In fact, he felt so good that during the meal, shortly before they ordered dessert, he explained the reason for his trip to Paris.

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So Listiev gathered a group of his closest friends and explained the reason he might be killed.

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"The main reason is cramping and soreness in the whole body, " he explained later.

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The reason for introducing them, he has explained, is to combat fraud and forgery.

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"Every major organisation in the commercial sector has spent the last generation... trying to be more effective in delivering service to its customers and at the same time bring down costs, there is no reason for the public sector to be any different, " he explained.

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