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    D``rgnmkwn`m j rhthkrde kmg d`cqnlkwn`m j weh rhq`rw6

    Hmrnd` Dkrntde

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    kmg l``whg weh C`w` cnmht kr`xmg Ykwtk- Kdd`rgnmi w` Wnchckikvnmh, eh tw`lh ;811 q`xmgt `j i`lg jr`c weh tkjh `j wehcnmnmi `qhrkwn`mt-

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    D`mi` xmghr T`dnw gh l@jjndh ght Cnmht g@r gh Bnl`#C`w`%T@BNC@ r @BNC@.;; nm yende eh nmwhirkwhg weh nmgxtwrnklqr`gxdwn`m `j weh Bnl` kmg C`w` i`lg cnmht- T@BNC@ ykt t``m

    bm`ym w` oh C`oxwxt qhrt`mkl qnii~ okmb-

    Cntckmkihchmw lhg w` weh irkgxkl gntckmwlnmi `j weh

    nmgxtwrnkl twrxdwxrht, kmg o~ weh lkwh ;>51t @BNC@ ihmhrkwhgrhzhmxh ml~ o~ wkunmi nmj`rckl, krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklhcnmhrt- Weh hd`m`cnd d`llkqth ykt ckgh y`rth o~ weh Jnrtw

    D`mi` Ykr- @mdh Lkxrhmw#Ghtnrh Bkonlk kttxchg lhkghrtenq `jweh Kllnkmdh ght J`rdht Gc`drkwn{xht q`xr lk Lnorkwn`m gx

    D`mi`#Vkrh %KJGL. kmg lkxmdehg km krchg rhz`lw ynwe ent

    kllnht Qrhtnghmwt Qkxl Bkikch %_ykmgk. kmg ^`yhrn Cxthzhmn%Xikmgk., eh t~twhckwndkll~ `ddxqnhg kmg huql`nwhg weh

    i`lg#rnde cnmnmi krhkt- L`mi ohj`rh eh ekg ghq`thg C`oxwxkmg wkbhm jxll d`mwr`l `j weh d`xmwr~, eh twkrwhg w` thll i`lg

    d`mdhttn`mt w` weh eniehtw ongghrt-

    K mhy ykzh `j zn`lhmdh, d`hrdhg lko`xr kmg hd`m`cnd

    gntrxqwn`m drktehg zhr weh krwntkmkl kmg tckll#tdklh cnmhrtynwe weh Thd`mg D`mi` Ykr- Weh `ddxq~nmi j`rdht `j Xikmgkkmg _ykmgk rknghg weh i`lg#cnmnmi dhmwrht `j weh hktw,

    j`ll`yhg o~ ykzht `j D`mi`lhth cnlnwnk ir`xqt- _DG#I`ck,

    _DG#B#CL, _DG#B, CLD, XQD, JMN, JKQD, JQFD kmg jnmkll~

    DMGQ kmg JGL_ kll `ddxqnhg kmg l``whg weh i`lg#cnmnmidhmwrht kmg weh txrr`xmgnmi znllkiht- Nm t`ch nmtwkmdht, weh~

    htwkolntehg {xktn#kgcnmntwrkwn`mt kmg nttxhg mhy i`lg#cnmnmiqhrcnwt- Nm kll nmtwkmdht, weh~ ncq`thg wkuht, d`hrdhg wehrqk~chmwt, bnllhg, cknchg kmg w``b rhzhmih `m krwntkmkl i`lg

    cnmhrt j`r weh c`tw tqxrn`xt rhkt`mt-

    mkwn mkl kmg nmwhrmkwn`mkl rhkDwn`mt w`

    I`lg#cnmnmI rhlkwhg koxtht

    Weh e`rr`rt `j weh Jnrtw kmg Thd`mg D`mi` Ykrt, kmg wehXikmgkm#_ykmgkm `ddxqkwn`mt `j weh d`xmwr~t c`tw ncq`r#

    wkmw cnmnmi tnwht, c`onlnthg tnimnjndkmw rhtntwkmdh o~ D`mi`lhthdnznl t`dnhw~- Fxtwndh Qlxt, j`r hukcqlh, `rikmnthg k dkcqknimkiknmtw hwemnd qhrthdxwn`mt kmg weh nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j mkwxrkl

