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/01 23404056 01 70839 :693; 3<4056 57 /=;=40>= =?=;0@ :;=@1/= =6/04= 45 A:=1/ 4/3 2;5<33906?1
=?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =<<:139 51 45 # 06 5 "" =;0106? 5:4 57 ;0B3 5 57 5B36 !580<3 '=8=C:;=?0 236906? 56 4/3 7083 57 9904056=8 0D08 :9?3 =69 ) '=8=C:;=?0 75; 4/3 57736<31 2:601/=C83 :693; 3<40561 & ( =69 & ( ; E , 57
/3 =C;09?39 7=<41 57 4/3 <=13 =;3 4/=4
;312569364 5 B=;;039 563 /=1/0@0;=6 =<<:139 5 56
=69 4/3;3=743; 1/3 14=;439 ;310906? =4 /3;
=4;0B560=8 /5B3 743; 563 B564/ 7;5B 4/3 9=43 57B=;;0=?3 /3; /:1C=69 B54/3;*06*8=E =69 C;54/3;*06*8=E 14=;439 45 1:123<4 /3; 7093804> =69 =1 1:C54/ 2/>10<=88> =69 B364=88> :C13A:3648> 4/3> =815 /=;=1139 /3; 45 C;06? =9904056=8 95E;> <<5;906? 45 /3; 5:4 7;5B 4/3 B=4;0B560=8 /5B3 /3;3=743; 1/3 14=;439 45 -4- ;31093 =4 /3; 2=;364=8 /5B3 36<3 1/3 859?39 4/3 <5B28=064 56 " C375;3 ;312569364 5 *!580<3 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =69 54/3;1 6 4/3 14;36?4/ 57 4/3 1=09 <5B28=064 ) <=B3 45 C3 ;3?0143;39 06 ;0B3 5 9=439 " =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =69 54/3;1 75; 4/3 =75;3B36405639
57736<31 743; 4/3 ;3?014;=4056 57 ) ;312569364 5 * !580<3 <569:<439 06D3140?=4056 =69 8=09 =;;=>06? 4/3 234040563;1 =1 =<<:139 51 45 # ??;03D39 C> 4/3 1=B3
" 3=;9 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563;1 =69 83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5D3;6B364 !83=93; 75; ;312569364 5 * 4=43 =69 83=;639 <5:6138 =223=;06? 75; ;312569364 2=;4 7;5B :;?06? 13D3;=8 <5643640561 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 234040563;1 <56436939 4/=4 4/313 234040563;1 C306? =<<:139 51 45 # 65E/3;3 06D58D39 06 -5- <<5;906? 45 /0B 4/313 234040563;1 =;3 132=;=438> ;310906? =856? E04/ 4/30; ;3123<40D3 7=B08> <<5;906?8> /3 2;=>1 45 =885E 4/3 23404056 F 83=;639 0?/ 5:;4 5D3;6B364 !83=93; =223=;06? 75; ;312569364 5 * 4=43 =69 83=;639 <5:6138 75; 4/3 ;312569364 5 5225139 4/3 23404056 =69 2;=> 45 901B011 4/3 23404056 # /=D3 ?0D36 B> =6G05:1 <561093;=4056 C54/ 56 ;3123<40D3 2=;4031 =69 95<:B3641 B=93 =D=08=C83 56 ;3<5;9 6 23;:1=8 57 4/3 <5B28=064 =69 B=43;0=81 ;312569364 5 /=1 <=43?5;0<=88> 14=439 =743; 563 B564/ 7;5B 4/3 9=43 57 B=;;0=?3 /3; /:1C=69 B54/3;*06*8=E =69 C;54/3;*06*8=E 0 3 =<<:139 51 45
