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    Ndwrtngr ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem) tnrhat rhne efrhcem nr nii6 Rhcw ~qawrcfe fjrae watzawnw n badnrcem rngrcg qwab ds rhacwrw rf nrrngo enrqtnicwl% Lnes pafpia nppntaeris tamntb

    rha ~qawrcfegfqghab ce wqgh wrnto) maeatni ratlwnw rff ptfjfqeb jft enrqtni wgcaegarf new}at% Cr cw qenew}atndia ds wgcaega) C ntmqa) efr dagnqwa crw ptfjfqeb ft dagnqwa

    wgcaega cw wqpatjcgcni dqr dagnqwa rha ~qawrcfe) nw cr wrnebw) cw cii,pfwab neb haega hnw ef

    new}at ce rha jctwr pinga% Ce nes jftl ce }hcgh cr cw }aii,pfwab) cr hnw ne new}at rhnr

    enrqtnicwl gne ce ptcegcpia ptfzcba% Rha ~qawrcfe rhatajfta mczaw rha jfaw fj enrqtnicwlefea fj rha nllqecrcfe rhnr lnes fe dfrh wcbaw fj rha badnra rhceo cr bfaw%

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    whfqib tcmhris da nwoab (>=>2) p% 14=#) neb Hacbammat gniiab cr efr feis rha

    jqebnlaerni ~qawrcfe fj larnphswcgw dqr rha jctwr fj nii ~qawrcfew (>313) p% >#%

    Ef}nbnsw rha ~qawrcfe lfta gfllfeis gflaw qp nw n badnrcem rngrcg qwab ds rhacwrw rf

    nrrngo enrqtnicwl% Lnes pafpia nppntaeris tamntb rha ~qawrcfegfqghab ce wqgh

    gflpiarais maeatni ratlwnw rff ptfjfqeb jft enrqtni wgcaega rf new}at% Cr cw

    qenew}atndia ds wgcaega) Cii ntmqa) efr dagnqwa crw ptfjfqeb ft dagnqwa wgcaega cw

    wqpatjcgcni dqr dagnqwa rha ~qawrcfe) nw cr wrnebw) cw bajagrcza) cii,pfwab) neb haega hnw ef

    new}at% Ce nes jftl ce }hcgh cr cw n }aii,pfwab ~qawrcfe) cr hnw ne new}at rhnr enrqtnicwl

    gne ce ptcegcpia ptfzcba% Rha ~qawrcfe rhatajfta mczaw rha jfaw fj enrqtnicwl efea fj rha

    nllqecrcfe rhnr lnes fe dfrh wcbaw fj rha badnra rhceo cr bfaw%

    Ce whftr) }a fqmhr rf wrfp nwocem ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem6 Rha qrratnega cw n

    pwaqbf,~qawrcfe cj gfewrtqab nr jnga zniqa neb) nr dawr) n raebaercfqw }ns fj nwocem frhat

    ~qawrcfew rhnr nta }aii,pfwab neb new}atndia) ce ptcegcpia) ds wgcaega% Darrat) rhae) rf

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    nwo rhfwa frhat ~qawrcfew cewranb% Ls ntmqlaer nppicaw a~qniis rf zntcnerw fj rha wnla

    ~qawrcfe rhnr fea niwf fjrae waaw) wqgh nw ]hs cw rhata wflarhcem (tnrhat rhne efrhcem#

    (nr nii#6 C bfer gincl rhnr ls ntmqlaer bcwwfizaw azats ~qawrcfe }a lcmhr nwo ndfqr rha

    ftcmce fj rha gfwlfw) feis rhnr }a fqmhr rf wrfp nwocem zntcfqw pwaqbf,~qawrcfew ndfqr cr

    rhnr phcifwfphatw neb ftbcents jfio gfllfeis bf nwo%

    4 Rha Gferaxr

    Enrqtnicwrcg fdkagrftw rf rhacwl wns rhnr rha wrnra fj rfbnsw wgcaega lnoaw qw iaww ce eaab

    fj Mfb rf axpince rha }ftocemw fj rha qeczatwa rhne azae Inpinga }nw) }hf r}f gaerqtcaw

    nmf jnlfqwis ginclab ef axpinenrfts eaab jft Mfb nr nii% Enrqtnicwrw pfcer rf rha lnes

    phaeflaen }a qwab rf nrrtcdqra rf wqpatenrqtni nmaerw dqr gne ef} axpince wgcaercjcgniis;

    rha ghnema fj wanwfew) rha gfqtwa fj n bcwanwa) rha ftdcrw fj pinearw) neb fe neb fe% Rhact

