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Fs ifpnrtfsnmsgfp n abbe tgfma2 Ft fs spb`lm nibut tglsl enys ns fj nm fmmntl abbe nmehboobmdy rljlrrle tb ns n mbidl abnd jbr pbdftfhfnms wftg efjjlrlmt vflws. [nrtfsnmsgfp fs vflwle

ns n prbidlo wgfhg ifpnrtfsnmsgfp sbdvls. ‗Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ fs tb ‗rlnhg nhrbss tgl nfsdl‖ ‘ tb wbr`wftg plbpdl wgb ebm‖t tgfm` df`l ybu. Obrl prlssfmady, ft fs tb rlnhg nm narllolmt wftg tgbsl

plbpdl.Iut wgnt fj tgbsl plbpdl nrl wrbma2 Fs ft rlnddy n vfrtul tb hboprbofsl wftg fmefvfeunds

wgb nrl fmhbrrlht2 Fj ybu ildflvl tgbsl ybu efsnarll wftg nrl wrbma (ns ybu oust), wgy wbude ft

il n abbe tgfma tb wbr` wftg tglo2 Vbu oust, tb sbol elarll, ildflvl ft wbudem‖t il.Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fsm‖t n vfrtul wglm jbume iltwllm rfagt nme wrbma0 fm suhg nm narllolmt, bmdy

tgbsl wgb nrl wrbma ilmljft. Nme tb gldp ‗tgl wrbma‖ prbsplr hnmmbt il obrnd ‘ ft hnm bmdy il

foobrnd. Xb, rldntfvl tb ybur bwm jrnolwbr`, iy eljfmftfbm, tb il ifpnrtfsnm wftg tgbsl ybuefsnarll wftg oust il tb nht foobrnddy. Xb wgy fs ft spb`lm nibut sb gfagdy2 Nme fsm‖t

ifpnrtfsnmsgfp n sbolwgnt hbmjusfma nme hbmtrnefhtbry vndul2 [dlnsl mbtl tgnt F no mbt

qulstfbmfma tgl fopbrtnmhl nme vndul bj dfstlmfma tb plbpdl efjjlrlmt tgnm ybursldj ‘ rljusfma tbdfstlm tb btglrs fs n oncbr prbidlo, ns fs tgl rljusnd tb wbr` wftg btglrs. Oy pbfmt fs bm tgl

prbidlo bj tgl feln bj ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖, mbt lopntgy, ‗tgfm`fma butsfel tgl ibx‖, br tgl

wfddfmamlss bj plbpdl wftg efjjlrlmt felns tb hbol tbaltglr tb strf`l nm narllolmt. Oy hbmhlrm fs

wftg sbhflty‖s jbhusfma bm ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ vlrsus ‗hbooftolmt tb trutg‖, jbr tgbuag tgl slhbmelmtnfds tgl jfrst, tgl jfrst eblsm‖t mlhlssnrfdy lmtnfd tgl slhbme.

Ebls ifpnrtfsnmsgfp rljlr tb ‗tgl wfddfmamlss tb wbr` nme narll wftg efjjlrlmt

plrsplhtfvls‖2 Qgy fs tgfs n vfrtul2 Ilhnusl plbpdl mnturnddy efsnarll wftg plbpdl efjjlrlmt jrbotglo2 Iut nrl tglrl rlnddy plbpdl wgb, jbr mb obrl rlnsbm tgnm ilhnusl sbolbml fs efjjlrlmt

tgnm tglo, nrl umwfddfma, butrfagt, tb wbr` wftg tglo2 [lrsbmnddy, F `mbw dbts bj plbpdl wgb

efsnarll wftg bml nmbtglr, lvlm nenonmtdy, nme tgbuag tgly ony tgfm` tgl btglr fs wrbma, tgly

ebm‖t tgfm` tgnt tgly nrl wrbma cust ilhnusl tgly nrl efjjlrlmt, iut rntglr ilhnusl tgly gnvl nefjjlrlmt, nme wgnt tgly hbmsfelr wrbma, vflw. Nanfm, ft fsm‖t ilhnusl plbpdl nrl ‗efjjlrlmt‖ tgnt

sbolbml efsnarll wftg tglo sb ouhg ns tgly efsnarll wftg tglo ilhnusl tgly gnvl n ‗efjjlrlmt

vflw‖ ‘ wl spln` tbeny ns fj ‗ilfma efjjlrlmt‖ nme ‗gnvfma n efjjlrlmt vflw‖ nrl tgl snol tgfma,nme tgbuag sfofdnr, tgly nrl efstfmht. Nme, rlturmfma tb tgl onfm pbfmt, wgy fs ft fmglrlmtdy

vfrtubus tb wbr` wftg sbolbml, lvlm fj tgnt plrsbm fs wrbma2 Qbudem‖t ft il wrbma tb

hboprbofsl wftg sbolbml wgb fs wrbma, jbr fm n hboprbofsl iltwllm rfagt nme wrbma, hnm‖tbmdy ‗tgl wrbma‖ ilmljft2

Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs bmdy n vfrtul iltwllm abbes, sb iltwllm (plrhlfvle) wrbmas,

ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs wrbma. \mdlss, tgnt fs, ft fs fopbssfidl tb nhgflvl ‗sbol elarll bj abbe‖ wftgbutdlnrmfma tb wbr` wftg tgbsl wftg wgbo ybu efsnarll (nssuofma tgnt ‗tgl elarll bj abbe‖ fs

arlntlr tgnm tgl foobrndfty rlsudtfma jrbo hboprbofsfma wftg tgbsl wgb nrl wrbma). Iutwbudem‖t ft il lvlm ilttlr, nme obrnddy suplrfbr, tb nhgflvl tgnt snol ‗elarll bj abbe‖ wftgbut ifpnrtfsnmsgfp wftg tgbsl wgb nrl wrbma2 Glmhl, fsm‖t ft obrnddy rfagt tb nvbfe ifpnrtfsnmsgfp,

umtfd ndd btglr bptfbms gnvl illm trfle nme prbvlm tb jnfd2 Ub slttdl wftg n dlsslr abbe iljbrl

nttloptfma n arlntlr abbe fs tb nht foobrnddy, fsm‖t ft2 \mdlss, tgnt fs, tgl prbhlss bj nttloptfma

nme tryfma btglr wnys rlsudts fm n dbss bj tgl wny tgrbuag wgfhg plbpdl hbude nhgflvl ‗sbolelarll bj abbe‖. Iut gbw hbude wl `mbw umtfd wl trfle2 Ql‖e gnvl tb ‗nssuol‖ suhg wbude il

tgl hnsl iljbrl wl nhtunddy `mbw suhg fs tgl hnsl, wgfhg fs tb nht fm fambrnmhl nme but bj jlnr bj



nhfma foobrnddy. (Nme tgbuag F hnmmbt sny tgfs jbr surl, ft eblsm‖t sllo obrnd tb ol tb nht fm

fambrnmhl nme jlnr.)

Ql tlme tb sny n elnd fs ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ wglm bur pnrty ilmljfts obrl sb tgnm tgl btglr fm nmnarllolmt, nme wl sny ft fs n ‗hboprbofsl‖ wglm tgl btglr pnrty ilmljfts obrl sb tgnm burs. Ns

wl tlme tb hndd ‗rntfbmnd‖ wgnt wl narll wftg, wl tlme tb hndd ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ pbsftfbms nme elnds tgnt

bur ‗rntfbmnd‖ plrsplhtfvl ilmljfts obst jrbo. Jurtglrobrl, mb bml tgfm`s tgly nrl pnrtfsnm3 plbpdl tlme tb tgfm` wgnt tgly tgfm` fs rfagt (nme tb hboprbofsl bm wgnt fs rfagt fs tb nht

wrbmady, tb sbol elarll, lvlm fj tgnt nht fs sbolgbw mlhlssnry), sb tb ns` nmybml tb il

‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ fs tb ns` tglo tb narll wftg wgbo tgly efsnarll. Ugfs sllos fddbafhnd, nme rfagtdy sb.Obrl prlssfmady, tgfs sllos foobrnd ‘ n iltrnynd bj (plrhlfvle) trutg ‘ nme ft fs bjtlm fj mbt

ndwnys tgl hnsl tgnt tb ns` plbpdl tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ fs tb ns` tglo tb nht, rldntfvl tb tglfr

jrnolwbr`, foobrnddy. Ugly nrl bmdy wfddfma tb custfjy tgfs tb tglosldvls fj tgly vflw ft ns ‗tgl

bmdy wny‖ tb pnss n ifdd br tb alt sboltgfma ebml tgnt tgly ildflvl fs obrnddy abbe nme rfagt(njtlr tryfma ndd btglr bptfbms). Bmdy wglm plbpdl hbmhduel tgnt ‗tgl lme custfjfls tgl olnms‖ nrl

tgly wfddfma tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖, iut lvlm tglm, tgly hnm jlld foobrnd nibut tglfr elhfsfbm nme df`l

tgly slttdle jbr n ‗dlsslr abbe‖.

[lbpdl eb mbt jlld abbe nibut hboprbofsfma wftg wgnt tgly ildflvl fs wrbma. Ugbuag ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs hldlirntle ns n pbdftfhnd vfrtul, mb bml lxplrflmhls ft ns sboltgfma wbrtg

hldlirntfma. Ft fmglrlmtdy hbols wftg n jlldfma bj eljlnt. Nme tgfs fs wgy, wgfdl ft‖s hldlirntle, ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fsm‖t lxplrflmhle ns n hldlirntfbm. Lvlm wglm wl ildflvl ‗tgl lme custfjfls tgl

olnms‖, wl wfsg wl hbude gnvl jbume n ilttlr wny ‘ n wny tgnt wbude gnvl nhgflvle tgl snol

lme wftgbut tgl ‗foobrnd‖ olnms. Nme tgnt fs wgy wl ndd dbb` jbr wgnt fs plrhlfvle ns ‗pnrtfsnm‖

olnms iljbrl slttdfma bm nmy (plrhlfvle) ‗foobrnd‖ olnms. Ugfs sgbude mbt surprfsl us, iuthbmsfelrfma bur hurrlmt lopgnsfs bm ifpnrtfsnmsgfp, ft sllos tgnt ft ebls. Ql hldlirntl ft ns n

vfrtul, iut plrgnps wl hrlntl tgfs (lopty) obrndfty mbt sb ouhg ilhnusl wl wnmt tb wbr` wftg

plbpdl wl efsnarll wftg, iut fm brelr tb hbmvfmhl tgbsl wl efsnarll wftg tb hbol bvlr tb bursfel.

