"A Bird Made of Birds" | Sarah Kay

262,598 views ใƒป 2019-07-23

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Alsa Saal ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I have a friend named Kaveh Akbar, who is a fellow poet.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืฉืžื• ืงื•ื•ื” ืื›ื‘ืจ, ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืฉื•ืจืจ ืขืžื™ืช.
00:18
And Kaveh found this photo online
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ืงื•ื•ื” ืžืฆื ื‘ืจืฉืช ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
00:21
of the anatomical heart of a blue whale
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ืฉืœ ื”ืœื‘ ื”ืื ื˜ื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืœื•ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืœ
00:25
that scientists had hung on a hook from the ceiling,
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ืฉืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืชืœื• ืขืœ ื•ื• ืžื”ืชืงืจื”,
00:29
which is how they were able to observe that the heart of a blue whale
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ืœื•ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืœ
00:32
is big enough that a person can stand up fully inside of it.
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ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื“ื™ื•, ื›ืš ืฉืื“ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื–ืงื•ืฃ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•.
00:37
And when Kaveh shared this photo online,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื™ืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืจืฉืช,
00:40
he did so with the caption,
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ื”ื•ื ืขืฉื” ื–ืืช ืขื ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช,
00:42
"This is another reminder
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"ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช ื ื•ืกืคืช
00:45
that the universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing."
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ืฉื”ื™ืงื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืชื›ื ื ืชื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘".
00:52
And when I first saw that, I was horrified.
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ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื ื—ืจื“ืชื™.
00:55
I was like, "Come on, man! I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ื ืื“ื! ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืžื˜ืืคื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช!
00:58
I'm trying to discover beauty that hasn't been discovered yet.
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ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉื˜ืจื ื”ืชื’ืœื”.
01:01
What do you mean, the universe is always going to get there before me?"
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ืœืžื” ืืชื” ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื˜ื‘ืข ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื ืœืคื ื™ื™?"
01:05
And I know this isn't a uniquely poet problem,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื–ื• ืœื ื‘ืขื™ื” ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช ืœืžืฉื•ืจืจื™ื,
01:08
but on days when the world feels especially big
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
01:14
or especially impossible
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ืื• ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
01:16
or especially full of grandeur,
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ืื• ืžืœื ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื”ื•ื“,
01:19
those are the days when I feel,
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ืืœื• ื”ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื”,
01:22
"What do I possibly have to contribute
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"ืžื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืœืชืจื•ื
01:25
to all of this?"
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ืœื›ืœ ื–ื”?"
01:28
Not long ago, I saw this video that some of you may have seen.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื–ืžืŸ ืžื”, ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืœืงื›ื ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืจืื”.
01:31
It makes the internet rounds every couple of months.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืื—ืช ืœืžืกืคืจ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
01:34
There are these birds that are called starlings,
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ื™ืฉ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื ืงืจืื•ืช ื–ืจื–ื™ืจื™ื,
01:36
and they fly in what's called a "murmuration,"
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืขืคื•ืช ื‘ืžื‘ื ื” ืฉืžื›ื•ื ื” "murmuration"
01:40
which is generally just a big cloud of birds.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืขืงืจื•ื ื™ ืขื ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
01:43
And someone happened to catch a quick video on their phone
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ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืฆืœื ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ ืฉืœื”ื
01:47
of these starlings flying.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื–ืจื–ื™ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืขืคื™ื.
01:50
And at first, it's just an amorphous blob,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื–ื”ื• ืจืง ื›ืชื ื—ืกืจ ืฆื•ืจื”,
01:53
and then there's a moment where the birds shift,
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ื•ืื– ื™ืฉ ืจื’ืข ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืคื•ื ื•ืช,
01:56
and they form the shape of a starling
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื–ืจื–ื™ืจ
02:00
in the sky!
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ื‘ืฉืžื™ื!
02:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:03
And as soon as I saw it, I was like,
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ืžื™ื“ ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™,
02:05
(Gasps) "The universe has already written the poem
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(ื ืฉื™ืžื”) "ื”ื™ืงื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืจ
02:08
you were planning on writing!"
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ืฉืชื›ื ื ืชื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘!"
02:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:10
Except, for the first time, it didn't fill me with despair.
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ืืœื ืฉื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื–ื” ืœื ืžื™ืœื ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ.
02:14
Instead, I thought, "OK.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ืื•ืงื™ื™.