    rht`xrdht- Kdwnzntwt jr`c l`dkl `rikmntkwn`mt, txde kt KTKGE@#Ohmn, yhrh r`xwnmhl~ krrhtwhg j`r ghm`xmdnmi cnmnmi kdwnznwnht o~Xikmgkm j`rdht- @jjndhrt `j weh Xikmgkm cnlnwkr~, wehnr l`dkl kllnht

    jr`c _DG#B#CL kmg wehr rhohl ir`xqt kwwhcqwhg w` tnlhmdh wentrhtntwkmdh- E`yhzhr, weh~ gng m`w txddhhg ohdkxth ckm~ D`mi`#lhth kdwnzntwt ghm`xmdhg wehth koxtht kmg d`mwrnoxwhg tnimnjndkmw#

    l~ w` rkntnmi mkwn`mkl kmg nmwhrmkwn`mkl kwwhmwn`m- @mh ncq`rwkmwcnlhtw`mh w`ykrgt irhkwhr rhd`imnwn`m `j weh kwr`dnwnht lnmbhg ynwe

    i`lg#cnmnmi ykt rhkdehg yehm D`mi`lhth rhthkrdehrt kmg nmzht#wnikw`rt txqq`rwhg Exckm _niewt Ykwde kmg nwt lkmgckrb rhq`rwWeh Dxrth j I`lg qxolntehg nm Ck~ ?118-

    Dnznl t`dnhw~ dkcqknimt kiknmtw weh xmwrkmtqkrhmw kmg xmjknr

    kll`dkwn`m `j cnmhrkl rniewt o~ rhohl#lhkghr#wxrmhg#QrhtnghmwLkxrhmw#Ghtnrh Bkonlk ekg klrhkg~ twkrwhg kjwhr weh Jnrtw

    D`mi` Ykr- Nm weh ~hkr ?111, T~mhrinh Q`xr lk Qknu %T^QK. ykthtwkolntehg nm Oxwhco` kt k mhwy`rb `j l`dkl ir`xqt, nmdlxgnmiweh Dkwe`lnd Dexrde kmg dnznl t`dnhw~ `rikmntkwn`mt `j weh

    Bnzxt- Weh rikmntkwn`m irhy {xndbl~ w` mkwn`mkl twkwxrh kmgohdkch km ncq`rwkmw kdw`r nm weh Nmwhr#D`mi`lhth Gnkl`ixh,yende ykt `mh `j weh qrnmdnqkl qhkdh nmnwnkwnzht, drhkwhg xmghr

    weh Txm Dnw~ Kdd`rg nm ?11?- Weh Nmwhr#D`mi`lhth Gnkl`ixhehlqhg w` hmtxrh wekw weh D`mi`t Wrkmtnwn`mkl Qkrlnkchmwy`xlg thw xq k qkrlnkchmwkr~ nmzhtwnikwnzh d`ccnwwhh w` l``b

    nmw`, kc`mi wehr wenmit, weh lnmbt ohwyhhm cnmnmi d`mwrkdwtkmg weh d`mwnmxkwn`m `j ykr-

    Went drnwndkl nmnwnkwnzh, yende y`xlg hzhmwxkll~ oh bm`ym kt wehLxwxmgxlk D`ccnttn`m, rhdhnzhg zhr~ lnwwlh `r m` okdbnmi

    jr`c rhqrhthmwkwnzht j weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~- Kdd`rgnmiw` weh rhq`rw j weh Lxwxmgxlk D`ccnttn`m, d`xmwrnht txde kt

    weh Xmnwhg Twkwht, Dkmkgk, Ohlinxc kmg `wehrt rhjxthg w` irkmwchcohrt j weh D`ccnttn`m zntkt w` nmzhtwnikwh nm d`cqkmnht nmwehnr d`xmwrnht `j `rninm wekw yhrh txtqhdwhg `j jhhgnmi nmw` weh

    d`mjlndw kmg cnmnmi d~dlh nm weh G_D-

    D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg;1

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    Weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ lkrihl~ nim`rhg D`mi`lhth hjj`rwt kw wncht hzhm xmghrcnmnmi wehc nm `rghr w` qxrtxh nwt `ym

    nghkt j`r rht`lznmi weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdh qr`olhct- Kqnz`wkl c`chmw dkch yehm weh Qhrckmhmw _hqrhthmwkwnzh `j

    weh XT w` weh XM, _ndekrg E`lor``bh, kmg XT Thdrhwkr~ `j TwkwhCkghlhnmh Klorniew ghdnghg wekw Fkmxkr~ ?111 %weh c`mwe nmyende weh XT ghlhikwn`m ykt i`nmi w` qrhtngh `zhr weh Thdxrnw~

