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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Jrgcgk ja Fhbjkgm ]vdvh}46

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V`h Jrgcgk ja Fhbjkgm ]vdvh} 48

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fgh}+ Ohgkc bdrrghf g} htxgqdehkv vj ohgkc bxffehf kjv ikjsgkc

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edkf% dkf gk v`h dgr% sgv`jxv hpmh|vgjk% drh argc`vhkhf+ Whv

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Jrgcgk ja Fhbjkgm ]vdvh}41

jrfgkdrw |hj|eh s`j drh }xki gk fgb mjkax}gjk rhbdgkxkdsdrh ja v`h}h m`dkch}+

Mjbbhkvdrw>

S`hk jkh jovdgk} v`h Crhdv ]`xrdkcdbd ]dbdf`g% v`h vrxh}dbdf`g% v`h fhbjk igkc} }`xffhr+ Dee v`h igkc} ja fhbjk}% v`hc`j}v} dkf }|grgv}% dkf v`h jrfgkdrw cjf} ja v`h ]gp Fh}grh

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d||drhkv rhd}jk% v`hgr |dedmh} }vdrv adeegkc d|drv+

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cjv v`hrh% v`h fhbjk igkc vjji d egigkc vj `gb dkf vrd||hf `gb gk

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odmi+‒

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j||jrvxkgvw vj fh}vrjw v`h }dbdf`g |jshr ja mxevgqdvjr}+‒ V`hk G

}dgf% ―Fjk‗v oh }mdrhf9 G‗ee chv wjx odmi+‒

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Jrgcgk ja Fhbjkgm ]vdvh}40

V`hw edmi jkew arhhfjb arjb jxvaejs}+ Gv g} kjv hd}w vj dvvdgk

v`h |jshr ja arhhfjb arjb jxvaejs}+ S`dv fjh} v`g} bhdk: G sgee

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rdkfjb v`jxc`v} v`dv bhk dkf sjbhk `dqh dojxv+ jkh dkjv`hr+ Ga wjx `dqh kjv |xv dk hkf vj }xm` v`jxc`v}% v`hk wjx `dqh kjv rgf

wjxr}hea ja jxvaejs}+

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wjx+ Ga G fgfk‗v vhee wjx v`h vrxv`% v`hk wjx sjxef khqhr ikjs s`dv

g} rhdeew ohgkc rhahrrhf vj+ Ohgkc rgf ja jxvaejs} }gb|ew bhdk}

rhvdgkgkc wjxr h}}hkmh+ Ga wjxr h}}hkmh h}md|h}% v`dv‗} dk jxvaejs+

Kjs G `dqh vjef wjx v`h }hmrhv ja `hdqhk dkf hdrv`+ Ga wjx rhvdgk

wjxr h}}hkmh% v`hk wjx sjk‗v `dqh jxvaejs}+ Axrv`hrbjrh% ga wjxmdk kjv jkew |rhqhkv wjxr h}}hkmh arjb h}md|gkc% oxv mdk de}j oh

sgv`jxv ex}vaxe v`jxc`v}% hqhk jk v`h }xoveh}v ehqhe% v`hk wjx `dqh

vrxew rgf wjxr}hea ja jxvaejs}+ Kjs fj wjx xkfhr}vdkf: S`w

`dqhk‗v v`h mheh}vgde fhbjk} dm`ghqhf arhhfjb arjb jxvaejs}:

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v`hw sgee }dw+ ―G `dqhk‗v |xv v`g} fjsk% }j wjx mdk‗v nx}v rxk dsdw

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wjx vrdk}mhkf v`h sjref+ V`dv g} s`w v`h c`j}v}% }|grgv}% mheh}vgdefhbjk}% }|rgvh}% dkf cjoegk} mjbh vj fg}vxro wjx s`hk wjx drh

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ohmjbh cjoegk}+

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V`h Jrgcgk ja Fhbjkgm ]vdvh} 47

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oh bjrh `jkh}v sgv` wjx+ G sgee orgkc gv dee jxv gkvj v`h j|hk dkf kjv

`jef dkwv`gkc odmi+ S`dv g} rhdeew `d||hkgkc: S`hk wjxr h}}hkmh%

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`d||hkgkc:

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V`h Ajrb ]idkf`d ==

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V`h Ajrb ]idkf`d =8

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V`h Ajrb ]idkf`d =3

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d?=?