    rhacwrcg fppfeaerw fjrae nblcr rhnr enrqtni wgcaega hnw bcwgfzatab efr feis mffb

    pcagalani axpinenrcfew fj rha axcwraega fj pntrcgqint phaeflaen dqr azae mffb

    ceramtnrab axpinenrcfew fj rha axcwraega neb fpatnrcfe fj aercta wswralw% Ce rhcw waewa) rha

    fppfeaerw gfegaba rhnr enrqtni wgcaega gne new}at efr feis laghnecwrcg hf} ~qawrcfew

    dqr niwf axcwraercni }hs ~qawrcfew) wqgh nw ]hs nta rhata paemqcew6 ft ]hs cw rhata

    gnegat6 Sar rhas hnwrae rf pfcer fqr rhnr enrqtni wgcaega hnwer axpinceab }hs rhata

    axcwrw nesrhcem nr nii; efr wpagcjcg rhcemw ft ocebw fj rhcemw dqr nesrhcem ce rha jctwr pinga)

    nesrhcem ce maeatni%

    Dqr }hnr) lfta ptagcwais) cw rhcw rhacwrcg ghniiaema rf enrqtnicwl6 Ptarrs giantis

    rha ghniiaema cwer rf axpince rha axcwraega fj larnphswcgniis eagawwnts rhcemw) wcega ce

    rhfwa gnwaw rhataw ef gfertnwrcem wrnra fj njjnctw) ef wrnra fj njjnctw ce }hcgh rhas bfer

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    axcwr) rhnr gfqib hnza fdrnceab cewranb%>

    Tnrhat) rha ghniiaema cw rf axpince rha axcwraega

    fj gfercemaer rhcemw) rhfwa rhcemw rhnr bcber hnza rf axcwr) neb azae rhae feis wfla

    gfercemaer rhcemw% Cj rha wcemiarfe war gferncecem Lntw axcwrw) cr axcwrw gfercemaeris) wcega

    crw feis laldat axcwrw gfercemaeris neb warw f}a rhact cbaercrs rf rhact laldatw% Dqr cj

    rha war Lntw| axcwrw) cr axcwrw ndwrtngris) neb ptawqlndis crw efr Lntw| rha war dqr Lntw

    rha pinear }hfwa axcwraega enrqtnicwl cw axpagrab rf axpince% Ce frhat }ftbw) rha

    ghniiaema rf enrqtnicwl axptawwab ce rha ~qawrcfe ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem6 bfawer waal

    rf tawr fe rha nwwqlprcfe rhnr rhacwl axpincew rha axcwraega fjndwrtngrn darrat rhne

    enrqtnicwl bfawawpagcniis dagnqwa) cj rhata nta ndwrtngrn) rhae wfla fj rhal (wns) rha

    ceramatw ft rha in} fj efegfertnbcgrcfe# waal dfrh qegtanrndia neb cebapaebaer fj Mfb%

    Cewranb) rha ghniiaema cw laner rf cezfoa feis rhfwa gfercemaer rhcemw rhnr nta niwf

    gfegtara) c%a%) rhnr axcwr ce wpngarcla% Ptfpatis pqr) rhae) rha ghniiaema rf enrqtnicwl cw

    rhnr enrqtni wgcaega lns bf n jcea kfd nggfqercem jftpntrcgqintgfercemaer) gfegtara

    rhcemw neb ocebw fj rhcemw) dqr cr cwer a~qcppab ft azae laner rf raii qw }hs nes wqgh

    rhcemw axcwr nr nii%

    Lnes phcifwfphatw hnza rnoae watcfqwis rha rhacwrcg ghniiaema Axpince }hs

    rhataw nesrhcem gfercemaer neb gfegtara nr nii neb hnza rtcab rf new}at cr }crh

    larnphswcgni ntmqlaerw%4 Frhat phcifwfphatw tamntb rha ghniiaema nw }aii,pfwab dqr

    wqjjcgcaeris lar cj enrqtni wgcaega gne axpince rha axcwraega fj angh mczae gfercemaer)

    gfegtara rhcem% Rhact wpfoawlne cw Hqlaw Gianerhaw; Bcb C whf} sfq rha pntrcgqint

    gnqwaw fj angh cebczcbqni ce n gfiiagrcfe fj r}aers pntrcgiaw fj lnrrat) C whfqib rhceo cr

    zats qetanwfendia) whfqib sfq njrat}ntbw nwo la) }hnr }nw rha gnqwa fj rha }hfia

    r}aers% Rhcw cw wqjjcgcaeris axpinceab ce axpincecem rha gnqwa fj rha pntrw%7

    Rhcw inrrat

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    mtfqp) hf}azat) jngaw fppfeaerw }hf wns rhnr n }aii,pfwab ~qawrcfe talncew azae cj

    wgcaega gne ptfzcba angh fj rhfwa pntrcgqint axpinenrcfew; rha ~qawrcfe ]hs nta rhata

    rhawa gfercemaer) gfegtara rhcemw tnrhat rhne efea nr nii6 Rhact wpfoawlne cw Hqlaw

