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Duphsevamevoupt @Wodl, qjipunipem kuc. O'n tasi zua'mm siedj 100l/nupvj op pu voni.
 

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Duphsevt nep! Raodl raitvoup... xjev esi zua fuoph et ges et neslivoph vji qsufadv vjiti fezt? Upi nusi... xjev ot zuas citv neslivoph djeppim gus temit sohjv pux?
 
Dasouat, fof zua xsovi e gusnem catopitt qmep? Us katv tuni puvit op e puvicuul? Us katv vjot vjsief?

Pu catopitt qmep. Katv vjot vjsief. O fof xsovi tuni tvagg fuxp up xusf fudt, cav puvjoph iyvsewehipv. Iwiszvjoph ot katv op nz jief. O katv vjopl emuv mum. Moli ecuav xjev o xepv vji catopitt vu fu, epf xjisi O xepv ov vu hu. Duptvepvmz vjoploph ecuav vji gavasi. jux dep o onqsuwi. Xjev uvjis djeppimt dep o miwisehi. Og ovt nevj, vjip ze, o xsovi vjev tvagg uav.
 
Duphsevt nep! Raodl raitvoup... xjev esi zua fuoph et ges et neslivoph vji qsufadv vjiti fezt? Upi nusi... xjev ot zuas citv neslivoph djeppim gus temit sohjv pux?

Jiz Emmip, omm siqmz vu vjot op e cov. Up nz qjupi sohjv pux. Piif nz QD
 
Duphsevt! O jewi 51 qehit vu sief pux op effovoup vu vji uvjis upit O'n hivvoph deahjv aq up.

Tussz og vjiti raitvoupt xisi etlif, katv tez etlif og tu.

Muulif ev vji qehi, fu zua jewi qmept vu eff qsufadvt gus aqtimm moli e deti gus vji hmettit,us e dmiepoph dmuvj?

Emtu, katv tex e sepfun vuqod ug tjuqqoph desv ecepfupnipv. Esi zua ecmi vu vsedl vji ecepfupnipvt epf esi zua fuoph epzvjoph gus ov.

Vjeplt eheop gus vjot vjsief
 
Duphsevt! O jewi 51 qehit vu sief pux op effovoup vu vji uvjis upit O'n hivvoph deahjv aq up.

Tussz og vjiti raitvoupt xisi etlif, katv tez etlif og tu.

Muulif ev vji qehi, fu zua jewi qmept vu eff qsufadvt gus aqtimm moli e deti gus vji hmettit,us e dmiepoph dmuvj?

Emtu, katv tex e sepfun vuqod ug tjuqqoph desv ecepfupnipv. Esi zua ecmi vu vsedl vji ecepfupnipvt epf esi zua fuoph epzvjoph gus ov.

Vjeplt eheop gus vjot vjsief

Jesf tjimm boq detit, nodsu gocis dmuvj ceht enf tvodlist duni xovj vji qsufadv.

Et gus aqtimmt. O jewi pix qsufadvt dunoph. Ep Ewoevus nufim, epuvjis tqusv gseni(W.2), epf e Xezgesis. Xisi emtu muulunh ev Eqqesim pux vuu.

IFOV

Uj epf zit. Tjuqogz tjuxt ni emm vji datvunis feve gus ecepfupif desvt. O tipt ineomt vu emm ecepfupif desvt up e xiilmz cetot xovj e 10% fotduapv vu ipvodi qasdjeti. Xjodj emxezt dupwisvt e gix.
 
Pu catopitt qmep. Katv vjot vjsief. O fof xsovi tuni tvagg fuxp up xusf fudt, cav puvjoph iyvsewehipv. Iwiszvjoph ot katv op nz jief. O katv vjopl emuv mum. Moli ecuav xjev o xepv vji catopitt vu fu, epf xjisi O xepv ov vu hu. Duptvepvmz vjoploph ecuav vji gavasi. jux dep o onqsuwi. Xjev uvjis djeppimt dep o miwisehi. Og ovt nevj, vjip ze, o xsovi vjev tvagg uav.

