Pattern Recognition in Speech and Language Processing (Electrical Engineering & Applied Signal Processing Series)

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PATTERN RECOGNITION in SPEECH and LANGUAGE PROCESSING Edited by

WU CHOU Avaya Labs Research

BIING HWANG JUANG Georgia Institute of Technology

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Contents

1 Minimum Classification Error (MCE) Approach in Pattern Recognition Wu Chou #XC[C .CDU 4GUGCTEJ #XC[C +PE 75#  +PVTQFWEVKQP  1RVKOCN %NCUUKſGT HTQO $C[GU &GEKUKQP 6JGQT[  &KUETKOKPCPV (WPEVKQP #RRTQCEJ VQ %NCUUKſGT &GUKIP  5RGGEJ 4GEQIPKVKQP CPF *KFFGP /CTMQX /QFGNKPI  *KFFGP /CTMQX /QFGNKPI QH 5RGGEJ  /%' %NCUUKſGT &GUKIP 7UKPI &KUETKOKPCPV (WPEVKQPU  /%' %NCUUKſGT &GUKIP 5VTCVGI[  1RVKOK\CVKQP /GVJQFU  1VJGT 1RVKOK\CVKQP /GVJQFU  *// CU C &KUETKOKPCPV (WPEVKQP  4GNCVKQP DGVYGGP /%' CPF //+  &KUEWUUKQPU CPF %QOOGPVU  'ODGFFGF 5VTKPI /QFGN $CUGF /%' 6TCKPKPI  5VTKPI /QFGN $CUGF /%' #RRTQCEJ  %QODKPGF 5VTKPI /QFGN $CUGF /%' #RRTQCEJ  &KUETKOKPCVKXG (GCVWTG 'ZVTCEVKQP  8GTKſECVKQP CPF +FGPVKſECVKQP  5RGCMGT 8GTKſECVKQP CPF +FGPVKſECVKQP  7VVGTCPEG 8GTKſECVKQP  5WOOCT[ 2 Minimum Bayes-Risk Methods in Automatic Speech Recognition Vaibhava Goel £ and William ByrneÝ £ +$/ Ý ,QJPU *QRMKPU 7PKXGTUKV[  /KPKOWO $C[GU4KUM %NCUUKſECVKQP (TCOGYQTM  .KMGNKJQQF 4CVKQ $CUGF *[RQVJGUKU 6GUVKPI  /CZKOWO #2QUVGTKQTK 2TQDCDKNKV[ %NCUUKſECVKQP  2TGXKQWU 5VWFKGU QH #RRNKECVKQP 5GPUKVKXG #54  2TCEVKECN /$4 2TQEGFWTGU HQT #54  5WOOCVKQP QXGT *KFFGP 5VCVG 5GSWGPEGU  /$4 4GEQIPKVKQP YKVJ 0DGUV .KUVU  /$4 4GEQIPKVKQP YKVJ .CVVKEGU  5GIOGPVCN /$4 2TQEGFWTGU  5GIOGPVCN 8QVKPI  418'4 ‹E\&5&3UHVV//&



 

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1.5 MCE Classifier Design Using Discriminant Functions #U KV KU PQVGF YKVJQWV VJG MPQYNGFIG QH VJG HQTO QH VJG ENCUU RQUVGTKQT RTQDCDKNK VKGU TGSWKTGF KP VJG ENCUUKECN $C[GU FGEKUKQP VJGQT[ ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP D[ FKUVTKDWVKQP GUVKOCVKQP QHVGP FQGU PQV NGCF VQ CP QRVKOCN RGTHQTOCPEG 6JKU OQVKXCVGU VJG GHHQTV QH UGCTEJKPI HQT QVJGT CNVGTPCVKXG ETKVGTKC KP ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP +P RCTVKEWNCT ETKVGTKC QH //+ OCZKOWO OWVWCN KPHQTOCVKQP CPF /&+ OKPKOWO FKUETKOKPCVKXG KPHQT OCVKQP CTG WUGF KP OCP[ CRRNKECVKQPU = ? #NVJQWIJ VJGUG OGVJQFU FGOQPUVTCVG UKIPKſECPV RGTHQTOCPEG CFXCPVCIGU QXGT VJG VTCFKVKQPCN /. CRRTQCEJ VJG[ CTG PQV DCUGF QP C FKTGEV OKPKOK\CVKQP QH C NQUU HWPEVKQP YJKEJ NKPMU VQ VJG ENCUUKſECVKQP GTTQT TCVG &Q6W GV CN =? UVWFKGF /%' UQNWVKQP HQT VJG VYQ ENCUU PQPRCTCOGVTKE ENCUUK ſECVKQP RTQDNGO WUKPI NKPGCT FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQPU 6JG[ GORNQ[GF C YKPFQYGF UEJGOG VQ QXGTEQOG VJG RTQDNGO QH UKPIWNCT ITCFKGPV HWPEVKQPU CUUQEKCVGF YKVJ VJG GTTQT EQWPV KPFKECVQT HWPEVKQP QH VJG ENCUUKſGT # IGPGTCN CRRTQCEJ HQT OWNVKENCUU CPF PQPNKPGCT FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQPU CTG RTQRQUGF D[ ,WCPI GV CN =? 6JKU IGP GTCN CRRTQCEJ KU ECNNGF őOKPKOWO ENCUUKſECVKQP GTTQT /%' OGVJQFŒ KP YJKEJ VJG ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP CPF RCTCOGVGT GUVKOCVKQP CTG VQ EQTTGEVN[ FKUETKOKPCVG VJG QDUGTXC VKQPU HQT DGUV TGEQIPKVKQPENCUUKſECVKQP TGUWNVU TCVJGT VJCP VQ ſV VJG FKUVTKDWVKQPU VQ VJG FCVC

