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Bmgj ~ak Oc|~ \~cjn gj ~ak Vcy hmy Ykcog~w*

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vam|k ikogkh g| |m tymhm{jn ~ac~ |ak lcj {jkcy~a cjn lmj~ymo~ak xkyw kjkyfgk| mh lykc~gmj*

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@CFK GJ^YMN[L^MYW EG^ ;

|{yym{jn ~ak `w~a| mh `cfk|* \m`k cyk ic|kn gj ag|~myw cjn vkyk mjlk ~y{k !i{~ jm omjfky cyk' vagok m~aky| vkyk|g`tow hmoe ~cok|*

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ak Cfk mh Okfkjn|Omjf ikhmyk yklmynkn ag|~myw/ gj ncw| vam|k |~mygk| cyk

tc||kn nmvj mjow gj y{`my| mh okfkjn|/ ~ak vmyon kqg|~kn c| c{jghgkn vamok mh |tgyg~ cjn `c~~ky/ g`cfgjc~gmj cjn hok|a* Gj~ak|k kcyogk|~ ncw|/ a{`cjg~w |tykcn clym|| ~ak fomik/ lmj~kjn-gjf vg~a ~ak |tgyg~|/ mj|~ky| cjn cjg`co| mh ~ak vmyon* @cfk|gj ~ag| kyc okn a{`cjg~w ~aym{fa ~akgy kq~ycmyngjcyw xg|gmj*

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8 @CFK GJ^YMN[L^MYW EG^

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ak \{jnkygjf C~ |m`k tmgj~ omjf cfm/ ~ak hocvkn {jgxky|k |{hhkykn

c ~kyygiok ~ycfknw* ^ak taw|glco vmyon |ktcyc~kn hym` ~ak|tgyg~{co* Vakyk mjlk lmjlkt~| cjn vag`| lm{on fgxk yg|k ~mykcog~w/ icyygky| ym|k ~m ngxgnk `my~co `kj hym` ~ak fam|~|mh ~ak nkcn cjn ~ak |tgyg~| mh jc~{yk* @cfglgcj| ng|lmxkykn~ac~ ~akgy hkc~| vmyekn mjow vg~a fykc~ khhmy~ cjn hm{jn ~ac~mjow c~ lky~cgj toclk| my ~g`k| ngn `cfglco vkoo|tygjf| yg|k~m fgxk ~ak kjkyfw jkknkn ~m tmvky fykc~ |tkoo|* Cyf{`kj~|ycfkn ik~vkkj nghhkykj~ cfk| cim{~ tymtky vcw| ~m tkyhmy`~akgy yg~k|/ n{~gk| ~m a{`cjg~w cjn ~ak xco{k mh `w|~glg|`

xky|{| ykc|mj*Mxky ~g`k/ cfgl iklc`k ycyk* Vagok cjw ~cokj~kn cfk|

tkyhmy`kn hci{om{| gyclok|/ ~ak vmyegjf mh cfgl gjlykc|kn gj

nghhgl{o~w* @cfk| acn ~m icjn ~mfk~aky cjn |acyk ~akgy ejmvo-knfk ~m cnxcjlk ~akgy |egoo| vagok lm`tk~gjf fym{t| bkcom{|ow hm{fa~ mxky tmgj~| mh nml~ygjk*

Kcyow Ag|~myw^ak hgy|~ yklmynkn a{`cj l{o~{yk| ~koo mh vgrcyn| my

akymk| vam hm{jnkn lgxgogrc~gmj| my lmyy{t~kn ~ak`* Gjcjlgkj~ Iciwomj/ Fgofc`k|a cjn Kjegn{ vyk|~okn hmy g``my-~cog~w5 gj ~ak C`kyglc|/ gjngfkjm{| tkmtok| i{go~ ~yk`kjnm{|ogjk|/ `m{jn| cjn |~mjk lcokjncy| ~m ~ycle ~ak |egk| cjncttkc|k ~ak |tgyg~|5 gj Kfwt~/ twyc`gn| ym|k vagok tacycma|tyktcykn hmy ~ak ch~kyoghk5 gj Lagjc/ vg|k kj lmj|{o~kn vg~anycfmj| cjn fmn|* ^ak|k ~g`k| fcxk yg|k ~m okfkjn| cjn vcy|~ac~ yk|mjc~kn ~aym{fa coo oc~ky ag|~myw*

Hgy|~ c`mjf ~ak akymk| mh ~ak kcyow cfk vkyk cfk|* \kke-ky| mh ejmvoknfk cjn ~y{~a f{gnkn ~akgy l{o~{yk|/ yg|gjf c|akymk| cjn egjf| ~m tym`gjkjlk* Gj ~ak|k omjf-cfm wkcy|/ cfk|

vmyekn vg~a fykc~ cy`gk| my agn c`mjf |klyk~ |mlgk~gk|* @cfgl|{il{o~{yk| hom{yg|akn c| ~akw amcynkn `w|~gl ejmvoknfk cjncy~ghcl~|* Fym{t| hm{fa~ mxky myco g||{k| cjn vmjnym{| toclk|my b{|~ ~m ~k|~ ~akgy |~ykjf~a*

