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    KDZVNCNKGVD IC NOVDZD[VKiuo sda cir Pdtntniodr, Zi jdrt B. H gkA dgo, kdrtncnds tmd ciaaiwnol (usd O io d ncgppankgjad5 usd dxtrg smddts nc odkdssgry)27. Vmd cuaa oghd ic dvdry pgrty ir ghnkus rdprdsdotdf jy hd ns2

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    ;. Gaa pgrdot kirpirgtnios gof goy pujankay mdaf kihpgonds tmgt iwo 70 pdrkdot irhird ic tmd stike ic tmd pgrty ir ghnkus kurngd rdprdsdotdf jy hd grd2O/G/

    6.Vmd oghds ic gaa agw cnrhs gof tmd pgrtodrs ir gssikngtds tmgt gppdgrdf cir tmdpgrty ir ghnkus oiw rdprdsdotdf jy hd no tmd trnga kiurt ir gldoky ir grd dxpdktdfti gppdgr no tmns kiurt grd2Hgmio & JdrldrAgwrdokd JdrldrVmihgs FdvnodLivdrohdot Gkkiuotgjnanty Pribdkt

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    VGJAD IC KIOVDOV[Pgld

    KDZ VNCNKGVD IC NOVDZD[V nVGJAD IC GTVM IZNVND[ v[VGVDH DOV IC ZDAGVDF KG[D[ xnBTZN[FNKVNIOGA [VGVDH DOV 7[VGVDH DOV IC VMD N[[TD[ 7[VGVDH DOV IC VMD KG[D 6[VGVDH DOV IC CGKV[ 4[THH GZ^ IC GZLTH DOV :7GZLTHDOV :6

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    gppankgjnantyictmd[[Nrdluagtniosgt6> KCZ74:0.

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    ;. Vmdrd grd oi hg tdrnga kiotrgfnktnios jdtw ddoHgkAdgo's tdst nhioygoftmd rdkirf ;>6. H gkAdgo jitm kiuaf jd crustrgtdf gof rdspiofagwcuaayti CGH['hnstged 60

    NN . VDZH NOGVNIO FID[ OIV [DZSD VMD DCCNKNDOK^ ICVMD [DZSNKD 67G. VmdFiulags pdogaty cgktirs mgvd oit jddo gfdqugtday

    gffrdssdf 67J. H gkA dgo 's gktnios prihitdf tmd dccnkndoky ic tmd sdrvnkd,gof tdrhnogtnol mnh uofdrh nods nt 64

    NNN. VMD GLDOK^ DOLGLDF NO G PZIMNJNVDFPDZ[IOODA PZGKVNKD J^ NOSD[VNLGVNOL GOFVDZHNOGVNOL HGK ADGO CIZ JDNOL G CADIGADGFDZ 60) 37Gofdrsio v.Fdp't ic Vrgospirtgtnio, CGG,=:=

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    Kiadhgo v. Fdp't i c tmd Vrdgsury,==H.[.P.Z.:33 (H.[.P.J . :007) 73

    Kiiosv.Fdp 't ic Ogvy,74H.[.P.Z. 7(7>= ;) 67

    Krgctv.Fdp't ic Sdtdrgos Gccgnrs, =) ; (7> =6 ) 4;Kruhjgedr v.Fdp't ic Agjir,< H.[.P.Z. =6(7 >=7 ) 64Fiulags v. Sdtdrgos Gfhno.,4 H.[.P.Z. :=0(7>=7) pgssnhCDK v.Fdh ikrgtnk [do gtirnga Kgh pgnlo Kihh.,646T.[. :=7 ) 4;Cadhnol v.Fdp't ic Agjir,>< H .[.P.Z. ;67 (H.[.P.J . :006) 73Cirdst v. Hdrnt [ystdhs Pritdktnio Jigrf,

    6(Cdf. Knr. 7>>4) :6Ldydrv. Fdp 't ic Bustnkd, JO-7::7->:-0;70-J-7,gs suhhgrnzdfno 773C.;f 76>< (Cdf. Knr. 7>>Littandj v. SG,;> H.[.P.Z. 303 (7>= >) :>Lrgotv.Fdp't ic Gnr Cirkd ,37 H.[.P.Z. ;>6),qcc'f 4;C.;f ;6< (Cdf. Knr 7>>4) ;3, 67Lrujeg v.Fdp't ic tmd Vrdgsury,=4=C.:f 74==) ;4Mgdjd v.Fdp't ic Bustnkd,:== C.;f 7:== (Cdf Knr. :00:) :4 ,; 3

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    Mghnatio v.T.[.P.[.,3) ;:Mgosio v. Iccnkd ic Pdrs. Hlht.,

    ;;H.[.P.Z. 4=7 (7>==( :0 0> ) pgssnhHgkAdgo v.Fdp't ic Mih dagof [dkurnty,:077 H[PJ (7> T.[. 630 (:000) ;0I Eddcdv. T[P[,;7=C.;f 7;70 (Cdf. Knr. :00:) :>

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    Pgrsios v.Fdp't ic Gnr Cirkd ,7 T[ 43; (7>3=) 6=Zdfskmagl v.Fdp't ic tmd Grhy,=>H .[.P.Z. 4=>, 4>=(7>> 7) ,qcc'f ;:Cdf. Gpp x. 46; (Cdf. Knr. :00: ) ;3Zussdaa v.Fdpgrthdot ic Bustnkd,> Zussdaai v. Tontdf [tgtds,636T.[. 73(7> =;) 4=[DK v. Kmdodry,

    ;;: T.[ . 7>6 (7>6[pntmgadrv.Iccnkd ic Pdrs. Hlht.,7 H .[.P.Z. 4=< (7>=0) :4, ;3Sgadrnoi v.Fdp't ic Mdgatm gof Muh go [drvnkds,< H.[.P.Z. 6=< (7> =7) 6>\ dasmgos v. T.[. Pistga [drv.,440C.;f 7700 (Cdf. Knr. :00=) :6\dst Kigst Vruke Anods, Nok. v.Grdgtg K ihty Zdkykanol Ktr.,=63 C.:f 7:;> (>tm Knr. 7>==),

    kdrt,fdondf,6== T.[. =43 (7>==) 4=\idjked v.Fdp't ic Mih dagof [dkurnty,770H.[.P.Z. 700(:0 70) 67 ,6 :\rnlmtv. T.[. Pistga [drv.,

    7=; C.;f 7;:=(CdfKnr 7>>>) ;4

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    [tgtutds4 T.[ .K. :;0: 7, 4=4T .[.K . 7:07 644 T.[.K. 7::7 74 T.[.K. :;0:(j) pgssnh4 T.[.K. T.[.K. 66>7< =40 T.[.K. 6:7dtsdq 374K.C.Z. :3;4 636>K.C.Z. 74:0.< :=6>K.C.Z. 74: 0.4(j)(=)(nn)(:006 ) :3, :K.C.Z. 74:0.>>, 3;3 ;;Notdaanldokd Nfdotntnds Pritdktnio Gkt, 6:; 37\mnstadjaiwdr Pritdktnio Domgokdhdot Gkt, [.

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    :006 Ki olrdssnioga Zdsdgrkm [drvnkd rdpirt,mttp2//www.cgs.irl/slp/krs/ZA;:6:4.pfc, 30

    Kifd ic Dtmnks cir Livd rohdot [drvnkd,PA >3-; 0;, >6 [tgt. =44 (Buay ;, 7>=0) 63

    M.Z. 77,:=0, >4tm Ki ol., :f [dss. (7>4-4->3>, >4tm Kiol., :f [dss., 7: (7>

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    [ V G V D H D O V I C Z D A G V D F K G [ D [Vmns kgsd mgs oit prdvniusay jddo jdcird tmns Kiurt. Kiuosda ns uogwgrd ic

    goy gppdga no ir crih tmd sghd gldoky fdknsnio tmgt wgs jdcird tmns ir goy itmdrgppdaagtd kiurt. Kiuosda gasi ns uogwgrd ic goy kgsds pdofnol no tmns ir goy itmdrkiurt tmgt wnaa jd fnrdktay gccdktdf jy tmns Kiurt's fdknsnio no tmd pdofnol gppdga.

    ]

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    BTZN[FNKVNIOGA [VGVDHDOVVmd H drnt [ystdhs Pritdktnio Jigrf ( H [P J ir Ji grf ) mgf burnsfnktnio

    cir Pdtntniodr H gkA dgo 's Nofnvnfuga Znlmt ic Gktnio gof rdhivga gktnio gppdgaspursugot ti 4 T[K 7::7 gof :;0:. Vmns Kiurt mgs burnsfnktnio ti rdvndw tmdH[PJ's cnoga fdknsnio pursugot ti 4 T[K

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    6. Fnf tmd Jigrf mgvd sujstgotnga dvnfdokd ti upmiaf tdrhnogtnio jgsdf ionotdot, wmdo fud ti drriodius kntgtnios tmdrd ns oitmnol no tmd rdkirfrdadvgot cir tmd kmgrlds no H gkA dgo 's twi stgtdhdots io wmnkm nt jgsdfnts buflh dot9

    4. Fnf tmd Gldoky upmiaf ntsFiulags rdspiosnjnantnds ti kiosnfdr krntdrngcir pdogaty sdadktnio, wmdo H gkAdgo w gs tmd ioay dh paiydd dvdrtdrhnogtdf cir go uogutmirnzdf [[N fnskaisurd5 gof nt nloirdf pisntnvd iroi gssdsshdots cir gaa itmdr krntdrng dxkdpt tmisd rdadvgot ti notdot,wntmiut h genol goy noqunry ti mnh gjiut mns notdotnios9

    3. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy upmiafnol Gldoky kih pangokd wntmFiulags, wmdont cgnadf ti kiosnfdr uokiotdstdf dvnfdokd tmgt gldoky iccnkngas wntmuofnsputdf gonh us tiwgrf H gkAdgo w drd rdspiosnjad cir tmd kiotdots ictmd cnoga fd knsnio, wmnkm tmd F dknfnol Iccnknga fnf oit rdkgaapgrtnknpgtnol no frgctnol, gof snlodf wntmiut rdvnsnio9

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    =. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy cgnanol ti kiosnfdr tmd Kifd ic Dtm nks ' rdadvgo kd tigssdss wmdtmdr tdrhnogtnio cir uopritdktdf gktnvnty sdrvds tmd dccnkndokyic tmd sdrvnkd, wm do go dh paiy dd's gktnios kirrdkt g hnstged tmgtsnloncnkgotay tmrdgtdos pujank sgcdty jut kgusds uo-qugotncndfgfhnonstrgtnvd jurfdo9

    >. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy cgnanol ti gfdqugtday kiosnfdr wmdtm dr g rdtgangtirynovdstnlgtnio cir iutsnfd gktnvntnds pritdktdf uofdr 4 T[K :;0:(j)(70)gof tmd Cnrst Ghdof hdo t privnfdf tmd jgsns cir kmgrldf hnskiof ukt iowm nkm mns tdrhnogtnio ns jgsdf9

    70. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy miafnol tmgt gldoky rdluagtnios rdqunrdf jyKio lrdss qugancy gs agw gof kgokda pritdktnio cir pujank fnskaisurds,wmdo tmgt notdrprdtgtnio vniagtds gaa rdadvgot stgtutiry kiostruktnio ruads,gof adlnsagtnvd mnstiry wntmiut dxkdptnio ir qugancndr spdkncndf tmgtrdluagtnios grd oit agw uofdr 4 T[K :;0:(j)(=)(G)9

    77. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy miafnol tmgt tmd pmrgsd fdtrnhd otga ti tmd sgcdtyic pgssd old rs no gnr trgosp irtgtnio kiostntutds g spdk ncnk primnjntnioio fnskaisurd ti kgokda pritdktnio uofdr :;0:(j)(=)(G)9

    7:. Fnf tmd Jigrf drr jy gkkdptnol Gl doky [[N rdluagtnio s gs succnkndotayspdkncnk primnjntnios ti kgokda pritdktnio uofdr :;0:(j)(=)(G), wmdo

    tmdy fnf oit gffrdss tmd stgtus ic nocirhgtnio wntmiut rdstrnktnvdhgrenols ir itmdr kiotrias rdqunrdf jy tmd sghd rdluagtnios9

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    [ V G V D H D O V I C V M D K G [ DCiaaiwnol g [dptdhjdr 7;, :004 pripisga, G: , tmd Gldoky tdrhnogtdf

    HgkAdgo, dccdktnvd Gprna 77 ,:00 3, cir go uogu tmirnzdf fnskaisurd ic [[N. G; 0-;: .HgkAdgo gppdgadf ti tmdH[PJ.Prnir ti go nontnga fdknsnio, tmd Onotm KnrkuntKiurt ic Gppdgas rdvndwdf wmdtmdr tmd rdadvgot nocirhgtnio kiostntutdf [[N, snokdnt wgs oi t hgredf gs rdqunrdf jy G ldoky rdluagtnios.HgkA dgo v. Fdp 't icMihdagof [dkurnty, 46;C.;rf 7764, 774:(>tmKnr.:00=)( HgkAdgo ),mdaf tmgttmdnocirhgtnio wgs [[N, jut gffdf md kiuaf kiotdst mns tdrhnogtnio gt tmd Jigrf jyrgnsnol tmd agke ic kagrnty ic :00; sdosntnvd sdkurnty nocirhg tnio rdluagtnios tiprivd md hgfd tmd fnskaisurd wntm g liif cgntm jdandc tmd nocirhgtnio fnf oitqugancy gs sdosntnvd sdkurnty nocirhgtnio.

    Gctdr tmd Onotm Knrkunt ruanol jut io notdraikutiry rdvndw prnir ti go NontngaFdknsnio ( NF ),noHgkAdgo v. Fdp't ic Mih dagof [dkurnty, 77:H.[.P.Z. >(:00>)( HgkAdgo N ), tmd Jigrf fdondfHgkAdgo's \mnstadjaiwdr Pritdktnio Gktgccnrhgtnvd fdcdosd. Nt mdaf tmgt Gldo ky [[N rdluagtnios kiuaf qugancy ti primnjnt gfnskaisurd jy agw, tmdrdjy rdhiv nol pritdktnio itmdrwnsd gvgnagjad uofdr 4 T[K:;0:(j)(=)(G). Io Hgy 7:, :070 tmd Gfh nonstrgtnvd Bufld ( GB ) nssudf go NFupmiafnol tmd tdrhnogtnio. G ;;-

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    jrndc wntm tmd Jigrf no suppirt ic H gkAdgo. G< 4->>3 gs g Jirfdr Pgtria Gldot.

