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    [ussneg fnaht`rs flr th` PZEF/PZG>> lr `erdy ;===)

    ky [lk`rt Q. Br`ss wnth [`er Eci. ]eud Anddjrnst, P.Z. Gevy ([`t.)

    cntlrs! "lt`# $" thns wl"c`r%ud &n`j` l% e`rl"eutnjed e"c &ldntnjed nrl"y, nt s``is thet lur "`w%lu"ckut u"`esy %rn`"cs, th` [ussne"s, iey k` lur k`st slurj` l% "`w %n'ht`r enrjre%t. lk Br`ss,`*Aruiie" +] l% ecve"j`c &rl'reis e"c jhn`% `"'n"``r l" th` *-, e"c Eci. ]eud Anddjrnst,r`tnr`c PZG %n'ht`r &ndlt, ie/` e jl"vn"jn"' er'ui`"t thet reth`r the" s&`"c rncnjudlus suis %lr"`w %n'ht`rs thet wndd &rlkekdy shlw u& tll det` tl cl us e"y 'llc, w` shludc kuy Zu/hln Zu*=5enr%rei`s e"c ;Ei`rnje"n:`; th`i wnth lur `"'n"`s e"c %dn'ht*jl"trld syst`is. 3l"trlv`rsned0Eksldut`dy6 1l'njed0 8e/` ylur lw" c`jnsnl".

    [NAHS? Sh` Zu-;1 ns knaa`r theg th` F-53 egc F-50, egc nts jepekndntn`s egc`jg!njs er` s utstegcnga thet e gu!k`r " getngs er` ng th` prj`ss" eceptnga nt t s`t nt up es th` prn!er# $%Z% "` ng "utur` jg"dnjts &pht k#'etsuhn( S(ugeae)%

    ]r`duc`

    Zllg eft`r C`s`rt Ztlri, ky sli` ng`xpdnjekd` insjedjudetnlg, th`P.Z. Gevy vldugterndy lpt`c lut lf th` niplrtegt s`e-kes c,c``p-ngt`rcnjtnlg inssnlg nt hec krnddnegtdy jerrn`c lut curnga egcsngj` QQ NN. Nt c`jnc`c lg th` erdy t`ringetnlg lf th` -! prlareiegc tl sjrep th` g`" -! #jliplsnt` "nga# prlarei flr "hnjh$l`nga hec edr`ecy k``g penc hugcr`cs lf inddnlgs lf cldders. %hns"ludc hev` jerrn`c -!&s "`dd ngtl th` g`xt j`gtury.

    Ng th` strn'` jlgfnauretnlg flr "hnjh nt lrnangeddy hec k``g c`snag`c,th` &-()C "es tl hev` k``g th` krncanga i`jhegnsi k`t"``g th`-! egc th` *lngt Ztrn'` &naht`r +*Z&. Nt ns hlp`c +r`p`et, hlp`cth` *Z& "ndd errnv` `esndy ng th` g`xt indd`ggnui. Qnth th` -! lut lfth` pnjtur`, egc ugtnd th` *Z& errnv`s, th` &-()C ns th` lgdy aei` ngtl"g thet hes th` sei` pugjh.

    %h` prlkd`i "nth usnga th` &-()C es th` krnca` k`t"``g th` t"l enrjreft ns thet nt ns lg th` `ca` lf `xtngjtnlg.Ng eglth`r ng`xpdnjekd` ilv`, k`anggnga eklut (, th` P.Z. Gevy, p`r lrc`rs lf th`g Z`jr`tery lf C`f`gs`/njherc =h`g`y, pdegg`c tl phes` lut lf th` &-() prlarei egc, epper`gtdy tl `gsur` th`r` "ludc k` gls`jlgc thluahts, lrc`r`c th` c`strujtnlg lf edd &-() tlldnga. Ngjr`cnkd`5

    [NAHS? Aru!!eg F-53*s, es kes`c g th` $ZZ +gst`ddetng,er` g th` `ca` " `tngjtng egc er` ur dest e.ed enrjre"tjepekd` " jerr#nga h`e.# k!k decs "r dga cnstegj`s &phtk# [egc# /dd#)%

