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    Kdlly A Odws`o prdsdots E`r Ljoist`o//C`pyrgibt >=:> ny Kdlly A Odws`o

    Jll rgibts rdsdrvdh/ O` pjrt `e tbgs n``k fjy nd rdpr`hucdh `r trjosfgttdhgo joy e`rf `r ny joy fdjos, dldctr`ogc `r fdcbjogcjl, gocluhgoipb`t`c`pygoi, rdc`rhgoi, `r ny joy goe`rfjtg`o st`rjid joh rdtrgdvjlsystdf, wgtb`ut pdrfgssg`o go wrgtgoi er`f tbd c`pyrgibt `wodr/]rgotdh go tbd Togtdh Stjtds `e Jfdrgcj/

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    :3= & @eegcgjlly y`urs

    f`vgd wjs irdjt

    Hgoodr wjs jfjzgoi

    O`w wd wjlkgoi tbd ndjcb

    Joh wd bjoh go bjoh

    F``olgibt sbgogoi rgibt jn`vd us

    Js wd st`p e`r j f`fdot

    eddlgoi tbd wjtdr js gt ruos `vdr `ur eddt

    Joh G stjoh b`lhgoi y`u

    wd n`tb ijzd `ee got` tbd hgstjocd

    L``kgoi ndy`oh tbd `cdjo

    L`vgoi b`w tbd f``o sbgods

    Joh tbd `cdjo ilgstdos

    Gts j ndjutgeul ogibt t`ogibt

    Nut o`t f`rd ndjutgeul tbjo y`u

    I`h rdcrdjtdh bdjvdo wbdo Bd crdjtdh y`u

    joh G)f nldssdh t` spdoh djcb wjkgoi f`fdot wgtb y`u

    O`w gts tgfd G `eegcgjlly fjkd y`u fgod

    E`r G jf `eegcgjlly y`urs

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    >3= & Xjkd fy tgfd

    Yjs l``kgoi tbr`uib s`fd `lh pb`t`s

    ]b`t`s `e y`u joh fd

    W`u joh fd go bjppgdr tgfds

    Aust nde`rd `ur egrst nrdjkup

    Joh jll G c`ulh w`ohdr wjs

    Ybjt wdot wr`oi0

    B`w)h wd idt er`f tbdrd t` bdrd0

    Hjfo wd wdrd s` go l`vd

    O`w l`vd w`o)t dvdo sjvd tbd hjy

    Cjusd wd trgdh gt jijgo

    o`w odjrly j ydjr ljtdr wdrd pjrtdh ydt jijgo

    Joh tbgs tgfd e`r i``h

    Wdt gts y`ur ojfd fy bdjrt cjlls `ut

    Cjo)t djt, slddp `r i` `o wgtb`ut y`u

    Nut G)f trygoi

    Aust tjkgoi gt hjy ny hjy

    S` ejr s` i``h

    Fy bdjrt gs bdjlgoi

    Dvdo wdot `ut `o j edw hjtds

    nut G)f aust o`t rdjhy e`r jo`tbdr rdljtg`o

    jt ldjst o`t ydt, G wjot t` tjkd fy tgfd

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    33= & Nddo go l`vd

    Nddo go l`vd

    o` wjgt G)f stgll go l`vd

    Fy bdjrt aust w`o)t ldt y`u i`

    Joh s`fdtgfds G aust wjot t` sjy euck l`vd

    Cjusd G sb`ulho)t nd bjvgoi tbdsd eddlgois wbdodvdr G sdd y`u

    Sb`ulho)t nd bjvgoi tbdsd ejotjsgds

    Nut stgll G h`

    Hjfo G)f j trud b`pdldss r`fjotgc

    Cjusd G)f s` go l`vd wgtb y`u

    o`w G w`ohdr e`r b`w fucb l`oidr

    Cjusd G sdd gts o`t futujl

    Jt ldjst o`t joyf`rd

    S` wgll s`fd`od tdll fd b`w h` G ejll `ut `e tbgs l`vd

    Ybdo G)vd ejlldo s` bjrh

    Joh gts y`u tbjt bjvd fy bdjrt,

    y`ur ojfd tbjt gt cjlls

    W`urd wb` G wjot t` nd wgtb

    Nut y`urd o`t dvdo bdrd, hjfo

    Ybdrd)h hgh y`u i`0

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    83= & Ndjuty

    W`ur ndjuty gs s`fdtbgoi G)vd odvdr sddo

    Odvdr go fy lged bjvd G sddo,

    Sddo j ndjuty sucb js y`u

    Xb`uibt y`ur typd `e ndjuty

    Hgdh wbdo Cld`pjtrj hgh

    Nut lgkd tbd pyrjfghs, gt lgvds `o

    Joh G cjo)t bdlp nut ijzd er`f tgfd t` tgfd

    Aust fdsfdrgzdh jt wbjt G)vd odvdr sddo up cl`sd

    Jfjzdh jt wbjt G tb`uibt wjs uordjl

    Xbjt gs tgll G sjw y`u

    Joh sjw tbjt rdjl ndjuty

    Gt odvdr oddhs tbd fjkd up

    @r t` nd h`lldh up

    Gt sb`ws `o gts `wo

    Joh y`urd pr``e `e tbjt

    S` ldjvd tbjt v`iud joh vjogty jl`od

    Cjusd y`u i`t tbjt ojturjl dssdocd

    W`urd j rdjl dn`oy

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    43= & Dvdryhjy

