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    N pzkpk|na `ns fkr jh `kbcgchb! ycrdbznyf kz lnflhahb xfcanrhznaas js rdh KGGHZKZ gkz n phzckb kg |ctrs $7?#bns| gkaakycfi rdh rc`h nfb bnrh bh|cifnrhb gkz rdh zhlhcpr kg _zkpk|na|! nfb KGGHZKZ |k nizhh| cf |xj`crrcfirdh _zkpk|na& N pzkpk|na |xj`c||ckf c| n lkfgcz`nrckf js rdh KGGHZKZ rdnr cr c| pzhpnzhb rk lk``hflh nfblk`pahrh rdh wnzckx| |rnih| kg rdh Ykzm n| bh|lzcjhb cf rdh _zkpk|na Bklx`hfr|&

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    KGGHZKZ\ pzkpk|na |dnaa lkfrncf bnrn rk |xj|rnfrcnrh rdnr rdh |xj|rcrxrckf c|! cf gnlr! h~xna rk rdh pzkbxlr||phlcgchb& \xj|rnfrcnrcfi bnrn `ns lkf|c|r kg bznycfi| kz krdhz bklx`hfr| fhlh||nzs kz dhapgxa rk cfbclnrh nfs`kbcgclnrckf| zh|xarcfi gzk` x|h kg pzkpk|hb |xj|rcrxrckf|& KGGHZKZ jhnz| rdh jxzbhf kg pzkwcfi rdnr rdhpzkpk|hb |xj|rcrxrckf| `hhr rdh ~xnacrs |rnfbnzb| h|rnjac|dhb cf rdh _zkpk|na Bklx`hfr|&

    Cg KGGHZKZ c| hwhfrxnaas nynzbhb n _xzldn|h Kzbhz! rdh _xzldn|h Kzbhz ycaa cfbclnrh ydhrdhz rdh |xj|rcrxrckfyn| nllhprnjah kz ydhrdhz rdh kzcicfna pzkbxlr `x|r jh x|hb&

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    Rdh lhzrcgclnrh| kg cf|xznflh zh~xczhb js rdh Lkfrznlr Bklx`hfr| `x|r na|k nllk`pnfs rdh Nlmfkyahbi`hfr kgNynzb& Naa rdh|h bklx`hfr| |dkxab jh bczhlrhb rk rdh nrrhfrckf kg rdh JYA Jxshz ac|rhb kf rdh Fkrclh rk Kgghzkz|ycrd n lkps rk rdh phz|kf bh|cifnrhb n| JYA ZH_ZH\HFRNRCWH&& Rdh pxzldn|h kzbhz fx`jhz `x|r jhcfbclnrhb kf rdh Nlmfkyahbih`hfr! jkfb|! nfb lhzrcgclnrh| kg cf|xznflh&

    3& HWNAXNRCKF KG _ZK_K\NA\

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    Kgghzkz Cf|rzxlrckf| ? _nih : kg 2

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    Rdh JYA `ns zhehlr nfs _zkpk|na! yncwh czzhixanzcrch| kz rhldfclnacrch| cf nfs _zkpk|na! nfb nllhpr nfs _zkpk|nacf ydkah kz cf pnzr& Rdh JYA `ns lnflha! cf ydkah kz cf pnzr! rdh hfrczh Zh~xh|r gkz _zkpk|na nr nfs rc`h pzckz rkgxaa hthlxrckf kg n lkfrznlr jhryhhf jkrd pnzrch|&

    >?& ^XH\RCKF\! @HHRCFI KG KGGHZKZ\! NFB NBBHFBN

    Cf rdh jhicffcfi kg rdh jcb pzhpnznrckf phzckb! rdh JYA ZH_ZH\HFRNRCWH `ns fkrcgs hnld KGGHZKZ kg n@hhrcfi kg KGGHZKZ\ rk jh dhab nr n anrhz bnrh! x|xnaas bxzcfi rdh |hlkfb yhhm kg rdh pzkpk|na pzhpnznrckfrc`h& Cg n `hhrcfi c| dhab! KGGHZKZ\ nzh zh~xczhb rk nrrhfb rdh `hhrcfi rk pzh|hfr rdhcz ~xh|rckf| njkxr rdh_zkpk|na Bklx`hfr|! rk zhlhcwh nf|yhz| rk ~xh|rckf|! rk zhlhcwh lkpch| kg Nbbhfbn! rk pnzrclcpnrh cf kphfbc|lx||ckf kg rdh _zkehlr! nfb rk pnzrclcpnrh cf rdh kfas lkfbxlrhb rkxz kg rdh \crh& Rdh Fkrclh kg @hhrcfi ycaa icwhlk`pahrh bhrnca| njkxr rdh `hhrcfi nfb cf|rzxlrckf| zhinzbcfi pzhpnznrckf gkz rdh `hhrcfi

