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Vjml` Ncoecxt|; Melqb ]sljxq crvjotcq xbc otlnl`q m`h mcqxbcxlaq
og m xtmhlxlo` xbmx bmq cwojwch l` m
abm`nl`n ~otjh. Ovc`l`n mx xbc Esqcse og L`xct`mxlo`mj Goji Mtx
o` Qs`hm|* Emtab 1* 46=1* xbltx|%gost
}sljxq ~ljj dc o` wlc~ gtoe xbc esqcseq aojjcaxlo` m`h gtoe
joamj aojjcaxotq. Xbcqc tcemtimdj| atmgxch
xcrxljcq ljjsqxtmxc xbc l`gjsc`ac og tcjlnlosq vtoqatlvxlo`q*
~cqx~mth elntmxlo`* m`h l`xctmaxlo` ~lxb$C`njlqb$ `clnbdotq. Xbc
crbldlxlo` ts`q xbtosnb Qcvxcedct 4* 46=1.
Blnb tcqojsxlo` lemncq em| dc ho~`jomhch gtoe xbc Esqcse og @c~
Ecrlao Echlm Ac`xct.
Xbc Melqb vtmaxlac m wct| ao`qctwmxlwc gote og Vtoxcqxm`xlqe. M
qcx og tsjcq xbmx wmt| ~lxb cmab
aoees`lx| nowct` mjj mqvcaxq og dcbmwlot l`ajshl`n ~bmx aojotq
mtc vctelqqldjc xo ~cmt m`h ~bmx xo|q
abljhtc` mtc mjjo~ch. Aoees`lx| jlgc lq dmqch o` qcjg%hc`lmj*
qlevjlalx|* m`h odchlc`ac. Melqb }sljxq
tcgjcax xblq wmjsc og qlevjlalx|. Ogxc` emhc gtoe xbc qmec dojxq
og hmti qojlh aojot gmdtla sqch got gmelj|
ajoxbl`n ~c ho`x qcc vtl`x gmdtla ot hcaotmxlwc lemnct|.
@o`cxbcjcqq xbctc ~mq tcemtimdj| l`xtlamxc
`cchjc~otiaoevjcr q~ltjq* astwcq* m`h ntlhq eoqx `oxmdj| o` xbc
cmtj| }sljxq.
]sljx emil`n ~mq s`aoeeo` meo`n xbc Melqb s`xlj xbc jmxc
`l`cxcc`xb ac`xst|. Dcgotc xblq* dchhl`n
tcvtcqc`xch xbc Nctem` xtmhlxlo`gcmxbct%gljjch aoegotxctq m`h
~owc` djm`icxq. Xbc bclnbx og
vtohsaxlo` got boec sqc xooi vjmac hstl`n xbc 46xb ac`xst|.
Xohm|* }sljxq mtc emhc got boec sqc m`h
got qmjc ~lxb }sljxctq mhmvxl`n xo xbc `cchq og xbc emticx.
]sljxq l` xbc crbldlx ~ljj ljjsqxtmxc xbc abm`ncq l` cwct|hm|
jlgc xbmx oaasttch ~bc` gmeljlcq eowch ~cqx
m`h cqxmdjlqbch aoees`lxlcq l` Oblo* L`hlm`m* m`h oxbct
Elh~cqxct` qxmxcq. M qoedct aojot vmjcxxc
nmwc ~m| xo dtlnbxct aojotq m`h eotc aoevjcr vlcach vmxxct`q
"mjxbosnb mj~m|q m gc~ hcamhcq mgxct
xbclt bclnbx og vovsjmtlx| l` xbc nc`ctmj vovsjmxlo`,. Xbc sqc
og aoxxo` ot ~ooj gmdtlaq* dothct ~lhxb*
m`h aojot abolac ~ctc tcnlo`mjj| qvcalgla mq ~cjj m`h aojot
vtcgctc`acq hlggctch maaothl`n xo qcxxjcec`xm`h xlec vctloh.
Qoec }sljx hcqln`q o` wlc~ ~ljj dc Hlmeo`h l` Q}smtc m`h Dmtq.
Xbcqc jmtnc%vlcac vmxxct`q mtc tcjmxch
xo m` cwc` cmtjlct gote amjjch ~bojc ajoxb }sljxq xbmx ~ctc `ox
vlcach dsx emhc gtoe o`c%aojot ajoxb.
Xbcqc }sljxq mtc xbc eoqx tcaon`l{mdj| Melqb ~lxb xbclt qxto`n
ao`xtmqxl`n aojotq m`h gl`c }sljxl`n. Xbc
Vc``q|jwm`lm Melqb ao`xl`sch atcmxl`n xbcqc vmxxct`q jo`n mgxct
xbclt dtcxbtc` jcgx got jm`hq gstxbct
~cqx.
M`oxbct lq Jon Amdl` ~blab lq emhc og qxtlvq og ajoxb qc~` l` m
ao`ac`xtla q}smtc. Xbc mttm`ncec`x og
aojot ~lxbl` xbc djoai m`h bo~ xbc djoaiq mtc glxxch xoncxbct
atcmxc xbc wmtlmxlo`q. Jon Amdl` }sljxq mtc
ogxc` }sljxch o`j| o` xbc dothctq ot mtc xlch mx l`xctwmjq m`h
amjjch aoegotxctq. Jon Amdl` djoaiq ~ctc
emhc gtoe qemjj vlcacq xbmx aosjh dc asx gtoe gmdtla qatmvq ot
~ot` ajoxbl`n* ~bctcmq `c~ gmdtla ~mq
ogxc` vstabmqch got dcqx }sljxq emhc got ~chhl`nq. Em`| dcqx
}sljxq ~ctc emhc gtoe ~ooj ~bljc
cwct|hm| }sljxq ~ctc emhc gtoe aoxxo`.
