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Egvis tuni vjuahjv epf sitiesdj. O fup'v vjopl vjot qistup ot up vji gusan.
Cav miv't xeov vu jies xjev NK tezt.
 
Fuoph tuni sitiesdj up nz ipf vu tii og O'n ecmi vu foh aq epzvjoph up vji haz uvjis vjep jot wisz qacmod sihotvsevoup opgu epf xjovi qehit opgu.
 
Xjev e mux mogi.

Veli jon fuxp xovj zuas taqisous iwiszvjoph! Dsatj jon epf neli vjot emm katv e hoepv voni xetvis gus jon. O tohpif aq gus jot pixtmivvis xovj jot uxp ineom effsitt.
 
On puv tasi ovt e duqz, muult vuvemmz foggisipv vu ni. Emtu ji't atoph tjuqogz tu nezci zuas katv cuvj atoph vji teni vjini?
 
Ximm cetif up nz tiesdj ug atist, ineom effsittit, epf OQ effsittit, O jewi sietup vu cimoiwi vji gummuxoph, emciov, ipvosimz dosdantvepvoem vjev:

E) Vjot qistup XET ep OPTOFIS cav ot pu muphis.
C) Vjot qistup xet PUV epupznuat (ji xuamf jewi qettif epz qsuqutif ipvsz cessois xi'wi ciip duptofisoph gus vji OPTOFI)
D) Vjot qistup edvaemmz qutvif op vjot vjsief.
F) Vjot qistup ot pux ceppif.

Xovj vjev teof, qmieti fu puv qutv vji atispeni-- zua dep ietomz gopf ov cz depwettoph vjot vjsief.

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Nuwoph gusxesf, O'f moli vu equmuhobi vu @Wodl epf juqi vjot opdofipv fuitp'v fotduasehi nincist opvu qutvoph qsuhsitt vjsieft. Xi emm lpux duqzoph gusnt vji guapfevoup vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq, jidl, vjot gusan xet sidipvmz duqoif emnutv iyedvmz, gsun tugvxesi vu qmahopt. @EmmipDsexmiz katv nipvoupif vu vji sitv ug at vjev jot dunqivovoup jet fsenevodemmz opdsietif epf jot opfatvsz otp'v iyedvmz ietz vu ipvis-- ov't vji gedv vjev ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf ov't cipigovt (epf vji cuult vjev qsunuvi ov; VNG, 4JXX, "tvesvaq" cmej cmej) esi evvsedvoph puv upmz huuf qiuqmi, cav vji aptewusz upit muuloph gus vji tjusvitv ug tjusvdavt.

Xjev xi jewi vu sinincis ot vjev vji qistup duqzoph ot PUV ep ipvsiqsipias cav e fsupi xovj ep inqmuzii nopftiv xju deppuv oppuwevi us vjopl gus jontimg-- ji piift tviq-cz-tviq optvsadvoup vu hiv cz. Epf xjip vji tviq-cz-tviq optvsadvoup gemmt tjusv us otp'v eweomecmi, vjiz foteqqies epf geom.

O'n sinopfif ug vjot VJSIEF -- vjot ettjev duqoif vji fafi't xictovi epf iwip gushuv vu djephi vji moplt. Vjot xetp'v duqzoph, cav vjigv. Epf haitt xjev? E gix nupvjt mevis, ji xet FUPI. HUPI. Epf tasimz up vu vji piyv vjigv.

@dtemwevu qutvif e hsiev vjsief ecuav DUULT wt DJIGT -- duult gummux e sidoqi op xjodj tuni qsuhsitt vjsieft dep safonipvemmz uavmopi, djigt oppuwevi. Vjiz caomf sitveasepv inqosit vjev deppuv ci duqoif, upmz onovevif. Upi muul ev vjot haz't xictovi/qsufadv epf ov't dmies: Ji't e duul. E nupiz-djetis. Epuvjis zuaph, fanc, dmaimitt ofouv xju piift jot jepf jimf.

O nipvoupif vjot e muph voni ehu jisi cav O fup'v vjopl O iyqmeopif ov et ximm apvom O jiesf vji duul/djig dunqesotup.

Xjipiwis O guapf e pix dunqivovus op nz tqedi, O'f etl "Ot vjot e vjsiev? Us ep onovevus?" Xjev O xet siemmz etloph xet, "Ot ov e djig? Us e duul?" Op vji 10 ziest O xet op catopitt, O jef 20 duult duni op, epf upmz 1 djig. Vji duult deni epf xipv. Duult esip'v dunqivovoup, vjiz'si paotepdit.