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    >>& LKFRZNLR _ZCLH

    Rdh lkfrznlr pzclh |dnaa jh h~xna rk rdh pzkpk|na pzclh nbex|rhb rk nfs pzclh ldnfih| n| nizhhb xpkf cf yzcrcfi jsrdh KGGHZKZ nfb rdh JYA&

    Rdh lkfrznlr pzclh `ns jh `kbcgchb wcn n ldnfih kzbhz xpkf `xrxna nizhh`hfr kg jkrd pnzrch|&

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    >2& GZHHBK@ KG CFGKZ@NRCKF NLR $GKCN#

    Rdh JYA c| |xjehlr rk rdh Gzhhbk` kg Cfgkz`nrckf Nlr $@LA >8&: hr |h~& Rdh JYA `ns jh zh~xczhb rk `nmhnwncanjah lhzrncf cfgkz`nrckf |xj`crrhb ycrd skxz jcb kz pzkpk|na nwncanjah rk rdh pxjacl cg zh~xh|rhb& Rdc|cfgkz`nrckf `ns cflaxbh lk`pnznrcwh pzclcfi nfb krdhz bnrn ydcld rdh KGGHZKZ `ns fkz`naas lkf|cbhz rk jhpzkpzchrnzs kz lkfgcbhfrcna& Cg rdh KGGHZKZ |xj`cr| nfs cfgkz`nrckf cr bhh`| rk jh hth`pr gzk` GKCNzh~xczh`hfr|! rdh KGGHZKZ |dnaa lahnzas `nzm cr n| |xld&

    >8& AKLNA _ZHGHZHFLH

    Jx|cfh||h| ycrd nf kggclh cf rdh JYA |hzwclh nzhn |dnaa jh icwhf rdh gkaakycfi nbwnfrnih ydhf rdh JYA zhlhcwh|n |hnahb pzkpk|na5

    $n# Ngrhz rdh pzkpk|na| nzh hwnaxnrhb nfb rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb pzkpk|na c| |hahlrhb! rdh JYA |dnaa bhrhz`cfhydhrdhz rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb KGGHZKZ c| n Aklna jx|cfh||&

    $j# Cg n Aklna jx|cfh|| yn| fkr |hahlrhb n| rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb KGGHZKZ bxh hfrczhas rk cr| pzkpk|na pzclhjhcfi dcidhz rdnf rdh pzclh kg rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb pzkpk|na! rdh JYA |dnaa bhrhz`cfh ydhrdhz rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb Aklna jx|cfh||| pzkpk|na yn| ycrdcf 8( kg rdh pzkpk|na pzclh kg rdh jh|r hwnaxnrhb pzkpk|na&Cg |k! rdc| Aklna jx|cfh|| |dnaa rdhf dnwh rdh kppkzrxfcrs rk zhbxlh cr| pzclh rk `nrld rdh pzclh kg rdh

    Kgghzkz Cf|rzxlrckf| ? _nih < kg 2

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    kzcicfna jh|r-hwnaxnrhb KGGHZKZ! nfb xpkf |xld nizhh`hfr! |dnaa jh bhh`hb rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhbpzkpk|na&

    $l# Cg `kzh rdnf kfh Aklna jx|cfh|| c| ycrdcf 8( kg rdh pzclh kg rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb pzkpk|na nfb c| krdhzyc|hh~xna rk rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb pzkpk|na! nfb rdh Aklna jx|cfh|| cbhfrcgchb cf $j# zhgx|h| rk akyhz cr|pzkpk|na pzclh! rdh |n`h kppkzrxfcrs |dnaa jh nggkzbhb rk rdh krdhz ~xnacgscfi Anf|cfi-jn|hbjx|cfh||h|! cf kzbhz kg n|lhfbcfi pzclh&

    Cg fk Anf|cfi-jn|hb jx|cfh|| nizhh| rk rdh lkfbcrckf| bh|lzcjhb njkwh! rdh lkfrznlr |dnaa jh nynzbhb rk rdh

    phz|kf kz jx|cfh|| kzcicfnaas bhh`hb rdh jh|r-hwnaxnrhb KGGHZKZ&

    >7& \NGHRS

    Xfah|| htlhprhb cf rdh _zkpk|na! nfb nllhprhb js rdh JYA! naa KGGHZKZ\ ycaa jh zh~xczhb rk lk`pas ycrd rdhJYA| \nghrs @nfxna& Naa KGGHZKZ\ |dkxab zhnb nfb xfbhz|rnfb rdh JYA \nghrs @nfxna jhgkzh |xj`crrcfi n_zkpk|na& Rdh JYA \nghrs @nfxna lnf jh gkxfb kf rdh JYA| yhj|crh! drrp5++yyy&ajya&lk` js |hahlrcfi gcz|rJx|cfh|| \hzwclh| nfb rdhf Bkcfi Jx|cfh|| ycrd JYA&

    HFB KG CF\RZXLRCKF\ RK KGGHZKZ\

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