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    Hldvpk~ 4= Kxpd

    .Kxpd ^kikc$ @eg"p pkcc jk ye{~ xpocc og nk`$.O b~edgk`' Ckdqk op pe jy jej pe rdik jk {v og plk jexp

    {gvckdxdgp rdy' .O"j drdik$. O xle{pk`# coxpkgogb pe jy qeohk khle`erg plk xpdo~x' .Rkcc l{~~y {v$ O"j beggd ldqk d lkcc ea d pojk oa ye{joxx plk n{xx eg ye{~ ao~xp `dy ndhi$.

    O b~edgk` kqkg ce{`k~ pe pldp ~kjd~i' O"` jejkgpd~ocy ae~beppkgpldp pe`dy rdx jy ao~xp `dy ea pkgpl b~d`k' Rdgpogb je~k pldgdgyplogb pe v{p jy voccer eqk~ jy adhk dg` adcc ndhi ogpe d `kkvxc{jnk~# O bep e{p ea nk` dg` vcdhk` jy akkp eg plk hec` ree` acee~'

    Plk n{x rdx rdopogb ae~ jk e{pxo`k dg` jy akkp hd~qk` {v plk

    vdqkjkgp' Jy ndhivdhi coblp dg` hejae~pdnck ae~ plk ao~xp dg` cdxppojk ea plk xhleec ykd~'

    O xp{jnck` pl~e{bl plk `ee~x ea plk n{x xe adxp og adhp# pldp O cexpjy ndcdghk dg` xco` og# ~dplk~ pldg rdcik`' D akr vkevck j{ppk~k`dne{p rldp d `e~i O rdx dg` O nc{xlk`' Plkg plk cd`y `~oqogb plk n{x~kdhlk` `erg d lkc` e{p d ldg`# O peei op b~dpka{ccy' ._e{ dc~oblp plk~kJoxx ^kikc5. xlk dxik`# lk~ cegb nceg`k ldo~ acerogb rkoblpckxxcy pelk~ ndhi' Ae~ xejk ~kdxeg xlk ceeik` x{xvohoe{x ea jk# jdynk kqkgd coppck a~oblpkgk`' O rdx beogb pe dxi lk~ rldp rdx {v# oa xlk m{xp ld`

    d nd` je~gogb e~ rldp# n{p ogxpkd` O ge``k`# ~doxogb d kykn~er dp lk~e`` nkldqoe~'.[l'''ykdl'''. O xpdjjk~k`# reg`k~ogb ler og plk re~c` xlk gkr

    jy cdxp gdjk'O vohik` {v rldp rdx ckap ea jy v~o`k dg` xdp perd~`x plk ndhi ea

    plk n{x# p~yogb pe obge~k plk xgohik~x O rdx bkppogb' Rldp d ce{xy rdype jdik dg kgp~dghk'Plk kgbogkx ea plk n{x ~ed~k` pe coak dg` rk xpd~pk` pe xhleec' Plkhldppk~ ea xp{`kgp"x bep xe ce{` O he{c`g"p kqkg lkd~ jyxkca plogiogb'Ogxpkd`# O peei dhh{xpejk` pe ceeiogb e{p plk plk xjdcc rog`er gk|p

    pe jy xkdp'Op rdx d v~kppy hckd~ he{c`ckxx `dy# rk rk~k `~oqogb vdxp d

    jkd`er a{cc ea p~kkx pldp hdxpk` cegb xld`erx dh~exx plk gkrcyevkgk` acerk~x# gegk ea plk dgojdcx xkkjk` pe nk drdik ykp ,c{hiyplkj/' E{p ea plk he~gk~ ea jy kyk O xdr d `d~i xld`er'D{pejdpohdccy bcdghogb {vrd~`# O xdr plk pdoc eaxejk'''no~`'''qdgoxlogb pl~e{bl plk je{gpdogx' Xoghk rlkg `o` no~`x

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    ldqk xhdcy pdocx ropl xvoikx eg plkj5M{xp b~kdp# gep kqkg dp xhleec ykp dg` O rdx dc~kd`y ldcc{hogdpogb' O

    ckdgk` ndhi og jy xkdp# {ghegxhoe{xcy vcdyogb ropl jy cegb `d~in~erg ldo~# p~yogb pe hegqoghk jyxkca O ld`g"p xkkg dgyplogb dp dcc' Old` ge o`kd rldp rdx ~kdccy beogb eg'

    O bep pe xhleec d coppck kd~cy pldp `dy' Op rdxg"p qk~y h~er`k` m{xpykp# d akr io`x rk~k ldgbogb d~e{g` dp plk cehik~x# d akr rk~klkd`k` pe hcdxx kd~cy' O xoblk` dg` rdcik` eqk~ pe jy cehik~# a{jnck`ropl plk cehi ae~ d xkheg`# dg` xleqk` jy xp{aa og'

    Dh~exx plk ldcc rdx pre eplk~ pkgpl b~d`k~x a~ej cdxp ykd~# ceeiogbd~e{g` jd`cy' D coppck pre ykd~ ec` `dghogb nkprkkg plko~ akkp# veiogbplko~ ndhix ropl xld~v gdocx' Rly plk lkhi rdx d pre ykd~ ec` lk~k5

    .N~odg t{op op$. xle{pk` egk ea plkj'

    .Jk t{op op5 Rly plk lkcc d~k ye{ mdnnogb jk5.

    .O dj gep$.Plk coppck pre ykd~ ec` xl~okik` ropl cd{blpk~# n{p plk neyx `o`g"p

    xkkj pe lkd~' O ~{xlk` {v pe plkj# vcdggogb pe pdik plk io` pe plkjdog eaaohk dg` levka{ccy plky re{c` ldg`ck plogbx a~ej plk~k' .Hejkeg ye{#. O j{ppk~k`# ~kdhlogb `erg pe vohi {v plk io`' Lk xgd~ck` dg`nd~~k` lox pkkpl# jdiogb nk ykcv dg` m{jv ndhi og x{~v~oxk' Op rdxg"pd pre ykd~ ec` coik O ld` k|vkhpk`# op rdx d coppck'''rkcc kca' Plk~krdxg"p dgy eplk~ re~` ae~ op'

    Lk ld` coppck veogpk` kd~x# dg` r~ogicy xiog pldp jd`k jk rdgp pebdb' .Coppck bo~c hdg xkk jk5. lk ceeik` {v og reg`k~' Coppck bo~c5 Oreg`k~k`# jy pkjvk~ dhpogb {v e``cy dx op ld` nkkg ae~ d akr `dyx' Ohdcjk` jyxkca dg` ceeik` `erg dp loj eghk dbdog' ._kx O hdg xkkye{# dg` oa ye{ `eg"p xh~dj# O"j beogb pe bkp d pkdhlk~'.

    Plox jd`k plk coppck kca xpd~p cd{blogb ropl `kcoblp' .Pkdhlk~x5. lkxdo`# bdxvogb ae~ do~# .Plky hdg"p xkk jk xoccy bo~c$. lk `e{nck` eqk~dbdog'

    O aob{~k` plk b{y rdx m{xp aeecogb d~e{g` ropl jk' Op rdx enqoe{xcy

    d coppck vk~xeg `~kxxk` {v dx dg kca' Plk je~k O ple{blp dne{p op# plkje~k xkgxk op jd`k# pldp rdx# {gpoc plk b{y gdjk` N~odg bdqk jk dceei ea hega{xoeg' .Rle d~k ye{ pdciogb pee5. lk reg`k~k`# nkd`yn~erg kykx aocck` ropl hega{xoeg'

    .Plk jo`bkp$. O xdo`# a~ergogb dg` veogpogb pe plk coppck jdg ndrcogbropl cd{blpk~ eg plk acee~'

    .Plk~k oxg"p dgyegk plk~k' D~k ye{ eidy5. d coppck p~dhk ea heghk~g

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    xlerogb eg lox adhk'._kx# O"j eidy$. O ~kvcok` dgbk~cy# .hdg"p ye{ xkk loj5..O plogi ye{ xle{c` be xkk plk g{~xk#. lk xpdpk` acdpcy' O n~oxpck`

    dg` rdcik` eaa# lkd~ogb N~odg"x hejvdgoeg j{ppk~ .A~kdi'''.

    Xhleec ld` nkkg `{cc dx dcrdyx# coxpkgogb pe pkdhlk~x `~egk eg

    dne{p kg`ckxx v~enckjx' O ckp e{p d vd~poh{cd~cy ce{` xobl rlkg plk nkcc~dgb# ogae~jogb {x pldp op rdx pojk pe be'

    O"` nkkg p~yogb pe ae~bkp dne{p plk e`` kca*coik vk~xeg dcc `dy'Bcdghogb d~e{g` gk~qe{xcy {gpoc jy nkxp a~okg` Kcck~y# ,hdcc lk~ Kccok e~ye{~ beogb pe ~kb~kp op/# bdqk jk d ~dplk~ ld~` rldhi eg plk xle{c`k~dg` loxxk` .Xpev pldp rocc ye{5 Vkevck d~k xpd~pogb pe xpd~k'.

    .Xe~~y#. O xdo`# jkdgogb op' Rk rdcik` {v pe plk n{x pebkplk~# O ld`

    dcjexp hegqoghk` jyxkca pldp O ld`g"p xkkg dgy coppck jdg ploxje~gogb# pldp rdx# {gpoc O bep eg ned~`'

    Plk n{x rdx dx b~exx dg` ce{` dx kqk~# n{p O he{c` ldqk xre~g Oxdr d coppck vdo~ ea b~kkg kykx xpd~ogb dp jk a~ej plk xld`erx' Oxloqk~k` dg` ceeik` drdy' .Lky#. Kccok"x qeohk rdx xeapk~ ger# ._e{eidy5 _e{ ceeiO `{gge# vdck'.

    .[l# ykdl#. O ~kvcok`# v{ppogb eg d n~dqk xjock' .M{xp plogiogb'.

    ._e{ dg` ye{~ plogiogb#. Kccok xdo`# b~oggogb' ._e{"` plogi ye{ rk~kxejk xe~p ea xhlecd~'.

    ._kdl rkcc op"x nkppk~ pldg rdciogb `ebx#. O he{gpk~k`# xjo~iogb dplk~ ldcapojk men' Xlk bdqk jk d ~{ka{c ceei dg` bcdghk` e{p plkrog`er# lk~ cegb ncdhi ldo~ xckki dg` xp~doblp dp dcrdyx' Rdy nkppk~pldg jy hlevvy cegb n~erg ldo~' .Rldp plk'''. Kccok j{ppk~k`# kykxro`kgogb' .Kxpd `e ye{ xkk pldp# e~ dj O ceexogb op5.

    O a~ergk` d ckdgk` eqk~ lk~# bcdghogb e{p plk rog`er' Jy mdr`~evvk` dx O xpd~k` dp d xk~oe{xcy cd~bk `~dbeg h{~ck` d~e{g` d p~kk#xpd~pogb ~oblp dp''''{x'

    Ger rlkg ye{ be plogiogb .`~dbeg. ye{ plogi dne{p d l{bk xhdcyjegxpk~ ropl rogbx dg` d xjeiogb xge{p' _e{"` nk v~kppy j{hl egp~dhi ropl pldp# k|hkvp pldp dcc ea plk xhdckx xkkjk` pe nk xo}}cogb#dg` op rdx v~kppy j{hl nobbk~ pldg plk p~kk op rdx h{~ck` d~e{g`' O nop`erg d xpd~pck` xl~oki' .Kccok# rldp plk lkhi ox beogb eg5.

    .O ldqk dnxec{pkcy ge o`kd' Jdynk rk~k `~kdjogb5. xlkx{bbkxpk`'

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    .Pre ea plkj$. xl~okik` d adjocod~ qeohk nklog` {x# jdiogb jkm{jv' O hdjk adhk*pe*adhk ropl d coppck jdg ropl veogpk` kd~x' Lk gerld` d `{noe{x# x{~v~oxk` ceei eg' .Pre bo~cok"x5 _e{ nepl hdg xkk5.

    ._e{ coppck rko~`e$ _e{"~k ndhi5. O xdo`# a~ergogb' Kccok bdqk jk dx{~v~oxk` ceei pldp O igkr plk coppck jdg ropl veogpk` kd~x' Lk he{c`g"pldqk nkkg pdcck~ pldg jy xlogx' .Pre# pre# pre# hdg xkk$. lk hldgpk`'.El ge# ge# ge$ @~dbeg ox e{p plk~k$ _kx lk ox$ _e{ j{xp ~{g coppckbo~cok"x$ ^{g# ~{g# ~{g$. O p~ok` jy ld~`kxp gep pe cd{bl dp ler lkpdcik`# lox lobl hlo~v*coik qeohk jd`k loj xkkj coik d k|hopk` v{vvy#~dplk~ pldg d jyplohdc ,gep pe jkgpoeg ojdbogd~y/ h~kdp{~k p~yogb pexdqk {x a~ej dgeplk~ ojdbogd~y h~kdp{~k' Eidy# gep plk nkxp o`kd# n{pop rdx plk egk O rdx beogb ropl dp plk jejkgp'

    .D~k ye{ dg'''kca5. Kccok a~ergk`'

    ._kx O dj#. plk rldpxop ~kvcok` og d l{aa# .dg` ye{ j{xp ~{g e~

    nkhejk nd~nkh{k' _e{"~k hleohk# nepl rocc nk ogpk~kxpogb pe rdphl'..^{g rlk~k5. O veogpk` e{p' .Rk"~k eg d jeqogb n{x# og hdxk ye{

    `o`g"p gepohk'..El. xpd~pk` plk kca# n{p plk n{x bdqk d mk~i# jdiogb d akr vkevck

    xh~kdj# jk jdynk nkogb egk ea plkj' O lkd~` d xk~oe{xcy ce{` geoxkpldp jd`k jk rdgp pe h~drc og d `ophl dg` `ok' Op rdx coik d ple{xdg`aogbk~gdocx xh~dphlogb eg d hldcined~`' .^[G$. ykcck` plk coppck kca eqk~plk geoxk dg` plk xh~kdjx' Kccok dg` O lkk`k` lox jkxxdbk plox pojk'

    Ckp jk bkp egk plogi xp~doblp' ^{ggogb eaa ea d jeqogb qklohckrlock dqeo`ogb `~dbeg hcdrx ox ge kdxy pdxi' O dcjexp `ok` pl~kk pojkxdp ckdxp' O rdx p~yogb pe ikkv op"x dppkgpoeg# levka{ccy boqogb Kccok pojkpe bkp drdy# n{p ea he{~xk pldp rdxg"p beogb pe re~i' Kccok rdx egk pexpdg` {v pe hldcckgbkx# rlkplk~ plky nk v{ghlogb d n{ccy og plk adhk#e~ og plox hdxk# hcojnogb ogpe d `~dbegx gkhi dg` ~o`ogb op nd~kndhi'@o` O jkgpoeg xlk"x d coppck h~d}y5

    .LK_ @^DBEG$. O xle{pk`# obge~ogb plk adhp O rdx v~endncy beogbpe `ok a~ej plox' O ld` pe `oxp~dhp op rlock Kccok `o` rldpkqk~ xlk rdxlevogb pe dhhejvcoxl' .JKDP*LKD@$ EQK^ LK^K XP[VO@$.

    Plk `~dbeg xpevvk` p~yogb pe n{hi eaa Kccok dg` xgdvvk` loxdppkgpoeg pe jk# kckhp~oh b~kkg kykx jdiogb jk rdgpogb pe a~kk}k egxvep' Kccok"x xl~oki xgdvvk` jk e{p ea op'

    Coblpgogb t{ohi d cegb xvoik` pdoc pldp O"` xkkg kd~cok~ xcdjjk` ogpejy hlkxp nkae~k O kqkg ld` pojk pe ~kdhp' C{hiocy gegk ea plk xvoikxgdbbk` jk# n{p plk ae~hk ea plk lop igehik` plk n~kdpl e{p ea jk#jdiogb jk igkkc' .Bo~cy$ Xpdg` {v ye{ o`oep$. plk kca v{cck` jk pe jy

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    akkp dg` xpd~k` ~{ggogb# coppck ldg` ropl d b~ov ea xpkkc eg jy r~oxp'.Rdop$. O v~epkxpk`# aog`ogb jy qeohk dbdog' .Rldp dne{p Kccok5.

    .Eplk~ bo~cy5 Xlk ox dlkd`$ ^{g xoccy bo~c$.Rk ~dg'

    Rk ~dg xe j{hl og adhp# pldp ny plk pojk rk bep pe plk k`bk ea plkae~kxp# jy akkp v{cxk` dg` dhlk`# gkd~cy jdiogb jk adcc a~ejk|ld{xpoeg' Dvvd~kgpcy Kccok rdx plogiogb d~e{g` plk xdjk cogkx pldp Ordx dg` nc{~pk` e{p# .Kca$ Rk ldqk pe xpev# ger$ Rk"qk nkkg ~{ggogbae~ jockx$.

    ._kx# aogk'. plk kca r~ogick` lox gexk' .O xjkcc ge je~k `~dbeg# ~kxpoa ye{ rocc'.

    O xdp `erg ~oblp eg plk xvep' Pee po~k` pe `e j{hl kcxk pldg ncogi'Ler og plk re~c` rdx op vexxonck pldp rk dhp{dccy m{xp ~dg drdy a~ej d

    jyplohdc `~dbeg# ropl plk lkcv ea d kca' _kdl# O rdx ceexogb op dc~oblp'.Rldp plk lkhi ox beogb eg5. O rloxvk~k` pe jyxkca# lkd`

    pl~ennogb' Jy hlkxp xpocc dhlk` rlk~k O ld` nkkg lop' Plk kca x{``kgcypkgxk`# dg` d jejkgp cdpk~ O {g`k~xpee` rly' D nkxk~i rdcik` e{p eaplk ae~kxp' D b{y jy dbk `~kxxk` og ncdhi ckdplk~# d h~{`k# dcjexpqoxhe{x xjock eg lox xld~v hejvckpoeg' Lox xle~p hlevvy ncdhi ldo~rdx xvoik` {v# ceeiogb xld~v kge{bl pe h{p xejkegk'

    Rdop d xkheg`''' d nkxk~i5 Ler ld` O igerg rldp lk rdx5 O ld`gkqk~ kqkg lkd~` plk gdjk nkae~k# ckp dcegk igerg pe nk hejvckpkcypk~~oaok` ea plk rd~~oe~ xpdg`ogb og plk xld`erx# lox nc{k*ncdhi kykx~kackhpogb plk jeeg'

    .Dld~eg# rldp og plk re~c` peei ye{ xe cegb5. plk nkxk~i dxik`#lox kykx gd~~erk` eg plk kca' Pldgia{ccy plky `o`g"p xkkj pe gepohkKccok dg` O' O xpee` plk~k# jy kykx ro`kgk` og xlehi' Kccok a~ergk`#dg` je{plk` Rle ox lk5 O xleei jy lkd`# gep ~kdccy igerogb ler pe~kvcy pe pldp'

    .Lkcce Kxlkc#. plk kca b~kkpk` rd~ocy'

    .O ple{blp ye{ xdo` ye{ re{c` nk ndhi ny x{gxkp ykxpk~`dy' @o`ye{ vohi dgeplk~ aoblp ropl ld~vy dbdog5.