    G7=6. Gctdr tmd [dptdhjdr 77 ,:007 ( >/77 ) trgldfy md gppandf ti tmd Cdfdrga GnrHgrsmgas [drvnkd ( CGH[ ), gof wgs no tmd cnrst lrgfugtnio kagss gctdr tmdmnbgkenol. Ga=4-=3. Prnir ti tdrhnogtnio, md wgs oit tmd sujbdkt ic goy fnsknpanogryir gfvdrsd gktnios.

    Hgtdrnga cgkts jdlgo io Buay :3,:00;, wmdo HgkAdgo gof gaa itmdr CGHsrdkdnvdf dhdrldoky oitnkd ic g tdrrirnst mnbgkenol tmrdgt cir tmd sghd aiol fnstgokdgnrkrgct usdf furnol tmd>/77 gttgkes, jut wntm g hird ghjntnius skipd gasitgrldtnol Duripdgo kgpntgas gof Pgkncnk kigst kntnds. \gronols kghd crih tmd [gufnGrgjng livdroh dot, Cdfdrga Jurdgu ic Novdstnlgtnio, [tgtd Fdpgrthdo t, gof

    Fdpg rthdot ic Mih dagof [dkurnty ( FM[ ). F M ['s sunknfd mnbgkenol wgronolfdtgnadf g vdry spdkncnk pago ti gttgke Duripdgo, Gustrgango gof Dgst Kigst tgrldts..G>=->> . Vmd FM[ Iccnkd ic Notdaanldokd & G ogaysns nssudf g H gy 7=, :003 rdpirttmgt kiocnrhdf tmd cinadf mnbgke pait. G706. Cdfdrga mihdagof sdkurnty iccnkds wdot

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    noti dhdrldoky h ifd . Crih Bu ay :3 -:=, :00; dvdry CG H mgf g cgkd-ti-cgkd iccnkdjrndcnol gjiut spdknga prdkgutnios ti tmwgrt tmd nhhnodot gttgke. Vmdsd hgofgtiryjrndcnols wdrd uoprdkdfdotdf, odvdr ikkurrnol jdcird ir snokd.G.7=.

    G fgy ir twi gctdr, miwdvdr, gaa CGHs rdkdnvdf go uokiotriaadf kdaauagrpmiod tdxt hdssgld ti kgokda mitda rdsdrvgtnios gssikngtdf w ntm hnssnios rdqunrnoltmdh ti Zdhgno I vdronlmt ( Z IO ). Vmdsd canlmts wdrd cir tmd sghd aiol fnstgokdtrnps tgrldtdf no tmd Buay :3 gadrt. G7 =4 .

    Gldo ky rdluagtnios anhnt [[N hijnad trgoshnssnios ti go do kryptdf,pgsswirf-pritdktdf sdkurd fdvnkd, kiocnlurdf cir sdosntnvd trgoshnssnios. Vmd tdxthdssg ld wg s oit, nostdgf linol tmriulm uosdkurd kdaauagr pmiods . G7>0, 7>4-:00.Jy kiotrgst wntm strnkt sdkurnty cir tmd jrndcnols, tmd tdxt wgs sdot wntmiut goywgronols, rdstrnktnios ir hgrenols fdoitnol [[N ir kagssncndf nocirhgtnio. GoyGV&V \nrdadss kustihdr iroio-Gldoky dhpaiydd wntm g cirhdr Gldokydhpaiydd's Oieng ouhjdr, rdkdnvdf g kipy ic tmd tdxt hdssgld. G7>=, :00-0;.

    [nhnagray, Gldoky rdluagtnios rdqunrd g sdkurnty pago cir hgnotdogokd gofdgrandst pissnjad fdstruktnio ic [[N. Vmdrd wg s oiod. G 7>3-> 7,7>3->

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    Md nhhdfngtday kgaadf itmdr gldots griuof tmd kiuotry, wmi kiocnrhdfrdkdnvnol tmd sghd hd ssgld. V mnoenol nt hust jd g bied ir hnstged, md wdo t ti gsupdrvnsir, Zildr [kiccndaf, wmi dxpagnodf tmd Gldoky mgf ruo smirt ic cuofs gofoddfdf ti rdfukd mitda kists. Md gffdf tmgt tmd fdknsnio wgs krgzy gof outs ,jut nt kghd crih m dgfqugrtdrs si oitmnol kiuaf jd fiod. \mdo spdgenol wntm[kiccndaf, H gkAdgo fnf oit pdrkdnvd tmd tdxt hdssg ld w gs [[N, jdkgusd tmdrd w drdoi rdstrnktnvd hgrenols ir itmdr kiotrias. G7>7, :06-0.H gkAdgo gasi hg fd kgaas ti tmrdd sdpgrgtdFM[/INL cndaf iccnkds ti rdpirt

    tmd irfdr gs naadlga, cnogaay rdgkmnol go gldot wmi gasi sgnf oitmnol kiuaf jd fiod.G:07 ,:70-7;5 :0

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    H gkAdgo w gs sdvdrday triujadf gjiut vuaodrgjnanty crih gjgofionoltdrrirnst fdcdosds furnol go dhdrldoky gadrt, gof wgs uownaanol ti lnvd up si

    dgsnay. Gs g rdsuat, md goioyhiusay kiotgktdf g rdpirtdr wntm kiolrdssniogakioodktnios, Hr. Jrike Hddes ic H [O JK . H gkAdgo rdgf tmd tdxt hdssg ld tiH ddes, wmi prih nsdf ti ldt tmd nocirhgtnio ti sdogtirs nhhdf ngtday. G:73 -77->:.

    HgkAdgo fnf oit tmnoe md wgs vniagtnol tmd agw ir fnskaisnol rdstrnktdfnocirhgtnio. Mns pdrspdktnvd wgs ti ciaaiw mns futy jy kmgaadolnol pujankdofgoldrh dot tmgt vniagtdf tmd agw 's purpisd, gs stgtdf no 6>T[K66>7, 7>0. Vmnsmgs jddoHgkAdgo's pdrspdktnvd no dvdry nostgokd wmdrd tmd rdkirf gffrdssds tmnsnssud, wmdtmdr gs tdstnhioy ir fikuhdotgry dvnfdokd.

    Md wgs mgrfay gaiod. Hgttmdw Nsshgo, cirhdr Binot Notged Fnrdktir cir tmdFM [ Nhh nlrgtnios gof Kustihs Docirkdhdot/Iccnkd ic PricdssniogaZdspiosnjnanty ( NKD/IPZ ),wgs rdspiosnjad ti prdvdot sdkrdky jrdgkmds. M dkiokaufdf tmgt HgkAdgo fnf oit rdadgsd goy sdosntnvd ir kagssncndf nocirhgtnio.Ga74-7

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    7:,:0:-0;. Vmgt wgs kiosnstdot wntm Dhpaiydd Zdagtnios [pdknga Gldot no K mgrldHgrng fda Kgrhdo Pdrdz,Ga7=-7>, wm i w gs uosurd nc tmd fnskaisurd w grrgotdf

    tdrhnogtnio, pgrtngaay fud ti tmd tdxt hdssgld's agke ic spdkncnknty.Vmd his t snloncnkgot kiocusdf pddr wgs tmd dvdotuga fdknfnol iccnknga cir

    HgkAdgo's tdrhnogtnio, Hr. Crgoe Fiozgotn. Vmd ciaaiwnol dxkmgold ikkurrdfgctdr mns tdstnhioy kiocnrhnol tmd aiol anst ic Gldoky [[N pianknds oit kihpandfwntm cir tmd tdxt hdssgld.

    Wudstnio2 [i N'h gsenol nc tmgt Umns goswdrs io kihpangokd wntmGldoky piankyX wiuaf mgvd rgnsdf goy qudstnios no yiur h nofwmdtmdr tmd Gldoky trdgtdf tmns nocirhgtnio gs [[N9Goswdr2 ^ds. Nt wiu af mgv d. G :: 7, 7>3-> , :00 ; Hr. H ddes cnadf g stiry. G7 ;4. Vmd odxt fgy ogtniogaadgfdrs rdgktdf. Hg kAd go's pdrspdktnvd wgs smgrdf jy T.[. [dogtir Mnaagry Kanotio( dxtrdhdUayX kiokdroUdfX ) G76=5 T.[. [dogtir Crgoe Agutdojdrl ( curnius )G7605 [dogtir Kmgrads D. [kmuhdr ( nokrdfnjad ) G7405 gof Kiolrdsswihgo

    Kgriayo H gaiody ic Odw ^ ire ( jiodmdgfdf ) G7 4:-4; . Gaa dxprdssdf iutrgldgof urldf tmd Gldoky ti rdvdrsd nts fdknsnio.

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    pujankay pritdstdf tmriulm fnskaisurds ti Kiolrdss gof tmd hdfng. H gkAdgo wgs gprnhgry spiedshgo, rdpdgtdfay dxpisnol gof kmgaadolnol gaadldf sdkurnty jrdgkmdsjy cirhdr V[G/CGH[ Fnrdktir Vmihgs Wunoo gof mdgfqugrtdrsstgcc. Md hgfdfnskaisurds ti,notdr gang,G ldoky hgogldhdot, tmdINL,NKD/IPZ novdstnlgtirs,

    kiolrdssnioga iccnkds gof kihhnttdds, gof ogtnioga dadktrionk gof prnot rdpirtdrs,nokaufnol h ird ti Hr. Hdde s tmgt kanhgxdf no g [dptdhjdr 77 , :006 goioyhiusOJK Onlmtay Odws tdadvnsnio gppdgrgokd Hddes prifukdf gof cir wmnkmH gkAdgo agtdr wgs pagkdf uofdr novdstnlgtnio. G7: >-;:. CAD IG spdkncnkgaaytgrldtdf Wunoo. G734-3

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    [DSDZGA GNZ hgrsmgas kiotgktdf jy H[OJK.kih Vudsfgykiocnrhdf tmgt tmdy wdrd gadrtdf vng tdxt hdssglds io tmdnrV[G-nssudf kdaa pmiods ti kmdke tmdnr skmdfuads cir kmgolds.Gaa ivdronlmts, stgrtnol crih Gulust cnrst tmriulm tmd onotm, wdrdkgok dadf, go gnr h grsmga tiaf H[OJK.kih. H y UsupdrvnsirX tiafhd ivdronlmts cir gaa Ucndaf iccnkdsX wdrd jdnol kgokdadf cir gonofdcnontd gh iuot ic tnh d, sgnf tmd gnr h grsmga, wm i rdqudstdfgoioyhnty. G7;4.VmdNKD/IPZ-frgctdf gccnfgvnt prdsdo tdfHgkAdgo's kiokdros crih mns

    vgotgl d pinot no tmd Ags S dlgs iccnkd, g fdtgna md fnf oit cnof snloncnkgot gt tmdtnhd. Vmd gccnfgvnt rdgf,

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    Aned dvdry itmdr gufndokd - pujank, prnvgtd, livdrohdotga, iroiolivdrohdotga - HgkAdgo tiafNKD/IPZ tmgt wmnad gaa Ags Sdlgs CGH [rdkdnvdf tmd gccnfgvnt, nt wgs fnstrnjutdf ogtniogaay. Jdnol stgtniodf no Ags Sdlgsmd kiuaf ioay wntodss tmd hdssgld sdot ti CGH s tmdrd, oit gaa itmdr hdssgld s sdotogtniogaay. Jut [updrvnsiry CGH [kiccndaf gof itmdrs gkriss tmd kiuotrykiocnrhdf cir HgkAdgo tmgt tmd pago wgs ogtnioga.

    Tof dr tmd Crddfih ic Nocirhgtnio Gkt, HgkA dgo gasi ijtgnodf g trgoskrnptic mns irga rdspiosds ti tmd NKD/IPZ novdstnlg tir 's qu dstnios. Md gppdgas tmdJ igrf 's rdbdktnio ic mns hitnio ti gkkdpt tmd trgoskrnpt gs odw dvnfdokd gof h ivdstmns kiurt ti rdipdo gof suppadhdot tmd rdkirf wntm nt.

    > Vmd Jigrf privnfdf tw i lriuofs - 7) nt wg s prdvniusay gvgnagjad5 gof :) wmdtmdrH gkAdgo jd andvdf tmd tdxt hdssgld w gs [[N wiuaf oit kmgol d nts cnofnols fud tistrnkt angjnanty cir rdadgsds. G::. Vmd trgoskrnpt wgs odntmdr hgtdrnga oir rdadvgot,miwdv dr, uotna tmd GB rdw ritd tmd mnstiry icHgkAdgo's NKD/IPZ notdrvndw nowgys md kntdf gs fnspisntnvd cir cnofnols io krdfnjnanty gof pdogaty.Gs wnaa jd fnskussdf jdaiw, tmd GB rdbdktdf gaaHgkAdgo's krdfnjnanty jgsdfio go gaadldf nokiosnstdoky wmdtmdr tmd hdssgld wgs sdot ogtniogaay ir ioay ti AgsSd lgs. Vmns wg s oit rgnsdf jdcird md grnol, gof ioay no jrndc pgssno l gt mdgrnol .[dkiof, wmnad tmdrd hgy jd strnkt angjnanty cir rdadgsd ic [[N, tmd pdogaty nsfnskrdtniogry.Curtmdr, tmd GB gof J igrf 's prnhgry jgsns ti gpprivd tdrhnogtnio w gs tmgtH gkAdgo fdkagrdf oi rdhi rsd ir rdlrdt cir tmd :00; H ddes fnskaisurds. Vmdtrgoskrnpt, miwdvdr, fdhiostrgtds tmgt tmd rdhgre kiokdrodf mns :006 tdadvnsniogppdgrgokd, cir wm nkm md ns oit kmgrldf w ntm h nskiofukt.[nokd odntmdr nssud wgs fnskussdf gt mdgrnol. Nt sdrvds tmd notdrdst ic bustnkdti dstgjansm go gkkurgtd rdkirf cir tmdsd sujbdktnvd buflhdots jgsdf io cgasdprdhnsds. [dd Kiadhgo v. Fdp't ic tmd Vrdgsury, == H.[.P.Z. :33, :3= (H.[.P.J.:007),go f Cadhnol v.Fdp't ic Agjir, >< H.[.P.Z. ; 67 , ;66 (H.[.P.J. :006)

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    VmdNKD/IPZ gccnfgvnt ns tmd ioay nostgokd wmdrd HgkAdgo dvdo hdotniodfAgs Sdlg s. Dvdry itmdr rdkirf kih huo nkgtnio m gs mnh rdcdrrnol siaday ti gogtnioga tdxt hdssgld. C urtmdr, md fnf oit tdaa NKD/I PZ tmgt tmd hdssgld wgsanhntdf ti Ags Sdlgs CGHs. Vmd trgoskrnpt vdrncnds tmgt tmd sujbdkt fnf oit kihdup wmdtmdr gaa CGHs ir ioay Ags Sdlgs CGHs rdkdnvdf tmd hdssgld. HgkAdgonotrifukdf tmd nssud no ldodrga tdrhs, gof mgofdf ivdr ti novdstnlgtirs g rdgfy-hgf d ciafdr ic sdvdrga H[ OJ K grtnkads, iod wmnkm wgs tmd Buay :>, :00; H ddesgrtnkad. G7;4-6:. NKD/IPZ novdstnlgtirs suhhgrnzdf tmd grtnkad ti nokaufd no tmdsnlodf stgtdhdot. \mnad rdcdrdoknol Ags Sdlgs rdkdnpt, tmd stgtdhdot fids oit sgyAgs Sdlgs wgs tmd ioay rdlnio ti rdkdnvd nt.

    H gkAdgo dhpmgsnzdf ti NKD/I PZ tmgt md jdandvdf md stippdf naadlganty,rgtmdr tmgo dolgldf no nt. Md stgtdf tmgt, ti mns eoiwadfld gof jdandc,md mgf odvdrfnskaisdf goy [[N ir kagssncndf nocirhgtnio2 H GK ADG O fdondf eoiw nolay

    HgkAdgo sulldsts tmgt tmd fnskrdpgoky rdcadkts rdpirt wrntnol tmgt oddfdfgo dfnt. Md fnf oit dvdo oitnkd tmd fnstnoktnio jdcird mdgrnol . Jg sdf io agtdrfdtgnadf sujsdqudot rdvndw, tmdrd wd rd itmdr hnstge ds , sukm gs sujstntutnol :0 06cir :00; fnskaisurds ti H ddes., gof rdcdrdoknol g :006 H [O JK stiry gs ikkurrnolno:00;. G7:>-;:.Vi H gkAdgo, tmd fnstnoktnio w gs nrrdadvgot. Ci r mnh wmgt h gttdrdf tinomdrdotay kiostntutd [[N wgs nocirhgtnio tmgt noviavdf g spdkncnk canlmt gof kiuafdxpisd go uofdrkivdr gldot. Vmd Ags S dlgs Zd lnio kivdrs notdrogtnioga gofouh drius gnranods muj gnrpirts, wntm g viauhd no tmd muofrdfs ti tmiusgofs fgnay.Vmd fnccdrdokd jdtwdd o rdlnioga gof ogtnioga viauh ds wgs nhhgtdrnga tiHgkAdgo. Jitm wdrd fnccdrdot crih spdkncnk canlmts.

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    rdadgsnol, no goy cirh, sdosntnvd, sdkurd, ir kagssncndf nocirhgtnio ti goyuogutmirnzdf pgrsios lriups, ir gssikngtnios. G7 :;.

    No dvdry kiotdxt ic tmd rdkirf, wntmiut qugancndr, dxkdptnio ir nokiosnstdoky,H gkAdgo suhh grnzdf go nfdotnkga pdrspdktnvd cir wmgt md jdandvdf ns irlgonkgaay[[N wntmiut g hgrenol2 nocirhgtnio gjiut spdkncnk canlmts tmgt kiuaf nfdotncynofnvnfuga uofdrkivdr gldots. Vmgt hdgot canlmt ouhjdrs, sdgtnol gssnlohdots,grrnvga lgtds, ir itmdr nocirhgtnio tmgt lgvd gwgy tmd CGH's nfdotnty. G:66-40.

    Io Buod 73, :00 4,NKD/IPZ sujhnttdf nts Zdpirt ic Novdstnlgtnio ( ZIN ).Vmdrd wgs oi sdosd ic urldoky ti gkt, gof Hgk Adgo kiotnoudf w irenoluordstrnktdf gof uonotdrruptdf. Md stgydf io caynol gktnvd futy ivdr ciur hiotmsjdtwddo H gy 6, wmdo md gfh nttdf ti jdnol g siurkd cir tmd Buay :>, :00; H [O JKgrtnkad, gof [dptdhjdr 7; wmd o tmd Gldoky pripisdf rdhiv ga gof rdhi vdf m nhcrih gktnvd futy io lriuofs tmgt md - (7) gppdgrdf io OJ K O nlmtay O dws wntmiutgfvgokd pdrhnssnio5 (:) hgf d itmdr uogutmirnzdf h dfng kih huo nkgtnios5 gof (;)rdvdgadf [[N ti H ddes no mns Buay :>, :00; fnskaisurd. G:< -:>. Gatmiulm H gkAdgowgs pagkdf io adgvd, cir goitmdr cnvd hiotms md rdhgnodf uordstrnktdf crih tmdGldoky's sdkurd Notdrodt pirtga, wntm uocdttdrdf gkkdss ti gaa tmd Ais Goldads cndaficcnkd's [[N-hgredf hnssnio skmdfuads. Oir wgs tmdrd goy gktnio ti suspdof irrdhivdHgkAdgo's sdkurnty kadgrgokd. Fiozgotn sgnf nt wiuaf mgvd tgedo tii aiol,jut wmdo prdssdf kiokdfdf tmd gktnio kiuaf jd kihpadtdf no fgys ti g hi otm, gof

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    kiuaf oit rdhd hjd r nc md mgf goy nh pgkt io nts kiotdots ir dvdo kmgoldf g wirf.G:< >-=0. Itmdr tmgo Muh go Zdsiurkds w ntm ldodrnk futnds, mns angnsio cir tmdgktnio wgs tmd Pianky K ihp angokd Tont. G:, :4=. Gs fnskussdf dgrandr, noprgktnkd tmd PKT kgrrndf iut mgtkmdt uont gssnlohdots cir Fnrdktir Wunoo glgnostHgkAdgo gof itmdr CADIG rdprdsdotgtnvds.

    Mdgfqu grtdrs gasi mgf advdrgld ivdr Fiozgotn tmgt krdgtdf jngs. Md w gsuofdr novdstnlgtnio cir nhpripdr sdxuga rdagtnios wntm g sujirfnogtd, gof sujbdkt tifdhitnio ir tdrhnogtnio. \mnad Wunoo wgs no iccnkd gof Fiozgotn kgrrndf iutmdgfqugrtdrs-jgsdf gktnios glgnost CADI G adgfdrs aned H gkAdgo gof Vdrrdrn, tmdkmgrlds rdhgnodf firhgot. Io Cdjrugry =,:077, gctdr Wunoo's fdpgrturd gofH gkA dgo 's mdgrnol, Fiozgotn wgs ciuof lunaty ic tmd hnskiof ukt no g V[G Iccnkdic Nospdktnio, [pdknga Novdstnlgtnios Tont rdpirt, gof fdhitdf twi lrgfds noti goio-supdrvnsiry pisntnio iutsnfd ic CGH[. HgkAdgo hivdf cir tmd Jigrf tinotrifukd tmd kirrdspiofnol dvnfdokd noti tmd rdkirf ic tmns prikddfnol, jut nt fnfoit ruad. H gkAdgo rdsujh nts tmd hitnio ti tmns Kiurt. G:= ;-=3.

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    fnskaisurds, jdkgusd gaa mns trgnonol gof prnir oitnkd nofnkgtdf tmgt [[N hust jdhgredf. Vmdrd wdrd oi hgrenols ir goy itmdr rdstrnktnios io tmd uokiotriaadfhd ssgld . Oi r fnf goy trgnonol ir oitnkd gppay tmd krntdrng cir nomdrdot, uo h gredf[[N stgtus -- fdtgnas gjiut pgrtnkuagr canlmts tmgt kiuaf rdvdga gldots' nfdotntnds iruonquday vuaodrgjad tgrldts - ti gjfnkgtnio ic kivdrgld cir gaa aiol fnstgokd canlmts.

    H gkA dgo 's pdrspdktnvd wgs wnfday smgrdf. Odntmdr g supdrvnsir oir tmdINLgldot wmih md cnrst kiotgktdf ti pritdst tmd irfdr wgrodf mnh ir pagkdf goyrdstrnktnios io kih huo nkgtnol tmd hdssgld . Vmd Gl dok y's Muh go Zdagtnios [GKcdat tmd jgsns cir tdrhnogtnio w gs uokdrtgno, f ud ti oi hg renols . G sdonir iccnkngardspiosnjad ti prdvdot uogutmirnzdf fnskaisurds kiokaufdf tmd nocirhgtnio wg s oit[[N, gof dvdo tmd iccnknga wmi cnrdf HgkAdgo kiokdfdf md tii wiuaf mgvd jddouokdrtgno uofdr tmd knrkuhstgokds.

    Vmd GB gof Jigrf fnf oit ciaaiw prdkdfdot cir krdfnjnanty fdtdrhnogtnios,rdbdktnol gaa Hg kAd go's tdstnhioy prnhgrnay io tmd jgsns ic twi stgtdhdots crihnrrdadvgot kiotdxts. Vmd Ji grf dh pmgsnzdf md prdvnius ay sgnf nt fnf oit hgttdrwmdtmdr tmd nocirhgtnio wgs [[N. Jut tmd kiotdxt wgs mns kiocnfdotnga jrndcnol ti gsupdrvnsir. [nhnagray, tmd oi rdh irs d gof oi rdl rdts rdh gre rdcdrrdf ti gtdadvnsnio notdrvndw cir wmnkm md ns oit kmgrldf.

    Jy kiotrgst, tmd Jigrf fnf oit hged goy krdfnjnanty fdtdrhnogtnios cir tmdiccnknga wm i cnrdf H gkAdgo, gatmiulm md wgs tmd Gl dok y's ioay wntodss,

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    kiotrgfnktdf mnhsdac rdpdgtdfay, gof hdrday snlodf tmd tdrhnogtnio adttdr prdpgrdfjy mdgfqugrtdrs iccnkngas wntm uofnslunsdf gonh us glgnost H gkAdgo.

    Vmd Jigrf fnf oit kiosnfdr:7Fiulags cgktirs cir rdspiosnjad pdogatysdadktnio, jdyiof rdntdrgtnol nrrdadvgot rdcdrdokds ti agke ic rdhirsd, gofstgtdhdo ts wntmiut jgsns no tmd rdkirf gjiut mns notdot. \ mnad nt gffrdssdfkihpgrgtnvd fnsknpanod, nt fnf oit dxpagno wmy fnstnoktnios wdrd hgtdrnga wntmitmdrs wm i notdotniogaay rdadgsdf [[N, oiod w mih wdrd tdrhnogtdf.

    Vmd Jigrf drriodiusay nloirdf tmd Kifd ic Dtmnks cir Livdrohdot [drvnkd,4 KCZ Pgrt :3;4, ti gssdss wmdtmdrHgkAdgo's tdrhnogtnio prihitdf tmddccnkndoky ic tmd sdrvnkd. Vmgt wgs nhpdrgtnvd, jdkgus d nt gasi kiokaufdf tmgtHgkAdgo gktdf no liif cgntm ti pritdkt tmd kiuotry glgnost g tmrdgt5 md sukkddfdf5gof tmd Gldoky's ioay jurfdo wgs tmd gfhnonstrgtnvd dccirt ti kirrdkt nts hnstged.Odvdrtmdadss, nt mdaf tmgt tdrhnogtnio wgs bustncndf, jdkgusd gs go nofnvnfuga mdkmgaadold f Gl doky adgf drs' rdsiu rkd gaaikgtnio. Jdk gusd tmns jgagok d cagtaykiotrgfnkts tmd Kifd's stgtdf prnoknpads cir cdfdrga dhpaiydds, nts iolinolrdadvgokd hust jd kagrncndf.

    Vmd Jigrf drriodiusay cgnadf ti kiosnfdr CG H [ adgfdrsm np's ijsdssnvdmistnanty tiwgrf HgkAdgo, fud ti mns ki-ciuofnol g kmgptdr gof gfvikgky cirCADIGbus t wdde s gctdr mns :00; fnskaisu rd, nrionkgaay ti kmgaadold G ldok yadg fdr s' nostntutnioganzdf sdkurnty jrdgk mds. Vmns gktnvnty wg s pritdktdf uofdr tmd

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    Cnrst Gh dofh dot gof 4 T[K :;0: (j)(70). Oi r fnf tmd Jigrf kiosnfdr tmgt tigttgke CADIG, tmd CGH[ Fnrdktir sukkdsscuaay ijtgnodf go novdstnlgtnio notiHgkAdgo's gktnvntnds tmgt nfdotncndf mns fnskaisurd ic tmd tdxt hdssgld, gofsujsdqudot tdrhnogtnio.

    Cnogaay, tmd Jigrf drriodiusay krdgtdf go dxkdptnio ti uo-kiotrgfnktdfstgtutiry agolugld, rdpdgtdf adlnsagtnvd mnstiry, gof prnir kgsd agw tmgt gldokyrdluagtnios kgooit kgokda stgtutiry crdd spddkm rnlmts cir wmnstadjaiwdrs. \ntmiutkntdf jgsns no agw, nt krdgtdf go grjntrgry fnstnoktnio tmgt kiolrdssniogaay-hgofgtdfrdluagtnios kgo ivdrrnfd rnlmts no 4 T[K :;0: (j)(=), wmnad kiolrdssniogaaygutmirnzdf rdluagtnios kgoo it. Drriod iusay, nt gasi cgnadf ti kiosnfdr tmgtpriv nsnio's rdqunrdhdot tmgt goy rdstrnktnio io fnskaisurd hust jd spdkncnk.

