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15-MINUTE JAPANESE LEARN IN JUST 12 WEEKS MITSUKO MAEDA-NYE SHIZUYO OKADA US_001_Title.indd 1 06/08/18 10:34 AM 15-MINUTE JAPANESE LEARN IN JUST 12 WEEKS MITSUKO MAEDA-NYE SHIZUYO OKADA US_001_Title.indd 1 06/08/18 10:34 AM CONTENTS How to use this book 4 Senior Editors Angeles Gavira, Christine Stroyan US Executive Editor Lori Cates Hand WEEK 1 US Editor Kayla Dugger INTRODUCTIONS Project Art Editor Vanessa Marr Art Editor Shreya Anand Hello 8 Editor Kingshuk Ghoshal My family 10 Jacket Design Development Manager Sophie MTT Your relatives 12 Jacket Designer Suhita Dharamjit Pre-Producer Robert Dunn To be/there is 14 DTP Designer Anita Yadav Review and repeat 16 Producer Jude Crozier Associate Publisher Liz Wheeler Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf WEEK 2 EATING AND DRINKING Language content for Dorling Kindersley by In the café 18 g-and-w publishing In the restaurant 20 Produced for Dorling Kindersley by Dishes 22 Schermuly Design Co. Requests 24 This American edition, 2019 Review and repeat 26 First American edition, 2005 Published in the United States by DK Publishing WEEK 3 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 MAKING ARRANGEMENTS Copyright © 2005, 2013, 2019 Dorling Kindersley Limited Days and months 28 DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC Time and numbers 30 19 20 21 22 23 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–309121–Jan/2019 Appointments 32 On the telephone 34 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the Review and repeat 36 copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, WEEK 4 mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without TRAVEL the prior written permission of the copyright owner. At the station 38 Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. To go and to take 40 Taxi, bus, and subway 42 A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. On the road 44 ISBN 978–1–4654–7939–6 Review and repeat 46 Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com US_002-003_Contents.indd 2 06/08/18 10:34 AM WEEK 5 WEEK 10 GETTING AROUND AT HOME Around town 48 Home 98 Asking for directions 50 Inside the home 100 Sightseeing 52 The garden 102 At the airport 54 Animals 104 Review and repeat 56 Review and repeat 106 WEEK 6 WEEK 11 ACCOMMODATIONS SERVICES Booking a room 58 Post office and bank 108 In the hotel 60 Repairs 110 Inns and spas 62 To come 112 Adjectives 64 Police and crime 114 Review and repeat 66 Review and repeat 116 WEEK 7 WEEK 12 SHOPPING LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING Department store 68 Leisure time 118 Electronics store 70 Sports and hobbies 120 At the supermarket 72 Socializing 122 Clothes and shoes 74 Review and repeat 124 Review and repeat 76 Reinforce and progress 126 WEEK 8 MENU GUIDE 128 WORK AND STUDY Jobs 78 ENGLISH–JAPANESE The office 80 DICTIONARY 144 At the conference 82 In business 84 HIRAGANA/KATAKANA TABLES 158 Review and repeat 86 Acknowledgments 160 WEEK 9 HEALTH At the pharmacy 88 The body 90 With the doctor 92 In the hospital 94 Review and repeat 96 US_002-003_Contents.indd 3 06/08/18 10:34 AM 44 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THIS BOOK How to use this book The main part of this book is devoted to 12 themed chapters broken