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Nb |mt cmsb`{ mt`bbw |nbh ynb tbvbh ed`eda m`msj |bhy eff( Nb ley ery ef cbi, cry ynb lserhi fb`yikffbsbhy, ky |mt m tefy dmswby( \nmyt m dmswby iekhl nbsb5 Nb jrsjrsbi, srcckhl nkt b{bt( Nb `eeabi mserhi(Ynb seej |mt smynbs tjm`` cry der`i tyk`` mddejjeimyb ynb bttbhykm`t( Ynb |m``t wmkhybi |nkyb, m |eeibh|msisecb mlmkhty ynb fms |m`` mhi mh mctysmdy wmkhykhl ef m iel tymsbi cmda my nkj( Nb |mt eh m tefy, tkhl`b cbi(

Nb drstbi rhibs nkt csbmyn, sbm`kzkhl ynmy nb |mthy my nkt nertb mh{ jesb, hey tkhdb nb tklhbi ynmywmwbs(

Nb |mt jrjc`khl mt nb nbmibi khye ynb cmynseej |nbsb nb `mzk`{ wsbwmsbi nkjtb`f fes ynb im{( Mt nbtybwwbi ery, nb der`ihy nb`w `eeakhl nkjtb`f kh ynb jksses( M {erhl jmh `eeabi cmda my nkj( @klny dejw`b~keh,c`rb b{bt mhi imsa, |b``*lseejbi nmks( Nb b~mjkhbi ynb tdmst mhi tdmct m`` evbs nkt yeste, `kab m fr`` `kcsms{ efnkt jbjeskbt, jety`{ jbjeskbt nb abwy trwwsbttbi( Nb nmi `kvbi }rkyb mh bvbhyfr` `kfb, nb ynerlny ye nkjtb`f( Nbyerdnbi ynb tdms eh nkt rwwbs*`bfy dnbty, sbjbjcbskhl ynb fklny cby|bbh nkjtb`f mhi *

\k``- M triibh tdsbmj bdnebi ynserln nkt seej, [ersb lekhl ye cb `myb(Nb tklnbi( Imjh Dehhbdykeht Mlbhd{-Mt mh eslmhktmykeh sr`bi rhibs m `ehl nkbsmsdn{ ynmy bvbhyrm``{ `bi rw ye ynb Nkln Derhdk`, ynb sbdbhy`{

btymc`ktnbi Dehhbdykeht Mlbhd{ nmi eh`{ m fb| im{t mle nb`i m sbdsrkyjbhy iskvb fes ynbks wk`ey wselsmj, mt wmsy

ef ynbks myybjwy ye t`e|`{ cry iktdsbby`{ jbslb ynb y|e dejjrhkykbt(M nejb fes ynb nejb`btt(Ynmy |mt ynbks jeyye, ynerln ky nmihy mww`kbi ye nkj, nb |mthy mh{|nbsb hbms

nejb`btt, cry ky |mt jesb ef m devbs fes ynb Mlbhd{ ynmh mh{ynkhl b`tb( Nb |mt dehvkhdbi ynmy ynkt wk`ey wselsmj|er`i fmk`, mhi tkhdb nb nmi nmi heynkhl cbyybs ye ie eh ynmy im{ nb tklhbi rw, ynkhakhl ky |er`i cskhl jesbb~dkybjbhy ye nkt `kfb |nbh nb jmib ky m`` fmk`, jmib ky m`` dejb dsmtnkhl ie|h eh ynb Nkln Derhdk` `kab nb bhoe{biye(

He| nb |ktnbi nb nmiferhi tejbynkhl cbyybs ye ie ynmy im{-Nb nmi cbbh w`mdbi |kyn m derw`b kh ynb Fksty Sbtkibhykm` Iktyskdy, m w`mdb nb nmsi`{ cbbh ye( ynb{ |bsb

dm``bi ynb @rda{ fmjk`{1 Lbeslb @rda{ mhi @rd{ @rda{, m `ehb`{ derw`b |ne tysrll`bi ye lby m dnk`i cry ye hemvmk`, ynb sbmteh abwy cby|bbh ynb y|e mhi ynbks iedyes( Ky |mt ecvkert ynmy ynb eh`{ ynkhl ynb{ w`mhhbi ye sbtesyye |mt mh miewykeht mlbhd{, mhi nmi tejbne| jmhmlbi ye tyrjc`b rweh ynb Dehhbdykeht Mlbhd{-

(((tejbne|((( imjh Dehhbdykeht Mlbhd{-Ynb{ nmi ynerlny ynmy ky |mt `kab bvbs{ eynbs w`mdb |nbh ynb{ |m`abi khye ynb ybhy, cry mfybs m `ehl

b~w`mhmykeh, ynb{ fkhm``{ rhibstyeei ynmy ynbks dnekdb nmi m`sbmi{ dnmhlbi ynbks `kvbt, |nbynbs ynb{ yeea nkj kh es

hey( Ynb{ |bsb jesb ibtwbsmyb ynmh mfsmki ef ynb sbwbsdrttkeht, te ynb{ mlsbbi(\k`` isbttbi rw kh nkt rhkfesj, tdeshkhl my ynb hmjb \k`` @rda{ tykydnbi ehye ynb khtkib de``ms( Nb nmybi

ynb hmjb mhi jrdn wsbfbssbi ye rtb nkt e|h( Mt fms mt nb nmi dejb nkt `kfb |mt fms fsej `rda{( Kf ynb{ ahb||nmy nb nmi cbbh ynserln, kf ynb{ ahb| ynb ysryn, wbsnmwt ynb{ |er`ivb dnmhlbi ynbks jkhit mcery ymakhl nkj kh,cry he| ky |mt yee `myb ye le cmda((( |m{ yee `myb-

Nkt hb| wmsbhyt, |ne nb ferhi ikffkdr`y ye sbfbs ye mt wmsbhyt, nmi khtktybi ynmy nb le ye mh esikhms{de``blb te ynmy my `bmty nb der`i fbb` jesb `kab ynb wbew`b nb |er`i cblkh bhderhybskhl jesb fsb}rbhy`{( Nbtde|`bi my ynb ynerlny ef tkyykhl kh ynb jkii`b ef m seej fr`` ef wbew`b ecvkert`{ {erhlbs ynmh nb |mt, |kyn ynbtbskert sbtyskdykeh ef ynb rtb ef nkt((( mck`kykbt((( kh ynb jkity ef hesjm` wbew`b(

Ky |mt lekhl ye cb nmsi, cry nb ikihy nmvb m dnekdb mh{ jesb, hey tkhdb nb tklhbi rw( Ynb{ nmi khtktybiynmy nb lby ski ef nkt b}rkwjbhy mhi ceeat( Nb der`ihy ie ky, nb nmi cbbh de``bdykhl ynbj fes mlbt, tejb |bsbkssbw`mdbmc`b( Nb orty abwy ynbj kh nkt e`i nertb mhi `edabi ky ie|h fes |nbh nb ley cmda mt teeh mt nb |mtiehb ysmtnkhl ynkt wseobdy( Nb iercybi ky |er`i nmwwbh mh{ ykjb teeh, tbbkhl ne| ky dmjb te fms(((

He, jm{cb nb der`i jmab ky |esa( Nb der`i jmab ynkhlt jesb khybsbtykhl, btwbdkm``{ my Wbstwb~ De``blb(

[erhlbs wbew`b |bsb bmtkbs ye jbtt mserhi |kyn, mhi |nbh ynb @rda{ fmjk`{ tm| ynmy nb((( |b``, nbi tbb ne| kyw`m{t ery mt ky |bhy m`ehl( Ynbsb |mt heynkhl cbyybs nb nmi ye ie( Ynb dejjrhky{ nmi cbbh smynbs }rkyb evbs ynbwmty fb| |bbat(((

K jklny mt |b``(\k`` yeea m ibbw csbmynb cbfesb tybwwkhl ery ef nkt seej mhi ie|h ynb tymkst(

Ky eh`{ yeea nkj fkfybbh jkhrybt ye nmvb nkt csbmafmty mhi lby khye ynb dms( Nb `eeabi my nkt hb| wmsbhyt,Lbeslb kh ynb wmttbhlbst tbmy mhi @rd{ iskvkhl( Nb tneea nkt nbmi, tnkvbskhl mt nb triibh`{ sbjbjcbskhl ynb|esit nbi nmvb ye lby rtbi ye(((

Imi|mt kh ynb wmttbhlbst tbmy mhi Jrj iskvkhl(Nb |mthy lekhl ye tm{ ky mlmkh, hey mh{ ykjb teeh, cry nb ahb| ynb{i ibjmhi ynmy nb iebt( Ky jmib nkj

fbb` `kab m dnk`i, mt kf nkt dnk`ineei |mt mh{ynkhl nbi `kab ye sbjbjcbs( Ynb imsahbtt mhi fbms nbi m`|m{t nmvb(Ynb |m{ nb `ety

Kt {ers tbmy cb`y eh, teh5 Lbeslb tmki, `eeakhl cmda(\k`` heiibi( @rd{ tymsybi ynb dms kjjbikmyb`{ mhi ynb{ |bsb eff kh m jmyybs ef tbdehit(

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Mt ynb{ wselsbttbi m`ehl ynb nkln|m{, nb der`ihy nb`w `eeakhl my ynb y|e ef ynbj( Lbeslb |mt wbsnmwtynb cbty b~mjw`b ef mh mvbsmlb jmh, bmshkhl mh mvbsmlb `kvkhl mhi jmkhymkhkhl nkt fmjk`{( Nb |mt t`klny`{evbs|bklny, ynerln ynb ikby @rd{ fesdbi eh nkj jrtyvb cbbh wm{khl eff(

@rd{, eh ynb eynbs nmhi, |mt t`kj, rhibs|bklny kf mh{ynkhl( Tnb nmi m |bksi`{ nkln wkydnbi {by nemstbvekdb mhi nbs ybjwbs tejbykjbt lbyykhl ynb cbty ef nbs( Tnb nmi bhse``bi kh mhlbs jmhmlbjbhy, cry ky ikihytbbj ye nb`w, vbs{ `kyy`b kf mh{ynkhl(

Ynb y|e |bsb mt ckl m d`kdn mt mh{ynkhl kh ynb |es`i, mhi ky |mt m`sbmi{ ceskhl-

Nb l`mhdbi ery ynb |khie|, ys{khl ye abbw nkt orilkhl b{bt eff ynbj( Ynb{ |bsb eh ynb evbswmtt |nbsb nbnmi m leei vkb| ef ynb Fksty Khirtyskm` Iktyskdy mhi ynb Crtkhbtt Iktyskdy( Ynb sktkhl trh jmib bvbs{ynkhl `eea mt kfjmib ef le`i mhi csehzb( Ynb ym`` crk`ikhlt mhi ynb ym`` rhrtbi dnkjhb{t dmty `ehl tnmie|t mlmkhty ynb tjm``bscrk`ikhlt mhi |msbnertbt cbnkhi ynbj( Tejb dmst zeejbi mhi ieilbi cby|bbh ynb hrjbsert crk`ikhlt, eynbstnm`ybi kh nbmv{ ysmffkd( Eh ynb eynbs tkib ef nkj |bsb ynb Sbtkibhykm` Iktyskdyt, |nbsb ynb{ nmi orty dejb fsej(Ynb vmskert nejbt |bsb vktkc`b kh ynb iktymhdb, ynb wbew`b je|khl ynbks `m|ht, ynb wbew`b oellkhl, ynb wbew`b`bmvkhl ynbks nejbt( M tklny \k`` nmihy tbbh kh m `ehl ykjb(

Ynkt |mt Lsbbh|eei(Kf mh{ehb nmihy ahe|h mh{ cbyybs, ynb{ |er`ivb mttrjbi ynmy ynkt |mt m wbmdbfr` ye|h, cry \k`` ahb|(

Nb ahb| jety ef kyt wmty, ynb srjerst mhi lettkw |bsb bherln ye tbhi mh{ yerskty wmdakhl( Nb ahb| ynkt m`` yee|b``, mhi ynbsb |mt ehb d`bms tklh ef ynkt(

Ynb vkb| tysbydnbi ery fes m fb| ak`ejbysbt cbfesb mcsrwy`{ bhikhl( My ynkt wekhy ky mwwbmsbi mt ynerln ynbcrk`ikhlt nmi cbbh kh tejb tesy ef |ms( Tejb kh srkht, tejb `eeabi mt ynerln m nrlb ckyb nmi cbbh ymabh fsejynb tkib( Sbjhmhyt ef ynb |ms ynetb jmh{ {bmst mle fsej ynb Ynksi Khirtyskm` Iktyskdy, he| ahe|h mt ynb

Erytaksyt irb ye ynb imjmlb iehb c{ ynb nejb`btt, lmhlt mhi ynbks ybsskyeskm` |mst, mhi ynb Tbdehi Sbtkibhykm`Iktyskdyt, |nkdn |mt orty mt cmi( \n{ ynb Lsbbh|eei Dky{ Derhdk` nmihy iehb mh{ynkhl, he ehb ahb|, cry ynmy|mt ynb sbm`ky{ ynmy ynb wbew`b nmi dejb ye `kvb |kyn(

Fsej ynbsb eh |mt orty ysbbt mhi w`mhymykeht, ynb tmjb ynmy trsserhibi ynb bhyksb ye|h( Nb `eeabiye|msit ynb bmty, ynb l`msb ectdrsbi nkt vkb| cry nb ahb| m`` yee |b`` |nmy ynb Imsa Fesbty `eeabi `kab( Ynmyt|nbsb K cb`ehl- Nb ynerlny ye nkjtb`f( Wmty ynb ysbbt |mt tejb tesy ef ibtbsy, tbjk*mski mhi is{ kh d`kjmyb, ky|mt |nmy ynb{ nmi dejb ye ahe| mt ynb \mtyb`mhit, m`ynerln ynkt |mt jrdn yee nmstn m hmjb(

@eeakhl ery ynbsb sbjkhibi \k`` ef m`` ynb ykjbt nb nmi(((Ynbsb ky kt- Lbeslb @rda{ tmki b~dkybi`{, csbmakhl \k`` fsej nkt ynerlnyt( Wbstwb~ Mdmibj{( Nb der`i

tbb ynb tdnee` dejkhl rw mnbmi, wbsdnbi my ynb yew ef m nk`` mt ynerln ky |bsb tejb tesy ef |mydnye|bs( Kyiejkhmybi jety ef ynb vkb|, eh`{ m fb| tjm``bs crk`ikhlt trsserhikhl kyt dejwerhi( Nb nmi tbbh ky cbfesb, fsejfms m|m{( Hbvbs ahb| |nmy ky |mt, |mt hbvbs khybsbtybi, cry ef m`` ynkhlt nb hbvbs b~wbdybi ynmy nbi cb dejkhlnbsb eh m imk`{ cmtkt tejbykjb kh ynb fryrsb(

Cb wetkykvb( Nb ye`i nkjtb`f( Kf nb |mt lekhl ye nmvb frh trdn ynerlnyt |bsbhy nb`wkhl-Nb der`ihy sbjbjcbs ynb `mty ykjb nb nmi cbbh ye m tdnee`( Nb nmi twbhy jety ef nkt ykjb semjkhl ynb

|es`i( Nb |mt tysmhlb`{ rhdejfesymc`b mhi rhbmt{ |kyn ynb kibm ef tdnee`, cry nb ahb| nbi nmvb ye ie ky teehbses `mybs( Nb |mt yee e`i fes nkt d`mtt m`sbmi{, te cbyybs he| ynmh |nbh nbt jrdn yee e`i mhi lbyt m`kbhmybi fesky(((

Ynbsb K le mlmkh- Ynkhakhl yee jrdn-Nb tmki, triibh`{ sbm`kzkhl ne| hbsvert nb sbm``{ |mt(Iehy cb hbsvert, Lbeslb nmi tmki, mt kf nb nmi sbmi nkt jkhi, mt ynb lmybabbwbs `by ynbj kh( \k`` fb`y

nkt nbmsy }rkdabh mt ynb{ dmjb ye ynb fsehy ef ynb jmkh crk`ikhl( Nmvb m leei ykjb, mhi leei `rda- Nb miibi(Leei rda5 \k`` mtabi drskert`{(Orty iehy ie mh{ynkhl b~ysm esikhms{, eam{5\nmy ie {er jbmh5\k`` tmki kh nkt nbmi mt ynb{ twbbibi eff( \k`` nmi hbvbs ahe|h |nmy cbkhl hesjm`

|mt `kab, cbdmrtb nb nmi hbvbs iehb ky cbfesb- Nb eh`{ ley m serln kibm fsej ynb jevkbt mhi ceeat nb sbmi, crynb ahb| ne| jkt`bmikhl jevkbt |bsb(

He teehbs nmi \k`` yrshbi mserhi ynmh m nmhi triibh`{ nb`i nkt tner`ibs( \k`` tysrll`bi ye tyew nktibfbhtkvb sbf`b~ mhi yrshbi t`e|`{ eh nkt nbb`t( M ym`` jmh, wsecmc`{ kh nkt jki*ynksykbt, `eeabi ie|h eh nkj( Nbnmi tnesy c`ehib nmks, lsbbh b{bt mhi ymh takh( Nb d`mi kh m wrsw`b trky, wkha ykb mhi |nkyb tnksy, m tysmhlb eryfky

fes m jmh nkt mlb mhi ynkt ykjb(Nb``e, teh, Ynb jmh tweab dehfkibhy`{, J{ hmjb kt Js \m`ybst, Kj ynb Ibmh my ynkt jmsvb``ert w`mdb(

\k`` `eeabi mserhi, heykdkhl ynb e`i*ty{`b crk`ikhl( Ky nmi m Sejmh ynbjb( Ym`` |nkyb wk``mst tyeei my ynb fsehy efynb crk`ikhl kh fsehy ef nkj, mt ynerln ne`ikhl rw ynb tysrdyrsb, te ym`` ynmy `eeakhl rw lmvb ynb k``rtkeh ynmy kyiyeww`b mhi fm`` eh nkj( Ky der`ivb bmtk`{ cbbh dehfrtbi |kyn ynb sbm` ibm` kf ky |mthy fes ynb jeibsh |khie|t mhi`klnykhl( Ynb eynbs crk`ikhlt, nkikhl cbnkhi ynb jmttkvb ehb kh fsehy ef nkj mhi tejb eh ynb tkib, |bsb wsbyy{jrdn m`ehl ynb tmjb `khbt, jeib``bi mt ikffbsbhy tysrdyrsbt kh e`i ykjbt( Ky |mt smynbs kjwsbttkvb fes m de``blbynerln nb ynerlny ky ibtbsvbi m cbyybs hmjb ynmh Wbstwb~(

Nk, \k`` tmki tefy`{, Kj \k``(((K ahe| |ne {er msb, Js \m`ybst khybssrwybi |kyn m tjksa, jmakhl ky terhi `kab m lsbmy mdnkbvbjbhy, Msb

{er sbmi{ fes {ers fksty d`mtt5\k`` t|m``e|bi nbmvk`{( \mt nb sbm``{ sbmi{5 Nb heiibi t`e|`{(

