Why I'm a weekday vegetarian | Graham Hill

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Sigal Tifferet ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ariella Cwikel
00:17
About a year ago,
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื”
00:19
I asked myself a question:
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืืœื”:
00:21
"Knowing what I know,
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"ื‘ื”ืชื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข,
00:23
why am I not a vegetarian?"
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ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™?"
00:25
After all, I'm one of the green guys:
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ื™ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื—ื‘ืจ'ื” ื”ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื.
00:28
I grew up with hippie parents in a log cabin.
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืขื ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืคื™ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืงืชืช ืขืฅ.
00:31
I started a site called TreeHugger --
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ื”ืงืžืชื™ ืืชืจ ืฉื ืงืจื Treehugger (ืžื—ื‘ืง ืขืฆื™ื).
00:36
I care about this stuff.
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ืื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
00:39
I knew that eating a mere hamburger a day
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืขืฆื ื”ืื›ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ืจื’ืจ ืื—ื“ ืœื™ื•ื
00:41
can increase my risk of dying by a third.
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ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ ื”ืชืžื•ืชื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืฉืœื™ืฉ.
00:45
Cruelty: I knew that the 10 billion
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ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช, ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉ10 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“
00:48
animals we raise each year for meat
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ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ืฉืื ื• ืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ืœื‘ืฉืจ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”,
00:51
are raised in factory farm conditions
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ื’ื“ืœื•ืช ื‘ืชื ืื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื•ืช ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ื•ืช
00:54
that we, hypocritically, wouldn't even consider
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ืฉื‘ืฆื‘ื™ืขื•ืชื ื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื•ืงืœื™ื
00:57
for our own cats, dogs and other pets.
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ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืืช ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื—ืžื“ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:01
Environmentally, meat, amazingly,
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ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ืช, ื‘ืฉืจ, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื“ื”ื™ื,
01:04
causes more emissions
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ื’ื•ืจื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช
01:06
than all of transportation combined:
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ืžืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ื›ืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื™ื—ื“,
01:08
cars, trains, planes, buses, boats, all of it.
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ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช, ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื, ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื, ืกื™ืจื•ืช, ื”ื›ืœ.
01:12
And beef production uses 100 times the water
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ื•ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืฉืจ ื‘ืงืจ ื’ื•ื–ืœ ืคื™ 100 ืžื›ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื
01:15
that most vegetables do.
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ื”ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ืœื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ืจืงื•ืช.
01:20
I also knew that I'm not alone.
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืœื‘ื“.
01:23
We as a society
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื—ื‘ืจื”
01:25
are eating twice as much meat
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ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฉืจ
01:27
as we did in the 50s.
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ืžืžื” ืฉืื›ืœื ื• ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50.
01:30
So what was once the special little side treat
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืคืขื ืคื™ื ื•ืง ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืžื™ื•ื—ื“,
01:33
now is the main, much more regular.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืžื ื” ื”ืขืงืจื™ืช ื•ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื”.
01:35
So really, any of these angles
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ืื– ื‘ืืžืช, ื›ืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ื–ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
01:37
should have been enough to convince me to go vegetarian.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกืคืงืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื”ืคื•ืš ืœืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™.
01:40
Yet, there I was -- chk, chk, chk --
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™
01:42
tucking into a big old steak.
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ืœืชืงื•ืข ืกื˜ื™ื™ืงื™ื.
01:45
So why was I stalling?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื”ืชืขื›ื‘ืชื™?
01:48
I realized that what I was being pitched
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ืœื™
01:50
was a binary solution.
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ืจืง ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ืืจื™.
01:52
It was either
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ืื• ืฉืืชื” ืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืฉืจ
01:54
you're a meat eater or you're a vegetarian,
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ืื• ืฉืืชื” ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™.
01:57
and I guess I just wasn't quite ready.
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ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ.
02:00
Imagine your last hamburger.
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืžื‘ื•ืจื’ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื.
02:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:07
So my common sense,
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ืื– ื”ื”ื™ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื,
02:10
my good intentions,
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ื•ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
02:13
were in conflict with my taste buds.
