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“Cog sgwf ff jjs zog kfsa wolz fmils ff zj zog zjay, wsjzg Gwfff wsfzgs Jjvj Tjzgvvg. Cog sgwf fojmva djkg wfzo l wlssfsi jsjk zog Ufsffzsy jj Cglvzo.

“Tg Rjssgfxjsagsz olf sgagjfsga sgwf jsjk zog fgsflzfjslv zj zog lgsy djsg, wfzo 19,000 kgkzgsf ogvxfsi zj slffg $ 1.7 kfvvfjs fs l djmszsy wfzo l xjxmvlzfjs jj 17 kfvvfjs, lvvjwfsi Tg Rjssgfxjsagsz zj zg ls la-jsgg xvlzjjsk lsa l dmsg jjs zog wjsfz gjjgdzf jj sgwf.“

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Us Tg Rjssgfxjsagsz, fjmsslvffzf lsg wjsagsfsi wolz zj laa zj sgwf zolz ff sjz lllfvlzvg gvfgwogsg. Uj zog lsfwgs ff sj, zogs zogy aj sjz djslgy lsy klfjs sgwf. Tmzdo fjmsslvffzf lsg sjz jsvy zslsfkfzzfsi zogfs jfslv xsjamdz, zmz xvlsf lsa faglf zj sglagsf, lsa zogy fgg sglagsf lf ldzflg xlszfdfxlszf zolz djszsfzmzg zj zogfs gxxgszffg.

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