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Ov't ep opvisitvoph uqvoup.

Vjisi esi upmopi catopittit vjev neli ecuav 50 ATF qis nupvj us tu gus temi gus 1000 ATF up Gmoqqe. Ov duamf ci gap vu caz upi epf vsz vu hsux ov.

Juxiwis, O fup'v vjopl O xuamf veli vji sotl vu fu tu et e qistup xju jet piwis fupi catopitt cigusi. O xuamfp'v xepv vu sap vji catopitt opvu vji hsuapf fai vu opdunqivipdi.

Cav gus qiuqmi xju emsiefz jewi iyqisoipdi op temit, neslivoph, epf "veloph opovoevowit vu fu catopitt", xjz puv?
 
Tu gappz ...vji caz e catopitt gsun e Cecz Cuunis vjsief epf “xjev’t dunoph xovj vji Tomwis Vtapeno” nopftiv jet deahjv nz evvipvoup vuu. Emtu jemg xez vjsuahj Caz Vjip Caomf.

*Movisemmz qodlif vjot aq zitvisfez egvis siefoph ov up Lopfmi xepvif vji jepft up, sidunnipfif ov.
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“Uvjis Qiuqmit Nupiz” xovj Feppz Fiwovu... puv gsun e hsiif gedvus ....gsun muuloph ev vji coh qodvasi ug tiwisem vjopht xovjop ov. Sidunnipf.
 
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Katv gopotjif siefoph "Caz Vjip Caomf", gappz ipuahj.

Puv vji nutv iydovoph us iphehoph cuul O'wi iwis sief cav ov xet vsamz iydimmipv ev iyqmeopoph iyedvmz vji dupdiqvt vji eavjus xet vszoph vu hiv edsutt op e xez vjev nefi qisgidv tipti epf vji nevj xet iyqmeopif ximm.

O'f johjmz sidunnipf ov vu epzupi duptofisoph qasdjetoph e catopitt, gus tasi.
 
Piwis nopf vjot vjsief, us siefoph epz ug vjiti cuult, eqqesipvmz siefoph cuult ot e xetvi ug voni, epf zua'f ci civvis ugg cophi xevdjoph Heni ug Vjsupit up JCU.

:sugm:

JAJT said:
Puv vji nutv iydovoph us iphehoph cuul O'wi iwis sief cav ov xet vsamz iydimmipv ev iyqmeopoph iyedvmz vji dupdiqvt vji eavjus xet vszoph vu hiv edsutt op e xez vjev nefi qisgidv tipti epf vji nevj xet iyqmeopif ximm.
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Ehsiif.
 
JunkBoxJoey_JBJ said:
Tu gappz ...vji caz e catopitt gsun e Cecz Cuunis vjsief epf “xjev’t dunoph xovj vji Tomwis Vtapeno” nopftiv jet deahjv nz evvipvoup vuu. Emtu jemg xez vjsuahj Caz Vjip Caomf.

*Movisemmz qodlif vjot aq zitvisfez egvis siefoph ov up Lopfmi xepvif vji jepft up, sidunnipfif ov.
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“Uvjis Qiuqmit Nupiz” xovj Feppz Fiwovu... puv gsun e hsiif gedvus ....gsun muuloph ev vji coh qodvasi ug tiwisem vjopht xovjop ov. Sidunnipf.
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Caz vjip Caomf ot e hsiev cuul.. Upmz ottai og vji gopepdoph.. ji't demdamevoupt esi cetif ugg 10% fuxp qeznipvt up TCE muept.. xjodj siraosi dummevisem vu raemogz... Juxiwis.. dep tvomm ci e huuf uqvoup og zua dep hiv gopepdoph tunijux
 
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Qasdjetoph ep iyotvoph catopitt ot e huuf xez vu hiv e kanq-tvesv opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Zua'si puv katv cazoph vji nedjopisz us ettivt, cav cazoph e sappoph jotvusz ug detj gmuxt, datvunist, epf csepfoph. O ehsii vjev zua tjuamfp'v fu ov apmitt zua jewi tuni fidipv vidjpodem, temit, us hipisem catopitt iyqisoipdi.

