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    GAKKUAT@O hkrtoim Rkrsiom primhk wos o erkotgrikm` ta ckormime. Gral occ `irkhtiams fk

    eotfkrk` taektfkr ckormk` writimes gar fiscidrory, om` wfkrkvkr fk wkmt fis daajs fo`ta ohhalpomy fil. Pfky, fawkvkr, dkholkogtkr o tilk ma slocc dur`km. Fk tfkm hal-lissiamk` salk ckormk` lkm ta odri`ek tfkwis`al ag tfk ohhulucotk` daajs imta o mul-dkr ag vaculks tfot hauc` dk hamvkmikmtcyhorrik` am o holkc. Dut os fk gaum` kvkmtfis taa codariaus om um`krtojime ogtkr otilk, tfk voriaus daajs wkrk gurtfkr kpita-lizk` imta amk daaj, om` gimoccy tfis simeckvaculk imta o simeck ruck ag cigk wfihf tfkprimhk hauc` horry kvkrnmvfkrk witfaut omytraudck. Om` sa occ wos kosikr om` dkttkr.Pfot is tfk tfaueft wfihf um`krciks tfksk

    poeks. Pfkrk ork haumtckss om` vaculimausdaajs am tfk spirituoc cigk. Ufa jmaws tfklkrk titcks ag tfkl occ ar hom rkhjam tfkirmuldkr1 Pfkrk is hkrtoimcy matfime ta `k-pcark im tfis : amk hom shorhkcy writk ar rko`

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    iv GATKUAT@kmauef am tfis sudnkhttfk fiefkst om` dksto lom hom stu`y fkrk dkcaw. Dut wfa homrko` occ tfksk daajs om` rklkldkr wfot tfkyhamtoim It wauc`, tfkm, hkrtoimcy dk om o`-vomtoek ig wk hauc` ohquirk tfk shikmhk agtfk spirituoc cigktfk shikmhk ag tfk soimtsim o silpckr om` sfartkr garl, witfaut cas-ime its ksskmhk. It is im`kk` tfk spirit agaur tilk ta orromek kvkrytfime tfot hamhkrmsaur cigk os silpcy, kosicy, om` prohtihoccy ospassidck. Aur awm imstimht is ta silpcigykvkrytfime os wk eraw ac`kr. Uk dkhalkwam`krguccy silpck os tilk eaks am. Aurwfack pficasapfy ag cigk rksacvks itskcg imtaamk primhipck wfihf hamtracs tfk lim`, wfihfimgcukmhks, `irkhts om` eui`ks tfk wfack cigk.Pfk mkorkr wk halk ta Ea`, aur cost Km`,tfk lark wk portojk ag Fis @ivimk silpcih-ity. Ot tfk km` Ea` ocamk is occ ta us. Pfksolk is tfk hosk witf rkeor` ta `ivimk Prutf.Im amk trutf occ ork hamtoimk`. Amk simecktrutf, hamsi`krk` skriauscy om` prohtihoccy, iskmauef ta lojk us soimts.Im tfksk poeks, tfkm, tfk wfack spirituoc

    cigk is skt gartf, silpcigik` om` rk`uhk` tatfrkk gum`olkmtoc primhipcks witfaut wfihftfk last halpcihotk`, tfk last sudcilk os-hktihoc prohtihks ork ag cittck ovoic, gar tfky

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    GATKUAT@ Wcohj wfot is last mkk`guc om` last ksskmtioc.Xuhf prohtihks, ocamk, wauc` mat cko` us tatfk km` wk skkj. Dut witf tfksk gum`o-lkmtoc primhipcks, rkoccy kldrohk` om` hor-rik` imta kggkht, wk ork trucy prohtisime tfkcigk ag `ivimk erohk. Om` ig ot omy tilk imtfk haursk ag aur spirituoc cigk wk pkrhkivktfot wk ork mat os wk sfauc` dk, ckt us tkstaurskcvks dy tfksk tfrkk primhipcks, om` skkwfktfkr aur prohtihk is im hamgarlity witftfkir adskrvomhk. Uk sfocc dy tfis lkomsossurk`cy gim` wfkrk wk ork wrame, om` imar`kr ta rksulk aur strueeck ogtkr pkrgkhtiamwk fovk amcy ta hamsi`kr skriauscy tfksk prim-hipcks om` ta sudlit occ aur cigk om` occ aurkm`kovars ta tfkir eui`omhk.O hckvkr writkr fos kmtitck` fis daaj amcigk im tfk warc` > ]'Uis`al im tfk Uoisthaot-pahjkt.'' Fkrk is ]'Hfristiom Oshktihisl imtfk Uoisthaot-pahjkt.'' Pfk cittck vaculkeivks tfk quimtksskmhk ag tfk spirituoc cigkits kxkrhisk im limioturkkxprkssk` im tfrkkcko`ime primhipcks. ]'Occ eaa` tfimes orktfrkk, ' ' soys tfk pravkrd : sa occ tfk spirituoccigk rksts am tfrkk cko`ime primhipcks. Pfkyocamk, imtkrcohk`, lutuoccy docomhk` om` wkcco`nustk`, garl tfk skttime ag tfk prkhiauspkorc ag tfk wisk, Hfristiom pkrgkhtiam,

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    vi GATKUAT@nkwkc ag suhf prihk tfot tfk wisk lkrhfomt,wfa skkjs gar prkhiaus tfimes, wiccimecy om`nayguccy tojks omy olaumt ag poims om` eivksocc tfot fk fos ta skhurk it.

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    PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RKIMHIRCKXAK PFK XRIKIP[OC CIGKPFK GITXP G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHI-RCK> RTOYKTRroykr is tfk dkeimmime ag occ tfot is eaa`

    im lom. Pfkrkgark ta dkhalk golicior witfproykr, ta vocuk it erkotcy, ta cavk it om` uskit rieftcy om` zkocauscy is om imkstilodckpasskssiam datf gar tilk om` ktkrmity.Loy wfot gaccaws fkcp ms tawor`s ohquir-ime it.

    HFORPKT IUFOP IP IX PA RTOY

    ?. Pa proy is tfk silpckst tfime am kortfom` im fulom cigk. It is ksskmtioccy silpck,nust dkhousk it is sa mkhkssory.

    4. Pa proy mkk`s ma ckormime, ma kcaqukmhk,ma lamky, ma kortfcy rkhallkm`otiam. It`aks mat kvkm rkquirk omy spkhioc gkkcime ag

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    4 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKX`kvatiam. Xkmsidck hamsacotiam im proykr isamcy om ohhalpomilkmt om` quitk o skham`-ory lottkr. Xwkktmkss im its kxkrhisk `aksmat im tfk ckost `kpkm` upam us. Ea` eivksit, om` wk rkhkivk it tfomjguccy. Uk homproy lark kosicy witf suhf fkcp, dut wk homocsa proy witfaut it. Ma lottkr wfktfkraur gkkcimes skkl im tumk witf Xum`oy arwitf wkkj`oys, wk ocwoys hom om` wk ocwoyslust proy.

    8. Im ar`kr ta proy wk mkk` amcy ta jmawEa` om` aurskcvks, ta um`krstom` Ufa Fkis om` wfa wk ork, faw illkosurodck isEa`'s gotfkrcy eaa`mkss om` faw umgotfal-odck aur awm liskry. Goitf om` tfk hotk-hfisl ork tfk amcy jmawck`ek wk mkk` drimeta proykr, om` aur vkry mkhkssity pcko`saur housk. Gar proykr itskcg, amcy o gkwtfauefts ork rkquisitk, tfk gkwkr tfk dkt-tkrgkw `ksirks om` gkw war`s. Dut tfkwar`s lust ot ckost dk gral tfk fkort, arkcsk tfkrk is ma proykr. Om` is tfkrk omylom wfa is rkoccy witfaut salk tfaueftsom` salk `ksirks1 Pfis is, tfkm, tfk wfackopporotus wk rkquirk gar tfk madck warj agproykr. Ea` is kvkr rko`y ta eivk Fiserohk, om` Fk eivks it ta kohf om` occ.

    0. Pa proy is silpcy ta spkoj witf Ea`,

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 8ta fac` hamvkrsk witf Fil dy o`arotiam,proisk, tfomjseivime, pktitiam om` `kprkho-tiam. Xalk tfkacaeioms soy tfot proykr iso rkpart wk prkskmt ta aur eaa` Ea`, ar omou`ikmhk Fk eromts us. Pfis kxprkssks tfktrutf im taa garloc o lommkr. Lomy ag ushom prkskmt ma rkpart, om` ta spkoj ag omou`ikmhk is taa garloc om` stigg. Ckt ustfimj ag proykr os o golicior hamvkrsotiamwitf o eaa` om` jim`cy lom. Uk trust filim tfk silpckst woy witf occ tfot wk fovklast ot fkortwitf aur sarraw om` nay, aurfapks om` gkors: om` im rkturm wk rkhkivkgral fil o`vihk om` wormime, fkcp om` ham-sacotiam. Uk spkoj taektfkr ag tfk last il-partomt lottkrs, quitk pcoimcy, agtkm quitkwitfaut klatiam ar o sporj ag gkkcime ar kx-hitklkmt: occ tfot lottkrs is tfot wk sfauc`spkoj famkstcy om` kormkstcy. Xa ckt us ham-vkrsk witf Ea` im proykr: tfk lark silpcy,tfk dkttkr, sa came os aur fkort is im it.

    ;. Uk agtkm spaic aur proykr, om` lojko for` om` `isoppaimtime dusimkss ag it, dk-housk wk jmaw mat faw ta usk it om` dkhouskwk tojk o wrame vikw ag wfot proykr is. Igwk `a dut tkcc Ea` wfot is im aur fkort, wkproy wkcc. Kvkry rao`, tfky soy, cko`s taKalk, om` kvkry tfaueft gim`s its woy ta

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    0 PFJKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXEa`. Ig amcy aur pron]kr is silpcy aggkrk`,it is tfk rieft jim` ag proykr. Ufot hom wkaggkr aur cavime Ea` tfot is sudcilk arhckvkr Ig wk jmaw matfime, om` ig wk fovkmatfime ta soy, ckt us tkcc Rcil sa. Pfot isot amhk o proykr, o ecarigyime ag Ea` om` omklpfotih pktitiam gar aurskcvks.

    HFORPKT mFAU EJKOP OM@ KVHKCCKMP RJOYKT IX

    Aur tfauefts ork tfk iloek ag aur sauc.Pfk lark kxoctk` its tfauefts, tfk erkotkrom` madckr tfk sauc. Xa came os wk eivkaurskcvks sackcy ta wfot is kortfcy, visidckom` hrkotk`, aur sauc wicc mkvkr rkohf dkyam`tromsitary om` possime tfimes: ig, am tfkatfkr fom`, wk tfimj ag Ea`, aur sauc halksta sfork im tfk erkotmkss ag tfk Ea`fko`.Amcy omekcs om` lkm hom tfimj ag Ea`, om`ta tfimj rieftcy ag Fil is tfk fiefkst tfaueftpassidck ta o hrkotk` dkime. Pfaueft hom-mat risk fiefkr tfom tfk Fiefkst. Maw itis im proykr tfot lom roisks fis tfauefts taEa` om` fos hallumiam witf Fil. Lom isumitk` witf matfime sa imtilotkcy os witftfk rkgckhtiam ag fis saucfis tfauefts.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;Om` im tfis hosk tfot rkgckhtiam is Ea` Fil-skcg, tfk fiefkst, tfk last dkoutiguc, tfk lastkxoctk`, im fkovkm om` upam kortf. Kxhkptim Facy Hallumiam, wk hom, fkrk dkcaw, imma woy dkhalk sa imtilotkcy ilitk` witfEa` os dy proykr.Pa dk odck ta tfimj ag Ea` is o spkhioc

    famar vauhfsogk` ta lom. Pa fovk imtkr-haursk witf lkm, wfal amk hom skk om` fkor,mkk`s ma erkot sjicc. Dut ta fovk imtkr-haursk witf om imvisidck purkcy spirituoc Dk-ime rkquirks salktfime lark, om` ta kxkrhisktfis privickek orieft `klom`s o fief om`ilpartomt spirituoc troimime om` oclast o`ivimk lommkr ag cigk. Pfk pcoim skrvomt agEa`, wfa, os fk lust, jmaws faw ta fac`hallumiam im proykr witf tfk @ivimk Lon-ksty, loy kmtkr Ea`]s haurt dkgark occ tfkjimes om` klpkrars im tfk warc`. Pfk rko-sam wfy proykr skkls sa for` om` tk`iausta tfk ar`imory lom is dkhousk ag wkorimkssdut wkorimkss is im tfk lom, mat im fisproykr. Fk is kortf-daum` om` fos mafiefkr troimime tfom wfot kortf hom eivk.Ukorimkss im proykr is, tfkm, mat o eaa` spir-ituoc siem. Am tfk atfkr fom`, gohicity om`om oeick spirit im proykr is o siem ag truk`alimotiam ag tfk spirit avkr tfk skmsuocity

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    7 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXom` kortfclkss ag aur moturk. Uk lust,tfkm, fac` gost om` hamvimhk aurskcvks ag tfktrutf tfot wk hom `a matfime fiefkr ar larksudcilk tfom proy.

    4. It is o lorvkcaus famar gar o lom tfotfk sfauc` dk odck ta cigt up fis sauc ta Ea` improykr, dut ykt lark gucc ag famar is tfkerohiaus dkm`ime `awm ag Ea` ta lom. Ukork im tfk `kptfs fkrk upam kortf : fief odavkus is Ea` im fkovkm. Pfk eac`km dri`ekupam wfihf Fk `kshkm`s ta us is proykr. Itis trucy o lorvkcaus om` tauhfime rkvkcotiamag Ea`'s cavk ta lom, ag Fis lumigihkmhk,eaa`mkss om` ham`kshkmsiam, tfot Fk sfauc`soy ta lom> Rroy gar occ tfot tfau `k-sirkst: halk ta Lk wfkm tfau wict: kmtkrLy prkskmhk ommaumhk` ar umommaumhk`,tfau wict kvkr dk wkchalk: occ tfot I fovk Iaggkr ta tfkk.'' Is mat tfis daum`ckss grkk-`al wfihf Ea` occaws ta proykr o surkpraag tfot wk ork occik` ta Ea`, tfot wk orkhrkotk` gar hallumiam witf Fil, tfot wkork Fis golicy om` Fis hfic`rkm Faw um-spkojodck o erohk Faw imgimitkcy erkot Fkis, om` ykt Fk ocwoys fos tilk ta cistkm taus om` occaws us ta skkj Fis prkskmhk. Ma-wfkrk ork wk rkhkivk` sa simhkrkcy, sa cav-imecy, sa fkorticy, os dy Fil. Fk is aur

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 5truk om` ktkrmoc Falk, om` mawfkrk ork wksa trucy ot falk os wfkm wk ork witf Fil.8. Faw illkosurodck ork aur privickeksOm` faw cittck wk prizk tfkl Ig Ea` wkrkta `istridutk lamky om` gaa`, occ wauc` rumogtkr Fil, os ag ac` tfk Nkws saueft tfkXoviaur wfkm Fk fo` luctipcik` tfk caovks.Dut Fk aggkrs tfk famar ag spkkhf om` imtkr-haursk witf Filskcg, om` lkm skt ma vocukam it. Lomy o amk is kvkm osfolk` agproykr. @aks mat tfis lkom tfot fk isosfolk` ag tfk `kor Ea` om` rkmaumhks fisawm fiefkst privickek1 Pfk lom wfa gar-ekts om` mkeckhts proykr `aks mat jmaw fisawm liskry om` fis awm `isfamar.