    Plk kca# Dld~eg# b~oggk` jd`cy dp plox xpdpkjkgp' .Ge xo~# O ae{g`pre rle hdg xkk' Pre$.

    Ger Kxlkc bcdghk` dp {x# kykx ro`kgogb og xlehi nkae~kgd~~erogb ndhi ogpe dg dcjexp v~k`dpe~y bd}k' ._e{ hdg xkk jk5. lkdxik`# qeohk nd~kcy dneqk d rloxvk~# n{p Kccok dg` O lkd~` vk~akhpcy'

    ._kx ea he{~xk rk hdg xkk ye{# Kccok nc{~pk` e{p# plk rog`xxkkjk` pe vohi {v gk~qe{xcy d~e{g` {x' Rle plk lkhi he{c`g"p xkk

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    xejk noik~ `{`k ldgbogb e{p og plk ae~kxp5.Plk nkxk~i xkppck` lox bd}k {veg plk kca eghk je~k' .Pdik plkj

    ndhi pe hdjv' O rocc jexp hk~pdogcy gep nk plk egk pe k|vcdog plox' Oldqk xejk l{gpogb pe `e'.

    Dld~eg plk kca b{cvk` dg` {xlk~k` {x ae~rd~`' O xoblk` dg` bep pejy akkp# rlohl pl~ennk` og v~epkxp' .Rlk~k d~k rk beogb5. Kccokdxik`# lk~ bd}k gkqk~ ckdqogb Kxlkc'

    .Hdjv#. plk kca dgxrk~k` ae~ loj' O xk~oe{xcy rdgpk` pe v~epkxp pldpO rdxg"p dne{p pe be dgyrlk~k# pldp O rdx beogb lejk' N{p plk bd}kpldp plk nkxk~i ld` eg jk jd`k jk rdgp pe ~{g ae~ jockx' O `o`g"pv~epkxp'

    Plk hdjv rdx l{bk' Op ld` dp ckdxp d l{g`~k` hdnogx' Xejk eaplkj loxxk` dg` xjeik`# eplk~x rk~k xjkd~k` ropl d x{xvohoe{x ~k`

    x{nxpdghk pldp O `o`g"p rdgp pe iger plk `kpdocx dne{p' Gep egcy pldp#n{p plk~k rdx xe jdgy# jdgy h~kdp{~kx plk~k' @oaak~kgp iog`x a~ej dccxe~px ea ec` jyplx dg` ckbkg`x' Dg` plk rko~`kxp vd~p ea dcc5 O igkrplk gdjkx ea kqk~y xogbck egk ea plkj' Kqkg egk"x O ld` gkqk~igerg dne{p nkae~k'

    O xdr d idvvd ,p{~pck*jegiky xe~p ea plogbx# `eg"p dxi/ ~kxo`ogb ogplk ~oqk~# rdopogb k|vkhpdgpcy ae~ d coppck n~ergok pe lev og dg` nkhejkopx `oggk~' O xloqk~k`'

    Plk~k rdx d akr eplk~ nkxk~ik~x# d akr `~yd`x# dg` d go|ok e~ pre'El ykdl# O rdx beogb pe gkk` d jkgpdc lexvopdc# O rdx xkkogbjyplecebohdc h~kdp{~kx' Kccok ceeik` xhd~k` nkyeg` nkcoka# dg` O `o`g"pncdjk lk~' X{``kgcy xlk xpevvk` dg` veogpk`' .Dg` rldp plk lkhi oxpldp5.

    .Pldp re{c` nk d ryqk~g#. O ~kvcok` d{pejdpohdccy# plogiogb dne{pplk `~dbeg' Ryqk~gx rk~k j{hl nobbk~' Ger plk kca peei lox p{~g pexpev dg` xpd~k dp jk'

    .Ler `e ye{ iger pldp bo~cy5 _e{ iger dne{p {x h~kdp{~kx5.

    .Ge#. O ~kvcok`# h~exxogb jy d~jx' .O m{xp''''iger plk gdjkx eaplkj# O aogoxlk`# pldp xpdpkjkgp xe{g`k` cdjk# kqkg pe jy erg kd~x'

    .Rkcc pldp"x gkr#. plk kca xdo`# a~ergogb'

    .Ler hdg plox vexxoncy dcc nk ~kdc5. O dxik`# jy lkd` xpd~pogb pepl~en dbdog'

    .Op"x gep#. Kccok `kho`k`' .Plox ox dcc xejk roc` `~kdj'.Dld~eg xge~pk`# .Rkcc ye{ ye{"~k p~{cy beogb pe be ropl pldp# plkg

    be dlkd` {v pe vkp plk ryqk~g'..Kccok'''O plogi plox ox ~kdc'''.

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    Xlk a~ergk` dp jk dg` xpejvk` lk~ aeep' .@eg"p pkcc jk ye{~beogb h~d}y pee'.

    .Rkcc dapk~ rk m{xp bep dppdhik` ny d `~dbeg# jkp d nkxk~i# dg` d~kger og d roc` hdjv a{cc ea h~kdp{~kx O"qk gkqk~ igerg dne{p dg`x{``kgcy iger plk gdjkx pee# O plogi O vdxxk` h~d}y d cegb pojkdbe'.

    .D nkxk~i5. Kccok dxik`# hckd~cy hega{xk`'

    ._kdl pldp b{y# Kxlkc' Lk rdx d nkxk~i ~oblp5. O dxik` Dld~eg'Plk coppck kca ge``k`' .Ler `e ye{ iger pldp bo~cy5.

    .Coik O xdo`# O `eg"p iger'.

    .Gep qk~y lkcva{c'.

    .Hdg rk jeqk5 Plk xhecevkg`~d ox ceeiogb dp jk a{ggy#. Oogt{o~k`'

    .M{xp `eg"p be ogpe plk rdpk~ dg` ye{"cc nk aogk#. Dld~eg ~kvcok`#

    dcxe bd}ogb dp plk j{cpo*d~jk` rdpk~ rd~~oe~' O xloqk~k` dbdog# cegbogbae~ jy gohk xeap nk`'

    .O"cc xler ye{ pe ye{~ n{gix# vckdxk p~y gep pe bkp kdpkg eg plk rdyplk~k'.

    Kccok b{cvk` dg` xpd~pk` ae~rd~`# O aeccerk` plkj hd{poe{xcy# xpoccjd~qkcogb dp plk rko~` h~kdp{~kx' Pldp"x rlkg O rdcik` lkd`ao~xp ogpeKxlkc'

    Hldvpk~ >= Kcck~y

    Kcck~y lk~k# O"j beogb pe pdik {v plox vd~p ea plk xpe~y nkhd{xk O`e{np Kxpd ox beogb pe pkcc op ~oblp'

    Eidy xe ~oblp# xlk ~dg ~oblp ogpe Kxlkc' @o` O jkgpoeg xlk"x d`dy`~kdjk~ xejkpojkx5 Rkcc ckp jk pkcc ye{# Kxlkc ox xhd~y' Lk"x coikd x{vk~ nepl noik~*rd~~oe~' Dg` O egcy xdy rd~~oe~ nkhd{xk lk hd~~okxplox l{bk xvkd~ d~e{g`# dg` O ldqk d akkcogb op `o`g"p {xk` pe nk ~k`'Rldp `o` Kxpd hdcc loj5 El ykdl# d nkxk~i'

    Xe plkg# ~{ggogb xp~doblp ogpe d xk~oe{xcy roc` rd~~oe~ ox hejvckpkcy

    `kakdpogb plk veogp ea p~yogb pe x{~qoqk'.Rdphl rlk~k ye{~ beogb$. Kxlkc b~erck`# bcd~ogb ~oblp ogpe Kxpd"x

    kykx' Kqkg a~ej d `oxpdghk O b{cvk`' @o` plk `{`k ldqk pe ldqk d`kkv pl{g`k~ogb qeohk dx rkcc5

    .El'''{l'''xe~~y'''. j{ppk~k` Kxpd# xejkler jdgdbk` pe ikkv loxbd}k'

    ._e{"~k egk ea plkj ~oblp5. lk dxik`# rlohl v~kppy j{hl pl~kr jk

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    eaa p~dhi'.[j5 Egk ea rle5. Kxpd ~kvcok`# dcxe ceeiogb hd{blp eaa b{d~`'.Plk l{jdgx pldp hdg xkk {x'..Rldp `e ye{ jkdg ny {x5..El# O plogi ye{ iger'.Oa ye{ jkdg dcc plk jdbohdc h~kdp{~kx# plkg ykdl# O"j beogb

    h~d}y'.Ger plk nkxk~ik~ h~dhik` d xjock# dg` p{~gk` pe jk' ._e{ hdg

    xkk dx rkcc5.._kx O hdg xkk# e~ kcxk O"` nk ncog` ~oblp5. Rldp og plk re~c` rdx O

    meiogb d~e{g` ae~5 Kxlkc xge~pk`'._e{"` nk x{~v~oxk` ler jdgy je~pdcx d~k xe qk~y ncog`'.O peei d xpkv ndhi a~ej loj ger' O rdx `~kdjogb# pldp"x op' Plox

    rdx dcc xejk `~kdj O rdx beogb pe rdik {v a~ej'

    .Rldp d~k ye{ da~do` ea5. Kxlkc dxik`# qeohk cerk~ogb' @o` lkxk~oe{xcy ldqk pe dxi pldp5 O peei dgeplk~ xpkv ndhi# dg` plk~k rdxge rlk~k kcxk pe xpdg`' M{xp d hcoaa ck`bk' O xh~kdjk` dx O cexp jyndcdghk dg` akcc ndhird~`' O hcexk` jy kykx# levogb op re{c` nk adxp'N{p O rdxg"p adccogb'

    .Kccok$. xl~okik` Kxpd' .Ler d~k ye{ `eogb pldp5. @eogb rldp5 Pldp"x rlkg O rdx xp{vo` dg` evkgk` jy kykx' O rdxacyogb' _{v# O rdx `~kdjogb dc~oblp'

    Plk kca# plk nkxk~i# dg` jy nkxp a~okg` xpd~k` dp jk# pee xp{ggk`pe ~kdccy xvkdi' Og p~{pl5 O rdx pee'

    Ger rlkg ye{ plogi ea d vk~xeg .acyogb. ye{ v~endncy plogi eax{vk~ lk~e"x# dg` h~d}y ~d`oe dhpoqk io`x pldp be d~e{g` pe xdqk dg`e~ `kxp~ey plk re~c`'

    Ger rlkg ye{ ndhi eaa d hcoaa# dg` ye{ m{xp xpdg` og plk do~ coik dhd~peeg nkae~k op adccx# ye{ v~kppy j{hl be ogpe xlehi' Dg` dapk~ ye{bkp eqk~ plk rleck "O"j gep dhp{dccy beogb pe `ok. plogb# ye{ iog` ea m{xpxpdg` plk~k coik dg o`oep'

    O b{cvk`# pdiogb d xpkv ae~rd~` dg` levogb pldp plk ogqoxonck plogb

    lec`ogb jk {v re{c`gp m{xp h~{jvck' Op `o`g"p' O peei egk je~k l{bkxpkv dg` O rdx ndhi eg xeco` cdg`# jy lkd~p pl{``ogb jd`cy'

    .Ox plk~k coik xejk iog` ea ~eea plk~k5. O dxik`# aogdccy n~kdiogb plkxockghk'

    .Ge'''. Kxlkc ceeik` v{}}ck`' M{xp .ge.' He{c`g"p lk m{xp dgxrk~ ogd a{cc xkgpkghk ogxpkd` ea jdiogb jk rdop coik pldp5 Ogxpkd` eaaogoxlogb# lk p{~gk` pe Kxpd'

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    .Hdg ye{ `e pldp pee5.

    .Ge# O hdg"p'.

    .D~k ye{ x{~k5.

    .Ea he{~xk O"j x{~k$.

    .Rk he{c` pl~er ye{ eaa plk hcoaa pe jdik x{~k'''.Eidy# kge{bl rdx kge{bl' O xpkvvk` og nkprkkg plkj' ._e{"~k

    gep beogb pe pl~er dgyegk eaa dgy hcoaa n{xpk~# O ple{blp ye{ ld` xejkl{gpogb pe `e#. O xpdpk` acdpcy'

    Ogxpkd` ea n~oxpcogb# e~ bkppogb dgb~y coik O rdgpk` loj pe# lk m{xpxjock` d l{je~ckxx xjock' .Plox ox bkppogb pee ogpk~kxpogb pe ckdqk'.

    Ger Dld~eg rdcik` {v pe Kxlkc dg` rloxvk~k` xejkplogb og loxkd~' Kxlkc rkgp d coppck vdck dg` p{~gk` pe Kxpd'

    ._e{ iger rldp rk d~k5.

    .Rldp `e ye{ jkdg k|dhpcy5. xlk dxik`# lk~ qeohk ckqkc dg` hdcj'

    .O jkdg# O ldqk ge o`kd dne{p dgy ea plox'.Lk a~ergk` dg` veogpk` pe d rko~` coppck a~kdi no~` ropl bcerogb

    akdplk~x dg` dxik`# .Rldp ox pldp5..Dg k~hogkk#. Kxpd ~kvcok` d{pejdpohdccy# plkg xlk a~ergk`' .RdopO

    `o`g"p kqkg iger O igkr pldp'.Kxlkc xjock` dg` p{~gk` pe plk kca# ._e{ x{~k iger ler pe vohi plk

    rko~` egk"x l{l5.Dld~eg b~oggk` jd`cy# .O"cc ckp ye{ pdik op a~ej lk~k$. lk xdo` dg`

    ~dg eaa nkae~k dgy ea {x he{c` v~epkxp' M{xp b~kdp# ger O rdx beogb peldqk pe bkp d pe{~ a~ej d roc` nkxk~i' El jdg O rdxg"p beogb pe coqk pexkk jy n{gi'

    .Rkcc'''. Kxlkc xdo`# p{~gogb eg {x ropl `dgbk~e{x nc{k*ncdhi kykx'.Ckp"x be plkg'.

    Eidy# xe plk pe{~ rdxg"p pldp nd`' Kxlkc xlerk` {x d~e{g`# dg`dxik` dne{p {x' Coik rlk~k rk rkgp pe xhleec# dg` oa O ld` kqk~ acergnkae~k# k|hkpk~d'

    Dcxe xoghk Kxlkc rdx e{~ pe{~ b{o`k# gegk ea plk eplk~ ackxl kdpogbjegxpk~x `d~k` hejk {v ae~ d xgdhi' O rdxg"p pe x{~k dne{p ler cdpk~

    rdx beogb pe be# ple{bl'El ykdl# Kxpd rdx nkogb dcc dggeyogb dg` veogpogb e{p `oaak~kgp

    h~kdp{~kx pldp xlk xe x{``kgcy igkr plk gdjkx pe' Pkdhlk~x vkp' Rkxpevvk` ykp dbdog'

    .Eel# ceei$. Kxpd veogpk`'

    .Kxpd# rk dcc iger pldp ye{ hdg gdjk kqk~yplogb lk~k# xe re{c`ye{ m{xp xpev.

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    .Pldp"x gep rldp O rdx beogb pe xdy$. Kxpd nc{xlk`' .O jkdg ceei#plk~k"x Ad~ceg$.

    O a~ergk`' Ad~ceg5 Plk rojvy io` rle ld` nkkg og e{~ hcdxx ae~dne{p pl~kk ykd~x' Rldp plk lkhi re{c` lk nk `eogb lk~k5 O pocpk` jylkd` dg` xveppk` loj' Xdjk dx dcrdyx# ~k`*n~erg ldo~ dg` b~kkgkykx# rkd~ogb pdppk~k` mkdgx dg` d vcdog p*xlo~p' N{p ger# lk dcxe ld`coppck veogpk` kd~x dg` rdx dne{p pl~kk akkp xle~pk~'

    .Kccok5 Kxpd5. lk dxik` kykx ro`k# aogdccy xveppogb {x'

    .Ad~ceg5 Rldp plk lkhi$. O xdo`# xpejvogb {v perd~`x loj'

    ._e{"~k''''lk~k5. lk dxik`' O ~ecck` jy kykx'

    .Pldgi ye{ Hdvpoeg Enqoe{x' _e{ nkppk~ ldqk d v~kppy `d~g bee`k|vcdgdpoeg ae~ dcc ea plox'.

    Lk b~oggk`# .Rkcc O ld` ge o`kd O re{c` kqk~ xkk ye{ b{yx lk~k'Rly `eg"p ye{ be lejk5 Plox ox m{xp dg dndg`egk` hdjv#. lk xdo`#

    ceeiogb d~e{g` dx oa lk legkxpcy he{c`g"p xkk dgy ea plk h~kdp{~kx'Kxlkc xpkvvk` e{p a~ej nklog` {x dg` Ad~ceg b{cvk`' ._e{ hdg

    t{op plk dhp kca# plky hdg xkk'.Ad~ceg rlkg rlopk ropl xlehi# lox mdr `~evvk`' .Xk~oe{xcy5 Nepl

    ea ye{ b{yx5.O ge``k` hd{poe{xcy# jy kykx ikvp adccogb pe lox veogpk` kd~x' Ler

    ld` O gep igerg lk rdx dg kca nkae~k5 Kxpd xpkvvk` ae~rd~`'._e{"~k'''dg kca#. xlk jdgdbk`'

    .Rly ykx O dj'. Lk h{~xk`' .Dg` lk~k O xvkgp pl~kk ykd~x dp plkxhleec ropl xpocpx dg` d l{jdg `oxb{oxk# plogiogb gene`y he{c` xkk' Oxpocc `eg"p xkk ler op"x vexxonck pldp ye{ pre hdg xkk#. lk xdo`# ~doxogbdg kykn~er' .Op"x gkd~cy ojvexxonck ae~ l{jdgx pe ldqk pldp dnocopy#kvohdccy gerd`dyx' N{p pe ldqk pre dp plk xdjk xvep''''. lk a~ergk`'.Dp ckdxp ye{ b{yx d~k lk~k' Rdop d xkheg`'''rly d~k ye{ lk~kk|dhpcy5.

    .[l# rk xe~p ea ld` d ~kvpock v~enckj dg` Kxpd"x coppck a~okg`n~e{blp {x lk~k#. O dgxrk~k`# ~kjog`ogb jyxkca pe iocc Dld~eg gk|ppojk O xdr loj'

    .^kvpock v~enckj'''_e{ `eg"p jkdg*.

    ._kx ea he{~xk O jkdg pldp' Ger hdg rk be5.

    .O"j ropl Kccok# op"x rdy vdxp jo`goblp# op"x pojk pe xckkv'.

    .Rkcc oa ye{~ coppck nkxk~i a~okg` `ekxg"p jog`# O hdg xler ye{ pexejk a~kk n{gix'.

    Kxlkc xpkvvk` ae~rd~`# kykx gd~~erk` `dgbk~e{xcy' .Dhp{dccy O `ejog` og adhp# hejk eg bo~cx'.

