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Fngjkgk O ukmngjt t i t eg Kh st r h `t @iur t * % H k* ( * Ij fppgfb " t eg
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h j`r gfsgk t eg `inpgjsftir y `h vh b fwfr k t i +6=1" 53;" 84* % H k* ( *
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jijnijgt fry r gb h gd ir kgr gk" t eg h ssug id pujh t h vg kfnfmgs wfs
r gnfjkgk d ir d ur t egr d h jkh jms fjk `ijsh kgr ft h ij* % H k* ( * ]gb b s Dfr mi
fppgfb gk t eg Kh st r h `t @iur t r gnfjk" cut t eg Dh d t e @h r `uh t kh snh ssgk
t eg fppgfb d ir b f`l id o ur h skh `t h ij* % H k* ( *
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id pujh t h vg rgb h gd t i t eg Dh d t e @h r`uh t * % H k* ( *
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fd t gr t eg Cfjlr upt `y @iur t gjt gr gk h t s h jh t h fb iph jh ij h j t eg O ijgs
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id ]gb b s Dfr mi h j egr % sgpfr ft g( cfjlrupt `y `fsg fb si pgjkh jm h j
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t eh s kh st r h `t * % H k* ( * [eg Ico g`t h ij fb b gmgk h j pfr t t eft t eg fniujt
`b fh ngk cy ]gb b s Dfr mi h j h t s pr iid id `b fh nwfs h j`ir r g`t cg`fusg
pr gpgt h t h ij pfyngjt s efk cggj h npr ipgr b y fppb h gk* % H k* ( * [eg
Ngnirfjkun Iph jh ij h ssugk h j t eg Pt gwfr t `fsg d iujk t eft ]gb b s
Dfr mi nh sfppb h gk egr pfyngjt s h j f d fseh ij h kgjt h `fb t i O ijgs* Pgg
H j r g Pt gwfr t " 086 C* S* 03= % Cfjlr * G* K* Bf* 3115( * Fs wh t e t eg
O ijgs kg`h sh ij" ]gb b s Dfr mi- s f`t h ijs r gsub t gk h j fj h j`ir r g`t
fnir t h zft h ij id Ns* Pt gwfr t - s kgct fjk t eg h npish t h ij id
ujfut eir h zgk ir ujwfr r fjt gk d ggs fjk `ist s* % Sg`* Ki`* Ji* 6. 3" ft
7( * Cg`fusg ]gb b s Dfr mi- s d fh b ur g wfs f cr gf`e id h t s icb h mft h ijs
ujkgr t eg Qfr t h fb O ukmngjt ij Sgnfjk" h t wfs ir kgrgk t i fukh t gvgry
cir r iwgr wh t e f `fsg pgjkh jm h j t eh s kh st r h `t d ir `inpb h fj`g wh t e
t eg F``iujt h jm Qr i`gkur gs* % H k* ( * [eg Pt gwfr t o ukmngjt wfs fd d h r ngk
cy t eg Kh st r h `t @iur t fd t gr ]gb b s Dfr mi fppgfb gk* ]gb b s Dfr mi t egj
fppgfb gk t eg Ptgwfr t o ukmngjt t i t eg Dh d t e @h r `uh t * % H k* ( * [eg
Dh d t e @h r `uh t fd d h r ngk t eg d h jkh jms fjk `inpgjsftir y fwfr k
`ijt fh jgk h j t eg Pt gwfr t O ukmngjt * H j r g Pt gwfr t " 4;= D* 0k 770 % 7t e
@h r * 3166( * Eiwgvgr " t eg Dh d t e @h r `uh t fb si d iujk t eft t eg ir kgr
r gquh r h jm fukh t s id kgct ir f``iujt s wfs cgyijk t eg Cfjlr upt `y
@iur t - s o ur h skh `th ij* % Sg`* Ki`* Ji* 6. 3" ft 7( * Fs f r gsub t " t eft
pir t h ij id t eg r gb h gd wfs vf`ft gk* % H k* ( * [eg Pt gwfr t fppgfb
pr g`gkgk egfr h jm ij t eg O ijgs fppgfb * % H k* ( * H j b h met id Pt gwfr t "
t eg Dh d t e @h r `uh t r gnfjkgk t eg Qfr t h fb O ukmngjt ij Sgnfjk d ir
`ijsh kgr ft h ij id fb t gr jft h vg" pujh t h vg nijgt fr y sfj`t h ijs* % H k* ( *
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H j t eg 3163 Cfjlr upt `y `iur t o ukmngjt fppgfb gk d r in egrg %
O ijgs v* ]gb b s Dfr mi Eing Nir t m* " H j`* " 14. 618; % Cfjlr * G* K* Bf*
Fpr * 7" 3163( ( " d iujk t eft ]gb b s Dfr mi wh b b d ub b y vh ib ft gk t eg
fut inft h ` st fy h npisgk cy 66 W* P* @* § 043 wegj h t ?