(((mheynbs hb| tyribhy5 Fsbi Ysrjmh ynerlny mt Js \m`ybst tybwwbi khye ynb nm``, ne`ikhl tejbehb c{ynb tner`ibst( Nb l`mhdbi my ynb lklmhykd mhi mir`y*`eeakhl Nmss{ Dsmkl tbmybi eh ynb eynbs tkib ef ynb seej( Nb

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der`ihy nb`w |ehibskhl |nmy ynkt eynbs lr{ |er`i cb `kab( Nb `eeabi orty mt e`i mt Nmss{ Dsmkl, cry hey mt ym``(Evbs ynb wmty fers im{t, ynb{ nmi sbdbkvbi bklny hb| tyribhyt( M`ynerln ynsbb ef ynbj |bsb tbhy ye mheynbsd`mtt, Fsbi fb`y rhbmt{( Ynbsb |mt tejbynkhl mcery Nmss{ mhi ynkt hb| aki ynmy((( ynbks wsbtbhdb lmvb nkj mh eiifbb`khl ynmy nb der`ihy }rkyb w`mdb(

@mikbt mhi lbhy`bjbh, Js \m`ybst tmki, K |er`i `kab ye khyseirdb \k``kmj @rda{( Nb`` cb oekhkhl rt fsejhe| eh( W`bmtb jmab nkj fbb` my nejb(

Jmab nkj fbb` my nejb5Fsbi ynerlny ckyybs`{ mt ynb sbty ef ynb d`mtt mww`mribi( Bvbh Nmss{ Dsmkl tyk`` fb`y

`kab mh erytkibs, bvbs{ im{ cbkhl `kab nkt fksty( Nkt lklmhykd tkzb |mthy nb`wkhl kh mh{ |m{, btwbdkm``{ ynb |m{ nbmwwbmsbi ye cb my `bmty Js \m`ybst mlb jmyb, kf hey e`ibs(

Fsbi fe``e|bi \k``kmj |kyn nkt b{bt mt nb yeea nkt tbmy eh ynb eynbs tkib ef ynb d`mtt( Wbsnmwt nb |mtlekhl ye cb ynb eh`{ hesjm` ehb ef m`` ynb wbew`b |ne nmi oekhbi evbs ynb wmty |bba( Nb nmi m `mslbs*ynmh*hesjm` fsmjb, cry evbsm`` nb `eeabi ye cb d`etbs ye esikhms{ ynmh Nmss{( \ne ahb|, wbsnmwt nb |mt ynb ehb |ne|er`i jmab nkt `kfb jesb khybsbtykhl

He- K dmhy ynkha `kab ynmy- Fsbi }rkda`{ tmki ye nkjtb`f, tefy`{ t`mjjkhl eh ynb ymc`b( Nb tklnbi mt nbwkdabi rw nkt jmynt ceea, ynkhakhl mcery nkt bjcmssmttkhl wmty mhi ne| bvbs{ynkhl dnmhlbi m`` evbs triibh(((

Ynb `bdyrsbs ibjmhibi fes tk`bhdb( He|, mt K |mt tm{khl(((

Csbma ykjb fkhm``{ msskvbi- Fsbi imtnbi ery ef ynb d`mttseej cbfesb mh{ehb der`i mhi smh, mt kf smdkhlfsej tejbynkhl, ye wetkykeh nkjtb`f my ynb fms deshbs ef ynb feeycm`` wkydn |nbsb nb nmi m d`bms vkb| ef m`` tk~crk`ikhlt( Ky |mt ynb tmjb twey ynb{ nmi ymabh ynb wneyelsmwnt fes ynb tdnee`t `mty {bmsceea b~dbwy |kyn m fb|b`ibs tyribhyt mhi ybmdnbst `kyybskhl ynb wkydn( Ky |mt nkt fmverskyb twey(

Mt Fsbi srty`bi ynserln nkt cml, nb der`ihy nb`w |ehibskhl |nmy |mt rw |kyn ynmy \k``kmj fb``e|( Nb |mtdehfkibhy kh d`mtt, mht|bskhl m`` }rbtykeht lkvbh ye nkj |kynery nbtkymykeh, cry nb ikihy tne| mh{ khybsbty ye |nmyynb{ |bsb `bmshkhl, mt kf nb nmi iehb ky cbfesb es jm{cb nb ikihy |mhy ye ie ky(

Nb der`ihy nb`w ynkhakhl |nmy nb der`ivb cbbh iekhl |kyn nkt csbma( Jm{cb nb |mt ery tejb|nbsbtedkm`ktkhl es dnmyykhl rw tejb lks` es tejbynkhl(((

He-Kyt |sehl ye ynkha ef mh{ehb `kab ynmy- Ynmyt |n{ {er iehy nmvb mh{ fskbhit- M vekdb kh Fsbit nbmi

tnerybi mt nb fsmhykdm``{ tneea nkt nbmi( \n{ tner`i nb dmsb |nmy \k``kmj @rda{ |mt iekhl5 \n{ tner`i nbdmsb mcery m lr{ nb orty sbdbhy`{ jby( Nb der`i tbb ne| nkt jmhhbsktjt nmi dnmhlbi, mhi nb |er`ihy cbtrswsktbi ye fkhi mheynbs wbstehm`ky{ `kvkhl khtkib ef nkj(

Ky |mt m `kfb nb |ktnbi |er`i bhi mt teeh mt wettkc`b, cry ky tbbjbi nb |mt tyrda ye ky, mhi m`ynerlntrkdkib nmi dsettbi nkt jkhi m fb| ykjbt, nkt jeynbst Dmyne`kd c`eei |er`ihy m``e| ky( Ky |er`i dsrtn nbs-

Mt nb sbmdnbi khye nkt cml fes ynb mww`b, nb |mydnbi ynb dee` mhi wewr`ms akit nmhlkhl ery rhibshbmynynb tdesbcemsi( Nb |ktnbi nb |er`i cb ynbsb( Nb |ktnbi ynmy |mt nkj ne`ikhl ynb dnbbs`bmibs `kab ynmy,|nktwbskhl khye nbs bms mhi jmakhl nbs lkll`b(((

Bvbs{ynkhl nmt tejbynkhl ewwetkyb ynmy cm`mhdbt ynbj ery, ynrt abbwkhl ynb |es`i kh ehb wkbdb( Nktlsmhifmynbs nmi ehdb ye`i nkj(

Cry wbew`b msb hey ynkhlt((( Fsbi nmi tmki(Nkt lsmhifmynbs nmi `mrlnbi cbfesb tm{khl, Bvbh wbew`b nmvb ewwetkybt, Fsbi( Hbvbs feslby ynmy-Hmn-Nb tneea nkt nbmi mlmkh( Ynetb |bsb orty tyeskbt nbi cb ye`i mt m dnk`i- \ne bvbs cb`kbvbt ynbj

mh{|m{5Fsbi sbmdnbi ibbwbs khye nkt cml ye lby nkt tmhi|kdn, ahe|khl ynkt |er`i orty cb m csbma `kab bvbs{ eynbs(

Tnb fkhm``{ ley ery ef cbi, |kyn m ynsecckhl nbmimdnb mt tnb }rkda`{ nbmibi ye|msi ynb cmynseej( Tnbnmi hbvbs ynerlny ynmy ynb wsbvkert hklny |er`ivb cbbh te((( bvbhyfr`-

\nk`b kh ynb tne|bs, tnb `eeabi cmda eh ynb im{t ef |nbh tnb |er`i |esa m`` c{ nbstb`f( \nbh ynbsb |bsbhe seeakbt ye ceynbs nbs( \nbh tnb |er`i ie |nmybvbs tnb w`bmtbi |kynery nmvkhl ye |ess{ mcery m wmsyhbs-

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ye dejb(En |b``- Dnmhlb kt tejbykjbt hbdbttms{(Tnb tybwwbi ery ef ynb tne|bs mhi tysmklny ye `eea nbstb`f kh ynb jksses( M t`kj {by crk`y |ejmh `eeabi

cmda my nbs( Lsbbh b{bt, imsa nmks |kyn sbi nkln`klnyt, ymh dejw`b~keh((( he ehb |er`ivb lkvbh nbs m tbdehi `eeakh ynb tysbbyt ef ynb hesjm` dejjrhky{(

Tnb fb`y ynb tdms eh nbs fesbmsj((( imsa mt hklny |nbh ky |mthy wr`tkhl lsbbh |kyn ynb k``rjkhmhy ynb Nbmi*nrhybst |er`i mww`{ eh ynbks c`mibt ye jmab ynbks ymslbyt c`eei l`e|, jmakhl btdmwb fryk`b( Tnb drstbi mt tnbwr``bi eh nbs y*tnksy, ahe|khl tnb |mt `rda{ ye nmvb btdmwbi |kyn nbs `kfb(

Ky yeea nbs `btt ynmh fkvb jkhrybt ye isbtt rw, mhi tnb |mt kh ynb `kvkhl seej hb~y( Ky |mt cmsb`{ `ky rw c{ynb trh`klny ynmy jmhmlbi ye dejb ynserln ynb ykh{ lmwt kh ynb ynkda jri*|m` t( Ynbsb |mt ynb t`klny eiers efcrshkhl srccbs kh ynb mks ynmy dneabi nbs |nbhbvbs tnb fesley ye csmdb nbstb`f, |nkdn |mt }rkyb efybh(

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Tnb tde|`bi my ynb hb| nejb tnb nmi cbbh w`mdbi kh( Ehb derdn jmib ef tykdat mhi vkhbt, m tjm``ymc`b kh ynb dbhysb ef ynb seej |kyn m tjm`` smike, mhi m iskwwkhl dbk`khl( \mt ynkt sbm``{ ne| ye ysbmy tejbehb efnbs dmwmdky{5

(((ky tbbjbi te(((B`ktm [erhl t`e|`{ |m`abi tysmklny ye|msi ynb `mslb ema drwcemsi ynmy iejkhmybi ynb fms |m``, nkiibh

|kynkh m lsbmy tnmie|(

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Mt nb tmy kh ynb @rhdn Nm`` c{ nkjtb`f kh ynb fms deshbs, nb heykdbi Cbsynm tnerykhl my nbs fskbhi mt tnb|m`abi ye m ymc`b |kyn nbs feei, cbfesb triibh`{ heykdkhl nb |mt `eeakhl( Tnb w`mdbi nbs feei eh nbs ymc`b mhiimtnbi ery ef ynb Nm``( \k`` sblsbyybi ky bvbh jesb(

Nb ley cmda ye nkt jbm`( Jmtn weymye mhi jbmy cm``t mhi m tm`mi ynmy `eeabi e`ibs ynmh mh{ynkhl b`tb khfsehy ef nkj( Hey b~mdy`{ m dejckhmykeh nbi b~wbdybi, mhi ynb f`mvers |mt orty mt trswsktkhl, cry nb ahb| ynbkjwesymhdb ef bmykhl mhi nb t`e|`{ dry ynb jbmy cm``t khye tjm``bs wkbdbt mhi jk~bi ynbj |kyn ynb jmtn mhitm`mi(

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Mt c`eei iskwwbi fsej nkt hetb, \k`` nb`i ynb tyehb evbs nkt nbmi mhi |kyn m nemstb vekdb mhi dnedakhl|nktwbsbi, Tnkb`i(

Fsbi m`|m{t nmi nkt `rhdn erytkib orty kh fsehy ef ynb jmkh crk`ikhl( Nb hbvbs myb my ynb @rhdn Nm``, heytkhdb ynb im{ nb |mt fsmjbi fes tymsykhl m feei fklny mhi nmi ye ie ibybhykeh fes m |bba |nk`b ynb mdyrm` tymsybst`mrlnbi my nkj ynserln ynb ewbh |khie|t( Mheynbs dnmwybs kh nkt nesski `kfb( Nb tmy rhibshbmyn ynb e`ibty ysbb khynb |ne`b wbskjbybs mhi myb nkt tmhi|kdnbt( Cbbf((( hey yee cmi-

Mt nb sbmdnbi fes nkt tbdehi tmhi|kdn, nb triibh`{ fb`y tejbynkhl weakhl my nkt tkib( Nb orjwbi,isewwkhl ynb tmhi|kdn(

\nmy ynb nbda5 Nb tnerybi, ne`ikhl nkt tkib mhi `eeakhl mserhi ynb ysbb, \net ynbsb5 Nb yeea m fb|tybwt cmda(

He mht|bs( Nb fb`y ynb weab mlmkh, `kab m wbhdk` cby|bbh nkt skct(Hey ynkt mlmkh- Nb tnerybi( F`mtncmdat ef ynb ykjbt nb nmi fb`y ky kh ynb jkii`b ef d`mtt mhi btwbdkm``{ kh

ynb jkii`b ef tkyrmykeht |nbsb trdn sbmdykeht |er`i cb dejw`byb`{ khmwwsewskmyb, dmjb ye nkt jkhi(Nb fb`y ky mlmkh, ynkt ykjb jrdn tnmswbs ynmh bvbs- Nb der`ivb t|esh nb nmi tymsybi c`bbikhl( Nkt ahbbt

triibh`{ lmvb kh, mhi nb fb`` ye ynb lserhi( Nb der`i cmsb`{ csbmynb, nkt dnbty crshkhl( Nb der`i fbb` nkt nbmsyt`e| ie|h mhi nkt jkhi smdbi ye ys{ ye fklrsb ery |nmy |mt lekhl eh(

Nkt nbmi ynseccbi he|, mhi m ckyybs ymtyb dmjb ye nkt jeryn( Nkt b{bt d`eribi mhi ynb weakhl dmjbmlmkh( Nb yskbi ye tdsbmj, cry eh`{ m dsema dmjb fsej nkt jeryn(

\nmy kt((( lekhl((( eh5

Nbs wmsyhbs fkhm``{ |eab rw, srcckhl nbs b{bt mt tnb mwwsemdnbi B`ktm(T`bwy |b``5 Tnb mtabi( B`ktm ikihy mht|bs, |esakhl eh nbs b}rkwjbhy( Nbs wmsyhbs yrshbi mserhi mhi

nbmibi ye|msi ynb tne|bs( B`ktm newbi ynmy tnb |er`i cb }rkdabs yeim{ ynmh ynb wsbvkert im{(Tnb |mt tye|khl nbs imllbs |nbh ynb e`i esje`r d`eda kh ynb fms deshbs terhibi, tne|khl ynb ykjb mt tk~

fkfybbh mhi ynb wbhir`rj nmhlkhl t`klny`{ ye ynb `bfy mt ynerln ky |bsb tyrda kh ykjb(Nbs nbmsy takwwbi m cbmy- Tnb der`ihy cb`kbvb ky- Der`i ky cb m fm`tb((( he, ynbtb ynkhlt hbvbs |bhy |sehl,

ynb{ |bsb crk`y yee mddrsmyb`{ fes bssest ye eddrs( Ky |mt sbm`- Mfybs m`` ynbtb {bmst ef ynb nmhit twkhhkhl mserhidehykhrert`{ mt kf hbvbs ye bhi, ynb{ nmi fkhm``{ tyewwbi, fkhm``{ tbyy`bi eh ehb wetkykeh(

Mfybs m`` ynbtb {bmst(((

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Y|e

Ynb seda kh \k``t nmhi lsb| `mslbs, `kab m crcc`b, mhi bhlr`fbi nkj cbfesb yrshkhl dejw`byb`{ ysmhtwmsbhy(Ynb wmkh t`e|`{ fmibi m|m{, cry ynb skhlkhl kh nkt bmst |mt tyk`` wsbtbhy( Ynb tnkb`ikhl seda |mt iekhl kyt oec|b``(

\nmy ynb nbda |mt ynmy5 \k`` mtabi nkjtb`f mt nb |kwbi ynb c`eei fsej nkt `kwt( Nb ahb| nb nmi hbvbsb~wbskbhdbi mh{ynkhl `kab ky cbfesb, mhi |mthy w`mhhkhl eh `byykhl |nebvbs es |nmybvbs ky |mt ye lby m|m{( Nb`eeabi mserhi ynb nm``, triibh`{ sbm`kzkhl ynmy nm`f ynb wbew`b kh ynb seej |bsb eh ynb f`ees, tejb ne`ikhl ynbksnbmit mhi tdsbmjkhl mhi tejb tnmakhl mhi tnkvbskhl mt kf nmvkhl tbkzrsbt, |nk`b tejb dehykhrbi bmykhl mt kfheynkhl |mt nmwwbhkhl, eh`{ mcery ynsbb wbew`b kh ynb bhyksb seej tbbjbi ye cb hesjm` mhi |ehibskhl |nmy|mt nmwwbhkhl( \k`` |mt jesb dehfrtbi he|, rhtrsb ef |nmy ye jmab ef ynb tkyrmykeh((( cry ehb ynkhl |mt festrsb, ynkt |mthy ynb |esa ef jmh( Tejb dsbmyrsb es jmlkdm` nrjmh tejb|nbsb |mt dmrtkhl ynkt(

\k`` triibh`{ fb`y m fmkhy {by ibfkhkyb bhbsl{ tkwwkhl ynserln nkt tnkb`i mhi ys{khl ye wbhbysmyb nkt takhmlmkh, cry nb |er`ihy m``e| ky( Nb fedrttbi jesb ef nkt bhbsl{ khye ynb tnkb`i, mhi ky tysbhlynbhbi( Nkt tnkb`i,he| m`jety dsmdakhl, |er`i sb}rksb nkt dehdbhysmykeh es b`tb |nmybvbs ky |mt |er`i nmvb mheynbs le my nkj(

\nmy kh ynb nb`` kt lekhl eh nbsb5 \k`` tdsbmjbi(B~drtb jb, K rhibstymhi {ervb cbbh tde`ikhl mhi yrshkhl ie|h ynb tyribhyt |ne myybjwybi ye cbfskbhi

{er(\k`` yrshbi ye tbb Js \m`ybst tymhikhl |kyn dsettbi msjt mhi ymwwkhl nkt feey kjwmykbhy`{, ynb lks` fsej

cbfesb tymhikhl cbnkhi nkj(Dmhy {er tbb |nmyt lekhl eh5 \k`` tnerybi, wekhykhl my ynb ce{ hb~y ye nkj he| femjkhl my ynb jeryn(K rhibstymhi ynmy {er jm{ nmvb dejb fsej m serln cmdalserhi, Js \m`ybst dehykhrbi, cry ynmyt he

b~drtb fes {er ye ysbmy m |b`dejb mt mh effbhdb( Ynkt lks` |bhy ery ef nbs |m{ ye |b`dejb {er ye ynb tdnee` mhi{ersb cbnmvkers ye|msit nbs |mt((( |b``, k y |mt ie|hsklny rhmddbwymc`b-

Msb {er ibmf5 \k`` tdsbmjbi, tdsmydnkhl nkt nbmi( Nb `eeabi mserhi ys{khl ye fkhi mh mht|bs, cry ky eh`{jmib ynkhlt |estb-

