↔↕➙➛➜➝➞ ➜➟➠➡➢ ➤➞ ➥➦➧➨
The Observer
✑✒✓✔✕ ✓✖✗✕❖✘✗✙✚ ✛✘❖✜ ✕✢✓
✙✚✣✙✤✥ ✖✓✜❖✦✘✙✕✧✢✓✘✙✚✖
Budget woes may
sidetrack suicide efforts
ñ ñòó ñôõóö ôñ ÷øù úôûüýþÿñ ñ ❛ ó ✈ ó ❡ ü ❡ ú øùôý
úøñø ñ ❛ òóÿ ✁ ôÿÿþõô ❡ øñó ñòó ôùùþó ✂ ✄ ñ ÷øù ùôõ ✲
✁ ÿ ♣ ø ñ ❛✁ ôý ñòøñ ✁ ó ❛✁ ÿó úôú ❡➆ ñ ñøÿ ☎ õþýò ø ❛ þñö
ø ❡ ú ÷òó ❡ ñòó ♣ úôúö ôñ ÷øù ô ❡ ÷òôù ✁ ó ✆ ù ✝
● óÿùó ✆➆ ù ôÿÿ õø ❡ úøñóú ñòó ý ✆ óøñô ❛❡ ❛ û ø ü ✈ ó ✲♣ óø ✆
❨❛ þñò ❙ þôýôúó ✄❡ ñó ✆✈ ó ❡ ñô ❛❡ ø ❡ ú P✆ ó ✈ ó ❡ ñô ❛❡ P ÿø ❡✝ ✄ ñ
ý ✆ óøñóú ñòó ✁❛ ùôñô ❛❡ ❛ û ♣❛ þñò ùþôýôúó ø ❡ ú ✁✆ ó ✈ ó ❡✲
ñô ❛❡ ý ❛❛✆ úô ❡ øñ ❛✆✝ ✄ ñ øÿù ❛ õø ❡ úøñóú ñòó ý ✆ óøñô ❛❡ ❛ û ø ❡
ø ❡❡ þøÿ ✆ ó ✁❛✆ ñ ❛❡ ñòó ôùùþó û ✆❛ õ ñòó ❢✆ ó ✞❛❡ ❍ óøÿñò
❆ þñò ❛✆ ôñ ♣✝
❋ ô ✈ ó ♣ óø ✆ ù ÿøñó ✆ ö ñòó ❡ þõ ó ✆ ❛ û ❢✆ ó ✞❛❡ ôø ❡ ù ø ✞ óú
✶✵ ñ ❛ ✟✠ ÷ò ❛ úôó ♣ ùþôýôúó ùñôÿÿ ôù õþýò ñ ❛❛ òô ✞ ò ✂
❚ òó ø ❡❡ þøÿ ✆ ó ✁❛✆ ñ û ✆❛ õ ñòó ❍ óøÿñò ❆ þñò ❛✆ ôñ ♣ ✁ þñù
ñòó ❡ þõ ó ✆ û ❛✆ ✟✵✶✼ øñ ✶✵✼ ö ô ❡ ýÿþúô ❡✞ û ❛ þ ✆ ô ❡ ▲ ô ❡❡
ø ❡ ú ✡ ó ❡ ñ ❛❡ ý ❛ þ ❡ ñôóù ✝ ❚ òó ❡ þõ ó ✆ ô ❡ ✟✵✶✻ ÷øù
✾☛☞ ô ❡ ✟✵✶✺ ö ✾✵☞ ô ❡ ✟✵✶✠ ö ✾✼✝ ✳❢ þ ✆ òþ ❡ ýò ôù ñòøñ ñòó
ô ❡ ý ✆ óøùóú ❡ þõ ó ✆ û ❛✆ ✟✵✶✼ ✆ ó r óýñù ❛ ñò ñòó ûøýñ
ñòøñ ùþôýôúó ✆ øñóù û ❛✆ øÿÿ ø ✞ óù ô ❡ ❢✆ ó ✞❛❡ ý ❛❡ ñô ❡ þóù
