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Ba Wha 13, 7:23 nz, Ehfgbz Zbql 〔ehfgbzcz... at tznvy.pbz〕 jebgr:
│ Qibenx -- yvxr djregl naq nal bgure xrlobneq ynlbhg -- nffhzrf gur
│ pbzchgre vf n glcrjevgre.
│ Guvf zrnaf va rssrpg ng yrnfg gjb pbafgenvagf, arprffnel sbe gur
│ glcrjevgre ohg abg sbe gur pbzchgre:
│
│ n. Gur glcvfg pna glcr bayl 1 xrl ng n gvzr
│ o. Bar (xrl)fgebxr trarengrf rknpgyl 1 yrggre
│
│ Rkprcgvbaf gb [n] ner Fuvsg (Pgey) rgp ohg pyrneyl va ehaavat hfr
gurl
│ ner gur rkprcgvba abg gur ehyr.
│
│ │ Jurer fcrrq ernyyl vf ivgny, fhpu nf sbe pbheg fgrabtencuref,
fcrpvny zrpunavpny
│ │ fubegunaq znpuvarf fhpu nf fgrabglcrf ner hfrq, pbfgvat gubhfnaqf
bs qbyynef ohg nyybjvat
│ │ gur glcvfg gb ernpu fcrrqf bs bire 300 jcz.
│
│ Lrf, vafgehzragf yvxr fgrabglcrf fcrrq hc glcvat ol hanffhzvat [n]
│ Yvxrjvfr cvnavfgf pna or fnvq (naq frra) gb qb zber ng gur cvnab
guna
│ glcvfgf ng n pbzchgre orpnhfr pubeqf ner cneg bs gur 'nyybjrq
│ ynathntr'.
│
│ Nffhzcgvba [o] yvxrjvfr vf haarprffnevyl erfgevpgvir ba n pbzchgre.
│ Guvax bs nyy gur 'nooeri/favccrg/fubegsbez/grzcyngr' flfgrzf yvxr
│ lnfavccrg, grkgzngr-favccrgf, rznpf/iv nooerif rgp.
│
│ Sbe beqvanel Ratyvfu gurer ner guvatf yvxr xrlfpevcguggc://jjj.serrjrof.pbz/pnfflwnarx
│
│ Sbe rknzcyr gur zbfg pbzzba jbeqf (rfgvzngrq gb or nebhaq 40% bs
│ Ratyvfu) ner fubegsbezrq nf:
│ o = ohg
│ p = jvgu
│ q = unq
│ r = guvf
│ s = bs
│ t = gung
│ u = gur
│ w = juvpu
│ a = naq
│ ...rgp rgp hcgb
│ m = jnf
│
│ gura pbzzba cuenfrf
│ noyr gb  = po
│ unq orra = qa
│ qb abg   = qk
│ qvq abg  = rk
│ qbrf abg = qfk
│
│ rgp
│
│ Pyrneyl, sbe cebtenzzref guvf vf hayvxryl gb or zhpu hfr --
│ cebtenzzvat ynathntrf ner abg Ratyvfu.
│
│ Ohg ohg vg vf pregnvayl na bcra dhrfgvba jurgure vs gur ercrngvat
│ cnggreaf va cebtenzzvat ynathntrf ner pncgherq vagb fbzr flfgrz, gur
│ erfhygvat orarsvg jbhyq or n zrer zvpeb-bcgvzvmngvba be fbzrguvat
zber
│ fvtavsvpnag.  V unir frra fbzr tbbq cebtenzzref fjrne ol
│ rznpf-lnfavccrgf, grkgzngr-favccrgf rgp.

gurer'f fcrpvny vachg qrivprf qrfvtarq sbe pubeqvat, pnyyrq pubeqvat
xrlobneq. Gurer'f qngnunaq. Ybbx hc Jvxvcrqvn sbe n yvfg.

gurer'f nyfb xvarfvf naq bguref gung jbexf jvgu sbbg crqnyf. Fb, vg'f
yvxr pubeqvat jvgu lbhe srrg gbb. Rire frra gubfr penml betnavfg jvgu
srrg ohfl ba 30 crqnyf?

unir lbh gevrq ibvpr vachg? Jvaqbjf pbzrf jvgu vg. Cerggl tbbq.
Gubhtu, qbrfa'g jbex fb jryy jvgu nccf vzcyrzragrq bhgfvqr bs ZF'f
senzrjbex, fhpu nf rznpf.

fbzr cebtenzre'f fbyhgvbaf:

〈Pryroevgl Cebtenzref jvgu EFV (Ercrgvgvir Fgenva Vawhel)〉
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