Ilhnusl ft wbude il tgl rfagt tgfma tb eb.

Ft wbude il ifpnrtfsnm.Ft wbude il obrnd.

(Yldntfvl tb bur jrnolwbr`, tgbuag foobrnd rldntfvl tb tglfrs.

(Ndd wgfdl ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs prnfsle iy lvlrybml ns ‗abbe‖.)

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Ns Mfltzshgl neobmfsgle, ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs nmbtglr fmstnmhl wglrl obrndfty fs usle jbr pbwlr, jbr hgnmafma plbpdl wgb wl efsnarll wftg fmtb plbpdl wftg wgb nrl df`l us. Ql usl tgl

pgrnsl ns nm fmstruhtfbm bm btglrs, mbt bm bursldvls. Fm bur ofmes, wl nrl ndwnys ifpnrtfsnm, jbr

wl nrl ndwnys wfddfma tb narll wftg plbpdl wgb nrl efjjlrlmt jrbo us wgb gbde tgl snol vflwswl eb. Ql nrl ndwnys, ns wgftls, wfddfma tb narll wftg Dntfmbs wgb vflw tgl wbrde tgl snol wny

wl eb, ns wl nrl ndwnys, ns Dfilrnds, wfddfma tb narll wftg Hbmslrvntfvls wgb nshlmt tb Dfilrnd

felns. Glmhl, wl nrl ndd, tb bursldvls, ‗rlnsbmnidl‖0 wglm wl tldd btglrs tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖, wlebm‖t rlndfzl wl nrl ilfma sldj-hlmtlrle ilhnusl ft sbumes [durndfstfh, iut tgnt fs prlhfsldy wgnt

wl nrl ilfma. Ft‖s sfofdnr tb wglm wl tldd plbpdl tb ‗dbb` nt gfstbry‖ ‘ tgfs pgrnsl olnms ‗rlne

gfstbry df`l F eb‖ (tgl npplnd tb biclhtfvfty fs onrrfle tb suiclhtfvfty).



Ugl hbopdnfmt tgnt ‗plbpdl ebm‖t `mbw gfstbry‖ fs lvlrywglrl tglsl enys, hbmstnmtdy

hgnmtle iy plbpdl wgb ebm‖t `mbw gfstbry. Jbr mb bml, trudy `mbws gfstbry, jbr gfstbry fs jnr tbb

vnst nme hbopdlx jbr nmy bml plrsbm tb lmtfrldy `mbw (tgbuag bml sgbudem‖t stbp lmelnvbrfma tb`mbw ft). Fm snyfma ‗plbpdl ebm‖t `mbw gfstbry‖, wl nrl nhtunddy snyfma ‗plbpdl ebm‖t tgfm` df`l

ol‖0 df`lwfsl, wglm wl sny ‗plbpdl nrl pnrtfsnm‖, wl nrl ndsb snyfma ‗plbpdl ebm‖t tgfm` df`l

ol‖. Ql gfel tglsl wbres ilgfme vfrtuls df`l ‗`mbwfma gfstbry‖ nme ‗ilfma ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖, iutrlnddy, ilgfme tgl dbjty wbres, tglrl fs n elsfrl tb on`l btglrs hbmjbro. Nme ylt wl bjtlm usl

suhg pgrnsls bm plbpdl wgb wl ildflvl wnmt lvlrybml tb hbmjbro tb ilfma df`l tglo.

Qgnt ybu cueal fs wgnt ybu ilhbol.Fm sbol wnys, ft sllos tb il n arlnt pbdftfhnd strntlay tb on`l ‗tgl btglr sfel‖ hbol bjj

ns frrntfbmnd nme stuiibrm sb tgnt n pnrty hnm nht frrntfbmnd nme stuiibrm nme hndd ft ‗mlhlssnry‖ ‘

sb tgnt n pnrty hnm sny ‗wl wfsg wl efem‖t gnvl tb nht tgfs wny, iut wl gnvl mb hgbfhl‖ (nme sb

hbol bjj ns gnvfma n obrnd nme rntfbmnd hbmshfbus). Ns`fma tgl btglr sfel tb il ifpnrtfsnm fs tbfopdy tgl btglr sfel fs pnrtfsnm, nme glmhl stuiibrm nme frrntfbmnd. Nutbontfhnddy, tglm, ybu nrl

custfjfle fm nmy stuiibrm nme frrntfbmnd nhtfvfty tgnt ybu ony hnrry but (jbr, njtlr ndd, ybu gnvl mb

hgbfhl ‘ dbb` nt wgb ybu wlrl wbr`fma wftg). Vbu wnmtle tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖, iut tgl btglr sfel

cust wnsm‖t wfddfma.Iut nanfm, wgnt ebls ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ lvlm olnm2 Hboprbofsl2 Iut wgy wbude ybu

hboprbofsl wgnt ybu tgfm` fs trul2 Ub hboprbofsl wftg wgnt ybu tgfm` fs wrbma hnm bmdy il tbnht wrbmady ‘ tb hboprbofsl (lsplhfnddy iljbrl ybu ebm‖t tgfm` ft fs nisbdutldy mlhlssnry fm

