USPTO Examination Guide 1-13 ('Website Specimens as Displays Associated with the Goods') - December 2012

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    ^`kwmn` Rw`bhl`er mr Ihrwdmxr Mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` Nooir

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    =% Ihrwdmx Rw`bhl`e %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% =;% Ihryhebyhoe K`y~``e Ihrwdmx mei L`{` Miv`{yhrhen %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ;

    K% @d`l`eyr of me Mbb`wymkd` ^`kwmn` Ihrwdmx Mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` Nooir %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ;=% Whbyp{` o{ I`rb{hwyhoe of yc` Nooir %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 2;% Rco~ yc` Lm{j he Mrrobhmyhoe ~hyc yc` Nooir %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 2

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    h% Mww`m{meb` he ^`krhy` mei @,lmhd Mii{`rr`r %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 9hh% Wdmb`l`ey he m Dobmyhoe Yxwhbmd fo{ m [`ymhd Ryo{` R`{vhb` Lm{j %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 9hhh% Ihrwdmx`i he o{ e`m{ Bo{wo{my` Boeymby Hefo{lmyhoe %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 9hv% W{`r`eb` of Oyc`{ Lm{jr %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 0

    2% O{i`{hen Hefo{lmyhoe %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 0m% Rcowwhen Bm{y mei Rcowwhen Kmn Kpyyoer mei Dhejr %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 6k% Y`d`wcoe` Eplk`{r mei @,lmhd Mii{`rr`r %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 6b% Boeymby Pr$ Bpryolhq`$ o{ Boefhnp{` Kpyyoer mei Dhejr %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 6

    HH% N[OPEIR FO[ [@FPRMD %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >M% Fmhdp{` yo ]pmdhfx mr m ^`kwmn` Ihrwdmx %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >K% Fmhdp{` yo Fpebyhoe mr m Y{mi`lm{j %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >

    MWW@EIHS @SMLWD@R OF ^@KWMN@ IHRWDMX RW@BHL@ER %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 3

    Ychr `smlhemyhoe nphi` mii{`rr`r ~`kwmn` rw`bhl`er mr ihrwdmxr mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc`

    nooir% Rw`bhfhbmddx$ yc` nphi` i`rb{hk`r yc` `d`l`eyr of me mbb`wymkd` ~`kwmn` ihrwdmxrw`bhl`e$ ihrbprr`r yc` memdxyhbmd f{ml`~o{j fo{ i`y`{lhehen yc` mbb`wymkhdhyx of m~`kwmn` ihrwdmx$ hi`eyhfh`r yc` mww{ow{hmy` woy`eyhmd {`fprmdr$ mei w{ovhi`r `smlwd`r%

    H% ^@KWMN@ MR M IHRWDMX MRROBHMY@I ^HYC YC@ NOOIRM% Kmbjn{opei

    =% Ihrwdmx Rw`bhl`eMe mwwdhbmyhoe fo{ y{mi`lm{j {`nhry{myhoe fhd`i pei`{ R`byhoe = of yc` Y{mi`lm{j Mby

    {`}ph{`r yc` rpklhrrhoe of m rw`bhl`e yo rco~ yc` lm{j k`hen pr`i he boll`{b` oeo{ he boee`byhoe ~hyc yc` nooir hi`eyhfh`i he yc` mwwdhbmyhoe%= Oe` ~mx yoi`loery{my` rpbc pr` hr fo{ yc` rw`bhl`e yo rco~ yc` lm{j wdmb`i he mex lmee`{

    oe % % % yc` ihrwdmxr mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` {`d`vmey nooir%; ^chd` yc` Y{mi`lm{j Mby

    io`r eoy `swdhbhydx i`fhe` ychr bmy`no{x of rw`bhl`er$ bmr` dm~ cmr i`rb{hk`i ihrwdmxr

    mr bolw{hrhen wohey,of,rmd` lmy`{hmd rpbc mr kmee`{r$ rc`df,ymdj`{r$ ~heio~

    ihrwdmxr$ l`epr$ o{ rhlhdm{ i`vhb`r ~chbc m{` i`rhne`i yo bmybc yc` myy`eyhoe ofwp{bcmr`{r mei w{orw`byhv` wp{bcmr`{r mr me heipb`l`ey yo boerpllmy` m rmd` mei

