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    O B b ^ S Eilhjlnt shtultms bhs hndhvhduli mxpmrhmnem lt Pmspondmnt lalhnst tbm^ k piuh r̀oldmr l̀egdrop oc Mxbh̀ht L lnd tbm jlero l̀egdrop oc bhs hntmrdhsehpihnlry^ 9pc erhthqum oc dmmpiy mj̀mddmd rlehsj. iy?̂ ( [i^^ ly>Y · ^o^S^Seu.^

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    ^Y 9hs 'tv̂ leeushna Pmspondmnt's ilwymrs oc plrthehplthna hn l 'eonsphrley to jlhntlhn ^vm ̂rcSJch'̂ l̂ wbhtm suprmjley tbrouabout Ljmrhel.' (Pmspondmnt's Chnli Voshthon ^ ^ s ^ 0 .U-BoLh h-h Utltmjmnt, Novmj̀mr 06, 06

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    Hn tbhs elsm ̀ mcorm jm lt tbhs Lr̀ htrlthon, tbm plrthms' lssmssjmnts oc^^^ mc -cvhosmMxbh̀ht L drljltheliiy vlry. Uojm oc jy orhahnli qumsthons l̀ out Mxbh̀ ht L

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    ^ ^ rmeruhtjmnt, bhrhna, orhmntlthon, trlhnhna, supmrvhshon, dhsehpihnm, smvmrlnem, '̂ ĉ̂lnd/or emsslthon oc tbm mjpioyjmnt oc Eilhjlnt. IU ^ ^̂ ^ o {^ ^ s ^ o ^ u ] * . k-k p ^ k k ^

    Eilhjlnt, not Pmspondmnt, dhd jost oc tbhs tmdhous worg hn l aood clhtb mccort to lnswmr jy qumsthons. Litbouab Pmspondmnt hs tbm prmsujpthvm m s r m

    ei4v««)( eustodhln oc tbm mjlhi lnd otbmr eojjunhelthon lrebhvli rmeords. Pmspondmnt's YZE ^ e^

    mccorts hn tblt rmalrd wmrm rmilthvmiy dmsuitory, eojplrmd whtb tbm rmsoiutm o ^ . e yN o '• t e G -/ tmnlehty oc Eilhjlnt. ^̂ êm^̂ ^Q̂

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    bhrmd lt tbm òot eljp trlhnmm mntry imvmi, hneiudhna Eilhjlnt, ùt tbmv liso amt ĉm-Q'-̂^ K Z ^ chrmd, vhrtuliiy whtbout mxempthon lnd hrt sbort ordmr. Eilhjlnt's stltmnh t̂blt Ki^''^^oG ̂ tbmrm wmrm jorm Lcrheln Ljmrheln Lamnts mjpioymd lt Qhiihlj Jorrhs hnYi835 ^ K ^

    p,̂ |c7ê (onm) tbln tbmrm wmrm wbmn H ̀ maln̂ jpioyjmnt hn Umptmj̀mr 0662) hs ndt^ v h , (R e Y .

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    Mjpioymrs, Hneiudhna Pmspondmnt, lrm mnthtimd to bhrm, rmtlhn, lnd = m e m LY , }^ .projotm wboj tbmy whsb—provhdmd tblt tbmy do so ilwcuiiy-Mjpioymrs hn tbm

    ^e'̂ ê 'ĉ k hndustry lpplrmntiy rmiy on tbm bhab lttrhthon rltm ljona nmw mjpioymms ls l7̂ ^̂ /'- sort oc òot eljp rhtm oc plsslam. Clhr mnouab. Jost mjpioymms eojm l̀olrd ' '^^UY ^* ^

    ^^'k^i^' whtb tbmhr myms whdm opmn, gnowhna tblt upwlrds oc nhnmty pmremnt oc tbm nmw yk7ro>7^',^u h h ^ rmeruhts won't jlgm ht, ùt mleb onm rmsoivmd to `m ljona tbm survhvors. Lalhn, /̂ nm oc-^okm

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    ^ u ; ^ ̂ (Eilhjlnt's Umptmj̀ mr 56, 06

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    n (RYm/hkb ^- L-aQ--̂ J *v/^B^ L ] t ^ t ^ t ,c/̂ Xmt, tblt dhd not oeeur eontmjporlnmous whtb tbm liimamd hnehdmnt. Pltbmr, tbmy (vL̂ k̂̂ivmcĥ(tm/hî òcQ̂lrm su s̀mqumntiy rmihmd on ỳ Pmspondmnt cor jlxhjuj eujuilthvm ldvmrsm ^ ̂ S -^^m^SS^Hhhi ̂ hnciumnem lctmr-tbm-clet. Jmlnwbhim, wbmn not rmimaltmd to tbm jlhi rooj, ^^c^e ^ Q o ^ Eilhjlnt wls smnt on mrrlnds to `uy curnhturm lnd occhem suppihms. Pltbmr tbln xo7ct«c (̂^ Pmspondmnt provhdhna, or Eilhjlnt rmemhvhna, lny supmrvhsory jmntorhna oc lny ̂ S£o|>#