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KP URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP KV KU PQV VJG őVTWGŒ UQWTEG OQFGN HQT URGGEJ +V KU QDXKQWU VJCV JWOCP NCPIWCIG JCU C OWEJ OQTG EQORNKECVGF UVTWEVWTG VJCV QHVGP ECPPQV DG EQXGTGF D[ VJG UKORNG UVTWEVWTG QH C ſ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ſECPV QEEWTTGPEGU QT NCPIWCIG OQFGN RCTCOGVGTU YJKEJ QEEWT QHVGP UWEJ CU NCPIWCIG OQFGN DCEMQHH YGKIJVU GVE = ? &KUETKOKPCVKXG NCPIWCIG OQFGN GUVKOCVKQP ECP CNUQ DG WUGF KP CRRNKECVKQPU YJGTG NCPIWCIG OQFGNU CTG WUGF CU ENCUUKſGTU UWEJ CU ECNN TQWVKPI =? CPF FKCNQIWG UVCVG KFGPVKſECVKQP =? 'ZRGTKOGPVCN TGUWNVU KPFKECVG VJCV FKU ETKOKPCVKXG NCPIWCIG OQFGN GUVKOCVKQP ECP KORTQXG NCPIWCIG OQFGN DCUGF ENCUUKſGTU EQORCTKPI VQ /. DCUGF NCPIWCIG OQFGN GUVKOCVKQP = ?

1.6.3 Discriminative Feature Extraction /QUV URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP U[UVGOU WUG UQOG V[RG QH URGEVTCN CPCN[UKU QP VJG YKPFQYGF TCY URGGEJ YCXGHQTO 5RGGEJ KU TGRTGUGPVGF CU C UGSWGPEG QH UJQTVVKOG RQYGT URGE VTC QT TGNCVGF TGEQIPKVKQP HGCVWTG XGEVQTU 6JG VYQ V[RGU QH URGEVTCN CPCN[UKU OGVJQFU OQUV HTGSWGPVN[ GORNQ[GF CTG ſNVGT DCPM CPCN[UKU CPF NKPGCT RTGFKECVKQP (KNVGT DCPM CRRTQCEJGU V[RKECNN[ WUG C DCPM QH DCPFRCUU ſNVGTU 6JG HTGSWGPE[ URCEKPI QH VJG ſNVGTU CTG GKVJGT WPKHQTO URCEGF QT ETKVKECNDCPFURCEGF HQNNQYKPI $CTM UECNG QT /GN UECNG 6JGUG ſNVGTU CTG IGPGTCNN[ JKIJN[ QXGTNCRRGF CPF EQXGT VJG TGNGXCPV HTGSWGPE[ TCPIG QH VJG KPRWV UKIPCN 6KOG CPF HTGSWGPE[ TGUQNWVKQP KU CP KORQTVCPV HCEVQT KP VJG ſNVGT DCPM FGUKIP 5RGEVTWO KPVGPUKV[ KU QHVGP UECNGF NQICTKVJOKECNN[ CPF VJG KFGC QH URGEVTWO YGKIJVKPI KU CNUQ WUGF VQ EQPVTQN VJG HGCVWTG UGPUKVKXKV[ *QYGXGT OQUV

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HGCVWTG GZVTCEVKQPU CTG DCUGF QP VJG CPCN[UKU QH JWOCP JGCTKPI ECRCDKNKVKGU CPF VJWU CTG PQV PGEGUUCTKN[ CRRNKECDNG VQ UVCVKUVKECNN[ DCUGF OCEJKPG TGEQIPKVKQP 6JG IQCN QH FKUETKOKPCVKXG HGCVWTG GZVTCEVKQP KU VQ CEEQORNKUJ VJG URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP HGCVWTG GZVTCEVKQP HTQO VJG UVCPFRQKPV QH OKPKOK\KPI VJG TGEQIPKVKQP GTTQT TCVG HQT ENCUUKſECVKQP D[ OCEJKPGU +P RNCEG QH VJG $CTM UECNG HTQO JGCTKPI C PGY HTGSWGPE[ UECNKPI =? ECP DG FGTKXGF DCUGF QP VJG ENCUUKſ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ſEKGPVU 6JGTGHQTG URGGEJ TGEQIPK\GTU UGNGEVKXGN[ WUG VJKU PCTTQY TGIKQP QH EGRUVTCN EQORQPGPVU D[ CRRN[KPI EGRUVTCN YGKIJVKPI QT NKVVGTKPI DCUGF QP C YKPFQYKPI HWPEVKQP QT C NKHVGT

 6JG FGUKIP QH EGRUVTCN NKHVGT KU VQ EQPVTQN VJG PQPKPHQTOCVKQP DGCTKPI EGRUVTCN XCTKCDKNKVKGU KP QTFGT VQ RGTHQTO TGNKCDNG FKUETKOKPCVKQP QH UQWPFU 1PG RQRWNCT V[RG QH VJG NKHVGT HQT EGRUVTWO HGCVWTGU KU DCUGF QP C TCKUGF UKPG HWPEVKQP QH VJG HQTO



 






 

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YJGTG  KU WUWCNN[ EJQUGP CU   CPF  KU V[RKECNN[    HQT URGGEJ QH M*\ DCPFYKFVJ 6JG YGKIJVGF HGCVWTG UGSWGPEG


HTQO VJG EGRUVTCN NKHVGT EQTTG URQPFU VQ C UOQQVJGF NQI RQYGT URGEVTWO 6JG LWUVKſECVKQP QH VJKU V[RG QH NKHVGT HQT EGRUVTCN HGCVWTG XGEVQTU KU IKXGP KP =? +P FKUETKOKPCVKXG HGCVWTG GZVTCEVKQP NKHVGT FGUKIP ECP DG FQPG CEEQTFKPI VQ VJG EQODKPGF UVTKPI OQFGN HQTOWNCVKQP CPF KPUVGCF QH TGN[KPI QP JWOCP JGCTKPI ECRCDKNKVKGU HQT EJQQUKPI VJG TKIJV NKHVGT VJG NKHVGT RC TCOGVGTU ECP DG GUVKOCVGF WUKPI VJG /%' ETKVGTKQP VQ OKPKOK\G VJG TGEQIPKVKQP GTTQT TCVG 5RGGEJ GZRGTKOGPVU WUKPI FKUETKOKPCVKXG HGCVWTG GZVTCEVKQP DCUGF NKHVGT YGTG RGTHQTOGF KP UGXGTCN VCUMU = ?

