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ce r
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lte f o Dr Cynz Ba tsai t tShet n s f r fom sgnii a c z ni pai asar s t
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c nd c ndii ns . khi tt d ha r i ç y ntr te l c
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itng, nd ndi pr s nt i t nt oblm or r
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ud nta ubmitd Shet sfl t Dr J hn Ayr s a o t pe c s ge Dr Ayr f und
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l t houl rl ve ,on fe ng o e t ndi t ne k. ..The ea tvii s ul bedone
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nd oncudedt tShelon wa c pa eofwor ngf l-i a as n a y wor l l
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ki ultme t ede t r
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ude i l nid lon' ppe l fndi ha he e uls r m t dial e ew
a nowl dge ce t n lm ia i a r src i , t tt er src i we e i lnewih t
ck
e d rai i ttons nd e titons but ha hos e titons r n i
t he
p y ia d ma d o as d n aywo kj bs ha aTrn Dip th r1 td. t5 .
h sc l e n s f e e tr r o uc s a s s ac e V. Lza 78)
.
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lon he ie e ond ppe l
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Dr Ba t i whih he satd t tShet s f r d fom muli epan i s sr lt d t he ne k
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olnge itng, t ndi nd l ng,
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itng o
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rod, t e ks valbl
r wo
ho sf c ngeofposton. Dr Grve a s r co me d almia i on sa ng a wa ki
m or ha
ii
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t
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l
s o a rng n i hthourda
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I . t 7 - 9. . ie oe ha d je e e tito s ud e ema e t s he e vc l
l
a l
nd umba f i nsa t c r c la l
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td y he di a umm a y a not d a
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M lla CT s nrs t aswela t poso r tvenoe fo Dr.Fame a Tore (il'
t nd
ca e uls
l s he tpe ai ts r m s r r nd rs sc .
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(d.a 1 77.
I t 76- )
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u ntal lo range or n nde nde t di a xn nai
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ait
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te h 5 n he p l xor cls n he i t nd c e s d e o y unc i
i ht . .
.
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tag t e as e t s o iv o 0 e re n h ih ie' I . t 3 .
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t tShelon woul belm ie t sti f 1 c e utvemi e a at a sti tme o f
ha
t
d i td o itng or 0 ons c i
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y.
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t alf t da He a s sa e t the a lt t grp,gr s hol a pi h wih he l ta
ot or he y.
lo tt d ha r biiy o i a p, d, nd nc t r ef nn
wa lmie t n G c a in l b ss (d a 5 7 3 . . n i oet a dh d rto o
s i td o n t c so a' a i. I . t 3 - 8)Dr Th mp wr t h tç e u ain f
o
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t
s h r titonswilbe f rt ne sx m o hsa whih tme s wilne d ar - val ton a r
uc esrci
l
o he xt i nt t c i he l e e e ua i he
o g i gpanma a e n . (d. t5 8 3 .
n o n i n g me t' 1 a 3 - 9)
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uy
0, s d n . i rs nd . m ' e e , u ta a ed
She t ss cond a a a a ove l ng-e m dia lt be ft e f c i Oc obe 1 2009.
lon' e
ppe l nd ppr d o t r s biiy ne is fe tve t r 0,
(d. t91 - 7) Th a r lte n tdta h rcam wo l b rv e da an i sxmo t st
l a 6 1 . e wa d etr oe h t e li ud e e iwe g i n i n h o
de e m i whehe s r mai d dia ed.
t r ne t r he e ne s bl
l Nove r201 Shet s itd a updae Aci te o Da l Li ng
n
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prpar meas wahdihes tkeoutt ta h,a ot rt c lhous hol chors (d.a 462.
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r src i o he t n almi on lfi mor t n 20 pounds Spe fc l i not Shelon wa
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t
r srcin wh to ve.(d a 3 - 0) Dr.Far ersM CR sm iary sat t tShelon wasnot
e tito s as e r l . t 697 .
r tit d fom sti sa ng, waki Dr Fn me di not s er src i on t us of
esrc e r itng, t ndi or l ng. . r r d e om e titons he e
She t suppe e t e ii s a on c ouc ng a soopi
lon'
r x r m te nd
r hi nd t ng.
Dr Ba ta s s itd aM CR i whi h hesaedt tShet c d notst sa or
. khi lo ubm te
n c
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i, t nd,
wak f l rt n a hour e nwhe gi ns tbra f c ngeofposton.t#-a 251
l or onge ha n , ve
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2) hetn' i rh p ds, . o ah n r u h , i o c mpee
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nd ha f
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lon' ympt spe sse hewo d rvii whehe t r c
om
r it d,
ul e st t r o e omm e amuli elve f i
nd
tpl e l uson.
