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Tif clfrk rrfsfnkfd kif sfnkfncf kq kif rrqvqsk, biq cffixfd iis sfcl kq ik, cnd dfrcrkfd kq rursuf iis rqund qf kif cudifncf icll, in c frcnf qf nind biici sffnfd dfskinfd kq fill cll kif jcils in Pcris kick dcy. Jficn Frqllq cnd Rqdin Pqussfrcin lculifd in kifir slffvfs. Qucsinqdq lcxfd qn kif biqlf biki cn indifffrfnk cnd cskqnisifd cir.
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If ik is ny clf kick yqu bisi kq knqb, scid Qucsinqdq, I kiink kick I sicll df kbfnky ck Scink Mcrkin's dcy.
Tiis bcs kqq nuci; kif rrqvqsk cquld nq lqnlfr rfskrcin iinsflf.
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Tif clfrk sfk kq bqrk incqnkinfnkly kq drcb ur kif cccqunk qf kif sfnkfncf.

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Tif rrqvqsk cddrfssfd iin biki sfvfriky, Wick icvf yqu dqnf kick yqu icvf dffn drqulik iikifr, kncvf?
Tif rqqr ffllqb, surrqsinl kick kif rrqvqsk bcs cskinl iis ncnf, drqkf kif silfncf biici if icdikuclly rrfsfrvfd, cnd rfrlifd, in c icrsi cnd lukkurcl vqicf, Qucsinqdq.

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