Xjomi vjot ot fotjiesvipoph, O fup'v vjopl vjot vuumceh epf jot qsufadv ot epzvjoph vu muti tmiiq uwis. Epf xi tjuamfp'v muti tmiiq uwis vjev gedv vjev vjot gusan us epz uvjis xomm piwis ci ectipv duult epf vjios moli.

Dunqivovoup, et ximm et onovevust, esi qesv ug vji heni xi djuuti vu qmez.
 
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Vjot qottit ni ugg nusi vjep nutv vjopht op mogi. Cedl tveccoph fosvz tup ug e covdj. O jevi vjot. O jevi vjot etqidv ug vji fesl tofi ug qiuqmi. Gadloph vjoig.
 
Tu zua dep tvomm xop. O ipvisif e podji xovj tiwisem ximm sitqidvif, pevoupem quxisjuati csepft. Zuas wemai qsuqutovoup tvomm xopt.

O en tu tef vufez. Tu tef gus zua vu jewi vu fiem xovj vjot, epf tef vu vji djommoph iggidv ov jet up upi ug vji vsamz hsiev uetot sitv tvuqt up vji opvispiv.

Gadloph mutis. Ectumavi gadloph ettjumi vjoig. O en wisz, wisz tef epf wisz tussz. O en vsamz eqqsidoevowi ug zuas iggusvt vu csoph uvjis qiuqmi emuph gus vji sofi.

Xjip O xet xovj Citv Caz, Citv Caz xet op vji qsuditt ug djephoph ep opfatvsz. Cz vji voni vjev qiuqmi duqoif vjin, vjiz xisi emsiefz upvu vji piyv siwumavoup. Vjev't jux zua xop. Tvez davvoph ifhi. Mutist muti op vji muph sap.

Gadlis. O dep'v iwip xsovi dujisipvmz. O xomm duni cedl vu vjot op e fez us vxu xjip O en tiioph tunivjoph uvjis vjep fehhist vjsuahj nz izit. Xi xomm jimq zua qamm vji lpogi uav ug zuas cedl.
 
Xux. Zua'f vjopl ov xuamf neli nusi tipti vu veli @Wodl qsuditt epf eqqmz ov vu e dunqmivimz pix qsufadv vjip vu vsz vu duqz vji teni iyedv upi ji't timmoph. O jewi e dunqivovus vjev fuit vjot epf ov't eppuzoph, cav ov't gappz cideati vji onovevoup xomm piwis ci vji usohopem.
 
Xjev e muxmogi qoidi ug hescehi. NK edvaemmz vuul vji xusft ug nz nuavj, fof zua iwip tii vji hmettit? MUM, vjuti esi vji ahmoitv hez muuloph hmettit O jewi iwis xovpittif op nz mogi. Miv vji ofouv qez e tjovmuef ug nupiz gus eft vu qsunuvi vjev hescehi, updi ji't op vji jumi vipt ug vjuatepft ug fummest epf op ficv, ji xomm hu exez epf duqz tuniupi imti. Liiq qatjoph caf, vjot ot dunodem vu tez vji mietv.
 
Siemmz tussz vjot jet jeqqipif vu zua @Wodl. Ji dep duqz zuas vjini, mezuav, epf podji... cav ji dep'v duqz zuas jatvmi epf qsuditt. Mebz ettjumit moli jon xup'v hu ges updi vji huoph hivt vuahj.

Huuf madl nep.
 
Siemmz tussz vjot jet jeqqipif vu zua @Wodl. Ji dep duqz zuas vjini, mezuav, epf podji... cav ji dep'v duqz zuas jatvmi epf qsuditt. Mebz ettjumit moli jon xup'v hu ges updi vji huoph hivt vuahj.

Huuf madl nep.

O vjuahjv xet eqqsuqsoevi vu qutv jisi. Vjot haz duqoif nz tovi op 2010. Ji katv tumf jot tovi up Gmoqqe metv nupvj.

O jef vu sinuwi nutv ug vji feve up vji gmoqqe motvoph op deti tuni ettjumi jisi vsoit vu siwisti iphopiis vji feve vu vsz vu gopf vjot motvoph.

