JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide survivors

217,272 views ใƒป 2011-06-11

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shahar Kaiser ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:15
From all outward appearances,
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ืžื›ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช
00:18
John had everything going for him.
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ื’'ื•ืŸ ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื•.
00:21
He had just signed the contract
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื—ืชื ืขืœ ื—ื•ื–ื”
00:23
to sell his New York apartment
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ืœืžื›ื™ืจืช ื“ื™ืจืชื• ื‘ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง
00:25
at a six-figure profit,
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ื‘ืกื›ื•ื ื‘ืŸ ืฉืฉ ืกืคืจื•ืช,
00:27
and he'd only owned it for five years.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืœื™ื” ืจืง ืœืžืฉืš ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื.
00:30
The school where he graduated from with his master's
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ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื‘ื” ืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื•
00:32
had just offered him a teaching appointment,
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ื”ืฆื™ืขื” ืœื• ืžืฉืจืช ื”ื•ืจืื”,
00:34
which meant not only a salary,
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ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจ - ืœื ืจืง ืžืฉื›ื•ืจืช,
00:36
but benefits for the first time in ages.
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ืืš ื’ื ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืช, ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘.
00:40
And yet, despite everything going really well for John,
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ื—ืจืฃ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื”ืœืš ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืืฆืœ ื’'ื•ืŸ,
00:43
he was struggling,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืื‘ืง,
00:45
fighting addiction and a gripping depression.
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ื ืื‘ืง ื‘ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช, ื•ื‘ืื—ื™ื–ืชื• ื”ืžืชื’ื‘ืจืช ืฉืœ ื“ื›ืื•ืŸ.
00:50
On the night of June 11th, 2003,
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ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”-11 ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™, 2003,
00:52
he climbed up to the edge
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ื”ื•ื ืขืœื” ืขืœ ืงืฆื”ื•
00:54
of the fence on the Manhattan Bridge
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขืงื” ืขืœ ื’ืฉืจ ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ
00:57
and he leaped to the treacherous waters below.
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ื•ื–ื™ื ืง ืœืžื™ื ื”ืžืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ืฉืžืชื—ืชื™ื•.
01:02
Remarkably --
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืคืœื -
01:04
no, miraculously --
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ืœื, ื‘ืื•ืจื— ื ืก -
01:06
he lived.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืจื“.
01:09
The fall shattered his right arm,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืคืœ ื•ืจื™ืกืง ืืช ื–ืจื•ืขื• ื”ื™ืžื ื™ืช,
01:12
broke every rib that he had,
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ืฉื‘ืจ ื›ืœ ืฆืœืข ื‘ื’ื•ืคื•,
01:14
punctured his lung,
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ื ื™ืงื‘ ืืช ื”ืจื™ืื”,
01:16
and he drifted in and out of consciousness
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืกื—ืฃ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ื•ื—ื–ืจื” ืืœ ื”ื›ืจืชื•
01:18
as he drifted down the East River,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ืกื—ืฃ ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ื–ืจื ืฉืœ ื”ื ื”ืจ ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™,
01:21
under the Brooklyn Bridge
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ืชื—ืช ื’ืฉืจ ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ
01:23
and out into the pathway of the Staten Island Ferry,
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ื•ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืืœ ื ืชื™ื‘ ื”ืฉื™ื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขื‘ื•ืจืช ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื˜ืŸ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“,
01:26
where passengers on the ferry
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ืฉื‘ื” ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืฉืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืžืขื‘ื•ืจืช
01:28
heard his cries of pain,
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ืฉืžืขื• ืืช ื–ืขืงื•ืช ื”ื›ืื‘ ืฉืœื•,
01:30
contacted the boat's captain
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ืงืจืื• ืœืงื‘ืจื ื™ื˜ ื”ืกื™ืจื”
01:32
who contacted the Coast Guard
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ืฉื”ื–ืขื™ืง ืืช ืžืฉืžืจ ื”ื—ื•ืคื™ื
01:34
who fished him out of the East River
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ืืฉืจ ืžืฉื• ืื•ืชื• ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื ื”ืจ ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™
01:36
and took him to Bellevue Hospital.
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ื•ืœืงื—ื• ืื•ืชื• ืืœ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื Bellevue.
01:39
And that's actually where our story begins.