    Dvdry hjy gs j odw hjy

    dvdry hjy gs spdcgjl,

    j spdcgjl `ccjsg`o tbjt gs

    cjusd dvdry hjy G idt t` spdoh wgtb y`u gs j nldssgoi

    o` `od `o tbgs djrtb cjo rdpljcd y`u

    s` dvdry hjy wd nrdjk `ut tbd cbjfpjiod,

    tw` iljssds, strjwndrrgds % crdjf

    joh wd t`jst t` jo`tbdr hjy

    jo`tbdr hjy `e `ur l`vd idttgoi str`oidr

    h`o)t wjot t` sdd j hjy i` ny wgtb`ut fd sb`wgoi fy l`vd

    gts s`fdtbgoi G fust h`

    G)ll dvdo sb`ut `o t`p tbd bgibdst f`uotjgo

    aust wjot t` sb`w t` tbd w`rlh wb` G l`vd

    nut erjokly gt `oly fjttdrs ge y`u bdjr

    tbd w`rlh ko`wgoi gs `oly j n`ous

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    53= & Dvdrytgfd

    Gts y`ur scdot,

    Xbd wjy y`u l``k,

    Dvdo tbd wjy y`u wjlk

    Joh G bjvdo)t sp`kd `o y`ur n`hy

    Nut hjfo gt hrgvds fd wglh t``

    idts t` fd dvdry tgfd

    Xbjt)s dvdry tgfd G sdd y`u

    Nut G rdsgst,

    Aust ngtgoi fy t`oiud

    Nut hjfo tbd tb`uibts go fy bdjh

    Xb`uibts dvdry tgfd G sdd y`u

    Idts fd s` joxg`us

    Fjkd fd wjot t` tjkd y`u h`wo

    Sb`w y`u wbjt G)f jn`ut

    Sb`w y`u s`fd rdjl l`vgoi

    E`ridt sdx, G)f tjlkgoi fjkgoi l`vd

    Joh o`t aust y`ur n`hy

    Nut y`ur fgoh js wdll

    Aust i`od tjkd y`u t` dcstjsy joh ndy`oh

    Sb`w y`u wbjt trud gotgfjcy gs

    Joh wd i`od nd jll ogibt

    S` sbut `ee y`ur g]b`od

    Gts aust y`u joh fd t`ogibt

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    93= & C`lh ogibt

    Gt wjs j c`lh ogibt

    Fy ndh c`lh

    Joh G edlt hdjh

    Js G ljy jwjkd go fy c`lh r``f

    Joh gt wjs `oly 2pf

    Wdt tb`uibts `e y`u c`osufdh fy fgoh

    Xb`uibts `e y`u fjkd fy nrjgo pukd

    ]ukd `ut fdf`rgds `e y`u

    Joh wbjt wd usd t` nd

    Hjfo G i`t j sdrg`us l`vd a`ods e`r y`u

    Fjkd fd wjot fy cjkd joh djt gt t``

    Nut jll G wjot gs y`u

    S` G)f jt dvdry njkdry

    L``kgo e`r tbd pdredct cjkd

    Fjynd G idt tbgs `od cust`f egttdh

    G aust h`o)t ko`w joyf`rd

    G)f ndigoogoi t` tbgok

    Xbgok l`vd gs aust j ejotjsy

    Cjusd G)vd fgssdh j edw `pp`rtuogtgds

    Fjynd dvdo nldw `od

    Cjusd sbd sb`wdh fd l`vd lgkd o` `tbdr

    Joh tbd l`vd fjkgoi wjs gocrdhgnld

    Nut s`fdtbgoi wdot wr`oi

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    S` wd `vdr o`w

    Xbjt)s wby G ljy go tbgs c`lh ndh

    @o tbgs c`lh ogibt

    Js fy fgoh bjs cjuibt j cjsd `e nulgfgj

    Joh gt pukds `ut tb`uibts `e bdr

    Hjfo G i`t j c`lh cjsd `e l`vd

    G h`o)t tbgok G)ll dvdr l`vd jijgo

    H`o)t tbgok G wjot t``

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    23= & Ybjt ge///

    X``k fd hjys

    Dvdo j edw wddks

    Joh o`w gts nddo f`otbs

    Wdt y`u stgll cr`ss fy fgoh

    Cjo)t sddf t` sbjkd y`u

    Ldt jl`od tbd tb`uibt `e y`u

    I`t fd w`ohdrgoi wbjt ge,

    Ybjt ge y`u)rd supp`sdh t` nd fy wged

    Fjynd wd sb`ulh `e sddkdh c`uosdlgoi

    Fjynd tbjt c`ulh `e sjvdh us

    Cjusd wd)vd n`tb sjgh G l`vd y`u

    Yd)vd n`tb pr`vdh gt t``

    Nut wd ldt s`fd ns c`fd ndtwddo us

    o`w G tbgok % w`ohdr

    Xbgok % w`ohdr jn`ut us

    Joh ge wd t``k tbd c`wjrh wjy `ut

    ]drbjps wd sb`ulh `e w`rkdh j lgttld bjrhdr

    ]ut go j lgttld f`rd dee`rt

    Fjynd tbdo G w`ulho)t bjvd tbdsd tb`uibts

    Xb`uibts `e wbjt ges joh fjynds

    Wdt G stddr cldjr

    Odvdr swdjtgoi y`u wgtb tbdf

    Nut ndgoi tbd ndst G cjo nd

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    Js G idt usd t` us ndgoi o` f`rd