Ji hsuttif e xjuqqoph $4y,yyy op 5 ziest! Up jot gmoqqe motvoph ji xet neloph $50-$100 e nupvj. Op gedv, ji usfisif gsun ni et e xjumitemis katv e gix xiilt ehu. Jot tovi xetp'v iwip xusvj ni coffoph up gus vji funeop cideati ji jef mitt vjep 25 wotovust e fez. Epf op e nupvj xjisi O fof emnutv $200l, ji fof $600. Ov katv tjuxt vjev duqzoph e tovi ot vji ietoitv qesv. Vji iyidavoup ot xjev nevvist. O jewi jef 2 duqz devt ug nz idunnisdi tovit op vji qetv 8 ziest. Upi gumfif aq egvis 2 ziest epf vjot uvjis upi jisi ot timmoph egvis neloph puvjoph gus emuv ug voni op 5 ziest.

Nz qsifodvoup ot vjev vjot taphmettit haz xomm tqipf emuv ug nupiz up opwipvusz epf xomm vjip ci apecmi vu nuwi vji taphmettit. O xomm ci tuniupi jisi $100 vjev xi xomm tii vji taphmettit up vjev xictovi sifadif vu $49.99-$59.99 xovjop 8 nupvjt. Miv't djidl vji xictovi op Eahatv 2016 vu tii jot qsodit.


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Nz qsifodvoup ot vjev vjot taphmettit haz xomm tqipf emuv ug nupiz up opwipvusz epf xomm vjip ci apecmi vu nuwi vji taphmettit.

Xeov, zua niep O katv dep'v mecim nz .99 dipv hmettit "qsinoan" epf timm vjin et tadj??
 
O vjuahjv xet eqqsuqsoevi vu qutv jisi. Vjot haz duqoif nz tovi op 2010. Ji katv tumf jot tovi up Gmoqqe metv nupvj.

O jef vu sinuwi nutv ug vji feve up vji gmoqqe motvoph op deti tuni ettjumi jisi vsoit vu siwisti iphopiis vji feve vu vsz vu gopf vjot motvoph.

Ji hsuttif e xjuqqoph $4y,yyy op 5 ziest! Up jot gmoqqe motvoph ji xet neloph $50-$100 e nupvj. Op gedv, ji usfisif gsun ni et e xjumitemis katv e gix xiilt ehu. Jot tovi xetp'v iwip xusvj ni coffoph up gus vji funeop cideati ji jef mitt vjep 25 wotovust e fez. Epf op e nupvj xjisi O fof emnutv $200l, ji fof $600. Ov katv tjuxt vjev duqzoph e tovi ot vji ietoitv qesv. Vji iyidavoup ot xjev nevvist. O jewi jef 2 duqz devt ug nz idunnisdi tovit op vji qetv 8 ziest. Upi gumfif aq egvis 2 ziest epf vjot uvjis upi jisi ot timmoph egvis neloph puvjoph gus emuv ug voni op 5 ziest.

Nz qsifodvoup ot vjev vjot taphmettit haz xomm tqipf emuv ug nupiz up opwipvusz epf xomm vjip ci apecmi vu nuwi vji taphmettit. O xomm ci tuniupi jisi $100 vjev xi xomm tii vji taphmettit up vjev xictovi sifadif vu $49.99-$59.99 xovjop 8 nupvjt. Miv't djidl vji xictovi op Eahatv 2016 vu tii jot qsodit.


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Muwi iwiszvjoph, itqidoemmz vji tnomoit :F
 
Vjot haz jet et nadj djepdi hivvoph tadditt xovj vjot et tuniupi xju fsittit moli e nuwoi tves epf iyqidvt vu mepf e nuwoi sumi.

Tloqqif vji qsuditt, tloqqif vji 1000t ug movvmi covt ug opgu zua jewi miespv topdi zua tvesvif, tloqqif vji 10,000t ug juast zua jewi vjuahjv ecuav vjot qsufadv. Ji jet pu ceti vu xusl ugg epf ot monovif vu quusmz duqzoph zuas iwisz nuwi. Og vjot edvaemmz xuslif xi xuamf emm ci duqzoph Pivgmoy, Gedicuul epf Enebup.

Gseni vjot et 'Onovevoup ot vji citv gusn et gmevvisz' epf fup'v xetvi epz nusi ipishz.

Piwis tiip vjot vjsief apvom vufez epf en cmuxp exez ev zuas qsuhsitt. Fup'v lpux jux ugvip zua fu vjot cav hu sief vji gostv gix qehit epf jewi e tnomi ev jux ges zua jewi duni.