    Balan; Rha ~qawrcfe cw wrcii tanwfendia) }hs rhcw pntrcgqint wqggawwcfe fj gnqwaw axcwrab

    jtfl aratecrs) neb efr nes frhat wqggawwcfe ft ef wqggawwcfe nr nii%2

    Crw efr kqwr phcifwfphatw }hf rnoa rha rhacwrcg ghniiaema watcfqwis? wf bf wfla

    lqgh lfta zcwcdia gfertcdqrftw rf fqt gqirqta% Azae nw dnrria,hntbaeab n gtcrcg fj rhacwl

    nw gflabcne Dcii Lnhat) gf,ptfbqgat neb wrnt fj rha cttazataer bfgqlaernts Taicmqifqw)

    cw wrqlpab ds rha ghniiaema neb wfjraew hcw pfwcrcfe nw n tawqir% Piqmmcem hcw

    bfgqlaernts fe ne apcwfba fj GEEwIntts Ocem Icza) Lnhat gfejawwab rha jfiif}cem

    ndfqr rha axcwraercni ~qawrcfew niiamabis new}atab ds rhacwl;

    _S\fq kqwr mcza sfqtwaij n hanbngha rhceocem ndfqr rhal% C lane) cj sfq wrntr

    rhceocem ndfqr rhawa rhcemw) sfq oceb fj mar bf}e rf ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem6

    Rts rf pfebat rhnr fea njrateffe cj sfqta efr hcmh%%%% Waa) rhata lns da new}atw%

    Cl efr wnscem rhnr rhata cwer wflarhcem fqr rhata% Cl efr wrtcgris ne nrhacwr% Ne

    nrhacwr cw gatrnce rhataw ef Mfb% _Lnhat 4008\

    Ce rha jnga fj rha ghniiaema) rhae) wfla fj rha }ftibw lfwr zcwcdia nrhacwrw rhceo rhas

    eaab rf bcwnzf} nrhacwl neb tartanr rf lata nmefwrcgcwl%

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    7 Bqlls Wftrniw neb Pwaqbf,^qawrcfew

    Dqr rhas eaaber% Rha ~qawrcfe ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem6 bawatzaw ef tapis) dagnqwa crw

    cii,pfwab jft n tanwfe rhnr rha jfiif}cem axnlpia) C daicaza) haipw rf lnoa azcbaer% Hfib

    n gnppab dniipfcer pae ce sfqt frhat}cwa,alprs hneb% Ef} gfewcbat rha ~qawrcfe

    Axngris hf} lnes rhcemw nta sfq hfibcem ce sfqt hneb6 Sfq gner new}at rha

    ~qawrcfe cj crw pfwab ce rhfwa ratlw% Nta sfq wqppfwab rf gfqer dfrh rha pae neb crw gnp6

    Rha ~qawrcfe) nw pfwab) bfawer clpis fea new}at ft rha frhat% (Cj sfq talfza rha gnp

    jtfl rha pae neb hfib dfrh ce sfqt hneb) }hs nta sfq ef} hfibcem r}f rhcemw ce sfqt

    hneb cj dajfta sfq haib kqwr fea6# ]hnr ndfqr rha paew dnttai whaii) ceo gntrtcbma) neb

    larni rcp6 ]hnr ndfqr ntdcrtnts ptfpat pntrw wqgh nw zntcfqw fea,gaerclarat gtfww,

    wagrcfew fj rha dnttai whaii6 Sfqii mar qegfqerndis lnes wqgh gtfww,wagrcfew cj sfqta

    niif}ab rf znts rhact wrntrcem ft aebcem dfqebntcaw ngtfww n gferceqql fj wpnrcni pfcerw?

    gfqerndis lnes (dqr ce ptcegcpia cebajcecrais lnes# wqgh gtfww,wagrcfew cj sfq gne znts

    rha dfqebntcaw feis bcwgtarais tnrhat rhne gferceqfqwis% ]hs efr niwf gfqer angh fj rha

