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❆ ✁✂✂✄ ☎✆✝❨✆✁❡ ✞✟ ✠✡ ☛☞✆ ✁✌✆✡✍✁ ✎✠❡ ✏✠✟☛ ✂✆✠✂✑✆✳
❆❡❡✞✒✆ ✁☛ ✓✔✓✔ ✁✑✞✒✆✳❆✡✠☛☞✆❡ ✎✕✑✑ ✄✆✁❡ ✠✎ ✑✞✎✆ ✝✞✑✑ ✌✞✒✆
✄✠✕ ☛☞✆ ✠✂✂✠❡☛✕✡✞☛✄ ✄✠✕ ✍✆✟✞❡✆ ☛✠ ✂✕❡✟✕✆ ☞✁✂✂✞✡✆✟✟ ✁✡✍
✎✕✑❢✑✑✏✆✡☛✳❨✠✕ ♦✁✡✖☛ ✁♦☞✞✆✒✆
✞✟✠✡✡
✁✡✄☛☞✞✡✌ ✞✡ ☛☞✞✟ ✝✠❡✑✍ ✞✎
▼☛✟✟✠☞☞✠
✄✠✕ ✁❡✆ ✍✆✁✍✳❚☞✞✡✗ ✁✘✠✕☛
❙❨✌✍✎✏✑✒✓✍
✍❡✞✒✞✡✌ ✁ ✘✞☛ ✟✑✠✝✆❡✱✆✁☛✞✡✌
✏❈✔✕✖✌✎❙✒
☞✆✁✑☛☞✞✆❡✱ ✟✠✏✆ ✍✁✞✑✄ ✆✥✆❡✲
♦✞✟✆ ✁✡✍ ✏✠✡✞☛✠❡✞✡✌ ✄✠✕❡ ☞✆✁✑☛☞✳❚☞✆ ❡✆✁✑✞☛✄ ✠✎ ✑✞✎✆ ✞✟ ☛☞✁☛
✁☛ ✟✠✏✆ ☛✞✏✆ ✁✡✍ ✞✡ ✟✠✏✆ ✝✁✄ ✆✁♦☞ ✠✎ ✠✕❡ ✑✞✒✆✟ ✝✞✑✑ ✆✡✍✳
❇✆ ✏✞✡✍✎✕✑ ✠✎ ☞✆✁✑☛☞ ✁✡✍ ☛✁✗✞✡✌ ♦✁❡✆ ✠✎ ✄✠✕❡✟✆✑✎ ✞✡ ✓✔✙✚✳
▼✁✗✆ ✁ ♦✠✕✂✑✆ ✠✎ ✎❡✞✆✡✍✟ ✞✡ ✓✔✙✚✳❚✠✠ ✏✁✡✄ ♦✑✠✟✆ ✎❡✞✆✡✍✟
♦✁✡ ✘✆ ✁ ✑✠☛ ✠✎ ✝✠❡✗✱ ✘✕☛ ☛✠✠ ✏✁✡✄❆✏✆❡✞♦✁✡✟ ✁❡✆ ✞✟✠✑✁☛✆✍
✁✡✍ ✑✠✡✆✑✄✳ ▼✄ ✝✞✎✆ ✁✡✍ ✛ ✟✂✆✡☛ ✁✑✏✠✟☛ ☛✝✠ ☞✠✕❡✟ ✒✞✟✞☛✞✡✌
✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✞✡ ✁ ✑✠♦✁✑ ✡✕❡✟✞✡✌ ☞✠✏✆ ✠✡ ♣☞❡✞✟☛✏✁✟ ✜✒✆✳✛ ✂✑✁✄✆✍
☛☞✆ ✒✞✠✑✞✡ ✎✠❡ ✍✞✎✎✆❡✆✡☛ ✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✞✡ ☛☞✆✞❡ ❡✠✠✏✟ ✁✡✍ ☛☞✆✡ ☛☞✆
✍✞✡✞✡✌ ❡✠✠✏✳ ✜✒✆❡✄✠✡✆ ✝✁✟ ✒✆❡✄ ❛✕✞✆☛ ✁✡✍ ✡✠ ✠✡✆ ✟✆✆✏✆✍
☛✠ ☞✁✒✆ ✁✡✄ ✒✞✟✞☛✠❡✟ ✍✕❡✞✡✌ ✠✕❡ ✒✞✟✞☛✳ ✛ ✎✆✑☛ ☛☞✆ ☞✆✁✒✞✡✆✟✟
✠✎ ☛☞✆✞❡ ✑✠✡✆✑✞✡✆✟✟ ✠✡ ♣☞❡✞✟☛✏✁✟ ✜✒✆✳ ✢✆✠✂✑✆ ♦✠✏✆ ✁✡✍
✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✌✠ ✞✡ ☛☞✞✟ ✑✞✎✆✱ ✘✕☛ ✘✆ ✠✂✆✡ ☛✠ ✘✕✞✑✍✞✡✌ ✁ ♦✠✕✂✑✆ ✠✎
✎❡✞✆✡✍✟☞✞✂✟ ✝✞☛☞ ✂✆✠✂✑✆ ☛☞✁☛ ✄✠✕ ✏✞✌☞☛ ✒✞✟✞☛ ✝✞☛☞
✠♦♦✁✟✞✠✡✁✑✑✄✳❆ ✌✠✠✍ ✑✞✎✆ ♦✠✡✟✞✟☛✟ ✠✎ ☞✁✒✞✡✌ ✟✠✏✆ ✌✠✠✍
✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✄✠✕ ♦✁✡ ☛✁✑✗ ☛✠✳
✁✒✆ ✟✠✏✆☛☞✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✍✠✳ ✛✎ ✄✠✕ ✁❡✆ ✌✠✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✟♦☞✠✠✑✱✠❡
✝✠❡✗✞✡✌ ✁ ✇✠✘ ✠❡ ❡✁✞✟✞✡✌ ✁ ✎✁✏✞✑✄ ✄✠✕ ☞✁✒✆ ✂✑✆✡☛✄ ☛✠ ✍✠✳
❙✠✏✆ ✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✁❡✆ ☛❡✄✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✍✠ ✁✑✑ ☛☞❡✆✆ ✁✡✍ ✞☛✖✟ ✏✠❡✆ ☛☞✁✡
✆✡✠✕✌☞✳ ✜✒✆❡✄✘✠✍✄ ✡✆✆✍✟ ✁ ♦✠✡✟☛❡✕♦☛✞✒✆ ✍✁✄✳ ✁✒✆ ✟✠✏✆✲
☛☞✞✡✌ ☛☞✁☛ ✄✠✕ ✡✆✆✍ ☛✠ ✍✠✳ ✁✒✆ ✟✠✏✆☛☞✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✑✠✠✗ ✎✠❡✝✁❡✍
☛✠ ✁✡✍ ✟✠✏✆☛☞✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✠♦♦✕✂✄ ✄✠✕❡ ☛✞✏✆✳❨✠✕ ✡✆✆✍ ☛✠ ✎✆✆✑ ✑✞✗✆
✄✠✕❡ ✑✞✎✆ ♦✠✕✡☛✟ ✎✠❡ ✟✠✏✆☛☞✞✡✌ ✁✡✍ ✞☛✖✟ ✕✂ ☛✠ ✄✠✕ ☛✠ ✏✁✗✆ ✞☛
♦✠✕✡☛✳♣❡✆✁☛✆ ✄✠✕❡ ✑✞✎✆✳♣✠✏✆ ✕✂ ✝✞☛☞ ✟✠✏✆☛☞✞✡✌ ☛✠ ✍✠ ☛☞✁☛
✞✟ ✏✆✁✡✞✡✌✎✕✑ ☛✠ ✄✠✕✳
❇✆ ✟✏✁❡☛ ✁✘✠✕☛ ✄✠✕❡ ✏✠✡✆✄✳ ▼✁✗✆ ✟✠✏✆✳✣✞✒✆ ✟✠✏✆
✁✝✁✄✳❙✁✒✆ ✟✠✏✆ ✁✡✍ ✟✂✆✡✍ ✟✠✏✆✳❨✠✕ ♦✁✡✖☛ ☛✁✗✆ ✁✡✄ ✠✎ ✞☛
✝✞☛☞ ✄✠✕✱ ✟✠ ✄✠✕ ✟☞✠✕✑✍ ☛❡✄ ☛✠ ✆✡✇✠✄ ✝☞✁☛✆✒✆❡ ✞✡♦✠✏✆ ✄✠✕