ñ ❛ ✆ ôùó ø ❡ ú ñòó ÿô ☎ óÿôò ❛❛ ú ñòøñ ÷ó ➆✆ ó ✞ óññô ❡✞ óññó ✆
✆ ó ✁❛✆ ñô ❡✞ ❛ û ♣❛ þñò ùþôýôúóù ✝♦
✡ þñ ñòôù ♣ óø ✆➆ ù ø ❡❡ þøÿ ✆ ó ✁❛✆ ñ øÿù ❛ ñ ✆ þõ ✁ óñù ✆ óøÿ
✁✆❛✞✆ óùù ✂ ø ✈ ø ✆ ôóñ ♣ ❛ û ✁✆❛✞✆ øõù ô ❡ ✁ ÿøýó øý ✆❛ ùù ❢✆✲
ó ✞❛❡ ô ❡ ñó ❡ úóú ñ ❛ ✞ óñ òóÿ ✁ ñ ❛ ✁ ó ❛✁ ÿó ÷ò ❛ ❡ óóú ôñ
ø ❡ ú ñ ❛ òóÿ ✁ ✈ þÿ ❡ ó ✆ ø ÿó ♣❛ þ ❡✞ ✁ ó ❛✁ ÿó øýýóùù ñòó ✆ ó ✲
ù ❛ þ ✆ ýóù ø ❡ ú ñòó ý ❛❡❡ óýñô ❛❡ ù ñòó ♣ ❡ óóú ñ ❛ ❡ ø ✈ ô ✞ øñó
ñò ✆❛ þ ✞ ò ø ✁ ó ✆ ô ❛ ú ❛ û ý ✆ ôùôù ✝
❆❡ úö ü ✈ ó ♣ óø ✆ ù øûñó ✆ ñòó ✁ øùùø ✞ ó ❛ û ● óÿùó ✆➆ ù
❍❛ þùó ✡ ôÿÿ ✠✶✟✠ ö ñòó ôùùþó ❛ û ùþôýôúó ô ❡ ✞ ó ❡ ó ✆ øÿ ôù
øý ☎ óû ❛✆ ó ñòó ▲ ó ✞ ôùÿøñþ ✆ ó ô ❡ ø ô ✞ ÷ø ♣✝ ▲ ó ✞ ôùÿøñ ❛✆ ù
ûøýó þú ✞ óñ ýòøÿÿó ❡✞ óù ô ❡ ñòôù ùóùùô ❛❡ ö ÷ôñò ùñøñó
✆ ó ✈ ó ❡ þóù ❡❛ ñ ☎ óó ✁ ô ❡✞ ✁ øýó ÷ôñò ✆ ôùô ❡✞ ý ❛ ùñù ✝ ✡ þñ
ñòóô ✆ øýñô ❛❡ ù øÿù ❛ ÷ôÿÿ õóø ❡ ñòó úôûûó ✆ ó ❡ ýó óñ÷óó ❡
ý ❛❡ ñô ❡ þô ❡✞ ñ ❛ õø ☎ ó ✁✆❛✞✆ óùù ô ❡ ñòó øññÿó ø ✞ øô ❡ ùñ
♣❛ þñò ùþôýôúó ✌ ❛✆ øÿÿ ❛ ÷ô ❡✞ ñòó ôùùþó ñ ❛ ùÿôúó øý ☎
ô ❡ ñ ❛ ñòó ùòøú ❛ ÷ù ✝
● óÿùó ✆➆ ù ô ❡ ñòó ùñøñó ❙ ó ❡ øñó ❡❛ ÷ö þñ ùòó ➆ ù ùñôÿÿ
÷ ❛✆☎ ô ❡✞ ❛❡ ñòó ôùùþó ✝ ❢❡ ó ❛ û òó ✆ ôÿÿùö ý ❛✲ ù ✁❛❡✲
ù ❛✆ óú ♣ ❙ ó ❡✝ ②❛ ❲ ø ✞❡ ó ✆ ö ÷ ❛ þÿú ✆ ó ✍ þô ✆ ó ùýò ❛❛ ÿ