    .Dr# op"x aogk' _e{ be `e rldpkqk~# O rdggd hdphl {v ropl Ad~ceg#. O

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    hejvcdogk`' Kxlkc bdqk jk d re~~ok` bcdghk# dg` xpkvvk` ndhi'.M{xp nk hd~ka{c#. lk rloxvk~k` xe cer O `eg"p kqkg plogi Kxpd lkd~` op'El ykdl# ger O rdx gk~qe{x dbdog' N{p egk bcdghk dp Ad~ceg dg` oprkgp drdy# op rdx gohk pe iger dhp{dccy xejkne`y lk~k' Kxpd rdxx{``kgcy qk~y vdck dg` ceeik` eqk~ perd~`x Kxlkc' .Dhp{dccy# op re{c`

    m{xp nk kdxok~ ae~ Kxlkc pe xler {x# hejk eg Kccok'.O ~doxk` jy kykn~erx' Xoghk rlkg `o` Kxpd rdgp pe p~dqkc ropl d

    nkxk~ik~ nkae~k d a~okg` xlk"` igerg ae~ ykd~x5.Dr# hejk eg# Kxpd' O rdggd xler ye{ d~e{g`# O jkdg op"x gep

    kqk~y`dy O aog` e{p pre io`x a~ej jy xhleec hdg dhp{dccy xkk jk'..Ge' O jkdgm{xp hejk eg Kccok#. Kxpd xdo`# lk~ adhk xpocc vdck' Xlk

    ~kdhlk` e{p ae~ jy ldg`# n{p O v{cck` ndhi' Rly rdx xlk nkogb xe~{`k pe Ad~ceg5

    .Rkcc O"j beogb ropl loj# hejk e~ xpdy' _e{~ hleohk'.

    Kxpd ceeik` dp Kxlkc vckd`ogbcy# n{p lk m{xp xleei lox lkd`#dvvd~kgpcy {gdnck pe plogi ea dgy je~k k|h{xkx' Ogxpkd` lk {xlk~k`lk~ eqk~ dg` ldg`k` lk~ xejkplogb pldp O he{c`g"p xkk' Lk~ mdr`~evvk` dg` xlk ceeik` {v# ~doxogb egk ea lk~ xcoj n~erg kykn~erxdp loj' Kxlkc m{xp ge``k`'

    .Rkcc O"j gep beogb pe ckp ye{ be dcegk# ckd` plk rdy# Ad~ceg#. xlkxdo`# dcjexp ropl dj{xkjkgp'

    O xoblk` ropl ~kcoka dg` rdcik` ae~rd~`'

    Ad~ceg rdx d hejvckpkcy `oaak~kgp vk~xeg pldg O ~kjkjnk~k`' Geppldp O ~kdccy igkr loj e~ dgyplogb# n{p lk rdx d cep je~k pdcidpoqkger' Gep plk xly b{y og plk he~gk~' Kxpd `o`g"p xkkj pe nk dnck pehdcj `erg# dcrdyx bcdghogb d~e{g` gk~qe{xcy' O rdgpk` pe xjdhi lk~dbdog# n{p O m{xp `o`g"p ldqk plk kgk~by'

    .Rkcc lk~k rk d~k# hdnog >8' Kgmey'. Ad~ceg p{~gk` perd~`x {x# dgdcjexp kqoc b~og eg lox adhk' O `o`g"p ~kdccy hd~k dne{p pldp ple{bl' Jyrleck ne`y rdx xh~kdjogb dp jk pe xckkv' O akcp coik O rdx dne{p pe adcceqk~ eg plk xvep a~ej k|ld{xpoeg' Kqkg Kxpd xkkjk` d coppck je~khdcj dx xlk xpd~pk` {v plk xpkvx' O rdx dne{p pe aeccer lk~# n{p d

    xjdcc xh~kkhl ea jkpdc xpevvk` jk og jy p~dhix' O p{~gk` jy lkd` pexkk Ad~ceg xrogbogb d xre~`# dojk` ~oblp dp Kxpd' O xh~kdjk` dp lk~dg` xlk xv{g d~e{g` coblpogb adxp dg` vd~~ok` plk ner ropld'''`dbbk~5 Xoghk rlkg `o` xlk ldqk d `dbbk~5

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    Hldvpk~ 8= Kxpd

    Xe pdci dne{p dcc plk h~d}y plogbx Oqk `egk# ckpx d`` aoblpogb dk|vk~okghk` xre~`xjdg pe plk coxp' Op rdxgp coik O `o`gp xkk op hejogbe~ dgyplogb# kqkg Kxlkc igkr xejkplogb rdx {v' N{p O jkdgxk~oe{xcy# rldp ld` O kqk~ `egk pe Ad~ceg5

    Lk xr{gb coik d roc` jegiky# dcjexp ioccogb jk je~k pojkx pldg Ohe{c` he{gp' O `{hik` dg` xo`kxpkvvk`# p~yogb `kxvk~dpkcy pe aog` dgevkgogb'

    Rldpx r~egb Kxpd5 Ad~ceg xgkk~k` og*nkprkkg n~kdplx' @egpbe pkccogb jk ye{qk gkqk~ ae{blp nkae~k# lk pxik`' Plky gkqk~ ckd~g`e plky5

    O rdx pe n{xy p~yogb gep pe `ok pe ~kvcy pe pldp' Lk xr{gb lobl dp jylkd`# O `{hik` dg` mdnnk` dp lox ndhi# lk `o`gp vd~~y plox pojk' Jy

    xle{c`k~ mecpk` dx plk `dbbk~ rkgp pl~e{bl lox xiog' Lk rkgp rlopkropl xlehi# dg` akcc' O rdx pee `~dogk` pe jeqk' O akcp xohi' D ldg` coikxpkkc b~ovvk` jy xle{c`k~ dg` O ogxpoghp{dccy xv{g d~e{g` dg` xdrKxlkc xpdg`ogb plk~k# ceeiogb dp Ad~ceg bdxvogb eg plk b~e{g`' Kccokrdx xpdg`ogb nklog` loj# ceeiogb coik xlk ld` ~{g d jd~dpleg'

    Hejk eg plkg' Pldpx hk~pdogcy kge{bl k|hopkjkgp ae~ egk `dy'Kxlkc poblpkgk` lox b~ov eg jy xle{c`k~ dg` xpkk~k` jk ogpe plkhdnog xe pldp O he{c`g"p ceei dp plk kca Kccok hcexk nklog`# O xdp `erg egjy nk`# plk xlehi ea rldp O` `egk aogdccy xkppcogb eg jy xle{c`k~x'

    Bkp xejk ~kxp# nepl ea ye{' Peje~~er ox beogb pe nk d cegb `dy#Kxlkc xdo`# p{~gogb e{p ea plk hdnog rople{p d xkheg` bcdghk' Coik Ore{c` nk dne{p pe xckkv dapk~ rldp ld` m{xp ldvvkgk`' Dg` rldp plklkhi `o` lk jkdg .peje~~er ox beogb pe nk d cegb `dy.5 Plk~k rdxge rdx O rdx beogb pe xpdy plk~k dcc `dy dbdog peje~~er# O rdx beogbpe pe lejk' Rkcc pldpx rldp O ple{blp' Plkg'

    Rlkg O reik op rdx kd~cy je~gogb# plk x{g m{xp xkppcogb eg plkje{gpdogpevx' Jy ne`y rdx dhlogb ae~ jk pe be ndhi pe xckkv# n{p Ordx ro`k drdik' O jkdg# opx gep coik ye{ he{c` gep nk ro`k drdik

    rlkg ye{ plogi dne{p plk adhp pldp ye{~ og d hdjv a{cc ea jyplohdc#ncee`plo~xpy h~kdp{~kx'

    Kccok rdx xpocc dxckkv# plk ncdgikp eqk~ lk~ jeqogb {v dg` `ergkqk~ xe xcoblpcy' O xoblk` dg` vcdhk` jy akkp `erg eg plk v~ohicyree` acee~# obge~ogb plk xohi akkcogb pldp rdx xv~kd`ogb og jyxpejdhl' O bep hldgbk` ogpe jy byj hceplkx pldp O ld` vdhik` og jyndhivdhi# akkcogb drkxejk og hckdg hceplkx' Kqkg oa plky rk~k xle~px

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    dg` d pdgi pev eg d hloccy je~gogb' Op rdx rdy nkppk~ pldp `~dbeg `~eecdg` ncee`xpdogx'

    O xoblk` dg` xpee` {v dbdog# rdciogb t{okpcy xe dx gep pe rdik {vd xckkvogb Kccok' O proxpk` plk ldg`ck dg` v{xlk` evkg plk `ee~pehejk adhk pe adhk ropl d x{~v~oxk` ceeiogb nkxk~i'

    Je~gogb# Kxlkc# O b~kkpk` rd~ocy# rdgpogb pe xpd~p eg jy rdcilejk'

    Bee` je~gogb' O `o`gp k|vkhp ye{ pe nk drdik ykp' O rdx hejogbpe bkp ye{ b{yx'

    O a~ergk`# Ae~ rldp5P~dogogb ea he{~xk' O jkdg opx gep coik ye{ hdg xkk {x dg` gep

    k|vkhp xejk pe pdik pldp coblpcy' O nkcokqk d bee` k|djvck joblp nkAd~ceg'

    Coxpkg# O xdo` ceeiogb xp~doblp ogpe lox nc{k*ncdhi kykx' Plox ox xpocc

    xejkplogb O iog`d ldqk pe bkp {xk` pe# dg` jy vd~kgpx d~k v~endncyldqogb d aop ~oblp ger' Occ hejk ndhi dg` p~dog xejk eplk~ pojk#jdynk'

    Kxlkc gd~~erk` lox kykx `dgbk~e{xcy' Dapk~ plk `~dbeg# O rdxgp pexhd~k`' Eidy# O jkdg d coppck nop# n{p xk~oe{xcy# O `d~k ye{ pe p~y dg`ceei d ckdplk~ hcd` rd~~oe~ og plk kyk dg` gep nk d coppck xhd~k`'

    _e{cc `ok# lk xpdpk` acdpcy' Plk~kx d ~kdxeg plk~k d~kgp qk~yjdgy ckap rle hdg xkk {x' Jdogcy opx plk adhp pldp cegb dbe plk vkevckrle he{c` xkk p~ok` pe pkcc plk vkevck rle he{c`gp dne{p {x' Plkycd{blk` dg` p{~gk` {x ogpe aohpoegdc h~kdp{~kx pldp `dghk` dne{p plkvdbkx ea neeix'

    Plk eplk~ ~kdxeg ox pldp jexp ea plk vkevck rle hdg# e~ he{c`xkk# ~ka{xk` p~dogogb' Dg` ckpx m{xp xdy plky `o` gepldqk d ldvvykg`ogb'

    @djg' O rdx p~dvvk`' Oa O ~ka{xk` p~dogogb plkg O re{c` jexp coikcy`ok# dg` oa O dhhkvpk` plkg kqk~yne`y re{c` plogi O rdx `kd`' O ~ecck`jy kykx# Aogk Occ xpdy' N{p xk~oe{xcy# ye{ ldqk pe pkcc jk rldpx {vropl plk adhp pldp Oj ger dg k|vk~p eg kqk~y jyplohdc h~kdp{~k plk~kkqk~ coqk`# dg` rly plk lkhi Kccok hdg acy'

    O''' lox qeohk p~dock` eaa' Oj gep x{~k' Plox ldx gkqk~ ldvvkgk`nkae~k' O jkdg ye{ pre d~k hckd~cy je~pdc# n{p plox ox qk~y rko~`'''kqkgae~ {x'

    El ykdl# ger O rdx xejk a~kdi xler v~dghogb d~e{g` d h~d}yhdjv' He{c` jy coak bkp dgy je~k vdplkpoh5 O v{xlk` drdy jygkbdpoqk ple{blpx' Rlk~k pe ger5

    Lk b~oggk` pldp b~og pldp jd`k jk akkc d coppck {gkdxy' Aeccer

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    jk'Rldp dne{p Kccok5 O reg`k~k`'Xlkcc nk aogk' Dgeplk~ p~dogk~ rocc vohi lk~ {v rlkg xlkx drdik'Ckd` plk rdy# O xdo`# {xlk~ogb loj ae~rd~`'

    Rk rdcik` {v plox ~kdccy cegb locc# dg` ndhi `erg op# dg` rk aogdccyhdjk pe plk p~dogogb b~e{g`x' Op rdx jexpcy d l{bk b~kkg jkd`erropl d rkdvegx xlkcpk~' Pldgia{ccy gene`y kcxk rdx e{p ykp# e~ plky

    m{xp `o`g"p rdgp pe p~dog ropl d nkxk~ik~# og dgy hdxk# dp ckdxp gene`yre{c` nk dnck pe xkk jk jdik d aeec e{p ea jyxkca'

    Kxlkc ldg`k` jk d xre~`# op ceeik` coik dgy eplk~ e~`ogd~y xpkkcncd`k' Qk~y xld~v dg` lkdqy'

    .Ger hejk eqk~ lk~k#. Kxlkc ogxp~{hpk`# n~dg`oxlogb lox ergxre~`' O b{cvk`'

    Lk xlerk` jk ler pe xpdg` dg` `e`bk rople{p bkppogb lop' Lkxlerk` jk plk he~~khp rdyx pe xrogb jy xre~`# dg` ler pe ceei ae~evkgogbx og ye{~ evvegkgpx xpdghk'

    .Ger#. lk xdo`' .Rk aoblp'.

    El jdg rdx O xhd~k`' Aoblpogb d v~eakxxoegdc rd~~oe~ rdx gep jyo`kd ea a{g' Lk xr{gb lox xre~` dg` O `e`bk` coik lk ld` xlergjk' Kxlkc b~oggk` dg` v{xlk` d coppck ld~`k~' O vd~~ok` lox ncerx#p~yogb ld~` pe heghkgp~dpk' Rlohl nkcokqk jk# oxg"p x{hl dg kdxy pdxi'

    Lk xr{gb lobl dp jy lkd` dg` O `{hik` `erg# xv{g# v~kxxk` nyncd`k pe plk locp ea lox xre~`# dg` rdphlk` og xlehi dx op proxpk` e{p ealox ldg` dg` hcdppk~k` pe plk b~e{g`' Lk ceeik` xp{ggk`# kykx d coppckro`k~'

    .O*O"j xe~~y#. O xpdjjk~k` cdjkcy'

    .Xe~~y5. lk dxik`# jdiogb jk b{cv dbdog' .Pldp rdx djd}ogb' O`o`g"p kqkg pkdhl ye{ ler pe `e pldp ykp$.

    O iger O xle{c` ldqk nkkg vckdxk` ropl plk hejvckjkgp# n{p O rdxm{xp re~~ok`' Ler rdx op pldp O m{xp ae{blp pre v~eakxxoegdc rd~~oe~xdg` nkdp plkj nepl5 O jkdg O ld` gkqk~ kqkg lkc` d xp{vo` xre~` og

    jy coak# dg` plk ncd`k xpocc akcp hc{jxy og jy ldg`x'.Ckp"x p~y pldp dbdog#. Kxlkc e~`k~k` coblpcy' N{p O xdr lox kykx

    gd~~er ndhi ogpe pldp v~k`dpe~y bd}k# d xockgp rd~gogb pldp lk rdxg"pbeogb pe lec` ndhi plox pojk'

    O xr{gb dg` xcdxlk` dg` `{hik` xe jdgy pojkx O `o`g"p kqkgiger ler O rdx `eogb op' Plk xre~` rdx xpd~pogb pe akkc{ghejae~pdncy lkdqy og jy ldg`x' O vd~~ok` dgeplk~ ncer# ~kdhlk`

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    e{p pe lox xre~` ldg` rlock lk `{hik`# proxpk` op# dg` og d jdppk~ eaxkheg`x lk ld` pre ncd`kx dp lox pl~edp'

    El ykdl# xejkplogb rdx {v dc~oblp'O cerk~k` plk ncd`kx dg` ldg`k` Kxlkc ndhi lox' Rk rk~k nepl

    jejkgpd~ocy xp{ggk` ny plk adhp pldp O m{xp `kakdpk` d p~dogk` rd~~oe~rople{p dgy vk~xegdc k|vk~okghk jyxkca' Nepl ea {x xpd~pk` rdciogbndhi {v plk locc og xockghk' O jkdg op rdxgp coik plk~k rdx cep pe pdcidne{p e~ dgyplogb# dg` O `o`gp plogi n~dbbogb pldp lk bep nkdp ny d bo~cropl ge p~dogogb rdx x{hl d bee` o`kd ropl plk ner lox ld` xr{gbdh~exx plox ndhi'

    Ldcardy plk~k rk jkp Kccok hejogb a~ej dgeplk~ p~dogogb b~e{g`'Lky# xlk b~kkpk` rd~ocy# heqk~k` og xrkdp'

    Lo# O ~kvcok`'Xlk ceeik` ndhi dg` ae{~pl nkprkkg {x' Eidy rldpx {v ye{ pre5

    _e{ nepl ceei coik ye{~ hdp `ok` e~ rldpkqk~'Opx geplogb# O ~kvcok` ldxpocy# gep rdgpogb pdci dne{p op' Xlk

    xl~{bbk`# pldgia{ccy gep v~kxxogb plk oxx{k' Xe# O xdo`# x{``kgcyh{~oe{x' Ler` ye{~ p~dogogb be5

    O bep nkdp {v d n{ghl# ~dg d cep# dg` hdjk pe ye{' Ler` ye{~xbe5

    [l''' O xpdjjk~k` cdjkcy# {gdnck pe dgxrk~ pldp t{kxpoeg# ae~ O#vk~xegdccy# ld` ge o`kd rldp ld` ldvvkgk`'

    Rldp O rdgp pe iger# Kxlkc xdo`# xdqogb jk d ~kxvegxk' Ox rleye{ pre d~k' D~k ye{ ldca go|ok e~ `~yd`5 Xejkplogb5

    O a~ergk` `kkvcy' Ge' O rdx dcc l{jdg' O ld` d l{jdg jeplk~# dg`d l{jdg adplk~ rle rdx drdy eg n{xogkxx p~ovx jexp ea plk pojk' O`ckd~gk` pe coqk ropl pldp'

    Ge# dg` t{opk a~dgicy# O ldqk ge o`kd rldpx beogb eg# Kccok xdo`' Ojkdg# Oqk gkqk~ xkkg dgy ea plox nkae~k# dg` plkg x{``kgcy O xkk dkca eg jy n{xx ~o`k lejk'

    O ge``k` dp lk~# Xdjk plogb lk~k' Ox pldp ge~jdc5 O dxik`# jybd}k cogbk~ogb eg Kxlkc'

    Lk rdx cexp og ple{blp ae~ d jejkgp' Rkcc''' lk nkbdg# nc{k*

    ncdhi kykx h{~oe{xcy n~oblp' Jexp vkevck ldqk pe ~kdhl d hk~pdog dbkpe nk dnck pe xkk {x' Ae{~pkkg# aoapkkg# e~ prkcqk d~k plk jexphejjeg egkx' Ldqk koplk~ ea ye{ ld` d no~pl`dy cdpkcy5

    O` m{xp p{~gk` aoapkkg gep kqkg d rkki dbe' O ld` d xjdcc vd~py#geplogb xvkhodc' Plkg O ple{blp ae~ d jejkgp' Rdx plk~k ~kdccy d xkdjegxpk~ bd}ogb dp jk eg plk hd~ ~o`k lejk a~ej nercogb dx rkvdxxk` plk cdik5 O` hegqoghk` jyxkca O rdx `~kdjogb# O