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    ~chbcw{olhe`eydx ihrwdmxyc` lm{j he }p`ryhoe mei mrrobhmy` hy o{ {`dmy` hy yo yc`

    nooir%2

    Ihrwdmxr mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` nooir mdro `shry he me `d`by{oehb o{ oedhe` `evh{oel`ey he yc`

    fo{l of ~`kwmn`r% Yc`r` `d`by{oehb ihrwdmxr w`{fo{l yc` rml` fpebyhoe mr y{mihyhoemd

    ihrwdmxr mei lpry l``y yc` rml` rymeim{ir fo{ me mbb`wymkd` rw`bhl`e mr y{mihyhoemd

    ihrwdmxr%9

    Rol`yhl`r$ i`w`eihen oe yc` emyp{` of yc` nooir mei co~ yc`x m{` lm{j`y`i mei off`{`i

    fo{ rmd`$ me mwwdhbmey lmx eoy k` mkd` yo w{oipb` me mbb`wymkd` ~`kwmn` ihrwdmx rw`bhl`emei lmx e``i yo {`dx oe oyc`{ yxw`r of rw`bhl`er yo rco~ y{mi`lm{j pr`%0 M ~hi` {men` of

    owyhoer fo{ mbb`wymkd` y{mi`lm{j rw`bhl`er `shry$ hebdpihen dmk`dr mei ymnr mffhs`i yo yc`

    nooir$ w{oipby wmbjmnhen$ mei mdy`{emyhv` fo{lr of pr` ~c`e wdmb`l`ey of yc` lm{j oe yc`nooir o{ yc`h{ wmbjmnhen hr hlw{mbyhbmkd`%6

    Fhemddx$ ~c`e yc` rw`bhl`e$ ~c`yc`{ m ~`kwmn` o{ oyc`{ wohey,of,rmd` lmy`{hmd$ hebdpi`r m

    wcoyon{mwc of yc` lm{j mww`m{hen oe yc` nooir o{ yc`h{ wmbjmnhen$ yc` ihrwdmx memdxrhr

    i`rb{hk`i he ychr `smlhemyhoe nphi` hr pee`b`rrm{x$ hf yc` wcoyon{mwc ~opdi k` mbb`wymkd`kx hyr`df mr `vhi`eb` of y{mi`lm{j pr`%>

    ;% Ihryhebyhoe K`y~``e Ihrwdmx mei L`{` Miv`{yhrhen^chd` m wohey,of,rmd`3 ihrwdmx mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` nooir hr me mbb`wymkd` rw`bhl`e fo{nooir$ l`{` miv`{yhrhen lmy`{hmd hr eoy%8 M wohey of rmd` hr m dobmyhoe ~c`{` boerpl`{r bme

    vh`~ yc` lm{j he boee`byhoe ~hyc yc` nooir mei hll`ihmy`dx wp{bcmr` yc`l my yc` rml`

    yhl`%=7 @smlwd`r hebdpi` m {`ymhd ryo{` ~hyc ihrwdmxr of yc` nooir oe ymkd`r mei m rxry`lfo{ w{ob`rrhen bmrc o{ b{`ihy y{mermbyhoer yo wp{bcmr` yc` nooir$ o{ m ~`kwmn` rco~hen

    whbyp{`r of yc` nooir mei w{ovhihen m rcowwhen bm{y fo{ o{i`{hen yc`l% M wohey,of,rmd`

    ihrwdmx lpry k` bmdbpdmy`i yo boerpllmy` m rmd`:== ycmy hr$ yc` ihrwdmx lpry hebdpi` yc`

    hefo{lmyhoe e`b`rrm{x fo{ yc` boerpl`{ yo i`bhi` yo wp{bcmr` yc` nooir$ mei lpry mww`m{

    he m r`yyhen ycmy mddo~r yc` boerpl`{ yo hll`ihmy`dx kpx yc` nooir% =;