úôùñ ✆ ôýñùö ý ❛ ÿÿó ✞ óù ø ❡ ú þ ❡ ô ✈ ó ✆ ùôñôóù ñ ❛ ❡❛ ñôû ♣ ñòó
❍ óøÿñò ❆ þñò ❛✆ ôñ ♣ ÷òó ❡ ø ùñþúó ❡ ñ úôóù ♣ ùþôýôúó ✝
❚ òó ùñøñó ø ✞ ó ❡ ý ♣ ñòó ❡ ÷ ❛ þÿú ✁✆❛✈ ôúó øùùôùñø ❡ ýó
ñ ❛ ùýò ❛❛ ÿù øù ❡ óóúóú ✝ ❚ òó ôÿÿö ÷òôýò ● óÿùó ✆ ùøôú
ýÿø ✆ ôüóù ✆ ó ✁❛✆ ñô ❡✞ ✆ óù ✁❛❡ ùô ôÿôñôóùö þ ❡ ø ❡ ôõ ❛ þùÿ ♣
✁ øùùóú ñòó ❙ ó ❡ øñó ø ❡ ú ❡❛ ÷ ôù óû ❛✆ ó ñòó ❍❛ þùó ✝
● óÿùó ✆ ø ❡ ú ❲ ø ✞❡ ó ✆ øÿù ❛ ÷ø ❡ ñ ñ ❛ ✆ ó ✍ þô ✆ ó ý ❛ þ ❡ ñ ♣ ø ❡ ú
ñ ✆ ô øÿ ✞❛✈ ó ✆❡ õó ❡ ñù ñ ❛ ❡❛ ñôû ♣ ùýò ❛❛ ÿù ø ❡ ú ❛ ñòó ✆ ÿ ❛✲
ýøÿ ✁✆❛✞✆ øõù ø ❡ ú ø ✞ ó ❡ ýôóù ø ❛ þñ ñòó ùþôýôúó ❛ û ø
✁ ó ✆ ù ❛❡ þ ❡ úó ✆ ñòó ø ✞ ó ❛ û ✟✺ ÷ò ❛ òøù òøú ý ❛❡ ñøýñ
÷ôñò ñòóõ ✝
❆❡❛ ñòó ✆ ôÿÿ û ✆❛ õ ● óÿùó ✆ ö ❙ ó ❡ øñó ✡ ôÿÿ ✼✵✼ ö ÷ ❛ þÿú û ❛✆ õ
ø ùñøñó øú ✈ ôù ❛✆♣ ý ❛ õõôññóó ñ ❛ ÿ ❛❛☎ øñ ÷ø ♣ ù ñ ❛ ✆ óúþýó
ñòó ùþôýôúó ✆ øñó øõ ❛❡✞ ❢✆ ó ✞❛❡ ♣❛ þñò ✝ ❚ òó ý ❛ õõôñ ✲
ñóóö ÷òôýò ● óÿùó ✆ ùóóù øù ø ý ❛❡ ñô ❡ þøñô ❛❡ ❛ û ñòó ❆ ÿÿô ✲
ø ❡ ýó ñ ❛ P✆ ó ✈ ó ❡ ñ ❙ þôýôúóö ÷ ❛ þÿú ÷ ❛✆☎ ÷ôñò ñòó ❢✆ ó ✞❛❡
❍ óøÿñò ❆ þñò ❛✆ ôñ ♣ ø ❡ ú õø ☎ ó ✆ óý ❛ õõó ❡ úøñô ❛❡ ù ✝
❆❡❛ ñòó ✆ ôÿÿ ñòøñ óøùôÿ ♣ ✁ øùùóú ñòó ❙ ó ❡ øñó ôù ❙ ó ❡✲
øñó ✡ ôÿÿ ✺✟ ✌ ❛ ûñó ❡ ✆ óûó ✆✆ óú ñ ❛ øù ❆ úô ➆ ù ❆ ýñö øûñó ✆
