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AGRARIAN AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION CASES

DIGEST I

ContentsASSOCIATION OF SMALL LANDOWNERS V. SECRETARY OF DAR, G.R. No. 78742 (175 SCRA

343), J!" 14, 1#8#..................................................................................................................

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GR 127870..............................................................................................................................

A!% *. CA 17SCRA70..........................................................................................................

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DAR *& D/!% So' GR NO. 1027.......................................................................................

M!/&o'/ F%+& *& O6/ o- / +/&/' GR NO. 182322....................................................

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80 (1##2)................................................................................................................................

=G.R. No. 158228. M%+ 23, 24>.........................................................................................

DEARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, %& +/+/&/'/ ?" & S/+/%+", RO<ERTO M.

AGDANGANAN, petitioner, vs. DEARTMENT OF ED9CATION, C9LT9RE AND SORTS

(DECS), respondent .................................................................................................................

ROVINCE OF CAMARINES S9R *&. CA %' TITO <. DATO.......................................................

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ASSOCIATION OF SMALL LANDOWNERS V. SECRETARY OF DAR, G.R. No.

78742 (17 SCRA !4!", #$%& 14, 1'8'

G.R. No. 78742 #$%& 14, 1'8'

ASSOCIATION OF SMALL LANDOWNERS IN TE )ILI))INES, INC., #*ANITO GOME+, GERARDO . ALARCIO, FELI)E A. G*ICO, #R., ERNARDO M. ALMONCAN*TO RAMIR . CARITO, ISIDRO T. G*ICO, FELISA I. LLAMIDO, FA*STO #. SALVREYNALDO G. ESTRADA, FELISA C. A*TISTA, ESMENIA #. CAE, TEODOROMADRIAGA, A*REA #. )RESTOSA, EMERENCIANA #. ISLA, FELICISIMA C. ARRESTCONS*ELO M. MORALES, EN#AMIN R. SEGISM*NDO, CIRILA A. #OSE - NA)OLES. FERRER, /o'/s.ONORALE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM, +/&o'/'.

G.R. No. 7'!1/ #$%& 14, 1'8'

ARSENIO AL. AC*NA, NEWTON #ISON, VICTORINO FERRARIS, DENNIS #EREERMINIGILDO G*STILO, )A*LINO D. TOLENTINO 0n )LANTERS COMMITTEE, INV3to530s M3%% D3st53t, V3to530s, Ne65os O3ent0%, /o'/s.

#OER ARROYO, )ILI) E. #*ICO 0n )RESIDENTIAL AGRARIAN REFOCO*NCIL, +/&o'/'&.

G.R. No. 7'744 #$%& 14, 1'8'

INOCENTES )AICO, /o's.ON. )ILI) E. #*ICO, SECRETARY OF TE DE)ARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORON. #OER ARROYO, EEC*TIVE SECRETARY OF TE OFFICE OF TE )RESIDE0n Mess5s. SALVADOR TALENTO, #AIME AOGADO, CONRADO AVANCENA 0ROERTO TAAY, +/&o'/'&.

G.R. No. 7'777 #$%& 14, 1'8'

NICOLAS S. MANAAY 0n AG*STIN ERMANO, #R., /o'/s.ON. )ILI) ELLA #*ICO, 0s Se5et05& o9 A650530n Re9o5:, 0n LAND AN OF T

)ILI))INES,+/&o'/'&.

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&%'& o ?/ %*/+&/!" %// ?" / /'-o+//' o- &o/ +o*&o'& o- CAR.

• L F%+& /&o'& / -o!!o': +o*&o'& o- R.A. 0057, '&o-%+ %& /" %+/ %/ %!" o K

(%) S/o' 3(?) '!/& / +%&': o- !*/&oB (%' o!+") ' / /'o'

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() S/o' 10() %' 17 */& o' / D/%+/' o- A:+%+%' R/-o+ / %o+"

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(/) S/o' 32 &/!!& o / +oo'@&%+': !%' /'o'/ ' S/o' 13

. . . (W)/+/?" +// /+/' (3Q) o- / :+o&& &%!/& -+o / +oo' o- & !%'&

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ISS9EK T/ %' &&/ ' & /o' & / o'&o'%!" o- S/o'& 3(?), 11, 13 %' 32

R.A. No. 0057 (/ Co+//'&*/ A:+%+%' R/-o+ L% o- 1#88), '&o-%+ %& / &%

'!/& / +%&': o- !*/&oB, o!+" %' &'/ ' & o*/+%:/

ELDK• S% +o*&o'& %+/ 'o'&o'%!.