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% Sg`* Ki`* Ji* 6. 3" ft 4( *
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ij ]gb b s Dfr mi h j `ijjg`t h ij wh t e h t s vh ib ft h ij id t eg fut inft h `
st fy h j O ijgs- cfjlrupt `y `fsg* % Sg`* Ki`* Ji* 6. 3" ft 36( * [eg
h ssugs h j t eh s fppgfb `ij`gr j ijb y t eg pr ipr h gt y id t eg +0* 6=6
nh b b h ij pujh t h vg kfnfmg fwfr k h j O ijgs TH H H *
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;6;" ;31 % 7t e @h r * 6885( *
C* O ijgs Kh k Jit ]fh vg Eh s @b fh nd ir Qujh t h vg Kfnfmgs fjk t eus" t eg
@b fh n h s jit Cfr r gk
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H t eib ks t eft #fj h ssug t eft `iub k efvg cggj cut wfs jit r fh sgk ij
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fppgfb # h s prgvgjt gk d r in cgh jm `ijsh kgr gk ij f sg`ijk fppgfb *
Bh jkquh st v* @h t y id Qfsfkgjf [gxfs" 448 D* 0k 337" 308 % 7t e @h r *
3163( * #[eg ki`t r h jg pr init gs pr i`gkur fb gd d h `h gj`y fjk pr gvgjt s
t eg ch zfr r g r gsub t t eft f pfr t y wei efs `eisgj jit t i fr mug f pih jt
ij f d h r st fppgfb seiub k st fjk cgt t gr fs r gmfr ks t eg b fw id t eg
`fsg tefj ijg wei efk frmugk fjk b ist * # H k* " ft 308. 3;1 % h jt gr jfb
`h t ft h ij inh t t gk( * Eiwgvgr " fj h ssug h s jit wfh vgk h d t egr g wfs ji
r gfsij t i r fh sg h t ij d h r st fppgfb ir h d h t `iub k jit efvg cggj
r fh sgk ij d h r st fppgfb * W* P* v* Bgg" 075 D* 0k 067" 030. 3; % 7t e @h r *
311;( *
[eh s `fsg d h t s ujkgr Bgg- s fr t h `ub ft h ij id f s h t uft h ij h j
weh `e t egr g wfs ji r gfsij t i r fh sg teg h ssug ij d h r st fppgfb *
Cgd ir g t eg h ssufj`g id t eg O ijgs H H kg`h sh ij % O ijgs v* ]gb b s Dfr mi
Eing Nir t mfmg" H j`* " 311= ]B 3;51;8; %Cfjlr * G* K* Bf* 311=( " ]gb b s
Dfr mi id d grgk t i h npb gngjt sgvgr fb r gngkh fb ngfsurgs kgsh mjgk t i
`ir r g`t syst gnh ` pr icb gns wh t e h t s f``iujt h jm id eing nirt mfmg
b ifjs* % Sg`* Ki`* Ji* 6. 3" ft 0( * [eg jgw F``iujt h jm Qri`gkur gs
wgrg jgmit h ftgk cgtwggj teg cfjlr upt `y `iur t fjk ]gb b s Dfr mi- s
r gpr gsgjt ft h vg fjk wgrg gncikh gk h j t eg O ijgs H H iph jh ij* % H k* ( *
Dib b iwh jm t eg h ssufj`g id t eft iph jh ij" ]gb b s Dfr mi r gvgr sgk h t s
b gmfb pish t h ij fjk fppgfb gk t eg O ukmngjt t i t eg Kh st r h `t @iur t *
% H k* ( * Ij fppgfb " t eg Kh st r h `t `iur t egb k t eft cg`fusg ]gb b s Dfr mi
wh t ekr gw h t s `ijsgjt t i t eg jijnijgt fr y rgb h gd ir kgr gk" t eg h ssug
id weft r gngky seiub k cg h npisgk wfs r gnfjkgk d ir d ur t egr d h jkh jms
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