❆ úô ❙ ñøþ ö ø ñ ✆ ø ❡ ù ✞ ó ❡ úó ✆ P❛✆ ñÿø ❡ ú ñóó ❡ ÷ò ❛ úôóú
♣ ùþôýôúó ô ❡ ✟✵✶✼✝ ❚ òó ÿó ✞ ôùÿøñô ❛❡ ÷ ❛ þÿú ✆ ó ✍ þô ✆ ó ó ✈✲
ó ✆♣ ✁ þ ÿôý ùýò ❛❛ ÿ úôùñ ✆ ôýñ ô ❡ ñòó ùñøñó ñ ❛ úó ✈ óÿ ❛✁ ø
ùþôýôúó ✁✆ ó ✈ ó ❡ ñô ❛❡ ✁ ÿø ❡ û ❛✆ ùñþúó ❡ ñù ô ❡ ó ✈ ó ✆♣ ✞✆ øúó
ÿó ✈ óÿö û ✆❛ õ ☎ ô ❡ úó ✆✞ ø ✆ ñó ❡ ñò ✆❛ þ ✞ ò ✶✟ ñò ✞✆ øúó ✝ ❚ òó
✁ ÿø ❡ ù ÷ ❛ þÿú òø ✈ ó ñ ❛ øýý ❛ þ ❡ ñ û ❛✆ ÷òøñ ñòó ôÿÿ ñó ✆ õù
➇ òô ✞ ò ✲✆ ôù ☎ ✞✆❛ þ ✁ ù ✎ ✌ ô ❡ ýÿþúô ❡✞ ▲●✡❚✏ ùñþúó ❡ ñùö
ùñþúó ❡ ñù ó ①✁ ó ✆ ôó ❡ ýô ❡✞ ò ❛ õóÿóùù ❡ óùùö ùñþúó ❡ ñù
÷ôñò úôùø ôÿôñôóù ø ❡ ú õó ❡ ñøÿÿ ♣ ôÿÿ ùñþúó ❡ ñù ✌ øù ÷óÿÿ
øù øúú ✆ óùùô ❡✞ ùþôýôúó ÷ôñòô ❡ ñòó ✞ ó ❡ ó ✆ øÿ ùñþúó ❡ ñ
✁❛✁ þÿøñô ❛❡✝
❙ ô ❡ ýó ñò ❛ ùó ôÿÿù ✆ ó ✍ þô ✆ ó ÿôññÿó ❛✆ ❡❛ øúúôñô ❛❡ øÿ
ù ✁ ó ❡ úô ❡✞ ö ñòó ♣ ùóóõ ÿô ☎ óÿ ♣ ñ ❛ õ ❛✈ ó øòóøú ô ❡ ñòó
ùóùùô ❛❡✝ ✡ ôÿÿù ñòøñ ✆ ó ✍ þô ✆ ó øúúôñô ❛❡ øÿ ô ❡✈ óùñõó ❡ ñ
õø ♣ ûøýó ñ ❛ þ ✞ òó ✆ ùÿóúúô ❡✞✝ ❆ ù ñòó ♣ ùòø ✆✁ ó ❡ ñòóô ✆
þú ✞ óñ ✁ ó ❡ ýôÿùö ñò ❛ þ ✞ òö ÿó ✞ ôùÿøñ ❛✆ ù õø ♣ ÷ø ❡ ñ ñ ❛
☎ óó ✁ ñòôù ô ❡ õô ❡ ú ✂ ❚ òóùó ø ✆ ó ôÿÿù ñòøñ òø ✈ ó ñòó ✁❛✲
ñó ❡ ñôøÿ ñ ❛ ùø ✈ ó ÿô ✈ óù ✝
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✁✂✄☎ ✆ ✝✞✟✠✝✂ ✡✡ ✄☛✝✞✟ -
