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  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

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    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk 1 le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Zkum~mli~ pl pbk `zaep ^{vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp ^papkgkip "`^DKM^-

    vzlvl~k gai} nzmpmnah gka~{zk~ pl bkhv gmimgmk pbk mgvanp le ~bahk'da~ `kukhlvgkip li

    pbk tapkz zk~l{znk~ le Ikt ]lzc papk) Bltkukz( a i{gjkz le tapkz'zk~l{znknbazanpkzmapmli ai` glimplzmid ikk`~ ai` lvvlzp{impmk~ zkhapk` pl ~bahk'da~ `kukhlvgkip

    bauk ilp jkki a``zk~~k` j} pbk zkum~k` `^DKM^) Pbk~k m~~{k~ minh{`k?

    1-^bahhlt nbazanpkzmapmli le ezk~btapkz( ~ahptapkz( ai` da~3:- Dzl{i`tapkz glimplzmid ap ~bahk'da~ tkhh va`~3>- Vzminmvah Aq{mekz `khmikapmli30- ^l{znk~ le zknbazdk pl ~pzapmemk`'`zmep aq{mekz~ ai` dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~3

    ;- Gmnzl~km~gmn glimplzmid le b}`za{hmn ezanp{zmid35- Ezanp{zk~( ea{hp~( ai` b}`za{hmn'ezanp{zk jazzmkz~3

    4- Ikt ]lzc Nmp} aq{k`{np3 ai`2- Tkhh tapkz'q{ahmp} ~agvhmid ai` `apa ja~k))

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    Vzlpknpmli le ezk~btapkz aq{mekz~ `{zmid ~bahk'da~ `kukhlvgkip m~ nzmpmnah) Gka~{zk~

    packi pl vzlpknp pbk aq{mekz~ `{zmid da~'tkhh `zmhhmid minh{`k mi~pahhapmli ai` nkgkipmid le~pkkh ~{zeank na~mid ~kp jkhlt pbk ja~k le ezk~btapkz) Bltkukz( lih} ~nappkzk` ai`

    minlgvhkpk mielzgapmli m~ auamhajhk li pbk `kvpb pl pbk ja~k le ezk~btapkz( ai` pbk

    nbazanpkz ai` `m~pzmj{pmli le `kkv ezk~btapkz ai` ~bahhlt ~ahptapkz ai` da~ m~ ilp tkhh{i`kz~pll`) Ezk~btapkz ta~ zkvlzpk`h} vzl`{nk` ezlg ptl Lzm~cai} da~ pk~p tkhh~ mi

    ]apk~ Nl{ip}( Ikt ]lzc ezlg `kvpb~ le 1(666 ekkp jkhlt hai` ~{zeank "Czkm`hkz( 1=;=-)

    Zai`ahh "1=42- ai` Tmhhmag~ ai` lpbkz~ "1==2- zkvlzp pbk vzk~kink le ~ahptapkz ai` da~

    mi tapkz tkhh~ nlgvhkpk` mi [vvkz @kulimai jk`zlnc pbap tkzk `zmhhk` `kkvkz pbai :66ekkp mi pbk dhanmapk` uahhk}~ le ~l{pb'nkipzah Ikt ]lzc ai` ilzpb'nkipzah Vkii~}huaima)

    Zknlz`~ le da~ tkhh~ mi Nbkg{id( Pmlda( ai` Jzllgk Nl{ipmk~( Ikt ]lzc mi`mnapk pbk

    vzk~kink le ezk~btapkz mi [vvkz @kulimai jk`zlnc mi {vhai` ~kppmid~ ap `kvpb~ le 266

    ekkp jkhlt hai` ~{zeank "Tmhhmag~( :616-)

    Gkpbaik nlipagmiapmli le `lgk~pmn tapkz tkhh~ ba~ lnn{zzk` ikaz ~khknpk` ~bahk'da~

    `kukhlvgkip ~mpk~ mi ilzpb'nkipzah Vkii~}huaima vzk~{gajh} `{k pl mia`kq{apk na~mid~kah~ "L~jlzi ai` lpbkz~( :611-) Dmuki pbm~ gkpbaik gmdzapmli m~~{k( pbk zkum~k`