02:17
Maybe it's not my job to invent something new.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ.
02:21
Maybe instead it's my job to listen to what the universe is showing me
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ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืžื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื™
02:28
and to keep myself open to what the universe offers,
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ื•ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ืคืชื•ื—ื” ืœืžื” ืฉื”ื™ืงื•ื ืžืฆื™ืข,
02:33
so that when it's my turn,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื™ื’ื™ืข ืชื•ืจื™,
02:35
I can hold something to the light,
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ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื•ืœ ื”ืื•ืจ,
02:38
just for a moment,
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ืจืง ืœืจื’ืข ืื—ื“,
02:40
just for as long as I have.
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ืจืง ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ.
02:43
The universe has already written the poem
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ื”ื™ืงื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืจ
02:48
that you were planning on writing.
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ืฉืชื›ื ื ืชื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘.
02:51
And this is why
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”
02:53
you can do nothing but point at the flock of starlings
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ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืจืง ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ืœื”ืงืช ื–ืจื–ื™ืจื™ื
02:59
whose bodies rise and fall in inherited choreography,
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ืฉื’ื•ืคื ืขื•ืœื” ื•ื™ื•ืจื“ ื‘ื›ื•ืจื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ืฉื”ื ื™ืจืฉื•
03:05
swarming the sky in a sweeping curtain
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ืฉื•ื˜ืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืžืกืš ืกื•ื—ืฃ
03:09
that, for one blistering moment,
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ืฉืœืจื’ืข ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ ืื—ื“
03:12
forms the unmistakeable shape
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ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื˜ืขื•ืช ื‘ื”
03:14
of a giant bird
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ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ืขื ืงื™ืช
03:16
flapping against the sky.
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ืฉืžื ืคื ืคืช ื‘ื›ื ืคื™ื” ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืฉืžื™ื.
03:19
It is why your mouth forms an "o"
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ืคื” ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ "O"
03:23
that is not a gasp,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืœื ื”ืชื ืฉืคื•ืช,
03:24
but rather, the beginning of,
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ืืœื ืชื—ื™ืœืชื• ืฉืœ,
03:27
"Oh. Of course."
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"ืื•, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ".
03:30
As in, of course the heart of a blue whale is as large as a house
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ื›ืžื•, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉืœื‘ื• ืฉืœ ืœื•ื•ื™ืชืŸ ื›ื—ื•ืœ ื”ื•ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ืžื• ื‘ื™ืช
03:36
with chambers tall enough to fit a person standing.
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ืขื ื—ื“ืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื“ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืœ ืื“ื ื–ืงื•ืฃ.
03:40
Of course a fig becomes possible
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืคืจื™ ื”ืชืื ื” ื ื•ืฆืจ
03:44
when a lady wasp lays her eggs inside a flower,
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ื›ืฉื ืงื‘ืช ื”ืฆืจืขื” ืžื˜ื™ืœื” ืืช ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ืคืจื—.
03:49
dies and decomposes,
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ืžืชื”, ื•ืžืชืคืจืงืช ืœื—ืœืงื™ื,
03:52
the fruit, evidence of her transformation.
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ื”ืคืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœื”.
03:55
Sometimes, the poem is so bright,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื”ืฉื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ื›ื” ืžื‘ืจื™ืง,
03:59
your silly language will not stick to it.
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ืฉื”ืฉืคื” ื”ื˜ืคืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœื ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื•.
04:02
Sometimes, the poem is so true,
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื”ืฉื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ื›ื” ืืžื™ืชื™,
04:06
nobody will believe you.
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ืืžื™ืŸ ืœื›ื.
04:08
I am a bird
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ืื ื™ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ
04:11
made of birds.
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ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืžืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
04:13
This blue heart a house you can stand up inside of.
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ื”ืœื‘ ื”ื›ื—ื•ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืช, ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•.
04:17
I am dying
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื”
04:20
here
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ื›ืืŸ
04:21
inside this flower.
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืคืจื— ื”ื–ื”.
04:26
It is OK.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
04:27
It is what I was put here to do.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื ื•ืขื“ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
04:30
Take this fruit.
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ืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ืคืจื™ ื”ื–ื”.
04:33
It is what I have to offer.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข.
04:36
It may not be first,
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ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ื ื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ,
04:38
or ever best,
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ืื• ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
04:40
but it is the only way to be sure
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื”
04:43
that I lived at all.
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ืฉื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
04:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ื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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