    Me miv`{yhr`l`ey$ co~`v`{$ l`{`dx i`rb{hk`r o{ yopyr yc` k`e`fhyr of yc` nooir:=2

    hefdp`eb`r w`owd` yo kpx yc`l:=9 o{ hefo{lr yc` wpkdhb mkopy yc` nooir mei yc` bolwmexycmy w{ovhi`r yc`l%=0 Hy io`r eoy off`{ m ~mx yo ih{`bydx wp{bcmr` yc` nooir$=6 `hyc`{

    k`bmpr` hy io`r eoy boeymhe me off`{ yo mbb`wy o{i`{r fo{ yc` nooir o{ w{ovhi` rw`bhmd

    hery{pbyhoer fo{ wdmbhen o{i`{r fo{ yc` nooir% ^c`e m ~`kwmn` rw`bhl`e mww`m{r yo k`l`{`dx miv`{yhrhen$ rymy`l`eyr kx yc` mwwdhbmey ycmy yc` rw`bhl`e hr pr`i he boee`byhoe

    ~hyc yc` rmd` of yc` nooir$ ~hycopy `vhi`eb` o{ m i`ymhd`i `swdmemyhoe of yc` lmee`{ of pr`$

    ~hdd eoy rpffhb` yo `rymkdhrc ycmy yc` rw`bhl`e hr m ihrwdmx mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` nooir% =>

    K% @d`l`eyr of me Mbb`wymkd` ^`kwmn` Ihrwdmx Mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` NooirM ~`kwmn` rw`bhl`e hr mbb`wymkd` mr m ihrwdmx mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` nooir hf hy1

    =% boeymher m whbyp{` o{ y`sypmd i`rb{hwyhoe of yc` hi`eyhfh`i nooir:;% rco~r yc` lm{j rpffhbh`eydx e`m{ yc` whbyp{` o{ i`rb{hwyhoe of yc` hi`eyhfh`i nooir yo

    mrrobhmy` yc` lm{j ~hyc yc` nooir: mei

    2% w{ovhi`r hefo{lmyhoe e`b`rrm{x yo o{i`{ yc` hi`eyhfh`i nooir%=3^c`yc`{ m ~`kwmn` ihrwdmx }pmdhfh`r mr me mbb`wymkd` rw`bhl`e hr m }p`ryhoe of fmby$ =8

    kmr`i oe yc` `vhi`eb` of {`bo{i%;7 Yc` w{`r`eymyhoe oe yc` ~`kwmn` of yc` whbyp{` o{

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    hefo{lmyhoe mff`by yc` rw`bhl`er mbb`wymkhdhyx% Ycpr$ m rw`bhl`e ycmy i`rb{hk`r o{ ihrwdmxr

    m whbyp{` of yc` nooir$ rco~r yc` lm{j$ mei w{ovhi`r o{i`{hen hefo{lmyhoe lmx eoe`yc`d`rr

    k` pembb`wymkd` k`bmpr` hy fmhdr yo i`loery{my` me mrrobhmyhoe k`y~``e yc` lm{j mei yc`

    nooir% Rol`yhl`r$ m rhend` fmby o{ wh`b` of `vhi`eb` lmx k` ihrworhyhv`% Ofy`e$ co~`v`{$ m

    bolkhemyhoe of fmbyr mei `vhi`eb` of {`bo{i lmx k` {`}ph{`i yo `rymkdhrc yc` mbb`wymkhdhyx of

    yc` rw`bhl`e% Hf o{i`{hen hefo{lmyhoe hr eoy {`mihdx ihrb`{ehkd` f{ol yc` rpklhyy`i

    ~`kwmn`$ yc` mwwdhbmey lmx w{ovhi` lpdyhwd`$ r`}p`eyhmd ~`kwmn`r mr wm{y of yc` rw`bhl`eyo bdm{hfx yc` o{i`{hen w{ob`rr oe yc` mwwdhbmeyr ~`krhy`%

