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IXIRQN GV ON)N IXNN=IMU FNXN MNI N LIMRJX GN= GV I\ H0K ^NV GV GV8Q] JVUT # Y>NMVG\N>NDR[NVNH0K#[]NHKN^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMV L3SKOJWNM RDJ60I\D[GN= GV I\H0K^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVG \N>NDR[NVNH0K#[]NHKN^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVL3SKOJWNM L]IUOIHIU GKQMOVI0HN00N,9#F6GMS6G#XGQMNI NGVLHVDODFDINUG]IRG]OJGNMKOIHIUGV L^NHVDWHNGMNXKYNR GJ6IWOLMIXIRQNGVON)NIXNN=IMUFNXNMNI NL]N,UXJKDJNV[KPO LMIRSNMXJKDIGNWNRV[N$
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IXIRQN RD IXIRQN ODFDINU Y8 L]L NVD LM J/UN^NM GMXV RN\V 2I'U GV I\ J FUNXN
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JNVXN@+NN[KQNMK0K0GKL]IUOD\;XGMXNYNR GJ6$Y[MJ/UN^NMGUN=IXIRQNY)NRNIXIRQNOV
ODFDINUIGOK+NKQ/UNRVWNIGOKQZOMV2I'U#OD/)NNGVI\J/UN^NMGMUNJ6UNVVOV2I'U
GNVYLXVL^NHVDPISURDIRINRUIXLNIQUIGN[NHT>NUNMXNHNLNRMYN:4Y9N:XKIWOOVIG
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LMLDSIXN=>N0OVFNINUJNVUVJNVD#JNVUKJ6@L]/UTUGMXNJNV[N$IQJ/UN^NMGMXV RN\N2I'U
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GNV FN JNV[N$ IXIRQN GHV9K `NMN IXIRQNQNUN GNV ON^NN5GNM RD OH!N6UV GK YNLOK FNUSKU
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LM YNXN JNV[N$ IQ GNVE= IXIRQNQNUN YNLOK FNUSKU GV I\V IXNN=IMU OH RD /)NNX LM
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IXIRQN/RKGCUGMNXVGVI\IXIRQNQNUNNPOGVL]IUIXINNVDGKYNVMOVOIHIUGVIGOK+NK
YINGNMKY)NRNGH=SNMKOVL]5^NNYL]5^NLJT:DSGMXNNIGOKL]GNMGKIM RU@L]\NV+NXQVXN
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GVYNV;HNXNWNRV[N$
IXIRQN/RKGCUGMXNNIXNN=IMU NUNV=HVD1Z9QVXNIXIRQN >NNV\XVGVI\VYINGCUOIHIUGV
YNFNINU/RIRRVG&ONV<Z9I0/G]K NXLMIX+N=MJNV[NU)NNIX(XUHQMGKIXIRQNGNV/RKGNMX
GMXVY)NRNIGOK+NKIXIRQNGNVLZN=RYNDI NGLOV/RKGNMGMXV#MQaQGMXVU)NNPOGVODFDN
HVDGNVE=GNMNQVXVGNGNVE=QNI5RXJKJNV[N$
IXIRQNIXNN=IMUL]L HVDJK/RKGNMGKWNRV[K$
IXIRQNL]N)N=XNL HVDJ6D0I\D[RDLIMRJXGN=GKQMVDQVVXVGNUMKGN
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N&QNVDHVD/L9LOVYDIGUGKWNRV$QMVDL]IUI'RD9\#L]IUIG\NVHK9MY)NRNY/L9QMNVDRN\K
Y)NRNGND91ND9RN\KIXIRQNYNVDGKQMVDIXM/UGKWNRV[K$EOI\IQGNVE=GND91ND9JNVUNVQMVD
LTXI\>NGMYLXVJ/UN^NMOVL]HNINUGMV$

ZIXXQMNVDGKIXIRIQNVDHN8XJKDJNV[K$
<NVFMGKMV9L]IUG9a9NQKWNRV$QMVDYDGNVDHVDRD N&QNVDHVD/L9LOVYDIGUGKWNRV$
Y/L9QMNVDRN\KY)NRNGND91ND9RN\KIXIRQNYNVDGKQMVDIXM/UGKWNOGUKJ6$EOI\IQ
GNVE=GND91DN9JNVUNVQMVDLTXI\>NGMYLXVJ/UN^NMOVL]HNINUGMV$
YXTFDNIQGNVE=Y8UUEOIXIRQNOVJNVUNVRJIXIRQNGVYNHD NL @ NUNV=RDL]IUFDNNVDOV
L]IUGZ\XJKDJ6@GVYXTONMIRIXIHUJNV[N$
IQGNVE=IXIRQNQNUNOHLMPLI/)NUXJKDJNVUNJ6UNVPOGKYXTLI/)NIUHVDIXIRQN>NNV\QK
WNRV[KIWOGVI\FNQHVDPXGV`NMNIQ[IGOKL]GNMGVIML]VWV89VtNX#YNRVQXLMIRSNMXJKD
