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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q WL@ABDLQ VB\ UB

    QHDBH

    H _LHAL AB]_Q _\M@FAHUFBJ NB] JLW ^B@\JULL]Q

    K\@V =?8

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    QHDBH DH_ 

    Ucfs dhp fs usle wftc plrdfssfbj nrbd tcl Qthtl Elphrtdljt. 

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    H WL@ABDL @LUUL]

    U Ĉ`bnh (grlltfjgs) hje dh`b (abjgrhtu`htfbjs) bj mlfjg fjvftle tb ml h _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllr fj Qhdbh.Chvfjg dhel ft tcrbugc tcl phplrwbri, fjtlrvflws, dlefah` hje eljth` lxhds, hje btclr hsplats bn tclhpp`fahtfbj prbalss tcus nhr, ybu dust ml lxaftle tb nfjh`̀ y rlalfvl h nbrdh` fjvfthtfbj.

    Hs tb wcht hwhfts ybu clrl, Qhdbh‖s trldljebus jhturh` mlhuty hje nhsafjhtfjg au`turl dhil tcl abujtryhj fjarlhsfjg`y pbpu`hr fjtlrjhtfbjh` tburfst elstfjhtfbj. Mut ft fs fdpbrthjt tcht ybu jbt chvl ujrlh`fstfalxplathtfbjs, tcfjifjg ybu hrl abdfjg tb h trbpfah` ‐phrhefsl— wclrl h`̀ w f`̀ ml lhsy, gbbe, hje nuj.H`tcbugc ^b`ujtllrs clrl lxplrfljal h`` bn tclsl tcfjgs, Qhdbh‖s elvl`bpdljt ljvfrbjdljt prlsljtssfgjfnfahjt ach`̀ ljgls tb tcl _lhal Abrps hje tb _lhal Abrps b̂`ujtllrs. Hs wftc hssfgjdljts hjywclrlfj tcl wbr`e, ^b`ujtllrs chvl tb surdbujt bmstha`ls, elh` wftc dfsthils hje sltmhais, ml hehpthm`l hjerlsf f̀ljt, wbjelr wcht tcl _lhal Abrps chs gbttlj tcld fjtb, tcfji hmbut wcht tcly chvl gbttljtcldsl`vls fjtb, hje suddbj rlslrvls bn phtfljal, ujelrsthjefjg, elefahtfbj, hje plrslvlrhjal.

    Dbst ^b`ujtllrs hssfgjle tb Qhdbh abdp`ltl tclfr slrvfal hje cfgc`y vh`ul tcl lxplrfljal. _lhal Abrps^b`ujtllrs fj tcl phst 5?-p`us ylhrs chvl abjtrfmutle h grlht elh` tb Qhdbh‖s elvl`bpdljt hje tb

     muf̀ efjg strbjg mbjes mltwllj tcl \jftle Qthtls hje Qhdbh. b̂`ujtllrs chvl tbuacle tcl ̀ fvls bn sb

    dhjy Qhdbhjs tcht tcl plbp`l clrl chvl hj lxtrldl`y cfgc rlghre nbr tcl _lhal Abrps. Jlw ^b`ujtllrswf`̀ mlabdl phrt bn h vlry efstfjgufscle trheftfbj.

    Hs wftc hjy _lhal Abrps prbgrhd, cbwlvlr, sbdl ^b`ujtllrs elafel tcht tcl mljlnfts bn tcl lxplrfljalhrl butwlfgcle my tcl efshevhjthgls, hje tcly gb cbdl lhr ỳ. Ucfs fs chre bj tcld hje tcl plbp`l hjebrghjfzhtfbjs tcly chvl mllj cl p̀fjg. Fj dhjy whys, Qhdbh fs h _hafnfa phrhefsl, mut Qhdbh chs fts bwjujfqul ach``ljgls. Qb p`lhsl lxhdfjl ahrlnu``y mbtc tcl pbsftfvl hsplats bn ^b`ujtllr slrvfal clrl hje tclach` l̀jgls hje nrustrhtfbjs tcht ybu scbu`e lxplat. Fn hjytcfjg rhfsls whrjfjg n`hgs tb ybu, tclj Fljaburhgl ybu tb slli but dbrl fjnbrdhtfbj hje tb tcfji b̀jg hje chre sb tcht ybu hrl abjnfeljt tchtwchtlvlr elafsfbj ybu dhil―tb haalpt br jbt haalpt tcl fjvfthtfbj―fs tcl rfgct bjl nbr ybu, tcl _lhalAbrps, hje Qhdbh. Haalptfjg hj fjvfthtfbj tb slrvl hs h ̂ b`ujtllr fs h mfg rlspbjsfmf`fty. 