    HFORPKT IIIPFK HALLOM@ PA RJOY

    ?. Ea` fos pkrlittk` us ta proy, om` saproykr is aur rieft. Fk fos hallom`k` usta proy : om` sa proykr is aur `uty.

    4. Pfk hallom` ta proy dkcames ocsa tatfk ac` Cow. Pfk todcks ag tfot Cow orkos ac` os lom, om` ork writtkm os o moturoccow im fis fkort. Pfk girst todck dim`s lomta rkcieiam om` tfk warsfip ag Ea`. Lom

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    6 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXhalks imta tfk warc` witf tfis adcieotiam dyvirtuk ag fis arieim. Lom lust rkhaemizk om`famar Ea` os fis Hrkotar. Xa tfk warc` fosmkvkr dkkm witfaut rkcieiam, om` tfus itkvimhks its rkcotiamsfip ta Ea`.

    8. Pfkrk fos mkvkr dkkm o rkcieiam witf-aut proykr. It is ocwoys om` ksskmtioccy orkcieiaus prohtihk, its km` dkime ta poy Ea`tfk famar tfot is Fis `uk. Dut it is larktfom tfis. It is tfk hfikg prohtihk, tfksauc, os it wkrk, ag rkcieiam. Pfk wfack agrkcieiam, im`kk`, rksts am proykr, pravks itsrkocity om` sustoims itskcg dy proykr, wfktfkrpudcih ar privotk.

    0. Pa ar`oim proykr is, tfkrkgark, ta ar-`oim tfk prohtihk ag rkcieiam. Om` am tfisohhaumt tfk Xoviaur, rotigyime tfk omhikmtcow, toueft us ta proy datf dy war` om` kx-olpck, om` Filskcg oppaimtk` o garl agproykr. Uk fovk ta tfomj Fis Hfurhf tfotwk jmaw prkhiskcy faw tfis erkot moturoccow ag proykr, sa strimekmt im its hcoil, ista dk gucgicck`. Aur Ea` is o civime Ea`, om`Fis hrkotivk pawkr is hamtimuoccy rkmkwk` imaur dkfocg dy Fis prkskrvotiam ag us om` dyocc Fk `aks gar us, om` wk awk Fil aurproykrs im rkhaemitiam ag Fis eaa`mkss.Pfkrkgark lomjim` fos ocwoys proyk`, im

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 9ohhar`omhk witf o `ivimkcy ilpcomtk` im-stimht. Om` os wi`kcy os Ea` loy kxtkm`Fis hrkotivk pawkr gral warc` ta warc`, sawi`kcy wicc sprko` tfk hirhcks ag proykr gralFis rotiamoc hrkoturks. Pfkrk is dut AmkUfa fos ma mkk` ta proyEa` Filskcg, tfkguccmkss ag occ eaa`. Dut occ hrkoturks ork`kpkm`kmt am Fis eaa`mkss, om` tfkrkgarklust proy ta Fil.

    ;. Ea` fos ar`oimk` proykr am Fis awmohhaumt os wkcc os aurs.Mat gral omy mkk` ag Fis `aks Ea` rkquirk

    us tfus ta ohjmawck`ek Filgar Fk fosmkk` ag matfimedut dkhousk ag Fis nustihkom` facimkss. Fk is aur Car`, aur Gotfkr,tfk Ukcc-sprime ag occ aur eaa`. Fk hommat`kmy Filskcg om` eivk Fis famar ta omatfkr.Dut tfk rkgusoc ag tfk faloek ag proykr amtfk port ag tfk hrkoturk is matfime sfart agopastosy gral Ea`. Pfkrkgark am Fis awmohhaumt Ea` lust di` us proy.Caajk` ot gral aur si`k, proykr is ar-

    `oimk` dy Fil, mat sa luhf im ar`kr tfotwk loy rkhkivk, os tfot wk loy eivk om` dkodck ta eivk. Uk ork mkvkr wartfy ag Fiseigts mar gittimecy `ispask` ta rkhkivk tfkl,om` wk lust dkhalk `ucy prkpork` om` `is-pask`. Rroykr kggkhts tfis: proykr is, sa ta

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    ?2 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXspkoj, ksskmtioccy om oht ag tfk virtuk ag rk-cieiam. Hamshiauscy ar umhamshiauscy wk oc-woys skt dkgark us, wfkm wk proy, tfk imtkm-tiam ag famarime om` ohjmawck`eime Ea`.Pfot ciks im tfk vkry moturk ag proykr, om`wk hommat octkr it. Dut tfk rkhaemitiamwfihf wk tfus awk ta Ea` is o erkot faloektfot lust halk gral aur vkry fkorts. Improykr wk fuldcy ohjmawck`ek aur mkk`,aur fkcpckssmkss om` imsuggihikmhy, wk oh-jmawck`ek Ea`'s pawkr, Ea`'s eaa`mkss,Ea`'s goitfgucmkss ta Fis pralisks om` aurodsacutk hamgi`kmhk im Fil. Ufkm wk proy,wk trucy hkckdrotk `ivimk warsfip im aurfkorts, wk somhtigy aurskcvks, `row `awmupam us Ea`'s dkmkgits om` git aurskcvks tarkhkivk Fis erohks. Pfus dy proykr wk `amat, prapkrcy spkojime, `ispask Fil ta eivk,dut wk `ispask om` prkpork aurskcvks ta rk-hkivk. Pfot is tfk `iggkrkmhk dktwkkm tfkproykrs wk lojk ta lkm om` tfask wk lojkta Ea`. Im tfk amk hosk wk `ispask tfk lomta wfal wk prkgkr aur pktitiam, im tfk atfkrwk `ispask aurskcvks.It is, taa, last gittime om` last mkhkssorygar us fuldcy ta hamgkss aur pavkrty om` aurmkk` dkgark Ea` om` tfus ta loemigy Fiseigts. Om` tfis wk `a dy proykr.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK F7. Rroykr, dkime tfk prohtihk ag @ivimk

    warsfip om` rkcieiam, is mat amcy o lkoms dywfihf ta adtoim govars gral Ea`, dut om km`,tfk illk`iotk km` ag aur cigk. Uk ork hrk-otk` dy Ea` ta proisk, ta o`ark om` ta skrvkFil. Gral tfis paimt ag vikw wk hommatproy kmauef. Dy proykr wk ottoim aur oilom` km`, sa gor os wk hom ottoim it fkrk dkcaw.It is tfis tfaueft tfot fos hocck` tfk hamtkl-pcotivk ar`krs imta dkime. Kvkm im fkovkm,tfkrk wicc dk ktkrmoc proykr. Ufotkvkr amkortf loimtoims tfk ecary ag Ea`, tfot isproykr. Ufkrk proykr is womtime, tfkrk tfkJime`al ag Ea` is womtime im lkm's fkorts.Ag faw luhf proykr aur umfoppy rkcieiausstrigk fos raddk` aur haumtry Im wfack `is-trihts tfk Facy Xohrigihk om` tfk proisk agEa`, os aggkrk` im tfk hcaistkr, fovk vomisfk`.Pfis is ykt omatfkr rkosam gar aur proyime,tfot wk loy lojk up gar wfot Ea`'s Jime-`al fos tfus cast.

    5. Ig tfis is wfot proykr is, wfa hom wam-`kr tfot occ kormkst lkm, occ kormkst Hfris-tioms, proy, om` proy luhf Uitf tfklrkcieiam, om` tfkrkgark proykr, halks dkgarkocc kcsk. Uk Hfristioms ork odavk occ, osEa`'s omhikmt pkapck wkrk, o proyime pkapck.Pfk Ac` Havkmomt fo` ma Rcota om` ma Oris-

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    ?4 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXtatck, dut it fo` truk proykr, om` witf it tfktruk jmawck`ek om` warsfip ag Ea`. AurHfristiom rkcieiam dkeom witf proykr im tfkHkmohck ot Nkrusockl. Pfk poeoms wkrkostamisfk` ot tfk hamstomt proykrs ag Hfris-tioms, wfask hfurhfks wkrk om` ork trukfausks ag proykr, wfick tfk poeoms `i` matkvkm jmaw wfot proykr trucy is.

    Pfis is tfk kxoctk` om` skriaus woy imwfihf wk lust rkeor` proykr. It hamhkrmsrkcieiam, wfihf is lom's fiefkst om` lastecariaus passkssiam im tfis warc`. Lomjim`im ekmkroc fos kvkr rkhaemizk` tfis. Romtfk-ists hommat `a sa: tfky `a mat proy dkhousktfky `kigy tfklskcvks om` fac` tfot tfky orktfklskcvks o port ag Ea`> Lotkriocists hom-mat: tfkir tfauefts `a mat risk odavk tfk`ust ag tfk kortf> mar hom tfk gaccawkrs agJomt : tfky iloeimk tfky hom `ispkmsk tfkl-skcvks gral proykr, dkhousk tfky `a mat arwicc mat halprkfkm` tfk praags ag Ea`'s kx-istkmhk > mar ykt hom tfk `ishipcks ag Xhfckikr-lohfkr : tfky odstoim gral proykr umtic tfkyork im o `kvaut grolk ag lim`. Ufot is occtfis im halporisam witf tfk illkmsk tksti-lamy ag lomjim` im occ oeks, ag rkosam om`ag goitf, ta tfk adcieotiam ag proykr1

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ?8

    HFORPKT IWPFK ETKOP LKOMX AG ETOHKCieft, oir, maurisflkmtwitfaut tfksk wk

    hommat iloeimk cigk. Xa is proykr ta tfkspirituoc cigk. Uitfaut it spirituoc cigk hom-mat kxist. Pfus proykr is tfk erkot umham-`itiamoc lkoms ag erohk: ig wk wauc` dksovk`, wk lust proy.

    ?. Fkrk hkrtoim imhamtravkrtidck trutfs om`primhipcks gim` tfkir oppcihotiam. Uitfaut`ivimk erohk tfkrk is ma socvotiam: witfautproykr, im tfk hosk ag tfask wfa fovk rkohfk`ykors ag `ishrktiam, ma erohk hom dk caajk`gar. Rroykr is, tfkm, os mkhkssory os erohkitskcg. Ea` fos, im`kk`, ar`oimk` tfk sohro-lkmts os lkoms ag erohk, dut im lomy ham-mkhtiams proykr is kvkm lark ilpartomt tfomtfk sohrolkmts. Pfk sohrolkmts hamgkr hkr-toim `kgimitk erohks : proykr hom, im salk hir-hulstomhks, adtoim occ erohks. Pfk sohro-lkmts ork mat kvkrywfkrk om` ocwoys ag prk-hkpt, dut proykr is ocwoys sa. Pfkrkgark itfos dkkm trucy soi`> ** Fk wfa jmaws fawta proy orieft, jmaws ocsa faw ta civkorieft. Dy lkoms ag proykr lom pravi`ksfilskcg witf occ tfot is mkhkssory ta o eaa`

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    ?0 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXcigk. Ig tfis dk sa, tfkm tfk gaccawime wkieftyosskrtiams ork truk> Ma amk hom fapk garomy erohk kxhkpt tfrauef proykr: occ hamgi-`kmhk tfot is mat dosk` am proykr is o voimhamgi`kmhk: om` Ea` awks us matfime umcksswk proy, dkhousk Fk fos pralisk` kvkry-tfime ta proykr. Ekmkroccy, Fk eivks maerohk tfot is mat proyk` gar: wfkm Fk `aks,it is tfk erohk ag proykr itskcg.

    4. Maw tfksk ork umivkrsoc trutfs. Duttfkrk ork hkrtoim `kgimitk tfimes im tfk Hfris-tiom cigk gar wfihf proykr is odsacutkcy mkhks-sory. Girst ag occ ork Ea`'s hallom`lkmts.Uk lust jkkp tfkl ig wk ork ta dk sovk` : dutag aurskcvks wk fovk mkitfkr tfk pawkr martfk erohk ta jkkp tfkl. Uk loy kvkm eagurtfkr om` soy tfot wk mkvkr fovk tfk erohkta gucgicc tfkl witfaut gkor ag goccime. Yauloy soy> ''I hom `a matfime om` suggkrmatfime, om` it loy dk tfot yau fovk matykt tfk erohk : dut yau fovk tfk erohk ta proy.Pfkrkgark Ea` hallom`s matfime tfot is il-passidck: am tfk hamtrory. Fk eivks yau tfkerohk itskcg tfot yau mkk`, ar ot ckost tfkpawkr ag proykr tfrauef wfihf yau rkhkivktfk erohk.Im tfk skham` pcohk, tfkrk ork aur tklpto-

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ?;tiams. Im aur awm moturoc strkmetf wk hom-mat avkrhalk tfkl: dut tfk tklptotiams orkmat sa erkot tfot wk hommat proy. Uk orkwkoj amcy dkhousk wk `a mat proy. Pfksoimts wkrk vihtariaus, dkhousk tfky proyk`.Uitfaut proykr tfky wauc` fovk dkkm `k-gkotk` cijk us. Pfis is truk kspkhioccy witfrkeor` ta skmsuoc tklptotiams, wfihf larktfom occ atfkrs lojk us dcim` ta tfk prkemomthamskqukmhks ag sim, housk us ta garekt occeaa` primhipcks om` kggohk gral aur fkortstfk gkor ag pumisflkmt. Uitfaut proykr,tfkrk is matfime gar us dut spirituoc ruim.

    Gimoccy, wk hommat dk sovk` witfaut tfkerohk ag pkrskvkromhk. Dut it is o spkhioceigt ag erohk, wfkm Ea` hoccs us ta `ik, tfotwk sfauc` dk gaum` im Fis somhtigyime erohk,tfot sa `kotf loy dk ta us tfk hocc ta odckssk` illartocity. Pfot is pkrskvkromhk,wfihf, ohhar`ime ta Xoimt Oueustimk, is saerkot, sa kxtroar`imory o eigt ag erohk tfotwk hommat lkrit it, dut amcy adtoim it tfraueffuldck proykr. Dut mat kvkm ta proy gar itsfaws faw umwartfy wk ork ag it.Pfus wk halpcktk tfk hirhck tfot sfaws us

    tfk odsacutk mkhkssity ag proykr. Kvkm gartklparoc tfimes wk lust proy, om` faw luhf

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    ?7 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXlark gar tfask tfot ork ktkrmoc Pfk hfaihkim`kk` ciks dktwkkm proykr om` spirituoc rmim.

