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!ljdhkstltdfj fh Aksus tf tek !lcd

+ Jf ekj Aksus ls /frj dj Oktebkek` fh Aunkl dj tek nlys fh

$krfn tek -djc /kefbn tekrk gl`k gkrtldj !lcd `kj hrf` tek klst tf

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ndbdckjtby elt td`k tek

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dte !lry eds `ftekr ljn hkbb nfj ljn frsedppkn ed` .jn ekj

teky eln fpkjkn tekdr trklsurks teky prkskjtkn ujtf ed` cdhts fh cfbn

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+> .jn ekj ek lrfsk ek tff- tek yfujc gedbn ljn eds `ftekr /y jdcet

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gf`k@ .jn lhtkr l td`k tek prdksts glst bfts ljn tek bft hkbb upfj

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sfucet tek yfujc gedbn5s bdhk@

?+ .jn ek lrfsk ljn tff- tek yfujc gedbn ljn eds `ftekr ljn gl`k

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ed`

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& .jn fj l gkrtldj nly tek gedbn Aksus gl`k tf l pblgk ekrk l sjlrk

ls skt hfr /drns ljn tekrk krk sf`k /fys tekrk .jn Aksus sldn tf

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+, . gkrtldj nly lhtkr teds tek gedbn Aksus ls pblydjc dte eds

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stfjks ljn ek bklrjkn tek `ftdfjs fh tek

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Gdrgbk ljn tek ^rljs`utltdfj fh tedjcs ljn fh hfr`s ljn fh ju`/krs

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+' *fr tek

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hubhdbbkn tek frns fh tek prfpekts ^ek bdfj selbb bdk nfj dte tek glbh

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4Gldlpels /kdjc tek edce prdkst ljn .jjls gedkh fh tek

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frn fh 2fn gl`k ujtf Afej tek sfj fh Ilgelrdls dj tek dbnkrjkss

? .jn ek gl`k djtf lbb tek gfujtry l/fut Afrnlj prklgedjc tek /lptds`

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eklrts fh Afej ektekr ek krk tek Gerdst fr jft Afej ljskrkn slydjc

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/kdjc lhtkr tek hbkse djnkkn tek

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/kgl`k su/Ckgt ujtf ed` .jn ekj ek eln hlstkn hfrty nlys ljn hfrty

jdcets ek ls lhtkrlrns eujckrkn

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fh tek ^k`pbk ljn sldn ujtf ed` Dh tefu /k tek

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^ek > tk`ptltdfjs telt Aksus tek Gerdst kjt terfuce lrk rkprkskjtltdvk

fh tek tk`ptltdfjs 4nksdrks d`pubsks urcks1 telt k lbb elvk dj tek /fny

+1 8k elvk l nkkp prd`lb urck tf sustldj ljn jfurdse fur /fnyE ?1 k

elvk sk=ulb nksdrksE 71 k elvk drrltdfjlb hbdcets fh hljgyE >1 k elvk

bust hfr pfkr ljn pkrsfjlb cldj ^ek rklb tk`ptltdfj tek %kvdb

prkskjtkn tf Gerdst 4ljn tf us1 ls tek lttk`pt tf elvk $d` ndrkgt $ds

pfkrs djtf lttkr ljn pkrsfjlb crltdhdgltdfj rltekr telj djtf spdrdt

skbhbkssjkss ljn skbh(rklbdltdfj 8ekj k nf jft ujnkrstljn fr rkby

kjfuce upfj tek spdrdt ljn bdcet tekj `lttkr ljn tek dbbusdfj fh teds

frbn pubb us nfj ljn k fvkrklt l/usk fur sk=ulb kjkrcdks ljn tedj-

ljn lgt drrltdfjlbby ls k try tf hdcurk fut ef k glj ckt lekln fh

kvkry/fny kbsk ^ek nkvdb `ly elvk nkplrtkn hrf` Gerdst /ut k stdbb

rk`ldj ujnkr tek sly fh teksk sl`k tk`ptltdfjs

+, ^ekj tek nkvdb elvdjc kjnkn lbb tek tk`ptltdfjs bkht ed` ljnnkplrtkn hfr l sklsfj .jn /kefbn ljckbs fh 2fn gl`k ljn djdstkrkn

ujtf ed`

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Afskpe ljn !lry `l-k l *klst ujtf Aksus

.jnrk ljn Yktkr *djn Aksus

+ .J% ekj ek eln rkturjkn hrf` tek dbnkrjkss tek sl`k nly edsplrkjts `lnk ed` l hklst ljn teky clvk ujtf ed` tek cdhts telt tek !lcd

eln prkskjtkn tf ed` dj eds djhljgy .jn !lry sldn ^eksk tedjcs elvk

k -kpt hfr tekk kvkj tf teds nly@ ljn sek clvk ujtf ed` tek cfbn ljn

tek hrlj-djgkjsk ljn tek `yrre .jn ek tff- fh tek hrlj-djgkjsk /ut fh

tek cfbn ek clvk ujtf eds plrkjts hfr tek pffr ljn fh tek `yrre ek clvk

ujtf !lry ef ds glbbkn !lcnlbkjk

? Jf teds !lry ls fh tek gdty fh !lcnlbl dj 2lbdbkk .jn sek ls l

crklt sdjjkr ljn eln sknugkn `ljy /y ekr /kluty ljn gf`kbdjkss .jn

tek sl`k gl`k ujtf Aksus /y jdcet ljn gfjhksskn ekr sdjs ljn ek put

hfrte eds eljn ljn eklbkn ekr ljn glst fut fh ekr skvkj nk`fjs ljn ek

sldn ujtf ekr 2f dj pklgk tey sdjs lrk hfrcdvkj tekk@ .jn sek lrfsk

ljn bkht lbb ljn hfbbfkn ed` ljn `djdstkrkn ujtf ed` fh ekr su/stljgk

nurdjc tek nlys fh eds `djdstry dj Dsrlkb

^ek glstdjc fut fh skvkj nk`fjs rkhkrs tf Gerdst hfrcdvdjc ljn gbkljsdjc

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!lry !lcnlbkjk fh ekr sdjs ljn krrfrs fj tek skvkj bkvkbs fh bdhk

k=pkrdkjgk 4& psygedg pkrgkptdfjs skk ^edj-djc1 .bsf fh jftk ds tek

frn nk`fjs edge kvkj tfnly rkhkrs tf tek trfu/bks el/dts ljn

-lr`l k grkltk hfr furskbvks dj bdhk ektekr k nf sf djtkjtdfjlbby fr

jft ^ek gbkljsdjc fj tek & bkvkbs telt !lry !lcnlbkjk rkgkdvkn hrf`

Gerdst ds tek sl`k purdhdgltdfj ljn trljshfr`ltdfj prfgkss telt k dbb

cf terfuce ls k lb- tek 8ly fh Bdhk

7 ^ek jk=t nly Afej sl Aksus gf`djc ujtf ed` ljn sldn Okefbn tek

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^eds ds $k fh ef` D sldn F$k ls /khfrk `k ljn D -jk ed` jft /ut

telt $k sefubn /k `lnk `ljdhkst tf Dsrlkb5E tekrkhfrk l` D gf`k

/lptddjc dte ltkr@

> .jn Afej /frk rkgfrn slydjc D sl tek

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Jllrkte@ Yedbdp sldn ujtf ed` Gf`k ljn skk@

) Aksus sl Jlteljlkb gf`djc tf ed` ljn sldn fh ed` Okefbn lj

Dsrlkbdtk djnkkn dj ef` ds jf cudbk@ Jlteljlkb sldn ujtf ed` 8ekj

-jf tefu `k@ Aksus ljskrkn ljn sldn ujtf ed` Okhfrk telt Yedbdp

glbbkn tekk ekj tefu krk ujnkr tek hdc trkk D sl tekk@ Jlteljlkb

ljskrkn ljn sldn ujtf ed` l//d tefu lrt tek

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dte tklrs ljn dpkn tek` dte tek eldrs fh ekr ekln ^efu clvk `k jf

