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    t{uk} cdalkvk`kjw if Cf}ldcj C`k}ldcjt lj wak ijbljk dijt{`k} tucdk* Lw lt cuu}iu}lcwk wi jiwk

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    c`ijn vc}li{t iwak} `kct{}kt if t{ddktt* ]cwak}" lw lt wak ivk}~akb`ljn bcdo if waktk w|ukt if

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    =* Wak glnlwcb glvlgk act mkkj }kui}wkg m| wak [T uiu{bc} u}ktt wi mk cbb m{w dbitkg ct lw

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    dijt{`k}t vk}t{t u}ig{dk}t c ok| gltwljdwlij lj cj| dijvk}tcwlij ij ijbljk kjwk}u}ltk*

    ^acw c}k wak `itw u}kvcbkjw l`ukgl`kjwt wi mbidom{twk} t{ddktt ~lwa mbcdo ^km kjw}ku}kjk{}t9

    4* Wak mbcdo ^km kjw}ku}kjk{}t L ljwk}vlk~kg cmi{w c uiwkjwlcb ijbljk imtwcdbk dibbkdwlvkb|

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    wkdajibin| n}cg{cwkt" !m, {jks{cb cddktt wi twc}w {u dculwcb" cjg !d, c bcdo if ljvibvk`kjw

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    7* Ljwk}ktwljnb|" cbb wa}kk if wak `chi} mc}}lk}t cww}lm{wkg wi c uiwkjwlcb ijbljk imtwcdbk lj wa

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    ^km cuubldcwlij gkvkbiu`kjw wc}nkwljn u}k dibbknk Cf}ldcj C`k}ldcj tw{gkjwt*

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    f}ks{kjwb| wcok {u s{ktwlij ij wak u}i`ltkt cjg uk}lbt if di`u{wk}t cjg wak Ljwk}jkw*

    Ji c}wldbk lj Wkdajldcb Di``{jldcwlij cgg}kttkt cj| ltt{k }kbcwkg wi }cdk &

    wkdajibin| lj fcdw" ji c}wldbk lj wak hi{}jcb wcokt {u wak s{ktwlij if }cdk cw cbb lj

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    ~i}oubcdk*_3;P

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    kwajld gltuc}lw| lj cddktt wi wak Ljwk}jkw fi} cj| u}ifkttlijcb hi{}jcb i} ljg{tw}| i}ncjlxcwlij

    u{}ui}wljn wi acvk lj gkuwa }kui}wljn ij ljg{tw}| w}kjgt wi lwt dijtwlw{kjd|" mk wak w}kjgt

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    Dijw}ctwljn wak bcdob{twk} cwwkjwlij wi wak wiuld if wak glnlwcb glvlgk m| ljg{tw}| u{mbldcwlijt"

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    dkjw{}| ~ct wak bc}nktw Ljwk}jkw di`ucj| lj wak ~i}bg," ~ct ijk if waktk u}cdwlwlijk}t ~ai

    dijtltwkjwb| cdoji~bkgnkg kqltwkjdk if wak glnlwcb glvlgk" cjg kvkj ~kjw c twku f{}wak} wi t{uui}w

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    `lji}lw| n}i{ut* Ijk kqc`ubk lt alt ljdb{tlij if wak dijdkuw lj alt }k`c}ot wi wak FDD lj =555

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    ct ak gkfkjgkg wak ukjgljn di`mljcwlij if CIB cjg Wl`k ^c}jk} wak bc}nktw `k}nk} lj

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    WAK I JBLJK I MTWCDBK =6 r B C @ M

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    WAK I JBLJK I MTWCDBK => r B C @ M

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    WAK I JBLJK I MTWCDBK =1 r B C @ M

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    WAK I JBLJK I MTWCDBK =< r B C @ M

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    WAK I JBLJK I MTWCDBK 45 r B C @ M

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