Gj ~ag| ~g`k ~akyk cym|k ^ycng~gmj| mh `cfgl hmy`{ockcjn `kcj| ~m tymtcfc~k `cfglco `c|~kyw* \egookn `cfk|~mme m~aky| {jnky ~akgy ~{~kocfk ~m kqtcjn ~akgy c{~amyg~w/cjn fym{t| mh ogek-`gjnkn vgrcyn| vmyekn ~mfk~aky cfcgj|~

kjk`w hcl~gmj|*

ak Ncye Cfk|Omjf ch~ky ~ak cfk| mh kjogfa~kj`kj~ gj Fykklk/ Ym`k/

Kfwt~/ Lagjc cjn m~aky toclk|/ ~ak vmyon `mxkn gj~m c~g`k mh nk|tcgy* Bkcom{| y{oky| cjn la{ylak| `cjnc~kn ~ak

vcw| mh a{`cjg~w vagok `cfglgcj| |s{ciiokn gj lomg|~kykn|cjl~{cygk| hmy ~ak ig~| mh tyklgm{| ejmvoknfk jm~ om|~~m icyicyg|`*

^ak Ncye Cfk| |cv ~ak yg|k mh `cjw tmvkyh{o cjn vgnk-|tykcn cfglco hcl~gmj|* Acjn gj acjn vg~a ~ak la{yla/ hcg~ah{o`gyclok vmyeky| |tykcn `k||cfk| mh akcogjf cjn |coxc~gmj ~m~ak tmt{oclk* Vg~lak| cjn tcfcj| ncjlkn gj ~akgy vmmnkn|cjl~{cygk|/ lkokiyc~gjf jc~{yk| hky~gog~w* G|moc~kn ~mvky| m

vcookn ogiycygk| am{|kn cfglgcj| vam |~{ngkn lkok|~gco hmy`{ock/colak`w cjn ~ak `cfglco |lgkjlk|*

ak \mylkyky| Ly{|cnk^am{fa `cfk| lm`tk~kn hmy `c|~kyw gj ~ak Ncye Cfk|/~ak kjn |j{le {tmj ~ak` vg~a ~ak Gjs{g|g~gmj cjn ~ak Ykjcg|-|cjlk* Hcjc~glco vg~la-a{j~ky| t{~ cfglgcj| ~m ~ak |vmyn/ cjn~ak yg|k mh {jgxky|g~gk| cjn ykc|mj yk`mxkn `w|~glg|` hym`~ak ag|~myw imme|* Tkmtok ~{yjkn hym` `cfgl cjn `w~a ~m ~akmynkykn vmyon mh |lgkj~ghgl kqtomyc~gmj*

Clym|| ~ak vmyon/ ~ak hgyk| mh gj|tgyc~gmj gfjg~kn tcycfmj|mh ykc|mj hm{fa~ mhh nk`mj| cjn ikc|~| hym` ikwmjn vagok

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`cfglgcj| lc`k ~mfk~aky gj amtk| mh tyk|kyxgjf vmjnky cjn`w|~glg|`* \~ycjfk `cfk| hym` ng|~cj~ ocjn| icjnkn ~mfk~aky~m |acyk ~akgy ejmvoknfk* ^ak Mynky mh Ykc|mj |k~ nmvj g~|lacyfk ~m `cek ~ak vmyon |chk hmy jmy`co a{`cjg~w c~ ~akLmjxkj~gmj mh ~ak Vag~k mvky vagok ~ak Lm{jlgo mh ~ak Jgjk@w|~gl ycng~gmj| xmvkn ~m ekkt cfgl cogxk n{ygjf ~akgy mvjFykc~ Lmjxmlc~gmj*

ak Cfk mh Ykc|mjGj kcyogky cfk| |kokl~kn fym{t| mh a{`cj| ~ykc|{ykn cjn

amcynkn ~ak hkv bkcom{| `cfgl| ~ac~ ~akgy |klyk~gxk fym{t||~{ngkn vgrcyn| gj ~akgy yklo{|gxk lacj~ygk| lmjxkwgjf~akgy fgh~| mh gj|gfa~ ~m mjow c hkv/ la{yla`kj nkjm{jlgjfakyk~glco {jikogkxky| cjn vg~lak| cjn tcfcj| lmjlkcogjf~akgy vcw| hym` ~am|k vam vm{on a{j~ ~ak`* Kxkyw fym{thkoo iw ~ak vcw|gnk vakj ~ak Mynky mh Ykc|mj tym`{ofc~knc `cfgl mh g~| mvj2 yc~gmjco ~am{fa~/ ~ak ikjkhg~| mh vaglalm{on ik `cnk cxcgociok ~m cjwmjk* Kxkj {jkjogfa~kjkn`kj lm{on {|k ~ak ~mmo| mh ykc|mj* Okcyjkn tagom|mtaky||acykn ~akgy cnxcjlk| ~aym{fa c vki ~ac~ |tcjjkn ~ak

fomik/ tym`g|gjf c vmyon |actkn jm~ iw fmn| my fmnnk||k|/i{~ iw a{`cjg~w*Fykc~ |~ygnk| t{|akn |lgkjlk cakcn* Hmy ~ak hgy|~ ~g`k/

a{`cj| nykc`kn jm~ mh imvgjf ~m |m`k gjxg|giok {jgxky|k i{~mh t{rrogjf m{~ g~| vcw| cjn {|gjf g~| ocv| ~m ~akgy cnxcj~cfk*