☞✁✒✆✳ ✠✝✆✒✆❡✱ ✄✠✕ ✏✞✌☞☛ ✑✞✒✆ ✑✠✡✌✆❡ ☛☞✁✡ ✄✠✕ ☛☞✞✡✗✳❆
✌✠✠✍ ✎❡✞✆✡✍ ✠✎ ✏✞✡✆ ☛✠✑✍ ✏✆ ☞✆ ✝✠✕✑✍ ❡✕✡ ✠✕☛ ✠✎ ✏✠✡✆✄ ✁☛
✁✌✆ ✚✔✳ ✆ ✝✁✟ ✤✚ ✁✡✍ ♦✠✡♦✆❡✡✆✍✳ ✆ ✑✞✒✆✍ ☛✠ ✚✦✳ ✆ ☞✁✍
❙✠♦✞✁✑ ❙✆♦✕❡✞☛✄ ✘✕☛ ☞✞✟ ✞✡♦✠✏✆ ✍❡✁✏✁☛✞♦✁✑✑✄ ✍❡✠✂✂✆✍ ☞✞✟
✑✁✟☛ ☛☞❡✆✆ ✄✆✁❡✟✳❲✆ ✡✆✒✆❡ ✗✡✠✝ ✁✘✠✕☛ ✠✕❡ ✑✠✡✌✆✒✞☛✄ ✘✕☛
✝✆ ✟☞✠✕✑✍ ☛❡✄ ☛✠ ✟✁✒✆ ✁✡✍ ✟✂✆✡✍ ✞✡ ✘✁✑✁✡♦✆✳
❙✆✆✗ ✝✞✟✍✠✏✳✢❡✁✄✱✏✆✍✞☛✁☛✆✱ ✟✆✆✗ ☛☞✆ ✝✞✟✍✠✏ ✠✎ ✣✠✍
✁✡✍ ✟✏✁❡☛ ✂✆✠✂✑✆✳▼✁✗✆ ✟✕❡✆ ☛☞✆ ✂✆✠✂✑✆ ✄✠✕ ♦✠✡✟✕✑☛ ✗✡✠✝
✝☞✁☛ ☛☞✆✄ ✁❡✆ ☛✁✑✗✞✡✌ ✁✘✠✕☛ ✘✕☛ ✑✞✟☛✆✡ ✁✡✍ ✑✆✁❡✡✳❲✆ ✁❡✆
✡✆✒✆❡ ☛✠✠ ✠✑✍ ☛✠ ✑✆✁❡✡✳
❙✠ ✍✆✁❡ ❡✆✁✍✆❡✱ ✁✂✂✄ ☎✆✝❨✆✁❡ ☛✠ ✄✠✕✳ ▼✁✄ ✓✔✙✚ ✘✆
☛☞✆ ✘✆✟☛ ✄✆✁❡ ✠✎ ✄✠✕❡ ✑✞✎✆✳ ✛☛ ✝✠✡✖☛ ✡✆♦✆✟✟✁❡✞✑✄ ✘✆ ✆✁✟✄ ✠❡
✎❡✆✆ ✎❡✠✏ ✁✌✌❡✁✒✁☛✞✠✡ ✠❡ ✂✁✞✡✱ ✘✕☛ ✛ ☞✠✂✆ ✄✠✕ ✝✞✑✑ ☞✁✒✆
✂✆✁♦✆ ✁✡✍ ✇✠✄ ☛☞❡✠✕✌☞✠✕☛ ✁✑✑ ☛☞✆ ✆✒✆✡☛✟ ✁✡✍ ♦✞❡♦✕✏✲
✟☛✁✡♦✆✟ ✠✎ ✄✠✕❡ ✑✞✎✆✳ ✧✆✆✂ ☛☞✞✟ ✞✡ ✏✞✡✍✱✄✠✕❡ ☞✁✂✂✞✡✆✟✟ ✝✞✑✑
✘✆✌✞✡ ✁✡✍ ✆✡✍ ✞✡ ✄✠✕✳ ✁✂✂✞✡✆✟✟ ✞✟ ✁✡ ✞✡✟✞✍✆ ✇✠✘ ✁✡✍ ✓✔✙✚
✞✟ ✡✠✝ ✁✑✑ ✘✆✎✠❡✆ ✄✠✕✳
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Trust
↕➙➛➜➝➞➟➠➛➙➡➢
➤➥➦➧➨➝➛➛➠➩➨➡➝➦➟➫➛➙➥➡➠➛➝➦➭➝➛➛➝➡
➛➙➛➜➝➝➟➠➛➙➡➝➯➛➙➭➭➠➩➨➛➜➝➲➝➩➝➳➛➧➙➵
➸➙➩➛➡➠➲➺➛➠➩➨➛➙➛➜➝➻➡➝➨➙➩➼➺➭➛➺➡➦➭
↕➡➺➧➛➽➲➺➛➛➜➝➩➤➡➝➦➟➛➜➝➭➝➛➛➝➡➥➡➠➛➛➝➩
➲➫➼➜➦➡➭➝➧➾➚➪➦➶➧➽➸➜➦➠➡➙➵➛➜➝➻➡➝➨➙➩
➼➺➭➛➺➡➦➭↕➡➺➧➛➽➹➡➠➩➛➝➟➘➝➸➚➴➷➛➜➦➛