(d. t264. Themos rce vii wihDr Cn mo hea a st havebe nonNove r2,
L= a
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t e nt st t . r uc ppe r o
e
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201 a t no e fo t te m saet tShet co i d t c pli ofl rba k pa n
0, nd he t s r m ha xn t t ha
lon ntnue o om a n owe c i
a e re edE ni lmodeaerle wihrco ndedte t nt. (d. t260- .
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rt eif t e mme
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61)
Ba e on t e m , . r o hei r s d Shelon' pan me c ton lvelbutr commende
s d he xa Dr Ca m uc nc ea e
t s i di ai e
e
d
alow i herm or tm e t r c r fom herr c ntdi c c o y be or tyi a t r s gi al
l ng
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ee
s e tm
f e r ng no he ur c
pr ce e.(d.
o dur I )
OnM ac 11 2 1 Pr d nile miae S etn' l n -em dsbi t b n t .(d a
rh , 01 , u e ta tr n td h l s o gtr ia l y e eks I . t
o
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9 0) P u e ta ' lte n tdt a i h drve dalh a dto lnfr to s b t dsn e
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t
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sa ig stig a dwak n , iepef r n v ro ts aomdtest .Th j b
tndn , it , n li g whl ro mig a ius a ks r l h ie e o
n
des rpton lsst tme s ntsa ng a wal ng durng t obs r a i a çfeq nt'whi h
c i i it he i pe t ndi nd ki
i he e v ton s ir ue ' c
i de ci da bewe n 34- % oft t a tmepef mi t ts (d.a 733. I at ve
s s rbe s t e 66
he otl i
ror ng he a k. I t ) n wel
hourda e a ou i f drvi tm e, hi c d po e i ly n ountt a m uc mss ve
y, ven cc ntng or i ng i t s oul t nta l m
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ki
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t leve
t
d
bl o f r
t sp r o h r o u d rt rsrcin i o e b t d co swh e n ne he fls
hi a t f e j b n e he etito s mp s d y he o tr o x mi d r iei l ngt Dr .W e nga tnand Zot s who we ehie byPr de il Shelon' ma n
ncudi wo, s i re
ova ,
r rd
u nta .
t s i
te tngphysc a Dr Bnk t r peaedl i c t d t thedi notbele Shet n c ul pe f m
r ai
ii n, . hi, e t y ndia e ha
d
ive lo o d ror
a yof e e sn ilo f n o s mu hls t esa d n a dwakn a s cae wi t fed
n h r se ta j b u din , c e s h tn i g n l ig so itd t he il
h
obs r a i .Addii l Dr Grve ' a Dr Tha ' lmiai on sa ngwe e mor
e v tons
tonaly, . i rs nd . mpis i t tons t ndi
r
e
r ti tvet t physca de a r quie byt posto W hie i i tu t tDr Fa me
esrc i han he
i l m nds e r d he iin.
l t s r e ha . r r
a Dr Tore bo h sa e t tShelon ha no r src i o sti orsa ng, he prm a iy
nd . r t t t d ha
t
d
e titons n itng t ndi t y i rl
te t Shelo f he s ul ra ebow c tons a woul ha had ls f miirt wih
r aed
t n or r ho de nd l
ondii , nd
d ve
e s a la iy t
t ba k is t twe ea t he tofShelon' al ge dia lt
he c s ues ha r t he ar
t s le d s biiy.
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t s s r ha her s t ea i
t
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SA as , nd ha an
a i sr or a enotr r d t ( c or s c a weghtt t opi o ofa ca ma '
dm nitat s r
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li nts
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i
oft d t sr t ne by Pr ntalt e l t Shelon' a a slse r tito on sa ng
he oc or eai d
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t s ppe l it d esrci ns tndi
a waki t ta ea oddswiht fe d o e v ton r quie e s Asadd e s d abo ,Dr
nd l ng ha r t
t he il bs r a i e r m nt .
r se
ve .
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ovas e r ndi a e ha
lon oul t nd o nl wo ur t i nd or o al
f urho si a e g hourda a c d w a k f onl one houra a tm e a f a t t oft
o
ur n n i ht
y, nd oul l or y
t i nd or o al wo
holsi a eg th u da .( a 7 . Lie s, . en a tnsae t a S etnwa
t n n ih o r y AR t 2) k wie Dr W ig re ttd h t h l
r
o s
lm iedt t hotr ofsa ng a atme, t t ne d f ha fhol br ksi bewe n e c
i t o wo ls tndi t i wih he e or l tr ea n t e a h
pei (d. t29. Eve crdii Pr de ilsdocor ove Shelon',idoesnota a t t
rod. 1 a ) n e tng u nta' t s r t s t
ppe r ha
Shet woul bea et pef m t r uie nt oft fedobs r ai a stfrhi t j
lon
d bl o ror he eq rme s he il e v tons s e o t n he ob
descrpton.