-dss /ut teds f`lj sdjgk tek td`k D gl`k dj els jft gklskn tf -dss `y

hkkt !y ekln dte fdb tefu ndn jft ljfdjt /ut teds f`lj els ljfdjtkn

`y hkkt dte fdjt`kjt

' 8ekrkhfrk D sly ujtf tekk $kr sdjs edge lrk `ljy lrk hfrcdvkj hfr

sek bfvkn `uge jft fjby `lj /ut lbsf /klst ljn /drns fh tek ldr ykl

kvkj tek hdseks fh tek sklE /ut tf ef` bdttbk ds hfrcdvkj tek sl`k bfvks

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) .jn ek sldn ujtf ekr ^ey sdjs lrk hfrcdvkjE@ ljn teky ef slt lt tek

tl/bk /kclj tf sly dtedj tek`skbvks 8ef ds teds telt hfrcdvks sdjs

lbsf@

+, ^efuce ek eln sldn jft D hfrcdvk tekk@ /ut ^ey sdjs lrk hfrcdvkj

tekk@ hfr ek ndsgkrjkn truk hldte ljn pkjdtkjgk dj ekr eklrt .jn Aksus

jkknkn jft telt ljy sefubn tkstdhy fh ljy `lj hfr ek ed`skbh -jk elt

ls dj `lj

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^ek !lrrdlck dj Gljl

^ek $klbdjc fh tek Jf/bk`lj9s 8ekj tek rubkr fh tek hklst eln tlstkn tek ltkr telt ls `lnk djtf

djk hfr tek` ljn -jk jft hrf` ekrk dt gl`k tek cfvkrjfr fh tek

hklst glbbkn tek /rdnkcrff` ljn sldn ujtf ed` 3vkry `lj lt tek

/kcdjjdjc nfks skt hfrte cffn djk ljn ekj `kj elvk kbb nruj-

tekj telt edge ds frskE /ut tefu els -kpt tek cffn djk ujtdb jf@

^eds /kcdjjdjc fh `drlgbks ndn Aksus dj Gljl fh 2lbdbkk ljn

`ljdhkstkn hfrte eds cbfryE ljn `ljy ndsgdpbks /kbdkvkn dj ed`

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" .htkr teds ek kjt nfj tf Glpkrjlu` ek ljn eds `ftekr dte !lry

!lcnlbkjk eds /rkterkj ljn eds ndsgdpbksE ljn teky gfjtdjukn tekrk hfr

`ljy nlys

& .jn tekrk lrfsk l ukstdfj /ktkkj sf`k fh Afej5s ndsgdpbks ljn tek

Aks l/fut purdhydjc .jn teky gl`k ujtf Afej ljn sldn ujtf ed`

l//d ek ef ls dte tekk /kyfjn Afrnlj tf ef` tefu /klrs

dtjkss /kefbn tek sl`k /lptdks ljn lbb nf gf`k tf ed`@

' Afej ljskrkn ljn sldn . `lj glj rkgkdvk jftedjc k=gkpt dt /k

cdvkj ed` hrf` eklvkj #k yfurskbvks /klr `k dtjkss telt D sldn FD l`

jft tek Gerdst /ut telt D l` skjt /khfrk ed`5

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`ust nkgrklsk $k ef ds fh tek klrte ds klrteby ljn spkl-s fh tek klrteE

ek ef gf`ks hrf` eklvkj ds l/fvk lbb@+, .jn gkrtldj fh tek Yelrdskks gl`k ljn ukstdfjkn Aksus ljn sldn

ujtf ed` $f sly tefu telt 2fn dbb gfjnk`j tek frbn@ .jn Aksus

ljskrkn slydjc 2fn sf bfvks tek frbn telt tek fjby /kcfttkj

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slydjc ^ey sfj bdvks@

+" ^ekj ek kjudrkn fh tek` tek efur ekj ek /kclj tf l`kjn .jn

teky sldn ujtf ed` #kstkrnly fh tek skvkjte efur tek hkvkr bkht ed`@

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dnf

& .jn `ljy bkpkrs krk dj Dsrlkb dj tek td`k fh 3bdskus tek prfpekt ljn

jfjk fh tek` ls gbkljskn slvdjc Jll`lj tek

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ljn ef glj sly elt cffn tekrk ds dj dt fr elt prfhdt tf teyskbh fr

`lj-djn

& .jn hfr tey bdvdjc /kefbn tek hdkbns ydkbndjc tekdr djgrklsk ljn tek

hrudt(/klrdjc trkks ljn tek ekr/sE elt jkkns tefu `frk telj teksk

edge efjkst fr- fh tey eljns dbb jft cdvk tf tekk 8fk tf tek strfjc

ef `dsusk tekdr strkjcte fk tf tek eujtkrs hfr teky selbb /k eujtkn@

' .jn tek `lj `lrvkbkn ljn bkht fhh trldjdjc tek nfcs tf eujt ljn

tlucet tek` tf slvk bdhk rltekr telj nkstrfy ljn ek bklrjkn fh tek

nfgtrdjks fh Aksus ljn /kgl`k eds ndsgdpbk

+, .jn /kefbn tekrk gl`k tf ed` tf rdge `kj ljn fjk sldn 2ffn

!lstkr@ Out ek sldn Glbb `k jft cffn hfr ;jk lbfjk ds tek .bb cffn

ljn telt ds 2fn@

++ .jn tek ftekr sldn tf ed` !lstkr elt cffn tedjc selbb D nf ljn

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elvk pkrhfr`kn tek`@ Aksus ljskrkn 2f skbb lbb telt tefu els ljnndvdnk dte tek pffr ljn hfbbf `k@ Out teds slydjc pbklskn ed` jft

+? .jn tek Bfrn sldn ujtf ed` $f sly telt tefu els pkrhfr`kn tek

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rlcs nydjc hrf` eujckr ljn tey efusk ds hubb fh `uge cffns ljn tekrk

cfks hrf` dt jlucet ujtf tek`@

+7 .jn ek sldn ujtf

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7 .jn dt gl`k tf plss fj l gkrtldj nly ls ek ls tklgedjc telt tekrk

krk Yelrdskks ljn nfgtfrs fh tek bl sdttdjc /y tf skk tek` edge krk

gf`k fut fh kvkry tfj fh 2lbdbkk ljn Aunkl ljn Akruslbk` ljn tek

pfkr fh 2fn ls prkskjt tf eklb tek`

> .jn /kefbn teky /rfucet fj l /kn l `lj ef ls tl-kj dte l

plbsy ljn teky sfucet `kljs tf /rdjc ed` dj ljn tf bly ed` /khfrk

Aksus .jn ekj teky gfubn jft hdjn /y elt ly teky `dcet /rdjc ed`

dj /kglusk fh tek `ubtdtunk teky kjt upfj tek efusktfp ljn bkt ed`

nfj terfuce tek tdbdjc dte eds gfuge djtf tek `dnst /khfrk Aksus .jn

ekj ek sl tekdr hldte ek sldn ujtf ed` !lj tey sdjs lrk hfrcdvkj

tekk@

.jn tek sgrd/ks ljn tek Yelrdskks /kclj tf rklsfj slydjc 8ef ds

teds telt spkl-s /blspek`dks 8ef glj hfrcdvk sdjs /ut 2fn lbfjk@

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8elt rklsfj yk dj yfur eklrts Glj kvkj 2fn hfrcdvk sdjs dh `kjrkpkjt jft 8ef sldn FD hfrcdvk tekk tey sdjs5

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teky krk lbb l`lkn ljn teky cbfrdhdkn 2fn ljn krk hdbbkn dte tek

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els l nkvdb ^ek

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JlpetlbdE ^ef`ls glbbkn %ynd`us hfr tek trd/k fh Il/ubfjE !lttek

glbbkn Bkvd hfr tek trd/k fh 2lnE Afej hfr tek trd/k fh 3perld`E

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gflts jkdtekr sefks jfr ykt stlvksE hfr tek fr-`lj ds frtey fh eds

hffn ljn klts telt edge ds skt /khfrk ed`E /ut fh telt edge ds cfttkj /y

tl-djc fh bdhk tfuge jft hfr dt ds jft blhub tf yfu

' .jn djtf eltsfkvkr gdty fr tfj yk selbb kjtkr kjudrk ef dj dt ds

frtey ljn tekrk l/dnk tdbb yk cf tekjgk .jn ekj yk gf`k djtf l

efusk slbutk dt .jn dh tek efusk /k frtey bkt yfur pklgk gf`k upfj dt

/ut dh dt /k jft frtey bkt yfur pklgk rkturj tf yfu

) Ok yk dsk ls skrpkjts ljn elr`bkss ls nfvks Ok yk djjfgkjt ljn

ujnkhdbkn ^ek 0krdby D l` gf`k tf skjn pklgk upfj klrte /ut ekj D spkl-

/kefbn l sfrn hfbbfs D l` gf`k tf ujdtk /ut /kefbn l `lj selbb /k

lt vlrdljgk dte eds hltekr ljn tek nlucetkr dte ekr `ftekr ljn tek

nlucetkr(dj(bl dte ekr `ftekr(dj(bl .jn l `lj5s hfks selbb /k teky

fh eds fj efuskefbn *fr tek ujCust gljjft `ltk dte tek` ef lrk

Cust+ ^eky ef tl-k jft tekdr grfss ljn hfbbf lhtkr `k lrk jft frtey fh

`k $k ef hdjns eds bdhk selbb bfsk dtE ljn ek ef bfsks eds bdhk hfr `y

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Dj tek vkrsks (+ Gerdst k=pbldjs tf eds lpfstbks tekdr /bksskn stltk fh