    Me mwwdhbmey e``i eoy i`rb{hk` m ~`kwmn` rw`bhl`e mr m ihrwdmx fo{ hy yo }pmdhfx mr membb`wymkd` ihrwdmx rw`bhl`e$ eo{ lpry yc` ~`kwmn` bol` f{ol me mwwdhbmeyr o~e ~`krhy`%

    M ~`kwmn` f{ol m ych{i,wm{yx ~`krhy` lmx k` mbb`wymkd` mr m ihrwdmx hf yc` lm{j hr

    rpffhbh`eydx mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` mwwdhbmeyr nooir%;= Fo{ herymeb`$ m lmepfmbyp{`{ of k`idhe`er lmx {`dx oe m ych{i,wm{yx {`ymhd v`eio{r ~`kwmn` ~c`e yc` ~`kwmn` rco~r m whbyp{`

    of yc` k`i dhe`er he mrrobhmyhoe ~hyc yc` lm{j mei w{ovhi`r m l`mer fo{ o{i`{hen yc`l% R``

    @smlwd` 2% Rhlhdm{dx$ m ~`kwmn` f{ol m ych{iwm{yx$ robhmd,l`ihm ~`krhy` lmx mdro k`

    mbb`wy`i w{ovhi`i yc` ~`kwmn` rmyhrfh`r yc` `d`l`eyr of m ihrwdmx rw`bhl`e%

    =% Whbyp{` o{ I`rb{hwyhoe of yc` NooirHe o{i`{ fo{ m ihrwdmx yo k` mrrobhmy`i ~hyc yc` nooir$ rol`ychen oe yc` ~`kwmn` lpry

    rco~ o{ i`rb{hk` yc` nooir fo{ yc` boerpl`{$ h%`%$ m whbyp{` o{ i`rb{hwyhoe of yc` nooir% ;; M

    i`rb{hwyhoe ~hdd rpffhb` hf yc` mbypmd f`myp{`r o{ hec`{`ey bcm{mby`{hryhbr of yc` nooir m{`{`bonehqmkd` f{ol yc` y`sypmd i`rb{hwyhoe%;2 ZY\c` lo{` rymeim{i yc` w{oipby hr$ yc` d`rr

    bolw{`c`erhv` yc` y`sypmd i`rb{hwyhoe e``i k`;9 #`%n%$ y`d`vhrhoe r`yr$ kmr`kmdd ndov`r$ o{

    w`y fooi(% He yc` bmr` of bolwdhbmy`i o{ rowchryhbmy`i w{oipbyr #`%n%$ bolwpy`{ w{oipbyr$l`ihbmd i`vhb`r$ o{ heipry{hmd lmbche`{x($ m lo{` i`ymhd`i i`rb{hwyhoe lmx k` e`b`rrm{x$ he

    yc` mkr`eb` of m whbyp{` of yc` nooir%

    ;% Rco~ yc` Lm{j he Mrrobhmyhoe ~hyc yc` NooirM ~`kwmn` ihrwdmx rw`bhl`e lpry he rol` ~mx `vheb` ycmy yc` lm{j hr mrrobhmy`i ~hycyc` nooir mei r`{v`r mr me heihbmyo{ of rop{b`;0 of yc` nooir% Mrr`rrhen yc` lm{j,nooir

    mrrobhmyhoe oe m ~`kwmn` hevodv`r lmex vm{hmkd`r$ hebdpihen yc` w{olhe`eb` mei wdmb`l`ey

    of yc` lm{j$ yc` boey`ey mei dmxopy of yc` ~`kwmn`$ mei yc` ov`{mdd hlw{`rrhoe yc`