down into five 15-minute daily lessons, the last of 122 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING 123 which is a revision lesson. So in just SHAKOHTEKI NA 12 weeks, you will have completed the Warm up (1 minute) Words to remember (3 minutes) BAMEN DE course. A concluding reference section Say “(your) husband” and Familiarize yourself with these words and test contains a menu guide, an English-to- “H(yoowu rd) ow yiofeu.” s (apyp “.1lu2n–1ch3)” Socializing yourself using the flappa.rty パーティー Japanese dictionary, and tables and “dinner” in Japanese? As a business guest, it’s more common to be invited pahtih (pp.20–21) to a restaurant than to someone’s home. This is invitation 招待 of Japanese characters. Say “Sorry, I’m busy that partly practical—people often have long commutes. 招待者 shohtai day.” (pp.32–33) Bfour ta i fm yoeual’r oer s ata pyainrgty f.or longer, you may be invited shohhtoasit sehsas gift おom土iy産age Warm up お客 Each day starts with a warm-up that Useful phrases (3 minutes) ogkuyeasktu Read it You can now distinguish the three Japanese encourages you to recall vocabulary or Learn these phrases and then cwhoarrdasc. tUers es ethtse atnadb lreesc oong npipz.e1 5so8m–1e5 9b atosi clo roekc ubrarcikn go ver phrases you have learned previously. test yourself. the lessons and see how much more you can read. The time in parentheses indicates the ディナーにいらっしゃい Would you amount of time you are expected dinah まni せiraんssかha?i lfiokre d tion ncoerm?e Put into practice (2 minutes) to spend on each exercise. masenka Join in this conversation. Useful phrases 水曜s日uiはyoでいhす bかiか wが?a WWehdant easbdoauyt? d土oy曜のoh日で bにiす nパがi pー、aおhテt暇iィh ーでo をhすir開aかkく?u はhaいi, s、u素tek敵i dでeすsunねe! Selected phrases relevant ikaga desuka no desuga, ohima desuka to the topic help you speak また今度誘っmてaくtだa kさonいd。o Ptiemrhe.aps another WSea atruer dhaayv. iAngr ea ypoaur tfyre oen? and understand. sasotte kudasai Say: Yes, how nice! ああよかった! 何時に伺い Cultural tip When visiting a Japanese home, remember that it’s ah yokatta まnaしnjょi nうi かuk?agai mashohka TheCseu lptuanraell/sC pornovveidresa atdiodnitaiol ntiapl ycfoourus ttroh hmeo hamroyes ttc ooo rur ehnmotrsoytv ewes siyl.l o Fbuleor woveuerrtyds ,o aaop rbp osrehttcolieea sto eafd tw .tihnee d, ooro ar. pTareksee an tg firfto m ごごgTohざs招ahnoいk待h tyまaあoiu すりa fr。oiがgr a iとtnovうhi tg inogz auims.asu Sshayo:u AlTdth wwateh’ saa tgr rrtiievmaete?! insights into life in Japan and In conversation (6 minutes) language usage. 火曜日のディナーに すみません。火曜日は忙しい 木曜日はいかが はい、素敵ですね! ご主人もご一緒に。 何時に伺いましょうか? いらっしゃいませんか? です。 ですか? hai, suteki desune goshujin mo goissho ni nanji ni ukagai mashohka kayoh bi no dinah ni sumimasen. kayoh bi wa mokuyoh bi wa ikaga desuka irasshai masenka? isogashih desu Yes, how nice! Please bring your husband. At what time should What about Thursday? we arrive? Would you like to come Sorry. I’m busy on Tuesday. 