    `^DKM^~zkq{mzkgkiplepbkmi~pahhapmliai`nkgkipmidleaimipkzgk`mapkna~mid(mi

    a``mpmli pl pbk ~{zeank na~mid( m~ vz{`kip) Bltkukz( pbk `k~mdi( mi~pahhapmli( ai` {hpmgapk~{nnk~~ le na~mid ai` nkgkipmid vzldzag~ azk `kvki`kip li keeknpmuk nbazanpkzmapmli le

    pbk ~bahhlt dklb}`zlhldmn ~}~pkg) Ptl gaolz Gaznkhh{~ da~'`kukhlvgkip nlgvaimk~

    bauk zkahmk` pbk mgvlzpaink le ~bahhlt nbazanpkzmapmli ai` azk zl{pmikh} nlhhknpmid g{`

    hld~ ai` dklvb}~mnah hld~ "emd) 1- ezlg pbk ~{zeank ai` mipkzgk`mapk mipkzuah~ le likplv~kp tkhh ap kanb ~bahk'da~ tkhh va`) Pbk zkum~k` `^DKM^ `lk~ ilp zkq{mzk pbk `kpamhk`

    g{` hlddmid ai` dklvb}~mnah hlddmid le pbk {vvkz vazp le da~ tkhh~ ikk`k` pl `kpkzgmik

    pbk `m~pzmj{pmli le ezk~btapkz( ~ahptapkz( ai` da~ ai` pl vzlvkzh} `k~mdi pbk na~mid ai`nkgkipmid vzldzag)

  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

    2/22

    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk : le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Emd{zk 1) Lik'azg nahmvkz( dagga( mi`{npmli zk~m~pmump} ai` nli`{npmump}( ai`

    ik{pzli vlzl~mp} hld~ ezlg a Gaznkhh{~ da~'tkhh plv~kp blhk mi ezanp{zk` {vvkz@kulimai jk`zlnc3 mi`{npmli zk~m~pmump} ai` nli`{npmump} hld~ ~{ddk~p pbk ja~k le

    pbk ezk~btapkz aq{mekz m~ ap a `kvpb le ajl{p 0;6 ep jkhlt hai` ~{zeank

    Zkekzkink~

    Czkm`hkz( T) H)( 1=;=( ^khknpk` `kkv tkhh~ ai` azka~ le da~ vzl`{npmli mi ka~pkzi ai`

    Nkipzah( Ikt ]lzc? Ikt ]lzc ^papk G{~k{g ai` ^nmkink ^kzumnk J{hhkpmi >4>( :0> v)

    Zai`ahh( A)( 1=4:( Zknlz`~ le tkhh~ ai` pk~p jlzmid~ mi pbk ^{~q{kbaiia Zmukz ja~mi(

    Ikt ]lzc? I]^ @kvazpgkip le Kiumzligkipah Nli~kzuapmli J{hhkpmi 5=( =: v)

    L~jlzi( ^)D)( Auikz( Ukidl~b( Tazikz( I)Z)( ai` Oanc~li( Z)J)( :611( Gkpbaik

    nlipagmiapmli le `zmicmid tapkz annlgvai}mid da~'tkhh `zmhhmid ai` b}`za{hmn

    ezanp{zmid? Vzlnkk`mid~ le pbk Iapmliah Ana`kg} le ^nmkink~(ttt)via~)lzd,ndm,`lm,16)164>,via~)116652:162( ; v)

    Tmhhmag~( O) B)( Pa}hlz( H) K)( ai` Hlt( @) O)( 1==2( B}`zldklhld} ai` dzl{i`tapkzq{ahmp} le pbk dhanmapk` uahhk}~ le Jza`elz`( Pmlda( ai` Vlppkz Nl{ipmk~( Vkii~}huaima?

    Vkii~}huaima Plvldzavbmn ai` Dklhldmn ^{zuk} Tapkz Zk~l{znk~ Zkvlzp 52( 2= v)

  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

    3/22

    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk > le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Tmhhmag~( O) B)( :616( Kuah{apmli le tkhh zknlz`~ elz `kpkzgmimid pbk vzk~kink le

    ezk~btapkz( ~ahptapkz( ai` da~ ajluk pbk Gaznkhh{~ ^bahk mi Nbkg{id( Pmlda( ai`

    Jzllgk Nl{ipmk~( Ikt ]lzc? [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk} Lvki'Emhk Zkvlzp"bppv?,,v{j~){~d~)dlu,~mz,:616,;::0,-)

    Dzl{i`tapkz Glimplzmid ap ^bahk'Da~ Tkhh Va`~

    Nlipagmiaip pbzkap~ pl pbk dzl{i`tapkz zk~l{znk~ ap ~bahk'da~ tkhh va`~ minh{`k? "1-