    Ub nfje but dbrl hmbut tcl ach``ljgls hje bppbrtujftfls fj Qhdbh, p`lhsl abjsfelr ahrlnu``y tclfjnbrdhtfbj prbvfele fj tcfs fjvfthtfbj ift. Uclsl dhtlrfh`s hrl jbt h`̀ -fja`usfvl hje abjeftfbjs clrl ahjachjgl qufai`y, sb abjsu`t btclr rlsburals, tbb, suac hs tcl m`bgs bn ^b`ujtllrs fj Qhdbh. @filwfsl,

     p l̀hsl abjthat ybur abujtry elsi bnnfalr ht _lhal Abrps clhequhrtlrs fn ybu chvl nurtclr qulstfbjs.

    Fj Qhdbh, tclrl fs hj lxprlssfbj, ‐B l̀ h`h f `l pu`l b`l thutuh,— wcfac dlhjs, ‐Ucl phtc tb h ̀ lhelrscfp pbsftfbj fs tcrbugc slrvfal.— Qhdbhj acflns, br dhthf, ghfj tclfr tft`ls tcrbugc slrvfal tb tclfr nhdf̀ fls hjeabddujftfls. Bjal bnnlrle h tft l̀, tcl elafsfbj tb haalpt abdls bj`y hntlr ellp rln`latfbj hjeabjsfelrhtfbj hje fs h slrfbus abddftdljt hje rlspbjsfmf`fty. _lhal Abrps slrvfal phrh``l`s tcfs trheftfbj.Dhifjg h abddftdljt tb twb ylhrs bn _lhal Abrps slrvfal fs h rlspbjsfmf̀ fty tcht scbu`e jbt ml thilj`fgct`y.

    Fn ybu elafel tcfs fjvfthtfbj tb slrvl fj Qhdbh fs hpprbprfhtl nbr ybu, tclrl hrl dhjy rlwhres hwhftfjgybu mbtc fj tcl bppbrtujfty tb slrvl hs wl`` hs fj tcl rfac bppbrtujftfls nbr `lhrjfjg. Ucl b̂`ujtllrs wcblxal` hrl tcbsl wcb hrl a`lhr hmbut tclfr rlhsbj nbr kbfjfjg tcl _lhal Abrps hje wcb abdl wftc aurfbsfty,hj bplj dfje, rlh`fstfa lxplathtfbjs, hje tcl ljlrgy hje dbtfvhtfbj ft thils tb elefahtl tcldsl`vls tb twbylhrs bn ach``ljgfjg hje nu`nf`̀ fjg wbri.

    Leefl QtfalAbujtry Efrlatbr

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=

    Uhm`l bn AbjtljtsH WL@ABDL @LUUL] .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... 8 

    AB]L LS_LAUHUFBJQ NB] _LHAL AB]_Q ^B@\JULL]Q .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . 5 

    _LHAL AB]_Q/QHDBH CFQUB]V HJE _]BG]HDQ ...............................................................  

    Gbvlrjdljt .......................................................................................................................... > 

    Labjbdy .............................................................................................................................. > 

    _lbp l̀ hje Au t̀url ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ..... > 

    ]LQB\]ALQ NB] N\]UCL] FJNB]DHUFBJ .......................................................................... 3 

    Gljlrh` Fjnbrdhtfbj Hmbut Qhdbh.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .. 3 

    Abjjlat Wftc ]lturjle b̂ ùjtllrs hje Btclr Fjvftlls...... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... 6 

    Bj f̀jl Hrtfa`ls/Aurrljt Jlws Qftls Hmbut Qhdbh .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... 6 

    Fjtlrjhtfbjh` Elvl`bpdljt Qftls Hmbut Qhdbh ........................................................................... 6 

    ]labddljele Mbbis ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........88 

    Mbbis Hmbut tcl Cfstbry bn tcl _lhal Abrps .............................................................................88 

    Mbbis bj tcl ̂ b ùjtllr Lxplrfljal .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .........88 

    @F F̂JG ABJEFUFBJQ HJE ^B@\JULL] @FNLQUV@L .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....8= 

    Cbusfjg hje Qftl @bahtfbj.................. .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .....8= 

    @fvfjg H``bwhjal hje Dbjly Dhjhgldljt ..............................................................................81 

    Nbbe hje Eflt.......................................................................................................................81 

    Urhjspbrthtfbj ......................................................................................................................85 

    Glbgrhpcy hje A f̀dhtl............... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .85 

    Qbafh` Hatfvftfls....................................................................................................................85 

    _rbnlssfbjh`fsd, Erlss, hje Mlchvfbr..... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..8

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<1

    Heeftfbjh` Urhfjfjgs Eurfjg ^b`ujtllr Qlrvfal .........................................................................86 

    VB\] CLH@UC AH]L FJ QHDBH ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .=? 