96 WEEK 9for dinner on Tuesday? HEALTH 97 Kotae FUKUSHU TO Kotae Answers (Cover with flap) KURIKAESHI Answers (Cover with flap) Review and repeat Clothing (3 minutes) Clothing ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ 頭a腕u胸mおo脚a膝h足aTnsstdizuahhh腹aeanmiikeeaa body NboadmTyhe p etah rbets on idunm yJa sb(pt4eoa rmmcknehnaiedelnecessu hegtet❺❸❹❻e.s) ❼❷❶fooahrtemad Soafp yca lntothitteseh❸❷ iJnagp.anese words fo❶r tjhacek entumbered ❺itepma❻nst yskhiorste ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ jnpss靴kジネパススyuuuaeaトktクャkンカtnkoasuteッkuタhケsツーttkuattキイioトoッingントuグ shoes❹ How to use the flap On the phone On the phone (4 minutes) At the doctor (4 minutes) At the doctor Tythhoahauvete tby orooe cuomo kcne’ascm nce boaAtevel resrtehetr cdewfal aJcphapo eporstar Rfha enseelceelvrotls ileyweyeoc. w stueo ad n edle rmepeenatst ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ごaYs ゴプジとGnm伝まmi ミ火あmd 大メあthareoaoioeッiーiりり申ャすーリざw和えm 曜hdgmpsJhatasaarまセプasがしテンッてさiいaかe日cetkn htahksoseogーィiせレんクタまと?uいsまr jでmh H-ui im ps m・ンスんジうーoお gすaたすauwはua osaハnn・trグ。saをu願。の。 zsだsi tu no uae ンk tkはいntni t けoamaaaトe yしhe ga ot a s heまiu bすi 。 Ych ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺oeo nlumkIMdJGshCm TowTpa’vud ooanhha aoacooremon cn aen.kklrpscT rhiefanY e hia hksru mIkmiHstk eaa rireieau hhlrai msmtuee amosyrstiei seancsdsoorhno ao aheavatPta nn outsinsd seumnrnyoohn u,phge iv .g.g iafndrmaeisade, ti e e ut anijr,meades apsbkyisgneurmplue e ssym’taatrsu.oai ensnn uk a di gachga hzEepinu.?np gJoaliipnsahtmn peersonemt .w Fpiottshll.o twhe t he S❶❷❸❹❺a yIIIWI s’mhht hiiaatl el vvp sieesretee raahg i pounphuhraeatsrnia??nart s.ti encs om innyd iJltaeipog.nan.ese. ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ aosin脚重心痛妊thmsianhiいいが臓娠inso id hzigでし病 痛がoeibanshyて すu 気い弱i sogtkhahいaかaででiいikt yedまi?す すoで ediwmsすe。かすusaa。ui?。s kduaesu of previous lessons helps to reinforce your knowledge. US_004-007_How_To_Use.indd 4 28/08/18 10:03 AM GETTING AROUND 55 Put into practice (3 minutes) Join in this conversation. Read the Japanese on the left and follow the instructions to make your reply. Then test yourself by concealing the answers with the cover flap. 次の方どうぞ。 京都への飛行機は予定通 tsugi no kata dohzo りですか? Kyoto eno hikohki wa Next, please. yotei dohri desuka HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TAOsk: IUs thSeE fl igThtH toI S BOOK 55 Kyoto on time? はい。予定通りです。 どの搭乗口ですか? hai. yotei dohri desu dono tohjyoh guchi desuka 122 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZINGYes1, 2it3’s on time. SHAKOHTEKI NA Ask: Which gate is it? Warm up (1 minute) Words to remember (3 minutes) BAMEN DE Say “(your) husband” and Familiarize yourself with these words and test “(your) wife.” (pp.12–13) Socializing yourself using the flap. Instructions How do you say “lunch” party パーティー Match and repeEaact h(4 e mxeinructiesse) is numbered and “dinner” in Japanese? As a business guest, it’s more common to be invited pahtih and introduced with (Spapy. 2“S0o–r2r1y), I’m busy that tpoa rat lrye pstraaucrtaicnatl —thpaeno tpole s oomfteeno nhea’vse h loomnge .c Tohmism isu tes. 招待者 invitation 招sho待htai iMnsattrcuhc tthioen nsu. Imn bseormede day.” (pp.32–33) Bfour ta i fm yoeual’r oer s ata pyainrgty f.or longer, you may be invited shohhtoasit sehsas gift おom土iy産age cgiwtaievosmeerndsss , a tmiobn oo tthurheete t iJpnhaapfeona lrenamlen.sagetui oagne i s point being covered. お客 ❶ 搭乗券 Useful phrases (3 minutes) ogkuyeasktu Read it You can now distinguish the three Japanese tohjyoh ken character sets and recognize some basic recurring Lteesatr nyo tuhresseelf .phrases and then wthoer dless. sUosnes tahned t asebele hs oown pmpu.1c5h8 m–1o5r9e tyoo luo ocakn b arecakd o.ver R❷ e aチcdhi ケkiteッttトo