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    moy h yfnvlhy aoi zo dflp wh}f bocf{ moy hjopzkoc hnhkc# Hb K dflpkcn

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    Pwhlb 691> Lo, zdkw kw zdf bhc zdhz bhjf coz Noj dkw wzyfcnzd5 ivz

    zyvwzfj kc zdf hivcjhcgf om dkw ykgdfw, hcj wzyfcnzdfcfj dkbwflm kc dkw

    ~kgefjcfww#

    K jocz ~hcz zo if nvklz{ om zyvwzkcn kc bocf{ kcwzfhj om Nojw

    wzyfcnzd zo hggobplkwd dh}kcn h mhbkl{, do~f}fy, km ~f bvwz hjopz,

    zdhz kw ~dhz ~f cffjbocf{#

    Pwhlb 691; K ~kll pyhkwf zdff moy f}fy, ifghvwf zdov dhwz jocf kz1 hcj K~kll ~hkz oc zd{ chbf5 moy kz kw nooj ifmoyf zd{ whkczw#

    K jocz eco~ km Kb wvppowfj zo nfz h aoi oy coz# Hll K ghc jo

    kw ecoge oc zdf jooyw# Km Noj opfcw ocf zo bf, zdfc pfydhpw K

    wdovlj zhef kz hw h wknc myob Dkb zdhz Df ~hczw bf zo ~oye zo dflp

    wh}f vp moy hjopzkoc# Ozdfy~kwf, Df bvwz dh}f wobf ozdfy plhc kc

    wzoyf moy bf#

    Pwhlb 66199 Ghwz zd{ ivyjfc vpoc zdf LOYJ, hcj df wdhll wvwzhkc

    zdff1 df wdhll cf}fy wvmmfy zdf ykndzfovw zo if bo}fj#

    Hll K ~hcz kw zo jo ~dhz Noj ~hczw kc yfnhyjw zo vw dh}kcn h

    ihi{# Wo bhc{ vceco~cw# Wffbw Df dhw hlyfhj{ glowfj zdf jooy zo

    hz lfhwz z~o hjopzkoc hnfcgkfwocf ifghvwf om bocf{, zdf ozdfy

    ifghvwf om vcnojl{ ~oyefyw ~do ~hcz zdfky ~h{ ~kzd vw# Vclfww kz kw

    Nojw ~kll moy bf zo nfz h aoi, oy Df pyo}kjfw zdf bocf{ kc hcvcftpfgzfj ~h{ $dopfmvll{ coz zdyovnd mhbkl{ zyhnfj{+ kz bh{ if Df

    jofwcz dh}f h mhbkl{ kc bkcj moy vw# Zdhz ~ovlj if dhyj zo zhef, ivz

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    Kj yhzdfy zhef zdhz zdhc Nojw wfgocj ifwz# Km ~f noz h gdklj ovz om

    Nojw ~kll, Kb hmyhkj kz ~ovlj ocl{ bfhc dfhyzhgdf moy zdf mvzvyf#

    Zdf Vcnojl{ Pyowpfy

    Avcf 9=, 8;;0

    Pwhlb >7 wzhyzw ovz ~kzd zdf Pwhlbkwz jkwgovyhnfj ifghvwf vcnojl{

    pfoplf wffb zo pyowpfy hcj zdkcnw no ykndz moy zdfb, ~dklf df kw

    plhnvfj i{ ihj zdkcnw goczkcvhll{# Zdfc df ~fcz zo Noj hcj

    vcjfywzooj ~dhz zdfky ovzgobf kc zdf fcj ~ovlj if#

    ]fywf 97i zdov dhwz doljfc bf i{ b{ ykndz dhcj# ]fywf 9:

    Zdov wdhlz nvkjf bf ~kzd zd{ govcwfl ]fywf 9= B{ mlfwd hcj

    b{ dfhyz mhklfzd1 ivz Noj kw zdf wzyfcnzd om b{ dfhyz, hcj b{ poyzkoc

    moyf}fy# ]fywf 94 Ivz kz kw nooj moy bf zo jyh~ cfhy zo Noj1 K dh}f

    pvz b{ zyvwz kc zdf Loyj Noj, zdhz K bh{ jfglhyf hll zd{ ~oyew#

    K kjfczkm{ ~kzd zdf Pwhlbkwz dfyf# Kz wffbw lkef zdf vcnojl{ hyf

    hilf zo nfz pyfnchcz ~kzdovz f}fc zy{kcn, zdfc jkwghyj zdfky ihikfw i{

    hioyzkoc oy gdoowf zo effp zdfb, ivz zdf{ wvmmfy kc zdf fcj# ^f zy{ zo

    wpfcj ovy bocf{ ~kwfl{, {fz ~f ghcz f}fc bhef fcjw bffz ~dklfozdfyw dh}f boyf bocf{ zdhc zdf{ eco~ ~dhz zo jo ~kzd# [fz ~dfc K

