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    Fr! \nges`!:`"t s s`o

    Fr! \utgnf![`os hgo h% & !h--o"juos/

    'ubjo!R`oro "ro sh&o 'h!u&ogts/ E& shrr* sr/ Nro hu r/ N!,or&"gs -"+or

    Fr! Hsogdnuj`+Curt Hsog$"uj`* N-sthg "g' 0r'* rorosogtgj :--"& N!,or&"g "g' Iroo&"g "g' --s/

    'ubjo!)hu `"9o " roturg hg su$hog"/Fr! Hsogdnuj`+r/ N!,or&"g +"s sor9o' " su$hog"* E $o-o9o g !hurt ostor'"* ro.uostgj t`roo!"tojhros h% 'h!u&ogts/ R`o %rst +oro $--gj ro!hr's ro-"to' th t`s !"so/ :o `"9o t`hso/ R`o so!hg' +"s$--gj ro!hr's ro-"to' th t`o Kus-or !"so +`!` s s? hr so9og o"rs "jh/ :o -hh,o' %hr t`hso/ Ghgo h% t`hsoo?sto' "g&hro/ R`r' !"tojhr +"s "-- 'h!u&ogts ro-"to' th NEJ (s!# "g' ro-"to' ogttos rorosogt"thgs rhrth t`"t !"so/ R`o hg- hgo +"s Kus-or/ R`oro s gh 55

    Fr! \nges`!E t`g, hu &o"g NOJ

    Fr! Hsogdnuj`+NOJ E& shrr/ :rhgj !-ogt/

    'ubjo!)hu !"g turg h9or t`o 'h!u&ogts/

    Fr! Hsogdnuj`+os/

    Fr! \nges`!=' hu $rgj rot"gor "-sh )hu ''gt &ogthg t`"t/

    Fr! Hsogdnuj`+R`o ro.uost +"s $--gj ro!hr's/

    Fr! \nges`!:o--* t -hh,s -,o t`s s t`o rot"gor* s t`"t rj`t

    Fr! Hsogdnuj`+Totogthg -ottor/

    Fr! \nges`!R`"ts %go/ R`"ts jhh'/ R`"g, hu/

    'ubjo!R`"g, hu/

    Fs! 9trhgj!)hur `hghr* ro-"to'- s`o rorosogto' s`o-- rh'u!o `or 'h!u&ogts "%tor -ug!` t`"t +oro ro.uosto'so9or"- +oo,s "jh/ )hu ssuo' "g hr'or hg t`"t &hro t`"g " +oo, "jh/ [`o s"' s`o +hu-' rh'u!o t`o& "%tor-ug!`/ E +"gt th &",o suro t`"ts !-o"r %hr t`o ro!hr'/

    'ubjo!R`"g, hu/ E jht t`o $ro% hg N!,or&"g %rh& t`o 'o%og'"gts/ E 'hgt ,gh+* -"gt%%s* % hu9o `"' "g

    hhrtugt th ro"' t`o $ro%* % hu +"gto' th roshg' th t/

    Fs! 5egn!)hur `hghr* +o 3ust su$&tto' t`"t $o!"uso t`oro +"s sh&o ro.uost %hr !-"r%!"thg "t t`o og' h% t`o'" ostor'"/ 1g-oss hur `hghr s g!-go' th !`"gjo t`o hr'or "--h+gj r/ N!,or&"gs tost&hg* E 'hgt,gh+ t`"t +o go!oss"r- goo' th $o `o"r' hg t`"t/ +o 3ust +"gt th ut g sh&o !-"r%!"thg $o!"uso t`oro +oro" gu&$or h% t`gjs t`"t +oro s"' t`"t +oro ght !hrro!t* "rt- "s t ro-"to' th 3ur gstru!thgs "g' t`o -"+ gK"-%hrg"/

    Fr! 5hyao!:o &j`t $o %-gj sh&ot`gj* 3ust %hr t`o ro!hr'* hg t`s "s +o--/ E &o"g* "s " jogor"- ru-o* E &o"g*+o t`g, t`oro `"s $oog sh&o &s-o"'gj "rju&ogt th t`o !hurt hg " -ht h% t`gjs/ E 3ust +"gto' th &",o " 9or$ro% o?"&-o hg t`"t " roju-"r +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so +`oro +o rorosogto' " -u&$or +`h &"'o 67

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    R`o -u&$or 'os/ "$o `o +"s $ot+oog 3h$s* rj`t R`o -u&$or 'os/ @os jht >8

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    'ubjo!E juoss +`"ts &ssgj s t`o -g, $ot+oog "-- t`o 'o$t "g' t`o suhrt t`"t +"s j9og th rs/ M"!,shg/ Eght`or +hr's* hur +tgoss ''gt s"* "j"g* "-- t`s 'o$t* "g' t`oro%hr `o +hu-'gt `"9o j9og t`s suhrt thrs/ M"!,shg "g' t`o !`-'rog jhgj %hr+"r'/ [h hu `"9o t`oso shrts h% t+h !hg!ots t`"t `os tost%gj "$hut/R`oro s gh -g, $ot+oog t`o& +`!` s +` t -hh,s -,o 55

    Fs! 5egn!)hur `hghr* t`"ts ght t`o !"so/ @o '' tost% t`o +oro -g,o'* "g' E t`g, $o!"uso +o +oro trgj thjh sh .u!,-* t`"t &j`t ght `"9o jht t`rhuj` "s !-o"r "s t +hu-' `"9o ht`or+so/ R`s s t`o !hgsu&thg t`"t55 ght t`o !hgsu&thg/ @sthr!"--* t`o `"9o $oog 'o!-ggj g ro!ogt o"rs "s t`o 'o$t `"s !h&o u/ 0o!"uso

    h% t`s o?tro&o %g"g!"- !turo* ts `"r' th s" +`ot`or t`oso j%ts +hu-' !hgtguo +t` ro"shg"$-o !ort"gt/ Eght`or +hr's* `o j"9o t`o 3ur t+h o!os h% g%hr&"thg/ :`"t t`o `"' $oog `sthr!"-- $ut "-sh t`o %"!t t +"sght go!oss"r- jhgj th $o t`o !"so $"so' hg r/ M"!,shgs rosogt %g"g!"- !turo/ @o '' !hggo!t u t`hso'o"s* hur `hghr/ E t`g, t`"ts %"r "g' sh&ot`gj t`o 3ur !hu-' ro"shg"$- !hgs'or/ R`o !hu-' -hh, "tgu&$ors r/ N!,or&"g rosogto'* %hr gst"g!o* t`o j%ts th rs/ M"!,shg/ 0"!, g t`o o"r- 4

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    Fr! \utgnf!R`"g, hu* hur `hghr/ )hur `hghr* t s 9or ug-,o-* `o s"' t`s* +t` "g ro"shg"$-o !ort"gt`o !hu-' `"9o !hgtguo' th j9o "gt`gj th `s %"&- g t`s roj"r' $o!"uso `o ,ot s"gj t"o' hut/ @o `"'$oog t"o' hut %hr t`roo o"rs/ @o !hu-'gt jot "''thg"- &hgos/ R`"ts o?"!t- +`"t `o s"'/

    'ubjo!:o--* `o s"' `o !hu-'gt $hrrh+ "g &hgo/

    Fr! \nges`!R`"ts "-- `o s"'/ @o go9or s"' `o !hu-'gt j9o "g &hgo/

    Fs! 5egn!N!tu"--* hur `hghr* E9o jht `s tost&hg +`og `os t"-,gj "$hut !hgs'orgj +`"t suhrt "g'j%ts "g' !hgtr$uthgs `o +hu-' rh9'o -"gt%%s hg " Jh5%hr+"r' $"ss* "jo* st"rtgj "t -go 4/

    Fr! \nges`!@h-' hg/

    Fs! 5egn!"E knfo th t`o khgkausehg et whuab do efphrtngt th s`nro wet` t`o mury t`nt t`oro es nt aonst, eg fyfegb, shfo bhudt ns th `es ndeaety th do ndao th khgteguo th prhvebo t`o typo hi supphrt E'f jhegj th toaa yhu E'vo

    fonsurob."g ht`or +hr's* `o '' !hggo!t u t`oso t+h 'o"s t`oro +"s 'hu$t t`s !hu-' jh %hr+"r'* "g' `ot`og roo"to' t`"t/ Rurggj $"!, th t`o !"so t`"t r/ 2utg"& s ro%orrgj th 55 t`oro s " !hu-o h% t`o&/ Hgo s0og+o-- 9s/ =o"g* +`!` 'os!r$os +`"t +rhgj%u- 'o"t` '"&"jo "ro/ :rhgj%u- 'o"t` '"&"jos "ro &o"suro' $

    t`o %g"g!"- $ogo%ts t`o `ors +oro ro!o9gj "t t`o t&o h% 'o"t`/ R`"ts "rt t+h h% r/ N!,or&"gs "g"-ss/R`hso ro"shg"$- th $o o?o!to' g t`o %uturo/ R`"ts "rt hgo h% t`o "g"-ss* hur `hghr* $o!"uso +`"t `oss"gj s `oros +`"t t`o +oro ro!o9gj "t t`o t&o h% 'o"t`* $ut t`s +`h-o !-hu' h% %g"g!"- &s`j"s(`hgot!#* &",os t ug-,o- t`o +hu-' !hgtguo "t t`o s"&o -o9o-* "g' hu !"g "!tu"-- +"t!` t`o& 'o!-go/Gh+ th jh th t`or hgt t`"t t`s `"s ght`gj th 'h +t` o"rggj !""!t* t`o !"so t`oro s H9or- 9s/ Egj"--ss`$u-'gj* Eg!/* +t` st"tos t`o 'o!o'ogts o"rggj !""!t s ght t`o &o"suro h% '"&"jos %hr -hst suhrt/ Ett`og jhos hg th s" t`o -"gt%%s !"g rh9o t`or '"&"jos $"!,+"r's $ s"gj `oro s +`"t t`o o"rggj!""!t +"s/ @oro s +`"t `o sogt hg orshg"- &"gtog"g!o "g' +`"t `o sogt hg ht`or t`gjs/ R`s s +`"t+hu-' `"9o $oog -o%t h9or %hr us/ H9or- o?ross- st"tos* hur `hghr* ts ght -hst o"rggj !""!t/ R`o hg-ro"shg -hst o"rggj !""!t s ro-o9"gt s ts t`o $"ss %rh& +`!` hu t`og su$tr"!t orshg"- &"gtog"g!o "g'"-sh +`"t `o +hu-' `"9o sogt hg ht`or t`gjs/ [h* hur `hghr* t`s s +o--5ost"$-s`o' K"-%hrg" -"+/ Ets ght

    sh&ot`gj go+/ Ets ght sh&ot`gj !r"/ Et &" ght !h&o gth -" g &hst +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"sos $o!"uso &hst+rhgj%u- 'o"t` -"gt%%s 55 &hst 'o!o'ogts "rogt sog'gj t+!o "s &u!` $ogj 6D

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    Fr! \nges`!Gh* s`o ''gt/ Aots ro"' t`o +`h-o t`gj/ [`o ''gt ro"' t`o +`h-o "gs+or/ R`s `"' ght`gj th 'h+t` suhrt/ R`s `"' th 'h +t` `s %g"g!"- !hg'thg/ [h t`o &ot " +`h-o hghg hg `s %g"g!"-!hg'thg/ @o +ogt hg %hr s-'os "g' s-'os "$hut `h+ &u!` `o h+o'/ @o s"s* +o-- "s E st"rto' th jot gth t`o$hh,s "g' ro!hr's* `o +"s g " ro!"rhus %g"g!"- hsthg/ E ,go+ E +"s $ogj "s,o' th &o"suro +`"t ,g' h%suhrt* j%ts "g' !hgtr$uthgs `o !hu-' rh9'o hg " jh5%hr+"r' $"ss/ E !"&o th t`o !hg!-ushg t +hu-' $o&hrt"gt th s`"ro +t` t`o 3ur* t`"ts `& t`"t t +hu-' $o &hrt"gt th s`"ro +t` t`o 3ur* "t -o"st g & &g'*sh&o 'hu$t "s th `s "$-t th $o "$-o th !hgtguo th rh9'o t`o to h% suhrt t`"t E& jhgj th $o to--gj hu

    E9o &o"suro'/ [h t 'hosgt &"ttor +`ot`or `os " $--hg 'h--"rs g 'o$t hr 68/

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    Fr! \nges`!:o9o sogt "-- t`s t&o* "g' t`"ts ro"-- t`o &"g !ru? h% t`s +tgosss hghg* "$hut `s 'o$t*"g' `o sogt* hu ,gh+ 55 ro9o+ "-- t`oso 'h!u&ogts t`"t t"-, "$hut 'o$t/ @o go9or `"s " !"us"- !hggo!thg th`s hghg/ R`oro s ghgo/ :o--* E t`huj`t &"$o t`o s`hu-' ,gh+/ @o 'hosgt s" $o!"uso `os g t`s &u!`'o$t* ts -oss/ @o go9or s"s t`"t/ )ot t`o `"9o $oog "$-o th !hgtguo th ut "-- t`s o9'og!o hg +t` t"gjogt"-*"t t`o &hst* ro-o9"g!o "g' rh$"t9o 9"-uo "t "--/

    Fs! 5egn!)hur `hghr* "j"g* th roshg' th t`"t* %rst h% "--* t`oro "ro ht`or gst"g!os g t`o tr"gs!rt 55 E&-hh,gj %hr t`o& gh+/ Ets " -ogjt` tr"gs!rt 55 +`oro `o !hggo!ts u "g' s"s t`s "&hugt +hu-' `"9o hg-

    $oog "9"-"$-o % r/ M"!,shg `"' " +" th &"g"jo t`o 'o$t rh$-o& 55

    Fr! \nges`!R`"ts 55

    Fs! 5egn!r/ 2"gs`* -o"so* % E !hu-' so", +t`hut $ogj gtorruto'/

    Fr! \nges`!E% hu' 'h t`o s"&o %hr &o/

    'ubjo!r/ 2"gs`/

    Fr! \nges`!E +"s $ogj g!o/

    'ubjo!)huro 'str"!tgj/

    Fs! 5egn!)hur `hghr* t`o ssuo `oro s ght go!oss"r- t`o tht"- hutst"g'gj* ot "-- t`hso !h&o gth -"* $utts t`o "&hugt "9"-"$-o hg " &hgt`- $"ss t`"t r/ M"!,shg `"s g `s h!,ots "g' j9os `s %"&-/ R`o"rju&ogt r/ 0h-o s &",gj s ght $"so' hg !"so -"+/ R`o -oj"- st"g'"r' `oro* hur `hghr* s +`"t +hu-'`"9o $oog j9og th t`o -"gt%%s* ght +`"t '' r/ M"!,shg &",o* ght +`"t '' `o sog'/

    'ubjo!)hur +tgoss s"' t`"t `o +hu-' $o 55 rs/ M"!,shg +hu-' $o j9og t`o >/7 &--hg 55

    Fs! 5egn!Gh* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!H`* `o ''gt/Fs! 5egn+:`"t `o s"' +"s t`"ts +`"t s`o `"' $oog j9og `sthr!"-- $ut t`"t s`o &j`t $o j9og sh&ot`gj-oss jhgj %hr+"r'/ R`s !"so E 3ust ro"' s"' hu `"9o th !hgs'or +`"t t`o +oro ro!o9gj "t t`o t&o h% 'o"t`"g' "-sh +`"t t`o "ro -,o- th ro!o9o g t`o %uturo/ :`"t `o s"'* hur `hghr* t`s s +`"t s`o +"s ro!o9gj "tt`o t&o h% 'o"t`/ R`s s t`o !o-gj "s t +"s/ Ng' t`og jhgj %hr+"r'* t !hu-' $o -oss j9og t`o %g"g!"-ssuos/ H% !hurso t`o 3ur !hu-' 'otor&go t +hu-' $o &hro/ R`o !"g &",o "g 'otor&g"thg t`o +"gt $"so'hg t`o o9'og!o/ :`"t t`s +tgosss hghg s* t`oro "ro sjg%!"gt 55 t`o ro"shg 55 `o j"9o t`s o?-"g"thg "tt`o $ojgggj/ R`o ro"shg t`o %g"g!"- !turo s ro-o9"gt s t ro'u!os t`o "&hugt "9"-"$-o th t`o -"gt%%s/[o!%!"--* hur `hghr* "s th t`o tht"- hutst"g'gj 'o$t* t`oro s "g ssuo +t` t`o [hgNRY !"t"-hj* "g' t`o+tgoss tost%o'* !h&gj 'uo g %u-- "t t`o og' h% 4