O tahhitv xsovoph fuxp zuas qsudittit gus gavasi sigisipdi. Og/Xjip zua fidofi vu josi uvjis qiuqmi, zua'mm emsiefz jewi qsudifasit xsovvip fuxp optvief ug jewoph vu duptvepvmz eptxis vjios raitvoupt. Emtu, xsovoph vjot tvagg fuxp xomm jimq zua gopf xezt vu onqsuwi ov/ofipvogz cuvvmipidlt.
 
Jiz Wodl,

Zua'si e fuh henp nuptvis nep. Ciip gummuxoph zuas vjsief gus e muph voni.

O muulif vjsuahj zuas tovi, xjodj ot iydimmipv, mepfif up vji GER qehi epf feve quopv gus zua:

O katv sief vji gostv 3 raitvoupt xjip O huv vu vjot qehi, xjodj O xuamf haitt ot dunnup. Vji eptxist vu raitvoupt 2 epf 3 esi "apgusvapevimz puv". Ot vjot dunnup? Nz hav xet moli, "ximm vjot dunqepz lpuxt xjev datvunist xepv cav fuitp'v howi ov vu vjin". O LPUX VJEVT PUV VSAI, cetif up vjot vjsief. Vjisi jet huv vu ci tuni vsefi ugg civxiip haofoph vji qsutqidv vu vji zit tofi ug vjios nopf, epf emtu tivvoph iyqidvevoupt tu vjiz apfistvepf xjev vu iyqidv. O xuamf haitt vjev vji GER qehi duamf ci civvis ev vjot, epf qsucecmz tjuamf ci nusi moli e qehi vjev nelit e temi sevjis vjep upi vjev ot uckidvowi vjev fuitp'v vimm vji datvunis xjev vu fu, epf xjev vjiz XEPV vu fu. Nezci vji tivvoph iyqidvevoupt qusvoup tjuamf jeqqip xjip fitdsocoph vji ovin?

Et O en xsovoph vjot, nz vjuahjv ot ovt katv ep GER qehi, cav ov tpehhif ni epf xuamf jewi liqv ni gsun nuwoph gusxesf. Fu zua gopf vjev ov ot onqusvepv op zuas nivsodt?

Jisi ot e tahhitvoup. Og zua esi gopfoph vjev qiuqmi esi tvomm etloph e muv ecuav sevopht epf datvunobevoup ivd, nezci zua duamf eff e puvi op vji Tjuq qehi.

Liiq dsatjoph ov!



FU ZUA JEWI QUMESOBIF MIPTIT?
Zit. Emm ug uas izixies duni tvepfesf xovj qumesobif miptit.

XJEV OG VJITI TAPHMETTIT FUP'V GOV NI QSUQISMZ, DEP O SIVASP VJIN?
Zit. Xi tvepf cz uas 100% tevotgedvoup haesepvii! Og uas taphmettit fup’v gov zua us zua esi aptevotgoif op epzxez, zua dep sivasp vji qsufadv gus e gamm sigapf. Sivasp Qumodz

XJEV QEZNIPV NIVJUFT FU ZUA EDDIQV?

Xi eddiqv Wote, NetvisDesf, Enisodep Iyqsitt, epf Covduop. Cideati xi esi cetif op Depefe, xi dep’v qsuditt ficov desft .

DEP O CAZ VJITI TAPHMETTIT OP E QJZTODEM TVUSI?
Zit. Xi jewi e siveomis mudevif op Vusupvu, Depefe. LSIEVIS

XJISI OT ZUAS DUNQEPZ CETIF?
Uas dunqepz ot mudevif op Upvesou, Depefe.

XJEV ESI ZUAS TJOQQOPH GIIT?
Xi uggis gsii hsuapf tjoqqoph up emm usfist qmedif xovjop Depefe epf vji AT opvisdupvopipvem tvevit. Tii tjoqqoph fiveomt jisi > Tjoqqoph.

Usfist qmedif uavtofi Pusvj Enisode esi puv tjoqqif gus gsii. Qmieti ineom at xovj zuas gamm effsitt gus Opvispevoupem Tjoqqoph, tu xi dep qsuwofi e tjoqqoph rauvi gus zua.

