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bn tNkv sNtnhp. Fmbmepw ]Ww XncnpInn. AY Hcp
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atm!.
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n. Ahkm\s duv sNnv XpSnbtm, \nSnbpsS lrZ
bw Bwnss^ sNs Xrq Cend tafambngnncpp.
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Iw sImSpXv?
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]pdv ImWpXv.
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nbpsS hoSpw ]dp sImSpp.
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w \nSn DLmS\w sNbvXp. \nSn kzw _PmPv hn mm
n. Iqn\v Hcp kl{]hIs\ ]nn {]XnjvTnpIbpw sNbvXp.
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w \nSnsb am\knIambn Xfn. Fnepw XfcmsX aptmv Ip
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Spp.
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m ]dp. cm[mIrjvWs _tbmUmm Atlw hniZambn ]d
p sImSpp. B sNdqn CUkv{Soknse Poh\mc\mWv.
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jvWm! Kpcphmbqcm, cntW!
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bmWtm Ahkm\ambn Nn{Xn hcpXv.
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dn.
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v IY?
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Xyambpw tXmn.
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t{X. Ad_nSens kucyamkzZnm t]mbncnpIbmtWm?
sRmv!
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Sm am{Xw Ign Pn BnpntbmSvv Xm h IShpw hm
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iIpfbpsS ZpxJns ]pXnb ]Xnmbv \nSn cq]mcsp. ]n
sb F innse tacnbmbpw Abmv `mh ]cnWmaapmbn.
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tmfq. Bnpn anhmdpw AhnsS Itpw. Cv tdj hm
t ZnhkhpamWv'.
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n. ]dbpXv tIpI. ]d hgnbneqsS ]mbpI. Nnetm
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IS IXmbn Hmptbn.
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v \nSn sRmSnbnSbn ]msnbtm hbn Kmkv{Snv Pyq
kv hopw Insbcnbm XpSn.
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PtbmKwt]mse Hcp \nanjw \npt]mIpp.

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n ]npScpps IYbdnbmsX cm[mIrjvW\pw Bnp
nbpw Hmtcmtcm IYI ]dpw XamiI s]mnpw ]nt Znhk
s cPnkvt{Sjs\Ipdnv kwkmcnp sImpw _nes\ Aek
ambv CcnpIbmbncpp.
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bepw Xnep acn Nnet Babvpw hnPbw ssIhcpa
tm!

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Hcp am]Whpw ]pdphp.
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t\mnbncpsn Hcp Crisis Hgnhmmambncpp".
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InnbXnep ktmjw A{ipfmbn ]pdphnSp Xncnembncp
p \psS \nSnamjv.
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