ディナーdにinいahら まnっi せirしaんsゃsかhいa?i Wlfiokroe d utilond n cyoeormu? e boarpdainsgs ❶ Put into practice (2 minutes) Tu❸ nhd eパpseaerスss uptpポaaonnーhdetトo lhs ohwel pth yeo u masenka Japanese script works, Join in this conversation. p❹re スseーntツ uケseーfuスl signs, 水曜iks日uaigはyaoで いhdす ebかsiかu wがk?aa WWehdant easbdoauyt? ticket❷ d土ony曜oのo hd日で ebsにiすu ngパがia p,ー 、aoおhhテti暇miィh aーでo dをhすeisr開aかukkく?ua はhaいi, s、u素tek敵i dでeすsunねe! ad ❺ nedc sカki uapg-ーhhitvtseトoeur iktniepghs sJ uafopra nese characters. また今度誘っmてaくtだa kさonいd。o Ptiemrhe.aps another WSea atruer dhaayv. iAngr ea ypoaur tfyre oen? sasotte kudasai Say: Yes, how nice! passport❸ ああよかった! 何時に伺い ku-koh Cultural tip When visiting a Japanese home, remember that it’s ah yokatta まnaしnjょi nうi かuk?agai mashohka airport cfyoourus ttroh hmeo hamroyes ttc ooo rur ehnmotrsoytv ewes siyl.l o Fbuleor woveuerrtyds ,o aaop rbp osrehttcolieea sto eafd tw .tihnee d, ooro ar. pTareksee an tg firfto m ごごgTohざs招ahnoいk待h tyまaあoiu すりa fr。oiがgr a iとtnovうhi tg inogz auims.asu Sshayo:u AlTdth wwateh’ saa tgr rrtiievmaete?! Read it Here’s another example of two kanji In conversation (6 minutes) characters combining to make a separate meaning: ACCOMMODATIONS 59 空 (ku, sky) + Wor港ds ( ktooh ,r peomrt)e.mber (4 minutes) ❹suitcase ❺cart Familiarize yourself with these room 部屋 words and test yourself by heya 火曜日のディナーに すみません。火曜日は忙しい 木曜日はいかが はい、素敵ですね! ご主人もご一緒に。 何時に伺いましょうか? concealing the Japanese on いkiraaらysosっhha しbi im ゃnaoいs deまinnkせaah?ん niか ? でsisuoすmgai。ms h aishe dne. skuayoh bi wa でmoすkuかy?oh bi wa ikaga desuka hYaeis,, shuotewk in diceesu!ne gPolesahsueji nb rminog gyooiussrh hou nsiband. nAat nwjih nait u tkimagea si hmoauslhdo hka the righTJta ewpxiattn hse ttyshelee ssccorvipert f lap. single room シshンingグuルruル ruー-mムu What about Thursday? we arrive? 96 WEEK 9Wforo duilndn yeoru o lnik Teu teos dcoamy?e Sorry. I’m busy on Tuesday. HEALTH 97 apnrodn euanscyi-attoi-orne aadre double room ダdaブbuルruル rーu-mムu KAnostwaeers (Cover with flap) FKUUKRUIKSAHEUS HTOI KAnostwaeers (Cover with flap) shown, along with ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ ❼ 頭a腕u胸mおo脚a膝h足aTnsstdizuahhh腹aeanmiikeeaa body RNbeoadmvTyhe ip eetah rbewts on idun m yaJa sb(ptn4eoa rmmcknedhnaiedelnecessu h egtetr❺❸❹❻e.se)peat ❼❶❷fooahrtemad Soafp yca Clsntothhitlteosoehe❸❷ tisJnha❹gpi.nange (s3e mwinourtdess )fo❶r tjhacek entumbered ❺itepma❻nst yskhiorste ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ ❻ jnpkss靴ジネパススCyuuuaeaトktクャkンカltnkooasuteッkuタhケsツーtttkuathtキイioトoッiningントugグ IIrvpelneovlhuf ecrclseraaotybcsrndetauviastnle eayagrrd r ssyh eiad t oatuuiinawaosldeto n i dgo unines s 部hey屋a kかarらa tu海hmeiが gEa見n mgえilei sまmhaす sturかkaa?nslation. tbwbaritsenhha rrokoowfooaemmsrt ツバシbts朝cshhauイャスao食siuwhnンワ s arhルーuho- kーmuuム ❹ ❶ ❷ ❸ 伝まmi ミ火あmdYs ゴプジとGnm 大メOthaeoaoieoッーiり申ャすーリw和えm 曜hdmnpsJhatsaarまセプasしテンッ てさiaかe日cekn httahkssehogーィiせレんクタま?uいsr jでm H-ui ime psm・ンスんジーoお すaたauwはu a saハpnn・trグ。saをu願。のsだsi tu hno ue ンk tkはいntn t けooaaaaトe ynしhe g ot a e heまi bすi 。 