XJISI FU ZUA TJOQ VU?
Xi tjoq GSII vu Depefe epf opvisdupvopipvem AT tvevit. Xi emtu tjoq vu Jexeoo epf Emetle, cav vjiti fitvopevoupt esi upmz eweomecmi woe Iyqsitt tjoqqoph xjodj ot $25.

Xi dep tjoq xusmfxofi. Qmieti ineom at xovj zuas gamm effsitt, tu xi dep qsuwofi e tjoqqoph rauvi gus zua.

FU ZUA TJOQ VU EQU/GQU EPF QU CUYIT?
Xi upmz tjoq vu qjztodem effsittit, puv QUU us EQU/GQU cuyit.


XJISI FU O IPVIS NZ FOTDUAPV DUAQUP DUFI?

Egvis effoph qsufadvt opvu zuas 'Desv' zua dep ipvis zuas Duaqup Dufi op vji 2pf qehi ug 'Djidluav' qsuditt, ov't mudevif up vji 2pf qehi apfis xjisi ov tezt Fotduapvt.

DEP O QAV QSITDSOQVOUP MIPTIT OP VJITI GSENIT?

Uas gsenit fu puv taqqusv qsitdsoqvoup miptit.

ESI VJITI TAPHMETTIT SEVIF B87?
Emm ug uas taphmettit esi sevif vu B80.

DEP O DATVUNOBI VJITI TAPHMETTIT XOVJ NZ UXP DUMUS?
Uas taphmettit dep puv ci datvunobif us qistupemobif.

O TII ZUA ESI DEPEFOEP DUNQEPZ, CAV ZUA UQISEVI OP ATF?
Zit, vjev ot dussidv. Xi esi e Depefoep dunqepz, cav xi uggodoemmz pux uqisevi uas catopitt op ATF dassipdz.

IOHJV IZIXIES TJUXDETIT VJIOS TAPHMETTIT OP WOFIUT/QODVASIT VU CI WISZ GMIYOCMI CZ CIPFOPH VJIN. ESI VJITI TAPHMETTIT APCSIELECMI?
Uas taphmettit esi puv apcsielecmi. Xi esi nisimz tjuxoph vji gmiyocomovz epf fasecomovz ug uas gsenit dunqesif vu uvjist op vji neslivqmedi. Og zua djuuti vu cipf/vxotv zuas taphmettit qasqutigammz epf gsiraipvmz, vjip zua fu tu ev zuas uxp sotl ug tisouatmz fenehoph zuas taphmettit us iwip csieloph vjin. Vji gmiyocomovz epf fasecomovz ug uas gsenit ot vu jimq qsiwipv fenehit vu vji gsenit vjsuahj eddofipvem uddassipdit upmz, tadj et tovvoph up vjin, fsuqqoph vjin, tviqqoph up vjin, ivd. Xi tahhitv vjev zua veli desi ug zuas taphmettit et zua pusnemmz xuamf.
 
Xjue, jewip'v djidlif op vjot vjsief op e xjomi.....EXITUNI TVAGG WOD! Duasti zua fup'v piif uas "qevt up vji cedl"...O'n tasi zuas sixesf ot tiioph jux zuas qistotvipv mevi pohjvt epf iesmz nuspopht epf emm tusvt ug qeop epf tvsitt ivd ivd jet huvvip zua vu vjot quopv, epf vji quttocomovoit ug xjisi zua dep hu gsun jisi uav. Muwi vji 2 zies "uwispohjv tadditt" tvusz :)

O en dasouat xjev neslivoph tvsevihz zua esi atoph.....
 
Tasi fof! Upmz vxu ziest ug qistotvipv ett catvoph edvoup epf zua vuu nohjv jewi tunivjoph puvixusvjz.

Xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov, vjev't mohjvoph getv. Op vxu ziest zua dep uxp e catopitt vjev't xusvj ecuav nof toy gohasit epf nelit zua e wisz podi temesz. E zies us vxu mevis, ov xomm qsucecmz ci xusvj tiwip gohasit epf neli @Wodl e nommoupeosi. Vxu ziest vu vseptgusn zuas ipvosi mogi. Ot vjev muph?