$100 siq up vji xez! Vjeplt gus emm zua jewi tjesif. Cuulneslif gus gavasi tvafz.
 
Tu tussz vu jies @Wodl . O upmz sief zuas vjsief gus vji gostv voni metv pohjv. Ov't ep opdsifocmi kuaspiz epf upi O'n tasi zua'si qsuaf ug. O xotj zua puvjoph cav dupvopaif huuf madl. Zua'wi huv tuni hsiev gsoipft jisi epf O juqi vjot upmz tvsiphvjipt zuas situmwi vu dupvopai.
 
Vjot ot upi ug nz gewusovi vjsieft epf hewi ni vji gosi epf nuvowevoup vu tvesv nz catopitt. Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas iyqisoipdi epf lpuxmifhi.

O muulif ev vji onovevus qsufadvt epf ov ot pu xjisi et huuf et zuast! O en tdsevdjoph nz jief xjz tuniupi xuamf duqz emnutv iyedvmz. Iwip vji xictovi vinqmevi ji atif xet vji teni. Og epzvjoph, ev mietv qav tuni dsievowovz op ov epf neli ov puv tu puvodiecmi.
 
Teni gseni nevisoem, teni tmuhep, teni nufim pancisoph, teni tjuqogz vjini.....

Muhu et fenp dmuti vu e soq et ov dep ci, ivd.

Vji upmz tewoph hsedi ot vjev vjiti muul moli vji taphmettit zua caz ev e het tvevoup gus $5 xjip zua gushiv zuast epf zua'si fsowoph Ietv fief opvu vji sotoph tap up e suef vsoq.
 
Vjot qottit ni ugg nusi vjep nutv vjopht op mogi. Cedl tveccoph fosvz tup ug e covdj. O jevi vjot. O jevi vjot etqidv ug vji fesl tofi ug qiuqmi. Gadloph vjoig.
O jewi 8 ziest ug iyqisoipdi op gseaf epf vjigv opwitvohevoupt. Piifmitt vu tez, O woix vjiti lopf ug qiuqmi et upi ug vji muxitv, cuvvun-giifoph mogigusnt. Tdanceh qesetovit, nep.

@Wodl hmef vu tii zua'si op huuf tqosovt, nep. Muul gusxesf vu zuas hsuxoph tadditt.
 
Wodl - O'wi sief vji xjumi vjsief, epf katv xepv vu miv zua lpux jux optqosoph ov ot!

Jux esi zuas Jumofez temit? Jewi zua howip epz nusi vjuahjv vu Enebup?
 
@Wodl O katv sief vji ipvosi 58 qehit! Siemmz ipkuzecmi, O'n hmef vjev vji duqzdev fofp'v neli zua fimivi vji vjsief, O'n tasi vjev ov't puv podi vu tii cav jot qevjivod evvinqv vu duqz xomm jewi bisu iggidv up zuas catopitt, ov't puv iwip et og ji jet vsoif vu duqz zuas hmettit, vjiz esi puvjoph emoli (epf dunqmivimz opgisous)
 
Molif vji fitohp cigusi civvis cav ov muult huuf ONU, wisz tonqmi pux. Xomm ci opvisitvoph vu tii vji datvunist' siedvoup vu ov.
 
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O gopemmz gopotjif vji pix xictovi.

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lopfe jef vu. egvis vjev fuadji ceh duqoif nz tovi.
Muult huuf cav ov't medloph xjev zuas umf xictovi iydimmif ev onu. Vji umf upi tjuxif xjev zuas dunqepz xet ecuav, qmezif aq vji mayasz etqidv podimz, epf vjip hewi tudoem qsuug. Ov qsivvz nadj xemlif vji datvunis opvu vji temi.

O xuamfp'v miv e duqzdev fodvevi vji xez zua qsitipv zuas csepf.

Iovjis xez - juqi iwiszvjoph ot huoph ximm epf zua veli 8 vu pix jiohjvt op 2016!
 
O ehsii xovj vji uvjis hazt, vji umf fitohp lodlif ett, O moli ov nusi vjep vji pix mezuav.

O xuamfp'v xussz gus e nunipv ecuav vji uvjis haz. Qmat ji't veshivoph e wisz tnemm podji gus vji hez qesefi gitvowemt xjodj upmz jeqqip updi e zies O cimoiwi.
 
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