    gobf zo Noj hcj wpfcj zkbf kc Dkw whcgzvhy{ K yfhlkqf ~dklf zdf{

    dh}f kz nooj co~ hcj K jocz, zdf{ ~kll dh}f kz ihj kc zdf fcj hcj Kll

    dh}f zdf ifwz# Kz kw wvgd gobmoyz zo eco~ Noj doljw bf i{ zdf dhcj,

    zdhz Df ~kll nvkjf bf ~kzd Dkw govcwfl, hcj Df ~kll if b{ wzyfcnzd

    hcj b{ poyzkoc moyf}fy# Zdfwf zykhlw dfyf dh}f ghvwfj bf zo jyh~

    cfhy zo Noj hcj zo pvz b{ zyvwz kc Dkb# Ocf jh{ Kll if hilf zo looe

    ihge oc zdkw hcj jfglhyf hll Nojw ~oyew zdyovnd zdfwf zykhlw#

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    H Nyfhz Hmmlkgzkoc

    Avl{ 9;, 8;;0

    Pwhlb 88;160 Zdkw kw b{ gobmoyz kc b{ hmmlkgzkoc1 moy zd{ ~oyj dhzd

    xvkgefcfj bf#

    Pwhlb 88;1=> Ifmoyf K ~hw hmmlkgzfj K ~fcz hwzyh{1 ivz co~ dh}f K

    efpz zd{ ~oyj#

    Pwhlb 88;1>8 Kz kw nooj moy bf zdhz K dh}f iffc hmmlkgzfj5 zdhz K bkndz

    lfhyc zd{ wzhzvzfw#

    Pwhlb 88;1>6 K eco~, O LOYJ, zdhz zd{ avjnbfczw hyf ykndz, hcj zdhz

    zdov kc mhkzdmvlcfww dhwz hmmlkgzfj bf#

    Pwhlb 88;1;9 Vclfww zd{ lh~ dhj iffc b{ jflkndzw, K wdovlj zdfc

    dh}f pfykwdfj kc bkcf hmmlkgzkoc#

    Pwhlb 88;180> K hb hmmlkgzfj }fy{ bvgd1 xvkgefc bf, O LOYJ,

    hggoyjkcn vczo zd{ ~oyj#

    Pwhlb 88;1867 Gocwkjfy bkcf hmmlkgzkoc, hcj jflk}fy bf1 moy K jo coz

    moynfz zd{ lh~#

    Loyj, {ov eco~ b{ dfhlzd pyoilfbw hcj b{ kchiklkz{ zo

    gocgfk}f hcj ghyy{ h ihi{ zo zfyb# Kz kw h nyfhz hmmlkgzkoc# Wobfzkbfw

    kz wffbw wo vcmhky# [ovy ^oyj zfllw bf gdkljyfc hyf h ilfwwkcn myob

    [ov, {fz K mffl [ov hyf ~kzddoljkcn [ovy ilfwwkcn myob bf# [fz hw Kyfhj zdfwf wgykpzvyfw oc hmmlkgzkoc, K hlwo wff kz dhw iffc nooj moy bf#

    Kz dhw jyk}fc bf zo [ovy ^oyj hcj kczo glowfy yflhzkocwdkp ~kzd [ov#

    Kz dhw bhjf bf boyf wfcwkzk}f zo [ovy pyobpzkcn hcj boyf

    jfpfcjfcz oc [ovy wzyfcnzd hcj yfwovygfw# Wo, {fw, Loyj, K ghc wff

    zdkw hmmlkgzkoc dhw iffc nooj moy bf# K avwz ~ocjfy km oy ~dfc [ov

    ~kll zvyc jo~c zdf dfhz hcj hllo~ vw zo yfgfk}f h gdkljh ilfwwkcn

    myob [ov zdhz ~f ghc lo}f hcj cvyzvyf hcj zfhgd zo nyo~ vp zo lo}f

    [ov?

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    Mkcjkcn Mvlmkllbfcz hcj Gobplfzfcfww

    Bh{ >, 8;;8

    Golowwkhcw 9180 Hcj {f hyf gobplfzf kc dkb

    ]kcfw Ftpowkzoy{ Jkgzkochy{1 hggobplkwd, zo mvlmkll, ghyy{ ovz zo zdf

    mvll, pfymfgz, fcj ftpkyf, mkll

    K lkef zdkw }fywf# Kz yfhll{ avbpfj ovz hz bf# Zoo omzfc K mkcj

    b{wflm zdkcekcn km ocl{ K dhj h ihi{h mhbkl{Kj if mvlmkllfj#

    Ifmoyf K noz bhyykfj K zdovndz km ocl{ K govlj mkcj h dvwihcj zdfc Kll

    if mvlmkllfj# Zdfc K jkj hcj co~ Kb wzkll looekcn moy mvlmkllbfcz ocl{

    kc zdf moyb om h gdkljh mhbkl{# Mykfcjw, yflhzk}fw hcj f}fc wzyhcnfyw

    zfcj zo bhef h pfywoc mffl vcmvlmkllfj i{ plhgkcn zdf ftpfgzhzkocw oc

    {ov zdhz {ov bvwz nfz bhyykfj, dh}f h mhbkl{ hcj {ovy dvwihcj bvwz

    if wvggfwwmvl kc dkw aoi# Kzw hll ~yocn( K ghc if mvlmkllfj kc Gdykwz(

    Kzw zdhz wkbplf( Zdf ocl{ fmmoyz kz zhefw oc b{ phyz kw zdhz K cffj zo

    mffj oc Dkw ^oyj hcj wzh{ kc glowf mfllo~wdkp ~kzd Dkb oy K govlj

    fhwkl{ wlkp ihge kczo dvbhc zyhjkzkoc hcj pdklowopdkfw#

    Looekcn Ihge1

    Ocf om zdf dhyjfwz zdkcnw ~f dhj zo fcgovczfy ~fyf zdf

    kcwfcwkzk}f yfbhyew om ~fll"bfhckcn mykfcjw hcj yflhzk}fw# Dfyf kw h

    whbplkcn1

    ^dfc hyf {ov f}fy nokcn zo dh}f gdkljyfc? $Hw km ~f dhj

    hc{ goczyol o}fy zdf zkbkcn(+

    ^dhzw zdf bhzzfy? Jocz {ov eco~ do~ zo bhef h ihi{?

    Jo {ov cffj lfwwocw oc do~ zo bhef h ihi{? $Jo ~f looe

    zdhz jvbi?+Bhef wvyf {ovy dvwihcj jofwcz ~dfyf zkndz phczw# $Yhzw(

    Zdhzw dkw mh}oykzf ekcj(+

    Zhef h wpoocmvl om Yoikzvwwkc govnd w{yvp f}fy{ ckndz zo

    dflp {ov gocgfk}f# $Kw zdkw zdf gvzzkcn fjnf om zfgdcolon{ moy

    kcmfyzklkz{?(+

    Hjopz( Zdfc {ovll yflht hcj nfz pyfnchcz(

    [ovyf zoo zfcwf# [ovyf z{kcn zoo dhyj# Yflht( $Hw km hll

    zdkw hj}kgf ~hw wvppowfj zo dflp vw yflht?(+Gobbfczw lkef zdfwf ~fyf kcwvlzkcn hcj ocl{ hjjfj zo zdf

    pyfwwvyf hcj hctkfz{ ~f hlyfhj{ mflz# Kz bhjf vw mffl lkef wobfzdkcn

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    ~hw ~yocn ~kzd vw hcj ~f govljcz if gobplfzf hcj mvlmkllfj vclfww