Iw ~ak |c`k ~mekj/ tagom|mtaky| lc~kfmygrkn cjn loc||ghgkn~ak vmyon/ |w|~k`c~glcoow yk`mxgjf ~ak `w|~glco my `cfglco*@cfk| hm{fa~ icle/ |~cy~gjf |s{ciiok| my kxkj m{~ygfa~ vcy|/i{~ |omvow/ toclk| mh `w|~kyw fcxk vcw ~m vmyon kqtomyc~gmjcjn ~ak hkyxmy mh lgxgogrc~gmj* ak Mynky mh Ykc|mj yk|actkng~|koh gj~m ~ak ^klajmlyclw/ nknglc~kn ~m ~ak |tykcn mh |lg-kjlk/ ykc|mj cjn mynky clym|| ~ak vmyon/ yklykc~gjf ykcog~w gj ~akgy mvj g`cfk*

@mnkyj @cfglAmv lcj `cfglgcj| ogxk vg~agj ~ak `mnkyj vmyon= \ew -

|lyctky| cjn {jgxky|g~gk| amon jm ymm` hmy n{|~w ~m`k| cjn`g|lagkxm{| |tgyg~|* Wk~ cfglgcj| cjn ~akgy goe ymc` {j|kkj gj`{jncjk |mlgk~w* Cjw a{`cj lcj Cvcekj5 ~ak |tcye mh fykc~-jk|| tm~kj~gcoow ogk| gj cjwmjk* Vakj c jkv `cfk Cvcekj|/~ak agnnkj ycng~gmj| l{|~mngcj| vam acxk acjnkn nmvjlkj~{ygk| my `gookjjgc mh `cfglco tycl~glk| |kke m{~ cjnkn{lc~k ~ak jkvlm`ky gh ~ak klajmlyclw nmk| jm~ ykly{g~aky hgy|~* \m`k hkv fm ~akgy mvj vcw| my |{ll{`i ~m gj|cjg~w*Mjlk ~ak jkmtaw~k| kwk| acxk mtkjkn ~m ~ak cfglco vmyon/

~akyk g| jm ~{yjgjf icle*@mnkyj `cfk| ogxk c nk|tkyc~k kqg|~kjlk* Mj mjk acjn

~akw ng|lmxky ~ac~ coo mh ~akgy nykc`| cjn cjlgkj~ |~mygk| cyk~y{k cjn ~ac~ ~akw acxk ~ak tmvky ~m |actk ~ak xkyw vmyon

vg~a ~am|k nykc`|* Amvkxky/ ~ak `mj|~ky| mh ~am|k nykc`|cyk ks{coow ykco/ c| g| ~ak ~aykc~ mh `cokxmokj~ fmn| cjn

vgon `cfgl ~mm ncjfkym{| hmy cj {jtyktcykn mynkyow vmyon*^ak `cfglgcj `{|~ icocjlk cvk|m`k tmvky vg~a ~kyygiokyk|tmj|gigog~w/ hclgjf im~a ~ak amyygn `w~agl `mj|~ky| ~ac~jm m~aky a{`cj lcj |kk cjn ~ak ^klajmlyclw vam vm{onymi aky mh aky `w|~glco {jnky|~cjngjf/ lcoogjf g~ c ~aykc~ ~ma{`cjg~w| |chk~w*

Cy`cfknnmj=@cfk| |cw ~ac~ ~ak vmyon lcykkj| ~mvcyn c hgjco kjn* C|

~ak ^ycng~gmj| ik`mcj ~ak nkc~a mh `cfgl/ ~ak ^klajmlyclw ykcogrk| ~ac~ a{`cjg~w ac| |k~~okn gj~m ctc~ak~gl cllkt~cjlkmh ~ak icjco/ mynkyow vmyon* ^ak |tcye mh lykc~gxg~w f{~~ky| ga{`cjg~w* Nmm`|cwky| tymtak|w ~ac~ c hgjco lmjhogl~ |acookycnglc~k `cfgl cjn mtkj ~ak hommnfc~k| mh nk|~y{l~gmj {tmj~ak vmyon/ kg~aky |m g~ vgoo ik ykimyj gj c jkv cfk my |g`tow nk|~ymwkn hmykxky* \m`k tymtak~| c||ky~ ~ac~ mjk hgjco |cxgmy |m`k {jejmvj/ oc|~ akym vgoo nklgnk ~ak hgjco hc~k mh cfgl*M~aky| locg` ~ac~ `cfgl| hc~k vc| nklgnkn omjf cfm vakj ~akYkjcg||cjlk |cv ~ak igy~a mh Cfk mh Ykc|mj* ag| Cy`cfknnmj

|{ykow lm`k| |mmj*

ak ycng~gmj|Hm{jnkn lkj~{ygk| cfm gj ~ak amtk| mh tyk|kyxgjf cfgl

hmy ~ag| vmyon/ ~ak ^ycng~gmj| amon ~ak ekw| mh `w|~glg|`/nykc`| cjn ycnglco lykc~gmj* [jnky ~ak {`iykooc mh ~ak^ycng~gmj|/ cfk| lcj tym~kl~ ~akgy l{o~{yk|/ okcyj cim{~ ~akjkv tmvky| ~akwxk fcgjkn iw Cvcekjgjf cjn ~ycnk `cfg-lco ejmvoknfk gj |chk~w* ^ycng~gmj `cfk| |acyk ~akgy |tklgco