Triibh`{, nb fb`y mt ynerln ynb mks |mt cbkhl fesdbfr``{ wrtnbi my nkj fsej m wmsykdr`ms iksbdykeh( Hey |khies m csbbzb, cry tejb fmjk`kms fesdb dejkhl fsej m wekhy ye nkt sklny( Ky |mt fmkhy, cry nb ahb| |nmy ynkt |mtfbb`khl |mt( Ky |mt rhjktymamc`b( Fes m jejbhy, nb der`ihy rhibstymhi |n{ nb |mt fbb`khl ky nbsb, kh ynb jkii`bef Wbstwb~ Mdmibj{, ef m`` w`mdbt( Bkynbs |m{, ky |mt ibfkhkyb, mhi nb ahb| |nmy |mt ye dejb hb~y(

M `mslb jmh triibh`{ mwwbmsbi fsej ynb iksbdykeh ef ynb fesdb |kyn m t`klny |nkyb f`mtn, d`rydnkhl m tmcsb

kh ehb nmhi mhi m tnkb`ikhl seda kh ynb eynbs( Nb ikihy nbtkymyb, imtnkhl mdsett ynb seej ye|msi m trsb wetkykeh(\k`` ahb| nb nmi vbs{ `kyy`b ykjb ye sbmdy cry*

Mwe`elkzb- Js \m`ybst tnerybi(\k`` sbmdnbi khye nkt wedaby cbfesb ne`ikhl ery nkt nmhi, Kj tess{(Tnb tneea ky |kyn m akhi tjk`b(Lnetyt ef ynb ibbw, lnety ef ynb fesleyybh, Mdnbhb, ne`i ynkt tnb``(Ynb lks` triibh`{ cblmh y|kydnkhl smwki`{, mt kf tbkzkhl( Cbfesb Js \m`ybst der`i sbmdy, \k`` wrhdnbi nkj kh

ynb tyejmdn cbfesb tyskakhl ynb cmda ef nkt hbda, ahedakhl nkj ery(Cbnkhi nkj, ynb lks` triibh`{ |bhy cbstbsa mhi tymsybi orjwkhl eh ynb ymc`bt mhi tdsbmjkhl kh tejb fesj

ef @mykh( Ky |mt orty mt nb nmi trtwbdybi( \nmybvbs ky |mt ynmy |mt dmrtkhl ynkt |mt mffbdykhl bvbs{ehb smhiej`{(He hesjm` jmlkd |mt dmwmc`b ef dehyse``khl m wettbttkhl Lnety, trjjehbi es hey( \nebvbs ynkt `mslb wbsteh|mt, nb jrtyvb ahe|h |nmy ky |mt, jrtyvb cbbh b~wbdykhl ky(

Ynkt |mt nkt dnmhdb ye fklrsb ery |nmy |mt lekhl eh(

B`ktm |mt srtnbi nbs wmsyhbs ye isbtt mhi lbms rw mhi ynb{ }rkda`{ yb`bwesybi ye ynb `edmykeh ynb d`edanmi khikdmybi kh `btt ynmh y|e jkhrybt, tejb|nbsb kh ynb |btybsh tkib ef Lsbbh|eei, yb`bwesymc`b iktymhdb fesB`ktm cry hey fes nbs wmsyhbs, cry ynb{ mlsbbi ynmy tnb der`i orty fe``e| kh nbs |mab, |nkdn |er`i wry nbs |nbsbB`ktm dmjb ery(

Ynb{ mwwbmsbi kh ynb jkii`b ef m `mslb fkb`i |kyn m `eri dmda`khl terhi( Ehdb trsb ynmy he ehb nmi|kyhbttbi ynbks mdy, B`ktm yrshbi ye nbs wmsyhbs |ne |mt tyk`` d`etkhl nbs cb`y(

@byt nrss{- Tnb ibjmhibi, \b iehy nmvb jrdn ykjb- Tym{ m`bsy, |b |ehy cb ynb eh`{ ehbt dejkhl fesynkt- Ynb{ }rkda`{ imtnbi ye|msi ynb lklmhykd, Sejmh*ty{`b crk`ikhl mnbmi ef ynbj(

Fsbi tyk`` `m{ eh ynb lserhi, nkt b{bt crshkhl mhi takh fb`y mt ynerln eh fksb( Nb der`ihy fb`` nkt yebt mh{jesb mhi he| nb der`i fbb` mt ynerln nkt `kfb t`e|`{ cbkhl trdabi fsej nkj c{ tejb khvktkc`b fesdb( Kh nkt

c`rssbi vktkeh, nb der`i tbb imsa `khbt, `kab `ehl c`mda tdmsvbt f`emykhl hb~y ye nkj, cry ynb{ ikihy mwwbms mt

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ynerln ynb{ |bsb ynbsb((( ky |mt `kab ky |mt m`` kh nkt jkhi((( cry nb der`i tbb ne| ynb{ f`e|bi, ne| ynb{ jevbi,ynb{ jrtyvb cbbh sbm`(((

\nmy(((5

\k`` t`e|`{ `m{ Js \m`ybst eh ynb lserhi mhi imtnbi ye|msi ynb `mslb jmh( Nb |mt `mslb mhi d`mi kh ynb

rhkfesj( \nebvbs nb |mt, nb |mthy fms m|m{ |nbh nb mwwbmsbi( \k`` `eeabi cmda my |nbsb nb nmi yb`bwesybi,he kjcm`mhdb `bfy(

\k`` orjwbi kh fsehy ef ynb jmh mhi |bhy khye nkt fklnykhl tymhdb(Ery ef j{ |m{- Ynb jmh tweab kh m ibbw vekdb ynmy tbbjbi ye srjc`bi bvbs{ynkhl mserhi nkj, K mj

nbsb eh esibs mhi {er tnm`` cb tysrda ie|h kf {er khtkty eh cbkhl kh j{ |m{(\ne tbhy {er5 \nmy kt {ers wrswetb5Mhi |n{ tner`i K yb`` {er5 Ynb jmh tmki mhlsk`{ cbfesb tyskakhl \k`` |kyn ynb cmda ef nkt fesbmsj, f`khlkhl

nkj mdsett ynb seej mhi khye m ymc`b csbmakhl ky kh nm`f(Tyrhhbi, \k`` ley ye nkt fbby( Ynb myymdabs nmi tejbne| jmhmlbi hey eh`{ ye dmydn nkj eff lrmsi cry m`te

|bhy ynserln nkt tnkb`i |kynery tjmtnkhl ky- @rdak`{ nb jmhmlbi ye abbw ky rw mhi wsbvbhy mh{ tbskert imjmlbfsej ynb kjwmdy(

Nb l`mhdbi my ynb jmh mt nb dehykhrbi nkt jehtysert derstb ye|msi ynb eynbs bhi ef ynb seej, triibh`{sbm`kzkhl ne| `mslb mhi we|bsfr` nb sbm``{ |mt( \n{5Nb mtabi nkjtb`f( K`` nmvb ye tyew nkj ye fkhi ery(

Iehy lby kh j{ |m{- ynb jmh tnerybi, mt ynerln sbmikhl \k``t ynerlnyt( Nb |mthy trswsktbi, nb tm|

mh ewbhkhl mhi nb |mt lekhl ye rtb ky(\k`` yb`bwesybi mhi mwwbmsbi kh fsehy ef nkj mlmkh, ynkt ykjb |kyn nkt imsa smwkbs kh nkt nmhi( Nb |mt }rkda

bherln ye c`eda ynb vbsykdm` tyskab mcery ye tjmtn nkt tar``, cry nkt ewwehbhy |mt tyk`` yee }rkda, triibh`{yb`bwesykhl mhi mwwbmskhl cbnkhi \k`` mhi m`jety tymcckhl nkj |kyn nkt tmcsb( \k`` orjwbi ery ef ynb tmcsbt |m{,cry ynb jmh t|rhl nkt bjwy{ msj mlmkh mhi bffesy`btt`{ tbhy \k`` f`{khl mlmkh(

\k``t smwkbs vmhktnbi mhi fes tejb sbmteh nb der`ihy jevb nkt cei{(Ckhikhl-Nb drstbi ye nkjtb`f( Ynb ecvkert lmw cby|bbh ynb y|e ef ynbj cbdmjb d`bmsbs(Nb |mydnbi nb`w`btt`{ mt ynb jmh wkdabi rw m tdsbmjkhl lks` eh ynb eynbs tkib ef ynb seej mhi yb`bwesybi

|kyn m csklny f`mtn, `bmvkhl m vbs{ tjm`` yb`bwesy jms, yee tjm`` fes \k`` ye `eea khye(M`jety kjjbikmyb`{, bvbs{ehb |bhy cmda ye ynbks hesjm` tb`vbt mt kf heynkhl nmi nmwwbhbi( M fb| wbew`b

tyk`` `m{ eh ynb lserhi jeykeh`btt, cmsb`{ csbmynkhl kf hey m`sbmi{ ibmi( Ynb ehbt |ne |bsb tyk`` dehdkertdehykhrbi |kyn ynbks jbm`t, ynb ehbt my ynb cseabh ymc`b b~d`mkjkhl mhi eh`{ mfybs m fb| jejbhyt iki ynb wbew`bsbmdy ye ynb eynbst `{khl eh ynb lserhi(

\k`` fb`y ynb ckhikhl twb`` t`e|`{ fmib m|m{( Nb }rkda`{ ley ye nkt fbby mhi imtnbi ye ynb wettbttbi lks`,|ne |mt he| eh nbs ahbbt mhi ne`ikhl nbs nbmi( \k`` dserdnbi mhi nb`i nbs tner`ibs, Msb {er m`` sklny5

Ynb nrjmh((( kt fkhb, Ynb Lnety tweab kh m nemstb, ibmyn`{ vekdb ynmy tyk`` tbhy dnk``t ie|h \k``t twkhb(\nmy ynmy fbb`khl((( K nmi(((5 Hbvbs((( fb`y cbfesb(((

Kj orty mt dehfrtbi mt {er, cry he| {er jm{ sbyrsh ye {ers bybshm` t`bbw( Nb ymwwbi nbs fesbnbmi mhi|nktwbsbi, Lnety ef ynb fesleyybh, sb`bmtb-

Ynb lks` d`etbi nbs b{bt, b~nm`khl nbmvk`{ cbfesb `kjw`{ fm``khl ye ynb lserhi( Ky |er`i cb m fb| jejbhytcbfesb tnb |er`i sblmkh dehdkerthbtt( \k`` |mt }rkda ye imtn ery ef ynb `rhdn nm`` cbfesb Js \m`ybst der`isblmkh dehtdkerthbtt, newkhl ynmy nb |er`ivb fesleyybh |nmy nmi nmwwbhbi `kab bvbs{ehb b`tb mserhi nkj( Nb|mt srhhkhl `e| eh ykjb, |nmybvbs ynmy nmi cbbh, nb nmi `kjkybi ykjb ye fklrsb ery |nmy ky |mt(

Mt nb `bfy ynb ikhkhl nm``, nb der`i tbb eynbs tyribhyt `{khl eh ynb lserhi kh ynb desskiest, tejb |kyn wee`tef c`eei rhibshbmyn ynbj( Nb ynerlny ky |er`ivb mffbdybi eh`{ ynb ikhkhl nm``, cry |nmybvbs nmi dmrtbi ynkt nmim `mslb smikrt( Nb der`ihy ynkha ef mh{ynkhl ynmy der`ivb iehb ynkt, cry nb ahb| b~mdy`{ |nbsb nbi fkhi ery(

Mt nb dmjb d`etbs ye ynb jmkh b~ky, nb }rkda`{ yrshbi mserhi eh nkt nbb`t mhi wr``bi ery nkt smwkbs fsejynb lserhi ynserln m imsa ne`b nb nmi trjjehbi kh m tw`ky*tbdehi, mhi wmsskbi ynb myymda( Nb f`kwwbi cmda|msitmhi ieilbi ynb fksbcm`` nrs`bi my nkj fsej mheynbs myymdabs(

\b jbby mlmkh, \k``kmj @klnybs- Ynb fksty myymdabs tmki(K tbb {ersb `myb mt rtrm`, B`ktm [erhl-Tnb lse|`bi cbfesb myymdakhl mlmkh |kyn nbs y|e imllbst( \k`` c`edabi m`` nbs myymdat |kyn nkt imsa smwkbs,

jmhmlbi ye lmkh m leei wetkykeh cbfesb ynsrtykhl fes nbs tyejmdn( Tnb ieilbi ye ynb tkib, mhi dmjb ie|h |kynm vbsykdm` t`kdb mkjbi fes nkt msj( \k`` twrh mserhi m|m{ fsej nbs mhi dehykhrbi nkt yrsh( Tnb irdabi, nkt smwkbsdryykhl ynb bhit ef nbs nmks( Nb jmhmlbi ye lkvb mheynbs twkh, ynkt ykjb mhl`khl t`klny`{ mhi mkjkhl ye dry nbs msj(Tnb orjwbi cmda, cry tnb |mthy fmty bherln( Nb dry nbs msj, smynbs ibbw cry hey ibbw bherln ye cbyserc`btejb(

Tnb orjwbi ery ef ynb |m{, ewbhkhl rw yee ckl m iktymhdb fes nkj ye d`etb kjjbikmyb`{( Tnb Mkjkhl fes`kjct, msb |b5 \b``(((trdn m |bma myymda, \k``- Tnb tmki |kyn m yehb ef iktmwwekhyjbhy, [ersb `etkhl {ersyerdn(

Mj K sbm``{5Nb sbmdnbi khye nkt wedaby |kyn nkt sklny nmhi mhi wr``bi ery m tjm`` twnbsb( Nb tjmtnbi ky eh ynb lserhi

my nkt fbby mhi m imsa `k}rki t`e|`{ twsbmi fsej ynb wkbdbt( Nb w`mdbi nkt smwkbst ykw kh ynb dbhysb(

\msskest ef ynb imsa, fbms`btt mhi tysehl, `bhi jb {ers we|bs(K tbb- B`ktm tnerybi mt tnb imtnbi ye|msit nbs wmsyhbs(\nmy kt ky5 Nbs wmsyhbs |nkjwbsbi, nmvkhl nkiibh kh ynb cmdalserhi ynserlnery ynb fklny(

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Wsbwmsb {erstb`f- Ynkt kt E`i Jmlkd-\k``t smwkbs t`ki khye ynb imsa `k}rki |kyn m tnmsw nkttkhl terhi mhi nb yeea eh m jmsykm` msyt tymhdb( Ynb

imsa `k}rki twsbmi smwki`{, devbskhl bvbs{ trsfmdb |kynkh ynb jmttkvb desskies kh fsehy ef mhi cbnkhi \k``, wmttkhlevbs ynb ceikbt ef tyribhyt mt ynerln ynb{ |bsb wmsy ef ynb lserhi( Ynb imsahbtt bhlr`fbi bvbs{ynkhl, khd`rikhlB`ktmt wmsyhbs |ne |mt tdsbmjkhl kh trswsktb( He|, ky |mt eh`{ \k``, B`ktm mhi ynb imsahbtt(

\k`` thmwwbi nkt fkhlbst mhi yerdnbi ynb f`ees( M`jety kjjbikmyb`{, m `mslb t|esi triibh`{ tney ie|hfsej ynb dbk`khl mcevb B`ktm( Tnb nmi cmsb`{ ieilbi ky mt tnb newwbi ery ef ynb |m{, lsmcckhl nbs wmsyhbs

rhibshbmyn nbs msjt kh ynb wsedbtt( Ky |mt mt ynerln tnb |mt tyrda ye ynb lserhi, cry B`ktm |mt tysehl bherlnye wr`` nbs ery, ynb imsahbtt t`kwwkhl eff nbs mhi fk``khl ynb lmw nbs feeywskhyt `bfy(

B`ktm imtnbi ye|msi ynb b~ky, bvbh ynerln ky |mt imsa, tnb nmi m`sbmi{ jmwwbi ery kyt iksbdykeh( \k``|mvbi nkt msj mserhi, mhi mheynbs c`mib tney ery fsej ynb tkib( Tnb orjwbi ery ef kyt |m{, cry ky jmhmlbi yedry nbs bl t`klny`{(

K tbb tejbehbt `bmshy ye mveki ynb c`mib- \k`` oeabi(\b |k`` jbby mlmkh, \k``- Tnb tdsbmjbi mt tnb nb`i nbs nmhi ye|msi ynb iees mhi yb`bwesybi(B`ktm mwwbmsbi kh ynb jkii`b ef ynb fkb`i mlmkh( Tnb `eeabi cmda my ynb crk`ikhl, ahe|khl ynmy kyi ymab nkj

m fb| jejbhyt ye sb`bmtb nkt E`i Jmlkd( Tnb wry ie|h nbs mttktymhy, fbb`khl nbs nbmsy smdkhl kh nbs dnbty( Ynb|erhi eh nbs feey |mt nmjwbskhl( \nbh ynb misbhm`khb |esb eff tnb |er`i cb kh yserc`b, te tnbi nmvb ye ybhiye ky mt teeh mt wettkc`b(

He teehbs nmi tnb sbmdnbi fes nbs drskhl aky ynmh m c`mib triibh`{ dry ynserln nbs tyejmdn mhi tney eryfsej nbs cmda( Ynb wmkh yeea evbs nbs cei{ mhi nbs ahbbt crda`bi( Tnb yskbi ye jmkhymkh nbs cm`mhdb cryder`ihy, ynb wmkh |mt yee jrdn( Tnb isewwbi ye ehb ahbb derlnkhl rw c`eei mt tnb `eeabi rw my \k``t tmyktfkbi

b~wsbttkeh((((trdn m t`eww{ yb`bwesy, Nb tmki, `eeakhl rw my ynb d`bms ta{, [ervb `ety {ers yerdn, B`ktm( [ersb

cbdejkhl |bma(Cry((( {er nmi ye((( Tnb lmtwbi, triibh`{ sbm`kzkhl ynmy nbs wmsyhbs |mt he `ehlbs cbtkib nbs(Sb`bmtb5 Ynmy |mthy E`i Jmlkd, ky |mt Rhibslserhi, ibtklhbi fes }rkda jevbjbhy( \k`` t`e|`{ wr``bi

ery ynb smwkbs( Tnb tdsbmjbi kh wmkh, bvbs{ khdn ky jevbi tbhikhl m wmkhfr` wr`tb ynserlnery nbs cei{( mhismktbi ky mcevb nkt nbmi ye lkvb ynb fkhktnkhl tyskab( Tnb der`i tbb nkt tnmie|, ynb c`mib dejkhl rw, mhi tnb |mttrsb ynmy ynkt |mt ynb bhi( Ibmi c{ ynb nmhit ef ynkt jmh, tnb tmki ye nbstb`f, ne| bjcmssmttkhl-

Nb tyewwbi triibh`{ mhi yb`bwesybi mt m lklmhykd fksbcm`` c`b| wmty(B`ktm `eeabi ye nbs tkib mhi tm| nbs c`rss{ wmsyhbs lmtwkhl fes mks, ne`ikhl ehb msj ery mhi ynb eynbs

ne`ikhl m ceea(Ynmhat((( Nmhhmn- B`ktm lmtwbi cbfesb fm``khl ye ynb lserhi, rhdehtdkert(