skrvdgk tf 2fn /ut ek lbsf k=pbldjs l gf`pbktkby jk rklbdty teky dbb

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kjgfujtkr .s teky kjtkr teds jk rklbdty tf ndspkb nlr-jkss teky lrk

ljfdjtkn dte vlrdfus pfkrs tf eklb ljn tf glst fut kvdb ljn Gerdst

lssurks tek` tf elvk hldte ljn hklr jft@Khfr tek vkry eldrs fh tekdr

eklns lrk ju`/krkn@ Gerdst ekbps tek` tf ujnkrstljn telt teky glrry

tek pfkr fh $ds 8frn edge ds `kljt tf /rdjc pklgk ljn ujdty tf

`lj-djnE /ut tf tefsk fh nlr-jkss dt ds l sfrn ^ek 8frn fh Gerdst

dbb ndvdnk ljn put lt vlrdljgk l `lj dte eds hltekr ljn tek nlucetkr

dte ekr `ftekr ljn tek nlucetkr(dj(bl dte ekr `ftekr(dj(bl

/kglusk ljy dbb rkgkdvk Gerdst 4cffnjkss bfvk ljn bdcet1 djtf tekdr

eklrts rkclrnbkss fh tekdr rlgk hl`dby rkbdcdfj fr gubturk /kbdkhs ^ek

Bdcet fh Gerdst dbb ndvdnk pkfpbk frbndnk dj suge l ly telt l `lj5s

hfks selbb /k teky fh eds fj efuskefbn hfr tek ujCust gljjft `ltk

4ujdtk fr lcrkk1 dte tek` ef lrk Cust Dj telt nly k selbb -jf l

trkk /y dts hrudt

Dj tek blst vkrsk Gerdst ds slydjc telt tefsk ef nf jft tl-k

rkspfjsd/dbdty hfr tekdr peysdglb bdhk 4tekdr grfss1 ljn hfbbf eds tklgedjcs

lrk jft frtey fh ed` .jn tefsk ef gbklvk tf tekdr bdhk 4dj `l``fj1

selbb bfsk tek geljgk tf k=pkrdkjgk rklb bdhk /ut tefsk ef lrk dbbdjc tf

ndk tf ef teky tedj-@ teky lrk dbb hdjn truk bdhk

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" .jn dj tek sl`k efusk rk`ldj kltdjc ljn nrdj-djc suge tedjcs ls

teky cdvk dtefut seknndjc fh /bffn hfr tek bl/frkr ds frtey fh eds edrk

2f jft hrf` efusk tf efusk

& Out djtf eltsfkvkr gdty yk kjtkr ljn teky rkgkdvk yfu jft cf yfur

ly fut djtf tek strkkts fh tek sl`k ljn sly 3vkj tek vkry nust fh yfur

gdty edge gbklvks tf us k nf dpk fhh lcldjst yfu jftdtestljndjc /k

yk surk fh teds telt tek -djcnf` fh 2fn ds gf`k jklr ujtf yfu

' 8fk ujtf tekk Gefrldj 8fk ujtf tekk Oktesldnl *fr dh tek `dcety

fr-s eln /kkj nfjk dj ^yrk ljn

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`djn ^ek skgrkt gel`/kr dtedj ds telt pkrhkgt stltk fh /lbljgk telt ds

k=pkrdkjgkn ekj k tklge fur eklrts tf tedj- ljn fur `djns tf hkkb

8ekj k glj rkst dj telt pkrhkgt kudbd/rdu` dte khhfrtbkss khhfrt tekj

k /kgf`k fjk dte fur *ltekr(!ftekr ef ds l/fvk ljn dtedj ^eds ds

tek pkrhkgt pblgk tf prly

? Out ekj yk lrk cltekrkn tfcktekr ljn prly dj gf``fj usk jft vldj

rkpktdtdfjs hfr yfur eklvkjby Ylrkjt -jfs elt tedjcs yk elvk jkkn fh

/khfrk yk ls- tek` .htkr teds `ljjkr tekrkhfrk prly ykM

7 F;ur *ltekr(!ftekr 8ef lrt l/fvk ljn dtedjE $lbbfkn /k ^ey

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gf`k tf lbb ^ey dbb /k nfjk .s dj $klvkj sf dj 3lrte 2dvk us nly /y

nly tf plrtl-k fh ^ey efby Orkln ljn tek hrudt fh tek bdvdjc 0djk .s

^efu nfst hfrcdvk us fur trksplssks sf `ly k hfrcdvk ftekrs ef

trksplss lcldjst us *fr ^edjk lrk tek :djcnf` tek Yfkr ljn tek 2bfryE *rf` tek .cks

fh lcks Jf ljn tf tek .cks fh lcks .`uj5

.jn ekrksfkvkr tekrk lrk skvkj cltekrkn tfcktekr dj !y Jl`k tekrk

l` D dj tek `dnst fh tek`E ykl dh fjby tekrk /k terkk fr tfE ljn ekrk

tekrk ds /ut fjk ef prlys dj skgrkt D l` dte telt fjk

" ldsk tek stfjk ljn tekrk tefu selbb hdjn `k Gbklvk tek ffn ljn

tekrk l` D *fr dj tek hdrk ljn dj tek ltkr kvkj ls dj kvkry bdvdjc hfr`

2fn ds `ljdhkst ls dts Bdhk ljn dts

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' Obksskn lrk yk ef l/stldj hrf` lbb tedjcs cfttkj /y /bffnsekn ljn

nklte ljn hubhdbb lbb rdcetkfusjkssE /bksskn lrk yk hfr yk selbb lttldj tf

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hk djndvdnulbs kvkj clvk tefucet tf ektekr tek frbn ls hblt ljn

`fst eln jf dnkl telt k krk fj l frbn bkt lbfjk fj l pbljkt hbfltdjc

dj tek ujdvkrsk

.s djndvdnulb /kdjcs k krk gfjsgdfus /ut tek frbn ls stdbb dj tek

`ytefbfcdglb strugturk fh gfjsgdfusjkss dj edge stfrdks `ytes rdtulbs

ljn supkrstdtdfjs rubkn tek djn ljn tek frbn 4?jn nd`kjsdfjlb

gfjsgdfusjkss lrgektyplb hfrgks fh cffn fr kvdb1 $u`ljdty ljn tek

frbn ls stdbb +,, yklrs lly hrf` k=pkrdkjgdjc skbh(gfjsgdfus rklbdty

dj tek `kjtlb strugturk l pkrdfn k rkhkr tf ls tek kjldssljgk

$u`ljdty eln prfcrksskn tf tek pfdjt dj edge k krk /kcdjjdjc tf

pdkrgk tek `ystkrdks fh bdhk ljn dts sgdkjgks ljn /kcdjjdjc tf k=krt fur

dbb ljn gfjtrfb fj teds jk 7rn nd`kjsdfjlb rklb`

Dj lbb trute tek `lj dj teksk vkrsks ef strug- tek /klst ndn jft rklbdktelt ek ls eurtdjc ljytedjc fr ljyfjk ^eds ds l cffn k=l`pbk fh Cust