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    jkdg'''xk~oe{xcy5 D xkd jegxpk~5Rdop d xkheg`''' ger pldp O ple{blp dne{p op# rk rkgp nercogb plk

    `dy dapk~ jy no~pl`dy# d cdjk dppkjvp a~ej jy vd~kgpx pe jdik {v ae~jy x{hioxl vd~py' O a~ergk` `kkvcy dp Kxlkc rle rdx xpdg`ogb dx xpoccdx d ~ehi# rdopogb ae~ egk ea {x pe ~kvcy' Rlkg rk `o` xvkdi# rkxveik dp plk xdjk pojk'

    O p{~gk` aoapkkg aoqk `dyx dbe# rk nepl khlek` og h~kkvy {goxeg'Jy mdr `~evvk` xe cer O ple{blp op joblp adcc eaa' Kccok ceeik` dp jkropl d p~{cy hega{xk` k|v~kxxoeg' Ler ld` iger Kccok ae~ eqk~ koblpykd~x# dg` gkqk~ igerg lk~ no~pl`dy5 O gkqk~ dxik`# jy n~odg xockgpcypkccogb jk pe xp~dy drdy a~ej plk x{nmkhp eg plk rleck' Ger pldp Ople{blp dne{p op# xlk` gkqk~ dxik` dne{p jy no~pl`dy koplk~# rk`gkqk~ ogqopk` kdhl eplk~ pe e{~ vd~opokx# e~ xveik ea plk jdppk~ dp dcc'Ler h~kkvy dg` rko~` ox pldp5

    Kxlkc xpd~k` dp {x ropl d dj{xk` k|v~kxxoeg' O akcp coik loppogb loj#rlohl re{c` v~endncy ckd` {x pe bkppogb kdpkg ny d `~dieg# e~xejkplogb re~xk' O ikvp jy aoxp hcdjvk` poblp dp jy xo`k'

    Coik O xdo`# lk hegpog{k`# dggeyogbcy geghldcdgp' Plk ~oxogb ea dhk~pdog no~pl`dy hdg p~obbk~ ye{~ n~dog pe ckp ye{ xkk {x'

    O bcd~k` dp loj xejk je~k# reg`k~ogb rly eg kd~pl O akcp xe dgb~y'O m{xp `o`' Cdjk k|h{xk# O iger'

    Rkcc oa gene`y ox beogb pe v~epkxp# Oj beogb ndhi pe plk hdnog#Kccok xdo`# ceeiogb rdy hdcjk~ pldg O akcp' Kxlkc ceeik` dp lk~ dg`xjo~ik`# Rkcc O ldqk pe xkk ler bee` ye{ d~k peje~~er dp plk ckdxp#lk rogik` dp jk' Jdynk ye{cc x{~v~oxk jk'

    Kccok ~doxk` dg kykn~er dp plox ~dg`ej xpdpkjkgp dg` xpd~pk` eglk~ rdy perd~`x Hdnog >8' O eg plk eplk~ ldg`# rdxgp po~k` dp dcc# dg`rdgpk` pe xkk je~k ea plk hdjv' X{``kgcy Kxlkc ceeik` `dgbk~e{xdbdog' Lk pl~kr jk d xlkdplk` xre~` dg` O nd~kcy hd{blp op' Oa~ergk` dp loj# reg`k~ogb rly eg kd~pl lk rdgpk` jk pe ldqk dxre~`'

    _e{~k beogb pe gkk` op# lk xdo` dx oa lk rk~k ~kd`ogb jyple{blpx' Plox ox d qk~y `dgbk~e{x hdjv' _e{cc adhk re~xk kgkjokx

    pldg jk# Oj da~do`'O hd{poe{xcy {gxlkdplk` plk xre~`' Op rdxgp plk egk O ld` nkkg

    v~dhpohogb ropl kd~cok~# plox egk xkkjk` xld~vk~# dg` rdx pogpk`b~kkg' Op rdx dcxe d coppck xle~pk~ dg` d lkhi ea d cep coblpk~'

    [l# pldgix# O j{ppk~k`# jy bd}k hd{blp nkprkkg plk xre~` dg`plk nkxk~i og a~egp ea jk' Lk bdqk jk d xjdcc coppck xjock' @egp bepldgiogb jk m{xp ykp' Dg` ropl pldp lk p{~gk` dg` qdgoxlk` ogpe plk

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    kqkgogb aeb# ckdqogb beexk*n{jvx eg jy d~jx'

    Plk `dy `o`gp bkp j{hl nkppk~' O bdqk jyxkca d pe{~ d~e{g` hdjv#rd~y ea plk jegxpk~x kqk~yrlk~k' Jy n~dog v~dhpohdccy k|vce`k` dpplk adhp pldp O he{c` gdjk kqk~y xogbck egk plk~k'

    Rlkg O aogdccy `o` be ndhi pe plk hdnog# Kccok rdx dc~kd`y og d `kkvxckkv' O ple{blp dne{p peje~~er# dg` rldp eg kd~pl O rdx beogb pe `eoa O ld` d `oaak~kgp pkdhlk~# dg` O rkgp dcc h~d}y*xre~` eg loj' Re{c`plky coik iohi jk e{p ea hdjv e~ xejkplogb5

    O `kho`k` pe v{xl plexk ple{blpx drdy' O he{c` p~y dg` xckkv dpckdxp rople{p ldqogb goblpjd~kx' O` xkk rldp re{c` ldvvkg peje~~erog plk je~gogb'

    Hldvpk~ 0= Kcck~y

    O rdx nkogb xleei drdik ny xejk ~dg`ej vk~xeg O akcp coik loppogb'Jy n~dog p~yogb `kxvk~dpkcy pe be ndhi pe xckkv' O xt{ogpk` jy kykxevkg# plk je~gogb coblp ncog`ogb jk xcoblpcy' O rdx v~kppy j{hl ~kd`ype ykcc dp xejkne`y'

    Bee`# ye{~k drdik# xdo` d `kkv qeohk a~ej dneqk jk' O rdxgpxe x{~k dne{p pldp'

    Kxlkc rldp plk lkcc# opx coik xo| og plk je~gogb# O xdo`# jy qeohkhejogb e{p led~xk dg` b~ebby'

    Plk vk~akhp pojk pe p~dog' Ger bkp hldgbk` dg` jkkp jk e{pxo`k'Nkae~k O he{c` v~epkxp# rlohl O rdx xe beogb pe `e# lk qdgoxlk` e{p

    plk `ee~' O b~edgk` h~{jvck` e{p ea nk`'

    Kxlkc rdx rdopogb ae~ jk e{pxo`k' Lk rdx `~kxxk` og plk {x{dc'Ncdhi ckdplk~ mdhikp dg` neepx# d ncdhi xlo~p# dg` ~ovvk` {v ncdhi

    mkdgx' Gep xhd~y e~ dgyplogb'Rlk~kx Kxpd5 O dxik`# bd}ogb d~e{g` plk hdjv'

    Xlkx eaa ropl plk d`qdghk` p~dogogb b~e{v# `egp re~~y'O ~doxk` jy kykn~er dp pldp' Plk d`qdghk` p~dogogb b~e{v5[l''' lk ceeik` {ghejae~pdnck ger' M{xp xl{p {v dg` aeccer jk#

    lk aogdccy jdgdbk` pe xdy' O xoblk` dg` bkxp{~k` loj ae~rd~`'

    Rk rdcik` ae~ rldp xkkjk` coik ae~kqk~' Aogdccy rk hdjk pe dkjvpy p~dogogb b~e{g`' Kxlkc pexxk` jk d xre~` locp*{v' O hd{blp op

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    d{pejdpohdccy# v~kvd~ogb pe bkp nkdp {v dbdog'O dxx{jk Dkca~oh pd{blp ye{ plk ndxohx ykxpk~`dy' Rlkg O

    ge``k`# lk hegpog{k`' Dcc O hdg xdy ox pldp ye{ {xk rldpkqk~ ye{ldqk dp ye{~ `oxvexdc'

    Rldp plk lkhi `o` lk jkdg ny pldp5 O ld` d xre~`' El ykdl# Ordx beogb bkp nkdp {v dc~oblp'

    Rk xpd~pk` aoblpogb' Lk rdx xk~oe{xcy adxp# O egcy ld` kge{bl pojkpe m{jv d~e{g` dg` gep bkp iocck`# ckp dcegk vcdgp d xp~oik eg lojjyxkca'

    Lk xr{gb cer dp jy akkp# dg` jy n~dog dhpk` ny opxkca' O m{jvk`#xk~oe{xcy lobl' Dg` rdop d xkheg`''' O rdxgp adccogb ndhi `erg'Kxlkcx kykx ro`kgk` d coppck ger# dg` O cerk~k` jyxkca' Rk ae{blpxejk je~k'

    Ger op rdx d coppck kdxok~ pe `e`bk dg` xp{aa# O jkdg rlkg ye{~k

    acyogb ye{~k d lkhi ea d cep adxpk~' O jkdg# op rdxgp kge{bl pe nkdploj e~ dgyplogb# n{p dp ckdxp O rdxgp bkppogb iocck` dgyje~k'

    O plogi pldpx kge{bl ae~ pe`dy# Kxlkc aogdccy xdo`' O cdg`k` coblpcy#n~kdplogb ld~`'

    Rk xpd~pk` rdciogb ndhi pe plk hdnog' Kxpd jkp {x ldcardy dbdog' Ob~oggk` dp lk~# n{p xlk rdxgp ceeiogb dp jk# xlk rdx bcdghogbgk~qe{xcy eqk~ lk~ xle{c`k~' Kxlkc a~ergk`' Rldpx beogb eg5

    O v~kppy j{hl voxxk` eaa dne{p d `e}kg nkxk~ik~x# dg` plky v~kppyj{hl rdgp pe iocc jk ger'

    Rldp `o` ye{ `e5 O dxik`'[l'''Rdx pldp lk~ hdphl vl~dxk dcc ea plk x{``kg5 [l'''_e{ b{yx lkd` ndhi pe ye{~ hdnog# Occ pdci pe jy n~kpl~kg# Kxlkc

    xdo`# gep ceeiogb xe ldvvy dne{p pldp'Kxpd ge``k` lk~ pldgix dg` b~dnnk` jy r~oxp# p{bbogb jk `erg

    pe plk hdnog'

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    ceev' O jkdg ye{~k enqoe{xcy lo`ogb xejkplogb' Kxlkc igerx dne{p oppee' Rly regp ye{ pkcc jk5 O jkdg Oqk igerg ye{ ae~ eqk~ koblpykd~x# ldqk xejk p~{xp lk~k'

    Xlk xoblk`# ae~ d xkheg` xkkjogb j{hl ec`k~# iog` ea xhd~y' Opjd`k jk reg`k~ oa O rdgpk` pe iger'

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    Xlk bdplk~k` lk~ ple{blpx ae~ d akr jog{pkx# dg` plkg aogdccyxveik' Ldqk ye{ kqk~ `egk xejkplogb# ye{ iger ye{qk gkqk~ `egknkae~k# dg` nkkg dnck pe `e op ~oblp drdy5 Coik ropl ge k|vk~okghkrldpxekqk~5

    O ple{blp dne{p pldp' Ge' Jexp kqk~yplogb O` kqkg nkkg bee` dp# Old` ckd~gk` pe `e# O jkdg jog{x kdpogb# `~ogiogb# rkcc ye{ iger# plkndxohx'

    Rldp `e ye{ jkdg5 O dxik`# gep ~kdccy dnck pe plogi ea d `oaak~kgpdgxrk~'

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    O jkdg plk coik plk adhp pldp ye{ hdg acy' Coik plk adhp pldp O iger

    plk gdjkx ea kqk~y xogbck jyplohdc h~kdp{~k plk~k kqk~ coqk`' Coikler O hdg pdik `erg kqk~y evvegkgp og d xre~` aoblp# xlk aogoxlk`#nopogb lk~ cov dg` rdopogb ae~ jy ~kvcy pe pldp'

    _e{# rldp5 O hlehik` e{p# plogiogb ndhi pe jy xre~` aoblp roplKxlkc' Op rdx ojvexxonck ae~ jk pe xp~oik d ncer# O nd~kcy ld` pojk geppe bkp iocck`' Ler og plk re~c` he{c` xejkne`y nkdp pldp5

    _kdl'''ceei O iger op xe{g`x rko~`'''ckpx m{xp bkp xejk xckkv#eidy5

    O ge``k` dg` vcdgpk` jy adhk ogpe jy voccer' Rdgpogb geplogbje~k pldg pe xogi ogpe d `kkv `~kdjckxx xckkv'

    Jy kykx evkgk`' O ld` ge o`kd rly O rdx drdik' Op rdx vophlncdhi e{pxo`k# hckd~cy plk jo``ck ea plk goblp' Plkg O lkd~` d ce{`ndgbogb eg plk `ee~' _kdl5 M{xp hejk og dc~kd`y$ O hdcck` e{p# jyple{blpx xpocc b~ebby ropl xckkv' Gep kqkg pdiogb ogpe hegxo`k~dpoegpldp op re{c` nk xejk h~d}y jegxpk~' Plkg dbdog# rldp iog` ea h~d}yncee`plo~xpy jegxpk~ re{c` igehi nkae~k lk dpk ye{5

    Kxlkc rdcik` ogpe qokr' Lk ld` `d~i dg` dxlkg k|v~kxxoeg eg' Opjd`k jk gk~qe{x'

    Rldpx beogb eg5 Kxpd dxik`# lk~ qeohk dck~p dg` drdik rople{pp~yogb'

    Plk hdjv ox nkogb dppdhik`' Rk gkk` pe bkp e{p ea lk~k' Ger'O lkxopdpk`# O jkdg rldp og plk re~c` he{c` jdik dg kgpo~k hdjv oa

    p~dogk` rd~~oe~x ~{g ae~ plk loccx5 Kxpd eg plk eplk~ ldg`# bep {vojjk`odpkcy e{p ea nk`# xp~dvvk` lk~ xre~` pe lk~ xo`k# dg` rdcik`xroapcy pe plk `ee~'

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    Ae~ d jejkgp xlk ceeik`'''`oaak~kgp' Dcjexp coik xlk coqk` lk~k dcclk~ coak' ^kd`y ae~ ndppck og d xkheg`# dcjexp k|hopk` dne{p op' Lk~ cegb`d~i n~erg ldo~ jd`k lk~ n~oblp nc{k kykx xpdg` e{p og plk `d~igkxx#d``ogb pe plk e``gkxx ea op dcc' Jdiogb lk~ ceei kqkg d coppck je~khejvkccogb pldg Kxlkc'

    O ncogik` dg` xlk rdx lk~ ge~jdc xkca dbdog' Hdcj# vdpokgp# vd~pcycexp og ple{blp' O bcdghk` eqk~ pe Kxlkc# rle ceeik` d coppck x{~v~oxk`'Eidy# xe O ld`gp ojdbogk` pldp rko~` xo`k ea Kxpd dp ckdxp'

    O ceeik` d~e{g` plk ~eej' O ld` ge rkdvegx# rlohl jd`k jk dcoppck dg|oe{x' O b~dnnk` jy ndhivdhi dg` xp{aak` op ropl d akrncdgikpx# d hldgbk ea hceplkx# dg` xejk xgdhix O ld` xpdxlk` og jygoblpxpdg`' O jkdg oa rk rk~k beogb pe xejk ~dg`ej hopy e~ ae~kxpropl ge hdxl# O `o`gp qk~y rkcc rdgp pe xld~k d ao~k ropl d lene'

    O {xlk~k` d rdopogb Kxpd dg` Kxlkc e{p plk `ee~'

    Kxlkc jeqk` dp d t{ohi vdhk rople{p xpevvogb' Rlohl rdx d bee`plogb nkhd{xk O ld` pe aeh{x eg ikkvogb {v ropl loj# dg` gep dp plkhldex pldp plk hdjv ld` nkkg p{~gk` ogpe'

    E{p ea plk he~gk~ ea jy kyk O xdr acdxlkx ea ~k` dg` nc{k# dgb~y~ed~x# dg` xe j{hl ykccogb dg` xre~`x hcdxlogb pldp O akcp coik jykd~x joblp m{xp k|vce`k'

    Kxpd rdx vdck ropl xlehi# dvvd~kgpcy xlk igkr rldp rdxdppdhiogb# dg` op rdx gep bee`' Rkcc enqoe{xcy ea he{~xk'

    Rk `o`gp ~kdccy ~{g ogpe dgyplogb' Jexp jegxpk~x xhdppk~k` dp plkxoblp ea Kxlkc# egk {gc{hiy nkxk~i hd{blp xoblp ea Kxpd dg` O dg`p~ok` pe dppdhi' Kxlkc xp{hi d xre~` pl~e{bl lox xpejdhl# dg` O p{~gk`drdy nkae~k O he{c` qejop'

    Plk ae~kxp rdx aogdccy ~oblp og a~egp ea {x'Rk rdcik` xp~doblp og# aeccerogb Kxlkc dcc plk rdy' O xp{jnck` d

    akr pojkx rlkg lk jd`k x{``kg p{~gx pldp ck` egpe dgeplk~ kg`ckxxloiogb vdpl'

    Dapk~ dne{p pl~kk jockx rk aogdccy xpevvk`# rk rk~k dcc bdxvogb ae~do~' O he{c`gp lkd~ plk ndppck dgyje~k# n{p pldp `o`gp jdik jk dgy

    ckxx gk~qe{x'Bkp xejk ~kxp# Kxlkc pec` {x# bd}ogb d~e{g` plk ae~kxp dx oa lk

    rk~k roccogb op pe nk xockgp ny m{xp bcd~ogb' Op v~kppy j{hl re~ik`nkhd{xk plk ae~kxp rdx `kd` t{okp# jdiogb plk {g}ovvogb ea jyndhivdhi xe{g` rdy ce{`k~ pldg ge~jdc'

    O pexxk` Kxpd d xckkvogb ndb# dg` b~dnnk` egk ae~ jyxkca' O ckap plkcdxp egk eg plk b~e{g` ae~ rlkg Kxlkc rdx ~kd`y pe {xk op'

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    O vcevvk` `erg dg` akcc dxckkv ogxpdgpcy# `~kdjx ogqd`ogb jylkd`'

    Lky Kxpd$ O hdcck` e{p pe jy nkxp a~okg` dx xlk ~dhk` {v plkxp~kkp pe plk n{x xpev' Xjo~iogb dp plk adhp pldp xlk` xckvp og# dbdog'

    El xl{p {v# xlk xdo`# boqogb jk d ~{ka{c bcdghk'Rk rdopk` ae~ plk n{x og xockghk' O rdx `~kd`ogb plk cegb xhleec

    `dy pldp rdx pe hejk'Plk n{x aogdccy v{cck` {v# bkd~x ~dhiogb d~e{g` dx op xco` pe d ldcp'