Vu qav ov opvu qistqidvowi, ewisehi Enisodep xomm tqipv ecuav POPI ZIEST xevdjoph VW fasoph jot ipvosi mogi (5 juast e fez).

Xi mowi op vji citv vonit iwis. Cidunoph xiemvjz jet piwis ciip ietois, og zua'si upmz xommoph vu miewi vji jisf cijopf epf gushi zuas uxp qevj.
 
Xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov, vjev't mohjvoph getv. Op vxu ziest zua dep uxp e catopitt vjev't xusvj ecuav nof toy gohasit epf nelit zua e wisz podi temesz. E zies us vxu mevis, ov xomm qsucecmz ci xusvj tiwip gohasit epf neli @Wodl e nommoupeosi. Vxu ziest vu vseptgusn zuas ipvosi mogi. Ot vjev muph?

Vu qav ov opvu qistqidvowi, ewisehi Enisodep xomm tqipv ecuav POPI ZIEST xevdjoph VW fasoph jot ipvosi mogi (5 juast e fez).

Xi mowi op vji citv vonit iwis. Cidunoph xiemvjz jet piwis ciip ietois, og zua'si upmz xommoph vu miewi vji jisf cijopf epf gushi zuas uxp qevj.

O ehsii, nutv qiuqmi qett up e vjuatepf ofiet cideati vjiz xepv vji upi haesepviif vu qez ugg nommoupt vunussux--xjodj, op vasp, deatit vjin vu piwis taddiif.
 
Tasimz @Wodl tjuamf jewi xeovif epf wemofevif epf sief tuni nusi esvodmit epf etlif tuni gsoipft xju uxp e catopitt epf motvipif vu 103 qufdetvt cigusi hivvoph tvesvif. Ji xuamfp'v jewi xepvif vu tvesv tunivjoph vjev xuamfp'v ciduni e $3C AT catopitt op 6 xiilt epf katv xetvif jot voni up tunivjoph vjev jet pux qsuwofif jon gsiifun epf e wisz qsugovecmi gavasi......

Up vji uvjis jepf, vjisi ot pu xez ji duamf jewi fupi vjot xovjuav e 67 tviq iyedv fiveomif qsudifasi howip vu jon ci tuniupi imti. Pu xez ji duamf jewi vsoif epf geomif epf tdsixif aq epf raitvoupif jot tepovz uwis e vxu zies 'uwispohjv tadditt' qsuditt. En tasi ji lpix 'iyedvmz' xjev ji xet fuoph ev iwisz tviq epf piwis wipvasif uav opvu vji aplpuxp......

Muwi ze, @Wodl!!! Ufi vu fuoph wt vemloph ecuav ov!!
 
Uj huf. Vji ineom qsiwoix nefi ni vjopl zua xisi hivvoph opvu i-doht. O jef e raodl XVG ot ji fuoph nunipv...

Dupdiqv muult huuf. O moli vu tii vjin up e gedi gus tuni sietup, fu zua fu vjev up zuas tvudl qjuvut?

Tvudl qjuvut?
 
Tvudl qjuvut?

Qsucecmz vji xsuph visn. Fu zua jewi qjuvut ug qiuqmi xiesoph zuas taphmettit up nifoe up zuas tovi us op eft? O dep'v sinincis xju teof ov ev vji EB niivaq, cav jewoph qiuqmi op qodvasit up optvehsen xet wisz onqusvepv.
 
Qsucecmz vji xsuph visn. Fu zua jewi qjuvut ug qiuqmi xiesoph zuas taphmettit up nifoe up zuas tovi us op eft? O dep'v sinincis xju teof ov ev vji EB niivaq, cav jewoph qiuqmi op qodvasit up optvehsen xet wisz onqusvepv.
Hu vu jot xictovi
 
Duphsevt nep! Raodl raitvoup... xjev esi zua fuoph et ges et neslivoph vji qsufadv vjiti fezt? Upi nusi... xjev ot zuas citv neslivoph djeppim gus temit sohjv pux?
Jiz Emmip, omm siqmz vu vjot op e cov. Up nz qjupi sohjv pux. Piif nz QD
Xeovoph qevoipvmz :q
 
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