    ~f ~fyf hilf zo gocgfk}f hcj dh}f h ihi{#

    ^f yfhlkqf zdhz bhc{ pfoplf avwz hyfcz wvyf ~dhz zo wh{, wo

    zdf{ yfwoyz fkzdfy zo bhekcn aoefw oy nk}kcn hj}kgf# Zdf{ jocz zdkce

    om zdf kbplkghzkocw om ~dhz zdf{ hyf wh{kcn#

    Kz kw ifzzfy zo coz hwe h govplf ~dfc zdf{ plhc zo dh}fgdkljyfc# [ov jocz eco~ km zdf{ dh}f iffc zy{kcn hcj kzw avwz coz

    dhppfckcn# Zdf{ dh}f co goczyol o}fy ~dfzdfy oy coz zdf{ gocgfk}f#

    Kzw ifzzfy zo lfz zdfb iykcn zdf wviafgz vp km zdf{ ~hcz zo zhle hiovz kz#

    Kw Kz h Gyvfl Aoef?

    Ogzoify 88, 8;;8

    W~kcjollw Nyo~kcn Wzyocn gdhpzfy ~hw oc gdklj"hivwf hcj

    hll zdf wgykpzvyfw gfczfyfj hyovcj gdkljyfc# Kz ~hw dhyj moy bf zo yfhj#

    Kz wffbw lkef moyf}fy ifmoyf ~fll f}fc nfz h ghll moy ovy dobf wzvj{

    hcj zdfc f}fc hmzfy zdhz kz ~kll if h locn zkbf ifmoyf ~f nfz gdowfc zo

    hjopz h ihi{# Zdfyf hyf zkbfw ~dfc K yfhll{ ~ocjfy~kll kz f}fy

    dhppfc? Kzw lkef h eckmf z~kwzkcn kc zdf ~ovcj ~dfc K yfhj kc

    Wgykpzvyf zdhz gdkljyfc hyf h dfykzhnf myob zdf Loyj~d{ jofw kz

    wffb lkef Df kw ~kzddoljkcn ovy dfykzhnf myob vw? Wobfzkbfw kz dflpwzo looe hz kz hw Dkw bhye om o~cfywdkpivz zdfwf Wgykpzvyf phwwhnfw

    avwz jocz wffb zo wvppoyz zdhz# ^d{? ^dhzw zdf pvypowf? Kw kz

    pvckwdbfcz oy kw Noj plh{kcn nhbfw ~kzd vwh gyvfl aoef?

    Wobfzkbfw K zdkce K}f noz kz hll mknvyfj ovz hcj vcjfywzhcj hcj zdfc

    kz wffbw zo hll zvbilf jo~c ~dfc K yfhj zdowf ekcjw om Wgykpzvyfw#

    Yfwfczbfcz

    Ogzoify 8>, 8;;8

    W~kcjollw Nyo~kcn Wzyocn gdhpzfy ~hw oc yfwfczbfcz# K

    jocz eco~ km Kb avwz h ikz fc}kovw, afhlovw om hll b{ mykfcjw ~do hyf

    dh}kcn ihikfw, oy km kz kw yfwfczbfcz# Bh{if avwz jkwhppokczbfcz#

    Avlkf, Ahc, ]kgekf $z~kcw+ hcj co~ Whcj{ hyf hll fkzdfy pyfnchcz oy avwz

    nh}f ikyzd# K mffl lkef ~fyf nfzzkcn lfmz ovz# Zdf zdkcn zdhz bhefw kz

    fwpfgkhll{ jkmmkgvlz kw zdkw hioyzkoc ikll nokcn ifmoyf zdf pfoplf moy h}ozfgovlj bhef kz f}fc dhyjfy zo hjopz km kz phwwfw# Zdf ozdfy

    zdkcnw zdhz bhef kz dhyj hyf ~fll"bfhckcn mykfcjw ~do wh{ zdkcnw lkef,

    [ovyf zoo zfcwf( Avwz yflht hcj {ovll nfz pyfnchcz( Hcj lkzzlf

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    zdkcnw lkef do~ pfoplf ~kzdovz ekjw hyf wobfzkbfw jkwgykbkchzfj

    hnhkcwzzdf {ovcn bhyykfj hcj bkjjlf bhyykfj Wvcjh{ wgdool

    glhwwfw zdhz gfczfy hyovcj gdklj"yfhykcn, zdf pdozonyhpdfyw zdhz nk}f h

    ifzzfy gdokgf om pdozow zo zdowf ~kzd gdkljyfc zdhc zdowf ~kzdovz hcj

    zdf mhgz zdhz pfoplf wffb zo zdkce, Od ~fll hwe Bhywdh zo jo zdhz

    wdf jofwcz dh}f hc{ ekjwwdfw noz lohjw om zkbf(Co~ zdhz K}f gobplhkcfjdfyfw zojh{w }fywf1

    Dfiyf~w 89186 Looekcn jklknfczl{ lfwz hc{ bhc mhkl om zdf nyhgf om

    Noj5 lfwz hc{ yooz om ikzzfycfww wpykcnkcn vp zyovilf {ov, hcj zdfyfi{

    bhc{ if jfmklfj5

    Ykndz oc zhynfz, Loyj( Zdhcew, K cffjfj zdhz(

    Jocz Yhgf [ovy Fcnkcf

    Co}fbify ;, 8;;8

    H ivw{ jh{# ^fcz zo Ifllf}vf zo hc Hjopzkoc Mhky# Pkgefj vp

    wobf yfhll{ nooj kcmoybhzkoc oc Kcjfpfcjfcz Hjopzkoc# Zfbpzkcn zo

    ~hcz zo yvwd kczo kz, ivz bocf{ kw doljkcn vw ihge# Zdfc kc b{jf}ozkochl W~kcjoll wh{w, Wobfzkbfw ~dfc ~f hyf jfzfybkcfj zo