    ~`kwmn` b{`my`r% ^`kwmn` boey`ey mei dmxopy lmx rol`yhl`r ihry{mby boerpl`{r meiw{`v`ey yc`l f{ol lmjhen yc` e`b`rrm{x boee`byhoe k`y~``e yc` mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j mei yc`

    hi`eyhfh`i nooir%;6 Fmbyo{r rpbc mr yc` w{oshlhyx of yc` lm{j yo yc` nooir$ yc` w{`r`eb` of

    oyc`{ lm{jr$ hey`{v`ehen y`sy k`y~``e yc` lm{j mei yc` nooir$ mei yc` hebdprhoe of oyc`{lmy`{hmd ycmy hr pe{`dmy`i o{ lm{nhemddx {`dmy`i yo yc` hi`eyhfh`i nooir$ y`ei yo ihr{pwy

    wp{bcmr`{r f{ol lmjhen yc` lm{j,nooir mrrobhmyhoe%;>

    Yc` foddo~hen f`myp{`r of m rw`bhl`e wm{yhbpdm{dx hefdp`eb` yc` lm{j,nooir mrrobhmyhoe

    memdxrhr%

    m% W{olhe`eb` of Lm{jYc` lo{` w{olhe`eydx me mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j mww`m{r oe m ~`kwmn`$ yc` lo{` dhj`dx yc` lm{j

    ~hdd k` w`{b`hv`i mr m y{mi`lm{j% M lm{j lmx mww`m{ lo{` w{olhe`ey ~c`e yc` rw`bhl`e1

    w{`r`eyr yc` lm{j he dm{n`{ foey rhq` o{ ihff`{`ey ryxdhqmyhoe o{ bodo{ ycme yc`rp{{opeihen y`sy:;3

    wdmb`r yc` lm{j my yc` k`nheehen of m dhe` o{ r`ey`eb`:;8

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    worhyhoer yc` lm{j e`sy yo m whbyp{` o{ i`rb{hwyhoe of yc` nooir:27 o{ pr`r yc` YL i`rhnemyhoe ~hyc yc` mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j #co~`v`{$ yc` i`rhnemyhoe mdoe`

    io`r eoy y{merfo{l m lm{j heyo m y{mi`lm{j hf oyc`{ boerhi`{myhoer heihbmy` hy io`r

    eoy fpebyhoe mr m y{mi`lm{j(%2=

    Yc`r` fmbyo{r m{` eoy ihrworhyhv`$ mei yc` ~`kwmn` mr m ~cod` lpry k` mrr`rr`i yo

    i`y`{lhe` ~c`yc`{ yc` lm{j fpebyhoer mr m y{mi`lm{j fo{ yc` hi`eyhfh`i nooir%

    Mdy`{emyhv`dx$ m lm{j lmx mww`m{ d`rr w{olhe`ey mei d`rr dhj`dx yo k` w`{b`hv`i mr m

    y{mi`lm{j hf hy hr1

    rco~e he yc` rml` foey rhq`$ ryxdhqmyhoe$ o{ bodo{ mr yc` rp{{opeihen y`sy: kp{h`i he m r`ey`eb`: o{ `ebolwmrr`i ~hyche i`rb{hwyhv` y`sy rpbc ycmy yc` boll`{bhmd hlw{`rrhoe of yc`

    lm{j hr ycmy of m i`rb{hwyhv` y`{l fo{ yc` nooir mei eoy mr m y{mi`lm{j%2;

    k% Wdmb`l`ey of Lm{j mei W{oshlhyx yo yc` Nooirh% Mww`m{meb` he ^`krhy` mei @,lmhd Mii{`rr`r