1.7 Verification and Identification 5RGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP CPF KFGPVKſECVKQP DCUGF QP XQKEG KU CP KORQTVCPV CTGC KP URGGEJ TGUGCTEJ CPF JCU DGGP UVWFKGF HQT UGXGTCN FGECFGU 6JG IGPGTCN RTQDNGO QH RCVVGTP XGTKſECVKQP ECP DG HQTOWNCVGF CU HQNNQYU IKXGP C TCPFQO KPRWV UKIPCN   YG YCPV VQ XGTKH[ KH VJG UKIPCN  KU HTQO C UKIPCN UQWTEG ¼  +P OCMKPI C FGEKUKQP TGICTFKPI VJG QTKIKP QH VJG UKIPCN UQWTEG VYQ V[RGU QH GTTQTU ECP QEEWT 1PG EQWNF OKUVCMGPN[

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FGEKFG VJCV KU PQV HTQO VJG UKIPCN UQWTEG ¼  YJKNG VJG VTWG UQWTEG QH VJG UKIPCN KU ¼  6JKU V[RG QH GTTQT KP XGTKſECVKQP KU TGHGTTGF VQ CU C V[RG + GTTQT VJG GTTQT QH HCNUG TGLGEVKQP QT OKUUGF FGVGEVKQP 6JG UGEQPF V[RG QH GTTQT KU VJCV KU CEEGRVGF CU EQOKPI HTQO VJG UKIPCN UQWTEG ¼ YJKNG VJG VTWG UQWTEG QH UKIPCN KU PQV ¼  6JKU V[RG QH GTTQT KU QHVGP TGHGTTGF VQ CU C V[RG ++ GTTQT QT VJG GTTQT QH HCNUG CEEGRVCPEG 6JG RGTHQTOCPEG QH C XGTKſECVKQP U[UVGO KU V[RKECNN[ GXCNWCVGF DCUGF QP VJG EQODK PCVKQP QH V[RG + CPF V[RG ++ GTTQTU 6JG RTQDNGO QH XGTKſECVKQP ECP DG EQPXGPKGPVN[ HQTOWNCVGF KPVQ C UVCVKUVKECN J[RQVJGUKU VGUVKPI RTQDNGO IKXGP VJG VGUV UKIPCN  YG YCPV VQ VGUV VJG PWNN J[RQVJGUKU ¼  CICKPUV VJG CNVGTPCVKXG J[RQVJGUKU ½  YJGTG KU HTQO VJG UQWTEG ¼  CPF ½ CUUWOGU VJCV KU IGPGTCVGF D[ ¼ CUUWOGU VJCV CPQVJGT UQWTEG ½  +P OCP[ CRRNKECVKQPU VJG CNVGTPCVKXG J[RQVJGUKU ½ CUUWOGU QPN[ KU PQV IGPGTCVGF HTQO VJG MPQYP UQWTEG ¼  CPF KP UWEJ UKVWCVKQPU ½ KU C VJCV EQORQUKVG J[RQVJGUKU CU QRRQUGF VQ DGKPI C UKORNG J[RQVJGUKU +P IGPGTCN C VGUV RTQEGFWTG FKXKFGU VJG UKIPCN URCEG
KPVQ VYQ TGIKQPU
CPF




 CPF YG TGLGEV ¼ KH 
CPF CEEGRV ¼ KH 

KU QHVGP TGHGTTGF VQ CU VJG ETKVKECN TGIKQP QH VJG VGUV 6JG RTQDCDKNKVKGU QH VJGUG VYQ V[RGU QH GTTQTU ECP DG GZRTGUUGF CU































 











  
 


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+P UVCVKUVKECN J[RQVJGUKU VGUVKPI QPG KU QHVGP KPVGTGUVGF KP ſPFKPI VJG ETKVKECN TGIKQP


