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Edi t or i al I N D E X Fes t i v alGui del i nes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Fes t i v alI nf o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Bar r os el asMap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Fes t i v alSi t e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 I nt er v i ew:MORTIIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Day1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Schedul es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .APENDI X Day2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Day3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 I nt er v i ew:AGATHOCLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 I nt er v i ew:MASTER ŚHAMMER . . . . . . .39

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I MP O R T A N TN O T E S Pl e a s er e s pe c ta l lBa r r os e l a si nha bi t a nt s ,s t or eowne r s ,f e s t i v a le mpl oy e e s , f e l l owf a nsa ndmus i c i a ns .Thef e s t i v a lc a mps i t ec ons i s t sofpr i v a t e pr ope r t yunde rs ur v e i l l a nc e ,pl e a s et a kec a r eofy ourg a r ba g e ,donots e t f i r eout s i deba r be c uef a c i l i t i e sa nddonotda ma g et r e e s .Us et het oi l e t f a c i l i t i e st odoy ours t uf f . Thepol i c eus ua l l ys e t supat r a f f i cc ont r olba r r i e ra r oundt hef e s t i v a ls i t e , s owes t r ong l yr e c omme ndy out oa v oi ddr i v i nga f t e ri ng e s t i nga l c ohol a bov et hel e g a lmi ni mum.

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Mor t i i s MH:Heyt her e,how ar eyou?What ’ sbeen happeni ngl at el ywi t h Mor t i i s ?Can you i nt r oduceust owho’ sMor t i i snowadays ? I ' mc ur r e nt l yf oc us i ngal otonpe r f or mi ng t he s eEr a1s hows ,whe r eIha v er e i nt e r pr e t e d a nde x t e nde dt he1994a l bum “ Ånde ns om Gj or deOppr ør ” .Sot ha tśal otoft hef oc us r i ghtnow.We ' v ea l s obe e nr e i s s ui nga ndr e ma s t e r i ngal otofEr a s t uf fi nt hepa s t18ors o mont hs ,whi c hIc l os e l yc ol l a bor a t ewi t ht he a r t i s t s ,l a be l sa ndma s t e r i nge ngi ne e r son. MH:Ir e a di noneofyouri nt e r v i e wst ha tyou f oral ongt i meha dma nypr obl e mswi t hyour mus i cf r om Er aI ,s owha tc ha nge dt ha tma ke youf e e lokwi t hi ta ga i n?Wha tki ndofme mor i e sc omet oyouwhe nyout hi nkoft ha tpe r i od? It hi nkj us tt i mei t s e l fr e a l l y ,a ndIwa ss l owl y a bl et ol ooka tmye a r l i e rout putt hr ought he e y e sofaf a n,a soppos e dt ot hee y e sont he a r t i s t ,whi c hi sat ot a l l ydi f f e r e ntwa yofl ooki ng a tt hi ngs .Asa na r t i s t ,y ouĺ ldi s s e c tt hes hi tout ofi t ,whi l ea saf a n,y ouĺ lj us te nj oyi ta nd ( hope f ul l y )f e e ls omes or tofi nt r i gue ,orf a s c i na t i on,e s pe c i a l l yi ft hema t e r i a li sol d,a ndha s s omes or tofmy s t e r ys ur r oundi ngi t .

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I N T E R V I E WB YME T A LH O R D E a c t ua ls ongwr i t i ng,Ipr et t ymuc ha l wa ysdi d t ha tonmyown. MH:Yourbook ‘ Secr et sofMyKi ngdom’ , whi ch was or i gi nal l yr el eas ed i nl i mi t ed quant i t i esi n 2001,hasbeen r er el eas edby Cul tNev erDi es ,i nanawes omeedi t i on,how di dyouf eelt or eadt hos et ext sagai n?And whatdoyout hi nkoft hi snewedi t i on? Il ov et henewedi t i on.It hi nki tf i na l l yc a pt ur est hes pi r i tofwha tt hebooki sa bout .The or i gi na ledi t i oni sv er yc oolt oo,buti t ' snot t hev i s ua l“ ons l a ught ”ont he“ r ei s s ue” .The or i gi na lIwa nt edt ol ookl i keabi bl e,whi c hi t does .Butwhenwedec i dedt owor konar ei s s ue( i tt ur nedi nt oabi gex t endededi t i on,a nd notj us tal a mer ei s s ue)wequi c kl ydec i ded t ha ti ts houl dbes omet hi ngbeyondamer e