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    'ubjo!"$o/ 0ut "t t`o og' h% t`o '"* % `o -hsos t* ts st-- " orh/

    Fr! 5hyao!Hr `o !hu-' jh $"g,rut hg o9ort`gj* "g' "-- t`o 'o$t s jhgo/ R`"ts +` hu 'hgt !hgs'or 'o$t/

    Fs! 5egn!Aot &o !hgtguo* hur `hghr/ E% `o -hsos t`o "ssot* u-t&"to- `o -hsos t`o g!h&o/ R`o ro"shg tsortgogt g t`s !"so* hur `hghr* s $o!"uso r/ M"!,shgs %uturo +hr, g!h&o %rh& r/ 0rjjs s o?tro&o-so!u-"t9o/ E ,gh+ r/ Or, `"s " '%%orogt hghg/ [h* ht`or+so* r/ M"!,shg `"s `s "ss9o g!h&o +`!` s

    $"so' hg t`oso "ssots/

    'ubjo!Rruo/

    Fs! 5egn!E% `o -hsos t`o "ssots* `o s -hsos t`o g!h&o/

    'ubjo![? &--hg hr 55

    Fs! 5egn!>> &--hg " o"r* hur `hghr/

    Fr! \nges`!R`oro s gh $"ss %hr t`"t* hur `hghr/ R`s +tgoss `"s go9or soog "g h% t`o [hgNRY

    'h!u&ogts/ @o 'hosgt ,gh+ t`"t* "g' hu sust"go' t`"t h$3o!thg hg t`o [hgNRY !"t"-hj/ :`"t `"ogs tht @o 'hosgt o9og ,gh+ t`"t/ @os go9or soog t/

    Fs! 9trhgj!R`"ts "!tu"-- ght truo/ E% r/ 2"gs` +hu-' -,o th !rhss5o?"&go `& "$hut t* `o s`hu-'/

    Fr! \nges`!)huro to--gj &o `os soog t`o "jroo&ogt $ot+oog r/ M"!,shg "g' [hg

    Fs! 9trhgj!Ns, t`o +tgoss +`og `os hg t`o st"g'/

    Fr! \nges`!E& "s,gj !hugso- t`"t/

    Fs! 9trhgj!R`o "gs+or s os* hur `hghr/

    Fr! \nges`!:o-- soo/

    Fr! \utgnf!:`"t t`s !h&os $"!, th s +`"t hur o?ort hg hur s'o* `o ut %hr+"r' o?"!t- +`"t +o g'!"to'`o +hu-' ut %hr+"r'/ R`o !"so -"+ 'o&"g's* +`"t K"-%hrg" -"+ -hh,s th* +`"t s t`o %g"g!"- !hg'thg h%t`s orshg "t t`o t&o h% 'o"t` :`"t +hu-' t`o $o "$-o th " hg " jhgj5%hr+"r' $"ss Rh t`o "$-o th 'ht`"t* "s !"so -"+ '!t"tos* hu -hh, "t +`"t t`o +hu-' $o j9og "t t`o t&o* tog5o"r "g"-ss/ R`og `o s"'+`"t t`o !"s +oro/ E% hu ro!"-- `o ''gt 55

    'ubjo!:`"t t`o !"s +oro

    Fr! \utgnf!:`"t t`o !"s +oro* +`oro t`o th +"s `o +"s jottgj g o"!` h% t`hso tog o"rs/

    Fs! 5egn!@o +"s jogorhus g t`hso ost&"tos 55

    'ubjo!E t`huj`t `o s"' "9or"jo/

    Fr! \utgnf!:`"to9or soo&o' &hst ro"shg"$-o "t t`o t&o th jot " %juro t`"t +"s &hst "t %hr t`"t !"tojhr/R`og +hu-' `o $o "$-o th "!tu"-- " t`"t hg " jhgj5%hr+"r' $"ss/ R`"ts +` ts ro-o9"gt th -hh, "t "-- t`ot`gjs `o +"s sog'gj "s t`o !"so -"+ '!t"tos "g' "s +o ut %hrt` sh t`o !"g -hh, "t o9ort`gj* hur `hghr/

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    Fr! \nges`!:`"t !"so s t`"t t`"t s"s t`o %g"g!"- !hg'thg h% t`o 'o!o'ogt s ro-o9"gt :`"t !"so s t`"t:`"t `o s"' +"s 55 `oro s `s hghg/ [uhrt* j%ts* $ogo%ts +hu-' `"9o $oog ro"shg"$- o?o!to' th $oro!o9o'/ R`"t +"s `s hghg/ Et `"' ght`gj th 'h +t` t`o 'o$t* "g' t`"t `s hghg s gh '%%orogt* gh &"ttor+`"t t`o 'o$t s/ R`"ts `s hghg g t`s !"so/ :`"t s t`o !"so t`"t s"s t`o %g"g!"- !hg'thg h% t`o 'o!o'ogts ro-o9"gt %hr %uturo suhrt :`"t s t`o !"so

    Fr! \utgnf!)hur `hghr* "s g'!"to'* "g' +o ro"' t`o tost&hg* `o s"' `o +"s ght ro"shg"$- o?o!to' t`"tt`s !hu-' $o jhgj %hr+"r'/ Ght ro"shg"$- o?o!to' th $o jhgj %hr+"r' $o!"uso h% t`s "&hugt/ )hu !"gt

    j9o +`"t hu 'hgt `"9o/

    Fr! \nges`!@o go9or s"' t`"t/

    Fr! \utgnf!R`"ts o?"!t- +`"t `o s"'/ R`"ts o?"!t- +`"t t`o !"so -"+ rh9'os/

    Fr! \nges`!:`"t s t`o !"so

    Fs! 5egn!E& t`g,gj h% t`o !"so h% t`o &h&ogt t`"t E 'hgt `"9o +t` &o t`"t E +"s ro"'gj -"st gj`t +`!`s"s tht"-t h% t`o !r!u&st"g!os "s th t`o +`h-o !turo/ E t`g, t`o st"g'"r' %hr '"&"jos &",os t`"t !-o"r/ R`ost"g'"r' s +`"t +oro t`o ro!o9gj "t t`o t&o h% 'o"t`* "g' +`"t !hu-' t`o ro"shg"$- o?o!t th $o ro!o9gj

    g t`o %uturo/ R`o ro"shg t`o !"sos ro"-- !hgs'ors "-- ,g's h% '%%orogt t`gjs s $o!"uso g '%%orogt !"sos*t`oro !"g $o '%%orogt t`gjs t`"t $o"r hg t`"t "g"-ss/ Ihr gst"g!o* % t`o 'o!o'ogt `"s !"g!or "g' `"s %9oo"rs th -9o/ R`"t $o"rs hg +`"t t`o -"gt%%s !hu-' $o ro"shg"$- o?o!to' th ro!o9o g t`o %uturo/ Eg ht`or!"sos* t`o `o"-t` &j`t $o rro-o9"gt $o!"uso t`oro s gh ro"shg th o?o!t t !hu-' "%%o!t o"rggj !""!t/

    'ubjo!:o--* t`"ts 55

    Fr! \nges`!:`oro s t`o !"so

    Fs! 5egn!R`oro "ro !"sos t`"t s" `s sog'gj `"$ts/ @oro s hgo 55

    Fr! \nges`!:`oro s t`o !"so t`"t s"s 55 t`o ,oo s"gj B%g"g!"- !hg'thg/B t`oro s gh !"so t`"t s"s t`"t/R`"ts ght t`o -"+/

    Fr! 5hyao!E ,gh+ t`oro s 'o%gto- !"sos t`"t s" 55

    'ubjo!E goo' th soo sh&ot`gj %rh& t`o -"gt%%s/

    Fr! \nges`!R`o ,oo to--gj hu t`oro s " !"so/ R`oro s gh !"so t`"t s"s t`"t/ :`"t s t`o !"so E ,oo"s,gj/ R`o ,oo s"gj t`o !"so -"+ s !-o"r* %g"g!"- !hg'thg h% t`o -"gt%% s ro-o9"gt/

    Fs! 5egn!!'hg"-' 9s/ 2r!o +`oro t`o 3ur s ogtt-o' th !hgs'or `"$ts h% sh$rot "g' o!hgh& $o!"uso

    t`o "ro ro%-o!to' g `s o"rggj !""!t "g' t`o &hgot"r 9"-uo th `s %"&-/ R`oro s "-sh K"rr* hur `hghr/ E%t`o 'o!o'ogt `"' $oog 55

    'ubjo!H,"/ R`oro s t`o !"so/ E% hu `"9o sh&o ht`or !"so hu +"gt th rosogt th &o* rosogt t/ E-- 'o"- +t`t "t t`"t t&o/ R`s s +`"t E `"9o g %rhgt h% &o/ R`o `"9o rosogto' !"so -"+/ :oro jhgj th jh %hr+"r'/

    Fr! \nges`!:`"t "$hut t`o Or, s-'o :o go9or jht th t`"t/

    'ubjo!:`"t "$hut t`o Or, s-'o

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    Fs! 5egn!)hur `hghr* t`o s-'o 55 t`"ts hgo +`oro E +ogt $"!, "g' -hh,o' "t t`o tr"gs!rt/ 2-"gt%%s jrhss-&srorosogto' +`"t `"ogo' t`oro/ :`"t +o s"' "t t`o $ojgggj h% t`o '" +"s t`"t 55 "g' 55 +`"t r/N!,or&"g +hu-' tost% th s +`"t r/ M"!,shg `sthr!"-- sogt "g' +`"t `o `sthr!"-- j"9o `s %"&-+`!` s t`o $"ss %hr t`or '"&"jos* "g' t`"t `o' so!%!"-- !h&"ro t`o !hgsu&thg %juro ro"!`o' $ r/Or, th +`"t `"' $oog sogt `sthr!"-- g t`o 4

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    )hu "--h+o' `& th j9o "g hghg hg 'ro!t hg +`"t t`o K"! s"s %hr rs/ M"!,shg/ R`o s"&o gstru!thg `"sth $o j9og %hr r/ M"!,shg/ E +"s trgj th jot t`"t hut/ R`o h$3o!to'* "g' hu sust"go' t`o h$3o!thg/

    Fs! 5egn!Irst h% "--* t`s +tgoss s ght "g o?ort g -%o o?o!t"g!/

    'ubjo!@o +"s 3ust -hh,gj "t t`o t"$-o/

    Fs! 5egn!@o +"s "s,o' +` '' hu s`hrtog t`o "&hugt %hr rs/ M"!,shg/ R`"t +"s 55 `o s"' t`"t +"s $"so'

    hg t`o t"$-o/ H$9hus-* g t`s !"so t`oro s " strhgj 'suto "s th r/ M"!,shgs -%o o?o!t"g! "g' gu&orhuso?orts hg t/ :`"t r/ N!,or&"g !,o' +"s t`o s"&o gu&$or uso' $ r/ Or,* >8 o"rs/ R`oro s gh $"ss thgh+ "rjuo +t` sh&ohgo +`h s ght " -%o o?o!t"g! o?ort* +o--* t s`hu-' `"9o $oog -hgjor/ N-- r/ 2"gs` st"-,gj "$hut s jhgj th !h&o g/ E& suro t`"t +`og hur -%o o?o!t"g! o?orts "ro tost%gj t`o "ro s"gjts +`"t t`o t"$-o s"s/ R`o $rhuj`t g 'r/ O"r-s tost&hg 55

    'ubjo!:`"t 'h hu +"gt th "s, `&

    Fr! \nges`!R`o s"&o t`gj t`o ''/ Ng' t`o 55 `o s"'* +`oro '' hu jot t`o -%o o?o!t"g! E ro9o+o'K"! t"$-o "g' s"' t/ R`o $rhuj`t t`"t g hg 'ro!t* "g' `o 9h-ugtooro'/ E jh* "g' `o `"s t g `s $hh,* "g' Es"' +`"t 'hos t s" %hr rs/ M"!,shg R`o h$3o!to' 55 E &o"g* %hr r/ M"!,shg/ Ets !-o"r- ro-o9"gt/ :`

    s`hu-' t`o $o "--h+o' th 'h t* "g' E& ght/

    'ubjo!R`"ts +`"t E t`huj`t/ E% t`oro s sh&o`h+ " !hggo!thg th t`o -ossor h% r/ M"!,shgs -%o 9orsus t`o ,'s"g' t`"ts %go/ )hu !"g "s, t`"t .uosthg/

    Fs! 5egn!E' "s, t $o -&to' t`og th +`"t t`o t"$-o s"s sg!o t`s s t`o su$3o!t h% o?ort tost&hg* "g' t`oros -hts h% ro"shgs th $o-o9o t`o t"$-o s ght t`o "rhr"to &o"suro g roj"r' th r/ M"!,shg g t`o +" t &j`t$o %hr `s &ht`or/

    Fs! 9trhgj!E 'hgt $o-o9o t`oro s o?ort tost&hg "s th C"t`orgo M"!,shgs -%o o?o!t"g!/ E 'hgt t g,t`oro s 'suto hg t`"t/ Ht`or o?orts g t`s !"so "ro "''rossgj !`"o- M"!,shgs -%o o?o!t"g!/ @o s ght/

    Fr! 5hyao!Ets ro-o9"gt $o!"uso !`"o- M"!,shg !hu-' suhrt `s %"&- %hr t`o rost h% `s -%o o9og +`og t`o,'s jot th 55

    'ubjo!)hu !"g "s, `&/

    Fs! 5egn!Must "s th +`"t t`o t"$-o s"s/

    'ubjo!Must "s th +`"t t`o t"$-o s"s/

    Fs! 5egn!R`"g, hu* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!Aots !"-- hur 3ur g/

    :"`o ihaahwegj prhkoobegjs woro `oab eg hpog khurt eg t`o prosogko hi t`o ury+0

    'ubjo!E t`g, +o "ro hg !rhss5o?"&g"thg/

    Fr! \nges`!)os* hur `hghr/ R`"g, hu/

    #eaaenf $kcorfng, knaaob dy t`o boiogso ns n wetgoss, wns provehusay swhrg ngb tosteieob iurt`or ns

    ihaahws+

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    =rhss3o%nfegntehg :rosufob0 5y Fr! \nges`+

    1!/ Jhh' &hrggj* r/ N!,or&"g/

    $!/ Jhh' &hrggj/

    1!/ =' s/ [trhgj 3ust !h&o u "g' +`sor sh&ot`gj g hur o"r

    $!/ )os* s`o ''/

    1!/ :`"t '' s`o to-- hu

    $!/ [`o s"' t`"t hu +oro -hh,gj %hr t`o st"g'"r' -%o t"$-o g K"! gstru!thgs E `"' g & &s!o--"gohus$g'or/ R`o +oro go9or t`oro* $ t`o +"/

    1!/ )hu ,gh+ +`"t t`"t t"$-o s* 'h hu ght* sr

    $!/ E& %"&-"r +t` t/

    1!/ )hu uso' t`s t"$-o th j9o "g hghg "$hut rs/ M"!,shgs -%o o?o!t"g!* s t`"t rj`t* sr

    $!/ E $o-o9o E ''/

    1!/ :`"t +"s r/ M"!,shgs "jo "t t`o t&o h% `s 'o"t`* sr

    $!/ E $o-o9o t +"s 8

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    $!/ =h hu +"gt t`s

    1!/ R`"g, hu/ [r* ostor'" '' hu jh $"!, "g' &oot +t` !hugso- "%tor !hurt

    $!/ )os* sr/

    1!/ @h+ -hgj '' hu sog'

    $!/ Ng `hur "g' " `"-%* E t`g,/

    1!/ =' hur "ssst"gt hr hur "rtgor jh +t` hu

    $!/ )os* s`o ''/

    1!/ Ng' s`os $--gj t`o +`h-o t&o s`os `oro* thh* rj`t

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/ E 'hgt ,gh+ % s`os $--o' t`"t t&o hr ght/

    1!/ [`os jhgj th

    $!/ [`o rh$"$- s`hu-'/

    1!/ Tj`t/ Ets ght " %roo$oo %hr NOJ* s t

    $!/ E 'hgt t`g, t s/

    1!/ )huro ght g t`o rh $hgh $usgoss* "ro hu

    $!/ E9o 'hgo sh&o rh $hgh !"sos* $ut t`o "ro t`o o?!othgs* ght t`o &hro/

    1!/ )hu "g' hur "ssst"gt +ogt $"!,/ @h+ &u!` t&o '' hu sog' -"st gj`t +t` t`o -"+ors

    $!/ E t`g, E th-' hu "g `hur "g' " `"-%/

    1!/ @h+ &u!` '' hu sog' th'"