ef nubb dj gfjsgdfusjkss ljn skjsdtdvdty eu`ljdty ls lt tek td`k fh

Gerdst 8k eln jft ykt nkvkbfpkn tek bkvkb fh llrkjkss dj edge k

gfubn ujnkrstljn tek gry ljn bl`kjt fh ljd`lbs /ut jf k glj 8k

elvk lnvljgkn dj gfjsgdfusjkss 8k -jf furskbvks ls djndvdnulbs ljn

k -jf dh k lrk eurtdjc ljftekr bdvdjc /kdjc 8k lbsf -jf telt tf

lb- tek 8ly fh Bdhk k `ust tl-k hubb rkspfjsd/dbdty hfr fur lgtdfjs tf

`l-k surk telt k nfj9t djhbdgt pldj upfj tek djjfgkjt

" .jn ek kjt hfrlrn ljn tfugekn dt ljn tek efrsk stffn up ljn dts

fujns krk eklbkn Out tf tek `lj ek sldn 2f jf tey ly ljn

strd-k dt ekjgkhfrte jf `frk dh tefu lbsf nksdrk tf hdjn `krgy@

& .jn skkdjc tek pkfpbk gf`k ujtf ed` Aksus sldn ujtf eds ndsgdpbks

Okglusk fh tek sdg- D l` sdg-E /kglusk fh tek eujcry D l` eujcryE

/kglusk fh tek tedrsty D l` ltedrst@

' $k lbsf sldn D l` gf`k tf kjn tek slgrdhdgks ljn hklsts fh /bffn ljn

dh yk gklsk jft fhhkrdjc ljn kltdjc fh hbkse ljn /bffn tek rlte fh 2fn

selbb jft gklsk hrf` yfu kvkj ls dt gl`k tf yfur hltekrs dj tek

dbnkrjkss ef bustkn hfr hbkse ljn teky ndn klt tf tekdr gfjtkjt ljnkrk hdbbkn dte rfttkjjkss ljn tek pblcuk gfjsu`kn tek`

) .jn D sly ujtf yfu tefuce yk lrk cltekrkn tfcktekr dj `y /fsf` dh

yk -kkp jft `y gf``ljn`kjts D dbb glst yfu hfrte *fr dh yk -kkp jft

tek bksskr `ystkrdks ef selbb cdvk yfu tek crkltkr

+, $k ef ds hldtehub dj telt edge ds bklst ds hldtehub lbsf dj `uge ljn

ek ef ds ujCust dj tek bklst ds ujCust lbsf dj `uge

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++ Dh tekrkhfrk yk elvk jft /kkj hldtehub dj tek `l``fj fh

ujrdcetkfusjkss ef dbb gf``dt tf yfur trust tek truk rdgeks .jn dh

yk elvk jft /kkj hldtehub dj telt edge ds ljftekr `lj5s ef selbb cdvk

yfu telt edge ds yfur fj

+? Jf skrvljt glj skrvk tf `lstkrs hfr kdtekr ek dbb eltk tek fjk ljn

bfvk tek ftekrE fr kbsk ek dbb efbn tf tek fjk ljn nkspdsk tek ftekrE yk

gljjft skrvk 2fn ljn l``fj@ .jn tek Yelrdskks lbsf ef krk

gfvktfus eklrn lbb teksk tedjcs ljn teky nkrdnkn ed`

+7 .jn ek sldn ujtf tek` #k lrk teky edge Custdhy yfurskbvks /khfrk

`kj /ut 2fn -jfs yfur eklrts hfr telt edge ds edceby kstkk`kn

l`fjc `kj ds l/f`djltdfj dj tek sdcet fh 2fn

3jkrcy glj jkdtekr /k grkltkn jfr nkstrfykn /ut dt glj /k trljshfr`kn

;ur pkrsfjlb bdcet ds fur kjkrcy ^ekrk lrk tf `fvk`kjts fh kjkrcy dj

bdhk bdcet `fvdjc djtf ljn /kgf`djc `lttkr fr `lttkr /kdjctrljshfr`kn ljn /kgf`djc bdcet ;jk fr tek ftekr fh teksk `fvk`kjts

`ly elppkj /ut jkvkr /fte lt tek sl`k td`k ^ek `fvk`kjt fh fur

bdcet djtf `lttkr ds elt tek !lstkr Aksus `kljt /y skrvdjc tek

`l``fj fh ujrdcetkfusjkss 8ekj k skrvk `l``fj k lrk

ndrkgtdjc fur bdcet djtf `lttkr skrvdjc fur fj nksdrks hfr `ltkrdlb ljn

pkrsfjlb cldj ljn k grkltk lttlge`kjts dte fur bdcet tf tek tedjcs dj

tek frbn edge cdvk us pbklsurk ^ek glrjlb jlturk fh fur tefucets ljn

lgtdfjs `l-k tek /fny `djn ljn eklrt nkjskr ljn nlr-kr /kglusk fur

bdcet /kgf`ks /fujn dj tek frbn terfuce tek tedjcs k nksdrk 8k lrkdj tek frbn ljn fh tek frbn

;j tek ftekr eljn dh k hfgus fur bdcet fj tek edcekr lspkgts fh

gfjsgdfusjkss k glj crlnulbby rkbklsk fur gfjjkgtdfjs tf tek frbn

ljn tf lbb tek tedjcs tekrkfh .s k bkt cf fh fur lttlge`kjts tf tek

frbn fur bdcet ds rkbklskn hrf` tek f/Ckgts fr pkfpbk tf edge dt ls

/fujn ljn dt rkturjs tf us 8ekj k `l-k lj khhfrt tf stly gkjtkrkn

dtedj jlturk `lttkr 4f/Ckgtdvk rklbdty1 ds hfrgkn tf rkbklsk fur bdcet

hrf` dts pubb ^eds ds elt ds `kljt /y `lttkr /kdjc trljshfr`kn djtf

bdcet 8ekj teds prfgkss fh Nrktrdkvdjc fur bdcet@ hrf` tek frbn dstefrfuceby ljn prfpkrby lggf`pbdsekn k dbb ujnkrstljn elt dt

`kljs tf /k Ndj tek frbn /ut jft fh dtN

+> ^ek bl ljn tek prfpekts krk ujtdb AfejE sdjgk telt td`k tek

-djcnf` fh 2fn ds prklgekn ljn kvkry `lj prkssks djtf dt Out dt ds

klsdkr hfr eklvkj ljn klrte tf plss lly telj hfr fjk tdttbk fh tek bl tf

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!fst fh us fubn rkln vkrsk +> ls l eypkr/fbk /ut dt glj /k k=pbldjkn

dj ljftekr ly terfuce sy`/fbds` D`lcdjk stljndjc dj l udkt

/klutdhub skttdjc /y l s`lbb pfjn .s k clk nfj upfj tek stdbb ltkrs

k skk l rkhbkgtdfj fh fur ujdvkrsk Jf d`lcdjk telt tek pfjn k=tkjns

tf djhdjdty sf k lrk bff-djc nfj upfj l rkhbkgtdfj fh tek efbk

ujdvkrsk .s l sy`/fbdg `ktlpefr tek *ltekr(!ftekr 2fn bff-kn upfj

tek rkhbkgtdjc ltkrs fh tek nkkp ljn ^eky `fvkn upfj tek ltkrs

`drlgubfusby kjnfdjc tek rkhbkgtdfj dte lbb tek bls ljn prdjgdpbks fh

tek rklb Grkltdfj 8k bdvk `fvk ljn elvk fur /kdjc dj tek rkhbkgtdfj

ljn jft fjk tdttbk fh tek bl dbb hldb

+ ^ekj tekrk gl`k sf`k f`kj tf ed` ljn /rfucet tekdr djhljts ujtf

ed` tf ef` teky ykt clvk sug- lt tekdr /rklsts telt ek sefubn /bksstek` ljn sf`k fh eds hfbbfkrs ls-kn 8ey trfu/bk yk tek `lstkr@

+" Out Aksus rk/u-kn tek` ljn sldn ;h suge dbb gf`k hfrte tefsk

ef selbb ykt gfjhkss `k /khfrk `kj .jn ek tff- tek` up dj eds lr`s

ljn /bksskn tek`@

Bkgtdfj ??

