The city planting a million trees in two years | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

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

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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Nour Takruri ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
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It was December 2015,
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ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2015,
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a month since the end of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone,
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ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืœืื—ืจ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืชืคืจืฆื•ืช ืžื’ืคืช ื”ืื‘ื•ืœื” ื‘ืกื™ื™ืจื” ืœืื•ืŸ,
00:18
and I was driving along the Grafton Road
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ืกืขืชื™ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื’ืจืคื˜ื•ืŸ,
00:20
on the outskirts of our capital city, Freetown.
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ื‘ืคืจื•ื•ืจื™ ืขื™ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”, ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ.
00:23
I'd driven along that road so many times over the past 18 months,
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื ื”ื’ืชื™ ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื”, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš 18 ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื.
00:29
but honestly, I'd been so preoccupied, I didn't notice my surroundings.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืขืกื•ืงื”, ื•ืœื ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™.
00:35
But that afternoon,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืื—ืจ ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื,
00:36
I wasn't distracted, and I took it all in.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืกื—ืช ื“ืขืช, ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืจื•ื›ื–ืช.
00:40
I was shocked.
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ื”ื–ื“ืขื–ืขืชื™.
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So much of the once-lush green forest cover
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ื”ื™ืขืจ ื”ื™ืจื•ืง ืฉื”ื™ื” ืคืขื ืฉื•ืคืข,
ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืขืœื.
00:47
had simply disappeared.
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00:49
I felt physically sick as I parked my car and looked at the barren hills around me.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื—ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช, ื•ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ืชื™ ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื•ืช ื”ืฆื—ื™ื—ื•ืช ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™.
00:56
I wasn't just witnessing and mourning the loss of beauty,
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ืœื ืจืง ื—ื•ื•ืชื™ ื•ื”ืชืื‘ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืคื™,
01:01
crushing though that was.
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ื•ื”ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื”.
01:03
I was witnessing and mourning the very real impact of climate change,
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ื—ื•ื•ืชื™ ื•ื”ืชืื‘ืœืชื™, ืขืœ ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ืืžืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืงืœื™ื,
01:09
which is felt in ways both large and small in my city,
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ืฉืžื•ืจื’ืฉืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจื™,
01:15
my country
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืชื™,
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and on my continent.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื‘ืฉืชื™.
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Sierra Leone now regularly experiences extreme weather patterns,
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ืกื™ื™ืจื” ืœืื•ืŸ ื—ื•ื•ื” ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ืžื–ื’ ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจื’ื™ืœ,
01:24
particularly abnormally heavy rainfall or delayed rains,
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื’ืฉืžื™ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžืื“ ืื• ื’ืฉืžื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจื™ื,
01:29
both of which can lead to crop failures
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ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื™ื‘ื•ืœ ื—ืงืœืื™
01:32
and in turn fuel the migration of people from rural areas to cities.
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ื•ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื’ื™ืจืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื, ืžืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื ืœืขืจื™ื.
01:39
In Freetown, a city of 1.2 million people,
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ื‘ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ, ืขื™ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื” 1.2 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
01:43
the pressure for housing and the absence of development control
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ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ื“ื™ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ื‘ืงืจื” ืขืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื—,
01:47
has led to the establishment of over 70 informal settlements
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืงืžืชืŸ, ืฉืœ ืœืžืขืœื” ืž 70 ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื ืจืฉืžื™ื•ืช
01:51
in the past 20 years.
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ื‘ืขืฉืจื™ื ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
01:54
This, combined with the sale of forested land to house builders,
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืžื›ื™ืจืช ืงืจืงืขื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืขืจื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ,
01:59
has resulted in the deforestation
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ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืœืชื•ืคืขืช ื‘ื™ืจื•ื ื”ื™ืขืจื•ืช
02:01
which came into such sharp focus for me that afternoon.
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืื“ ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ืœื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”.
02:06
Less than two years later, in August 2017,
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ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜ 2017,
02:10
a massive landslide near that area led to the loss of about 1,000 lives
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ืžืคื•ืœืช ื‘ื•ืฅ ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืœื™ื“ ื”ืื–ื•ืจ, ื’ื‘ืชื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื›ืืœืฃ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื
02:17
in less than five minutes.
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ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื—ืžืฉ ื“ืงื•ืช.
02:19
This is not an abstract crisis.
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ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืžื•ืคืฉื˜.
02:23
The loss of our forests is not just about the loss of some shade.
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ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื™ืขืจื•ืชื™ื ื• ืœื ืจืง ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ืงืฆืช ืฆืœ.
02:28
It's about the loss of our ability to live.