    D`xmdnl. y`xlg oh ghgndkwhg w` ghjnmnmi k il`okl twrkwhi~ w`wkdblh weh c`tw qhrtntwhmw qr`olhct `m weh Kjrndkm d`mwnmhmw-

    E`lor``bh qlkmmhg `qhm chhwnmit w` gntdxtt weh d`mjlndwtnm Oxrxmgn, w eh G_D, Kmi`lk kmg Tnhrrk Lh`mh kmg weh

    td`xrih `j KNGT- @m ?7 Fkmxkr~ ?111, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl

    deknrhg o~ Klorniew yhld`chg weh qrhtnghmwt `j thzhm Kjrndkmd`xmwrnht2Lkxrhmw#GhtnrhBkonlkyktwehjnrtwqrhtnghmw

    nmznwhg w` weh r`xmg wkolh `j weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl, j`ll`yhgo~ weh qrhtnghmwt `j _ykmgk, Vkconk, C`vkcon{xh, Xikmgk,

    Vncokoyh kmg Kmi`lk-;?

    Bkonlk ekg jxmghg ent l`mi ~hkrt engghm kyk~ nm weh Nw`coyhC`xmwknmt `j T`xwe Bnzx nm qkrw o~ i`lg tcxiilnmi kmg `wehr

    d`cchrdnkl kdwnznwnht- Yehm eh yhmw w` ykr w` `xtw C`oxwx,

    weh cnlnwkr~ j`rdht `j _ykmgk kmg Xikmgk yhrh ncq`rwkmwkllnht- Hzhmwxkll~ weh~ wxrmhg kiknmtw hkde wehr, kmg wehThd`mg D`mi` Ykr wxrmhg nmw` k zndn`xt ykr `j kwwrnwn`m-_ykmgk, Xikmgk kmg wehnr D`mi`lhth kllnht yhrh nmz`lzhg

    nm rht`xrdh huwrkdwn`m kt weh~ j`xiew weh Bkonlk rhinch- Wehjkdw wekw Bkonlk qkng ent j`rhnim kllnht kmg wehnr j niewhrt ynwe

    kddhtt w` weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl yhklwe gng m`w tw`q enc jr`ctwkwnmi olxmwl~ w` weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl6 Nt wehrh km~`mh ehrhye` nt xmkykrh `j weh t~twhckwnd qlxmghrnmi `j D`mi`lhth

    rht`xrdht `m kmg ohl`y weh ir`xmg o~ weh _ykmgkm, Xikmgkmkmg Oxrxmgnkm `ddxqnhrt0 Wehnr o``w~ y``g, gnkc`mgt,

    i`lg, d`oklw kmg vhorkt nt kll ohnmi t`lg `m weh `qhm ckrbhw,nmdlxgnmi nm t`ch `j weh d`xmwrnht rhqrhthmwhg ehrh w`gk~- ;4

    yekw nt nllhIkl0

    Ynwe ent rhjhrhmdh w` weh t~twhckwnd qlxmghrnmi `j D`mi`lhthrht`xrdht, Bkonlk thw nmw` c`wn`m k mhy g~mkcnd nm weh d`mjlndw

    rht`lxwn`m gnkl`ixh- J`ll`ynmi Bkonlkt dkll j`r km nmwhrzhmwn`mo~ weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl ghdnghg

    w` thmg k cnttn`m lhg o~ Kcokttkg`r E`lor``bh w` DhmwrklKjrndk w` ghjnmh weh twhqt w` oh wkbhm nm txqq`rw `j qhkdh#ckbnmi nm weh G_D- Kjwhr k j`xr#gk~ olnwv cnttn`m, E`lor``bh

    kmg ent d`llhkixht ghlnzhrhg weh ghjnmnmi rhq`rw j`r kll jxwxrhThdxrnw~ D`xmdnl kdwn`mt `m weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdht- Weh

    bh~ rhd`cchmgkwn`m ykt wekw weh XM Thdrhwkr~ Ihmhrkl te`xlgdrhkwh k XM Qkmhl `j Huqhrwt `m weh nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `jmkwxrkl rht`xrdht kmg `wehr j`rct `j yhklwe `j weh Ghc`drkwnd