    ~qntow neb aiagrtfew rhnr wrnebntb phswcgw wnsw gfewrcrqra rha paeneb rhact ptfpat pntrw

    rff6

    Cr lcmhr waal nw rhfqmh }a gne wns rhnr acrhat sfqta hfibcem axngris ^ rhcemw)

    }hata ^ cw rha gfqerndia cejcecrs fj rha tnrcfeni eqldatw) ft sfqta hfibcem axngris T

    rhcemw) }hata T cw rha qegfqerndia cejcecrs fj rha taniw% ]a lcmhr wns rhnr sfqta hfibcem

    axngris ^ rhcemw cj rha dfqebntcaw fj rhcemw gne hnza feis bcwgtara zniqaw) ft axngris T

    rhcemw cj dfqebntcaw gne znts gferceqfqwis% Dqr Axngris ^ ft axngris T cw hntbis n

    wrtncmhr new}at rf Axngris hf} lnes6 awpagcniis wcega T) hnzcem qegfqerndis lfta

    laldatw) cw znwris intmat rhne ^% Ef}) wfla gfewcbatnrcfew jtfl latafifms wqmmawr

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    rhnr rha eqldat fj rhcemw sfqta hfibcem gner da nw wlnii nw ^) azae cj dfqebntcaw znts

    feis bcwgtarais% Jft wqppfwa sfqta hfibcem axngris ^ rhcemw% Angh fj rhfwa ^ rhcemw

    (neb angh fj crw pntrw# cw ntmqndis crwaij n pntr ce zntcfqw jqwcfew }crh frhat fj rha ^ rhcemw

    sfqta hfibcem (neb rhact pntrw#) fea jqwcfe jft angh efe,alprs) efe,wcemiarfe wqdwar fj

    rhfwa rhcemw (neb pntrw#% Dqr) jft Gnerftcne tanwfew) rhfwa wqdwarw fqreqldat rha

    rhcemw sfqta hfibcem) azae cj }a tqia fqr jqwcfew gfewcwrcem fj nitanbs fzatinppcem pntrw?

    rha eqldat fj rhfwa wqdwarw hnw n gntbcenicrs fj nr ianwr T% Wf sfqta hfibcem nr ianwr T

    rhcemw azae cj dfqebntcaw znts feis bcwgtarais% Cj dfqebntcaw znts gferceqfqwis) rhae

    sfqta hfibcem nr ianwr T rhcemw azae dajfta }a gfewcbat jqwcfew) neb rhqw sfqta hfibcem

    lnes lfta rhne T rhcemw }hae }a cegiqba jqwcfew% Jqtrhatlfta) cj r}f bcwrcegr rhcemw

    gne whnta nii fj rhact pntrwnw lnes }fqib wns fggqtw ce rha gnwa fj n mfib tcem) jft

    cewrnega) neb rha iqlp fj mfib rhnr gfewrcrqraw crrhae sfqta hfibcem azae lfta rhcemw

    rhne rha jqwcfew sfqta hfibcem) }harhat ft efr dfqebntcaw znts gferceqfqwis%1

    Giantis rhcemw nta marrcem fqr fj hneb) cj sfqii axgqwa rha pqe% Cr alatmaw rhnr

    rha ~qawrcfe fj axngris hf} lnes rhcemw sfqta hfibcem hnw ef new}at) ft nr rha zats

    ianwr cr hnw ef new}at rhnr nesfea gfqib tanwfendis jnqir enrqtnicwl jft jncicem rf ptfzcba%

    Azae cj sfq niif} feis rhtaa,bclaewcfeni fdkagrw cerf sfqt ferfifms) sfqb jctwr hnza rf

    warria }harhat latafifmcgni wqlw neb ntdcrtnts qebarnghab pntrw fqmhr rf gfqer nw rhcemw

    sfqta hfibcem) neb cj wf axngris hf} lnes fj rhfwa fqmhr rf gfqer% Azae cj

    latafifmcgni wqlw ~qnicjs nw rhcemw sfqta hfibcem) rha ~qawrcfe talncew qenew}atab

    }harhat zntcfqw pntrcgqint jqwcfew fj rha pae (ft pntrw fj rha pae# }crh nes fj zntcfqw

    nrflw fj hsbtfmae aiwa}hata ce rha qeczatwa niwf ~qnicjs nw rhcemw sfqta hfibcem% Cr

    gatrnceis waalw rhas gfqib; sfqta hfibcem nii dqr rha rcecawr jtngrcfe fj rhact lnww) neb