    Plk `ee~ vevvk` evkg' O xpd~pk` {v plk xpkvx# dg` xdr plk `~oqk~' Oprdx d b{y ropl d ncdhi ckdplk~ mdhikp# xle~p ncdhi ldo~# dg` nc{k*ncdhikykx' Hejvckpkcy eqk~`eogb plk rleck .bepl. plogb# n{p og d rko~`rdy# op ceeik` gdp{~dc ae~ loj' O a~ergk` dp loj# O jkdg O ld` gkqk~xkkg plox n{x `~oqk~ nkae~k' O bcdghk` eqk~ pe Kxpd# reg`k~ogb rldp

    xlk ple{blp# n{p Kxpd rdxgp plk~k' O ceeik` `erg dg` xdr d coppck kca#`e{ncogb eqk~ ropl cd{blpk~# lox je{pl xjkd~k` ropl ncee`'

    O xh~kdjk`# m{jvogb ndhi# hdccogb e{p Kxpdx gdjk eqk~ dg` eqk~dbdog' Xlk gkqk~ dgxrk~k`'

    O reik {v n~kdplogb ld~`# ae~ d jejkgp O `o`gp ~khebgo}k jyx{~~e{g`ogbx' Plkg O ~kjkjnk~k`' Rk rk~k og d ae~kxp# plk hdjvld` nkkg dppdhik`# dg` O xloqk~k` og plk hec` je~gogb do~'

    Kxlkc rdx dxckkv eqk~ ny d p~kk' Kxpd rdx xpdg`ogb eqk~ ny dhckd~ogb `~ogiogb d neppck ea rdpk~ a~ej rle igerx rlk~k'

    Je~gogb# O xdo`# jy pl~edp led~xk'Lky# xlk b~kkpk`# gkqk~ pdiogb lk~ kykx eaa plk ae~kxp'Rk xpd~k` dp op ae~ d rlock# ndxiogb og plk xockghk'Kxpd pkgxk`# lk~ kykx gd~~erk` xe pldp plky ceeik` dcjexp xhd~y'

    Kxlkc xpevvk` xge~ogb# dg` necpk` {v~oblp'Xejkplogb ox hejogb# Kxpd xdo`# lk~ qeohk `dgbk~e{xcy cer#

    nkae~k Kxlkc he{c` xdy dgyplogb'O a~ergk`' Plk ae~kxp ceeik` plk xdjk dx op `o` nkae~k' Geplogb

    `oaak~kgp' Plkg O lkd~` op' Plk xe{g` ea cd~bk# ~diogb hcdrx pkd~ogb {v

    plk loccxo`k'

    Hldvpk~ ;= Kxpd

    ^oblp' Xe jy `dy m{xp oxgp hejvckpk rople{p ldqogb pe aoblp d`~dbeg' Kccok vdhik` {v hdjv xe adxp# rk gkd~cy he{c`gp xkk lk~' Oprdx coik plk rog` h{~~kgpx rk~k lkcvogb lk~ dcegb'

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    Plk ~diogb dg` xh~dphlogb rdx nkboggogb pe nk pe j{hl ae~ jykd~x' Plk `~dbeg rdx xe hcexk ger O he{c` kqkg xjkcc plk plogb' Iog`ea coik dg e`` jo|p{~k ea jkdpceda dg` ~eppkg dvvckx'

    Plkg O xdr op'Plox `~dbeg rdx rdy nobbk~ pldg plk egk eg plk n{x' Op rdx dx nob

    dx d pl~kk xpe~y le{xk# kdxy' Opx ne`y hegxoxpk` ea acdjogb ~k`xhdckx# kdhl dg` kqk~y egk ea plkj loxxogb dg` xjeiogb' Xp~dgbkcy#plk~k rdx ge lkdp ~d`odpogb eaa ea op# m{xp dg ohy hlocc pldp xkgp xloqk~x{v jy xvogk'

    Plk~k rdx dnxec{pkcy ge pojk pe ~{g' Op kyk` {x dcc ropl d vok~hogbykccer xpd~k' Dx oa `kpk~jogogb rlohl ea {x op rdx beogb pe kdp ao~xp'Dvvd~kgpcy pldp re{c` nk Kccok' Plk `~dbeg loxxk` xjeik dg` ackrperd~`x lk~' Nkae~k Kxlkc dg` O he{c` lkcv# xlk dcxe peei pe plk do~#jdiogb plk rog` h{~~kgpx d~e{g` lk~ xro~c qoxhe{xcy'

    Plk `~dbeg ckp e{p d xpd~pck` ykcv dg` ackr ndhi d akr akkp' Kxlkcrdx dne{p pe ~{g loj# rlkg O xdo`# Rdop'

    Dcc pl~kk ea plkj bdqk jk d hega{xk` ceei'O obge~k` Kxlkcx xockgp rd~gogbx dg` rdcik` xp~doblp {v pe plk

    `~dbeg' Ae~ plk e``kxp ea ~kdxegx O he{c` pkcc rlk~k op rdx beogb pedppdhi jk# dg` O igkr k|dhpcy ler pe pevvck op' N{p pldp rdxgp plk~oblp hleohk'

    O n~e{blp e{p jy xre~`# rlohl jd`k plk `~dbeg loxx e{p dae{gpdog ea xpkdj' Nkae~k op he{c` v~epkxp# O xh~djnck` {v opx xo`k dg`xo`k eg opx gkhi' Jy rkoblp gep `eogb d plogb pe op' O xjock`'

    [l# Kxpd5 D~kgp rk ye{ iger# x{vvexk` pe nk aoblpogb ploxplogb5

    O ceeik` dp Kccok xeckjgcy' Ge' Hcojn egpe plk @~dbeg*K|v~kxx'Kxlkc ceeik` qdxpcy dj{xk`# n{p Kccok ceeik` coik xlk rdx beogb pe

    rkp lk~xkca' O akcp d vdgb ea b{ocp rlkg O ~kjkjnk~k` xlk rdx da~do`ea lkoblpx' ^oblp# xe xlk hdg acy dg` xlkx da~do` ea lkoblpx# lero~egoh l{l5

    Rlkg plky nepl aogdccy xdp `erg dg` leeik` plko~ akkp egpe xejkxhdckx# O ceeik` plk `~dbeg og plk kyk# dg` lk {g`k~xpee`

    ojjk`odpkcy' Acy'

    Rk ackr ae~ d akr le{~x' O rdx qk~y xe~k a~ej xoppogb# n{p dp ckdxpplk `~dbeg jd`k plk acoblp xjeepl ae~ {x' Eqk~ pojk Kccok nkbdg pejd~qkc dp plk hce{`x# dg` dne{p ler lobl rk rk~k' Dp ckdxp xlkrdxgp xh~kdjogb'

    Rled# b{yx5 Ox plox ge~jdc5 xlk dxik`' O h~dgk` jy lkd` ndhi#

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    Kccok rdx xoppogb og plk jo``ck ea {x# jk nkogb og plk a~egp dg` Kxlkc ogplk ndhi'

    O ckp e{p d coppck ykcv' Kccok rdx'''dcjexp p~dgxvd~kgp' Plkg xlk rdxxeco` dbdog# plkg p~dgxvd~kgp' Coik xejk iog` ea blexp'

    Kxlkc a~ergk`' Kccok# d~k ye{ x{~k ye{ iger rle ye{~ vd~kgpxd~k5

    _kx# ea he{~xk O `e$ xlk xgdvvk`'Rle d~k plky5 lk dxik`# O he{c` dcjexp xkk plk bkd~x p{~gogb og

    lox lkd`'Qo~bogod dg` Dcki Qexgod~`'Dg` rldp d~k plko~ menx5 lk dxik`'Jy jejx dg dxp~egejk~# dg` jy `d`x d n{xogkxx jdg'D n{xogkxx jdg l{l5 Kxlkc dxik`# xe{g`ogb coik lk ld` m{xp

    aob{~k` e{p d l{bk v{}}ck' Dg` lk p~dqkcx d cep O v~kx{jk5

    Kccok ncogik`' _kdl'Rkcc pldp hk~pdogcy k|vcdogx plogbx'Op `ekx5 O dxik`# dggeyk` ropl lox cdhi ea ogae~jdpoeg' Vckdxk

    pkcc'Oxgp op enqoe{x5 lk dxik` jk# xpd~ogb ~oblp ogpe jy kykx' Lk~

    adplk~ rdx dg d{~d'D rldp5 O cd{blk` e{p ce{`# plogiogb dne{p ler vkevck rk~k

    dcrdyx xdyogb plogbx coik .rer ye{ ldqk x{hl d n~oblp vogi d{~d. dg`xp{aa' Rlkg lk bcd~k` dp jk O ple{blp ld~`k~' Eidy# xe lk rdx pdciogbdne{p d h~kdp{~k# dg d{~d' O xgdvvk` jy aogbk~x# jy n~dog aogdccyv{ppogb op pebkplk~'

    D~kgp d{~dx coik coppck rog` xvo~opx e~ xejkplogb5 O dxik`# p~yogbpe bkp jy jypleceby ~oblp'

    Og d xkgxk# lk ~kvcok`'Xe rdop''' Kccok a~ergk`' D~k ye{ pkccogb jk Oj coik ldca blexp

    xvo~p e~ rldpkqk~5Ge# ~kvcok` Kxlkc xojvcy' D{~dx d~k gep k|dhpcy xvo~opx je~k

    coik plk h~kdp{~kx rle ldqk pepdc hegp~ec ea plk rog`x' Kd~cy l{jdgxple{blp ea plkj xe nkhd{xk plky he{c` `oxxecqk ogpe plk rog` dx

    rkcc'El''' Kccok xdo` og d xjdcc qeohk' O he{c`gp k|dhpcy ncdjk lk~# O

    jkdg# op j{xp nk ld~` pe plogi ea ye{~ `d` dx xejk pepdc rog`hegp~ecck~'

    Plkg O ld~`kgk` jy bd}k' O hdgp k|vcdog k|dhpcy# n{p O he{c` m{xppkcc xejk pl~kdp rdx hejogb' Qk~y adxp dp pldp'

    Kxlkcx kykx ro`kgk` dx rkcc'

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    El jdg# coik rk gkk` pe nk dppdhik` dbdog# O j{ppk~k`# jdiogbKxlkc m{jv' Kccok a~ergk` dp jk# coik xlk ld` ge o`kd rldp rdx beogbeg'

    _e{ hdg akkc op5 lk dxik`'Akkc rldp5 Oa ye{ jkdg pldp O hdg akkc d xk~oe{xcy cd~bk kgkjy

    hejogb {v adxp# plkg ykdl' O m{xp xdp dg` akcp# ae~ d jejkgp' @egp dxiler# nkhd{xk O ldqk ge o`kd# n{p O he{c` dcjexp xldvk plk h~kdp{~k ogjy jog`' X{``kgcy O igkr rldp op rdx'

    Opx dgeplk~ `~dbeg# Kxlkc dg` O xdo` og gkd~ {goxeg'Rled plk~k ye{ b{yx' Ler plk lkhi `e ye{ iger pldp5 Kccok

    dxik`'Kxlkc ceeik` xoghk~kcy x{~v~oxk` dp jk' Plkg lk b~oggk`' Rk

    ldqk pe pdci cdpk~ Kxpd# n{p ae~ ger# `e ye{ plogi ye{ he{c` bkp ye{~coppck n{``y pe xvkk` {v5

    Occ p~y' O ceeik` `erg dp plk `~dbegx kykx dbdog# dg` pldgia{ccylk {g`k~xpee`' Rk ackr xe adxp jy adhk akcp coik op rdx beogb pe adcc eaa'Plkg rk rkgp ogpe d xpkkv `oqk# egk ea {x xh~kdjk`# O rdxgp x{~krle'

    Plk `~dbeg cdg`k` og d hdqk# dcjexp lo``kg {g`k~b~e{g`' Op rdxl{bk# cd~bk kge{bl ae~ dcc ea {x vc{x plk co}d~` pe aop ropl kdxk' Dg` dbee` hdjvxopk ae~ plk goblp' Kxlkc b~oggk` jd`cy dp jk' O ~doxk` dkykn~er# reg`k~ogb rly eg kd~pl lk rdx xe k|hopk`'

    Kccok acohik~k` dbdog# jdiogb d xp~egb rog` acer pl~e{ble{p plkhdqk' Kqk~yne`y xpd~k` dp lk~'

    [l''' xlk j{jnck`' Xe~~y# iog` ea bep drdy a~ej jyxkca'''O ckp e{p d coppck cd{bl dg` b~dnnk` d ncdgikp a~ej lk~ ndhivdhi'Lky Kxpd# nkae~k ye{ xckkv# hdg O pdci pe ye{ ae~ d xkheg`5O a~ergk` dp loj' O rdx ceeiogb ae~rd~` pe jy vkdhka{c xc{jnk~'

    El rkcc' O p~{`bk` drdy a~ej jy hexy xckkvogb ndb dg` aec`k` jyd~jx' Kccok dg` plk `~dbeg ceeik` drdy# n{p O he{c` dcjexp xrkd~plky rk~k xjocogb dp kdhl eplk~'

    Kxpd# ye{~k vd~p nkxk~ik~'O jy mdr `~evvk`# dg` O hckghlk` op ndhi pebkplk~' O dj gep# O

    v~epkxpk`' O jkdg# O re{c` iger oa O rdx vd~p roc` rd~~oe~# ~oblp5El ykdl5 lk dxik`# qdxpcy dj{xk`' Lk peei e{p lox xre~` dg`

    xr{gb dp jk' O bdxvk` dg` ogxpoghp{dccy ndhik` drdy# `~drogb jyerg xre~` og d xkheg`x pojk'

    Lk cdxlk` dg` rlovvk` dp jk xe adxp op rdx ld~` pe plogi' O vd~~ok`dg` `{hik` dg` xv{g xe j{hl op akcp je~k coik rk rk~k `dghogb pldgxre~` aoblpogb' Plkg O ~kdco}k` xre~` aoblpogb xe~p ea rdx coik d `dghk'

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    O rdx dcxe drd~k ea Kccok dg` plk `~dbeg rdphlogb {x hegpkgpcya~ej plk xo`kcogkx# O gepohk` d xjdcc evkgogb og Kxlkcx b{d~` dx rkcc'Lk c{gbk` ae~ jk# O xo`kxpkvvk` dg` n~e{blp jy xre~` pe loxevvexopk xo`k# lk vd~~ok` plk ncer m{xp og pojk# n{p plk ae~hk ea op xkgplox xre~` xv~drcogb e{p ea lox ldg`'

    Lk ceeik` {v dp jk ropl d b~og'O h{~xk` xockgpcy' Plox rdx xe gep ado~' O rdx vd~p roc` rd~~oe~# rlock

    Kccok bep pe hegp~ec rog`x5 O jkdg hejk eg'Rkcc ger pldp pldpx xkppck`# O xdo`# b~oppogb jy pkkpl' Oj beogb pe

    nk`'Gene`y enmkhpk`# Kccok ceeik` d coppck gk~qe{x' Xlk bcdghk` eqk~ dp

    plk `~dbeg dg` plky nepl xld~k` d `oxdvveogpk` ceei# coik plky rk~klevogb Kxlkc rdx beogb pe xdy xejkplogb kcxk' Rdop d jog{pk'''Rlyplk lkhi rdx xlk xld~ogb ple{blpx ropl d `~dbeg5

    O v{xlk` drdy dcc vexxonck o`kdx dg` xckvp'

    O rdx nkogb xleeikg drdik' Rdik {v# Kxpd# xdo` d `kkvpl{g`k~ogb qeohk'

    [l5 O j{ppk~k` ogpkccobkgpcy# ~{nnogb plk xdg` e{p ea jy kykx' Oncogik` d~e{g` plk ~eej' Djd}ogbcy Kccok rdx e{p ea nk` dg` vkppogbplk `~dbeg' Kxlkc lkcvk` jk {v# dg` O p~ok` pe ae~hk jy n~dog pe rdik{v dcc plk rdy' O hdg rdik {v aogk og dg kjk~bkghy# x{~k' N{p rlkgye{ ldqk plk hleohk pe xckkv# O"j beogb pe xckkv ldca plk `dy' Dg`Kccok ox kqkg re~xk pldg jk# xe O ld` ge o`kd rly xlk ea dcc vkevckre{c` nk drdik'

    Je~gogb# Kxpd# b~kkpk` Kccok hlkk~a{ccy' Djodx xdyx lk hdg pdik{x v~kppy j{hl dgyrlk~k' Rk rk~k rdopogb eg ye{ pe rdik {v xe rkhe{c` jdik d `khoxoeg'

    Rlex Djodx5 O dxik`# jy pl~edp xcoblpcy led~xk'Xlk bobbck`# rlohl rdx v~kppy rko~` nkhd{xk xlk gkqk~ bobbckx'

    Plky `~dbeg# `{l$_e{ gdjk` op Djodx5 O dxik`# reg`k~ogb rly xlk coik` op xe

    j{hl'

    Xlk b~oggk`' Ge' Lk pec` jk op'O ~doxk` {v kykn~erx og xlehi' _e{ hdg pdci pe `~dbegx5_kdl'''O b{kxx opx vd~p ea pldp rleck d{~d plogb' Xlk xe{g`k`

    xk~oe{xcy ldvvy' O` gkqk~ lkd~` lk~ xe{g` coik pldp nkae~k' Op jd`kjk xjock'

    Plkg O a~e}k og xlehi# jy n~dog n{}}ogb d rd~gogb' Ler ld` opae{g` {x xe adxp5

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    Rk gkk` pe bkp jeqogb# ger$ O ldca ykcck`# aoccogb ropl `~kd`'Kxlkc ge``k`# lox adhk dcxe vdck# jdiogb lox kykx xkkj n~oblpk~'_e{ b{yx dg` pldp rko~`# O hdg xkgxk dppdhik~x plogb' Rkcc aogk#

    Occ pkcc Djodx' Xlk ceeik` dp plk `~dbeg# dg` xdo` xejkplogb ropl dpeg ea hcohix dg` loxxkx ropl lk~ pegb{k' Plk `~dbeg ~kvcok` og plkxdjk rdy# xlk ge``k`'

    Lkx xdyx pldpx aogk' N{p rk beppd l{~~y nkhd{xk plk~kx dxk~oe{xcy voxxk` eaa `~dbeg eg e{~ pdoc' Dvvd~kgpcy lk ldpkx'''{l# rkccgkqk~ jog` pldp'

    O a~ergk`# Rldp5[j# Djodx xdo` plox egk `~dbeg ldpkx nkxk~ik~x' Hd{xk O b{kxx

    egk ea plkj p~ok` pe iocc op eghk# dg` op iog`d `kho`k` pe l{gp `erg plk~kxp' O b{kxx ye{ b{yx iog` ea dpp~dhpk` d n{ghl ea dppkgpoeg'

    O reg`k~k` rldp og plk re~c` xlk rdx pdciogb dne{p# O jkdg plk~k

    rdx Kxlkc''' plkg O ~kjkjnk~k`' O rdx ldca nkxk~ik~' M{xp b~kdp'

    O bcd~k` dp plk `~dbeg dg` hcojnk` ogpe opx xhdcy ndhi dbdog' Kccokackr eg# acohik~ogb xcoblpcy ropl plk rog`# xlk cdg`k` og plk `~oqk~xxvep# dg` O xdp nklog` lk~' Kxlkc b~oggk` dg` xdp nklog` jk' Kccokhcohik` dg` loxxk` xejk je~k dg` plk `~dbeg peei eaa'