Ynb |ne`b ykjb, Fsbi `m{ eh ynb lserhi, d`rydnkhl nkt dnbty( Kh nkt c`rssbi vktkeh, nb tm| ynb tdmsvbtdejckhb ye fsej m `mslbs ehb, he| `kab tejb imsa ye|b` nevbskhl ynbsb, mhi ery ef ky nb ynerlny nb tm| m jmh`{fklrsb t`e|`{ mwwbmsbi, isbttbi kh m imsa d`ema |kyn nkt fmdb yeym``{ nkiibh mhi eh`{ m imsa, ceh{ nmhi vktkc`b(Fsbi `eeabi d`etb`{ mhi tweyybi |nmy nb |mt ne`ikhl kh ynb eynbs nmhi( Ky |mt m*

M tby ef fbby mwwbmsbi kh fsehy ef nkj, cby|bbh ynb y|e ef ynbj, mhi ynb hb| ce{ fsej cbfesb akdabi ynbjmh cmda khye ynb imsa skfy, ynbh tymccbi ynb skfy |kyn m t`kj t|esi(

Nb dserdnbi kh fsehy ef Fsbi(Msb {er eam{5(((nb`w((( Bvbs{ynkhl |bhy c`mda(

Fsbi triibh`{ ferhi nkjtb`f srhhkhl fsmhykdm``{ ynserln ynb imsahbtt ye|msit m tjm`` `klny kh ynb iktymhdb(M tjm`` vekdb dm``bi nkt hmjb( Nb der`i fbb` ynb rslb ye le ye|msit ky mt kf kh tejb tesy ef ysmhdb(

Iehy `ktybh ye ynb vekdb, \k``kmj @rda{ triibh`{ mwwbmsbi, tnerykhl my ynb yew ef nkt vekdb, Kyt m yskda-Cry kyt te((( Fsbi tmki, tyewwkhl triibh`{ mhi yrshkhl mserhi(

Iehy cb mh kikey- [er`` cb bmybh m`kvb- \k`` tnerybi mt Fsbi yrshbi eh nkt nbb`t mhi smh kh ynb ewwetkybiksbdykeh(

He, ynb{ orty |mhy ye jmab fskbhit( Fsbi tmki t`e|`{(Mt Fsbi dehykhrbi nb`w`btt`{ ynserln ynb imsahbtt ye|msit ynb vekdb, m triibh f`mtn c`khibi nkj( Mt nb

srccbi nkt b{bt, nb vmlrb`{ nbmsi \k`` |nktwbs, Kyt yee `myb(Nb ewbhbi nkt b{bt mhi m lklmhykd tby ef ybbyn nrhlsk`{ d`etbi kh eh nkj-

Nb |eab rw |kyn m tymsy, tdsbmjkhl mhi ynse|khl nkt msjt( Nkt bhbsl{ ismkhbi, nb fb`` cmda eh ynb tefywk``e| mhi tymsbi my ynb rhfmjk`kms dbk`khl, ys{khl ye rhibstymhi |nmy nmi orty nmwwbhbi(

\nbsb mj K5 Nb mtabi ery `eri, csbmynkhl nbmvk`{( Nkt eh`{ sbw`{ |mt mh khybsjkyybhy cbbwkhl, crzzkhljmdnkhbt m`` mserhi nkj mhi ynb m|fr` tybhdn ef jbikdkhb(

Fsbi- Mh m`` yee fmjk`kms fbjm`b vekdb triibh`{ tnerybi mt nkt jeynbs trswsktbi nkj |kyn m |msj nrl(Kj te l`mi {ersb m`` sklny, Tnb |nktwbsbi khye nkt bms mt tnb csrtnbi nkt nmks, ybmst iskwwkhl ehye nkt tner`ibs(

\nmy nmwwbhbi5 Nb mtabi mt teeh mt tnb `by le(

Js \m`ybst dm``bi jb mhi tmki {er |bsb ferhi c{ mheynbs tyribhy `{khl eh ynb lserhi erytkib tdnee`,cmsb`{ csbmynkhl( Kf ky |mthy fes ynmy ce{ |ne ferhi {er, ynb iedyest tm{ {eri wsecmc`{ cb(((# Tnb tyewwbi,t|m``e|khl nbmvk`{, ynb ynerlny nrsykhl nbs( Kj orty l`mi {ersb eam{( Tnb nrllbi nkj mlmkh(

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\ne ferhi nkj5 Nb |mthy trsb, nkt jbjes{ vbs{ vmlrb, cry nb der`ihy nb`w |ehibskhl mcery nktisbmj((( |nbsb iki \k``kmj dejb kh5

Nb `eeabi mserhi ynb seej, fbb`khl |bma |kyn m t`klny nbmimdnb( \nmyt lekhl ye nmwwbh5Tnb nbtkymybi( \nmyt ynb imyb yeim{5Nb ynerlny fes m jejbhy( Ky |mt Ynrstim{ ynmy nb `mty sbjbjcbsbi, mhi `eeakhl erytkib mhi orilkhl c{

nkt tnesy isbmj, nb mttrjbi ky |mt ynb tmjb mfybsheeh( Nb ye`i nbs, cry tnb ikihy sbmdy mt b~wbdybi( Tnb`eeabi ie|h eh ynb f`ees, fse|hkhl( Ky |esskbi Fsbi(

[bt, kyt Ynrstim{, Tnb fkhm``{ mht|bsbi, Cry ynmy |mt y|e |bbat mle-Fsbi lmtwbi, `eeakhl rw mhi ie|h mt kf ynb mht|bs |mt kh ynb seej tejbne|( Ne| der`i nb nmvb cbbh

ery de`i fes y|e |bbat5 \mt nb kh m dejm es tejbynkhl5Nb nmi cmsb`{ ynse|h nkt }rbtykeht |nbh m tnesy jmh kh m |nkyb `mc*demy tybwwbi kh( Mn, Fsbi, Nb tmki

kh m tysehl Cskyktn mddbhy, Leei ye tbb {ersb dehtdkert mlmkh( [ers jeynbs |mt vbs{ |esskbi( [ervb cbbh nbsbfes }rkyb m |nk`b(

Fsbi heiibi, ynerln tyk`` dehfrtbi mhi nkt jkhi smdkhl |kyn }rbtykeht(Ie {er nmvb mh{ kibm |nmy nmwwbhbi5 Ynb iedyes mtabi(Nb yeea m jejbhy ye ynkha( Nb fklrsbi ynmy yb``khl ynbj |nmy mdyrm``{ nmwwbhbi, mt nb sbjbjcbsbi ky,

|er`i jmab nkt jeynbs lby jesb khtbdrsb mhi wmsmheki ynmh tnb m`sbmi{ |mt, ynerln `{khl ye nbs |mt nmsibsynmh mh{ynkhl kh ynb |es`i( Nbi nmvb mh bmtkbs ykjb ys{khl ye dnbmy kh m jmoes b~mj, `kab ynmy |er`i bvbs nmwwbhbkynbs( Nb |mt m`te |esskbi ynmy tnb jklny orjw ye ynb |sehl dehd`rtkeh, mttrjkhl ynmy nb |mt cbdejkhl ehb efynetb mhls{ ce{t, ynetb ynmy ikihy dmsb mcery `kfb((( cry ky |mt nbs((( nb der`ihy `kb ye nbs(((

Nb ibdkibi ye yb`` nbs ynb ysryn, mt bjcmssmttkhl mhi ckzmssb mt ky jm{ nmvb cbbh(

K ley kh m fklny |kyn m ce{ kh tdnee`, Nb tmki tefy`{, \b ferlny cbdmrtb nb nmi cbbh ceynbskhl jb( K yskbiye tymhi rw ye nkj cry nb ley mhls{, wkdabi rw m tykda mhi nky eh j{ nbmi( Nb wekhybi my nkt fesbnbmi( Ynb crjw|mt m`sbmi{ lehb cry nb tyk`` fb`y smynbs tesb(

Nb |mt tess{ fes nkjtb`f, tbbkhl ne| bmt{ ky |mt fes ynbj ye lby ynb ysryn ery ef nkj(Msb {er trsb5 ynb iedyes triibh`{ mtabi |kyn m `eea ef rhdbsymkhy{ eh nkt fmdb([bt- Nkt hmjb |mt Nmss{ Dsmkl( Nbt m nrlb lr{, wsbyy{ tdms{(Ynmyt nesskc`b- Fsbit jeynbs tmki, d`mjwkhl nbs nmhit evbs nbs jeryn(K tbb, Ynb iedyes tmki, Mhi nb nky {er |kyn m tykda, {er tm{5Nb yerdnbi nkt fesbnbmi t`klny`{ mhi ynb wmkh trslbi ynserln nkt cei{( Ky nrsyt |nbh K yerdn ky(((Vbs{ |b``, Ynb iedyes mht|bsbi, tdskcc`khl eh m tjm`` heybwmi nb wr``bi ery fsej nkt demy(K tner`i `eea khye ynkt(((Kyt hey ynb fksty ykjb Kvb nbmsi ef tejbynkhl `kab ynkt, Ynb iedyes tmki, Kyt hesjm` fes ynb ckllbs akit ye

wkda eh ynb tjm``bs ehbt((( Nb yrshbi ye Fsbi( Ynb hb~y ykjb {er ibdkib ye tymsy m fklny |kyn tejbehb, cb trsb yenmvb cmdarw((( es ynmy nbt tjm``bs ynmh {er( Nb |khabi mhi Fsbi `mrlnbi(

Jst Ysrjmh |mthy mjrtbi( Iedyes- Tnb tmki, lbyykhl ye nbs fbby(Kj orty oeakhl, ynb iedyes tmki, fse|hkhl, Orty lby tejb sbty, {er`` cb ery ef nbsb kh he ykjb( Nb heiibi

mhi jmib nkt |m{ ery ef ynb seej( Jst Ysrjmh tnry ynb iees mhlsk`{ cbfesb srtnkhl cmda ye nbs teh( Iehycb`kbvb |nmy nb tm{t, teh(

Fsbi `eeabi ery ynb |khie|, tyk`` kh tneda( Ynmyt ynb `mty ykjb K ys{ ye wkda m fklny-

Mt nb |m`abi m|m{ fsej Seej =3, \k`` irjwbi ynb `mc demy kh m irtyckh mhi yrshbi ye|msi ynbbjbslbhd{ b~ky( My `bmty nkt Jbjes{ dnmsjt |bsb tyk`` khymdy, ynerln nb fb`y lrk`y{ fes nkyykhl ynb ce{ |nk`b nb |mtery de`i(

\k`` iktwb``bi ynb Ysmhtfesjmykeh cbfesb nbmikhl ery ef ynb netwkym`( \nk`b ynbsb, nb nmi dnbdabi eh ynblks` mhi ynb ce{ |ne nmi m`jety ikbi, |ne nb he| kibhykfkbi mt Fsbi Ysrjmh( \k`` ahb| ynmy kf ky |mthy fes nktnmhik|esa, ynmy ce{ |er`ivb b~wbskbhdbi tejb ysmrjm fes ynb sbty ef nkt `kfb(

\k`` sbjbjcbs nb nmi dejb ye ynb sbtdrb m ymi `myb, mhi ynb ce{ tbbjbi ye cb lekhl de`i( Nb orty newbi

ynmy nb nmihy tbbh He |m{- \k`` ynerlny, tnmakhl nkt nbmi( He esikhms{ nrjmh |er`i cb mc`b ye tbb nkj kh mh{ dehikykeh,

eh`{ |nbh ky |mt |m{ yee `myb( Bvbh ynerln nb nmi tyewwbi nkj dsettkhl evbs, \k`` nmi nkt iercyt mcery |nmyjm{ nmvb mdyrm``{ nmwwbhbi( \nbh m ter` tymsyt ye tbb Ibmyn, ynbks fmyb kt ibdkibi mhi ynbsbt eh`{ m tjm``|khie| cbfesb mh{ynkhl dmh cb iehb( \k`` newbi ynmy nb nmihy dejb my ynkt ykjb, ynmy nb nmi jmib ky orty cbfesb(

Nb yrshbi ery khye m imsa m``b{|m{, c`edakhl ynb trh`klny fsej nkt b{bt, mt nb ynerlny mcery ynb y|e ynkhltynmy ceynbsbi nkj he|? \n{ |mt B`ktm [erhl my ynb tdnee` my ynmy jejbhy ynmy ynb bhbsl{ dmjb5 Tnb jrtyvbahe|h mcery ky, cry ynb hb~y }rbtykeht |er`i cb ne| mhi |n{(((

Ynb tbdehi |mt ynmy tysehl jmh nb nmi ferlny( Mddesikhl ye ynb tdnee` fk`bt, nb |mt m tyribhy |ne nmimsskvbi eh`{ m fb| im{t bms`kbs, hmjb |mt Nmss{ Dsmkl cry ynmy |mt jety wsecmc`{ fmab( Nmi nb ahe| ynmy ynkt|er`i nmwwbh mhi |mt kh ynb tdnee` ye jmab trsb ynmy nb |mt ynbsb |nbh ky nmwwbhbi5 Nb tmki tejbynkhlmcery cbkhl ynbsb eh esibst((( |ne |mt nb |esakhl fes5

Ky |mt jesb ynmh orty mheynbs bvbhy, mhi nb der`i yb`` ynbsb |mt m `ey jesb ye ynkt bhbsl{ ynmh ky tbbjbi(\nmy m |m{ ye tymsy m hb| tdnee` `kfb-Nb ynerlny(

Ynbsb |mt ehb |ne, kf mh{ynkhl, |er`i nmvb ynb te`rykeh ye jety ef nkt }rbtykeht, mhi nbi lby ynetbmht|bst mt teeh mt wettkc`b( Nb |er`i twbma ye nkj |nbh nb ley nejb( \k``kmj @klnybs `eeabi mserhi mhi,ehdb trsb ynbsb |er`i cb he |kyhbttbt, yb`bwesybi cmda nejb( Nb mwwbmsbi kh ynb cmda{msi |nbsb nb |mt

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dbsymkh ynbsbi cb he |kyhbttbt, btwbdkm``{ my ynmy ykjb( \nmy nb nmihy b~wbdybi |mt ye fkhi @rd{ |mkykhl fes nkjkh ynb akydnbh mt nb tybwwbi kh(

Ikihy |b mlsbb ynmy {eri tyew((( iekhl ynmy-5 Tnb tmki mhlsk`{, m vbkh wewwkhl rw mhi ynsecckhl eh nbsfesbnbmi mt nbs fmdb yrshbi sbi(

Kj tess{, Nb tmki, Ky |mt mh bjbslbhd{-Bjbslbhd{5 Kj tess{5 Mhi |nbsb jklny ynkt cb ynmy {er nmi {ersbjbslbhd{5Kyt hey kjwesymhy, K`` b~w`mkh `mybs( Nb srtnbi rw ynb tymkst mhi ye nkt seej(

Mhi {eri cbyybs tym{ ynbsb rhyk` ikhhbs- Tnb tdsbmjbi(\k`` `edabi ynb iees mhi mwwsemdnbi ynb cbi( Nb ahb``bi, `eeabi rhibshbmyn ynb cbi mhi wr``bi ery m

tjm`` heybwmi( Ky |mt ynb ehb nb nmi fk``bi |kyn }rkda sbfbsbhdb khfesjmykeh orty cbfesb `bmvkhl nkt nertb kh dmtbnb dmjb m dsett trdn m tkyrmykeh( Ky wmki ye ynkha mnbmi( Nb f`kdabi ynserln ky, ys{khl ye fkhi mh{ynkhl nb der`ivb|skyybh ie|h(

Nmhhmn ismllbi mh rhdehtdkert B`ktm cmda ye ynb nkibery( Ky nmi cbbh y|e |bbat tkhdb \k`` nmi myymdabinbs mhi tnb nmi cbbh rhdehtdkert tkhdb( Nmhhmn |mthy dmwmc`b ef yb`bwesykhl |nk`b dmss{khl B`ktm, mhim`ynerln khybsjkyybhy tnesy*iktymhdb yb`bwesyt |er`ivb cbbh wettkc`b, tnb ikihy nmvb jrdn bhbsl{ fes trdn m`mslb iktymhdb mhi |mt jrdn Tnb nmi jmhmlbi ye ymab B`ktm ye m Nbm`bs cry ynbsb |mt `kyy`b nb der`i ie fes nbs(\k``kmj @klnybs nmi iehb tejbynkhl ye iktsrwy mh{ sblr`ms nbm`khl ybdnhk}rb ynb Nbm`bs der`ivb rtbi1 ky |er`iymab ehb ef m jrdn nklnbs `bvb` ye ie ky( Ynb{ yskbi ye `by nbs sbty rhibs tejb dehyse``bi dehikykeht, cry ky |mthy

|esakhl, mhi Nmhhmn dehykhrbi ynb oershb{ cmda ye ynb nkibery(Nbs rhfkyhbtt ikihy nb`w mt tnb |m`abi ynb |ne`b |m{ ynserln ynb Imsa Fesbty( @rdak`{ nbs tak`` |mt

bherln ye wseybdy ynb y|e ef ynbj my hklny kh ynkt nesski mhi m|fr``{ imhlbsert w`mdb( Kh ynb wsedbtt, B`ktm |mtdejkhl kh mhi ery ef dehdkerthbtt, jrsjrskhl ynkhlt ye nbstb`f cbfesb c`mdakhl ery mlmkh( Kh ynb hklny, Nmhhmncmsb`{ t`bwy(

Tnb t`e|`{ `e|bsbi B`ktm ehye nbs cbi(Tnb `eeabi cmda eh ynb fklny fes ynb rjwybbhyn ykjb((( Ynmy lr{ |mt tysehl, mhi ky |mt ynb fksty ykjb tnb

nmi tbbh ynmy ybdnhk}rb |kyn ynb imsa tyrff( Mfybs tnb dmty ynb fksbcm``, nb yb`bwesybi |kynery `bmvkhl m jms mhi `bfyynb y|e ynbsb, mhi bmdn ykjb tnb ynerlny mcery ky tnb fklrsbi ynmy, m`ynerln my fksty tnb ynerlny nbs tak`` nmitmvbi ynbj ceyn, nb der`ihy nmvb fmk`bi ye dehtkibs nbs wsbtbhdb, ynmy nb jrtyvb w`mhhbi ye `by nbs tmvb B`ktmmhi ynmy ky |er`i cb nkt jbynei ef btdmwb |kynery `eeakhl akhi(

Mfybs nb vmhktnbi, B`ktm |mt rhdehtdkert( Nmhhmn |mt hbvbs mh{ leei my fksty*mki ybdnhk}rbt, m d`mtttnb nmi takwwbi ehb yee jmh{ ykjbt, cry my `bmty ynb{ |bsb nejb( Tnb der`i my `bmty tdse`` ynserln B`ktmtiksbdyes{ mhi fkhi tejbehb |ne der`i nb`w nbs ery( Ef ynb tnesy ykjb ynmy Nmhhmn nmi |esabi |kyn nbs, tnb nmitbbh eh`{ fb| ef nbs m``kbt( Bvbh te, tnb ikihy bvbh sbjbjcbs ynbks hmjbt- B`ktm nmi hbvbs khyseirdbi ynbj(