UWEJ VJCV VJG RQYGT QH VJG VGUV KU OCZKOK\GF QT KP QVJGT YQTFU VJG V[RG ++ GTTQT

KU OKPKOK\GF CV C IKXGP NGXGN QH V[RG + GTTQT # VGUV YJKEJ KU QRVKOCN KP VJKU UGPUG KU QHVGP TGHGTTGF VQ CU VJG OQUV RQYGTHWN VGUV 6JGTG CTG RNGPV[ QH UVWFKGU CXCKNCDNG KP VJG UVCVKUVKECN NKVGTCVWTG TGICTFKPI VJG FGUKIP QH VJG QRVKOCN VGUVU KH   ¼  CPF   ½  CTG MPQYP CPF HCNN KPVQ UQOG URGEKſE FKUVTKDWVKQPU UWEJ CU VJG GZRQPGPVKCN HCOKN[ =? +P RTCEVKEG VJG VGUV RTQEGFWTG KU QHVGP DCUGF QP C VGUV UVCVKUVKEU   UWEJ VJCV ¼ KU TGLGEVGF KH     #EEQTFKPI VQ VJG 0G[OCP2GCTUQP NGOOC   ECP DG DCUGF QP RTQDCDKNKV[ TCVKQ VGUV  
  ½    ¼  QT NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ VGUV  
  ½    ¼  CPF KU UGNGEVGF UWEJ VJCV VJG NGXGN QH VJG V[RG + GTTQT      ¼ 
 *QYGXGT KP OQUV RTCEVKECN XGTKſECVKQP RTQDNGOU YG JCXG PQ GZCEV MPQYNGFIG TGICTFKPI VJG FKUVTKDWVKQPU QH PWNN CPF CNVGTPCVKXG J[RQVJGUGU 6JKU RTQDNGO KU GXGP OQTG CEWVG HQT VJG URGGEJ UKIPCN YJKEJ KU PQPUVCVKQPCT[ CPF VJG GZCEV PCVWTG QH URGGEJ IGPGTCVKQP RTQEGUU KU UVKNN NCTIGN[ WPMPQYP /QTGQXGT RCTCOGVGTU QH VJG URGGEJ OQFGN CTG GUVKOCVGF HTQO XGT[ URCTUG FCVC RQKPVU EQNNGEVGF HTQO MPQYP UQWTEGU 9KVJ VJG EQTTGEVPGUU QH VJG OQFGN KP SWGUVKQP CPF VJG GUVKOCVKQP GTTQTU FWG VQ URCTUG VTCKPKPI UCORNGU HQT VJG RCTCOGVGTU QH VJG OQFGN VJG QRVKOCNKV[ QH VJG VGUV KP VJG ENCUUKECN UGPUG ECPPQV DG TGCNK\GF CPF FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF OGVJQFU ECP DG WUGF VQ KORTQXG VJG






















 




 
  
  

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5RGCMGT6GUV5EQTG 'XCNWCVKQP

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#EEGRV4GLGEV

*[RQVJGUKU 6GUVKPI

5RGCMGT 6JGUJQNFU

5RGCMGT /QFGN

FIGURE 1.4 Block diagram of a speaker verification system XGTKſECVKQP RGTHQTOCPEG =  ? +P VJG HQNNQYKPI UWDUGEVKQPU OQTG FGVCKNGF FKUEWUUKQPU CTG IKXGP VQ VJGUG CRRTQCEJGU

1.7.1 Speaker Verification and Identification #WVJGPVKECVKQP D[ XQKEG JCU XCTKQWU CRRNKECVKQPU KP JWOCPOCEJKPG EQOOWPKEC VKQP &GRGPFKPI QP CRRNKECVKQP TGSWKTGOGPVU KV ECP DG ENCUUKſGF KPVQ VYQ ECVGIQTKGU PCOGN[ URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP CPF URGCMGT KFGPVKſECVKQP 5RGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP KPXQNXGU XGTKH[KPI VJG KFGPVKV[ QH C ENCKOGF URGCMGT HTQO C MPQYP URGCMGT RQRWNCVKQP CPF URGCMGT KFGPVKſECVKQP KPXQNXGU KFGPVKH[KPI CP WPMPQYP URGCMGT HTQO C MPQYP RQRW NCVKQP # V[RKECN URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP U[UVGO KU UJQYP KP (KI  )KXGP C UGSWGPEG CPF VJG ENCKOGF URGCMGT KFGPVKV[  VJG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU QH URGGEJ HGCVWTG XGEVQTU UEQTG 

 ECP DG EQORWVGF HTQO VJG EQTTGURQPFKPI URGCMGT OQFGN 
 6JG VGUV UEQTG KU VJGP EQORCTGF YKVJ C VJTGUJQNF
CUUQEKCVGF YKVJ VJG ENCKOGF URGCMGT VQ FGEKFG KH VJG ENCKOGF KFGPVKV[ UJQWNF DG CEEGRVGF QT TGLGEVGF 5RGCMGT OQFGNKPI KU VJG OQUV ETKVKECN RCTV QH C URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP U[UVGO #NVJQWIJ VJG URGCMGTŏU URGGEJ RTQFWEVKQP RTQEGUU ECP DG OQFGNGF FKTGEVN[ DCUGF QP VJG RJ[U KQNQIKECN UVTWEVWTG QH VJG URGCMGTŏU CTVKEWNCVQT[ CRRCTCVWU UWEJ CU VJG UJCRG QH VJG XQECN VTCEV GVE KV KU SWKVG FKHſEWNV KP RTCEVKEG VQ WPKSWGN[ GZVTCEV UWEJ UVTWEVWTCN RC TCOGVGTU HTQO URGGEJ UCORNGU +PUVGCF KPFKTGEV URGCMGT OQFGNKPI KU QHVGP WUGF KP YJKEJ C UGV QH URGGEJ OQFGNU KU ETGCVGF HQT GCEJ URGCMGT DCUGF QP C EQNNGEVKQP QH URGCMGT URGEKſE URGGEJ VTCKPKPI FCVC 6JGUG URGGEJ OQFGNU EJCTCEVGTK\G VJG CEQWUVKE OCPKHGUVCVKQP QH URGGEJ HQT C IKXGP URGCMGT YJKEJ ECP DG FQPG DCUGF QP XCTKQWU ETKVGTKC CPF FGRGPF QP VJG V[RG QH VJG XGTKſECVKQP UVTCVGIKGU +P QTFGT VQ OQFGN VJG VGORQTCN UVTWEVWTG KP URGGEJ *//U CTG VJG OQUV RQRWNCT EJQKEG HQT URGCMGT OQF




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GNKPI CNVJQWIJ QVJGT OQFGNKPI VGEJPKSWGU UWEJ CU 83 EQFGDQQM PGWTCN PGVYQTMU GVE ECP CNUQ DG WUGF *//U CTG WUGF KP URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP VQ OQFGN VJG IGP GTCN VTGPF QH VJG URGGEJ HTQO C MPQYP URGCMGT CPF FGRGPFKPI QP CRRNKECVKQPU CPF VJG CXCKNCDKNKV[ QH CPPQVCVGF VTCKPKPI FCVC KV ECP DG DCUGF QP ſZGF RJTCUGU DTQCF RJQPGVKE ENCUUGU YJQNG YQTFU QT GXGP UWDYQTFU +P URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP VJG FGEKUKQP KU DCUGF QP VJG UEQTG QH VJG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU

  (QT URGCMGT KFGPVKſECVKQP RTQDNGO VJG URGCMGT  KU KFGPVKſGF CU VJG VTWG URGCMGT KH



 

  




(QT URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP YG WUWCNN[ CEEGRV VJG ENCKOGF URGCMGT KFGPVKV[  KH VJG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU HQT  VJ URGCMGT

     

 6JG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU

   ECP DG FKTGEVN[ DCUGF QP VJG NKMGNKJQQF UEQTG QH VJG URGGEJ  KP  VJ URGCMGTŏU OQFGN


 *QYGXGT VJG PQTOCNK\GF UEQTG HWPEVKQP YJKEJ KU C HQTO QH VJG IGPGTCNK\GF NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ VGUV






 IKXGU C OWEJ DGVVGT URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP RGTHQTOCPEG =? 6JG NKMGNKJQQF



 OQFGNU VJG CEQWUVKE URCEG YJKEJ FQGU PQV DGNQPI VQ URGCMGT   CPF KU QHVGP QDVCKPGF HTQO VJG URGCMGT EQJQTV OQFGNKPI (QT GCEJ URGCMGT   C UGV QH URGCMGTU YJQ CTG OQUV ENQUG VQ URGCMGT   KU ECNNGF C EQJQTV UGV 
 CPF ECP DG KFGPVKſGF HTQO VJG VTCKPKPI FCVC 6JG NKMGNKJQQF



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  KP VJG EQJQTV UGV 
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6JG FKUETKOKPCVKXG HWPEVKQP DCUGF /%' CRRTQCEJ ECP DG CRRNKGF WUKPI C UWKVCDNG OKUENCUUKſECVKQP OGCUWTG CEEQTFKPI VQ VJG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU =? (QT URGCMGT XGTKſEC VKQP VJG XGTKſECVKQP GTTQT ECP CNUQ DG EJCTCEVGTK\GF D[ C OKUXGTKſECVKQP OGCUWTG DCUGF QP VJG VGUV UVCVKUVKEU

   KP C YC[ UKOKNCT VQ VJG OKUENCUUKſECVKQP OGCUWTG KP TGEQIPKVKQP CPF VJG /%' DCUGF FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP CRRTQCEJ ECP DG FKTGEVN[ CFCRVGF VQ OKPKOK\G VJG XGTKſECVKQP GTTQT = ? +P HCEV VJG EQJQTV OQFGNKPI HQT OWNCVKQP JCU C ENQUG TGNCVKQP VQ VJG OKUENCUUKſECVKQP OGCUWTG KP /%' CRRTQCEJ 'Z RGTKOGPVCN TGUWNVU KPFKECVGF VJCV VJG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF CRRTQCEJ VQ URGCMGT KFGPVKſECVKQP CPF XGTKſECVKQP ECP NGCF VQ C UKIPKſECPV TGFWEVKQP QH VJG QXGTCNN XGTKſ ECVKQP GTTQT 6JG URGCMGT VGUV UVCVKUVKEU CTG OWEJ DGVVGT UGRCTCVGF VJCP VJG /. DCUGF FKUVTKDWVKQP GUVKOCVKQP CRRTQCEJ =? 6JG U[UVGO UGPUKVKXKV[ VQ VJTGUJQNF UGNGEVKQP KU OWEJ TGFWEGF CPF TQDWUVPGUU QH VJG U[UVGO KU KORTQXGF = ? +P CFFKVKQP VQ CFFTGUUKPI VJG KFGPVKſECVKQP CPF XGTKſECVKQP RTQDNGO CU C URGEKCN ENCU UKſECVKQP RTQDNGO OGVJQFU QH KPVTQFWEKPI VJG UVTWEVWTG QH UVCVKUVKECN VGUV KP FKUETKOK PCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF CRRTQCEJ CTG CNUQ CVVGORVGF /KPKOWO XGTKſECVKQP GTTQT /8' VTCKPKPI KU UWEJ CP CRRTQCEJ = ? 6JG OCKP FKHHGTGPEG VQ /%' CRRTQCEJ KU VJG WUG QH VYQ UGRCTCVG NQUU HWPEVKQPU VQ OQFGN VYQ V[RGU QH GTTQTU KP J[RQVJG UKU VGUVKPI 6JG FGVCKNU QH /8' CRRTQCEJ CTG FGUETKDGF DGNQY CPF KV GZGORNKſGU

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VJG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP CRRTQCEJ VQ URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP CPF KFGPVKſECVKQP 6JG OKUXGTKſECVKQP OGCUWTG CU QRRQUGF VQ VJG OKUENCUUKſECVKQP OGCUWTG HQT VJG
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KH  HTQO VJG ENCKOGF
VJ URGCMGT KH  KU PQV HTQO VJG ENCKOGF
VJ URGCMGT

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  KU VJG NQINKMGNKJQQF UEQTG HTQO VJG ENCKOGF
VJ URGCMGT OQFGN CPF 

  KU VJG UEQTG HTQO VJG EQJQTV URGCMGT ITQWR 

 6JG OKUXGTKſECVKQP OGCUWTG KU GODGFFGF KP C UOQQVJ UKIOQKF DCUGF NQUU HWPEVKQP 

  CU KP VJG /%' HQTOWNCVKQP 6YQ UGRCTCVG NQUU HWPEVKQPU CTG WUGF VQ FGUETKDG VJG V[RG + CPF V[RG ++ GTTQTU 6JG CXGTCIG NQUU HQT GCEJ V[RG QH GTTQTU CRRTQZKOCVGU VJG GORKTKECN V[RG + CPF V[RG ++ GTTQT TCVG QP VJG VTCKPKPI UCORNGU ½
  

