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Lmmfrenig tf @lf!zn, ejspntj thj blmt thlt Elf fr thj Wly fbIlturj ns aystjrnfus, nts fpjrltnfi mfu`e yjt cj mhlrlmtjrnzje ni

twf wlys) Ni thns efmuajit, N shl`` sjjd tf jxp`lni whlt thjsj

twf wlys lrj, lie tf shfw whlt hle `je hna tf thj mfim`usnfithlt thj usul` wly fb ali ls lmtul``y mfitrlry tf thjElf fbIlturj)

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@lf!zn fi

Uhj Fpjrltnfi fb Elf

Li jxmjrpt brfa Uhj ]nx [ltrnlrmhs fb Mhnijsj Hualinsa

Luthfr? [jtjr A)D) Mhli

L`` rnghts rjsjrvje

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Bfr whlt @lf!zn hle mfaj tf sjj, jvji thfugh thjfpjrltnfi fbElf ns nivnsnc`j, j`usnvj, lie vlguj (wnthfut shlpjfr bfra., mlrjbu` fcsjrvltnfi wn`` shfw thlt nt ns lmtul``y

wfrdnig ni twf wlys) Fij ns thlt nt ns rjvjrsnig fr rjturinig (bu frbu dwjn.) Lifthjr ns thlt nt ns mfitrlry (buli.)

Fb rjvjrsnig lie rjturinig, thns ns whlt thj Elf Ejr Onighls tf sly)

Mfitniufus lie uijienig cjyfie pfssnc`j ejsmrnptnfi,

Nt rjturis(.tf thnigs)

(Ncne) ]jmtnfi

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(Ncne) ]jmtnfi

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Lie Cjnig ns gjijrltje cy Ifi!cjnig(.)

(Ncne, ]jmtnfi 5;.

Uhj prfbfuie lmmfap`nshajit fb Elf ns ejjp lie blr rjlmhnig)

Nt ns mfitrlry (.tf thj vnrtuj fb thnigs)

Uhns ns why nts fpjrltnfis lrj jxtrjaj`y saffth)(Ncne) ]jmtnfi

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Nt ns ift enbbnmu`t tf sjj thlt whlt ns cjnig mfivjyje cy thjwfrebuji (. ns thj nejl thlt thj fpjrltnfi fbElf ns mfitrlrytf thj lmmjptje uiejrstlienig lie jxpjmtltnfi fb ali) Bnrst`y, ntns mjrtlni`y afrj sjisnc`j bfr us tf thnid thlt tf cj grjlt ns tfpjrsnst (rlthjr thli trlispnrj., lie thlt tf trlispnrj ns tf `ffsjpftjimy (rlthjr thli blr rjlmhnig.) ]jmfie`y, ls thj whjrjwnthl`fb l`` thnigs, Elf ns slne tf cj wjld rlthjr thli strfig (ls fijwfu`e tjie tf suransj.) Uhnre`y, thj nejl thlt Cjnig hls lmtul``ymfaj brfa Ifi!cjnig ns l`sf mfitrlry tf thj mfaafisjisnc`jvnjw thlt sfajthnig aust hlvj mfaj brfa sfajthnig, lie thlt

nt ns ift pfssnc`j bfr liythnig tf mfaj brfa ifthnig) Bfurth`y, ntns m`jlr`y stltje thlt thj prfbfuie lmmfap`nshajit fr Rnrtuj fbElf ns niejje mfitrlry tf thj vnrtuj fb thnigs) Uhlt thns ns niejjesf ns burthjr n``ustrltje ni thjElf Ejr Onigls bf``fws?

Hjlvji lie Jlrth lrj ift hualij,

Uhjy rjglre l`` thnigs ls strlw efgs)

(Ncne) ]jmtnfi :.

Mfaajit? Whlt @lf!zn anght hlvj ajlit, N cj`njvj, ns thlt ni thj mlsj fbb`ffes lie erfughts, fr typhffis lie jlrthquldjs, linaltj cjnigs ni

plrtnmu`lr lrj niejje vjry aumh `ndj strlw efgs) L afrj phn`fsfphnml`

wly fb uiejrstlienig thns stltjajit ns thlt Hjlvji lie Jlrth (fr Ilturj.

ns ift tf cj mfistruje ls hlvnig `ndjs lie ens ndjs, fr jaftnfil`

sjitnajits fb liy dnie,ls hualis ef) ]umh l ilturl`nstnm uiejrstlienig

fb Hjlvji wls m`jlr`y mfitrlry tf thj vnjw fb Afh!zn lie thj

lithrfpfafrphnm mfimjpt fb Hjlvji prjvl`jit lt thj tnaj)

Hjlvji ns jieurnig lie sf ns Jlrth)

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Uhjy lrj sf cjmlusj thjy ene ift mfaj ni lie fb thjasj`vjs)

Uhns ns why thjy mli `lst bfr l `fig tnaj)

(Ncne) ]jmtnfi 7.

Mfaajit? Uhlt thj rjlsfi why Hjlvji lie Jlrth ns lc`j tf jieurj ns thj

blmt thlt thjy ene iftmfaj ni lie fb thjasj`vjs ns lglni mfitrlry tf thj

usul` uiejrstlienig fb Ali) Nt ns afrj rjlsfilc`j tf thnid thlt whlt ns

lc`j tf jieurj bfr l `fig tnaj hls gft tf cj sfajthnig thlt ns sj`b!

subbnmnjit, ls wj`` ls hlvnig thj whjrjwnthl` tf jxnst fi nts fwi)

Elf efjs ifthnig, lie ifthnig ns `jbt uiefij)

(Ncne, ]jmtnfi =7.