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T/ +%'&+& o- / /!?/+%o'& o- / Co'&o'%! Co&&o' o- 1#80 o' //%'': o- / o+ %:+!+%!, !/%+!" &o % %& '/*/+ / '/'o' o- / -+%o- / Co'&o' o '!/ !*/&oB %' o!+" '&+" ' / o*/+%:/ o- /o'&o'%!!"@%'%/ %:+%+%' +/-o+ +o:+% o- / Go*/+'/'.

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&!" 'o +/%&o' o '!/ !*/&oB %' o!+" !%'& ' / o*/+%:/ o- %:+%+%' +/-o+.



DAR s De%30 S$tton GR NO. 1>2/7/

FACTSK• T/ %&/ % ?%+ '*o!*/& % !%' ' A+o+o", M%&?%/, '/+/ ?" +/&o'/'&

?//' /*o/ /$!&*/!" o o %' %!- ?+//':. O' Oo?/+ 20, 1#87, +&%' o //' /$&': %:+%+%' +/-o+ +o:+% o- / :o*/+'/', +/&o'/'& %/ % *o!'%+"o/+ o &/!! (VOS) /+ !%'o!':& o /o'/+ DAR o %*%! o- /+%' '/'*/& '/+ !%.

• O' J'/ 1, 1#88, CARL ooB //.

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• MARO '&// +/&o'/'&H !%' %' -o' % %& /*o/ &o!/!" o %!/@+%&': %' ?+//':. / +/o/'/ o / DAR S/+/%+" % ?/ /$// -+o /o*/+%:/ o- / CARL.

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• O6/ o- / +/&/' %6+/ / o+/+ o- DAR

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No. #, &. 1##3, *o -o+ ?/': o'+%+" o / '/' o- / 1#87 Co'&o'%! Co&&o' /$!/ !*/&oB -%+& -+o / !%' +/-o+ +o:+% o- / :o*/+'/'.

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! -o+ o'/+& o- !%'& /*o/ o !*/&oB +%&': & o'&o'%!.

ELDK• A&&%!/ AO & 'o'&o'%!.

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M3%estone F05:s s Oe o9 te )5es3ent GR NO. 182!22

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• O' J'/ 1, 1#88, CARL ooB //• I' M%" 1##3, /o'/+ %!/ -o+ / /$/o'/$!&o' o- & 310.422@/%+/

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• M!/&o'/ +/@o/'/ & %!%o' +&%' o &% AO.

• DARH& L%' 9&/ Co'*/+&o' %' E$/o' Co// (L9CEC) o'/ %' o!%+'&/o' o' /o'/+H& +o/+" %' +/o/'/ / /$/o' o- /o'/+H& 310.4/%+/ +o/+" -+o / o*/+%:/ o- CAR.

• DAR R/:o'%! D+/o+ D%!:: %o/ L9CECH& +/o/'%o'

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• S?&//'!", M!/&o'/ !/ % o!%' -o+ Fo+?!/ E'+" %:%'& <%!%;%% %'o%'" ?/-o+/ / MCTC.

• MCTC +!/ ' -%*o+ o- M!/&o'/

• RTC +/*/+&/ / /&o' o- MCTC

• CA +!/ ' -%*o+ o- M!/&o'/

• DAR S/+/%+" G%+!%o &&/ %' O+/+ /$/': -+o CAR o'!" 24.#770 /%+/&/ 310.422 /%+/& +/*o&!" /$// ?" D+/o+ D%!::, %' /!%+': 75.040

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/ -%+/+& !/ % oo' -o+ +/o'&/+%o', O6/ o- / +/&/' +/'&%/ / /&oo- D+/o+ G%+!%o.

• CA +%+!" +!/ ' -%*o+ o- M!/&o'/ ' /$/': / /'+/ +o/+" -+o /o*/+%:/ o- CAR. o/*/+, &$ o'& /%+!/+, o / B'o!/:/ o- / CA %& /%+/& 'o '-o+ / %/!!%/ o+ /' DAR S/+/%+" V!!% &&/ DAR o'*/+&o'o+/+ :+%'': /o'/+H& %!%o' o o'*/+ o+o'& o- / 310.422@/%+/ +o/+"-+o %:+!+%! o +/&/'%! %' :o!- o+&/& &/. T/ o+o'& o'*/+/ %& % o%%+/% o- 153.34# /%+/&. W & Co'*/+&o' O+/+, / %+/% o- / +o/+" &?;/ o- o'+o*/+&" %& //*/!" +// o 102.7373 /%+/&.