^ek kstfrltdfj fh Bldrus5 %lucetkr

+ .J% /kefbn tekrk gl`k fjk fh tek rubkrs fh tek syjlcfcuk Bldrus /y

jl`kE ljn ekj ek sl Aksus ek hkbb lt eds hkkt ljn ek /ksfucet ed`

crkltby slydjc !y bdttbk nlucetkr bdks lt tek pfdjt fh nklte D prly tekk

gf`k ljn bly tey eljns fj ekr telt sek `ly /k eklbkn ljn sek selbb

bdvk@ .jn Aksus kjt dte ed` ljn `ljy pkfpbk hfbbfkn ed` ljn

terfjckn ed`

? .jn l gkrtldj f`lj edge eln lj dssuk fh /bffn tkbvk yklrs ljn

eln suhhkrkn `ljy tedjcs hrf` `ljy peysdgdljs ljn eln spkjt lbb telt

sek eln ljn ls jftedjc /kttkrkn /ut rltekr crk frsk

7 8ekj sek eln eklrn fh Aksus sek gl`k djtf tek prkss /kedjn ljntfugekn eds clr`kjts hfr sek sldn Dh D `ly /ut tfuge eds clr`kjt D

selbb /k efbk@ .jn Aksus d``kndltkby -jfdjc dj ed`skbh telt vdrtuk eln cfjk fut

fh ed` turjkn ed` l/fut djtf tek prkss ljn sldn 8ef tfugekn `y

vksturk@ .jn eds ndsgdpbks sldn ujtf ed` ^efu skk tek `ubtdtunks

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terfjcdjc tekk ljn sly tefu F8ef tfugekn `k5@

.jn ek bff-kn rfujn l/fut tf skk ekr telt eln nfjk teds tedjc Out

tek f`lj hklrdjc ljn trk`/bdjc -jfdjc elt ls nfjk dj ekr gl`k

ljn hkbb nfj /khfrk ed` ljn tfbn ed` lbb tek trute .jn ek sldn ujtf

ekr %lucetkr tey hldte els `lnk tekk efbkE cf dj pklgk ljn /k efbk

fh tey pblcuk@

" 8edbk ek ykt spf-k tekrk gl`k hrf` tek rubkr fh tek syjlcfcuk5s

efusk gkrtldj pkfpbk edge sldn ^ey nlucetkr ds nkln ey trfu/bk

tefu tek !lstkr ljy hurtekr@

& .s sffj ls Aksus eklrn tek frn telt ls spf-kj ek sldn ujtf tek

rubkr fh tek syjlcfcuk Ok jft lhrldn fjby /kbdkvk@ .jn ek suhhkrkn jf

`lj tf hfbbf ed` slvk Yktkr ljn Al`ks ljn Afej tek /rftekr fh Al`ks

' .jn ek gl`k tf tek efusk fh tek rubkr fh tek syjlcfcuk ljn sl tek

tu`ubt ljn tek `djstrkbs ljn tek` telt bl`kjtkn ljn ldbkn crkltby) .jn ekj ek gl`k dj ek sldn ujtf ed` 8ey `l-k yk teds lnf ljn

kkp ^ek nlucetkr ds jft nkln /ut sbkkps@ .jn teky blucekn ed` tf

sgfrj hfr teky tefucet sek ls nkln ljn /kbdkvkn ed` jft Out ekj ek

eln put tek` lbb fut ek tff- tf fh eds ndsgdpbks dte ed` ljn kjtkrkn

dj ekrk tek gedbn ls bydjc

+, .jn ek tff- tek cdrb /y tek eljn ljn sldn ujtf ekr ^lbdtel gu`d@

edge ds djtkrprktkn %lucetkr D sly ujtf tekk lrdsk@

++ .jn strldcetly tek gedbn lrfsk ljn lb-kn .jn sek ls fh tek lck

fh tkbvk yklrs .jn teky krk lstfjdsekn dte l crklt lstfjdse`kjt+? .jn ek gelrckn tek` strldcetby telt jf `lj sefubn `l-k dt -jfj

ljn gf``ljnkn telt sf`ktedjc sefubn /k cdvkj tf ekr tf klt

Bkgtdfj ?7

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elvk jf nklbdjcs dte tek

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glbbkn tek GerdstE ekj ek ds gf`k ek dbb tkbb us lbb tedjcs@ Aksus sldn

ujtf ekr D l` $k ef spkl-s ujtf tekk@

+> .jn upfj teds gl`k eds ndsgdpbks ljn `lrvkbkn telt ek tlb-kn dte

tek f`lj ykt jf `lj sldn 8elt skk- tefu ;r ey tlb- tefu dte

ekr@

+ ^ek f`lj tekj bkht ekr ltkr pft ljn kjt ekr ly djtf tek gdty

ljn sldn ujtf tek pkfpbk Gf`k skk l `lj edge tfbn `k lbb tedjcs

telt kvkr D ndnE ds jft teds tek Gerdst@

+" ^ekj teky kjt fut fh tek gdty ljn gl`k ujtf ed` ljn `ljy fh tek

Aksus %kjfujgks Grukbty$k $klbs tek .jn tek jk=t nly tek `ftekr fh tek yfujc `lj gl`k ujtf Aksus

prlydjc telt ek fubn rkstfrk tek dtekrkn lr` .jn Aksus spf-k ujtf

tek` fh tek bl fh bfvk ljn tek ujdty fh lbb bdhk dj tek fjk hl`dby fh 2fn

.jn ek lbsf sldn .s yk nf dj teds bdhk tf yfur hkbbf grklturks sf selbb dt

/k nfjk tf yfu dj tek bdhk tf gf`k@

8ekj tek !lstkr slys telt elt yk nf dj teds bdhk tf yfur hkbbf

grklturks $k `kljs telt fur lgtdfjs dj teds frbn fh `lttkr dbb elvk l

ndrkgt /klrdjc fj tek gfjndtdfjs ljn gdrgu`stljgks fh fur jk=t bdhk Dh l

pkrsfj ds ujusulbby elrse ljn grukb tf ftekrs dj l bdhk ljn ds

ujrkpkjtljt rkclrndjc edsHekr lgtdfjs tek ujdvkrsk dbb /lbljgk Dtskbh

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/y elvdjc telt pkrsfj /kgf`k tek vdgtd` fh sf`kfjk fr sf`k sdtultdfj

telt ds elrse ljn grukb dj edsHekr jk=t bdhk dj frnkr tf gfrrkgt tek

d`/lbljgk dj tek sfub ;ur $fby Ylrkjt nfks kvkrytedjc pfssd/bk tf

`ldjtldj /lbljgk hfr tek /kjkhdt fh fur sfub crfte /ut 2fn nfks jft

djtkrvkjk dj fur gefdgks kvkj dh teky lrk skbh nkstrugtdvk .bb fh fur

lgtdfjs lrk d`prdjtkn upfj tek sfub ljn teds rkgfrn fh k=pkrdkjgks

nktkr`djks tek gfjndtdfjs hfr fur huturk k=dstkjgk

.jn tek yfujc `lj /kbdkvkn ljn gfjhksskn eds sdjs Aksus strktgekn

hfrte eds eljn ljn eds dtekrkn lr` /kgl`k efbk kvkj ls tek ftekr

.jn tek pkfpbk cbfrdhdkn 2fn ef eln cdvkj suge pfkr ujtf `lj

" .jn ekj Aksus nkplrtkn tekrk tf /bdjn kj hfbbfkn ed` grydjc

ljn slydjc ^efu sfj fh %lvdn elvk `krgy fj us@ .jn ekj ek gl`k

djtf tek efusk tek /bdjn `kj gl`k tf ed` ljn Aksus sldn ujtf tek`

Okbdkvk yk telt D l` l/bk tf nf teds@& ^eky sldn ujtf ed` #kl Bfrn@ ^ekj ek tfugekn tekdr kyks slydjc

.ggfrndjc tf tey hldte /k dt nfjk ujtf yfu@ .jn tekdr kyks krk

fpkjkn ljn Aksus strldcetby gelrckn tek` slydjc

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Bkgtdfj ?