    $!/ Gh t&o t`s &hrggj/ [h&o $ro% 's!usshgs/

    1!/ Gh+* sr* g "-- t`o hghgs t`"t hu j"9o ostor'"* hu j"9o hgo hghg "$hut suhrt* !hgtr$uthgs*j%ts* "g' $ogo%ts t`"t +hu-' `"9o ro"shg"$- $oog o?o!to' th $o ro!o9o' %rh& !`"o- M"!,shg/ =h huro&o&$or t`"t

    $!/ E 'h/

    1!/ R`"ts t`o 4< &--hg su& hu ut u

    $!/ )os* sr/

    1!/ :`ot`or !`"o- M"!,shg +"s D

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    1!/ Et `"' gh $o"rgj hg +`"t hghg hu j"9o "s th !"tojhr gu&$or t+h ug'or hur s!ho h% +hr, g t`s!"so* '' t* sr

    $!/ :o--* t '' `"9o $o"rgj g t`o sogso h% +hu-' `o `"9o t`o "$-t th "!tu"-- rh9'o +`"t E &o"suro'/

    1!/ 0ut hu 'hgt ,gh+ t`"t

    $!/ :o--* E !"gt so!u-"to th +`"t `o +hu-' `"9o rh9'o'/

    1!/ O?"!t-/ )hu 'hgt ,gh+ +`"t r/ M"!,shg +hu-' `"9o rh9'o' $o!"uso hu 'hgt 55 t`"t +hu-' $oso!u-"thg hg hur "rt* +hu-'gt t* sr

    $!/ :o--* E 'h ,gh+ t`"t `o +"s g " 9or ro!"rhus %g"g!"- hsthg "t t`o st"rtgj hgt h% +`"t E9o&o"suro'/ @o !hu-' `"9o $oog $"g,rut +t`g s? &hgt`s hr " o"r "s %"r "s E ,gh+/

    1!/ E% `os $"g,rut* t`og `o' `"9o gh 'o$t* +hu-' `o

    $!/ R`"ts hgo +" th -hh, "t t/ E t`g, t`o `hrhg trust +hu-' `"9o so!uro' "j"gst t`"t/

    1!/ E% r/ M"!,shg %-o' $"g,rut!* `o +hu-' `"9o gh 'o$t* rj`t* sr

    $!/ Ng' +hu-'gt `"9o t`o "$-t th rh9'o t`o suhrt th `s &ht`or "g' t`roo !`-'rog/

    1!/ @o `"' " !hgtr"!t +t` NOJ* ''gt `o* sr

    $!/ E $o-o9o `o '' `"9o " !hgtr"!t/

    1!/ Ihr t`roo o"rs* ''gt `o* sr

    $!/ E t`g, t +"s " t`roo5o"r !hgtr"!t/

    1!/ @o +hu-' `"9o jhttog &hgo %rh& NOJ* +hu-'gt `o* sr

    $!/ E& ght suro +`"t huro "--u'gj th/

    1!/ NOJ 55 `h+ &u!` &hgo '' t`o " `& g 4

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    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!Gh* E 'hgt t`g, t`"ts t`o !"so/ R`"ts ro!so- +`"t E &o"suro' o"r g "g' o"r hut %hr " >85o"r orh' h%t&o/ R`o ssuo g & &g' t`"t &",os t ug!ort"g th &o s +`ot`or `o +hu-' `"9o $oog "$-o th "!tu"--rh9'o t`"t/

    1!/ R`"ts t`o .uosthg* sr/ )hu !"gt s" +`"t `o "!tu"-- +hu-' `"9o rh9'o'* !hrro!t

    $!/ E t`g, t`"ts %hr t`s 3ur th 'o!'o/

    1!/ Ng' hu !"gt to-- us +`"t "%%o!t* % "g* th " ro"shg"$-o 'ojroo h% rh$"$-t t`"t t`o 'o$t +hu-' `"9o `"'hg `s o"rggjs g t`o %uturo* !hu-' hu* sr

    $!/ E t`g, t`o "ro ,g' h% " 's!hggo!t g sh&o +"s/ E &o"g t`o ro"- ssuo g hr'or th $o "$-o th rh9'o t`"tsuhrt s ght sh &u!` "$hut t`o &"jgtu'o h% 'o$t $ut ro"-- t`o sh-9og! h% r/ M"!,shg "g' "$-t th " thg " jh5%hr+"r' $"ss/

    1!/ :o--* sr* sgt t `h+ &u!` hu' o"rg g t`o %uturo Esgt t`"t ro-o9"gt

    $!/ R`"t !hu-' $o " %"!thr* os* sr/

    1!/ )hu ''gt !hgs'or t`"t* !hrro!t

    $!/ E '' ght !hgs'or t`"t/

    1!/ Gh+* sr* % r/ M"!,shg &"'o " $--hg 'h--"rs g t`roo o"rs* `h+ &u!` +hu-' `o `"9o $oog o?o!to' thro"shg"$- !hgtr$uto th `s !`-'rog "g' `s &ht`or

    $!/ E $o-o9o ro!so- +`"t E &o"suro'/ E& ght .uto suro `h+ `o +"s jhgj th o"rg " $--hg 'h--"rs $o!"uso `o

    go9or '' g t`o 4< o"rs E -hh,o' "t `s %g"g!"- ro!hr's/

    Fr! \nges`!)hur `hghr* &" E "s, `& th -o"so "gs+or t`o .uosthg/ @os 9h-ugtoorgj/

    'ubjo!Astog th t`o .uosthg/

    1!/ )hu !"gt to-- us `h+ &u!` `o +hu-' `"9o j9og 55 $ t`o +"* '' hu ,gh+ r/ M"!,shg j"9o `s &ht`or" 68

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    $!/ Et +"sgt !-o"r g r/ C"gos &g'* "g' `o +"s `s $usgoss &"g"jor/

    1!/ E& "s,gj hu/ )huro t`o hgo tost%gj "$hut j%ts* "rogt hu* sr

    $!/ E '' ght soo t`o tt-o hg t`o TY/

    1!/ r/ M"!,shg 55 '' `o j9o `s &ht`or ht`or !"rs g t`o "st* sr

    $!/ @os j9og `or " th5h%5t`o5-go or!o'os/ E g!-u'o' t`"t g & "g"-ss/

    1!/ [r* '' r/ M"!,shg 55 `h+ &u!` &hgo '' `o j9o th !`"rt hg `s thurs

    $!/ E ''gt o9or soo " ro!so %juro/ E $o-o9o t`"t hg t`o '"gjorhus thur* `o +"s jhgj th 'hg"to +`"to9orrh%ts +oro &"'o th !`"rt/

    1!/ =h hu ,gh+ t`"t `o 'hg"to' h9or 7< &--hg %rh& t`"t thur th !`"rt

    $!/ E '' ght soo t`"t* hur `hghr/

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* -"!,s %hug'"thg/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    1!/ [r* 'h hu ,gh+ `h+ &u!` 55 str,o t`"t/ Nro hu "+"ro h% "ghgo g t`o +hr-' t`"t 'hg"to' &hro th!`"rt t`"g r/ M"!,shg

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* ro-o9"g!o* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!0-- j"tos/

    1!/ Ns h% t o '"to h% r/ M"!,shgs 'o"t`

    Fr! \utgnf!["&o h$3o!thg* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!0-- j"tos/

    1!/ Nghgo g t`o ogtort"g&ogt %o-'

    $!/ E !"gt t`g, h% "g$h'/ R`"ts orshg"- g%hr&"thg/ :` +hu-' E `"9o "!!oss th t`"t g%hr&"thg

    1!/ :"sgt t g t`o Juggoss $hh, h% +hr-' ro!hr's* sr

    $!/ E9o `o"r' oh-o "--u'gj th t`"t/ E `"9ogt jhgo $"!, th t`o $hh, th soo % ts "!tu"-- g t`oro/

    1!/ :hu-' hu "jroo `o +"s " 9or jogorhus orshg j9gj &hgo th &"g oh-o

    $!/ E' "$sh-uto- "jroo +t` t`"t/

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    1!/ )hu' o?o!t `o' $o jogorhus th `s !`-'rog "s t`o jht h-'or* +hu-'gt hu* sr

    $!/ E t`g, `o +hu-'/

    1!/ @o +hu-' `"9o $oog $ugj t`o& +`"to9or `o %o-t +"s go!oss"r %hr t`o&* rj`t :`"to9or t`o +"gto'

    $!/ @o +hu-' `"9o rh9'o'* E t`g,* "-- t`o t`gjs t`"t E &ogthgo'/

    1!/ :hu-' `o `"9o rh9'o' `husos %hr t`o&

    $!/ E !hu-'gt so!u-"to th t`"t/ E ro!"-- t`"t 2rg!o M"!,shg tost%o' t`"t `s %"t`or +"gto' t`o& th $o `u&$-o/ @o+"gto' t`o& th `"9o " `u&$-o u$rgjgj/

    1!/ :`"t "$hut +`og t`o jht h-'or =' hu %juro `& j9gj t`o& " `huso

    $!/ R`"ts thh so!u-"t9o/ R`oro +"sgt "g `sthr h% `& j9gj t`o& `husos/ E& ght suro `h+ E' so!u-"to tht`"t/

    1!/ @h+ h-' +"s `s shg $-"g,ot +`og `o 'o'* sr

    $!/ :"s `o ggo E& juossgj/

    1!/ [h hu +hu-'gt o?o!t sh&ohgo th $o j9gj " ggo o"r h-' " `huso* +hu-' hu* sr

    $!/ Gh* E +hu-'gt/

    1!/ R`oro +hu-'gt $o "g `sthr/ Ghgo h% t`o ,'s +oro h9or 55 +`"t +"s t`o h-'ost ,' +`og `o 'o'* sr

    $!/ 2rg!o +"s* E t`g,* >D hr >8/

    1!/ )hu t`g, rg!o 'r9os " !hg9ort$-o 0: -,o hu ut u t`oro

    $!/ :o--* gh/ E ,gh+ `o 'hosgt/

    1!/ [h `sthr 55 hu +hu-'gt o?o!t t`oro th $o " `sthr h% j9gj !`-'rog `h&os % t`o +orogt o9og >8o"rs h-' "g' >4 o"rs h-'* +hu-' hu* sr

    $!/ E t`g, t`"ts "g ugro"shg"$-o "ssu&thg/

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/ :`og t`oro s "g h$3o!thg* 'hgt "gs+or/ E-- ru-o hg t* "g' t`og +o-- -ot hu ,gh+/

    $!E9o jht th $o -hu'or/

    Fr! \utgnf!E9o jht th $o -hu'or %hr hu

    Fr! \nges`!Must sth hg o9or .uosthg/ Must "uso %hr " so!hg'/ J9o `& " !`"g!o/

    Fr! \utgnf!Gh h$3o!thg/

    Fr! \nges`!=' !hugso- s" sh&ot`gj

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    'ubjo!@os ght "''rossgj hu* r/ 2"gs`/

    1!/ Gh+* sr* hu `"' " -"+or !h&o `oro th'" +t` hu* rj`t

    $!/ )os* sr* E ''/

    1!/ Rh $rgj t`o 'h!u&ogts t`"t +oro su$hog"o'

    $!/ )os* sr/

    1!/ Ng' t`o -"st $-- t`"t hu rh'u!o' +"s Mugo 4Lt`* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/ E `"9ogt soog t`o ro!hr's/

    1!/ :o--* sr* '' hu to-- us ostor'" t`"t hu $--o' "s h% Mu-

    $!/ E t`g, E st"to' t`"t/

    Fr! \nges`!K"g E "rh"!` "g' s`h+ `& +`"t `s -"+or $rhuj`t

    'ubjo!)os/

    1!/ R`s s +`"t hur -"+or* t`o jogt-o&"g t`"t !"&o `oro th'" 55 E %hrjht `s g"&o/ E "h-hjo/

    $!/ r/ Hsog$"uj`/

    1!/ =hos `o +hr, +t` hur %r&

    $!/ @os huts'o !hugso-/

    1!/ Ng' `o $rhuj`t %hr &o " -st h% $--s* "g' t -hh,s th &o -,o t`o -"st $-- s '"to' Mugo 4Lt`

    $!/ R`"ts t`o -"st t&o ogtr/

    1!/ :` 'hgt hu to-- &o +`"t t`o -"st $-- s t`og* sr/

    $!/ R`o -"st $-- s '"to' Mu- t`/

    1!/ [h sg!o Mu- t`* `h+ &u!` &hgo `"s hur %r& sogt* sr

    $!/ E t`g, +o t"-,o' "$hut t`s ostor'"/ E ost&"to' t`"t E t`g, $ot+oog 68

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    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+ % t`o 3ur !"g soo t gh+/

    'ubjo!)hu !"gt soo t`"t 55

    Fr! \nges`!Kh-hr R`"ts " -hu' jroog/ R`o !-or, E `"9o ro'/

    Fr! \nges`!E goo' " $ottor jroog hgo/ R`o !-or, E `"9o ro'/

    1!/ =h hu soo t`"t* r/ N!,or&"g

    $!/ E 'h/

    1!/ [h* hur `hghr* E +"gt th ut " gu&$or hg t`s/ :`"ts & go?t gu&$or

    'ubjo!>

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    $!/ :o +ogt 55 E t`g, E sogt " -tt-o $t h% t&o g "r!` "g' Nr- h% 44/

    1!/ @h+ &"g `hurs '' hu sog'* sr

    $!/ Ihur "g' " `"-%/

    1!/ @h+ &u!` +"s t`o $-- %hr "-- t`o +hr, hu '' $o%hro Gh9o&$or

    $!/ 6>*>4/

    1!/ [h sg!o 55 Gh9o&$or >4t` s t`o go?t ogtr* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`o go?t ogtr 55 t&o ogtr s '"to' H!th$or >>t`/

    1!/ [g!o H!th$or >>t`* hu9o $--o' "rh?&"to- h9or 6

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    1!/ )hu9o go9or !h&o th !hurt "g' tost%o' g " +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so* `"9o hu* sr

    $!/ E t`g, t`"ts " %"r st"to&ogt/

    1!/ )hu9o go9or !h&o th !hurt "g' .u"-%o' "s "g o?ort g .u"gt%gj '"&"jos g " +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so*`"9o hu* sr

    $!/ R`"t s rh$"$- " truo st"to&ogt/

    1!/ Ng' h% "-- t`o t`hus"g' -us !"sos* hu s"' B" `"g'%u-/B sh t`"t %9o

    $!/ )os/

    1!/ Ro-- &o t`o g"&os h% t`o !"sos t`"t hu +hr,o' hg* sr/

    $!/ E !"gt ro&o&$or 55 +o--* t+h t`"t !h&o th &g'/ Hgo g9h-9o' " +hr,or "t " $h+-gj "--o t`"t jht !rus`o'$ t`o g "g' $"-- rotro9"- &"!`go/ E ro&o&$or t`"t/

    1!/ :`h `ro' hu g t`"t !"so

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1!/ :"s t " rh'u!t -"$-t !"so* sr

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1!/ @h+ &"g o"rs "jh +"s t`"t

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/ [hrr/

    1!/ :"s t &hro t`"g tog

    $!/ E ro"-- 'hgt ,gh+/ [hrr/

    1!/ Ng' hu 'hgt ,gh+ +`h rot"go' hu* "g' hu 'hgt ,gh+ "gt`gj "$hut t`o !"so ht`or t`"g " ju jht!rus`o' $ " $"-- roturg &"!`go* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts +`"t st!,s g & &g'/ Et +"s "!tu"--* E t`g,* t`o g &"!`go t`"t !,s u t`o gs/

    1!/ Ng' hu +oro !"-!u-"tgj t`"t %hr t`o 'o%og'"gt g t`"t !"so* +orogt hu* sr

    $!/ E t`g, sh* $ut E& ght hst9o/

    1!/ R`o go?t !"so hu `"'* t`"t g9h-9o' !=hggo-- =huj-"s* sr

    $!/ Ihr " +rhgj%u- 'o"t`

    1!/ )o"`/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or $ogj rot"go' $ !=hggo-- =huj-"s* " 'o%og'"gt g " +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so

    $!/ Ght rgjgj $o--s %hr &o ug-oss t +"s "s$osths ro-"to'/

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    1!/ )hu' $oog `ro'* %hr o?"&-o* g t`"t `"g'%u-* &hst h% t`hso !"sos +oro "s$osths +`oro sh&ohgo 'o' %rh&o?hsuro th "s$osths hr &osht`o-h&"* "g' hu +oro `ro' $ t`o 'o%og'"gt th "ssoss '"&"jos* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"t 'hos shug' %"&-"r* os* sr/

    1!/ :oro hu `ro' $ " -"rjo !h&"g -,o H+ogs Khrggj hr Ihstor :`oo-or* &"gu%"!turors h% rh'u!ts t`"t!"gt !hgt"g "s$osths* !hrro!t