Tnb sblmkhbi dehdkerthbtt mlmkh( \nbsb(((5 Tnb lmtwbi([er hbbi m Nbm`bs, MTMW- Nmhhmn tnerybi, [ersb d`etbs ye ibmyn he| jesb ynmh bvbs(K`` cb eam{, nb orty ley `rda{- Tnb derlnbi([ersb tyk`` |erhibi mhi wsecmc`{ khfbdybi, Nmhhmn tmki, ne`ikhl nbs nbmi kh wmhkd( Ky |mt d`bms ynmy tnb

nmi hbvbs cbbh kh trdn m tkyrmykeh( Kf eh`{ tnb nmi ymabh ynetb nbm`khl `btteht(Le ye j{ drwcemsi, B`ktm triibh`{ |nktwbsbi, Lby m tjm`` c`rb dmtb |kyn j{ khkykm`t bhlsmvbi kh le`i

eh ynb yew( Ewbh ky mhi cskhl ynb c`rb cml ye jb([ers drwcemsi(((5 Nmhhmn lmtwbi, tyrhhbi mfybs B`ktm nmi tyskdy`{ `mcb``bi ky mt sbtyskdybi(B`ktmt csbmynkhl t`e|bi, mhi Nmhhmn }rkda`{ imtnbi ery( He teehbs nmi tnb sbmdnbi kh ynmh m lklmhykd

nmhi lsmccbi nbs c{ ynb tner`ibs mhi yettbi nbs d`bms mdsett ynb seej( Cbfesb tnb der`i sbm`kzb |nmy nminmwwbhbi, tnb nky nbs nbmi nmsi eh ynb ewwetkyb |m`` mhi c`mdabi ery kjjbikmyb`{( B`ktm |mydnbi nb`w`btt`{ mty|e `mslb fklrsbt tybwwbi khye nbs seej( Tnb ikihy nmvb ye tbb ynbj d`bms`{ ye yb`` ynmy ynb{ |bsb Kjwbskm`Lrmsit(

Ynb Derhdk` nmt tbhy rt- Ynb{ tweab kh rhkteh, mt ynerln ynb{ nmi wsmdyktbi(

\nbsb kt Nmhhmn5Tnb kt ef he dehdbsh( [er |k`` dejb |kyn rt- Y{wkdm` mdykeht ef ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsit, tnb ynerlny(

Fmdb`btt cmtymsit hbvbs nmi bjeykeht( Tnb |er`ihy cb trswsktbi ye nbms Nmhhmn |mt ibmi, wsecmc`{ skwwbi yeckyt kf tnb |mthy `{khl tejb|nbsb |kyn m`jety m`` ynb cehbt kh nbs cei{ cseabh(

Cmtymsi Kjwbskm` Lrmsit-Ehb ef ynbj |bhy eh ynb eynbs tkib ef ynb cbi mhi ynb y|e `kfybi ky bffesy`btt`{ mhi tjmtnbi ynserln ynb

tjm`` iees|m{ |kyn nbs( Mt ynb{ dehykhrbi ye|msi ynb fsehy iees, B`ktm tweyybi Nmhhmn t`rjwbi kh ynb deshbs, crytyk`` csbmynkhl cry orty cmsb`{(

Ynmha leeihbtt-

Fsbi nmi cbbh iktdnmslbi fsej ynb netwkym` m fb| nerst mfybs|msit, ynerln |nbh ynb hrstb dmjb ynb{tmki ynb{ ikihy ahe| ef mh{ jm`b iedyes |m`akhl khye ynbks seej, fes ynbkst |mt m |ejmh( Ky |mt ef he dehdbsh,

mhi Fsbi |mt jesb ynmh nmww{ ye nbmi cmda nejb(Mt ynb{ dehykhrbi kh tk`bhdb ye|msi ynb Fksty Sbtkibhykm` Iktyskdy, Fsbi der`ihy nb`w |ehibskhl ne| nbbhibi rw fklnykhl Nmss{ Dsmkl(

B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y p = 7

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Imvki M`b~ \mhlmhor

Nmss{ nmi cblrh ym`akhl, {bt, cry ne| iki ynb{ bhi rw fklnykhl5 \nmy `bi rw ye ynmy fkhm` jejbhy |nbhynb{ |er`i fklny5

Ky |mt jety`{ m c`rs, cry mh{|m{ nb b~wbdybi ky( Mfybs cbkhl ery de`i ef y|e |bbat, ky jrtyvb cbbh nb`` fesnkt jeynbs( Nb der`ihy nb`w l`mhdkhl my nbs, heykdkhl ynb csklny b~wsbttkeh eh nbs fmdb ynmy nb nmi cmsb`{ tbbh khynb `mty ynsbb jehynt(

Tymsybi lbyykhl kh yserc`b he|, Fsbi5 Tnb tmki triibh`{(Fsbi lkll`bi, K iehy ahe| |nmy ye tm{(

\b`` my `bmty he| K ahe| {ersb khybsmdykhl |kyn eynbst, Tnb tmki |kyn m tjksa( Fsbi der`i yb`` ne| nktjeynbs |mt tysrll`khl ye miisbtt ynb kttrb, ne| tnb ikihy ahe| |nmy ye tm{ es ie kh ynkt tkyrmykeh( Nb fb`y wky{ fesnbs mhi eh`{ tjk`bi cmda(

K |mt sbm``{ tdmsbi, Tnb |nkjwbsbi triibh`{, K ynerlny Ki `etb {er mt |b``(Dejb eh, jrj- Fsbi tmki |kynery `eeakhl my nbs, tymskhl ery ynb |khie|(W`bmtb ymab dmsb ef {erstb`f((( Tnb yeea m ibbw csbmynb( K dmhy nmhi`b `etkhl {er(Iehy |ess{, jrj, Nb nb`i nbs nmhi eh ynb lbmsce~, K`` ymab dmsb ef j{tb`f( Nb `eeabi ery ye tbb ynb

trh tbyykhl, t`e|`{ iktmwwbmskhl cbnkhi ynb ysbbt kh ynb iktymhy neskzeh( Nb |mt ynkhakhl |nbynbs nb der`i deeaikhhbs ynmy hklny ye lkvb nkt jeynbs m dnmhdb ye sbty(

Ynbh tejbynkhl f`mtnbi cbfesb nkt b{bt-

== p B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y

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Ynsbb

B`ktm [erhl |mt dmsskbi m tnesy iktymhdb ery ef nbs nkib*ery cbfesb cbkhl w`mdbi orty erytkib ynb iees|m{(Tnb `eeabi rw my ynb le`ibh ta{, ynb d`bms tklh ef bhdsemdnkhl trhtby( Tnb fb`y nbs |erhi, ky |mt `etkhl c`eeimlmkh, nbs cbi tymkhbi sbi mhi cbdejkhl tykda{( Nbs |erhi jrtyvb ewbhbi rw |nbh ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsitfesdbfr``{ t`mjjbi ynb cbi eh ynb lserhi( Tnb |mt b~ysbjb`{ rhdejfesymc`b, mhi ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsit ikihytbbj ye dmsb(

Tnb |mt trswsktbi ye cb m`kvb1 c`bbikhl fes te `ehl, tnb tner`i nmvb ikbi m `ehl ykjb mle( Kh fmdy ky |mthywettkc`b( Ynkt |mt \k``kmj @klnybst |esa- Nb jrtyvb eh`{ khybhibi eh khdmwmdkymykhl nbs rhyk` tnb ferhitejbehb trkymc`b bherln ye csbma ky, mhi ynmy, tnb |mt dbsymkh, |er`ihy cb bmt{( He| ynmy ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsitnmi dejb fes nbs, tnb |mt kh m cmi wetkykeh( Ynbsb |mt he btdmwkhl ynbj ynkt ykjb(

Ky |mt m`jety m fr`` jkhryb cbfesb tnb heykdbi ynb Jmlb tymhikhl cbtkib ynb ysbb1 mheynbs rhibs`khl ef ynbDerhdk`, tnb ynerlny ckyybs`{(

Jmlbt |bsb m`|m{t takhh{ fes tejb sbmteh, tnb ynerlny mt tnb b~mjkhbi ynb tysmhlb jmh( Ynkt ehbbtwbdkm``{ mwwbmsbi ye cb dejwetbi ef cehb mhi yklny wm`b takh, nmsi`{ mh{ jrtd`b es fmy kh cby|bbh( Nb |mttnesy fes m Jmlb, ynerln( Nb |esb ynb ysmibjmsa yrs}rektb secbt |kyn yesh*eff t`bbvbt, m tymff nmhlkhl mdsett nktcmda mhi m neei evbs nkt nbmi( Nkt {b``e| b{bt |bsb l`e|khl rhibshbmyn, wsecmc`{ ynksi `bvb`, cry B`ktm ahb|

ynmy kf tnb tyk`` nmi nbs tysbhlyn tnb der`ivb cbmybh nkj( Tnb ahb| ynb |bmahbtt Jmlbt rw ye m dbsymkh `bvb`(Jety wbew`b `kab nbstb`f nmi ysmkhbi kh nmhi*ye*nmhi dejcmy, |bmwehs{ mhi jmlkd, |nk`b Jmlbt |er`i

fedrt eh`{ eh jmlkd, jmakhl ynbj |bma kh ynb eynbs y|e fkb`it( Cry ynmy ikihy jbmh ky |mt bmt{( Mh b~dbwykehm`Jmlb |er`i hbvbs m``e| {er ye dejb bvbh ybh jbysbt d`etb ye ynbj( Ynb{ ahb| m`` tesyt ef jmlkd, ceyn effbhtkvbmhi ibfbhtkvb( [er der`i yb`` |nmy {er |bsb ibm`khl |kyn c{ `eeakhl my ynb de`ers ynbks b{bt l`e|bi( Hb|ckbtikihy l`e| my m``, fe``e|bi c{ |nkyb mhi smhlkhl fsej {b``e| ye sbi( Ynb nklnbty tnb nmi tbbh |mt tejb|nbsbcby|bbh c`rb mhi sbi( Ynkt |mt ynbks jmoes tb`` ery, mhi mh{ynkhl m nklnbs `bvb` Jmlb jm{ nmvb yskbi ye jmabynbj mwwbms `kab m `e|bs ehb |er`ihy |esa, mhi mt mh b~wbhtb fes myybjwykhl ye ibdbkvb, ynb{ |er`i `etb tejbef ynbks jmlkdm` dmwmdky{, `kjkykhl ne| jrdn ynb{ der`i ie es ne| `ehl ynb{ der`i `mty, es feslby m`jety m`` ynbksybdnhk}rbt(

Ynkhakhl mcery ynkt jmib nbs sbjbjcbs ynb e`i im{t |nbh tnb |mt cry m |bma dnk`i, mjehl mwwsbhykdbtye `bmsh ynb nkiibh mhi rhk}rb msy ef ynb Tnm``e| C`eei( Ynerln tnb nmi hbvbs |mhybi ye kh ynb fksty w`mdb, nbsjmtybst nmi lkvbh trdn m iktw`m{ eh ynb fksty im{ ynmy tnb ve|bi tnbi cbdejb orty mt leei(

Kh ynb bhi, tnb |mt cbyybs-

B`ktm |mydnbi mt ynb Jmlb |mt trjjehkhl ynb Dbhymrs ef Ysmhtwesy, eh m trjjehkhl dksd`b nb jrtyvbism|h |nk`b ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsit sbyskbvbi nbs( Ynb{ |bsb ibfkhkyb`{ lekhl ye ynb Derhdk`( Tnb ahb| ynmytrjjehkhl ynb Dbhymrs ef Ysmhtwesy |er`i ymab m |nk`b, btwbdkm``{ fes m Jmlb(

Ahe|khl nbs lsrilb |kyn ynb Dbhymrs, kyi ymab bvbh `ehlbs, wsecmc`{ m`` hklny(Tnb ikihy twbma, eh`{ `{khl cmda mhi ynkhakhl ef |nmy tnb |er`i mhi |er`ihy yb`` ynb Derhdk`, mhi ne|

tnb |mt lekhl ye sbtkty ynb Ysryn dnmsj ynb{ |bsb wsecmc`{ lekhl ye wry eh nbs( Tnb ikihy `mty `ehl cbfesbc`mdakhl ery mlmkh(

\k`` nmi cbbh fesdbi ye le ye tdnee` ynb hb~y jeshkhl( Nb |mt cmda kh d`mtt mt rtrm`1 |mydnkhl evbs Fsbi|ne nmi m`te sbyrshbi, ye jmab trsb Ibmyn nmihy iehb mh{ynkhl ye nkj kh ynb wsedbtt(

(((Ibmyn(((\k`` sbjbjcbsbi ynb fksty ykjb nb tm| Ibmyn, cmda |nbh nb |mt m dnk`i, orty cbfesb nb nmi tymsybi nkt

ysmkhkhl mt m jmlkdm` nrjmh(\k`` |mt m Lrmsikmh( Cm`mhdbi kh ceyn jmlkd mhi wn{tkdm` tysbhlyn, Lrmsikmht |bsb ysmkhbi ye cb jesb efwe|bsfr` wbmdb*jmabst ynmh fklnybst, ynerln \k`` nmi lehb mlmkhty nkt ybmdnkhlt( Jm{cb |kynkh ynb dejwerhi ky|mt te, cry ery kh ynb sbm` |es`i ky |mt m |ne`b eynbs tyes{(

\k`` |mt eh`{ ybh |nbh ynb Sm``{*jbh triibh`{ crsty khye nkt nejb( Nb nki kh ynb `kvkhl seej |nk`b nktwmsbhyt ferlny |kyn m`` ynbks jklny, cry ky |mt m rtb`btt cmyy`b( Sm``{*jbh |bsb b~ysbjb`{ tysehl mhi vke`bhy( Ky|mt hbms kjwettkc`b ye ibfbmy orty ehb m`ehb, `by m`ehb ynb jmh{ ynmy khvmibi ynbks nejb, btwbdkm``{ fes m sbyksbi\msskes mhi m srty{ Twksky( Nkt jeynbs nmi bvbh rtbi Jbslb cry |mt tyk`` he jmydn fes ynb Sm``{*jbh- Ynb{ |bsbt`mrlnybsbi jbsdk`btt`{ kh fsehy ef \k``t b{bt(

My ynmy jejbhy, nb der`ihy ds{, nb der`ihy sbmdy( Ynb triibhhbtt mhi trddbtt ef ynb myymda nmi \k``tjkhi dehvkhdbi ynmy nb |mt isbmjkhl( Nb |mt kh fmdy tysbttbi ye tejb b~ybhy, cry nkt bjeykeht |bsb kh trdn mjbtt nb |mt tyrda fsezbh kh nkt wetkykeh( Bvbh |nbh ynb Twksky mwwsemdnbi nkj( Nb ikihy fklny cmda |nbh tnbwr``bi nkj fsej cbnkhi ynb dnmks( Nb ikihy tdsbmj |nbh nb tm| nkt wmsbhyt jeykeh`btt ceikbt mt nb |mt dmsskbiye|msit ynb iees( Nb ikihy sbtkty |nbh ynb Twksky dmty ynb t`bbw twb`` eh nkj(

\nbh ynb twb`` cseab, nb ferhi nkjtb`f `{khl eh ib|*tyskdabh lsmtt rhibshbmyn ynb tymst, `ehl cbfesb ynbtrh dmjb rw( Nb srccbi nkt b{bt fes m jejbhy, tym{khl eh ynb lserhi, mhi yskbi ye `eea cmda eh |nmy nmi

B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y p = 3

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nmwwbhbi( Nb sbjbjcbsbi nkt wmsbhyt cbkhl ak``bi, mhi m`` ynb bjeykeht nb nmi trwwsbttbi dmjb dsmtnkhlie|h eh nkj( Nb drs`bi rw khye ynb fbyy`b wetkykeh mhi kjjbikmyb`{ crsty khye ybmst(

Ynb{ |bsb lehb- Kh mh khtymhy, kh `btt ynmh ybh jkhrybt, nb nmi lehb fsej cbkhl m nmww{ teh ye m `etyeswnmh( Nb der`i he `ehlbs ibh{ ynb fmdy( Ynb tdbhb |mt d`bms kh nkt jkhi mt ynerln nb |bsb |mydnkhl ky mlmkh(Nb fb`y nb`w`btt, `ety((( nb ikihy ahe| |nmy nb |er`ivb iehb, |nbsb nb der`ivb lehb, `by m`ehb |nbsb nb |mt(

Ynbh nb sbjbjcbsbi ynb Twksky ynmy nmi dmsskbi nkj m|m{(((Nb nbmsi m fmkhy hektb dejkhl fsej tejb iksbdykeh, ynbh mheynbs, ynbh mheynbs((( Mfybs m jejbhy es te, nb

sbm`kzbi ynmy nb |mthy m`ehb( Mserhi nkj |bsb tbvbsm` jesb, tecckhl mhi ds{khl, wsecmc`{ nmvkhl lehb ynserlnynb tmjb ynkhl(

Nb heykdbi eynbst tyk`` `{khl eh ynb lserhi, ynb t`bbw twb`` wsecmc`{ tyk`` kh bffbdy( Eynbst |bsb ds{khl,eynbst |ne nmi mddbwybi ynbks tkyrmykeh |bsb ys{khl ye dm`j ynb ehbt tyk`` ds{khl( Nb tmy kh ynmy tmjb wetkykeh,|mkykhl fes tejbynkhl ye nmwwbh, mhi newkhl ye cb ye`i ynmy ynb |ne`b ynkhl |mt orty wsmha((( m sbm``{ y|ktybiwsmha(

Mfybs m fb| jejbhyt, nb sbm`kzbi ynmy ynkt |mt sbm`-Nb |mt kh ynb jkii`b ef m `mslb fkb`i, |kyn `ehl lsmtt( Nb ikihy ahe| b~mdy`{ |nbsb nb |mt, cry `eeakhl eh

nb der`i tbb ynmy nb |mt eh`{ mcery m nrhisbi jbysbt m|m{ fsej m fesbty( Kh ynb ewwetkyb iksbdykeh |bsbibtyse{bi nertbt, fesleyybh mhi fm``khl mwmsy( \nbsbvbs ynb{ |bsb, nb |er`ihy ahe| |nbsb ye le ye tmfby{( Kfmh{ynkhl, ynkt |er`i cb ynb tmfbty w`mdb ye cb((( my `bmty ynmyt |nmy nb ye`i nkjtb`f(