☛☞ ☛ ✡ ☎✟☛✟✌✂✍☞ ✟✎✡✆✏☛ ☛✑✂
✒✝☛✝✄✂ ✒ ✝✄ ☎☛✆☛✂✓ ✔ ✄✕ -
✟✞✖ ✗✟☛✑ ✝✄ ☞ ✝☛✑ ✟☎ ✆ ☛✄✝ -
✍☞ ✄✂✗✆✄✘✟✞✖ ✂✙✡✂✄✟✂✞✏✂✓
✚☛ ✟☎ ✡✆✄☛✟✏✝✍✆✄✍☞ ☎✆☛✟☎✒☞✟✞✖
☛ ✛✂ ✆ ✡✆✄☛ ✒ ☞ ✝✞✖ ✡✂ -
✡✍✂ ✄✂✆✏✑✟✞✖ ☛✑✂✟✄ ✘✄✂✆✎☎✓
✜ ✗✂✌✂✄✢ ☛✂✆✏✑✟✞✖ ✏✆✞
✛✂ ✌✂✄☞ ☎☛✄✂☎☎✒✝✍✓ ✣✝✛✍✟✏
✤✏✟✆✍☎ ✘✂✎✆✞✘ ✑✟✖✑✂✄
✖✄✆✘✝✆☛✟ ✞ ✄✆☛✂☎ ✆✞✘ ☛✂☎☛
☎✏ ✄✂☎✢ ✗✑✟✍✂ ✡✆✄✂✞☛☎ ✂✙ -
✡✂✏☛ ✍ ✗✂✄ ✏✍✆☎☎ ☎✟✥✂☎ ✆✞✘
✏ ✎✡✄✂✑✂✞☎✟✌✂ ✂✍✂✏☛✟✌✂
✡✄ ✖✄✆✎☎✓ ✦ ✄✂ ☎☛✝✘✂✞☛☎
✆✄✂ ✆✄✄✟✌✟✞✖ ✆☛ ✝✄ ✘ ✄☎
✍✂☎☎ ✡✄✂✡✆✄✂✘ ☛ ✍✂✆✄✞✢
✄✂✠✝✟✄✟✞✖ ☎✟✖✞✟✧✏✆✞☛ ✄✂ -
☎ ✝✄✏✂☎ ☛ ✆✘✘✄✂☎☎ ✛✂✑✆✌ -
✟ ✄✆✍ ✏✑✆✍✍✂✞✖✂☎✓ ★✑✂☎✂
✒✆✏☛ ✄☎ ✏✆✝☎✂ ☎☛✄✂☎☎ ✆✞✘
✆✞✙✟✂☛☞✢ ✒☛✂✞ ✄✂☎✝✍☛✟✞✖
✟✞ ✒✂✗✂✄ ✡✂ ✡✍✂ ✡✝✄☎✝✟✞✖
✆✞✘ ✎✆✟✞☛✆✟✞✟✞✖ ✏✆✄✂✂✄☎
✟✞ ✂✘✝✏✆☛✟ ✞✓
★✑✂✄✂ ✟☎ ✆✞ ✆✞☎✗✂✄ ☛
✆✘✘✄✂☎☎ ☛✑✂☎✂ ✏ ✞✏✂✄✞☎✩
✔✂ ✞✂✂✘ ✎ ✄✂ ☛✄✆✟✞✂✘
✆✘✝✍☛☎✓
✪✑✆✞✖✂☎ ✍✟✕✂ ☛✑✟☎ ✗ ✝✍✘
✄✂✠✝✟✄✂ ✆ ☎✟✖✞✟✧✏✆✞☛ ✄✂✟✞ -
✌✂☎☛✎✂✞☛ ✟✞ ✂✘✝✏✆☛✟ ✞✓ ✫✍ -
☛✑ ✝✖✑ ✬ ✌✂✄✞ ✄ ✭✄ ✗✞
✆✞✘ ☛✑✂ ✮✄✂✖ ✞ ✯✂✖✟☎✍✆ -
☛✝✄✂ ☎✑ ✝✍✘ ✛✂ ✆✡✡✍✆✝✘✂✘
✒ ✄ ☛✑✂✟✄ ✏✝✄✄✂✞☛ ✂✁ ✄☛☎ ☛
✄✆✟☎✂ ✰✱ ✛✟✍✍✟ ✞ ✟✞ ✆✘✘✟ -
☛✟ ✞✆✍ ✄✂✌✂✞✝✂ ✒ ✄ ✂✘✝✏✆ -
☛✟ ✞ ✆✞✘ ✏✄✟☛✟✏✆✍ ☎✂✄✌✟✏✂☎✢
☛✑✂☞ ✒✆✏✂ ✆ ☎✟✖✞✟✧✏✆✞☛
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❒➷❮ Ò➻➮➚✃ ÖÐ➼➽➱ ÐÑ ✃➴➽❮Ó❒Ð➽❐Ø➴Ó❮ Ù➷➼➴➽➪ ➻ÕØÐ➴Ó❮ ÓÐ➹➶ÚÏ❐
➽❮Û❮Ó❒ ❒➷❮ ➘➴❮Ü❐ ÐÑ ❒➷❮ ➼➶❒➷Ð➽ ÐÏ➹Õ➪ ➻ÕØÐ➴Ó❮ ÓÐ➹➶ÚÏ❐
