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    airg `ikshsthkl ia verhethiks upik tbrff jesh` stfps= ahrste `irf lriup ia spf`hechsts ekd hka5ufkthe5s # `ighkl tilftb'fr pfrbeps et e gffthkl ia e priafsshikec lriup# wiucd df'ahkf e kffdfd si`hec rfairg ir *prijcfg ? tbfk e `ikafrfk`fwiucd jf `eccfd ti jriedfk tbf `iechthik jy jrhklhkl hkmiurkechsts # pbhcektbriphsts # ekd pichth`ec cfedfrs? ekdahkeccy# e survfy wiucd jf gedf ekd e di`ugfkt pridu`fd`iktehkhkl ecc tbf hkairgethik ekd hktfrprftethik ik wbh`b

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    ^ICH@X P@HFK@F EP GFTE^BXPH@EC GEDKFPP

    tbf pichth`ec perthfs ti *jrhkl airtb prilregs ti wbh`b tbfy`igght tbfgsfcvfs* "tbf quitfd wirds erf arig tbf 586> rf'pirt ia e `igghttff ia tbf Egfrh`ek ^ichth`ec P`hfk`f Essi'`hethik # Tiwerd e Girf Zfs ikshjcf ^ert stfg( +

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    hts pce`f erf kit ti jf e``iuktfd air jy tbf fxhstfk`f ia ejidy ia okiwcfdlf ejiut biw ti sicvf si`hec prijcfgs+ Tbfrfwes e thgf wbfk si`hec s`hfkthsts tbiulbt tbet fvfktueccytbfy wiucd ahkd cews livfrkhkl jfbevhir # ekd gist ia tbfgsffg ti bevf pfrsuedfd tbfgsfcvfs tbet tbf dhs`ivfry ia su`bcews sigfbiw wiucd geof air girf dfgi`reth` # ir et cfestgirf faaf`thvf # livfrkgfkt+ ^fkdhkl tbf dhs`ivfry ia su`bcews # wbet si`hec rfsfer`b bed ti iaafr wes kit sicuthiksjut prijcfgs+ Zf`fkt Pi`hec Trfkds # air fxegpcf # tbf giku'gfktec rfpirt ia tbf `igghttff eppihktfd jy ^rfshdfkt Bii'vfr # ettfgptfd ti fstejchsb tbf ae`ts ia si`hec chaf hk ewey tbet wiucd dhspcey ti tbf pujch` ekd hts cfedfrs tbfbhtbfrti ukepprf`hetfd fxtfkt ekd keturf ia si`hec prijcfgsjut ht iaafrfd ki * sicuthiks+

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    eli et lrfet fxpfksf ti tbf Aird Aiukdethik # tbf rfsuctswfrf *hksuaah`hfkt air e sbirt erth`cf # kit ti spfeo ia e

    bekdjiio+ X+Ti jf surf # sigf si`hec s`hfk`f tbfirhfs dhd bevf ek

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    ^ICH@X P@HFK@F EP GFTE^BXPH@EC GEDKFPP

    hgpirtekt hkacufk`f ik tbf dfvfcipgfkt ia tbf kfw livfrkgfktprilregs hk tbf 581> , s= tbisf ia Cciyd Ibchk ekd Zh`berd@ciwerd ik *ippirtukhty stru`turfs* ekd tbisf ia Lery Jf`ofrik *bugek `ephtec * air fxegpcf # fktfrfd shlkhah`ektcy hktitbf `ik`fpthik ia tbf Lrfet Pi`hfty s pivfrty prilreg+ ^ic'h`y s`hfk`f # biwfvfr # hs tbf eppch`ethik ia gftbids ekdtf`bkhqufs # kit ia sujstekthvf tbfirhfs+

    Air sfvfrec df`edfs si`hec s`hfkthsts bed jffk dfvfcip'hkl weys ia essfsshkl tbf rfcethvf hgpirtek`f ia `eusec ae`'tirs wbfrf sfvfrec ipfretfd shguctekfiuscy+ Aurtbfr steths'th`ec edvek`fs i``urrfd durhkl tbf Pf`ikd \ircd \er wbfk fk'lhkffrs # getbfgeth`heks # ekd stethsth`heks wfrf `eccfd upikjy tbf ghchtery sfrvh`fs ti ahkd ekswfrs ti e whdf reklf

    vfry pre`th`ec , qufsthiks= wbet# air fxegpcf # wes tbf ipthgecsfer`b pettfrk air ci`ethkl e phcit diwk et sfe9 \erthgffxpfrhfk`f pridu`fd e sft ia tf`bkhqufs''Ipfrethiks Zfsfer`b''tbf usfauckfss ia wbh`b hk dfechkl whtb e `frtehk `cess

    prijcfgs wes # geky thgfs dregeth`eccy dfgikstretfd+ Tbf `cessia prijcfgs wes # biwfvfr # e sberpcy rfstrh`tfd ikf= ijm f`thvfsbed ti jf wfcc dfahkfd # ipfrethiks ti jf dfs`rhjejcf jy egetbfgeth`ec gidfc tbf peregftfrs ia wbh`b `iucd jf rfedhcyfsthgetfd arig evehcejcf dete # ekd tbf `urrfkt pre`th`fs tijf ikfs cfevhkl egpcf riig air ~gprivfgfkt+

    Durhkl tbf wer tbfrf wfrf ecsi hgpirtekt dfvfcipgfktshk stethsth`ec hkafrfk`f # prijejhchty tbfiry# ekd wbet hs

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