Fjk‗v oh }j edp dkf xkrh}vrdgkhf+ V`g} g} bw `j|h ajr hdm` jkh ja 

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mh}}dvgjk ja hpg}vhkmh+

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V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d ?==

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d?=6

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Ajxrv` F`wdkd% v`h Crjxkf ja v`h \xrgvw ja _hkjxkmgkc V`jxc`v

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V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d ?=8

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V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d ?=3

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Ajrbdvgjk} ]idkf`d?=0

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dvvdgkgkc d egvveh+ Wjx }`jxef ohmjbh igkc} ja crhdv hkegc`vhk"bhkv dkf }hrqh d} cxgfh} ja |xrgvw+ Oh |xrh bjfhe} dkf |xrh

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?=7

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G4 Jqhrqghs ja v`h ohcgkkgkc dkf v`h hkf+

N4 Gk v`h ohcgkkgkc% jkh mxevgqdvh} oxv `d} kjv whv orjihk v`rjxc` v g̀} rhcgjk+

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m`drdmvhrg~h dee v`h vsheqh mdvhcjrgh} ja ohgkc} gk v`h sjref dkf drh

v`h mjbbjk }jxrmh ja v`hgr ogrv`}% drh }xffhkew sg|hf jxv+ Gk

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Mjk}mgjx}kh}} ]idkf`d?6<

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v`gkc}: V`hrhajrh% gv g} kjv d rhaxch ja hvhrkde mh}}dvgjk+ @jshqhr%

`h bdih} gv `g} rhaxch+

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Mjk}mgjx}kh}} ]idkf`d?1?

N3 Dvvdm`bhkv vj dk xkdvvdgkdoeh mrdqgkc+

I4 Davhr ajrbdvgjk} drh hkfhf% mjk}mgjx}kh}} bdkgah}v}+

]xvrd>

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]xvrd>

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jsk egah dkf oje}vhr} `g} ojfw gk v`h `j|h ja dvvdgkgkc ejkc egah+

@h }vrdw} adr arjb |hrahmv |hkhvrdvgjk+ @h cjh} dcdgk}v v`h

F`drbd"fjjr ja mxevgqdvgkc v`h |hrahmv |hkhvrdvgjk ja v`h hdr ow

fgrhmvgkc v`h `hdrgkc gksdrf vj eg}vhk vj `g} jsk kdvxrh+ Dkf kjv

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Mjk}mgjx}kh}} ]idkf`d?16

fh}vrxmvgjk% oxv `h `d} kjv whv |hrahmvhf v`h }xoveh sjkfhr ja xevgbdvh }hrhkgvw+

Mjbbhkvdrw>

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orjihk v`rjxc` v`h ajrbdvgjk} }idkf`d+ @h `d} hkfhf |rjfxmvgjkdkf fh}vrxmvgjk% oxv `h `d} kjv whv |hrahmvhf v`h }xoveh sjkfhrdkf sjkfhraxe oeg}} ja xevgbdvh }hrhkgvw+

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]xvrd>

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vdigkc s`dv g} kjv v`h vrxv` vj oh v`h vrxv`+ Qgckdidrd sgeeohmjbh `g} mjb|dkgjk+ Mjkax}hf dojxv v`h Ojf`g ja v`hOxff`d}% `h sgee ej}h `g} ikjsehfch dkf xkfhr}vdkfgkc+

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ohgkc}% dkf `h sdkv} vj `dkc jk vj sjrefew hknjwbhkv} dkf g}

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dkf crhhf+

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V`h Mjk}mgjx}kh}} ]idkf`d ?18

Ga `h gkvhr|rhv} v`g} d} d }x|rhbh }vdvh% `h sgee adee gkvj v`hhrrjr ja vdigkc s`dv g} kjv v`h vrxv` vj oh v`h vrxv`+ Dv v`g}

|jgkv% `h dcdgk mjk}gfhr} v`g} vj oh }x|rhbh+ @h v`gki} `h `d}

dvvdgkhf s`dv g} vrxh% oxv gv g} kjv vrxh+ Gv g} bhrhew s`dv `hbdgkvdgk}+

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`hdqhk}+

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Mjk}mgjx}kh}} ]idkf`d?11

N7 Agphf"kdvxrh `hdrhr}+

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]xvrd>

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`xbdkgvw sjxef mjbh vj dk hkf+