❐➷Ð➶➹➱ Ý❮ Þßßàáßß ÜÐ➽➱❐➪ â➶❒➷Ð➽❐ ➼➹❐Ð ❐➷Ð➶➹➱ ➴ÏÓ➹➶➱❮
❒➷❮➴➽ Ñ➶➹➹ Ï➼Ú❮➬ ➼×❮➬ ÐÓÓ➶❰➼❒➴ÐÏ ➼Ï➱ ➽❮➹❮➘➼Ï❒ Ð➽×➼Ï➴ã➼❒➴ÐÏ➼➹
Ú❮ÚÝ❮➽❐➷➴❰❐➪ä❮ ❮➱➴❒ ❐➶ÝÚ➴❐❐➴ÐÏ❐ ÑÐ➽ Ý➽❮➘➴❒Õ➬ ×➽➼ÚÚ➼➽➬
❒➼❐❒❮ ➼Ï➱ ➹❮×➼➹ ➽❮➼❐ÐÏ❐➪ä❮ ➽❮å❮Ó❒ ❒➷Ð❐❮ ❰➶Ý➹➴❐➷❮➱
❮➹❐❮Ü➷❮➽❮➪ ➚❮Ï➱ ÓÐ➹➶ÚÏ❐ ❒Ð æ➼ ç➽➼Ï➱❮ èÝ❐❮➽➘❮➽➬ éêßë Þ❒➷
➚❒➪➬ æ➼ ç➽➼Ï➱❮➬ è➽❮➪➬ ìáíÞß➬ Ñ➼î ❒➷❮Ú ❒Ð Þêéàìëïàáíßê Ð➽
❮Ú➼➴➹ ❒➷❮Ú ❒Ð Ï❮Ü❐ð➹➼×➽➼Ï➱❮ÐÝ❐❮➽➘❮➽➪ÓÐÚ➪
✦❖✤✕✙✦✕ ✥❖✒✘ ★✒✣✚✗✦ ❖✛✛✗✦✗✙✚✔
❈✩✪✫ ✬✭ ✮✯ ✰✱✯✴✷✸✹ ➻➼ÕÐ➽
êÞêï➬ ❮î❒➪ éé t Ñ➼î Þêéàê ✿ ëàßÞí ✿ ➪
ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽êðÓ➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t
➚❒❮➘❮ Ù➹❮Ú❮Ï❒❐➬ Ù➴❒Õ
➵ ❃❊✩✴ ❈✩✪✫ ❈✬❯✴■✩❃✬✱❁✹
▼ Õ➼Ï ➻➼➽❒➴Ï➬ ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽Þð
➻➼Ï➼×❮➽ ▼ ÐÝ❮➽❒ ➚❒➽Ð❰❮ t
➻➼ÕÐ➽ â➹➹➼Ï ✃➶ÑÑÕ➬ Þßé ❉ éé❒➷
Ó➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽×
✽ ➪è➪ ÖÐî ëáß➬ æ➼ ç➽➼Ï➱❮➬ è ▼
➚❒➪➬ Þêéàêïáàéßéë➬ Ú➼ÕÐ➽ð
➵ ✴✪✸✱❏✱✩❁✸ ❈✩✪✫ ❈✬❯✴■✩❃✬✱❁✹
ìáíÞß t Þêéàìë ✿ àéïßì t Ñ➼î Þêéà Ó➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t ➻➼➽Õä❮❐❒➬
➻➼ÕÐ➽ ➚❒➼Ó❮Õ Ô➼➽➘Ð❐➾➴➬
ìëïàïïïï➪
✿ ëß ❉ Þ❒➷â➘❮➪➬ ÞêéàíßÞàßêêï➬
Ú➼ÕÐ➽ÐÑ❮Ï❒❮➽❰➽➴❐❮ð×Ú➼➴➹➪
➯ ✴✩✬✴ ❈✬❯✴✪✫
ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽ïðÓ➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t