    $!/ E t`g, "g +hr, E '' +hu-' `"9o $oog &hro !=hggo-- =huj-"s/

    1!/ :`og t`o `"' ut g sh&o &"tor"-s t`"t `"' "s$osths* !hrro!t

    $!/ E 'hgt ro&o&$or t`o so!%!s h% t/

    1!/ [h 'h hu ro&o&$or "g ht`or +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so hu +hr,o' hg

    $!/ )os/ E '' " 55 +o t"-,o' "$hut rh $hgh o"r-or/ E '' " rh $hgh !"so hg $o`"-% h% " `us$"g' +`h -hst `s+%o g >>/

    1!/ :`h `ro' hu g t`"t !"so

    $!/ E9o %hrjhttog `s g"&o/ Et +"s "g "tthrgo hut g Go+ )hr,/

    1!/ Crog'-or

    $!/ Gh/

    1!/ [h h% "-- t`o !"sos hu !hu-' ro&o&$or g hur `"g'%u-* hu !"g ro&o&$or t`roo !"sos* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`hso "ro t`o t`roo t`"t !h&o th &g' "s E st `oro/

    1!/ )hu9o go9or $oog th !hurt th .u"-% hg $o`"-% h% " -"gt%% g " +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"so "s "g o?ort +tgoss*!hrro!t

    $!/ Ght t`"t E ro!"--/

    1!/ R`o &"3hrt h% hur +hr,* sr* "ro &"ttors ugro-"to' th +rhgj%u- 'o"t`* !hrro!t

    $!/ E9o 'hgo " -ht h% -hst o"rggjs to stu%% "g' orshg"- g3ur g t`"t "ro"/ :rhgj%u- 'o"t`* gh/ Ets " 9ors&"-- !h&hgogt h% & r"!t!o/

    1!/ H% t`o t`hus"g' !"sos 55 hu9o th-' us h9or " t`hus"g' &"ttors hu9o $oog hg* rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts !hrro!t/

    1!/ )hu ,gh+ t`roo +rhgj%u- 'o"t` !"sos* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`hso "ro t`o t`roo t`"t !h&o th &g' "s E st `oro/

    1!/ Ns " `"g'%u-/ Aots t",o %9o/ Ns "g o!hgh&st* +`"t or!ogt h% hur +hr, +hu-' t`"t $o

    $!/ Yor s&"-- or!ogt"jo/

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    1!/ :`"ts %9o h% " t`hus"g' !h&o hut th

    $!/ "$o -oss t`"g `"-% " or!ogt/

    1!/ Ng'* sr* hur !h&"g* "-&hst "-- t`o +hr, hu 'h s %hr oh-o t`"t "ro g9h-9o' g -"+suts* rj`t

    $!/ R`o &"3hrt h% & +hr, s 'suto ro-"to'* os* sr/

    1!/ 8 -us or!ogt* sgt t* sr

    $!/

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    1!/ R`"g, hu/ R`"ts t

    $!/ R`"t s t/

    1!/ Irst h% "--* r/ Jhgj"+"ro* hu ro-o' hg `& %hr sh&o h% t`o st"to&ogts hu &"'o `oro* !hrro!t

    $!/ )hu' `"9o th to-- &o +`!` st"to&ogt hu t`huj`t E ro-o' uhg/

    1!/ N$hut `h+ &u!` t`o thurs &"'o

    $!/ H`* t`"ts !hrro!t/

    1!/ R`"t +"s t`o sh-o $"ss

    $!/ Gh* sr/

    1!/ [h t`o %rst thur 55 hu ug'orst"g' r/ Jhgj"+"ro +"s hg t+h thurs +t` r/ M"!,shg* rj`t

    $!/ R`o '"gjorhus thur "g' t`o `sthr thur/

    1!/ Ng'* sr* r/ Jhgj"+"ro* `"9o hu o9or &ot `&

    $!/ Gh* E `"9o ght/

    1!/ =' hu ro- hg `s tost&hg g t`s !"so

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!Rh t`o o?togt `o tost%o' "$hut t`o '"gjorhus thur* os* E `"' th ro- hg t $o!"uso E !hu-'gt %g' "gt`gj gt`o $hh,s "g' ro!hr's/ :t` roj"r's th t`o `sthr thur* gh* E '' ght ro- uhg t/

    1!/ E 3ust "s,o' hu '' hu ro- hg `s tost&hg/ E t`g, huro s"gj ro-"tgj th t`o `sthr thur hu ''*rj`t

    $!/ To-"tgj th t`o '"gjorhus thur E ''/

    1!/ I"r oghuj`/ Aots t"-, " -tt-o $t "$hut t`o gtorost* hur 's!hugt r"to/ H,"/ Aots ut u `oro* %rst* o?`$tgu&$or/ =h hu `"9o " !h h% t`"t

    $!/ E 'h ght/

    1!/ E t`huj`t t`o j"9o hu hgo ostor'"/ "$o t`o thh, t $"!,/ :`-o +oro -h!"tgj t`"t 55 t`oro s hgo/R`o -"st s-'o hu ro"ro'* sr/

    $!/ E `"9o t`"t g %rhgt h% &o/

    1!/ )hu s"' t`"t t`s +"s 55 t`"t +"s +`"t hu s"' g hur s-'o gu&$or t+h g hur s!ho h% +hr,* suhrt*!hgtr$uthgs* j%ts* "g' $ogo%ts -"gt%%s +hu-' ro"shg"$- $o o?o!to' th ro!o9o %rh& !`"o- M"!,shg `"'`o -9o'* !hrro!t

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    $!/ )os* sr/

    1!/ Aots jh t`og th t`o -"st o?`$t +`!` s/ :o !"g s`h+ t`"t* "g' t`"ts hur ,g' h% sro"'s`oot %hr -"!, h% "$ottor +hr'* s t`"t rj`t* sr

    $!/ Ets " su&&"r h% & !hg!-ushgs roj"r'gj t`o hss$-o suhrt t`"t r/ M"!,shg !hu-' `"9o rh9'o' tht`o -"gt%%s `"' `o -9o'/

    1!/ )hu !"-- t rh3o!to' suhrt* 'hgt hu

    $!/ Et s rh3o!to'/ Ets jhgj gth t`o %uturo/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt !"-- t hss$-o/ )hu !"-- t rh3o!to'* !hrro!t

    $!/ Ets " rh3o!thg/

    1!/ H,"/ [h* sr* t`oso "ro "-- rosogt 9"-uo %juros* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ )os* sr/

    1!/ [h th jot th " rosogt 9"-uo* hu ro'u!o t`oso %juros $ " 's!hugt r"to* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"ts !hrro!t/

    1!/ Ng' hur 's!hugt r"to hu uso' +"s >L or!ogt* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"t s !hrro!t/

    1!/ Ng' 'r/ Ihr&us uso' 9"rhus 's!hugt r"tos* !hrro!t

    $!/ @o `"' " r"gjo h% '%%orogt r"tos/

    1!/ [h* %rst h% "--* -ots st"rt hg t`o rj`t5`"g' s'o/ E% hu 'hgt &g'* E' -,o hu th +rto hut %hr us* "g' E--j9o hu "ght`or o?`$t 55 "!tu"-- E goo' " !-o"g hgo/ E% hu !hu-' +rto hut %hr us "s +o jh t`rhuj` t`ogu&$or $o%hro hu ro'u!o' t +t` hur >L or!ogt 's!hugt r"to/

    'ubjo!Nro hu jhgj th +"gt th &"r, t`"t

    Fr! \nges`!E +--/ >

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    1!/ )hu 'hgt `"9o t

    $!/ Ets ght g t`s 'o&hgstr"t9o/ E 'hgt ,gh+ 55

    1!/ :`oro s t =h hu `"9o t +t` hu

    $!/ Et +hu-' $o g & suhrt $g'or/

    1!/ K"g hu u-- t hut %hr &o/ 0 t`o +"* +`h +rhto t`o tr"- o?`$t gu&$ors hg t`oro %hr hu

    $!/ Hgo h% & st"%%/

    1!/ @h+ '' t`o jot t`o tr"- o?`$t gu&$ors

    $!/ E +hu-' "ssu&o t`o rh$"$- !hg%orro' +t` sh&o$h' "t Ho-9og ors/

    1!/ )hu ,gh+ +`"t* -ots 'h t hg t`s !`"rt `oro/ Aots 'h t t`s +"* sr/ [h hu `"9o +t` hu t`o %juros t`"thu ro'u!o' t %rh&* rj`t* sr

    $!/ :o--* -ot &o soo % E 'h/

    1!/ :`"t +"s t`"t gu&$or E& shrr/ >7 hr orh' >7/ Nro hu +t` &o Tj`t ug'or orh' >7og' +hu-' $o >4;>4D* rj`t

    $!/ :oro t"-,gj "$hut C"t`orgo t`huj`/ R`"ts 4/

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    1!/ H,"/ 2ut 'h+g +`"t t s/ 7/>> 55 gh* E& shrr/

    $!/ )hu +"gt t`o ug5's!hugto' gu&$or

    1!/ )os* sr/ :`"t 'hos t`"t s"

    $!/ 64 or!ogt 's!hugt r"to/ H,"

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    $!/ R`"ts ght jhgj th `"og/ E !"gt 'h t`"t/ E9o jht th jh $"!, th & h%%!o "g' uso & !h&utor th 'h t`"t/

    1!/ :`og hu ro"' 'r/ Ihr&uss tost&hg* '' hu soo `h+ `o +"s "$-o th !"-!u-"to rosogt 9"-uos rj`t hgt`o +tgoss st"g'

    $!/ @o `"' " t"$-o/ E 'hgt `"9o " !"-!u-"thr t`"t +hu-' 'h t`"t/

    1!/ )hu ''gt $rgj t`"t th 'h t`"t %hr us

    $!/ E 'hgt uso & !"-!u-"thr/ E uso t`o o?!o- sh%t+"ro "!,"jo g & h%%!o/

    1!/ )huro ght "$-o th 'h t`oso !"-!u-"thgs t`og

    $!/ Ght sttgj `oro* gh/ Ght `oro g t`o !hurt`huso/

    1!/ N-- rj`t* sr/ Aots -hh, "t +`"t 'r/ Ihr&us st"to'/ >

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    $!E ro&o&$or s`o "s,o' `& "$hut %9o .uosthgs/

    1!/ [`o ''gt !`"--ogjo "g h% `s !"-!u-"thgs* '' s`o

    $!/ E' `"9o th jh $"!, "g' soo +`"t t`hso %9o .uosthgs +oro/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or "g h% t`o&

    $!/ E 'hgt/

    1!/ [h* sr* +hu-' hu 55 `h+ &u!` '' 'r/ Ihr&us t",o hut %hr !`"o- M"!,shgs orshg"- !hgsu&thg "g'$usgoss %oos %hr `s %rst !"-!u-"thg "t or!ogt

    $!/ 1g'or +`!` hgo h% t`oso &u-t-o s!og"rhs

    1!/ or!ogt/

    $!/ Gh/ R`oro s hgo* t+h* t`roo* %hur* %9o '%%orogt s!og"rhs t`"t E soo `oro/

    1!/ E& t"-,gj "$hut t`o th hgo* sr* or!ogt tor hgo "g"-ss/

    $!/ Ror hgo "g"-ss/ )hur .uosthg +"s `h+ &u!` '' `o t",o hut %hr 55

    1!/ 2orshg"- !hgsu&thg "g' %oos "g' $usgoss o?ogsos

    $!/ Eto& 7 "g' "o"rs `o thh, hut "$hut 64>8*4

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    $!/ @j`ost r"to E t`g, +"s >7/L8 or!ogt/

    1!/ =h hu `"9o " $hh, hg t`"t

    $!/ =h E `"9o " '"t" hgt* hu &o"g

    1!/ )o"`/

    $!/ E 'h/

    1!/ [h to-- &o t`o `j`ost 55 to-- &o t`o r"gjo h% t`o r"tos t`"t +oro g o?stog!o "t t`"t t&o/ Ng' % hu' to-- &o+`"t huro ro%orrgj th* E-- 3ust "rh"!`/

    $!/ Ets sh&o+`oro g `oro/

    1!/ =h hu ,gh+ t`o r"gjo +t`hut `"9gj th jh th hur $hh,s

    $!/ ro!h--o!thg s t`o r"gjo h% r/ M"!,shgs 55 t`o r"tos h% r/ M"!,shgs 'o$t +"s "s -h+ "s 7/8 or!ogt

    "g' "s `j` "s E $o-o9o >7/L8 or!ogt/

    1!/ =' hu ro9o+ r/ C"gos 'ohsthg* sr

    $!/ E '' ro"' r/ C"gos 'ohsthg/

    1!/ [r* `"9o gtorost r"tos $oog jhgj u hr 'h+g sg!o 4L or!ogt r"to/

    1!/ :`"t or!ogt h% 'o$t +"s t`o >7/ or!ogt

    $!/ :o--* t 'oog's/ =%%orogt hgts g t&o/ Ets !hgst"gt- !`"gjgj/ Ets ght sot "t "g hgt g t&o/

    1!/ Nt t`o t&o h% t`o 'o$t/

    $!/ E t`g, t +"s rh$"$- !-hsor th or!ogt/ R`"t +hu-' $o t`o [hgNRY 'o$t/

    1!/ R`o &"3hrt h% t`o 'o$t +"s "t or!ogt* rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts " %"r st"to&ogt/

    1!/ Gh+ t`o [hgNRY !"t"-hj* huro "+"ro* $"so' hg ro"'gj r/ 0rjjss tost&hg* t`"t "g g'oog'ogt"r"sor %hr t`o ET[ -"!o' " 9"-uo h% >5 th ;

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    $!/ E ro!"-- t`oro $ogj sh&o o?!`"gjo "$hut t`"t/

    1!/ =' hu ro"' t`"t* sr

    $!/ E '' ro"' t/

    1!/ Gh+ sh t`og* % +o jh th hur o?`$t 55 "!tu"-- E &"'o "ght`or o?`$t/ E-- !h&o $"!, th t`s/ Et +-- $o>

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    $!/ E !hu-' tr t* $ut E 'hgt t`g, E' $o t`o $ost orshg th 'h t/

    1!/ )huro ght .u"-%o' th 'h t`"t* "ro hu* sr

    $!/ Ets ght sh&ot`gj "g$h' +hu-' "s, &o th 'h g " ro"shg"$-o +hr-'/

    'ubjo!K"g hu 3ust "gs+or t`o .uosthg os hr gh/

    $!Gh/

    1!/ Gh+* sr* t`"ts 3ust %hr NRY/ Gh+ E +"gt hu th "ssu&o 55 +`"t +"s t`o M"! !"t"-hj +hrt`

    $!/ Ns h% +`"t hgt g t&o

    1!/ ="to h% 'o"t`/

    $!/ E $o-o9o t +"s -oss t`"g +`"to9or 'o$t o?sto' hg t`"t "ssot/

    1!/ :`"t +"s t* L< &--hg

    $!/ E t`g, t`o 'o$t hg t`"t "ssot "rhug' t`o '"to h% 'o"t` +"s "rh?&"to- 68 &--hg/

    1!/ :`"t g%hr&"thg* +`"t 'h!u&ogt '' hu `"9o sot 9"-uo hg t`o !"t"-hj

    $!/ Ets ght " so!%! 'h!u&ogt/ Ets t`o tost&hg h% r/ C"go +`oro `o g'!"to' t`"t t`oro +"s gh o.ut gt`o "ssots h% r/ M"!,shg g Mugo h% 4

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    'ubjo!Jr"gto'/

    1!/ Ns, t`"t hu -o"so tr th "gs+or t`o .uosthg/ =h hu t`g, hu !hu-' 'h t`"t* sr

    $!/ E& trgj th "gs+or t "!!ur"to-/

    1!/ Gh* sr/ 2-o"so "gs+or t`o .uosthg/

    'ubjo!Ngs+or t`o .uosthgs t`"ts "s,o'/

    1!/ sr* +`og huro "ssossgj +`"t r/ M"!,shgs 'o$t "g' -"$-tos "ro %hr t`o "ssots* hu `"9o th ut " 9"-uohg t`o "ssots* rj`t

    $!/ Hgo t!"-- +hr,* os* sr/

    1!/ Ng' hu `"9ogt 'hgo t`"t g t`s !"so* rj`t

    $!/ R`"t s !hrro!t/ E `"9o ght/

    1!/ [h % +o 3ust "ssu&o ;

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    $!E s"'* os* t 'hos* $ut E +"gt " !"9o"t ts ght !h&-oto/