Gk v`g} ]`xrdkcdbd F`drbd D}}hboew% s`gm` ohcdk jk Nxew 41%

sh mxevgqdvhf dkf }vxfghf kjk"}vj| arjb }gp j‗mejmi gk v`h bjrkgkcxkvge kgkh j‗mejmi gk v`h hqhkgkc hqhrw fdw+ V`g} |hrgjf ja d egvveh

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rhdeg~h crhdv sg}fjb+ Fjk‗v fj dkw bjrh ajjeg}` v`gkc} jr v`gkc}

v`dv fjk‗v ohkhagv |hj|eh+

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v`h Agqh ]idkf`d}?71

V`g} F`drbd D}}hboew mjxef oh mjk}gfhrhf v`h agr}v ja gv} igkf

gk Oxff`g}b v`rjxc`jxv v`h hkvgrh sjref+ Gv‗} do}jexvhew xk|rhmh"

fhkvhf+ Dev`jxc` v`hrh drh bdkw ]xvrd ehmvxrh} gk jv`hr |edmh}% v`hw

fjk‗v }vxfw arjb bjrkgkc vgee kgc`v sgv`jxv rh}v egih sh‗qh fjkh+Kjs wjx }`jxef vdih v`h |rgkmg|eh} ja Oxff`g}b wjx‗qh ehdrkhf

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dkf txgmiew dvvdgk v`h Oxff`d Sdw+ V`g} g} bw `j|h+

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|hr}jk fjh} kjv xkfhr}vdkf v`h |rgkmg|eh ja mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk}%

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Sgv`jxv dkw od}g}% v`hrh g} kj }xo}vdkmh vj gv+

]jbhjkh d}ihf bh% ―S`dv g} ade}h v`gkigkc:‒

Bw rh|ew sd}% ―S`dv wjx‗rh d}igkc rgc`v kjs dojxv ade}h

v`gkigkc g} nx}v ade}h v`gkigkc+ Wjxr txh}vgjk gv}hea g} ade}h

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dkw rjjv+ Jkmh v`hw |d}}% v`hw drh cjkh+ Ohgkc ade}h% v`hw drh

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gkd||rj|rgdvh% ohmdx}h axkfdbhkvdeew% v`hrh g}k‗v dkw ―v`gkc+‒ Oxv

gk wjxr ade}h v`gkigkc% wjx }hv x| mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk}+ Gk wjxr

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V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v̀ h Agqh ]idkf`d} ?73

ade}h v`gkigkc% sgv`jxv dkw od}g}% wjx }dw v`dv v`hrh drh mdx}h} dkf

mjkfgvgjk}+

Oxv v`j}h s`j drh mjkax}hf dojxv v`h |rgkmg|eh ja mdx}h}

dkf mjkfgvgjk} mdee gv }|jkvdkhgvw+ Ga wjx xkfhr}vdkf mdx}h} dkfmjkfgvgjk}% v`hrh‗} kj |rjoehb+ Oxv v`j}h s`j drh mjkax}hf dojxv

v`h |rgkmg|eh ja mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk} fj kjv `dqh dkw xkfhr"

}vdkfgkc ja gv+

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V`dv‗} d md}h ja ―}sdeejsgkc v`h fdvh s`jeh‒ Ynxb|gkc vj mjkmex"

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khgvw: Mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk} dkf }|jkvdkhgvw"v`h}h vsj v`hjrgh}"

drh nx}v }|hmxedvgjk} frhdbhf x| ow v`h ade}h"v`gkigkc bgkf} ja 

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v`h Agqh ]idkf`d}?70

egqgkc ohgkc}+ G fjk‗v ikjs ga bw hp|edkdvgjk g} mjrrhmv% oxv wjx mdk

dee v`gki dojxv gv+

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od}g} fj wjx `dqh ajr d fg}mx}}gjk ja v`h mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk} ja 

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}jxrmh+ V`hrh g} kjv`gkc dv dee+ Dee f`drbd} drh hb|vw ja m`drdmvhr"