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    shanhchelnem, sojm supmrvhsors eojpilhnmd l̀ out Eilhjlnt whtbhn imss tbln onmbour oc bhs `mhna on tbm ko`. ^ J s o c ^ ĉ ô

    @mcorm bhs Lprhi 2, 06 h K r t ^ m ^ (Pmspondmnts' Pmpiy to Hntmrhj Dmehshon

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    -(^t^ l7^«-nthk^ cv̂ n ̂ J(̂ (K ^ . ^ . "Vm̂twhh II?K- |ĥ ,i=- Tbm possh ìm tmsthjony oc Jr. Plyjond Bmsihn, Msq. smmjmd mssmnthli hn>KR '̂̂ " '̂"U tbm eblhn oc eustody lnd eontroi rmalrdhna Mxbh`ht L. Eilhjlnt,^ ^ m K y ̂ bowmvmr, dmehdmd bm wouid rltbmr dmposm Pmspondmnt's EMO lnd ilwymrs. Tblt , cw+om wls l eilsshe non-stlrtmr, dmshanmd to gmmp tbhs jlttmr aohna nowbmrm

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    lny clsbhon wbltsomvmr hn tbhs lr̀ htrlthon. Aohna corwlrd croj tbm dltm oc tbhsVlrthli Chnli Lwlrd, occmnshvm ihmn prlethem ỳ mhtbmr plrty or lny oc tbmhr lamnts,hdmnthcyhna, hnvoivhna, or nljhna lny pmrson, ùshnmss, eorporlthon, ilw chrj, ortbm LLL wbltsomvmr, hs pmrjlnmntiy mnkohnmd.

    e^ ^̀eKrB̂ H CHND hnsucchehmnt nmxus `mtwmmn lny hndhvhduli pmrson nljmd ls ljonaUcGJshwĥ ckPmspondmnts, hneiudhna, ùt not nmemsslrhiy ihjhtmd to, Kmccrmy Jmldm lnd Ulrlb

    h ^> Z ^ Bovmn (Qhnhlrsgh), lnd tbmy lrm dhsjhssmd croj tbhs jlttmr.£

    ^ T H CHND tblt tbm lr̀ htrlthon larmmjmnts lrm not uneonsehonl̀ im. — ^ ^ Y H ^ 9 ^ Y J -

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    U doetrhnm lnd whtb Eilhjlnt's rmpmltmd rmhtmrlthons oc Pmspondmnt's lnd e i ^ ^Pmspondmnt's lttornmys liimamd erhjhnli eonduet to ̀ m lddrmssmd hn tbhs . u^S«Ih

    `htrlthon. H OPDMP tblt Eilhjlnt's poihtheli qumsthon lnd lnthtrust eilhjs lrmdhsjhssmd croj tbhs lr̀ htrlthon. L e e ^ L - ̂ Q̂ l̂ m-c. d h e ^ h ] -cvkc 'kUhua- K̂ hn -]erS

    H CHND tblt Eilhjlnt ih̀ mimd Pmspondmnt lnd Pmspondmnt's lttornmys. ^/ ^ l ^ iLh*'̂ ^ H h-hwu tnlh Ihlhjlnt hhomhml G m s p o n l m n h lnl G m s p o n l m n r s lttornmys. huxyvp ̂ 94₩.

    ce| Y -̂ '̂l'* l̂ t stltms tblt bm rlhsmd eilhjs tblt Jmssrs. [wmha lnd Elr̀ onm mnalamd EO]^Tg ̂̂ erhjhnli eonduet on Qhiihlj Jorrhs' `mblic...eonsphrley, eoiiushon, lnd E I G R K ; ^ ^ Y Emô h-=rê î vk crlud vhoilthna, hntmr lihl, PHEO. H lwlrd tbm $

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    Eilhjlnt's unprotmetmd spmmeb ls ih̀ mious/dmcljltory to tbm LLL to corwlrd toEilhjlnt lnd eophmd to jm.

    Blvhna cound tblt prmvlhihna plrty Eilhjlnt wls dhserhjhnltmd lalhnst on

    tbm l̀shs oc bhs rlem, lnd blvhna cound tblt Pmspondmnt's worg pilem hs notvhl̀ im cor Eilhjlnt's rmturn to worg;

    H OPDMP l̀eg ply cor Eilhjlnt croj tbm Luaust 06

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    Lii chihnas sblii `m sù jhttmd to LLL cor corwlrdhna to jm lnd to tbm

    opposhna plrty.

    Uo Ordmrmd

    Dlvhd I. Armaory

    H Dlvhd I. Armaory lcchrj tblt on tbhs

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