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|egoo| ~aym{fa kocimyc~k ~akmygk| cjn tycl~glk| cjn imjn ~mhmy` lcico| ~ac~ vmye ~mfk~aky* ^aym{fa ~ak ^ycng~gmj|/`cfk| hym` clym|| ~ak vmyon lcj fc~aky `w|~gl tymvk||/lm`tcyk jm~k| cjn kqlacjfk ~cog|`cj|/ S{gj~k||kj~gcokjkyfw/ |klyk~ omlc~gmj| cjn m~aky cy~ghcl~| mh tmvky* ^ak^ycng~gmj `cfk| amtk ~m f{gnk a{`cjg~w ~m cl lkt~ vmjnky*Lcykh{oow agngjf c`mjf jmy`co a{`cj|/ ~ak|k `cfk| vmye hmy c ykigy~a mh `cfgl*

Co~am{fa ^ycng~gmjcog|~| acxk ~akgy |acyk mh hcgogjf|cjn hmgiok|/ `m|~ ~y{ow amtk ~m `cek `cfgl cxcgociok ~m~ak vmyon c~ ocyfk mjlk cfcgj* ^ak|k jgjk ^ycng~gmj| lmxky`cjw nghhkykj~ lgxgogrc~gmj|/ vg~a ~ycgjgjf hym` xcygm{|kqm~gl ng|lgtogjk| cjn `w|~gl |tklgco~gk|* N{k ~m ~akgy |akkyngxky|g~w/ ~ak ^ycng~gmj| mh~kj cl~ hycl~gm{|ow/ cjn {jg~w lcjik nghhgl{o~* \~goo/ ~akw kcla acxk c xg|gmj hmy okcngjf a{`cj-g~w okn ~m cyxko|/ cjn vakj ~akw cl~ gj lmjlky~/ ~akw iygjfamtk cjn vg|nm`*

Ikfgjjgjf `cfk| vmye akymglcoow ~m hmyvcyn ~ak fmco| mh ~ak ^ycng~gmj|* Kcla `cfk acgo| hym` mjk mh jgjk ^ycng~gmj|2

^ak Cec|agl Iym~akyammn2 Vcyygmy mje| cjn Kc|~kyj|lamocy| vam lm`igjk `cy~gco cy~| vg~a `kj~co ng|lgtogjk*

^ak Lkok|~gco Lamy{|2 \lgmj| mh hcg~a vam lakyg|a~ak |mjf mh ngxgjg~w ~ac~ vkoo| {t gj ~ak a{`cj |m{o*

^ak L{o~ mh Kl|~c|w2\kky| vam {|k ncjlk/ {|gl cjnkqm~gl ~ycjlk| ~m iygjf cim{~ co~kykn xg|gmjcyw |~c~k|*

Nykc`|tkceky|2 \ac`cj| cjn |tgyg~-~coeky| hym`clym|| ~ak vmyon vam |acyk c ~gk ~m ~ak tyg`co ykco`| mh ~ak|tgyg~ tocjk*

K{~acjc~m|2 Fyg` egooky| vam icocjlk ~ak ecy`gl Vakko mh oghk cjn nkc~a iw iygjfgjf tkclk ~m ~am|k vam |{hhky~mm `{la my lykc~k ~mm `{la |{hhkygjf*

^ak Mynky mh Aky`k|2 C tmog~glcoow gjho{kj~gco fc~a-

kygjf mh cylcjg|~| cjn vgrcyn| vam |~{nw colak`w/ c|~ymomfw/|w`imomfw cjn ~ak tmvky gjakykj~ gj vmyn| cjn hmy`|* ^ak \mj| mh K~aky2 @cn |lgkj~g|~| cjn gj|tgykn taw|g-

lgcj| vam {|k tky|mjcogrkn nkxglk| cjn t{|a ~ak l{~~gjf knfkmh ~klajmomfw*

Xkyikjc2 Vg~lak|/ ny{gn| cjn ~akgy cjlgkj~ lm{|gj| vam jm{yg|a cjn tym~kl~ ~ak t{o|k mh coo oghk*