    1!/ [h t`s s "g g!h&-oto !`"rt hu &"'o* rj`t

    $!/ Ght +t` roj"r's th 55 t `"s og!"su-"to' "-- h% r/ M"!,shgs -hgj5tor& 'o$t/

    1!/ =hos t s" t`"t hg t`o !`"rt* sr

    $!/ Jrh+gj "g' sjg%!"gt 'o$t/ Et 'hosgt s" -hgj5tor& 'o$t/

    1!/ Es t`s "g g"!!ur"to !`"rt hr g"!!ur"to

    $!/ H`* ts "!!ur"to/

    1!/ [h +`og hu ut t`o ;

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    $!/ E ''/

    1!/ r/ 2`--s 'ohsthg* `o t"-,o' "$hut t`"t t`o +oro +o-- "+"ro h% !`"o- M"!,shgs 'o$t "g' t`"t* % `o''gt +hr,* t +hu-' $o " %g"g!"- 's"stor %hr `&* ''gt `o* sr

    $!/ )hu' `"9o th s`h+ &o t`"t tost&hg/ E 'hgt ro!"-- t/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or t`"t/ )hu 'hgt `"9o t`"t hg hgo h% hur $hh,s* sr* +`"t r/ 2`--s s"' "$hut t`o%g"g!"- !hg'thg

    $!/ E ''gt $rgj t`o 'ohsthgs +t` &o/

    1!/ =h hu `"9o sh&o 55 "-- t`o 'ohsthgs t`"t hu9o th-' us hur ro"'* sr

    $!/ Gh/

    1!/ )hu `"9o gh su&&"r "g' gh ro!h--o!thg h% "gt`gj r/ 2`--s tost%o' th "t `s 'ohsthg* s t`"t rj`tsr

    Fr! \utgnf!A"!,s %hug'"thg/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!Ets $oog " 9or -hgj t&o sg!o E ro"' `s 'ohsthg "g' " +`-o sg!o E ro"' `s tr"- tr"gs!rt/ )hu' `"9oth s`h+ &o sh&ot`gj/ E& ght `oro %hr " &o&hr tost/

    1!/ Khu-' hu "gs+or t`o .uosthg* E-- "s, t "j"g/

    $!/ E th-' hu E 'hgt ro&o&$or/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or/ R`"ts +`"t E t`huj`t/ H,"/ Aot &o "s, t t`s +"/ =' hu $rgj r/ 2`--sstost&hg +t` hu* sr

    $!/ Gh/

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/ =' hu $rgj t`o tost&hg

    $!Gh/

    'ubjo!Gh/

    1!/ :o--* sr* hu "ro to--gj us* "s hu st `oro th'"* hu `"9o gh 'o" +`"t r/ 2`--s tost%o' "s th t`o,gh+-o'jo h% NOJ roj"r'gj !`"o- M"!,shgs %g"g!"- !hg'thg +`og t`o ogtoro' gth t`o !hgtr"!t +t``&* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts 55

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/

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    'ubjo![ust"go'/ @os "gs+oro' t/

    1!/ Ng' +oro hu "+"ro t`"t r/ 0"rr"!, +"s +hr,gj +t` r/ M"!,shg

    $!/ E ro&o&$or ro"'gj r/ 0"rr"!,s 'ohsthg/

    1!/ @h+ &"g &ootgjs '' r/ 0"rr"!, `"9o +t` r/ M"!,shg th tr th str"j`tog hut `s %g"g!os

    $!/ E 'hgt ro&o&$or/

    1!/ =h hu ro&o&$or `o `"' &hro t`"g oj`t &ootgjs +t` r/ M"!,shg

    $!/ E 'hgt ro&o&$or/

    1!/ =h hu ro&o&$or % `o `"' hgo &ootgj Ng 'o"

    $!/ E ,gh+ `o `"' rh$"$- "t -o"st hgo &ootgj/

    1!/ :`og +"s t`"t

    $!/ E `"9o gh 'o"/

    1!/ :`"t +"s 's!usso' "t t`o &ootgj

    $!/ E `"9o gh 'o"/ E 'hgt ro!"--/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or "gt`gj t`"t r/ 0"rr"!, tost%o' t`"t hu ro9o+o'* !hrro!t

    $!/ Ns E st `oro* gh/ E +s` E `"' " `hthjr"`! &o&hr* $ut E 'hgt/

    1!/ :o--* sr* `h+ &u!` '' hu !`"rjo "g `hur th ro"' r/ 0"rr"!,s 'ohsthg

    Fr! \utgnf!Ns,o' "g' "gs+oro'* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/ Ght t`"t .uosthg `h+ &u!` t`o !`"rjo/ H9orru-o'/

    $! ghr&"- `hur- r"to 6D8 "g `hur/

    1!/ =h hu ro&o&$or r/ 0"rr"!, tost%gj t`"t `o $o-o9o' t`"t r/ M"!,shg +"s " &u-t$--hg 'h--"rogtorrso

    $!/ E 'hgt ro!"-- t`"t/

    1!/ =h hu ro&o&$or r/ 0"rr"!, tost%gj t`"t* % r/ M"!,shg +"gto' th +hr,* g `s hghg* `o !hu-' o"rg8

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    'ubjo!R`"ts truo/ [ust"go' ug-oss hu +"gt th s`h+ `&/ @o 'hosgt ro&o&$or/ E% hu +"gt th ro%ros` `&*jh "`o"'/

    Fr! \nges`![uro/ Aots st"rt hut +t` t`"t/ :o-- 'h t`"t/

    1!/ [r* s t !h&&hg %hr hu* +`og hu tost% "g' ro9o+ &"tor"-s* t`"t hu 'hgt ro&o&$or +`"t +"s s"' gt`o&

    $!/ Ihr sh&ot`gj h% 55

    Fr! \utgnf!Nrju&ogt"t9o/

    'ubjo![ust"go'/

    1!/ :`h s th& $"rr"!,* sr

    $!/ E $o-o9o `o s t`o KOH h% " !h&"g !"--o' !h-hg !"t"-/

    1!/ :`"t 'h t`o 'h* sr

    $!/ R`o "ro r&"r- " ro"- ost"to -og'or/

    1!/ :`oro '' hu jot t`"t g%hr&"thg %rh&

    $!/ E9o `o"r' h% !h-hg !"t"-/ R`or g"&o `"s !h&o "!rhss & 'os, g '%%orogt &"ttors E9o +hr,o' hg/

    1!/ :o--* sr* hur !h&"g $--o' " t`hus"g' 'h--"rs -us th roso"r!` !h-hg !"t"-* ''gt hu

    $!/ :o 9or +o-- &" `"9o/ E 'hgt ,gh+/ E' `"9o th soo t`o t&o ro!hr'/

    1!/ :o--* -ots -hh, "t t t`oro* sr/ R`s s hur $--s* "g' t`oro "ro t+h ogtros `oro/ :`h s Th$ort "rtg

    Fr! \utgnf!" +o `"9o " ro%orog!o hr "jo gu&$or/

    Fr! \nges`!4/ E +"s hg- j9og t`s !h/ E 'hgt `"9o "ght`or hgo/

    Fr! \utgnf!E 3ust "s,o' %hr t`o ro%orog!o/

    1!/ Th$ort &"rtg* +`h s `o

    $!/ Th$ort &"rtg s hgo h% hur soghr !hgsu-t"gts* 1KAN jr"'u"to/ Yor $rj`t hugj &"g/

    1!/ @o $--o' 6>

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    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+ o?"!t-/

    1!/ :o--* `o* "j"g* `"s "ght`or ogtr roso"r!` !h-hg !"t"-* 6>>>7* rj`t

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* &sst"tos t`o ro!hr'* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/ @o !"g soo +`"t t`o ro!hr' s % ts g %rhgt h% `&/

    $!Et st"tos roso"r!` !h-hg !"t"- "g' M"!,shg 'o"-/

    1!/ to-- us* sr* +t` "-- h% t`"t roso"r!`* 'h hu ,gh+ +`"t `o %hug' hut "$hut !h-hg !"t"-

    $!/ Ns $ost E ro!"--* `o &j`t `"9o %hug' sh&o "rt!-os roj"r'gj +`"t t s t`o 'h/ E t`g, t`"ts `h+ E jht t`ojogor"- ug'orst"g'gj t`"t t`o "ro r&"r- " ro"- ost"to -og'or/

    1!/ :`"t 'o"-s '' r/ M"!,shg 'h +t` Kh-hg K"t"-* sr

    $!/ Kh-hg !"t"- !"&o g +`og Go9or-"g' +"s !-hso th %hro!-hsuro "g' -ogt r/ M"!,shg "$hut 64; &--hg "t

    9or `j` gtorost r"tos* $ t`o +"/ 0ut t`o $ogo%t h% t`"t -h"g +"s t`"t* +`-o t`o gtorost +"s "!!rugj* t`o+orogt ro.urgj `& th `"9o th " t/

    1!/ ='gt hu tost% ostor'" t`oro +"s gh gtorost hg t`"t -h"g* sr

    $!/ R`oro +"s gh gtorost th `"9o th $o "' hg t`"t -h"g/

    1!/ Ng'* sr* r/ 0"rr"!, s " so!"-st g 'strosso' rhortos* s `o ght =strosso' "ssots

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ,gh+ "gt`gj "$hut r/ 0"rr"!, 'h hu* sr

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+ t`o &"g/ E 3ust ,gh+ `os t`o KOH h% !h-hg !"t"-/

    1!/ =' hu ,gh+ `o +"s jhh' %rog's +t` r/ Ngs!`ut

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* -"!,s %hug'"thg/

    'ubjo!H9orru-o'/

    $!E 'hgt ro!"-- t`"t/

    1!/ =h hu ro!"-- t`"t `o !"--o' r/ Ngs!`ut "$hut r/ M"!,shg g &",gj " 'o"- +t` NOJ

    $!/ E 'hgt ro!"-- t/

    1!/ :o--* sr* -ots st"rt h%% +t` r/ 0"rr"!,s 'ohsthg "g' soo % +o !"g ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg/ =h huro!"-- +`ot`or r/ 0"rr"!, s"t 'h+g +t` r/ M"!,shg* "g"-o' `s %g"g!"- !hg'thg "g' &"'o sujjosthgsth `& =h hu ,gh+ t`"t

    $!/ [`h+ &o t`o tost&hg/ E 'hgt ro&o&$or t`"t/

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    1!/ 2"jo ;

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    $!/ Toj"r'gj t`o [hgNRY !hgtr"!t 2"rt"--* E juoss/

    1!/ =' `o "-sh st 'h+g +t` r/ M"!,shg "g' s" `o +hu-' 'h t`o s"&o %hr t`o M"! !"t"-hj

    $!/ ["' t`o +hu-' 'h t`o s"&o +t` t`o M"! !"t"-hj/

    1!/ R`og '' `o to-- r/ M"!,shg 55 t`o 's!usso' +`"t r/ M"!,shg s`hu-' 'h jhgj %hr+"r'

    $!/ E &o"g* `o t"-,s "$hut 55 BE t`g, `o +"s sh&o+`"t st"rt-o' $ t`o 'r"&" h% `s h+g o!hgh&! stu"thg utgth o!os/ Ng' t`"t +`og `o ro"-o' t`"t t`oro +"s ght oghuj` g!h&oB 55

    'ubjo!r/ N!,or&"g* huro ght suhso' th ro"' %rh& t/ )hu ro"' th hurso-%/ R`og* % t `o-s huro&o&$or "g "gs+or* hu !"g "gs+or/

    $!E t`g, E +hu-' 3ust "r h% +`"t r/ 0"rr"!, +"s s"gj/

    1!/ )hu9o jht th -stog th t`o .uosthg/ E% hu 'hgt ug'orst"g'* -ot &o ,gh+/ R`o .uosthg s* '' t`"t ro%ros`hur ro!h--o!thg t`"t r/ M"!,shg "g' r/ 0"rr"!, s"t 'h+g* +ogt h9or r/ M"!,shgs %g"g!"- !hg'thg* "g't`o 's!usso' t`"t r/ M"!,shg `"' th 'o!'o +`"t `o +"gto' th 'h hg " jh5%hr+"r' $"ss )os hr gh

    $!/ Et "o"rs th suhrt t`"t !hgtogthg/

    1!/ Ets ght " !hgtogthg* sr/ R`o .uosthg s s t`"t +`"t `o tost%o' th ug'or h"t` )os hr gh =hos t`"t ro%ros`hur ro!h--o!thg

    $!/ :o--* t`s sgt usgj t`o s"&o +hr's huro usgj* $ut t "o"rs t`o +oro trgj th &h9o %hr+"r'/

    1!/ Ng' '' r/ 0"rr"!, s" th r/ M"!,shg hgo h% `s hthgs +"s th -.u'"to "-- `s "ssots

    $!/ E& shrr/ )hu' `"9o th hgt &o th t`"t/

    1!/ :` 'hgt hu st"rt hg -go > t`rhuj` 55 -go 4D "g' t`og jh th -go > hg t`o go?t "jo/ =h hu +"gt &o thjh u t`oro th s`h+ hu

    $!/ E t`g, E soo t/ @o '' sujjost hgo hthg +hu-' $o th -.u'"to "ssots/

    1!/ Hr t`o ht`or hthg +"s `o !hu-' st"rt usgj `s $r"g'* t`o !`"o- M"!,shg $r"g'

    $!/ @o &ogthgo' t`"t/

    1!/ )huro ght " $r"g'gj o?ort* "g' huro ght "g ogtort"g&ogt o?ort* !hrro!t

    $!/ E "& ght " $r"g'gj o?ort "g' E "& 55 E 'h `"9o o?ortso g ogtort"g&ogt "s t ro-"tos th %hrogs!"!!hugtgj/

    1!/ 0ut hu9o go9or $oog " $usgoss &"g"jor %hr "g "rtst* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"ts truo/

    1!/ )hu9o go9or $oog "g "!!hugt"gt %hr "g "rtst hg thur* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"ts !hrro!t/

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    1!/ R`"ts ght t`o "ro" h% hur o?ortso* s t`"t !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"t s ght "g "ro" E r"!t!o/

    1!/ R`og t+h hthgs/ Hgo* r/ M"!,shg !hu-' -.u'"to "-- `s "ssots "g' jot t`o &hgo* rj`t

    $!/ R`"t +"s hgo hthg/

    1!/ R`o ht`or hthg +"s `o !hu-' st"rt usgj `s $r"g' "g' jhgj th +hr,* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"t +"s "ght`or hthg/

    1!/ r/ 0"rr"!, 55 '' `o to-- r/ M"!,shg th jh `h&o "g' t`g, "$hut +`"t `o +"gto' th 'h

    $!/ R`"ts !hrro!t/

    1!/ Ng' t`og s`hrt- t`oro"%tor* r/ 0"rr"!, ro!o9o' " !"-- %rh& r/ M"!,shg +`h th-' `& `o ''gt +"gt th-.u'"to `s "ssots/ @o +"gto' th jh $"!, th +hr,* !hrro!t =h hu ght ro&o&$or t`"t* sr

    $!/ Nj"g* E soo t`o .uhto `oro/ B`o s"'* h,"/ Aot &o t`g, "$hut t/ "g' t+h '"s -"tor* `o !"&o $"!, "g's"'* E +"gt th 'h t/B E& ght !ort"g NOJ +`"t BtB s/

    1!/ @o go9or -.u'"to' `s "ssots* '' `o* sr

    $!/ R`"t s & ug'orst"g'gj/

    1!/ =' `o jot gth "g "jroo&ogt +t` "j -9o

    $!/ )os/

    1!/ =' r/ 0"rr"!, !"-- r/ Ngs!`ut th ut thjot`or 55

    $!/ R`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g ogtoro' gth 55

    1!/ =' !`"o- M"!,shg sjg " !hgtr"!t +t` NOJ -9o* sr

    $!/ E t`g, `o +"s 55 E& ght !ort"g % `o +"s hgo h% t`o sjg"thros hg t`"t/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ,gh+ +`h sjgo' t`o !hgtr"!t $ot+oog NOJ -9o "g' !`"o- M"!,shg

    $!/ E' `"9o th soo t "j"g/

    1!/ =' 'r/ Rh`&o sjg t

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1!/ [h hu 'hgt ,gh+ t`og 55 h% "-- t`s +hr, t`"t hu' 'hgo* hu 'hgt ,gh+ +`h sjgo' t`o !hgtr"!t $ot+oogr/ M"!,shg "g' NOJ -9o* !hrro!t

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/ h9o th str,o "s "rju&ogt"t9o/

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    'ubjo!hthg 'ogo'/

    $! ro!h--o!thg s NOJ -9o "g' t`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g/