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ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืกืชื™ืจื” ืขื ื‘ืœื•ื˜ื•ืช ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืœื™.
02:15
And I'd commit to doing it later,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉืืขืฉื” ื–ืืช ื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
02:18
and not surprisingly, later never came.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืžืคืชื™ืข, ื”ืขืชื™ื“ ืœื ื”ื’ื™ืข.
02:21
Sound familiar?
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ื ืฉืžืข ืžื•ื›ืจ?
02:24
So I wondered,
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ืื– ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™,
02:26
might there be a third solution?
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ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
02:29
And I thought about it, and I came up with one.
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื•ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื›ื–ื”.
02:31
I've been doing it for the last year, and it's great.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื•ื–ื” ื ื”ื“ืจ.
02:34
It's called weekday veg.
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืœื–ื” "ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™ ื—ื•ืœ."
02:37
The name says it all:
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ื”ืฉื ืื•ืžืจ ืืช ื”ื›ืœ.
02:39
Nothing with a face Monday through Friday.
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ืœื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืคื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืžื™ ื”ื—ื•ืœ.
02:41
On the weekend, your choice.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื‘ื•ืข - ืœื‘ื—ื™ืจืชืš.
02:45
Simple.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืื•ื“.
02:47
If you want to take it to the next level,
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ืื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขืœื•ืช ืจืžื”,
02:49
remember, the major culprits
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ื–ื›ืจื•, ื”ืืฉืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื
02:51
in terms of environmental damage and health
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ื‘ืžื•ืฉื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื–ืง ืœืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื•ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช,
02:54
are red and processed meats.
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ื”ื ื‘ืฉืจ ื‘ืงืจ ื•ื‘ืฉืจ ืžืขื•ื‘ื“.
02:56
So you want to swap those out
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ืื– ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืื•ืชื
02:58
with some good, sustainably harvested fish.
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ื‘ื“ื’ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืฉื’ื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื™ื ื‘ืจื™-ืงื™ื™ืžื.
03:01
It's structured,
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ื–ื” ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืžื•ื‘ื ื”,
03:03
so it ends up being simple to remember,
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ืื– ืงืœ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื•.
03:05
and it's okay to break it here and there.
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืื ื—ื•ื˜ืื™ื ืคื” ื•ืฉื.
03:08
After all, cutting five days a week
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ืžื•ืจื™ื“ื™ื 5 ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข
03:10
is cutting 70 percent of your meat intake.
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ื–ื” ืฆืžืฆื•ื ืฉืœ 70% ืžืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
03:13
The program has been great, weekday veg.
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ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืžืฆื•ื™ืŸ, ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™ ื—ื•ืœ.
03:16
My footprint's smaller,
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ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ื”ืจื’ืœ ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืงื˜ื ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:18
I'm lessening pollution,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื˜ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ื.
03:20
I feel better about the animals,
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ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœื—ื™ื•ืช.
03:22
I'm even saving money.
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ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ื•ืกืš ื›ืกืฃ.
03:24
Best of all, I'm healthier,
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:26
I know that I'm going to live longer,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉืื—ื™ื” ื—ื™ื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:29
and I've even lost a little weight.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ืจื“ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ.
03:32
So, please ask yourselves,
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ืื– ืื ื, ืฉืืœื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื,
03:35
for your health,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
03:37
for your pocketbook,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื›ื™ืก ืฉืœื›ื,
03:39
for the environment, for the animals:
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”, ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช,
03:42
What's stopping you from giving weekday veg a shot?
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ืžื” ืžื•ื ืข ืžื›ื ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™ ื—ื•ืœ?
03:45
After all, if all of us
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ื›ื•ืœื ื•
03:48
ate half as much meat,
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ื ืื›ืœ ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื›ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ,
03:50
it would be like half of us
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ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื•
03:52
were vegetarians.
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ื”ื ืฆืžื—ื•ื ื™ื™ื.
03:54
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”
03:56
(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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