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""G%sVLiUccccc''
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@sRsQQNPT J ORPQLi saRP+Li@LiVVFRWRV ""sVLji A L][sW xmsn LiORPQs NTP
A*sLiRysN]sxmsoRV.....''
""A!@sossosV! @NRPy%dsV[ F~LRiV! y xmsNRPssoysV y |mnsLi`%sV|qsqs! %dsV %sV|qsqs AsVs
RWzqsy LRi @sVNRPVs sWTsFRWLRiV.''
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""@RssL][dRV. V[NPR WLRiVs soyLRiV %dsV LiR VsossFyLRiV.''
""JZNP[ccsoLisNRP.....'' FnsTxqssN`P [aSRV$NSLi`.

@RsVryRVLiRLi BLiNTP[LiR VNRPVs[ xqsLjiNTP RxmsBLiNS BLiNTP LS[R V.$NSLi` [xms gRij[k sLigS,
%syLRiLigS NRPWLRiVssosry%ss gRisVsLi@NRP[ sTFRWRVN]j ORPQV AsVFsLiRVNRP
soLij?G %sxtsQR VLi gRiVLjiLi R xmsRV][Lij?
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ssVjgSAsV RgiR LRiNRPV sTyRRsV.
""ry%sgSLRiW.....''
ry%sRXxmsT NRPVLki[s VLi[ sTLij.@Rs RWRgSs[R VNRPVs [][VgiR %dsVRNRPV
LRiVRVsNRPdss RVT[xqsVNRPVsLRiVsso* s%s*Lij.
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sWy.......''@yRV {qsLjiRVqsgS.
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ss[s[sW@sVNRPVysy.NSds By @xqs=V NSLRiLi@j NSRs zqsFLiVVLij.yTNTP
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ry%sZNP[LisWy[ dRLi[R V.giR LRigS G[RWssoLij.
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AsVBLiNRP RsWLiVVLiRVN][[NPR FLiVVLij.RVMLi F~LigRiVN][zqsLij.[R VV lLiLiRWsVVLi %dsVR
NRPxmsVNRPVs%szmsLiRrygjiLij.
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ARVN][ysNTPs[s VysV NRPy?''@yRRsV.
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sNTP G[xqsW@LiysV.
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[xqsVNRPVLij[y?y FyLigS RWxqsVNRPVLi[s %sVsV BLiR dsRLigS [ryy?yT %sxtsQR VLi
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RxmssWR[LiVV ELRiVNRPVyRV.
""AsVNRPVF~LRiVs RgjiLiRssVs*ys gRiVLRiVLiy?s[s V @sVsWsLiysWRNRPVLiy
ELRiVNRPVysV.sVso* xmso][Lij@R sVs%sxtsQR VLi yNRPxmsV[ zqsLij.INRPs[ AF~LRiVs[
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xmsTsLiRsWyss[s V [NPR Li [xqsVN][s RLixqs R NSRs!''
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ry%s@ds zmsLij.''

***RxmsDNTPLjiNTPLRiRWRV.RsLiNRP sLi yRLi@ssxqsLRiLi! C %sxtsQR VLi

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""Jx[LiR VsoVNRPWysoyRW? yR LRiWN_gjiLiRVNRPVs soLiRgSFn[V daSy? [F[R Vxmso
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s[s Vs[*Li [R VgRis?yR LRiW ssVRLji%sVN] |ms[xqsVNRPVLi[s Vs[*sVLiVVy
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sLRi=LSJ ORPQLi RLS*R sWyRV.
""GVRxmsd! dsNS @sWLiVV%dsVRssVNRPLi [NPR FsRVgSdssW BR LjiNUPsoLij.%dsV BR LjiNUP gRiV[
|ms[LiVVLis L][sdsN][%sxtsQR VLi xmsLisVLjiFRWsV. s[s VsW |mnsLi`=
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zqs N][sLRiNRPWs[V%sVR LRiLi NRPs|mssoLiLi. FsLiRVNRPLi[s WNRPV N]s zmss=xmso=DyV. BxmsVRV
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Rxms[ syRV.
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sVj NS[R RsNTP.
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xmsNRPs[NSLRiV LRis sWgRiLi][DNTPxmsT @Vs[xmsoRWaSRV. $NSLi` NSLRiVr[zqs AFyRV.
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NSLRiVs[giR LigS F][Lij. LiLSz=%dsVR @LiRNRPVsVVLixmsVRW sssWLiR Li @j.
Rs[V[ NSgjiRLiF~Li sLiNRP RWxqsVNRPVyRVRxms. ry%sNTP@[ RsV %sj LiysVN]sbPORPQ. AsV
ylgi[ ds[ZNPRV F~Ts[}qsyV! AsV %sRLixqssWxmssVLiVVFRVLij.
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%sxtsQR VLiRsNRPV sVd@aSLi NRPVgRi[xqsVLij.
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FsRLi [R VRxmsNTP.
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sLRi=LS,LSOTPQ $NSLi`c BLiRsVLij @R LiFyLS?
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y gSRWR A
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NRPWyNRPxts Q|mssV!''

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BLiZNP@sWLiVV][ ds %sRNRPVsygRiVRV xmsLiRVN][s R sxmsV......''

***
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ssVLij.@NRP[ NRPVxms NRPWTFRWRV.
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s%sVLjiLiysVAsLiRLigS.
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