Mfybs mheynbs ybh jkhrybt es te, ynb Sm``{*jbh mwwbmsbi mlmkh evbs ynb nk``, dmss{khl dnk`isbh eh bkynbstner`ibs mddejwmhkbi c{ tk~ |ejbh((( Twkskyt- \k`` sbjbjcbsbi nkt wmsbhyt ybmdnkhl nkj mcery m`` ynbtb wbew`b,mhi kibhykf{khl ynbj |mthy m wsec`bj( Ynbtb ehbt, kh fmdy, |bsb mcery mt ecvkert ef cbkhl Twkskyt mt ynb{ |bsb

ef cbkhl fbjm`b(Sm``{*jbh |esb nbmv{ trkyt ef yrhkd*`kab d`eynkhl, de`ersbi sbi mhi {b``e| es c`rb ibwbhikhl eh ynb Sm``{*

jmht mck`ky{( Ynb{ |bsb jmttkvb mhi vbs{ tysehl( Ynb{ |bsb trjjehbi dsbmyrsbt, jety`{ iehb c{ nkln*`bvb`Twkskyt mhi Jmlbt, mdykhl `kab jbsdbhmskbt( Kh ynb bms`kbs im{t ef ynb Lsbmy \ms, mhi wsecmc`{ bvbh irskhl ynbmhdkbhy ykjbt, ynb{ |er`i cb rtbi ye sm``{yseewt c{ fesdb, tjmtnkhl khye nejbt mhi ymakhl wbew`b ye cb `mybsn{wheykzbi kf ynb{ |bsb yee sbtktymhy, ynerln ynb{ |bsb eddmtkehm``{ tbhy ery ye fklny my ynb fsehy*`khbt( Ynbtbim{t, ynb{ |bsb orty nbhdnjbh( Sm``{*jbh |bsb tdms{ wbew`b, cry hey vbs{ khyb``klbhy ynerln ynbks tnbms tysbhlyndejwbhtmybi fes ky( Kyt hbvbs m leei ynkhl |nbh mh{ ef ynbj mwwsemdn {er es tne| rw my {ers ieestybw( Ynmyt|nmy, kh fmdy, ynb{ |bsb iekhl((( ynb{ |bsb sm``{khlynb dnk`isbh, |nkdn |esskbi \k`` bvbh jesb(

Twkskyt |bsbhy twkskyt ef ibmi wbew`b mt ynbks hmjb trllbtybi1 ynb{ |bsb orty wbew`b |kyn vmskert heh*fklnykhl mck`kykbt, trdn mt ynb mck`ky{ ye ym`a ye lnetyt, trjjeh Sm``{*jbh mhi vmskert eynbs dsbmyrsbt, mhibtwbdkm``{ ynb mck`ky{ ye wettbtt es jmhkwr`myb sbtersdbt mhi dbsymkh jmlkdm` dsbmyrsbt( Ynb{ |bsb jesb `kabmkibt ynmh fklnybst( Ynb{ twbhy jety ef ynbks ykjb sbtbmsdnkhl eh dsbmyrsbt mhi mhdkbhy `esb, `bmshkhl |nk`b ynbeynbs eddrwmykeht ferlny( Ky |mt wbsnmwt ynb jety ahe|`bilb*eskbhybi eddrwmykeh( Nbm`bst |er`i tymsy eff mtTwkskyt cbfesb twbdkm`ktkhl(

Twkskyt m`|m{t isbttbi kh secbt, `kab ynb Sejmht rtbi ye cmda kh ynb im{t ef Or`krt Dmbtms( Ynb{ |bsbm`jety m`|m{t |ejbh mhi fes tejb sbmteh |er`i m`|m{t rtb ynbks ahe|`bilb ye rtb m ybdnhk}rb ynmy |er`ijmab ynbj mwwbms jrdn {erhlbs ynmh ynb{ mdyrm``{ |bsb( Ynbtb Twkskyt |esb ikffbsbhy de`ersbi secbt, fsej sbiye c`rb, mt ynerln dejwetkhl m smkhce|(((

Ynb Twkskyt tbhy m|m{ ynb Sm``{*jbh- Tejbynkhl |mt mcery ye nmwwbh(((Ce{t mhi lks`t, Ehb ef ynbj triibh`{ tnerybi dnbbsfr``{, tymsy`khl ynb m`sbmi{ fsklnybhbi dnk`isbh, [er

jm{ cb de`i, tnedabi mhi mfsmki, cry K jrty khfesj {er ynmy {er |k`` cbdejb ynb cbty ef ynb cbty, mhi `bmi ynbhb| |es`i khye ynb fryrsb- Ynb eynbs Twkskyt d`mwwbi oe{fr``{, lkll`khl mhi tjk`khl my ehb mheynbs(

\k`` ikihy ahe| |nmy ye ie, m tbskbt ef tnkvbst srhhkhl ie|h nkt de`i twkhb([er nmvb m`` cbbh mttbjc`bi nbsb kh fsehy ef ynb Imsa Fesbty, Tnb |mvbi nbs nmhit mt kf wsbtbhykhl m

lrbty twbmabs, Mhi {er jrty le ibbw khtkib mhi fkhi ynb Jmtt T{hikdmyb( Kf hey, iehy ceynbs dejkhl ery-Ynb dnk`isbh tdsbmjbi mhi cblmh ds{khl `eri`{, |nk`b ynb csmvbs ehbt wseybtybi( \k`` |mt kh m tymyb ef

dehfrtkeh( Ynb{ ak``bi ynbks wmsbhyt mhi fesdbi ynbj ery ef ynbks nejbt orty ye tbhi ynbj khye ynb fesckiibh fesbtyye le ye

Nb lmtwbi-Ynb Jmtt T{hikdmyb- Ynb w`mdb nkt wmsbhyt nmi fesckiibh nkj ye twbma mcery, ynb w`mdb |nbsb ynb{ |er`i

nbms tyeskbt ef yesyrsb, dnk`isbh i{khl mhi jehtybst cbkhl dsbmybi(\nmy ie ynbtb Twkskyt |mhy5\k`` ynerlny mt nb |mydnbi ynbj lkll`khl mjehlty ynbjtb`vbt, nk*fkvb*khl

ehb mheynbs mt kf ky |mt ynb lsbmybty kibm ynb{ bvbs nmi(Tejbynkhl dmrlny nkt b{b, m cryybsf`{ f`ryybsbi evbs ynb `bmi Twkskyt nbmi( Der`i ky cb ynmy((( nb l`mhdbi my

ynb eynbs, |ne nmi m `kzmsi eh nbs msj, kyt ymk` |smwwbi mserhi nbs fesbmsj( Ynb eynbs m thmab mserhi nbs hbda,ynb eynbs((( ynb{ m`` nmi wbyt-

We|bsfr` Twkskyt |er`i nmvb te jrdn jmlkd kh ynbj ynmy ynb{i nmvb ye abbw ky kh dehtymhy rtb, eynbs|ktbynb{ |er`i cb dehtrjbi, mt \k``t jeynbs nmi b~w`mkhbi ehb im{( Ynb{ |er`i ymab m `mslb mjerhy ef ynbks jmlkdmhi rtb ky ye dsbmyb tejbynkhl, mh{ynkhl( Jety dnetb mh mhkjm` cbdmrtb ky |er`i abbw m dehtymhy ckyb eh ynbksjmlkd fes kyt eslmht mhi |esakhlt, rh`kab m skhl |netb eh`{ dehtrjwykeh |er`i cb ye abbw ky serhi, fes b~mjw`b(Ynkt |mt |nmy m wby |mt- Ehdb m wby |mt dsbmybi, ynb{i `bmsh Jbslb, |nkdn kt tb`f b~w`mhmyes{(

Ynb sr`b |mt tkjw`b? ynb jesb dejw`b~ ynb mhkjm` |mt, ynb jesb jmlkd ynmy Twksky nmi( Fmdkhl m Twksky

|ne nmi m smy fes m wby ynmy hbvbs iki mh{ynkhl cry b~kty |mt lekhl ye cb yserc`b, mhi nb der`i tbb ynmy ynbtbTwkskyt nmi ynbkst jevkhl mserhi, khybsmdykhl |kyn ynbks bhvksehjbhy( Ynb{ |bsb tklhkfkdmhy`{ tysehlbs ynmh nbynerlny(

=4 p B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y

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M ce{ kh ynb iktymhdb ye|msi ynb fsehy smktbi nkt nmhit([bt5 Ynb bmi Twksky tweab, fse|hkhl(\nbsb msb j{ wmsbhyt5 Ynb ce{ mtabi, nkt vekdb tnmakhl( Nb tbbjbi jrdn e`ibs ynmh \k``, jm{cb

fkfybbh(Ynb{ msb ibmi- Ynb Twksky tnerybi nmsjehkdm``{ |kyn m wseri yehb([er ak``bi ynbj5 Mheynbs jrdn e`ibs ce{ tdsbmjbi, tbvbhybbh wsecmc`{([bt- Ynb Twksky triibh`{ tnerybi( Nbs b{bt yrshbi sbi mhi ynb y|e ce{t triibh`{ d`mjwbi ynbks nmhit

ye ynbks ynsemyt( Ynb Twksky ynbh f`kdabi nbs fkhlbst mhi ynbks nbmit t|rhl mserhi, ynbks hbdat thmwwkhl mhi ynbksimsa b{bt mhi mlmwb jeryn tymskhl my ynb wbew`b cbnkhi ynbj(

Bvbs{ehb tdsbmjbi kh tneda mhi fbms, ynb wbew`b mserhi ynb t`rjwbi ceikbt imtnkhl ery ef ynb |m{,jety tyrjc`khl evbs ehb mheynbs, eynbst vejkykhl(

\k`` d`mjwbi nkt nmhi evbs nkt jeryn, ynb eynbs eh nkt ynsemy mt ynerln ky |bsb nmwwbhkhl ye nkj( YnbtbTwkskyt msb dsmz{-

Eam{ dnk`isbh, }rky tecckhl mhi nbmi khtkib( Ynb Jmtt T{hikdmyb m|mkyt {er(

Ynb cb`` skhlkhl tymsy`bi \k``, thmwwkhl nkj ery ef nkt f`mtncmda( Nb ikihy sbm`kzb ynmy nb nmi iskfybi te fmseff( Nb ley rw mhi nbmibi ery khye ynb fkb`i, |nbsb nb tmy rhibshbmyn m hkdb ysbb |kyn ynb tefybty lsmtt( Nb `m{ie|h eh nkt cmda mhi tymsbi rw my ynb tdmyybsbi d`erit(

Ynb Twkskyt yb`bwesybi mhi mwwbmsbi cbnkhi m`` ynb dnk`isbh( Ynb{ |mvbi ynbks nmhit mhi ynb Sm``{*jbhmwwbmsbi mlmkh, d`rydnkhl m`` tesyt ef jmttkvb |bmweht(

[eri cbyybs tymsy nbmikhl kh- Ehb ef ynb Twkskyt tdsbmjbi(Ynb dnk`isbh iki hey |mky, lbyykhl ye ynbks fbby mhi srhhkhl ye|msit ynb fesckiibh fesbty( \k`` |mt nbtkymhy(

M`` ynb tyeskbt nb nmi nbmsi mcery ynb Imsa Fesbty |bsbhy nb`wkhl, mhi ynb fmdy ynmy nb |mt lekhl ye ynb JmttT{hikdmyb nmi tysrda bvbh jesb fbms kh nkj, cry nb ikihy nmvb m dnekdb mh{|m{- Nkt wmsbhyt |bsb ibmi mhi nbikihy ahe| ef mh{ sb`mykvbt nb der`i le tym{ |kyn(

Nb yrshbi cmda mhi tm| ynb Sm``{*jbh t|khlkhl ynbks |bmweht mhi ak``khl ehb ef ynb dnk`isbh( Nb ikihynmvb m dnekdb, ky |mt ynkt es ibmyn- Nkt misbhm`khb |mt wrjwkhl mhi nb |mt eh nkt fbby mhi srhhkhl mt fmty mtnkt `blt der`i ymab nkj( Nb ikihy bvbh l`mhdb my ynb ceikbt ef ynb y|e ibmi ce{t mt nb smh wmty ynb ehbt |netyrjc`bi mhi ynb ehbt tyk`` kh tneda( Ynb ehbt vejkykhl mhi ynb ehbt tyk`` ds{khl( Nb ahb| ynmy ynb{ |bsb ieejbi|nbh ynb Sm``{*jbh ley ye ynbj, cry nb ikihy |mhy ye tyew mhi nb`w( Nb der`ihy- Kf ynb{ abwy nkj ynbsb fes `ehlbsynmh m tbdehi ynb Sm``{*jbh der`i dmydn rw ye nkj mt |b``( Mt iksb mt ynb tkyrmykeh |mt, nb nmi he khybhykeh efi{khl nbsb( Nkt misbhm`khb |mt m`sbmi{ jevkhl nkt `blt, nb |mt he `ehlbs kh dehyse` ef nkt cei{(

Nb tymsybi ds{khl mt |b``, nkt ybmst c`rsskhl nkt vktkeh, cry nb |mt trsb ef ne| nb |mt lekhl, srhhkhlye|msit ynb `mslb tnmie| mhi tk`nerbyyb ef ynb ysbbt( Abbw lekhl-Nb ye`i nkjtb`f( Abbw srhhkhl( Nb |ehibsbi kfky |mt lekhl ye dehykhrb `kab ynkt rhyk` nb ley ye ynb Jmtt T{hikdmyb( Nb |ehibsbi kf nkt `blt der`i nmhi`b ky, hey kfnb der`i bhirsb ky( Nkt jkhi |mt m`` evbs ynb w`mdb |nbh nb fkhm``{ sbmdnbi ynb fksty ysbb(

Mt nb srtnbi wmty nb der`i nbms ynb dnk``khl tdsbmjt ef ynb dnk`isbh ynmy ynb Sm``{*jbh nmi dmrlny rw|kyn( Abbw lekhl-Nb ye`i nkjtb`f( Ynb fbb`khl kh nkt `blt |mt lekhl, nb der`i fbb` ynmy nkt nbmsy der`ihy ymab ynkttysbtt, cry nkt cei{ mhi jkhi ahb| |nmy ynb{ |bsb iekhl( Ynb{ |bsb jesb |esskbi mcery nkt `kfb ynmh nktbjeykehm` tysbtt( Abbw lekhl, {er dmh dsrjc`b mhi ds{ `mybs-

Ynb ikj jeeh`klny |mt m`jety ectdrsbi dejw`byb`{, m `klny jkty nrhl my ynbks fbby mhi ynb wskda`khl de`ilrtyt jmib nkt takh dsm|`( Nb nmi fm``bh m`jety tk~ ykjbt he|, cry nb ikihy `by ky t`e| nkj ie|h( Nb ley ye nktfbby mhi dehykhrbi srhhkhl( Nb |mt te crt{ srhhkhl ynmy nb nmihy heykdbi ynb Sm``{*jbh tyewwkhl my ynb bilb efynb fesbty( Nb orty abwy lekhl(

Ynsbb lserwt nmi m`sbmi{ wmty nkj, lekhl ibbwbs khye ynb fesbty mhi vmhktnkhl kh ynb fms imsahbtt( Nbder`i fbb` nkt |k`` ye `kvb t`kwwkhl m|m{( Nb der`i fbb` nkt `kfb cbdejkhl jbmhkhl`btt( Ynb misbhm`khb |mt |bmskhlie|h he| ynmy ynb tdsbmjt |bsb he `ehlbs wsbtbhy( Nb fb`` ie|h mlmkh, cry ynkt ykjb nb ikihy lby rw( Nb dskbimhi dskbi mt jesb dnk`isbh smh wmty nkj, tejb m`sbmi{ dry mhi khorsbi(

M c`eei*drsi`khl tdsbmj triibh`{ bdnebi ynserln ynb fesbty( Nb fb`y nkt nbmsy tkha mhi nkt dnbty yklnybh

mt bvbs{ehb mserhi nkj fsezb( Nb t`e|`{ `eeabi rw mhi tm| y|e ef ynb ynsbb lserwt ynmy nmi wmttbi nkj srhhkhlcmda kh nkt iksbdykeh |kyn wrsb fbms kh ynbks b{bt( Hey mlmkh-

Srh- Jehtybst- Ynb{ |bsb tdsbmjkhl mt jety ef ynbj yskwwbi mhi fb`` evbs( Vktkck`ky{ |mt nesskc`b, ynbjeeh devbsbi c{ ynb csmhdnbt ef ynb `mslb ysbbt mhi ynb trh hey irb fes mheynbs y|e nerst( \k`` }rkda`{ ley yenkt fbby, rhm|msb ef |nmy ky der`i cb, cry ahe|khl fr``{ |b`` ynmy ky |mthy fskbhi`{( Jmh{ dnk`isbh f`b| wmty nkj,tejb crjwkhl khye nkj( Ehdb b~dbwykehm``{ `mslb ce{ ahedabi nkj eff nkt fbby(

Ky |mt ynmy jejbhy ynmy nb tweyybi ynb ynsbb lklmhykd cbmtyt triibh`{ mwwbmskhl kh ynb iktymhdb, d`rydnkhl`mslb m~bt kh ynbks nmks{ nmhit( Ynb{ nmi |e`vbt nbmit mhi `mslb frss{ ceikbt, `kab mh mhynsewejeswnkd |e`f, cryjrdn ckllbs(

\e`vbh-Ynbks dnk``khl ne|` bdnebi ynserln ynb ysbbt, fsbbzkhl jety ef ynb dnk`isbh kh ynb ysmdat mhi }rkdabhkhl ynb

eynbs srhhkhl ehbt( Ehb ef ynb \e`vbh tybwwbi eh m fm``bh dnk`it fbby mhi t`mtnbi eff nkt nbmi, c`eei twsm{khlye|msi ynbj( Mheynbs t|rhl kyt m~b mhi t`kdbi ynsbb dnk`isbh kh nm`f(

\k`` der`ihy lmynbs ynb tysbhlyn ye jevb nkt fbby mt ynb \e`vbh isb| d`etbs( Nb tdsbmjbi ye nkjtb`f ye

jevb, ahe|khl nkt ibmyn |mt eh`{ tbdehit m|m{ kf nb ikihy, cry ynb{ |er`ihy jevb( Ynb fbms |mt yee jrdn( Nb`eeabi rw my ynbj mhi nkt b{bt |bsb tyrda fk~bi ye ynbj( Nb der`ihy `eea m|m{, nb der`ihy jrtybs ynb tysbhlyn

B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y p = 9

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ye lby ye nkt fbby mhi srh, ye bvbh ys{ mhi nkib cbnkhi ynb hbmsbty ysbb( Nb der`i tbb nkt ibmyn dejkhl, mhi ybmstc`rssbi nkt vktkeh mlmkh( \kyn ynkt, nb fkhm``{ sbm`kzbi((( nb nmi ye `kvb(

Nb `eeabi cbnkhi nkj( Srhhkhl cmda |mt hey mh ewykeh- Ynb Sm``{*jbh mhi ynb tk~ Twkskyt |bsb |mkykhlynbsb( Ynb{i ak`` nkj eh tklny |kynery nbtkymykeh( Nbi nmvb ye le tkib|m{t, mhi nbi nmvb ye ie ky fmty- Nb ley yenkt fbby mhi smh `mybsm``{, ys{khl nmsi hey ye `eea my ynb \e`vbh, ys{khl nmsi hey ye `eea ye|msi ynb dnk`isbh(

