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    `ihsednrnd eh tbn `ihtnxt ia 0D prehtehm, et es `cnlr tblt trldn klrj clw es repnair desrupteih oy 0D prehtehm.?> Et es lcsi repn wetb ippirtuhetens.

    Eh Lustrlcel, sblpns eh`cudehm 0D sblpns lrn rnmestrlocn pursulht ti tbnnxplhsevn dnaeheteih ia l semh ls `ihtlehnd eh tbn prnvlecehm Trldn Klrjs L`t (@tb), wbe`b eh`cudns lhy cnttnr, wird, hlkn, semhlturn, huknrlc,dnve`n, orlhd, bnldehm, clonc, te`jnt, lspn`t ia pl`jlmehm, sblpn, `iciur, siuhdir s`nht.?1 Tbus, ls wncc ls kljehm nxpce`et priveseih air tbn rnmestrlteih ia`iciurs, siuhds lhd s`nhts air tbn aerst tekn eh Lustrlcel, tbn Trldn Klrjs L`t (@tb) wbe`b rnpcl`nd tbn > L`t, lcsi nxplhdnd rnmestrlocn suogn`tklttnr ti nxprnsscy eh`cudn lspn`ts ia pl`jlmehm lhd sblpns. Tbn ihcyqulceaenr air rnmestrlteih es tbn tbrnsbicd rnquernknht tblt tbn semh kustauh`teih ls lh ehde`ltir ia siur`n ir oldmn ia iremeh su`b tblt et es usnd tidestehmuesb ihn pnrsihs miids lhd snrve`ns arik itbnrs.?=

    Tbnrn wnrn snvnrlc kitevlteihs air tbn cnmescltevn `blhmn eh Lustrlcel. Iapreklry semheae`lh`n wls tbn hnnd ti nhsurn Lustrlcelh trldn klrj cnmesclteihwls `ihsestnht wetb T_EVP. Clwkljnrs wnrn lcsi cejncy drevnh oy tbn al`t tblttbn losnh`n ia lhy spn`eae` stltutiry pritn`teih air 0D klrjs eh tbn > L`tput Lustrlcel lt idds wetb itbnr guresde`teihs su`b ls tbn ^hetnd Ptltns ?2 outplrte`uclrcy tbn ^hetnd Jehmdik, wbe`b bld l`tnd ti nhsbrehn T_EVP ehti etstrldn klrj clw eh 6& 6%: k$(6(: D ]67?&'**6- ZM6+$%+>- ]$$+ D69>+$(P S3 M(&%+&%7 6%:

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    Tbn piseteih eh Lustrlcel oy `ihtrlst, es alr cnss rnstre`tevn. Tbes es dun ti tbnal`t tbnrn es hi auh`teihlcety di`trehn uhdnr Lustrlcelh trldn klrj clwprnvnhtehm tbn rnmestrlteih ia auh`teihlc sblpns. 0= Hir es tbnrn lhy nxpce`etcnmescltevn priveseih ir mriuhd ia rnauslc rncltehm ti auh`teihlc sblpn trldn

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    Giurhlc ia Clw, Ehairklteih lhd P`enh`n Qic ?0(?) ?6< Tbes esnspn`elccy si on`lusn trldn klrj pritn`teih iaanrs kirn acnxeoecety tblh itbnrehtnccn`tulc pripnrty rnmekns. Pi air ehstlh`n, wbecn dnsemh clw privedns lceketnd kihipicy pnreid (usulccy air l klxekuk ? trldn klrjrnmestrlteihs `lh on rnhnwnd pnrpntulccy si cihm ls tbn klrj es stecc eh usn.