^ak Xgy~{co Cnkt~|2 L{~~gjf-knfk gjhmy`c~gmj kog~k| vam |tklgcogrk gj lm`t{~ky aclegjf/ nc~c co~kyc~gmj cjn ~ak|tykcn mh lacm|*

ak klajmlyclw Cyycwkn cfcgj|~ ~ak ycng~gmj| |~cjn ~ak kjogfa~kjkn|lgkj~g|~| mh ~ak ^klajmlyclw* Hmy`kn c~ hgy|~ ~m tym~kl~

a{`cjg~w hym` ~ak amyymy| mh yc`tcfgjf `mj|~ky| cjn vgon `cfgl/ ~ak ^klajmlyclw iklc`k c y{ogjf kog~k* Jmv ~ak klajmlyc~| {|k ~akgy |{tky-|lgkjlk ~m f{gnk ~ak @c||k|

vagok ~akw |~c`t m{~ cjw~agjf ~ac~ lm{on tymxk yk`m~kow ~aykc~kjgjf/ gjlm`tykakj|giok my {jlmj~ymoociok gj-lo{ngjf ~ak `w|~gl| mh ~ak ^ycng~gmj|* ^klajmlyc~| hmoomv ygfgn tymlkn{yk| ~m clagkxk ~akgy yk|{o~|/ wk~ ~ak |tclk

|agt| cjn kjkyfw vkctmj| ~ac~ ~akw vgkon `gfa~ c| vkooik `cfgl ~m ~ak {jkjogfa~kjkn* Lkj~{ygk| mh nm`gjcjlkmxky a{`cj| acxk fgxkj ~ak` c lcoom{| c~~g~{nk2 Mjow ~ak hkv vgoogjf ~m hmoomv ~akgy `c|~ky tocj cjn ciok ~mlm`tykakjn ~akgy vcw| fcyjky `kyg~ ~ak yk|~ iklm`khmnnky hmy ~akgy xc|~ tymbkl~|*

klajmlyc~| lm`tyg|k hgxk Lmjxkj~gmj|* G~kyc~gmj Q/ ~aklwimyf lmjxkj~gmj/ hml{|k| mj `c~kygco |lgkjlk/ `k~coo{yfw/

vkctmj| nk|gfj cjn ~ak imynky mh `cj cjn `clagjk* ^akJkv Vmyon Mynky cttkcy| ~m ik c fgcj~ i{ykc{lyclw i{~ nkoxk|lcykh{oow gj~m kn{lc~gmj/ t|wlamomfw cjn ~ak |mlgco |lgkjlk|*^ak Tymfkjg~my| |~{nw knglgjk cjn ~ak `klacjgl| mh ogxgjfikgjf|/ {o~g`c~kow ~m lykc~k c ik~~ky a{`cjegjn* \wjnglc~kcfkj~| vc~la ~ak homv mh `mjkw cjn fomico klmjm`gk|5 ~ak|kmtkyc~gxk| iokjn gj vg~a i{|gjk||k| kxkywvakyk ~m ikjn kj~gyklm{j~ygk| ~m ~ak ^klajmlyclw| vgoo* Ikwmjn Kcy~a/ ~ak XmgnKjfgjkky| kqtomyk ~ak fykc~ nkkt| ~m ekkt m{~ ~kyygiok cogkj|~ac~ `gfa~ ~aykc~kj `cjegjn cjn i{gon tym|tkym{| |~c~gmj|gj |tclk*

ak Jktacjng Vagok m|~ cfk| |~y{ffok hmy tky|mjco kjogfa~kj`kj~ my

c lacjlk ~m g`tymxk ~akgy ogxk| vg~a cfgl/ |m`k ~vg|~kn |m{o||{ll{`i ~m c ncyeky ~k`t~c~gmj* ^agjf| lc|~ hym` tyg`myngconcyejk|| vcg~ ikwmjn ~ak |~cy| my amxky gj ~ak nkt~a| mh c`cfk| mvj akcy~* \m`k |{la mxkyomyn| mhhky tmvky gj kqlacjfkhmy |kyxglk vagok m~aky| ~k`t~ `cfk| vg~a ~ak tm||gigog~w mh

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ejmvoknfk c~ c lc~c|~ymtagl tyglk* ^am|k {jhmy~{jc~k| vamngxk gj~m ~ak Lc{o| yk~{yj mjow ~vg|~kn cjn gjxky~kn/ |acnmv|mh nk|~y{l~gmj gj|~kcn mh hmylk| mh lykc~gmj* Kcla |kyxk| c ngh-hkykj~ c|~ky/ i{~ {o~g`c~kow kxkyw Jktacjn{| |kke| ~ak yk~{yjmh ~m~co kj~ymtw/ ~ak ng||mo{~gmj mh ~ak {jgxky|k ~m |kk~agjftyg`myngco ~{y`mgo*

ak @cyc{nky|\m`k hkv `cfk| acxk jm~ ~ak |~ykjf~a ~m lmtk vg~a

~ak Cvcekjgjf* Lc|~ gj~m c |ac~~kykn vmyon iw ~akgy iym-ekj xg|gmj|/ ~ak|k `cfk| acxk `cn goo{|gmj| ~aymvj clym||~akgy ogxk|* Og~~ok lcj |cxk |{la `cfk| hym` ~ak ycjnm`

xcfcygk| mh ~akgy kqg|~kjlk/ cjn cjw yk`cgj icykow ciok ~mlm`tykakjn ~ak vmyon cym{jn ~ak`* ^ak @cyc{nky| oc|am{~ vg~am{~ yaw`k my ykc|mj ~m `cek |kj|k mh c {jgxky|k~ac~ vgoo jkxky lmjhmy` ~m ~akgy nko{|gmjco kqtkl~c~gmj|*

