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tlon't lilic thc t.rstc of'thc 1-rrotcitr in cugs.

llrrt nr)\\ .l ltc\\., ltt()rc cf flcrivc tlcct' rc1-lcl-

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is rn.rtlc fl'otrt tlrietl l-rlotltltttc.ll trtirctl u'ith rr

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tlrcnt thinl<. .r 1'trctl.ttot' hrrs bcctr in thc :.1I'C;.1

['te c.tLrsc of its srrrcll.'l'lrc nt.rl(cl's cl.tirtt f h.rf tllc srlrcll is ll()t

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c( )lrplctclt' gt lttc.'l'hc litltritl S[)t'.tt'l]ltlst l're epplictl u'hctr

tcnrpct'.ttr.ll'cs r,ll'c .'rtr<tvc fl'cczirlq. .\rrtl I

\\'()ulc'l strotrglv stlqgcst spr;rt'illg ol-llt' u'hctr

thcrc is tr<t u'int'l <tt' r'tlt.t'll ctrcl tlP slllcllinqlikc rr L-rutche r. Trt'<l stluirts of ir fillc lllist <ltr

thc lcrtvcs rltrr'l stctns tlf 1'rl;rtlts sLlsccPti['rlc ttlbrou'siug rlrc strfficicnt.

-fhc tn:.rlicrs clrrittt.

t h c ;.r I I - n rrt lt rrr I rl lt c1 c tlv i r( ) ll lll c n trr I I v fl'i c nc'l I v

spr;rv is cffcctivc Llp t(l sir ttrtlt'ttlts., cvctt irln'irrtcr., ;.lltc'l ;.lctLl.rlly c()lltrit-lLltcS t<l 1'rlrrntqr()\\'th u'ltcrt rtsccl rls Ll fillilr spr;'l\'.

Thc proclttct \\':.ls tlcvclol-rcti in Su'cclcl1 t()

hclp thc fi)rcst irttltrstl'\' protcct \'oLlllq trccs

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Itctcr (.ottt)lttrliI rrrc cct'trrirtlt' cLltc to lotlli :.rt.,

[-rut thc cost of rc1'rlrrciltg lllv cxpcllsivc plrrnt

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c\()tic s.tl.rti ['l.t r'.

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sclccr sltl'rtlrs tt itll ct)\()te rtt'ittt' t-()\ote s lre

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