    8. Pfis is tfk cow ag cigk. Dut wfy fosEa` imhcu`k` kvkrytfime um`kr tfk mkhkssitygar proykr1 Hauc` Fk mat ilport Fis erohkta us witfaut aur proykr1 Pfk qukstiam iso supkrgcuaus amk: wfot hamhkrms us is matwfot Ea` hauc` `a, dut wfot Fk fos `amk.Fk fos ar`oimk` proykr os o lkoms wfkrkdywk ork ta adtoim Fis erohk, om` Fk fos kvkryrieft sa ta `a. Fk is grkk. Car` ag Fis awmerohk, om` it is Fis ta oppaimt tfk woy om`lkoms dy wfihf it is ta dk adtoimk`. Fk fosoppaimtk` proykr os o lkoms, om` tfot is occtfot hamhkrms us. Dut lom is ocsa grkk, om`lust ha-apkrotk im fis socvotiam. Rroykr`klamstrotks ot amhk tfk grkk ha-apkrotiamag lom, om` Ea`'s grkk`al im tfk oppaimt-lkmt ag tfk lkoms. Im Ea`'s erkot shfklkgar tfk warc`'s socvotiam wk rkhaemizk datfFis grkk`al om` aur awm: datf am Fis si`kom` aurs tfis grkk`al apkrotks os o hamnaimtom` liefty lativk tawor`s tfk gucgicclkmt agFis uctilotk `ksiemlom's socvotiam om`Ea`'s ecary. Amcy dy suhf ha-apkrotiam homlom dk wartfy ag fis ktkrmoc socvotiam.Xurkcy, tfkm, proykr is tfk ckost Ea` hom `k-lom` gral lom. Pa dk umwiccime ta `a tfk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ?5ckost nustcy kxhcu`ks fil gral erohk om`gral fkovkm.0. Pfk uttkromhks ag Xhripturk om` ag tfk-acaeioms witf rkspkht ta tfk mkhkssity agproykr ork sa strame om` kormkst tfot tfkytkm` ta hamvimhk amk tfot proykr, os o lkomsag erohk, is mkhkssory mat amcy dkhousk agEa`'s kxprkss prkhkpt, dut os o rksuct ag tfkmoturoc cow. It is hkrtoim tfot Hfrist eovkma pasitivk hallom`s dkyam` tfk prkhkptsag goitf, fapk om` hfority, om` tfk rkhkptiamag tfk Xohrolkmts. Ig Fk, im o``itiam, saagtkm om` sa klpfotihoccy hallom`s us taproy, proykr lust dk imvacvk` im tfk vkrymoturk ag Fis oppaimtk` woy ag socvotiam.Gar ig wk suppask tfot Ea`, wfkmkvkr passi-dck, rksts Fis warj upam tfk fkcp ag sudar`i-motk housks om` tfot lom, sa gor os fk hom,lust ha-apkrotk im fis socvotiam, Ea` hauc`pravi`k ma lark moturoc lkoms ag socvotiamgar lom tfom proykr. Im goht, amk loy wkccosj ig tfkrk is omy atfkr lkoms, wfkm amkskks tfk tkrridck skhucorisl, `kvatiam ta kx-tkrmoc tfimes, garektgucmkss ag Ea`, `uccmkssom` rkcieiaus im`iggkrkmhk tfot ruck tfk warc`gral km` ta km`. Aur oek suggkrs gral oso` om` `ko`cy sihjmksshac`mkss tawor`sEa` om` occ tfot is supkrmoturoc. Faw

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    ?6 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXskmskcksscy tfk warc`cy lom rusfks fitfkrom` tfitfkr umtic `kotf avkrtojks fil. Fksckkps imta ktkrmity cijk tfk umfoppy wom-`krkr am tfk smaw-havkrk` Ocps im wimtkr.Ufa wicc sfojk tfk paar hrkoturk aut ag fis`ko`cy umhamshiausmkss1 Pfk proykr ag fiseaa` omekc, wfa cko`s fil ta rklkldkr om`hork gar fis sauc, ta rkgckht om` kxolimk fishamshikmhk. Fk owojks im fis fkort tfksculdkrime `ksirk, tfk falk-sihjmkss gar om-atfkr, foppikr falk tfom tfis warc`, o came-ime ogtkr Ea` aur Gotfkr, Wgfal fk is odom-`amime om` garekttime. Pfk cast sam skkjsom` gim`s tfk woy dohj ta tfk Gotfkr's, fausk,ck` dy tfk fom` ag tfk omekc ag proykr. Pfusproykr kvkr `kstrays om` avkrhalks garekt-gucmkss ag Ea` om` tfk tyrommy ag sim. Dk-si`ks, im tfis warc` tfkrk ork sa lomy triocs,`isoppaimtlkmts, om` o`vkrsitiks tfot amkwfa fos ma hamsacotiam lust `kspoir om` ut-tkrcy goic. Fk skkjs o hamgi`omt, im wfaskfkort fk hom coy `awm fis horks om` sarraws.Ufa cijk Ea` is tfk hamgi`omt ag aur saucsOm` faw atfkrwisk hom wk gim` Fil tfom dyproykr, wfihf is hallumiam om` spkkhf witfFil1 Rroykr is tfk kxpirotiam ag aur sar-raws, aur mkk` om` aur dur`km om` tfk imspi-rotiam ag erohk, halgart om` kmcieftkmlkmt.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ?9']Dckssk` dk Ea`, Ufa fotf mat turmk` owoyly proykr, mar Fis lkrhy gral lk/' ]

    HFORPKT WFAU RJOYKT HOM @A OCC PFIMEX

    Rroykr drimes ta poss o wfack warc` ageaa` om` dkoutiguc tfimes.

    ?. Im hallam witf occ supkrmoturoc warjs,proykr is tfk housk ag lkrit om` sotisgohtiam.Dut o quitk pkhucior kggkht ag proykr is tfkeromtime ag wfot is proyk` gar. Lom proysom` osjs, om` Ea` fkors om` eromts, mat dk-housk lom lkrits tfis, dut dkhousk fk proys.Pfus tfk rkspamsk harrkspam`s, mat ta tfklkrit ag fil wfa proys, dut ta tfk strkmetfag tfk proykr itskcg. Om` matfime sfaws usos tfis `aks tfk klimkmhk ag proykr, tfot fossuhf erkot pawkr witf Ea`.

    4. Om` faw gor `aks tfk pawkr ag Ea`'srkspamsk kxtkm`1 Os gor os lom's mkk`osgor os tfk `ivimk halpossiam om` tfk `ivimklieft. Matfime is kxhcu`k`: Ea`'s praliskis, ]'Occ tfimes wfotsakvkr yau sfocc osj improykr, dkcikvime, yau sfocc rkhkivk,*] Ufotsakvkr yau sfocc osj, tfot wicc I `a. ]

    ? Rsocl Ixv, 42.4 Xt. Lottf. xxc, 44 (vii, 5). Xt. Nafm xiv, ?8.

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    42 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXLom lust lojk ma kxhkptiam wfkrk Ea`lojks mamk. Ufotkvkr, tfkm, wk `ksirk, tfotis rkosamodck om` wkcc-pckosime ta Ea`, wkloy proy garkspkhioccy spirituoc eigts.Pfk lark mkhkssory om` tfk lark kxhkcckmttfk eigt, tfk lark hamgi`kmtcy wk loy trusttfot it wicc dk eromtk` us. Amcy os ta tkl-paroc tfimes lust wk dk horkguc : tfkrk orktklparoc eigts wfihf, ig Ea` eromtk` tfkl,wauc` dk aur pumisflkmt.Facy Xhripturk halpasks o spckm`i` pih-

    turk ag tfk kggihohy ag proykr. Isrokc am tfk`kskrt-woy, Lasks om` Nasuk, tfk liefty`kk`s ag tfk Nu`eks om` tfk Lohfodkks, tfklirohcks ag aur Car` om` tfk Opastcks, tfkwfack fistary ag Ea`'s hfaskm pkapck om` agtfk Hotfacih Hfurhf, ork tfk fistary agproykr om` its apkrotiams. It is o hamstomtom` lorvkcaus octkrmotiam dktwkkm fulommkk`, fulom proykr, om` `ivimk fkcp om`omswkr ta proykr. Dkgark tfk pawkr agproykr occ moturoc cows loy dkhalk gar otilk suspkm`k`. Ot tfk war` ag amk wfaproyk`, tfk sum staa` sticc,] om` wkmt dohj-wor`s.4 Os fkovkm kmhirhcks kortf, sa proykrwitf its kggkhtuoc lieft surraum`s occ lom-jim` im tfkir naurmky tfrauef tfis warc`.

    ? Nasuk V, ?4, ?8. 4 0 Jimes xx, 9-??.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 4?8. Pfkrk is im`kk` o warc`, im erkot lkos-

    urk, hkrtoimcy, imvisidck ta aur kyks om` amcyjmawm ta fkovkm, o warc` im wfihf tfk kggi-hohy ag proykr is madcy om` ecariauscy lomi-gkstk`. It is tfk warc` ag saucs tfot ork dk-ime hckomsk`, troimk`, kmcieftkmk` om` somh-tigik`. Matfime, im tfk km`, hom witfstom`tfk ekmtck, ero`uoc, pkmktrotime kggihohy agproykr: ma possiam, ma garhk ag trioc ar`omekr dut is avkrhalk. _uiktcy it lojks itswoy imta o lom's tfauefts om` vikws, fiswicc om` skmtilkmts: tfrauef proykr fk dk-halks omatfkr lom. Faw for` it is ta `aomytfime witf hac` iram: put it im tfk girk,om` yau hom lojk wfot yau cijk ag it am tfkomvic. Rroy om` pkrskvkrk im proykr, om`yau hamtrac yaur possiams os yau wicc. ''Dk-fac`, fk proyktf,'' ] soi` tfk Xoviaur ta Omo-mios ag Rouc tfk hamvkrt. Pfk Car` dy Fispawkr host `awm Xouc, tfk kmkly drkotfimeaut tfrkotkmimes om` scoueftkr. Rroykrlo`k fil om Opastck. Pfkrk is matfime tagkor gral o lom, ar gar o lom, wfa proys.Ufot pficasapfy stravk ta eivk lom ag ac`hckormkss ag visiam, hocl ag spirit, la`kro-tiam ag tfk oggkhtiams om` hauroek im triocs

    tfot proykr dkstawk` am tfk girst Hfristioms.cOhts ix, ??.

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    44 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RKIMHIRCKXRroykr wos tfkir shfaac ag ckormime om` lkto-pfysihs, tfk ckvkr witf wfihf tfky upcigtk` tfkpoeom warc` am kvkry si`k. Rroykr is tfkstrame fom` ag tfk Hfurhf om` fkr wfackstotkslomsfip. Ig o spaickr `rows mkor, sfkgciks ta Ea`, sfk proys om` hamqukrs, sfk hosts`awm tfk kmkly ar hamvkrts fil.

    0. Im Y/fot, tfkm, `aks tfk lystkry ag tfkkggihohy ag proykr hamsist1 Im tfk umiam aglom witf Ea`. Ufot hommat lom `a dy fil-skcg im tfk moturoc ar`kr1 Is mat fis pawkrostamisfime Ufot, tfkm, ig fk warjs witfEa`, ig fk rkciks am Fil om` skhurks amfis si`k Ea`'s pravi`kmhk, pawkr om` wis-`al Ufot wicc tfkm dk tfk cilits ag fispawkr1 Ufot housk gar wam`kr ig lirohckshalk ta poss1 Gar tfrauef proykr lom dk-halks om imstrulkmt im Ea`'s fom` om` fos osfork im tfk ecariaus rksuct ag Fis @ivimkwarj.Pa tfis occiomhk wfihf is hamhcu`k` dktwkkm

    Ea` om` lom dy proykr, lom drimes matfimedut fis awm wkojmkss, wfihf fk ohjmawck`eksdkgark Ea` im proykr om` am ohhaumt agwfihf fk ilpcarks tfk @ivimk fkcp. Dut Ea`halks ta lkkt fil witf Fis eaa`mkss, pawkr,om` goitfgucmkss. Im tfis erkot trutf, tfotwk lust lorj wkcc om` kvkr fac` gost, is tfk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 48last ecariaus hamsacotiamo hamsacotiam tfotis aurs im proykr, mat dy lkrit am aur port,dut dy tfk @ivimk eaa`mkss om` lkrhy.Pfksk ork tfk kggkhtuoc housks ag aur proykrsdkime fkor`. Ukojmkss kvkr prkvoics witftruk erkotmkss. Uk sfauc` ossurk`cy mat rk-gusk tfk proykr ag o cittck hrkoturk tfotdkeek` its cigk ag us. Pfk cittck hfic` im tfkgolicy hom `a matfime, dut ykt passkssks occ.It civks dy its wkojmkss. It osjs om` rk-hkivks kvkrytfime. Im halporisam witf tfkdkosts, lom oppkors ta `iso`vomtoek im lomywoys. Pfk dkost halks imta tfk warc` witfits hcatfime, witf its taacs om` wkopams. Fawcame lom rkloims uttkrcy fkcpckss Om` saEa` strkthfks aut Fis wisk om` strame fom`,om` pravi`ks fil witf occ fk mkk`s. Rroykr,im o spirituoc skmsk, is tfis fom`. Pfrauef itfk maurisfks, hcatfks, o`arms, `kgkm`s fil-skcg, witf it fk hom `a occ tfot fk rkquirks.It is tfk Hfristiom's `ymolih garhk. Amcy wklust adskrvk its cows. Dy lkoms ag proykr,lom fos o pcohk om` o vaihk im tfk haumhic agEa` tfk Pfrkk im Amk, wfitfkr occ tfk housksag tfk warc` halk gar orditrotiam. Pfkrkis matfime gar wfihf lom's vaihk hommatpcko`. Pfus o silpck, fuldck Hfristiomrkoccy lojks tfk fistary ag tfk warc` dy fis

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    40 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXproykrs. Xa it kvkr wos. Pcik `kstimiks agHfristkm`al wkrk mat amcy `khi`k` am tfkdottckgikc`, dksi`k tfk Licviom Dri`ek, ar imtfk tartmrk-hfoldkrs ag tfk hamgkssars, dutocsa im tfk sickmhk ag tfk hotohalds wfkrktfk Hfristioms proyk`, mm`kr tfk pocl ago Rouc tfk Fkrlit om` im tfk hovk ag omOmtfamy. Pfk kggihohy ag proykr is il-lkosurodcy erkot, om` wk `a mat jmaw, im-`kk`, occ tfot wk hom ohhalpcisf dy it. Ukeoim passkssiam ag tfk `kor Ea` Filskcg, Ufawiccs ta dk wkoj amcy oeoimst tfk ossoucts agproykr. It, os it wkrk, `aks ciil viackmhk,]dkhousk Fk sa wiccs. Pfis viackmhk Ea` cavks,om` tfis wkojmkss `aks mat `kero`k dut kx-octs Fil. Ckt tfis trutf imsticc hauroek imtaaur fkorts om` imspirk us witf hamgi`kmhk improykr, sa tfot luhfyks, tfot occ tfimesloy dkhalk passidck ta us.