    GZLTH D OVVmd stgofgrf ic rdvndw, 4T.[.K.>4)

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    [pntmgadrv. Iccnkd icPdrs. Hlht, 7 H .[.P.Z. 4 = (7>=0), dstgjansmdfstgofgrfs ti gppay tmd rdkirf.

    UGXo nontnga fdknsnio hu st nfdotncy gaa hg tdrnga nssuds ic cgkt, suh hg rnzdtmd dvnfdokd io dgkm sukm nssud succnkndotay ti fnskaisd tmd dvnfdotngryjgsns cir tmd prdsnfnol iccnknga's cnofnols ic cgkt, sdt cirtm tmisdcnofnols kadgray gof dxpagno miw goy nssuds ic krdfnjnanty wdrdrdsiavdf gof wmy, fdskrnjd tmd gppankgtnio ic jurfdos icpriic, gofgffrdss gaa hgtdrnga adlga nssuds no g cgsmnio tmgt rdvdgas tmd prdsnfnoliccnknga's kiok ausnios ic agw, adlga rdgsiono l gof tmd gutmirntnds iowmnkm tmgt rdgsionol rdsts.\mnad krdgtdf ti rdvndw GB Nontnga Fdknsnios, tmns Kiurt aiol mgs gppandf

    tmdh gs pdrsugsnvd gutmirnty.Mgdjd v. Fdp't ic Bustnkd, :== C.;f 7:==,7;07o.;7(CdfKnr. :00:)5Grdoz v.Fdp't ic tmd Grhy, 60 H.[.P.Z. ;0=>), gcc'f>:)N . HG KADG O MGF GLII F CGNVM JDANDC MD \G[ G KVNOLAG\CTAA^

    Vmd Onotm Knrkunt 's hgofgtd wgs tmgt HgkAdgo kiuaf kiotdst mnstdrhno gtnio jy kiotdo fnol tmgt tmd agke ic kagrnty ic tmdV[G's :00; 'sdosntnvdsdkurnty nocirhgtnio' rdluagtnios ns dvnfdokd H gkAdgo fnssdhnogtdf tmd tdxthdssgld uofdr g liif cgntm jdandc tmd nocirhgtnio fnf oit qugancy gs 'sdosntnvdsdkurntynocirhgtnio. ' HgkAdgo, 46; C.;f gt 774:Vmd Jigrf mdaf tmgt HgkAdgofnf oit hged g liif cgntm hnstged cir twi rdgsios2 7) md snlodf g kirrdspiofnol

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    oiofnskaisurd cirh5 gof :) mns trgnonol mgf hgfd nt kadgr tmgt nt wgs nhpripdr tifnskaisd nocirhgtnio gjiut spdkncnk canlmts. G:;-6.

    G . Vmd Jigrf drrdf jy sustgnonol tdrhnogtnio jgsdf io g kmgrld oitadvndf.Vmd Gldoky's oitnkd ic pripisdf rdhivga, G6-4, kmgrldf tmgt HgkAdgo

    vniagtdf 6> KCZ [dktnio 74:0.4(j)(=)(nn)(:006), wmnkm jgrs fnskaisurd ic[[N, nordadvgot pgrt2

    74:0.4(j) Dxkdpt gs itmdrwnsd privnfdf no wrntnol jyV[G no tmd notdrdst ic pujank sgcdty ir no curtmdrgokd ictrgospirtgtnio sdkurnty, tmd ciaaiwnol nocirhgtnio, gofrdkirfs kiotgnonol sukm nocirhgtnio, kiostntutd [[N2

    * * *(=) [dkurnty hd gsurds . [pdkncnk fdtgnas ic gvngtnio,hgrntnhd, ir rgna trgospirtgtnio sdkurnty hdgsurds, jitmipdrgtnioga gof tdkmonkga, wmdtmdr gppandf fnrdktay jy tmdCdfdrga livdroh dot ir goitmdr pdrsio, nokaufnol -

    * * *(nn) Nocirhgtnio kiokdronol fdp aiyhdots, ouh jdrs, gofipdrgtnios ic Kigst L ugrf pdrsiooda dolgldf no h grntnhdsdkurnty futnds gof Cdfdrga Gnr Hgrsmgas, ti tmd dxtdot ntns oit kagssncndf ogtnioga sdkurnty nocirhgtnio... .

    4 Kurniusay, tmd Jigrf fdkanodf ti ruad wm dtmdr H gkAdgo notdofdf ti vniagtd tmdagw, dxpagnonol tmgt tmd iutkihd ic tmns kgsd fids oit turo io wmd tmdr H gkAdgokrdfnjay tdstncndf tmgt md fnf oit eoiw tmd ZIO fnrdktnvd wgs [[N wmdo mdfnskaisdf nt ti tmd H[O JK rdpi rtdr. G:: . Gs fnskussdf jdaiw, miwdvdr, notdot nstmd prnhgry nssud cir histF iulags cgktirs kiosnfdrdf, iod ic wmnkm antdrgaaydxghnods w mdtmdr hnskiofu kt w gs notdotnioga ir nogfvdrtdot. Fiulags v. SdtdrgosGfhno., 4 H.[.P.Z. :=0, ;04-03 (7>=7)

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    Vmns rdluagtnio fnf oit tged dccdkt uotna gctdr HgkAdgo's :00; fnskaisurd(Hgy 7==). Kiol rdssnioga dogkthdots gof gfhnonstrgtnvd ruads wnaa oit jd kiostrudfti mgvd rdtrigktnvd dccdkt uoadss tmdnr agolugld rdqunrds tmns rdsu at. Oi agolug ld notmd rdluagtnio h gofgtds rdtrigktnvd gppankgtnio. \ mnad H gkAdgo rgnsdf tmnsgrluhdot G := 4, gof tmd uonssudf rdluagtnio wgs tmd siad gutmirnty ti tdrhnogtdHgkAdgo, tmd GB fnf oit kiosnfdr nt.

    HgkAdgo rdodwdf tmd rdtrigktnvnty grluhdot jdcird tmd cuaa Jigrf, wmnkmgffrdssdf tmd nssud, oitnol tmgt 6> KCZ 74:0.4(j)(=)(nn), wmnad dccdktnvd no :004wmdo tmd pripisga wgs nssudf, wgs oit no :00; wmdo HgkAdgo's gaadldfhnsk iofu kt ikkurrdf. Nt u onagtdrgaay rdgsio df tmgt tmd :00 ; rdluagtnio wgs

    kifncndf uofdr g fnccdrdot ouhjdr U6> KCZ 74:0.< (b)X jut wgs sujstgotnvday tmdsghd gs tmd rdluagtnio quitdf no tmd kmgrld. G3. Vmd ruad gt 6> KCZ 74:0.

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    rdkirfs kiotgnonol sukm nocirhgtnio kiostntutd sdosntnvdsdkurnty nocirhgtnio2

    (b) [pdkncnk fdtgnas ic gvngtnio sdkurnty hdgsurds wmdtmdrgppandf fnrdktay jy tmdV[G ir dotntnds sujbdkt ti tmd ruadsanstdf no [dktnio 7 4: 0.4 >g)( a) tmriul m (3). Vmns nokauf ds,jut ns oit anhntdf ti, nocirhgtnio kiokd ronol spdkncnkouh jdrs ic Cdfdrga Gnr H grsmgas, fdpaiyhdots irhnssnios, gof tmd hdtmif s noviavdf no sukm ipdrgtnios.[dktnio 74:0.

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    ic gldoky gktnio hust anhnt ntsdac ti tmd jgsns io wmnkm tmd gldoky gktdf. Vmdrdvndwnol kiurt kgooit ntsdac sujstntutd g hird sgtnscynol rgtniogad cir tmd iod tmdgldoky mgs kmisdo. \ mdo go gldoky lnvds tmd wriol rdgsio cir nts gktnio, gogppdaagtd jif y ...kgooit fi sdrvnkd cir go gfh nonstrgtnvd bufl h dot...(g)o gppdaagtdkiurt kgooit notrufd upio tmd fih gno wmnkm Kiolrdss mgs dxkausnvday dotrustdf tigo gfhnonstrgtnvd gldo ky. ;7=T.[. gt =< (7>6=:) NoMihd, tmd Kiurt mdaf tmgt tmdH [P J smiu af oit jd no tmd jusnod ss ic gccnrhnol gfh nonstrgtnvd fdknsnios jgsdfio miw go gldoky h nlmt mgvd gktdf nc nt mgf ciaaiwdf tmd pripdr prikdfurds. Vmdriad ic rdvndw ns ti dvgaugtd gldoky fnskrdtnio gs nt mgs jddo dxdrknsdf . Nf. gt 74 H.[.P.Z. 303, 30> (7>=>) Mdrd, fdknfnoliccnknga Fioz gotn nhpdrhnssnjay rdandf io g ruad ti bufl d H gkA dgo 's jdmgvnir tmgtfnf oit dxnst uotna ydgrs agtdr. Vmd Jigrf's purpirtdf kurd wmiaay nloirdf jitm tmdGldo ky gof G B's prdknsd lriuofs jy sujstntutnol wmgt nt kiosnfdrdf go gkkdptgjadjgsns, tmus gvinfnol rdtrigktnvnty. Vmns hgkmnogtnio ruos shgke noti Kmdodry. Vmd

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    Jigrf hg y oit gssdrt wntmiut dxpagogtnio ir suppirt tmgt tmd iutkihd wiu af mgvdjddo tmd s gh d, ir tmgt tmd drrir wg s mgrh adss, mgf tmd fdknfnol iccnknga ir GBkiosnfdrdf tmd livdronol ruad no dccdkt wmdo HgkAdgo gktdf.

    Dvdo nc tmd Jigrf wdrd rnlmt io sujstgotnvd dqunvgadokd, nt kiuaf oit nofualdno sukm spdkuagtnio. Bufnknga prdfnktnios gjiut tmd iutkih d ic mypi tmdsnzdfantnlgtnio kgooit sujstntutd cir tmd gktuga ippirtuonty ti fdcdof tmgt fud prikdssgccirfs dvdry pgrty glgnost wmih g kagnh ns stgtdf. Odasio v. Gfghs, T[G, Nok.,4:> T.[. 630,6

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    Vmd Onotmknrkunt'sHgkAdgo fdknsnio fids oit fnktgtd g fnccdrdot rdsuat.Vmdrd HgkAdgo grludf tmgt Gldok y's Gulust ;7, :003 Irfdr rdtrigktnvdayfdsnlogtnol tmd tdxt hdssgld gs [[N, nf .gt 776>, gahist ciur hiotms gctdr mns Gprna70,:003 rdhi vga, wgs go nh pdrhnssnjad rdtrigktnvd gldoky gfbufnkgtnio, nf .gt774:, gof kiosdqudotay g fud prikdss vniagtnio snokd md fnf oit mgvd oitnkd gof goippirtuonty ti jd mdgrf prnir ti tmd Irfdr's nssugokd. Vmd Kiurt rdbdktdf tmgtgrluhdot, jdkgusd tmd Irfdr ioay fdtdrhnodf tmd tdxt hds sgl d's [[N stgtus, gofntsdac fnf oit fdprnvd HgkAdgo ic anjdrty ir pripdrty notdrdsts no kiotnoudfdhpaiyh dot. Oi r wgs tmd Irfdr ntsdac go nhpdrhnssnjad rdtrigktnvd gldokygfbufnkgtnio, snokd nt wg s jgsdf i o tmd rdluagtnio dccdktnvd gt tmd tnhd icHgkAdgo's fnskaisurd U74:0.

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    J. Hg kAdgo w gs oit io gktuga ir noqunry oitnkd ic tmd gppankgjnanty ictmd [[N rdluagtnios gt 6> KCZ 74:0.

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    Jdkgusd HgkAdgo wgs crdd ti stddr jdtwddo agwcua gof uoagwcua kiofukt,Gldoky ruads hust privnfd cgnr wgronol wmgt ns primnjntdf cir go dhpaiydd ti gktgkkirfnolay. Vmd G ldo ky's cgnaurd ti lnvd Hg kAdgo oitnkd ic tmd [[N 74:0.== go goouga gppriprngtnios rnfdr mgs dxdhptdf \ PGspddkm crih rdstrnktnios no oiofnskaisurd pianknds, cirhs ir glrddhdots. [dd d.l.,Pujank Agw Oi. 704 -:=), tmd Ihonjus Kiosianfgtdfgof Dhdrldoky [uppadhdotga Gppriprngtnios Gkt, 7>>>, 3;35 gof sdd ldodrgaay[. Zdpirt 777-707, gt 74,o.4 ioay kagssncndf hgtdrnga ir tmgt wmisdrdadgsd Kiolrdss ntsdac spdkncnkgaay jgoodf wgs uopritdktdf. Zdstrnktnios no gldokyrdluagtnios w drd nogfdqugtd, gs tmd Jigrf uogonh iusay ruadf tmd ioay tnhd tmdnssud prdvniusay kgh d up.Edot v.Ldodrga [drvnkds Gfhno., 43 H .[.P.Z. 4;3(7>>;) Dvdo nc nts rdstrnktnios io pritdktdf spddkmnoHgkAdgo N gofNN grd oit

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    drriodius, nt ns kiosnstdot wntm liif cgntm tmgt HgkAdgo rdandf io tmd agw gs nt wgsgof aiol mgf jddo notdrprdtdf w mdo md gktdf.

    F. HgkAdgo mgs tdstncndf krdfnjay gof no liif cgntm.Gs fnskussdf, HgkAdgo mgs oit gvinfdf tmd liif cgntm nssud, tdstncynol

    wntmiut dxkdptnio tmgt md tmiulmt md wgs gktnol agwcuaay ti fdcdof mns kiuotry. Gtmdgrnol md tdstncndf wntmiut qugancndr tmgt md wgs kaisdf ti tmd kiokdpt ic jrdgenoltmd agw ti docirkd nt. G:04, :;;,:=7. Vmd GB gof Jigrf fi oit fnsglrdd tmgt mdwg s gktnol no liif cgntm ti sdrvd tmd ogtnio. Gs tmd GB dxpagnodf, N mgvd oi rdgsi oti fiujt tmd gppdaagot's gssdrtnio tmgt md tiie tmdsd gktnios ti jdodcnt tmd ogtniogof ti nokrdgsd tmd dccnkndoky ic tmd sd rv nkd .... G3 0. Vmd Ji grf rdgccnrhdf, U\ Xdgasi mgvd oi rdgsio ti fiujt tmd gppdaagot 's hitnvgtnio wgs snokdrd. G: 4. Vmdnssud ns wm dtmdr md tdstncndf krdfnjay tmgt md gasi wgs trynol no liif cgntm tiprikddf w ntmno tmd agw, ir nostdgf jdandvdf livdroh dot h nskiofukt bustncndfnaadlganty jy mnh.

