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    ja fp{ftmfhlf| bn} d} bn}) {ftgfnrmhc fqft} gjgfhr nhb mhlmbfhrm| hj bjvdr jhf nl'

    lvtnrf bf{mlrmjh ja `vgnh fpm|rfhlf( Sf gn} {j|mr r`nr r`f qft} |rtvlrvtf ja `vgnh ljh'

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    n{{tjnl`5 r`f tf'ljg{j|mrmjh ja imqfb fp{ftmfhlf smr`mh r`f ctnhb nf|r`frml fbmamlf ja

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    {tjlf|| ja gn{{mhc r`f imgmr dfrsffh r f mgncmhnt} nhb r`f tfni s`ml` dfcmh| smr r`f mh'

    qfhrmjh ja amlrmjh mr|fia S`mrf) R`f Ljhrfhr ja r`f Ajtg 26-( Virmgnrfi}) sf amhb r`nr

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    ja djr` amlrmjhni nhb hjh'amlrmjhni `m|rjtmf| ntf f~vni mh rftg| ja r`fmt f{m|rfgjijcmlni)

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    R`nr `m|rjtmjctn{`} bmaaft| atjg amlrmjhni `m|rjtmlni stmrmhc) mh r`nr r`f `m|rjt} mh `m|'

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    @m|rjt} nhb Hnttnrmqf Tfnbft( Fbmrfb d} Cfjaatf} Tjdftr|( Ijhbjh nhb Hfs ]jto5 Tjvrifbcf)

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    4R`f anlrjt| im|rfb `ftf nlljtb smr` Bnhmfi Smlodftc| ajlv| jh r`f qnivf ja `m|rjtmf| ja |fh|mdmimrmf|

    mh `m|rjtmjctn{`}( Smlodftc bm|lv||f| nhb bfamhf| |fh|mdmimrmf| n| gjbf| ja {ftlf{rmjh nhb affimhc) r`f

    rftg| nhb ajtg| mh s`ml` jdeflr| sftf ljhlfmqfb) fp{ftmfhlfb) nhb tf{tf|fhrfb mh r`f {n|r 114-) n| sfii

    n| mbfn|) fgjrmjh|) dfimfa|) qnivf| 13;-( F(@( Lntt mh r`m| tf|{flr bf|ltmdfb r`f `m|rjtmnh| hffb ja

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    ntf hj if|| {jrfhrmnii}- rtvr`avi nhb tfqfnimhc( R`f |jmi ja r`m| ctjvhb dfljgf| n tml`) jt'

    cnhml lvirvtf) virmgnrfi} }mfibmhc ltfbmdif nhb hflf||nt} {ft|{flrmqf| jh) nrrmrvbf| rj'

    sntb|) nhb fhintcfgfhr| ja ljg{ifrf `m|rjtmlni n{{tf`fh|mjh( Mh n sjtb) r`ftf m| gjtf cj'

    mhc jh mh sjto| imof Mb}ii| ja r`f Omhc nhbIn Gjtrf BNtr`vtr`nh ev|r {jfrt}) amlrmjh)

    ifcfhb) andif jt g}r` Nhb r`m| |`jvib hjr |vt{tm|f v|) ajt r`f ljgdmhnrmjh ja Imrftnrvtf

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    rmjhni ljh|lmfhlf 4>3-) s`mif [frft Gvhu stmrf| fqfh gjtf dtjnbi} r`nr amlrmjh nhb `m|'

    rjt} `nqf gvl` mh ljggjh mh r`fmt vhmqft|ni nlrvnimr} >23-(

    Mh |vg) M |ff r`f rjrnimr} ja r`m| {j|mrfb ctjvhb n| n bn{{ifb fp{ftmfhrmni rtnlr ja

    `m|rjtmlnimr} mh `vgnh naanmt|) n b}hngml) bfh|fi} bfimdftnrmqf nhb mgncmhnrmqf amfib fg'

    dfbbfb smr`mh {tjajvhbi} nf|r`frml ljhrfpr| ljg{tm|mhc mhbmqmbvni nhb ljggvhmr} `m|rj'

    tmf| |rvbbfb smr` gnhmajib fifgfhr| ja |vdeflrmqmr} nhb mhrft|vdeflrmqmr}) mhqfhrmjh nhb

    ntravihf||) mhrfhrmjhnimr} nhb nlrvnimunrmjh( @ftf) `m|rjt} m| amt|r imqfb) nhb jvr ja r`m|) `m|'

    rjtmlni stmrmhc m| ljg{j|fb( M gmc`r rvth `ftf rj r`f r`jvc`r| ja r`f ctfnr Bvrl` `m|rjtmnh

    Ej`nh @vmumhcn >034'>=26-) s`j stjrf ja `m|rjt} r`nr hj ohjsifbcf ja r`f {ntrmlvint m|

    {j||mdif smr`jvr mr| dfmhc vhbft|rjjb smr`mh n cfhftni atngf jt) n| `f }fr gjtf {jfrmlni'

    i} {vr mr) Fqft} `m|rjtmlni anlr j{fh| mggfbmnrfi} mhrj frfthmr} _4==)

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    mrndif frfthmr}) nhb r`f vhmqft|ni nlrvnimr} smr`mh s`ml` sf lnh bm|lfth `m|rjtmlnimr}(

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    ja n ifn{ ja f{m|rfgjijcmlni anmr` mh jtbft rj ltj|| r`f bmqmbf |f{ntnrmhc `m|rjt} {tj{ft

    nhb amlrmjhnimufb qft|mjh| r`ftfja( Mh |{mrf ja r`m| l`niifhcf) M snttnhr r`nr sf ntf nh}'

    r`mhc dvr ajtdmbbfh atjg fhrftmhc r`m| rfttmrjt}) smr` r`f nmg ja tfn|jhndi} n|lftrnmhmhc

    `m|rjtmlni {ftlm{mfhlf( Sf gv|r df n||mbvjv|) sf gv|r df bm|lfthmhc) sf gv|r df ltmrmlni)

    sf gv|r df cfhftjv|dvr fhrft r`m| `m|rjtmlni fhqmtjhgfhr) r`f|f ljttmbjt| ja gfgjt})

    `m|rjt} nhb fp{ftmfhlf ljhqf}fb mh amlrmjhni nhb {jfrml sjto|) sf gn}(

    \r( Nvcv|rmhf| Ljhaf||mjh| nhb `m|rjtmlni ljh|lmjv|hf|| mh Mb}ii| ja

    r`f Omhc

    M ng rvthmhc rj Djjo PM ja \r( Nvcv|rmhf| Ljhaf||mjh| mh jtbft rj imho r`f `m|rjtmlni

    nrrmrvbf| ja Ntr`vt| bn} smr` r`f gnejt {`mij|j{`mlni r`mhomhc ja r`f rmgf) ajt hj jhf lnh

    bfh} r`nr Nvcv|rmhf sn| nh}r`mhc if|| r`nh r`f ajvhr ja nvr`jtmr} bvtmhc `m| nhb aji'

    ijsmhc ncf| Rvl`gnh 6=-( Nvcv|rmhf

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    ljhlf{rmjh fhljg{n||f| hjr jhi} n |fgm'g}|rmlni mbfn2ja n ljhrmhvjv| frfthmr} mh imqfb

    fp{ftmfhlf {n|r) {tf|fhr nhb avrvtf n| vhmamfb) n ljhrmhvjv| gjgfhr r`nr m| fp{flrfb)

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