➧➦➠➟➲➦➧➠➸➦➭➭➫➝➬➝➡➫➛➜➠➩➨➤➹➭➦➩➩➝➟➛➙
➥➡➠➛➝➚➪➙➭➝➛➶➝➧➝➸➙➩➟➛➜➦➛➭➝➛➛➝➡➚
↕➜➝➼➺➭➛➺➡➦➭↕➡➺➧➛➶➦➮➝➧➦➩➠➶➹➦➸➛
➛➜➡➙➺➨➜➙➺➛➻➡➝➨➙➩➲➫➸➙➩➛➡➠➲➺➛➠➩➨➛➙
➩➙➩➹➡➙➳➛➙➡➨➦➩➠➱➦➛➠➙➩➧➟➝➟➠➸➦➛➝➟➛➙➛➜➝
➦➡➛➧➦➩➟➸➺➭➛➺➡➝✃➛➙➛➜➝➛➺➩➝➙➵❐❒❮
➶➠➭➭➠➙➩➧➠➩➸➝❒❰❰❮➚Ï➧➦➩➝➯➦➶➹➭➝➽➛➜➝
➛➡➺➧➛➡➝➸➝➩➛➭➫➦➥➦➡➟➝➟➦❐❒Ð➽➴➷➴➨➡➦➩➛
➛➙➛➜➝Ñ➠➲➝➡➛➫↕➜➝➦➛➡➝➾➙➺➩➟➦➛➠➙➩➵➙➡
➥➙➡➮➙➩➛➜➝➲➺➠➭➟➠➩➨Ò➧ ➵➦➸➦➟➝✃➥➙➡➮
➛➜➦➛➥➠➭➭➛➡➺➭➫➧➝➛➛➜➝➭➙➩➨Ó➦➥➦➠➛➝➟
➡➝➩➙➬➦➛➠➙➩➠➩➶➙➛➠➙➩➸➙➶➝Ô➦➡➸➜➚Ï➩➟
➛➜➝Ñ➠➲➝➡➛➫➠➧➩Ò➛ ➛➜➝➙➩➭➫➭➙➸➦➭➙➡➨➦➩➠➱➦Ó
➛➠➙➩➛➜➦➛➜➦➧➲➝➩➝➳➛➝➟➵➡➙➶➻➡➝➨➙➩
➼➺➭➛➺➡➦➭↕➡➺➧➛➵➺➩➟➧➚↕➜➝➞➦➧➛➝➡➩
➻➡➝➨➙➩Õ➝➨➠➙➩➦➭Ï➡➛➧➼➙➺➩➸➠➭➡➝➸➝➠➬➝➟
❐➴➴➽➴❮➴➛➜➠➧➫➝➦➡➚
↕➜➝➝➩➟➙➵➛➜➝➫➝➦➡➠➧➺➹➙➩➺➧➦➩➟
➧➙➙➩➥➝Ò➭➭➲➝➵➠➭➠➩➨➙➺➡❒❰➴Ð➛➦➯➡➝➛➺➡➩➧➚
Ï➩➫➙➩➝➥➜➙➸➙➩➛➡➠➲➺➛➝➧➛➙➦➩➫➙➵➦➲➙➺➛
➴➽❰❰❰➸➺➭➛➺➡➦➭➩➙➩➹➡➙➵➠➛➧➠➩➻➡➝➨➙➩➶➦➫
➦➭➧➙➥➦➩➛➛➙➸➙➩➧➠➟➝➡➶➦➮➠➩➨➦➶➦➛➸➜Ó
➠➩➨➟➙➩➦➛➠➙➩➛➙➛➜➝➻➡➝➨➙➩➼➺➭➛➺➡➦➭
↕➡➺➧➛➽➥➜➠➸➜➸➦➩➛➜➝➩➲➝➸➭➦➠➶➝➟➦➧➦
➸➡➝➟➠➛➙➩➫➙➺➡➻➡➝➨➙➩➛➦➯➡➝➛➺➡➩➚
➾➙➡➝➯➦➶➹➭➝➽➶➦➮➝➦❐➴❰❰➟➙➩➦➛➠➙➩
➛➙➛➜➝Ñ➠➲➝➡➛➫➾➙➺➩➟➦➛➠➙➩Ö×➚➻➚Ø➙➯
❮❰Ù➷➽Ñ➦Ú➡➦➩➟➝Û➛➜➝➩➶➦➮➝➦➶➦➛➸➜Ó
➠➩➨➟➙➩➦➛➠➙➩➛➙➛➜➝➛➡➺➧➛➦➩➟➨➝➛➦❐➴❰❰
➛➦➯➸➡➝➟➠➛➙➩➫➙➺➡➻➡➝➨➙➩➡➝➛➺➡➩Ö➛➙➦
➶➦➯➠➶➺➶➸➡➝➟➠➛➙➵❐Ù❰❰➹➝➡➛➦➯➹➦➫➝➡
➙➡❐➴➽❰❰❰➙➩Ü➙➠➩➛➭➫➳➭➝➟➡➝➛➺➡➩➧Û➚
Ô➦➮➝➦➟➠➵➵➝➡➝➩➸➝ ➠➩➻➡➝➨➙➩Ò➧ Ý➺➦➭Ó
➠➛➫ ➙➵➭➠➵➝➚➘➙➩➦➛➝➛➙➦➭➙➸➦➭➸➺➭➛➺➡➦➭
➙➡➨➦➩➠➱➦➛➠➙➩➦➩➟➛➙➛➜➝➛➡➺➧➛➚