Ych ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺oeo nlumkIMdJGshCm TowTpOa’vud ooanhha aoacooremon cn aen.knklrpscT rhiefanY e hia hksru mI kmiHstk eaa rireiteau hhlrai msmtuee hamosyrstiei seancsdsoorhnoe ao aheavatPta nn outsi nsd seumnrnyoohn up,phge iv .g.g iafndrmaeisadeh, ti e e ut anijr,meades aposbkyisgneurmplue e n ssym’taatrsu.oaie ensnn uk a di gach(ga4 hzEepi nu.m?np gJoinaliiupnstahtemn sp)eersonemt .w Fpiottshll.o twhe t he S❺❹❸❷❶a yIWIIIA s’mhht hiitaatl el vvp stieesrehtee raaheg i pounhp uhrdaeatsrnia?o?nart sc.ti entcs oom inrny d ( iJ4ltae impog.nainn.ueteses). ❶ ❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ aosin脚重心痛妊Athmsianhiいいが臓娠tinso i d hzitgでし病 痛がoeihbanshyて すu e気い弱i sogtkh ahいaかadででiいikt yoedまi?す すoで edciwmsすe。tかすusaoa。ui?。s rkduaesu athpep ebaoro tkh.roughout Iny taohpuep salery e ew xaheskraScetai dsyye o tisuot, DFDa oooorce Syetsw oaatnuhoy e v h nirieaoitgwvo he(?m2 tas mnh.ayinv seui nt egsl)e rooms? twob anlicgokhnetyys キバ二nkbiaih ールh泊r uaコkkouニn iーh ❺ ごaあriりざgaがいtoとまh うgすo。 zaimasu dihffaevreen let avronceadb uulsairnyg. Is dinner included? three nights 三泊 san paku Cultural tip Japanese hotel rooms tend to include a pair of house slippers as a matter of course. You are assumed to want to remove your shoes in the room, as you would at home. Hotel staff address customers using ultra-polite, uncommon Japanese expressions. US_004-007_How_To_Use.indd 5 28/08/18 10:03 AM はい。何泊のご予定 三泊です。 かしこまりました。 ですか? san paku desu これがキーです。 hai. nan paku no kashikomari mashita. goyoteh desuka For three nights. kore ga kih desu Yes. How many nights? Very good. Here’s your key. 66 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP Dictionary 144 DICTIONARY A mini-dictionary provides DICTIONARY ready reference from English English to Japanese to Japanese for 2,500 words. Tdehsec prilputriavle i sw noorrdms, aollry a tdhjee cstaimvees , ams athy ec hsianngguela dr einp eJanpdainnge soen. Ihno gwe ntheerayl ,a Jraep uasneeds.e Some of these adjectives are followed by (no) or (na). 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However, a few sounds require additional explanation: r a Japanese r is pronounced like a cross between an English r and l ih ee as in sheep eh l ong eh, like a longer version of the sound in they oh long o as in motor final u the final u written on the end of words, such as desu (is/are) and (ga/a) arimasu (there is/are), is only slightly pronounced and often sounds more like a double letter (e.g. dess). The Japanese language is based on syllables rather than individual letters. Each syllable is pronounced with roughly equal stress. US_004-007_How_To_Use.indd 6 06/08/18 2:32 PM HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP 77 How to use the audio app All the numbered exercises in each your 15-minute lessons using the book lesson, apart from the Warm ups at the only, and then go back and work with beginning and the Say it exercises at the audio and the book together, the end, have recorded audio, available repeating the text in the gaps provided via a free app. The app also includes a and then recording yourself. Or you can function to record yourself and listen combine the book and the audio right to yourself alongside native speakers. from the beginning, pausing the app to To start using the audio with the read the instructions on the page as you book, first download the DK 15-Minute need to. Try to say the words aloud, and Language Course app on your smart– practice enunciating properly. Detailed phone or tablet from the App Store or instructions on how to use the app are Google Play. Open the app and scan the