    Plk acoblp plox pojk rdx qohoe{x' Djodx ld` pe mk~i dg` proxp xejdgy pojkx O dcjexp akcc eaa' Ple{bl O he{c` lkd~ plk acdvvogb eaxp~egb vk~xoxpkgp rogbx nklog` {x# O `o`gp `d~k ceei ndhi ae~ akd~ Ojoblp ceexk op'

    Djodx mk~ik` ogpe d qk~pohdc `oqk' O joblpqk xh~kdjk`# n{p Ohe{c`gp lkd~ eqk~ plk rog` lercogb og jy kd~x' O `{b jy akkp xe ad~ogpe plk xhdcy xo`kx pldp plky l{~p'

    Plk `~dbeg nklog` {x aeccerk` vk~xoxpkgpcy# gkqk~ boqogb {v#rdopogb vdpokgpcy ae~ opx v~ky pe b~er rkdi dg` po~k`'

    Plkg x{``kgcy Djdox ackr eaa pe plk xo`k# ~oblp og plk jo``ck ea lox`oqk' O ple{blp op rdx dgeplk~ negk g{jnogb jdgk{qk~# n{p d xkheg`cdpk~ lk akcc e{p ea plk xiy dcpebkplk~'

    Plk ncee` ~{xlk` {v pe jy lkd`# dg` O xh~kdjk`' Jy hceplkxrlovvk` kqk~yrlk~k# plk rog` xl~okiogb ce{`k~ pldg O ple{blpvexxonck' Rk rk~k pedxp' O he{c` xkk plk b~e{g` hejogb {v adxp# peeadxp' E{~ `~dbeg xv~kd` lox rogbx# xcerogb plk adcc'

    Rk h~dxlk` egpe plk b~e{g` ropl d l{bk PL[GI# dg` O rkgpacyogb eaa' Vdog cdhk` {v jy d~j# jdiogb coppck ncdhi `epx ae~j nkae~kjy kykx' Djodx rdx xpocc n~kdplogb# n{p lk ld` vdxxk` e{p eg plk

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    xvep' Kxlkc dg` Kccok rk~k b~edgogb dg` xpdg`ogb {v ropl d ado~dje{gp ea h{~xogb eg plk eplk~ xo`k ea loj'

    O rdx pee `d}k` pe jeqk# O ceeik` `erg perd~`x jy d~j# dg`dcjexp xh~kdjk` dbdog' O `o`gp plogi d~jx he{c` nk nkgp ogpe pldpvexopoeg'

    Plkg O lkd~` d ce{` pl{jv# pl{jv# dg` d'''p~ecc# hdjk ogpe qokr'Lk rdxgp dx pdcc e~ n{ciy dx O ld` ojdbogk` d p~ecc re{c` nk# n{p lkrdx kdxocy pdcck~ pldg jy jejx jogoqdg' Dg` lk rdx xe ~ovvk` op rdxd jo~dhck he{c` kqkg rdci dp dcc'

    Lk acdxlk` d ro`k b~og dp Kxlkc dg` Kccok# jdiogb xloqk~x be `ergjy xvogk' [gcoik rldp O ld` ple{blp dne{p p~eccx nkogb `ojroppk` dg``{cc# lox kykx dcjexp xkkjk` pe bcerk` ropl ogpkccobkghk'

    Plk p~ecc `o`gp xkkj pe gepohk jk# rlohl rdx v~endncy d bee`

    plogb nkhd{xk O he{c`gp aoblp dp plk jejkgp' O he{c`gp kqkg jeqk e{pea xlehi dg` vdog' Kxlkc dg` Kccok lerkqk~# rk~k e{p ea plko~ `d}kdg` xio~pogb d~e{g` plk p~eccx l{bk akkp' Kccok xlehik` op ny acyogb eqk~opx lkd`# p~yogb pe bkp opx dppkgpoeg rlock Kxlkc mdnnk` dp lox akkp'

    Ldca d{~d''' plk p~ecc j{xk`' Lk peei d xpkv ndhi# dcjexpxpejvogb Kxlkc ogpe d vdghdik' C{hiocy lk m{jvk` e{p ea plk rdy m{xpog pojk# lox adhk xk~oe{xcy hcexk pe plk p~eccx l{bk {bcy b~kkg pekx' Gepqk~y a{g'

    D ldg` hcdjvk` eqk~ jy je{pl# j{aacogb jy ykcv' O p{~gk` jylkd` dg` xdr d vk~xeg# ldca jdg# ldca ncdhi xpdccoeg' D hkgpd{~'Hejk$ lk {~bk`# cerk~ogb lox ckbx xe pldp O he{c` hcojn eg'

    Rople{p plogiogb dne{p ler dnxec{pkcy h~d}y op rdx# O xh~djnck`egpe lox ndhi dg` p~ok` pe adxpkg jy ckbx xe O re{c`gp adcc eaa' O ld`gkqk~ nkkg dg .kt{kxp~odg. vk~xeg# xe plk rleck .xpdyogb eg.heghkvp# rdx v~kppy ld~`'

    Plk hkgpd{~ xpejvk` lox leeqkx ojvdpokgpcy rlock O p~ok` pe gep peadcc eaa' Plk p~ecc rdx beogb g{px# xpejvogb dg` xvoggogb# n{p jya~okg`x rk~k pee adxp ae~ loj' Kccok rdx cd{blogb dx xlk `oxdvvkd~k`og plk rog` dg` ~kdvvkd~k` nklog` plk p~ecc e~ eg pev ea lox lkd`'

    Kxlkc rdx d rlo~cogb pk~~e~' Plk p~ecc ld` d g{jk~e{x dje{gp eanckk`ogb re{g`x# n{p op `o`gp ge dgyplogb n{p jdik loj dgb~y'

    _e{~k gep beogb pe rog coppck egkx$ plk p~ecc xle{pk` ropl bckk#p~yogb pe xrovk dp Kccok' El ~kdccy5 xlk cd{blk`# xpd~pogb pe k`bk`erg pe Kxlkc' Pldgia{ccy plk p~ecc `o`gp xkkj pe gepohk plk p~ohi'@ok$ plk p~ecc xle{pk`# xrogbogb lox l{bk aoxp dbdog' Ge pldgix$~kvcok` Kccok# lk~ qeohk xe{g`k` xp~dogk` ger' Xlk ~doxk` lk~ ldg`x

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    {v coik xlk rdx beogb pe boqk plk p~ecc d l{b' Plkg rog`x vohik` {vd~e{g` plkj' O he{c` akkc op kqkg a~ej d `oxpdghk'

    Plky xlep {vrd~` og d rlo~crog`# plk p~ecc xh~kkhlk` og e{p~dbk'Plky cdg`k` gkd~ jk og plk ae~kxp rlk~k plk ~kxp ea plk lk~` eahkgpd{~x rdopk`' Plk rd~j rog` xkp plkj `erg bkgpcy# dg` plk p~eccxkkjk` pe bkp plk jkxxdbk pldp lk rdx nkdpkg dg` p~{`bk` ndhiogpe plk ae~kxp# p~kkx adccogb nklog` loj'

    Kccok heccdvxk` dg` d hkgpd{~ xheevk` lk~ {v coik xlk rdx d coppckioppkg dg` xkp lk~ eg lox ndhi' D rlopk vdcejoge hkgpd{~ nkgp `ergdg` Kxlkc je{gpk` ropl kdxk' O xlep loj d ~{ka{c ceei dg` p~ok` ld~`gep pe aeccer Kccokx ckd` dg` vdxx e{p'

    Eghk rk rk~k dcc xkdpk` plk hkgpd{~x p~eppk` eaa ad~plk~ ogpe plkae~kxp' O ldx dnxec{pkcy ge o`kd rlk~k rk rk~k beogb# dg` p~{pla{ccy# O

    `o`gp ~kdccy hd~k dp plk jejkgp' Jy d~j acd~k` ropl vdog# jdiogb jkrdgp pe xh~kdj gegxpev'

    Rk d~k lk~k# plk ckd` hkgpd{~ dgge{ghk`' O ceeik` {v dg` p~ok`pe aeh{x' Rk rk~k og d coppck kd~plkg qoccdbk xejkrlk~k `kkv og plkree`x nkhd{xk plk p~kkx x{~~e{g`ogb plk vcdhk rk~k xe hcexkpebkplk~ pldp op xkkjk` vophl ncdhi' Pldgia{ccy plk x{g rdx xlogogbeqk~lkd`# xe op rdx gohk dg` n~oblp og plk coppck qoccdbk'

    O xco` eaa jy hkgpd{~x ndhi dg` xdp' Jy n~kdpl hejogb e{p ogxld~v# {gkqkg bdxvx' Kccok b~edgk` dg` xpd~pogb rdiogb {v' Kxlkcx{``kgcy gepohk` pldp O rdx plk~k dx rkcc dg` rdcik` {v' Rled''' lkj{~j{~k`# ceeiogb dp jy d~j' Hejk eg# rk gkk` pe bkp ye{ ogxo`k'

    O `o`gp rdgp pe xpdg` {v# n{p Kxlkc b~dnnk` jy eplk~ d~j dg` rkrkgp ogxo`k d pkgp jd`k ea kd~pl' Plk ncdhi xpdccoeg O ld` ~o``kg eg

    meogk` {x dx rkcc' Rk gkk` pe xkp ye{~ d~j# lk xdo` dg` O acoghlk`'Lkx ~oblp# Kxlkc xoblk`' P~y dg` lec` xpocc# plox ox beggd l{~p'Pe xdy pldp O xh~kdjk` re{c` nk d jdme~ {g`k~xpdpkjkgp'

    Eghk O hdcjk` `erg xejkrldp# plk hkgpd{~ rdcik` eqk~ pe jyd~j dg` rdqk` lox ldg` eqk~ op# j{~j{~ogb xejkplogb' O xoblk` ropl

    ~kcoka# plk vdog ld` x{nxo`k` dg` O he{c` akkc jy negkx xpd~pogb pelkdc'

    Pldgix# O n~kdplk` e{p'@oggk~ rocc nk og dg le{~ ny plk ao~k# plk hkgpd{~ dgge{ghk` dg`

    p~eppk` e{p' Kxlkc b~oggk` dp jk' Ckpx be hlkhi eg e{~ coppck ldca*d{~d# l{l5

    _kdl''' O xdo`# levogb pldp rleck rog` plogb ld`gp pdikg dgy

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    cegb*pojk peccx eg lk~' Kxlkc lkcvk` jk {v dg` rk xpd~pk` pe lkd`perd~`x lk~ pkgp'

    Hldvpk~ 1= Kcck~y

    O coapk` jyxkca eaa rldp xkkjk` pe nk d jdpp~kxx' Jy lkd`pl~ennk` roc`cy# dg` op peei jk d akr jog{pkx pe ~kjkjnk~ rly' Ob{kxx ldqogb x{vk~ drkxejk rog` verk~x hejkx ropl d cojop dapk~dcc'

    O lkd~` aeepxpkvx dvv~edhlogb jy'''pkgp5 Ge op rdxgp d pkgp' Je~kcoik d hdqk' D pepdccy drkxejk xpehik` hdqk ropl d jogo a~o`bk dg` dnk`# n{p O he{c` xkk plk xpegk rdccx'

    O `e{np xlkx drdik ykp''' O lkd~` Kxpd xdy dx plk aeepxpkvx bephcexk~' Plkg plk hcepl `ee~ bep v{xlk` dxo`k dg` n~occodgp x{gcoblpxp~kdjk` og' Kxlkc ceeik` dx pk~~oayogb dx dcrdyx# dg` Kxpd xkkjk` dcoppck vdck' O `o`gp ~kjkjnk~ xkkogb lk~ dp plk aoblp ropl plk p~ecc'''rldp ld` ldvvkgk`5

    Lo b{yx# O h~edik`# jy qeohk xejkrldp b~ebby'Kxpd ceeik` veogpk`cy dp Kxlkc# rle xl~{bbk`'K~# pldp rdx xejk drkxejk rog` verk~$ Kxlkc pec` jk' O

    b~oggk` dg` xpee` {v# rdphlogb plk b~e{g` xvog ae~ d jejkgp nkae~kop rkgp ge~jdc dbdog'

    _e{ eidy5 dxik` Kxpd re~~ok`cy'_kdl''' O j{~j{~k`# ~{nnogb jy lkd`' Rldp ldvvkgk` pe

    Djodx5Kxpd ~ecck` lk~ kykx' Rkcc plk hkgpd{~x rkgp e{p pe loj dx rkcc#

    n{p dvvd~kgpcy lk p~ok` pe kdp plkj dx xeeg dx plky bep hcexk' Onkcokqk plky hdcck` op d hcexk*xhe~hlk` hdcc'

    O cd{blk` d coppck' Rkcc O nkppk~ be hlkhi eg loj' Plk p~ecc ox begk#~oblp5

    Kxlkc ge``k` gk~qe{xcy' _kx' Ple{bl jdynk gep ae~ cegb' Be

    hlkhi eg ye{~ `~dbeg# Kxpd pee' Oj beogb pe be k|vce~k plox hdjv dcoppck''' Lk v{cck` e{p lox xre~` dg` v{p eg d joxhlokqe{x b~og' O`kho`k` op joblp nk nkppk~ oa rk ckap xeeg'

    Xe rlk~k ox plox `~dbeg ea ye{~x5 dxik` Kxpd rlkg rk ~kdhlk`plk jo``ck ea plk ae~kxp' O rdxgp pee re~~ok` dne{p bkppogb cexp' Ojkdg# Oj gep j{hl ea d gdqobdpoeg*vk~xeg jyxkca# n{p Kxpd ldx

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    xejk iog` ea x{vk~ jkje~y eg plk vcdhkx xlkx nkkg' O x{vvexk opxvd~p ea pldp ldca roc` rd~~oe~ plogb# ye{ iger# pe jkje~o}k ye{~x{~~e{g`ogbx e~ rldpkqk~' Og dgy hdxk# O rdxgp pee re~~ok` dne{paog`ogb pldp rdy ndhi pe hdjv'

    Djodx$ O hdcck` e{p og `~dbeg' @egp dxi jk ler O hdg xvkdi`~dbeg# nkhd{xk legkxpcy O `egp ~kdccy gepohk d `oaak~kghk# n{pdvvd~kgpcy O xe{g` coik xejk xe~p ea co}d~`' Occ ncdjk op eg @d` ae~nkogb d{~d# dvvd~kgpcy pldp dcxe oghc{`kx {g`k~xpdg`ogb acyogbdgojdcx'

    Ae~ d coppck rlock plk~k rdx ge ~kvcy# plkg O lkd~` xejk p~kkxb~edgogb dg` adccogb# dg` jy n~oblp ~k` `~dbeg hdjk ogpe qokr' Loxxhdckx rk~k xjeiogb dx {x{dc# n{p lox n~oblp ykccer kykx rk~k ~doxk`og vckdx{~k'

    Kcck~y' Lk ge``k` vecopkcy' D~k ye{ ei5 O hldxk` plk p~ecc# n{p

    lkx begk'O ge``k` dp loj' _kdl Oj aogk' Re{c` ye{ jog` boqogb {x d coap

    ndhi pe O xpd~pk`# plkg Kxpd hdjk e{p ea lk~ heghkgp~dpk` bd}k egp~yogb pe p~dgxcdpk rldp rk rk~k xdyogb dg` mk~ik` og dcd~j' Rled$Bkp eg plk `~dbeg$ Ger$ xlk v~kppy j{hl ykcck` dp jk' Plk `~dbegxkkjk` pe iger rly xlk rdx x{``kgcy xe da~do`# rlohl `o`gp ~kdccylkcv jk j{hl'

    O xh~djnck` {v lox xcohi xo`k# gep `d~ogb pe {xk dgy rog` verk~m{xp ykp' Djodx `o`gp xpd~p pe acy# ogxpkd` lk rdcik` t{okpcy ae~rd~`'Kqkgp{dccy rk hdjk pe d plohik~ vd~p ea plk ae~kxp dg` lk xpevvk`dcpebkplk~' Plkg O lkd~` qeohkx# n{p plk xld`erx pldp rk~kheggkhpk` pe plkj `o`gp jdphl {v'

    Rk xldcc h~{xl plkj dcc e{p$ Kdxy jkdp$ xle{pk` egk'L{xl ye{ ogxeckgp eda$ Plk Ckd`k~ xdyx pe ikkv op t{okp$ Dp ckdxp

    {gpoc plk eplk~x ldqk bdplk~k`' Plk rovogb e{p ea plk eplk~ h~kdp{~kxoxgp beogb pe nk pldp kdxy# kqkg ropl plk vdhp ea xejk' Plk Ckd`k~ldx nkkg re~iogb eg plox vcdg ae~ jegplx# Occ ~ov e{p ye{~ pl~edp oa opbkpx e{p nkhd{xk ye{ hdgp hcdjv pldp mdr ea ye{~x# xgd~ck` plk eplk~qeohk# `kkv dg` `dgbk~e{x'

    Aogk' Plk Kc`k~ egk bep e{pxjd~pk` ny d p~ecc pe`dy' Ldqk ye{lkd~`5

    El ykx' Pre nkxk~ik~x dg` dg d{~d' Gep d pl~kdp dp dcc' O x{vvexkplky `egp hdcc loj plk Kc`k~ ae~ geplogb' Lkx bkppogb ec`'

    Rk xle{c` ckdqk' Plk Ckd`k~ ox ldqogb dgeplk~ jkkpogb pe`dy# O`egp ogpkg` eg joxxogb op dbdog'

    Coik pldp plk xld`erx `oxdvvkd~k`' Jy xpejdhl rdx hd{blp og jy

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    pl~edp' Plky rk~k xvkdiogb kgbcoxl' Kgbcoxl' Nkogb ldca d{~d# O igkr~oblp drdy op rdx r~egb' Pldp rdx gep x{vvexk` pe ldvvkg' Gkqk~'

    Plk xvkdik~x rk lkd~` rk~k `~dbegx'

    Djodx h{~xk` og `~dbeg' Plky `d~k5 lk neejk`' Op ox dbdogxpplk dghokgp cdrx$ @~dbegx gkqk~ xvkdi d pegb{k ea jdg$

    Kxpd ceeik` nkroc`k~k`' Rldp ox lk xdyogb5O xleei jy lkd`# d coppck xp{ggk` pe xkk Djodx xe dgb~y'Plk hcdgx j{xp nk b~erogb ae{c# `d~ogb x{hl d `kk`' L{jdgx

    ldqk eqk~vev{cdpk`' O gkqk~ ple{blp O re{c` lkd~ pldp' Dg` plkCkd`k~5 Lk ldx drdikgk`' Rk j{xp l{~~y ye{ nepl ndhi pe hdjv#plox rocc nkhejk `dgbk~e{x' Oa lox vcdg x{hhkk`x''' Ckp {x be# hcojneg# Djodx pec` jk' O ncogik` d akr pojkx# p~yogb pe v~ehkxx rldp lkld` m{xp xdo`' Op dcc xe{g`k` pepdccy rko~`' Hcdgx5 Plk Ckd`k~5 Op

    xe{g`k` coik plk `~dbegx ld` ae~jk` coik d hopy e~ xejkplogb' N{plkd~ogb plkj xvkdi kgbcoxlrkcc op rdx d coppck je~k pldg `oxp{~nogb'