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    Ia `iursn tbn ippisetn kly turh iut ti on trun. Lhd ehstnld ia snnehm l sbeattiwlrds sblpns lhd trldn drnss rnmestrlteih, et kly on tblt 0D prehtehm rnsuctseh l sbeat lwly arik tbn usn ia tbnsn typns ia semhs. Tbes es olsnd ih tbnbypitbnses tblt tbn uhlutbiresnd usn ia sblpn klrjs wecc drlklte`lccyeh`rnlsn ls l `ihsnqunh`n ia 0D prehtehm (l klttnr tblt wecc on des`ussnd cltnr)su`b tblt pridu`t `ihaemurlteihs, wetbiut wird klrjs ir `irrnspihdehmcimis sbiucd on`ikn cnss vlculocn.>1

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    Mevnh `bi`icltn lhd `ihan`teihlry pridu`ts lrn lcrnldy pipuclr suogn`ts iasblpn-olsnd trldn klrj rnmestrlteihs lriuhd tbn wircd out nspn`elccy ehLustrlcel, >5 tbnrn lrn sikn rnlc ippirtuhetens air tbnsn ousehnssns ti `lpetlcesnih tbner kihipicens lhd `lrvn iut lh nx`cusevn spl`n eh tbn 0D prehtehm`bi`icltn klrjnt. Ia `iursn, tbnsn ippirtuhetens nxtnhd onyihd tbn rnlcks iatbn klhual`turnrs ia `bi`icltn lhd `ihan`teihlry ls lhy `ikplhy wbi blsrnmestnrnd l 0D sblpn ls l trldn klrj wiucd on locn ti nhgiy tbn onhnaets iatbner kihipicy ti tbn nx`cuseih ia itbnrs.

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    qunsteihs. Air l stlrt, 0D prehtehm lhd tbn rnmestrlteih ia 0D sblpns kly ipnhup icd wiuhds `ih`nrhehm tbn auh`teih ia trldn klrj clw, tbn rlteihlcn airtbn rnmestrlteih ia sblpns lhd itbnr hih-`ihvnhteihlc semhs ls trldn klrjs,lhd tbn nxplhseih ia rnmestrlocn suogn`t klttnr kirn mnhnrlccy. Et kly nvnhcnld ti l rn-nvlculteih ia tbn auh`teih ia tbn trldn klrj onyihd ets n`ihike`auh`teih ls l oldmn ia iremeh, wbe`b es `nhtrlc ti tbn `urrnht rlteihlceslteih iatrldn klrj clw. 16 L sbeat ti sblpn trldn klrj rnmestrlteihs lwly arik itbnrkidns ia ehtnccn`tulc pripnrty wecc lcsi uhdiuotndcy pcl`n eh`rnlsndnkpblses ih tbn auh`teihlcety di`trehn eh tbn guresde`teihs eh wbe`b etipnrltns, ls l mltnjnnpnr ti tbn slh`tety ia tbn trldn klrj systnk. EhLustrlcel, et kembt sbehn l cembt ih tbn cihm ivnr-dun hnnd air Vlrcelknht ti

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    Aclsbpiehts eh 0D Vrehtehm lhd Trldn Klrj Clw

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    Knr`ndns Onhz vnbe`cn, tbny lrn usnd ih l deaanrnht orlhd vnbe`cn, su`b ls lTiyitl @iriccl. Bnrn, Knr`ndns Onhz ls tbn trldn klrj iwhnr wiucd hit siku`b on `ih`nrhnd wetb `ihsuknr `ihauseih, out wetb tbn decuteih ia tbner orlhd lhd tbus kly snnj rndrnss l``irdehmcy, uhdnr tbn di`trehn ia trldnklrj decuteih.

    Eh l hutsbncc, decuteih pritn`teih snnjs ti pritn`t tbn prnstemn ia l trldn klrjlhd mulrd lmlehst siknihns loecety ti kljn l `ipy lhd sncc et ti siknihnwbi jhiws tblt tbn miid es l `ipy, on`lusn tblt `ipyehm kly rndu`n tbnlrteae`elc s`lr`ety ia tbn miid lhd ets loecety ti on l stltus sykoic. =4 Tbus,siknoidy wbi prehts lh iogn`t ih l 0D prehtnr onlrehm l trldn klrj, wbe`b esusnd ih l tberd plrty pridu`t, ls eklmehnd eh tbn loivn nxlkpcn, weccioveiuscy on iogn`teihlocn arik tbn pnrspn`tevn ia tbn trldn klrj iwhnrpursulht ti tbn preh`epcns ia trldn klrj decuteih.

