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klz ÅZ¡ R>¡ L¡$ ApS>¡ khp£`fu Qp¡f â^p_p¡ R>¡, s¡ `R>u L$fQp¡fu L$fsp ^_pY$ép¡ R>¡. Adgv$pfp¡ `Z kss gp„Qfyihsê$`¡ A_¡ Apr\®L$ hluhV$_u NfbX$ Üpfp "Qp¡fu' L$fsp lp¡e R>¡. A¡ b^p dlv„$i¡ "`L$X$psp' _\u.
Þepes„Ó Nfub_¡ fnZ Ap`u iL$sy„ _\u. Nfub Þepes„Ó_¡ ifZ¡ L¡$ `p¡guk_¡ ifZ¡ S>C iL$hp_u Apr\®L$ "lpd' ^fphsp¡ _\u. Ap b„_¡ õ\m¡ A¡_¡ Ny_¡Npf sfuL¡$ S> S>hp_y„ lp¡e R>¡.
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