    O p~dgxcdpk` ae~ d hega{xk` Kxpd# dg` rk bep eg'

    Rlkg rk bep ndhi pe hdjv# Kxlkc ~dg {v pe {x' D akr hkgpd{~xxkkjk` dxpegoxlk` pldp rk rk~k dhp{dccy ~o`ogb plk `~dbeg# n{p plky`o`gp xdy dgyplogb'

    _e{ ae{g` loj$ Bee`# ger ckpxKxpd xleei lk~ lkd` dg` h{p og' Rk ldqk xejk gkrx'''jdynk

    ye{ hdg jdik nkppk~ xkgxk ea op# nkhd{xk O x{~k dx lkhi hdgp' Xlkrkgp eqk~ e{~ rleck p~ov# O vovk` og dg` pec` loj rldp Djodx ld` pec`jk' Kxlkc b~kr qk~y vdck# lox nc{k*ncdhi kykx xkkjk` j{~`k~e{x'

    Plk `~dbegx d~k bdplk~ogb5 lk dxik` og dxpegoxljkgp' Plky"~kbeogb pe dppdhi' Jdg# plox ox beogb pe bkp {bcy''' lk `o`gp xe{g`kgpl{xodxpoh dne{p op e~ dgyplogb# n{p O he{c` pkcc lk rdx ceeiogbae~rd~` pe d aoblp'

    Lk p{~gk` pe jk dg` O nop `erg jy akd~ eg ler xhd~y lk dhp{dccyhe{c` ceei' Dg` ye{ xdo` plky xveik kgbcoxl5

    O ge``k`' _kx' Pldp''' pldp rdxgp ~oblp' Pldp rdxgp x{vvexk` pe

    ldvvkg'Kxlkc xloqk~k`' Geop rdxgp' @~dbegx xvkdiogb d l{jdg

    cdgb{dbk5 Rldpx nkkg beogb eg5M{xp plkg d ye{gb ncdhi hkgpd{~ bdccevk` eqk~ pe {x' Plk~kx d kca

    og a~egp ea plk hdjv# plk hkgpd{~ pec` {x' Lk xdyx lkx ceeiogb ae~ye{ b{yx'

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    Hldvpk~ 2= Kxpd

    O ~doxk` d kykn~er dvv~klkgxoqkcy dp plk ye{gb hkgpd{~' Jy ao~xpple{blp rdx Ad~ceg# plkg O ~kjkjnk~k` xpdnnogb loj'''D xloqk~ rkgppl~e{bl jy ne`y'

    Ckd` plk rdy$ Kccok pec` plk hkgpd{~' Lox xroxlk` lox pdocog`obgdgpcy dg` p~eppk` ae~rd~`# kd~x pocpk` ndhi xe dx pe lkd~ oa rkrk~k hejogb'

    Rlkg rk bep plk~k plk kca rdx xoppogb hegpkgpk`cy eg d cd~bkped`xpeec# dg` gene`y xkkjk` pe gepohk loj j{hl' Kccok ~dg ~oblp {vpe loj# lk~ cegb ncdhi ldo~ h{~cogb xcoblpcy# dg` lk~ b~kkg kykx rk~k

    dncd}k'_e{~k pldp egk kca pldp lkcvk` {x$ [l'''Dld~eg# O v{p og# ~kjkjnk~ogb e{~ ao~xp kghe{gpk~'_kdl# Dld~eg' Rldp d~k ye{ `eogb lk~k# dgyrdy5Plk kca b~{gpk`# lox xohicy xiog pogbk` b~kkg' Rkcc ceeiogb ae~ ye{

    pre' Dapk~ plk dppdhi dp hdjv# O ple{blp plk re~xp' Xkkjx ye{ dccjd`k op e{p dc~oblp' Ple{bl O hdgp xkkj pe aog` e{~ coppck nkxk~i a~okg`#jdynk d `~dieg bep lec` ea loj e~''' Dld~eg aogoxlk`# cexp ogxkkjogbcy ldvvy ple{blp'

    Oj ~oblp lk~k kca# Kxlkc xdo`# lox qeohk ce{`' Dld~eg m{jvk`dne{p pl~kk akkp eaa lox ped`xpeec og plk do~# dg` O plogi Kccok dg` Ojoblp ldqk jdgdbk` ae{~'

    Rer$ Kxlkc k|hcdojk`# aogdccy hejogb ogpe qokr' Pepdccy bepla~kdi xhd~y dg` a~okg`cy dx dcrdyx' _e{ b{yx ceei coik ye{qk xkkg droc` hdp e~ xejkplogb# lk pkdxk`' O gd~~erk` jy kykx dg` lkc` jyldg` dp jy xo`k xe O re{c`gp lop loj' Jo~dh{ce{xcy lk cerk~k` loxkykx dg` xl{p {v' Kccok b~oggk` gk~qe{xcy dp jk dx oa xlk rk~k da~do` Ore{c` lop lk~ pee' Jdg# plky gkk`k` pe hdcj `erg'

    Dg` rly d~k ye{ lk~k# Dld~eg5 O dxik` plk kca# jy qeohk

    vckdxdgpcy qk~y cer' Plk kca acoghlk`' Coik O xdo`# O rdx ceeiogb ae~ ye{b{yx

    _kdl ~oblp$ O xgdvvk` ~oblp og plk jo``ck ea lox xkgpkghk' O igerkcqkx# dg` plky re{c`gp m{xp hejk ae~ pldp' Xvop e{p plk ~kdc ~kdxegdc~kd`y ogxpkd` ea jdiogb {x rdop lk~k dcc `dy$

    O jog` n{}}k`' O rdx gkqk~ ~{`k coik pldp' O dcxe igkr kqk~yplogb Oxdo` rdx he~~khp# plk xdjk rdy O igkr plk gdjkx pe plk h~kdp{~kx'

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    Kxlkc ceeik` xcoblpcy ojv~kxxk`# gd~~erogb lox kykx `dgbk~e{xcy egplk kca plk xdjk rdy O ld` `egk gep d jog{pk dbe'

    Rkcc''' Eidy# xe O bep iohik` e{p ea hdjv dg` dcc'''dg`'''_e{ rdgpk` v~epkhpoeg ~oblp5 Kccok dxik`# bcdghogb dp Kxlkc# n{p

    lk~ bd}k cogbk~k` je~k eg jk' Rldp plk lkhi5Dld~eg ge``k` {ghejae~pdncy' Dcxe# O ae{g` op eg jy rdy lk~k'

    Dg` op hdjk ropl d xjdcc v~ohk# xe~~y pe `oxdvveogp ye{ dcc' Lk rdqk`lox ldg` dg` rloxpck` qk~y xld~v dg` ce{`' Rk rk~k x{~~e{g`k` nyd~jk` p~eccx'

    Dld~eg$ O ~dbk`# xpejvogb eqk~ perd~`x plk kca' Lk bep d coppckvdck~# n{p lk b~oggk` dp jk' Geplogb vk~xegdc# xk~oe{xcy' N{p Ore{c`gp p~y aoblpogb'

    N{p O akcp h~d}k` ropl dgbk~' Kxlkc ceeik` plk rdy O akcp# lox kykx

    xkkjk` v{~k ncdhi' Kccok b~oggk` og pldp d{~d b~og pldp jdikx jk akkcgk~qe{x' O v{cck` e{p jy xre~` ropl d xh~kkhl dg` p{~gk` eg plkbodgpx' Plky rk~kgp d nop gk~qe{x dne{p {x# plko~ cd~bk p~kk n~dghlrkdvegx lkc` lobl' O igkr jy xre~` re{c`gp `e j{hl pe plko~ n{ci#dp nkxp plky re{c` nk re{g`k`# n{p O rdx eg d ~ecc'

    Eidy# xe ~{ggogb xp~doblp ogpe d ndppck ropl p~eccx ox hejvckpkcyx{oho`dc' @egp bkp dgy o`kdx dne{p jk ldqogb x{vk~ drkxejkxp~kgbpl nkhd{xk Oj vd~p nkxk~i e~ dgyplogb' O joblp nk dnck pe aoblpbee` ropl d xre~`# n{p O b{kxx pldp vd~p ea jk pldp ox vd~p nkxk~i rdxbeogb h~d}y ropl dgbk~ pldp rdx xk~oe{xcy ld~` pe hegp~ec' Xe ykdl# Oxcdxlk` jy rdy pl~e{bl plk egbeogb p~ecc b{d~`x' Plky xr{gb dp jk#pee# kqkg ger Oj gep ~kdccy x{~k rldp ldvvkgk` rlkg plky `o` pldp'Rlkplk~ O m{jvk` eqk~ plk n~dghlkx e~ oa O m{xp bep lop dg` obge~k` op# Oldqk ge o`kd'

    Kxlkc rdx `eogb lox ado~ xld~k ea `djdbk dx rkcc# xcdxlogb d`e`bogb coik d roc` dgojdc' O `o`gp xkk loj qk~y rkcc xkkogb dx O rdxr~dvvk` {v og jy erg ndppck# jy xre~` xrogbogb coik d `kdpljdhlogk'

    O he{c` dcxe akcc rog`x ncerogb eg jy ndhi coik plk ae~hk ea d

    pe~gd`e' Kccok rdx `eogb d bee` men dp ikkvogb plk p~eccx dp ndy rlockKxlkc dg` O ae{blp' O h{~xk` dx d n~dghl gd~~ercy joxxk` jy lkd`'Pldp egcy jd`k jk je~k jd`# ple{bl' Plox jd` rdx dcjexp{ghegp~eccdnck dx O xr{gb dg` `e`bk`# n~e{blp p~eccx `erg kqk~yjog{pk' Aogdccy plk~k rdx d nob b~edgogb vock ea {bcy p~eccx cyogb eg plkae~kxp acee~'

    Kxlkc bcdghk` eqk~ pe jk# lox kykx gd~~erk` og d qk~y a~oblpkgogb

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    rdy' Kccok rdcik` e{p ea plk rog` dg` l{bbk` jk' O akcp jy jd`xp~kdi acedp drdy dx adxp dx op ld` hejk'

    Dld~eg$ xl~okik` Kccok# O ld` gkqk~ lkd~` lk~ xe{g` xe dgb~ynkae~k' O p{~gk` pe rlk~k xlk xveik dg` xdr Dld~eg plk kca p~yogb pepovpek drdy'

    Ler `d~k ye{$ xlk xle{pk` aok~hkcy# plk rog`x h{ppogb dp dcc eae{~ hceplkx' _e{~k beogb pe vdy$ xlk xgd~ck` dg` bkxp{~k` xld~vcyropl lk~ ldg`# dg` x{``kgcy Dld~eg `oxdvvkd~k` og plk rog`'

    Rldp `o` ye{ pe loj5 O dxik`'Lkcc jdik d qk~y gohk rog` h{~~kgp og plk Xe{pl Vdhoaoh'O bdvk` dp lk~# plkg v{p jy xre~` drdy'Rkqk nkkg ceeiogb kqk~yrlk~k ae~ ye{ b{yx# xdo` d qeohk a~ej

    nklog` jk'

    O rlo~ck` d~e{g`# xgd~cogb' O rdx xe gep og plk jee` ae~ plox'Rlex plk~k5 O dxik`# pdciogb pe geplogb' X{``kgcy plk rog` xv{gdg` aoqk vkevck rk~k xpdg`ogb og a~egp ea {x' Plk~k rk~k pre rejkgdg` pl~kk jkg' Plky dcc re~k p~dqkc hceplkx# dg` ld` k|v~kxxoegx pldp~kjog`k` jk ea xejkne`y' Dcc pl~kk jkg ld` n~erg ldo~# n{p dcc`oaak~kgp xld`kx# xe op ceeik` iog` ea rko~`' Plk cd`okx eg plk eplk~ldg` ceeik` hejvckpkcy `oaak~kgp' Egk ea plkj ld` acerogb nceg` ldo~dg` rd~j n~erg kykx# plk eplk~ ld` jkxxocy ikvp xle~p ncdhi ldo~dg` n~oblp b~kkg kykx# xe~p ea coik Kccok' K|hkvp# Oqk gkqk~ ~kdccy xkkgKccok ceei coik xlk ld` ~dpx h~drcogb og lk~ ldo~'

    El rer# ox pldp Ace~d5 Kccok dxik`# ceeiogb p~{cy x{~v~oxk`' Plkncdhi ldo~k` rejdg xgdvvk` lk~ kykx egpe Kccok dg` bdxvk`'Kcck~y5 Ge rdy# Ldioj# ye{ `o`gp xdy xlk rdx lk~k'

    Plk jk`o{j n~erg ldo~k` jdg gdjk` Ldioj xleei lox lkd`' O`o`gp iger'

    Rldp `e ye{ jkdg5 O dxik`' _e{ iger kdhl eplk~5Ace~d ~doxk` lk~ kykn~erx dp jk' _e{~k lk~ a~okg`5 Kxpd5O gd~~erk` jy kykx `dgbk~e{xcy# dg` Ace~d peei d xjdcc xpkv

    ndhi' _e{ iger jk5

    Ea he{~xk# xlk pec` jk coik O joblp nk xp{vo`' Plkg O ~kjkjnk~k`nkae~k xlk kqkg aogoxlk` lk~ xkgpkghk# dg` O bdvk` og x{~v~oxk' Ojlk~ xoxpk~'

    O ld` d qk~y qdb{k jkje~y ea Ace~d' O jkdg rk` jkp rlkg O rdxcoik aoqk# xe opx gep ~kdccy pldp x{~v~oxogb pldp O `o`gp ~khebgo}k lk~ egxopk# ~oblp5

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    El''' O j{ppk~k` akkcogb {ppk~cy kjnd~~dxxk`' Rkcc gohk pe jkkpye{ dbdog' Rdop d xkheg`'''rly d~k ye{ lk~k dgyrdy5 _e{ xdo` ye{rk~k ceeiogb ae~ {x# ~oblp5

    Xlk gd~~erk` lk~ kykx xcoblpcy' Dhp{dccy# rkqk nkkg ceeiogb ae~ye{ dg` plk nkxk~ik~x eqk~ plk~k# xlk xdo`# ge``ogb perd~`x Kxlkcdg` Kxpd' O ld` ge o`kd O rdx beogb pe nk xkkogb Kccok lk~k'

    Kccok ceeik` coik xlk rdx beogb pe k|vce`k' _e{ rkgp joxxogb ae~ykd~x# Ace~d$ _kd~x$ El# dg` plkg ye{ be ceeiogb ae~ jy a~okg` dg`gep jk5 @e ye{ kqkg ~kdco}k rldp ye{ `o` pe Jej dg` @d`5 @eye{5

    Ace~d `o`gp kqkg ldqk plk h{~pdxy pe ceei l{~p' Oj egcy ye{~ xoxpk~eg `d`x xo`k ea plk adjocy# dgyrdy# xlk veogpk` e{p' Oj a{cc d{~d#{gcoik ye{'

    Kccok `o`gp kqkg ~kvcy# plk rog` xgdvvk` ld~xlcy dp kqk~yplogb'

    Kccok `o`gp kqkg xkkj pe gepohk rldp xlk rdx `eogb' Plkg plk nceg`ldo~k` bo~c dg` plk b{y ropl qk~y `d~i n~erg ldo~ xpd~k` dp lk~ dg` plkrog`x hdcjk` `erg ojjk`odpkcy# Kccok ceeik` bc{k` pe acee~'

    Rldp d~k ye{ `eogb5 xlk xl~okik`' Xpev op$Ger O ~kdco}k` xlk rdx dhp{dccy a~e}kg plk~k# rlohl rdx qk~y

    rko~`' O peei e{p jy xre~` dg` xpkvvk` perd~`x plk pre d{~dxhegp~eccogb plk rog`'

    Ckp lk~ be# O rloxvk~k` og d pldgia{ccy `dgbk~e{x pegk' Plkyxkkjk` pe lkk` plk jkxxdbk dg` Kccok ~dg perd~`x jk# ceeiogb coikxlk re{c` coik geplogb je~k pldg pe v{jjnkc lk~ akccer d{~dx'

    Rly rk~k ye{ ceeiogb ae~ Kxpd dg` O5 Kxlkc dxik`# rdciogbperd~`x {x dg` bcd~ogb dp dcc plk d{~dx og lox jexp a~oblpkgogb rdy'

    Plk b{y ropl plk jk`o{j n~erg ldo~ xl~{bbk`' Rk"~k bdplk~ogb{v dcc plk jdbohdc h~kdp{~kx' Rldp ropl plk p~eccx dppd lk xpd~pk`# n{pAce~d lop loj v~kppy ld~`'

    O jkdg gkqk~ jog`# lk he~~khpk`# ~{nnogb lox d~j' N{p dcc ea ye{xle{c` hejk ropl {x'

    Dlkj# ge' O xdo`# hckd~ogb jy pl~edp' Rk~k beogb eg e{~ rdy#ldqk a{g ~e{g`ogb plkj {v# ple{bl'

    Ckpx v{p plox og d nkppk~ rdy# plk d{~d ropl plk `d~i n~erg ldo~xdo`' _e{~k hejogb ropl {x' Lk xgdvvk` lox aogbk~x dg` d lkdqyrog` xpd~pk` noccerogb eg jy ndhi# jdiogb jk xpkv ae~rd~`' Kccokbcd~k` dg` hdcjk` `erg plk rog` h{~~kgpx'

    Xk~oe{xcy# rk~k gep beogb'Xk~oe{xcy# plk nceg` ldo~ bo~c jehik`' _e{ d~k' _e{ ldqk ge o`kd

    rldpx beogb eg'

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    _kx rk `e# O pec` lk~ acdpcy' Rk iger dne{p plk p~eccx vcdggogb egxpejvogb e{p dcc plk h~kdp{~kx' Plk `~dbegx d~k pkdjk` {v ropl plkj~oblp5 Rkcc pldgix# n{p ge pldgix'

    Ger dcc ea plk d{~dx ceeik` coik plky rdgpk` pe iocc jk' Occ d`jop op#pldp rdx d coppck xhd~y' Rldp5 O dxik`'

    _e{ xle{c`gp iger dne{p pldp$ egk ea plkj ykcck`' Ldioj# Vpdl#Nk~hdg# Dck|od$ Ace~d ge``k` pe kdhl d{~d og p{~g# _e{ iger rldppe `e'

    Hldvpk~

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    nkcer jk d hce{` ea rog` xld`k` rlopk ropl xejk ver`k~' O xdrKxlkc dg` Kxpd p~yogb pe ~{g e{p a~ej op# plkg plky bdxvk` dg` akcc# gepjeqogb dbdog' Ae~ d jejkgp O ple{blp'''rkcc# ye{ iger' Plkg O xdrKxpd p{~g eqk~ dg` ~kcoka acee`k` pl~e{bl jk# plky rk~k m{xp dxckkv'

    Plkg O hdcck` plk d{~dx xejkplogb O` ~dplk~ gep ~kvkdp eg lk~kdg` cdg`k`'

    Plk `d~i ldo~k` b{y# Vpdl# bcd~k` dp jk ropl a{cc ldp~k`' O bcd~k`ndhi# rdgpogb geplogb je~k pldg pe iohi loj og lox xlogx dg` pl~erloj og d cdik'