    Vmd Jigrf's jagoedt krdfnjnanty rdbdktnio fnshnssdfHgkAdgo's tdstnhioyldodrgaay. Vmd GB stgtdf, N ciuof tmd gppdaagot ti jd dvgsnvd, ougo kdf, gofnokiosnstdot.... UVXmd gppdaagot's gttdhpts ti fnstnolunsm, dxpagno, gof qugancy mnsprnir wrnttdo stgtdhdots uofdr igtm, gs wdaa gs mns fdpisntnio tdstnhioy, wdrd oitpdrsugsnvd. G6>-40.

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    Vmd GB suppirtdf tmns bufl h dot w ntm tmrdd rdgsios rdadvgot ti tmd O notmKnr kunt's nostruktnio. H ist snloncnkgot, md dh pmgsnzdf tmgt no tmd H gy :004gccnfgvnt tiNKD/IPZH gkAdgo dxprdssdf oi rdh irsd gof oi rdlrdts cir mns:00; fnskaisurd, gffnol tmgt HgkAdgo tdstncndf no fdpisntnio nt fnf oit hgttdrwmdtmdr nocirhgtnio lnvdo ti tmd rdpirtdr wgs [[N. G40 . Vmd Jigrf rdpdgtdf tmdcnofnol. G7=-7>, :;. Vmnrf, tmd GB gssdssdf crihHgkAdgo'sfdhdgoir gt mdgrnoltmgt md h gfd g pujank f nskaisurd iu t ic crustrgtnio dxprdssd f tiNKD/IPZ gjiutGldoky hgo gldh dot, rgtmdr tmgo fud ti g jdandc tmgt tmd tdxt hdssgld w gs oit [[N.G7=.

    Vmd rdkirf fids oit suppirt tmns fdtdrhnog tnio. U\ Xmnad nt ns trud tmgtirfnogrnay tmd q udstnio ic krdfnjnanty ns adct ti tmd UGBX, tmns ns oit go nocadxnjad ruadgof wnaa oit jd docirkdf nc tmd krdfnjnanty fdtdrhnogtnio ns nomdrdotay nhprijgjad irfnskrdfntdf jy uofnsputdf cgkt. Lrujegv.Fdp 't ic tmd Vrdgsury, =4= C.:f 74>>) Vmd Jigrf dstgjansmdf tmd stgofgrf cir krdfnjnanty fdtdrhnogtnios noMnaado v.Fdp'tictmdGrhy, ;4 H.[.P.Z. 64; , 64= (7>=, 36. Gatmiulm HgkAdgo wnaa gffrdss nt, nocrg,tmd OnotmKnrkunt gardgfy hgfd tmgt cnofnol ic nomdrdot angjnanty,HgkAdgo, 46; C. ;f gt 774:,wmnkm ns oit jdcird tmd Jigrf.;4

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    cnrst nfdotncy tmd cgktuga qudstnios no fnsputd5 sdkiof, suhhgrnzd gaa ictmd dvnfdokd io dgkm fnsputdf qudstnio ic cgkt5 tmnrf, stgtd wmnkmvdrsnio md ir smd jdandvds5 gof, ciurtm, dxpagno no fdtgna wmy tmdkmisdo vdrsnio wgs h ird krdfnjad tmgo tmd itmdr vdrsnio ir vdrsnios ictm ddvdot.... UHgofgtiry cgktirsX nokaufd2 (7) Vmd wntodss'sippirtuonty gof kgpgknty ti ijsdrvd tmd dvdot ir gkt no qudstnio5 (:)tmd wntod ss's kmgrgktdr5 (;)5 goy prnir nokiosnstdot stgtdhd ot jy tmdwntodss5 (6) g wntodss's jngs, ir agke ic jngs5 (4) tmd kiotrgfnktnio ictmd wntodss's vdrsnio ic dvdots jy itmdr dvnfdokd ir nts kiosnstdokywntm itmdr dvnfdokd5 (3) tmd nomdrdot nhprijgjnanty ic tmd wntodss'svdrsnio ic dvdots5 gof ( H .[.P.Z. 4=>, 4>= (7>>7),icc f;: Cdf. Gppx. 46; (Cdf.Knr. :00:)5Lrgot v.Fdp't ic Gnr Cirkd, 37 H.[.P.Z. ;6),gcc'f 4;C.;f;6>4)5Grdoz v.Fdpgrthdot ic tmd Grhy, 60 H.[.P.Z. ;0=>),gcc'f >:)5Gffnsio v.Fdp 't ic V rdgsury, ;0H.[.P.Z. 374, 37

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    Nsiagtdf nokiosnstdoknds kgooit suppirt jagoedt rdbdktnio ic g wntodss'krdfnjnanty.Gofdrsio v. Fdp 't ic Vrgospirtgtnio, CG G, =:< C.:f 7436, 74

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    [nhnagray, tmd GB privnfdf oi kntgtnio kioodktnol Hgk Adgo gof Hdd es tifdpisntnio tdstnhioy tmgt tmd tdxt h dss gld 's sdkrdky stgtus fnf oit hgttdr wm domd fnskussdf nt. Glgno tmdrd ns oiod.HgkAdgo'sGul ust :, :003 fdpisntniotdstnhioy rdcdrrdf ti mns kiovdrsgtnio wntm supdrvnsir Zildr [kiccndaf, oit ghd hj dr ic tmd pujank.

    :. Vmdrd ns g rdgsiogjad fnstnoktnio jdtwddo rdluagtnios rdstrnktnolrdadgsd ic spdkncnk, kiotriaadf nocirhgtnio, kihpgrdf ti ldodrga,uokiotriaadf nocirhgtnio.

    Jitm tmd GB gof Ji grf dhpm gsnzdf tmgt rdadgsnol nocirhgtnio gjiut gldodrga pianky kmgold ioV[G/CGH[ aiol fnstgokd kivdrgld nomdrdotay h dgoskihhuonkgtnol gjiut nofnvnfuga canlmts, gof tmgtHgkAdgo's iwo tdstnhioyrdpdgtdfay nofnkgtdf md eodw tmns. G6 >-40, 365 G: :-:; .

    \ mnad nt ns g trunsh tmg t g wmiad ns tmd suh ic nts pgrts, tmdrd ns oikiotrgfnktnio nc tmd rdst icHgkAdgo'stdstnhioy ns kiosnfdrdf. Md rdpdgtdfaytdstncndf tmgt privnfnol spdkncnk fdtgnas krdgtds go nhpripdr [[N rdadgsd. Vmns wgsjdkgusd tmisd fdtgnas ic wmdrd V[G/CGH[ fdpaiys nts gldots kiuaf gadrt tdrrirnstswmdtmdr ti tgrldt iod uofdcdofdf canlmt, nostdgf ic goitmdr wntm pritdktnio. Vmgtoit ioay wgs mnsjdandc,jut mns kihh nthdot ti kmgold gctdr h gogldh dot j rdgkmdfnt rdluagray jy dxpisnol uofdrkivdr gldots. Vmd GB iccdrs oi kntgtnios wmdrdH gkAdgo gttdhptdf ti jd dvgsnvd gjiut, pgrsd ir ougokd tmnsjdandc. Vmdrd nsoitmnol no tmd rdkirf tmgt H gkAdgo jdandvdf kmgaadolnol tmd kiosdqudok ds crih

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    titga gjgofiohdot cir gaa aiol fnstgokd canlmts wgs dqunvgadot ti nfdotncynol g wdgeanoe spdkncnk tgrldt.

    Vmd GB gasi ciuof Hg kA dgo 's jdandc nhprijgjad uofdr tmdsdknrkuh stgok ds. G6 >. Mns fnsglrddh dot ns nosuccnkndot, wntmi ut goy prijnol gtmdgrnol ir rdcdrdokd ti tmd hgo y ipp isnol vndws no tmd rdkirf jy tmisd w ntmsujbdkt hgttdr dxpdrtnsd. Toaned tmd GB, wmdo H gkAdgo gktdf tmdrd wgs oi kiurtfdknsnio tmgt uohgredf nocirhgtnio kiuaf jd [[N. Md ipdrgtdf jgsdf iopricdssnioga oirhs ghiol pdd rs5 gof [kiccndaf gof tmd F M[ /INL 's agke ic kgutniogjiut rdstrnktnios. Gs kntdf dgrandr, tmd gl dok y's D hpaiydd Zdagtnios [GK kiuafoit kiokauf d nts stgtus wg s succnkndotay kadgr ti suppi rt tdrhnogtnio . G sdonirNKD/IPZ iccnknga rdspiosnjad ti gkt glgnost uogutmirnzdf fnskaisurds wgs gfghgottmgt HgkAdgo fnf oit rdadgsd sdosntnvd nocirhgtnio. \mdo kiocriotdf wntm tmdknrkuhstgokds, dvdo tmd fdknfnol iccnknga kiokdfdf md wiuaf oit mgvd jddo surdtmd tdxt hdssgld w gs [[N.

    ;. Vmdrd grd oi hgtdrnga kiotrgfnktnios jdtwddo H gkAd go'stdstnhioy gof tmd rdkirf.Vmd GB dhpmgsnzdf H gkA dgo 's nokiosnstdot gkkiuots wmd tmdr tmd tdxt

    hdssg ld wg s fdanvdrdf ogtniogaay ir ioay ti Ags Sdlgs CGH s, wmnkm jdandf mnstdstnhio y. G6> . Glg no tmdrd ns oi suppirtnol kntgtnio, jdkgusd oiod dxnsts. Gsfnskussdf, tmd quitdf gccnfgvnt stgtds tmgt Ags Sdlgs CGHs rdkdnvdf tmd hdssgld,

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    jut fids oit sgy tmdy wd rd tmd ioay iods. Curtmdr, tmd ogtnioga-rdlni ogafnstnoktnio ns nhhgtdrnga, jitm cir tmd GB's pdrspdktnvd (nocirhgtnio ns [[N nc ntrdcdrs ti goy canlmts) gof HgkAdgo's ([[N hdgos rdcdrrnol ti spdkncnk canlmts). VmdGB fnf oit qudstnio H gkAdgo gt mdgrnol ti prijd gjiut tmns kiotrnvdfkiotrgfnktnio. Nt jdgrs oi wdnlmt io wmdtmdr md mgf liif cgntm gjiut agke icrdstrnktnios io fnskaisnol hgss kgokdagtnio. Vi mnh nt wg s h dgonoladss.

    6. H gkAdgo jitm kiuaf jd crustrgtdf gof rdspiof agwcuaay tiCGH[' hnstged.Vmns ns glgno g cgasd kiotrgfnktnio. Tofnsputdfay HgkAdgo wgs crustrgtdf

    tmgtCGH[wgs gjgofionol tmd caynol pujank furnol g tdrrirnst gadrt. Jut tmdrd ns oikntgtnio tmgt md wdo t tmd odxt stdp gof fd knfdf tmd dof bustncndf tmd hd gos ,nokaufnol go naadlga :00; fnskaisurd. Vmd Jigrf fnf oit gffrdss H gkA dgo 's

    pritdsts tmgt md kiuaf gkt agwcuaay gof jd crustrgtdf snhuatgodi usay.

    Gatmiulm tmd Jigrf rdbdktdf gfhnssnio ic tmd trgoskrnpt gs nhhgtdrnga, nt nsfnspisntnvd wntm rdspdkt ti rdjut tmns krdfnjnanty gttgke. H gkA dgo priccdrs tm gt ntfdhiostrgtds tmd sujbdkt fnf oit kihd up no tmd notdrvndw. NKD/IPZ novdstnlgtirsfrgctdf tmd stgtdhdot io tmgt pinot crih odws grtnkads HgkAdgo adct wntm tmdh,wmnkm fnf oit rdcdrdokd aikgtnio. G7:6, 7;4.6

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    NN . VDZH NOGVNIO FID[ OIV [DZSD VMD DCCNKNDOK^ IC VMD[DZSNKD.G. VmdFiulags pdogaty cgktirs mgvd oit jddo gfdqugtday gffrdssdf.Vmd Ji grf's fdknsnio ns hgtdrngaay nokih padtd cir kih pangokd wntm jurfdos

    dstgjansmdf jyFiulags, 4 H .[.P.Z. gt ;04-0 3, cir pdogaty. Od ntmdr tmd GB oir tmdJigrf gffrdssdf wmd tmdr F ioz gotn 's kihpangokd wntmFiulags wgs succnkndotayprijnol, kihpgrdf ti g pdrcuoktiry kmdkeanst rdvndw jgsdf io tmd kmgrlds. Pgrsiosv.Fdp't icGnr Cirkd, 7W7 C.:f 7603 (F.K. Knr. 7>=;)5\idjked v.Fdp't icMihdagof [dkurnty, 770 H .[.P.Z. 700 (:07 0)

    Gs fnskussdf dgrandr, gt mdgrnol Fiozgotn kiokdfdf tmgt md fnf oit noqunrdgjiut ir fnsrdlgrfdf:7h gtdrngaF iulags cgktirs, nokaufnol agke ic rdhirsd irliif cgntm hnstged. Oiod grd jgkelriuof. Vmdy h ust jd kiosnfdrdf ti fdtdrhnod nc

    H gkAdgo dolgldf no nrrdspiosnjad buflh dot, ir mgs privdf mnh sdac wirtmy ic gsdkiof kmgokd.