    HFORPKT WIPFK KIEFP UOY PA RTOY

    Ig aur proykr fos ma rksuct, tfk gouct is matEa`'s, dut aurs. Pfkrk loy dk tfrkk rkosamsgar tfis> kitfkr wk ork ot gouct aurskcvks,

    iPkrtucc. @k Arotiamk, Hop. 49.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 4;ar wk proy im o wrame lommkr, ar wk osj gartfk wrame tfimes. ] ' Loci, lock, loco. ' ' Aurproykrs, tfkm, lust ocwoys passkss tfk gac-cawime hforohtkristihs.Uk lust jmaw wfot wk ork aggkrime taEa`, i. k.n wk lust mat proy tfaueftcksscy,witfaut ottkmtiam, om` witf `issipotk` lim`s.Pfk ilpartomt paimt is, mat iviccguccy ta dk `is-trohtk`, mar `kcidkrotkcy ta suggkr `issipotiamag spirit. Faw hom Ea` cistkm ta us ig wk `amat kvkm cistkm ta aurskcvks, om` `a mat jmawwfot wk ork soyime I It hom dk ma famar arnay ta aur Facy Euor`iom Omekc ta prkskmtsuhf proykr os tfis ta Ea`. Kvkm gar aurawm sojks wk lust ovai` imottkmtiam, gar wic-guc `istrohtiam ot proykr is sim, om` eoims garus mat erohk, dut pumisflkmt. Dut `istroh-tiams tfot ork mat wiccguc, dut wfihf foppkmoeoimst aur wicc, `a mat rad us ag lkrit ar agsotisgohtiam, ar ag tfk gucgicclkmt ag aur pk-titiams, dut amcy ag tfk kmnaylkmt om` skmsi-dck swkktmkss ag proykr. Pfk tfaueftcksshfottkr ag o hfic` `aks mat `ispckosk fis gotfkrom` latfkr. Ea` jmaws aur wkojmkss om`fos potikmhk witf us.

    Im tfk skham` pcohk, wk lust dk kormkstodaut aur proykrs, wk lust tfraw aur fkortsimta tfkl, ig wk ork ta dk fkor`. Uk lust

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    47 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXproy zkocauscy om` witf rkoc `ksirk: om` suhfzkoc `aks mat hamsist im tfk luctitu`k ag tfkproykrs wk soy, dut im tfk port aur wicc tojksim tfkl. Pfk imhkmsk `aks mat risk tawor`sfkovkm umckss tfk gcolk hamsulks it om` cigtstfk sohrk` groeromhk fkovkmwor`s. ^koc istfk sauc ag proykr. Ea` cistkms ta tfk fkort,mat ta tfk cips. It is ocwoys o sacklm tfimeta fac` hallumiam witf Ea`, om` it is kvkrsalktfime ilpartomt gar wfihf wk proy:tfkrkgark zkoc om` kormkst `ksirk ork ocwoysmkk`k`. Dut simhk wk `a mat trust ta tfkpawkr ag aur awm proykrs ta eoim wfot wk`ksirk, wk dktojk aurskcvks ta tfk fkcp ag aurgkccaw-lkm im hallam om` pudcih proykr.Uk imvajk tfk soimts om` tfk Molk ag Nksus,ta wfihf is pralisk` im spkhioc lkosurk tfkpawkr ag ilpktrotiam.]

    Im tfk tfir` pcohk, aur proykr lust dkfuldck. Uk halk ta Ea` os dkeeors, mat oshrk`itars : os simmkrs, mat ta strijk o doreoimam tkrls ag kquocity. Matfime dkhalks usdut tfk uttkrkst fulicity, wfihf pckosks Ea`om` wims Fis erohk, wfick it stirs us up ta dkkormkst im aur proykrs.Pfk gaurtf ilpartomt hforohtkristih ag

    proykr is trust om` hamgi`kmhk. Kvkrytfime? Xt. Nafm xvi, 48.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 45imvitks us ta tfis hamgi`kmhk. Ea` Filskcgwiccs tfot wk sfauc` proy, om` wiccs ta cistkmta us. Uk ork Fis hrkoturks om` Fis hfic-`rkm. Fk jmaws gor dkttkr tfom wk tfk vocukag tfis hcoil ag aurs ta dk fkor`. Mkvkrlust wk garekt tfot im proykr wk ork, girstom` cost, `kocime witf tfk ktkrmoc eaa`mkssom` lkrhy ag Ea`. Pfot @ivlk lkrhy fostfk girst om` tfk `khisivk war`. Pfk larkspirituoc tfk eigt gar wfihf wk proy, tfk larkhamgi`kmt wk loy dk tfot aur proykr wicc dkeromtk`. Uitf rkeor` ta tklparoc govars,ckt us dk am aur euor` oeoimst twa listojksgirst, proyime umham`itiamoccy gar suhf govars,wfihf um`kr tfk hirhulstomhks loy dk furt-guc ta us: om` skham`cy, iloeimime tfot it isoctaektfkr wrame ta proy gar tfkl. Pklpa-roc eigts ork eoimk` dy proykr aggkrk` im tfkrieft woy, om` Ea` wiccs ta dk rkhaemizk` ostfk Outfar om` Xaurhk ag tklparoc eigts om`am tfis ohhaumt fos Filskcg ar`oimk`, im tfkRotkrmastkr, o pktitiam gar tfkl.Pfk gigtf lorj ag proykr is hauroek. Pfis

    pcoys o erkot rack im wfot tfk Xohrk` Xhrip-turks tkcc us ag proykr. Uk lust proy, oc-woys proy om` mkvkr hkosk ta proy,] om`mkvkr alit proykr kitfkr tfrauef im`ackmhk,

    ? Xt. Cujk xviii, ?.

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    46 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKX`ishauroeklkmt, `istrust, ar `isimhcimotiam.Om` wk ocwoys proy ig wk mkvkr alit tfis`uty ot tfk oppaimtk` tilks, nust os wk soywk * ' ocwoys ' ' tojk aur gaa`, ig wk `a mat alitta `a sa ot tfk rkeucor faurs. Ig tfk `korEa` `kcoys eromtime aur pktitiam, wk sfauc`tfimj wk ork mat ykt suggihikmtcy prkpork` tarkhkivk wfot wk osj, ar tfot Fk is tkstime aureaa` wicc, om` wk sfauc` rklkldkr faw agtkmwk fovk jkpt Fil woitime. Im tfk lkomtilkwk ork casime matfime : am tfk hamtrory. Fk rk-wor`s kohf rkmkwk` proykr witf grksf lkrit.Uk `ork mat garekt tfot Ea` is mat aur skrv-omt, daum` ta gucgicc aur kvkry wisf. Fk isaur Gotfkr. Fk eivks wfot is eaa`, om` wfkmit is eaa`, gar us. Aur dusimkss is ta proy.Fis, ta eromt: wk fo` dkst ckovk it ta Fil.Hauroek ocsa lojks us proy luhf om` os

    agtkm os wk hom. Uk lust proy luhf dk-housk wk fovk sa luhf om` sa lomy ta proygar. Fk wfa amcy proys gar filskcg om`fis awm cittck oggoirs `aks mat gicc fis pcohkim tfk warc` om` jmaws dut cittck ag tfk pawkrom` kg_hohy ag proykr. Aur proykr is tfkproykr ag o hfic` ag Ea`, om` kxtkm`s ta occtfk hamhkrms ag tfk Hfurhf om` ag tfkfulom rohk. Om` faw lomy om` wfot il-partomt oggoirs, am wfihf im erkot lkosurk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 49`kpkm` tfk ecary ag Ea` om` tfk socvotiamag saucs, woit kvkry lalkmt upam Ea`]s `k-tkrlimotiam Occ tfk oiioirs ag tfk warc` dk-came ta aur proykrs, ork aurs ta coy dkgarkEa` om` hallkm` ta Fil. Pfus ta proy ista proy im o trucy opastacih, Hotfacih, om` `i-vimkcy-fulom woy. Xa aur Xoviaur proyk`,om` sa Fk tkohfks us ta proy im tfk AurGotfkr. Ig ot omy tilk wk `a mat jmaw wfotkcsk ta proy gar, ckt us trovkc im spirit raum`tfk haumtriks ag tfk warc`, om` hallkm` taEa` tfk ilpartomt oggoirs wfihf ork tfkrk imsuspkmsk. Pfky occ hocc gar tfk fkcp ag aurproykrs. Uk lust, costcy, proy luhf imar`kr ta ckorm ta proy wkcc. It is dy proykrtfot wk ckorm dkst om` last quihjcy faw taproy, nust os wk ckorm ta wocj, rko`, om`writk, dy wocjime, rko`ime om` writime. Ig wkgim` proykr for`, it is dkhousk wk proy taacittck. Pfis is tfk skhrkt ag proyime witf `k-cieft om` kosk. Ig wk ckorm ta cavk proykrwk sfocc ocwoys gim` tilk ta proy. Uk ocwoysgim` ar lojk tilk gar wfot wk cavk.

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    82 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKX

    HFORPKK WIIWAHOC RTOYKT

    Pfk mkhkssity ag proykr is odsacutk, its kg-gihohy liefty, its kosk hamsacime. Rroykr dk-halks kosy tfrauef tfk erkot vorikty ag itslktfa`s.

    Wikvrk` os o wfack, tfkrk ork twa lktfa`sag proykr, vahoc proykr om` lkmtoc proykr.

    ?. Uk proy vahoccy wfkm wk gaccaw o sktgarl ag proykr, wfktfkr ou`idcy ar imou`idcy.

    4. Uitfaut `audt lkmtoc proykr is luhftfk dkttkr lktfa`. Mkvkrtfkckss, vahocproykr is mat ta dk `kspisk`, dut am tfk ham-trory fiefcy vocuk`. Im tfk girst pcohk, it isom o``rkss ta Ea`, om` am tfot ohhaumt ta dkkstkklk` fief odavk occ atfkr usk ag spkkhf.Gurtfkr, it is o lktfa` ag proykr wfihf aurmoturk, wfihf hamsists ag da`y om` sauc, oc-taektfkr `klom`s. Uitf occ tfk gohuctiks Ea`fos eivkm us, witf da`y om` sauc, lust wkproisk Fil. Im vahoc proykr tfk wfack lomrkoccy proys om` witf da`y om` sauc rknaihksim Ea`.] Rroykr is hocck` im Facy Urit ]'tfkgruit ag tfk cips hamgkssime ta Fis molk. ]Pfkrk ork cips kmauef, ocos tfot mat amcy `a

    ? Rsocls xxxiii, 8. 4 Fkdrkws xiii, ?;.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 8?mat drime gartf tfk gruit ag Ea`'s proisk, dutkvkm rkvick Fil. It is gittime, tfkm, tfot aurcips sfauc` aggkr Fil rkporotiam, om` tfiswk `a dy vahoc proykr. Im tfk garl ag proykrtfk lklary gim`s suppart, tfk oggkhtiams orkstilucotk` dy tfk rkpktitiam ag tfk war`s, om`tfk um`krstom`ime `ishavkrs o madck limk agtfauefts om` trutfs. Pfk war`s ork facytypks om` syldacs, wfihf, tauhfk` dy tfkloeih ra` ag lklary, rkvkoc tfk praspkht agecariaus warc`s ag trutf om` owojkm sprimesag tfk swkktkst hamgi`kmhk. Pfk Facy EfastFilskcg fos uttkrk` im tfk Rsocls tfk lastdkoutiguc vahoc proykrs, om` aur Xoviaur fkc`it hamsamomt witf Fis `iemity ta halpask ogarl ag proykr gar us. Pfk Hfurhf, im fkrhkckdrotiam ag tfk @ivimk Aggihk, klpcays amcyvahoc proykrs, om` tfksk ork imvoriodcy sfart.Pfk erkotkr port ag lomjim`, taa, amcy jmawfaw ta prohtisk vahoc proykr, om` im it tfkygim` tfkir ktkrmoc socvotiam. Wahoc proykr,tfkm, is tfk erkot fief-rao` ta fkovkm, om`tfk eac`km co``kr dy wfihf tfk omekcs, poss-ime up om` `awm, horry lkssoeks gral kortfom` drime `awm erohk upam tfis warc` ag lkm.It is vahoc proykr, im gimk, tfot tfrauefaut tfkwfack warc` eivks umity om` gkccawsfip taHfristkm`al im its `kvatiam. Wahoc proykr

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    84 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXis tfk liefty vaihk ag tfk hamgkssiam ag tfkGoitf, wfkrkwitf Hfristkm`al orausks, km-hauroeks om` strkmetfkms itskcg, haldots um-dkcikg om` rknaihks fkovkm. It is vahoc proykrtfot orisks wfkm Hfristiom pkapck naim ta-ektfkr im prahkssiams ag tfk Dckssk` Xohro-lkmt, atfkr prahkssiams om` piceriloeks, om`os tfky wocj tfrauef gikc`s om` fiefwoys om`tawms, prahcoil tfkir `kvatiam im cau` om`nayaus same, dy tfk facy Tasory om` tfk hom-tihcks ag tfk Hfurhf. Pfky ork tfk fasts agEa` fkrk im tfis visidck warc`, om` tfk saum`ag tfkir lorhfime om` ag tfkir vaihks goccswitf tkrrar upam tfk spirit ag umdkcikg. Itsfaws tfk umdkcikvkrs, dkttkr tfom occ kcsk,tfot tfk warc` is mat ykt tfkirs om` tfot tfkyfovk ta `a witf o gacj tfot proys. Yks, vahocproykr is o erkot erohk : wk hom mkvkr tfomjEa` kmauef gar it, om` wk lust usk it umhkos-imecy.

    ]8. Cijk kvkrytfime kcsk im tfis warc`, vahocproykr fos its `iggihuctiks. Pfky hamsist imfodituoc usk om` im `istrohtiam. Pfky oriskgral tfk grkqukmt om` `oicy klpcaylkmt om`tfk hamtimuoc rkpktitiam ag tfk solk garls agproykr. Pa lkkt tfkl wk lust usk tfk gac-cawime lkoms > girst, mkvkr ta dkeim o proykr(tfot is, o vahoc amk), dk it kvkr sa sfart, witf-

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 88aut girst rkhacckhtime aurskcvks gar o lalkmtom` osjime aurskcvks wfot wk ork odaut ta`a om` dkeeime Ea` tfot wk loy `a it wkcc.Fk wfa wauc` ckop avkr o `ithf `aks wkcc tatojk o rum ig fk is ta dk suhhkssguc. Uitfauttfis sfart skcg-rkhacckhtiam, wk datf dkeim om`hamtimuk witf `istrohtiams: om` amk loy soywitf trutf tfot tfk sfartkr tfk proykr, tfklark mkk` is tfkrk ag tfis lalkmtory prkpo-rotiam. Wahoc proykr costs camekr om` islark suhhkssguc, tfk agtkmkr wk prohtisk,tfauef dut gar o lalkmt, tfis rkhacckhtiam : itfkcps us lark tfom oclast omytfime kcsk taproy wkcc om` kormkstcy. Xkham`cy, it iskquoccy ilpartomt ta jkkp aur kyks im hfkhj:kitfkr ta hcask tfkl ar ta jkkp tfkl gixk`am amk paimt. Im ar`kr ta loimtoim rkhac-ckhtiam lark kosicy, it is ta dk rklorjk`, imtfk tfir` pcohk, tfot wk hom hamtrac aur ot-tkmtiam, kitfkr dy gixime it am tfk war`s, tfkirskmsk om` imwor` hammkhtiam, ar am tfk Rkrsamta Ufal tfk proykr is soi`, ar am aur awmmkk`, ar aur rkcotiam ta Fil ta Ufal wkspkoj. Omy ag tfksk lktfa`s wicc skhurk aursuggihikmt ottkmtiam : om` ta hfomek aur lktfa`gral tilk ta tilk wicc fkcp us luhf tawor`skosk om` grkk`al gral goucts im aur usk agvahoc proykr.

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    80 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKX

    HFORPKK WIIIKVOLRCKX AG WAHOC RKOYKT

    Uk fovk ma cohj ag dkoutiguc, sudcilk om`vkmkrodck garls ag proykr,vkmkrodck om`sudcilk, mat amcy dkhousk ag tfkir hamtkmt,dut ocsa am ohhaumt ag tfkir outfars, wfa imlomy hosks ork ma atfkr tfom Ea` om` tfkHfurhf. It is kmauef ta hocc ta lim` tfkRsocls, tfk Aur Gotfkr, tfk Foic Lory, tfkCitomiks ag tfk Xoimts om` tfk proykrs ag tfk@ivimk Aggihk. Ckt us drikgcy hamsi`kr tfkskskvkroc garls ag proykr.

    ?. Pfk Rsocls ork tfk ac`kst proykrs im tfkwarc`, om` wkrk eivkm us dy Ea` Filskcg.@ksiemk` gar tfk last port gar tfk `ivimkwarsfip ag tfk Ac` Pkstolkmt, tfky dkcameocsa ta tfk Hotfacih Hfurhf dy rkosam ag tfkirLkssiomih hforohtkr. Pfky ork aur proykrs,om` amcy wfkm aggkrk` dkgark tfk Last FacyXohrolkmt `a tfky rkohf tfkir kmtirk siemigi-hotiam om` gucgicclkmt.Pfk gaum`otiam om` adnkht ag tfksk sames

    ag proykr ork Ea` om` lom om` tfk lutuocrkcotiams dktwkkm Ea` om` lom tfrauef rkvk-cotiam om` tfk Cow, witf tfkir dckssimes,fapks, om` rkwor`s. Ea` is rkprkskmtk`

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    AG XRITIP[OP, CIGK 8;salktilks os Coweivkr, Cko`kr, Jime,Pkohfkr, Hrkotar om` Gotfkr, salktilks ostfk Lkssios, os tfk Dri`keraal ag tfk Hfurhf,os fkr rayoc Fief Rrikst om` Tk`kklkr dypoim om` sarraws. Lom is prkskmtk` imwam`krime hamtklpcotiam ag Ea`'s warjs om`liefty `kk`s, rknaihime im Ea`'s Cow, wkkp-ime avkr fis awm `iscayocty, simhkrkcy rkpkmt-ime om` hamgkssime fis sims, eivime filskcg taEa` im proykr om` tfomjseivime om` cameimegar tfk passkssiam ag Fil. Occ `kptfs aggkkcime om` otgkhtiam tfot hom stir tfk fulomfkort tfrauefaut tfis kortfcy cigk rime imtfksk sames om` proykrs. Xarraw om` nay,tfk last kormkst wrkstcime gar tfk dckssimeag tfk Car`, tfk hry ag mkk` im kvkry oggcihtiam,gim` im tfkl tfkir truk kxprkssiam. Gar kvkry`ispasitiam, gar kvkry hirhulstomhk, tfkrk isnust tfk war` wk mkk`. Pfus tfk RkmitkmtiocRsocls, kspkhioccy tfk Liskrkrk, fovk dkhalktfk proykr ag pkmomhk om` tfk ohjmawck`e-lkmt ag euict gar tfk wfack warc`. Ufakvkrpasskssks o skmsk om` opprkhiotiam ag tfkdkouty ag paktry gim`s im tfk Rsocls tfk lastdkoutiguc, pkrgkht om` sudcilk kxolpcks.Uk hommat tojk tfk Rsoctkr imta aur fom`sagtkm kmauef om` ckorm gral it tfk forlamytfot wicc harrkht tfk `ishar`s ag aur proykrs.

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    87 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXUk sfocc gim` aurskcvks im halpomy: witf occlomjim`. Ea` Filskcg puts tfk war`s imtaaur cips.

    4. Xticc lark is tfis tfk hosk witf tfk AurGotfkr. It is tfk fief privickek ag tfisproykr tfot im it wk usk tfk vkry war`s ag tfkXam ag Ea`. Uk loy soy tfot wk proytfrauef Fil dy Ufal wk civk. Fk Filskcgta Ufal wk ork daum` ta proy pravi`ks usim Fis eaa`mkss witf tfk suppcihotiam. Dk]si`ks tfis, it is im itskcg o last ecariausproykr. It is hckor, sfart om` halpcktk. Itkldrohks pkrgkhtcy tfk mkhkssory kcklkmts agproykr, i. k.] imvahotiam om` pktitiam. Pfk im-vahotiam ]]Aur Gotfkr '] is mat amcy truk, itecarigiks Ea` om` is mkhkssory gar us, dkhouskit ot amhk rklim`s us ag aur truk rkcotiam taEa` os Gotfkr, pcohks us im o stotk ag tfkutlast hamsacotiam, ag rkvkrkmhk, cavk om`hamgi`kmhk om` rkhoccs ta us faw wk dkcameta tfk wfack fulom rohk os ta amk erkot `ivimkgolicy. Pfk pktitiams kldrohk occ tfot wkhom rkosamodcy om` gittimecy osj om` eivk ustfk rieft ar`kr im wfihf ta aggkr tfkl.Occ tfk pktitiams wk loy lojk hom dksilpcy rkgkrrk`, datf os ta tfkir km` om`lkoms, ta amk erkot km`, wfihf is twagac` imhforohtkr. Im rkgkrkmhk ta Ea`, tfk km` is

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 85Fis famar om` ecary, im rkgkrkmhk ta us, aursocvotiam dy tfk ottoimlkmt ag fkovkm. Fkrkwk fovk tfk twa girst pktitiams, wfihf fovkta `a witf tfot twagac` km`. Pfk lkoms taottoim tfis km` wk gim` orromek` os it wkrk imtwa hotkeariks, tfk girst kldrohime tfk pk-titiams gar occ mkk`guc eigts datf gar tfkspirituoc om` da`icy cigk (hamtoimk` im tfktfir` om` gaurtf pktitiams), om` tfk skham`tfk pktitiams gar tfk ovkrtime ag kvics wfihftfrkotkm ar rkm`kr ilpassidck ag ottoimlkmtaur gimoc km`. Pfksk ork skt gartf im tfktfrkk cost pktitiams. Uk hommat tfimj ag arwisf gar lark> occ is imhcu`k` fkrk. Pfustfk Aur Gotfkr is o truk typk ag proykr, guccag erkot, sudcilk om` madck i`kos, tfaueftsom` `ksirks. It kldrohks aur wfack dkime,fiefkr om` cawkr, tklparoc om` ktkrmoc. Itis, os tfk Facy Gotfkrs soy, om odri`elkmt agtfk Easpkc om` ag occ rkcieiam. It imstruhtsaur um`krstom`ime, eivks tfk rieft `irkhtiamta aur wicc, om` sa sfopks occ aur `ksirks, sup-pcihotiams, om` proykrs, tfot tfky ham`uhkta aur socvotiam. Pfk Aur Gotfkr is itskcgtfk pck`ek tfot aur proykrs wicc dk fkor`, dk-housk wk proy im Hfrist's war`s, om` Hfrist,aur Car` om` Fief Rrikst, proys witf us,wfask ilpktrotiam mkvkr goics, dkhousk ag Fis

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    86 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXimgimitk om` `ivimk lkrit. Ma atfkr proykr,im`kk`, umitks ms sa hcaskcy witf tfk Xoviaur'stfauefts, purpasks om` imtkmtiams, witf Fisspirit om` Fis cameime ta o`vomhk Ea`'secary om` aur socvotiam. Pfk Aur Gotfkr istfk dkoutiguc om` kcaqukmt kxprkssiam ag Fisocc-kldrohime cavk gar Ea`, tfk Hfurhf om`occ lomjim`. Fk fos halprisk` witfim ittfk mkk`s ag kohf im`ivi`uoc sauc, ag occ mo-tiams, ag tfk wfack fulom rohk om` ag occoeks. Pfk Aur Gotfkr is, trucy, tfk golicyproykr, tfk ilpkrioc suppcihotiam, ag Hfristom` tfk Hfurhf.

    8. Pfk Foic Lory is tfk swkkt sfork tfotLory, aur `kor Co`y, tfk _ukkm om` Latfkrag Hfristkm`al, fos im aur vahoc proykrs.It is o praag tfot tfk Latfkr mkvkr goics tfkHfurhf, tfot occ is um`kr fkr fom` om` tfotHfristkm`al wicc mat warj, civk, ar `ik, witf-aut fkr.Pfk Foic Lory fos im`kk` om kxoctk`

    arieim. Om omekc draueft it im tfk molk agEa` gral fkovkm os o socutotiam ag famarsuhf os mkvkr ;]kt fo` dkkm eivkm ta o lartoc,tfk Facy Efast o``k` ta tfot socutotiam dytfk cips ag tfk fiefcy-govark` Xt. Kcizodktf,om` tfk Hfurhf, im ar`kr ta lojk tfk omekciherkktime o halpcktk proykr, fos skt fkr skoc

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 89tfkrkta dy tfk suppcihotiam sfk fos sudnaimk`.Ximhk tfk sixtkkmtf hkmtury, tfk proykr fosdkkm usk` im its prkskmt garl. Oclast oc-woys it halks ogtkr tfk Aur Gotfkr ta sfawtfk hcask om` cavime rkcotiam ag tfk Hfristiomsauc ta tfk Latfkr ag Ea`. It fos dkhalk tfkhfikg om` last cavk` kxprkssiam ag famar taLory. It fos dkkm rieftcy hocck` tfk ' ' umkm`-ime socutotiam,'' dkhousk imhkssomtcy os tfkkortf hirhcks raum` tfk sum it is rkmkwk` amkortf om` laumts ta fkovkm.

    Cijk occ atfkr proykrs tfk Foic Lory ham-sists ag imvahotiam om` pktitiam. Pfk imvaho-tiam hamtoims givk kmhaliuls ag Ea`'s Latfkr.Pfk tfrkk girst wkrk uttkrk` dy tfk omekc.Pfky `koc witf tfk lystkry ag tfk Imhormo-tiam, ag wfihf Eodrikc wos tfk oldosso`ar,om` kxprkss girst ag occ tfk gittime prkporo-tiam ag Lory gar tfk liefty lystkry dy tfotguccmkss ag erohk wfihf wos vauhfsogk` fkrtfkm tfk ohhalpcisflkmt ag tfk Imhormotiamdy tfk spkhioc im`wkccime ag Ea` im Lory dyfkr hamhkptiam ag tfk Ktkrmoc Xam : om` gimoccytfk kggkht ag tfk lystkry upam Lory, fkrfamar om` suprklohy avkr occ tfk dckssk`amks ag fkr rohk. Kcizodktf mkxt prahcoils,os tfk gaum`otiam om` housk ag tfis suprklohyom` tfis spckm`ar ag erohk, tfk @ivimk Hfic`

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    02 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXUfal Lory fo` hamhkivk` om` wos ta dkor.Costcy, tfk Hfurhf rkpkots om` rotigiks tfkwfack ecary ag tfk lorvkcaus titcks dkstawk`am fkr dy tfk omekc om` Kcizodktf, dy tfkkvkr-lklarodck garluco ag aur goitf ] ' Latfkrag Ea`.'' Pfus tfk ecariaus imvahotiam im-hcu`ks occ tfot tfk Goitf tkohfks us hamhkrm-ime Lory om` sa hamtoims occ Hotfacih `ahtrimkwitf rkspkht ta fkr. Pfk proykr, hcossihoccysfart, om` wi`k im its shapk, imhcu`ks dy itslkmtiam ag tfask twa lalkmtstfk prkskmtimstomt om` tfot ag aur `kporturk gral tfiscigkdatf aur wfack kxistkmhk om` aur mkk`ag fkcp, om` viearauscy kxprkssks tfk ham-vihtiam wfihf Hfristkm`al hfkrisfks ag tfkocc-kldrohime pawkr ag Lory's imtkrhkssiamom` ag tfk hamgi`kmhk wfihf Hfristioms pcohkim fkr os tfk lk`iotrix ag erohk.Dut tfk kggihohy ag tfk Foic Lory os o

    proykr is mat kxfoustk` tfus. It `kvkcapstfrauef voriaus haldimotiams om` olpcigiho-tiams imta twa erkot om` ilpartomt lktfa`sag proykr, molkcy, tfk Omekcus ot its tfrkkoppaimtk` faurs kohf `oy, om` tfk Tasory.Datf `kvatiams ork matfime kcsk dut tfk FoicLory, orromek` am o hkrtoim pcom witf sfarto``itiams wfihf eivk o spkhioc oppcihotiamta tfk skmsk ag tfk war`s im rkgkrkmhk ta

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 0?tfk lystkriks ag tfk cigk, suggkrime, om` ecari-gihotiam ag Nksus om` Lory.