    ^c`e m lm{j mww`m{r he yc` bolwpy`{ k{o~r`{ m{`m mr wm{y of yc` P[D$ Hey`{e`y mii{`rr$ o{

    iolmhe eml` of yc` ~`krhy` ycmy copr`r yc` ~`kwmn`$ boerpl`{r n`e`{mddx io eoy

    {`bonehq` ychr mr y{mi`lm{j pr`%22 Hery`mi$ ychr pr` l`{`dx hi`eyhfh`r yc` Hey`{e`y dobmyhoe

    of yc` ~`krhy` ~c`{` kprhe`rr hr boeipby`i mei nooir m{` rodi%29 Rhlhdm{dx$ yc` pr` of yc`

    lm{j `lk`ii`i he me `,lmhd mii{`rr ~opdi k` vh`~`i mr wm{y of yc` ~`krhy` mii{`rr ~c`{`

    mwwdhbmey lmx k` boeymby`i$ {myc`{ ycme mr m y{mi`lm{j%20

    hh% Wdmb`l`ey he m Dobmyhoe Yxwhbmd fo{ m [`ymhd Ryo{` R`{vhb` Lm{jM lm{j lmx k` ihrwdmx`i my yc` yow of m ~`kwmn`$ r`wm{my`i f{ol yc` {`d`vmey nooir kx

    yc` ~`krhy` emvhnmyhoe ymkr$ ~chbc lmx ih{`by boerpl`{r yo hefo{lmyhoe mkopy yc` nooir$

    yc` mwwdhbmey$ mei yc` ~`krhy`% Rheb` hy hr bpryolm{x fo{ {`ymhd`{r yo wdmb` yc`h{ ryo{` lm{jrhe ychr dobmyhoe$ rpbc pr` of yc` mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j hr dhj`dx k` {`bonehq`i mr me oedhe` {`ymhd

    ryo{` r`{vhb` lm{j% R`` @smlwd` =9% Yc` mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j lmx mdro hebdpi` ~o{ihen #`%n%$

    lm{j`y$ ryo{`$ o{ i`woy( ycmy heihbmy`r pr` mr m r`{vhb` lm{j%26 E`v`{yc`d`rr$ m lm{jmww`m{hen he m dobmyhoe ~c`{` r`{vhb` lm{jr eo{lmddx mww`m{ lmx }pmdhfx mr m y{mi`lm{j hf

    yc` ~`kwmn` i`loery{my`r me mrrobhmyhoe k`y~``e yc` mwwdh`i,fo{ lm{j mei yc` hi`eyhfh`i

    nooir$ mei oyc`{~hr` l``yr yc` `d`l`eyr of me mbb`wymkd` ihrwdmx rw`bhl`e%2> R``

    @smlwd` =%

    Fp{yc`{lo{`$ hf m lm{j mww`m{r oe m ~`kwmn` he m dobmyhoe ~c`{` y{mi`lm{jr m{` eo{lmddx

    eoy wdmb`i$ m rpkrymeyhmddx dm{n`{ mei lo{` w{olhe`ey wdmb`l`ey of yc` lm{j yc`{`oe

    bopdi {`rpdy he mbb`wymkd` y{mi`lm{j pr`$ ~c`e yc` oedx w{oipbyr oe yc` ~`kwmn` m{` yc`hi`eyhfh`i nooir$ yc` wdmb`l`ey of yc` lm{j hr rpbc ycmy yc` lm{j,nooir mrrobhmyhoe hr

    `vhi`ey$ mei yc` ~`kwmn` oyc`{~hr` l``yr yc` `d`l`eyr of me mbb`wymkd` ihrwdmxrw`bhl`e%23 R`` @smlwd` ;%

    hhh% Ihrwdmx`i he o{ e`m{ Bo{wo{my` Boeymby Hefo{lmyhoeM lm{j ycmy mww`m{r oe m ~`kwmn` oedx he boeapebyhoe ~hyc yc` bo{wo{my` mii{`rr$

    y`d`wcoe` eplk`{$ mei ~`krhy` mei `,lmhd mii{`rr`r$ mei/o{ hr wdmb`i oe yc` ~`kwmn`

    e`m{ kohd`{wdmy` mei rymeim{i hefo{lmyhoe mkopy yc` mwwdhbmey o{ yc` ~`krhy` #`%n%$ Col`

    mei Mkopy Pr dhejr$ d`nmd eoyhb`r$ o{ y`bcehbmd {`}ph{`l`eyr of yc` ~`krhy`( hr d`rr dhj`dx yo

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