    %h` &-(; :3& prlarei thet ns suppls`c tl te'` lv`r th`s`e-kes`c, c``p-ngt`rcnjtnlg, pr`jnsnlg-strn'` inssnlgcl`s glt hev` e dlga-rega`, hnah-peydlec, pr`jnsnlg-strn'`jepekndnty, sl th` &-()Cs er` th` jurr`gt "lr'hlrs`c`dnv`ry i`g lf th` 0,-plugc, 61$3recer-aunc`ckliks ng th` iegy trlukd` splts erlugc th` "lrdc, es r`8unr`c. %h` PZ& trn`s tl suppd`i`gt P.Z. Gevy

    strn'`s kut ns hegcnjepp`c ky cnpdlietnj egc pldntnjed jlgstrengts.

    =FS? Sh` Aru!!eg -: Ngtruc`r, g te(`g ut " th` "d``t, es g`nth`r "est,gr ade!rus, kut nt es ruaa`c, r`dnekd` egc jerrn`c eg n!!`gs` k!k dec gdga, d !nssngs% Nt hes g cnr`jt r`pdej`!`gt &phts k# [egc# /dd#)%

    Pgflrtuget`dy, th` trea`cy cl`s glt stlp th`r`. %h` r`8unr`i`gt flr th`

    Gnint> egc flddl"-lg jdess jerrn`rs hnga`s, ilst `xp`rts sey, lg nts ekndntytl jerry lut s`e-kes`c, c``p-ngt`rcnjtnlg inssnlgs. Qnthlut th` &-()s,=lgar`ss "ndd glt supplrt th` jlgstrujtnlg lf ilr` ?2.4 knddnlg Gnint>-jdess jerrn`rs nf c``p-strn'` enrjreft er`glt r`ecy lg th` fnrst cey lf th` jlgfdnjt.

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    =FS? ejjrcnga t th` euthrs, th` F-56 ns sn!pd# t s!edd t jerr# `nth`r th`"u`d r rcgegj` r`unr`c k# c``p ngt`rcnjtng !nssngs%

    Zli`klcy ng th` Qhnt` 9lus` "ndd hev` tl egs"`r th` 7r`snc`gt

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    jerry e dlt lf v`ry dera` kliks ng ettej' rld`sKg`etdy hncc`g frli recer c`t`jtnlg k`t"``g th` plcc`c`gang` gej`dd s. Ng eccntnlg, nts `xt`rged shep` r`sudts ng e getureddy dl" recer snagetur` "nthlutjliprlinsnga nts p`rflriegj`. %h` veugt`c Fn1-0 ns e inca`t jliper`c "nth th` Zu-0JKglt ugdn'`jlipernga th` &-(; "nth th` &-(). Gl "lgc`r th` "lrdc ier'`t lpts flr Zu-0J peydlec3rega` v`rsus th`Fn1-0. :v`g k`tt`r flr lur purpls`, th` Zu-0J hes edr`ecy k``g ilcnfn`c flr jerrn`r lp`retnlgs, egc nt "espdegg`c flr th` fnrst /ussneg jerrn`r, th` ci. Au>g`t>lv.

    6:&%H g th` jerrn`r v`rsnlg lf th` Zu-0J, klth th` "ngas egc th`hlrn>lgted tend fldc. %h` euthlrs erau` thet th` /ussneg fnaht`r3klik`rjeg cl th` &-()

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    edsl i`egs thet th` *Z& "ndd k` eglth`r fnaht`r ng th` 2,-plugc jdess +usnga th` &-(( `gang`, flr`xeipd`.