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1.7.2 Utterance Verification 7VVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP KU VQ XGTKH[ VJG EQPVGPV QH VJG URGGEJ WVVGTCPEG CICKPUV C ENCKOGF

QT J[RQVJGUK\GF VGZV UVTKPI +V ECP DG WUGF VQ XGTKH[ VJG URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP TGUWNV CPF FGEKFG YJGVJGT VJG FGEQFGF YQTF UVTKPI KU TGNKCDNG CPF UJQWNF DG CEEGRVGF YKVJ EQPſFGPEG 1PG PGY CRRTQCEJ KP WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP KU VQ XGTKH[ VJG KPHQTOCVKQP EQPVGPV QH VJG URGGEJ WVVGTCPEG CICKPUV UQOG MPQYP FCVC UVQTGF KP VJG WUGT RGTUQPCN RTQſNG UWEJ CU DKTVJ FCVG QT CICKPUV C FCVCDCUG VQ YJKEJ VJG KPHQTOCVKQP EQPVGPV QH VJG WVVGTCPEG RTQXKFGF D[ VJG WUGT YKVJ ENCKOGF KFGPVKV[ UJQWNF OCVEJ 6JKU CRRTQCEJ QH XGTKH[KPI VJG EQPVGPV QH VJG WVVGTCPEG CICKPUV C MPQYP FCVCDCUG KU ECNNGF XGTDCN KP HQTOCVKQP XGTKſECVKQP 8+8 =? 8GTDCN KPHQTOCVKQP XGTKſECVKQP ECP DG CEJKGXGF

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YKVJQWV VJG PGGF QH EQNNGEVKPI URGCMGT URGEKſE VTCKPKPI FCVC 7VVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP CU C UVCVKUVKECN J[RQVJGUKU VGUVKPI RTQDNGO JCU C ENQUG TGNCVKQP VQ VJG RTQDNGO QH URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP 6JG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP CRRTQCEJ DCUGF QP /%' QT /8' ECP DG CRRNKGF VQ WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP YKVJ VJG UCOG HCUJKQP CU KV KU CRRNKGF VQ URGCMGT XGT KſECVKQP *QYGXGT VJG RWTRQUG QH WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP KU VQ XGTKH[ VJG KPHQTOCVKQP EQPVGPV QH VJG WVVGTCPEG PQV VJG KFGPVKV[ QH VJG URGCMGT #U C EQPUGSWGPEG KPUVGCF QH WUKPI VJG URGCMGT OQFGN VJG EQPſFGPEG UEQTGU TGICTFKPI VJG YQTF EQPVGPV KP VJG WVVGTCPEG CTG WUGF KP WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP 6JGTG CTG OCP[ YC[U VQ HQTO YQTF CPF UVTKPI NGXGN EQPſFGPEG OGCUWTG HQT WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP +P VJG CRRTQCEJ FGUETKDGF KP =? VJG YQTF NGXGN EQPſFGPEG UEQTG KU DCUGF QP VJG YQTF NGXGN NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ FGſPGF CU HQNNQYU



 
 



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 +V KU WUGF VQ OQFGN VJG EQORQUKVG CEQWUVKE URCEG EQPUKUVU QH QVJGT YQTFU GZEGRV 
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YJGTG  KU C RQUKVKXG EQPUVCPV +P FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF WVVGTCPEG XGTKſECVKQP VJG OKUXGTKſECVKQP OGCUWTG KU


 
 
 
      
   



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YJGTG KU C RQUKVKXG EQPUVCPV EQPVTQNNKPI VJG UNQRG QH VJG UKIOQKF HWPEVKQP CPF  VCMGU QP VJG XCNWG QH  CPF
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YJGTG  TGHGTU VQ VJG ECUGU VJCV 
KU EQTTGEVN[ TGEQIPK\GF /4 TGHGTU VQ VJG ECUGU VJCV 
KU OKUTGEQIPK\GF CPF  TGHGTU VQ VJG ECUGU VJCV VJG KPRWV URGGEJ EQP VCKPU PQ MG[YQTF $CUGF QP 'S  VJG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF /%' CPF /8' CRRTQCEJ ECP DG CRRNKGF CU KP VJG URGCMGT XGTKſECVKQP 6JG CDQXG CRRTQCEJ

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ECP DG GZVGPFGF VQ UVTKPI NGXGN XGTKſECVKQP CPF DCUGF QP UWDYQTF WPKVU GPCDNKPI VJG XGTKſECVKQP RTQEGUU XQECDWNCT[ KPFGRGPFGPV =? 5VTKPI NGXGN XGTKſECVKQP OCMGU VJG ſPCN TGLGEVKQPCEEGRVCPEG FGEKUKQP QP VJG MG[YQTF J[RQVJGUKU OCFG D[ VJG TGE QIPK\GT #UUWOKPI KPFGRGPFGPEG VJG UVTKPI NGXGN NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ ECP DG YTKVVGP CU C RTQFWEV QH UWDYQTFNGXGN NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ



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YJGTG       
ECP DG DCUGF QP VJG YQTFU QT UWDYQTFU CEEQTFKPI VQ VJG OQFGNKPI UVTCVGI[ WUGF KP CRRNKECVKQP 6JG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF CRRTQCEJ ECP VJGP DG CRRNKGF VQ XGTKH[KPI YQTF UVTKPIU 6JG EQPUVTWEVKQP QH UVTKPI NGXGN EQPſFGPEG OGCUWTG KU CP CEVKXG TGUGCTEJ CTGC CPF XCTKQWU UVCVKUVKECN ETKVGTKC ECP CRRN[ 1PG ETKVGTKQP QHVGP WUGF KP UVTKPI NGXGN EQPſFGPEG OGCUWTG KU VJG OKPKOCZ RTKPEKRNG YJKEJ KU VQ OKPKOK\G VJG OCZKOWO TKUM QH CEEGRVKPI GCEJ KPFKXKFWCN ENCUU QT YQTF KP VJG UVTKPI 9QTF ENCUU FGRGPFGPV YGKIJVKPI ECP CNUQ DG WUGF YJKEJ IKXGU OQTG GORJCUKU VQ XGTKH[ UCNKGPV YQTFU CPF KPHQTOCVKQP DCTKPI ENCUUGU &KUEWUUKQPU QH HQTOKPI XCTKQWU V[RGU QH UVTKPI NGXGN EQPſFGPEG OGCUWTGU CTG IKXGP KP = ? CPF VJG TGHGTGPEGU EKVGF VJGTG 6JG KPVTQFWEVKQP QH XGTKſECVKQP RTQEGUU KP URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP QRGPU C RCTCFKIO QH CRRN[KPI VJG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF CRRTQCEJ KP URGGEJ RTQEGUUKPI +PUVGCF QH WUKPI OQFGN NKMGNKJQQF UEQTGU CU KU V[RKECN QPG CRRTQCEJ RTQRQUGF KP =? KU VQ WUG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG HQT FGEQFKPI 6JG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTGU KU HQTOGF D[ KPVGITCVKPI XCTKQWU MPQYNGFIG UQWTEGU 'ZCORNGU QH UWEJ MPQYNGFIG UQWTEGU CTG HTCOG CEQWUVKE NKMGNKJQQF HTCOG CEQWUVKE NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ RJQPG CPF YQTF FWTCVKQP RGPCNVKGU YQTF NCPIWCIG RTQDCDKNKVKGU YQTF KPUGTVKQP RGPCNVKGU HTCOG GPGTI[ RGPCNVKGU RTQUQFKE EQPſFGPEG UEQTG GVE # EQPſFGPEG UEQTG RTGRTQEGUUQT KU WUGF VQ EQPXGTV VJG EQPſFGPEG UEQTG HTQO GCEJ EQORQPGPV KPVQ C UWKVCDNG HQTO HQT EQODKPCVKQP +P RCTVKEWNCT VJG PQPNKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ DCUGF MPQYNGFIG UQWTEG KU EQP XGTVGF KPVQ VJG NQICTKVJO FQOCKP CPF KPVGITCVGF WUKPI C NKPGCT EQODKPCVKQP 6JG NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ DCUGF MPQYNGFIG UQWTEG KU ſTUV GODGFFGF KP C UKIOQKF HWPEVKQP VQ EQPVTQN KVU F[PCOKE TCPIG CPF VJGP KV KU NKPGCT EQODKPGF KP VJG NQICTKVJO FQOCKP YKVJ QVJGT EQORQPGPVU $QVJ FKUETKOKPCVKXG OQFGN EQODKPCVKQP CPF FKUETKOKPCVKXG WVVGT CPEG XGTKſECVKQP CTG CRRNKGF VQ KPVGITCVG EQPſFGPEG UEQTGU HTQO FKHHGTGPV MPQYNGFIG UQWTEGU CPF VQ GUVKOCVG OQFGN RCTCOGVGTU CPF EQODKPCVKQP YGKIJVU KP VJG IGPGTCN K\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG DGECWUG VJG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG OC[ PQV DG C RTQD CDKNKV[ DCUGF NKMGNKJQQF QT C RTQDCDKNKV[ FKUVTKDWVKQP /QTGQXGT VJG EQPſFGPEG UEQTG EQORQPGPVU KP VJG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG ECP DG DCUGF QP FKHHGTGPV NGXGN QH KPHQTOCVKQP UWEJ CU HTCOG NGXGN UVCVG NGXGN RJQPG NGXGN YQTF NGXGN GVE &WTKPI

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VJG FGEQFKPI RTQEGUU VJQUG EQPſFGPEG UEQTG EQORQPGPVU CTG CRRNKGF CV FKHHGTGPV VKOGU CPF CV FKHHGTGPV NC[GTU QH VJG FGEQFKPI PGVYQTM CEEQTFKPI VQ VJGKT URGEKſEC VKQPU 6JGTGHQTG VJG XGTKſECVKQP QH VJG FGEQFGF RCTVKCN YQTF UVTKPI ECP DG FQPG CV FKHHGTGPV RJQPG YQTF CPF RJTCUG ITQWR LWPEVKQPU CEEQTFKPI VQ VJG XGTKſECVKQP DCUGF NKMGNKJQQF TCVKQ UEQTG EQORQPGPVU KP VJG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG 6JG FGEQF KPI RTQEGUU QH VJKU CRRTQCEJ ECP DG RGTHQTOGF KP C VYQ RCUU HCUJKQP DCUGF QP C YQTF ITCRJ QT VJG DGUV NKUV QDVCKPGF HTQO VJG ſTUV RCUU UGCTEJ QT KP C QPG RCUU UGCTEJ YJKEJ CRRNKGU VJG IGPGTCNK\GF EQPſFGPEG UEQTG KP UGCTEJ FKTGEVN[ = ? #PQVJGT CRRTQCEJ QH WVKNK\KPI XGTKſECVKQP KP URGGEJ TGEQIPKVKQP CPF WPFGTUVCPFKPI KU DCUGF QP C FGVGEVKQP CPF XGTKſECVKQP UVTCVGI[ =? +P VJKU CRRTQCEJ C MG[ RJTCUG DCUGF FGVGEVKQP WUKPI C IGPGTCN CEQWUVKE RJQPGVKE OQFGN KU RGTHQTOGF ſTUV 6JG FGVGEVGF MG[ RJTCUGU CTG RTQEGUUGF KP C XGTKſECVKQP OQFWNG VQ XGTKH[ VJG FGVGEVGF MG[ RJTCUGU CPF GNKOKPCVG HCNUG CNCTOU 'CEJ MG[ RJTCUG KU VCIIGF YKVJ C UGOCPVKE VCI CPF VJG XGTKſGF MG[ RJTCUGU CTG EQPPGEVGF KPVQ UGPVGPEG J[RQVJGUKU WUKPI VCUM URGEKſE UGOCPVKE MPQYNGFIG # UVCEM FGEQFGT KU VJGP WUGF VQ UGCTEJ HQT VJG QRVKOCN J[RQVJGUKU VJCV UCVKUH[ VJG UGOCPVKE EQPUVTCKPVU 6JG QRVKOCN J[RQVJGUKU HTQO VJG UVCEM FGEQFGT KU HWTVJGT XGTKſGF CV VJG UGPVGPEG NGXGN DCUGF QP DQVJ CEQWUVKE CPF UG OCPVKE KPHQTOCVKQP HQT VJG ſPCN QWVRWV 6JG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF CRRTQCEJ KU CRRNKGF KP DQVJ MG[ RJTCUG FGVGEVKQP CPF XGTKſECVKQP VQ KORTQXG VJG U[UVGO RGT HQTOCPEG &GVCKNU QH VJKU CRRTQCEJ CTG IKXGP KP = ? CPF VJG TGHGTGPEGU EKVGF VJGTG