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mdx}h} dkf mjkfgvgjk} dkf wjx axrv`hr dfqjmdvh v`h |rgkmg|eh ja 

}|jkvdkhgvw% wjx sgee adge dbjkc v`h hpvhrkdeg}v}+ V`dv sjk‗v fj dv

dee+

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Mjbbhkvdrw>

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axkfdbhkvde mdx}h ja dee agqh }idkf`d} ” ajrb% ahhegkc% v`gkigkc%ajrbdvgjk}% dkf mjk}mgjx}kh}} ” g} ade}h v`gkigkc+ s`dv g} v`h od}gm

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gv}hea+ Ga v`hrh shrh jkew v`h bjxkvdgk ja v`h agqh }idkf`d}% v`dv

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sdgvgkc ajr d ahs fdw}% dkf v`hk cjh} jaa% ohmdx}h gv‗} kjv |dvghkv

hkjxc`+ D} }jjk d} gv ehdqh}% v`h bjx}h mjbh} jxv dkf fjh}k‗v chv

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ohhk ag}`gkc ajr d ahs fdw}% oxv kj ag}` `dqh }kd||hf v`h odgv

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ag}`% `dqgkc hdvhk gv} agee ja egvveh ag}`% fjh}k‗v sdkv vj hdv dkwv`gkc

he}h% }j gv‗} nx}v v`hrh }ehh|gkc+ Gv fjh}k‗v hdv ajr }hqhrde fdw}% oxv

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v`h Agqh ]idkf`d}=<<

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Kjs% ga v`hrh shrh kj fhbjk} fxrgkc v`h Oxff`d‗} vgbh% s`w

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ga sh }edmi jaa hqhk v`h }egc`vh}v ogv jxr idrbgm jo}vdmeh} sgee

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V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v̀ h Agqh ]idkf`d} =<4

@? Fhvdgehf hpdbgkdvgjk ja v`h agqhajef ade}h v g̀kigkc+

G4 V`h ade}h v̀ gkigkc ja v`h ajrb }idkf`d+

N4 Hp|edgk} v`dv jkh‗} ojfw g} ohmdx}h ja v`gkigkc+

]xvrd>―Wjxr ojfw‗} gkgvgde mdx}h sd} d v`jxc`v jk v`h |drv ja wjxr

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Wjxr ahdvxrh} ohmjbh vhrrgoew dchf% dkf wjx mdk kj ejkchr |d}}

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Qjexbh Jkh ” V`h Drg}gkc dkf Mh}}dvgjk ja v`h Agqh ]idkf`d}=4?

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D Dbhrgmdk ]gpv` \dvrgdrm` 43?

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mjb|xvhr} 411

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Chkhrde Gkfhp==?

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dvvdm`hf vj hb|vgkh}} dkf }edkfhrgkc

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vh}vgkde sjrb} =<

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ajrb ??4

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@}x Wxk% Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr  =?1

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Chkhrde Gkfhp ===

NNd|dkh}h Oxff`g}b ?76

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dkf v`h |gv ja agrh =47”=?<

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Jjxvaejs} 40

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dkf v`h jef bdk 407”474

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}idkf`d"fhbjk ??

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ja /kj/ ?4?

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v`gkigkc }idkf`d% vhk }vdvh} ja crhhf ajr mehqhr }igee 01

crhhf ajr gbbjrvdegvw 488

crhhf ajr |hdmh dkf txghv 4?3

crhhf ajr |rjajxkf hb|vgkh}} 460

crhhf ajr }|grgvxde |jshr} 466

crhhf ajr }|grgvxde rh}|jk}h} 4?<

crhhf ajr xkgjk 4<0

crhhf vj dkdew~h v`gkc} 446

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Chkhrde Gkfhp==6

v`jxc`v fhex}gjk} ?3?

vgbh% sdgv} ajr kj bdk ?=<

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Qd}g}`v`d ?88

qghs fhex}gjk} ?3?

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qg|d}`wdkd ?04

SS`hhe"vxrkgkc ]dch Igkc =??

sgah"}sd||gkc 0<

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Sxfd% Kdvgjkde Bd}vhr  7=

PPx Cxgedk% dkf v`h fhbjk 414”41?