    ~{zeank ~vmhh~ ai` hkacadk le `zmhhmid eh{m`~( b}`za{hmn ezanp{zmid nbkgmnah~( ai` ehlt'janc eh{m`~3 ai` ":- mia`kq{apk lz ea{hp} tkhh na~mid ai` nkgkip ~kah~ pbap ahhlt elz

    ukzpmnah gmdzapmli le iap{zah da~( mioknpk` nbkgmnah~( ai` ~ahmik tapkz) @k~mdi ai`

    mgvhkgkipapmli le a dzl{i`tapkz ikptlzc pl glimplz mgvanp~ le pbk~k dzl{i`tapkz

    nlipagmiapmli pbzkap~ mi dhanmapk`( ezanp{zk` jk`zlnc ~kppmid~ m~ a pknbimnah nbahhkidk pbaptmhh iknk~~mpapk ai mipkdzapk` g{hpm'gkpbl` avvzlanb pl tkhh `k~mdi ai` ~agvhmid)

    Me il `lgk~pmn tapkz'~{vvh} tkhh~ azk vzk~kip mi pbk `k~mdiapk` za`m{~( lz me blgkltikz~`ki} annk~~ pl pbkmz tkhh~( mp tl{h` avvkaz pbap {i`kz pbk zkum~k` `^DKM^ il dzl{i`tapkz

    q{ahmp} ~agvhmid tl{h` jk zkq{mzk` ap a ~bahk'da~ tkhh'va` ~mpk) Mi a``mpmli( ahpbl{db

    aeelz`mid ~lgk hkukh le vzlpknpmli( `lgk~pmn tkhh~ azk ilp ~mpk` lz nli~pz{npk` pl ~kzuk a~glimplzmid vlmip~ ai` mipkzvzkpapmli le tapkz'q{ahmp} ~agvhk~ ezlg pbkg azk eza{dbp tmpb

    m~~{k~) @{zmid pbk mimpmah ~padk~ le ~bahk'da~ `kukhlvgkip mi Ikt ]lzc ^papk( mp tl{h`

    avvkaz vz{`kip pbap ~vknmemnahh} `k~mdik` dzl{i`tapkz glimplzmid vzldzag~ ~bl{h` jknli`{npk` ap hka~p ap a ~khknpk` i{gjkz le tkhh va`~) @m~nzkpk'lik glimplzmid tkhh~

    "emd) :- nl{h` jk mi~pahhk` pl pbk ja~k le pbk ezk~btapkz aq{mekz pl glimplz b}`za{hmn bka`~(

    tapkz q{ahmp}( ai` da~ jkelzk( `{zmid( ai` aepkz `zmhhmid ai` b}`za{hmn ezanp{zmid

    lvkzapmli~( ai` g{nb le pbk `apa vzlum`k` mi a ikaz zkah'pmgk ja~m~ elz ahh pl {i`kz~pai`pbk zk~{hp~ le pbm~ glimplzmid)

    Emd{zk :) ^nbkgapmn kragvhk ha}l{p le glimplzmid tkhh~

    mi zkhapmli pl a vzl~vknpmuk ~bahk'da~ tkhh va`

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  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

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    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk 0 le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Vzminmvah Aq{mekz @khmikapmli

    ^vknmemn gka~{zk~ pl vzlpknp Ikt ]lzc ^papk$~ `zmicmid tapkz mi pbk zkum~k` `^DKM^minh{`k vzlbmjmpmid ~{zeank `zmhhmid li Vzminmvah Aq{mekz~ tmpbl{p ~mpk'~vknmemn zkumkt~)

    Bltkukz( {ihmck pbk Vzmgaz} Aq{mekz~( ilp ahh Vzminmvah Aq{mekz~ bauk jkki `khmikapk` ap

    a gavvmid ~nahk a`kq{apk elz tkhh'va` ~mpk kuah{apmli) Pbk krm~pmid ^papk'tm`kDkldzavbmn Mielzgapmli ^}~pkg "DM^- gav ~bltmid pbk Vzminmvah Aq{mekz~ ta~

    nlgvmhk` ai` `mdmpmk` mi pbk 1=26~ ap a ~nahk le 1?:;6(666) Pbk ^papk'tm`k gav m~

    l{p`apk` ai` bmdbh} miann{zapk tbki vzloknpk` pl pbk 1?:0(666 ~nahk "emd) >-) Zknkiph}

    nlgvhkpk` DM^ nlukzadk~ le pbk Vzmgaz} Aq{mekz~ ai` ~khknpk` Vzminmvah Aq{mekz~gavvk` ap pbk 13:0(666 ~nahk {~mid nli~m~pkip `khmikapmli nzmpkzma azk auamhajhk ezlg pbk

    [^D^ tkj vadk apbppv?,,i})tapkz){~d~)dlu,vzloknp~,dm~{imp,[v~papk\Aq{mekz\Vadk)bpgh)

    @khmikapmli le pbk zkgamimid Vzminmvah'Aq{mekz jl{i`azmk~ ap pbk 1?:0(666 ~nahk {~mid pbk

    ~agk gavvmid nzmpkzma m~ tazzaipk` elz keeknpmuk avvhmnapmli le pbm~ tapkz'zk~l{znkvzlpknpmli gka~{zk)

    Emd{zk >) Kragvhk le aq{mekz jl{i`azmk~ nlgvmhk` ai` `mdmpmk` ap a ~nahk le

    1?:;6(666 "lzaidk azka- nlgvazk` tmpb a `kpamhk` aq{mekz jl{i`az} gavvk` ap a~nahk le 1?:0(666 "l{phmik` mi jh{k hmik-3 ilpk pbap pbkzk m~ glzk pbai a>6 vkznkip

    `m~nzkvain} jkptkki pbk aq{mekz jl{i`azmk~ gavvk` ap pbk ptl `meekzkip ~nahk~

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  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

    5/22

    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk ; le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    ^l{znk~ le Zknbazdk pl pzapm emk`'@zmep Aq{mekz~ ai` Dzl{i`tapkz ^{vvhmk~

    Pbk vzlvl~k` ~kpjanc~ elz ~pzapmemk`'`zmep aq{mekz~( v{jhmn'~{vvh} tkhh~( ai` `lgk~pmn

    tkhh~ vzlum`k a jzla` ja~m~ elz vzlpknpmli le tapkz zk~l{znk~ lukz a hazdk dkldzavbmn

    azka( g{nb hmck pbk v{jhmn ~{vvh} tkhhbka`'vzlpknpmli azka `khmikapmli~ {i`kz pbk Ikt]lzc ^papk @kvazpgkip le Bkahpb) @kpamhk` aiah}~m~ le nli`mpmli~ m~ ilp vl~~mjhk lukz

    pbm~ hazdk azka( j{p minlzvlzapmli le ~lgk a``mpmliah dklb}`zlhldmn nlinkvp~ nai kibaink

    vzlpknpmli le v{jhmn ai` `lgk~pmn dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~)

    Dzl{i`tapkz'~{vvh} vzlpknpmli m~ nlgvhmnapk` jkna{~k tapkz ~l{znk~ ai` dzl{i`tapkz

    ehlt m~ ilp zka`mh} lj~kzuajhk) A`kq{apk vzlpknpmli le dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~ `kvki`~ li

    nbazanpkzmapmli le pbk hlnah dklb}`zlhldmn ~kppmid ai` vlpkipmah ~l{znk~ le zknbazdk pl

    pbk ~pzapmemk`'`zmep aq{mekz~ pbap ~{vvh} gai} nlgg{impmk~) Pbk mgvlzpaink le {vhai`~l{znk~ le zknbazdk pl ~pzapmemk`'`zmep aq{mekz~ mi pbk dhanmapk` Ilzpbka~p "emd) 0- ba~ jkki

    zknldimk` elz glzk pbai 06 }kaz~ "Nzami( 1=553 GanIm~b ai` Zai`ahh( 1=2:3 Glzzm~~k}

    ai` lpbkz~( 1=223 Zai`ahh( 1=423 Tmhhmag~( 1==13 ai` Tmhhmag~ ai` Glzzm~k}( 1==5-)

    Emd{zk 0) ^l{znk~ le zknbazdk pl ~pzapmemk` zmep mi uahhk}~ mi pbk dhanmapk`

    Ilzpbka~p "ezlg Glzzm~~k} ai` lpbkz~( 1=22- ai` kragvhk le `mum`k li a`oankipbmhhplv~ mi {inbaiikhk` uahhk}'tahh azka~

  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

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    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk 5 le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Pbk {vhai` ~l{znk~ le zknbazdk pl ~pzapmemk`'`zmep aq{mekz~ ai` dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~ pbap

    ~bl{h` jk nli~m`kzk` elz vzlpknpmli azk?