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11
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u nta ' e t s o
t d
de t l xpli
t le d lon
una et pe f m t fe d o e v tons Pr de i lstna lte t Shet de ng he s ond
bl o ror he il bs r a i . u nta ' i l e tr o lon nyi
r ec
a pe la d e s st es d n ayape t o h r o , u ma e n me to of h waknga d
p a d rse h e e tr s cs f e j b b t k s o nin t e li n
sa ngr uie t oft fel obsr ai .( a 881)I do not howe r a e st
tndi eq rmens he i d e v tons AR t . t es , ve, ddrs he
a bul t y r qui e e soft pos ton, r psbe us e n t doct s hie by Pr nta
m a or e r m nt
he ii pe ha
ca e ve he
or r d
ude i l
i s dlmiai n o S etn' c pa iista weemo er s ci ta wh ttej b
mpo e i tto s n h lo s a cte h t r r e lit h n a h o
ve
de nd
ma ed.
Afe r viw oft a nitai r c d a t pa tes bref,t c tfndst t
tr e e
he dmi sr tve e or nd he ri ' i s he our i ha
She t w a diabl d t de t Pl n' E
lon s s e m r he a s û occ pa i 'de i ton ofdi a lt bas o he
own u ton' fnii
s biiy ed n r
ia i t t e g g i he j ba a t al pefr d Th c u t u te d tr ne t a
n bl y o n a e n r o s cu l ro me . e o r frh r ee mi s h t
i
y
Pr de ilsf iur t c i rt n
u nta ' a l e o onsde he mbult yr r me so t poston, wela isf iur
a or equie nt f he ii as l s t al e
t i or Shet why t me c lopi onslmii he c pact t sa a wak woul not
o nf m
lon
he di a ni i tng r a iy o t nd nd l
d
pr ven he fom peror i t fe d o e v tons n mtd t a a e ofisdic e i as
e t rr
f m ng he l l bs r a i , mot e o n bus
t s r ton
cl i sad i s r t . H a ng dec di t tShe t n w a di a e f om herr gul rocc ton
am
m nit a or
vi
i ng ha
lo
s s bl d r
e a
upa i
bas ont tel obs r a i r quie e ,t c ttndsi ur e s r t go i o a g eaer
ed he i d e v ton e r m nt he our i t mec s a y o nt ny r t
a ay i o P u e ta ' d tr n to sr g ri gS etn' a i t t p ro m ter s o h r o
n lss f r d n ils eemiain e a dn h l s bl y o ef r h e t f e j b
o
i
fmc i ,orhers usunde t m or rg ousi ry oc upaton'defnii ofdia lt I
t tons
tt
r he e i or s l c i '
a
ton
s biiy. t
does howe r bec
,
ve , omene es a y t a e st pr rr medy f t c t o i plm e t
c s r o ddr s he ope e
or he our t m e n .
Thi c e i s e tunus li t t cam a ' a gume sbef et c ta es
s as s om wha
ua n hat he li nts r
nt or he our ddr s
onl whehe s i dia edund rt ç
y
t r he s s bl
e he t oc upa i 'snnda d,e nt
own c ton' f r ve hough i i und s e
t s iput d
t tt c a m a ha r ei d t m a m um n ot ofbe ft elg bl t he unde t 2
ha he l i nt s ec ve he xi
m mt
ne is i i e o r
r he 4m ont perod a i a e t t td i ton.A s p e ousy s a e w he t 1 040 hou
h i pplc bl o ha efnii
r vi l t t d, n he ,
r
e i i t o perod i c i r t l s a c a m a c n r c ve be i sunde t town
lm na i n i s ons de ed, he onge t l i nt a e ei
neft
r he t
1
2
oc upa i 'snnda d i e g e n mont .Pr entalsi ta gr ntofbe ft t Shelon on J y
c ton' f r s i ht e
hs ud i ' nii l a
ne is o
t
ul
29, 0 r t oa tve y a a de be t e f c i O c obe 1 2009. Pr den i ' d i i t
201 e r c i l w r d ne ks f e tve t r 0,
u tals ec son o
t r i t Shelon' be is wasm a on M a c 11 2011, t t r i ton w a note f c i
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t s neft
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