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ȅȎȞșȪȕ DzȖȘȘȓțȟ – ȕțȎȚȓțȖȠȩȗ ȝȖȟȎȠȓșȪ ȐȖȘȠȜȞȖȎțȟȘȜȗ ǮțȑșȖȖ ǺȎȟȠȓȞȟȠȐȜ ȐșȎȒȓțȖȭ ȭȕȩȘȜȚ ȡȚȓțȖȓ ȟȠȞȜȖȠȪ ȟȬȔȓȠ Ȗ țȎȝȜșțȭȠȪ ȓȑȜ țȓȕȎȏȩȐȎȓȚȩȚȖ ȝȓȞȟȜțȎȔȎȚȖ ȝȞȖțȓȟșȖ ȎȐȠȜȞȡ ȕȎȟșȡȔȓțțȜȓ ȕȐȎțȖȓ ȘșȎȟȟȖȘȎǼȒȓȞȔȖȚȩȗ ȖșȖ ǿȒȓșȘȎ ȟ ȝȞȖȕȞȎȘȜȚ ² ȫȠȜ ȜȒțȜ Ȗȕ ȟȎȚȩȣ ȖȕȐȓȟȠțȩȣ ȝȞȜȖȕȐȓȒȓțȖȗ DzȖȘȘȓțȟȎ ǰ ȡȐșȓȘȎȠȓșȪțȜȗ ȝȜȐȓȟȠȖ ȞȎȟȟȘȎ ȕȎțȎ ȖȟȠȜȞȖȭ ȡȥȮțȜȑȜ ǾȓȒșȜȡ ȝȜȐȟȠȞȓȥȎȐȦȓ ȑȜ țȎȘȎțȡțȓ ǾȜȔȒȓȟȠȐȎ ȟȐȜȓȑȜ ȕșȜȐȓȧȓȑȜ ȒȐȜȗțȖȘȎ ȘȜȠȜȞȩȗ ȝȞȓȒșȜȔȖș ȡȥȮțȜȚȡ țȓ ȟȜȐȟȓȚ Ȝȏȩȥțȩȗ ȝȜȒȎȞȜȘ
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CHAPTER I — The Gift Bestowed |
5 |
CHAPTER II — The Gift Diffused |
36 |
CHAPTER III — The Gift Reversed |
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