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duhturbh d`gtjxt( nt ns dhjbrhy g`t truj tebt tej jxpjrnjgdj f bDernstnbg kystnd ns f`rkjc s`hjhy iy b Dernstnbg d`gtjxt'K`rj`vjr( tej fbdt tebt Gj`+Qhbt`gnsk ebs p hbyjc b r`hj g`t`ghy ng tej f`rkngl f Dernstnbg iut bhs` `f Oucbnd bgc Nshbkndkystndbh jxpjrnjgdjs ns ntsjhf b str`gl brlukjgt blbngst tejnkphndnt bssukptn`g ng Mbtz,s tej`ry tebt tej vbrnùs kystndbhjxpjrnjgdjs `f sby( Oucbnsk( Nshbk( bgc Dernstnbgnty brjd`gdjptubhhy ngd`kkjgsurbihj' @g tej d`gtrbry( iy vnrtuj `ftej r`hj teb t Gj~Qhbt`gnsk phbys ng bhh tej kystndbh trbcntn`gs`f tejsj terjj trbcntn`gs( tejrj ns b d`kpbrbinhnty ijtwjjg tejk'Bgc tens d`kpbrbinhnty ns g`t kjrjhy bt tej hjvjh `f kystndbhcnsdùrsj iut( nf wj f`hh`w Mbtz( bt tej hjvjh f jxpjrnjgdj t``'Qut quntj snkphy( tejrj brj g`t kjrjhy Dernstnbg bgc Nshbkndjxpjrnjgdjs( iut Dernstnbg+Gj`+Qhbt`gnd bgc Nshbknd+Gj`+Qhbt`gnd kystndbh jxpjrnjgdjs wende brj d`kkjgsurbihj iyvnrtuj `f tej~ sebrjc Gj`+Qhbt`gnd d`gtjxt'Sej ibsnd jxpnstjk`h`lndbh bssjrtn`g wende ugcjrhnjs Mbtz,sdhbnk teb t tej d`gtjgt f kystndbh jxpjrnjgdj ns cjtjrkngjc iynts d`gtjxt ns tebt tejrj brj g` ugkjcnbtjc jxpjrnjgdjs' Nt nsg`t ìvnùshy dhjbr webt Mbtz ngtjgcs iy tens stbtjkjgt' G`brlukjgt f`r nt ns ffjrjc bgc g` dhjbr jxphbgbtn`g f nt ns lnvjg'Ng K yst nd n sk bgc Qenh`s`pendbh Bg bhys n s wj brj t`hc tebt ntkjbgs ,bhh jxpjrnjgdj ns pr`djssjc terùle( `rlbgnsjc iy bgckbmjs ntsjhf bvbnhbihj t` us ng jxtrjkjhy d`kphjx wbys,' Bgctej sbkj jxphbgbtn`g ns lnvjg vjribtnk wnte g` furtejrjhbi`rbtn`g s`kj fnvj yjbrs hbtjr'nT Bs sude nt ns ugd`gtr`vjrsnbh'

Iut ns ns dhjbr tebt( f`r Mbtz( tens s tbtjkjgt jgtbnhs tebt tejrjdbgg`t ij webt Tkbrt dbhhs ,d`gsdnùsgjss+purnty,( webt N ebvjdbhhjc jhsjwejrj ,d`gtjgthjss jxpjrnjgdj, `r webt YìjrtF`rjkbg dbhhs b purj d`gsdnùsgjss jvjgt' ~, Ng s` c`ngl( eje`pjs t` ruhj ùt tej h`lndbh p`ssninhnty `f tej `ddurrjgdj `fkyst ndbh jxpjrnjgdjs wende( iy vnrtuj f tejnr d`gtjgthjssgjss(trbgsdjgc tej duhturbh d`gtjxts wende pr`cudjc tejk( bgcwende brj( bs b rjsuht( ngcjgtndbh nrrjspjdtnvj `f tej d`gtjxtsng wende tejy `ddur'Bt tej durrjgt stblj `f tej cjibtj( Mbtz ebs yjt t` `ffjr bgyjpnstjk`h`lndbh brlukjgt `f b suffndnjgthy ljgjrbh mngc t`d`kpjh bssjgt t` ens dhbnks tebt tejrj dbgg`t ij purjjxpjrnjgdjs' Ej ebs kjrjhy bssjr tjc tebt bhh jxpjrnjgdj ns iycjfngntn`g kjcnbtjc( bgc ebs bttjkptjc t` pjrsubcj us t` bddjpttens wnte bhh tej rejt`rndbh p`wjr bt ens cnsp`sbh' Iut ugtnh ejpr`vncjs us wnte b suffndnjgthy jhbi`rbtj jxpnstjk`h`ly tòust nfy ens dhbnk( tejrj ns g` h`lndbh d`kpuhsn`g f`r us t` bddjpt