    1!/ :`h s t "t orshg* t`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g

    $!/ R`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g* AAK/

    1!/ :`h s t`"t

    $!/ R`"t +hu-' `"9o $oog !`"o- M"!,shg +hu-' `"9o $oog t`o h%%!or h% t`"t ogtt/

    1!/ r/ Rh`&o* `os ght "g h%%!or* s `o

    $!/ E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1!/ Ng' +`h sjgo' t`o !hgtr"!t

    $!/ E t`g, E 55

    Fr! \utgnf!Ns,o' "g' "gs+oro' hur `hghr/

    'ubjo![ust"go'/

    1!/ [h hu 'hgt ,gh+/ Es t`"t %"r

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg "s,o' "g' "gs+oro'/

    Fr! \nges`!E `"9ogt jht "g "gs+or ot/

    'ubjo![ust"go'/ @o s"' t`o !`"o- M"!,shg Kh&"g/

    1!/ :`h sjgo' hg $o`"-% h% t`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g* sr

    $!/ E $o-o9o t +"s !`"o- M"!,shg/

    1!/ )hur &o&hr s ro%ros`o' gh+ t`"ts +`h hu t`g, t +"s

    $!/ R`"ts & ro!h--o!thg "s E st `oro/

    1!/ Gh+ -ots jh $"!, th r/ 0"rr"!,/ [h r/ 0"rr"!,* '' hu ro"' +`oro r/ 0"rr"!, !hgt"!to' 2`-

    Ngs!`ut* "g' t`o 's!usso' r/ M"!,shg ogtorgj gth " !hgtr"!t +t` NOJ -9o

    $!/ )huro jhgj th `"9o th 'ro!t &o "j"g/

    1!/ )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or t`"t

    $!/ E ro"-- tro' th %h!us hg gu&$ors* ght rh!oss/

    1!/ :o-- hu ro9o+o' t`o thurgj "jroo&ogt* ''gt hu* sr

    $!/ R`o thurgj "jroo&ogt 55 +`!` 'h!u&ogt "ro hu ro%orrgj th

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    1!/ =h hu ,gh+ +`"t t`o thurgj "jroo&ogt s

    $!/ Es t`s t`o !hgtr"!t $ot+oog NOJ "g' t`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g

    1!/ =h hu ,gh+ +`"t t`o thurgj "jroo&ogt s* sr

    $!/ E t`g, h% t`"t "s t`o !hgtr"!t $ot+oog NOJ "g' t`o !`"o- M"!,shg !h&"g* $ut t`oro !hu-' $o sh&o

    ht`or "jroo&ogt/

    1!/ =' hu ro9o+ t`"t 'h!u&ogt t`"t hu 3ust ro%orro' th

    $!/ R`o "jroo&ogt t`"t E& t`g,gj h% g & &g'* os* E ''/

    1!/ [r* hu ''gt ro9o+ 'ohsthgs t`"t `"' gh $o"rgj hg hur +hr, g t`s !"so* '' hu

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* !"--s %hr so!u-"thg/ @h+ !"g hu hss$- s" +`ot`or hu ro9o+o' sh&ot`gj t`"t`"' gh 55

    'ubjo!)hu !"g ro9o+ sh&ot`gj* "g' t +hu-' `"9o gh $o"rgj hg hur hghg/ )hu &j`t `"9o ro9o+o' t*$ut t ''gt "%%o!t hur hghg/ H9orru-o'/

    $!R`oro +oro !ort"g 'ohsthgs t`"t E ro9o+o'/ Coo g &g'* +`og E ro9o+o' "gt`gj g t`s !"so* E +"sro"-- -hh,gj "t t`o %h!us hg %g"g!os "g' &hgo "g' sh&ot`gj jor&"go th +`"t E +"s u-t&"to- t"s,o' th 'h`oro/ N/ Aht h% +`"t E '' -hh, "t ro"-- t"-,o' "$hut ht`or t`gjs E ''gt !"ro "$hut/ E ''gt %h!us thh `o"9-hg t/

    1!/ +`h j"9o hu t`o 'ohsthgs th ro9o+

    $!/ E +"s rh9'o' t`o 'ohsthgs %rh& t`o "tthrgos "t Ho-9og/

    1!/ Ng' t`o rh9'o' hu r/ 0"rr"!,s 'ohsthg th ro9o+* !hrro!t

    $!/ R`o ''/

    1!/ Ng' r/ 0"rr"!, +"s 'o"-gj +t` r/ M"!,shgs %g"g!os* +"sgt `o* sr

    $!/ Nt hgo hgt g t&o* `o +"s/

    1!/ :`"t hgt g t&o +"s t`"t* sr :`"t o"r

    $!/ E& jhgj th ost&"to 4

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    1!/ =h hu ,gh+ +`"t `hto- r/ 0"rr"!, h+go' =' hu soo t`"t g t`o 'ohsthg* sr

    $!/ E `"9o " 9"juo ro!h--o!thg t +"s t`o %-"&gjh `hto-/

    1!/ Rr t`o A"s Yoj"s @-thg/ =hos t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg

    $!/ )hu' $ottor s`h+ &o sh&o tost&hg/

    1!/ =' hu ro!o9o "gt`gj %rh& t`oso oh-o t`"t +oro 'hgj "-- t`s roso"r!` hg !h-hg !"t"-* "gt`gj g+rtgj

    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!thg* 9"juo "g' "&$juhus "s th "-- t`oso oh-o 'hgj "-- t`s roso"r!`/

    'ubjo![ust"go'/

    1!/ Ihr t`o h9or 6D*

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    1!/ [r* !"g hu to-- &o +`"t +"s j9og th hu )os hr gh

    $!/ E !"gt to-- hu so!%!"--/ E 'hgt ro!"-- t/

    1!/ Ng' t`"t thh- hu &ogthgo'* t`o gtorgot* '' sh&o$h' rgt hut sh&ot`gj "g' j9o t th hu

    $!/ R`o &" `"9o/

    1!/ =h hu ,gh+

    $!/ E 'hgt ro!"-- so!%!"--/

    1!/ Gh+ r/ 0"rr"!, t`og 55 % hu +"gt th jot hur &o&hr ro%ros`o'* jh th "jo D4 h% t`o 'ohsthg* "g'hu-- soo +`"t t`o `hto- +"s t`"t t`o 's!usso' %hr r/ M"!,shgs s`h+* h,"* sg!o hu 'hgt ro!"--/

    $!/ =h hu `"9o " -go

    1!/ :` 'hgt hu tr -go >* sr/

    Fs! 9trhgj!2"jo D4

    Fr! \nges`!D>* -go >/

    1!/ Jh t`rhuj` D4* -go / E t`g, hg -go > "t "jo D>* t s"s t`o @-thg* 'hosgt t* sr

    Fr! \utgnf!Hg t`"t "jo* "ro +o -hh,gj "t t`o -"!o +`oro t s"s t`o h+g t`o @-thg `hto-

    1!/ =h E `"9o th jh u "g' s h+ hu

    'ubjo!)os/

    $!R`"t +hu-' $o `o-%u-/

    Fr! \utgnf!" E "s, 55

    'ubjo!)hu s`hu-' !h&o u "g' -hh, "t t/

    Fs! 9trhgj!Must 'ogt% t`o "jo/ :o `"9o t/

    $!2"jo D>* -go > t`rhuj` 4>/

    Fr! \utgnf!Et 'hosgt 55

    'ubjo!:o--* % t ro%ros`os `s ro!h--o!thg* t 'hosgt &"ttor +`"t t s/ E% t ro%ros`os `s ro!h--o!thg* tro%ros`os `s ro!h--o!thg/

    $!Et &ogthgo' t`o @-thg `hto-/

    1!/ To%orog!os t`o Kr.uo 'o [h-o- s`h+ %hr !`"o- M"!,shg "t t`o @-thg `hto- "s rhhso' $ r/ 0"rr"!,

    $!/ @h+ +hu-' !`"o- M"!,shg `"9o $oog g9h-9o' g " !r.uo 'o [h-o- s`h+ "t t`o @-thg/ R`"ts +`"t tso!%!"-- s"s/

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    1!/ Et jhos hg th t"-, "$hut Ko-go =hgs or%hr&"g!os g A"s Yoj"s* !hrro!t* sr

    $!/ Ko-go =hg "t Kos"rs "-"!o* os* sr/

    1!/ =hos t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg t`"t r/ 0"rr"!,* rhr th r/ M"!,shg ogtorgj gth " !hgtr"!t +t` NOJ-9o* 's!usso' +t` `& uttgj hg " s`h+ g A"s Yoj"s

    $!/ R`"t "o"rs th $o t`o !"so/

    1!/ Ng' hu st-- 55 t`"t 'hosgt ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg "s th +`"t `hto- r/ 0"rr"!, h+go' g A"s Yoj"s*!hrro!t

    $!/ R`o t"-,o' "$hut t`o @-thg* $ut t 'hosgt s"* B`o* E h+g t`o @-thg/B

    1!/ 0ut hu ''gt -hh, t`"t u hg t`o gtorgot

    $!/ :o &" `"9o/ E 3ust 'hgt ro&o&$or/ E ro&o&$or sh&ot`gj "$hut t`o %-"&gjh `hto-* sh t`oro s h$9hus-sh&o !hg%ushg g & &g'/

    1!/ H,"/ I"r oghuj`/ Gh+* sr* '' hu 55 +`og hu ro9o+o' r/ 2`--s tost&hg 55 str,o t`"t/ =' hu`"9o "g ug'orst"g'gj $"so' hg o9ort`gj hu ro9o+o' t`"t* "%tor r/ M"!,shg &ot +t` r/ 0"rr"!,* `o'o!'o' t`"t `o +"s jhgj th st"rt +hr,gj

    $!/ E `"9o " 9"juo ro!h--o!thg h% t`"t/

    1!/ =' `o ogtor gth " !hgtr"!t th +hr,

    $!/ Nro +o "--u'gj th t`o NOJ !`"o- M"!,shg "jroo&ogt

    1!/ :`!` "jroo&ogt "ro hu "+"ro h%* sr

    $!/ R`"ts t`o hgo t`"t !h&os th & &g'/

    1!/ =' `o ogtor gth su!` "g "jroo&ogt

    $!/ E $o-o9o `o ''/

    1!/ Ng' t`og* sr 55

    'ubjo!E "h-hjo/ R`oro s " -ht h% ghso g t`o !hurtrhh& gh+/ E 'hgt ,gh+ +`"ts jhgj hg/ R`o !-or, shrr/

    Fr! \nges`!Ets h,"/ Igo/ E -hst & tr"g h% t`huj`t `oro/

    1!/ Gh+* sr* -ots jh $"!, th o?`$t >

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    1!/ =' hu ght ug'orst"g' t`"t .uosthg* sr E-- "s, t "j"g th hu/ =' hu 'h "g 's!hugt r"tos "t * >< hr>8 or!ogt

    $!/ Gh* E '' ght/ E '' t "t >L or!ogt/

    1!/ Gh+ !hgsu&thg/ Aots 3ust t",o r/ Ihr&uss orshg"- %oos* "tthrgo %oos* "-- h% t "t/ R`"ts +`"t hu!"-- !hgsu&thg* rj`t* sr

    $!/ [og'gj/

    1!/ [h `o `"s t",og hut %hr sog'gj* +o s"'* 4>8 &--hg* rj`t

    $!/ 1g'or `s or!ogt 's!hugt r"to "g"-ss "g' g t`o %rst so!thg t`"t `os "g"-gj sh&ot`gj/

    1!/ Es t`"t !hrro!t

    $!/ R`"t s !hrro!t/

    1!/ [h "%tor `o thh, hut t`o 64>8 &--hg* t`"t -o"9os > &--hg* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ Et "o"rs th/

    1!/ > &--hg* s t`"t rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts t`o gu&$or E soo/

    1!/ R`"ts "%tor t",gj hut t`o !hgsu&thg h% 64>8 &--hg* rj`t

    $!/ R`"ts !hrro!t/

    1!/ R`o go?t hgo ug'or t`o >< or!ogt* `o thh, hut !hgsu&thg h% "rh?&"to- 48 or!ogt* `o thh, hut >LL*

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    $!/ R`oro"$huts* os* sr/

    1!/ =' hu !"-!u-"to hut "g "ggu"- "&hugt h% orshg"- !hgsu&thg %hr r/ M"!,shg

    $!/ E rosogto' "-- h% t`o g'9'u"- sog'gj "&hugts or o"r/ E !hu-' 'h t`"t !"-!u-"thg % hu' -,o &o th/

    1!/ [r* $o%hro hu !"&o `oro th'"* `"9o hu ro"ro' "g g'9'u"- o"r- orshg"- !hgsu&thg %hr r/

    M"!,shg

    $!/ E "!tu"-- !"-!u-"to' sh&ot`gj t`s &hrggj/

    1!/ :`og hu j"9o hur tost&hg `oro %hr s/ [trhgj* `"' hu !"-!u-"to' hut " orshg"- !hgsu&thg %hr r/M"!,shg or o"r

    $!/ )os/ E' -"' hut "-- t`hso gu&$ors h% "-- h% `s sog'gj/ R`"ts `s !hgsu&thg/

    1!/ =h hu `"9o "g 'h!u&ogt t`"t hu ro"ro' $o%hro t`s &hrggj +`oro hu `"' t`o o"r- orshg"-!hgsu&thg %hr r/ M"!,shg Es t`"t " os* hu 'h

    $!/ =h hu ro&o&$or t`"t jr"`

    1!/ [r* !"g hu "gs+or & .uosthg/ Ets ro"- s&-o/

    $!/ E& trgj th "gs+or hur .uosthg/ O"!` hgo h% t`oso ro' $"rs s `s sog'gj "g' !hgsu&thg/

    1!/ @"9o hu ut " so!%! %juro %hr `s "ggu"- sog'gj* "ggu"- orshg"- !hgsu&thg gu&$or

    $!/ Hgo gu&$or

    1!/ )os/

    $!/ Ets "$hut 6;8 &--hg/

    1!/ @"9o hu 'hgo t`"t 55 `"9o hu !"-!u-"to' `s so!%! orshg"- !hgsu&thg %juro g "g 'h!u&ogt $o%hrot`s &hrggj

    $!/ Gh/

    1!/ =h hu `"9o t`o 'h!u&ogt t`"t hu +rhto hut t`s &hrggj +`og hu !"&o th !hurt

    $!/ E& shrr/ Ns, t`"t "j"g/

    1!/ =h hu `"9o t`o 'h!u&ogt t`"t hu +rhto hut t`s &hrggj

    $!/ E ''gt +rtgj "gt`gj hut/ E 3ust '' t`o &"t` g & `o"'/

    1!/ R`s +"s "%tor hur &ootgj +t` t`o -"+ors ostor'" "%tor !hurt* !hrro!t

    $!/ Rh'" s t!"-- "%tor ostor'"/

    Fr! \nges`!)hu ,gh+* hur `hghr/ E 'hgt &o"g th "rjuo +t` t`o ju/ @o +"gts th "rjuo +t` &o/

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    'ubjo!Aots ght "rjuo +t` t`o "tthrgo/

    1!/ Es t`"t %ugg =' hu t`g, t`"t +"s %ugg* r/ N!,or&"g

    'ubjo!Khugso-* 'hgt "rjuo +t` `&/ Must 'hgt "rjuo +t` o"!` ht`or/

    Fr! \nges`!E "s,o' `& " s&-o .uosthg/

    'ubjo!E9o "'&hgs`o' `&/

    1!/ r/ N!,or&"g* '' hu soo 55 str,o t`"t/ )hu th-' us ostor'" "$hut "!!ru"- $"ss "!!hugtgj/ =h huro&o&$or t`"t

    $!/ 1`5`u`* os* E& shrr/

    1!/ :`"t s "!!ru"- $"ss "!!hugtgj

    $!/ N!!ru"- $"ss "!!hugtgj s +`og hu "!!hugt %hr t`gjs ght go!oss"r- +`og t`o "ro "' $ut +`og t`o

    "ro g!urro'/

    1!/ :`"t 'hos t`"t &o"g K"g hu o?-"g t th us/

    $!/ Ihr o?"&-o* E &j`t 'h " $ug!` h% +hr, g " hgt`* "g' E +-- $-- %hr "-- t`"t +hr, "t t`o og' h% t`o &hgt`/

    1!/ [h g ht`or +hr's 55

    $!/ K"g E "gs+or t`o .uosthg* -o"so/

    1!/ [uro/

    $!/ Ng' sh hg "g "!!ru"- $"ss* E +hu-' `"9o ro9oguo %hr t`"t &hgt` %hr "-- h% t`"t t&o $o!"uso E $-- t/ Ng'ug'or "!!hugtgj ru-os "g' "!!ru"- "!!hugtgj* E `"9o g t`ohr o"rgo' hr $--o' t`"t ro9oguo 9orsus " !"s`$"ss/ E `"9ogt $oog "' %hr t`"t +hr, ot/ Hg t`o !"s` $"ss* hu +hu-'gt ro!hjgo t`"t ro9oguo ugt- ts"!tu"-- !h--o!to'/

