The joy of taking out the trash | Aparna Nancherla

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Fairouz Ibrahim ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Shlomo Adam
00:12
You might not know this just from looking at me,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ืชื“ืขื• ืืช ื–ื” ืจืง ืžืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœื™,
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but you might guess it from smelling me.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืชื ื—ืฉื• ืืช ื–ื” ืื ืชืจื™ื—ื• ืื•ืชื™.
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One of my favorite things to do is take out the trash.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ.
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It's the laziest way to technically pare down your possessions,
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ื–ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ืขืฆืœื ื™ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื˜ื›ื ื™ืช ืœืฆืžืฆื ืืช ื”ืจื›ื•ืฉ,
00:23
because the one thing you can never do enough of
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ื›ื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืกืคื™ืง
00:26
in a small New York City apartment like mine
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ื‘ื“ื™ืจื” ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืงื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื™
00:28
is get rid of stuff.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
00:30
The stuff that our modern consumerist carbon-powered culture
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืžื•ื ืขืช-ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•
00:34
makes us buy endlessly and often for no reason.
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ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื ื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืกื•ืฃ ื•ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืœื ืกื™ื‘ื”.
00:37
Getting rid of people never hurts either.
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ื’ื ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืžื–ื™ืง.
00:39
Roommates, family members,
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ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื“ื™ืจื”, ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื”,
00:41
that old lady who's been in your living room for weeks.
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ื”ื–ืงื ื” ืฉืžืชื ื—ืœืช ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ ืฉืœืš ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
00:44
Who is she anyway?
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ืžื™ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ?
00:46
No squatters allowed.
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ืื™ืŸ ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืคื•ืœืฉื™ื,
00:48
I don't care if you're a ghost.
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ื•ืœื ืื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืื ื–ืืช ืจื•ื— ืจืคืื™ื.
00:50
Also, not to brag,
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ, ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืชืจื‘ืจื‘,
00:51
but I've been micro-decluttering since before Marie Kondo got big.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ื•ืจืงืช ื–ืขื™ืจื” ืขื•ื“ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžืืจื™ ืงื•ื ื“ื• ื”ืชื’ืœืชื”.
00:56
In fact, I've cut out her step
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื“ื™ืœื’ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฉืœื‘ ืฉืœื”,
00:57
of picking things up and figuring out whether they spark joy in me
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ืฉืœ ืœื”ืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ื ืžืฉืžื—ื™ื ืื•ืชื™,
01:00
because I already know what sparks joy in me,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื” ืžืฉืžื— ืื•ืชื™:
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throwing out trash.
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ืœื–ืจื•ืง ื–ื‘ืœ.
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What kind of trash?
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ืื™ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื–ื‘ืœ?
01:06
Well, I'll give you a clue.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืืชืŸ ืœื›ื ืจืžื–.
01:07
It starts with H and it ends with air.
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ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื "ืฉื™" ื•ืžืกืชื™ื™ื ื‘"ืขืจ".
01:10
That's right, it's a lot of hair.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื™ืขืจ.
01:12
Don't try and picture how much; you'll feel sick.
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ืืœ ืชื ืกื• ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ื›ืžื”: ื–ื” ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ื‘ื—ื™ืœื”.
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And if you don't feel sick, you haven't pictured enough.
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ื•ืื ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื ื‘ื—ื™ืœื”, ืœื ื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื ืžืกืคื™ืง.
01:17
I shed like an Instagram influencer sheep dog
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉื™ืจื” ืฉื™ืขืจ ื›ืžื• ื›ืœื‘ืช ืจื•ืขื™ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื” ื‘ืื™ื ืกื˜ื’ืจื
01:20
who's decided fur is the only thing holding her career back.
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ืฉื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืฉื”ืคืจื•ื•ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืžืขื›ื‘ ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”.
01:24
We're all trying to reduce our carbon footprints and consumption.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืฆืžืฆื ืืช ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ื•ื”ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
01:28
So by throwing out trash,
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ืื– ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ืจื™ืงืช ื–ื‘ืœ,
01:29
I also naturally mean recycling and composting.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื’ื ืœืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื•ืงื•ืžืคื•ืกื˜.
01:33
I try to do both.
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ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืฉื ื™ื”ื.
01:34
In fact, I once carried a takeout container across half the city
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืคืขื ืกื—ื‘ืชื™ ืžื™ื›ืœ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ
01:38
just to put it in the right bin.
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ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืคื— ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
01:40
Where's my inspiring biopic?
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ืื™ืคื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™?!
01:43
But then I learned recycling frequently isn't working.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“.