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ื•ื›ืืŸ, ืœืืžื™ืชื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:42
Because once John committed himself
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ืฉื›ืŸ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื’'ื•ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš
01:44
to putting his life back together --
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ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื• -
01:47
first physically, then emotionally,
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ืงื•ื“ื ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช, ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
01:50
and then spiritually --
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช -
01:52
he found that there were very few resources available
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื™ืœื” ืฉื™ืฉื ื ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืžืขื˜ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืฉืจ ื–ืžื™ื ื™ื
01:55
to someone who has attempted to end their life
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื“ื ืฉื ื™ืกื” ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื•
01:57
in the way that he did.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืกื”.
02:00
Research shows
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ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืžืœืžื“ื™ื
02:02
that 19 out of 20 people
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ืฉ-19 ืžืชื•ืš 20 ืื ืฉื™ื
02:04
who attempt suicide
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ืืฉืจ ื‘ื™ืฆืขื• ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืื‘ื“ื ื™
02:06
will fail.
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ื™ื›ืฉืœื• ื‘ื›ืš.
02:09
But the people who fail
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ืืš ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื›ืฉืœื•
02:11
are 37 times more likely to succeed
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ื”ื ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืคื™ 37, ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื—
02:14
the second time.
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™.
02:17
This truly is
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืฉ
02:19
an at-risk population
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ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ืฉื ืžืฆืืช ืชื—ืช ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ
02:21
with very few resources to support them.
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ืขื ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืžืฆื•ืžืฆืžื™ื ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื”ื.
02:24
And what happens
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ
02:26
when people try to assemble themselves back into life,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื—ื–ืจื” ืืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื,
02:29
because of our taboos around suicide,
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ื˜ืื‘ื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื ื•ืฉื ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช,
02:31
we're not sure what to say,
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ืื ื• ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืžื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“,
02:33
and so quite often we say nothing.
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ื•ื›ืš, ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื™ื ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ.
02:36
And that furthers the isolation
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ืžื” ืฉืžื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“
02:38
that people like John found themselves in.
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ื’'ื•ืŸ ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•.
02:43
I know John's story very well
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ื’'ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
02:45
because I'm John.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื’'ื•ืŸ.
02:49
And this is, today,
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™
02:52
the first time in any sort of public setting
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ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืฉื”ื™ ืžืกื’ืจืช ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช
02:55
I've ever acknowledged
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ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื™ืชืคืชื™
02:57
the journey that I have been on.
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ื‘ืžืกืข ืฉืื•ืชื• ืขื‘ืจืชื™.
03:01
But after having lost a beloved teacher in 2006
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ืืš ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืžื•ืจื” ืื”ื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2006
03:04
and a good friend last year to suicide,
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ื•ื—ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”, ืฉื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•,
03:08
and sitting last year at TEDActive,
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ื•ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื” ื‘ื›ื ืก TEDActive.
03:11
I knew that I needed to step out of my silence
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืขืœื™ ืœืฆืขื•ื“ ืืœ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ื”ืฉืชื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™
03:14
and past my taboos
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ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื˜ืื‘ื• ืฉืœื™
03:16
to talk about an idea worth spreading --
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ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื”ืคื™ืฅ ืื•ืชื• --
03:19
and that is that people
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื
03:21
who have made the difficult choice
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ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื• ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ืงืฉื”
03:24
to come back to life
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ืฉืœ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื—ื™ื™ื
03:26
need more resources and need our help.
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ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื•ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืขื–ืจืชื ื•.
03:30
As the Trevor Project says, it gets better.
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ื”ืกืœื•ื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื˜ืจื•ื•ืจ, "ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ืžืฉืชืคืจ".
03:33
It gets way better.
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ืžืฉืชืคืจ ืžืื“.
03:36
And I'm choosing to come out
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ืœืฆืืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
03:38
of a totally different kind of closet today
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ืžืืจื•ืŸ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื”ื™ื•ื
03:40
to encourage you, to urge you,
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ื•ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืชื›ื, ื•ืœื“ื—ื•ืง ื‘ื›ื,
03:43
that if you are someone
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ืฉืื ืืชื ืฉืงืœืชื
03:45
who has contemplated or attempted suicide,
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ืื• ื ื™ืกื™ืชื ืœื”ืชืื‘ื“,
03:49
or you know somebody who has,
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ืื• ืื ืืชื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉื ื™ืกื•,
03:52
talk about it; get help.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื–ื”, ื—ืคืฉื• ืขื–ืจื”.
03:55
It's a conversation worth having
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ื–ื• ืฉื™ื—ื” ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชื”
03:58
and an idea worth spreading.
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Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
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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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