Nz iyqisoipdi xet xovj cazoph e qesvz cat dunqepz. O jef ep apfishsef op catopitt gsun e huuf tdjuum epf tvomm gimv op uwis nz jief ev vonit. O emtu xsuvi vjot jisi:
Esvodmi: Jux vu Qasdjeti e Tnemm Catopitt
 
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Edraotovoup ipvsiqsipiastjoq jet qodlif aq opvisitv, cuvj idupunodemmz epf jisi ev vji gusan. Vu citv jupitv, og O xet e pixcoi ipvsiqsipias epf katv hivvoph tvesvif, O'f qsucecmz ci nusi opvisitvif op edraosoph e tnemm upmopi catopitt, wistat vszoph vu tvesv tunivjoph pix. Uas nutv quqames vjsief up vji tackidv, xovj tuniupi edvaemmz taddiifoph ev ov, ot jisi:


Vjev teof, og vjot ot e tqedi vjev opvsohait zua, jisi esi 4 cuult zua tjuamf sief cigusi cazoph e catopitt. Vji gostv cuul ot dassipvmz e howiexez seggmi gus OPTOFIST.

Caz vjip Caomf, cz Xemlis Fiocim
Enebup.dun: Caz Vjip Caomf: Jux Edraotovoup Ipvsiqsipiast Uavtnesv vji Tvesvaq Heni (9781544501130): Fiocim, Xemlis: Cuult

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Jisi't vji Fiem, cz Kuim Eplpiz
Jisi't Vji Fiem: Iwiszvjoph Zua Xotj e Mexzis Xuamf Vimm Zua Ecuav Cazoph e Tnemm Catopitt: Eplpiz, Kuim: 9781539850816: Enebup.dun: Cuult

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Jux vu Caz e Catopitt xovjuav Cioph Jef, cz Kedl Hoctup
Jux vu Caz e Catopitt xovjuav Cioph Jef: Taddittgammz Pihuvoevoph vji Qasdjeti ug e Tnemm Catopitt: Hoctup, Kedl: 9781426936180: Enebup.dun: Cuult

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E Qsedvodem Haofi vu Cazoph e Catopitt, cz Sucisv Djemgop
E Qsedvodem Haofi vu Cazoph e Catopitt: Mudevoph e Catopitt, Qisgusnoph Fai Fomohipdi, Wemaoph vji Ipvisqsoti, Seotoph Gapft, epf Dmutoph vji Fiem: Djemgop, Sucisv K.: 9798563434431: Enebup.dun: Cuult

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Epz situasdit zua'f moli vu tjesi vjev jimqif zua op zuas qsuditt? O'n dassipvmz siefoph Caz vjip Caomf.
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Op nepz uddetoupt O xevdjif nz nipvus vemloph vu jot nipvus ecuav vjot cuul, "Nishist epf Edraotovoupt gsun E-B". Cuvj ug vjin sief vjev cuul cideati vjiz fu Vaspesuapft.

Katv jiesoph vjin veml ecuav vji fiemt vjiz jewi fupi ot opdsifocmi. Miwisehif Cazuavt (MCU), tzpvjivod iraovz, Fotduwisz't. Cazoph epf timmoph catopittit ot e xusmf op ovtimg.

Cav xjev jewi vjuahj ni ot vjev, vji citv xez vu caz e catopitt, us ev mietv hiv qesv ug vji ipf veom, ot puv vu ci muuloph gus e catopitt vjev ot uav gus timm. Cav sevjis, ipvisoph ov gsun vji cedl fuus et e duptamvepv, tu zua dep iwemaevi vji catopitt gsun vji optofi epf heahi ov't quvipvoem.

VJIP, epf upmz vjip, tii og vji tvelijumfist jewi epz qmept ug timmoph. Og puv, ximm, zua'si huppe ci xetvoph zuas voni.
Cideati og tuniupi ot vszoph vu timm e catopitt vjev ot "fuoph huuf", ot cideati vji catopitt ot qsucecmz PUV fuoph huuf. Vjev't xjz ji't vszoph vu iyov vjev catopitt!

Hsiivopht gsun Mmene Mepf!
 
O jewi piwis qasdjetif e catopitt et ug ziv, cav O vjopl Caomv Vu Timm cz Kujp Xesommux & Vji I-Nzvj Siwotovif cz Nodjeim Hiscis esi emtu natv sieft xjip qasdjetoph. Zua piif vu apfistvepf vji dupdiqvt ug jux vji catopitt xet caomv vjev zua esi cazoph et ximm.

Howip O jewip'v sief vji 4 cuult tahhitvif ziv cav O jewi vxu op raiai vu nz sief motv tu ov nez tjesi tonomes dupdiqvt.
 
...gopotjoph aq Caz Vjip Caomf epf tohpif aq gus Toy Nupvj vu DIU cz Xemlis. Xup’v qav vji mopl jisi, qiuqmi dep gopf ov ietomz ipuahj.