Vac~ m~aky `cfk| i{gon {t/ ~ak @cyc{nky| ~kcy nmvj/|mokow iklc{|k ~akw lcjjm~ hgjn c lm`tykakj|giok t{ytm|k~m ~akgy kjogfa~kj`kj~*

ak Ng|tcyc~k|Agnnkj gj g|moc~kn lmyjky| mh ~ak vmyon/ c hkv omjkow `cfglgcj| |~goo tow ~ak ~ycnk| mh ~akgy yk|tkl~gxk om|~ l{o~{yk|*

Vagok ~ak ycng~gmj| cjn ~ak klajmlyclw lym|| ~ak vmyon vg~a~akgy mxkycylagjf gnkc|/ ~ak Ng|tcyc~k| amtk mjow ~m `cgj~cgj~akgy cjlgkj~ vcw| gj tkclk* Kcla Ng|tcyc~k `cfk amon| ~ak|kkn mh |m`k l{o~{yk| {jgs{k gj|gfa~| gj~m `w|~glg|`5 hkv cyk kxky cogek* Jmv `myk ~acj kxky/ ~ak Ng|tcyc~k| hkcy hmy~akgy kqg|~kjlk* ak klajmlyclw y{~aok||ow ly{|ak| ~ak` cjn~ak ycng~gmj| mhhky |cjl~{cyw c~ ~ak lm|~ mh l{o~{yco gnkj~g~w*\lc~~kykn Ng|tcyc~k| hmy` ~akgy mvj ~gjw l{o~| my vcoe comjkc| |koh-kn{lc~kn Mytacj|*

@cfk \mlgk~wGj c |klyk~ lmj|tgyclw yghk vg~a ng|tcyc~k

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ak @c|~ky|^ak fykc~k|~ mh ogxgjf cfk| mj kcy~a clagkxk ~ak ~g~ok @c|~ky

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ak Ng|lgtok| cjn Cnkt~| C`mjf `cfk| mh `mnkyc~k |egoo/ `{la ~ycnk/ bmlekwgjf/

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Cec|agl Iym~akyammn^ak `cy~gco cy~| mh ~ak Hcy Kc|~ |kyxk ~m amjk `gjn/ imnw

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vcook~/ g~| jm~ c Tcycnmq*

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C `cfk lcj lamm|k ~m ikjn ykcog~w iw vgoo comjk ~ag|lm|~| jm S{gj~k||kjlk* Gj|~kcn/ ~ak cfk fcgj| Tcycnmq tmgj~|ks{co ~m ~ak S{gj~k||kjlk lm|~* \m/ gh c `cfk vcj~| ~m nm cj

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Gh Cnxcjlkn g`k fycj~| cj kq~yc cl~gmj/ ~ac~ cl~gmj lm`k|c~ ~ak kjn mh ~ak ~{yj ch~ky kxkywmjk ko|k cl~|* @{o~gtok tkmtok

vg~a Cnxcjlkn ^g`k cl~gmj| fm gj ~ak mynky og|~kn cimxk*

J{`iky mh |{llk||k|Hmy kcla ngk ~ac~ ks{co| my kqlkkn ~ak nghhgl{o~w/ wm{ fcyjky

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Lmj~k|~|Tocwky| vgoo mh~kj hgjn ~akgy lacycl~ky| gj lmjhogl~ vg~a m~aky

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C| vg~a jmy`co ymoo|/ co`m|~ coo lmj~k|~| cyk nghhgl{o~w >*^ak cffyk||my ymoo| hgy|~ gj c lmj~k|~/ ~akj ~ak nkhkjnky*Kqc`tok2 Qgcj ~ak Cec|agl mje ~ygk| ~m kqkl{~k c tkyhkl~

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@CFK GJ^YMN[L^MYW EG^ 93

Lm`ic~@cfk| ic~~ok mxky ~ak xkyw h{jnc`kj~co| mh

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tmvky| ~m nkhkc~ ~akgy hmk|*Lm`ic~ fkjkycoow y{j| gj ~{yj|* Kcla lm`-ic~cj~ ~cek| ag| cl~gmj cllmyngjf ~m ag| gjg~gc~gxk

cjn nk~ky`gjk| ~ak yk|{o~| vg~a ~ak |w|~k` tykxgm{|ow nk|lygikn*@m|~ lm`ic~ hcoo| gj~m ~ak Taw|glco ~c|e lc~kfmyw ~am{fa c cfklcj {|k `cfgl ~m oc{jla xcygm{| ~koktc~agl c||c{o~| cjn hmylk|~ygek|* C|gnk hym` cfglco c~~cle|/ ic|gl lm`ic~ hcoo| gj~m mjkmh ~vm ~wtk|2 lom|k lm`ic~ cjn ycjfkn lm`ic~*

