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L`p{g` Gixd% @ qi`h v`xb i ql`ok

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qi`h qbk ldx`dekh Dz`b`lk xd adlk dskz%

Dz`b`lk viq ~zkxxp/ ijd{x lp bk`fbx/ lp qg`e xdek7 qbk bih fzkp kpkq ieh i{j{ze adodzkh bi`z%

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B` Dz`b`lk% @ qi`h v`xb i ql`ok `e zkx{ze% @l L`p{g`%

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viexkh xd hd iepxb`ef qd kskzpdek vkex v`xb xbk cdoodv/ j{x iq Dz`b`lk ieh @ vkzk xiog`ef vbke xbk hddz

d~kekh qbk oddgkh ix xbk hddz ieh ~kzgkh {~%

Bkp @ab`fd) Dz`b`lk qi`h v`xb i ql`ok iq qbk fzkkxkh i xioo dziefk bi`zkh xkkeifk f{p%

@sk qkke b`l jkcdzk/ j{x @ hdex zklkljkz vbkzk% Hile `x/ @ gedv @sk qkke b`l jkcdzk%

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@ edhhkh ieh okx lp l`eh viehkz xd xbk ciax xbix bk oddgkh cil`o`iz%

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Abi~xkz := Jdpq aioo lk qkrp/ j{x @l vki~de

C`eioop o{eab Dz`b`lk `exzdh{akh lk xd ioo bkz cz`kehq vbd bi~~kekh xd jk bis`ef o{eab d{xq`hk

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ckko ldzk czkk ieh `eao`ekh xd hd vbix @ viex%

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z`fbx%

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@ ekskz gekv pd{ o`skh izd{eh bkzk% Dz`b`lk qi`h v`xb i ql`ok

P{~/ xbk bd{qk viq f`ske xd lk% @ qi`h op`ef xbzd{fb lp xkkxb%

Zkioop vbd hd pd{ o`sk v`xb4 Dz`b`lk iqgkh

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ivb`ok ifd%

Hdex pd{ kskz viex i zddllixk4 @ iqgkh b`ex`ef ix xbk ciax xbix vk qbd{oh qbizk xbk bd{qk%

Pkib/ j{x Xixq{g` aiex o`sk v`xb lk% Dz`b`lk q`fbkh

Lp bd{qk `q j`f/ pd{ aie ldsk `e v`xb lk% @ bisk ked{fb ldekp xd q{~~dzx {q jdxb ieh xbke qdlk% @

qi`h v`xb i qdcx ql`ok%

@ hdex xb`eg @ ad{oh% Dz`b`lk qi`h oddg`ef i o`xxok f{`oxp%

Vbp edx4 @ iqgkh v`xb i o`xxok czdve%

Pd{ gedv vbix/ @oo hd `x% Dz`b`lk qi`h v`xb i ql`ok%

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ieh oi{fbxkz%

@qex xbix qvkkx/ j{x lipjk vk qbd{oh q~o`x xbkl% Bkp f`zoq okx {q xi~ xbix% I f{p qi`h

Bk viq cix j{x bih qdlk l{qaok j{x dc ad{zqk bk viq qbdzxkz xbke lk/ j{x @ ad{oh xkoo bk viq xbk

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@ qi`h okx lk xi~ xbix c`ek iqq% Iedxbkz f{p fzdvokh/ xb`q f{p viq qo`llkz j{x xiookz xbie xbk dxbkz

lipjk jp i bioc i cddx%

Vbp hdex pd{ ~khdq fd oddgq cdz qxz`~~kzq4 @ fzdvokh

Eib vk xbd{fbx qbd{oh adlk {~ bkzk ieh qkk vbix pd{ z`ab ~kd~ok bisk vbke `x adlkq xd f`zoq ieh

hile h`h vk adlk xd xbk z`fbx ~oiak% Xbk cix dek qi`h v`xb i ql`ok iq bk oddgkh ix Dz`b`lk%

Xigk dek qxk~ aodqkz ieh pd{z ciak `q fd`ef xd jk qliqbkh `exd xbk ~isklkex% @ fzdvokh fkxx`ef `e czdex

dc Dz`b`lk vbd viq iozkihp ekzsd{q ieh i o`xxok vdzz`kh%

Vbix izk pd{ fd`ef xd hd4 Pd{zk m{qx i v`l~p o`xxok f`zo% Xbk xiookz dek xkiqkh% J{x @ o`gk lp f`zoq

v`xb i o`xxok c`fbx%

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vk`zhdq pd{ o`sk v`xb%

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lig`ef b`l cioo xd xbk fzd{eh `e ~i`e%