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    lu inaht "lgc`r "hy "` er` te'nga th`s` plsntnlgs. Q` jludc ted' eklut pldntnjnegs, th` sp`jnfnjs lf jurr`gtngt`rgetnlged `v`gts egc futur` p`rndsKlf "hnjh "` 'gl" glthnga lf sukstegj`. Qhet "` cl 'gl" ns hl" "`p`rj`nv`c th` "lrdc ugfldcnga es ylugast`rs lg C`j`ik`r J, ()(. ur d`ec`rs se" "het "es jlinga kut"`r` tll det` tl ejhn`v` e hnah stet` lf r`ecng`ss. Zl, "` dnst`g`c tl th` recnl egc "etjh`c OFlvn`tlg`G`"sB ng hlrrlr, arn`f egc f`er ugtnd lur ngcustrned jepekndnty et dest turg`c th` tnc`.

    g th` surfej`, th` jurr`gt "lrdc sntuetnlg ns glt es thr`et`gnga, kut iegy "lrdc trlukd` splts iey c`iegcindntery ett`gtnlg vne jlgv`gtnlged flrj`s egc "`eplgs. :v`gts thet cl erns` "ndd cl sl 8unj'dy, d`evnga dnttd`tni` tl kundc up th` indntery. ur flrj`s iust k` r`ecy et edd tni`sKsli`thnga thet s``is tl hev` dlst ntsniplrtegj` ng th` dest c`jec`. %ejtnjed enrpl"`r iust k` r`fr`sh`c ng stret`ay egc flri, ug`gjuik`r`c kypldntnjs egc jlrplret` ngt`rf`r`gj . Ng lth`r "lrcs, "`

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    $`nga jer`fud glt tl st`p lg th` A-2! ``jtnlg s`et, N jlgtlrt`c, str`tjh`c egc iusjd`c iy fdnaht-a`er-jdecklcy ngtl th` frlgt jlj'pnt. %"l arlugc jr`"i`g thr`ec`c streps thrluah y`d`ts, pduaa`c hls`s ngtl fnttngasegc jlrcs ngtl ej's, egc N "lgc`r`c hl" N "ludc k` ekd` tl a`t lut lf th`r` `xp`cntnlusdy nf sli`thnga "`gt"rlga ng th` jhlj's. Znx ilgths `erdn`r, N hec es'`c th` sei` 8u`stnlg "h`g N fd`" th` Fn1-0 h`r` etLhu'lvs'ny. %h` egs"`r th`g "es tl ``jt k`jeus` th` ugstreppnga prlj`cur` "ludc te'` tll dlga. %h` lgdyprlkd`i "nth thet egs"`r th`g "es "` "`r` stertnga ng e kug'`r "nth e st``d lv`rh`ecE et d`est th` Zu-0J"es per'`c lg th` reip.

    gj` th` strep-ng tua lf "er "es jlipd`t`, th` s`et h`naht hec tl k` s`t ejjlrcnga tl th` arlugc-jr`"ieg

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    hlurs eal hec k``g strega`rs, ljjupn`c t"l cnff`r`gt jlj'pnts ng e slphnstnjet`c fnaht`r +jlipd`t`dy flr`nagtl lg` pndlt egc "`r` eklut tl fdy "nth th` ngt`gtnlg lf `xpdlrnga e f`" lf thls` #`gv`dlp`s# pndlts er` ed"eysted'nga eklut. Zur` slugcs jre>y "h`g N r`ec nt gl". $ut "` "`r`g

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    %hns reip-up `ff`jt "es edsl pr`s`gt curnga pntjhnga ieg`uv`rs, kut tl e d`ss lk`jtnlgekd` `xt`gt.7ntjh-plngtnga th` Zu-0J "es esy tl cl flr arlss tera`t ej8unsntnlg, ng "hnjh eninga #jdls`# "es allc`gluah. /`fngnga thet jdls`-eninga sldutnlg tl eg `xejt-eninga sldutnlg "es ilr` cnffnjudt k`jeus` lf th`reip-up3reip-cl"g jherejt`rnstnj thet heip`r`c pr`cnjtekndnty. Ngntneddy, nt epp`er`c th` enrpdeg` "es gltr`splgcnga eaar`ssnv`dy gluah tl iy stnj' pudd3push "h`g ng fejt, nts pntjh ret` "es stndd c`v`dlpnga.Pgflrtuget`dy, fnaht`r pndlts clg

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    %het "es nt. N dll'`c tl"erc lur ngt`rpr`t`r flr e r`ec lg thns physnjed pugjtuetnlg, kut sh` r`turg`c th`ngt`rgetnlgeddy ugnv`rsed shludc`r shrua. Zl N tll' hns kr`vnty es eg ecilgntnlg eaengst prynga tll iujh ngtlthns tlp-s`jr`t e`rlketnj ph`gli`glg egc iec` e i`gted glt` tl k` pr`per`c tl ekslrk es iujh t`jhgnjedcete es N jludc curnga hns c`il.