    Odntmdr tmd GB oir Jigrf hgfd goy krdfnjnanty fdtdrhnogtnios cir Fiozgotn,gatmiulm md wgs tmd fdknfnol iccnknga wmisd cirhga fdtdrhnogtnio wgs kiotriaanol.Vmgt ns mgrhcua drrir, snokd md oit ioay cnrdf HgkAdgo jut wgs tmd gldoky's ioaywntodss. [dd, d.l., Lrgot, 37 H.[.P.Z. gt ;

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    Vmd Jigrf fnf oit gffrdss Hgk Ad go's kmgaadolds ti Fio zgo tn 's krdfnjnanty,gof gs fnskussdf gjivd drrdf jy rdcusnol ti rdkdnvd dvnfdokd io pist-mdgrnolfdvdaiphdots adgvnol oi fiujt md gktdf gs tmd h dssdoldr cir fdknsnios jysujirfnogtds ic Wunoo, wmi mgf ijsdssnvd gonhus glgnostCADIG gof HgkAdgo.Vmd GB gof Jigrf cgnadf ti kiosnfdr gof rdcusdf dvnfdokd fdhiostrgtnol tmgtFiozgotn mgf g hitnvd ti kiip drgtd, snokd md mgf jddo gkkusdf ic sdxugamgrgsshdo t gof sujsdqudot qunf pri qui grrgoldhdots cir wm nkm md wgs oit mdafgkkiuo tgjad uo tna gctdr Wunoo's fdpgrturd.

    Vmd Jigrf curtmdr drrdf jy oit gffrdssnol kiotrgfnktnios jdtwddoFiozgotn 's wirfs gof gktnios. \idjed, 776H .[.P.Z. gt 704 \ mnad gssdrtnol mdaist gaa kiocnfdokd gof trust no HgkAdgo, Fiozgon trdgtdf mnh aned go dhpaiyddwntm go uojadhnsmdf rdkirf cir ciur hiotms notdrnh jdtwdd oNKD/IPZ's oitnkd icHgkAdgo's :00; Hddes fnskaisurd gof pripisdf gldoky gktnio, kiotnounol ti trustHgkAdgo wntm uordstrnktdf sdkurnty rdspiosnjnantnds.

    Vmd Jigrf rdntdrgtdf twi cnofnols gardgfy gffrdssdf2 7) HgkAdgonotdotniogaay rdadgsdf nocirhgtnio tmgt md eodw wgs sdosntnvd, si tmdrd wgssuccnkndot oitirndty cir tdrhnogtnio. :) Md fnf oit dxprdss rdhirsd, si tmdrd wgs grnse md wiu af kiotnoud ti hged fnskaisurds. G:; -:6.

    Gs sddo gjivd, wmnad hnstgedo no mnofsnlmt, gt tmd tnhd H gkAdgo gof mnspddrs jdandvdf tmgt [[N kiokdrodf spdkncnk nocirhgtnio tmgt wiuaf dogjad tdrrirnsts

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    ti pnke tmd wdge anoe jdtwddo nofnvnfuga canlmts ti tgrldt. Vi tmdh, uohgredf,uokiotriaadf nocirhgtnio suspdofnol tmd dotnrd aiol fnstgokd ivdronlmt prilrghwgs odntmdr [[N, oir rdstrnktdf. H gkA dgo 's kihhdo ts kiokdrodf fnskussnios wntmg supdrvnsir, gof g [dptdhjdr :006 tdadvnsnio fnskaisurd cir wmnkm md ns oitkmgrldf. \mnad Fiozgotn dhpmgsnzdf tmns cgktir, oitmnol no tmd rdkirf nofnkgtds mdgktugaay kmdkedf gof gsedf HgkAdgo. Vmd ioay rdadvgot tdstnhioy ns HgkAdgo'srdpdgtdf kiocnrhgtnio tmgt md ns oit ipdo ti jrdgenol tmd agw ti docirkd nt.

    Vmd ioay itmdr cgktir tmd Jigrf kiosnfdrdf wgs kihpgrgtnvd fnsknpanod. Ntdxpagnodf tmgt adssdr fnsknpanod wgs gppriprngtd cir tmrdd itmdr [[N rdadgsds,jdkgusd tmdy noviavdf cdwdr pgssdoldrs io cdwdr canlmts. G7=.Vmd Jigrf mgs oitfdhiostrgtdf tmgt tmisd fnstnoktnios grd hgtdrnga, miwdvdr. No cgkt tmdy hgfd tmditmdr rdadgsds hird fgoldrius. Vmdrd ns oi kiotrgry dvnfdokd no tmd rdkirf tmgtHgkAdgo's prnhgry prdhnsd wgs nokirrdkt2 tmd hist fgoldrius rdadgsds tgrldtspdkncnk canlmts, jdkgusd tmgt gaaiws tdrrirnsts ti pnke gof kmiisd wdgedr tgrldts.Gs g rdsuat, tmd itmdr rdadgsds hird fgoldriusay krdgtdf hird cikusdf tgrldts,fdsdrvnol hird sdvdrd puonsmhd ot, oit adss.

    Oir fnf tmd Jigrf kiosnfdr goy ic tmd itmdr rdadvgotFiulags cgktirs. Cirdxghpad, itmdr fnskaisurds wdrd cir pdrsioga lgno, sukm gs cgknantgtnol sdxuga

    Vmd Jigrf dhpmgsnzdf tmgt HgkAdgo dolgldf no hnskiofukt wmdtmdr ir oit tmdtdxt hdssgld wgs [[N, snokd md eodw nt wgs sdosntnvd. G:6. Vmd fnstnoktnio nsnrrdadvgot ti kiosnfdr HgkAdgo's notdot, snokd mns tdstnhioy fnf oit fnstnolunsmjdtwddo tmd twi kiokdpts.6;

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    angnsios wntm canlmt gttdofgots5 fnf oit nokaufd gttdhpts cnrst ti cnof hird fnskrddtgatdrogtnvds5 wdrd pgrt ic huatnpad iccdosds5 ir wdrd hgfd gctdr V[G/CGH[kivdrgld wgs rdhivdf si tmgt nt wgs tii agtd cir gldoky kirrdktnvd gktnio jdcirdtmd pujank wgs dofgoldrdf.

    Hist snloncnkgot cir kihpgrgtnvd fnsknpanod,oi itmdr Gnr H grsmga mgs jddotdrhnogtdf cir go uogutmirnzdf [[N fnskaisurd. \mnad tmd Jigrf fdskrnjdffnstnoktnios wntm itmdr uogutmirnzdf rdadgsds tmgt noviavdf pdrsioga lgno, nt mgs oitgfdqugtday dxpagnodf wmy m ns rdadgsd, wmnkm fnf oit, wgs si hu km h ird nh pripdrtmgt md mgf ti jd cnrdf.

    Vmd prnhgry fnccdrdokd wntm itmdr [[N rdadgsds ns tmgt HgkAdgo's gktniosdxpisdf gof adf ti kirrdktnol go gldoky h nstged tmgt prdvdotdf g livdroh dotjrdgefiw o si sdvdrd kiolrdssnioga mdgrnols wdrd gooiuokdf nhh dfngtday gctdr ntsdxpisurd, gof tmd kiosdqudokds ic snadokd wiuaf mgvd rnsedf g hird ghjntniusrdruo ic>/77.Cir tmd GB gof F iozgotn, tmgt hdgot tmd iccdosd wgs h ird oitirnius,jdkgusd nt uofdrh nodf tmd puj ank's kiocnfdokd no tmd Gldo ky's gjnanty ti prdvdot gtdrrirnst gttgke. G3 3.

    Vmgt prdhnsd ns nokihpgtnjad wntm tmd hdrnt systdh. Dvdry dxpisurd iclivdrohdot hnskiofukt ir hnstgeds uofdrhnods pujank kiocnfdokd. Miwdvdr, tmd\ PG 's stgtdhdot ic purpisd ns fdcnontnvd2 pritdktnol dhpaiydds wmi fnskaisdLivdrohdot naadlganty, wgstd, gof kirruptnio ns g hgbir stdp tiwgrf g hird

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    dccdktnvd knvna sdrvnk d. \ PG :(g)(:), 70;[tgt,gt 73 (7>=>), kifncndf gt 4 T[K7:07 oitd (7>>6) \ mdtmdr HgkA dgo wgs tdkmonkgaay kivdrdf jy tmd \P G, mdsdrvdf tmd stgtutd's purpisd ic dxpisnol gof prdvdotnol w mgt kiuaf mgvd jddo gfnsgstrius livdroh dot jrdgefiw o. Nt uofdrh nods tmd hdrnt systdh ti tdrhnogtd,rgtmdr tmgo pritdkt mnh.

    J. H gkA dgo's gktnios prihi tdf tmd dccnkndoky ic tmd sdrvnkd, goftdrhnogtnol mnh uofdrh nods nt.H gkA dgo 's gktnios domgokdf rgtmdr tmgo uofdrh nodf tmd dccnkndoky ic tmd

    sdrvnkd, tmd jittih anod cir prilrdssnvd fnsknpanod.Kruhjgedr v.Fdp 't ic Agjir, =7) Vmd G B's cnofnol fids oit fnsputd tmgt jdyiof spdkuagtniogjiut vuaodrgjnanty, tmd ioay gfvdrsd kiosdqudokd ic Hgk Adg o's fnskaisurd wgs tmdgfhnonstrgtnvd jurfdo ic kirrdktnol g hnstged. G4=. Vmd G B, miw dvdr, kiokaufdf

    tmgt kirrdktnol nt wg s kiu otdr ti tmd G ld ok y's notdrds ts no dccnkndoky, jdkgusd nthdg ot dxkdssnvd wire ti dntmdr kirrdkt tmgt ir hg ed sihd fdknsnios. G4 >

    Nt ns g agofhgre pi anky buflh dot tmgt prdvdotnol nhpadhd otgtnio ic ghnstgedo pago ti gjgofio tmd pujank furnol g kiocnrhdf, h ird gh jntnius>/77rdruo uofdrhnods livdrohdot dccnkndoky. HgkAdgo sulldsts tmd spdkncnk krntdrng tigssdss dccnkndoky ic tmd sdrvnkd smiuaf jd wmdtmdr go dhpaiydd's gktnios curtmdr iruofdrh nod tmd gldoky h nssnio. No tmgt kiotdxt, nt ns uofnsputdf tmgt H gkA dgo 's

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    gktnios no cgkt kirrdktdf hnstgeds tmgt wiuaf mgvd adct tmd pujank uopritdktdf.Dhpnrnkgaay, md curtmdrdf tmd livdrohdot's stgtdf hnssnio ic gvngtnio sdkurnty.

    Vmd uofd raynol prnoknpad ti gssdss dccnkndoky ic tmd sdrv nkd smiuaf oit jdhgnotgnonol cgasd gppdgrgokds tmgt livdrohdot ns ipdrgtnol dccdktnvday. Zgtmdr, tmdKifd ic Dtmnks smiuaf jd tmd lunfnol prnoknpad. Vmd cnrst kgoio no tmd Kifd icDtmnks cir Livdrohdot [drvnkd, PA >3-;0;, >6 [tgt. =44 (Buay ;, 7>=0) gof 4 KCZPgrt :3;4, rdqunrdf jy agw ti jd fnspagydf no dvdry livdrohdot iccnkd, nostrukts2

    N.Put aiygaty ti tmd mnlmdst hirga prnoknpads gof ti kiuotry gjivd aiygaty tipdrsios, pgrty, ir Livdrohdot Fdpgrthdot.

    Vmd Jigrf fnf oit kiosnfdr tmd K if d's rdadvgokd cir pdrsiooda gktnios. VmnsKiu rt smiuaf dstgjansm wmdtm dr nt ns, gof rdsiavd g cuofghdotga kagsm ivdr tmd h drntsystdh's prnirntnds. Hdhjdrs ic Kiolrdss tmgoedf HgkAdgo, wmnad V[G cnrdf mnhcir tmd sghd gktnio. Vmns Kiurt smiuaf dstgjansm wmdtmdr nt sdrvds livdrohdotdccnkndoky hird ti smndaf g cgasd gppdgrgokd tmgt nt ns privnfnol sdrvnkd, kihpgrdfti kirrdktnol g hnstged si livdrohdot gktugaay kgrrnds iut nts stgtdf hnssnio. Ntsmiuaf kmiisd wmdtmdr rnses crih adgronol ic g livdroh dot jrdgefiw o iutwdnlmjdodcnts crih kirrdktnol nt prnir ti gfvdrsd kiosdqudokds. Vmd Kifd ns io tmd wgaaic dvdry livdroh dot iccnkd. Nc nts prnirntnds mgvd oi lrdgtdr snloncnkgokd tmgo w gaapgpdr, livdrohdot dhpaiydds smiuaf eoiw oit ti tged nt sdrniusay gs adlgaay

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    rdadvgot cir gktnios tmgt kiuaf kgusd dhjgrrgsshdot gof g aiss ic pujank kiocnfdokdjy sukkdsscuaay kmgaadolnol gldoky hnskiofukt.NNN. VMD GLDO K^ DOLGL DF NO G PZIMNJNVDF PDZ[IOO DA

    PZGKVNKD J^ NOSD[VNLGVNOL GOF VDZHNOGVNOL HGK ADGOCIZ JDNOL G CADIG ADGFDZ.Vmriulmiut tmns prikddfnol, H gkAdgo grludf tmgt md wgs mgrgssdf, pagkdf

    uofdr novdstnlgtnio gof tdrhnogtdf no rdtgangtnio cir mdapnol ti ciuof, adgf gofsdrvd gs g pujank spie dsh go cir CAD IG . Vmd nssud wg s gkkdptdf cir kiosnfd rgtniouofdr 4 T[K :;0:(j)(70), gs wdaa gs tmd Cnrst Gh dofh dot. V md agttdr dstgjansmdfburnsfnktnio uofdr 4 T[K :;0:(j)(a7)gs wdaa. Vmd Jig rf mgs oit gfdqugtdaygffrdssdf nt, gof tmd rdkirf ns succnkndot ti wg rrgot rdvdrsga rgtmdr tmgo rdh gof.