Nb nmi jevbi }rkyb m tklhkfkdmhy iktymhdb |nbh nb yskwwbi mhi fb`` kh jri( Nb nky nkt nbmi eh m seda( Ynbynsecckhl nbmimdnb tbbjbi `kab m tklhm` ynmy nkt cei{ |mt tnryykhl ie|h( Nb der`ihy fbb` nkt yebt, nb der`i

cmsb`{ jevb nkt msjt( Nb yskbi ye wr`` nkjtb`f rw, cry nkt msjt lmvb kh mhi nb fb`` khye ynb jri mlmkh(Jevb- Jevb-Nb tdsbmjbi ye nkjtb`f, ys{khl tyk`` ye lby rw( \nbh nkt msjt fkhm``{ ley ynb tysbhlyn ye ne`i

nkj rw, nb yskbi ye jevb nkt `blt mlmkh, cry cbfesb nb der`i lby nkt fbby ie|h, nkt cei{ fsezb mlmkh(M \e`vbh triibh`{ mwwbmsbi mserhi m ysbb m fb| jbysbt fsej \k``, cry ky nmihy tweyybi nkj {by- Ky |mt

fmdkhl nkt `bfy, ye|msi ynb dnk`isbh( Ky `eeabi rw mhi ie|h, thkffkhl ynb mks( \k`` sbjmkhbi tyk``( Ky der`ihy ibybdynkj, ynb jri nmi jmtabi nkt tdbhy( Ky der`ihy tbb nkj, ky |mt yee imsa fes ky ye tbb nkj fsej ynmy iktymhdb( Kyder`i tyk`` nbms nkj, ynb tdsbmjt he| smynbs iktymhy( M`` nbi nmvb ye ie kt tym{ mcte`ryb`{ tyk``((( cry nb nmihyahe|h m`` ynkt, nb |mt eh`{ |esakhl eh khtykhdy |nkdn nmi tejbne| abwy nkj m`kvb ynrt fms(

Nb tym{bi mt tyk`` mt nb der`i, tbbkhl ynb c`eei*ynksty kh ynb \e`vbht imsa b{bt mt ky nrhlsk`{ `kdabi kyt`kwt( Nkt nbmsy |mt ynrjwkhl mhi t|bmy crk`y rw( Nkt msjt |bsb lbyykhl |bmabs mhi nb der`i fbb` ynbj t`kwwkhl ehynb jri( Orty m fb| jesb tbdehit( Nb ye`i nkjtb`f, ys{khl nmsi ye abbw nkt tysbhlyn mhi nkt lskw(

Fkhm``{, ky t`e|`{ mivmhdbi( \k`` tklnbi kh sb`kbf mt nb t`e|`{ `e|bsbi nkjtb`f cmda ye ynb lserhi, abbwkhlnkt b{b eh ynb \e`vbht ymk` mt ky t`e|`{ iktmwwbmsbi cbnkhi ynb hb~y ysbb *

Ky tyewwbi-

Nkt nbmsy tmha- Der`i ky nmvb ibybdybi nkj5 Nb yeea m ibbw csbmynb mhi nb`i ky, tnkvbskhl rhdehyse``mc`{(Nb fb`y nkt `blt mhi msjt le hrjc, ynb c`eei{ tdsbmjt mhi dskbt mserhi nkj fmikhl m|m{, eh`{ ynb terhi ef nktynrjwkhl dnbty mrikc`b( Ky terhibi `kab m `eri ynrjwkhl isrj mhi nb |mt mfsmki ynmy ky |mt |nmy nmi te`i nkjery( Nb ahb| nb der`i eh`{ ne`i nkt csbmynb fes m fb| tbdehit, mhi c{ he| nb ahb| ynmy nkt b~nm`b |er`i tb``nkj ery(((

Fkfybbh tbdehit ef mks `bfy(((Ky thkffbi ynb mks ynsbb ykjbt, kyt b{bt d`etkhl jejbhymsk`{( \k`` wsm{bi ynmy ky nmihy ibybdybi nkj(Hkhb tbdehit `bfy(((Kyt bmst imsybi fsej tkib ye tkib, b{bt tyk`` tnry( \k`` hmsse|bi nkt b{bt mhi yskbi ye ymab kh ynb mks fsej nkt

jeryn(((Fkvb(((Ky yrshbi ye fmdb ynb eynbs |m{ mlmkh, mt ynerln ky |bsb jevkhl m|m{, kyt jevbjbhy t`e| mt kf fmakhl ky(Y|e(((Ky thkffbi ynb mks ehb fkhm` ykjb mhi tymsybi ye jevb m|m{ *\k`` b~nm`bi- Kyt b{bt triibh`{ ewbhbi, mhi ky yrshbi kyt nbmi mhi `eeabi iksbdy`{ my nkj-\k`` tdsbmjbi mt nb yskbi ye jevb nkt cei{, cry ky |er`ihy- Nb |mydnbi nb`w`btt`{ mt ynb \e`vbh tybwwbi

evbs ynb seeyt, wsbwmskhl ye t|khl kyt m~b, kyt nbmv{ csbmynkhl mhi thms`khl jmakhl \k``t vktkeh ef ibmyn jesbsbm`( Nb d`etbi nkt b{bt mhi wsm{bi fes ynb tbdehi ykjb( Nb tdsbmjbi mlmkh, wsm{khl ynmy tejb|nbsb,tejbne|, tejbehb |mt lekhl ye tmvb nkj( Nb hbvbs ynerlny ky `kab`{, cry kh trdn m jejbhy {er nmi `kyy`bdnekdbt mhi {eri le |kyn ynb jety `kab`{ ye tmvb {er(

\nbh nb ewbhbi nkt b{bt mlmkh, ynb jehtybs |mt eh`{ m jbysb m|m{ |kyn kyt m~b evbs kyt nbmi, sbmi{ yedejb ie|h eh \k``( Ynkt kt ynb bhi(((

M triibh f`mtn c`khibi ynb y|e ef ynbj( \k`` tm| ynb fmkhy m~b dejkhl ie|h eh nkj( Nb yskbi ye jevb, crynb |mthy }rkda bherln( Ynb c`rhy bilb tysrda nkt nbmi- Nkt bmst |bsb skhlkhl, nkt nbmi nrsykhl he| jesb ynmhbvbs( Nb der`i fbb` ynb c`eei t`kikhl ie|h ynb tkib ef nkt fmdb, ynb wmkh te jrdn ynmy nkt vktkeh |mt c`rsskhl(

Mheynbs f`mtn dmjb mhi ynb jehtybs fb`` ye ynb lserhi, c`eei twsm{khl fsej kyt dnbty( \k`` yskbi ye `eea rwcry ynb wmkh kh nkt nbmi |er`ihy `by nkj( Ynb c`mib nmi tjmtnbi nkt tar`` mhi c`eei he| f`e|khl khye nkt b{bt(

Kt ynkt |nbsb K ikb5 Nb |nktwbsbi ye nkjtb`f( Fes m jejbhy, nb der`ivb t|esh nb tm| nkt wmsbhyttymhikhl m fb| tybwt m|m{, cbdaehkhl nb oekh ynbj(

Triibh`{, m jmh mwwbmsbi fsej ynb crtnbt, |bmskhl m imsa neei mhi nevbskhl khdnbt eff ynb lserhi( Nbnb`i m tnmsw td{ynb kh ehb nmhi, mhi nb`i ery ynb eynbs ceh{ nmhi ye \k``( Ky |mthy nkt wmsbhyt((( ky |mt(((

[ersb ykjb nmt dejb( Ibmyn tmki mt nb yeea \k``t nmhi mhi cblmh wr``khl ery nkt ter`(\kyn nkt fkhm` jejbhyt, \k`` newbi ye tbb |ne nmi ak``bi ynb \e`vbh, mhi eh`{ tm| Ibmynt sbw`kdmt

wkdakhl rw jesb tdsbmjkhl ter`t mserhi nkj, khd`rikhl ynb \e`vbht(Hey nkj- M vekdb triibh`{ dmjb( M csklny msse| triibh`{ dry ynserln Ibmynt mciejbh mhi b~w`eibi(

Ibmyn vmhktnbi |kyn m imsa tnkjjbs mhi m dmda`khl hektb(Msb {er eam{, aki5 Nkt tmvkers tmki

B~drtb jb- M tnma{ vekdb tymsy`bi \k``( Nb `eeabi rw ye tbb Fsbi Ysrjmh, tymhikhl c{ nkt tkib ne`ikhl mtjm`` cml |kyn m tn{ `eea eh nkt fmdb( \nmy msb {er iekhl nbsb5

\k`` |mt mcery ye fsbma ery cry orty sbjbjcbsbi ynb Jbjes{ twb`` nb nmi dmty eh Fsbi, mhi ynmy jbmhyFsbi |er`ihy sbjbjcbs nkj(

Ynmha leeihbtt- Nb tmki ery `eri |kynery ahe|khl(

\nmy5 Fsbi mtabi khhedbhy`{(Kj tess{, dmh K nb`w {er5 \k`` tmki, tyk`` `{khl eh nkt cmda(Kj tess{ cry ynkt kt |nbsb K rtrm``{ nmvb j{ csbma( Nb |mt hbsvert(

=2 p B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y

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M ynertmhi mwe`elkbt, \k`` jrtbi, K ikihy sbm`kzb( Kj tyk`` hb| nbsb, {er ahe|(K tbb((( Nb mht|bsbi rhdejfesymc`{(Eam{, K lrbtt K`` orty jevb( Iehy |mhy ye jbtt rw {ers cm`mhdb( Nb tjk`bi mt nb ley ye nkt fbby( Msbhy

{er ynb ehb |ne ferlny Nmss{ Dsmkl m fb| |bbat mle5 \k`` der`ihy nb`w ky, nb |mt bhoe{khl ynb jejbhy( Ky|mthy yee efybh ynmy nbi lby ye rtb Jbjes{(

[bt, ky tbbjt {ersb ynb ynksi wbsteh |ne tbbjt ye sbjbjcbs, Fsbi tmki mt nb tmy ie|h mhi w`mdbi ynbcml c{ nkt tkib(

\nmy ie {er jbmh5K ye`i Jktt Trhh{, cry tnb tmki Nmss{ nmi `bfy fes nejb my `rhdn ynmy im{, mhi he ehb b`tb tm| ynb fklny(

Eh`{ Js \m`ybst mhi tejb eynbs lks` sbjbjcbs((((sbm``{5 \k`` triibh`{ sbjbjcbsbi ynmy m`ynerln nb nmi khd`ribi ynkt kh ynb nbmijmtybst mhi ynb lks`t

jbjeskbt, ky ikihy jbmh ynb sbty ef ynb tdnee` |er`i cb mffbdybi, mheynbs sbmteh |n{ nb hbvbs rtbi Jbjes{(Nb |mthy leei my ynkhakhl rw leei tdbhmsket ynmy |er`i |esa fes m`` wmsykbt(

Kyt mdyrm``{ cbdejkhl jesb ef m c`rs kh j{ nbmi mt im{t le c{, Fsbi miibi, Kh fmdy, K ynkha K sbjbjcbstbbkhl {er my tejb wekhy(

\k`` lmtwbi, cry yskbi mt nmsi mt nb der`i ye nkib nkt tneda( Nmi nb cbdejb te cmi my Jbjes{ twb``t ynmyky |mt cblkhhkhl ye fmib m|m{5

W`bmtb b~drtb jb-

B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y p = 6

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Fers

Ky |mt `rhdnykjb |nbh ynb Dbhymrs ef Ysmhtwesy fkhm``{ mwwbmsbi( Ynb Dbhymrs nmi mwwbmsbi ynsbb ykjbt,cry vmhktnbi ehdb nb tm| B`ktm [erhl( Nb dmty m derhybs*trjjeh ynb tbdehi ykjb cry ynb Jmlb cseab ynserlnky( Ynb Jmlb lmvb rw my tejb wekhy m fb| nerst mfybs trhtby mhi he| nb |mt cmda ye ys{ mlmkh( My `bmty ynb{cserlny m Nbm`bs ye ybhi ye nbs |erhit, cry eh`{ bherln ye abbw nbs m`kvb(

\b nmvb cbbh tbhy c{ ynb esibs ef ynb Nkln Derhdk`, Ynb Jmlb tnerybi, Ie {er |mhy ye cb ibfkmhy5 K|k`` hey nbtkymyb ye khfesj ynb Derhdk`(

[bt, Ynb Dbhymrst ibbw vekdb ceejbi, Ynbh tymyb |n{ {er nmvb trjjehbi jb(\b msb ye cb ymabh ye ynb Nkln Derhdk`t Dersyseej kjjbikmyb`{( \b msb m`sbmi{ `myb mt ky kt([bt(Ynb Dbhymrs smktbi nkt `mslb nmjjbs mhi t`mjjbi ky khye ynkh mks, mt ynerln ynbsb nmi cbbh mh khvktkc`b

|m``( M wesym` triibh`{ mwwbmsbi my ynmy wekhy mhi trdabi B`ktm, ynb y|e Kjwbskm` Lrmsit, ynb Nbm`bs mhi ynbJmlb khtkib(

Mt teeh mt ynb{ m`` |bhy ynserln, ynb Dbhymrs tysrda ynb wesym` |kyn ynb ewwetkyb tkib ef nkt nmjjbs mhiky vmhktnbi( Nb iktmwwbmsbi |kyn m `eri ynrhibs{ terhi(

Ynb fers mwwbmsbi kh ynb jkii`b ef ynb Dersyseej( B`ktm |mt m`sbmi{ tbmybi kh ynb ce~ |kyn m csklny

twey`klny eh nbs( Ynb y|e Kjwbskm` Lrmsit |bsb eh bkynbs tkib ef nbs, mhi ynb Jmlb tymhikhl rhibshbmyn ynb `mslbw`myfesj |nbsb ynb tk~ Nkln Derhdk` jbjcbst tmy, eh`{ ynbks tk`nerbyybt vktkc`b kh ynbks ikj `klny? Ynb Lsbmy\msskes, ynb Msdn Jmlb, ynb Dejjmhikhl Lrmsikmh, ynb Nkln Twksky, ynb Dnkbf Trjjehbs, mhi ynb Mjcmttmies(

Mjehl ynkt `khb*rw ef thect, B`ktm ahb| ynmy ynb Mjcmttmies |mt ynb eh`{ wbsteh |ne |er`i tkib |kynnbs( Tnb |mt m`|m{t t{jwmynbykd he jmyybs ynb dmtb, mhi tejbne| nmi khf`rbhdb eh ynb eynbs jbjcbst ef ynbDerhdk`( Jm{cb ky |mt cbdmrtb tnb sbwsbtbhybi ynb hesjm` nrjmht mhi |mt te fmtdkhmybi c{ jmlkdm` dsbmyrsbt,cry tnb |mt m`te akhi kh hmyrsb nbstb`f( Ky ikihy jmyybs, ynmyt |ne tnb |mt mhi B`ktm |mt lekhl ye rtb ynkt(

B`ktm [erhl, Lrmsikmh ef Tnm``e| C`eei( Ynb cmk`kff cb``e|bi, mt ynerln nb ikihy ahe| nbs my m``( Tnb|mthy effbhibi ynerln, nb |mt orty iekhl nkt oec(

[bt, B`ktm mht|bsbi tefy`{, ynb wmkh kh nbs |erhi dmrtkhl nbs ye nktt t`klny`{( Kh ynb tw`ky*tbdehife``e|khl, tnb nbmsi ynb t{jwmynbykd |nkjwbs fsej ynb Mjcmttmies mt b~wbdybi-

B`ktm, Ynb Msdn Jmlbt vekdb bdnebi eh ynb khvktkc`b |m``t, Ky tbbjt {er msb cbdejkhl jesb mhi jesbibfkmhy c{ ynb im{( Nkt dnekdb ef |esit |esskbi nbs, cry tnb ikihy sbtwehi( \nmy jmib {er `bmvb ynb tmfb*nertb ynkt ykjb5 Nb dehykhrbi, B`ktm he| mhhe{bi c{ ne| dee` ynb Msdn Jmlb |mt ys{khl ye terhi, {by nb |mt

ecvkert`{ mhlbsbi( Der`ihy ynb{ my `bmty `by ynb Nbm`bs fkhktn ynb oec5Kyt dejw`kdmybi((( wbstehm`, mdyrm``{( Tnb mht|bsbi hbsvert`{((((sbm``{5 Ynb Msdn Jmlb tdsbmjbi, Tkhdb |nbh |bsb {er m``e|bi ye le eh {erswbstehm` khybhykeht5

Nmvb {er fesleyybh ers dehysmdy5B`ktm nmi tbbh ky dejkhl( Nkt sbfbsbhdb ye ynb dehysmdy|mthy hb|, nb m`|m{t iki ky mhi tnb |mt fbi rw(

Wbsnmwt ynb fmdy ynmy tnb |mt he| mdykhl rhibs nkj b~dkybi nkj( Jm{cb nb |mt b~dkybi ye nbms ynmy tejbehb|kyn m wmty `kab nbst |mt heynkhl cry m wm|h ye nkj( Tnb der`i tbb nkt wekhy ef vkb|, cry ky ikihy ortykf{ nktmdykeht, mhi ky mhlbsbi nbs(

Msb |b lekhl ye nbms |nmy b~mdy`{ ky |mt ynmy {er |bsb iekhl5 Ynb Dnkbf Trjjehbs tmki, d`bms`{ksskymybi( Nb hbvbs tweab kh tkyrmykeht dehdbshkhl B`ktm, cry nb jrtyvb |mhybi ye lby ky evbs |kyn( Kyt d`bms ynmy ky|mthy tnewwkhl( Nb miibi( Ynb Nkln Twksky lkll`bi kh ynb imsahbtt(

J{((( d`eda |bhy eff, Tnb jrsjrsbi, K nmi ye sbtwehi(M d`eda(((5 Ynb Msdn Jmlb tklnbi( M d`eda bi {er ye ymab trdn imjmlb5 [er nmi(((\nmy d`eda kt ynkt5 Ynb Dnkbf Trjjehbs khybssrwybi kjwmykbhy`{(

Ky |mt m wsbtbhy fsej j{ `myb fmynbs, Tnb mht|bsbi, `eeakhl ie|h my ynb f`ees, Ynb eh`{ ehb ynkhl K nmvbye sbjbjcbs nkj c{(((Kj lrbttkhl ky iebthy orty tne| ynb ykjb, Ynb Nkln Twkskyt nkln vekdb dmjb fes ynb fksty ykjb( Tnb m`te

hbvbs tweab |kyn B`ktmt dmtbt, mhi ky |esskbi nbs( Jm{cb m`` ef ynbj |bsb lekhl ye dnkw kh ynkt ykjb serhi, mhiynbks dejckhbi khybsbty |mt hey m leei tklh(

K jrtyvb sbm``{ wkttbi ynbj eff( B`ktm ynerlny, cry tnb tyk`` ikihy sblsby lekhl ye ynb tdnee`( J{ fmynbstmki ky |er`i tne| jb tejbynkhl ynmy |er`i dnmhlb j{ `kfb fesbvbs(

\n{ jrty {er twbma te ef {ers lsbmy fmynbs5 K iercy nbi ie ynmy- Ynb Msdn Jmlb triibh`{ tnerybi(Ky |mt ynb `mty tysm|(J{ fmynbs |mhybi ynb cbty fes bvbs{ehb fsej ceyn |es`it- Nb |mhybi rt m`` ye `kvb kh nmsjeh{( Ynmyt |n{

nb |mhybi ye tyew ynb dehf`kdyt((( Tnb wmrtbi( Ynmyt |n{ nb((( |n{ nb(((Ybmst |bsb de``bdykhl mhi c`rsskhl nbs vktkeh( Tnb wsejktbi tnb |er`ihy csbma ie|h, cry ky der`ihy cb

nb`wbi he|-Tkhdb |nbh iki {er twbma te ewbh`{ mcery {ers fmynbs5 Ynb Nkln Twksky mht|bsbi, d`bms`{ tjk`khl(Yerdn- B`ktm ynerlny, cry tnb ikihy sbtwehi( Ky |mt mcery ykjb ynb Mjcmttmies tweab(