1.8 Summary +P VJKU EJCRVGT YG GZCOKPGF VJG ENCUUKECN $C[GU FGEKUKQP VJGQT[ CRRTQCEJ VQ VJG RTQDNGO QH RCVVGTP ENCUUKſ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ſECVKQP CRRTQCEJ VQ ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP (QT C IKXGP UGV QH FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQPU VJG ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP KU VQ ſPF C UGV QH RCTCOGVGTU YJKEJ OKPKOK\G VJG GORKTKECN TGEQIPKVKQP GTTQT TCVG 6JKU KU CEJKGXGF VJTQWIJ C URGEKCN NQUU HWPEVKQP YJGTG OKPKOK\KPI VJG GZRGEVGF NQUU TGNCVGU VQ VJG TGFWEVKQP QH VJG TGEQIPKVKQP GTTQT TCVG 6JG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF /%' CRRTQCEJ CRRNKGU VQ ECUGU YJGTG VJG VTCFKVKQPCN FKUVTKDWVKQP GUVKOCVKQP

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DCUGF CRRTQCEJ FQGU PQV CRRN[ GURGEKCNN[ YJGP VJG HCOKN[ QH VJG FKUETKOKPCPV HWPE VKQPU GPEQWPVGTGF KP VJG ENCUUKſGT CTG PQV DCUGF QP RTQDCDKNKV[ FKUVTKDWVKQPU 6JG IQQFPGUU QH VJKU CRRTQCEJ KU LWUVKſGF YKVJQWV VJG OQFGN EQTTGEVPGUU CUUWORVKQP CPF KV CRRNKGU VQ ECUGU YJGTG VJG OQFGN EQTTGEVPGUU CUUWORVKQP KU MPQYP VQ DG KPXCNKF 9G HQTOWNCVGF VJG DCUKE VJGQTGVKECN HTCOGYQTM QH VJKU CRRTQCEJ CPF FKUEWUUGF KVU TGNCVKQP VQ QVJGT ETKVGTKC WUGF KP VJG ENCUUKſGT FGUKIP 6JG FGXGNQROGPV QH /%' CR RTQCEJ JCU NGF VQ C PGY RCTCFKIO KP RCVVGTP TGEQIPKVKQP CPF KV NGCFU VQ TGEQIPKVKQP RGTHQTOCPEG CFXCPVCIGU QXGT VJG EQPXGPVKQPCN CRRTQCEJ KP OCP[ CRRNKECVKQPU 9G UVWFKGF XCTKQWU GZVGPUKQPU QH VJG /%' CRRTQCEJ CPF RTQXKFGF VJGQTGVKECN LWUVKſEC VKQPU CU YGNN CU KORNGOGPVCVKQP FGVCKNU YJGP KV YCU CRRNKGF VQ FKHHGTGPV ENCUUKſECVKQP RTQDNGOU KP URGGEJ CPF NCPIWCIG RTQEGUUKPI 6JKU EJCRVGT KU DCUGF QP PGY FGXGN QROGPVU KP FKUETKOKPCPV HWPEVKQP DCUGF /%' CRRTQCEJ FWTKPI VJG RCUV VGP [GCTU #NVJQWIJ CVVGORVU YGTG OCFG VQ RTQXKFG C UPCRUJQV QH TGUGCTEJ KP VJKU CTGC VJG OC VGTKCN EQXGTGF KP VJKU EJCRVGT KU D[ PQ OGCPU GZJCWUVKXG 4GUGCTEJ QP FKUETKOKPCVKXG OGVJQFU KP RCVVGTP ENCUUKſECVKQP KU C HCUV OQXKPI ſGNF YKVJ PGY RTQDNGOU CPF CRRNK ECVKQPU HTQO XCTKQWU FKTGEVKQPU CPF YG CTG LWUV CV VJG DGIKPPKPI QH TGCNK\KPI VJG PGY RQVGPVKCN QH VJKU CRRTQCEJ KP RCVVGTP TGEQIPKVKQP

Acknowledgement 6JG CWVJQT YQWNF NKMG VQ CEMPQYNGFIG VJG EQPVTKDWVKQPU QH JKU RCUV CPF RTGUGPV EQN NCDQTCVQTU /QUV OCVGTKCNU RTGUGPVGF KP VJKU EJCRVGT CTG DCUGF QP LQKPV RWDNKECVKQPU CPF FKUEWUUKQPU

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