r ei s s ue,s owec ha nged,a l t er eda ndex t ended ev er yt hi ng.I nt heend,It hi nkwewer ea bl et o a dda bout100pa gesofbonusma t er i a lt oi t . MH:Thi swi l lnotbeyourf i r s tt i mei nPor t ugal ,r i ght ?You’ r epl ayi ngi noneofourol der Met alf es t s ,anyki ndofexpect at i ons ?Leav ea mes s aget owhoev eri sgoi ngt or eadt hi s . We l lIme a nI ' ml ooki ngf or wa r dt oi t ,a sIdo wi t he v e r ys how,butIt hi nky ou' r er i g ht ,Iha v e be e nt oPor t ug a lbe f or e ,butne v e rpe r f or mi ng Er a1ma t e r i a l .Ia m pr e t t ys ur ewepl a y e da tl e a s t ones howa saba nd,ont ourwi t hCombi c hr i s t , ma y beonot he rt our st oo.It r yt onotha v ea ny e x pe c t a t i onst obehone s t ,t he yonl yl e a dt o di s a ppoi nt me nt ,ha ha !Butofc our s eIha v e hope s ,a ndhope f ul l ype opl ewi l ll i ket hemus i c t ha tI ' m br i ng i ngov e r .

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I twa si nt hel a t e80’ s / ea r l y90’ swhen EXHORDER es t a bl i s hedt hei rr eput a t i onwi t h t wo r es pec t f ula l bums :«Sl a ught erI n The Va t i c a n»a nd«TheLa w»,of1990e1992,r es pec t i v el y.Byt hen,t heba ndf r om NewOr l ea nss ounded c ompl et el ydi f f er entf r om t he ma j or i t yoft hei rpeer s ,byc ombi ni ngamor e t ec hni c a lt hr a s hwi t hahugedos a geofademol i s hi nggr oov ea ndas a v a gea t t i t ude,a nd ul t i ma t el yga v er i s et o Pa nt er aa sweknow t hem.Vol a t i l el i keaf ewot her ,t heba nds pl i t upa f t err el ea s i ngt hei rs ec onda l bum a nd,des pi t et heoc c a s i ona la t t empt st oma keac omeba c k,no one wa sa c t ua l l y ex pec t i ng t hei r r et ur n.Wel l ,i tt ur nsouti tha ppened l a s t yea r ,on Nov ember ,15,when t hey a nnounc edt hei rr et ur nf oras er i esofs hows ,i nc l udi ngt hepr emi er ei nPor t uga l .

Des pi t eha v i ngbeena–unf a i r l y?–wel l kept s ec r et ,t heba nd f r om t heCzec h Republ i c s t a r t ed r ec or di ngi n 1987 a nd wenti nt oa s i l entper i od ofa l mos t15 yea r s .Bet ween t hei rt hi r da l bum,“ Šl á gr y”( 1995) ,a nd t he f our t h,“ Ma nt r a s ”( 2009) ,t her ewa snot hi ng buts i l enc e,butbyt hen t hepr oj ec tl edby Fr a nt aŠt or m wa sa l r ea dyes t a bl i s heda sone oft he f i r s ta v a nt ga r de bl a c k met a lba nds . Af t era l lt hes eyea r s ,“ Ri t ua l ”a nd“ J i l emni c ký Okul t i s t a ”s t i l lha v et hes a meobs c ur ec ha r m a s when t hey wer e edi t ed.Howev er ,t he ba nd’ s ev ol ut i on i s undeni a bl ea nd “ For mul æ”a nd“ Fa s c i na t or ”a r et hel i v i ngpr oofof t ha tev ol ut i on,a st heba ndi snow mor ebi za r r et ha n ev er .I n Da r kt hr one’ sbi ogr a phy, Fenr i zr ef er st ot her ec or dr el ea s edi n1991a s “ t hef i r s tNor wegi a nbl a c kmet a lba nd,ev en t hought heya r ef r om t heCzec hRepubl i c ” . Ca ni tgeta nybet t er ?