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    gfllfe waewa niif}w rhnr sfq gferceqa rf hfib npae azae cj ne nrfl fj crw lnww awgnpaw

    rf rha wqttfqebcem nct% (Cj rhawa wqlw gfqer) hf}azat) rhae rha eqldat fj rhcemw sfqta

    hfibcem pfwcrczais wfntw%# Dqr larnphswcgcnew gner nmtaa rhnr rhawa wqdwcbcnts ~qawrcfew

    azae hnza new}atw) neb wf nr rha zats ianwr enrqtnicwl gner da }ftwa,fjj rhne rhacwl jft

    jncicem rf new}at rhal }hae rhacwl niwf jnciw rf new}at rhal% Rha ~qawrcfe Axngris

    hf} lnes rhcemw nta sfq hfibcem6 gflaw ef gifwat rf hnzcem ne new}at cj }a tawrtcgr

    rhcemw rf gfercemaer rhcemw) gfegtara rhcemw) phswcgni rhcemw) lnratcni rhcemw)

    gsicebtcgni rhcemw) lngtfwgfpcg rhcemw) pinwrcg rhcemw) larni rhcemw) ft cebaab

    rhcemw lfbcjcab ce nes jnlcicnt }ns%

    Rhataw n wrtncmhrjft}ntb) cj fjrae fzatiffoab) tanwfe }hs cr ingow ne new}at%

    Rha ratl rhcem cw }hnr Bnzcb ]cmmcew (>3:=) p% 43# gniiw n bqllswftrni) n ratl rhnr

    (bawpcra hf} cr lns wflarclaw nppant# jnciw rf baefra n maeqcea oceb fj fdkagrfdkagr

    dacem nefrhat bqlls wftrni) nifem }crh cebczcbqni) cral) aercrs) dacem) neb (ce rha

    larnphswcgni waewa# wqdwrnega% Wqgh ratlw ingo gtcratcn fj cbaercrs mfzatecem rha

    cewrnegaw rhnr nta wqppfwab rf jnii qebat rhal) neb haega rhata gne da ef gfttagr new}at

    rf rha ~qawrcfe fj axngris hf} lnes rhcemw (fdkagrw) cebczcbqniw) cralw) aercrcaw) dacemw)

    wqdwrnegaw# fggqps n mczae ifgnrcfe ft rf rha ~qawrcfe Axngris }hcgh rhcemw axcwr6 cj

    }a gfewrtqa rhcemw ce ne qetawrtcgrab }ns (Rhflnwwfe 400=) p% >>7#% Azae rhfqmh wqgh

    bqlls wftrniw jqegrcfe mtnllnrcgniis nw gfqer efqew) rhas bfer jqegrcfe ifmcgniis nw

    gfqer efqew (If}a >383) pp% >>) 41#) neb rhqw rha waewaiawweaww fj rha icratniis laner

    ~qawrcfe Axngris hf} lnes rhcemw nta sfq hfibcem6 ntcwaw jtfl crw gfejqwcfe fj

    mtnllnrcgni neb ifmcgni jqegrcfe% Gtcratcn fj cbaercrs niwf wqppis gfebcrcfew jft rha

    patwcwraega fj rha cewrnegaw rhas mfzate) }hcgh axpincew }hs sfq gner new}at rha

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    ~qawrcfe Bcb rha rhcem(w# sfqta hfibcem wqtzcza rha inwr rae wagfebw6 cj sfq gfewrtqa cr

    nr jnga zniqa% Fea pfraercni tajataer fj rhcem cw n gfiiagrcfe fj lnrrat hnzcem patjagris

    ptagcwa wpnrcni dfqebntcaw) }hfwa ptagcwcfe rhatajfta lanew cr ptfdndis bcber wqtzcza

    azae rhnr ifem%

    Ds gfertnwr) rha ratl pae jqegrcfew dfrh mtnllnrcgniis neb ifmcgniis nw n gfqer

    efqe) neb wf rha ~qawrcfe Axngris hf} lnes paew nta sfq hfibcem6 nblcrw fj n tcmhr

    new}at; fea cj fqt gfllfe,waewa ferfifms cw rtqa) {atf cj cr cwer (cj) wns) rha jq{{s

    dfqebntcaw rhnr gfllfe,waewa fdkagrw lqwr pfwwaww nta cegfhataer#% Wclcintis) rha

    ~qawrcfew Axngris }hcgh paew axcwr6 neb Bcb rha pae sfqta hfibcem wqtzcza rha inwr

    rae wagfebw6 hnza tcmhr new}atw bapaebcem fe }harhat fqt gfllfe,waewa ferfifms cw

    rtqa neb fe rha alpctcgni jngrw%:

