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800-524-9242 o al (TTY: 888-781-4262).
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800-524-9242󱮦󰃥󰶼󶡣󰞣󳡏󰃷888-781-4262󰃦
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oder (TTY: 888-781-4262).
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.(888-781-4262:)800-524-9242
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. (TTY: 888-781-4262.)
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󹋎󹠾󹍫󸍾󸎚800-524-9242󸴾󸛆󸍊TTY: 888-781-4262󸴾󹟲󸤒󹚦󸠳󺘪
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󰉤󰍺800-524-9242󰉆󰍷TTY: 888-781-4262

800 524 9242 (ou la
ligne ATS au 888 781 4262).

eegni Schprooch koschdefrei griege. Ruf 800-524-9242 odder (TTY:
888-781-4262) uff.

800-524-9242TTY: 888-781-4262)

may makukuha kang mga serbisyong tulong sa wika na walang bayad.
Makipag-ugnayan sa 800-524-9242 o (TTY: 888-781-4262).
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800-524-9242
󰏱󰎋󰉩󰍠󰉡󰎋󰉩󰍩
󰍩󰉤󰉡800-524-9242TTY: 888-781-4262󰉦󰉆󰉆
ማሳሰቢያ፦ አማርኛ የሚናሩ ከሆነ፣ የቋንቋ እገዛ አልግቶች፣ ከክያ ነፃ፣
ያገኛሉ። 800-524-9242 ወይም (TTY: 888-781-4262) ደውለው ያነን።
HEETINA To a wolwa Fulfulde laabi walliinde dow wolde, naa e njobdi, ene
800-524-9242 malla (TTY: 888-781-4262).

gargaarsa afaanii, kaffaltii malee, isiniif ni jiru. 800-524-9242 yookin (TTY:
888-781-4262) quunnamaa.


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