WWjkcngd% Crhdv Bd}vhr  418

^^`g ^`h% Crhdv Bd}vhr  =?8

^`jx% Fwkd}vw 48=

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Oxff`g}v Vhpv Vrdk}edvgjk ]jmghvw \xoegmdvgjk

Oxff`g}v Vhpv Vrdk}edvgjk ]jmghvwGkvhrkdvgjkde Vrdk}edvgjk Gk}vgvxvh

`vv|>**sss+ovv}jkegkh+jrc

4333 Bxrm`g}jk Frgqh%

Oxregkcdbh% Mdegajrkgd 76<4<"68<6 X]D

\`jkh> 18<"17?"874? Adp> 18<"17?"8<81

S`hk Oxff`g}b agr}v mdbh vj M`gkd arjb Gkfgd% jkh ja v`h bj}v gb|jrvdkvvd}i} rhtxgrhf ajr gv} h}vdoeg}`bhkv sd} v`h vrdk}edvgjk ja v`h Oxff`g}v}mrg|vxrh} arjb ]dk}irgv gkvj M`gkh}h+ V`g} sjri gkqjeqhf d crhdv bdkw |hj|eh%}xm` d} v`h rhkjskhf bjki Kdvgjkde Bd}vhr Ixbdrdngqd (agav` mhkvxrw'% s`jehf dk d}}hboew ja jqhr 0<< |hj|eh vj sjri jk v`h vrdk}edvgjk ja v`h Vrg|gvdid(Oxff`g}v mdkjk' ajr jqhr d fhmdfh+ Ohmdx}h ja v`h sjri ja gkfgqgfxde} }xm` d}v`h}h% khdrew v`h hkvgrh Oxff`g}v Vrg|gvdid ja jqhr d v`jx}dkf vhpv} hpg}v} vj v`h|rh}hkv fdw gk M`gkh}h+

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ehdfhr} ja v`h}h mjbbgvvhh} drh O`gi}`x} (bjki}' dkf O`gi}`xkg} (kxk}' s`j`dqh fhqjvhf v`hgr egqh} vj v`h }vxfw dkf |rdmvgmh ja v`h Oxff`d‗} vhdm`gkc}+Ajr v`g} rhd}jk% dee ja v`h sjri} ja v`h OVV] |xv dk hb|`d}g} jk s`dv v`h|rgkmg|eh} ja v`h Oxff`d‗} vhdm`gkc} bhdk gk vhrb} ja dmvxde |rdmvgmh dkf kjv}gb|ew `w|jv`hvgmde mjknhmvxrh+

V`h vrdk}edvgjk} ja mdkjkgmde sjri} ow v`h Oxff`g}v Vhpv Vrdk}edvgjk]jmghvw drh dmmjb|dkghf ow hpvhk}gqh mjbbhkvdrgh} ow v`h QhkhrdoehVrg|gvdid Bd}vhr @}xdk @xd+

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OVV] \xoegmdvgjk}

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Xkfhr}vdkfgkc v`h @xkfrhf F`drbd}% ]jkc ja Hkegc`vhkbhkv% V`h VhkF`drbd _hdeb} Drh Kjv ohwjkf d ]gkceh V`jxc`v% Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr @xd‗}Vdei} jk F`drbd% Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr @xd‗} Vdei} jk F`drbd fxrgkc v`h 477=Vrg| vj Vdgsdk% Sdvhr Bgrrjr _haehmvgkc @hdqhk+

Ogjcrd|`gmde+ Gk Bhbjrw ja v`h Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr @}xdk @xd% \gmvjrgdeOgjcrd|`w ja v`h Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr @}õ Wõk% _hmjrf} ja @gc` ]dkc`dk}%_hmjrf} ja v`h Egah ja v`h Qhkhrdoeh Bd}vhr @}õdk @xd% V`rhh ]vh|} Jkh Ojs%Sjref \hdmh Cdv`hrgkc% Khs} arjb Vrxh Mxevgqdvjr}% J|hk Wjxr Hwh} Vdih d

Ejji dv v`h Sjref% Sgv` Jkh @hdrv Ojsgkc vj v`h Mgvw ja 4<<<< Oxff`d}+

M`gefrhk‗} Ojji}+ M`hrg}`gkc Egah% @xbdk _jjv}> Oxff`g}v ]vjrgh} ajrWjxkc _hdfhr}+

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