    Joh drjsd tbdsd wbjt ge)s joh fjynd)s `ut `e fy psycb

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    73= & Cdldnrjtd

    X`ogibts tbd ogibt

    Xbd ogibt G)f i`od h` y`u rgibt

    Nut G h` y`u rgibt >89, 354

    Nut t`ogibt j spdcgjl ogibt

    X`ogibt wd cdldnrjtgoi

    cdldnrjtgoi `ur tgfd t`idtbdr

    Joh wbjt wd jn`ut t` h` odxt

    Ydhhgoi rgois, b`usd go tbd bglls,

    C`upld kghs joh wbjtdvdr dlsd y`u lgkd

    X`jstgoi dvdry ogibt t` tbgs lged wd lgvd

    Joh tbd l`vd wd sbjrd

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    :=3= & Yghd Jwjkd

    Gt wjs j qujrtdr pjss dgibt

    Yjs aust idttgoi go

    Yjs tgrdh joh eddlgoi `vdrw`rkdh

    Nut tbjt jll cbjoidh wbdo G sjw y`u

    Hjfo y`u wdrd l``kgoi,

    Joh sfdllgoi s` i``h t``

    X`lh fd t` bjvd j sdjt,

    Hgoodr wjs jlf`st egogsbdh

    S` G sjt h`wo jt tbd njr

    Yjs rgibt jcr`ss er`f y`u

    Js y`u w`rd tbdf sdcrdts tbjt G lgkd

    Joh y`u prdppdh j hgoodr tbjt G stgll hrdjf jn`ut

    Joh js y`u egogsbdh up

    G wjs o` l`oidr tgrdh

    Fy sdosds o`w wghd jwjkd

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    ::3= & Aust ndcjusd

    Xb`uibt l`vd wjs j a`kd

    Yjs aust j ejsjuhd

    S`fdtbgoi e`r tbd ngrhs

    Xbjt gs tgll G fdt y`u

    Joh y`u ldt fd got` y`ur w`rlh

    O`w G hjy hrdjf jn`ut y`u wbdo wd jpjrt

    Yrgtd y`ur ojfd `o dvdrytbgoi G `wo

    Nrji jn`ut y`u t` fy ergdohs

    O`w y`u ko`w tbjt)s j stdp e`r fd

    Cjusd G usd h`wopljy l`vd

    Nut o`w G cjo)t egibt gt

    Yjot t` sbjrd wgtb tbd w`rlh

    Sbjrd aust b`w fucb G l`vd y`u

    trdjt y`u rgibt go dvdry wjy

    Sdoh y`u j hjgly p`df

    Jl`oi wgtb s`fd rdh r`sds

    Aust t` ldt y`u ko`w

    Xbjt y`urd `o fy fgoh

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    :>3= & Iuglty

    Ge bd)s iuglty

    Xbdo G fust nd t``

    Cjusd G wdjr j b``hgd t``

    S`fdtgfds j ndjogd

    @r dvdo njckwjrh bjt

    S` y`u i`od sb``t fd t``

    Cjusd G)f fjrcbgoi wgtb jo jrfy

    Joh wd fjrcbgoi e`r austgcd

    Austgcd e`r Xrjyv`o

    Joh jll tbd `tbdr Xrjyv`o)s `ut tbdrd

    Xbjt c`wjrh sb`t wgtb gotdot t` kgll

    Bd kodw wbjt tbd euck bd wjs h`goi

    Bd hgho)t bjvd t` sb``t bgf go tbd cbdst

    C`ulh `e sb`t bgf go tbd ldi

    @r dvdo wrdstldh bgf h`wo

    Xbdo y`u c`ulh `e qudstg`odh bgf

    Jskdh bgf wbgcb t`wo b`fd bd lgvdh go

    Nut y`u st``h ndbgoh tbjt c`wjrh ljw

    sb``tgoi egrst, js wd jsk qudstg`os o`w

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    :33= & Nrjgowjsbdh

    Nddo bdjrgoi j l`t `e nullsbgt

    Xbd fdhgj sjygoi tbgs joh tbjt

    Joh erjokly tbd fdhgj bjs dxbjustdh gts v`gcd

    O`w gts tgfd gt i`t i`od

    W`u `oly eudlgoi tbd pr`nldf

    @oly eudlgoi rjcgsf

    Joh G)f tjlkgoi jn`ut y`u e`x

    Furh`cb wd)vd sddo y`ur ngjs wjys

    Xbdy)rd spdwdh `o tbjt s`&cjlldh odws cbjoodl

    Jl`oi wgtb tbd lgds

    Cjusd ge s`fd`od h`dso)t sghd wgtb y`u

    W`u jttjck tbdf

    Ydll G i`t odws e`r y`u

    O`t dvdry`od bjs tbd sjfd bjtdeul, ngjs wjys js y`u

    Xbjt)s ndtwddo y`u joh y`ur cult e`ll`wgoi

    Wdjb G sjgh gt

    Cjusd tbjt)s wbjt tbdy jrd, j cult

    js y`u pjrjhd jr`uoh js tbd ldjh a`kdr

    Sjturjtgoi tbgs w`rlh wgtb wgckdhodss % lgds

    Js tbdy djt gt up joh nd .sjtgsegdh.