    Ig, tfkm, wk um`krstom` tfk `kkp siemigi-homhk ag tfk Foic Lory, om` ohhustal aur-skcvks ta soy it `kvautcy, wk sfocc gim` it pra-vi`ks olpcy gar aur suppcihotiams, gar aurspirituoc mkk`s om` gar tfk ecary ag Ea`'sLatfkr. Kvkry `oy ag aur cigk wicc tfkm dk-halk om kvkr-dcaalime eor`km ag rasks, imwfihf aur `kor Co`y jkkps ktkrmoc gkstivoc.

    * * Dut tfk pkrpktuoc, wkorisalk, om` larti-gyime rkpktitiams amk fkors pkapck soy.Ufktfkr tfky ork wkoryime om` lartigyime`kpkm`s kmtirkcy am aurskcvks. Im itskcg tfkrkhitotiam ag tfk facy Kasory is tfk grkqukmthamtklpcotiam hi o dkcavk` pihturk om` tfkrkpktitiam ag o `kor molk, ag o dkoutiguc sametfot halks moturoccy ta tfk cips om` is omy-tfime dut wkorisalk. Pfk dir` rkpkots itsumvorik` same tfk civkcame `oy, om` it ismkvkr tk`iaus. Pfk hfic` rkpkots ''Gotfkrom` Latfkr, ocwoys tfk solk dkcavk`molks tfot kvkr stir tfk porkmts' fkorts witfnay, dkhousk tfky halk stroieft gral tfkcavime fkort ag tfkir hfic`. It occ `kpkm`s amaur spirit om` aur cavk, om` am o rkoc `k-vatiamoc imtkmtiam. Om` it is nust tfis grk-qukmt rkpktitiam ag tfk solk tfauefts om`

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    04 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXtrutfs witf rkoc ottkmtiam tfot rausks aurspirit om` gastkrs aur cavk.

    0. Pfk solk loy dk soi` ag tfk Hrk`a om`Ecary dk ta tfk Gotfkr, im aur vahoc proykrs,witf tfk siem ag tfk hrass. Pfkrk is olorvkcaus pawkr om` vorikty im tfk HotfacihHfurhf, kvkm im fkr garls ag proykr. Ostfk `kor Era` strkws dcassals ag o tfausom`jim`s avkr tfis warc`, di``ime tfkl sprimegartf im lomigac` vorikty, sa tfk Facy Efastpra`uhks umhkosimecy garls ag voryimedkouty im tfk Jime`al ag Rroykr. Hfristiom,Hotfacih proykrs fi`k suhf rihfks om` suhfo guccmkss ag trutf os tilk hom mkvkr kxfoust.Uitfaut ksskmtioc hfomek, tfkrk wicc kvkr dkvorikty. Pfus tfk Ecary dk ta tfk Gotfkr isdut o `kvkcaplkmt ag tfk silpck war`s witfwfihf wk lojk tfk siem ag tfk hrass, om` tfkHrk`a o lark kxtkm`k` umgac`ime ag tfkEcario Rotri om` tfk siem ag tfk hrass. PfkMolks ag tfk Pfrkk @ivimk Rkrsams, wfihfork drikgcy om` silpcy lkmtiamk` im tfk EcarioRotri om` wfkm wk lojk tfk sohrk` siem, op-pkor im tfk Hrk`a dy tfk lkmtiam ag Pfkir ks-skmtioc imtrimsih rkcotiams : Pfkir la`k ag pra-hkssiam Amk gral Omatfkr, om` Pfkir ohtivitywitf rkeor` ta hrkotiam, sa tfot wk fovkdkgark us tfk wfack shfklk ag Hfristiom

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 08`ahtrimk, om`, cijk o @ivimo Hallk`io, ostotkcy prkskmtlkmt ag @ivimk gohts om` supkr-moturoc lystkriks.

    ;. Maw ckt us drikgcy lkmtiam tfk proykrsag tfk Hfurhf, ar tfask garls ag proykr wfihfork pudcihcy usk` dy tfk Hfurhf im fkr war-sfip om` fovk rkhkivk` fkr oppradotiam.It is hkrtoim tfot, mkxt ta tfask `irkhtcyrkvkock`, tfky lust tojk tfk girst pcohk imaur kstilotiam om` oigkhtiam. Pfk Hfurhf,wfihf tkohfks us ta dkcikvk orieft, tkohfksus ocsa faw ta proy orieft. Pfk cow ag fkrhrkk` is ocsa tfk cow ag fkr proykr. Uksfocc mawfkrk gim` proykrs lark gucc ag lkom-ime om` ag pawkr. Pfky ork gucc ag tfk trukHfristiom om` Hotfacih spirit om` gcovar.Cijk tfk Rsocls om` tfk Car`]s Rroykr tfkyork `istimeuisfk` dy hckormkss, silpcihity,drkvity om` ilpktrotivk pawkr. Ufkrk tfkHfurhf proys, tfkrk tfk Facy Efast, Ufatoueft fkr faw ta proy, proys ocsa. Fk wfawauc` ckorm tfk Hfurhf's latfkrcy cavk om`hork gar lkm, ckt fil rko` tfk hacckhts gar tfkXum`oy Lossks, om` tfk proykrs oppaimtk`gar tfk sacklmitiks ag Eaa` Gri`oy om` FacyXotur`oy. Pfkrk is ma fulom ham`itiam,hamhkrm, ar mkk`, wfihf fos mat tfk Hfurhf'scavime tfaueft om` halprkfkmsiam, fkr pity-

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    00 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXime sylpotfy om` imtkrhkssiam. Occ lkm orkfkr hfic`rkm, sfk kldrohks occ im fkr fkortom` im fkr proykr.Xfk skts dkgark ms o last gittime la`k ag

    proyime im tfk Citomiks, kspkhioccy tfk Citom-iks ag occ tfk Xoimts. Pfis lktfa` ag proykrtojks us dohj ta tfk korcikst tilks ag tfkHfurhf, wfkm witf suppcihotiam om` kmtrkotysfk saueft tfk talds ag tfk lortyrs om` fkrerkot dosicihos. Pfk struhturk ag tfk Citomiksag tfk Xoimts is pkrgkhtcy o`optk` ta rk-spamsary proykr. It pcohks us ot amhk im tfkli`st ag Hfristkm`al. Occ erkot om` hal-lam oggoirs ag tfk Hfurhf ork molk`.Hckrey om` pkapck naim tfkir vaihks om` skm`up ta fkovkm tfkir umitk` suppcihotiam. Pfklkldkrs ag tfk fikrorhfy paimt aut wfot wkork ta proy gar: tfk pkapck witf amk vaihktojk up tfk pktitiam. Pfk wfack `kvatiamdrimes ta aur lim` tfk `ivimk om` fikrorhfi-hoc hamstitutiam ag tfk Hfurhf. O wam`krgucHotfacih tamk, taa, rimes im tfk imvahotiam agtfk Xoimts. Pfkrk is im it truk Hotfacihfulicity om` rkhaemitiam ag tfk Hallumiamag Xoimts om` tfk cow ag imtkrhkssiam, girst agocc tfk imtkrhkssiam ag aur Car` om` Xoviaur,tfk erkot, umivkrsoc Imtkrhkssar, dy tfk sacklmimvahotiam om` tfk hcoilime ag o sfork im tfk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 0;lkrits om` lystkriks ag Fis suggkrime om`ecarigik` Cigko ecariaus hamgkssiam ag trukHfristiom goitf. Pfis lktfa` ag proykr isgucc ag imstruhtiam, silpck, moturoc, uttkrcyom` wfaccy Hotfacih. It is o madck kxolpck agpudcih proykr.Uk loy ocsa lkmtiam tfk omtipfams wfihftfk Hfurhf outfarizks gar usk kohf `oy, ot

    tfk voryime skosams ag fkr ykor, im famar agtfk Latfkr ag Ea`. Pfky ork dcassals aggicioc paktry, silpck `oisiks am tfk gikc` ag tfkHfurhf's ykor, dut ot tilks (os im tfk hoskag tfk Xocvk Kkeimo) ag lorvkcaus `kptf aggkkcime om` sudcility.

    7. Pfksk ork salk ag tfk nkwkcs ag tfkHfurhf's trkosury ag vahoc proykr. It is oerkot om` madck trkosury, tfk ossurk` imfkri-tomhk ag occ Hfristioms, occ proyime saucs. Ukfovk dksi`ks lomy atfkr vahoc proykrs, wfihffac` o cawkr pcohk im aur proykr-daaj cist.Pfk odum`omhk fos oclast lo`k us paar:witf it tfkrk is ocwoys tfk `omekr ag supkr-gihiocity. It is hkrtoimcy stromek ta dk adciek`ta tojk o proykr-daaj om` rkhitk gral it wfotwk `ksirk ta drime ta tfk gkkt ag tfk `kor Ea`,Ig, mkvkrtfkckss, wk hommat `a it atfkrwisk, cktus `a it im tfis woy. It is dkttkr ta proy gralo daaj tfom mat ta proy, ar ta proy do`cy.

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    07 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXDut ocwoys ckt us try ta usk aur ac` oh-hustalk` vahoc proykrs, tfask wk ckormt oshfic`rkm, tfk Aur Gotfkr, tfk Foic Lory, tfkHrkk`, tfk Ecario. Pfksk sfauc` rkoccy garlaur proykr-daaj. Occ tfot is hamtoimk` imprimtk` daajs ag `kvatiam wk gim` kxprkssk`im tfk erkot hallam garls luhf lark silpcy,imtkccieidcy om` ilprkssivkcy. Amcy wk lusttojk tfk traudck ta kmtkr kormkstcy imta tfkskgaum`otiam-proykrs, ta ckorm tfkir lkomimetfarauefcy om` ta lojk it aur awm dy o `k-vaut goliciority.O vkry privotk om` pkrsamoc lktfa` agproykr is tfk usk ag knohucotiams, ar cittck

    proykrs gar `ivimk pratkhtiam. Pfky hamsistim drikg ospirotiams om` ohts ag virtuk wfihfork skmt up ta tfk `kor Ea` occ `oy came oh-har`ime ta tilk om` appartumity, grksf om`civime gral tfk fkort witfaut spkhioc prkporo-tiam. Uk hom ocwoys gim` ahhosiam gar tfkskupcigtimes ag tfk fkort > o sarraw tfot dkgoccsus : o nay tfot is eromtk` us : o dkmkgit Ea` dk-staws am us: o tklptotiam tfot halks upamus : tfk rkhacckhtiam ar rkmkwoc ag eaa` rksa-cutiams ar ag tfk olkm`lkmt sueekstk` dy aurportihucor kxolkm ag hamshikmhk : tfk possimeag o hfurhf ar pihturk ag tfk soimts : tfk lkkt-ime witf tfask gar wfal wk `ksirk salk eaa`

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 05ar gral wfal wk wauc` ovkrt salk lisgar-tumk : costcy, tfk hork ta usk spork lalkmts agtilk wfihf wauc` atfkrwisk dk cast, ag wfihftfkrk ork pckmty im aur `oys, ig wk wicc amcylorj tfkl om` tojk hork ag tfkl. Pa skkta it quiktcy om` cittck dy cittck, tfot tfis um-huctivotk` om` goccaw com` ag spork lalkmtsdk pcauefk` om` draueft imta huctivotiam isag tfk erkotkst ilpartomhk ta tfk cavkr agproykr. Pfk rieft usk ag suhf lalkmts isim`kk` dut o rktoic spirituoc dusimkss. Dutma pru`kmt lkrhfomt `kspisks tfk slocc `oicyhustalkrs: it is tfrauef tfkl fk dkhalksrihf. Fk wfa `kspisks cittck tfimes is matwartfy ag erkot. Pimy eroims ag eac` orkeac` mamk tfk ckss Pfis lktfa` ag proykr,taa, is mat ciodck ta `istrohtiam, um`kr omy hir-hulstomhks. Dkgark tfk `istrohtiams homorisk, tfksk wimek` proykrs fovk came oeariskm up ta Ea` om` fkovkm. Pfk imtkcci-ekmt usk ag tfksk ospirotiams loimtoims ushamtimuoccy im tfk rieft `ispasitiam ta proy.Fk wfa wicc amcy proy wfkm fk lust, rumstfk risj ag proyime do`cy. Pfksk ecawime-sporjs ag proykr ork cijk tfk fast ag cittcktwimjcime stors im tfk mieft sjy, tfk o`arm-lkmt ag aur `oicy cigk, om` aur hamsacotiam imtfk `orjmkss wfkm wk halk ta `ik.

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    06 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKX

    HFORPKT IVLKMPOC RKOYKTOmatcikr lktfa` ag proykr is imtkriar ar

    lkmtoc proykr. It is hocck` imtkriar dkhouskim its usk amk `aks mat adskrvk o skt garl agproykr mar omy orromek` skqukmhk ag war`s,om` is jmawm os lkmtoc proykr dkhousk it ham-sists im o skriaus hamsi`krotiam ag tfk trutfsag goitf, witf o vikw ta tfkir prohtihoc op-pcihotiam, gar witfaut suhf oppcihotiam itwauc` dk dut stu`y im tfkacaey. Gimoccy, it isim`kk` proykr, dkhousk tfis hamsi`krotiam isdut tfk prkporotiam tfot is ta cko` ta proykrprapkrcy sa hocck` om` ta lark or`kmt om`gkrvkmt hallumiam witf Ea`. Rroykr is oc-woys hamvkrsk witf Ea`: witfaut Fil os itskm` lk`itotiam wauc` dk dut rkgckhtiam om`hamvkrsotiam witf amkskcg.

    4. It is ag tfk girst ilpartomhk ta euor`oeoimst tfk i`ko tfot lkmtoc proykr is taafief om` for` gar us om` tfkrkgark umottoim-odck dy us. Uk fovk agtkm lk`itotk` witfautjmawime it. Ufkm wk fovk rkgckhtk` os tawfktfkr wk sfauc` um`krtojk salk dusimkssom` faw wk sfauc` ohhalpcisf it, tfis lkmtocoht wos skriaus hamsi`krotiam, om` ig it fo`

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 09dkkm oppcik` ta tfk spirituoc cigk, om` oh-halpomik` witf proykrs, it wauc` fovk dkkm orkoc lk`itotiam.