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Or i g i na l l yknown f ori t swor ka sEmpe r or ’ s ba s spl a y e ra nds ong wr i t e r ,wi t hwhom heha s r e c or de dt hede mo“ Wr a t hoft heTy r a nt ”a nd t heEps“ Empe r or ”a nd“ Ast heSha dowsRi s e ” , Mr .Hå v a r dEl l e f s e nha sonl ye s t a bl i s he dhi ms e l fa sa na r t i s twhe n,i n1993,hes t a r t e d“ c r e a t i ngwor l ds ”onhi sownwi t hhi shomony mouspr oj e c tMor t i i s ,a nd af e wy e a r sl a t e r wi t hVond,Fa t aMor g a naa ndCont e c e l eDi a v ol ul ui .Thr oug houtt hey e a r s ,t heNor we g i a n mus i c i a n,whoi sc ur r e nt l yl i v i ngi nSwe de n, e x pe r i e nc e de x t r e mec ha ng e si nhi ss ound,a s hee v ol v e df r om t hedung e on s y nt h whi c h he l pe d hi mc r e a t ea ne l e c t r o pop a ppr oa c h t ha tt ur ne di nt oami xofda nc ea ndi ndus t r i a l mus i c .Some whe r ea l ong t hi sj our ne y ,t he my s t e r i ous l ong e a r e dt r ol ll e f t hi s pa s t be hi nd.Ors owet houg ht ,unt i lal i t t l ewhi l e a g o.I n2016,t hemul t i i ns t r ume nt a l i s tbe g a n r e e di t i ngt her e c or dsr e l e a s e d dur i ngEr aI a nd a tSWR hi spe r f or ma nc ewi l lg ui deus t hr oug hat r i pdownme mor yl a ne ,a st hemus i c i a nwi l l( r e ) i nt e r pr e tt hea l bum “ Ånde nSom Gj or deOppr ør ” .

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Rec ent l yf or med,i n2014,t hes l a mmer sVul v odyni af r om Sout hAf r i c aha v equi c kl yi nv a dedt hegr ot es ques c eneofwhi c ht heya r ea pa r t .Wi t ha nEP,“ Lor dofPl a gues ” ,whi c h wa sr el ea s edi mmedi a t el ybef or et hei rdebut a l bum,t heba ndc a us eda ni mpa c twi t ht he a ggr es s i v es oundt ha tc ha r a c t er i s esi t .“ Cogni za ntCa s t i ga t i on” ,whi c hkeptt het r a di t i onof i nc l udi ng a ni ns t r ument a lv er s i on oft he a l bum,i mmedi a t el ys howed t hei rs t yl e of s l owa ndhea v ymus i c ,dyna mi cr i f f s ,gener ous s l a m pa t t er ns ,ahi ntofdea t hc or ea nd t he c huggi ngt owhi c hnoonewhol i kest hi st ype ofmus i cc a nt ur n abl i ndeye.Thr eeyea r s ha v egonebya ndt her ei snot hi ngs moot her a boutt heba ndf r om Por tEl i za bet h,a s“ Ps yc hos a di s tDes i gn”ha skeptt hes a mel ev el sof v i ol enc e.