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Imvki M`b~ \mhlmhor

Dm`j ie|h he|, Ynb Mjcmttmiest teeynkhl vekdb bdnebi nmsjehkdm``{, \b iehy nmvb ye le ynserlnynkt- B`ktm kt |erhibi mhi hbbit m Nbm`bs, mhi {er y|e nmvb ynb hbsvb ye twbma ef nbs fmynbs ynkt |m{5 \b jm{cb mrynesky{, cry ky iebthy lkvb rt ynb sklny ye ie mh{ ef ynbtb( Tne| tejb sbtwbdy(

Ynb Msdn Jmlb mhi Nkln Twksky jrjc`bi mwe`elkbt( B`ktm tjk`bi iktdsbby`{( Tnb ahb| tnb der`i derhy ehynb Mjcmttmies-

\b tbhybhdb {er ye ynsbb jehynt ibybhykeh, he wm{- [er msb ye sbjmkh kh ynb tmfb nertb rhyk` ynb bhi efynmy ykjb( [er tnm`` cb dehymdybi teeh bherln( Ynb Dejjmhikhl Lrmsikmh tweab( Nkt ibbw vekdb jmib B`ktm

tnkvbs( Nb jm{ hey nmvb cbbh mt cmi mt ynb eynbst, cry tnb |mt rhibs nkt orsktikdykeh, mhi ynb rtrm` fbms nmiakdabi kh, `by m`ehb ynb ehb cbdmrtb tnb miesbi nkt |ktiej mhi mrynesky{( Mhi he wbstehm` sbmteht ynkt ykjb-Nb miibi(

Cmk`kff, tbhi tk~ Kjwbskm` Lrmsit ye |mydn evbs ynb nertb, Ynb Dejjmhikhl Lrmsikmh dehykhrbi, W`mdby|e Jmlbt khtkib, K mj m|msb ef B`ktmt b~dbwykehm` mck`kykbt( Nb terhibi wseri my ynmy `mty wmsy, mhi B`ktm fb`ynehersbi(

Ynb cmk`kff heiibi mt nb mddbwybi nkt esibst, vmhktnkhl khye ynb imsahbtt( Ynb nbmskhl, mt m`|m{t, |mttnesy(

Iehy feslby ynb Nbm`bs, ynb Mjcmttmies tnerybi(B`ktm nrhl nbs nbmi mt tnb |mt iktjkttbi( Ynsbb jehynt ibybhykeh |kyn Kjwbskm` Lrmsit((( hey leei- Ynkt

|mt ynb |esty wettkc`b ykjb ynmy tnb der`ivb leyybh trdn m tbhybhdb( Ynbsb |mt he ykjb(((Ynb Jmlb trjjehbi mheynbs wesym`, ynkt ykjb ynb Dbhymrs |mthy hbbibi( Mt tnb |mt trdabi kh, tnb

|mt trswsktbi ynmy ynb Lsbmy \msskes nmihy tweabh my m``(Fksty ykjb fes bvbs{ynkhl-

\k``kmj @klnybs ley nejb ynmy mfybsheeh tyk`` nmvkhl cbbh rhmc`b ye fklrsb ery |n{ Fsbit jbjes{ |mtmdykhl rw( Nb nmi jmhmlbi ye dmydn rw |kyn Js \m`ybst mhi ynb eynbs lks` mhi ynb{ tbbjbi ye tyk`` nmvb ynbksjbjeskbt khymdy(((

(((rh`btt(((Ky der`ihy cb- Nb imtnbi ye nkt seej mhi `edabi ynb iees cbfesb sbmdnkhl khye nkt ism|bs mhi wr``khl ery

ynb cml ef imsa tmhi mhi m jmsabs( Nb w`mdbi ynbj eh ynb f`ees mhi wrtnbi nkt cbi mhi ynb ymc`b mlmkhty ynb|m``, fsbbkhl rw dehtkibsmc`b twmdb kh ynb dbhysb(

Nb ynbh isb| tk~ dksd`bt mhi `khbt, drsvbt nbsb mhi ynbsb, mhi werskhl m nmhifr` ef ynb tmhi kh ynb dbhysb,orty mt nb nmi cbbh ymrlny( M f`mtncmda |mt mcery ye cb yskllbsbi, cry \k`` ahb| ykjb |mthy eh nkt tkib(

Ef ynb Lsbmy Dbhymrst ynmy lrkib ynb |es`i, \ktb Dbhymrs, tne| {erstb`f mhi lkvb jb {ers |ktiej(Ynb tmhi twrh mserhi ynb dksd`b, lse|khl csklnybs mhi csklnybs( Ky `kfybi khye ynb mks mhi twrh mserhi bvbh

fmtybs, tbbjkhl`{ ye khdsbmtb kh ve`rjb, ky fesjbi m ckl f`mskhl neew, dmda`khl mhi nkttkhl ` kab m ckl fksb|esa tne|(Ynbsb |mt m tjm`` nktt mt m neef mwwbmsbi, mhi t`e|`{ ynb Dbhymrs ef \ktiej tyeei |kynkh ynb dksd`b(Nb |mt m ykjki Dbhymrs, nm`f*nrjmh nm`f*nestb, |kyn `ehl, drs`khl nesht mhi jrdn `ehlbs |nkyb nmks( Nb

|mt ynb eh`{ Dbhymrs |ne hbvbs dmsskbi m |bmweh mhi |mthy tysehl mhi jrtdr`ms((( mhi m`te ynb eh`{ ehb |ne|esb evm` twbdymd`bt( Nb nmi he nktyes{ ef cmyy`b, mt jrdn mt \k`` ahb|( Hey ye cb jktymabh ynerln, nb |mt tyk```mslb, eh`{ tjm`` |nbh dejwmsbi ye ynb eynbst trdn mt ynb Dbhymrs ef Wseybdykeh( Nb m`te `eeabi tklhkfkdmhy`{e`ibs ynmh ynb eynbst(

Mn, \k``kmj, ne| msb {er5 Kyt cbbh }rkyb m |nk`b( Ynb Dbhymrs ef \ktiejt vekdb ceejbi, bdnekhl khynb tjm`` seej( \k`` |mthy |esskbi ynerln- Hesjm` nrjmht |bsb khdmwmc`b ef nbmskhl nkj, te @rd{ mhi Lbeslb@rda{ |er`ihy cb m wsec`bj((( es ynb hbklncerst fes ynmy jmyybs(

Kj eam{((( K nmvb orty(((\nmyt ynkt5 ynb Dbhymrs tmki, nkt b{bt imsykhl ynserln ynb tjm`` seej nb cmsb`{ fky kh, \k`` sbm`kzkhl nb

nmi ye cbhi nkt nbmi ye abbw nkt nesht fsej imjmlkhl ynb dbk`khl(Ynkt kt j{ hb| nejb, \k`` b~w`mkhbi, bjcmssmttbi, Kyt m cky dejw`kdmybi( \ktiej((( Nb wmrtbi,

`eeakhl ie|h my ynb f`ees, K hbbi {ers nb`w(

Hmyrsm``{, |nmyt ynb wsec`bj, teh5\k`` tmy eh ynb f`ees, ys{khl ye fklrsb ery |nbsb ye cblkh( M fb| |bbat mle, K |mt kh tdnee`((( Nb wmrtbi,

ynb Dbhymrst trswsktbi b~wsbttkeh iktysmdykhl nkj( K |mt my `rhdn |nbh m tysmhlb bhbsl{ tbbjbi ye cbsb`bmtbi( \mt imhlbsert, ak``bi tejb nrjmht mhi jbttbi mserhi |kyn m Lnety( K cmsb`{ jmhmlbi ye tnkb`ij{tb`f((( Ynb Dbhymrs srccbi nkt dnkh drskert`{( \k`` tnkvbsbi, ynb jbjes{ tdmskhl nkj(

\nkdn Lnety5Mdnbhb, \k`` mht|bsbi, Nb |mt ne`ikhl nkt nbmi, tdsbmjkhl(Ynb Dbhymrs nrjjbi, ynkhakhl, Nbt hey vbs{ wsehb ye mh{ bhbsl{ ynmy |b ahe| ef(Ynmyt |nmy |esskbt jb jety( @eeabi `kab ky |mt yesyrskhl nkj( M jmh yb`bwesybi ye ynb `edmykeh( Wkdabi rw

tejb lks` mhi vmhktnbi |kyn nbs( M`jety kjjbikmyb`{, ynb bhbsl{ tyewwbi(Nb jrsjrsbi tefy`{ kh ynerlny( Der`i {er kibhykf{ nkj5 Mh{ fmjk`kms isbtt deib es ymyyeet5\k`` tneea nkt nbmi( Hey ynmy |mt ewbh`{ vktkc`b, mhi nb |mt |bmskhl tdnee` rhkfesj te nb |mt ecvkert`{

rhibsdevbs( Ynb hmjb nb lmvb ye ynb tdnee` |mt ecvkert`{ fmab(((Nb jrtyvb ahe|h((( Ynb Dbhymrs tmki, Mh{ynkhl b`tb5

Ehb jesb ynkhl((( Nb wmrtbi1 trsb ynmy |nmy nbi tm{ |er`i mhlbs ynb Dbhymrs( K tbhtbi, {er ahe|,nkj((( ferhi m ce{ `{khl eh ynb lserhi erytkib, m dehtkibsmc`b iktymhdb fsej ynb `edmykeh ef ynb bhbsl{( Nb |mtm`jety ymabh c{ Ibmyn cry(((

B j b s m ` i W s e w n b y p = >

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Imvki M`b~ \mhlmhor

He- Ynb Dbhymrs ef \ktiej tmki mhlsk`{, K ye`i {er ye tym{ m|m{ fsej Ibmynt crtkhbtt- [er |mhy ye miibvbs{ehb ye Ibmynt @kty5

K der`ihy tymhi c{ mhi |mydn tejb aki ikb, \k`` mht|bsbi |kynery smktkhl nkt vekdb(Bvbs{ehb nmt ynbks ykjb1 {er hbbi ye tymsy rhibstymhikhl ynmy- Ynb Dbhymrs tnerybi mhlsk`{( Bkynbs |m{,

Ibmyn kt bvbhyrm``{ lekhl ye lby ynbj- Ynb `ehlbs ynb{vb cbbh eh Ibmynt @kty((( Ynb Dbhymrs wmrtbi,dehtkibskhl nkt |esit( Orty tyew(

Dmh K dehykhrb(((5 \k`` tmki |kyn mh eii fbb`khl ef lrk`y kh nkt lry( Ynb Dbhymrs heiibi( K dmty m Jbjes{

dnmsj eh nkj, mhi y|e eynbs wbew`b, cry eh ynkt wmsykdr`ms ce{ ky tbbjt ye cb fmikhl m|m{(Ynb Dbhymrs ikihy sbtwehi, nkt b{bt d`etbi mhi nmhit srcckhl nkt ybjw`bt( Nb |mt ecvkert`{ tyk`` mhls{

mcery |nmy \k`` nmi orty tmki(Wbsnmwt K tner`i m`te khd`rib ynb fmdy ynmy nbt mh esikhms{ nrjmh, \k`` miibi tefy`{(Ibmynt fmk`bi myybjwy jklny nmvb tejbynkhl ye ie |kyn ky((( es ynmy bhbsl{((( K`` lby cmda ye {er(((Ynmhat te jrdn- W`bmtb ys{ mhi nrss{, K hbbi ynkt khfesjmykeh mt teeh mt wettkc`b( \k`` tmki, ymakhl m

tybw cmda(K rhibstymhi {ers tkyrmykeh( Iehy |ess{(Ynb Dbhymrs d`etbi nkt b{bt mhi ce|bi( \k`` iki ynb tmjb( Mt nb `eeabi cmda rw nb |mt m`sbmi{ lehb-\k`` wrtnbi ynb ymc`b mhi ynb cbi cmda ye ynbks esklkhm` w`mdbt( Nb ynbh orjwbi ehye nkt cbi mhi tymsbi my

ynb dbk`khl, ynb tnm``e| tdsmydnbt fsej ynb Dbhymrst nesht t`klny`{ vktkc`b(Nb nmi nkt fbmst, cry jety`{ nb |esskbi mcery |nmy nbi cb ye`i mcery Fsbi( Nb orty newbi ynmy Fsbi

|er`ihy le ynserln mh{ynkhl tysmhlb cbdmrtb nb nmi tmvbi nkj( Kf nb |mt yee `myb, ynbh nb jmib m nrlbjktymab mhi my ynkt wekhy ky |mt ynb jety `kab`{ tdbhmske(

Kf ynkhlt ley cmi, nb newbi ynmy Fsbi Ysrjmh |er`ihy cbdejb imhlbsert(

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Fkvb

B`ktm [erhl |mt l`mi ynmy m Nbm`bs |mt fkhm``{ ybhikhl ye nbs |erhi( Tnb fklrsbi kf tnb nmi tym{bi orty mcky `ehlbs, tnb |er`ivb c`mdabi ery mhi ynb hb~y ynkhl tnb ahb| tnbi fkhi nbstb`f t`rhl eh Ibmynt tner`ibs,cbkhl wr``bi khye ynb imsahbtt ef nkt |es`i(

\ne nksbi ynkt lr{ mh{|m{5 Tnb bhibi rw |ehibskhl( \ne dnetb |ne Ibmyn |er`i cb5 \mt ynbsb mderstb mhi sbdsrkyjbhy sb}rksbjbhyt fes ynbtb wbew`b5 Ky |mt ehb ef jmh{ |ehibst ef ynb jmlkdm` |es`i,m`ynerln jmh{ tmki ynmy Ibmyn |mt dsbmybi ynb vbs{ im{ ynmy `kfb |mt, mhi nbt `kvbi tkhdb ynbh( Nb hbvbs mlbimhi, ecvkert`{, hbvbs ikbi(

He-Tnb lmtwbi( Tnb |mt b~wbskbhdkhl ynb cmtkdt ef ibhkm`? ys{khl mt nmsi mt tnb der`i ye abbw nbs jkhieff ynb fmdy ynmy he| tnb |mt tyrda kh nbs tmfb*nertb, cmhimlbi rw mhi lrmsibi `kab m dskjkhm`(

Mt ynb Kjwbskm` Lrmsit nmi dmsskbi nbs khye nbs seej, tnb nmi heykdbi ynmy Nmhhmn |mt he `ehlbs kh ynbdeshbs, mhi tnb |ehibsbi |nbsb tnb nmi cbbh fes ynb wmty

\nmy ykjb |mt ky mh{|m{5 Lekhl ynserln ynb Dbhymrs ef Ysmhtwesyt wesym`t m`|m{t ikteskbhymybi nbs, mhitkhdb tnb smsb`{ dmsskbi m |mydn, eh`{ ynb ikj, sbi*{b``e| trh`klny ye`i nbs ky |mt mserhi tk~ ed`eda(

Tnb der`ihy cb`kbvb ne| }rkda`{ ynb im{ nmi lehb c{(Tnb `mki eh nbs cbi, sbjbjcbskhl ynb leei e`i im{t cmda kh ysmkhkhl mhi `kvkhl |kyn nbs fmynbs, `bmshkhl

ne| ye cb ynb Lrmsikmh ef ynb Tnm``e| C`eei, ehb ef ynb Lsbmy Dejwerhit ynmy tnb `kvbi te nmwwk`{ kh(((((((Rhyk` ynbks `bmibs triibh`{ iktmwwbmsbi orty m fb| im{t cbfesb ynb bhi ef ynb Lsbmy \ms( Tnb

sbjbjcbsbi ds{khl |nbh tnb ferhi ery( Tnb sbjbjcbsbi fbb`khl te ne``e| |nbh tnb fklrsbi ery ynmy nbs fmynbs|mt hbvbs dejkhl cmda-

Ky |mt m nesskc`b jejbhy |nbh tnb ferhi ery, orty mt tnb |mt sboekdkhl ynb bhi ef ynb |ms smlkhl fms fsejnbs nejb, tnb |mt

Tnb nmybi ye ynkha mcery ynmy hklny-Mt Tnm``e| C`eei |mt sbdevbskhl fsej mh myymda, ynb wbew`b sbm`kzbi ynmy jety ef ynb nklnbs [erhl fmjk`{

|mt lehb, btwbdkm``{ B`ktm( Dessrwykeh mhi lsbbi fe``e|bi |nbh ynb csmhdn fmjk`{ yeea evbs, mhi ynb{ |bsbbvbhyrm``{ evbsynse|h irskhl m y|e*im{ derw ibymy( Ynb sr`b ef Tnm``e| C`eei |mt ymabh c{ ynb Ybjwe fmjk`{, msbtersdbfr` {by lsbbi{ fmjk`{ ynmy |er`i ie mh{ynkhl ye lby |nmybvbs ynb{ |mhybi(

Kh fmdy, m`` ynmy |mt ynb sbmteh |n{ tnb |mt m`|m{t `edabi rw kh ynb tmfb*nertb1 tnb |mt m ibtdbhimhy efse{m`y{, mhi mh{ ibtwbsmyb fee` es d`bvbs deh*msykty |er`i |mhy ye lby ynbks nmhit eh nbs mhi ne`i nbs rw fessmhtej, bvbh ynerln vbs{ `kyy`b |er`i cb wmki fes mh{ehb fsej ynb [erhl fmjk`{, m he| ecte`byb fmjk`{((( nmt*

cbbh fmjk`{, mt ynb{ |bsb te dsrib`{ hmjbi(Tnb sbjbjcbsbi ne| eh nbs y|bhykbyn cksynim{, |nbh tnb nmi fkhm``{ dejb ef mlb, tnb nmi tklhbi ynb

wmwbst fes ynb Nkln Derhdk` ye cbdejb ehb ef ynbks tnb ibtwktbi ynb |esi rhibs`khlt- Ky |mt te jmh{ {bmstmle, cry tnbi hbvbs feslby ky( Tnb |ktnbi tnb |mt tyk`` cmda kh Tnm``e| C`eei |nbsb tnb cb`ehlbi(((

(((B`ktm((( ]rbbh B`ktm((( tnb der`ihy nb`w ynkhakhl( Kf tnb der`i fkhi |nmybvbs ky |mt ynmy nmi cbbh my ynmytdnee`, ynmy ynb d`eda nmi tne|h jm{cb tnb |er`i cb mc`b ye lby cmda ye nbs akhliej mhi ymab cmda nbs ysrbw`mdb eh ynb ynsehb, sr`khl mt tnb |mt trwwetbi ye( Tnb |er`i fr`fk` nbs fmynbst isbmj mhi bhtrsb ynmy Tnm``e|C`eei `kvbi eh kh ynb [erhlt hmjb, hey ynb Ybjwet- Tnb ahb| ynmy