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re`fnnejmem dega}d p}gjmgrmp*78 Cj eyers urbgj `ej}er! }de aeyeap gre ke}}cjk
{frpe be`gupe fi g``eaerg}cjk cjmup}rcgac|g}cfj! }de krf{cjk junber fi yedc`aep!
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peyere gcr xfaau}cfj xrfbaenp! {c}d gjjuga gyergke aeyeap fi }f}ga pupxejmem
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jc}rfkej mcftcme*72
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cj Cjmcg gre 088 nc`rfkrgnp xer `ubc` ne}er gjm 258 nc`rfkrgn xer `ubc` ne}er!
repxe`}cyeas! murcjk 288=*70
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me`gme $9*4 xer`ej} xer segr murcjk }de xercfm irfn 7347 }f 7337#* ]de xerifr.
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reyce{ fi }de ac}erg}ure fj gcr xfaau}cfj gjm c}p cnxg`}p g} }de jg}cfjga gjm cj.
}erjg}cfjga aeyeap* ]dcp cp ifaaf{em bs }de xrepej}g}cfj fi }de nfmea! {dc`d dgp
beej `gacbrg}em }f ep}cng}e }de cjmup}rcga encppcfjp fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT cj Cjmcg
gafjk {c}d }de ig`}frp repxfjpcbae ifr `dgjkep cj encppcfj aeyeap* ]deregi}er!
pfur`ep fi mg}g upem gjm }de xrf`eppcjk gre xrepej}em* Cj }de pubpewuej} pe`}cfj!
{e rexfr} }de me}gcaem enxcrc`ga icjmcjkp fj `dgjkep cj encppcfjp irfn 7340.734=
}f 2889.288;* ]de `fj}rcbu}cfj fi encppcfjp ngme bs mciierej} dfupedfam cj`fne
`g}ekfrcep gapf cp mcp`uppem gjm `fj`aupcfjp gre fiierem*
Reyce{ fi Ac}erg}ure
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`fyercjk }de `fj}rcbu}cfj }f gcr xfaau}cfj bs mciierej} dfupedfam cj`fne krfuxp*
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Je}deragjmp? N* Aej|ej ifr Gup}rgacg? gjm L* Nujopkggrm e} ga* gjm N* [cer e} ga*
ifr Mejngro*74
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jcic`gj} cjiauej`e fj `grbfj mcftcme encppcfjp*73
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mciierej`ep cj cj`fne gjm etxejmc}ure eagp}c`c}cep fi bf}d ejerks gjm `grbfj mc.
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}de icjmcjkp*
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L* Nujopkggrm e} ga* }rg`e }de ejycrfjnej}ga cnxg`}p fi `fjpunx}cfj cj
Mejngro*28
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pxg}cga aeyeapjg}cfj! `c}s! gjm dfupedfambs cj}rfmu`cjk }de `fj`ex} fi ejyc.
rfjnej}ga eiic`cej`s `fnbcjcjk cjxu}.fu}xu} nfmeacjk gjm mg}g ejyeafxnej}
gjgaspcp* ]de xfac`s reaeygj`e fi }de mciierej} negpurep gapf {gp mcp`uppem cj }de
xgxer*
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{frop fi P* @dgumdurc gjm G* Xigii! R* @grafp gjm @* Mgocaag! gjm A* Lcgjk gjm B*
FJecaa*27
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}cfj etxejmc}urep fj }de ejycrfjnej} cj Ngjcag*22
]de p}ums pdf{p }dg} }de
dfupedfamp g`}uga `fjpunx}cfj ngme g `fjpcmergbas dckd `fj}rcbu}cfj }f }f}ga
ejycrfjnej}ga mgngke! {dc`d `gj be g}}rcbu}em }f }dcp pe`}frp dckd encppcfj
`feiic`cej}p ifr ejycrfjnej}ga repcmugap* ]des gapf pukkep}em eiie`}cye ejycrfj.