01:46
Even if we all separate out glass, cans and cardboard,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ืคืจื™ื“ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช, ืคื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ืงืจื˜ื•ืŸ,
01:50
a lot of stuff doesn't neatly fit into those categories.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ื™ืคื” ืœืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืืœื”.
01:53
Paper envelopes lined with bubble wrap can't be recycled.
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ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื—ื–ืจ ืžืขื˜ืคื•ืช ื ื™ื™ืจ ืžืจื•ืคื“ื•ืช ืขื ืขื˜ื™ืคืช ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
01:57
Pizza boxes with grease stains can't be recycled.
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ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื—ื–ืจ ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช ืคื™ืฆื” ืขื ื›ืชืžื™ ืฉื•ืžืŸ.
02:01
That memory from seventh grade when I ...
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ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืžื›ื™ืชื” ื–' ื›ืฉืื ื™...
02:04
Ah, who am I kidding?
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ืขืœ ืžื™ ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช?
02:05
All of seventh grade can't be recycled.
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ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื–'? ืื™-ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžื—ื–ืจ.
02:08
There's even a term for it: aspirational recycling.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืžื•ื ื—: ืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืฉืืคืชื ื™.
02:12
At first, I thought that's if you went to spin class last week,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืื ื”ืœื›ืช ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ืกืคื™ื ื™ื ื’ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ,
02:15
so it should count for this week too.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ื’ื ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
02:18
China used to import a lot of the US's recyclables,
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ืกื™ืŸ ื ื”ื’ื” ืœื™ื™ื‘ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืžืืจื”"ื‘,
02:21
but they stopped accepting foreign garbage in 2018
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื”ืคืกื™ืงื• ื‘-2018 ืœืงื‘ืœ ื–ื‘ืœ ืžื—ื•"ืœ
02:24
as part of a pollution ban.
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ื›ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืขืœ ื–ื™ื”ื•ื ืื•ื•ื™ืจ.
02:26
Whatever happened to one country's trash is another country's treasure?
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ืžื” ืงืจื” ืœ"ื–ื‘ืœ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื•ื ืื•ืฆืจ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช"?
02:30
Now, a lot of US recycling goes straight to landfills.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ ื”ื•ืœืš ื™ืฉืจ ืœืžื–ื‘ืœื•ืช.
02:33
The EPA says that only 10 percent of plastic has ever been recycled.
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ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืœืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืจืง 10% ืฉืœ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง ืžื•ื—ื–ืจ ืื™-ืคืขื
02:38
Not that this is about me,
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ืœื ืฉื–ื” ืงืฉื•ืจ ืืœื™,
02:39
but this balloons my anxiety the size of the giant Pacific garbage patch
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื ืคื— ืืช ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื’ื•ื“ืœ ื—ืœืงืช ื”ืืฉืคื” ื”ืขื ืงื™ืช ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ื”ืฉืงื˜
02:43
way out in the ocean
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ืื™-ืฉื ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก,
02:45
where we'll all eventually go for our next destination wedding.
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ืœืืŸ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื’ื™ืข ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘"ื”ื™ืขื“ - ื—ืชื•ื ื”".
02:48
So, if you're American,
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ืื–, ืื ืืชื ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื,
02:51
hound your political representatives to work on this recycling issue,
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ืจื“ืคื• ืืช ื”ื ืฆื™ื’ื™ื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ,
02:54
and try to create less waste overall by reusing materials.
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ื•ื ืกื• ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™ ืคื—ื•ืช ื–ื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื.
02:59
Here's stuff I've been reusing in my life:
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ื”ื ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืื—ื–ืจืช:
03:01
plastic bags, salsa jars and old fights with my boyfriend.
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ืฉืงื™ื•ืช ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง, ืฆื ืฆื ื•ืช ืžื˜ื‘ืœื™ื ื•ืžืจื™ื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™.
03:06
Now, the next time I have to throw out the trash,
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ืื– ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื–ืจื•ืง ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ,
03:08
I can confidently ask:
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ:
03:10
Hey, can I reuse this loose ball of hair again?
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ื”ื™ื™, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื‘ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ ื”ืจื•ืคืฃ ื”ื–ื”?
03:14
And you know what? I probably can.
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ื•ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื”? ืื ื™ ื›ื ืจืื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื”.
03:16
In fact, I'm going to give it to that old ghost lady as a going away present.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื™ ืืชืŸ ืื•ืชื• ืœืจื•ื— ื”ืจืคืื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื–ืงื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื›ืžืชื ืช ืคืจื™ื“ื”.
03:22
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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