ÓÐÚ t ❄ ❮ÏÏ➴äÐ➽➱ t ✃➼➘❮
❈✬❀❀✩❁❁✩✬✴✸✱❁✹ ✃ÐÏÏ➼
Ô➼❒➷Õä➼➽➽❮Ï➬ ✽ è ÖÐî ëìá➬
➮➹➹➴Ð❒❒ t â❐➷➹❮Õ ➚➶➹➹➴➘➼Ï t ➻➴Ó➼➷
Ö❮➘❮➽➼×❮➬ ➻➼❒❒ ➚Ó➼➽ÑÐ ➼Ï➱
Þêéàáíëàìëéé➬ ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽ëð
â×Ï❮Ü t æ➼➽➽Õ Ù➷➽➴❐❒Ú➼Ï t Ù➷➽➴❐
✽ ➼➶➹ âÏ➱❮➽❮❐ t ééßë Ô â➘❮➪➬ æ➼ Ó➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t ▼ ➴❐➼ ❅ ➼➹×➼➽❒➷➬ ✽ ➽➴❒Ó➷➼➽➱ t Þêéàê ✿ ëàêéìë t Ú➼➴➹ ❒Ð
ç➽➼Ï➱❮➬ è ▼ ìáíÞß t Þêéàìëïà
✽ è ÖÐî Þ ✿ Þ➬ Þêéàêïáàìêë ✿ ➬
Ù➴❒Õ ÐÑ ➮Ï❒❮➽❰➽➴❐❮➬ éßí ❉ ➪➮➪ é❐❒
éßßé t Ñ➼î Þêéàìëïàéßáì➪
ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽ ✿ ðÓ➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t
➚❒➽❮❮❒➬ ➮Ï❒❮➽❰➽➴❐❮➬ è ▼ ìáí ✿ í
❂✯❃❃✬✇✯ ❈✬❯✴✪✫
▼ ÐÓ➾Õ Ö➶➽×❮❐❐➬ íßß ❉ éê❒➷
❑❀◆❃✸✱ ❈✩✪✫ ❈✬❯✴■✩❃✬✱❁✹
❈✬❀❀✩❁❁✩✬✴✸✱❁✹ ❄ Ð➷Ï ❅ ➴➹➹ÐÓ➾➬ ➚❒➪➬ ✽ ➪è➪ ÖÐî íÞê➬ Þêéàáíëà ✿ êéá➬ ➻➼ÕÐ➽ ➻➴➾❮ ➻Óæ❮➼Ï➬ ÙÐ➽➽➴Ï❮
❇ Ð➱➱ ❉ ➼❐➷ ➼Ï➱ ➚➶❐➼Ï ▼ ÐÝ❮➽❒❐ t ÓÐ➶ÏÓ➴➹Ð➽éðÓ➴❒ÕÐÑ❮➹×➴ÏÐ➽➪Ð➽× t
ä➴➹ÑÐÏ×➬ ❅ ❮➽Ú➼Ï è➽❒Ú➼ÏÏ➬
éßé ➚➪ ▼ ➴➘❮➽ ➚❒➪➬ ▼ ÐÐÚ ✿ ß ✿ ➬
✃➼➘➴➱ ▼ ❮❮➱➬ éßéé ✃❮❒➽Ð➴❒ ➚❒➪➬
➻➼➽➾ ❅ ÐÜ❮➹➹➬ ▼ ➴Ó➾Ø➴Ó❮➾➬ ❄ Ð➼Ï
➮Ï❒❮➽❰➽➴❐❮➬ è ▼ ìáí ✿ í t Þêéàê ✿ ëà
✽ è ÖÐî ïëí t ÞêéàìáÞàïïßë➬
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