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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    R~rdhbn srhk}`rshsj`k rnh~sa`rjvhsj`k j `kn `d san g`rn lnejlhsjtnlz b`g}lnq j~n ond`rn sanB`kern, onbh~n js hccrnn ghssnr ~kcnr san f~rjcjbsj`k `d ghkz b`ggjssnn+ ]`rsj`k `dsan }nkcjke rnh~sa`rjvhsj`k ojll, ~kcnr thrj`~ ojll k~gonr, unrn ghrinc ~} jk ntnk cjddnrnksb`ggjssnn !nn Sholn 8* ond`rn b`k`ljchsj`k ~kcnr h jkeln ojll k~gonr jk nhba a`~n+

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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    Rnkhsn B`ggnrbn, Rbjnkbnhkc Srhk}`rshsj`k

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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    ]hnkenr _hjl5

    San A`~n ojll rn}nhl san b`kensj`k erhks }r`erhg, uajba h~sa`rjvn erhks s` shsn `r Hgsrhis` rnc~bn b`kensj`k r dhbjljshsn rjcnraj} er`usa k ajea'}rj`rjsz rhjl b`rrjc`r+ Saj }r`erhguh d`lcnc jks` Srhbi 8 `d san Dncnrhl _hjlr`hc Hcgjkjsrhsj`k Ajea'R}nnc hkc Jksnrbjsz]hnkenr _hjl Erhks ]r`erhg jk ?==:, hkc hlsa`~ea san b`kensj`k erhks }r`erhg uhh~sa`rjvnc hs #8== gjllj`k hkk~hllz sar`~ea DZ?=82, B`kern }r`tjcnc k` d~kcjke d`r saj}r`erhg`r hkz `sanr jksnrbjsz }hnkenr rhjl erhks }r`erhgjk DZ?=88 `r DZ?=8?+ A+_+ 5u`~lc hl` rnc~bn san h~sa`rjvnc d~kcjke lntnl d`r Hgsrhi }nrhsjke hjshkbn erhks !nnSholn 3*+

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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    R~rdhbn Srhk}`rshsj`k _nh~sa`rjvhsj`k jk san 88?sa B`kern6 R~gghrz hkc R`~rbn

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    bhrrjnrbhrrjnr ua`n `}nrhsj`k ahtn onnk ~}nkcnc c~n s` hdnsz tj`lhsj`k uajba sankrn~gn `}nrhsj`k ~kcnr h knu khgn+ San su` ojll }r`tjcn jgjlhr lntnl `d d~kcjke d`r sr~bihdnsz erhks s` shsn !nn Sholn 4*+

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    ?8 Saj nbsj`k uh urjssnk oz C+ _hkcz ]nsnrghk, Hkhlzs jk Srhk}`rshsj`k ]`ljbz+

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    B`kernj`khl _nnhrba Rnrtjbn 8?

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    Jk san Rnkhsn, san Djkhkbn B`ggjssnn b`kjcnrnc san djkhkbjhl sjsln `d R+ 8182, ghrijke js ~} hkcrn}`rsjke js dht`rholz `k Dnor~hrz 5, ?=8?+?2 O`sa san Rnkhsn hkc A`~n b`ggjssnn u`rinc s`djkc hccjsj`khl rntnk~n `r o~cens `ddns s` orjcen san eh} onsunnk hksjbj}hsnc ASD rntnk~nhkc san h~sa`rjvhsj`k lntnl jk GH]'?8 hkc A+_+ 5+

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