brelr tb nhgflvl nm nisbdutldy mlhlssnry lme) wbude il tb nht foobrnddy, jbr ft wbude il n

iltrnynd bj trutg. \mdlss ybu ebm‖t rlnddy tgfm` wgnt ybu ildflvl fs trul, iut wgy tglm wbude ybu

ildflvl ft2 [lrgnps ybu nrl wfddfma tb il ifpnrtfsnm ilhnusl ybu nh`mbwdleal tgnt ybu nrl guonmnme glmhl prbml tb ofsumelrstnme sftuntfbms, iut mbtl tglm tgnt ybur rlnsbm jbr ilfma ifpnrtfsnm

fs rbbtle fm nm nhhlptnmhl bj ybur jnddfifdfty. Ft fs, fm btglr wbres, rbbtle fm n mlantfvl. Glmhl, tb

il ifpnrtfsnm fs tb neoft sboltgfma mlantfvl nibut ybursldj, tgbuag tgnt fsm‖t tb sny tgfssgbudem‖t il nh`mbwdleale3 oy pbfmt fs tgnt tb ns` plbpdl tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖, sllfma tgnt ft

rlqufrls nh`mbwdleafma jnddfifdfty nme nhhlptfma wgnt n plrsbm ildflvls fs wrbma, fsm‖t vlry

obtfvntfma. Nme jurtglrobrl, gbw eb ybu `mbw ybu‖rl wrbma2 Vls, ybu ofagt il jnddfidl, iut fteblsm‖t jbddbw jrbo tgfs tgnt ybu nrl mlhlssnrfdy wrbma. Jrbo n slmsl bj guofdfty (nme ndsb jrbo

n pdnhl bj trutg, sfmhl guonms nrl fmelle jnddfidl), ybu ony, foobrnddy, il snhrfjfhfma tgl trul jbr

tgl wrbma. Nme wgy ebls ft jbddbw tgnt tgbsl wftg wgbo ybu efsnarll mlhlssnrfdy gbde sbol

trutg tgnt ybu wbude anfm tgrbuag hboprbofsl2 Hbudem‖t ft il tgnt ibtg Ylpuidfhnms nmeElobhrnts nrl wrbma2 Fj sb, mb hboprbofsl iltwllm tglo wbude eb nmy abbe ‘ ft wbudem‖t

on`l lftglr sfel obrl rfagt. [lrgnps Elobhrnts mlle tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ wftg Dfilrtnrfnms, mbt

Ylpuidfhnms2 Br vfhl-vlrsn2 Cust ilhnusl twb arbups hboprbofsl eblsm‖t olnm, mlhlssnrfdy,tgnt tgl twb arbups nrl mbw obrl ‗trul‖. Glmhl, tb tldd twb arbups tb il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ fs tb tldd tgl

twb tgnt sboltgfma pbsftfvl hnm il anfmle iy wbr`fma wftg wgb tgly plrhlfvl fs wrbma (wgfhg

hnmmbt il aunrnmtlle), nme tgnt tgly sgbude nht fm suhg n wny tgnt nsslmts tb tglfr jnddfifdfty. Hbmsfelrfma tgfs, ft fs mbt surprfsfma tgnt sb jlw nht ifpnrtfsnm, lvlm tgbuag ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs glde

fm suhg gfag lstllo.

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N jlw obrl tgbuagts bm wgy ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ fs n jnudty nme prbidlontfh (fj mbt

hbopdltldy usldlss) feln(d) iljbrl hdbsfma tgfs wbr`.



Ql spln` ns fj tgl abvlrmolmt ‗alts mbtgfma ebml‖ ilhnusl ft rljusls tb il

ifpnrtfsnmsgfp0 wl nht ns fj ndd bur prbidlos wfdd il sbdvle fj pnrtfsnm pbdftfhs hnol tb nm lme.

Mbt bmdy fs tgfs prbinidy mbt trul ‘ ns nraule hbmvfmhfmady iy Cbmntgnm Ynuhg fm gfsAbvlrmolmt‖s Lme ‘ iut ft on`ls us ildflvl tgnt ft fs ‗btglrs‖ wgb nrl tgl prbidlo. Jbr lvlrybml

wgb efsnarlls wftg us nme wgb wbm‖t hgnmal tglfr vflws fs mlhlssnrfdy pnrtfsnm (nt dlnst jrbo

bur pbfmt bj vflw), nme tgfs fs ilhnusl wl gnvl illm hbmvfmhle iy bur vflw tgnt bur vflw fs trul,nme glmhl, tb us, ft fs mlhlssnrfdy tgl obst hbmvfmhfma nrauolmt. Hbmslqulmtdy, tgbsl wgb

efsnarll wftg us oust, mlhlssnrfdy, rljusl tb hbmjbro tb tgl obst hbmvfmhfma nrauolmt. Nme tgnt

fs pnrtfsnmsgfp ‘ tgnt fs tb nht df`l nm felbdbaul.Neeftfbmnddy, ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ eblsm‖t wbr` wldd ns n vndul ilhnusl wgnt n afvlm plrsbm

eljfmls ns n ‗ifpnrtfsnm nht‖ fs rldntfvl ‘ tglrl fs mb narlle bm stnmenre (prlhfsldy ilhnusl tglrl

fsm‖t ifpnrtfsnmsgfp). Ub tgl Dfilrnd, n ‗ifpnrtfsnm nht‖ fs jbr n Hbmslrvntfvl tb suppbrt nibrtfbm,

wgfdl jbr n Dfilrnd tb mbt suppbrt tgl Hdlnm Nfr Nht fs nm ‗nht bj iltrnynd nanfmst bur hgfderlm‖,ylt tgl dntlr tb n Hbmslrvntfvl wbude il ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖. Nme wgb‖s tb sny wgfhg fs wgfhg2 [lrgnps

sbol Dfilrnds wbude sfel wftg tgl Hbmslrvntfvl eljfmftfbm bml tfol nme mbt tgl mlxt, nme

plrgnps jbur Hbmslrvntfvls wbude sfel wftg tgl Dfilrnd eljfmftfbm tgfs tfol wgfdl n gumerle

btglrs efem‖t, nme sb bm. Ft‖s rnmebo. [lrgnps sbol wbude sny tgnt n ‗ifpnrtfsnm nht‖ fs wglmHbmslrvntfvls nme Dfilrnds ibtg alt gndj bj wgnt tgly wnmt, iut ebm‖t Dfilrtnrfnms nme Arllm

[nrty oloilrs ibtg rlhlfvl mbtgfma but bj suhg nm narllolmt2 Nme wgb hnrls fj Dfilrnds nmeHbmslrvntfvls ibtg alt ‗gndj bj wgnt tgly wnmt‖ bm n ifdd tgnt fs lmtfrldy ine jbr tgl hbumtry2

[lrgnps wglm n plrsbm snys ‗wl mlle tb il ifpnrtfsnm‖, tgl plrsbm fs snyfma ‗plbpdl mlle

tb dfstlm tb tgl trutg‖, iut ‗tgl trutg‖ fs wgnt tgnt plrsbm ildflvls fs trul. Fj tgl plrsbm almufmldy

wnmts lvlrybml tb ‗hboprbofsl‖ nme ‗rlnhg nhrbss tgl nfsdl‖, tgl plrsbm olnms tb sny ‗wl sgbudendd narll bm wgnt wbr`s‖, nme sb tb tgl spln`lr‖s sldj, gl br sgl gns n vlry rlnsbmnidl rlqulst.

Iut lvlrybml ildflvls tgly nrl rlqulstfma tgl snol tgfma ‘ jbr lvlrybml tb narll bm ‗wgnt

wbr`s‖ ‘ nme bmdy sbolbml wgb wns nm felbdbaul br pnrtfsnm wbude rljusl tb eb ‗wgnt wbr`s‖. Mb bml lxplrflmhls tglfr felbdbay ns nm ‗felbdbay‖, iut ns ‗tgl trutg‖ nme/br ‗wgnt wbr`s‖.

Hbmslqulmtdy, wglm bppbsfma sfels ns` bml nmbtglr tb ‗eb wgnt wbr`s‖, tgly sny ‗jbddbw oy

felbdbay‖ nme rlnddy ebm‖t ildflvl tgly nrl ilfma nm felbdbaul, iut tgl btglr sfel mlhlssnrfdylxplrflmhls tgl rlqulst ns snyfma ‗tgfm` df`l us‖, wgfhg fs n pnrtfsnm nme felbdbaul nht. Glmhl,

bppbsfma sfels ndwnys lxplrflmhl bml nmbtglr‖s npplnds tb ‗hboprbofsl‖ ns ‗gfeelm

pnrtfsnmsgfp‖, nme sb arbw fm hymfhfso nme n jlldfma tgnt tgl btglr sfel fs felbdbafhnd, pnrtfsnm,

nme umwfddfma tb hboprbofsl. Lxplrflmhl mlhlssnrfdy hbmjfros tgl prlofsl tgnt ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fselne‖ ‘tgl hbmhlpt bj ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ fs suhg tgnt ft mnturnddy dlnes tb tgfs lme ‘ tgnt‖s wgy ft‖s n

pbbr vndul.

Ugl Dfilrnd ildflvls tgnt ft fs ‗trul‖ tgnt wldjnrl wbr`s, nme jbr tgl Hbmslrvntfvl tbefsnarll wftg tgfs fs jbr gfo br glr tb efsnarll wftg wgnt fs trul ‘ ft fs tb il stuiibrm ‘ nme tgl

snol hnm il snfe vfhl-vlrsn. Neeftfbmnddy, sfmhl ft fs ‗trul‖ tgnt wldjnrl wbr`s, tgnm bm tgl fssul

bj wldjnrl, ft fs tgl Hbmslrvntfvl wgb mlles tb narll wftg tgl Dfilrnd. Iut bj hbursl, tglHbmslrvntfvl slls ft ns tgl lxnht bppbsftl3 ft fs ‗trul‖ tgnt wldjnrl eblsm‖t wbr`, nme sb ft fs tgl

Dfilrnd wgb mlles tb hgnmal gfs br glr vflw ‘ tb mbt eb sb fs tb il ‗stuiibrm‖ nme/br ‗pnrtfsnm‖.

Yldntfvl tb wgnt tgl twb sfels ildflvl fs trul, wgnt hbmstftutls ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ hgnmals, nme ft fsmlhlssnrfdy tgl btglr sfel wgb fs ‗pnrtfsnm‖ nme rljusfma tb hbmjbro tb rlndfty. Ub tgl Dfilrnd, n

‗ifpnrtfsnm nht‖ fs jbr tgl Hbmslrvntfvl tb narll wftg Dfilrndfso, wgfdl tgl eljfmftfbm bj n

‗ifpnrtfsnm nht‖ jbr tgl Hbmslrvntfvl fs tgl lxnht bppbsftl3 tgl umelrstnmefmas hbmtrnefht,

mlantfma ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ ns nm ljjlhtfvl vndul.



Ft sgbude il mbtle tgnt, nt ilst, tgl pbdftfhfnm fs ndwnys almufmldy fm n stntl bj ‗nibut tb

hboprbofsl‖. Fm gfs br glr ofme, ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs sboltgfma tgl pbdftfhnd fs ndwnys lnalr jbr nme

‗nibut tb lmanal fm‖0 glmhl, tgl pbdftfhfnm eblsm‖t ildflvl bj gfs br glr sldj tb il pnrtfsnm. Yntglr,tgl pbdftfhfnm fs sfopdy lmanafma fm bml fssul njtlr tgl btglr tgnt fs ‗hruhfnddy fopbrtnmt‖, nme sb

nm fssul tgnt tglrl hnm il mb hboprbofsl bvlr. Ft‖s cust tbb fopbrtnmt. Bm tgl btglr gnme, plrgnps

ft fs tgl hnsl tgl Elobhrnts nme Ylpuidfhnms hboprbofsl bvlr onmy ifdds tgnt tgl puidfh mlvlrglnrs nibut3 ft‖s bmdy tgl ifa ifdds tgnt Nolrfhnms pny nttlmtfbm tb, nme sb tgl puidfh fs wnthgfma

bvlr tgl ifdds wglrl Elobhrnts nme Ylpuidfhnms nrl obst df`ldy tb jlld tgnt tgly hnm‖t

‗hboprbofsl‖ wftgbut puttfma tgl juturl bj tgl hbumtry nt rfs`. Ugfs hbmtrfiutls tb tgl puidfh‖sjlldfma tgnt ndd tgl pbdftfhfnms nrl stuiibrm nme felbdbafhnd.

Dnstdy, plrgnps wglm ft fs snfe tgnt ‗plbpdl mlle tb il ifpnrtfsnm‖, wgnt fs olnmt fs tgnt

‗plbpdl mlle tb il biclhtfvl‖. Bj hbursl, mb bml ildflvls tgly efem‖t biclhtfvldy hgbbsl wgnt

tgly ildflvl, nme sb snyfma tgfs bmdy tldds pbdftfhfnms tb ildflvl wgnt tgly ndrlney ildflvl nme tgnttgbsl wgb efsnarll nrl dlttfma suiclhtfvfty alt tgl ilst bj tglo. Gbwlvlr, ‗plbpdl mlle tb il

biclhtfvl‖ fs nt dlnst hdbslr tb tgl vndul wgfhg fs hdlnrlr nme suplrfbr tb ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖, nme

jrnm`dy, ft fs tgl vndul jrbo wgfhg ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ elrfvls vndul fj ft gns nmy nt ndd. Frbmfhnddy, ft

fs tgl vndul tgnt fj umelrstbbe ns obrl fopbrtnmt tgnm ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖, n abvlrmolmt tgnt‗rlnhgls nhrbss tgl nfsdls‖ nhtunddy ilhbols obrl df`ldy.

FZ

Fm n hboprbofsl iltwllm rfagt nme wrbma, bmdy tgl wrbma ilmljfts. Qglm tgl rfagt fs

ifpnrtfsnm wftg tgl wrbma, tgl wrbma fs trlntle df`l ft fs rfagt, wgfhg hnusls hbmjusfbm nmeudtfontldy enonals wgnt fs rfagt. Nme sfmhl mb bml gbdes n vflw tgnt tgly tgfm` fs wrbma (jbr fj n

plrsbm tgfm`s sboltgfma tgly tgfm` ofagt il wrbma, tgly tgfm` tgly nrl rfagt tb tgfm` tgnt tgfs

prlofsl ofagt il wrbma), lvlrybml oust ildflvl tgnt tgbsl wgb tgfm` efjjlrlmtdy tgnm tglo nrltgbsl wftg wgbo tb nht ifpnrtfsnm wftg wbude il tb nht fm suhg n wny tgnt tgl wrbma ilmljfts.

Nme sb tb ns` tglo tb il ifpnrtfsnm fs tb ns` tglo tb nht ‗wrbmady‖ ‘ tb ilmljft tgl wrbma. Ugfs fs

n rlnsbm wgy tb strlss ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs tb wnstl tfol.Urutg sgbude il strlssle fmstlne.

Lvlm tgbuag plbpdl efsnarll bm wgnt hbmstftutls trutg, tb ‗sll` trutg‖ fs umebuitledy tb

‗nht rfagt‖.

H.X. Dlwfs bmhl wrbtl tgnt fj ybu put tgfmas jfrst, ybu anfm slhbme tgfmas ndsb, iut fj ybu put slhbme tgfmas jfrst, ybu dbsl ibtg. Iy strlssfma ifpnrtfsnmsgfp ns n prloflrl vndul, wl gnvl

dbst ifpnrtfsnmsgfp nme trutg (ns n vndul) gns illm rlpdnhle iy bpfmfbm. Frbmfhnddy, fj trutg wns tgl

prloflrl vndul, wl‖e gnvl obrl ifpnrtfsnmsgfp ns wldd. Qgnt hbmhlrms ol fs tgnt wl tnd` bj ifpnrtfsnmsgfp ns fj ft fs fmmntldy vndunidl, nme F ildflvl tbeny wl (lopgnsfzl) ifpnrtfsnmsgfp jbr

ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖s sn`l, hboprbofsl jbr hboprbofsl‖s sn`l. F ebm‖t olnm tb fopdy tglrl fs mb

vndfefty br abbe fm ifpnrtfsnmsgfp3 oy hrftfqul fs tgnt ft fsm‖t fmmntldy abbe nme tgnt ft fs prbml tbhnusl arlnt hbmjusfbm, tb efstrnht bur jbhus, tb il usle nanfmst bppbmlmts jbr pbdftfhnd anfm, tb il

usle iy pbdftfhfnms tb suplrjfhfnddy sntfsjy tgl olefn vfn ‗npplnrnmhls bj wbr`fma tbaltglr‖, nme

tb lvlm stbp abbe nhtfbm ilhnusl ft eblsm‖t dbb` ‗ifpnrtfsnm lmbuag‖. Ft fs tgl wrbma prloflrlvndul3 ‗trutg‖ fs tgl jfrst tgfma tgnt sgbude ab jfrst, jrbo wgfhg slhbme tgfmas wfdd jbddbw.

Qglm ifpnrtfsnmsgfp nhgflvls abbe, ft ebls sb ilhnusl ft ndfams wftg (biclhtfvl) trutg ‘

wftg wgnt nhtunddy fs abbe jbr tgl hbumtry. Lvlrybml efsnarlls wftg wgnt hbmstftutls ‗tgl abbe‖,

iut nt dlnst iy hdnrfjyfma tgnt tgl rbdl bj pbdftfhs fs tb eltlrofml wgnt fs tgl biclhtfvl ‗abbe‖ pnst



nme tgrbuag ndd tgl hbopltfma, suiclhtfvl felns nibut wgnt hbmstftutls ft ‘ rntglr tgnm tb nhgflvl

‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ ‘ tglrl wfdd il n gfaglr df`ldfgbbe tgnt wl hbol hdbslr tb ‗tgl abbe‖ tgnm jurtglr.

Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs obrl df`ldy tb jdbw jrbo trutg tgnm trutg tb jdbw jrbo ifpnrtfsnmsgfps3 iyhdnrfjyfma nme jbhusfma bm tgl prbplr abnd, wl frbmfhnddy ilhbol ilttlr lqufpple tb nhgflvl tgl

vndul wl elsfrl tb nhgflvl mbw.

Ql ebm‖t mlle ifpnrtfsnmsgfp sb ouhg ns wl mlle trutg. Ql mlle ‗wgnt fs tgl hnsl‖(wgntlvlr ft onyil). Ql mlle n hboobm hbooftolmt tb ‗tgl hnsl‖, nme jrbo tgfs, ifpnrtfsnmsgfp

wfdd jbddbw (wftgbut lvlm mlhlssnrfdy ilfma hnddle suhg). Iut wglm ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs tgl abnd, ndd

fs dbst. ‗Qgnt fs tgl hnsl‖ sgbude il wgnt tgl sbhflty hglrfsgls nme rnfsls gfag bm n pdntjbro, mbt ifpnrtfsnmsgfp. Bj hbursl, lvlrybml ildflvls tglfr vflw bj rlndfty fs, fm jnht, ‗tgl hnsl‖, iut fm

rnfsfma ‗tgl nhtund hnsl‖ ns tgl suprlol vfrtul nme abnd, tgl sbhflty wfdd ndsb tlnhg nme prnfsl tgl

‗afvfma up‖ bj bml‖s feln bj n sftuntfbm jbr wgnt nhtunddy hbmstftutls rlndfty. Hurrlmtdy, wl dfvl fm

n sbhflty tgnt vnduls ‗tgl rfagt tb nm bpfmfbm‖, wglm ft sgbude vndul ‗afvfma up nm bpfmfbm jbr tgltrutg‖. Mbt jbr nmbtglr bpfmfbm, iut jbr tgl trutg, wgntlvlr tgnt ofagt il. Ygltbrfh suhg ns ‗wl

gnvl n rfagt tb nm bpfmfbm‖ gns mbt gldple us nhgflvl tgfs abnd, nme fm jnht, gns gurt bur

elvldbpolmt. Qbrsl ylt, tgbsl wgb hgnmal tglfr ofmes nrl hnddle ‗jdfp-jdbpplrs‖ nme obh`le iy

bppbmlmts jbr mbt rlndfzfma sbbmlr tgnt tgly wlrl wrbma.Bpfmfbms sgbude il vndule dlss tglm trutg (tgbuag bj hbursl trutg fs rlnhgle tgrbuag n

prbhlss bj bpfmfbms wgfhg nrl tb hgnmal upbm nrrfvfma nt trutg), nme tgl vndufma bj ifpnrtfsnmsgfpsgbude il rlpdnhle wftg tgl vndufma bj trutg. \mtfd tglm, tglrl wfdd il mb ‗wbr`fma tbaltglr‖ ‘

tglrl wfdd il bmdy hnops rljrnfmfma jrbo nhtfma fm n wny tgnt tgly ildflvl fs foobrnd ‘ hnops

tgnt rlsfst turmfma nanfmst (wgnt tgly ildflvl) fs trul ‘ ndd wgfdl lmhburnafma btglrs tb il

‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ nme narll wftg tglo. Ql ebm‖t mlle n sbhflty tgnt vnduls ifpnrtfsnmsgfp, iut nhudturl tgnt vnduls tgl trutg nme narllolmt bm tgnt trutg, mbt ilhnusl ft fs abbe tb hboprbofsl,

iut ilhnusl ft fs abbe tb nh`mbwdleal tgl trutg nme tb hbmjbro tb ft, ilhnusl tgl trutg fs wgnt

slts us jrll ‘ jrll jrbo fddusfbm tb dfvl jbr wgnt fs trudy abbe. Ft fs tgus abbe tb snhrfjfhl bpfmfbmjbr trutg.

Fj nm lmtfrl sbhflty fs ifpnrtfsnm iut ft hboprbofsls iltwllm twb wrbmas (br iltwllm

rfagt nme wrbma), tgl sbhflty eblsm‖t ilmljft. Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp eblsm‖t mlhlssftntl prbsplrfty.Gbwlvlr, fj n sbhflty rljusls tb hboprbofsl, fs wfddfma tb narll, nme fs hboofttle tb tgl trutg,

tgl sbhflty hnm tgrfvl. Hboprbofsl hnm bhhur fm tgl pursuft bj trutg, iut mbt ilhnusl ft fs n vfrtul

fm nme bj ftsldj, iut ilhnusl ft hnm il n olnms jbr rlndfzfma tgl trutg. Iy hdnrfjyfma bur vnduls nme

on`fma trutg tgl prloflrl vndul, wl pusg nwny tgl hbmjusfma (fj mbt usldlss) hbmstruhts tgnthnusl us tb ofsumelrstnme wgnt fs nt tgl hbrl bj efsnarllolmt. Ft fsm‖t pnrtfsnmsgfp, iut efjjlrlmt

felns bj trutg.

Fj ‗eltlrofmfma trutg‖ fs tgl rbdl bj Ylpuidfhnms nme Elobhrnts, ft ilhbols hdlnrlr wgnt‖snt tgl glnrt bj tgl efsnarllolmt (vlrsus hymfhnd obtfvls, pnrtfsnmsgfp, dbiiyfst fmjdulmhl, lth.),

iut fj ‗wbr`fma tbaltglr‖ fs tgl rlspbmsfifdfty bj pbdftfhnd pnrtfls, ft fs fopdfle tgly ebm‖t nme

wbm‖t narll, wgfhg mlhlssnrfdy trlnts pbdftfhfnms ns stuiibrm, hdbsle-ofmele, felbdbaul, nme irb`lm (nme sb wl sgbudem‖t il surprfsle tgnt tgfs fs wgnt wl tgfm` bj tglo). ‗Ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖

mlhlssnrfdy trlnts Ylpuidfhnms nme Elobhrnts ns fj tgly wbm‖t hgnmal tglfr vflws0 njtlr ndd, tglrl

hnmmbt trudy il ‗ifpnrtfsnmsgfp‖ iltwllm plbpdl wgb narll. Ylpuidfhnms nrlm‖t ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ wftgbml nmbtglr ‘ tgly narll ‘ nme ft fs tgfs `fme bj hfvfd narllolmt tgnt sgbude il tgl abnd bj

Elobhrnts nme Ylpuidfhnms. Iut umfmtlmtfbmnddy, ft fsm‖t, nme fm ifpnrtfsnmsgfp, lvlm wglm

Elobhrnts nme Ylpuidfhnms eb narll, tglrl fs n slmsl fm wgfhg tgly nrl stfdd pnrtfsnm prlhfsldy



ilhnusl tgly nrl ilfma ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ ‘ tgl wbre ‗ifpnrtfsnm‖ olnms ‗twb pnrtfsnmsgfps‖ obrl sb

tgnm ‗mb pnrtfsnmsgfp‖ nt ndd.

Qglrl bpfmfbms nrl glde ns rfagts nme ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs prlslmtle ns n (jndsl, pbwlr-arniifma) vfrtul, trutg wfdd il jbrabttlm, nme tgl sbhflty wfdd sujjlr. Nme wglrl ifpnrtfsnmsgfp fs

vndule, tglrl oust ndwnys il efsnarllfma hnops ‘ fj tglrl wlrlm‖t, tglrl hbudem‖t il twb arbups

tb hboprbofsl nme il ifpnrtfsnm. Iut fm tgl sbhflty wglrl trutg fs vndule, tglrl fs tgl pbssfifdftybj umfty ‘ tgl hnops hnm il bml nme vftrlbus. Ugly hnm narll.

Uglrl fs gbpl.

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