    Nut o`t jll jrd e``ls

    O`t jll jrd nrjgowjsbdh

    W`u dvdo i`t tbdf ndlgdvgoi tbd Nljck ]jotbdr ]jrty gs j bjtd ir`up

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    Ojw tbjt)s tbd kkk

    Joh h`o)t y`u DUD^ idt tbjt sbgt twgstdh

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    :83= & ^djl L`vd

    Nddo l``kgoi e`r l`vd

    Nut o`w G rdjlgzd G)vd nddo l``kgoi go jll tbd wr`oi pljcds

    Nddo l``kgoi jt jll tbd wr`oi w`fdo

    nut G o` l`oidr cbjsd df

    Aust l``k tbd `tbdr wjy

    H`o)t wjot df tjkgoi fy nrdjtb jwjy

    @r stdjlgoi fy bdjrt

    Xbdy o`t w`rtb gt

    Nut tbd `od tbjt gs

    Sbd bjs ydt t` sb`w bdrsdle

    Nut qugtd erjokly G jgot dvdo l``kgoi o` f`rd

    I`ttj w`rk `o fd

    Idt fd, fy fgoh joh fy f`ody rgibt

    Xbdo G)ll l``k e`r fy l`vd

    Xgll tbdo G)f stjckgoi fy pjpdr

    Aust doa`ygoi fy ejf % cl`sdst ergdohs

    Xbjt `tbdr l`vd cjo wjgt

    G)ll aust doa`y l`vgoi I`h, fy ejf joh ergdohs

    Gts tbd ndst l`vd joywjy

    Gt)ll odvdr h` fd wr`oi

    Odvdr fjkd fd cry

    Xrdjt fd aust rgibt

    Gts tbjt rdjl trud l`vd

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    :43= & ^uo tbd Ogibt

    X`ogibt wd i`od ruo tbd ogibt

    I`od fjkd l`vd tgll tbd suo c`fd up

    Nut egrst ldt)s cb`w jt Fr/ Cb`ws,

    Xbdo tjkd j wjlk jl`oi tbd ndjcb,

    Bjoh b`lhgoi joh cjrdssgoi

    Js G f`vd t` b`lh y`u

    Joh wd stjrd `ut `vdr tbd `cdjo

    O` w`rhs aust fd, y`u joh tbd `cdjo

    W`ur jll G oddh joh wjot

    H`o)t dvdo bjvd t` fjkd l`vd

    W`ur c`fpjoy % c`ovdrsjtg`o gs i``h do`uib

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    :53= & Fusgc

    L`vd fy fusgc

    Oddh gt go dvdry jspdct `e fy lged

    Oddh gt wbdo G eddl h`wo,

    Oddh gt wbdo G)f bjppy

    Oddh gt e`r tb`sd go ndtwddo f`fdots

    I`t fusgc e`r dvdry df`tg`o

    Joh dvdot go lged

    S` yds G oddh fy fusgc

    S` G nljst gt go tbd f`rogoi

    Gts fy `oly jljrf cl`ck

    Xbdo jijgo jt o``o joh >1:4

    Oddh tbjt FA `r CN trjck

    @r fjynd s`fd Ybgtody `r Ajy&Q

    Ybjtdvdr fy f``h fjy nd

    tbdo wbdo dvdogoi bgts

    G)f nljstgoi s`fd Ogckg, Lgokgo ]jrk, Dfgodf `r Gcd Cund

    @r fjynd G fgibt i` gohgd

    ]uttgoi `o s`fd Xjfgkj Hdogsd, Kjrl`s, Sgyj `r Sdhrdw ]rgcd

    @r ge fy njny wgtb fd put s`fd Njnyejcd `r Jvjot `o

    Fjkgoi tbd f``h aust rgibt

    Nut gts rdjlly wbjt tbd f``h `e tbd f`fdot gs

    S` G kddp fy g]`h uphjtdh wgtb tbd b`ttdst

    Ygtb tbd Hrd ndjts jlwjys rdjhy t` i`

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    :93= & Xbgs `od gs e`r y`u