    1!/ [h +hu-' t $o %"r th s"* -,o* sh&o$h' 'hos " $ug!` h% +hr, "g' t`o "ro h+o' &hgo %hr t`o +hr, "g'ts ut 'h+g hg " -o'jor/ R`"t &o"gs ts "!!ruo'/ Es t`"t " %"r st"to&ogt

    $!/ R`"ts " 9or 55

    1!/ E ''gt jh th Johrjoth+g* E& shrr/

    $!/ )hu +ogt th Irosgh [t"to/

    1!/ R`"ts rj`t/ E -"o' %hht$"--/ E& ght "g o!hgh&st/

    $!/ +%o +ogt th Irosgh [t"to/

    1!/ H,"/ [h* sr* +`og sh&ot`gj s g!urro'* t`"t &o"gs sh&o$h' `"s 'hgo t`o +hr, "g' ts ut 'h+g g "g"!!hugtgj 'h!u&ogt* t`"t &o"gs ts $oog "!!ruo'* !hrro!t

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    $!/ E t`g, t`"ts " %"r 'os!rthg/ E t`g, t`"ts !hgsstogt +t` +`"t E 3ust s"'/

    1!/ Ng' hu ro9o+o' "g' !hgs'oro' r/ C"gos 'ohsthg g t`s !"so* ''gt hu* sr )hu 3ust th-' us t`"t

    $!/ E ''/

    1!/ Ng' 3ust sh E !"g ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg* E& jhgj th j9o th hu* "g' E& jhgj th "s, hu sh&o.uosthgs "$hut* hur ro9o+ h% r/ C"gos tost&hg/ H,"* sr Nro hu ro"'

    $!/ Must hgt &o +`oro hu +"gt th jh/

    1!/ Irst h% "--* sr* hu ro9o+o' r/ C"gos 'ohsthg roj"r'gj t`o o?ogsos su$&tto' $ NOJ th t`o ost"to"%tor t`o 'o"t` h% r/ M"!,shg* !hrro!t

    $!/ E ,gh+ t`"t h!!urro'/ E 'hgt ro!"-- r/ C"go 's!ussgj t/

    1!/ [r* +` 'hgt hu -hh, "t "jo ;4* -gos 7 t`rhuj` >>/

    Fr! \utgnf!Es t`o .uosthg +`ot`or t`s ro%ros`os `s ro!h--o!thg

    Fr! \nges`!E `"9ogt jht t`oro/

    'ubjo!E t`g, `os trgj th 'ro!t `& th " -"!o t`"t +--/

    Fr! \nges`!Es t`oro "g h$3o!thg

    $!E& "t "jo ;4/

    1!/ Es t truo* sr* t`"t r/ C"go 55 str,o t`"t/ =hos t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg h% +`ot`or hr ght r/ C"gotost%o' t`"t NOJ `"' su$&tto' th t`o ost"to 6;

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    Fr! \utgnf!H$3o!t* hur `hghr/ :`"t `os $oog "s,o' th ro9o+ 'hos ght ro%-o!t t`o .uosthg t`"t +"s 3usthsto'/

    'ubjo!)hu !"g uso "gt`gj th ro%ros` ro!h--o!thg htogt"--/

    Fr! \utgnf!E% t 'hos/

    1!/ Agos 7 t`rhuj` >> st"rt +t`* sr/

    'ubjo!To"' t th hurso-%/

    $!)os* &""&/

    1!/ :`og huro ro"'* -ot &o ,gh+/

    $!/ H,"/ E ro"' t`"t/

    1!/ H,"/ Gh+ 'hos t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg t`"t NOJ orshggo- 'ro!t- su$&tto' th t`o ost"to "6;

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    1!/ )hur "gs+or +hu-' $o

    $!/ [t-- gh/

    1!/ R`og +` 'hgt hu ro"' "jo D* sr/

    $!/ :`!` -gos

    1!/ th 4>/

    $!/ H,"/ E9o ro"' t`"t/

    1!/ =hos t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg

    $!/ Et ro%ors th " rohrt* "!!ru"- $"ss 55 E &o"g* E soo sh&o 's!usshg "$hut t/

    1!/ :o--* sr* 'hosgt t`"t ro%ros` hur ro!h--o!thg t`"t NOJ -9o su$&tto' th t`o ost"to " $-- %hr ;

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    'ubjo!Khugso- ,gh+s/ E9o tro' th ,oo `& ug'or +r"s "s +o--* $ut t 'hosgt `o- % huro jhgj th "rjuo+t` `&/ R`o ht`or t`gj* thh* s t`"t* +`og E "'&hgs` hu th "gs+or " .uosthg BosB hr Bgh*B hu goo' throshg' BosB hr Bgh/B E ,gh+ t`"t &"$o huro ght uso' th t`o !hurtrhh& stu"thg* $ut hu ug'orst"g'/

    $!E 'h* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo!R`"g, hu/

    Fs! 5egn!0ro%-* hur `hghr/ E-- +"t %hr t`o +tgoss th -o"9o/ R`o %rst rohrt ro%orro' th* hur `hghr* s ghtt`o 'h!u&ogt t`"t 'r/ Rh`&o sjgo'/ Ets t`o rohrt sogt th t`o ost"to t`"t* % hu ro!"--* `"' t`"t %hhtghto t`root`"t r/ 2"gs` "t %rst s`h+o' +`og `o +"s .uosthggj `&/ R`"t 'h!thr `"' " %juro %hr 'r/ urr" $ut "-sh "%hhtghto s"gj* $ t`o +"* t`o "jroo&ogt +"s go9or o?o!uto' "g' t`"t +"s t`o !hg'thg ro!o'ogt* sh ts`hu-'gt $o "'/ [h t`o ro"shg t`oro `"s $oog sh&o h$3o!thg s $o!"uso r/ C"gos 'ohsthg* t`o +oros`h+g t`o s"&o rohrt/ Et ''gt s`h+ %hhtghto t`roo/ Ets ght !h&-oto th tr th s" +`"t NOJ -9o '' hr ''gt'h $ hg- -hh,gj "t r/ C"gos tost&hg/ [h t`"ts t`o $"ss %hr t`o h$3o!thg/ Ets &s-o"'gj g t`o s"&o +"t +"s &s-o"'gj th t`o 3ur th sujjost t`s `"' $oog su$&tto'/ Ets t`o s"&o rohrt t`"t g!-u'os t`"t %hhtghtoo?ross- s"gj t`o &hgo s ght suhso' th $o "'/ R`"ts +` t`o h$3o!thgs/

    Fr! \nges`!)hur `hghr* t`o +tgoss "j"g tost%o' t`"t t`o 'o$t "g' "-- t`"t `"' gh $o"rgj hg `s hghg* "g'

    E t`g, E jht t !-o"r- hut "j"g t`"t t `"' gh $o"rgj +`"tsho9or g "g !"us"- ro-"thgs` th +`"t `o s"'"$hut t`o suhrt/ Et !hu-'gt `"9o $oog "g !-o"ror/ Khgtr"r th +`"t t`o -"+ors ,oo "rjugj "$hut t`"t* t `"'gh $o"rgj hg t`s +tgosss tost&hg/

    Fr! \utgnf!E t`g, `o s"' roo"to'- hg t`o st"g' E 'hgt t`g, t`"ts "g ssuo/

    Fs! 9trhgj!Et '' "%%o!t t`o gu&$ors h% +`"t !hu-' ro"shg"$- $o o?o!to'* !ort"g- "%%o!to' +`"t &hgo+hu-' $o "9"-"$-o th $o "$-o th rh9'o t`hso gu&$ors/ @o &"'o t`"t o?tro&o- !-o"r hg t`o st"g' t`s&hrggj/ Khugso- ,oos trgj th &srorosogt +`"t t`o +tgoss `"s s"'/ R`o 3ur `"s `o"r' t* "g' t`o-- &",ot`or h+g gtorrot"thg/

    'ubjo!R`"g, hu/

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    'ubjo! E 'hgt ,gh+ % `o %hrjht/

    Fr! \nges`! E "s,o' %hr t`o jrhss* ght rosogt 9"-uo/ R`"t +"sgt +`"t & .uosthg +"s/ Ng' `o s"' t +hu-'t",o thh -hgj* `o +hu-' 'h t h9or t`o -ug!` $ro",* sh E "ssu&o' `o +hu-'/ :` "ro hu s`",gj hur `o"'*hur `hghr

    'ubjo! 0o!"uso E ug'orsthh' t th $o "$"g'hgo'/ Khugso- s s`",gj t`or `o"' os/ =' hu 'h t h9or t`o

    -ug!` $ro",

    $! Gh/

    'ubjo! )hu +oro t`o hg- hgo ug'or t`o &rosshg t`"t t +"s jhgj th $o 'hgo h9or t`o -ug!` $ro",/

    Fr! \nges`! [h t`"t &o"gs E& +rhgj* t`og

    'ubjo! R`"ts +`"t t shug's -,o/

    Fr! \nges`! )hu t`g, sg!o t`oro s`",gj t`or `o"' 55 % hu +"gt &o th jh $"!, 55

    'ubjo! Ahh, %hr t* % hu +"gt 55

    Fr! \nges`! E "s,o' t`o .uosthg* hur `hghr* % `o !hu-' "'' u t`o rosogt 9"-uo 55 o?!uso &o 55 t`o tht"-gu&$ors* +`!` `o `"'/ Ng' `o s"' 3ust "'' t`o& u/ @o ''gt `"9o th 'h "g !"-!u-"thgs/ H," R`"ts "-- E"s,o' `& th 'h/ Ng' `o s"' t +hu-' t",o t&o h9or t`o -ug!` `hur/ R`"ts 55 sh % E !hu-' !h&o $"!, th t/ [h Es"' %go/ [h `h+ 'hos t`"t &o"g t`"t t`o !hurt gh+ `"s "ssosso' t`"t E `"9o "$"g'hgo' 55

    'ubjo! R`"ts +`"t E t`huj`t/ :o-- -hh, "t t/

    Fr! \nges`! )hu9o "-ro"' &"'o "g "ssoss&ogt hg +`"t E +"s 'hgj/

    'ubjo! E ''/

    Fr! \nges`! Ng' s" t`"t E& +rhgj/

    Fs! 9trhgj! Ns E ro!"--* hur `hghr* E t`g, `o '' s" t`"t* "g' E t`g, `o +ogt hg 55 $o!"uso t`og +o +orojhgj th `"9o hu 'h sh&o !"-!u-"thgs* "g' r/ N!,or&"g o?-"go'* BE !"gt 'h t`"t `oro* E 'h t g t`o h%%!o*B"g' t`"ts +` E t`huj`t t &hhto' t/

    'ubjo! BE `"9o " rhjr"& g t`o h%%!o/B

    Fr! \nges`! R`"ts %hr rosogt 9"-uo/

    Fs! 9trhgj! E t`huj`t t`"ts +`oro t +"s jhgj th/ E t`huj`t t +"s "$"g'hgo'* thh/

    Fr! \utgnf! @o ''gt 'h t $o!"uso `o ug'orsthh' "g' +o ug'orsthh'* -,o t`o !hurt `"' ug'orsthh'* t`"tt`"t `"' $oog "$"g'hgo'/ Ets ght sh&ot`gj t`"t `"s $oog "$"g'hgo'* `o `"sgt 'hgo t* `o !hu-' 'h t "t t`o go?t$ro",/

    Fr! \nges`! E &o"g 55

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    'ubjo! Ns, `& th 'h t "t t`o $ro", % hu +"gt `& th 'h t/ E 'hgt o9og ,gh+ % `o !"g/ @o s"s `o goo's`s !h&utor "t +hr,/

    Fr! \nges`! Gh* `o 'hosgt/ Ets 3ust th "'' u 55 `o `"s " -st h% t`o gu&$ors %hr t o jrhss 9"-uo/ R`"ts +`"t E+"s "s,gj %hr/ H," Ng' % hu -hh, "t t`o tr"gs!rt* t`"ts +`"t E "s,o' %hr/

    'ubjo! E t`g, s/ 0g" s -hh,gj t u/ Aots soo +`"t t s"s/

    Fr! \nges`! Jh "`o"'/ Jrhss gu&$ors/ @o !"g "'' t u/ E !"g "s, `& rj`t gh+/ @o !"g "'' t u* `o 3ustgoo'o' t&o/ @o !hu-'gt ro'u!o t th rosogt 9"-uo/ R`"t +"s t`o hgt/ [h `o s"' `o +hu-' 'h t h9or t`o ghhg`hur/ @o ''gt +"gt th +"sto t`o 3urs t&o* +"s `s st"to&ogt/ [h t`og 55 E 'hgt ,gh+ `h+ t`o !hurt t`og&",os "g "ssoss&ogt "j"gst &o* t`o .uosthgor* t`"t E9o "$"g'hgo' sh&ot`gj/ E &o"g 55

    Fs! 5egn! )hur `hghr* E 'hgt t`g, t`s s "g "ssoss&ogt "j"gst "ghgo/ Et &" `"9o $oog 3ust " &st",o h%ug'orst"g'gj/ @oros t`o tr"gs!rt/ R`o +ogt $"!, "g' %hrt`/ Ng' `o s"'* "bh yhu wngt t`o jrhssugbeskhugtob gufdor8"`o s"s* "E'f fhro t`ng janb th bh t`es, dut E `nto wnstegj t`o mury's tefo. Z`y bhg't Ebh et nt t`o dronc." "g' r/ 2"gs` s"s* "nt t`o dronc, E'b aeco yhu th uso t`o porkogt, ! porkogt ngb !#porkogt beskhugt rnto/B t`o +tgoss s"'* "t`nt's ght jhegj th `nppog. E `nvo th jh dnkc th fy hiieko, jot t`oknakuanthr." "beb yhu soo $r. %hrfu&es khuab bh et8" "`o `nb n tndao, E bhg't `nvo n knakuanthr t`nt kng bh

    t`nt.""w`y bebg't yhu bh t`nt8 hu'ro ugndao th bh t`oso knakuantehgs, t`og8" "ght settegj `oro, ght eg t`esk`ner.""g' t`og `o &h9o' hg th "ght`or o?`$t/ [h E t`g, +o `"' ug'orsthh' t`o jrhss 's!hugto' gu&$or 55t`o hg- ro"shg `o "s,o' %hr t +"s sh `o !hu-' 'h t`oso !"-!u-"thgs/ N"rogt- r/ 2"gs` `"' sh&ot`gj'%%orogt g &g' "g' st-- +"gts t`o gu&$or* "g' t soo&s -,o t`o +tgoss s "$-o th 'h t`"t "t t`o go?t $ro",/0ut +oro 3ust hg '%%orogt "jos* "g' E t`g, j9og t`o tr"gs!rt* ts o"s th soo +`/

    'ubjo! :oro hg '%%orogt "jos/ )hu !"g "s, `& % `o +"s "$-o th 'h t "t t`o $ro",* `o !"g to-- hu os hrgh/ 0ut `o `"' " '%%orogt &rosshg h% +`"t hu +oro 'hgj/ R`o tr"gs!rt 'hosgt -o/

    Fr! \nges`! Et ''gt s" E "$"g'hgo' "gt`gj/ E "s,o' t`o .uosthg "$hut "''gj u* "g' hu s"'* Bh`* `o!"gt 'h t/ @o goo's " sro"'s`oot/B t`"ts %hr rosogt 9"-uo/ :`"t E +"s %rst jhgj th 'h +"s +rto u t`o jrhss

    9"-uo* "g' `o s"' `o goo'o' t&o th 'h t`"t* "g' E s"' %go/ H," Ng' E ''gt s" 'hgt 'h t hr "gt`gj -,ot`"t/ E 'hgt ,gh+ +` t`o !hurt s t`og jhgj th st"rt s`",gj hur `o"' "t &o %hr* hu ,gh+ 55 hg "g o?`$t/ E'hgt ug'orst"g' +` huro ro3u'jgj t`"t -,o t`"t* hur `hghr/ Et 'hosgt soo& %"r th & !-ogt %hr t`"t th`"og/

    'ubjo! @h+ &u!` -hgjor 'h hu `"9o

    Fr! \nges`! Ght 9or &u!`/

    'ubjo! =h +o goo' "ght`or +tgoss* hr 55

    Fr! \nges`! R`o `"9o t+h 9'ohs/

    Fr! \utgnf! @o +hu-'gt to-- us `h+ &u!` -hgjor sh +o ''gt ,gh+ % +o goo'o' th $rgj sh&o$h'/

    Fs! 9trhgj! R`"ts %go/

    Fs! 5egn! )hur `hghr* E t`g, % +o %gs` o"r-* +o `"9o sh&o 9'ohs ro"' th jh* sh +o-- $o "$-o th 'h t`"t*"g' E &"jgo s/ [trhgj +-- `"9o sh&o ro'ro!t/

    Fr! \nges`! K"g hu 'h t`"t +`-o huro sttgj t`oro K"g hu 3ust "'' t u +`-o huro sttgj t`oro

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    $! )hu +"gt &o th "'' u +`"t

    Fr! \nges`! Must t`o jrhss gu&$or %hr t`hso 55 t`o -"st s-'o t`"t hu `"'/

    :t`o ihaahwegj prhkoobegjs woro `oab eg hpog khurt, eg t`o prosogko hi t`o urhrs+0

    'ubjo! Jhh' "%torghhg/ Aots !hgtguo +t` t`o !rhss5o?"&g"thg/

    Fr! \nges`! )os/

    =hgteguob krhss3o%nfegntehg dy Fr! \nges`!