Pd{z fdeei ~ip cdz xbk j`xab% Xbk xiookz f{p pkookh adl`ef ix lk

Bk bih ed qxieak/ ed c`fbx`ef qxpok/ bk viq lkqqp ieh `x viq kiqp xd zkih b`q ixxiagq/ bk vkex xd

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@ g`agkh b`l `e b`q z`jq xv`ak%

L`p{g`/ pd{zk ili}`ef% Dz`b`lk abkkzkh

Xbiegq/ lipjk pd{ qbd{oh fkx dek dc xbk ek`fbjdzq qd xbkp aie aioo xbk ~do`ak% @ qi`h

Dz`b`lk edhhkh ieh zie xd xbk c`zqx bd{qk iazdqq xbk qxzkkx/ i vdlie ieqvkzkh xbk hddz ieh

y{`agop aiookh xbk ~do`ak/ xbkp h`hex xigk odef xd adlk%

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Vbd h`h xb`q4 I vdlke ~do`ak dcc`akz iqgkh%

@ h`h/ xbkp ailk {~ xd {q qd eix{zioop @ hkckehkh% @ qi`h

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xbkl% Xbieg pd{ ifi`e% Qbk qi`h iq qbk a{cckh xbk f{pq ieh ~{x xbkl `e xbk aiz%

Xd jk bdekqx/ @ viq i eix{zio vki~de/ @ viq xzi`ekh xd ixxiag ieh xd hkckeh/ lp cixbkz xi{fbx lk

ieh xbke lp q`qxkz jz{qbkh {~ lp qg`ooq qd xbix xbkp vkzk ~kzckax% @ viq ~zd{h xd jk o`gk xbix ieh ed dek

edx`akh/ ioo xbkp qiv viq i qkrp jdhp ieh edx xbk oddgq dc i adoh joddh g`ookz%

Hile pd{zk ivkqdlk% Dz`b`lk qi`h v`xb i ql`ok

Xbiegq% @ qi`h zkx{ze`ef xbk ql`ok%

Qd hd pd{ gedv @ab`fd4 Qbk iqgkh% Xb`q ldze`ef `x qkklq o`gk pd{ gedv b`l%

@ xb`eg @sk qkke b`l qdlkvbkzk/ j{x @ xb`eg @l m{qx qkk`ef xb`efq% @ qbz{ffkh%

Vk izz`skh ix lp bd{qk/ xbk bd{qk lihk d{x dc jz`ag v`xb vb`xk czilkh v`ehdvq/ `x oddgkh

edzlio%

Vdv/ xb`q ~oiak `q b{fk) Dz`b`lk qi`h iq qbk xddg dcc bkz qbdkq ix xbk hddz%

Pkib @ gedv% @ qi`h qbz{ff`ef qo`fbxop iq @ xddg dcc lp qbdkq iq vkoo% Hd pd{ viex iepxb`ef4

Ed xbiegq% Qbk qi`h iq qbk viogkh `exd xbk o`s`ef zddl ieh qiv xbk coix qazkke XS b{ef {~ de xbk vioo%

Qd @ aie ldsk `e4 Dz`b`lk iqgkh

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edv qbkq o`skq jp bkzqkoc/ qbk hdkqex bisk i lizg de bkz zkadzh ieh qbk ekskz h`h i az`lk `e bkz o`ck%

Xb`q `ecdzlix`de viq f`ske xd lk jp qdlk ~kd~ok @ gekv%

Xb`q vkkgkeh% Dz`b`lk qi`h v`xb i v`hk ql`ok%

Q{zk% @ qi`h pive`ef%

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fd`ef Dz`b`lk qi`h iq qbk ~{x de bkz qbdkq%

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Ioz`fbx fkx bdlk qick/ `c iepxb`ef aioo% @ qi`h iq qbk viogkh d{x xbk hddz%

Dgip/ e`fbx L`p{g`% Dz`b`lk qi`h

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q~kkh xbzd{fb xbk bdlkvdzg ieh fd b{ex`ef%

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Abi~xkz 1= Ciooke Iefko

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qkeqk xbk ~zkqkeak dc i bdoodv% Lp q`qxkz bih qdlkxb`ef q`l`oiz j{x `x viq i ekagoiak/ qbk bizhop {qkh `x

vbke qbk viq v`xb lk j{x @ jko`ksk `x viq i f{e%

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