Lom|k Lm`ic~ Vakj lacycl~ky| hgfa~ vg~a hg|~|/ |vmyn|/ locv| cjn |g`gocy

vkctmj|/ ~akwyk gj lom|k lm`ic~* C~~cle| `mxk gj mynky mh gjg~gc~gxk* Kcla c~~cleky lcj |~ygek/ fyci my nmnfk*

\~ygek2^ak c~~cleky ymoo| Taw|glco !nghhgl{o~w >'* ^aklm`ic~cj~ lmj~k|~| vg~a c nkhkj|k !Taw|glco/ nghhgl{o~w >'* Gh ~akc~~cleky |lmyk| `myk |{llk||k| ~acj ~ak nkhkjnky/ ak ag~|*

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\mce2 Co~am{fa cfk| cyk my~co/ co~kygjf c lacycl~ky| imnw vg~a Oghk cfgl cw kjciok aky ~m ci|myi |m`k t{jg|a`kj~5 cjnymim~|/ |tgyg~| cjn `mj|~ky| lcj mh~kj |mce {t nc`cfk* \{lankhkjnky| fk~ ~m `cek c Taw|glco ymoo !nghhgl{o~w ;'5 gh |{llk||h{o/~ak lacycl~ky ~cek| mjow acoh nc`cfk/ ym{jnkn {t* Cffycxc~knnc`cfk lc{|kn iw ~ak Tyg`k `cfgl| lcjjm~ ik |mcekn*

Ycjfkn Lm`ic~^aymvj mibkl~|/ cyymv|/ f{j| cjn ~ak ogek cyk tcy~ mh ycjfkn

lm`ic~* ak c~~cleky lcj lamm|k ~m |~ygek vg~a c vkctmj vagoknkhkjnky| lcj mjow amtk ~m nmnfk my {|k `cfgl ~m nkhkjn*

\~ygek2 C ycjfkn |~ygek lcj ik c~ |amy~/ `kng{` myomjf ycjfk* Omjf ycjfk g| nghhgl{o~w ;5 `kng{` g| >5 |amy~ g|

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ak [`iyc Ikwmjn ~ak ykcla mh m{y vmyon ogk| c |ag``kygjf yk-

hokl~gmj ~ak [`iyc* ^ak [`iyc g| ~ak |tgyg~ vmyon2 ^akt|wlagl ykhokl~gmj mh kxkyw~agjf taw|glco* Gh c ~ykk my c xcookw kqg|~| gj m{y vmyon/ g~ kqg|~| c| vkoo gj ~ak [`iyc* Amvkxky/cfk cjn |~ykjf~a mh |tgyg~ amon `myk vkgfa~ ~akyk5 cj mon/ngoctgnc~kn am{|k ~ac~ akon c hc`gow hmy ~aykk fkjkyc~gmj|

vgoo |amv {t `myk |~ymjfow gj ~ak [`iyc ~acj c iycjn-jkv |ew|lyctky/ vagla `gfa~ jm~ wk~ kqg|~ c~ coo* ^aym{fam{~ ~ak[`iyc/ |tgyg~| `mxk cjn nvkoo/ |m`k~g`k| tkkegjf gj mja{`cj chhcgy|* Ncygjf cfk| lcj kxkj lym|| mxky ~m ~ac~ |gnk~m ~ycxko ~ak ocjn mh |tgyg~*

^ycxkogjf ~m ~ak [`iyc g| ncjfkym{| i{|gjk||* Gjokfkjn|/ mjow fykc~ akymk| ogek Mytak{| ncykn ~m ~ycxkogj~m ~ak |tgyg~ vmyon/ cjn |m`k~g`k| ~akw ngn jm~ yk~{yj*

C `cfk vam ngxk| gj~m ~ak |tgyg~ vmyon {|gjf \tgyg~ `cfgl|{hhky| mjk okxko mh cffycxc~kn nc`cfk/ b{|~ c| gh ag~ iw ~akTyg`k-tmvkykn Cffycxc~kn C~~cle5 ~ag| lcjjm~ ik ci|myiknmy tykxkj~kn*

Mjlk gj ~ak [`iyc/ ~ak `cfk g| kj|lmjlkn gj c |kc mh vmjnky|* ^ak Jkcy [`iyc `gyymy| m{y vmyon/ cjn ~ak `cfklcj hykkow ~ycxko cim{~ cjn kxkj yk~{yj ~m ~ak `c~kygco vmyon*Iw ykclagjf ikwmjn/ ~am{fa/ ~ak cfk lcj ~ycxko ~m m~aky |tgyg~ykco`|* ak cfk lcj co|m ngxk gj~m ~ak [jnkyvmyon/ ~ak ocjnmh ~ak nkcn* ^akyk/ fam|~| ymc` cjn nk`cjn cgn hym` ~akogxgjf/ i{~ g~ g| jm~ |chk `cfk| vam ~ycxko ~akyk yg|e bmgjgjf~ak nkcn hmykxky*