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gbg}enej} pe}}cjkp ifr meyeafxcjk `fuj}rcep*20
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}dej cj`regpe gkgcj gp cj`fne `fj}cjuep }f rcpe*
A* Lcgjk gjm B* FJecaa ep}cng}e }de cnxg`}p fi e`fjfnc` krf{}d! xfxuag}cfj!
`fnxfpc}cfjga `dgjkep fj repcmej}cga ejerks `fjpunx}cfj! gjm c}p ejycrfjnej}ga
`fjpewuej`ep cj @dcjg*2=
]de gu}dfrp `gx}ure }de cnxfr}gj`e fi urbgjc|g}cfj cj
}de ejerks }rgjpc}cfj irfn bcfngpp }f nfmerj iuea bs p}g}cp}c gaas gjgas|cjk
@dcjepe rurga gjm urbgj dfupedfam ejerks `fjpunx}cfj* @fnbcjcjk }de xfx.uag}cfj gjm dfupedfam xrfle`}cfj repua}p! }des pcnuag}e }de cnxg`}p fi dfupedfam
`fnxfpc}cfjga `dgjkep gjm urbgjc|g}cfj fj iu}ure repcmej}cga ejerks `fjpunx}cfj
ujmer mciierej} pf`cfe`fjfnc` gjm menfkrgxdc` p`ejgrcfp*
Ifr Cjmcg! repegr`derp g} }de Cjmcrg Kgjmdc Cjp}c}u}e fi Meyeafxnej}ga Repegr`d
`grrcem fu} cj.mex}d p}umcep upcjk cjxu}.fu}xu} gjgaspcp gjm gkkrekg}em dfupedfam
etxejmc}ure puryes mg}g }f `ga`uag}e }de @F2 encppcfjp irfn ejerks `fjpunx}cfj
ifr mciierej} krfuxp fi dfupedfamp ifr }de segr 7343.7338*25
P* Xg`dgurc! upcjk nc`rf aeyea dfupedfam puryes mg}g irfn Cjmcg! gjgas|ep }de
ygrcg}cfj cj }de xg}}erj gjm wugj}un fi dfupedfam ejerks rewucrenej}p! bf}d mc.re`} gjm cjmcre`}! gjm }de ig`}frp `gupcjk pu`d ygrcg}cfj*
29Gj e`fjfne}rc` gjgaspcp
bgpem fj dfupedfam puryes mg}g irfn Cjmcg ifr }de segr 7330.733= reyegap }dg}
dfupedfam pf`cfe`fjfnc`! menfkrgxdc`! kefkrgxdc`! igncas! gjm m{eaacjk g}}rc.
bu}ep cjiauej`e }de }f}ga dfupedfam ejerks rewucrenej}p* ]dere gapf gre agrke
ygrcg}cfjp cj }de xg}}erj fi ejerks rewucrenej}p g`rfpp dfupedfamp beafjkcjk }f
mciierej} etxejmc}ure `agppep* Repua}p pdf{ }dg} }f}ga dfupedfam etxejmc}ure fr
cj`fne aeyea cp }de nfp} cnxfr}gj} etxagjg}frs ygrcgbae `gupcjk ygrcg}cfj cj ej.
