmr 3st he ocst ymcr, tbmrm wmrm =,:>1 prmtrkco

lmtckimms ki tbm Bcrrks Dhuity Fcko.=:4 pmhpom wmrm dbcraml wktb`kslm`mcihrs (dbcrams sudb cs lrkvkia wktb ci kivcokl okdmism, lrkvkia wbkomkithxkdctml, cil tbmet he prhpmrty whrtb omss tbci $3,=>>) hr stctm fcko emohikms(dbcrams sudb cs drmlkt dcrl cjusm cil phssmsskhi s`coo c`huits he koomaco lruas).==\h lmtcki tbhsm 3,>:4 pmhpom dhst Bcrrks Dhuity ct omcst $4= mcdb lcy.

\htco lmtmitkhi dhsts `cgm up c skaikekdcit phrtkhi he tbm Bcrrks Dhuity amimrcojulamt. Ki tbm Eksdco [mcr :>33-:>3:, Bcrrks Dhuity spmit $3;>,> hilmtmitkhi.=5\bmsm dhsts rmprmsmit fust hvmr 35% he Bcrrks Dhuitys thtco AmimrcoEuil tbct ymcr.=1^rmtrkco lmtmitkhi dhsts Bcrrks Dhuity tmis he `kookhis he lhoocrs

mcdb ymcr. Bcrrks Dhuity dhuol scvm `kookhis he tbhsm lhoocrs jy mok`kictkia tbmprmtrkco lmtmitkhi he pmhpom ecdkia `kihr dbcrams sudb cs tbmet uilmr $3,=>> cilphssmsskhi he s`coo c`huits he lruas.

^rmtrkco Tupmrvkskhi Dci Cdbkmvm tbm Tc`m Ahcos cs Ekicidkco Jcko cil ^rmvmit

Kilkvklucos erh` Jmkia Lmtckiml Thomoy Jmdcusm \bmyrm ^hhr

Ictkhicooy, tbm `cfhrkty he lmemilcits wbh crm bmol prkhr th trkco lkl iht hjtckiprmtrkco rmomcsm jmdcusm tbmy wmrm iht akvmi c pmrshico jhil, cil tbmy dhuolitceehrl th phst ekicidkco jcko hr tbmy dhuolit klmitkey c dh``mrdkco jhils`ci wbhwhuol carmm th phst c jcko jhil ehr tbm`.=2@hrm tbci 2>% he crrmstmms ictkhicooybcl c thtco `hitboy kidh`m he omss tbci $:,>>> ki tbm `hitb k``mlkctmoy jmehrmtbmkr crrmst.=;Ct omcst him stuly bcs kilkdctml tbct `ciy he tbm prmtrkco lmtckimms kiBcrrks Dhuity crm tbmrm jmdcusm tbmy dhuol iht ceehrl th phst tbm ekicidkco jcko smtjy tbm dhurt.5>\bct stuly cosh ehuil tbct `ciy prmtrkco lmtckimms ki Bcrrks Dhuityrm`ckiml ki fcko lmspktm phskia ih skaikekdcit rksg he ihicppmcrcidm hr lciamr thvkdtk`s hr tbm dh``uikty.53


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^mhpom wbh dciiht ceehrl ekicidkco jcko dhuol jm cpprhprkctm dcilklctms ehr cpmrshico jhil wktb prmtrkco supmrvkskhi. rmtrkco supmrvkskhi dci cddh`poksb tbmsc`m ahcos tbct jcko ks supphsml th cdbkmvmcppmcrcidm ki dhurt cil scemty ehr tbmdh``uikty. Kilkvklucos rmdmkvkia supmrvkskhi crm udb hrm okgmoy th cppmcr ki

dhurt tbci tbhsm wbh lh iht rmdmkvm supmrvkskhi.5:^rmtrkco supmrvkskhi ehr ohiamrpmrkhls he tk`m cosh bcs jmmi okigml th c lmdrmcsm ki imw drk`kico cdtkvkty.54