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➤ ➡➝➛➺➡➩➝➟ ➵➡➙➶ ➥➦➭➮➠➩➨ ➶➫ ➟➙➨ ➦➛
×➠➙➩➝➝➡ ×➦➡➮ ➙➩ ➘➝➸➚❒ó➚ô➺➧➛ ➥➙➩➟➝➡Ó
➠➩➨➥➜➙➛➜➝ ➵➙➙➭ ➥➦➧ ➛➜➦➛ ➟➝➸➠➟➝➟➛➙
➟➡➠➬➝ ➦➸➡➙➧➧ ➛➜➝ ➹➦➡➮➽➸➺➛➛➠➩➨➸➙➙➮➠➝➧
➠➩ ➛➜➝ ➧➙➟➦➩➟➛➜➝ ➲➦➧➝➲➦➭➭ ➟➠➦➶➙➩➟➧➚
Ï➹➹➦➡➝➩➛➭➫ ➛➜➠➧ ➥➦➧ ➦ ➹➝➡➧➙➩ ➥➜➙
➟➙➝➧ ➩➙➛ ➹➦➫ ➸➠➛➫ ➛➦➯➝➧ ➠➩ Ñ➦ Ú➡➦➩➟➝
➛➙ ➧➺➹➹➙➡➛ ➛➜➝ ➩➠➸➝ ➹➦➡➮➧ ➥➝ ➦➡➝ ➧➙
➬➝➡➫ ➲➭➝➧➧➝➟➛➙ ➜➦➬➝ ➠➩ ➙➺➡ ➛➙➥➩➚
õ➝➥➠➭➭ ➮➩➙➥➛➜➝➹➝➡➹➝➛➡➦➛➙➡➧➥➜➝➩
➥➝➧➝➝➛➜➝➶➚↕➜➝➫ ➺➩➟➙➺➲➛➝➟➭➫ ➜➦➬➝
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➹➠➸➮➭➝➚Öü➙➛➛➜➝➙➩➭➫➙➩➝➤Ò➬➝➲➝➝➩➠➩➽
➛➜➙➺➨➜➽➦➩➟➹➡➙➲➦➲➭➫➩➙➛➛➜➝➭➦➧➛➚Û
↕➥➝➩➛➫Ó➳➬➝➶➠➭➝➧➵➡➙➶ ➜➙➶➝➽➺➹➛➜➝
Ú➡➦➩➟➝Õ➙➩➟➝Õ➠➬➝➡Õ➙➦➟➙➩➛➜➝ Ù➴➴❰➽
➺➧➠➩➨➹➙➙➡Ü➺➟➨➶➝➩➛➽➤ ➵➙➺➩➟➶➫➧➝➭➵➠➩
➛➜➝➟➠➛➸➜➥➠➛➜➦➲➧➙➭➺➛➝➭➫➩➙➥➦➫➛➙➨➝➛
➶➫➧➝➭➵➙➺➛➚➤ ➮➩➝➥ ➙➵➦ ➹➭➦➸➝➺➹➛➜➝ ➜➠➭➭
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❘✧✩✧✢ ❘✢✦◗ ♣✤✪✪✤✩✭ ❘◗ ➀✩✦✣✢✪✪ ⑤⑥➁✧❻ ❉✤✣✧r✤⑦✧➂P✢✦✥✪✢✧★✦⑧✯
t❁✿✲❑ ✶❍❬❏✲❭ ❣✼✼ ❃✶✷❫✴ t✴✈ ①❥✈✹ t❊❋❄❪✹ t❁✿✲❑✹ ❴❦ ❣❜❪✼✺❇ ❅✼❪❊
❣❞✻❊✺❜❄❣✈❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭ ▲▲▲✈✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀◆✱❁❡✸✲✿✿✈ ❥❑❁✳✿❭
✸✲❡✈❤✳✿✿✱❁❡✸✲✿✿♥✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀✈
❘✧✩✧✢♦✢✮◗③r✢④❹✩rr✢✧★⑤➃➄✧❻❉✤✣✧r✤⑦✧➂➅★❷✢⑧✯t❁✿✲❑✶❍❬❏✲❭