erks rewucrenej}p g`rfpp dfupedfamp* Cj gmmc}cfj! }de pc|e fi }de dfupedfam
m{eaacjk gjm }de gke fi }de degm fi }de dfupedfam gre reag}em }f dckder dfupedfamejerks rewucrenej}p* Cj `fj}rgp}! }de junber fi nenberp cj }de dfupedfam gjm
ac}erg`s fi }de degm gre gppf`cg}em {c}d af{er dfupedfam ejerks rewucrenej}p*
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]de xgxer bs B* Remms gjgas|ep }de msjgnc`p fi ejerks ejm upe cj }de
dfupedfam pe`}fr cj Cjmcg*2;
]de ejerks `fjpunx}cfj cp mcpgkkrekg}em g``frmcjk }f
pf`cga `agpp $enxafsnej} `dgrg`}ercp}c`p! g``epp }f repfur`ep# gjm cj`fne krfux
ifr rurga gp {eaa gp urbgj dfupedfamp* C} cp fbperyem }dg} agrke ygrcg}cfjp cj ejerks
upe etcp} g`rfpp mciierej} pe`}cfjp fi dfupedfampurbgj&rurga! af{&dckd cj`fne
krfuxp* ]de xgxer eygaug}ep }de ejerks.xfyer}s jetup! cnxg`}p fi dfupedfam
ejerks `fjpunx}cfj fj acyeacdffm! gjm kejmer cppuep* Gapf mcp`uppem gre }de
xfpc}cye eiie`}p fi cjjfyg}cfj cj ejerks eiic`cej`s gjm }de rewucrem xfac`cep gjm
pxe`cic` xrfxfpgap ifr kfyerjnej} cj}eryej}cfj }f g`dceye }de xf}ej}cga ifr ejerks
eiic`cej`s*
]dere gre pfne f}der {frop ifr Cjmcg }dg} meperye }f be mcp`uppem* X* Pcomgr gjm
P* Nfjmga pukkep}em }dg} gj gcr wugac}s ngjgkenej} fj remu`cjk p}g}cfjgrs pfur`e
gjm nfbcae pfur`e encppcfjp {caa deax }f nc}ckg}e }de gcr xfaau}cfj gjm cnxrfye }de
wugac}s fi acie*24
Y* Og}durcg gjm J* Odgj dgye g}}enx}em }f icjm fu} }de eycmej`e
fi ejycrfjnej}ga cjewuc}s! c*e*! {de}der }dere cp gjs mcyerkej`e cj }de dfupedfamp
etxfpure }f gcr xfaau}cfj $pngaa xgr}c`uag}e ng}}er# fj g``fuj} fi mciierej`ep cj
}decr pf`cfe`fjfnc` `dgrg`}ercp}c`p cj Meadc! Cjmcg*23
]de e`fjfne}rc` gjgaspcp
pukkep}p }dg} }de e`fjfnc`gaas bg`o{grm `fnnujc}cep gre }de nfp} giie`}em bs }de
etxfpure }f gcr xfaau}cfj fj gyergke* ]de eiie`} cp wuc}e xrfjfuj`em {dej }des gre
p}gscjk cj cjmup}rcga gregp* Df{eyer! }de repegr`d `fuam jf} icjm gjs eycmej`e fi
ejycrfjnej}ga cjewuc}s mue }f reackcfj! gjm }de eycmej`e {gp {ego ifr }de `fn.
nujc}cep }dg} gre `fjpcmerem pf`cgaas bg`o{grm* Emu`g}cfj g`}p gp g meiejpegkgcjp} ejycrfjnej}ga etxfpure {dej }dg} etxfpure `rfppep g }drepdfam aeyea* ]de
gjgaspcp fi repcmej}cga gjm cjmup}rcga gregp pukkep}p }dg} etxfpure }f gcr xfaau}cfj cp
mexejmej} fj }de af`g}cfj fi repcmej`e cj gmmc}cfj }f pf`cfe`fjfnc` p}g}up*
Cj dcp re`ej} p}ums! G* Kgrk affop g} }de dungj dega}d cnxg`}p irfn urbgj gcr
xfaau}cfj cj Cjmcg*08
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dckder cj`fne krfuxp gjm }de e`fjfnc` bejeic}p gapf g``rue }f }den! {dcae }de
xffr `grrs g mcpxrfxfr}cfjg}eas dckder pdgre fi }de repua}gj} gcr xfaau}cfj dega}d
burmej* Pu`d xfaau}cfj cp epxe`cgaas dgrniua }f xffr xefxae* Pf }de `f.bejeic}p
irfn kafbga `acng}e `dgjke xfac`cep cj }ernp fi remu`em af`ga gcr xfaau}cfj `gjdgye xfpc}cye ewuc}s cnxg`}p* Dega}d cnxg`}p $nfr}gac}s gjm nfrbcmc}s# fi XN78
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XN78 `fj`ej}rg}cfj aeyeap gre fyeragcm {c}d pxg}cga pf`cfe`fjfnc` mg}g* Cn.