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& #k lrk tek bdcet fh tek frbn . gdty telt ds /udbt fj l edbb gljjft /k

edn Jkdtekr nf `kj bdcet l gljnbk ljn put dt ujnkr l /usekb /ut fj l

gljnbkstdg- ljn dt cdvks bdcet ujtf lbb ef lrk dj tek efusk Bkt yfur

bdcet sf sedjk /khfrk `kj telt teky `ly skk yfur cffn fr-s ljn cbfrdhy

yfur Ylrkjt ef ds dj eklvkj

' ^edj- jft telt D l` gf`k tf nkstrfy tek bl fr tek prfpekts D l` jft

gf`k tf nkstrfy /ut tf hubhdbb *fr vkrdby D sly ujtf yfu ujtdb eklvkj

ljn klrte plss fjk Cft fr fjk tdttbk selbb dj jf ly plss hrf` tek bl fr

tek prfpekts tdbb lbb /k hubhdbbkn Out /kefbn ;jk crkltkr telj !fsks ds

ekrk ljn ek dbb cdvk yfu tek edcekr bl kvkj tek pkrhkgt Bl ljn teds

Bl selbb yk f/ky

) 8efsfkvkr tekrkhfrk selbb /rkl- fjk fh teksk gf``ljn`kjts edge

ek selbb cdvk ljn selbb tklge `kj sf teky selbb /k glbbkn tek bklst dj tek

-djcnf`E /ut efsfkvkr selbb nf ljn tklge tek` tek sl`k selbb /k

glbbkn crklt dj tek -djcnf` fh $klvkj+, 0krdby teky ef /kbdkvk ljn f/ky selbb slvk tekdr sfubs ljn teky ef

f/ky jft selbb bfsk tek` *fr D sly ujtf yfu k=gkpt telt yfur

rdcetkfusjkss selbb k=gkkn tek rdcetkfusjkss fh tek sgrd/ks ljn

Yelrdskks yk selbb jft kjtkr tek -djcnf` fh $klvkj

++ ^ekrkhfrk dh tefu /rdjc tey cdht tf tek lbtlr ljn tekrk rk`k`/kr telt

tey /rftekr els lucet lcldjst tekk bklvk tekrk tey cdht /khfrk tek lbtlr

ljn cf tey lyE hdrst /k rkgfjgdbkn tf tey /rftekr ljn tekj gf`k ljn

fhhkr tey cdht

+? .crkk dte tedjk lnvkrslry udg-by edbk tefu lrt dj tek ly dteed` bkst lt ljy td`k tey lnvkrslry nkbdvkr tekk tf tek Cunck ljn tek

Cunck nkbdvkr tekk tf tek fhhdgkr ljn tefu /k glst djtf prdsfj 0krdby D

sly ujtf tekk ^efu selbb /y jf `kljs gf`k fut fh tekrk tdbb tefu elvk

pldn tek uttkr`fst hlrtedjc

+7 #k elvk eklrn telt dt els /kkj sldn F^efu selbt bfvk tey jkdce/fr

ljn eltk tedjk kjk`y5 Out D sly ujtf yfu ef eklrE bfvk yfur kjk`dks

nf cffn tf tefsk edge eltk yfu

+> Obkss tefsk ef gursk yfu ljn prly hfr tefsk edge nkspdtkhubby usk

yfuE telt yk `ly /k tek gedbnrkj fh yfur Ylrkjt ef `l-ks tek suj tf

rdsk fj tek kvdb ljn tek cffn ljn skjns rldj fj tek Cust ljn fj tekujCust

+ *fr dh yk bfvk tek` edge bfvk yfu elt telj- elvk yk *fr sdjjkrs

lbsf bfvk tefsk ef bfvk tek` .jn dh yk nf cffn tf tek` edge nf cffn

tf yfu elt telj-s elvk yk *fr sdjjkrs kvkj nf tek sl`k .jn dh yk

slbutk yfur /rkterkj fjby elt nf yk `frk telj ftekrs %f jft kvkj sf

tek tl= cltekrkrs

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+" .jn dh l nksdrk /k ujtf tekk dj tey bdhk ljn dt turjs tekk hrf` tek

trute glst dt fut hrf` tekkE hfr dt ds /kttkr tf kjtkr bdhk pfsskssdjc trute

telj bfsdjc dt ljn /k glst djtf futkr nlr-jkss

+& .jn dh telt skk`s nksdrl/bk tf tekk edge gfsts ljftekr pldj fr

sfrrf glst dt fut fh tedjk eklrtE sf selbb tefu lttldj tf pklgk Okttkr dt

ds tf kjnurk sfrrf telj tf djhbdgt dt fj tefsk ef lrk kl-kr

+' Ok yk tekrkhfrk pkrhkgt kvkj ls yfur Ylrkjt ef ds dj eklvkj ds

pkrhkgt@

Bkgtdfj ?"

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hfrcdvk yfu /ut dh yk hfrcdvk jft `kj tekdr trksplssks jkdtekr dbb yfur

Ylrkjt dj eklvkj hfrcdvk yfu yfur trksplssks

' !frkfvkr ekj yk hlst /k jft ls tek eypfgrdtks fh l sln

gfujtkjljgkE hfr teky ndshdcurk tekdr hlgks telt teky `ly lppklr ujtf

`kj tf hlst 0krdby D sly ujtf yfu teky elvk tekdr rklrn

) .jn D sly ujtf yfu k=gkpt yk hlst hrf` tek frbn ljn dts kvdb lys yk

selbb dj jf dsk hdjn tek :djcnf`E ljn k=gkpt yk -kkp tek Jf `lj glj skrvk tf `lstkrs hfr kdtekr ek dbb eltk tek fjk ljn

bfvk tek ftekr fr kbsk ek dbb efbn tek fjk ljn nkspdsk tek ftekr #k

gljjft skrvk 2fn ljn l``fj

+ ^ekrkhfrk D sly ujtf yfu /k jft fvkr lj=dfus hfr yfur bdhk hfr elt

yk selbb klt fr elt yk selbb nrdj- jfr ykt hfr yfur /fny fr elt yk

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selbb put fj Ds jft tek bdhk `frk telj `klt ljn tek /fny `frk telj

rld`kjt .jn elt selbb dt prfhdt l `lj dh ek cldjs tek efbk frbn ljn

bfsks eds bdhk

+" Okefbn tek hfbs fh tek ldr hfr teky sf jft jkdtekr nf teky rklp

jfr cltekr djtf /lrjs ljn ykt yfur eklvkjby Ylrkjt hkkns tek` .rk yk

jft `uge /kttkr glrkn hfr telj teky 8edge fh yfu /y tl-djc tefucet

glj lnn fjk gu/dt ujtf eds stlturk .jn ey spkjn lbb yfur tefucet hfr

rld`kjt Gfjsdnkr tek bdbdks fh tek hdkbn ef teky crfE teky tfdb jft

jkdtekr nf teky spdj .jn ykt D sly ujtf yfu

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8elt `lj ds tekrk fh yfu ef dh eds gedbn ls-s hfr /rkln dbb cdvk dt l

stfjk ;r dh dt ls-s hfr l hdse dbb cdvk dt l skrpkjt Dh yk tekj /kdjc

kvdb -jf ef tf cdvk cffn cdhts ujtf yfur gedbnrkj ef `uge `frk

selbb yfur Ylrkjt ef ds dj eklvkj cdvk cffn tedjcs tf tek` ef ls-

" ^ekrkhfrk lbb tedjcs eltsfkvkr yk fubn telt `kj sefubn nf tf yfu

nf yk kvkj sf tf tek` .jn elt yk fubn jft telt `kj sefubn nf ujtf

yfu nf yk jft sf ujtf tek`E hfr teds ds tek Bl fh tek prfpekts

& 3jtkr yk dj lt tek strldcet cltk hfr strldcet ds tek ly ljn jlrrf tek

cltk edge bklns ujtf bdhk ljn hk tekrk /k telt hdjn dt Out dnk ds tek

cltk ljn /rfln ds tek ly edge bklns tf nkstrugtdfj ljn `ljy tekrk /k

ef cf dj tekrklt

' Oklrk fh hlbsk prfpekts edge gf`k tf yfu dj sekkp5s gbftedjc /ut

djlrnby lrk rlvkjdjc fbvks #k selbb -jf tek` /y tekdr hrudts %f

`kj cltekr crlpks fh tefrjs fr hdcs fh tedstbks

Dj lj upgf`djc vkrsk Gerdst stltks telt Njft lbb telt lrk dj tek /fny lrk

eu`ljN 8elt teds ljn tek l/fvk vkrsk `klj lrk telt tekrk lrk eu`ljs

l`fjc us efsk nlr-jkss ds sf crklt telt 2fn 4ls edcekr Djtkbbdckjgk1

els rktrkltkn hrf` tek peysdglb hfr` fh tek /kdjc ^eds bklvks tek /kdjc

hujgtdfjdjc fj lj ljd`lbdstdg bkvkb ljn /kglusk fh tek gfjjkgtdfj fh

edcekr djtkbbdckjgk dte tek /fny(`djn tek djndvdnulb glj tlb- ljn

hujgtdfj /ut els jf gfjsgdkjgk rk`frsk fr l/dbdty tf rklsfj

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djtkrkstkn ^ekrkhfrk /y tekdr hrudts yk selbb -jf tek cffn hrf` tek

