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mm r$m| ekt gQy` @q`r vh@gnm p@s\ mt @wr#n` am|mQ amQ@g\ r$m| ekt aphE av`kQyl`
mm nQqQv@g hQtQ@y\ mt ek bln\n yn\n onQ un`t yn\n b$ am|mQ ey`@g r$m| e@kn\ a@v`w\
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ivryQ enQs` mm ek kkOl \ @qk m$q\qt wqkrl` udt phlt
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@vn\n wQyn ar @p`d| w$n wQy`gw\w` mm e@hm e@kn\ ewn
krn@k`tm @t`yQ e@k ud wQ bEn bt|n \ ekk\ ebEn` @mn\n @mk @hl@vnv` mm hQwO@v @mk
vyQ@btt| @vn ekk\ @nm|yQ kQyl` mryQ e@k\ @b`l @qk @vnm
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vQwryQ mv mt kn\n`dQ@yn\ @pnv` fQl\m| ekk v@g mm aw\ @q@kn\m
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nQkn\ hQ rQv$tQl` v@g\ mm m@g nQpl\ 2km hQmQn \ aw g$v` mt in\nm
amr#yQ mt yn\n v@g\ av` mm a#@q\ nQq`@gn ek awkQn \ ek wQy`@gn kkOl\ @qk udt
us\s@gn wqkr gw\w` anQw\ awQn\ kO k\ kOv mQrQ kgn\n@k`tm mt wvw\
in\n brQ un` mElE a#gm hQrQ v$tQl` n$vwOn` ew\ ar @t`yQ ek v$d mm ek ar@gn of\ kr`
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ar@gn br\w\ r$m| ekt av` @p`dQ @v`X\ ekk\ q`@gn u@qt kl` am|mQ@g\ aqEm| @v@ln\n
q`n\n r$m| ekt gQy` yn @k`t mt @p`dQ hQmQn \ kw`krnv`
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@kl\@lk\ in\v` v@g\ mm hQwOv` e ayQy` b$qpE ek\@ kn` @vn\n

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v$hE@vn$ mm aphE m@g r$m| ekt av` @nt| ekt yn\n
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