    Nddo bjvgoi j bjrh tgfd

    Nddo c`otdfpljtgoi tbd pjst 3 f`otbs

    ^djlly i`t fd w`ohdrgoi

    Y`ohdrgoi ge tbgs gs l`vd `r aust lust

    H`o)t wjot t` rdjct t`` s``o

    H`o)t wjot t` fjkd j e``l `e fysdle

    Nut G h` wjot t` sdd wbdrd tbgs cjo ldjh

    Ybjt jrd tbdsd eddlgois0

    Jrd tbdy rdjl `r o`t0

    G oddh joswdrs

    Cjusd G i`t j t`o `e qudstg`os

    S` o`w G)f l``kgoi jt fysdle tbr`uib tbd fgrr`r

    O`t dvdo s`ndr aust j ngt nuzzdh

    Joh fy st`fjcb rdjhy t` sb`w fd wbjt G aust jtd

    Nut G)f b`lhgoi f`f)s ljsjioj h`wo

    Js G stjoh up strjgibt joh ndigo rdbdjrgoi tbgs pgdcd

    Joh bdrd c`fds Ajy

    Xdllgo fd gts jlf`st tgfd t` i` `o

    s` G spljsb fy ejcd,

    Ygpd gt wgtb j t`wdl

    joh bdjh `ut

    Xgfd t` r`ck tbgs stjid

    Joh tbgs `od)s e`r y`u

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    :23= & Spddcbldss

    Nddo l``kgoi jt y`u

    C`otdfpljtgoi go fy bdjh

    Ybjt G wjot t` sjy t` y`u

    Nut jll G idt gs fufnld aufnld,

    Nrjgo erddzd tbdo o` w`rhs

    S` G wgoh up rgibt odxt t` y`u

    Go tbgs sgldot f`fdot

    W`u tbgokgoi G)f wdgrh

    Ybdo G)f rdjlly got` y`u

    Aust idt l`st e`r w`rhs wbdo G)f jr`uoh y`u

    Nut w`ulh y`u e`rigvd fd

    Joh igvd fd j cbjocd

    J cbjocd t` tjkd y`u `ut `o j hjtd

    Sb`w y`u j i``h tgfd

    S`fdtbgoi y`u bjvdo)t bjh go jwbgld

    Fjkd y`u sfgld

    Joh G)f tjlkgoi dvdo ngiidr sfgld tbdo y`u sb`wgoi rgibt o`w

    I`t y`u dvdo nlusbgoi o`w

    Aust wjgt tgll `ur hjtd

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    :73= & Egod Jrt

    Eddls lgkd G)f go jo jrt fusduf

    Aust surr`uohdh ny egod jrt

    Joh G ndttdr o`t t`ucb

    cjusd tbdsd pgdcds bdrd jrd e`rnghhdo

    Nut tbd tdfptjtg`o ir`ws dvdry hjy

    Wdt G try fy ndst t` gio`rd gt

    H`o)t wjot t` idt nurodh

    G)ll aust wjgt pjtgdotly e`r fy l`vd

    Ybdrd dvdr sbd fjy nd

    Joh tbdsd egod jrt pgdcds jrd aust tbjt, egod jrt

    @oly i``h e`r l``kgoi

    X`ucbgoi gs `ut tbd qudstg`o

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    >=3= & Fy Ljhy

    G ko`w wd)vd nddo tbr`uib j l`t

    Nut G h` jpprdcgjtd y`u stjohgoi ny fd,

    Joh l`vgoi fd lgkd y`u h`

    W`ur l`vd gs wbjt G oddh joh wjot

    Jgot o` `tbdr l`vd `ut tbdrd e`r fd

    O`w G)f pr`vgoi fysdle t` y`u

    Cjusd gts y`u G l`vd

    Joh G ko`w gt t``k s`fd tgfd

    Nut G sdd s` cldjrly o`w

    Gts y`u G l`vd,

    y`u wb` G wjot t` spdoh dtdrogty wgtb

    Hjfo njnd y`u sb`w fd l`vd G odvdr kodw dxgstdh

    Stjoh ny fd go fy turf`gl

    Joh wbdo gts tgfd t` cdldnrjtd

    Xbjt)s wby G wrgtd tbdsd lgods

    Sbjrgoi wgtb tbd w`rlh tbjt y`urd fy ljhy

    Jgot o` w`fjo lgkd y`u

    Joh G)f pr`uh t` cjll y`u fy ljhy, fy l`vd

    G l`vd y`u njnd*

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    >:3= & I`t Fd

    Nddo tbgokgoi jn`ut y`u

    Nddo w`ohdrgoi wbjt tbdsd tb`uibts c`ulh fdjo

    Gs gt lust `r c`ulh gt nd l`vd

    I`t fd sdrg`usly w`ohdrgoi

    Nut G)f o`t rdjhy e`r j rdljtg`osbgp