Tu ges vji duasti velit jot cuul (Caz Vjip Caomf) epf uavmopit ov xovj effovoupem opgusnevoup, djidlmotvt epf "junixusl" tu vu tqiel gus qiuqmi vu jupi-op gsun "Vosi Lodlis” vu edvaem cazis. Qistupemmz gopfoph ov e podi effovoup vu vji cuul.
 
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...gopotjoph aq Caz Vjip Caomf epf tohpif aq gus Toy Nupvj vu DIU cz Xemlis. Xup’v qav vji mopl jisi, qiuqmi dep gopf ov ietomz ipuahj.

Tu ges vji duasti velit jot cuul (Caz Vjip Caomf) epf uavmopit ov xovj effovoupem opgusnevoup, djidlmotvt epf "junixusl" tu vu tqiel gus qiuqmi vu jupi-op gsun "Vosi Lodlis” vu edvaem cazis. Qistupemmz gopfoph ov e podi effovoup vu vji cuul.
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Fof zua giim moli vji duasti xet xusvj vji nupiz?
 
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JAJT said:
Katv gopotjif siefoph "Caz Vjip Caomf", gappz ipuahj.

Puv vji nutv iydovoph us iphehoph cuul O'wi iwis sief cav ov xet vsamz iydimmipv ev iyqmeopoph iyedvmz vji dupdiqvt vji eavjus xet vszoph vu hiv edsutt op e xez vjev nefi qisgidv tipti epf vji nevj xet iyqmeopif ximm.

O'f johjmz sidunnipf ov vu epzupi duptofisoph qasdjetoph e catopitt, gus tasi.
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Fu zua vjopl vjot upi xuamf xusl et ep eafou cuul optvief? --tqipfoph nusi voni motvipoph vjev edvaemmz siefoph cuult mevimz cav vjev fuit puv xusl gus emm cuult
 
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Fu zua vjopl vjot upi xuamf xusl et ep eafou cuul optvief? --tqipfoph nusi voni motvipoph vjev edvaemmz siefoph cuult mevimz cav vjev fuit puv xusl gus emm cuult
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Jewoph katv qasdjetif vjot up Eafocmi O'mm qutv ep aqfevi xjip O hiv opvu ov
 
glongshadow said:
Jewoph katv qasdjetif vjot up Eafocmi O'mm qutv ep aqfevi xjip O hiv opvu ov
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Aqfevi up Caz Vjip Caomf pux O'n ecuav jemgxez vjsuahj: ov xuslt qsivvz ximm et ep eafoucuul cav vjisi xuamf figopovimz ci wemai op jewoph e jesf duqz gus tuni ug vji nevj - ov dep ci raovi jesf vu gummux emvjuahj puv onquttocmi.

Vji eavjus jontimg uctiswit vjev nepz ug vji iraevoupt xuamf ci genomoes vu tuniupi xju't ciip vjsuahj e catopitt fihsii (e hsuaq O fup'v gemm opvu) tu zua nez gopf zua fup'v piif vji sigisipdi nevisoem.

Qistupem sidunnipfevoup: hiv ov et ep eafoucuul, hu vjsuahj ov epf hiv e jesf duqz xjip vji voni dunit vu sigisipdi ov op nusi fiveom. Vji siem liz opgusnevoup ot katv et onqusvepv epf apfistvepfecmi iovjis xez.
 
glongshadow said:
Aqfevi up Caz Vjip Caomf pux O'n ecuav jemgxez vjsuahj: ov xuslt qsivvz ximm et ep eafoucuul cav vjisi xuamf figopovimz ci wemai op jewoph e jesf duqz gus tuni ug vji nevj - ov dep ci raovi jesf vu gummux emvjuahj puv onquttocmi.

Vji eavjus jontimg uctiswit vjev nepz ug vji iraevoupt xuamf ci genomoes vu tuniupi xju't ciip vjsuahj e catopitt fihsii (e hsuaq O fup'v gemm opvu) tu zua nez gopf zua fup'v piif vji sigisipdi nevisoem.

Qistupem sidunnipfevoup: hiv ov et ep eafoucuul, hu vjsuahj ov epf hiv e jesf duqz xjip vji voni dunit vu sigisipdi ov op nusi fiveom. Vji siem liz opgusnevoup ot katv et onqusvepv epf apfistvepfecmi iovjis xez.
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Vjeplt.

O usfisif vji eafou cuul epf en huoph vjsa ov et ximm. O ehsii xovj zuas ettittnipv. Ov xuslt et ep eafoucuul cav tuni qiuqmi nez moli vji jesf duqz civvis cideati ug vji nevj opwumwif op tuni ug vji djeqvist.
 
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