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I N T E R ME N T

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J APAN –01: 30

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Thi si soneoft hos er a r eoc c a s i ons ,whenwe c a ns a yt ha taba ndha sr ea c hedper f ec t i on a f t era l mos tt wodec a desi nt hebus i nes s .And t heyha v en’ tev en been l a ggi ngbehi nd,a s t heyha v er ec or deds omegr ea ta l bumsa l ong t hewa y,whi c hgi v esyouahi ntofwha tt o expec tf r om “ And Then Ther e Wer e None…” ,t he mos tr ec entwor k ofTa t s u Mi ka mia nd Co.Thi st i mehega t her ed a dr ea mt ea mi nt hes t udi o -Sc ot tCa r l s on f r om Repul s i on on v oc a l s ,Da v e Szul ki n f r om Bl oodFa r mer sont hegui t a rr a ndEr i c Li t t l ef r om Ea r t hr i deont hedr ums–whi c h hel pedhi mt ot a ket hes er i a lki l l er ’ sobs es s i ona ndt her i f f s ,whi c hc oul dper f ec t l yha v e beenwr i t t enbyMa s t erI ommi ,t ot henext l ev el .Ons t a ge,wi t ha100%J a pa nes el i neup, t heya r eoneoft hemos texc i t i ngdoom r oc k ba ndsoft hei rgener a t i on.

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I N T E R V I E WB YME T A LH O R D E MH:I n2008your el eas edt heal bum ‘ Gr i nd i sPr ot es t ’ ,wel lnowadaysadi f f er entki ndof Gr i nd hass hown up,amor ej oki ngGr i nd and wi t h al otl es spr ot es t char gei ni t ,s o s houl di tbecal l edal s oGr i ndornot ?Shoul d al lGr i ndbepol i t i candaboutpr ot es t ? Fors ur ef ormeGRI ND mus ta l wa ysbe PROTEST.I fi ti snotpr ot es t ,t her ei snous e t oc a l li tGRI ND.Ca l li tf a s tf unnymet a lor s omet hi ngorf unnynoi s epa r t ypunkor wha t ev er ,butnot“ gr i nd” … Wi t hPROTEST, Inotonl ymea npr ot es ti napol i t i c a lwa y,a l s o pr ot es ta ga i ns tma i ns t r ea mc ommer c i a lmus i c bus i nes s ,f ora ni ma lr i ght s ,bet t er env i r onment … Pr ot es tc a nbedonei nma ny wa ysa ndf orma nyt hi ngs . MH:Yourl at es tf ul ll engt hwasr el eas edi n 2016t hr oughSel f madegodRecs ,whi chi sa l abelwi t h whom you hav e wor ked a f ew t i mes ,us ual l yhow doyouwor kwi t hl abel s ? Doyour ecor df i r s tandt hens eekf ort hem ori t s ’t heot herwayar ound? AG i sa l wa ysr ec or di ngs t uf f .Weha v enof i x ed i deaofwha tl a belwi l lr el ea s ei t .Whent he r ec or di ngsa r ef i ni s heda nds omeonewa nt st o r el ea s et hem,t henwet a l ka bouti t .Soi ti sf i r s t r ec or di nga ndl a t eral a bel . MH:Youhav epl ayedal lov ert hewor l dand pr obabl yi nal otofs t r angepl aces ,s odoyou r ecal lt he s t r anges t ones wher e you’ v e unl eas hedt heAgat hocl esmagi c? Someoft hes t r a nges tpl a c eswer ei nBa l i , I ndones i a ,i nat hemi ddl eofabi gr i c ef i el d,i n opena i r .Tha twa sgr ea ta c t ua l l y… t ot a ls i l enc e a r oundyouwhenyoua r ema ki ngt ot a lnoi s e, ha ha ha .Anot hers t r a ngepl a c ewa sf or