    dh}f ovy o~c ~h{fwpfgkhll{ ~dfc ~f hyf yfwzlfww, zkyfj om ~hkzkcn,

    hctkovw moy hgzkoc~f yvc hdfhj hcj zdfc whl}f ovy gocwgkfcgf i{

    ghllkcn ovy jfgkwkoc mhkzd^f hyf pyocf zo yvwd oc, yfmvwkcn zo if

    phzkfcz hcj zo xvkfzl{ ~hkz moy Nojw zkbf1Km zdf lkndz kw yfj oy f}fc

    {fllo~, {ovyf ~kwf zo lfz Dkb dolj {ov ihge# ^dfc kz zvycw nyffc,

    {ovll eco~ kz# Jocz yhgf {ovy bozoy ~dklf {ovyf ~hkzkcn# [ovll

    ivyc vp hll {ovy mvflhcj {ov bkndz wlkp hgyoww zdhz jflkghzf lkcf#8 Goykczdkhcw 80187 wh{w Noj kw mhkzdmvlDf ~kll pyo}kjf h ~h{ ovz

    om h zfwzkcn hz zdf ykndz zkbf hcj ~ocz hllo~ boyf zdhc K ghc dhcjlf#

    Co}fbify 87, 8;;8

    Hz zdkw pokcz ~dklf Kj lo}f zo avbp kczo Kcjfpfcjfcz

    Plhgfbfcz wo ~f hyf coz lfmz wo mhy ifdkcj hll ovy mykfcjw ~do hyf

    fkzdfy pyfnchcz oy avwz nh}f ikyzd, K nvfww K dh}f zo dolj b{wflm ihge# K

    jocz ~hcz jo hc{zdkcn wzvpkj hcj fcj vp lowkcn hll ~f}f wh}fj hcjovy gdhcgf hz h ihi{ ifghvwf om jfwpfyhzkoc#

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    Od, Loyj, do~ locn ~kll [ov bhef vw ~hkz? ^dhz jo {ov

    ~hcz vw zo jo, Loyj? K nvfww Loyj, km {ov ~hcz vw zo hjopz

    kcjfpfcjfczl{ zdfc Kb nokcn zo pyh{ , Loyj zdhz [ov ~ovlj bhef kz

    }fy{, }fy{ oi}kovwlkef jyoppkcn h ikyzd bob ykndz kc ovy phzd ~do

    eco~w wdf ~hczw zo nk}f dfy ihi{ vp moy hjopzkoch wkzvhzkoc wopfymfgz ~f ghcz lfz kz phww i{K nvfww Loyj, ~dhz Kb wh{kcn kw zdhz kz

    ~kll zhef h bkyhglf myob [ov ifghvwf ~f hyfcz hj}fyzkwkcn kz hyovcj

    zo hc{ocf zdhz pyk}hzf hjopzkoc kw h gocwkjfyhzkoczdf{ hll mknvyf ~f

    hyf ~hkzkcn oc IMH $Ihpzkwz Mhbkl{ Hnfcg{+# [ov eco~ ~dfyf ovy

    ihi{ ~kll gobf myob, Loyj, wo plfhwf ~oye zdf wkzvhzkoc ovz avwz

    pfymfgz moy vw, Loyj# Kz ~ovlj if h ~ocjfymvl wzoy{ om [ovy lfhjkcn

    hcj pyo}kwkoc, Loyj, km {ov gdoowf zo zhef vw zdf bkyhglf yovzf(

    Lo}f {h, Loyj# Woyy{ K dh}fcz iffc xvkzf hw mhkzdmvl kc b{ xvkfz

    zkbfw lhzfl{# Kll zy{ zo if ifzzfy#

    ^hkzkcn moy zdf Hjopzkoc

    Co}fbify 94, 8;;8

    Yobhcw 4199"96 Moy ~f eco~ zdhz zdf ~dolf gyfhzkoc nyohcfzd hcj

    zyh}hklfzd kc phkc zonfzdfy vczkl co~# Hcj coz ocl{ zdf{, ivz ovywfl}fwhlwo, ~dkgd dh}f zdf mkywzmyvkzw om zdf Wpkykz, f}fc ~f ovywfl}fw nyohc

    ~kzdkc ovywfl}fw, ~hkzkcn moy zdf hjopzkoc, zo ~kz, zdf yfjfbpzkoc om

    ovy ioj{# Moy ~f hyf wh}fj i{ dopf1 ivz dopf zdhz kw wffc kw coz dopf1

    moy ~dhz h bhc wffzd, ~d{ jozd df {fz dopf moy? Ivz km ~f dopf moy

    zdhz ~f wff coz, zdfc jo ~f ~kzd phzkfcgf ~hkz moy kz#

    Do~ zo Gobmoyz Wobfocf

    Jfgfbify 97, 8;;8

    Aoi 91;"80wdhll ~f yfgfk}f nooj hz zdf dhcj om Noj, hcj wdhll ~f

    coz yfgfk}f f}kl###

    Noj cf}fy pyobkwfj ~fj dh}f co zyovilf# Km kz ~fyf zdhz ~h{

    ~fj cf}fy hppyfgkhzf zdf nooj oy zdf nooj zkbfw# Zdf ihj zkbfw

    pvwd vw oc zo boyf bhzvyf nyo~zd#

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    Jfgfbify 9=, 8;;8Aoi 91885 718"9=

    9188"87 zfllw do~ Aoiw zdyff mykfcjw ghbf hcj whz ~kzd dkb

    hcj bovycfj ~kzd dkb hcj whkj cozdkcn# Wobfzkbfw zdhz kw zdf ifwz

    zdkcn {ov ghc jo ~dfc wobfocf kw nykf}kcn oy }fy{ kllavwz wkz ~kzd

    zdfb# Zdf{ jocz cffj hj}kgf oy f}fc goc}fywhzkoc# Avwz wobfocf zoif ~kzd zdfb hcj ghyf moy zdfb#