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tens jpnstjk`h`lndbh prjknss'Nt ns nkp`rtbgt t` rjd`lgnsj tebt tej cjdnsn`g g`t t` bddjptMbtz,s dhbnk tebt tejrj dbgg`t ij purj d`gsdnùsgjss jvjgtsng tej bisjgdj `f bgy brlukjgt t` tebt jffjdt c`js g`t nkphyrjojdtngl tej g`tn`g tebt kystndbh jxpjrnjgdjs brj ngtnkbtjhyrjhbtjc t` tej d`gtjxts ng wende tejy `ddur' F`r( ng tej fnrstphbdj( ngs`fbr bs wj brj tbhmngl `f d`gtjgtfuh kystndbhjxpjrnjgdjs( nt ns t` ij jxpjdtjc tebt tejrj wnhh ij b str`gld`rrjhbtn`g ijtwjjg jxpjrnjgdj bgc d`gtjxt ' Bgc( ng tej sjd`gcphbdj( nt ns dhjbr tebt s`kj rjhnlnùs bgc/`r penh`s`pendbhd`gtjxts brj k`rj d`gcudnvj t` tej bttbngkjgt `f d`gtjgthjssjxpjrnjgdjs tebg `tejrs' Sebt ns t` sby( tej d`gtjgthjssjxpjrnjgdj ns k`rj prìbihy t` ij btt bngjc ng tej d`gtjxt `f bsjt f c`dtrngjs wende( sby( brj g`t lrùgcjc ng tej bssukptn`g`f bg jssjgtnbh cnsd`gt ngunty ijtwjjg L`c bgc tej w`rhc( tejtrbgsdjgcjgt bgc tej kugcbgj' Sejrbvbcb Iuccensk ns k`rjd`gcudnvj t` d`gsdnùsgjss+purnty tebg ns JvbgljhndbhQr`tjstbgtnsk' Seus( nt ns p`ssnihj t` e`hc wnteùt ngd`gsnstjgdytebt bhh d`gtjgtfuh kystndbh jxpjrnjgdjs brj d`gtjxt+rjhbtjc( bgcteb t d`gtjgthjss kyst ndbh jxpjrnjgdjs( bhteùle brnsngl ùt `fbppr`prnbtj d`gtjxts( brj q u b d`gtjgthjss d`gtjxt+frjj'N ebvj kbngtbngjc jhsjwejrj tebt bg bppr`prnbtj kjte`c`h`lyf`r tej stucy f kyst ndbh jxpjrnjgdj gjjcs t` tbmj ngt` bddùgtg`t `ghy tej p`ssninhnty `f b vbrnjty `f d`gtjgtfuh kystndbhjxpjrnjgdjs wende brj d`gtjxt rjhbtjc iut bhs` tej p`ssninhntytebt nt ns `f tej vjry gbturj `f tej prbdtndjs bgc tjdegnqujsbss`dnbtjc wnte tej ,ngwbrc wby, t` d`gcudj {teùle g`tgjdjssbrnhy. t`wbrcs tej bttbngkjgt `f d`gtjgthjss stbtjs `fd`gsdnùsgjss' ~: Bhteùle tej bgbhysjs `f kystndb h jxpjrnjgdj`f Gngnbg Tkbrt ebvj tjgcjc t` ebvj pr`djjcjc `g tejkjte`c`h`lndbh bssukptn`g `f tej ugnty `f kystndbhjxpjrnjgdj(~j ej ebs k`rj rjdjgt hy jgc`rsjc b p`sntn`g ncjgtndbhwnte tej bi`vj?

Seùle nt ns quntj ìvnùs tebt tejrj brj cnffjrjgt vbrnjtnjs`f kystndbh jxpjrnjgdj( bgc teùle nt ns quntj ivnùs teb tngtjrprjtbtn`g ljts( s` t` spjbm( iunht ngt` jxpjrnjgdjs++teus kbmngl jxpjrnjgdjs `f tej sbkj typj cnffjrjgt ngpbrtnduhbr wbys++nt c`js g`t f`hh`w tebt tejrj c`js g`tjxnst b typj t` ij ncjgtnfnjc dr`ss+duhturbhhy bs,d`gsdnùsgjss+purnty, `r bs ,kystndbh,' Tude b vnjw ebstej kjrnt `f kbmngl sjgsj i`te `f tej fbdts tejpjrjggnbhnsts p`ngt t` bgc `f tej ugcùitjc cnffjrjgdjs f

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j x p ` s n t n ` g ( f h b v ` u r( b g c s n l g nf n db g d j b s i j t w j j g t e jv b r n ` u s t r b c n t n ` g s ' 254'9 T' Mbtz %jc'.( K yst ndb h Jxpjrnjgdj & Qenh`s`pendbh Bg bhysns (H`gc`g? Tejhc`g Qrjss( 2>54.(pp' 22'3 Y'K' O`gjs( T tuc n j s n g Ky s t n d b h Yj h nl n`g ( H`gc`g?Kbdknhhbg( 2>1>( p' xxxnv'

T jj j'l'( K' Jhnbcj( Sej Sw` & tej @gj( H`gc`g? EbrvnZ(2>6:= E' Q' @wjg( )Dernstnbg Kystndnsk)( Yjhnlnùs Ttucnjs ('

6 p'D' Bhk`gc( K yst ndb h Jxpjr njgdj bgc Y j h nl nùs C `d tr ngjIjrhng? Kùt`g( 2>59'

< Tjj j'l'( E' E' Qjggjr( )Sej Kystndbh Nhhusn`g)( Mbtz( %2>54.(p' 5>'5 Mbtz %2>54.( p' : %ky ntbhnds.'

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> \'O' \bngwrnlet( Kystndnsk( Kbcns`g? Zgnvjrsnty `f\nsd`gsng Qrjss( 2>52( pp' 91+2'

h` L' Tde`hjk( @g tej Mbiibhbe bgc Nts Tyki`hnsk( Gjw ^`rm?Tde`dmjg( 2>6:( p' 92'

22 Mbtz %2>54.( p' 41 {ky ntbhnds.'29 Mbtz %2>'ns Tjj Bhk` gc {2>59.( pp' 2:6:}( pp'

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