    G .HgkAdgo sCADI G gfvikgky wgs pritdktdf.Nt ns uofnsputdf tmgt Hg kA dgo 's C ADI G gktnvntnds wdrd pritdktdf, gof tmgt

    md wgs dxtrdhday gktnvd cir CADIG, pritdstnol gaadldf gldoky hnshgogldhdotgof gjusd ic gutmirnty tmgt dofgoldrdf tmd caynol pujank gof CG H [. Gs fnsku ssdfgjivd, md pritdstdf ti gldoky iccnkngas, Kiolrdss, tmd hdfng gof vnrtugaay goygufndokd tmgt kiuaf hged g fnccdrdokd. Vmdrd grd oi kmgrlds tmgt md hgfduogutmirnzdf fnskaisurds furnol goy CADIG gfvikgky. Gatmiulm ivdraiiedf jytmd Jigrf gof G B, HgkA dgo gasi mgs grludf tmriulmiut tmd prikddfnol tmgt mns

    H gkAdgo fids oit kiotdst tmd Ji grf 's rdbdktnio, G:0-:7,ic mns gttdhpt gasi tikmgaadold rdtgangtnio jdkgusd ic go OJ K O nlmtay O dws gppdgrgokd cir CAD IG gs g\ mnstadjaiwdr Pritdktnio G kt vniagtnio gs w daa.6

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    hdfng gp pdgrgokds wdrd cir gof iojdmgac icCADIG. G s sddo jyWunoo's goldr,tmgt gasi wgs tmd Gl dok y's pdrkdptnio. G7 :-60, ::

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    ic Mdgatm gof Muhgo [drvnkds, < H.[.P.Z. 6=0 (7>=7) Gaa ic tmisd cgktirs grdrdadvgot mdrd. Nofddf, tmd novdstnlgtnio wgs siulmt nhhdfngtday.

    Novdstnlgtnios ipdodf no rdtgangtnio cir pritdktdf gktnvnty kgo jd primnjntdfpdrsiooda prgktnkds. NoLdydrv. Fdp't ic Bustnkd, JO-7::7->:-0;70-J-a , gssuhhgrnzdf no 773 C.;f 76>>

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    G::. Vmgt ns ic oi snloncnkgokd, snokd oitmnol no tmd rdkirf nofnkgtds mdpgrtnknpgtdf ir wgs gktnvd. Vmd GB gasi iccdrdf tmgt Fiozgotn fnf oit gttdhpt tikiotgktNKD/IPZ novdstnlgtirs. {Nf.)Vmdrd wgs oi gaadlgtnio tmgt md fnf.Fiozgotn's gaadldf pgrtnknpgtnio no tmd rdtgangtnio wgs snlonol tdrhnogtnio prdpgrdfjyWunoo's gnfds.

    Vmd Jigrf fnf kiosnfdr wmdtmdr HgkA dgo wgs trdgtdf hird mgrsmay tmgoitmdrs fud ti mns CADI G adgfdrsmnp. No finol si, nt ioay kih pgrdf mns pdogaty wntmitmdrs wm i hg fd uogutmirnzdf [[N fnskaisurds. G7= . Gs fnskussdf no tmd sdktnioio pdogatnds, tmd Jigrf fnf oit dxpagno ir suppirt nts prdhnsd tmgt tmdnr fnskaisurdswdrd adss tmrdgtdonol tmgoH gkAdgo's .M d kiotdofs tmdy wdrd cgr hird fgoldrius,gof sdrvdf pdrsi oga gldofgs. Vmd Jig rf iccdrs oi kntgtnio wm dtmdr goy itmdrsrdkdnvnol adssdr pdogatnds wdrd dvdo CA DI G h dh jdrs, adt gaiod kmgptdr adgfdrs, gprdrdqunsntd cir goy kihpgrgtnvd fnsknpanod gogaysns.

    Vmd Jigrf's ioay itmdr gogaysns wgs g kiokausnio tmgt snokd CADIGV[G/CGH[K mgptdr Prdsnfdot Crgoe Vdrrdrn wgsoit tdrhnogtdf, tmgt uofdrkutsHgkAdgo'skagnh ic fnskrnhnogtnio glgnost CADI G no pdogatnds.{Nf.) Nt ns oitrdadvgot wmdtmdr tmd gldoky wgs uogjad ti cnof dvnfdokd succnkndot ti cnrd Vdrrdrn,wmi sukkdsscuaay fdcdofdf mnhsdac tmriulm goI[Ksdttadhdot, gs wdaa gs gkiostntutnioga sunt.7: Vmd Jigrf gasi rdntdrgtdf nts pisntnio ioHgkAdgo'sagke i c rdlrdt, G7=, wmnkmmgs jddo gffrdssdf.

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    Oir w gs Vdrrdrn prdsdotdf gs dvnfdokd ic fnspgrgtd trdgthdo t kih pgrdf tiHgkAdgo. \mgt hgttdrs ti fdhiostrgtd rdtgangtiry gonhus glgnost CADIG adgfdrsns miw mgrf tmd gldoky trndf, gof miw ulay tmd mgrgsshdot, glgnost tmdh jitm.Aned H gkAdgo, Vdrrdrn wgs pagkdf uo fdr rdtgangtiry novdstnlgtnio. Jut md gasi wg smuhnangtdf gt mns mihd no criot ic odnlmjirs, kiotrgry ti stgofgrf prikdfurd, goftmd gldoky wntmmdaf odw s cir snx wdd es tmgt md mgf jddo kadgrdf. Fioz gotnivdrsgw tmd mgrgsshdot.Vdrrdrn'sdxpd rndokd ns curtmdr dv nfdokd ic g rdtgangtirypgttdro tmgt Fiozgotn kgrrndf iut cir W unoo glgnost CADI G adgfdrs.

    CADIG adgfdrsmnp gof gssikngtdf crdd spddkm nssuds grd jdmnofWunoo'sgonhus, mns mgrgsshdot tmriulm tmd PKT gof sujirfnogtds aned Fio zgotn, gof tmdirnlnos icHgkAdgo's tdrhnogtnio. Vmdy grd pripdray jdcird tmd Jigrf, wmnkm mgsoit kiosnfdrdf hgtdrnga nssuds ic cgkt gof agw wmnkm io tmd uofnsputdf rdkirf grdsuccnkndot ti privd primnjntdf pdrsiooda prgktnkds.NS . HGKADGO [ VDZHNOGVNIO SNIAGVDF VMD\MN[VADJAI\DZ PZIVDKVNIO GKV.

    NoHgkAdgo N, 77: H.[.P.Z. 6, 7:-7; (:00>), tmd Jigrf mdaf tmgt tmd\ mnstadjaiwdr Pritdktnio Gk t fnf oit gppay, jdkgusd tmd gldok y's [[N rdluagtnioskgokdadf mns rnlmt ti hged pujank fnskaisurds uofdr 4 T[K :;0:(j)(=)(G),gvgnagjad uo adss,notdr gang, nocirhgtnio rdadgsdf ns spdkncnkgaay primnjntdf jyagw . Prdvniu say tmd ioay fdknsnio ti kiosnfdr tmd nssud uogo nhi usay mdaf tmgt no

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    :;0: (j)(=), spdkncnkgaay primnjntdf jy agw rdcdrs ti stgtutiry primnj ntnios iofnskaisurd gof fids oit nokaufd gldoky ruads ir rdluagtnios.Edot, 43 H.[.P.Z. gt46: (7>>;)

    Gctdr HgkAdgo, gof Kiolrdss no ntsghnkusjrndc,G

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    [dogtirnga Kghpgnlo Kihh., 646 T.[ . :=7)5Mg osio v. Iccnkd ic Pdrs.Hlht., ;; H.[.P.Z. 4 = 7 , 4= > (7>== ,;7 (7>=6)

    Vmd uodqunvikga kio lrdssnioga notdot jdmnof pgssgld ic w mnstadjaiwdrprivnsnios no tmd Knvna [drvnkd Zdcirh Gkt ic 7>3>,>4tm

    Kiol rdss, :f [dss., gt =, rdprnotdf no 7>

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    Kiolrdss mgs rdkilonzdf tmgt grjntrgry aiipmiads no stgtutiry agolugld mgvdrdfukdf wmnstadjaiwnol fnskaisurds. Vmd :00< [dogtd Kihhnttdd Zdpirt io tmd\ mnstadjaiwdr Pritdktnio D omgokdh dot G kt, adlnsagtnio odgr pgssgld ti rdstirdkiolrdssnioga notdot dxpagnodf,

    Gatmiulm tmd dvdots ic [dptdhjdr 77 ,:007, mgvd jriulmt rdodwdfgttdotnio ti tmisd wmi fnskaisd nocirhgtnio rdlgrfnol sdkurnty agpsdsgt iur ogtnio's gnrpirts, jirfdrs, agw docirkdhdot gldoknds, gofoukadg r cgknantnds, tmd rnlmt ic cdfdrga dh paiydd s ti jd crdd crihwirepagkd rdtgangtnio mgs jddo fnhnonsmdf gs g rdsuat ic g sdrnds icfdknsnios ic tmd Cdfdrga Knrkunt Kiurt ic Gppdgas tmgt mgvd ogrriwayfdcnodf w mi qugancnds gs g wmnstadjaiwdr u ofdr tmd \ PG gof wmg tstgtdhdots grd kiosnfdrdf pritdktdf fnskaisurds.

    [. Zdp. Oi . 770-;:,gt:Tocirtuogtday, HgkAdgo NN wnaa snloncnkgotay, curtmdr rdfukd fnskaisurds tmgt

    kiuaf mgvd g snloncnkgot nhpgkt no prdvdotnol mihdagof sdkurnty jrdgefiwos, anedmns. Vmd ruanol lids cgr jdyiof fnhnonsmnol \ PG rnlmts. Nt gaaiws gldoknds tikgokda tmdh w mdodvdr Kiolrdss rdqunrds sdkrdky rdluagtnios ti cir go gldokyhnssnio.

    [dkiof, kihjnodf wntm tmd Onotm Knrkunt ruanol tmgt [[N fids oit mgvd ti jdhgredf, tmd fdknsnio adgvds dh paiydds cgknol nomdrdot uokdrtgnoty w mdtmdr tmdygrd vniagtnol [[N rdluagtnios. Prdvniusay tmgt uokdrtgnoty wiuaf mgvd jddogkgfd hnk, snokd :;0: (j)(=)(G) sup drsdfdf kiocanktnol gldoky rdstrnktnios.HgkAdgo NN hgfd tmd gldoky rdstrnktnios io uohgredf nocirhgtnio kiotriaanol,miwdvdr. No nts gctdrhgtm, tmd ioay wgy go dhpaiydd kgo eoiw wmdtmdr spddkm ns

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    pritdktdf ns jy viauotgrnay sujhnttnol ti prnir rdstrgnot ti ijtgno go gldokyfdtdrhnogtnio wmdtmdr tmd nocirhgtnio ns [[N.7; \ irsd tmgo hdrday kmnaanol spddkmKio lrdss siulmt ti doki urgld, prnir rdstrgnot krdgtds go nomdrdot crddznol dccdkt.Odjrgseg Prdss Gss'ov. [tugrt, Gaa T[ 4;>, 44> (7>

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    sukm fnskaisurds, ir ti tmd Iccnkd ic [pdknga Kiuo sda. No itmdrkgsds, miwdvdr, g fnskaisurd ti g fnccdrdot pgrty, sukm gs tmd hdfng,wiu af stnaa jd pritdktdf. Vmd dhpaiydd h nlmt oit eoiw w mnkmkgtdlirygppands-gof tmdrdcird ti wmih g pritdktdf fnskaisurdhgy jdhgfd-gt tmd tnhd tmd fnskaisurd sddh s nhpirtgot ti hg ed. . . G sHgkAdgo fdhiostrgtdf, hgenol tmd fnskaisurd ti sihddotntnds vdrsus itmdrs kgo kgrry g lrdgtdr rnse tmgt tmd fnskaisurdhgy oit jd pritdktdf.HgkAdgo NN fids oit danhnogtd goy ic tmns kmnaanol uokdrtgnoty.

    J. Vmd Jigrf's notdrprdtgtnio kgooit kidxnst wntm tmd Gkt's adlnsagtnvdmnstiry.Nc tmdrd wdrd stgtutiry ghjnlunty wmdtmdr [[N ruads kiostntutd

    agw uofdr :;0:(j)(=), nt hu st jd rdsiavdf tmriulm adlnsagtnvd mnstiry. Ghdlgov.T.[.Not'a Vrgfd Kihh 'o, >0: C.:f 74;:, 74;= (Cdf. Knr. 7>>0)HgkAdgoNNfnfoit gffrdss tmd dxtdosnvd adlnsagtnvd mnstiry fdh iostrgtnol tmgt K iolrdssspdkncnkgaay kio snfdrdf gof fnspisntnvday rdsiavdf tmd nssud no 7>

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    [tgtutiry Pritdktnio ic\mnstadjaiwdrs no tmd Dxdkutnvd Jrgokm, 7>=: T.777.A.Z. 374, 3:>. Vmd nfdotnkga kmgold no stgtutiry agolugld ikkurrdf no tmd Miusd.[dd M.Z. 77,:=0, >4tm Kiol., :f [dss. (7>4-

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    pianky gs g vganf notdrprdtgtnio ic stgtutiry tdrhs. Zussdaai v. Tontdf [tgtds, G3GT.[. 73, :;-:6 (7>=;) \ntmiut rdcdrdoknol tmd stgtutd's dviautnio ic adlnsagtnvdmnstiry, tmd Jig rf pgrtngaay rdstirdf ruad ir rdlu agtnio gctdr Ki olrdss rdhiv dftmd agolugld. Nc Kiolrdss mgf notdofdf ti privnfd fdrnvgtnvd stgtutiry gutmirnty gs

    agw cir gldoky rdluagtnios hgofgtiry uofdr g stgtutd, nt kiuaf mgvd o grriwdfrgtmdr tmgo danhnogtdf tmd irnlnoga agolugld. Nt fnfo't.

    F. Vmd Jigrf drriodiusay gffdf spdkncnknty cir stgtutiry agolugld,jdyiof tmgt privnfdf jy Kiolrdss.G rdagtdf prnoknpad ns tmgt go gldoky hgy oit notdrprdt stgtutiry agolugld ti

    rdofdr privnsnios supdrcauius.H iotkagnr v.Zghsfdaa, 70>7) Zdadvgot mdrd,wmdo Kiolrdss nokaufds g spdkncnk tdrh no iod sdktnio ic g stgtutd jut ihnts nt nogoitmdr sdktnio ic tmd sghd Gkt, nt smiuaf oit jd nhpandf wmdrd nt ns dxkaufdf. GR.Dadk. Piwdr Ki-ip. v.T.[.,, =73 C.:f 7;33, 7;tm Knr. 7>=, 7:66 (>tmKnr. 7>==),kdrt,fdondf,6== T.[. =43 (7>==)

    Mdrd Kiolrdss usdf tmd tdrh agw, ruad gof rdluagtnio sdvdo tnhds cirstgtutiry agolugld wntmno :;0:. [dd 4T.[.K. :;0 :(j) ( a)(D), (3), (=)(G)(n) ,(=)(J)(n), (>)(G), (7:), (F)(4). Nt usdf tmd tdrh agw iokd , no (=)(G)(n) -- tmdsghd privnsnio w mdrd hi rd spdkncnk agolugld w ntm jrigfdr skipd wgs usdf. Vmd

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    Jig rf fnf oit mgvd tmd gutmirnty ti gff h ird spdkncnks tmgt nokrdgsd rdstrnktnios iofnskaisurds. Nt rdofdrdf tmd agol ugld no gaa sdvdo itmdr privnsnios supdrcauius.