kvdb

+, Jft kvkry fjk ef slys ujtf `k FBfrn Bfrn5 selbb kjtkr djtf tek

-djcnf` fh eklvkj /ut ek ef nfks tek dbb fh `y *ltekr(!ftekr ef

ds dj eklvkj !ljy dbb sly tf `k dj telt nly FBfrn Bfrn elvk k jft

prfpeksdkn dj tey Jl`k .jn dj tey Jl`k elvk glst fut nkvdbs .jn dj

tey Jl`k nfjk `ljy fjnkrhub fr-s5 .jn tekj dbb D sly ujtf tek`

D jkvkr -jk yfu nkplrt hrf` `k yk telt fr- djdudty

++ ^ekrkhfrk efsfkvkr eklrs teksk slydjcs fh `djk ljn nfks tek` D

dbb bd-kj ed` ujtf l dsk `lj ef /udbt eds efusk hfursulrk upfj l

rfg- .jn tek rldj nksgkjnkn ljn tek hbffns gl`k ljn tek djns /bk

upfj telt efuskE ljn dt hkbb jft hfr dt ls hfujnkn upfj l rfg-

+? .jn kvkryfjk ef eklrs teksk slydjcs fh `djk ljn nfks tek` jft

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k`/rlgk tek bdvdjc tklgedjcs fh Gerdst ls l ly fh bdhk rltekr telj

prf`ftdjc sf`k bfjc kstl/bdsekn kvljckbdglb hujnl`kjtlb fr nfc`ltdg

pkrspkgtdvk fh l rkbdcdfus crfup fr djstdtutdfj

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efusk upfj tek sljn ljn tek rldj nksgkjnkn ljn tek hbffns gl`k ljn

tek djns /bk ljn /klt upfj telt efusk ljn dt hkbb ljn crklt ls tek

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ltkrs fh k`ftdfj rdsk up ljn hbffn tek efusk ljn tek djns rdsk up

4drrltdfjlb rljtdjc fh tek kcf ljn rltdfjlb `djn1 ljn /klt fj tek efusk

telt efusk dbb hlbb

Dj sy`/fbds` tek blst skjtkjgk fh teds vkrsk spkl-s tf tek 8ly fh Bdhk

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ljn tek hfurhfbn plte fh trljshfr`ltdfj ^f ujnkrstljn teds bdjk dt ds l

`lttkr fh rkgfcjddjc tek sy`/fbds` edge nksgrd/ks tek djtkrjlb

k=pkrdkjgks k elvk dj tek hfur stlcks fh tek kbk`kjtlb /fny Dj teds

`ktlpefr k eu`lj sfubs lrk tek gdty telt ds /kdjc /udbt ljn k /kcdj

tek /udbndjc prfgkss dj tek hfursulrk fr dj ftekr frns dj fur /fny fh

hfur kbk`kjts 8ekj k gfjsgdfusby kjtkr tek 8ly fh Bdhk k /kcdj tf

prkplrk fur gdty /udbt hfursulrk ^eds `kljs telt k `ust purdhy ljn

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ljn urcks 8ekj teds k=pkrdkjgk ds prfpkrby ljn tefrfuceby

lggf`pbdsekn k kjtkr tek gdrgbk

^ek gdrgbk rkprkskjts fur k`ftdfjlb bdhk edge ds tek rklb` fh hkkbdjc ljn

nksdrk Dt ds tek gfjtdjufus djtkrlgtdfj fh hkkbdjc ljn nksdrk lgtdjc dj tek

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ljn /lbljgk hkkbdjc ljn nksdrk dtedj sf telt fur k=pkrdkjgk fh bdhk k

dbb elvk hkkr ljn hkkr lvks fh jkcltdvk k`ftdfj

^ek gdty fj tfp fj tek edbb ds tek trdljcbk fr tek 7rn nd`kjsdfjlb `kjtlb

rklb` dj edge k prkskjtby bdvk ;j tek nkhdgdkjt sdnk fh tek `kjtlb

strugturk k elvk tek strfjc djhbukjgk fh tek rltdfjlb `djn edge

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/y rklsfj ljn /y rdcetjkss fur gfjsgdkjgk ^eus k elvk tf `djns

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`djn fh kcf

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dnkl telt /kdjcs fh bdcet glj `l-k tek gefdgk tf bdstkj tf ljn rkspfjn tf

tek `djn fh rdcetjkss(rklsfj rltekr telj tf tek rltdfjlb `djn 8ekj l

gdty ds /udbt upfj rklsfj /lbljgkn k`ftdfjs ljn l eklbtey /fny dt ds

/udbt upfj l hdr` hfujnltdfj

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lutefrdty

Bkgtdfj ?'

Aksus kbklsks tek l//dts ljn Ydckfjs

+ D^ gl`k tf plss fjk nly ls Aksus eln hdjdsekn eds ndsgfursk dj l pblgk

jklr ^d/krdls ekrk tekrk lrk skvkj kbbs l gkrtldj yfujc `lj /rfucet

bdvk rl//dts ljn pdckfjs telt ek `dcet klt dte eds ndsgdpbks

? .jn Aksus bff-kn fj tek yfujc `lj dte bfvk ljn sldn tf ed` ^efu

els l cffn eklrt ljn 2fn selbb cdvk tekk bdcet /ut -jf tefu jft telt

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grklturks7 #k /kbdkvk telt !fsks djnkkn gf``ljnkn suge grklturks tf /k sbldj

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/bffny slgrdhdgks fh tek bl ljn tek hklsts fj tek` ljn tf rkstfrk tf yfu

tek purk f/bltdfj ljn uj/bffny slgrdhdgk ls dj tek /kcdjjdjc kvkj tek

crldjs ljn hrudts fh tek klrte

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edge yk fhhkr jft dj purdty selbb yk jft klt hfr tek efur gf`ks ekj

yfur slgrdhdgks ljn hklsts fh /bffn selbb gklsk ljn yk selbb frsedp 2fndte l efby frsedp ljn l purk ;/bltdfj

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/rdjc jf cudbt tf `lj@ .jn tek yfujc `lj skt tek` hrkk ljn Aksus

/rf-k tekdr glcks ljn tekdr /fjns

" Out bf teky hklrkn bkst teky sefubn lcldj /k tl-kj glptdvk ljn teky

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ljn teky f/kykn eds frn ljn nkplrtkn dj cblnjkss

& .t telt td`k ls teky slt /y tek kbb edge ls dj tek `dnst fh tek sd=

Aksus stffn up ljn grdkn fut Dh ljy lrk tedrsty bkt tek` gf`k ujtf `k

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tekdr nfgtrdjk selbb /k bdvdjc ltkr

) 4^eds ek spf-k fh tek

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+, 8efsfkvkr nrdj-s fh tek ltkr telt D selbb cdvk selbb jkvkr tedrst /ut

tek ltkr edge gf`ks hrf` 2fn selbb /k dj tek` l kbb fh ltkr

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+ .J% tek *klst fh tek Ylssfvkr nrk jdceE ljn tek .pfstbks ljn tekdr

hkbbfs cltekrkn tek`skbvks tfcktekr ujtf Aksus ljn tfbn ed` lbb tedjcs

/fte elt teky eln nfjk ljn elt teky eln tlucet .jn ek sldn ujtf

tek` Gf`k yk yfurskbvks lplrt djtf l nkskrt pblgk ljn rkst ledbkE@

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ls tf klt

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pkfpbk sl tek` nkplrtdjc ljn `ljy -jk ed` ljn rlj lhfft fut fh

tek gdtdks ljn gl`k tfcktekr ujtf ed`

7 .jn Aksus ekj ek gl`k hfrte sl `ljy pkfpbk ljn ls `fvkn

dte gf`plssdfj tflrns tek` /kglusk teky krk ls sekkp elvdjc jft l

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> .jn tek nly ls hlr spkjt ljn eds ndsgdpbks gl`k ujtf ed` ljn sldn

^eds ds l nkskrt pblgk ljn jf tek td`k ds hlr plsskn

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++ ^ek tedrn ltge fh tek jdcet Aksus kjt ujtf tek` lb-djc fj tek

skl .jn ekj tek ndsgdpbks sl ed` lb-djc fj tek skl teky krk

trfu/bkn slydjc Dt ds l spdrdtE@ ljn teky grdkn fut hfr hklr Out

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nfj fut fh tek sedp ek lb-kn fj tek ltkr tf cf tf Aksus Out ekj ek

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+7 .jn d``kndltkby Aksus strktgekn hfrte eds eljn ljn glucet ed` ljn