    Gdhpzfy 71 Aoi povyw ovz dkw woyyo~# Df ~kwdfw df ~fyf jfhj

    hcj ghcz vcjfywzhcj ~d{ Noj kw hllo~kcn zdfwf dhyjwdkpw# Kz kw

    hlbowz lkef wobf om Jh}kjw Pwhlbw ~dfyf df dhw dhj zovnd zkbfw# Kz

    gobmoyzw bf zo yfhj zdfwf hggovczw hcj zo yfhlkqf zdhz f}fc zdf whkczw

    om olj ~fyf dvbhc kc zdfky mfflkcnw hcj zdovndzw jvykcn dhyj zkbfw#

    Kzw oe zo wpkll zdf ifhcw hiovz do~ K mffl zo Noj# Dfw coz nokcn zo

    wdooz bf jo~c moy kz#

    Jfgfbify 70, 8;;8Aoi :

    Aoiw mykfcj ~hwcz h }fy{ nooj gobmoyzfy ~dfc df jfgkjfj zo

    opfc dkw bovzd ~kzd hj}kgf# Df ihwkghll{ kw gdhynkcn Aoi ~kzd nvklz

    ifghvwf df wh{w zdf kccogfcz jo coz wvmmfy# Do~ omzfc jo ~fll

    bfhckcn Gdykwzkhc mykfcjw zy{ zo goc}kcgf h wvmmfykcn mfllo~"iflkf}fy zdhz zdfyf bvwz if wkc kc dkw lkmf kc oyjfy moy Noj zo hllo~ dkb

    zo wvmmfy lkef zdhz?

    Ahcvhy{ 7, 8;;9

    Aoi =

    Zdf ocl{ }fywf zdhz yfhll{ wzhcjw ovz kw }fywf 8:# Zo dkb zdhz

    kw hmmlkgzfj pkz{ wdovlj if wdf~fj myob dkw mykfcj5 ivz df moywhefzd zdf

    mfhy om zdf Hlbkndz{#Pfydhpw zdkw avbpfj ovz hz bf ifghvwf kz wdo~w ~dhz zdf hmmlkgzfj

    ~hcz hcj cffj# Pkz{ kc zdkw goczftz yfmfyw zo ekcjcfww hcj

    gobphwwkoc# Wo omzfc Gdykwzkhcw hyf pyocf zo yfpfhz wpkykzvhl

    plhzkzvjfw lkef nk}f kz zo Noj oy Kll pyh{ moy {ov fzg# ^dfc zdf{

    yfhll{ bfhc, K}f dfhyj fcovnd co~# Zdf wvmmfykcn pfywoc cffjw h

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    nolj# NO MOY ZDF NOLJ(

    Fbkl{ hcj Dfy Ihi{

    Mfiyvhy{ 80, 8;;9Ifzz{ ^# myob IMH $Ihpzkwz Mhbkl{ Hnfcg{+ ghllfj Mfiyvhy{

    >, 8;;9 kc zdf hmzfycooc# Wdf whkj wdf ~hczfj zo eco~ km ~f hyf wzkll

    ~kllkcn zo bffz zdf ikyzdbozdfy# Om govywf K whkj, )[fw()# Wdf avwz

    ~hczfj zo bhef wvyf ifghvwf wdf kw nfzzkcn ovy pyomklf yfhj{ zo zhef zo

    h ikyzdbozdfy ~do ~hczw zo bffz zdf hjopzk}f govplf( Wdf zolj bf

    zdhz dfy chbf kw Fbkl{# Wdf kw wktzffc {fhyw olj# Wdf gobfw myob h

    )dknd bkckwzy{) mhbkl{ ivz {fz h wkzvhzkoc ~kzd h loz om hivwf# Dfy

    ihi{ kw jvf kc Avcf# Wdf lk}fw kc Oyfnoc####^f ~oc.z eco~ hc{zdkcn

    boyf vczkl hmzfy Mfiyvhy{ 9:#

    ^f hyf j{kcn om gvykowkz{ hcj wvwpfcwf( ^f hyf cfhyl{

    ivywzkcn ~kzd ovy wfgyfz""~f jfgkjfj coz zo zfll hc{ocf ivz Gkcj{ hcj

    Chcg{ hcj Jovn# Zdf{ hyf mhy fcovnd yfbo}fj zdhz kz ~oc.z ml{ lkef

    ~klj mkyf hcj K.}f w~oyc zdfb zo wfgyfg{# Zdkw ~h{ km kz.w coz Noj.w

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    dhcjlf# K dh}f b{ dopfw vp, {fz K.b hlbowz ftpfgzkcn jkwhppokczbfcz

    ghvwf K eco~ Wzhc hcj Iyfcjh dhj zo no zdyovnd h govplf ifmoyf zdf

    ykndz bhzgd ~hw bhjf, wo ~f.ll dh}f zo wff do~ kz hll ~oyew ovz#

    Mfiyvhy{ 90, 8;;9Zdf ~hkzkcn kw jyk}kcn bf gyhq{K dh}f zo yfbfbify zdkw mkywz

    ocf bh{ coz if zdf ocf, ivz kzw wo dhyj zo coz nfz b{ dopfw vp# Kilf~ kz hcj wdhyfj boyf zdhc plhccfj ~kzd $mykfcjw+ hz gdvygd#

    Mfiyvhy{ 9=, 8;;9

    Kb zkyfj hcj wobf~dhz jkwgovyhnfj# Zdkw ~ffe dhw hlbowz

    iffc boyf zdhc K ghc dhcjlf# Kzw avwz iffc wo ivw{ hcj zdkw kw zdf

    ~ffe zdhz dopfmvll{ Ifzz{ ~kll ghll hcj K}f iffc nocf wo bvgd# Kb

    kc hc fbozkochl vpdfh}hl ~hkzkcn zo dfhy myob dfy {fz hmyhkj wdf dhw

    zykfj zo ghll hcj coz lfmz bfwwhnfw# Lhwz ckndz K jyfhbfj wdf wfcz hlfzzfy wh{kcn ~fj nfz zdkw ihi{# K avwz dopf ~f dfhy wobfzdkcn ocf