C dh``hi crau`mit ki ecvhr he ekicidkco jcko ks tbm `ksauklml cssmrtkhi tbct pmhpomwbh lh iht bcvm th phst `himy th amt hut he fcko crm `hrm okgmoy th sgkp hut hi dhurtcppmcrcidms.53:, lmemilcits wbh wmrm hi pmrshico jhil cil uilmrprmtrkco supmrvkskhi ki Bcrrks Dhuity `clm ;,>>>, wbkom jcko ehrc tbkrl lmarmm emohiy ks $=,>>>.5;\bm jcko sdbmluom cosh kidoulms jcko kidrmcsms ehrlmemilcits wktb pcrtkduocr drk`kico bksthrkms. \bm jcko sdbmluoms lh iht cddhuit ehrci kilkvklucos ekicidkco cjkokty th phst jcko hr ehr tbm dkrdu`stcidms he tbm coomamlheemism, jhtb he wbkdb crm `cilcthry stctuthry dhisklmrctkhis ki \mxcs.1>

Jcko sdbmluoms lh iht coohw ehr ci kilkvklucokzml lmtmr`kictkhi he jcko, cs ks rmqukrmljy stctm cil emlmrco ocw. Kistmcl, jcko sdbmluoms midhurcam c stcilcrlkzml prhdmss,rctbmr tbci c prhdmss lrkvmi jy tbm dkrdu`stcidms he ci kilkvkluco lmemilcit cildcsm. \bm jcko sdbmluom ki Bcrrks Dhuity mxpokdktoy stctms tbct tbm kiktkco jcko c`huitsbcoo jm lmtmr`kiml jy cppokdctkhi he tbm jcko sdbmluom.13\bm sdbmluom ahms hi thscy tbct tbm prhsmduthr dci rmqumst tbct tbm fulam smt c bkabmr jhil.1:Bcrrks


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Dhuitys rmokcidm hi jcko sdbmluoms cppmcrs th bcvm mok`kictml ciy dhisklmrctkhi hec lmemilcits kilkvkluco dkrdu`stcidms, htbmr tbci drk`kico bksthry, wbmi smttkiajcko. \bks ks quktm okgmoy uidhistktutkhico, cs kt mok`kictms wbct ks supphsml th jm tbmkilkvklucokzml jcsks he c jcko lmtmr`kictkhi. Ki ecdt, ct omcst him stctm suprm`m dhurtbcs ehuil jcko sdbmluoms th jm koomaco.14

Tmttkia Jcko ki Bcrrks Dhuitytbm ^rhdmss

Bcrrks Dhuitys lkrmdt ekokia systm` bcs `clm tbm erhit-mil he tbm drk`kico fustkdmprhdmss `hvm vmry qukdgoy. Thhi cetmr ci crrmst, lmemilcits crm trcisphrtml th csuj-stctkhi wbmrm tbmy wckt th ekil hut ke tbmy wkoo jm dbcraml.1^rmtrkco Tmrvkdms prhvklms tbmLmemilcit Zmphrt th tbm `cakstrctm dhiludtkia tbm prhjcjom dcusm bmcrkia.23

Ki Bcrrks Dhuity, lmemilcits amimrcooy cppmcr jmehrm tbm `cakstrctm, ki pmrshi hrjy vklmh dhiemrmidm, wktbki 3: bhurs.2:Him he tbm purphsms he tbks bmcrkia ks th smttbm lmemilcits jcko.24Ct tbks bmcrkia, c `cakstrctm, tbm lmemilcit, cil cprhsmdutkia ctthrimy crm prmsmit.23:, hioy =% he lmemilcits ki tbmdhuity (>;, \rcvks Dhuity rmomcsml 32,:1= lmemilcits hi c pmrshico jhil.2;


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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty ;

\bct iu`jmr dhistktutml imcroy 4>% he tbm 53,45= pmhpom crrmstml ki \rcvks Dhuitylurkia tbct ymcr.;>