    Clh t̀c Fssuls fj Qhdbh .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......=? 

    Cl`pfjg Vbu Qthy Clh t̀cy ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ...=? 

    Dhfjthfjfjg Vbur Clh t̀c...... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........=? 

    Wbdlj‖s Clh̀ tc Fjnbrdhtfbj......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ..........=8 

    Vbur _lhal Abrps Dlefah` Ift ............... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .=8 

    Mlnbrl Vbu @lhvl; H Dlefah` Aclai`fst...................................................................................== 

    QHNLUV HJE QLA\]FUV FJ EL_UC.......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........=5 

    Nhatbrs tcht Abjtrfmutl tb ^b`ujtllr ]fsi .................................................................................=5 

    Qthyfjg Qhnl; Ebj‖t Ml h Uhrglt nbr Arfdl ................................................................................=< 

    Quppbrt nrbd Qthnn ................................................................................................................= 

    Arfdl Ehth nbr Qhdbh ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........=> 

    ^b`ujtllr Qhnlty Quppbrt fj Qhdbh .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .........=> 

    EF^L]QFUV HJE FJA@\QFBJ B^L]^FLW .............................................................................=3 

    Efvlrsfty hje Fja`usfbj ht Vbur Qftl................... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .=3 

    Arbss-Au t̀urh̀ Abjsfelrhtfbjs................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .=6 

    Wcht Dfgct h b̂ ùjtllr Nhal2 ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ........=6 

    N]LX\LJU@V HQILE X\LQUFBJQ ....... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .1< 

    WL@ABDL @LUUL]Q N]BD QHDBH ^B@\JULL]Q .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ..13 

    _HAIFJG @FQU.......................................................................................................................5= 

    _]L-EL_H]U\]L ACLAI@FQU........... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ....57 

    ABJUHAUFJG _LHAL AB]_Q CLHEX\H]UL]Q....................................................................56 

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<5

    AB]L LS_LAUHUFBJQ NB] _LHAL AB]_Q ^B@\JULL]Q

    Fj wbrifjg tbwhre nu`nf``fjg tcl _lhal Abrps dfssfbj bn prbdbtfjg wbr`e plhal hje nrfljescfp, hs htrhfjll hje ^b ùjtllr, ybu hrl lxplatle tb eb tcl nb` b̀wfjg;

    8. 

    _rlphrl ybur plrsbjh` hje prbnlssfbjh` `fnl tb dhil h abddftdljt tb slrvl hmrbhe nbr h nu`` tlrdbn =7 dbjtcs

    =.  Abddft tb fdprbvfjg tcl quh`fty bn `fnl bn tcl plbp`l wftc wcbd ybu `fvl hje wbri hje, fj ebfjgsb, schrl ybur sif``s, hehpt tcld, hje `lhrj jlw sif``s hs jllele

    1.  Qlrvl wclrl tcl _lhal Abrps hsis ybu tb gb, ujelr abjeftfbjs bn chrescfp fn jlalsshry, hje wftctcl n`lxfmf f̀ty jllele nbr lnnlatfvl slrvfal

    5. 

    ]labgjfzl tcht ybur suaalssnu` hje susthfjhm`l elvl`bpdljt wbri fs mhsle bj tcl `bah` trust hjeabjnfeljal ybu muf è my `fvfjg fj, hje rlsplatnu` ỳ fjtlgrhtfjg ybursl`n fjtb, ybur cbst abddujftyhje au t̀url

    .  Ljghgl wftc cbst abujtry phrtjlrs fj h spfrft bn abbplrhtfbj, dutuh` `lhrjfjg, hje rlsplat7.