    Rf da wqta) wftrnicwr rhaftcaw ntaer }crhfqr gfertfzatws) dqr bawpcra rha

    gfertfzatws }a gne waa jtfl rha jftamfcem gfewcbatnrcfew rha baap gfejqwcfe ce rha

    icratniis laner ~qawrcfew Axngris hf} lnes rhcemw nta sfq hfibcem6 neb Bcb rha

    rhcem(w# sfqta hfibcem wqtzcza rha inwr rae wagfebw6 Rhawa gfewcbatnrcfew) C daicaza)

    niwf whf} rhnr rha ~qawrcfe ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem6 (c%a%) ]hs cw rhata nes rhcem6#

    gfejqwaw mtnllnrcgni neb ifmcgni jqegrcfe neb haega eagawwntcis ingow ne new}at) azae

    rhfqmh rha ~qawrcfe ]hs nta rhata nes paew _ft piqlw) ft paemqcew\6 hnw ne new}at%

    Feis rha inrrat waeraega gferncew n rtqa wftrni)= n ratl }hfwa ptawaega niif}w rha waeraega

    rf nwo n maeqcea ~qawrcfe% Dqr crw niwf n ~qawrcfe rhnr rhataw azats tanwfe rf rhceo

    enrqtni wgcaega gne new}at% Fega }a ndnebfe rha cii,pfwab jqebnlaerni ~qawrcfe ce

    jnzft fj n ~qawrcfe rhnr cezfoaw feis rtqa wftrniw) }a ef ifemat mar rha waewa rhnr enrqtni

    wgcaega gner ce ptcegcpia new}at cr%

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    axcwr ce n ~qnto,miqfe pinwln nr n ralpatnrqta fj jfqt rtciicfe bamtaaw) arg%crw efr giant

    rhnr phswcgw qwaw lnrrat ce n }ns rhnr niif}w cr rf da ginwwab ce nes ftbcents,inemqnma

    gnramfts% Dqr iarw }ncza rhnr fdkagrcfe neb gfewcbat n bcjjataer ~qawrcfe% Cw rha ratl

    lnrrat ce rha waeraega ]hs hnw lnrrat azat axcwrab6 wf qetawrtcgrabrhnr rha waeraega

    nwow n pwaqbf,~qawrcfe cj gfewrtqab nr jnga zniqa6

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    pq{{iaw rhnr ntfwa dajfta }hae }a nwoab Axngris hf} lnes rhcemw nta sfq hfibcem ce

    sfqt hneb6 dagnqwa rha ~qnercrs fj lnrratsfqta hfibcem ce sfqt hneb cw mczae ds crw

    fdkagrcza lnwwlnww wflarclaw dacem bajceab nw ~qnercrs fj lnrrat% Eazatrhaiaww)

    rhtaa ptfdialw talnce% Jctwr) nw dajfta) }a eaab rf warria fe rha tajataer fj rha ptfefqe

    cr ce rha phtnwa crw fdkagrcza lnww; bfaw rha ptfefqe tajat rf n jq{{s) gfllfe,waewa

    fdkagrn pae) wnsft cebajcecrais lnes wgnrratab latafifmcgni wqlw) neb cj wf }hcgh

    wqlw6 Rha lnww fj }hnr sfqta hfibcem }cii bapaeb fe rha gfttagr new}at) cj nes) rf

    rhcw inrrat ~qawrcfe% Wagfeb) nggftbcem rf tainrczcrs rhafts crw efr giant rhnr }hnr sfqta

    hfibcem hnw ne fdkagrcza lnww) tnrhat rhne zntcfqw lnwwaw nggftbcem rf bcjjataer ceatrcni

    jtnlaw fj tajataega ef fea fj }hcgh cw ptczciamab% Azae cj }a gne tawfiza rhfwa

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    ~qnercrnrcza pq{{iaw) n rhctb ptfdial ntcwaw }hae }a tagnii rhnr rtqa wftrniw wqppis

    gfebcrcfew jft rha patwcwraega fj rha cewrnegaw rhnr jnii qebat rhal% Wf; Bcb rha lnrrat

    sfqta hfibcem wqtzcza rha inwr rae wagfebw6

    Nggftbcem rf rha gfewatznrcfe fj lnww (lfta ptfpatis) rha gfewatznrcfe fj lnww,

    aeatms) wcega rha r}f nta a~qczniaer#) rha new}at cw ni}nsw saw% Iar n rae,lamnrfe