xrfyenej} cj gcr wugac}s {fuam repua} cj bckker dega}d bejeic}p ifr }de xffr* Nfp}
negpurep }dg} remu`e XN78 xfaau}gj}p gapf remu`e `grbfj mcftcme encppcfjp {dcae
pcnua}gjefupas cnxfpcjk dckder `fp}p fj }de nfre giiauej}*
]de p}umcep gbfye g}}enx}em }f if`up fj dfupedfam ejerks `fjpunx}cfj irfn
g meyeafxcjk `fuj}rs xerpxe`}cye* Bu} p}umscjk }de kejerg}cfj fi xfaau}cfj! xgr.
}c`uagras bs mciierej} cj`fne `agpp! gjm }de repxfjpcbae ig`}frp cj }de Cjmcgje`fjfns u}cac|cjk cjxu}.fu}xu} ne}dfmfafks cp rgre cj }de g`gmenc` ac}erg}ure*
]dup! {e {caa `fj`ej}rg}e fj }dcp cppue dere*
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Nfmea Ifrnuag}cfj
]de xrepej} p}ums meyeafxp }de nfmea bgpem fj }de cjxu}.fu}xu} p}ru`}urga
me`fnxfpc}cfj gxxrfg`d ifr }de ep}cng}cfj fi xfaau}gj}p encppcfj $@F2! PF2! gjm
JFT# gjm ig`}frp repxfjpcbae ifr `dgjkep cj encppcfj aeyeap* ]de nfmea cp iur}deret}ejmem }f cj`frxfrg}e mciierej} cj`fne krfuxp*
Nfmea 7< Nfmea 7 p}gr}p {c}d }de bgpc` `fj`ex}p fi }de cjxu}.fu}xu} irgne{fro
fi [* Aefj}cei*07
Ng}deng}c`gaas! }de p}ru`}ure fi }de cjxu}.fu}xu} nfmea `gj be
etxreppem gp Gt / S< 7
]de pfau}cfj fi ewug}cfj $7# kcyep
T > $C G#7S 2
{dere $CG#7 cp }de ng}rct fi }f}ga cjxu} rewucrenej}p* Ifr gj ejerks cjxu}.fu}xu}
nfmea! }de nfje}grs iaf{p cj }de ejerks rf{p cj ewug}cfj $2# gre rexag`em {c}d }de
xdspc`ga iaf{p fi ejerks }f `fjp}ru`} }de ejerks iaf{p g``fuj}cjk cmej}c}s! {dc`d
`fjifrnp }f }de ejerks bgagj`e `fjmc}cfj* [e gxxas g dsbrcm ne}dfm bgpem fj
R* Ncaaer gjm X* Bagcr! gjm c} ga{gsp `fjifrnp }f ejerks `fjperyg}cfj `fjmc}cfjp*02
Fj }de bgpcp fi }de gbfye ep}cng}em ickure {e `ga`uag}e }de mcre`} `grbfj mc.ftcme! puaiur mcftcme! gjm jc}rfkej ftcme encppcfj `feiic`cej} gjm }f}ga $mcre`} gjm
cjmcre`}# @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj `feiic`cej}*
Ae} @ > @$l# ,,
C} cp g ye`}fr fi ifppca iuea encppcfj `feiic`cej}p rexrepej}cjk }de yfaune fi
@F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp xer ujc} fi fu}xu} cj mciierej} pe`}frp! }dg} cp! {dej
}de pe`}frga yfaune fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj cp mcycmem bs pe`}frga fu}xu}
c} }dej kcyep up }de mcre`} @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj `feiic`cej}* ]de mcre`} gjmcjmcre`} `grbfj! puaiur! gjm jc}rfkej encppcfj `feiic`cej} fi pe`}fr l`gj be meicjem
gp @lrcl! {dere rclcp }de $c!l#}d
eaenej} fi }de ng}rct $CG#7
* ]de mcre`} gjm cjmcre`}
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ye`}fr jeemem }f puxxfr} icjga mengjm cj }dg} pe`}fr* ]dcp {fuam mexejm jf} fjas
fj }de mcre`} gjm cjmcre`} encppcfj `feiic`cej} fi }dg} pe`}fr bu} gapf fj }de aeyea fi
pe`}frga icjga mengjm*Encppcfj Nfmea< Jf{ cj ewug}cfj ifrn! @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp irfn
ifppca iuea `fnbup}cfj `gj be `ga`uag}em irfn cjmup}rcga iuea mg}g cj }de ifaaf{cjk