     

    Wbri wftcfj tcl ru`ls hje rlgu`htfbjs bn tcl _lhal Abrps hje tcl b̀ah` hje jhtfbjh` `hws bn tcl

    abujtry wclrl ybu slrvl3.  Lxlrafsl kuegdljt hje plrsbjh` rlspbjsfmf̀ fty tb prbtlat ybur clh`tc, shnlty, hje wl` -̀mlfjg hje

    tcht bn btclrs6.  ]labgjfzl tcht ybu wf`` ml plralfvle fj ybur cbst abujtry hje abddujfty hs h rlprlsljthtfvl bn

    tcl plbp`l, au`turls, vh`uls, hje trheftfbjs bn tcl \jftle Qthtls bn Hdlrfah8?. ]lprlsljt rlspbjsfvl ỳ tcl plbp`l, au`turls, vh ùls, hje trheftfbjs bn ybur cbst abujtry hje

    abddujfty tb plbp l̀ fj tcl \jftle Qthtls mbtc eurfjg hje nb` b̀wfjg ybur slrvfal 

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<<

    _LHAL AB]_Q/QHDBH CFQUB]V HJE _]BG]HDQ

    Cfstbry bn tcl _lhal Abrps fj QhdbhFj 86>7, hntlr lxplrfljafjg h elvhsthtfjg aya`bjl, Qhdbh fjvftle tcl _lhal Abrps tb tcl abujtry. Ucl nfrst

    b̂`ujtllrs wbrile fj rurh` vf̀ h̀gls, `lhefjg clh`tc hje cygfljl prbklats nbr tcl Elphrtdljt bn Clh t̀c.Uclsl lhr`y ^b`ujtllrs rldhfj wl`` ijbwj nbr tcl fjtrbeuatfbj bn whtlr-slh` tbf`lts.

    Ucl jlxt grbups tb nb``bw wlrl afvf̀ ljgfjllrs, hracftlats, haabujthjts, sthtfstfafhjs, hje labjbdfa p h̀jjlrs wcb slrvle ujelr tcl _um f̀a Wbris Elphrtdljt. Bjl lhr ỳ b̂`ujtllr whs tcl hracftlat bn tcl prlsljt _hr f̀hdljt muf̀ efjg ht Du f̀ju‖u hje tcl suppbrtfjg bnnfals bn tcl @lgfs`htfvl Hssldm ỳ.^b`ujtllrs h`sb che h sfgjfnfahjt fdphat bj fjnrhstruaturl elvl`bpdljt, fja`uefjg tcl Nh`lb`bFjtlrjhtfbjh` Hfrpbrt tlrdfjh` hje sacbb` muf̀ efjgs. Qbdl tbbi up prbdfjljt lxlautfvl pbsftfbjs fjvhrfbus gbvlrjdljt elphrtdljts, suac hs hatfjg efrlatbrs bn pum`fa wbris.

    Fj clh`tc ahrl, ^b`ujtllrs chvl slrvle hs rlslhraclrs fj tcl lnnbrt tb abjtrb` tcl phrhsftfa efslhsl nf`hrfhsfshje chvl wbrile ht tcl Jhtfbjh` Cbspfth` hs jutrftfbj leuahtbrs hje efltftfhjs. Btclr ^b ùjtllrs chvlwbrile hs sdh`̀ musfjlss hevfslrs hje hs ybutc elvl`bpdljt wbrilrs.

    Ucl dhkbrfty bn ^b`ujtllrs, cbwlvlr, chvl mllj a`hssrbbd tlhaclrs hje hevfslrs wftc tcl Dfjfstry bnLeuahtfbj. Ucly chvl cl`ple muf`e tcl ahphafty bn `bah` tlhaclrs my slrvfjg fj a`hssrbbds, wbrifjgefrlat`y wftc stueljts hje suppbrtfjg tcl prbnlssfbjh` elvl`bpdljt bn tlhaclrs. ^b`ujtllrs chvl thugct fjh vhrflty bn sumklat hrlhs, fja`uefjg musfjlss, abdputlr stuefls, Ljg`fsc, dhtcldhtfas, hje safljal. DhjyQhdbhjs, fja`uefjg tcl aurrljt prfdl dfjfstlr, chvl mllj tbuacle my tcl _lhal Abrps hje hrl chppy tbschrl stbrfls hmbut tclfr nhvbrftl _fsfibh tlhaclr, ab` l̀hgul, br nrflje.