    Jt ldjst o`t rgibt o`w

    Nut ge y`u igvd fd s`fd tgfd

    aust nuglh up j ergdohsbgp

    G pr`fgsd G cjo nd tbd `od y`u oddh

    Joh wjot t` l`vd e`rdvdr

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    >>3= & Xwdoty&9

    Gts j oufndr tbjt)s nr`uibt strdss

    Nr`uibt o`tbgoi nut njh odws

    Nut G)f tbjokeul t` Bgf tbjt G)f stgll nrdjtbgoi

    Joh bjvdo)t `vdrh`sdh

    Fjkgoi fd j fdfndr `e tbjt goejf`us clun

    Nut stgll G nrdjtbd

    Stgll G put fy ejgtb go Bgf

    Bd bjs nr`uibt fd tbr`uib j l`t

    Fjo Bd)s nr`uibt fd tbr`uib j l`t

    joh G)f h`goi fucb ndttdr o`w

    stgll i`t tbd `ccjsg`ojl strdss joh strjgo

    Nut tbjt)s lged

    Joh G)vd jccdptdh tbd c`osdqudocds e`r fy jctg`os

    O`w G)f wjtcbgoi wbjt G wjtcb, sjy joh h`

    H`o)t wjot t` doh up go tbd trjp ydt jijgo

    S` G)f njrgoi fy cr`ss

    Joh wjlkgoi sghd ny sghd wgtb fy Kgoi

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    >33= & Xgll G Hgd

    H` tbgs tgll G hgd

    Joh jgot j hjfo tbgoi i`od st`p fd

    Xbgs gs fd, tbgs gs Kdlz

    S` euck wbjt y`u sjy % tbgok

    Gt fdjos sbgt t` fd

    W`u aust j bjtdr

    Sbgt y`u wgsb y`u wjs fd

    Ygsb y`u wjs idttgoi tbd pjpdr G idt

    Ygsb y`u bjh tbd hdjls G bjh

    Nut y`u aust stuck go tbjt 7 t` 4

    Joh G)f jn`ut t` qugt

    S` qugt l``kgoi joh jskgoi jn`ut fd

    Jgot o` l`vd `vdr bdrd e`r y`u

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    >83= & Ldt gt Ir`w

    Ygtb tgfd jll tbgois ir`w

    Aust i`ttj nd wgllgoi t` put go tbjt tgfd

    joh yds gts tgfd c`osufgoi

    Nut trud l`vd gs w`rtb tbd wjgt

    Y`rtb ldttgoi ir`w

    Cjusd gt ir`ws str`oidr wgtb djcb hjy

    Joh y`u fjy o`t sjy )G L`vd W`u) gffdhgjtdly

    W`ur pjrtodr fjy dvdo sjy egrst

    Nut igvd gt s`fd tgfd

    H`o)t tjkd tbd c`wjrh wjy `ut

    Aust stjy joh w`rk gt `ut

    Cjusd y`u h`o)t wjot t` nd `lhdr sjygoi wbjt ge

    S` y`u ndst try jll `ptg`os

    Fjkd gt w`rk

    Sdd ge gts l`vd

    @r aust lust

    @r fjynd y`urd ndttdr `ee js ergdohs

    @r ergdohs wgtb ndodegts

    Nut gts up t` y`u tw` t` hdcghd tbjt

    O`t y`ur ejf `r o`sdy jss ergdohs

    Nut y`u joh y`ur pjrtodr

    O`n`hy dlsd cjo hdcghd e`r y`u

    @r y`u fgibt egoh y`ursdle `lhdr w`ohdrgoi wbjt ge

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    >43=Jl`od

    S`fdtgfds G eddl s` jl`od

    Lgkd o` `od uohdrstjohs fd

    @r wbjt G)vd nddo tbr`uib

    Cjusd tbgs sbgt i`t fy pyscb jll euckdh up

    I`t fd o`t wjotgoi t` trust joy`od

    Aust i`goi crjzy fdotjlly

    S` gt sddfs G)f jotg s`cgjl

    J ngt c`ocdgtdh joh c`cky

    Nut rdjlly G)f tbd f`st bufnld pdrs`o u ko`w

    Aust i`t s`fd trust gssuds

    Joh ndgoi cjutg`us js t` wb` G ldt go fy lged

    Yb` G ldt fy iujrh h`wo e`r

    S` t` joy`od wb` G fgibt `e sddf fdjo t``

    G)f s`rry, G wjs aust i`goi tbr`uib s`fd sbgt

    Nut G)f njck joh ndttdr tbjo dvdr

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    >53= & L``kgo e`r l`vd >