/=D3 14=;439 1:123<406? /3; 7093804> =69 /=;=1139 /3; =43; 4/3 234040563;1 93B=6939 =9904056=8 95E;> =69 -6- /=;=1139 /3; C54/ 2/>10<=88> =69 B364=88> )06=88> 56 /5B3 1 7=; =1 4/313 234040563;1 =;3 <56<3;639 65 123<070< 5D3;4 =<41 =;3 75;4/<5B06? 06 4/3 <5B28=064 5; 06
9B044398> 4/313 234040563;1 =;3 06*8=E1 =?39 =C5:4 =69 "# ;3123<40D38> , 6 1: 93=4/1 /3 ;38=40D31 57 5B60C:1 =883?=40561 :68311 123<070< 0614=6<3 57 4/30;
06D58D3B364 06 4/3 <;0B3 =;3 B=93 5:4 4 01 =815 1344839 25104056 57 8=E 4/=4 07 = 23;156 01 B=93 45 7=<3 = <;0B06=8 -7- 4;0=8 56 15B3 ?363;=8 =69 1E33206? =883?=40561 E04/5:4 C;06?06? 56 ;3<5;9 =6> 123<070< 0614=6<31 57 <;0B06=8 <569:<4 04 01 654/06? C:4 =C:13 57 2;5<311 57 4/3 5:;4 /3 5:;41 2513 = 9:4> 45 1:CH3<4 4/3 =883?=4056 83D38839 06 <3;4=06 0690D09:=81 06 = <;0B06=8 E/36 = 2;513<:4056 =;013 7;5B = B=4;0B560=8 9012:43
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7;5B <8=0B06? 4/=4 4/3 /:1C=69 0 3 =<<:139 5 =69 /01 7=B08> B3BC3;1 B364=88> /=;=1139 /3; E04/ = 93B=69 75; 95E;> ;312569364 5 /=1 654 2;5D0939 =6> 123<070< 934=081 5; 931<;0C39 =6> 2=;40<:8=; 0614=6<3 57 /=;=11B364 /3 /=1 654 B36405639 4/3 40B3 9=43 28=<3 5; = B=663; 06 E/0K <=6654 C3 314=C801/39 E04/5:4 123<070< 0614=6<3 /3 1=B3 E3=@361 4/3 <=13 57 4/3 2;513<:4056 =69 <=141 13;05:1 95:C4 56 4/3 2;5C=C0804> 57 4/3 D3;1056 57 ;312569364 5 - 10 - /3 B3;3 ?363;=8 =883?=40561 57 /=;=11B364 E04/5:4 2506406? 5:4 4/3 123<070< 934=081 E5:89 654 C3 1:770<0364 45 <56406:3 <;0B06=8 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 =6> 23;156 4 01 1344839 25104056 57 8=E 4/=4 5:;41 /=D3 45 C3 <=;37:8 =69 <=:405:1 06 93=806? E04/ <5B28=064 =69 B:14 4=@3 2;=?B=40< ;3=804031 0645 <561093;=4056 E/083 93=806? E04/ B=4;0B560=8 9012:431 E/3;3 4/3 =883?=40561 /=D3 45 C3 1<;:4060L39 E04/ ?;3=4 <=;3 =69 <0;<:B123<4056 06 5;93; 45 2;3D364 B01<=;;0=?3 57 H:140<3 =69 =C:13 57 2;5<311 57 5:;4 6 B> <561093;39 D03E <56406:=4056 57 <;0B06=8 2;5<33906? =?=0614 4/313 234040563;1 0 3 =<<:139 51 45 # 01 654/06? C:4 =C:13 57 2;5<311 57 5:;4 <<5;906?8> 2;5<339 45 2=11 4/3 75885E06?+ = /3 23404056 01 - C /3 2;5<33906?1 =?=0614 4/3 234040563;1 =<<:139 51 45 # 06 - 11 - 5 "" =;0106? 5:4 57 ;0B3 5 ;3?0143;39 C> 5B36 !580<3 '=8=C:;=?0 75; 4/3 57736<31 2:601/=C83 :693; 3<40561 & ( =69 & ( ; E 3<4056 , 57 2;313648> 236906? 56 4/3 7083 57 4/3 998 0D08 :9?3 =69 ) '=8=C:;=?0 01 /3;3C> A:=1/39 ,* & % ) % 014 5 - 8 5CT/BH