    _hqxolnd `j weh D`mi`-;7

    K drnwndkl q`nmw nm weh lkmixkih, yende ykt j nrtw txiihtwhg o~Bkonlk kmg huqkmghg m o~ weh E`lor` bh cnttn`m, ykt weh

    d`mdhqw wekw weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl rht`xrdht yhrh huql`nwhgnllhikll~- Went whrc nmwr`gxdhg km huwrhchl~ d`mwhmwn`xt d`mdhqw

    kmg weh Qkmhl `j Huqhrwt ghtdrnohg nwt twrxiilh w` ghjnmh nllhiklnw~nm nwt jnrtw rhq`rw-;8 Weh rhq`rw jjhrhg j`xr drnwhrnk w` ghwhrcnmhnllhiklnw~6zn`lkwn`m`jt`zhrhnimw~2rhtqhdwo~kdw`rtj`rweh

    huntwnmi rhixlkw`r~ jrkchy`rbt nm weh d`xmwr~ `r whrrnw`r~ yehrhweh~`qhrkwh2gntdrhqkmd~ohwyhhmynghl~kddhqwhgwrkghkmg

    oxtnmhttqrkdwndhtkmgwehd`mgxdw`joxtnmhttnmwehG_D2kmg,

    weh zn`lkwn`m `j nmwhrmkwn`mkl lky, nmdlxgnmi t`jw lky- Weh Qkmhljxrwehr twkwhg wekw nw ykt i`nmi w` xwnlnvh weh kj`rhchmwn`mhg

    hlhchmwt nm k d`cqlhchmwkr~ ckmmhr, rhjxtnmi w` oh hudlxtnzh `r

    w` j`dxt `m `mh tnmilh hlhchmw- E`yhzhr, weh Qkmhlt txoth{xhmwrhq`rwt rhzhklhg wekw wehnr y`rb j`dxthg m `mh tnmilh hlhchmw

    weh j`xrwe drnwhrnk, xtnmi ghjnmnwn`mt ghrnzhg jr`c weh @HDGthchrinmi ixnghlnmht-

    Okthg `m went ghjnmnwn`m, weh Qkmhl rhlhkthg k rhq`rw `m ;:@dw`ohr ?11? ynwe kmmhuht;: `j mkcht `j nmgnzngxklt kmgd`cqkmnht wekw nw kddxthg `j huql`nwnmi weh D`mi`t mkwxrkl

    rht`xrdht nllhikll~- Txoth{xhmwl~, weh @HDG ixnghlnmht kmg weh

    ktt`dnkwhg mkwn`mkl d`mwkdw q`nmwt yhrh txqq`thg w` kttxchkm kgfxgndkw`r~ r`lh- E`yhzhr, nw mhzhr qr`zhg qkrwndxlkrl~hjjhdwnzh, htqhdnkll~ yehrh d`cqkmnht `r nmgnzngxklt jr`c @HDGchcohr twkwht yhrh nmz`lzhg-;9

    Weh Qkmhlt y`rb y`xlg ekzh ekg c`rh lhinwnckd~ ekg wehrhohhm lhtt rhlnkmdh `m weh @HDG ixnghlnmht kmg c`rh ir`xmgnmi

    nm weh lkyt `j weh D`mi`- Wehrh nt m`w `mh kwwhcqw nm wehQkmhlt rhq`rw w` ghjnmh weh g`dxchmwhg koxtht kt zn`lkwn`mt `j

    D`mi`lhth lkyt, klwe`xie Qrhtnghmw F`thqe Bkonlk ekg tnimhgweh mhy D`mi`lhth Cnmnmi Lky `m ;8 Fxl~ ?11?, werhh c`mwetohj`rh weh rhlhkth `j weh XM Qkmhl rhq`rw-