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ืืœื ื”ื•ื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ืช.
02:32
Wanting to do something about this was one of the factors
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ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื ืงื•ื˜ ืขืžื“ื” ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ื“ ื”ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื
02:36
that led to my decision to run for mayor of Freetown,
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ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“, ืœืจืืฉื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ,
02:39
a position I've held since 2018.
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ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืžื™ืœืืชื™ ืž 2018.
02:43
And one of my favorite initiatives
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ื•ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื•ื–ืžื•ืช ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืขืœื™
02:45
is to make Freetown a tree town once again.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ ืœืขื™ืจ ื”ืขืฆื™ื ืฉื•ื‘.
02:50
Our goal:
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•:
02:52
to increase vegetation cover by 50 percent in Freetown
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ื”ื’ื“ืœืช ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ื”ืฆืžื—ื™ื™ื” ื‘ 50 ืื—ื•ื– ื‘ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ
02:57
by the end of my term in 2022.
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ืขื“ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืงื“ื ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ 2022.
03:01
That means we will plant a million trees within the next two years.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื ืฉืชื•ืœ, ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืขืฆื™ื ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช.
03:07
And we start by planting the first 500,000 seedlings
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื, ื‘ืฉืชื™ืœืช 500,000 ื”ืฉืชื™ืœื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื,
03:13
this rainy season.
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ื‘ืขื•ื ื” ื”ื’ืฉื•ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช.
03:15
For this to work, we need to involve everyone.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ืฆืœื™ื— ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืจื‘ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื.
03:19
We need to make our city collectively proud of what we can do together
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื’ืื”, ื‘ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื™ื—ื“,
03:24
to protect ourselves
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•
03:27
and our homes.
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ื•ืขืœ ื‘ืชื™ื ื•.
03:29
For nearly a year now,
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ืฉื ื” ืขื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
03:30
15 different species of trees have been nursed on 11 sites
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15 ืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืฆื™ื ื’ื•ื“ืœื• ื‘ 11 ืืชืจื™ื,
03:36
across the city.
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
03:37
And now each tree will be planted in a home, a school,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืœ ืขืฅ ื™ื™ืฉืชืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช, ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ,
03:44
an office, a public space, on a hillside or in a mangrove
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื“, ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™, ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื”, ืื• ื‘ืžื ื’ืจื•ื‘ื™ื
03:49
by a tree steward.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื“ื™ื™ืœ ืขืฆื™ื,
03:52
Anyone in Freetown can opt to be a tree steward.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืคืจื™ื˜ืื•ืŸ ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื“ื™ื™ืœ ืขืฆื™ื.
03:56
And the growth of the trees
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ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ ืฆืžื™ื—ื” ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื™ืขืงื‘ื• ืื—ืจื™ ืฆืžื™ื—ืช ื”ืขืฆื™ื,
03:58
will be tracked by our community-based growing teams
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04:01
using our custom-made Treetracker app.
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื™ืช Treetracker ื”ืžื•ืชืืžืช ืœื–ื”.
04:05
This isn't just about planting trees,
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ื–ื” ืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืจืง ืœืฉืชื™ืœืช ืขืฆื™ื,
04:08
it's about growing trees,
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ื–ื” ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืฆืžื™ื—ืช ื”ืขืฆื™ื,
04:10
and it's about ensuring that each one of us
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ื•ื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืืชื ื•, ื™ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš.
04:13
is part of the process.
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04:15
A million trees will not fix climate change.
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืขืฆื™ื ืœื ื™ืชืงื ื• ืืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื.
04:20
But they will reduce the risk of landslides and flooding,
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ืืš ื”ื ื™ืคื—ื™ืชื• ืืช ืกื›ื ืช ืžืคื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืฅ ื•ื”ื”ืฆืคื•ืช.
04:25
and they will reintroduce biodiversity --
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ื•ื™ืฆื™ื’ื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™--
04:29
I've already seen the butterflies back in the park.
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืจืื™ืชื™ ืคืจืคืจื™ื ืฉื—ื–ืจื• ืœืคืืจืง.
04:33
And they will protect our water catchments.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื’ื ื• ืขืœ ืžืื’ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ื.
04:37
A million trees is our city's small contribution
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆื™ื ื”ื ื”ืชืจื•ืžื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœ ืขื™ืจื ื•
04:42
to increasing the much-needed global carbon sink.
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ืœื”ื’ื“ืœืช ื›ื™ื•ืจ ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™.
04:48
Perhaps you should plant some trees, too.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื’ื ืืชื ืชืฉืชืœื• ื›ืžื” ืขืฆื™ื.
04:51
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
ื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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