    8. Woriaus `irkhtiams gar lk`itotiam orkeivkm. Xalk tfkacaeioms eivk amcy amk ar`krag hamsi`krotiams, ohts ag virtuk, om` rkgckh-tiams, k. e., o`arotiam, fuldcime ag amkskcg dk-gark tfk @ivimk Lonksty, goitf, fapk, hfority,kth., dy wfihf wk fac` hallumiam witf Ea`.Xt. Iemotius tkohfks tfk prohtihk ag lk`ito-tiam dy woy ag lom's tfrkk spirituoc pawkrs.Lklary, um`krstom`ime om` wicc ork draueftimta pcoy im ar`kr ta pcohk dkgark us tfk ham-si`krotiam ag salk `ahtrimk ag tfk Goitf arsalk lystkry ag tfk cigk ag Nksus. Aurlklary suppciks drikgcy tfk hamtkmt ag tfkspkhioc trutf, ar tfk haursk ag tfk fistarihockvkmt, taektfkr witf o scieft pihturk ag tfkshkmk dy kxkrhisk ag tfk iloeimotiam. Pfkspkhucotivk imtkcciekmhk skkjs ta lostkr tfkhamtkmt ag tfk lystkry, ta halprkfkm` itstrutf, sudcility, dkouty om` hamsacotiam, om`tfk prohtihoc imtkcciekmhk paimts aut its oppci-hotiam ta aur cigk. Pfk oggkhtiams ot amhkorausk suitodck ohts ag pckosurk ar ovkrsiamrkcotivk ta wfot tfk um`krstom`ime fos `is-havkrk`, om` tfk wicc skhurks tfk ckssam tfotfos dkkm eoimk`, hfikgcy dy kormkst rksacu-

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    ;2 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXtiams om` proykr gar erohk ta horry tfkl imtaprohtihk. Amk lojks girst ag occ o sfartproykr ag prkporotiam gar erohk ta lk`itotkwkcc, om` amk is rko`y ta dkeim. Pfk ksskmhkag tfis lktfa` ag lkmtoc proykr hamsists, tfkm,im o umitk` ohtiam om` oppcihotiam ag tfk samc'sgohuctiks ta o rkcieiaus trutf ar o fistarihockvkmt. Pfis kvkmt loy dk hamsi`krk` im vori-aus partiams, wfihf loy oeoim dk sud`ivi`k`ohhar`ime ta ] ]pkrsams, war`s, om` `kk`s,'' amocc ag wfihf tfk spirituoc gohuctiks loy dkdraueft ta dkor. Pfis lktfa` is silpck, kosy,oclast sueekstk` dy aur vkry moturk, om`saci`. Pfk wfack lom is kxkrhisk` im it om`strivks witf kvkry gohucty dy Ea`'s fkcp tadkhalk passkssk` ag salk `ivimk trutf om` taoppcy it ta fis cigk prohtihoccy om` `kgimitkcy.Gar dkeimmkrs, tfksk rucks ork umqukstiamodcyeaa`. Cittck dy cittck tfk prohtihk ag LkmtocRroykr eraws imta o fodit, om` its kxkrhisk om`oppcihotiam hamtimuoccy dkhalk lark kosy.

    Xt. Iemotius tkohfks dksi`ks tfrkk atfkrlktfa`s ag lkmtoc proykr.Pfk girst hamsists im hamsi`krime tfk fis-tarihoc lystkriks os tfky prkskmt tfklskcvks

    im tfkir voriaus `ktoics ta tfk imtkriar om` kx-tkriar skmsks, ta aur sieft, aur fkorime, auroggkhtiams om` ta aur imtkriar `kcieft im tfk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;?virtuks wfihf ork skt dkgark us im tfksk lys-tkriks. Pfis is o vkry silpck om` kosylktfa`, wfihf purigiks om` somhtigiks auriloeimotiam, stilucotks aur wicc, om` ham-`uhts aur um`krstom`ime imta tfk immkrlastsomhtuory ag tfk Xoviaur's skmtilkmts om`virtuks, om` erkot soimts fovk dkkm oh-hustalk` ta usk it.Pfk skham` lktfa` is ta hamsi`kr tfk hal-lom`lkmts, tfk `utiks ag aur stotk im cigk,aur imtkriar om` kxtkriar skmsks, om` ta skkwfot aur dkfoviar is witf rkeor` ta tfkl occ,orausime hamtritiam om` rksacvime ta lkm`wfkrkvkr wk loy dk im gouct. Pfis is rkoccyo halpcktk kxolimotiam ag hamshikmhk: dut ithom dk turmk` imta o lk`itotiam, ig amk rk-gckhts ot kohf paimt wfot tfk hallom`lkmtkmnaims om` gardi`s, om`, witf rkeor` ta aurskmsks, gar wfot purpask tfky ork eivkm taus, om` faw aur Xoviaur om` tfk soimts fovkusk` tfkl. Pfis lktfa` ag proykr erkotcypralatks purity ag fkort om` is om kxhkcckmtprkporotiam gar hamgkssiam.Pfk tfir` lktfa` tojks o garl ag proykr

    gar its dosis. Amk eaks tfrauef kvkry war`,om` `wkccs sa came im lk`itotiam upam kohf osit suppciks us witf tfauefts om` ospirotiams.Pfis jim` ag lkmtoc proykr is ag erkot skrv-

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    ;4 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXihk im pracamek` sohrk` gumhtiams, im wkori-mkss om` wkojmkss, om` cko`s us ta tfk jmawc-k`ek ag tfk hamstruhtiam, dkouty om` sud-cility ag aur proykrs. Om` tfis is o erkotfkcp tawor`s tfk rieft ohhalpcisflkmt agvahoc proykr.

    0. Amk hom rkhallkm` matfime larkkormkstcy, ta tfask wfa fovk tilk om` hopohitygar lk`itotiam, tfom tfk ohquisitiam ag tfisshikmhk ag lkmtoc proykr. Faw agtkm Ea`kxfarts us im Facy Xhripturk ta lk`itotk amFis hallom`lkmts om` ta hamsi`kr Fis dkmk-gits Aur Xoviaur wos hamtimuoccy, `oy om`mieft, kmeoek` im lk`itotiam, om` Fk foshallkm`k` tfk hamtklpcotivk cigk os tfk']dkst port dy tfk kxolpck ag Fis `ishipck,Lory ag Dktfomy. Dy lk`itotiam, proykrdkhalks ag mkhkssity ckmetfkmk`. Pfk ham-si`krotiams wfihf wk kmeoek im stir up aurzkoc om` `ksirk, om` tfus proykr eoims ogkrvar wfihf it wauc` mkvkr atfkrwisk pas-skss. Pfus, taa, tfk kggkhts ag proykr, lkrit,sotisgohtiam om` ilpktrotivk pawkr, ork km-fomhk` om` imhrkosk`. Pfk erkot spirituoclostkrs ork oerkk` tfot lkmtoc proykr is olaroc mkhkssity gar tfk ottoimlkmt ag pkrgkh-tiam. It lust tfkm dk kspkhioccy gastkrk` imrkcieiaus fausks, tfk fausks, tfot is, ag tfask

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;8ar`krs wfihf cko` o hallam om` opastacihcigk, wfick tfky fovk imtkrhaursk witf tfkwarc`. Adskrvomhk ag tfk ruck om` tfk ham-shikmtiaus prohtihk ag lkmtoc proykr homkvkm halpkmsotk gar ckss striht kmhcasurk om`ckss kxtkrmoc oustkrity. Faw, im`kk`, is itpassidck gar amk ta dkhalk om opastck, o lomag goitf, umckss fk agtkm om` `oicy rkprkskmtsta filskcg tfk trutfs ag aur rkcieiam, kormkstcyhamsi`krs om` pam`krs avkr tfkl, oppcikstfkl ta filskcg om` lojks tfkl tfk primhi-pcks ag fis ham`uht : umckss dy `iciekmt proykrtfky simj `awm imta fis fkort om` sa dkhalkos it wkrk, tfk spirituoc hopitoc ag fis cigk1Uitfaut tfis hopitoc amk civks lkrkcy gralfom` ta lautf, om` mkvkr roisks amk's cigkta salktfime fiefkr om` lark rihf im dckss-imes. Im vahoc proykr, it is truk, tfk lklary,um`krstom`ime om` wicc, ork kxkrhisk`, duttfky ork draueft imta pcoy gor lark prohtih-occy, imtkmskcy, om` pkrlomkmtcy im lkmtocproykr. Dy lkoms ag it, ykor im ykor aut,amk wfa is trucy virtuaus, o truk skrvomt om`lom ag Ea`, lust eraw im fis spirituoc cigk.Pfkrkgark o erkot spirituoc eui`k soys tfotrko`ime, vahoc proykr, om` cistkmime taskrlams ork eaa` om` ilpartomt ot tfk dk-eimmime ag tfot cigk. Dut lk`itotiam lust dk

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    ;0 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXaur daaj, aur proykr om` aur skrlam, atfkr-wisk wk sfocc dk kvkr ckormime dut mkvkr ot-toim ta wis`al. Uomt ag kormkst om` imtkcci-ekmt ottkmtiam ta lkmtoc proykr is tfk rkosamwfy tfkrk ork sa gkw trucy hamtklpcotivklkm olame rkcieiaus, priksts om` tfkacaeioms.]Uk sfauc` tfkm girlcy rksacvk ta lojk,`oicy ig passidck, aur lk`itotiam. Gar tfispurpask kvkry spirituoc rko`ime, haldimk`witf rkgckhtiam om` proykr, hom dkhalk o lk`i-totiam. Uk lust ocwoys prkgkr lkmtoc tavahoc proykr. Kvkm wfkm ot vahoc proykr, igit fos mat ta dk hamhcu`k` witfim o hkrtoimtilk, wk loy put osi`k tfk garl, om` gaccawo fiefkr om` lark imtkriar upcigtime ag aurfkort ta Ea`. Pfk kxkrhisks ag Xt. Iemotiusgarl o truk shfaac ag lkmtoc proykr. Pfkirl.oim dusimkss is lk`itotiam. Pfkrk amkckorms ta lk`itotk, ar ckorms oeoim ig am-_ foscast tfis jmawck`ek.

    HFORPKT VPFK @KWAPIAMX AG PFK HFI].KHF

    Pfk usk ag tfk `kvatiams ag tfk hfurhci is agvost ilpartomhk im tfk cigk ag proykr.

    ?. Pfksk `kvatiams ork, im ekmkroc, tfk? Ekrsam, Cid. `k lyst. tfkacae. proht., hamsi`. ??.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;;prohtihk ag tfk o`arotiam `uk ta Ea` om` dk-came ksskmtioccy ta tfk kxkrhisk ag proykr om``ivimk skrvihk. Gral tfis paimt ag vikw tfkrkis matfime mavkc odaut tfkl. Ufot is mkw,is tfot ot voriaus tilks salk mkw dcassalgral tfk omhikmt trkk ag goitf sfimks aut, os igstruhj dy o su``km roy ag cieft, om` `rowsta itskcg tfk ottkmtiam ag tfk goitfguc, dkhalksom adnkht ag spkhioc spirituoc ottrohtiam, ago`lirotiam om` oggkhtiam, om` witf tfkHfurhf's hamskmt dkhalks, tfrauef prohtihocvkmkrotiam, port ag tfk pudcih huctus agHfristiom pkapck. Pfk goht is ac`, tfk cieftis mkw. It halks gartf gral tfk Facy Efast,wfask `ivimk gumhtiam it is ta cko` tfk Hfurhfimta occ trutf, ta apkm up ta fkr tfrauef tfkskcko`imes, ohhar`ime ta tfk mkk`s ag tfk oek,mkw saurhks ag fkcp om` hamsacotiam om` tahammkht tfk ohtivitiks ag fkr cigk witf km`swfihf @ivimk Rravi`kmhk skts dkgark fkr ostfk hkmturiks racc am.

    4. Rroykr is tfk girst om` last moturocwarj ag tfk `kvatiams ag tfk Hfurhf, dkhousksuhf `kvatiams dkcame ta rkcieiam, ag wfihfproykr is tfk hfikg dusimkss. Om imvitotiamta proykr is, gar tfk goitfguc, imvacvk` imtfkl, om` im prapartiam os tfky rkspam` tait suhf o `kvatiam wicc dkhalk o port ag tfkir

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    ;7 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXprohtihoc cigk om` o lkoms, im turm, ag fkcpim tfk kxkrhisk ag proykr. Amk fos amcy tahamsi`kr gar om imstomt tfk rihf km`awlkmtag piaus kxkrhisks, gkosts om` hkrklamikswfihf tfk Hfurhf's `kvatiams fovk dkstawk`am us. Ig occ `kvatiams kxhkpt Loss om`Facy Hallumiam, occ tfk mulkraus adskrv-omhks im famar ag Lory om` tfk Xoimts, witftfkir lomigac` rituoc ag gkstivocs, proykrs-,om` piaus prohtihks wkrk odacisfk` graltfk Hfurhf's cigk, faw erikvauscy tfk cigk agproykr wauc` dk `ilimisfk` om` imnurk`, faw`ksacotk om` paar wauc` dk tfk Hfurhf'sykor, ag wfot o wkoctf ag armolkmt om`dkouty aur hfurhfks wauc` dk raddk` It istfk `kvatiams tfot hamtimuoccy stu` tfk lko`-aws ag tfk Hfurhf witf grksf dcassals agproykr om` piaus adskrvomhk.

    8. Om` witf proykr halk occ tfk erohks agproykr. Dy lkoms ag tfksk `kvatiams,tfrauef tfk proykrs tfot ork aggkrk`, tfkerohks ocsa tfot ork hamtoimk` im tfk lys-tkriks ag tfk Goitf ork `rowm gartf im larkodum`omhk om` gcaw im liefty strkols upamtfk Hfurhf. Pfk dckssime ag proykr ottkm`-omt upam o papucor `kvatiam is odck ta rkmkwo wfack pkria`, ta rkvivk its kmkrey om` lojkit gruitguc. Pfrauef tfk Xoimts, tfrauef tfk

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;5rkcieiaus ar`krs, om` tfrauef tfk erkot `k-vatiams, amk loy trucy soy tfot Ea` rkmkwstfk gohk ag tfk kortf.

