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ǼÌs ÞŘ_ȖǣǼNjy ɠŸȖĶ_ NjsOsÞɚs Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘs ǣƼsOÞfiO ĶĶy Ǽ Nj¶sǼÞض ǼÌs NjsONjs ǼÞŸŘ Ķ _ÞɚsNj.
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NjsOsƼǼÞŸŘ ɠs NjsOsÞɚs_ ŘŸǼ ŸŘĶy Ǽ ^rō ʰ EȖǼ
fiNjǣǼ ÞǣǣȖsʰ Ý˅ɚs EssŘ ǼÌNjÞĶĶs_ ɠÞǼÌ ǼÌs NjsǣƼŸŘǣs. ɟs
ǣ ɠs NjsĶs ǣs_ ǼÌs ĶNjs _y Ì ɚs
ŸɚsNj ˠˠ00 ǣȖEǣONjÞEsNjǣ Ř_ ǼÌs Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘs Þǣ EsÞض _ÞǣǼNjÞEȖǼs_ ǼÌNjŸȖ¶Ì ŸɚsNj 230 ŸƼǼs_˚ÞŘ _Þɚs OsŘǼsNjǣ. ǻÌ ŘĨ yŸȖ ¯ŸNj Ǽ ĨÞض ǼÌs ǼÞŎs ǼŸ Njs _ ŸȖNj ĶÞǼǼĶs Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘsʵ
ɟs ĶǣŸ NjsOsÞɚs_ ǣŸŎs Njs ĶĶy ¶ŸŸ_ ǼÞƼǣ ǣ ǼŸ ÌŸɠ ǼŸ Ŏ Ĩs
ǼÌs Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘs EsǼǼsNj ÞŘ ¯ȖǼȖNjs ÞǣǣȖsǣ. ǢŸŎs Ÿ¯ ǼÌŸǣs ƼŸǣÞǼÞɚs OÌ Ř¶sǣ Njs
ĶNjs _y ÞŘ s¯¯sOǼ ɠÞǼÌ ǼÌÞǣ ÞǣǣȖs. ŗŸɠ ǼÌ Ǽ ɠs ĨŘŸɠ
ÌŸɠ ǼŸ ONjs Ǽs LJȖ ĶÞǼy Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘsʰ ŸȖNj ĠŸE Þǣ ǼŸ Ŏ Ĩs ÞǼ EsǼǼsNj ɠÞǼÌ sɚsNjy ÞǣǣȖs ɠÌÞĶs ŘŸǼ ĶŸǣÞض ǣÞǼs Ÿ¯ ɠÌŸ ŸȖNj Ȗ_ÞsŘOs Þǣʰ ǼÌs NJrNNJr ǻÝŷŗ ĵ _ÞɚsNj.
ÝŘ ǼÌÞǣ ÞǣǣȖsʰ ɠs Ǽ Ĩs yŸȖ ŸŘ ÞŘǼsNj OǼÞɚs _ɚsŘǼȖNjsǣ ǼÌ Ǽ ÞŘ ǣŸŎs O ǣsǣʰ EĶsɠ ŸȖNj ŎÞŘ_ǣ. ÝŘ ħsy ĵ Nj¶Ÿʰ N ƼǼ ÞŘ ǢĶ Ǽs NjsÞŘǼNjŸ_ȖOs_ Ȗǣ ǼŸ ÌÞǣ NNjs ǼȖNjs ®s ǼȖNjs ǼÌ Ǽ ŘŸɠ ǣǼ Njǣ ǼɠŸ sŘŸNjŎŸȖǣ ¶ŸĶÞ ǼÌ ¶NjŸȖƼsNjǣʰ ŘȖNjǣs ǣÌ NjĨǣʰ ŎŸNj y ssĶǣ Ř_ Ÿ¯ OŸȖNjǣsʰ ˆĵÞ¶ÌǼŘÞضˇ ǼÌs E NjNj OȖ_ . ÝŘ ®NjssƼŸNjǼʰ D Ì Ŏ ǣʰ ǼÌs ¶ ض Ǽ ȕŗrɭǢŷ ƼNjŸɚÞ_s_ Ȗǣ ɠÞǼÌ ǣŸŎs ÌÞ¶Ì˚ɚŸĶǼ ¶s ǼÌNjÞĶĶǣ _ÞɚÞض ɠÞǼÌ ǣÌ NjĨǣ Ř_ Ř Ŏ ʊÞض sŘOŸȖŘǼsNj ɠÞǼÌ _ŸĶƼÌÞŘǣ. ŗŸǼ ǼŸ Es ŸȖǼ_ŸŘsʰ ǼÌs ǻȖNjĨǣ ˓ N ÞOŸǣ
¶¶NjsǣǣŸNj ǣÌŸɠs_ Ȗǣ ǣŸŎs Ÿ¯ ǼÌs ŎŸǣǼ
ÞŘONjs_ÞEĶs ɠ ĶĶǣ ŸŘ r NjǼÌʰ ǣ ɠsĶĶ ǣ sŘOŸȖŘǼsNjǣ ɠÞǼÌ Ŏ ŘǼ Nj yǣʰ Ì ɠĨǣEÞĶĶ ǼȖNjǼĶsǣʰ ǣÌ NjĨǣ Ř_ ǼÌs ȖĶǼÞŎ Ǽsʲ Ř ÞŘ˚ɠ ǼsNj sŘOŸȖŘǼsNj ɠÞǼÌ
ÌȖŎƼE OĨ ɠÌ Ķsʵ
ǢƼs ĨÞض Ÿ¯ sŘOŸȖŘǼsNjǣʰ ®Njs_ µ NjǼÌ ǼsĶĶǣ Ȗǣ EŸȖǼ ÌÞǣ NjȖŘ˚ÞŘ ɠÞǼÌ OȖǣǼŸŎǣ ÞŘ ōÞONjŸŘsǣÞ . Ës ĶǣŸ Ŏ Ř ¶sǣ ǼŸ ǣLJȖssʊs ÞŘ ŎŸNjs ǼÌ Ř ɠs sɚsNj O Njs_ ǼŸ ĨŘŸɠ EŸȖǼ ǼÌs ĶÞŸŘfiǣÌ. ®ŸNj ŸȖNj ƼÌŸǼŸ ǼȖǼŸNjÞ Ķʰ ɠs˅Njs ǼÌNjÞĶĶs_ ǼŸ Ì ɚs µNj sŎs ǻs ¶Ȗs Ǽs OÌ Ȗǣ ĶĶ ÌŸɠ ǼŸ Ǽ Ĩs NĶŸǣs˚®ŸOȖǣ ɟÞ_s˚ ضĶs ƼÌŸǼŸǣʰ
ǣ ɠsĶĶ Njs.
µ NjNj Nj_ Njsɚs ĶÞض ɠÌ Ǽ ǼÌs ŎŸǣǼ Řs¶ĶsOǼs_ ƼÞsOsǣ Ÿ¯ ǣOȖE sLJȖÞƼŎsŘǼ
ǣ Ý ŎsŘǼÞŸŘs_ ÞŘ Ŏy fiNjǣǼ s_ÞǼŸNjÞ Ķʰ Ý EsĶÞsɚs ǼÌ Ǽ Ŏ ¶ ʊÞŘs ǣÌŸȖĶ_ sŘǼsNjǼ ÞŘ ǣ ɠsĶĶ
ǣ ÞŘ¯ŸNjŎ. ÝǼ ǣÌŸȖĶ_ ĶǣŸ OŸŘǼ ÞŘ ĶŸǼǣ
Ÿ¯ Njs ĶĶy OŸŸĶ ƼÞOǼȖNjsǣ. Ý ǼÌÞŘĨ ɠs ǣȖOOss_s_. DȖǼ ǼÌ Ǽ _sOÞǣÞŸŘ Þǣ yŸȖNjǣ ǼŸ Ŏ Ĩsʰ ŘŸǼ ŎÞŘs. Ý˅_ ĶŸɚs ǼŸ Ìs Nj yŸȖNj ǼÌŸȖ¶ÌǼǣ. ݯ ǼÌsNjs ɠ ǣ ǣŸŎsǼÌÞض yŸȖ Njs ĶĶy ĶÞĨs_ʰ ĶsǼ Ŏs ĨŘŸɠ. ݯ ǼÌsNjs ɠ ǣ ǣŸŎsǼÌÞض yŸȖ Njs ĶĶy ^Ý^ŗ˅ǻ ĶÞĨsʰ ĶsǼ Ŏs ĨŘŸɠ. ݯ ǼÌsNjs Þǣ ǣŸŎsǼÌÞض yŸȖ ¯ssĶ ɠs OŸȖĶ_ _Ÿ EsǼǼsNjʰ yŸȖ ¶Ȗsǣǣs_ ÞǼʰ ĶsǼ Ŏs ĨŘŸɠ.
ǻÌ ŘĨ yŸȖ ¯ŸNj Njs _Þضʵ 4 ScubaSport
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