IGN WNRV[N$ IXIRQNVD >NNV\XV GV FNQ PISU QM XJKD YNUK J6 UNV 8ZXUH QM \ RN\K
IXIRQNQNUNOVYNLOKFNUSKUGMQMVDGHGMNKWNOGV[K$EOGVI\IXIRQNQNUNYNVDGNVYLXV
/RDGV>NSV=LMO(FI8NUPLMIW/9NM@OJGNMKOIHIUN:D@GNN=\HVDPLI/)NUJNVXNJNV[N$
LIMRJXGUN=#J60I\D[GVIF\NVDOVIXNN=IMUQMLMIXHNXTONM9K0KOYNGMGKG9N6UK
GKWNRV[K$
IXIRQNQNUNGNV IX(XNXTONMUGXKGK#IR5UKIF0JVUTQ/UNRVWYNRtGLOVIXIRQNGV
ON)NL]/UTUGMXVJNVD[V
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LVXGN0=GKO5NILUL]IUI\ILOD\;XGKWNRV$
GVXN:X7ZI0IO\/9N(LLVLMLMIXNN=IMUL]L YXTONM"NNVNNNL
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IQLIMRJXGUN=#J60I\D[WV89LN9=XMItNL4H=J6UNVMIW/9NMYN:44H=O
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FNXN MNI NH0K^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVG\N>NDR[NVN
H0K#[]NHKN^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVL3SKOJWNM RDJ60I\D[GN= GV
I\H0K^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVG\N>NDR[NVNH0K#[]NHKN
^NV GVGV8Q]JVUT# Y>NMVL3SKOJWNM L]IUOIHIU#GV8Q] GVI0HN00N4a9
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IXIRQNL]NVOVIOD[4KOMNI N GNI0HN00N4a90'5,6/3D\DEOHDW
-DLSXU GVXNHOVQV0N4a9 GK/GVXL]IU$
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HN\GKSDT[K#9NV\96'O#FJUKYNIQGNLZN=>NS=LIMRJXGUN=`NMNRJXIGNWNRV[N$

O(FI8NUHD0KDHVDOIHIU `NMNOH)N=8NHZ<LM[]VDJZ: GK>NMKQ@+NNMUK>NN_IX[HGVI\V
Y)NRN +NNMU#MN7 OMGNM `NMN IXQV=I NU IGOK Y8 OD/)NN GV I\V OH)N=X HZ< NVWXN8U[=U
J6D0I\D[#9N:OLNV9V= NXGNNV=GVI\VIQ NN IXQV= NRD NUV=IX(XNXTONMFNGNMKJNV[K
N&QOIHIUAOVYN NG] IRG]OJGNMKOIHIUOVJ6$
º IRG]OJGNMKOIHIU@HD0KOIHIU@HD0KN0=G]GV8Q]@PLGV8Q]OVYN NVOV/)NNXOV
J6WJN:DLMOIHIU `NMNGCINIW8ONVDGK>NMKQGKWNRV[K$
N&QAIXIRQNQNUNGNYN NJ6D0I\D[#LIMRJXWV89%VGVQNMY)NRNPOGVL]IUIXIN Y)NRN
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N&Q YXTFDINUQMNVDOVYN NOIHIU`NMNJ6D0I\D[#LIMRJXWV89GK/RKGCU QMNVDOV
J6$
N&Q GN= YN:LMV NX GN YN N EOYXTFDN HVD RIN=U VOV O+NK OJNG@YIUIM'U L]NDONI[G
GNNV=@OVRNYNVDYN6MVOVGNNV=OVJ6WNVIG OH OHLMOIHIU `NMN IXQV=I NUIGVWNV$
N&Q YXTFDNGNYN NIXIRQNGVYNHD NL IXIRQNL]L GVON)NWNMK IQ NN IXQV= N@ NUNV=
@I N0Z\RD/RKGCUQMNVDGVWNMKIXTI'UL OVJ6$
N&Q +N0NM [CJ OV YN N GV8Q]K +N0NM 2R/)NN IX[H#MNW/)NNX MN7 +N0NM 2R/)NN IX[H GV +N0NM#+NNMUK >NN_ IX[H#OIHIU#HD0KN0=#OIHIU `NMN /RD GV N IGMNVLMI\V [V[NVQNHOVJ6IWOGNPLNV[GCINIW8ONVDGV +N0NMNGVI\V IGNWNV[N$
J6D0I\D[#LIMRJXWV89`NMN IXIRQNHVDRIN=UO+NKGNNV=RDWJN:DGJKDYNR GJNV
Y8O+NKOJNG@YIUIM'URDL]NDONI[GGNNV=WNV IGYXTFDNGV IQ NN IXQV= NNVDRD
NUNV=RD NUNV=GVL]IUGZ\XJKDJ6WNVOIHIU `NMNIXQV=I NUJNV@GNVIXLNIQUGMXNJ6$
IXIRQN YRIN HVD G] IRG] OJGNMK OIHIU@ HD0KN0=@ G]GV8Q] Y)NRN RJ SIXU
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YXTFDNGVL^NGNMJ6D0I\D[#LIMRJXWV89RDOIHIUY)NRNPOGVI\Y8GNVE=+NK
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