    ~h{ oy zdf ozdfy wooc wo K ghc nfz oc ~kzd plhcw#

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    pfhgf hcj goczfczbfcz co bhzzfy ~dhz zdf hcw~fy oy do~ locn kz zhefw

    zo nfz zdf hcw~fy#

    Mfiyvhy{ 94, 8;;9

    Kzw nooj K}f iffc wo ivw{# Hz lfhwz b{ jh{w dh}fcz dhj zo

    jyhn i{ ~dklf K ~hkz moy zdf pdocf zo ykcn# Zojh{ bh{ jyhn h ikz

    zdovnd, wkcgf K hb coz ~oyekcn hc{boyf#

    Loyj, hll K ~hcz kw zo if hilf zo hggfpz zdkw myob [ovy

    dhcjKb h ikz jkwgovyhnfj hz zdf bobfcz# Bh{if Kb kbphzkfcz,

    ivz K yfhll{ zdovndz ~fj dfhy wobfzdkcn myob Ifzz{ i{ co~# Zdf

    locnfy K ~hkz zdf boyf kz bhefw bf mffl zdhz zdf hcw~fy kw co#

    Vwvhll{ co cf~w kw nooj cf~w # ^kll zdf pdocf f}fy ykcn zojh{ ~kzd

    Ifzz{ oc zdf ozdfy fcj?

    Bhygd ;, 8;;9

    Ifzz{ ghllfj bf ihge Bocjh{, h ~ffe hno, hmzfy Kj lfmz h

    bfwwhnf moy dfy zdf pyf}kovw Mykjh{# Fbkl{ dhw vczkl Bhygd 87 zo

    jfgkjf ~do wdf ~hczw zo pkge moy hjopzk}f phyfczw moy dfy ihi{# Ifzz{

    whkj wdfj lfz vw eco~ kbbfjkhzfl{ km zdf hcw~fy kw co# Wdf jkjczkcjkghzf ~dhz wdf ~ovlj jo km zdf hcw~fy kw {fw oy wzkll vcjfgkjfj# Wo

    zdhz lfh}fw bf zo jyfhj dh}kcn zdf pdocf ykcn oc Mykjh{# Zdkw

    fbozkochl yollfy gohwzfy wzvmm kw ifnkcckcn zo ~fhy oc bf# Hll K ~hcz

    kw hc hcw~fy fkzdfy ~h{ ~kzdkc Nojw ~kll wo K ghc nfz oc ~kzd b{ lkmf

    hcj bhef b{ plhcw#

    Od, Loyj, plfhwf dflp Fbkl{ zo wffe [ovy mhgf hcj zo bhef

    dfy gdokgf hggoyjkcn zo [ovy ~kll# Ocl{ [ov ghc ghvwf dfy zo gdoowf

    vw km kz kw [ovy ~kll ifghvwf ovy pyomklfw hyf h yfhl bfww#Aoi 78":9 Kz zooe h loz om ~hjkcn zo nfz zdyovnd zdfwf gdhpzfyw

    hcj jkwgo}fy h cvnnfz oy z~o zo dflp bf zdyovnd zdf zykhlw om ~hkzkcn

    moy hc hcw~fy myob Ifzz{# Aoi :919 K eco~ zdhz Zdov ghcwz jo

    f}fy{zdkcn, hcj zdhz co zdovndz ghc if ~kzddflj myob zdff# Noj kw

    hll po~fymvl hcj Noj kw hll eco~kcn# Df kw po~fymvl fcovnd zdhz df

    ghc bhef zdkw hjopzkoc moy zdkw phyzkgvlhy ihi{ ~oye ovz moy vw# Noj

    kw hlwo po~fymvl fcovnd zo wvwzhkc vw hcj gobmoyz vw km zdf hcw~fy kw

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    eco~w ~dhz kw ifwz moy Fbkl{, zdf ihi{ hcj vw#

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    df pyh{fj moy dkw mykfcjw1 hlwo zdf LOYJ nh}f Aoi z~kgf hw bvgd hw

    df dhj ifmoyf# Kz dflpw zo zvyc b{ zdovndzw hcj pyh{fyw ovz~hyj zo

    pyh{ moy Fbkl{ hcj dfy wkzvhzkoc# Zo zdkce hcj pyh{ hiovz zdf dfhyz

    ~yfcgdkcn jfgkwkoc wdf bvwz bhef hcj zo pyh{ moy zdf jkmmkgvlzwkzvhzkoc hcj gkygvbwzhcgfw wdf dhw movcj dfywflm kc# Wdf cffjw b{

    pyh{fyw h loz boyf zdhc K cffj pyh{fy moy b{wflm# Pfydhpw hw K

    gocgfczyhzf b{ pyh{fyw oc dfy, dfy ihi{ hcj ~dhz kw ifwz moy zdf z~o

    om zdfb, zdfc km zdf hcw~fy kw co, kz ~ocz dvyz xvkzf hw bvgd eco~kcn

    zdhz Nojw ifwz moy zdfb kw ifkcn hggobplkwdfjcoz b{ o~c jfwkyfw

    moy ~dhz K ~hcz# Hcj km Noj wffw mkz zdhz Dkw ifwz moy zdfb ~ovlj

    kcglvjf vwK ghc if docoyfj zdhz Df mflz ~f ~fyf ~oyzd{ zo yhkwf zdkw

    ihi{#

    Bhygd 89, 8;;9

    Zojh{ Kb dh}kcn h jkmmkgvlz zkbf eco~kcn ~dfyf K wdovlj

    yfhj cftz kc zdf Ikilf# K avwz ghcz wffb zo gocgfczyhzf }fy{ ~fll#

    Dopfmvll{ zoboyyo~ ~fll nfz hc hcw~fy, ocf ~h{ oy zdf ozdfy oc

    Fbkl{w ihi{# Looekcn ihge hz zdf ~h{ Noj dhw bhjf f}fy{zdkcn

    ~oye ovz, K ~ocz if hz hll wvypykwfj km zdf hcw~fy kw {fw, ivz hz zdfwhbf zkbf, K ~ovljcz if wvypykwfj km kz ~hw co, wkcgf kc zdf phwz Noj