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ISS9EK W//+ o+ 'o M!/&o'/H& +o/+" &o! ?/ /$// -+o / o*/+%:/ o- CAR



ELDK• No.

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Cent50% M3n0n0o *n3e5s3t& s. De=05t:ent o9 A650530n Re9o5:

A$30t3on o05 21 SCRA 8> (1''2"

Central Mindanao University vs. Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication

Board

2! "CRA #$ %&&2'

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&:'%' -%o+ o- :+o o- / '*/+&" ' / "/%+& o o/.



G.R. No. 18228. M05 2!, 2//4

DE)ARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, 0s 5e=5esente ?& 3ts Se5et05&,

ROERTO M. )AGDANGANAN, =et3t3one5, s. DE)ARTMENT OF ED*CATION,

C*LT*RE AND S)ORTS (DECS", 5es=onent.

D E C I S I O N

YNARES@SANTIAGO, J.;

T& /o' -o+ +/*/ o' certiorari &//B& o &/ %&/ / /&o'=1> o- / Co+

A/%!& %/ Oo?/+ 2#, 22 ' [email protected]. S No. 04378, +/*/+&/ / A:&

2/&o' o- / S/+/%+" o- A:+%+%' R/-o+, %& /!! %& / R/&o!o' %/ M%"

23, /'/ /o'/+& oo' -o+ +/o'&/+%o'.

I' o'+o*/+&" %+/ Lo No. 25# %' Lo No. 817@D o'&&': o- %' %::+/:%/ %+/%

18#.2402 /%+/& !o%/ % %/'% F/, E&%!%'/, N/:+o& O/'%! %' <+:". G/'. L

S%:%", N/:+o& O/'%!, +/&/*/!". O' Oo?/+ 21, 1#21, /&/ !%'& /+/ o'%/

/ !%/ E&/?%' J%!%'o' o +/&o'/' DECS (-o+/+!" <+/% o- E%o=2>Co'&//'!", !/& /+/o /+/ +%'&-/++/ ' / '%/ o- +/&o'/' DECS '

T+%'&-/+ C/+%/ o- T!/ No. 107175.=3>

O' J!" 15, 1#85, +/&o'/' DECS !/%&/ / !%'& o A':!o A:+!+%! Co+o+%o'

1 %:+!+%! +o "/%+&, o/'': -+o +o "/%+ 1#84@1#85 o +o "/%+ 1#

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+o:+% (CAR) o*/+%:/ / M'%! A:+%+%' R/-o+ O6/ (MARO) o- E&%!%'/. =5

A-/+ '*/&:%o', MARO J%'o R. o&%, &/' % No/ o- Co*/+%:/ o +/&o'/' DE

&%': % / &?;/ !%'& %+/ 'o o*/+/ ?" CAR %' '*': & +/+/&/'%*/& -o

o'-/+/'/ / -%+/+ ?/'/%+/&.=0> T/', MARO o&% &?/ & +/o+ o O

ARO S//' M. L/o'%&, o +/o/'/ o / DAR R/:o'%! D+/o+ / %+o*%

/ o*/+%:/ o- / !%'o!':&.

O' A:& 7, 1##8, DAR R/:o'%! D+/o+ Do'%o+ <. A'+/& %+o*/

+/o/'%o', / &o&*/ o+o' o- +/%&K

WEREFORE, %!! / -o+/:o': +/&/& o'&/+/, / /o' & :+%'/. O+/+ & /+/?"

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1. !%': '/+ CAR o*/+%:/ Lo 25# %' %+/% o- 111.47#1 /%+/& &%/

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/'/ ' & A %' 'o !%&&/ %& '/+%!, -o+/&, +/&/'%!, o/+%! o+ '&

!%'.T/ /+ %:+!+/ o+ %:+!+%! %*" & %!&o /'/ ?" / &%/ !% %& -o!!o&K

A:+!+/, A:+!+%! E'/++&/& o+ A:+!+%! A*" /%'& / !*%o' o- / &o

!%'': o- +o&, :+o': o- -+ +//&, +%&': o- !*/&oB, o!+" o+ &, '!': /

%+*/&': o- & -%+ +o&, %' o/+ -%+ %*/&, %' +%/& /+-o+/ ?" %

-%+/+ ' o';'o' & -%+': o/+%o'& o'/ ?" /+&o'& //+ '%+%! o+

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T/ +/o+& o- / %&/ &o % / &?;/ +o/+/& /+/ -o+/+!" +*

%:+!+%! !%'& o'/ ?" / !%/ E&/?%' J%!%'o', %' /+/ o'%/ o +/&o'

DECS. F+o % / '! /" /+/ !/%&/ o A':!o A:+!+%! Co+o+%o', / !%

o''/ o ?/ %:+!+%! +%+!" !%'/ o &:%+%'/, %!?/ %+ o- / ?! o

?/': o'/ ?" %' %:/'" o- / :o*/+'/'.=12> Mo+/o*/+, /+/ & 'o !/:&!%*/

+/&/'%! %, ?/-o+/ %' %-/+ / /'%/' o- R.A. No. 0057, !%&&-"': / &% !%'&

'/+%!, -o+/&, +/&/'%!, o/+%! o+ '&+%! !%'. I'?%?!", / &?;/ !%'&

'/+ / !%&&%o' o- !%'& o- / ?! o%' /*o/ o o+ &%?!/ -o+ %:+!+/.

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-+o / CAR o*/+%:/ ?/%&/ / &%/ %+/ 'o %%!!", +/!" %' /$!&*/!" &/

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& ?/ %%!!", +/!" %' /$!&*/!" &/ -o+ /%o'%! +o&/&.

W/ %:+// / /o'/+.

S/o' 1 o- R.A. No. 0057 /'/+%/& / "/& o- !%'& %+/ /$// -+o

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by public or private schools for educational purposes .







T/ o+%'/ o- / +%&/ actually, directly, and exclusively used and found to

necessary %''o ?/ '/+&%/, %& % +/&o'/' DECS o! %' & o o ?"

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'%?:o&. T&, / !%' /%'': +!/ o+ verba legis ' &%o+" o'&+o'

%!%?!/ ' & %&/. W/+/ / o+& o- % &%/ %+/ !/%+, !%' %' -+// -+o %?:

& ?/ :*/' & !/+%! /%'': %' %!/ o %// '/++/%o'.=14>

W/ %+/ 'o '%%+/ o- o+ +!': ' / %&/ o- Central Mindanao University

Department of Agrarian eform Ad!udication "oard,=15> /+/' / /!%+/ / !%' &?

/+/o- /$/ -+o CAR o*/+%:/. o/*/+, +/&o'/' DECS +/!%'/ /+/o'&!%/ ?/%&/ / -%%! +&%'/& %+/ /+/' ' / %&/ % ?%+.

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?! o%' ?/%&/ %& +/&/+*/ ?" / !%/ +/&/' C%+!o& . G%+% '

+o!%%o' No. 470 -o+ / &/ o- M'%'%o A:+!+%! Co!!/:/ ('o CM9).=10> I' & %

o/*/+, / !%'& -%!! '/+ / %/:o+" o- %!/'%?!/ %' &o&%?!/ !%'& o- /

o%' &%?!/ -o+ %:+!+/.

$econdly , ' / CMU %&/, / !%' %& %%!!", +/!" %' /$!&*/!" &/ %' -o

o ?/ '//&&%+" -o+ &oo! &/& %' %&/&. A!o: % o+o' o- %& ?/': &/ ?" !'/ %B': Co+o+%o' ('o D/! Mo'/ !&., I'.) '/+ % M%'%://'

D/*/!o/' A:+///', / '/+%B': %& % / !%' &%!! ?/ &/ ?" / !

%B': Co+o+%o' %& %+ o- / CM9 +/&/%+ +o:+%, +/ %+%o' o- -%

%' &/'&. Mo+/o*/+, / !%' %& %+ o- / !%' !%o' +o:+% /*/!o/ ?"

CM9 -o+ & !&%': S%+!': SB% +o;/ (CM9@SS), % !@&!'%+" %!/ +/&/%

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'//&&%+" -o+ / +/&/' %' -+/ /%o'%! '//& o- / CM9. O' / o/+ %',

!%'& ' & %&/ /+/ 'o actually %' exclusively !/ %& &oo! &/& %' %&/&

/" /+/ !/%&/ o A':!o A:+!+%! Co+o+%o', 'o -o+ /%o'%! +o&/& ? -o+

-+/+%'/ o- & ?&'/&&. A!&o, %& o'// ?" +/&o'/' DECS, %& / 'o/ -+

/ o'+% o- !/%&/ %' 'o / &?;/ !%'& % %& +/!" &/ -o+ / +/%+& %

+/'o*%o'& o- / &oo!& ' / !o%!".

A'/' / &&/ o- //+ / -%+/+& %+/ %!/ ?/'/%+/& o- CAR, / &%:

/ Co+ o- A/%!& '': % /" /+/ 'o.