❣✼✼❃✶✷❫✴t✴✈①❥✈✹ ✵❊❪❞❋✹t❁✿✲❑✹❴❦ ❣❜❪✼✺❇❅✼❪❊❣❞✻❊✺❋❅❞✈❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭
▲▲▲✈✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀◆❤❁❫❫✲✴✶✈❥❑❁✳✿❭ ❫✲q✈❛❫✲❛❤❁❫❫✲✴✶♥
✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀✈
❘✧✩✧✢ ♦✢✮◗ ③r✢④ ❘✭✤✧❻ ⑤➃➆✧❻ ❉✤✣✧r✤⑦✧⑧✯ t❁✿✲❑✶❍❬❏✲❭❣✼✼
❃✶✷❫✴t✴✈①❥✈✹✵❊❋❞❄✹t❁✿✲❑✹❴❦✹❣❜❪✼✺❇❅✼❪❊❣❞✻❊✺❋❅❜✈✵✲qq❡✲❫
✶❍❬❏✲❭✽✈❴✈ ❵✶■ ❄✺❣✹✵✲qq❡✲❫✹❴❦❣❜❞❪✻❇❅❋✺❊✻❜✻❊❅✺❅❋❇❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭
▲▲▲✈✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀◆✸❑✳✴✱❛✈❥❑❁✳✿❭❫✲q✈❛❫✲❛✸❑✳✴✱♥
✶❫✲❛✶❡✿✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✷❫✲✈❛✶❀✈
❶r✢④★✦ ➇✢④✤✣✪✩✧✬r✢✯ ✉✲❛✳✸✿❁✴✳❀✲ s✶❏✷❑✲❡✴✸❁❡s✳❡❍✶❫❑❁✴✳✶❡
❁❫✲❁❀❁✳✿❁❤✿✲✶❡✿✳❡✲❁✴▲▲▲✈✿✲❛✈✸✴❁✴✲✈✶❫✈✷✸✈
STAFF
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
A division of
➇❾✫✫❾♦❘✫❶✫➀❾ ❾❉➈✫❶♦
✰✱✲ ❴❤✸✲❫❀✲❫ ▲✲✿❏✶❑✲✸✿✲✴✴✲❫✸
✴✶ ✴✱✲✲s✳✴✶❫✈✉✲✴✴✲❫✸❁❫✲ ✿✳❑✳✴✲s
✴✶ ❪❅✼ ▲✶❫s✸❁❡s❑✷✸✴ ❤✲
✸✳❛❡✲s❁❡s❏❁❫❫✾✴✱✲ ❁✷✴✱✶❫➉✸
❁ss❫✲✸✸❁❡sq✱✶❡✲❡✷❑❤✲❫ ➊❍✶❫
❀✲❫✳❬❏❁✴✳✶❡q✷❫q✶✸✲✸✶❡✿✾➋✈
❲✲ ✲s✳✴ ✿✲✴✴✲❫✸❍✶❫ ❤❫✲❀✳✴✾✹
❛❫❁❑❑❁❫✹ ✴❁✸✴✲❁❡s✿✲❛❁✿
❫✲❁✸✶❡✸✈❲✲ s✶❡✶✴ ❍❁❏✴❏✱✲❏✐✈❲✲
▲✳✿✿❡✶✴q✷❤✿✳✸✱q✶✲✴❫✾✹❏✶❡✸✷❑✲❫
❏✶❑q✿❁✳❡✴✸❁❛❁✳❡✸✴ ❤✷✸✳❡✲✸✸✲✸✶❫
q✲❫✸✶❡❁✿❁✴✴❁❏✐✸❁❛❁✳❡✸✴q❫✳❀❁✴✲
✳❡s✳❀✳s✷❁✿✸✈✰✱❁❡✐❊✾✶✷ ✿✲✴✴✲❫✸❁❫✲
