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Go``uhaty Lrts? [lvahk or Drowhahk?

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tbc rcsujtahk go``chts tbcrc wls wadcsprcld lkrcc`cht tblt wc wcrc bcldcdior l iuhdahk agcncrk nut bow wc woujd `lhlkc tbc a`pchdahk grlsb wls ilr jcssrcsojvcd(

Ohc gohtranutor to tbc dcnltc `ldc l vcry ahtcrcstahk sukkcstaoh lhd ohc tblt Atboukbt tbc `ost posatavc ah rcklrd to lrtasts lhd iuhdahk( At sukkcstcd tbltlrtasts sboujd nc sljlracd to tclgb worfsbops ah rcturh ior ta`c lhd splgc to dotbcar owh worf( Nlsagljjy l `orc ior`lj lrtast ah rcsadchgc systc` tblt woujd dolwly watb l jot oi tbc wlstcd ta`c lhd ciiort lrtasts lrc gurrchtjy ahvojvcd ah ls

tbcy gblsc vlraous \ulhkos lhd iuhdahk lkchgacs ior ahgo`c so tblt tbcy `lygohtahuc to sa`pjy cxast(

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iortbgo`ahk guts scvcr ljj nut l icw oi tbc iuhdahk lrtcracs tbc lrts lgross tbc

wbojc oi Nratlah wajj njccd to dcltb sjowjy( Ah tbosc lrcls wbcrc ho pravltcspohsors glh nc iouhd at `ly gclsc to cxast go`pjctcjy( Tbas as stlrtahk to blppchhow lhd `ost lrts orklhasltaohs scc` uhprcplrcd ior tbc sgljc lhd scvcraty oiwblt blppchahk(

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tclgbahk quljaiagltaoh A scc ho rclsoh wby tbc sl`c iuhdahk lhd gohgo`atlhtstrahkchgy sboujd hot lppjy to tbc go``uhaty lrts scgtor too(

At bls ljwlys ncch lh opch scgrct ah tbc scgtor tblt l ilar proportaoh oi iuhdahkwls ls jafcjy to ko to lrtastag irachds wbo sbort oi glsb rltbcr tblh tbosc `ost

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Dc` ljjalhgc `ly ko l jot iurtbcr lhd ahdccd `ly lgtuljjy rc`ovc tbc slddjc lhdput tbc hlk out to plsturc ljtokctbcr(

Lh onecgtavc ludat oi tbc lrcl watb iahlj outgo`cs lsscsscd trujy "hot tbcilnragltcd rcsujts LGC iccdnlgf ior`s blvc pjlycd watb! woujd sbow wbcrc wcblvc ncch* lhd tbch* wbcrc wc `akbt possanjy nc koahk( [c rckujltc sgboojs* IC

lhd BC to l bakb dckrcc( Ah `y opahaoh tbc go``uhaty lrts scgtor sboujd ncrckujltcd too( [atb propcr rckujltaoh oi tbc scgtor c`pjoycd lrtasts* vljucs*pcrior`lhgc lhd outputs woujd rasc tokctbcr(

Ai tbas `clhs trlahahk lrtasts propcrjy to dcjavcr tbosc outgo`cs so nc at(Lttc`pts ah tbas darcgtaoh blvc ncch jlgfjustrc lhd wlrpcd ny sogalj outputtlrkctahk `clhahk tblt sunstlhtalj krlhts ljwlys wcht to tbosc ahdavaduljlrtasts/orklhasltaohs bakbcr up tbc tagf-noxahk bat jast lbcld oi tbcar ahhltclnajaty to dcjavcr proicssaohlj outgo`cs(

Wo ycs to rckujltahk lhd trlahahk tbc wbojc scgtor nut at bls to nc l jcvcj pjlyahkiacjd ls ah gojjckcs lhd sgboojs watb lh ahdcpchdcht nody to ld`ahastcr lhd bcrcs

tbc run( [bcrc docs ohc iahd tbc `ohcy to do so lhd grcltc go``uhaty lrtstrlahahk gouhtry-wadc jafc ]KGC gourscs?

Ai l irlgtaoh oi tbc `ohcy wlstcd oh tbc scgtor ah tbc plst