Mas t e r ’ sHamme r H:Hit her e,i ti sanhonort obeabl et os peak t oyou,s ot os t ar t ,how’ sl i f egoi ng?Youhav e been announci ngqui t eaf ew f ut ur eev ent s , i ncl udi ngaLat i nAmer i cat our ,s oaf t ert he r el eas eof‘ Fas ci nat or ’i st hemai ngoalt opl ay i tl i v easmuchasyoucan?Canyout el lus whoMas t er ’ sHammeri snowadays ? Hel l oa ndt ha nks .Thepl a ni st opl a yf orf un a ndf orener gyt r a ns f er .Wef eelt hepowert o s pr ea ds omewei r dt unesa ga i n.Wedon' twi s h t opl a ya smuc hwec a nbuta smuc ht hef a ns wi l lenj oyus .Wer ec ei v et hev i besba c kf r om t hem a ndr ec yc l ei ti nt onewma t er i a l-t ha t ' s ex a c t l yt hewa yFa s c i na t ora l bum wa sbor n. I nt hev i ewoft hi sba nd' spa s thi s t or y,t hel i f e nowa da yss eemsqui t ebus y,buti nc ompa r i s on wi t hot herba ndsi t ' snot hi ngs pec i a l .I ' m of l a zyna t ur ebutmyba ndma t esgi v emet he r ea s ont obea c t i v ea ga i n.Thel i neupt oda yi s : Mr .Pet rHoš ek-Bl a c kos hongui t a r ,Mr .Pet r Mec á k-Ra musonba s s ,Mr .J a nKa pá kon dr ums ,J a nPř i byl-Si l ent hel lont ympa nsa nd mys el fonv oc a l s/gui t a r . MH:You f or medMas t er ’ sHammerbac ki n 1987,muc h asc hanged f r om t hos edayst o nowadays( f r om pol i t i c alt ot hemus i c alwor l d) s owhatdoyour ec al lf r om yourear l yyear si n t heCzec hos l ov aki anUnder gr ound?How di d you l i v eal lt hatt ur moi lwhi c h happened i n Cent r alEur ope af t ert he f al loft he Ber l i n Wal l / I r onCur t ai n? Thec ha ngesi n1989i nourc ount r ya r e doubt l es s l ypos i t i v er ega r dl es st odi s a ppoi nt mentwi t hc ur r entEur opea npol i t i c s ,I ' m f i r ml yc onv i nc edt ha tEur opewi l ls ur v i v ea nd

r es i s t .Ourc ount r ybel ongst oCent r a lEur ope, nott oRus s i a ni nt er es tzone.Li f eher ei s pr et t yf i ne,Ic a nev enl i v ei nhumbl ec ondi t i ons ,butt hemos ti mpor t a nti st hef r eedom i na nymea ns ,notj us ti na r t . MH:Mas t er ’ sHammerwentf oran hi at us bet ween1995and2009,s owhatwer eyou upaf t erput t i ngMas t er ’ sHammert or es t ?At t het i medi dyout hi nkt hatwast heendf or good?W hatchangedwhi chmadeyour et ur n i n2009? Theendc a nbea l s oabegi nni ngofs omet hi ng new.I nt he“ mi s s i ngyea r s ”we' v ebeenwor ki ng onourot herpr oj ec t sa ndda i l yj obs-f ormei t i sgr a phi cdes i gn,t ypogr a phya ndpa r t l yt ea c hi ng.WhenIqui ta tt heAAAD i nPr a guei n 2008Iwa sf r eea ndma na gedt of i ni s hmy s t udi oi nt hec ount r ys i des oIneededt ot r y s omer ec or di ngher e.Thef i r s tpr oj ec twa s “ Ai r br us her ” ,f ol l owedbyt heMH c omeba c k a l bum “ Ma nt r a s ” .