    Kqqkrhmwl~ rhl~nmi `m hchrinmi D`mi`lhth lhikl twrxdwxrht yktm`w km `qwn`m- Nmghhg, xtnmi D`mi`lhth lhikl twrxdwxrht w` ghjnmh

    k twrkwhi~ kiknmtw nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j weh d`xmwr~t mkwxrklrht`xrdht y`xlg rhcknm xmkddhqwkolh j`r ~hkrt w` d`ch, kt weh jkwh

    `j Cnmntwhrnkl Ghdrhh ?814 `j Jhorxkr~ ?119;5 y`xlg ghc`mtwrkwh-

    Weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ htqhdnkll~ weh eniel~ nmgxtwrnklnthg,c`twl~ yhtwhrm chcohrt `j weh nmwhrmkwn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ ykmwhg

    w` oxnlg `m weh hz`lznmi twkmgkrgt `j d`rq`rkwh t`dnkl rhtq`mtnonlnw~wekw yhrh xmghr ghzhl`qchmw kw weh @HDG kw weh wnch- E`yhzhr, weh@HDGt z`lxmwkr~ Ixnghlnmht j`r Cxlwnmkwn`mkl Hmwhrqrntht wxrmhg

    `xw w` oh nmhjjhdwnzh nm rhixlkwnmi weh G_Dt cnmnmi thdw`r- Hzhmwx#kll~, nmzhtwnikwn`mt o~ weh Ornwnte MI@ _niewt kmg Kdd`xmwkonlnw~ nm

    Ghzhl`qchmw %_KNG. rhzhklhg wekw znrwxkll~ m`mh `j weh d`cqkmnht

    kmg nmgnzngxklt nghmwnjnhg o~ weh Qkmhl kt ohnmi nm zn`lkwn`m `j weh@HDG ixnghlnmht yhrh txofhdwhg w` km~ kgcnmntwrkwnzh qr`dhgxrh

    o~ wehnr i`zhrmchmwt, kt weh @HDG qr`dhtt qr`cnthg-

    D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg ;;

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    xm tkmDwn`mt kIknmtw weh

    nllhIkl huql`nwkwn`m `

    mkwxrkl rht`xrDht

    Ynwe weh @HDG qr`dhtt wxrmnmi nmw` k qk#

    qhr wnihr, we`th nm weh G_D ye` ekg e`qhgw` rhdhnzh kttntwkmdh jr`c weh nmwhrmk#

    wn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ nm weh rhoxnlgnmi j k lh#

    inwnckwh mkwxrkl rht`xrdh thdw`r tky wehnr`qwn`mt gncnmntenmi- O~ ?117, weh XMt

    mkwxrkl rht`xrdh Qkmhl ykt gntd`mwnmxhg,qkrwl~ nm rhtq`mth w` ehkz~ drnwndntc `j

    wehnr hznghmwnkr~ twkmgkrgt kmg chwe#`g`l`i~- E`yhzhr, weh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnlkddhqwhg mh j wehnr rhd`cchmgkwn mt

    w` ncq`th km krct hcokri` `m weh D`mi`kmg htwkolntehg km`wehr XM Huqhrw ir`xqw` c`mnw`r d`cqlnkmdh ynwe weh hcokri`-

    O~ ?117, weh Ir`xq `j Huqhrwt ykt kq#

    q`nmwhg ynwe k zhr~ mkrr`yl~ ghjnmhgkrct hcokri`#c`mnw`rnmi ckmgkwh-

    Yenlh weh mkwxrkl rht`xrdh qkmhl ekgtwnrrhg xq k l`w `j chgnk kwwhmwn`m, nw ykt

    weh mhy Ir`xq `j Huqhrwt wekw d`mznmdhgweh Thdxrnw~ D`xmdnl nm M`zhcohr ?118

    w` ncq`th wkrihwhg XM tkmdwn`mt kiknmtw

    kll ckf`r D`mi`lhth cnlnwnk lhkghrtkmg wehnr kjjnlnkwhg oxtnmhttqh`qlh;>-

    Weh chktxrht ncq`thg `m we`th c`twrhtq`mtnolh j`r ckttkdrht nm hktwhrmD`mi` nmdlxghg weh jrhhvnmi `j wehnr kt#

    thwt kmg k wrkzhl okm- Klwe`xie hjjhdwnzhncqlhchmwkwn`m `j wehth chktxrht y`xlg

    rhcknm dekllhminmi, tnmilnmi xw wehthnmgnzngxklt kt xwdktwt j weh nmwhrmk#wn`mkl d`ccxmnw~ ol`dbhg wehnr dekmdht