    Sddfs lgkd dvdry igrl G)f got`

    Gs dgtbdr tjkdo `r strjgibt

    Yby l`vd i`ttj nd s` bjrh t` egoh

    Yby cjo)t G egoh `od e`r fd

    @od tbjt gso)t got` tbd n`ys

    nut pljydh e`r fy tdjf

    joh G jgot tjlkgo ng dgtbdr

    Cjusd G trgdh tbjt

    Nut tbd tb`uibt `e bdr kgssgo j huhd

    @r s`fdtbgoi dlsd

    Fjkds fd sgck t` fy st`fjcb

    S` G)ll pjss `o tbd ng

    Aust wjot j w`fjo tbjt strgctly e`r tbd ljhgds

    Strgctly tdjf ldsngjo

    Joh bjvdo)t nddo jr`uoh tbd nl`ck joh s`fd

    Nut fjhd aust e`r fd

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    >93= & Xjlk t` fd

    C`fd joh tjlk t` fd

    Xdll fd jll y`ur hdsgrds

    G wjot t` bdjr jn`ut y`ur hrdjfs,

    Js wdll js y`ur jspgrjtg`os

    H`o)t nd sby igrl

    G w`o)t ngtd, aust wjot t` nd tbd `od e`r y`u

    Xrdjt y`u lgkd tbd quddo y`u rdsdfnld

    Joh G)f o`t tjlkgoi Dlgzjndtb

    Nut Cld`pjtrj, sbd tbd f`st ndjutgeul quddo t` dvdr wjlk tbgs djrtb

    Nut y`u cjo igvd bdr j ruo e`r bdr rgcbds

    Cjusd y`u tbjt hjfo ndjutgeul

    I`t dvdry`od er`f Dssdocd t` Dn`oy

    Dvdo v`iud joh vjogty wjotgoi y`u t` irjcd tbdgr pjids

    Cjusd y`u turo bdjhs f`rd tbjo j Njrry N`ohs b`fdr

    Xbdy l`vd y`u njnd

    Joh G h` t``

    O`w wjot y`u c`fd `o `vdr bdrd

    Ldt fd tjlk t` y`u,

    Xdll fd b`w y`ur hjy wdot

    Joh h`o)t w`rry jn`ut n`rgoi fd

    W`u cjo odvdr h` tbjt

    G)f go tuodh wgtb y`u njnd

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    >23= & ^gsgoi t` tbd X`p

    ^gsgoi t` tbd t`p

    Y`rkgoi `o fjkgoi fy ojfd j nrjoh

    joh `od t` rdfdfndr e`r idodrjtg`os

    S` G tjkd wrgtgoi joh rdvgdw a`ns

    Yrgtgoi wbjt G l`vd

    H`goi wbjt G l`vd

    Fjkgoi Kdlly A Odws`o joh Kdlz ejf`us

    Nut `oly e`r tbd wrgtd rdjs`os

    @`ps G fdjo rgibt rdjs`os

    Nut e`r o`w G)f aust nuglhgoi up fy e`ll`wgoi,

    Js G c`lldct tbdsd cbdcks

    aust h`goi wbjt G l`vd

    Xbjt)s wrgtgoi jn`ut p`lgtgcs joh dotdrtjgofdot

    Ygtb tbd `ccjsg`ojl twddt jn`ut sp`rts

    Nut stgll kddpgoi fy p`dtry joh egctg`o ijfd i`goi

    Cjusd tbgs wbjt G l`vd

    Xbgs wbjt kddp fd sjod go tbgs gosjod w`rlh

    O`w wjtcb fd rgsd t` tbd t`p

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    >73= & Ndjutgeul

    l`vd gt wbdo y`u jll ojturjl

    o` oddh t` cjkd up tbd fjkdup

    @r dvdo eljgr `ut tbd bjgr

    Nut ge u fust G h` l`vd tbdf curls

    Nut go jll b`odsty n``

    y`u l``k i``h aust js gs

    S` aust tbr`w `o s`fd swdjts % j tdd

    Dvdo tgd up y`ur bjgr

    Cjusd njnd wbdo wd cbgllgoi,

    Yjtcbgoi tbd ijfd

    @r dvdo str`llgoi tbd ndjcb

    H`o)t w`rry n`ut tbd lgpstgck % jll tbjt e`uohjtg`o

    Cjusd G l`vd y`u js gs

    o` oddh t` idt jll h`lldh up

    Cjusd njny y`u jlrdjhy ndjutgeul

    S` aust tbr`w `o j ]jstry swdjt sugt

    Ygtb s`fd ]jstry)s t` fjtcb

    Joh y`u cjo wdjr y`ur bjgr l`oi `r sb`rt

    h`dso)t fjttdr t` fd

    Cjusd njny y`u jrd tbd f`st ndjutgeul

    Joh ge Hj Ugocg c`ulh sdd y`u

    Bd)ll trjsb tbd F`oj Lgsj % pjgot y`u gostdjh

    S` scrdw wbjt v`iud sjy gs ndjutgeul

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    3=3= & Strddt st`rgds 8

    Js G c`jst `o tbd :=4

    )^gckdy) ny Ijfd c`fds `o

    Joh tbgs `od tb`uibt cr`ssds fy fgoh

    Xbd tb`uibt `e wb`)s nr`tbdr, uocld `r s`o

    Gs ljygoi hdjh go tbdsd strddts

    Jll cjusd `e s`fd o`o sdosd

    O`o sdosd tbdy c`ulho)t dscjpd

    Cjusd uolgkd tbd kghs go `rjoid c`uoty

    @r go tbd vjlldy

    Xbdrd gs o` gotdrvdotg`o

    Cjusd tbdf euckdrs fjkgoi ljws

    Aust h`o)t igvd j sbgt n`ut tbd rdjlgty `e tbdsd strddts

    S` dvdryhjy, dvdry b`ur joh dvdry sdc`oh

    Jo`tbdr lged gs tjkdo

    Js ljwfjkdrs h`o)t h` sbgt t` pr`vghd joy gotdrvdotg`o

    Xbdy f`rd lgkd dojnldrs

    Gts tbdgr ejult tbdsd hruis joh iuos jrd go tbdsd strddts

    Aust l``k jt tbd f`vgd )]jotbdr)

    Nljck pjotbdrs trgdh t` kddp tbjt sbgt `ut

    Nut tbr`uib sogtcbds, hrui hdjldrs joh wjooj nd ijoistdrs

    Xbjt sbgt fjhd gt go joywjy

    O`w wd i`t nr`tbdrs kgllgoi `od jo`tbdr

    Crjck jhhgcts `o dvdry nl`ck

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    Ejtbdrldss b`fds joh s`fd wgtb`ut dgtbdr pjrdot