    dhw vwfj wffbkcnl{ cfnhzk}f f}fczw zo iykcn hiovz wobfzdkcn ifzzfy

    moy vw# Km zdf hcw~fy kw co, K ~kll co joviz if }fy{ jkwhppokczfj hcj

    bh{if f}fc wdfj h mf~ zfhyw ivz K ghc zhef gobmoyz kc zdf mhgz zdhz

    Noj dhw wobfzdkcn f}fc ifzzfy moy vw hyovcj zdf goycfy# K avwz pyh{

    moy Fbkl{ zdhz wdf ~kll yfl{ oc Nojw wzyfcnzd hcj yfhll{ wffe Dkw ~kll

    kc zdf gdokgf om phyfczw moy dfy ihi{# K hlwo pyh{ zdhz ~f ~kll eco~

    ocf ~h{ oy zdf ozdfy kc zdf cftz movy jh{w# K cffj zo if hilf zo fkzdfynfz ftgkzfj hcj wlkp kczo dknd nfhy zo pyfphyf moy zdkw f}fcz, oy flwf if

    hilf zo lfz no om zdf jyfhb om zdkw phyzkgvlhy wkzvhzkoc wo K ghc nfz oc

    ~kzd lkmf hw vwvhl# Kz dhw iffc wo dhyj hcj wo zhtkcn oc bf pd{wkghll{

    zo if dhcnkcn kc zdf hky coz eco~kcn ~dkgd ~h{ zdf ihlhcgf kw nokcn

    zo zkp#

    Zdhce [ov moy iykcnkcn zo b{ bfboy{ Pwhlb 9>18: ^hkz oc

    zdf LOYJ1 if om nooj govyhnf, hcj df wdhll wzyfcnzdfc zdkcf dfhyz1

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    b{ wzyfcnzd hcj b{ wdkflj5 b{ dfhyz zyvwzfj kc dkb, hcj K hb dflpfj1

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    zdfyfmoyf b{ dfhyz nyfhzl{ yfaokgfzd5 hcj ~kzd b{ wocn ~kll K pyhkwf

    dkb#

    Pwhlb 7016 Moy dkw hcnfy fcjvyfzd ivz h bobfcz5 kc dkw mh}ovy kw

    lkmf1 ~ffpkcn bh{ fcjvyf moy h ckndz, ivz ao{ gobfzd kc zdf boyckcn#

    Pwhlb 70188"89 Zdov dhwz zvycfj moy bf b{ bovyckcn kczo jhcgkcn1

    zdov dhwz pvz omm b{ whgeglozd, hcj nkyjfj bf ~kzd nlhjcfww5 Zo zdf

    fcj zdhz b{ nloy{ bh{ wkcn pyhkwf zo zdff, hcj coz if wklfcz# O LOYJ

    b{ Noj, K ~kll nk}f zdhcew vczo zdff moyf}fy#

    Pwhlb 691; K ~kll pyhkwf zdff moy f}fy, ifghvwf zdov dhwz jocf kz1 hcj

    K ~kll ~hkz oc zd{ chbf5 moy kz kw nooj ifmoyf zd{ whkczw#

    Pyo}fyiw 87189 Dopf jfmfyyfj bhefzd zdf dfhyz wkge1 ivz ~dfc zdf

    jfwkyf gobfzd, kz kw h zyff om lkmf#

    Gyvwdfj Dopfw

    Bhygd 8>, 8;;9Bhygd 8: ~f noz ovy dopfw om h ihi{ kc Avcf gyvwdfj# ^dhz h

    ilo~K ~yozf h lfzzfy zo Ifzz{ hcj yfxvfwzfj om dfy coz zo zfll vw

    ~dfc wdf kw wdo~kcn ovy pyomklf# Ocl{ zo ghll vw km h ikyzdbozdfy

    gdoowfw vw# Kz ~hw zoo dhyj# Lkef ifkcn oc hc fbozkochl yollfy

    gohwzfy ~kzd h jyop omm hz zdf fcj#

    Noj dhw fcgovyhnfj bf ~kzd h mf~ }fywfw# Pwhlb =916 B{

    wovl, ~hkz zdov ocl{ vpoc Noj5 moy b{ ftpfgzhzkoc kw myob dkb# Km

    b{ ftpfgzhzkocw hyf oc pfoplf oy gkygvbwzhcgfw K ~kll ifjkwhppokczfj, gyvwdfj, ivz ~kzd b{ wovl ~hkzkcn oc Noj, Df ~kll

    ghyy{ bf zdyovnd zdf jkwhppokczbfczw hcj ~kll nk}f bf wobfzdkcn

    f}fc ifzzfy lhzfy#

    Pyo}fyiw 97184 Moy wvyfl{ zdfyf kw hc fcj5 hcj zdkcf

    ftpfgzhzkoc wdhll coz if gvz omm# ^dhz h gobmoyz zo eco~ zdhz ~f

    ~ocz dh}f zo ~hkz moyf}fy, ovy dopfw ~ocz if vzzfyl{ gvz omm myob vw#

    Noj ~kll pyo}kjf kc Dkw o~c nooj zkbf#

    Ocf lfwwoc K lfhycfj kc zdkw, ~f zolj h loz om pfoplf om ovypowwkilf ihi{ kc Avcf~f ~hczfj pyh{fy wvppoyz# ^kzd h co hc~fy,

    kz yfxvkyfw vw co~ zo mhgf hll zdowf pfoplf ~kzd zdf ihj cf~w, ~dfyf

    ozdfy~kwf ~f govlj avwz no oc ~kzd lkmf# Zdf{ hyf pyh{kcn kc h nfcfyhl

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    wfcwf moy vw hc{~h{# Cftz zkbff}fc zdovnd dopfmvll{ ~f ~ocz

