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    Tbl `mheouety ji sjml ji Xetabjt/sst`tlmlfts es plrb`ps hlttlr lxpc`efld hy tbli`at tb`t bl b`d tj gusteiy tbl rlajofetejf jiEfde`f tetcl ef slatejf 10 tj hjtb tbl B`ci-Hrllds# wbj `aalptld tbl prlv`ecefo guredea`cajfvlftejf ji Efde`f tetcl# `fd tj tbl Mltes#

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    wbj b`vl tj hl slttcld wetb ijr c`fd ac ems: Ei sj#`cc reobt& Hut ei tblrl es sjml slatejf ijr wbeab tblB`ci-hrllds wjucd b`vl tj hl dl`ct wetb# tblf tbl`rteacl `s et stjjd w`s tjj olflr`c& E b`vl bl`rd jiB`ci-hrllds b`vefo m`eft`efld ` pjsetejf jisuplrejrety `fd ajfqulst `o`efst tbl efaursejfs ji

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    Ef jrdlr tj eftlrprlt Xelc/s spllab-`at# wl must try tjrlajvlr tbl bestjrea`c ml`fefo ji bes cjautejf`ry`at# tb`t es#(tbl slfsl `fd rlilrlfal ji tbl tlrms efacudld( ef tbl mlrl`at ji s`yefo sjmltbefo&99 _becl Xelc lxpceaetcy m`dl `ajcclatevl c`fd ac`em blrl# bl ded fjt orjufd et ef Efde`ftetcl# hut efstl`d lvjkld tbl djatrefl ji ajfqulst `o`efstEfde`f tetcl& Tbl cjautejf`ry `atwb`tw`s s`edmust hldestefouesbld irjm tbl eccjautejf`ry`atwby tbl uttlr`fal

    w`s m`dl& Ef jtblr wjrds# ufdlrst`fdefo Xelc/s `at jieccjautejf es lquev`clft tj ufdlrst`fdefo bes prem`ryeftlftejfs ef essuefo tbes p`rteauc`r uttlr`fal&9? _becl Xelc/scjautejf`ry `at lmpb`sezls tbl gusteiea`tejf ijr ` c`fdac`em# bes ajccl`oul/s eftlrvlftejf suoolsts tb`t beseccjautejf`ry `at es `rou`hcy clss ajfalrfld wetb tbl sjuralji Mltes tetcl tb`f ajmplfs`tejf ijr ets lxtefouesbmlft&

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    Ef bes rlspjfsl tj Xelc# Oljrol Icltt ajmpcltlcyeofjrld Xelc/s cjautejf`ry `at# wbeab lxpceaetcy rlilrrld tjtbl djatrefl ji ajfqulst# `fd efstl`d pc`ald Xelc/s ac`emsqu`rlcy ef tbl tr`detejf`c Mltes djatrefl ji dlrev`tevlEfde`f tetcl7

    Ijr my p`rt# E `m ` B`ci-hrlld hut i`r hl et irjmml tj prlss `fy c`fd ac`em E meobt b`vl `s `o`efsttbl pjjr Efde`f ji tbl ajuftry "bl`r# bl`r%& Clttbl Efde`f ac`ems hl wb`t tbly m`y# tbly wecc fjtdltr`at irjm jur gust ac`ems& _l b`vl t`klf tblpjsetejf `fd `sk tbl reobts ji aevecezld mlf&95

    Ceklwesl# wblf G`mls Xjss tjjk tbl icjjr emmlde`tlcy `itlrIcltt# bl `csj ufdlrstjjd Xelc/s jhcequl rlilrlfal tj Mlt-es

    c`fd ac`ems ef tlrms ji Efde`f tetcl `fd lc`hjr`tld lvlf mjrliuccy jf Icltt/s lvja`tejf ji tbl ajcjfe`c deabjtjmy hltwllftbl (reobts ji aevecezld mlf( `fd (Efde`f ac`ems(7

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    preveclols ji Efde`fs alrt`ef rlslrvls ji c`fd`fd `ffu`c ajmplfs`tejf ji hc`fklts# pjwdlr`fd tjh`aaj "c`uobtlr% jr lcsl wl must t`kltbl pjsetejf ji aevecezld mlf `fd ac`em reobts`aajrdefocy& _l a`ffjt lxplat tj lfgjy tbl reobts`fd preveclols ji hjtb tbl Efde`f `fd tbl wbetlm`f& Ajfsedlrefo tbl prjorlss wl b`vl m`dl#`fd tbl pjsetejf wl jaaupy# wl must ac`em tbl

    reobts `fd preveclols wbeab aevecezld mlf ef jtblrajuftrelsac`em:/

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