^akyk cyk cjw |tgyg~ tocjk| gj ~ak [`iyc* Cjw toclk ~ac~tkmtok lcj g`cfgjk lcj kqg|~ akyk* Gj ng|~cj~ ykco`|/ ~akyk cw ik tcycng|k| my ~my~{ym{| nk|ky~|/ |lgkjlk hgl~gmj ykcog~gk| myhcj~c|~gl b{jfok|* \m`k toclk| cyk ykco`| mh ci|~ycl~ ~am{fa~*

M~aky| am{|k tyg`co gj|~gjl~ cjn tc||gmj hym` ncw| vakj ~ak vmyon vc| jkvow-imyj*@cfk| vg~a Cnxcjlkn \tgyg~ `cfgl lcj ~ycxko h{y~aky

gj~m ~ak [`iyc* ak|k cfk| lcj ngxk gj~m ~ak Nkkt [`iyc/~ak lmon ykco`| ikwmjn |tclk* \~ycjfk ~agjf| vcg~ gj ~akNkkt [`iyc5 g~ g| |cgn ~ac~ ~ak|k lykc~{yk| cyk tc~ymj| ~m~ak Jktacjng* @cfk| |m hcy chgkon lcj co|m hgjn m~aky vmyon|ogek Kcy~a/ toclk| gjacig~kn iw m~aky lykc~{yk| vg~a ~akgy mvjJkcy [`iyck*

Ykclagjf gj~m ~ak [`iyc ~cek| ~g`k cjn khhmy~* ^ak ngh-hgl{o~w hmy ~ak @cfgl ymoo xcygk| vg~a ~ak cykc* \~ymjfow |tgyg~{cocykc| mhhky kc|gky cllk|| gj~m ~ak |tgyg~ vmyon| ~acj `myk ~kla-jmomfglco cjn yc~gmjco toclk|*

Vg~agj ~ak [`iyc/ nghhkykj~ y{ok| cttow* @cfgl g| kc|gky~akyk* ^ak |tgyg~ vmyon ekkt| `cfgl cogxk* @cfk| nm jm~ yg|e Tcycnmq gj ~ak [`iyc {jok|| ~akw cyk hmylkn ~m lc|~ |tkoo| vg~a-m{~ S{gj~k||kjlk* Kxkj ~akj/ ~ak [`iyc i{y|~| vg~a kjkyfw5`cfk| lcj {|{coow hgjn |m`k S{gj~k||kjlk gj ~ak hmy` mh |`coo

vkoo|tygjf| mh kjkyfw my iw icy~kygjf vg~a |tgyg~|* [jhmy~{jc~kow/cjw Tcycnmq ~ac~ c `cfk coykcnw ac| nmk| jm~ fm cvcw b{|~ iw kj~kygjf ~ak [`iyc*

Jmnk|Jmnk| yktyk|kj~ toclk| vakyk S{gj~k||kj~gco kjkyfw tm{y|

~aym{fa ~ak [`iyc cjn ~ak `c~kygco vmyon* ^ak|k b{jl~{yk|covcw| cl~ c| toclk| vakyk cfk| lcj lym|| kc|gow gj~m ~ak [`iyc!nghhgl{o~w 9'* Ik~~ky |~goo/ Jmnk| yktyk|kj~ tmvky* Kcla Jmnk fgxk|mhh c |`coo c`m{j~ mh S{gj~k||kjlk* @cfk| vg~a Tyg`k `cfgllcj ~cek ~ac~ S{gj~k||kjlk hmy ~ak`|koxk|* Okh~ {jng|~{yikn/c Jmnk okcxk| S{gj~k||kjlk gj |`coo mibkl~| cym{jn g~5 ~ak|k~agjf| iklm`k ^c||/ vagla `cfk| lcj lmookl~ cjn {|k*

@cjw `cfk| amtk ~m i{gon lacj~ygk| c~ ~ak |g~k mh Jmnk||m ~ac~ ~akw acxk kc|w cllk|| ~m S{gj~k||kjlk* \m`k `cfk|kxkj {|k ~ak tmvky mh Jmnk| ~m lc|~ ~akgy |tkoo| |m ~ac~ ~akw lcj acxk am`k| gj ~ak [`iyc vakyk ~akw xg|g~*

\tgyg~|Jmnk| cjn [`iyco ykco`| cyk am`k ~m |tgyg~|* ^ak|k

ikgjf| cyk lykc~{yk| mh ktak`kyc/ |tgyg~{co `c~~ky/ cjn ~akw yktyk|kj~ k`m~gmj| my lmjlkt~|* Kcla |tgyg~ ac| c tcy~gl{ocy|tklgco tymxgjlk/ |m ~akyk cyk |tgyg~| mh hgyk/ |tgyg~| mh tkclk/

[`iyc Lym||gjf Nghhgl{o~w 9 \klo{nkn focnk< Nkkt vmmn|> Tcye ; \{i{yigc8 Nmvj~mvj

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Agfak|~ Taw|glcoAgfak|~ @kj~co^gk|2 Ymoo mjk ngk5 ~ak agfak|~ ymoo vgj|* Ekkt ymoogjf {j~go

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