Mfaajit? Cy efnig ifthnig, whlt @lf!zn ajlit ns thj nejl thlt thj

fpjrltnfi fb Elf ns mfap`jtj`y spfitlijfus) Nt efjs ift hlvj tf jxjrt ni

frejr tf gjt thnigs efij) Uhns ns lifthjr wly fb slynig thlt thj fpjrltnfi

fb Elf ns niejje mfitrlry tf thj wly fb Ali)

(Elf. prfeumjs cut efjs ift pfssjss,

Nt wfrds cut efjs ift hf`e, lie bjjes cut efjs ift s`lughtjr)

Uhns ns ml``je aystjrnfus lie prfbfuie Rnrtuj)

(Ncne, ]jmtnfi

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l`sf pfnit fut thlt thns ajtlphfr fb @lf!zn hls l`sf cjmfaj li nenfaltnm

wlrinig tf thfsj whf anght hlvj efij fr p`li tf ef liythnig jvn`)

Uhj Elf fb Hjlvji ns gffe lt wniinig wnthfut hlvnig tf mfitjie)Nt ns gffe lt rjspfienig wnthfut hlvnig tf spjld)

Lie mfajs fb ntsj`b wnthfut cjnig suaafije)

Nt ns l`sf gffe lt p`liinig wnthfut bjj nig ligunsh)

(Ncne) ]jmtnfi 7=.

Mfaajit? Uhlt thj Wly fb Ilturj (Hjlvji. ns ift oust enbbjrjit, cut

mfitrlry tf thj wly fb ali, ns lglni cjnig m`jlr`y mfivjyje) Nt fvjrmfajs

wnthfut hlvnig tf mfitjie, rjspfies wnthfut hlvnig tf spjld, mfajs

wnthfut cjnig suaafije, lie sf fi)

Uhj Elf fb Hjlvji supp`jajits

whlt ns nilejqultj cy ejp`jtnig jxmjssjs)

Uhj wly fb ali ns enbbjrjit)

Nt tldjs brfa thj nilejqultj sf ls tf lugajit jxmjssjs)

(Ncne) ]jmtnfi 77.

Mfaajit? Uhlt thj Wly fb Ilturj (Hjlvji. ns mfitrlry tf thj wly fbali ns lglni cjnig mfivjyje) Uhj usul` wly fb ali, ls wj l`` difw, ns

afrj nim`nije tf aldj thj pffr pffrjr sf ls tf aldj thj rnmh rnmhjr)

Ls rjlejrs mli sjj, whlt @lf!zn slw tf cj thj fpjrltnfil`mfistlit fb Elf ns niejje mfitrlry tf thj usul` wly fb Ali)Whjrjls Elf ns wnthfut afrl` sjitnajits (nihualij ls hjml``je., spfitlijfus (ift jxjrtnig ntsj`b., ift pfssjssnvj, lie

efjs ift mfapjtj4 huali cjnigs lrj afrl`nstnm, lssjrtnvj,pfssjssnvj, lie mfitjitnfus) Uhjy wfu`e rlthjr cj brugl` wnthfthjrs lie gjijrfus wnth thjasj`vjs ls wj`` ls cjlrnig gnbts tfthj rnmh rlthjr thli shlrnig wnth thj pffr, lie sf fi) Ls wj shl``sjj, nt ns upfi thns mfimjpt fbbuji ( . fr mfitrlry tf thjlmmjptje prlmtnmj lie usul` thnidnig fb ali thlt @lf!zn wls tfjrjmt hns mfitrlrnli phn`fsfphy fb `nbj) Nt ns l`sf upfi thns slajgrfuie thlt hj wfu`e burthjr sjjd tf shfw thlt whlt ns wrfig

wnth ali lie sfmnjty ns l`` euj tf thj blmt thlt pjfp`j lrj cfthngifrlit fb, lie lrj ift bf``fwnig thj fpjrltnfi fb Elf fr Wly

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fb Ilturj)

Ls tf why ali shfu`e bf``fw Elf, @lf!zns rjlsfinig ns

thns) Ni vnjw fb thj blmt thlt Hjlvji lcfvj lie Jlrth cj`fw(wnth ali lie hns sfmnjty thlt ewj``s ni cjtwjji. lrj cut thjprfeumts fb Ilturj, nt wfu`e cj bff`nsh fb liyfij tf thnid thlthuali sfmnjty ns lc`j tf pjrsnst lie prfspjr cy gfnig lglnist thjfpjrltnfi fbElf) Brfa thns, nt burthjr bf``fws thlt thj fi`y wlybfr ali lie sfmnjty tf `nvj lie fpjrltj ns tf jau`ltj thj Wly fbIlturj) Ls hj put nt? Ali jau`ltjs Jlrth, lie Jlrth jau`ltjsHjlvji) Hjlvji jau`ltjs Elf, lie Elf jau`ltjs Ilturj)(

Ncne, ]jmtnfi 3:.

@lf!zn fvjrl`` ajsslgj ns thjrjbfrj thns) Nt ns cjttjr tfbf``fw thj Wly fb Ilturj thli thj wly fb Ali) Uf lmt wnthfutdifwnig thlt whnmh ns uimhlignig mfu`e fi`y `jle tf enslstjr

(Ncne, ]jmtnfi

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[jtjr A)D) Mhli ns thj luthfr fbUhj Aystjry fb Anie(puc`nshje 3;;=.,

lie]fu`, Gfe, lie Afrl`nty(puc`nshje 3;;5.) Sjmjit`y, hj hls l`sfmfapjtje lifthjr wfrd tnt`je Uhj ]nx [ltrnlrmhs fb Mhnijsj Hualinsa

(lvln`lc`j ni jcffds, cut ift yjt ni prnit.)

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