    dfld mf fjj eantds) neb rha lnww,aeatms sfqta hfibcem }cii wqtzcza) nirhfqmh sfq

    }fer nes ifemat da hfibcem cr% C waa ef wcmecjcgner bcjjataega dar}aae n bqlls wftrni

    wqgh nw rhcem) }hcgh wqppicaw ef patwcwraega,gfebcrcfew jft rha cewrnegaw wqppfwabis

    jniicem qebat cr) neb rha ratl lnrrat) }hcgh wqppicaw patwcwraega,gfebcrcfew wf tainxab

    rhnr rhasta jqijciiab tamntbiaww fj nes phswcgniis pfwwcdia hnppaecem% Ce rha gnwa fj rha

    tajataer fj lnrrat) azae cj rha patwcwraega,~qawrcfe ni}nsw hnw ne new}at) hf} maeqcea

    n ~qawrcfe gne cr da cj rha new}at cw rha wnla qebat nii pfwwcdia gctgqlwrnegaw6 Rhcw

    tawqir gnwrw bfqdr fe rha ~qawrcfe ]hs hnw lnrrat azat axcwrab6 cj rhnr ~qawrcfe cw rnoae

    rf da wf maeatni rhnr enrqtnicwl gner new}at cr%

    1 Gfegiqwcfe

    Nr rhcw pfcer) bajaebatw fj wqpatenrqtnicwl lcmhr gfqerat rhnr enrqtnicwrcg axpinenrcfew

    lqwr qirclnrais dfrrfl fqr nr dtqra) qeaxpinceab pfwcrw% Dqr C waa ef tanwfe enrqtnicwrcg

    axpinenrcfew gner mf jftazat baapat% Fea dnb tanwfe jft gfegiqbcem rhnr rhas gner cw

    rha efrcfe rhnrx gner axpinces qeiawwx crwaij cw waij,axpinenrfts% C bfer waa rhnr efrcfe

    nw nr nii clpicab ds fqt ftbcents gfegapr fj axpinenrcfe) }hcgh niif}w rhnr x gne axpinces

    azae cj wflarhcem aiwa nirfmarhat axpincewx% Lftafzat) rhata nta mtfqebw jft rhceocem

    rhnr enrqtnicwrcg axpinenrcfew efr feis gfqib dqr lqwrmf jftazat baapat% N gfllfe

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    nrrcrqba nlfem wgcaercwrw cw rhnr rha lfta rhas bcwgfzat) rha lfta rhata cw sar rf

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    ef tanwfe rf rhceo }fer gferceqa cebajcecrais% Cebaab) wgcaercjcg bcwgfzatcaw tfqrceais

    tncwa nr ianwr nw lnes ~qawrcfew nw rhas new}at% Dcfifmcwrw hnza bawgtcdab wfla 80)000

    wpagcaw fj tfqeb}ftl) jft axnlpia) dqr wqwpagr rhata lcmhr da n lciicfe wpagcaw% Lfta

    maeatniis) hnzcem bcwgfzatab ftmnecwlw ce pingaw rhas bcber rhceo gfqib wqppftr icja)

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    Wghnjjat qwajqiis gnrnifmqaw wazatni frhat axnlpiaw fj rhcw oceb%>7 Cebaab) cj nes jngrw

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    Cj }hnr Cza wncb cw tcmhr) rhae }hs bf pafpia lcwrnoaeis nwwqla rhnr ]hs cw

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    kqwr hfla jtfl n whfppcem wptaa% Wf crw pathnpw qewqtptcwcem rhnr }ab gntts rhnr

    clpicgcr qebatwrnebcem cerf qetawrtcgrab larnphswcgni gferaxrw }hata cr bfawerhfib%

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    Nlca Rhflnwwfe (400=) pp% >>4>>7# fjjatw n wclcint axpinenrcfe; rhcem) fdkagr) arg%)

    lns jqegrcfe iffwais nw ~qnwc,wftrniw ce wfla gferaxrw) dqr dagnqwa rhasta feis ~qnwc,

    wftrniw cr gne hnppae azae ce rhfwa gferaxrw rhnr ef baratlcenra new}at axcwrw rf rha

    ~qawrcfe Axngris hf} lnes rhcemw6 Gfewcbat rha bcwpqraw fzat }hnr gfqerw nw n

    rhcem nlfem rhfwa }hfza nggaprab nqrhft Bnza Dtqefw >00,Rhcem Ghniiaema) rha

    ghniiaema rf f}e ef lfta rhne >00 patwfeni pfwwawwcfew%>1

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    >Phcifwfphatw) cegiqbcem Iacdec{ hclwaij) rspcgniis ceratptar rha jctwr ~qawrcfe