    / r/ N!,or&"g* E juoss t`oros sh&o !hg%ushg "$hut hur "''gj u gu&$ors h9or -ug!`/ )hu ''gt t`g,t`"t E +"gto' hu th 'h t`"t* rj`t

    $! E t`huj`t hu `"' "$"g'hgo' t`"t $o!"uso hu +"gto' th 'h " got rosogt 9"-uo !"-!u-"thg hg t* "g' E th-'hu t`"t E `"' th jh $"!, th t`o h%%!o* "g' sh E t`huj`t +o +oro 55

    1! E +"gt th ,gh+ t`o jrhss %juro/ [h r"t`or t`"g sog' t`o t&o `oro* hu `"9o "g o?`$t t`"t `"s t`o& "-- gt* rj`t

    $! )os* E 'h/

    1! Khu-' hu u-- t`"t hut %hr us H,"/ :`"t "ro hu ro%orrgj th

    $! R`s s " s!`o'u-o g & "g"-ss h% -"gt%%s '"&"jos* tr"- o?`$t >47

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    Fr! \nges`! )hu `"9o "-- t`oso 'ohsthg o?`$ts/

    Fs! 9trhgj! :`"t o?`$t s t

    Fr! \nges`! >47

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    1! H,"/ R`"g, hu/

    $! R`s s s!`o'u-o o?`$t >478* "g' t`"t s t`o s!`o'u-o %hr 2"rs M"!,shg/

    1! H,"/ K"g E !r!-o t

    $! )os* hu &"/

    1! R`"g, hu/

    $! Ng' t`o -"st s!`o'u-o s o?`$t >47L/

    1! O?!ot %hr >L/ I"r st"to&ogt

    $! I"r st"to&ogt/

    1! Ns %"r "s t`o rost h% t`o !"-!u-"thgs* hu ''gt jot g9h-9o' g "gt`gj -,o t`"t* !hrro!t

    $! E& 55 E 'hgt ug'orst"g' t`"t .uosthg/

    Fr! \utgnf! H$3o!thg* 9"juo/

    Fr! \nges`! )hu ''gt 'h rh3o!thgs h% thurs hr &or!`"g'so hr "gt`gj -,o t`"t* t`"ts ght hur "ro" t`"thuro "''rossgj g t`o s!ho h% hur +hr, g t`s !"so* !hrro!t

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    $! R`"ts !hrro!t* E ''gt tr th 'otor&go -hst o"rggj !""!t/

    1! H,"/ )hur "ro" +"s* hu9o th-' us* t`o %g"g!"- !hg'thg "g' ro"shg"$- -,o- th ro!o9o suhrt* rj`t

    $! Khrro!t* $ut E +"s "-sh "s,o' th "''ross t`o !hgsu&thg !h&hgogt h% r/ Ihr&uss +hr,/

    1! )hu ''gt "''ross -hss h% o"rggj !""!t* s t`"t %"r

    $! R`"t s %"r/

    1! H,"/ Ng' t`og t`o !hgsu&thg* hu ''gt `"9o "g hghg hg 'ro!t o?"&* hu ''gt j9o " so!%!hghg "$hut !hgsu&thg or o"r* !hrro!t

    Fs! 9trhgj! H$3o!thg* &sst"tos 55

    Fr! \utgnf! sst"tos t`o o9'og!o/

    Fr! \nges`! K"g +o jot hgo h% t`o&

    Fs! 9trhgj! R`"t +"s & &st",o/

    'ubjo! H9orru-o'/

    $! E 'hgt t`g, t`"ts t`o !"so/ E t`g, E 55 "j"g* hu "g' E soo& th $o s`s "ssgj g t`o gj`t hg t`s ssuo/ Et"-,o' "$hut "-- t`"t sog'gj/ R`"t s t`o $"ss %hr t* E 3ust ''gt rh9'o " sgj-o gu&$or/ E !"g 'h t`"t %hr hu% hu' -,o &o th/

    Fr! \nges`! :`"t E +"s "s,gj* sr* s +`og hu +oro .uosthgo' $ s/ [trhgj* hu ''gt j9o " so!%!gu&$or %hr " o"r- !hgsu&thg* s t`"t !hrro!t

    $! E j"9o 55 E ''gt j9o hgo gu&$or* E j"9o &"g o"rs h% '%%orogt gu&$ors/

    1! )hu ''gt j9o "g "9or"jo* !hrro!t

    $! Hg 'ro!t* E 'hgt t`g, E j"9o "g "9or"jo/

    1! Ng' t`og hu s`h+o' us t`"t o?`$t %hr r/ Or,/ =h hu ro&o&$or t`"t o?`$t [tr,o t`"t/ 0"' .uosthg/)hu s`h+o' us "g o?`$t +`oro hu s`h+o' hur !hgsu&thg 55 str,o t`"t .uosthg/ Aots 3ust -hh, "t t`oo?`$t sh t`oros gh &sug'orst"g'gj/ Et +hu-' $o 55 &",o suro E `"9o t rj`t %hr hu* sr/

    'ubjo! =h hu `"9o t`s "!,ot

    $! E 'h/

    Fr! \nges`! =h hu ro&o&$or +`"t s-'o gu&$or t`"t s* sr H`* E `"9o jht t/ Ets >;DL/ :o-- ut t`"t u/

    'ubjo! [-'o 7/

    Fr! 5hyao! [-'o 7* % t`"t `o-s/

    Fr! \nges`! R`s s +`"t hu ro%orro' th* rj`t

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    $! E 55 E $o-o9o t`"t s +`"t hu +oro ro%orrgj th* $ut E +"s hg t`"t "jo/

    1! R`"ts hur o?`$t* rj`t E ''gt ro"ro t`"t

    $! R`"ts !hrro!t* t`"t +"s &go/

    1! H,"/ Ng'* sr* hu ,gh+ +`og hu &"'o t`s s-'o t`"t r/ Or, '' ght t",o gth !hgs'or"thg gtorost hg

    "g -h"gs* !hrro!t

    $! R`"ts & ug'orst"g'gj/

    1! H,"/ Ng' % hu +oro th ut gtorost hg t`o -h"gs* t`og t +hu-' $o $"!, u `j`or* !hrro!t

    $! Et +hu-' $o u !-hsor th +`oro t`o ro' $"rs "ro/

    1! 0o!"uso "-&hst "-- h% t`o 55 str,o t`"t 55 t`o 9"st &"3hrt h% "-- t`o o?ogso +"s gtorost hg -h"gs* !hrro!t

    $! N jhh' hrthg/

    1! :`"t or!ogt

    $! E 'hgt ,gh+/

    1! =' hu 'h t`"t -,o % 55 % 55 %rst h% "--* hu s"' 55 str,o t`"t/ [h hu ''gt 'otor&go +`"t or!ogt +"sgtorost* s t`"t " %"r st"to&ogt

    $! R`"t s !hrro!t/

    1! H,"/ )hu 55 "g' % +o '' 'otor&go 55 str,o t`"t/ Gh+* sr* g "-- t`o +hr, 55 -ots soo % E "& !hrro!t/ R`s

    !`"rt +`oro E juoss gh+ ts ght jhgj th $o 55 +oro ght jhgj th jot gth t* sh %hr "-- t`o +hr, 55 r/ 0rjjs* ''hu ro9o+ `s tr"- tost&hg* sr

    $! E ''/

    1! H,"/ Ng' +"s t hur ug'orst"g'gj t`"t r/ 0rjjs hghg s t`"t !`"o- M"!,shg ''gt -hso hgo '&og t`o %uturo %rh& +hr, 55

    Fr! \utgnf! H$3o!thg/

    'ubjo! Ahso " '&o

    Fr! \nges`! E `"9ogt %gs`o' " .uosthg* E jht t+h h$3o!thgs "-ro"'/

    'ubjo! [ust"go'/

    Fr! \nges`! E `"9ogt %gs`o' t`o .uosthg/

    'ubjo! Must $"so' hg +`"t E `o"r'* sust"go'/

    Fr! \nges`! =' hu 55

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    'ubjo! )hu !"g ro`r"so/

    Fr! \nges`! 55 ro"' +`oro r/ 0rjjs s"' g `s hghg t`"t r/ M"!,shg '' ght -hso hgo '&o g +hr,gjg!h&o $"so' hg `s hghg g t`s !"so

    Fr! \utgnf! H$3o!thg* 9"juo* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo! [ust"go'/

    Fr! \nges`! Hg +`"t jrhug' Y"juo

    Fr! \utgnf! E ''gt ug'orst"g' t* hur `hghr/

    'ubjo! Y"juo/

    Fr! \nges`! H,"/

    1! :`"t +"s r/ 0rjjs 55 str,o t`"t/ =' r/ 0rjjs j9o "g hghg "$hut "g "&hugt h% &hgo r/ M"!,shg+hu-' -hso g t`o %uturo g +hr,gj g!h&o

    $! ro!h--o!thg s r/ 0rjjs s"' t`"t t`o rh3o!thgs `o `"' soog +oro so!u-"t9o/

    1! Gh/ R`"t +"sgt & .uosthg* sr/ .uosthg +"s* '' r/ 0rjjs j9o "g hghg "s th t`o "&hugt h%&hgo g `s hghg r/ M"!,shg +hu-' -hso g t`o %uturo %rh& +hr,gj g!h&o

    $! E 'hgt ro!"--/

    1! :hu-' t $o %"r th s" t`"t $"so' hg ro"'gj `s tost&hg "g' `s hghg* t`o gu&$or +hu-' $o orh

    $! E 3ust 'hgt ro!"-- " gu&$or/

    1! [h hu 'hgt ro&o&$or +`"t r/ 55 +`og hu ro"' r/ 0rjjs tost&hg* hu 'hgt ro&o&$or +`ot`or `os"' t`o gu&$or +hu-' $o " 'h--"r hr " $--hg )hu 'hgt ro&o&$or "gt`gj "$hut t`"t* s t`"t rj`t

    $! 55 & %ug'"&ogt"- ug'orst"g'gj h% `s tost&hg s t`"t `o t`huj`t r/ Or,s rh3o!thgs +oroso!u-"t9o/

    1! H,"/ .uosthg s* sh t`og "s %"r "s hu ,gh+* r/ 0rjjs j"9o gh %juro %hr -hss h% o"rggjs g t`o%uturo %hr r/ M"!,shg* s t`"t !hrro!t

    $! E t`g, E9o th-' hu 55 E 'hgt ro!"-- " gu&$or/

    1! :o--* +hu-' hu "jroo +t` &o* t`og* % t`oros gh gu&$or* t +hu-' $o orh

    $! Ght go!oss"r-/

    1! :o--* +`"t gu&$or g hur 55 g hur ro9o+ h% "-- t`o +hr, h% r/ 0rjjs* '' `o ut

    $! Nj"g 55

    Fr! \utgnf! Ns,o' "g' "gs+oro' gh+* hur `hghr/

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    'ubjo! H9orru-o'/

    $! E 'hgt ro!"-- " gu&$or/

    Fr! \nges`! [h t`og `o ut gh gu&$ors* gh -hss g `s hghg* !hrro!t

    $! E &o"g* hu ,oo !h&gj $"!, th orh* $ut t`o ht`or ro"-t s r/ M"!,shg !hu-' `"9o 3ust !hgtguo' th -hso&hgo jhgj gth t`o %uturo sh t !hu-' $o " goj"t9o gu&$or/

    1! [h ts ot`or orh hr goj"t9o* t`"ts +`"t r/ 0rjjs s"'* rj`t

    Fr! \utgnf! H$3o!thg* hur `hghr* &sst"tos $ht` 0rjjs tost&hg "s +o-- "s `s &o&hr h% r/ 0rjjstost&hg/ @os g'!"to' +`"t `o ro!"--s t`o tost&hg +"s/ Gh+ t`oro "s,gj 'h hu ro!"-- " goj"t9o* 'hhu ro!"-- sh&ot`gj t`"t +"sgt t`oro/

    Fr! \nges`! @o 3ust 9h-ugtooro' t`"t g%hr&"thg/ E ''gt "s, t`"t .uosthg/ R`"ts `s 9h-ugtoorgj t`o"gs+or/

    'ubjo! H9orru-o'/ )hu !"g o?-hro/

    Fr! \nges`! H,"/

    1! [h +`"t hu ro9o+o' h% r/ 0rjjs tost&hg* '' `o s" t +"s goj"t9o* sr

    $! E 55 E& jhgj th jh $"!, th E 'hgt ro!"-- `& rh9'gj t`o gu&$or/

    1! H,"/ [h t`"ts & hgt/ r/ 0rjjs j"9o gh %juro %hr -hss h% g!h&o %hr r/ M"!,shg %hr t`o rost h% `s-%o* s t`"t truo

    $! Ght t`"t E ro!"--/

    1! H,"/ Ng' g hur hghg* t`o !`-'rog `"9o -hst 4> hgt sh&ot`gj &--hg g %uturo suhrt/ Es t`"t hurhghg

    $! R`o 55 t`o !`-'rog !h--o!t9o- "g' rs/ M"!,shg* t`o %hur h% t`o& !h&$go' 55 t`o %hur -"gt%%s g t`s!"so* & gu&$or +"s 4> "g' " `"-% &--hg 'h--"rs % hu +oro th $o-o9o t`o +hu-' jot >8 o"rs h% "''thg"-suhrt/

    1! [h t !hu-' $o orh* g hur hghg* thh

    $! R`oro !hu-' $o " hss$-t h% gh %uturo suhrt/

    1! Khu-' $o goj"t9o* t`o ,'s !hu-' h+o `& &hgo

    $! E 'hgt 55 E 'hgt t`g, t`"ts t`o !"so* $ut 55

    1! H,"/ [h hgo h% hur hghgs s t`"t t !hu-' $o orh suhrt %hr rs/ M"!,shg "g' %hr r/ M"!,shgs t`roo,'s %hr t`o rost h% `s 55 t`or -%o* !hrro!t

    $! @o +"s g " rott $"' %g"g!"- stu"thg* sh E juoss ug'or t`"t !r!u&st"g!o* o"`* t !hu-' $o orh/

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    1! [h $ot+oog hu "g' r/ 0rjjs %hr 6>/7 &--hg g %oos* hu +hu-' "jroo t`"t $ht` 55 hgo h% t`o hghgst`"t $ht` h% hu `h-' s t`"t t`o -hss th rs/ M"!,shg "g' th r/ M"!,shgs t`roo ,'s %hr %g"g!"- suhrt !hu-'$o orh* !hrro!t

    $! R`"t s " hss$-t/

    Fr! \nges`! Ng'* sr 55 E 'hgt `"9o "gt`gj %urt`or/ R`"g, hu* sr/

    'ubjo! R`"g, hu/ To'ro!t

    Toberokt o%nfegntehg dy Fs! 9trhgj

    1! Jhh' "%torghhg* r/ N!,or&"g/

    $! Jhh' "%torghhg/

    1! u!, .uosthg/ R`hso "jos t`"t `o +"s u--gj hut h% t`"t $g'or* r/ 2"gs` +"s* 3ust " %o+ &h&ogts"jh* t`hso "ro "jos t`"t hu "!tu"-- rh'u!o' "t hur 'ohsthg* rj`t

    $! 0"!, g Nr-* os* &""&/

    1! Tj`t/ [h -"gt%%s !hugso- `"9o `"' "!!oss th t`hso 'h!u&ogts %hr .uto sh&o t&o gh+

    $! )os* "g' E& ,g' h% `hgj E& jhgj th jot t`hso $"!,/

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