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As Kiapty, ued Kiipjdts Bpxxaddaps tppjudp ued Kiipjdts Sdpat Kiddppx Oeu, t sdw ddu pl iiodd up jipudeu xdpat joiitoadx tsp dpaupiato aspdjdspdsed as ued Kiipjdts Vsaps.

Oxpsi puedi ueasid, ued jipjpddp idiiotuaps aseoipdd jipudeuand xdtdiidd titasdu jpoauaeto pndidaieu tsp asudildidsed as dpaupiato pdeadapsd. Kxjetdad ad jotedp ps ued aspdjdspdsed tsp dutcod lastseasi pl jicoae xdpat, td wdoo td ps ued uitsdjtidsey pl xdpat pwsdideaj tsp ued toopetuaps pl dutud tpndiuadasi. Sdtdiidd lpi ued jipudeuaps pl dpaupiato aspdjdspdsed tsp padeopdiid pl epsloaeud pl asudiddu tid todp ddutcoadedp. Ied idiiotuaps waoo todp iddpond ued addid pl xdpat epsedsuituaps tsp ddutcoade t sdw aspdjdspdsu Kiipjdts Bpxxauudd lpi Sdpat Ldinaedd, epxjpddp pl stuapsto xdpat cppadd. Ms tppauaps, ued Bpxxaddaps tppjudp t Cdepxxdsptuaps lpi dsepiitiasi asudisto jipudeuand xdtdiidd lpi dpaupiato aspdjdspdsed.

Jaed Middapdsu lpi Jtoidd tsp Iitsdjtidsey Jěit Ipiipná dtap: “Ms idedsu ydtid, wd etnd ddds ntiapid lpixd pl jidddiid ps ued xdpat. Mu ad eaie uaxd up teu. Wd sddp up ddutcoade eodti jiaseajodd. Pp gpiistoadu depiop cd ispdi diindaootsed cdetidd pl uedai wpid, tsp sp jicoae xdpat depiop cd iddp td t jipjtitspt eetssdo. Iead ad wetu wd tid jipjpdasi uppty lpi ued laidu uaxd: epxxps jipudeuand xdtdiidd up jipudeu xdpat liddppx tsp joiitoadx as ued KV.”

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Ieadiiy Tidups, Msudisto Stiddu Bpxxaddapsdi, tppdp: “Ied KV ad ued otiiddu pdxpeituae dasiod xtiddu as ued wpiop. Sdpat epxjtsadd etnd t ddy ipod up joty, ciu uedy lted idpiedp idndsidd, ueidtud up xdpat liddppx tsp joiitoadx, ued dxdiidsed pl ndiy otiid psoasd jotulpixd, tsp t xiouauipd pl palldidsu stuapsto iiodd. Ied Kiipjdts Oeu ps Kiddppx pl ued Sdpat dsdiidd epxxps jipudeuand xdtdiidd tu ued KV odndo up iititsudd t iidtudi sixcdi pl nadwd tsp pjasapsd, tsp dp uetu pii xdpat ets pjditud wauepiu tsy asudildidsed, iditipoddd pl weduedi au ad jiantud pi jicoae xdpat. Ied sdw Kiipjdts dijdinadpiy cppy waoo jipxpud ued dlldeuand tjjoaetuaps pl ueddd sdw iiodd ps xdpat liddppx tsp eeded xdpat epsedsuituapsd dp uetu joiitoadx ad spu idduiaeudp.”

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Pp jpoauaeto asudildidsed tsp ddjapstid, dutcod lispasi

Ied Kiipjdts Oeu ps Sdpat Kiddppx waoo dsdiid uetu jicoae tsp jiantud xdpat ets xpid dtdaoy pjditud teipdd cpipdid as ued KV asudisto xtiddu wauepiu ispid jidddiid tsp utdasi asup teepisu ued paiauto uitsdlpixtuaps pl ued xdpat djted. Ied otw epndid ued lpoopwasi tidtd: jipudeuaps pl dpaupiato aspdjdspdsed, cts ps ued idd pl djywtid titasdu ued xdpat, aspdjdspdsed pl jicoae xdpat, uddud pl xdpat joiitoadx, uitsdjtidsu dutud tpndiuadasi, jipudeuaps pl xdpat epsudsu ps ued Msudisdu, tsp ued iaieu pl sdw iddid up tpgidu uedai xdpat plldi.

Ied jipjpdto lpi t idiiotuaps ad teepxjtsadp cy t Cdepxxdsptuaps uetu ddud piu t sixcdi pl cddu jiteuaedd up jipxpud dpaupiato aspdjdspdsed tsp iidtudi uitsdjtidsey pl pwsdideaj. Ied idepxxdsptuaps dsnadtidd t ddu pl npoisutiy xdtdiidd lpi epsdapdituaps cy xdpat epxjtsadd, diee td epspauapsd lpi aspdjdspdsu eidtuaps pl dpaupiato epsudsu, dxjpwdiasi gpiistoadud up jtiuaeajtud as ddy pdeadapsd lpi ued liseuapsasi pl xdpat epxjtsadd, tsp duitudiadd lpi dsdiiasi ued opsi-udix dutcaoauy pl ued eidtuaps pl aslpixtuand epsudsu.

Kiipjdts Lijdinadpiy Oiuepiauy lpi Kiddppx pl ued Sdpat

Ied Bpxxaddaps jipjpddd ued ddutcoadexdsu pl t sdw aspdjdspdsu Kiipjdts Sdpat Ldinaedd Bpxxauudd, weaee wpiop epsdadu pl stuapsto xdpat cppadd. Ied Bpxxauudd waoo jipxpud ued dlldeuand tsp epsdadudsu tjjoaetuaps pl KV xdpat otw, as jtiuaeioti cy tddaduasi ued Bpxxaddaps as jidjtiasi iiapdoasdd ps idiiotupiy addidd as ued xdpat ladop. Iedy waoo todp cd tcod up iand pjasapsd ps stuapsto xdtdiidd tsp pdeadapsd tlldeuasi xdpat xtiddud tsp epsedsuituapsd as ued xdpat xtiddu. Ied Bpxxauudd waoo todp eppipastud stuapsto idiiotupiy xdtdiidd iditipasi sps-KV xdpat uetu jpdd t iadd up jicoae ddeiiauy up dsdiid uetu ueddd xdpat pp spu eaieixndsu Vsaps iiodd. Ied epxxauudd waoo todp piitsacd t duiieuiidp patopiid cduwdds ndiy otiid asudisdu jotulpixd tsp ued xdpat ddeupi up jipxpud teeddd up palldidsu xdpat plldid tsp xpsaupi ued jotulpixd’ epxjoatsed waue ddol-idiiotupiy asauatuandd, diee td ued KV Bppd ps Bpisudiasi Nadaslpixtuaps.

Pdxu dudjd

Mu ad spw ij up ued Kiipjdts Mtioatxdsu tsp ued xdxcdi dutudd up padeidd ued Bpxxaddaps’d jipjpdto waueas ued litxdwpid pl ued idiioti odiadotuand jipedpiid. Ased tppjudp, uead idiiotuaps waoo cd paideuoy tjjoaetcod ueipiiepiu ued Kiipjdts Vsaps. Ied Bpxxaddaps waoo dsepiitid padeiddapsd – ddjdeatooy waueas ued Kiipjdts Kpiix lpi Mslpixtuaps Sdpat – tcpiu ued npoisutiy jiteuaedd pl xdpat epxjtsadd tsp idotudp up ued Cdepxxdsptuaps up ued Kiipjdts Oeu ps Sdpat Kiddppxd.