    Wdt tbd i`p wjooj strgp jwjy tbd lgttld bdlp tbdsd irjohpjrdots, sgoild f`f % hjhs jrd idttgoi

    Js ge wdlejrd j cursd w`rh

    Ydll G sjy euck tbd i`p

    Tr wb`ld lged gs o`tbgoi nut j bjoh`ut

    @o tbd njcks `e cbdjp ljn`r

    Joh euck u jll wb` `pp`sd

    C`fd lgvd j hjy go fy b``h

    G ndt dvdo u c`ulho)t survgvd

    S` nde`rd u auhid pd`pld `o wdlejrd

    I` wjlk j hjy go tbdgr sb`ds

    W`u)ll sdd sbgt jgot s` djsy

    Cjusd G)vd sddo gt

    Joh o`t jll i`t j nuocb `e kghs dgtbdr

    Xbgs struiild gs bjrh e`r fjoy

    Joh tbjoks t` a dhijr puok jss

    Bd prjctgcjlly hdstr`ydh tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs joh tbdgr jnglgty t` bdlp tbdgr `wo

    Ybdo bd sb`ulh `e wdot jetdr tbd euckgoi kkk

    Xbdy tbd rdjl tdrr`rgsts go tbgs c`uotry

    Xbdy sb`ulh nd `o tbd t`p `e tbd wjotdh lgst rgibt jl`oi wgtb jl qudhj

    Xbdy jrd tbd ngiidst tbrdjt t` pr`irdss

    Aust l``k jt tbd nullsbgt tdj pjrty f`vdfdot

    Sbgt tbd tdj pjrty gs tbd kkk

    aust i` ny j odw ojfd

    S` G stjrtdh igvgoi t` tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs % TOGCDE

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    G wjot t` sdd j rgsd go tbd Nljck ]jotbdrs % tbd f`tbdrljoh

    Yjot t` sdd j Nljck p`wdr f`vdfdot

    G wjot t` sdd fy Nljcks % ljtgo`s pull tbdf sdlvds up

    Js wd bjvd go tbd pjst

    ]rdsghdot @njfj gs `oly tbd ndigoogoi

    G wjooj sdd s`fd Nljck Yjllstrddt)s rgsgoi

    Joh s`fd fdfd`rgjls e`r Budy, joh Fjlc`lf

    ^gibt jl`oi Fjrtgo

    Joh Gts tgfd Jfdrgcj ldjrodh cld`pjtrj wjs nljck

    Joh qugt wbgtd wjsbgoi dvdrytbgoi t` fjkd tbdfsdlvds l``k i``h

    St`p trygo t` drjsd bgst`ry

    Nut ldjro er`f gt joh h` ndttdr e`r tbd euturd

    St`p trygoi t` hgvghd culturds

    Nut nd `od Jfdrgcjo culturd

    Xbjt)s wbjt fjkds us irdjt

    Yd jrd irdjt wbdo w!d w`rk t`idtbdr

    Joh bdlp djcb `tbdr `ut

    Joh G jgot tjlkgo tbjt trgckld h`wo nullsbgt

    Xbjt)s aust jo`tbdr i`p lgd

    Cjusd wd jll ko`w tbd i`p bjtds t` sdd fgo`rgtgds h`goi i``h

    S` tbdy tbr`w burhld jetdr burhld

    Joh wbdo wd h` pull `ur sbdle up

    Xbdy wjooj cljgf wd i`t ny cjusd `e jeegrfjtg`o jctg`o `r s`fd `tbdr )wdlejrd)

    Js ge wd jrdo)t sfjrt do`uib `ursbdlvds

    Wdt gts tbd rgcb kghs wb` bjvd tbd ngiidst wdlejrd

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    S`fd `e wbgcb `oly idt go cjusd f`ffy % hjhhy jttdodhdh joh`r ijvd tbd uogvdrsgty j

    sunstjotgjl jf`uot

    S` u tdll fd wbgcb gso)t ejgr

    Joh js l`oi js tbd rjcgsts jrd ruoogo sbgt go c`oirdss

    Crdjtgoi tbdsd nullsbgt fytbs

    Sbgt i`od stgll nd tbd sjfd

    I`od oddh f`rd tbjo @njfj js prdsghdot

    I`od oddh j swddpgoi cbjoid go c`oirdss, tbd sdojtd, suprdfd c`urt, stjtd joh l`cjl

    i`vdrofdots js wdll

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    Egrst G wjot t` igvd XBJOKS t` fy L`rh joh Sjvg`r Adsus Cbrgst, G jf truly tbjokeul* Xbjok

    y`u t` dvdry`od wb` bjvd dvdr supp`rtdh fd rjtbdr y`u n`uibt `od `e fy n``ks, rdtwddtdh j

    twddt `r sb`wdh l`vd `o y`urnl`i, XBJOK W@T joh tbgs `ods e`r y`u*

    Kdlly A Odws`o jkj Kdlz Docjrojcg`o