    ]becn trldn klrj iwhnrs eh tbn ^hetnd Jehmdik lhd ^hetnd Ptltns wecc blvnl `lusn ia l`teih, => tbes es priolocy hit tbn `lsn eh Lustrlcel. Tbnrn lrnbiwnvnr, `ihace`tehm venws loiut wbntbnr sn`teih

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    Giurhlc ia Clw, Ehairklteih lhd P`enh`n Qic ?0(?) ?6

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    4.0 Tbn Eh`ukonht _nspihsn

    Ls tbn airnmiehm des`usseih bls bembcembtnd, tbnrn lrn vlreius nhair`nknhtessuns trldn klrj iwhnrs kust dnlc wetb ls 0D preht tn`bhicimy dnvncips,lhd `ihsnqunhtcy, l hukonr ia lppril`bns tbny kembt tljn. Aerstcy, orlhdiwhnrs kly `biisn ti rnspihd oy stre`tcy lhd bnlvy-blhdndcy nhair`ehmtbner rembts (ir tbrnltnhehm ti di si vel `nlsn lhd dnsest cnttnrs), eh irdnr tinxtnhd tbn rnl`b ia tbner kihipicens onyihd `ikknr`elc usns lhd ehti tbnbikns ia 0D biooyests. Tbny kly lcsi snnj ti pcly diwh tbn semheae`lh`n iatbn usn rnquernknht eh irdnr ti di si, lctbiumb plst prn`ndnht summnsts tbn`iurts lrn uhcejncy ti suppirt su`b lh lrmuknht, wbnrn usn ia l trldn klrjair nkonccesbknht purpisns bls onnh ciijnd upih alviurlocy lhd hit`ihsednrnd ti on usn ls l oldmn ia iremeh. 2<

    Ls klhy trldn klrj usns lssi`eltnd wetb 0D prehtehm wecc hit alcc wetbeh tbns`ipn ia sn`teihs

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    Giurhlc ia Clw, Ehairklteih lhd P`enh`n Qic ?0(?) ?6

    Lh lctnrhltevn lhd kirn iptekeste` rnlcety kly on tblt tbnsn orlhds lhd trldnklrj iwhnrs nhmlmn wetb tbn puoce`, ir lt cnlst `ihsuknrs lhd tbn DEU 0Dpreht `ikkuhety oy lutbiresehm tbn jehds ia l`tevetens tblt wiucd itbnrwesn on cnmlccy l`teihlocn. Tbny kly nvnh `biisn ti kljn su`b dnsemhs lvleclocnti `ihsuknrs ls l wly ti `lpetlcesn ih tbn puoce` dnsern air tbner pridu`ts, 21 ireh`cudn `ihsuknrs eh tbn 0D preht pri`nss. 2= Tbnrn lrn itbnr ippirtuhetens airtrldn klrj iwhnrs wbe`b di hit ehvicvn tbn stre`t nhair`nknht ia tbner cnmlcrembts out kly blvn `ikknr`elc ldvlhtlmns. Eh plrte`uclr, 0D prehtehm iaanrs orlhds tbn ippirtuhety ti nhblh`n orlhd piwnr tbriumb slanty, qulcety, lhd

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    ihmiehm nhmlmnknht wetb tbn `ikplhy. 22 Orlhds `lh di tbes oy iaanrehmlutbiresnd 0D preht l``nssiry aecns ti rnspihd ti tbisn `ihsuknrs wbi wlht lmulrlhtnn ls ti qulcety lhd slanty. Tbnrn lrn sikn prikesehm nxlkpcnslcrnldy nknrmehm wbnrn trldn klrj iwhnrs lrn nkorl`ehm 0D preht, 25 out etrnklehs ti on snnh wbntbnr tbnsn lrn ihn iaa eheteltevns ir hit.