    `j hzhr kdenhznmi lhinwnckd~-

    Weh Ir`xq klt` txddhhghg ynwe nwtrhd`cchmgkwn`mt w` weh Thdxrnw~

    D`xmdnl w` jxrw ehr nmzhtwnikwh nmgnzngxkldxlqkonlnw~ nm weh xth `j mkwxrkl rht`xrdh

    rhzhmxht w` jnmkmdh zn`lkwn`mt `j wehkrct hcokri`- Ynwe weh htwkolntechmw `jk ekrg twkmgkrg j`r nllhikl huql`nwkwn`m `j

    mkwxrkl rht`xrdht kmg twrndw hznghmwnkr~

    twkmgkrgt, qh`qlh `r d`cqkmnht nllhikll~huql`nwnmi `r gnzhrwnmi cnmhrklt jr`chktwhrm D`mi` c`zhg nmw` weh dr`tteknrt`j wkrihwhg tkmdwn`mt-

    Xtnmi weh werhkw j XM tkmdwn`mtdhrwknml~ ykt k zklxkolh kggnwn`m w`

    weh krthmkl kiknmtw qhrqhwrkw`rt jzn`lhmdh, oxw w` kdenhzh lktwnmi qhkdh kmg

    thdxrnw~ weh lnmbkiht ohwyhhm mkwxrklrht`xrdh huql`nwkwn`m kmg wrkgh ekg w`

    ;? D`mjndw I`lg w` Drncnmkl I`lg

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    oh okthg `m k twr`mihr j``wnmi- O`we wehXM Qkmhl?1 kmg thmn`r jjndnklt ynwenm

    weh G_D Cnmntwr~ `j Cnmht ekg d`chnmghqhmghmwl~ w` weh tkch d`mdlxtn`m6

    hmekmdhg nmtwnwxwn`mklnthg t`lxwn mt,txde kt chdekmntct w` wrkdh mkwxrklrht`xrdh `rninmt, yhrh rh{xnrhg-

    Weh Cnmntwr~ `j Cnmht kmg DHHDyhrh klrhkg~ thhbnmi yk~t w` ghzhl`q

    k dhrwnjndkwn`m t~twhc, oxw nw ck~ ekzhohhm t`chyekw qrhckwxrh j`r weh

    `jjndnklt j weh wrkmtnwn`mkl i`zhrmchmw

    tnmdh weh cnmhrkl ghq`tnwt nm o`we M`rwekmg T`xwe Bnzx, weh hktwhrm thdwn`mt `j

    Ckmnhck kmg Bkwkmik, kmg @rnhmwklhyhrh oh~`mg weh kxwe`rnw~ `j weh

    i`zhrmchmw- Dxtw`ct kihmwt kw o`rghrdr`ttnmit, wku d`llhdw`rt, kmg weh jjndnklt`j weh txotngnkrnht j weh Dhmwrkl Okmb nm

    weh hktwhrm qr`znmdht, kl`mi ynwe ckm~`wehr i`zhrmchmw jxmdwn`mkrnht, gng m`w

    kddhqw weh wrkmtnwn`mkl i`zhrmchmwtkxwe`rnw~- Nm Oxmnk, weh l`dklehkg{xkrwhrt kmg `qhrkwn`mt `j @BNC@

    yhrh wkbhm `zhr o~ weh Nwxrn rhohlt, ye`klt` w``b kll nmd`ch jr`c weh krwntkmkl

    i`lg#cnmnmi tnwht tnwxkwhg `m wehqkrktwkwklt werhh exih i`lg d`mdhttn`mt-Kw weh tkch wnch, JGL_, Ck~n#Ck~n kmg

    `wehr ir`xqt zhrrkm weh krwntkmkl kmg

    tckll#tdklh cnmhrt qhrkwnmi ynwenm wehd`mdhttn`m krhkt `j T@BNC@- T` ye~

    yhrh weh mhy jxmdwn`mkrnht nm Bnmtektknmwhrhtwhg nm ghzntnmi wrkdhkonlnw~ kmg

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