    0. Pfksk `kvatiams kggkht om ottrohtiam ta-wor`s proykr, om` om upcigtime ag tfk cigkag proykr, tfot imvacumtoricy rkhoccs tfkwar`s ag Askk> ]]I wicc `row tfkl witf tfkhar`s ag O`ol. ' ' ] Dy lkoms ag tfkl tfk`kor Ea` halks gartf gral tfk `aar agfkovkm om` kmtkrs tfk `aar ag aur paar saucs.Im tfkl Fk o`opts Filskcg ta tfk hforohtkr,tfk spirituoc hopohity om` tfk i`iasymhrosyag kohf im`ivi`uoc om` ag tfk wfack oek.Pfksk pkhucioritiks ork os mulkraus os lkmtfklskcvks om` os tfk voriaus pkria`s ag tfkwarc`. Pfis is wfy tfk Facy Efast imspirkssa lomy voriaus om` mkw `kvatiams. PfusFk oi`s om` eui`ks tfk Hfurhf im tfk warj,sa `kor ta fkr fkort, ag kxpcarime tfk trkos-urks ag trutf om` wis`al tfot fkr @ivimkDri`keraal ckgt ta fkr os fkr `awry, ag `k-vkcapime tfkir `ishcasurk im ohhar`omhk witftfk hopohity om` mkk` ag fkr hfic`rkm om`tfus kmfomhime tfk hforl ag tfkir dkouty,tfkir vorikty om` tfkir ottrohtivk pawkr.Pfus, si`k dy si`k witf tfk ac` kstodcisfk`woys ag Ea`'s prkshridk` warsfip, orisk mkw

    ? Askk xi, 0.;

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    ;6 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXgarls, wciihf o`opt tfklskcvks ta tfk skri-ausmkss om` strkmetf ag tfk ac`kr garls om`dkhalk stictk` ta tfk pkhuciority om` tostkag kohf im`ivi`uoc. Pfk `kvatiams ag tfkHfurhf ork cijk tfk erkot om` madck gkost agOssukrus.] Kohf gim`s wfot suits om` ot-trohts fil. Im tfis woy tfk erohk ag proykris vauhfsogk` ta kohf sauc im tfk lommkr tfotlast pckosks om` ottrohts it. Ea` om` tfkHfurhf gaccaw us, os it wkrk, im tfksk `kva-tiams om` o`opt tfkl ta aur tostk. Uk orkim`uhk` ta `khcork aur prkgkrkmhk im spirit-uoc tfimes tfot wk loy dk wam ta proykr,tfk erkot lkoms ag adtoimime erohk. Ufahom witfstom` Ea`, wfkm Fk, os it wkrk,vauhfsogks ta ohhalla`otk Filskcg ta aurlkosurk1 Amk lieft soy tfot tfk `kor Ea`wims haumtckss rkhruits gar proykr dy tfksk`kvatiams. Loy Fis purpask dk odum`omtcygucgicck` im us Fk eoims- matfime gar Fil-skcg. Fk wiccs ta wim us ta proykr, om` dyproykr ta kvkry eaa`, ta pkrgkhtiam, tafkovkm

    ? Kstfkr i, 8 skq.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK ;9

    HFORPKT VIPFK XRIKIP AG RTOYKT

    Dy 'Ffk spirit'' ag omytfime wk um`kr-stom` its ksskmhk, its jkrmkc, tfk madckst om`stramekst kcklkmt im it, tfk sauc om` hforoh-tkr, sa ta spkoj, witfaut wfihf it hommat dkag omy vocuk. Pfk spirit ag proykr, tfkm, isits ohtivity, tfot wfihf `rows us ta proykrom` lojks us hamstomt im its kxkrhisk, rkm-`krs aur proykr kggkhtuoc om` fkcps tawor`sits ecariaus km`.

    4. Maw tfk spirit ag proykr is halpask`ag tfrkk kcklkmts.Pfk girst is erkot kstkkl gar proykr, o

    vivi` rkocizotiam ag tfk sudcility om` kxhkc-ckmhk ag proykr im itskcg. Uk lust dk ham-vimhk` tfot, dy its vkry moturk, proykr is tfkdkst om` madckst ohtivity ag wfihf wk orkhopodck. Rroykr is hamvkrsk om` imtkrhaurskwitf Ea`> tfot is tfk erkotkst tfime wk homsoy ag it. Uk fovk, witfaut `audt, im adk`i-kmhk ta Ea`'s wicc, omatfkr occ-ilpartomt ad-cieotiam, wfihf is itskcg im salk skmsk o jim`ag proykr om` o skrvihk ag Ea`, tfot is, tfkgucgicclkmt ag tfk `utiks ag aur stotk. Duttfkrk is o `istimhtiam. Ufotkvkr kcsk wk `a

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    72 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXohhar`ime ta Fis wicc `aks mat rkcotk `irkhtcyta Fil, dut ta salktfime kxtkrmoc ta Fil,wciihf ykt fos rkgkrkmhk ta Fil om` im salklommkr cko`s dohj oeoim ta Fil. Dutproykr rkcotks ta Fil illk`iotkcy om` isFis pkrsamoc skrvihk. It is tfk pkrgarlomhkag tfk faloek `uk ta Fil, om`, tfk tfka-caeihoc virtuks kxhkptk`, tfk fiefkst om` lastsudcilk virtuk is tfk rkm`krime ag tfot fal-'oek. Kvkm im tfk warc`, aggihks ot haurtwfihf imvacvk pkrsamoc skrvihk ta tfk primhkork fkc` im tfk fiefkst famar. Om` umquks-tiamodcy, ig wk ork ta vocuk proykr os wksfauc`, wk lust fovk o rieft i`ko ag Ea`.It is dkhousk Fk is mat jmawm os Fk sfauc`dk tfot proykr is mat kstkklk`, om` is, ocossa agtkm tfk vkry cost tfime tfaueft ag. Amkfkors it soi`, tfot ta proy is ta `a matfime,tfot proykr is eaa` kmauef gar hfic`rkm om`walkm, gar tfk umfoppy om` tfk oek`. Itfos mat halk ta tfot im`kk` witf us: dutgrivacity om` cohj ag supkrmoturoc kormkst-mkss om` civime goitf ork ocwoys im `omekrag lojime us um`krvocuk proykr om` sud-ar`imotk it ta atfkr ahhupotiams tfot oppkoclkrkcy ta aur cijime, ta aur vomity, ar tasalk atfkr tklparoc o`vomtoek. Uk lustrkeor` om` kstkkl proykr os Ea` Filskcg

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 7?`aks, om`, skttime suhf vocuk am it, lust, sagor os tfk `utiks ag aur stotk pkrlit, prkgkrit ta kvkry atfkr klpcaylkmt om` sohrigihkocc ta it. It is tfk pkrsamoc skrvihk wk poyta Ea`, om` am tfis ohhaumt is o privickek`klpcaylkmt. Im tfis skmsk o tfkacaeiom agfief rkputk soys tfot fk wauc` rotfkr caskocc fis jmawck`ek tfom `kcidkrotkcy alit amkFoic Lory gral fis adcieotary proykrs.Pfk skham` mkhkssory port ag tfk spirit ag

    proykr is tfk skmsidck hamvihtiam ag tfk odsa-cutk mkk` ag proykr gar tfk spirituoc cigk,spirituoc praerkss om` aur vkry sauc's socvo-tiam. Uk `a mat vocuk proykr os wk aueft,dkhousk wk jmaw Ea` sa cittck, om` wk `amat proy dkhousk wk ork mat pkmktrotk` witftfk skmsk ag aur womt, aur liskry om` aurodsacutk mkk` ag proykr. Ufot wk lust rk-ocizk is tfot Rroykr is gar us om im`ispkmsodckom` umiquk lkoms ag erohk om` pkrgkhtiam,om` tfis mat amcy dkhousk ag tfk Car`'s pasi-tivk hallom`, dut dy tfk vkry moturk ag tfkhosk. Ximhk tfk Car` om` tfk Opastcks, tfkHfurhf om` tfk facy Gotfkrs sa agtkm om`sa kormkstcy o`lamisf us ta proy, it lust dktfot proykr is dy its vkry moturk o `ivimkcow om` dkcames ta tfk ksskmtioc `ispasitiamag tfk supkrmoturoc ar`kr. Pfk mkhkssity ag

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    74 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXerohk om` tfk hallom` ag Ea` paimt imkx-arodcy ta proykr. Uk lust proy, tfkm, igwk wauc` o`vomhk om` mat uttkrcy goic. It isuskckss ta soy> ]'Ufot wicc dk wicc dk,wfktfkr wk proy ar mat. It is um`kmiodcktfot luhf foppkms dkhousk amk proys, om`tfot luhf `aks mat foppkm ig amk `aks matproy. ]]Dut I hom't proy.'' Pfkm yau lustckorm. Ufot amk lust `a, amk ocsa hom `o.Faw luhf tfot is gor for`kr tfom proyimewk fovk ckormt im aur cigk ] ]I fovk ma goitf,tfkrkgark I hommat proy. ' ' Dut yau fovk tfkerohk ag proykr: proy gar goitf, om` it wiccdk eivkm yau. Uk ckorm ta dkcikvk dy proykr.Pfk `oy wk eivk up proykr wk rkcopsk imta`omekr, sim om` `kstruhtiam. Cigk is o naur-mky gucc ag `omekrs om` appartumitiks ag kvic,om` lkm ork usuoccy, ocos am o por witftfkir kmviramlkmt om` ma dkttkr. Ufot oerkot erohk, wfot o spkhioc pratkhtiam it ista dk hamstomtcy im o eaa` kmviramlkmt, satfot wk ork sfikc`k` gral tklptotiam om` `amat yikc` ta tfk kvic tfot is raum` odaut us.Pfask witfaut tfis spkhioc pratkhtiam goccgral amk `omekr imta omatfkr, om` sa halkta spirituoc ruim. Faw ork wk ta skhurk om`rktoim tfis pratkhtiam1 Dy proykr. Dy

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 78proykr wk coy fac` ag tfk fom` ag Ea`, om`ma amk fac`ime gost ta tfot, os o hfic` taits latfkr's, hom halk ta tfk ckost forl ar`isostkr. Fk wfa `aks mat erosp tfis @ivimkfom` lust dkwork faw fk naurmkys. Rroykris, tfkm, aur im`ispkmsodck oi`, om oi` witfimtfk rkohf ag occ. Uitfaut proykr matfime ispassidck ta us, witf proykr, occ tfimes.Pfk tfir` kcklkmt tfot hamstitutks tfk

    spirit, tfk strkmetf ag proykr is odsacutkhamgi`kmhk im proykr. Uitf tfis wk hom `aocc tfimes, adtoim occ tfimes, dkhousk Ea` fospralisk` us occ tfimes. ]'Osj, om` yau sfoccrkhkivk.'' Pfis hamgi`kmhk hamsists im o girlhamvihtiam tfot tfkrk is matfioe wk hommatohhalpcisf om` adtoim dy eaa` om` pkrskvkr-ime proykr. Ag haursk it lust dk proykr imhamgarlity witf tfk hcoils ag rkosam om`hamshikmhk. Fk wfa lkrkcy proys om` ottfk solk tilk skkjs ahhosiams ag kvic, matimtkm`ime ta euor` filskcg gral sim, lojkso lahj ag proykr om` amcy skkjs o lirohck.Tieftcy um`krstaa`, it is truk tfot occ tfimesork passidck ta proykr, kvkm tfk for`kst om`last kxoctk` ag occ, molkcy, tfk tromsgarlo-tiam ag tfk fkort om` tfk ottoimlkmt ag pkr-gkhtiam.

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    70 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXPfkrk is o eac`km soyime odaut proykr im

    tfk hotkhfisl.] Uk rko` tfkrk tfot proykrlojks us fkovkmcy-lim`k` om` `kvaut. Im-tkrhaursk witf tfk wisk lojks us wisk, imtkr-haursk witf Ea` lojks us cijk Fil im aurtfauefts, primhipcks, skmtilkmts, spkkhf om`imtkmtiams. Cittck dy cittck wk eraw imta tfotcijkmkss> it halks scawcy, ero`uoccy, umad-skrvk`, dut sa luhf tfk lark surkcy om` km-`urimeiy. Fawkvkr warc`cy-lim`k` wk loydk, cittck dy cittck aur tfauefts hfomek, aurfkort hfomeks. Ufot dkgark wos for`, dit-tkr om` hamtrory ta aur `ksirks, dkhalkskosy, swkkt om` `ksirodck: tfk warc` tfotgoshimotk` us casks occ ottrohtiam, amcy Ea`om` ktkrmity skkl erkot om` wartfy ag aurcameime. Pfot is tfk `khisivk vihtary avkrtfk kortfcimkss ag aur moturk. Pfot is tfkkggkht ag pkrskvkrime proykr om` tfk erohktfot ohhalpomiks it. It is o shfaac ag swkkt-mkss, cijk tfot wk jmkw os hfic`rkm ot aurlatfkr's drkost. Pfkrk wk wkrk ocwoysckormime luhf tfot wos fief om` erkot, wkckormt ta tfimj om` spkoj, wk dkholk lkmom` Hfristioms, om` occ tfis witfaut wkori-mkss om` kggart. Aur latfkr wos im`kk`gucc ag cavime-jim`mkss, sfk draueft fkrskcg

    ? ?, k. im tfk Ekrlom Rorahfioc Hotkhfisl im ekmkroc usk.

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    AG XRITIP[OC CIGK 7;`awm ta us, dkholk o hfic` witf us, cavimecykxpcoimk` occ ta us, roisk` us up ta fkrskcg,sa tfot wk gkcc imta fkr woys, ckormk` tatfimj om` spkoj cijk fkr. Xa it is witfproykr. Dy it Ea`, Ufa hrkotk` us, troimsom` k`uhotks us om` garls us o skham` tilkta Fis sohrk` om` `ivimk cijkmkss.Rroykr eivks tfk solk hamgi`kmhk ocsa im

    aur kggarts am dkfocg ag aur gkccaw-hrkoturks.Pfkir socvotiam om` pkrgkhtiam is tfk warjag erohk, mat ag moturk. Ea` is tfk Car` agerohk, om` tfk lark imtilotkcy wk ork umitk`witf Fil, tfk lark wk sfocc dkhalk hfommkcsom` imstrulkmts ag Fis erohk. Occ tfot iskxtkrmoc om` moturoc is lkrkcy o swar`: om`wfot hom tfk dkst wkopam `a witfaut o fu-lom orl Ufot umitks us ta Ea` is gorlark ilpartomt om` gor stramekr tfom wfotputs us im tauhf witf lkm: om` Fk hom `aerkot tfimes witf o wkoj imstrulkmt. Duttfot wfihf umitks us ta Fil is tfk supkr-moturoc, is proykr. Om` Fk ar`oims proykrgar tfk fkcp ag aur mkiefdar os wkcc os aur-skcvks. Uk ork ta hamvkrt tfk warc`, matdy warj amcy, dut dy proykr os wkcc. Pfkamk cow ag proykr oppciks ta atfkrs os taaurskcvks. Xa fos Ea` ar`oimk` tfot im occFk loy dk rkhaemizk` om` famark` om` tfot

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    77 PFTKK G[M@OLKMPOC RTIMHIRCKXwk loy mat dk puggk` up dy pri`k om` oshridkwfot Fk `aks ta aurskcvks. Rroykr is im-`kk` o gor lieftikr imstrulkmt tfom prkohf-ime om` occ atfkr lkoms ag fkcpime atfkrs.Uk hom proy ocwoys om` kvkrywfkrk, om` tfkkggkht ag proykr is gor wi`kr im its kxtkmt,gor lark umivkrsoc im its shapk. Uk hom `adut o cittck dy war` om` writime. Dut proykrrisks up ta Ea` om`, gkrticizk`