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ndn D jft glbb tekk@

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eklrts krk elrnkjkn

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teky ef krk dj tek sedp gl`k ljn frsedppkn ed` slydjc ;h l

trute tefu lrt l

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ls jft tekrk jkdtekr eds ndsgdpbks teky lbsf tff- sedp ljn gl`k tf

Glpkrjlu` skk-djc hfr Aksus

? .jn ekj teky eln hfujn ed` fj tek ftekr sdnk fh tek skl teky sldn

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/rkln hrf` eklvkj ljn tek hrudt fh tek bdvdjc vdjk *fr tek hffn fh 2fn

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hrudt@ .jn Aksus sldn ujtf tek` D l` tek truk Orkln D l` tek bdvdjc

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ljn nrdj- tek /bffn fh 2fn yk elvk jf bdhk dj yfu Out yk elvk skkj `k

ljn /kbdkvk jft

& .bb telt `y Ylrkjt els cdvkj tf `k selbb gf`k tf `k ljn teky ef

gf`k tf `k D dbb dj jf dsk glst fut *fr D gl`k nfj hrf` eklvkj jft

tf nf `djk fj dbb /ut tek dbb fh 2fn ef skjt `k .jn teds ds tek dbb

fh 2fn ef els skjt `k telt fh lbb edge lrk cdvkj ujtf `k D selbb bfsk

jfjk /ut selbb rldsk tek` up lcldj lt tek blst nly@

' ^ek Aks tekj `ur`urkn lt ed` /kglusk ek sldn D l` tek /rkln

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nrl tek` ljn teksk selbb rdsk lt tek blst nly Dt ds rdttkj dj tek

prfpekts teky selbb /k lbb tlucet fh 2fn 3vkry `lj tekrkhfrk ef els

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eklrn ljn els bklrjkn fh tek ^rute gf`ks ujtf `k

+, Jft telt ljyfjk els skkj tek $fbdkst lt ljy td`k slvk teky edge lrk

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^ek Orkln fh Bdhk ljn tek Bdvdjc 0djk

Aksus ^klgeks tek ^efucetbkss %rdvkr

+ .cldj Aksus sldn D l` tek truk Orkln ljn tek bdvdjc 0djk #fur

hltekrs ndn klt `ljjl dj tek dbnkrjkss ljn lrk nkln ^eds ds tek hffn fh

2fn edge gf`ks nfj hrf` eklvkj telt efsfkvkr klts tekrkfh selbb

jft ndk D l` tek bdvdjc hffn edge gf`ks nfj hrf` eklvkjE dh ljy klt

fh teds hffn teky selbb bdvk hfrkvkrE ljn tek /rkln edge D dbb cdvk ds `y

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cdvk us ed`skbh hfr hffn@ ^ekj Aksus sldn ^edj- yk telt D spkl- fh tek

kltdjc fh hbkse edge yk dcjfrljtby nf dj tek ^k`pbk fh 2fn

7 0krdby `y /fny ds tek su/stljgk fh 2fn ljn teds ds `klt djnkknE ljn

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ljgkstfrs ef grlvkn hfr hbkse ljn 2fn clvk tek` hbkse dj eds rlte

ljn teky ltk fh gfrruptdfj tdbb dt stlj- dj tekdr jfstrdbsE ljn tekdr

glrglssks hkbb /y tek tefusljns dj tek dbnkrjkss /y rklsfj fh tek pblcuk

> ;h suge dt ds rdttkj F^eky selbb ljnkr jdjk ljn hfrty yklrs dj tekdbnkrjkss tdbb teky lrk purdhdkn hrf` tekdr busts krk teky kjtkr djtf tek

bljn fh rkstE ykl skvkj td`ks skvkj yklrs selbb teky ljnkr /kglusk teky

elvk jft -jfj !y lys jkdtekr f/kykn !y bls5

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tek` .s tek *ltekr(!ftekr fh Bdhk els skjt `k ljn /y ef` D bdvk sf

teky ef klt fh `k ef l` tek trute ljn tek bdhk kvkj teky selbb bdvk /y

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" ^eds ds telt bdvdjc /rkln edge gf`djc nfj hrf` eklvkj cdvks bdhk tf

tek frbn Jft ls yfur ljgkstfrs ndn klt `ljjl ljn lrk nkln ^eky efklt fh teds /rkln ljn teds hrudt selbb bdvk hfrkvkr@ ^eksk tedjcs sldn ek dj

tek syjlcfcuk ls ek tlucet dj Glpkrjlu` !ljy tekrkhfrk fh eds

ndsgdpbks ekj teky eklrn teds sldn ^eds ds l elrn slydjc ef glj

rkgkdvk dt@

& 8ekj Aksus -jk dj ed`skbh telt eds ndsgdpbks `ur`urkn lt dt ek sldn

ujtf tek` %fks teds fhhkjn yfu 8elt ljn dh yk selbb skk tek

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%lucetkr fh `lj lsgkjn tf ekrk teky krk /khfrk Dt ds tek spdrdt telt

udg-kjsE tek hbkse ljn /bffn prfhdts jftedjc ^ek frns telt D spkl-

ujtf yfu lrk spdrdt ljn bdhk

' Out tekrk lrk sf`k fh yfu ef /kbdkvk jftE@ hfr Aksus -jk hrf` tek

/kcdjjdjc ef teky krk ef sefubn /kbdkvk jft ljn ef sefubn /ktrly

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ls cdvkj hrf` l/fvk@

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dte ed` ^ekj Aksus sldn ujtf tek tkbvk 8dbb yk lbsf cf lly@

+, ^ekj

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tek `lj djudrkn hurtekr fh tek nfgtrdjk ljn Aksus tlucet ed` cblnby

ljn ek /kgl`k eds ndsgdpbk

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2fn tek *ffn ljn %rdj- fh .bb

+ .J% dt gl`k tf plss ls ek slt lt suppkr dte eds ndsgdpbks fjk fh tek`

sldn ujtf ed` !lstkr ef sly tefu telt tefu dbb cdvk tey hbkse tf klt

ljn tey /bffn tf nrdj- hfr dt ds l elrn slydjc ujtf `ljy@

? .jn Aksus ljskrkn ljn sldn ^ek frns edge D spf-k ujtf yfu

teky lrk *fr fh tek hrudts fh tek trkks ljn tek skkns fh tek ekr/s lbfjk nf D

plrtl-k ljn teksk lrk geljckn /y tek

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rkspfjsd/dbdty hfr tek purdty fh fur /fny k`ftdfjs `djn ljn spdrdt

Yurdhydjc tek /fny /y rkhrldjdjc hrf` kltdjc `klt dbb jft /rdjc

kjbdcetkj`kjt dh tek k`ftdfjs lrk trfu/bkn fr tek `djn ds ujndsgdpbdjkn

fr tek spdrdt ds d`purk ^rljs`utltdfj fh tek jlturlb djtf tek bkvkbs dtedj tek /fny `ust /k purdhdkn ljn

spdrdtulbdknE dt ds elt Gerdst rkhkrs tf ls rkpkjtljgk ljn l`kjn`kjt

^eds ds lggf`pbdsekn terfuce l > stkp prfgkss edge djgbunks purdhydjc

tek /fny stl/dbddjc tek k`ftdfjs ndsgdpbdjdjc tek `djn ljn purdhydjc

ljn stl/dbddjc tek spdrdt ^ek purdhdkn /fny ds gfjsdnkrkn tf /k tek

Nblydjc fh tek hfujnltdfjN hfr fur gdty /udbt hfursulrk 4?&+?1

) 0krdby D sly ujtf yfu dj tek /kcdjjdjc lbb grklturks fh 2fn ndn hdjn

tekdr sustkjljgk dj tek ekr/s ljn tek hrudts fh tek klrte lbfjk ujtdb tek

dcjfrljgk ljn tek skbhdsejkss fh `lj turjkn `ljy fh tek` hrf` tek usk

edge 2fn eln cdvkj tek` tf telt edge ls gfjtrlry tf tekdr frdcdjlbuskE /ut kvkj teksk selbb ykt rkturj tf tekdr jlturlb hffn ls dt ds rdttkj

dj tek prfpekts ljn tekdr frns selbb jft hldb

+, 0krdby 2fn kvkr cdvks fh tek 3tkrjlb Bdhk ljn

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7 ^ek prdksts djnkkn rkgkdvk suge fhhkrdjc ls l rkgfjgdbdltdfj fh tek

frsedppkrs hfr tek trksplssks lcldjst tek Bl fh !fsks /ut hfr sdjs

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