\bm eckourm th rmomcsm pmhpom hi pmrshico jhil ks iht lum th c ohw iu`jmr hermdh``milctkhis ehr pmrshico jhils erh` ^rmtrkco Tmrvkdms. Zctbmr kt ks lum th tbm

lmdkskhis he tbm `cakstrctms wbh crm rmoykia hi jcko sdbmluoms, rctbmr tbcidhisklmrkia lmemilcits kilkvkluco sktuctkhis wbmi smttkia jcko. Cllktkhicooy,`cakstrctms bcvm lm`histrctml tbct tbmy amimrcooy lh ih dhisklmr rmomcsm hipmrshico jhil th jm c vkcjom hptkhi mvmi ehr tbhsm lmemilcits tbct bcvm jmmiklmitkekml cs dcilklctms ehr c pmrshico jhil jy ^rmtrkco Tmrvkdms. \bm lkrmdthr heBcrrks Dhuity ^rmtrkco Tmrvkdms thol tbm Bhusthi Dbrhikdom tbct bmr heekdm sdrmmimlcjhut 2>,>>> lmemilcits ki :>33 cil rmdh``milml rmomcsm hi c pmrshico jhil ehr:=% he emohiy lmemilcits cil % he `kslm`mcihr lmemilcits.;3@cakstrctmsarcitml skaikekdcitoy emwmr pmrshico jhils tbci wmrm rmdh``milml. Ki :>33, hioy=.:% he lmemilcits rmdmkvml pmrshico jhils.;:

^rhvklkia Lmemilcits wktb Lmemism Ctthrimys ct Jcko Bmcrkias Qhuol ^rh`htm

Eckrimss ki tbm Bcrrks Dhuity ^rmtrkco Tystm

Bcrrks Dhuity durrmitoy lmtckis c iu`jmr he lmemilcits prkhr th trkco wktbhut smttkiac jcko tbct dhisklmrs tbmkr ekicidkco sktuctkhi. \bm durrmit jcko bmcrkia prhdmss rmokmshi jcko sdbmluoms, wbkdb `mcis tbct `cakstrctms crm rhutkimoy eckokia th dhiludt cikilkvklucokzml kiqukry, cs rmqukrml jy emlmrco cil \mxcs ocws, jmehrm smttkia clmemilcits jcko.

Eurtbmr, lmemilcits crm ehrdml th ecdm c prhsmduthr wktbhut tbmkr hwi dhuismo.Lmemilcits hetmi lh iht gihw wbct th mxpmdt lurkia tbm 3=.31 bmcrkia cil tbmy lhiht gihw bhw th clvhdctm ehr c rmcshicjom jcko. Qbmi lmemilcits lh spmcg up,tbmy rmauocroy rui tbm rksg he kidrk`kictkia tbm`smovms ki erhit he tbm prhsmduthr.

Cs he Ihvm`jmr 3st he ocst ymcr, `hrm tbci =,>>> pmhpom wmrm skttkia ki tbm BcrrksDhuity Fcko cwcktkia trkco cil bcl iht jmmi dhivkdtml he ciy drk`m. \bm Tuprm`mDhurt cvmrrml ki ].T .v. Tcomrih, ki hur shdkmty okjmrty ks tbm ihr`, cil lmtmitkhiprkhr th trkco hr wktbhut trkco ks tbm dcrmeuooy ok`ktml mxdmptkhi.;4Ki Bcrrks Dhuity,prmtrkco lmtmitkhi sbhuol jm tbm dcrmeuooy ok`ktml mxdmptkhi, rctbmr tbci tbm ihr`kt bcs jmdh`m. ^rhvklkia ctthrimys th lmemilcits ct tbm kiktkco prhjcjom dcusm ciljcko bmcrkia whuol ok`kt prmtrkco lmtmitkhi cil k`prhvm tbm eckrimss he tbm BcrrksDhuity prmtrkco systm`.


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Lmpmicokzkia ^hvmrty 3>

Lmemism Ctthrimys ct Jcko Bmcrkias Qhuol Omcl th @hrm Lmemilcits

Tmdurkia ^rmtrkco Zmomcsm

Bcrrks Dhuity dhuol lrc`ctkdcooy k`prhvm tbm eckrimss he kts systm` wbkom lmdrmcskiaprmtrkco lmtmitkhi dhsts jy prhvklkia rmprmsmitctkhi th lmemilcits ct tbmkr 3=.31

bmcrkias. C lmemism ctthrimy whuol jm cjom th clvhdctm hi jmbcoe he tbm lmemilcitehr c `hrm cpprhprkctm jcko. \bm ctthrimy whuol jm cjom th bmop mcdb lmemilcitcrtkduoctm th tbm `cakstrctm mvklmidm rmomvcit th tbm ecdthrs ehr dhisklmrctkhi wbmismttkia jcko. C lmemilcit ks uiokgmoy th bcvm ciy klmc wbct tbmsm ecdthrs crm wktbhutci ctthrimy tbmrm th bmop.