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    axcwr% Waa zne Ce}nmae >33: (pp% 313:# neb FGfeeft 4008 nlfem rha lnes tagaer

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    ft frhat daifemcem rf wfla maeqcea oceb%

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    hf} lnes fdkagrw nta sfq hfibcem6 neb ]hs bf rhawa fdkagrw axcwr6 nta rffqewpagcjcg rf nblcr fj new}atw% ]hs bf C nbb rha ~qnicjcgnrcfe rhnr rha }aii,jftlab

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    efr sar gfezcegab%

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    8 Lntgqw 400: ntmqaw patwqnwczais neb ce barnci jft rha gincl rhnr azaer cw efr n

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    tagnwr enrqtni,inemqnma pwaqbf,~qawrcfew ce ratlw rhnr fwraewcdis nzfcb bqlls wftrniw dsqwcem ifmcgni ~qnercjcatw neb cbaercrs cewranb; ]hs nta rhata nes rhcemw6 jft axnlpia)

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    >7 Wghnjjat 4007) pp% 107102? gflpnta Inbslne ar ni% 400=; ]a hnza

    cebqgrcza mtfqebw jft baescem rhnr rhata cw _ne ferfifmcgniis\ jqebnlaerni iazai _fj

    tanicrs\) wcega azats rcla fea hnw daae pfwcrab) cr hnw rqteab fqr efr rf da jqebnlaerninjrat nii (>=8#%

    >2 Waa Jtnegoae neb Mactwwfe >333%

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    patwfeni pfwwawwcfew nta bqlls wftrniw? ef }febat) rhae) rhnr bcwpqraw ntcwa fzat

    axngris hf} lnes sfqza mfr%

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    Dtqef) B% (40>0#% Rha >00 rhcem ghniiaema; Hf} C mfr tcb fj nilfwr azatsrhcem) talnba

    ls icja) neb tamnceab ls wfqi% Ea} Sfto; Hntpat Gfiicew%

    Dqtoa) L% D% (>382#%Hqla neb Ab}ntbw fe ]hs cw rhata wflarhcem tnrhat

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    Hnzae neb Ifebfe; Snia Qeczatwcrs Ptaww) 4000%

    Hqla) B% (>==3#%Bcnifmqaw gfegatecem enrqtni taicmcfe% B% Gfialne (Ab%#% Gnldtcbma)

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    Ce P% P% ]caeat (Ab%#Iacdec{ waiagrcfew (pp% 144177#% Ea} Sfto; Ghntiaw

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    If}a) A% K% (>383#% Ocebw fj dacem% Fxjftb; Dnwci Dingo}aii%

    If}a) A% K% (>33:#% ]hs cw rhata nesrhcem nr nii6 Ptfgaabcemw fj rha Ntcwrfraicne Wfgcars)

    wqpp% zfi% =0) >>>>40%

    If}a) A% K% (>338#% Rha pfwwcdcicrs fj larnphswcgw% Fxjftb; Gintaebfe Ptaww%

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    Lntgqw) A% (400:#% Azaerw) wftrniw) neb rha lceb,dfbs ptfdial% Wserhawa) >10) 33>43%

    FGfeeft) R% (4008#% Rhacwl neb qirclnra axpinenrcfe; Rha eagawwnts whnpa fjgfercemaegs% Lnibae) LN; Dingo}aii Pqdicwhcem%

    Pntjcr) B% (>338#% ]hs nesrhcem6 ]hs rhcw6Ifebfe Tazca} fj Dffow) 40;4 (44

    Kneqnts#)424=) neb 40;7 (1 Jadtqnts#) 4441%

    Tf}a) ]% I% (>3=1#% Rha gfwlfifmcgni ntmqlaer% Ptcegarfe) EK; Ptcegarfe Qeczatwcrs

    Ptaww%

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    mqcba rf rha phcifwfphs fj taicmcfe (pp% >07>>:#% Lnibae) LN; Dingo}aii

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    Qeczatwcrs Ptaww%

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    Rhflnwwfe) N% I% (4003#% New}atndia neb qenew}atndia ~qawrcfew% Ce Bnzcb K% Ghnilatw

    ar ni% (Abw%#)Larnlarnphswcgw; Ea} awwnsw fe rha jfqebnrcfew fj ferfifms (pp%

    2222=>#% Ea} Sfto; Fxjftb Qeczatwcrs Ptaww%

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    Wfgcars) wqpp% zfi% =0) 31>>0%

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