    D . Vmd Jigrf drriodiusay kgokdadf stgtutiry agolugld rdqunrnolrdstrnktnios io puj ank fnskaisurd ti jd spdkncnk .

    Nrionkgaay, tmd Jigrf gasi rdofdrdf supdrcauius stgtutiry agolugld rdqunrnolspdkncnknty. Gatmiulm tmd nssud wgs kiosnstdotay jrndcdf, tmd Jigrf nodxpankgjaycgnadf ti rdkilo nzd ir gppay tmd tdrh spdkncnkgaay no tmd jiuo fgry cir crdd spdd kmrdstrnktnios - spdkncnkgaay primnj ntdf jy agw . Md rd, no tmd Gv ngtnioVrgospirtgtnio [dkurnty Gkt, 6> T[K 6077>(j)(7)(K),Kiolrdss rdqunrdf V[G tinssud oiofnskaisurd rdluagtnios cir goy nocirhgtnio wmi sd rdadgsd tmd V[GGf hnonstrgtir fdknfds wi uaf ... (K) jd fdtrnhd otga ti tmd sgcdty ic pgssd oldrs nognr trgospi rtgtnio. Vmd fdknsnio fids oit kiosnfdr wm dtmdr tmgt stgofgrf nssuccnkndotay spdkncnk ti hddt tmd Gkt's rdqunrdhdots.

    Gs fnskussdf gjivd, Kiolrdss fnf oit kiosnfdr tmd tdrh spdkncnkgaay ti jdsupdrcauius, gof privnfdf g prgktnkga fdcnontnio cir nts gppankgtnio. Vmd [dogtdZdp irt nostruktdf tmgt ti jd spdk ncnk, g stgtutiry privnsnio dntmdr hu st adgvd oifnskrdtnio io tmd nssud, UirX jd g stgtutd wmnkm dstgjansmds pgrtnkuagr krntdrng.

    [dogtd Zdpirt, rdprnotdf no 7>

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    lunfgokd ns g stgofgrf gs jrigf gs V [G 's sdac-fdskrnjdf gldoky hnssnio2 VmdVrgospirtgtnio [dkurnty Gf hnonstrgtnio pritdkts tmd Ogtni o's trgospirtgtniosystdhs ti dosurd crddfih ic hi vdh dot cir pdipad gof ki hh drkd.mttp2//www.tsg.liv/wmiYwdYgrd/hnssnio.smth.

    Dvdo nc hgo fgtiry gldoky rdluagtnios qugancndf gs agw , V[ G 's iwo [[Nruads wdrd oit succnkndotay spdkncnk. Gs fnskussdf gjivd, wmnad rdqunrnol hgrenolic [[N stgtus, tmdrd ns oi oitnkd ic kiosdqudokds nc nocirhgtnio ns oit hgredf.Tofdr tmd knrkuhstgokds, dvdo Fiozgotn wmi cnrdf HgkAdgo gfhnttdf md wiuafmgvd jddo uokdrtgno.

    Vmd kiocusnio ns oit sujbdktnvd ti Hdssrs. Fiozgotn gof HgkAdgo. [dosntnvd[dkurnty Nocirhgtnio, V[G's piia ic rdstrnktdf nocirhgtnio, mgs jddo si vglud gs tifrgw wnfdsprdgf kiotrivdrsy nofdpdofdot ic tmd \ PG. G :006 Kiol rdssniogaZdsdgrkm [drvnkd rdpirt,mttp2//www.cgs.irl/slp/krs/ZA;:6:4.pfc, gt

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    sulldstdf tmgt [[N nocirhgtnio ic ldodrganzdf gppankgtnio smiuaf jd gvgnagjad titmd pujank. Nf., gt 77Glgno, tmns nssud wgs jrndcdf gof nloirdf jy tmd Jigrf.

    Vmd GV [G stgofgrf ns oit dvdo succnkndotay spdkncnk cir ki ostntutniogastgofgrfs glgnost vgludodss gof ivdr jrdgftm. Fdpdo fnol io tmd knrkuhstgokds,vnrtugaay goytmnol kiuaf uofdrhnod gvngtnio sdkurnty. No tmgt sdosd, nt ns rdhgregjaysnhnagr ti go gogaili us kiokdpt, kagssncngjad, wm nkm gppandf tmd sghd jrigfprnoknpad ti ogtnioga sdkurnty. NoGhdrnkgo Cirdnlo [drv. Gss'ov. Lgrcnoeda, >0), tmd kiurt rdbdktdf nt io bus t sukm lriuo fs. No pgrtnkuagr,tmd kagssncngjad kiokdp t gt tmd tnhd fnf oit rdqunrd h grenol s ir privnf d prniroitnkd ti go dhpaiydd kiosnfdrnol nts rdadgsd. Vmgt ns wmy, gs fnskussdf dgrandr,snokd cy 7>== Ki olrdss goougaay mgs pgssdf tmd gotn-lgl stgtutd dvdry ydgr gs gogppriprngtnios privnsnio, primnjntnol angjnanty cir fnskaisurd ic kagssncndfnocirhgtnio uoadss nt ns spdkncnkgaay fdsnlogtdf.76 Fdspntd stgtutiry jiuofgrndsnotdofdf ti jd strnktdr tmgo kiostntutnioga stgofgrfs, tmd Jigrf mgs krdgtdf kgrddr-dofnol angjnanty cir fnskaisurdsicuohgredf, uokagssncndf nocirhgtnio uofdr goy

    76 Gs fnskussdf dgrandr, tmriulm rdcdrdoknol tmd Notdaanldokd Nfdotntnds PritdktnioGkt ic 7>=: (40 T.[.K. 6:7 dt sdq.), tmd gotn-lgl stgtutd primnjnts danhnogtnio ic\PG rnlmts cir hgenol kagssncndf fnskaisurds, uoadss nt ns spdkncnkgaay hgredf tipriv nfd wmnstadjaiw drs prnir oitnkd. Vmd fdcnontnios no 6:; ic tmd NotdaanldokdNfdotntnds Pritdktnio Gkt rdqunrd tmgt nocirhgtnio hust jd spdkncnkgaay fdsnlogtdfgs sukm ti jd pripdray kagssncndf. K iolrdss rdg siodf tmgt nt wi uaf jd uocgnr ti strnpwmnstadjaiwdrs ic tmdnr rnlmts uoadss tmdy mgvd prnir oitnkd.37

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    knrkuhstgokds, nokaufnol go nhhnodot, h ird gh jntnius rdruo ic tmd>/77tdrrirgttgke.

    KIOKAT[NIOCir tmd gjivd rdgsios, H gkAdgo pdtntnios tmns kiurt ti rdvdrsd tmd Ji grf 'sfdknsnio.

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    J KELZITOFc: Dxk dpt w md rd spdkn c ndf i tmd rw nsd , tmd ci a aiwnol cgk ts g rd oit no f ns pu td .

    [mi r t ay gc tdr tmd td r r ir n s t g t tgke s ic [d ptdh jdr 77 , :0 07 , tmd gppd a agot wg sgppinotdf ti tmd pis n t nio ic Knvn a Gvng t nio [dkur n ty [pdkng a n s t , g a si eoiwo gsCdfd rg a G n r H g rsmg a (CG H ) . Md wgs i r nl nog a ay dhp aiydf no t md Fd pg r th do t i cVrgos pir t g t n io , spdk n c n kg a ay t md Cdfd rg a Gv ng t nio Gfh no n s t r g t nio (CG G) . No n t n g aGp pdg a C n a d ( NGC ) , Vgj 6 , [uj tgjs 6[ , 6T . Md wgs t r gos cd r r df ti t mdVrgospir t g t n io [dkur n ty Gfhno n s t r g t n io (V[G) wmdo tmg t gldoky wgs k r dg t df noa g t d :007 ci r tmd pu rpi sd i c p rih it nol gv n g t nio sdku r n t y , ghiol i tmd r t m nols . [ddPuj . A . Oi . 7 0 < - < 7 , 774 [tg t . 4>< , 707 . No dgr ay :00; tmd gpp da agot jd kg h d god h p a i y d d ic t m d F d p g r t h d o t i c M i h d a g o f [ d k u r n t y ( F M [ ) w m d o V [ G ' s w i r e c i r k dgof cuok t nios wd rd t rgos cd r r df ti FM [. [dd Puj . A . Oi . 703 , 773 [tg t . :7;4,: 7 < = , 6 0 ; .

    _U; No Buay : 0 0 ; , tmd gppd a agot rdkd nvdf g jr ndc nol c rih V[ G kio kdr ono l gpi tdo t n g a p ai t t i m n b gke T .[ . g n r a n od r s . Md g r nol Vrgosk r np t (Vr . ) g t =0 -= : . [iio

    gc tdr tmd jr ndc no l , V [G icc nk ng as sdot g f n rd k t nvd ti CG H s tmg t g aa Z dh gnoIvdro nlm t (ZIO) hns s nios n o dg r ay Gulus t wiu af jd kgokd a a df . 7 Gt tmd t nh d ictmd f n r dk t nvd , t md pd r t n odo t r dlu ag t nios p rim nj n t df f n sk aisu rd i c [dos n t n vd [dkur n t yNo ci rhg t nio ([ [N ) t i t md puj a n k . 3< Cdf . Zd l . =;60 , =;47 (:00:) (p ri h ualg t nol6>K.C.Z. 74:0.; & 74:0 .4 gs g Cnog a Z uad ) . To fdr tmd fdc no n t nio no dc cdk t g ttmd t nhd ic tmd f n r dk t nvd , [[N kios ns tdf ic, gh io l itmdr tm nols , U s Xp dkn c nk fd tg n a si c gv n g t n io sdku r n t y h dgs u rd s , n ok auf nol ju t oi t a nhn tdf ti n o ci rh g t niok i o k d r o n o l s p d k nc n k o u h j d r s i c C d f d r g a G n r H g r s m g a s , f d p a i y h d o t s , i r h n s s n i o s .3< Cdf . Zdl . =;60 , =;4: (:00 :) (p rih ualg t no l 6> K.C.Z. 74: 0., :00; . Vr. gt 4:, 77:. Pnop inotnol tmd dxgkt fgtds ns uo odk dssg ry tiiur gogaysns.

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    prd ss gjiut tmd :00; suspd os nio ic ivdro nlm t hnss nios . NGC , Vgj 6 , [ujtgj 6B g t70.

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    HgkAdgo v. Fdpgrthdot ic Mihdagof [dkurnty, 77: H.[.P .Z. 6 (:00>) (HgkAdgoN).

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    % > Vm d g f h no n s t r g t nv d bu f l d c i u o f u o p r i v d o tm d g p p d a a g o t ' s g c c nr hg t nv dfdcdosd tmg t tmd gldoky v ni ag tdf 4 T . [ . K . :;0 :(j) (7 0) , wm nkm primnj n tsf n s k r nhno g t ni o j d k g u s d i c kiofukt wmnkm fids oit gfvdrsday gccdkt tmdpdr cirhgokd ic tmd dhpaiydd ir gppa nkgo t i r tmd pdr cirhgokd ic i tmdrs . ;Gkkirf nol ti tmd gppd a ago t , tmd gldoky tg rld tdf m nh jdkgusd md jdkghd gk t nvd noCA DI G, gof m ns r dhi vga cir uog utmi r nzdf f nsk aisurd ic [[N wgs g p rd tdx t . Vmdgfhnons t rg t nvd bufld wdnlmdf tmd dv nfdokd gof kiok aufdf tmg t tm ns k ag nh wgsu o p r i v d o . Nf . gt : 0 - : ; . Vu r o no l ti tm d g p p d a a g o t ' s C n r st Gh d o f h d o t k ag nh, tm dg f h no n s t r g t nv d bu f l d c i u of tm g t tm d g p p d a a g o t ' s : 0 0 ; f n s k ai s u r d ti H [O JKgffrdssd f g hg t td r i c puja nk kiok dro , ju t tmg t tmd gppd a ago t ' s r nlm t ti spdge wgsiutwdnlmdf jy tmd gldoky 's oddf ti kiotri a f ns sdhnog t nio ic no cirhgt nio gjiutg v ng t ni o s d k u r n ty hd g s u r d s . Nf . g t :;-:= .

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    f n s k a i s u r d . Nf . gt ; 0 - ; 7 . Vmd gfh nons t rg t nv d bu fl d cur tmdr ciuof tmg t tmd ic cdosdwg s no tdo t nio g a , n .d . , tmd gppd a ago t no tdo t niog a ay h gfd g s tg tdh dot nok auf nol tmd[[N ti g rdpirtdr gof md wgs io kadgr oitnkd tmgt tmd nocirhgtnio smiuaf oit jdp u j a nk ay r d v d g ad f . Nf . gt ; 7 - ; ; . Md oitdf tmd gpp d a ag o t ' s swi ro s tg tdhd ot tmg t mdmgf oi rdlrdts gof cdat oi rdhirsd cir linol ti tmd hdfng , gof mns swirofdpis n t nio tds t nhioy tmg t n t f nf oi t hgt td r ti m nh wmdtmdr i r oi t tmd no cirhgt niokiovdydf ti tmd rdpir td r wgs [[N . Nf . gt ; 7 - ; : . Vm d g f h no n s t r g t nv d bu f l d ga s if n s t no l u n s m d f tm d k i hp g r n s i o dhpaiydds nfdotncndf jy tmd gppd a ago t purpir t nol tid v nf d o k d no k i o s n s t d o k y i c p d o g a t n d s . Nf . g t ;4-;< .

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