available from the menu bar in the app. QR code on the back of this book to add Remember that repetition is vital it to your Library. As soon as the QR code to language learning. The more is recognized, the audio will download. often you listen to a conversation There are two ways in which you can or repeat an oral exercise, the more use the audio. The first is to read through the language will sink in. Menu, Help/How to Use, Your Library JAPANESE 1 GTheet tliinstg o sf t awreteedks JAPANESE 2 Lbeys wsoenesk week will open when the Jikan to suhji Each numbered audio has been Time and numbers exercise in a lesson downloaded. From is listed in the app here, you can tap into as it appears in the each week’s lessons. book. Tap on an exercise to start. When all the lessons A check mark in a week have been indicates when completed, the week an exercise has button will be filled been completed. with color and show a check mark, so you can track your progress. 3 Audio for JAPANESE 4 Record yourself JAPANESE exercises When you are Tap the play Jikan to suhji in the Your recordings Jikan to suhji button to hear Time and numbers screen, you can Time and numbers instructions, then record yourself the exercise. You reading the words or can pause the audio 1ic時hi ji participating in the 1ic時hi ji one o’clock one o’clock at any point, and 1時5分 conversations with 1時5分 return to it. ificvhei jpi agsot ofunne native speakers, ificvhei jpi agsot ofunne 1時15分 then listen back (and 1時15分 ichi ji jyu-go fun ichi ji jyu-go fun quarter past one rerecord if desired). quarter past one 1時20分 1時20分 You can tap any itcwhei njit nyi pjyauspt pounne itcwhei njit nyi pjyauspt pounne part of the exercise 1時半 1時半 ichi ji han Add recording ichi ji han to play the audio half past one half past one from that point. 1ic時hi4 ji 5y分onjyu-go fun Play recording 1ic時hi4 ji 5y分onjyu-go fun quarter to two quarter to two US_004-007_How_To_Use.indd 7 06/08/18 2:32 PM 8 WEEK 1 INTRODUCTIONS KONNICHIWA Warm up (1 minute) Hello The Warm Up panel appears at the beginning The Japanese bow is famous: the lower the bow, the of each topic. Use it to more respectful. Traditionally, there would not be any reinforce what you have contact in the form of a handshake or kisses. With the already learned and to increasing Western influence, the Japanese now often prepare yourself for moving ahead with the shake hands, sometimes bowing at the same time, new subject. especially when meeting foreigners. こんにちは。 Words to remember (6 minutes) konnichiwa Hello! Say these expressions aloud. Hide the text on the left with the cover flap and try to remember the Japanese for each. Check your answers. おはようございます。 Good morning. ohayo gozaimasu こんばんは。 Good evening. konbanwa 私の名前は...です。 My name is … watashi no namae wa…desu どうぞ、よろしく。 Pleased to dohzo yoroshiku meet you. さようなら。 Goodbye. (formal) sayohnara さよなら。 Goodbye. sayonara (informal) ではまたあした。 See you tomorrow. dewa mata ashita In conversation: formal (3 minutes) こんにちは。 こんにちは。私の名前はロバ どうぞ、よろしく。 私の名前は岡田です。 ート・バーカーです。 dohzo yoroshiku konnichiwa. watashi no konnichiwa. watashi no namae Pleased to meet you. namae wa Okada desu wa Robahto Barker desu Hello. My name is Okada. Hello. My name is Robert Barker. US_008-009_Hello.indd 8 06/08/18 10:34 AM

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