Qktb tbm ctthrimy tbmrm th clvksm tbm lmemilcit, lmemilcits whuol jm ecr omss okgmoyth kidrk`kictm tbm`smovms ki erhit he tbm prhsmduthr. \bm ctthrimy whuol jm cjom thwcri tbm lmemilcit cjhut tbks rksg cbmcl he tk`m, cs wmoo cs lurkia tbm bmcrkia. \bkswhuol `cgm tbm bmcrkia `hrm eckr ehr lmemilcits, cs wmoo cs omss lciamrhus,

wbmrmcs durrmitoy c lmemilcit `ust ecdm jhtb tbm `cakstrctm cil c prhsmduthr hibks hwi.

Ci meekdkmit prmsmitctkhi he tbm rmomvcit ecdts jy c trckiml clvhdctm wkoo put tbm`cakstrctm ki c jmttmr phsktkhi th `cgm c truoy kilkvklucokzml lmtmr`kictkhi cjhutjcko. \bm ctthrimy cosh whuol jm cjom th ciswmr ciy qumstkhis tbm `cakstrctm `cybcvm cjhut tbm phtmitkco ehr c lmemilcits suddmss ke arcitml c pmrshico jhil wktbprmtrkco supmrvkskhi. Tudb clvhdcdy sbhuol cgm `cakstrctms hrm wkookia thdhisklmr pmrshico jhils cil `hrm rmcshicjom ekicidkco jcko.

C lmemism ctthrimy ct tbm jcko bmcrkia ks imdmsscry th misurm tbm `cakstrctm smts jckoki ci cpprhprkctm c`huit ct tbm vmry jmakiikia he c lmemilcits prhsmdutkhi. Qbkomkt ks rcrm ehr c `cakstrctm th smt jhil ohwmr tbci tbm jcko sdbmluom, kt ks mvmi rcrmrstkoo ehr c fulam th ohwmr c lmemilcits jhil hidm tbm dcsm bcs jmmi trcisemrrml thtbm csskaiml dhurt. Ki :>3:, Bcrrks Dhuity `cakstrctms smt jcko ki ci c`huit ohwmrtbci tbct dcooml ehr ki tbm jcko sdbmluom ki 4,


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$=>> omss tbci tbm cvmrcam jcko smt ehr lmemilcits wktbhut rmprmsmitctkhi ct tbm jckobmcrkia.;2\bm ctthrimy ki dbcram he tbm Jcotk`hrm stuly dhidoulml tbct c ocwymrsclvhdcdy ks tbm drktkdco lkeemrmidm ehr lmtmr`kikia wbmtbmr lmemilcits wkoo jmrmomcsml hr wkoo spmil sujstcitkco tk`m ki prmtrkco kidcrdmrctkhi.;;

Qbmi lmemilcits crm rmprmsmitml jy ci ctthrimy ct tbm kiktkco jcko bmcrkia, tbhsmlmemilcits wkoo jm `hrm okgmoy th jm cjom th hjtcki prmtrkco rmomcsm mktbmr jmdcusmciy ekicidkco jcko wkoo jm `hrm okgmoy th jm rmcshicjom cil wktbki tbmkr spmdkekdekicidkco `mcis, hr jmdcusm tbmy wkoo jm `hrm okgmoy th hjtcki rmomcsm hi pmrshicojhil. rmtrkco rmomcsm wkoo k`prhvm lmemilcits k``mlkctm mdhih`kd sktuctkhi, cswmoo cs tbct he tbmkr ec`kokms. Lmemilcits wkoo jm cjom th `mmt wktb tbmkr ctthrimyscil kivmstkactm tbmkr dcsms wbkom tbmyrm rmomcsml pmilkia trkco, wbkdb wkoo omcl th`hrm eckr hutdh`ms ki tbmkr dcsms. \bmsm eckr hutdh`ms wkoo kidoulm emwmr dhmrdkvmaukoty pomcs. Lmemilcits wbh rm`cki lmtckiml hetmi carmm th aukoty pomcs kimxdbciam ehr tk`m-smrvml smitmidms.3>>^omcs mitmrml uilmr tbmsm dkrdu`stcidms

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