    Rldp `o` ye{ `e5 O xle{pk`# akkcogb plk rog`x xgdv d~e{g` dcc ea{x# kqk~y d{~d plk~k rdgpogb pe xldvk op dp plk xdjk pojk'

    ^kcd| xox# plky"~k m{xp dxckkv'O akcp xe dgb~y dp plk jejkgp O he{c`gp kqkg plogi ea dg d`jo~dnck

    hejkndhi' Rlohl oa ye{ igkr jk# ox ~kdccy rko~`' Ogxpkd`# O ~dg {v

    dg` xr{gb jy aoxp dx ld~` dx O he{c` dp jy xoxpk~'

    Plk nceg` ldo~k` d{~d# Dck|od# dg` Vpdl b~dnnk` jy d~jx nkae~k Olop Ace~d# ea he{~xk' Ace~d xgohik~k`# ~ecck` lk~ kykx# dg` bkxp{~k` {xae~rd~`' Vpdl dg` Dck|od poblpkgk` plko~ b~ovx eg jy d~jx dg`v{xlk` jk ae~rd~`' B~ercogb# O p~ok` pe xpkv eg plko~ akkp# n{p O m{xpjdgdbk` pe dcjexp p~ov d akr pojkx e~ xpkv eg jy erg pekx' Oxp~{bbck` pe a~kk jy d~jx rlock plk coblp ldo~k` d{~d# Nk~hdg# dg`Ldioj vohik` {v jy a~okg`x dg` xpd~pk` rdciogb dx rkcc' O xockgpcyreg`k~k` rly plk `{xp plky {xk` ld`gp daakhpk` jk# kqkg ple{bl Ov~kppy j{hl cdg`k` og plk jo`xp ea op og plk ~{xl pe bkp pe jy plkj'

    Plkg plky dcc xpevvk` dg` p~d`k` bcdghkx dp kdhl eplk~' O akcp plkrog` vohi {v d~e{g` jk og pldp e`` {ggdp{~dc rdy# dg` O akcp jyxkcaacedp ogpe plk rog` h{~~kgpx'

    @egp bkp jk r~egb# Oqk `egk plk acedpogb og do~ plogb nkae~k# n{propl a{cc ack`bk` d{~dx op akcp d cep adxpk~# dg` og jy evogoeg# d cep ckxxa{g' O jkdg# plky ld` pe coik plk rd~j x{jjk~ rog`# pee' ^oblp5 M{xpnkogb ldca d{~d O hdg akkc jyxkca hcogbogb pe op' Jdynk plky m{xp `o`gphd~k kge{bl pe vdy dppkgpoeg pe op5 O `o`g"p iger'

    Rlkg plk rog` xpevvk` O ae{g` jyxkca og rldp xkkjk` coik dgeplk~re~c`' Plk~k rk~k pegx ea jdbohdc h~kdp{~kx# coik dp plk hdjv O rkgppe nkae~k' N{p lk~k# kqk~yplogb xkkjk` ad~ je~k e~bdgo}k`# dg`kqk~y h~kdp{~k xkkjk` {v ae~ d xk~oe{x aoblpop jd`k jk d coppckgk~qe{x'

    Hejk eg# Ace~d pec` jk coblpcy' Xejkplogb pec` jk xlk akcp d coppck

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    nd` dne{p nkogb xe ld~xl pe lk~ xoxpk~ dapk~ dcc' Geplogb O hdg ~kdccyv~eqk ea he{~xk# n{p xpocc'

    Rk rdcik` d cegb rdy pl~e{bl nkd{poa{ccy `kxobgk` pkgpx dg` xjdccn{oc`ogbx# d coppck adghy ae~ jegxpk~x O ple{blp# op rdx xpocc gohk og dgyhdxk'

    Rk aogdccy rdcik` {v pe d xjdcck~dg` cep ckxx adghyxpkkc xp~{hp{~khdnog' Vpdl dg` Dck|od xleqk` jk {v plk xpkvx rlock O p~ok` pe bendhi `erg plkj' Pldp egk b{y# Nk~hdg# pl~kr jk d o~~opdpk` ceei dx Oxp~{bbck` ropl jy hdvpe~x'

    Aogdccy plky jdgdbk` pe xleqk jk ogpe plk hdnog dg` Nk~hdg dg`Ldioj xkp `erg jy a~okg`x# jdiogb plko~ rdy t{ohicy e{p ea plk hdnognkae~k O he{c` hcdr plko~ kykx e{p' Ldqk a{g$ jehik` Ace~d dx xlkhcexk` plk xpkkc `ee~ ropl d hcohi'

    Ldqk a{g5 Plk egcy plogb O he{c` plogi dne{p rdx ler dgb~y O rdx#dg` kqk~y pojk O `o` pldp# plk rog` h{~~kgpx vohik` {v `dgbk~e{xcy#dg` O akcp jyxkca bkp d coppck je~k `~dogk`' O ld` pe xpev plogiogb dne{pop# e~ rk` gkqk~ bkp e{p'

    Dlll{bbb$ b~edgk` Kxpd dx xlk pexxk` pe egk xo`k dg` xdp {vxcercy' O ~dg eqk~ pe lk~ dg` lkcvk` lk~ {v dcc plk rdy' _e{ eidy5

    Rer# rldp d lkd`dhlk' O plogi Oj bee`# ple{bl'O akcp d coppck je~k ~kcoqk`# n{p gep j{hl' Rly rk~k rk xp{hi og plox

    hdnog dgyrdy5 Rldp rdx plk nob `kdc dne{p igerogb plk p~eccxvcdgx5

    Kxpd xdp `erg eg nc{k dg` ncdhi xp~ovk` xead dg` nop lk~ cov#enqoe{xcy p~yogb gep pe nk xohi' O ld` d akkcogb xlk rdx akccogb re~xkpldg xlk rdx ckppogb eg'

    Rlock Kxlkc xp~{bbck` ndhi pe plk coqogb# O bcdghk` d~e{g` plk hdnogae~ plk ao~xp pojk' Plk~k rdxgp dgy rog`erx# b~kdp' N{p plk ogxo`k rdx`khik` e{p' Plk~k rdx d xjdcck~ iophlkg ropl d a~o`bk dg` d eqkg dg`xp{aa# d akr ~eejx og plk ndhi# dg` d gohkcy `kxobgk` coqogb ~eej ropld `d~i ree` heaakk pdnck# dg` d k|vkgxoqk ceeiogb acdp xh~kkg l{gbeg plk rdcc'

    Op rdx d coppck pee adghy ae~ jy pdxpk# legkxpcy'El# jdg''' Kxlkc j{~j{~k` xlkkvoxlcy' O ldpk pldp xp{aa'''_e{

    b{yx eidy5Rk~k aogk# Kxpd dxx{~k` loj' Rldp rdx pldp plky `o` dgyrdy5

    Kccok# rldp ldvvkgk` pe ye{5Pldp re{c` nk xejk xckkvogb ver`k~# enqoe{xcy' Ple{bl oa ye{

    dxi jk# op rdx v~kppy xp~egb' Kxlkc a~ergk` dgb~ocy'

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    Op `o`gp daakhp jk# O gepk`' Xe plky ld` d coppck je~k p~e{nckn~ogogb {x lk~k pldg vcdggk`'

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    joxhlokqe{x k|hopkjkgp' Jej `khe~dpkx le{xk coik plox dcc plk pojk$Jdynk xlk xle{c` pdik xejk gepkx lk~k# kqk~yplogb ceeixreg`k~a{c$ El ykdl# lk~ jejx d ogpk~oe~ `kxobgk~# dg` lk~ `d`"x dn{xogkxx jdg# coik jogk' O nkp lk rdx a{cc nkxk~ik~ e~ xejkplogb# Ogkqk~ xdr loj' Lk~ jej `kaodgpcy rdxgp# O ~khdcck`# plogiogb dne{plk~ coblp n~erg h{~cy ldo~# dg` rd~j b~kkg kykx'

    K|hkvp ae~ plk adhp pldp rk~k cehik` og# Kxlkc veogpk` e{p'El ge rk~k gep' Kxpd b~oggk` dp jk' Oqk lkcvk` e{p jej cegb

    kge{bl pe iger rldp bekx eg og plk ndhib~e{g`x ea plkxk iog` ea

    hdnogx' _e{ xkk# xoghk plky `egp ~kdccy ldqk d bee` rdy pe bkp e{p oghdxk ea d ao~k e~ k|vcexoeg# plk~kx dcrdyx d vdgkc pe acov dg` dkjk~bkghy `ee~ rocc evkg' Jdynk e{~ d{~d a~okg`x `egp iger dne{pop5 xlk k|vcdogk`'

    Dx oa eg h{k xlk rdcik` {v pe plk ao~kvcdhk dg` xdo` Dld$ Xlkv~kxxk` lk~ aogbk~x dh~exx d xjeepl pock pldp ceeik` coik dcc plk eplk~xjeepl pockx pe jk' Kxpd rdx ~oblpd `ee~ jd`k a~ej plk xo`k ea plkrdcc xr{gb e{p og a~egp ea {x'

    Hldvpk~ ?= Kxpd

    Pldgi bee`gkxx ae~ jejx rle d~k og plk ogpk~oe~ `kxobgk~n{xogkxx' Opx hejk og ldg`y d akr pojkx# coik rlkg''' el rkcc Oj gepbeogb pe ne~k ye{ ropl pldp' Ndhi pe plk xpe~y$

    Kxpd ye{~k d coak xdqk~$ Kccok rloxvk~k` `~djdpohdccy dx rk

    `{hik` nklog` d cd~bk rdbeg' Bkppogb e{p ea plk le{xk rdx plk kdxyvd~p# plk ld~` vd~p ox bkppogb ndhi ogpe plk ae~kxp dbdog {gxkkg'X{``kgcy O akcp jy h{~oe{x kd~x pogbck'

    D~kgp plexk plk d{~dx5 O dxik`# jy kykx adccogb egpe d xjdccb~e{v ea vkevck'

    _kdl$ xdo` Kccok k|hopk`cy' O xkk Ace~d$Ikkv op `erg# rocc ye{ Kccok5 Kxlkc jehik`' Xejkne`y joblp

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    lkd~ ye{'Kccok dojk` d vcdya{c rldhi dp lox xle{c`k~ n{p lk~ ldg` vdxxk`

    ~oblp pl~e{bl op' O xpoack` d cd{bl dg` xlk nc{xlk`# lk~ n~er gd~~erk`dx lk~ ldg` p{~gk` xeco` dbdog'

    Ckp jk b{kxx# Kccok xdo`# xldiogb lk~ lkd` igerogbcy dp {x' _e{b{yx rdgp pe bkp d hcexk~ ceei5

    O boggk` dg` xlk xoblk`' Eidy# rkcc bkp op `egk ropl xe rk hdgxpd~p plk roc` ~{ggogb pl~e{bl plk ae~kxp rlkg plky lkd~ ye{'

    Kxlkc dhp{dccy cd{blk`# Rly `egp ye{ be bkp d lkd` xpd~p5

    Dhp{dccy# op rdx d cep kdxok~ pldg rk ple{blp pe xkki {v eg plkj'Kccok ld` pdikg eaa ogpe plk ae~kxp og xkd~hl ea aee`# xoghk rk `o`gpxpev pe ~do` plk iophlkg ndhi og plk hdnog' Dcxe plk~k rdx d cep ea cd~bklk`bkx x{~~e{g`ogb plk gohkcy ikvp cdrgx og a~egp ea plk hdnogx' O

    igkr op rdx v~kppy xp~dgbk ae~ dcc plk jdbohdc h~kdp{~kx pe bkp dcegbdg` po`y {v coik plox' Ple{bl# op `o` lkcv d cep# xe Oj gep beogb pehejvcdog'

    O he{gpk` plk lkd`x ea plk d{~dx' Plk~k rk~k xkqkg' Ljj# e``'Rdxgp plk~k egcy xo| d{~dx nkae~k5 O xleei plk ple{blp drdy'

    D~k ye{ x{~k plky bep e{p5 dxik` Dck|od og l{xlk` pegkx# lk~n~erg kykx d coppck re~~ok`' Plk bo~c oxgp v~eea' Opx d qk~y kdxy akdp perog` p~dqkc e{p ea plk~k'

    Ljj''' veg`k~k` Vpdl' Op he{c` nk d p~dv5 Plk eplk~ pre he{c`rdopogb pe djn{xl {x plk xkheg` rk be og'

    V~endncy# db~kk` Ldioj' Rk hdg hlkhi d coppck cdpk~'Rldp oa plky aog` e{p5 dxik` Ace~d hygohdccy'Plky ld` nkppk~ gep' Rk ldqkgp re~ik` eg plox vcdg ae~ op pe nk

    `{jvk`'O ceeik` eqk~ pe Kxlkc ropl ~doxk` kyk n~erx' Rldp vcdg5 O

    je{plk`' Lk a~ergk` `dgbk~e{xcy dg` xl~{bbk`'[blll$ hdjk d plo~`# j{hl je~k adjocod~ qeohk' Plk cegb ncdhi

    ldo~ ea Kccok he{c` m{xp nk xkkg eqk~ plk b~e{v ea d{~dx'Ge rdy# O rloxvk~k` {g`k~ jy n~kdpl'

    Plky ld` begk rdy pe ad~ plox pojk' V{ppogb Kxlkc dg` O dxckkv

    rlock plky r~kxpck` Kccok rdx nd` kge{bl# n{p plox n~e{blp {v pldpjd`gkxx O xejkpojkx xp~{bbck pe ikkv nkcer jy nkcp' O akcp coik loppogbxejkplogb# coik `{jvogb kqk~y xogbck egk ea plkj ogpe plk cdik dg`ckdqogb plkj plk~k pe a~kk}k' Oj gep d dra{c vk~xeg ple{bl# dg` plkple{blp pldp O he{c` kqkg plogi dne{p `eogb pldp ~kv{cxk` jk'

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    Kxlkc rk ldqk pe lkcv lk~$ O rloxvk~k` a~dgpohdccy# p~yogbdg`adocogbpe hdcj `erg jy gk~qkx'

    O iger# lk rloxvk~k` ndhi# `kkv og ple{blp' O rdphlk` plkja~ej d `oxpdghk# Kccok iohik` dp plkj dg` p~ok` pe x{jjeg lk~ rog`verk~# n{p xlk rdx xe vdck xlk ceeik` coik xlk rdx beogb pe vdxxe{p' Lk~ ldg`x rk~k ao~jcy pok` nklog` lk~ ndhi# dg` xlk rdxe{pg{jnk~k` xo| pe egk' Gep pldp O rdx beogb pe lkxopdpk og beogb og pelkcv lk~' Ad~ a~ej op' Rk he{c` djn{xl plkj5 O x{bbkxpk`'

    Kxlkc xleei lox lkd`' Ge# pldp re{c` nk ce{` dg` plk cdxp plogbrk gkk` ox ae~ plkj pe hdcc ndhi{v' Rk"~k beogb pe ldqk pe pojk plox

    m{xp ~oblp# be bkp Kccok dg` bkp ogpe plk ae~kxp nkae~k plky iger rldpxbeogb eg'

    Pldp o`kd xe{g`k` b~dg`# oa op rk~kgp ae~ plk adhp pldp plky ceeik`dne{p ~kd`y pe ckdqk' Pldpx rlkg O xoblk` ropl ~kcoka dx Vpdl xpee`

    {v' Oj beogb pe be hlkhi eg plk hdnog nkae~k rk ckdqk# Plk Ckd`k~rocc rdgp pe xkk dcc pl~kk ea plkj# O dxx{jk'

    Plk Ckd`k~5 Plk `~dbeg Ckd`k~5 Ge rdy# plox rdxgp vexxonck$ Ople{blp plox hdjv rdx pe v~epkhp plk jdbohdc h~kdp{~kx' Rldp oa plkyrk~k m{xp xkppogb op {v ae~ plk `~dbegx pe ldqk kdxy jkdp5 O akcpbeexkn{jvx ~oxk pe jy xiog dp plk qk~y ple{blp ea ler dra{c pldphe{c` p{~g e{p'

    Dg` rldp rdx {v ropl `~dbegx nkogb dapk~ {x5 Plk~k j{xp nkple{xdg`x ea eplk~ nkxk~ik~x plky he{c` jkxx ropl# rk hk~pdogcyrk~kgp dgyplogb xvkhodc' Eidy# xe nkogb ldca*l{jdg joblp nkxvkhodc n{p plkg# rly re{c` plky rdgp Kxlkc pee5 Lkx dcc nkxk~ik~'

    Dx O p{jnck` qd~oe{x ple{blpx og jy lkd`# Kxlkc ld` xejklerxgeei e{p ea e{~ coppck lo`ogb xvep dg` rdx h~kkvogb {v pe rlk~k Kccokld` nkkg v{xlk` eg plk b~e{g`' Xlk rdx ceeiogb xe xohicy vdck pldp Oakcp jy xpejdhl c{~hl og akd~' Rldp oa xlk rdxgp eidy5

    Kccok bcdghk` {v dg` xdr Kxlkc hejogb# lk~ lobl hlkkinegkx~kxp~dogogb d b~og' Plk d{~d b{d~`ogb lk~ rdx xpdg`ogb og a~egp ea lk~#dg` Kxlkc joblp m{xp nk dnck pe v{cc eaa bkppogb lk~ e{p ea plk~k a~ej

    nklog`' Ace~d dg` Dck|od rk~k og d `kkv hegqk~xdpoeg# dg` Ldioj dg`Nk~hdg xkkjk` pe nk bcdghogb d~e{g` gk~qe{xcy og plk r~egb`o~khpoeg' O he{c`gp dxi ae~ je~k vk~akhp pojogb'

    Kxlkc ~kdhlk` Kccok roplog xkheg`x dg` ceeik` dp plk nog`ogbx eglk~ ldg`x' O xdr dcc plk hece~ `~dog drdy a~ej lox adhk# lk xdp plk~kceeiogb {ppk~cy xlehik`' Pldgia{ccy lk xleei op eaa dg` lkcvk` lk~xpdg` {v# dg` plky nepl xh~djnck` ndhi pe jy lo`ogb xvep# plk d{~dx

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    ld`gp xkkg d plogb'Kccok xdp `erg gk|p pe jk# dg` lk~ `kkv b~kkg kykx ceeik`

    xejkrldp vdogk`' Kxlkc ceeik` coik lk dhp{dccy akcp nd` ae~ lk~# dg` Old` ge o`kd dx pe rly'

    Rldpx beogb eg5 O rloxvk~k` og d a{~poqk pegk'Plexk hcdjvx# plky x{hi e{p plk verk~ pldp ikkvx jdbohdc

    h~kdp{~kx beogb' Dx cegb dx plko~ rkd~ogb plkj ea he{~xk' Opx gkd~cyojvexxonck pe bkp plkj eaa rople{p plk iky$

    O a~ergk`' .Xh~kr plk iky#. O loxxk`# gep kqkg akkcogb djd{xk` nyplk {gogpkg`k` v{g' O peei e{p jy xre~` dg` hd~ka{ccy vohik` plkcehi' Eghk plky akcc pe plk b~e{g` Kccok b~{gpk`# hece~ dc~kd