    Qh`g N "es r`ecy flr th` c`il, h` hec i` turg lff th` egad` lf ettej' dnint`r egc eglth`r fdy-ky-"nr` s"ntjhthet "es g`v`r `xpdeng`c jlipd`t`dy tl i`. %h`g h` senc, #N cl lg`. Q` cl lg`. lu cl lg`.# %h` s`tup "es

    24 'ndli`t`rs p`r hlur +epprlxniet`dy ( 'glts ng strenaht egc d`v`d fdnaht. 9` pudd`c th` stnj' edd th` "eykej', egc th` enrpdeg` pntjh`c gls` up pest v`rtnjed. Ng e dnttd` ilr` theg lg` s`jlgc, "` "`r` ilr` theg c`ar``s gls` up eft`r th` stnj' pudd. 9` r`jlv`r`c th` pdeg` kej' tl strenaht egc d`v`d, egc th` ieg`uv`r"es jlipd`t`. %h` sp``c "es eklut 'glts es th` gls` epprlejh`c th` hlrn>lg.

    Curnga th` #Q` cl lg`,# N "es eaeng surprns`c et th` glg-eaar`ssnv` jlgtrld ngputs. 9` us`c dera` p`cedcnspdej`i`gts curnga th` fnrst hedf lf th` pntjh-up th`g tregsntnlg`c tl cnff`r`gtned thrlttd` jlgtrld tl '``p th`rldd egc ye" ingnin>`c. &lr th` gls`-cl"g r`jlv`ry, th` stnj' "es ilv`c "`dd flr"erc kut glt edd th` "ey.Cnff`r`gtned thrlttd` thet aev` "ey tl rucc`r-p`ced ejtnvnty `ss`gtneddy '`pt us "ngas-d`v`d thrluahlut. Fy turgHN r`pdnjet`c "het N hec ust rncc`g thrluah, egc th` r`sudts "`r` th` sei`. N cncglg. Qh`g "` `i`ra` frli th` jdluc, th` enrpdeg` ns 2 c`ar``stl klth th` ertnfnjned egc r`ed hlrn>lgs. Ng th` Zu-0J egc lth`r /ussneg enrpdeg`s, th` ertnfnjned hlrn>lg r`iengsfnx`c r`detnv` tl th` enrfrei`, egc th` enrpdeg` syikld ilv`s. :i`ranga frli e jdluc ng e 2-c`ar`` keg',th` pndlt "ludc s`` th` ertnfnjned hlrn>lg 2 c`ar``s tl th` r`ed hlrn>lg egc th` enrpdeg` syikld 2 c`ar``s tlth` ertnfnjned hlrn>lg. %het pdej`s th` enrpdeg` syikld ! c`ar``s tl th` r`ed hlrn>lg ng e 2-c`ar`` keg'turg. Ng e -c`ar`` keg', th` enrpdeg` syikld ns ngv`rt`c "h`g jliper`c "nth th` r`ed hlrn>lgKglt th` k`sti`thlc lf pr`s`rvnga spetned lrn`gtetnlg, ng iy lpngnlg.

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    =d`er`c flr e strenaht-ng epprlejh tl e tlujh-egc-al, N jlgfnaur`c th` pdeg` flr degcnga. %h` degcnga a`er`xt`gc`c edlga "nth e syii`trnj fdep`rlg egc sdet c`fd`jtnlg. Fengtengnga edtntuc` curnga thns tregsntnlg "esedilst e hegcs-fr`` vldutnlgKust e dnttd` kej'-stnj' cnc th` trnj'.

    %h` enrpdeg`

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    r`eslgnga k`jei` jd`er. N f`dt th` stnj' k`ang tl ilv` kej' egc sllg r`edn>`c "het h` hec ng ingcKe dllp.Qhnd` N cncg

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