    Ea trldn klrj iwhnrs di hit tbehj kirn prlmklte`lccy loiut tbnsn tbehms, lhdea 0D prehtehm dins nvicvn ti rnl`b nvnh l arl`teih ia ets pitnhtelc, eh tekn,tbnrn es l resj tblt tbn cejncebiid ia `ihsuknr `ihauseih kly on titlccynridnd. Eh al`t Zt[bnrn wecc on cnss, ir pnrblps hi, rnlsih air `ihsuknrs titbehj tblt lhy pipuclr trldn klrj Zir trldn klrj[ iosnrvnd iutsedn ia l stirnwls kldn oy tbn orlhd iwhnr. 56 Tbus, eh tnh ynlrs tekn ir nvnh siihnr, lhnqulccy vlced `ih`cuseih kly on tblt pridu`ts tblt ciij sekeclr lrn eh al`t,biknkldn, 5< ioaus`ltehm tbn resj ia `ihauseih lhd `ihsnqunhtcy tbn loecety tikljn iut l `lsn ia trldn klrj eharehmnknht, plssehm iaa lhd kescnldehm lhd

    dn`nptevn `ihdu`t lcc ia wbe`b lrn prnde`ltnd ih tbn hiteih ia `ihauseih.Pi biw sbiucd pice`y kljnrs rnspihd ti tbes `rissrilds, ea lt lcc9 Et wiucdsnnk tblt `lccs air wedn-swnnpehm cnmescltevn rnairks ti rnspihd ti tbnnknrmnh`n ia 0D preht tn`bhicimy lrn prnklturn. 5? ]etb rnspn`t ti trldnklrjs, cnmescltevn rnairk wbe`b wiucd klrj l dnplrturn arik tbn preklryn`ihike` uhdnrcyehm pice`y tblt gusteaens trldn klrj pritn`teih eh Lustrlcelwiucd on uhwesn. Eh plrte`uclr, lhy `lccs air tbn ehtridu`teih ia decuteihpritn`teih ehti Lustrlcel (ir l orild rnldehm ia sn`teih

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    Giurhlc ia Clw, Ehairklteih lhd P`enh`n Qic ?0(?) ?6 @ih`cuseih]becn tbnrn lrn sikn usns ti wbe`b 0D prehtnrs `lh on put wbe`b klyeharehmn tbn rembts ia trldn klrj iwhnrs, tbes es kistcy lt tbn pnrekntnrs. Pilctbiumb sikn `ikknr`elc usns kly ekpehmn ih tbn rembts ia trldn klrjiwhnrs, pnrsihlc usns lrn cnss `ihtrivnrselc. Tblt es hit ti sly tblt su`b usnslrn hit iogn`teihlocn ti trldn klrj iwhnrs, wbi lrn `ih`nrhnd hit gust wetb`ihsuknr `ihauseih out wetb tbn decuteih ia tbner orlhd lhd `ihtriccehm lcc`irhnrs ia tbner klrjnt. ]n blvn snnh tbn rbntire` usnd oy eh`ukonht`ikplhens wbi snn 0D prehtehm hit ls lh ippirtuhety out ls l tbrnlt. Tbesrbntire` es iatnh aicciwnd oy `lccs air lh nxplhseih ia ehtnccn`tulc pripnrty

    clws ti aurtbnr nhtrnh`b tbner rembts eh lh lttnkpt ti rnstre`t tbn `ihtehund usnia hnw lhd nknrmehm tn`bhicimy. ]bnh et `ikns ti tbn ehtnrsn`teih ia trldnklrj clw lhd 0D prehtehm, tbnrn es hi rnlsih ti nxpn`t lhytbehm deaanrnht. 0Dprehtehm tbnrnairn, es sblpehm up ti on tbn hnxt olttcnmriuhd air ehtnccn`tulcpripnrty clw ivnrrnl`b, wetb trldn klrj clw snt ti pcly l pevitlc ricn.