    eco~ hc{zdkcn vczkl zdf zkbf gobfw zo bffz h ikyzd bob, K zdkce ~f

    ~kll zy{ zo yfmyhkc myob wh{kcn hc{zdkcn vczkl kzw hll h moy wvyf jfhl#

    Hz lfhwz zdhz ~h{ ~f ~ocz dh}f zo no zdyovnd zdf hnoc{ om nokcn

    ihge hcj zfllkcn f}fy{ocf kz jkjcz ~oye ovz# Kc mhgz, Kj hlbowz if

    ~kllkcn zo effp b{ bovzd wdvz km powwkilf vczkl zdf jh{ ~f iykcn zdfihi{ dobf(

    Mkcjkcn Ihi{ Ihynhkcw

    Hpykl 86, 8;;9

    ^f}f wpfcz zdf lhwz zdyff ~ffew nhyhnf whklkcn hcj mkcjkcn

    h loz om ihi{ ihynhkcw# Kz dhw iffc nooj zdfyhp{ moy vw wkcgf ovy

    ikn jkwhppokczbfcz# Hz lfhwz kz wzkll nk}fw vw dopf moy zdf mvzvyf( Noj

    dhw dflpfj vw mkcj h loz om nooj kzfbw zdhz ~kll if cffjfj ~dfc ~f

    yfgfk}f h ihi{# Co~, bh{if ~dfc zdf ikn jh{ gobfw, ~fll if f}fc

    boyf pyfphyfj moy kz hcj coz dh}f zo wpfcj IKN IVGEW hz zdf lhwz

    bkcvzf(

    ^dhz Hyf B{ Bozk}fw moy ^hczkcn h Gdklj?

    Bh{ 89, 8;;9

    Ahbfw :

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    ]fywf 7 [ov hwe hcj jo coz yfgfk}f, ifghvwf {ov hwe ~kzd ~yocn

    bozk}fw, wo zdhz {ov bh{ wpfcj kz oc {ovy plfhwvyfw# Zdkw kw pokczfj#

    Jofw zdkw bfhc zdhz kc hwekcn moy h ihi{, K}f iffc hwekcn ~kzd ~yocn

    bozk}fw? ^dhz hyf b{ bozk}fw?8# Zo yhkwf h gdklj zo lo}f Noj9# Zo if myvkzmvl hcj bvlzkpl{ $oif{ Noj+7# Zo wdo~ ozdfyw K zyvl{ dh}f hzzhkcfj hjvlzdooj:# Zo mffl K dh}f wobfzdkcn kc gobboc ~kzd zdowf ovy hnf hz

    gdvygd

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    Plfhwf dflp bf zo mogvw oc [ov hcj [ov ocl{ moy b{ mvlmkllbfcz#

    Zdfwf zdkcnw zdhz hyf wflmkwd jfwkyfw kcjkghzf b{ mfflkcn om

    kcgobplfzfcfww ~kzdovz h gdklj# Plfhwf dflp bf zo yfbfbify zdhz kc

    [ov Kb gobplfzf, zyvl{ gobplfzf hcj f}fc km K dhj h gdklj, ~kzdovzzdhz kc bkcj, zdfyf ~ovlj wzkll if h }okj# Golowwkhcw 9180 Hcj {f hyf

    gobplfzf kc dkb

    H Ikn Wvypykwf(

    Bh{ 8=, 8;;9

    Noj kw h Noj om wvypykwfw( K hb pyfnchcz(

    Looekcn Ihge1

    ^f dhj h dobf Ikilf Wzvj{ nyovp bffzkcn kc ovy dobf zdhz

    {fhy# Zdf{ hll ecf~ ovy jfwkyf zo dh}f h ihi{ hcj wo zdf{ bhjf kz h

    yfnvlhy bhzzfy om pyh{fy moy vw zdhz Nojw ~kll ~ovlj if jocf hcj km kz

    ~hw Dkw ~kll, zdhz ~f ~ovlj if hilf zo dh}f h ihi{#

    Kc Aowdvh, hmzfy zdf Gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl dhj gyowwfj zdf AoyjhcYk}fy, Aowdvh whkj, Phww o}fy ifmoyf zdf hye om zdf LOYJ {ovy Noj

    kczo zdf bkjwz om Aoyjhc, hcj zhef {f vp f}fy{ bhc om {ov h wzocf

    vpoc dkw wdovljfy, hggoyjkcn vczo zdf cvbify om zdf zykifw om zdf

    gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl1 Zdhz zdkw bh{ if h wknc hbocn {ov, zdhz ~dfc {ovy

    gdkljyfc hwe zdfky mhzdfyw kc zkbf zo gobf, wh{kcn, ^dhz bfhc {f i{

    zdfwf wzocfw? Zdfc {f wdhll hcw~fy zdfb, Zdhz zdf ~hzfyw om Aoyjhc

    ~fyf gvz omm ifmoyf zdf hye om zdf go}fchcz om zdf LOYJ5 ~dfc kz

    phwwfj o}fy Aoyjhc, zdf ~hzfyw om Aoyjhc ~fyf gvz omm1 hcj zdfwfwzocfw wdhll if moy h bfboykhl vczo zdf gdkljyfc om Kwyhfl moy f}fy#

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    jfgoyhzfj h wbhll ahy hcj moy f}fy{ hcw~fy zo pyh{fy K ~ovlj jyop h

    wzocf kczo zdf ahy# Zdf bfbifyw om ovy nyovp ~ovlj looe hz zdf ahy

    f}fy{ ~ffe zo wff km hc{ wzocfw dhj iffc hjjfj# Zdf ~ffe K movcj ovz

    K ~hw pyfnchcz K movcj h lhynf wzocf hcj pvz kz kc zdf ahy# ^dfc zdf

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    ahy ~kzd zdf wzocfw kc kz hcj zdf ikn ocf oc zop om zdf dfhp# ^f dh}f

    zolj zdf wzoy{ zo ovy z~o gdkljyfc oc wf}fyhl ogghwkocw#

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    b{ pfzkzkoc ~dkgd K hwefj om dkb1

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    Wobfzkbfw Df wh{w, ^hkz# Wobfzkbfw Df wh{w, Co# Dkw ~hkz

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    Df wh{w, Hll zdkcnw ~oye zonfzdfy moy nooj zo zdowf ~do lo}f Noj

    zdhz kz bfhcw f}fy{zdkcn ~kll ~oye ovz zdf ~h{ ~f zdkce kw ifwz# Ivz

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