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Chingy, 3:56 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nate Dogg & I-20) ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 03 Twizala (Intro) 0:59 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 04 Twizala 3:38 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 05 Ain't Nothing Wrong 4:08 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 06 My Promise (Feat. Letoya) 3:59 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 07 Keep It On The Low (Feat. Don 3:59 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Yute) ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 08 What You Say 4:16 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 09 Love You Down 4:28 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 10 Allright 4:27 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 11 Bye Bye Love 3:37 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Didn't Give A Damn (Interlude) 0:58 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 13 Didn't Give A Damn 4:22 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 14 She Is 3:34 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 15 It's Already Written Part II 1:09 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² (Thunder) ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Some things in life seem predestined. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß For Houston, it was a successful career ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß as an R&B singer with a hip-hop edge. On ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the Los Angeles native's remarkable ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² debut album, It's Already Written, he ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ merges the two musical genres in a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² stunning way that breathes life into ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß both styles. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "I grew up in the hip-hop element, but ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý the R&B was always there from the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß blood," Houston says. "I just knew how ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß to sing, so I pretty much mixed them." ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Such is the case with "I Like That," ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the album's explosive first single. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Joined by Chingy, Nate Dogg and I-20 on ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Trak Starz-produced cut, Houston ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ shows that his soaring vocals complement ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the platinum acts joining him on the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý sure-fire party hit. The song's funky, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß mesmerizing beat and engaging lyrics ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß about having fun in a club make it the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ type of universal song that sends people ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² streaming to the dance floor. "I just ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ did my homework and brought something ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² to the table that definitely would make ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß them get off their feet," explains ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Houston. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Houston shows his sensual side on "Love Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß You Down," a touching remake of the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Ready for the World classic, while he ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ demonstrates the unyielding love he can ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² have for a woman on "My Promise," a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ sexy, elegant selection that showcases ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston's smoldering vocals. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ For all of its love themes, It's Already ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Written is about more than romantic ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý relationships. Indeed, Houston examines Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the impact his father leaving him has ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß had on his life on the stirring "The Man ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Is What I Am." "There's a grip of sons ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² out there that don't have their dads ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ and this record is speaking to them," ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston says. "I'm talking about how my ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß father wasn't there and how he tried to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ come back at a certain point in my life. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² I told him it was too late, that he ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý should have been there showing me how Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß to ride my first bike, how to throw a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß football. But he wasn't and I had to learn ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ on my own how to be a man." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ As a child, Houston had a strong ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² relationship with his mother, a Belize ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß native whose skills include painting, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ sewing and, most significantly for ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Houston, singing. Always supportive, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Houston's mother encouraged him to sing Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß around the house, in church and anywhere ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß else. But she assumed that her son was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ singing for recreation. Houston had ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² other plans. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston attended Hamilton High School ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and Academy of Music in Los Angeles, but ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ he was enrolled in the normal high ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² school, not the music program. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Nonetheless, he would regularly be Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß invited to participate in activities ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß taking place in the school's music academy ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ because his musical spark was so ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² commanding. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Houston soon joined a couple of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß neighborhood R&B groups and became a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ fixture on the street corners of Los ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Angeles, where he and his friends would ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý rap the afternoons away. But Houston Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß had a novel knack: he would freestyle ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß his lyrics, but instead of rapping, he ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ would sing them. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ With his confidence building, Houston ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² started entering singing contests in ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Los Angeles area and became more ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ polished as a performer, lyricist, dancer ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² and vocalist. His management team ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý decided to record a videotape of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Houston's explosive performances, which ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß they hoped would help the singer land a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ recording contract. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Soon thereafter, executives from ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Capitol Records saw the tape and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß realized that they were watching a star ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ in the making. Houston then signed with ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Capitol Records and began working on the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý songs for what would become It's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Already Written. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Now with a sizzling debut album that ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² includes dance floor hits, future ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ bedroom classics and thought-provoking ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² selections, Houston is set to establish ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß himself in the world of R&B and Hip Hop. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛ²²ÜÜ Üܲ²ÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ²Ü ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛß ßÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÛÛÛßÛÜÛÛßß ÜÛÛßÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜßÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÜÛßÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß²²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛ²ÛÛßßßßÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛßßßßÛÛ²ÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ²²ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛÝ ßßßßßÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛß ÜÛÛÛßßßßß ÞÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÜÛÛÛßßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛßßÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛßß ßßÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÛßß ßßÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÛÛÛÛßß ßßÛÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛ²ßß ßß²ÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛÛÛßß ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÝ ÜÜÛß Û ßÛÜÜ ÞÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ßÛÛÜ ÜÛß ÜÜÜÛÛßß ÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÜ ÜÛÛß ßßÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ²ÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛßß ßßßß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛݲÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛ²ßÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ Þ²ÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜß²Ûß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÜÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛßßÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛ²Ý ÜÜÛÛÛßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛÝÞÛÛ²² ÜÜÛÛßßÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜßßÛÜ ²ÛÛ Û²²Ý ÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛ ²² ²²ÜÛÛßÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÝÞ²Û²ÝÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛ²²ÛÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ²ß²ÜÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÜÜÜÜßßßßßßß²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²Ü²ß²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛ²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßÛßÛÜÜÛÛßÛß²²²ßßßßßßßßÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßß²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ÜÜßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßÛÜÜ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßß ßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÛÛßÛÛÛßßÛÛÛßÛÜßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßßßßßßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛßßß ÞÛÛÝ ßßßÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛ ÛÛ² ÞÛ²Ý ß²ÛÜ ßß