s✳✸❏✶✷❫❁❛✲s✈
✉✲✴✴✲❫ ▲❫✳✴✲❫✸❁❫✲ ✿✳❑✳✴✲s✴✶ ✶❡✲
✿✲✴✴✲❫ ✲❀✲❫✾ ✴▲✶ ▲✲✲✐✸✈
❥❑❁✳✿✾✶✷❫ ✿✲✴✴✲❫✸✴✶❡✲▲✸♥
✿❁❛❫❁❡s✲✶❤✸✲❫❀✲❫✈❏✶❑✶❫ ❑❁✳✿
✴✱✲❑ ✴✶✉❁✇❫❁❡s✲ ❴❤✸✲❫❀✲❫✹
✺❋✼✻ ❝✳❍✴✱ t✴✈✹✉❁✇❫❁❡s✲✹ ❣❜❞❅✼✈
Herbst: Stupid is as stupid
does
✗❖✘❚✆✗❚✙❖●☎ ✚●✛✝✄✗ ❖✜✜✄✗✄✆✝✁
Pr✢✣✤✥✢✦✧ ❉★✦✩✪✥✫r✬✭✮✯ ✰✱✲❲✱✳✴✲✵✶✷✸✲✹✺✻✼✼✽✲❡❡✸✾✿❀❁❡✳❁ ✐❁✴✱✿✲✲❡♠❏❁✴✱✲✾♥▲✾s✲❡✈✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀✈
❆❀✲✈✹❲❁✸✱✳❡❛✴✶❡✹❂✈❃✈❄✼❅✼✼❇❄✼❄❊❋❅✻❊✺❋✺❋❇❍❁■❄✼❄❊❋❅✻❊❄❋✻✺❇✴✶ ❯◗❘◗ ♦✢✮◗ ③r✢④♣✩✪✥✢✦ ⑤⑥✦✥ ❉✤✣✧r✤⑦✧⑧✯ ❂✈❃✈✶❍❬❏✲❭ ❄✺❞❅
✸✲❡s❏✶❑❑✲❡✴✸✹❛✶✴✶▲▲▲✈▲✱✳✴✲✱✶✷✸✲✈❛✶❀◆❏✶❡✴❁❏✴✈
❦❁✾❤✷❫❡ ✵✶✷✸✲ ❴❍❬❏✲ ❵✷✳✿s✳❡❛✹ ❲❁✸✱✳❡❛✴✶❡✹ ❂✈❃✈ ❄✼❅✺❅❊✼✼✼✺✹
❯◗❘◗ ❘✢✦◗ ❱✢❳❳ ❢✢r❩✪✢②✯ ❂✈❃✈ ✶❍❬❏✲❭❪✺❪ ✵❁❫✴ t✲❡❁✴✲ ❴❍❬❏✲ ❄✼❄❊❄❄❅❊✻❜❪✼❇ ❍❁■ ❄✼❄❊❄❄❅❊❅❜❜❋✈❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭ ▲❁✿s✲❡✈✱✶✷✸✲✈❛✶❀◆✈
❵✷✳✿s✳❡❛✹❲❁✸✱✳❡❛✴✶❡✹ ❂✈❃✈ ❄✼❅✺✼✈ ✽✱✶❡✲❭❄✼❄❊❄❄❋❊❪❜❅❪✈ ❝❁■❭ ❥❑❁✳✿❭ ▲❁✿s✲❡✈✱✶✷✸✲✈❛✶❀◆✲❊❑❁✳✿❊❛❫✲❛✈ ✉❁ ✇❫❁❡s✲ ✶❍❬❏✲❭ ✺❄✺✺
❄✼❄❊❄❄❞❊❪❣❣❜✈❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭❑✲❫✐✿✲✾✈✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀◆✈ ❥❑❁✳✿❭❑✲❫✐✿✲✾✈
❲❁✸✱✳❡❛✴✶❡❆❀✲✈✹ ✉❁ ✇❫❁❡s✲✹ ❴❦ ❣❜❞❅✼❇❅❋✺❊✻❄❋❊❄❋✼✼✹✲❑❁✳✿
✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀◆❏✶❡✴❁❏✴◆✈ ✽✶❫✴✿❁❡s✶❍❬❏✲❭ ❴❡✲❲✶❫✿s✰❫❁s✲ ❃✲❡✴✲❫✹ ✺❄✺ ⑨✶❫s✲❡✈❡✶✾✲✸♥❑❁✳✿✈✱✶✷✸✲✈❛✶❀✈
t✈❲✈ t❁✿❑✶❡ t✴✈ t✷✳✴✲ ✺❄❅✼✹ ✽✶❫✴✿❁❡s✹ ❴❦ ❣❜❄✼❋❇❅✼❪❊❪❄✻❊❪❪❞✻❇ ❯◗❘◗ ❉✢✮✩r✧✭✢✦✧ ★❳ ❱✬✣✧✤⑦✢✯ ⑩❁✳❡ ✸▲✳✴❏✱❤✶❁❫s✹ ❄✼❄❊❅✼❋❊❄✼✼✼❇
❍❁■ ❅✼❪❊❪❄✻❊❄❣✼✼✈ ✽✲❡s✿✲✴✶❡ ✶❍❬❏✲❭❪✺✼ t✈❥✈ t✲❏✶❡s t✴✈ t✷✳✴✲ ❏✶❑❑✲❡✴✿✳❡✲✹❄✼❄❊❪❅❪❊✺❅❅❅✈
✺✼❅✹ ✽✲❡s✿✲✴✶❡ ❣❜❞✼✺❇❅❋✺❊❄❜❞❊✺✺❄❣❇✲❑❁✳✿✲✿✳❧❁❤✲✴✱♠✸❏✱✲✲✿✲❫♥ ❶r✢④★✦ ③★❷◗ ❸✩✧✢ ❹r★❺✦✯ ❣✼✼❃✶✷❫✴t✴✈①✈❥✈✹t❁✿✲❑✹❴❦❣❜❪✼✺❇
❑✲❫✐✿✲✾✈✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀✈
❅✼❪❊❪❜❞❊❋❅❞❄✈
❯◗❘◗ ❘✢✦◗ ♦★✦♣②✥✢✦✯ ❂✈❃✈ ✶❍❬❏✲❭ ❄❄✺ ❂✳❫✐✸✲❡ t✲❡❁✴✲ ❴❍❬❏✲ ❶r✢④★✦ ❘✢⑦r✢✧✩r② ★❳ ❘✧✩✧✢ ❉✢✦✦✤✣ ♦✤⑦❻✩r✥✣★✦✯ ✺❪✻ t✴❁✴✲
❵✷✳✿s✳❡❛✹❲❁✸✱✳❡❛✴✶❡✹ ❂✈❃✈ ❄✼❅✺✼❊❪❜✼❪❇q✱✶❡✲❭ ❄✼❄❊❄❄❋❊❅❄❋❋❇ ❃❁q✳✴✶✿✈t❁✿✲❑❴❦❣❜❪✺✼❊✼❜❄❄❇❅✼❪❊❣❞✻❊✺❅❄❪✈
❍❁■ ❄✼❄❊❄❄❞❊❄❜✺❜✈❲✲❤✸✳✴✲❭ ▲✾s✲❡✈✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀✈ ❥❑❁✳✿❭ ▲✾s✲❡✈ ❶r✢④★✦ ❘✧✩✧✢✫r✢✩✣✬r✢r✫★❼✤✩✣ ♦✢✢✥✯ ❪❅✼❲✳❡✴✲❫ t✴✈①✈❥✈✹
✸✲❡❁✴✲✈❛✶❀◆❏✶❡✴❁❏✴◆✈ ✉❁ ✇❫❁❡s✲ ✶❍❬❏✲❭ ✺✼❅ ❝✳❫ t✴✈✹ ①✶✈ ❄✺✼✹ ✉❁ t✷✳✴✲ ✺✼✼✹t❁✿✲❑✹❴❦❣❜❪✼✺❊❪❞❣✻❇❅✼❪❊❪❜❞❊❋❪❄❣✈
✇❫❁❡s✲✹ ❴❦ ❣❜❞❅✼❇❅❋✺❊❣✻❄❊❜✻❣✺❇ ❍❁■✹ ❅❋✺❊❣✻❪❊✼❞❞❅❇✲❑❁✳✿
❶r✢④★✦❽✧✧★r✦✢② ③✢✦✢r✩✪ ❾✪✪✢✦ ♦★✣✢✦❼✪✬✭✯❿✷✸✴✳❏✲
★✩✪ ✫✬✭ ✮✬✈✯ ✪✰ ✴✩ ✵✶✷ ✩✸✸ ✴✹✯ ✮✺✭✻✼✯✽✫✩✰②
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