ngjjer @}A7T > @}A7 $C G#7S< 0
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Dere! I rexrepej}p g ye`}fr! kcycjk }de }f}ga wugj}c}s fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFTencppcfjp irfn ifppca iuea `fnbup}cfj fjas? @gp g ye`}fr fi mcnejpcfj n $nt7#!
fi `feiic`cej}p ifr @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp xer ujc} fi ifppca iuea burjem? A7cp g ng}rct $ntj# fi }de cjmup}rcga `fjpunx}cfj cj ejerks ujc}p fi n }sxep fi iuea
xer ujc} fi }f}ga fu}xu} fij cjmup}rcep? gjm pubp`rcx} }mejf}ep }de }rgjpxfpe fi }dcp
ye`}fr*
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7kcyep }de mcre`} gp {eaa gp cjmcre`}
rewucrenej} fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT cj}ejpc}cep irfn cjmup}rcep*
Pf ewug}cfj $0# etxagcjp }de @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp mue }f ifppca iuea
`fnbup}cfj cj Cjmcg irfn xrfmu`}cfj g`}cyc}cep*P}ru`}urga Me`fnxfpc}cfj Gjgaspcp< Jet}! {e meyeafx g p}ru`}urga me`fnxfpc}cfj
gjgaspcp $PMG# ifr }dcp nfmea }f ep}cng}e }de `dgjkep cj encppcfj cj eg`d xercfm
gp {eaa gp }f `gx}ure }de repxfjpcbae ig`}frp ifr pu`d `dgjkep cj encppcfj*00 ]de
}f}ga cjmup}rcga @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp $]E# `gj be etxreppem gp MI > PRS > P$C G#7
S =
{dere R > $C G#7*
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G``frmcjk }f }de p}ru`}urga me`fnxfpc}cfj gjgaspcp ne}dfm! }de `dgjke cj }f}ga
@F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp be}{eej gjs }{f segrp! c*e*! segr f gjm segr}! `gj
be cmej}cicem gp MI > P}$C G}#7S} Pf $C Gf#
7Sf 5
> P}R}S} PfRfSf 9
> P}R}S} PfR}S} / PfR}S} PfRfSf ;
> MPR}S} / PfR}S} PfRfSf 4
> MPR}S} / PfR}S} PfRfS} / PfRfS} PfRfSf 3
> MPR}S} / PfMRS} / PfRfS} PfRfSf 78
> MPR}S} / PfMRS} / PfRfMS< 77
]de icrp} }ern fi ewug}cfj $77# reiae`}p }de @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj
`dgjkep mue }f }de `dgjkep fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT cj}ejpc}s fi ygrcfup cjmup}rcep*
]de pe`fjm }ern fi }dg} ewug}cfj meicjep }de @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj
`dgjkep mue }f }de `dgjkep cj }de }e`djc`ga `feiic`cej} ng}rct* ]de }dcrm }ern fiewug}cfj $77# reierp }f }de @F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfj `dgjkep mue }f }de
`dgjkep cj }de icjga mengjm fi ygrcfup cjmup}rcep* Dere } reierp }f }de `urrej}
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xercfm gjmf meicjep }de xreycfup xercfm* Fjas iuea JFT dgp beej `fjpcmerem*
]dernga JFT dgp jf} beej }goej cj}f `fjpcmerg}cfj*
Nfmea 2Et}ejpcfj fi }de Nfmea Cj`frxfrg}cjk Mciierej} Cj`fne Krfuxp< ]f
`ga`uag}e }de `fj}rcbu}cfj fi }de gbfye encppcfj `dgjkep `fj}rcbu}em bs }de mci.ierej} cj`fne krfuxp! }de xreycfup nfmea dgp beej et}ejmem g``frmcjkas*
0=]de
icjga mengjm ye`}fr S dgp beej }reg}em pexgrg}eas bs bregocjk }de }f}ga icjga me.
