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Clatlgi tbe Qelc=

Tual Kystldlsk Oeyhgn _ukl

@ ^`pestry ha T`dren Kusld tbe Espc`g`ne

Lkr`g @bken

@prlc ?604

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blgis arhk tbe be`rt nhg)t b`ve `g

expc`g`tlhg'

+ Vhpe Ar`gdls

?lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk

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Ybh `re Tuals8

Vehpce wbh we`r whhcceg rhoes# ce`n `sdetld

clves# w`gner tbe whrcn pr`lslgi tbe ichrles ha

Ihn# nevechp c`rie "phstbukhus, ahcchwlgis#

`gn tbeg `re whrsblppen "`t sbrlges, `s T`lgts

wltb klr`duchus phwers8

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Tualsk oy Tuals

Tualsk ls tb`t yhu sbhucn oe wltb Ihn++wltbhut`gy `tt`dbkegt'"Mug`yn,

Tualsk dhgslsts ha `o`gnhglgi hgeseca th Ihn lg

`ddhrn`gde wltb wb`t Ihn wlccs'"_uw`yk log @bk`n,

Tualsk dhgslsts ha extegnlgi ` splrltu`c st`tlhg

`gn oelgi lg dhgst`gt uglhg Zwltb Ihn['"@cl log )@on`c+_`blk `c+P`gg`n,

Tualsk ls tb`t yhu sbhucn ght phssess `gytblgi

ghr sbhucn `gytblgi phssess yhu'"T`kgug,

lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk >

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@ Puest ahr @cc`b

Tuals `re lgnlvlnu`cs hg ` splrltu`c mhurgey

thw`rns Ihn# th algn tbe Lgger ^rutb hrb`qlq`

lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk 5

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Tualsk= tbe O`slds

Ttrlvlgi thw`rns Ihn requlres `nberlgi thlgger `gn huter `spedts ha Lsc`k

Hge d`gght oe ` Tual wltbhut pr`dtldlgi

exterg`c Lsc`kld rltu`cs

Huter ahrks= essegtl`ccy tbe Alve Vlcc`rs ha

Lsc`k `gn Tb`rl` Lsc`kld c`w

Alve Vlcc`rs= oeclea lg uglty ha Ihn `gnKhb`kken `s c`st Vrhpbet# pr`ylgi# a`stlgi#

`cks+ilvlgi# B`mm plcirlk`ie

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_espedt ha tbe lgmugdtlhgs ha nlvlge c`w "Tb`rl`,

ls clje tbe w`x hg tbe dhrj wbldb prevegts tbe

clquln arhk seeplgi hut ha ` ohttce' @ redept`dce

d`g oe alccen wltb w`ter out la tbe ohtthk lsdr`djen `cc tbe clquln wlcc esd`pe' Hge k`y wecc

`ttekpt th realcc tbe redept`dce th gh `v`lc' ^bls

ket`pbhr lccustr`tes ` nlsdlpce wbh nhes ght

respedt tbe Tb`rl`'

+ Tb`yjb Tlnl B`kz` ec P`nlrl ec Ohutdbldbl

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^be Kystlds Mhurgey

Oelgi ` ihhn `gn plhus buk`g

Mhlglgi ` Tual reclilhus Hrner hr ^`rlq` ahr tbe

purphse

Oelgi ahrk`ccy lgltl`ten lg `g Hrner oy ` TualK`sterKursbln hr Tbeljb

Uglhg wltb Ihn tbrhuib tr`gsdegnegt`c _eclilhus

Experlegde Tual Hrners b`ve oeeg dhkp`ren th Oegenldtlge#

Ar`gdlsd`g `gn Nhklgld`g Khg`stld Hrners

lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk 2

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_eclilhus Experlegde

^be extlgdtlhg ha everytblgi htber tb`g Ihn8

@ splrltu`c egdhugter wltb ` Ire`ter Oelgi hr

r`gsdegnegt`c egtlty + hateg seeg `s prhha

ha tbe exlstegde ha Ihn

Tudb experlegdes `re tr`gslegt# lgeaa`oce#

ghetld `gn p`sslve "M`kes,

lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk