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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
lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk 4
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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
lkr`gFnehn`r`nvlshrs'dhk 9
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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