    1) Miemhpzapmli levzknmvmpapmli li a`oankipuahhk} bmh h~m`k~tmpb~{j~kq{kip`lti'~hlvk dzl{i`tapkzehltplpbk uahhk}ehllz

    )

    @khmikapmli le plvldzavbmn `mum`k~dkikzahh} `kemik~ pbk azkah krpkip le pbm~ nlipzmj{pmli) Pbk vzlvl~k` ;66 ep j{eekz

    azl{i` Vzmgaz} Aq{mekz~ m~ lik'~mk'emp~'ahh ai` ga} vzlum`k lih} vazpmah

    vzlpknpmli pl pbk~k aq{mekz~) A glzk ~nmkipmemnahh} ~l{i` avvzlanb m~ pl zkq{mzk

    `khmikapmli le ~{zeank'tapkz mum`k~ a`oankip pl pbk Vzmgaz} Aq{mekz~) Pbm~ tl{h`

    ilp jk a ~mdimemnaip miuk~pgkip mi pmgk {~mid pbk [^D^ tkj avvhmnapmli

    ^pzkag^pap~ "bppv?,,tapkz){~d~)dlu,l~t,~pzkag~pap~,ikt\}lzc)bpgh-( pb{~ pbk nl~p'

    jkikemp m~ vlpkipmahh} dzkap)

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    ahh{umah'eai lz

    ~pzapmemk '`zmep `kvl~mp~pltaz`~pbkgami'uahhk}~pzkaglz zmukz) Pbm~ tapkz m~

    `kzmuk` ezlg pbk tapkz~bk` azka le pbk pzmj{paz} ~pzkag) A ~{vvh} tkhh li ai

    ahh{umah eai lz mi a`oankip ~pzapmemk` `zmep ga} ~ka~liahh} `kzmuk a ~mdimemnaip

    vkznkipadk le v{gvk` tapkz ezlg miemhpzapmli le ~pzkag tapkz `kzmuk` ezlg ai

    {vhai` ~l{znk azka "emd) ;-) Pb{~( v{jhmn dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~ mi pbk gami uahhk}~

    pbap `kzmuk tapkz ezlg pzmj{paz} ~pzkag~ azk vazpmn{hazh} u{hikzajhk pl tapkz'

    q{ahmp} `kdza`apmli mi pbl~k {vhai` tapkz~bk`~) A``mpmliah vzlpknpmli ~bl{h` jk

    nli~m`kzk` elz pbk~k {vhai` tapkz~bk`~ pbap nlipzmj{pk tapkz `mzknph} pl v{jhmn

    dzl{i`tapkz ~{vvhmk~) M`kahh}( pbk~k tapkz~bk`~ ~bl{h` jk aeelz`k` pbk ~agk

    vzlpknpmli a~ bmhh~m`k azka~) Krnh{~mli le tkhh va`~ mi nlipzmj{pmid pzmj{paz}tapkz~bk`~ hk~~ pbai ; gm: lz pbk hltkz ; gm: le hazdkz pzmj{paz} tapkz~bk`~ tl{h`

    vzlum`k a zka~liajhk `kdzkk le v{jhmn'tapkz'~{vvh} vzlpknpmli)

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  • 8/2/2019 USGS Letter to DEC

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    [)^) Dklhldmnah ^{zuk}( Ikt ]lzc Tapkz ^nmkink Nkipkz Nlggkip~ li pbkZkum~k` @zaep {vvhkgkipah Dkikzmn Kiumzligkipah Mgvanp papkgkip

    Vadk 4 le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

    Emd{zk ;) Kragvhk azka ~bltmid gami uahhk} aq{mekz "pai l{phmik` tmpb jh{k

    `a~bk` hmik-( {vhai`~ tmpb pbmnc pmhh "vmic- ai` pbmi pmhh "dza}-( ahh{umah eai~"dzkki-( {vhai` tapkz~bk`~ le ~pzkag~ pbap hl~k ehlt a~ pbk} nzl~~ ~khknpk`

    ahh{umah eai~ "l{phmik` tmpb dzkki ~lhm` hmik-( ai` v{jhmn'~{vvh} tkhh "zk` `lp- tmpb:(666 ep j{eekz "dza} nmznhk-)

    Pbk zkum~k` `^KM^ aeelz`~ hmgmpk` vzlpknpmli pl `lgk~pmn tkhh ltikz~ tmpb a vzlvl~k`

    ;66 ep j{eekz azl{i` `lgk~pmn tkhh~ ai` ~vzmid~ {ihk~~ tamuk` j} pbk blgkltikz)Pbk ;66 ep j{eekz azl{i` `lgk~pmn tkhh~ `lk~ ilp pack hlnah dklb}`zlhldmn nli`mpmli~ ai`

    plvldzavbmn ~kppmid mipl annl{ip) Ikazh} ahh `lgk~pmn tkhh~ mi {vhai` azka~ pav pbk

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    Vadk 1: le :: Nlipanp? Olbi Tmhhmag~obtmhhmaF{~d~)dlu

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    mi~vknpmli zkukah~ pbap pbk jhlnc vzljajh} nli~m~p~ le gai} ~gahhkz jhlnc~

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