ngjm gp S7 / S2 72
{dere S7 > @a/ @n / @d
S2 > S2< 70
]de }ern @a `grrcep }de ye`}fr fi dfupedfam `fjpunx}cfj beafjkcjk }f af{er.
cj`fne krfuxp? @n meicjep }de ye`}fr fi dfupedfam `fjpunx}cfj beafjkcjk }f
ncmmae.cj`fne krfuxp? @d cnxacep }de ye`}fr fi dfupedfam `fjpunx}cfj be.
afjkcjk }f dckder.cj`fne krfuxp? gjm }de }ern S2 pckjcicep }de ye`}fr fi f}der icjga
mengjm `fnxfjej}p pu`d gp kfyerjnej} `fjpunx}cfj! `dgjke cj p}f`o! cj.
yep}nej}! etxfr}! gjm cnxfr}*
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PfRfM$@a/ @n / @d / S2# MPR}@a}/MPR}@n}/MPR}@d}/MPR}S2} 7=g
Acoe{cpe! }de pe`fjm }ern fi ewug}cfj $7=#! c*e*! $7=b#! `fyerp }de `dgjkep cj}e`djc`ga `feiic`cej} fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT }ern bs `fjpcmercjk }de mciierej} icjga
mengjm krfuxp*
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Icjgaas! }de }dcrm }ern fi ewug}cfj $7=# reiae`}p }de `dgjkep cj }de icjga mengjm
fi @F2! PF2! gjm JFT }ern bs `fjpcmercjk }de mciierej} icjga mengjm krfuxp*
> PfRfM@a/ PfRfM@n / PfRfM@d / PfRfMS2 7=`
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@F2! PF2! gjm JFT encppcfjp `gj be me}erncjem irfn ewug}cfjp $7=g#! $7=b#! gjm
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eiie`} ifr eg`d cj`fne krfux*
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]f cnxaenej} }de nfmea gjm `fjmu`} }de p}ru`}urga me`fnxfpc}cfj gjgas.
pcp fi ejerks `fjpunx}cfj `dgjkep gnfjk mciierej} cj`fne krfuxp! {e rewucre
cjxu}.fu}xu} mg}g! xrc`e cjmc`ep! ejerks iaf{ mg}g gjm encppcfj mg}g $}de
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xejmc}urep fi mciierej} `fnnfmc}cep ifr mciierej} etxejmc}ure `agppep*05
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e`fjfns ifr }de segrp 7340.734=! 7330.733=! gjm 2889.288; xrexgrem bs }de
@ej}rga P}g}cp}c`ga Frkgjc|g}cfj fi }de Cjmcgj kfyerjnej} gre enxafsem cj }dcp
p}ums*09
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775t775 pe`}frp ifr }de segrp 7340.734= gjm 7330.733= {dcae }de segr 2889.288;
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fi }de jg}ure fi `fnnfmc}cep gjm ejerks cj}ejpcyejepp*
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2883 rexfr}*0;
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