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@KTG PI DG \MQG

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$@KTG PI DG \MQG$ ;7Mp mq biqp dgkwpmewc kn` biqp ptwg# dwp mp mq nip pfg

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inag lmugn pi k qgktaf }gp bitg qkatg` 9Aibg zkmn }g qfkcc fkug# kn` dg dcmn` pi pfg gn`mnl +Aibg egkt }g qfkcc fkug# bm` pfg qh},q iugtakqpmnl +Aibg afknlg }g qfkcc fkug# eit ekt ktg }g |gn`mnl +Aibg ni ati|n }g qfkcc fkug eit }iwt pfmtqp kn` }iwt ekqpmnl#Dwp ,

Kn` fgtg |g bwqp qpiz# dgeitg pfg ztibmqg pfkp eicci|q.Pfg ati|n ie iwt pfmtqp kn` iwt ekqpmnl bk} dg pfgizgng` fgkugnq kn` pfg Dgkpmema Umqmin. Mp bk} dgnipfmnl dwp pfg pfmtqp kn` pfg ekqpmnl mpqgce.Ni ltgkp mn`wagbgnp# zgtfkzq# kcc pfmq9 Kn` ni

mn`wagbgnp mq ngg`g`. Pfgtg ktg pfiqg |fi cinl eitptwpf |mpf k cinlmnl kq qmbzcg# kq wcpmbkpg# kq zi|gtewc

; \mccmkb Bittmq# Ciug mq Gniwlf.

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$@KTG PI DG \MQG,kq pfg `twnhkt`,q cinlmnl eit fmq |mng kn` pfg ciugt,qcinlmnl eit fmq dgciug`. Pfg} |mcc qgktaf# dgakwqg pfg}bwqp. Iwt qgktaf fkq dglwn.

Wnmugtqmp} ie AkcmeitnmkQIWPFGTN TGLMINKC CMDTKT] EKAMCMP]Tgpwtn pfmq bkpgtmkc pi pfg cmdtkt}

etib |fmaf mp |kq ditti|g`.

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