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Dhtg ihr b Iragdm hd fgr Pgtargegdt.
Qgstgrmby gvgdadl @adb pfhdgm th bsk eg wfgtfgr A ohucm bttgdm
fgr Ibrgwgcc iudotahd. A whucm
fbvg chvgm th. @ut prgssadl oarouestbdogs mgoamgm htfgrwasg. At
wbs tfgd A mgoamgm A ohucm stacc
`g b pbrt hi ey mgbr iragdms aephrtbdt eacgsthdg ad caig `y
pgddadl mhwd b igw hi ey tfhulfts.
@adb bdm A egt bcehst tfarty ygbrs blh bt ey udocgs pcbog ad
Lfbtkhpbr ad 216?. Ad ibot sfg wbs
nust ebrragm. Macap bdm sfg obeg udbddhudogm hd b cbtg gvgdadl.
]fhsg mbys A wbs whrkadl bt
@BPO @ahegmaobc Lrhup bs b O_AP Zhhc Hiiaogr. At wbs Zrhi. E._.
Pglg wfh fbm thcm fgr th
eggt eg. _fg wbs pcbddadl th nhad @BPO bs b WLO Pgsgbrof
Bsshoabtg. _fg bcsh fbm bd hiigr
th nhad _AG_ ihr tgbofadl. _fg wbdtgm th kdhw ehrg b`hut @BPO bs
b whrk pcbog bs wgcc bs
masouss tfg prhs bdm ohrds hi tfg twh maiigrgdt strgbes,
tgbofadl vs rgsgbrof.
A eust sby A thhk bd adstbdt cakadl th fgr. \fbt struok eg wbs
tfbt sfg wbs saepcg,
strbalftihrwbrm watfhut bdy prgtgdsahds bdm vgry euof adtgrgstgm
ad rgsgbrof. Hdog sfg nhadgm
@BPO wg `gobeg ehrg ochsg, lht th kdhw gbof htfgr `gttgr bdm
ihudm wg fbm euof ad
oheehd. \g `gobeg ochsg iragdms bdm ohdtadugm th sfbrg tfg ups
bdm mhwds ad gbof htfgrs
cavgs. @adb mam dht ohdtadug ad @BPO, wgdt `bok th tgbofadl.
Zgrfbps mgstady fbm htfgr pcbds
ihr fgr bs bd adstatutahd `uacmgr, b tbsk sfg sgges th fbvg
boohepcasfgm watf lrgbt icbar, ad spatg
hi adtgreattgdt pgrshdbc bdm prhigssahdbc `httcgdgoks. Fgr fbrm
whrk, mgmaobtahd, pbtagdog bdm
pgrsastgdog fbvg iadbccy pbam hii. ]hmby LDOB_O spgbks ihr
atsgci. At obd bcsh `g igct irhe tfg
rgcuotbdog hi ebdblgegdt th rgcagvg fgr. ]fgy ohucmd't fbvg
paokgm b `gttgr pgrshd! A be surg
sfg wbs admggm tfg luamadl ihrog, bd advbcub`cg bssgt th tfg
tgbe, qubcaiagm, rgcab`cg, trustiuc,
udmgrstbdmadl, bdm b oheeattgm ehtavbthr. Fgr iragdmcadgss,
hpgd-fgbrtgm pgrshdbcaty bdm lhhm
dbturg eust fbvg fgcpgm th tamg hvgr ebdy maiiaouct satubtahds
muradl tfas maiiaouct lrhwtf pgrahm.
Dh mhu`t @adb, yhu fbm thuofgm ebdy cavgs bdm fbm b vgry
phsatavg adicugdog hd tfg obrggrs hi
ebdy stumgdts. @ut A be ehst fbppy tfbt cakg ebdy whegd ad
soagdog, shegfhw beam tfg
fu``u` hi ibeacy caig, yhu ihudm b wby th `bcbdog tfg
hitgd-ohepgtadl mgebdms hi whrk bdm
fheg. A tfhulft A sfhucm bcsh egdtahd b trbat hi @adbs wfaof A
be surg eust fbvg put fgr ad talft
ohrdgrs bdm ealft fbvg `ggd b obusg hi easudmgrstbdmadls. @adb
obd `g quatg ihrlgtiuc bt taegs.
A rgege`gr bd adoamgdt wfgrgad sfg fbm bskgm Macap th eggt fgr
bt @BPO Fhspatbc `us sthp, `ut
sfg wgdt bfgbm bdm lht mhwd bt Mbmbr sthp. ]fg iuddagst pbrt wbs
sfg rgege`grgm at euof
euof cbtgr. ]fg gdmadl Macap hdcy obd tgcc
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Ogrtbadcy tfas as b turdadl phadt ad yhur caig. A kdhw yhu brg
chhkadl ihrwbrm th at, gblgrcy
wbatadl th gxpchrg ehrg fhrazhds. Mgbr @adb, A trgbsurg yhur
iragdmsfap bdm tfbdk yhu ihr
advatadl eg. A tbkg tfas egehrb`cg hpphrtudaty th wasf yhu tfg
vgry `gst ad bcc yhur iuturg
gdmgbvhrs. A fhpg yhu dhw iadm taeg th pursug wfbt yhu mgsarg
bdm wfbt yhu fhcm ochsg th yhur
fgbrt.
Bs @gtty _uccavbd sbam, ]fgrg as b wfhcg dgw kadm hi caig bfgbm,
iucc hi gxpgragdogs nust wbatadl
th fbppgd. _heg obcc at "rgtargegdt." A obcc at `cass.
(]fas dhtg wbs ihr Mr. @adb, Zradoapbc hi b Eue`ba ohccglg, hd
fgr rgtargegdt bdm tfg ibrgwgcc
iudotahd fgcm hd 2-?-2=.)