A / o&/, &o! ?/ o'/ o % / /'%o' o- %%! %' o/'

?/'/%+/& '/+ CAR & */&/ ' / S/+/%+" o- A:+%+%' R/-o+ +&%' o S/

15, R.A. No. 0057, &%/&K

SECTION 15. egistration of "ene%ciaries. T/ DAR ' oo+'%o' / <%+%':%"A:+%+%' R/-o+ Co// (<ARC) %& o+:%'/ ' & A, &%!! +/:&/+ %!! %:+!+%!

!/&&//&, /'%'& %' -%+o+B/+& o %+/ %!/ o ?/ ?/'/%+/& o- / CAR. T/&/

o/'%! ?/'/%+/& / %&&&%'/ o- / <ARC %' / DAR &%!! +o*/ /

-o!!o': %%K

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(?) o'/+& o+ %'&+%o+& o- / !%'& /" o+B o' %' / !/': o- /'+%!

+/!%o'&

() !o%o' %' %+/% o- / !%' /" o+B

() +o& !%'/ %'

(/) /+ &%+/ ' / %+*/& o+ %o' o- +/'%! % o+ %:/& +//*/.

A o" o- / +/:&+" o+ !& o- %!! o/'%! CAR ?/'/%+/& ' / ?%+%':%" &%!! ?/ o&' / ?%+%':%" %!!, &oo! o+ o/+ ?! ?!':& ' / ?%+%':%" /+/ &%!! ?/ o/'

'&/o' ?" / ?! % %!! +/%&o'%?!/ o+&.

I' / %&/ % ?%+, / <ARC /+/ % /+/' -%+/+& /+/ o/'%! CA

?/'/%+/& o- / &?;/ +o/+/&.=18> F+/+, o' No*/?/+ 23, 1##4, / S/+/%+"

A:+%+%' R/-o+ +o: / M'%! A:+%+%' R/-o+ O6/ (MARO) &&/ % No/

Co*/+%:/ !%': / &?;/ +o/+/& '/+ CAR. S'/ / /'%o' %' &/!/o'

CAR ?/'/%+/& %+/ %/+& '*o!*': &+!" / %'&+%*/ !//'%o' o-

CAR,=1#> ?/oo*/& / o+& o /$/+&/ :+/% %o' ' &?&': & o' //+'%

o- / &&/, '!/&& /+/ & :+%*/ %?&/ o- &+/o' o/ ?" / %'&+%%:/'". I' & %&/, /+/ %& 'o'/.

T/ Co+//'&*/ A:+%+%' R/-o+ +o:+% (CAR) & / ?%&o' o- &o%! ;&/

oo+ !%'!/&& -%+/+&, / /%'& /&:'/ o +/&+?/ o / '/++*!/:/

'%+%! +: o o! / /%+, %' o !?/+%/ / -+o o+/&&*/ /'%'". To o&/

&//B & ?/'/, & / /%'& o%+& % *%?!/ !*/!oo %', !%/!", % //' !-/. T

o?;/*/ o- / S%/ & 'o !/&& /+%'K !%'!/&& -%+/+& %' -%+o+B/+& !! +//*/

:/& o'&/+%o' o +oo/ &o%! ;&/ %' o o*/ / '%o' o%+ &o' +

/*/!o/' %' '&+%!%o'.=2>

WEREFORE, ' */ o- / -o+/:o':, / /o' & GRANTED. T/ /&o' o- Co+ o- A/%!& %/ Oo?/+ 2#, 22, ' [email protected]. S No. 04378 & REVERSED %' S

ASIDE. T/ /&o' %/ A:& 3, 2 o- / S/+/%+" o- A:+%+%' R/-o+ !%':

&?;/ !%'& '/+ CAR o*/+%:/, & REINSTATED.

SO ORDERED.

Davide, &r., C.&., 'Chairman(, Carpio, %' Azcuna, &&., o'+.

)anganiban, &., o' o6%! !/%*/.









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%' %o'/' &/ ?/-o+/ . I o/& 'o %*/ / o/+ o %B// %o'/' &/!- o+ o +/ /%o'': %o+" o %':/ / /!o"/' &%& o- %' /!o"//. CSC &o! %*/ /'/&%+%o' ' / %o'/' o- +*%/ +/&o'/' o' J%'%+" 1, 1#74 /' o'+/ //o+%+"&%& o- / !%/+o !%B/ / +o/+ *! &/+*/ /!:?!". W/' &&/ / -o+/:o': o'%o' M%+ 1#, 1#70, &// o' / o/&o- / %o'': %o+", /+/?" /'+o%': o' / &+/*/&/ &o!/!" o' / !%/+.



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