I N T E R V I E WB YME T A LH O R D E MH:Si nceyourr et ur nyouhav emadef i v e al bumspl uss omes pl i t sands i ngl es ,s odi d youf i ndt her i ghtf or mul at owr i t er ecor ds ? Ornowadaysi t ’ smuch eas i ert or ecor d an al bum t hant went yyear sago? Thec r ea t i v eener gyi sv er ydi f f er entt ha n bef or e,t hes ongsa r enowmor ec oher ent ,but i nouryoungeryea r st hes ongwr i t i ngwa sper ha psmor eemot i ona l–whi c hi sa ppa r entf r om t her ec or dsi ndeed.Tec hni c a l l yi ti smuc h ea s i ert oc ompos e,r ec or da ndmi xa nyt hi ng now,Ineedj us tal a pt opt odoagooddemo, butInev erdi gi nt ot ec hi s s ues . MH:I nFebr uar yyouhav er el eas ed‘ Fas c i nat or ’ , whi c hi syourei ghtal bum,s owhatdoesf as c i nat eyounowadays ?Ir eadi nanol di nt er v i ew t hatyouus ual l ydi dn’ tl i s t ent oyourr ec or ds af t eryour el eas edt hem,s odoyous t i l ldot hat ? I ' mf a s c i na t e dbywi l dna t ur e-t ha t ' st hee x a c t e ngl i s ht r a ns l a t i onoft hef i r s tl i neofl y r i c son t ha ta l bum.I nmyl i f eIputwi l dna t ur eonf i r s t pl a c eofi nt e r e s t ,Inotonl yl ov ei t ,Ine e di t ,t o f e e lt heps y c hi cor ga s m ont opofahi l lora t wa t e r f a l li nf or e s t ,onav i r gi nbe a c hi nI ndi aor i nt hemi ddl eofNor we gi a nf j or d.It hi nkour ne x ta l bum wi l lbee v e nde e pe ri nt ot ha ts e r i oust opi c ,be c a us ei ti se nda nge r e de v e r y whe r e ont hi spl a ne t .Thebe a ut yi nge ne r a li sma l i c i ous l yf a di nga wa yf r om ourl i v e s ,de f e a t e dby a wf ulc i v i l i za t i on.I ' mf a s c i na t e dbypowe rof na t ur a lha l l uc i noge ns ,byma gi cs pe c i e s-Ic ons i de rt he ma sgi f t sf r om s pa c e . NowI ' ms i t t i ngi nourdr umme r ' ss t udi or i g ht a f t e ra not he rr e he a r s ewi t ht heba nda ndweha v e t ol i s t e nt os omeFa s c i na t ors ong sf ort hes i mpl e r e a s ont ha tweg i v et he ml i v e .Wedos omel i t t l e a r r a ng e me ntc ha ng e st oma ket hes t uf fmor e pl a y a bl ea ndl e g i bl ef ort hef a nsa ndIl ov es uc h

wor k–t hes ong ss udde nl ybe g i nt ol i v et he i rown l i v e sl i keane wbor nc hi l d,weg i v et he m as pe c i a l “ t r a i ni ng ”dur i ngt her e he a r s i ngs e s s i on. MH:Yourl at es twor kshav ebeenr el eas edby J i hos ound Rec or ds ,whi c hi sowned byyou guys ,r i ght ?I si ti mpor t antf oryout omai nt ai n ac er t ai nc ont r olont hear tyouar epr oduc i ng? Mus i ct omei snota“ pr oduc t ”byc ommer c i a l mea ns .Ineedf ul la r t i s t i cf r eedom a ndpr oduc t i onc ont r olwhi c hi sonl ypos s i bl e a tourownmi c r ol a bel . MH:Mas t er ’ s Hammer t hr ough t he ages al wayshadav er yOccul t i s ti mager ys owhat ’ s youri deaon occul t i s m and Sat ani s m?And whataboutor gani zedr el i gi ons ,doyout hi nk t heyar et hemai nr eas onwhyMans pends o mucht i mehat i ngeachot herori t ’ sj us tt he nat ur eofman:t ohat enomat t erwhat ? Re l i g i oni si mpor t a nt .I nt heI ndi a nv i s aa ppl i c a t i ont he r ei snoopt i onf or“ nor e l i g i on” ,y ou ha v et obe l ongs ome whe r e .Ev e r yr e l i g i oni s oka y ,or di na r ype opl es houl dha v es omemor a l l i mi t a t i onsot he r wi s et he ya c tl i kebe a s t s( a nd t he ydos oa ny wa y ) .I ' m abi gs i nne r ,butIt a ke r e s pons i bi l i t yf ormya c t sonmy s e l fa ndmyr e l i g i oni sl ov ea ndope nne s s .Butnotpe a c e !Pa i n i smyi ns pi r a t i ona ndope nsmyda r ks i de s . MH:You’ r egoi ngt ocomet oPor t ugal ,f or t hef i r s tt i me,any expect at i ons ?W i l lyou hav es omet i met oenj oyourbeaut i f ull ands capes ?Leav eaf i nalmes s aget ot heoneswho wi l lr eadt hi s ! ! Ca n' twa i tt os eePor t o!Il ov ePor t uga l , a ndt hei rc ol oni es ,es pec i a l l yi nSout hI ndi a . Vi v aGoa ! ! !Obr i ga do.

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