    _lhal Abrps _rbgrhddfjg fj Qhdbh_lhal Abrps/Qhdbh‖s aurrljt prbgrhd nbaus fs bj prbdbtfjg Ljg`fsc `ftlrhay fj Qhdbhj prfdhry sacbb`s.Ucl _rfdhry Qacbb` Ljg`fsc @ftlrhay _rbklat whs elvl`bple fj a`bsl phrtjlrscfp wftc tcl Dfjfstry bnLeuahtfbj, Qpbrts, hje Au t̀url (DLQA) hje whs bnnfafh`̀ y ̀ hujacle fj nh`` =?8=. Hs jbtle fj DLQA‖sdbst rlaljt strhtlgfa p`hj, ‐Ucl Ljg`fsc `hjguhgl chs mlabdl tcl `hjguhgl bn haalss tb leuahtfbjh`bppbrtujftfls hje sumslquljt labjbdfa acbfals.— Ub prbdbtl Ljg`fsc `ftlrhay elvl`bpdljt ht tclnbujehtfbjh` `lvl̀ , DLQA rlqulstle tcl hssfsthjal bn tcl _lhal Abrps. Hs ^b ùjtllrs fj tcl _rfdhryQacbb` Ljg`fsc @ftlrhay _rbklat, ybu wf`̀ p`hy hj fdpbrthjt rb`l fj cl`pfjg Qhdbhjs elvl`bp tcl sif` s̀tcly jlle tb suaalle hje tcrfvl. Vbu wf`` jbt bj`y muf`e tcl Ljg`fsc `ftlrhay sif``s bn stueljts mut tb cl`ptlhaclrs fjabrpbrhtl stueljt-aljtlrle tlhacfjg dltcbes. Vbu wf`` h`sb wbri tb fdprbvl fjnbrdhtfbj hjeabddujfahtfbj tlacjb`bgy rlsburals hje tb fjarlhsl tcl abddujfty‖s fjvb`vldljt fj `ftlrhay hatfvftfls.

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<>

    AB\JU]V B^L]^FLW; QHDBH HU H G@HJAL

    CfstbryUclrl hrl tcrll prfdhry fs`hje grbups tcht dhil up Balhjh fj tcl _hafnfa; Dl`hjlsfh, Dfarbjlsfh, hje_b`yjlsfh. Qhdbh fs fj tcl clhrt bn _b`yjlsfh. Ft abdprfsls twb dhfj fs`hjes, \pb`u hje Qhvhf‖f, wftc twbsdh``lr fjchmftle fs`hjes, Dhjbjb hje Hpb`fdh. Ft fs ml`flvle tcht tcl nfrst fjchmfthjts bn Qhdbh hrrfvlesbdl =,??? ylhrs hgb. Ubehy‖s Qhdbhjs hrl tcl elsaljehjts bn tclsl lhr`y _b`yjlsfhjs.

    Bvlr tcl aljturfls, Qhdbhjs trhele wftc jlfgcmbrfjg _hafnfa fs`hjelrs, dhfj`y Nfkfhjs hje Ubjghjs. Fj831?, tcl ]lv. Kbcj Wf̀ f̀hds hje cfs tlhd nrbd tcl @bjebj Dfssfbjhry Qba flty hrrfvle fj Qhvhf‖f

     mrfjgfjg Acrfstfhjfty. F t fs shfe tcht Jhnhjuh, tcl Qhdbhj Whrrfbr Gbeelss, prlefatle tcl hrrfvh̀ bn tclAcrfstfhj dfssfbjhrfls. Qcl shfe tcht tcfs jlw rl`fgfbj wbu`e abdl nrbd tcl siy hje ml haalptle myQhdbhjs. Ucfs dhy ml bjl bn tcl rlhsbjs tcl dfssfbjhrfls rlalfvle h whrd wl àbdl upbj hrrfvh .̀ Uclwcftl nbrlfgjlrs wlrl ah` l̀e ‐ph h̀gf— (p`; ph`hjgf) dlhjfjg ‐murst nrbd tcl siy.—

    Mrftfsc, Glrdhj, hje Hdlrfahj abjsu`htls wlrl `htlr lsthm`fscle fj Hpfh. My tcl 836?s, Qhdbh whsefvfele mltwllj Glrdhjy hje tcl \jftle Qthtls. Ucl nbrdlr hedfjfstlrle Wlstlrj Qhdbh, wcf l̀ tcl`httlr rlthfjle abjtrb` bn Lhstlrj Qhdbh, jbw ijbwj hs Hdlrfahj Qhdbh. Wclj whr mrbil but fj Lurbplfj 8685, Jlw [lh`hje df f̀thry nbrals baaupfle Wlstlrj Qhdbh. Fj 8686, tcl @lhgul bn Jhtfbjs grhjtle

     Jlw [lh h̀je h tlrrftbrfh` dhjehtl bvlr Qhdbh. Fj 86=?, h scfp nrbd Jlw [lh h̀je ahrryfjg plbp l̀fjnlatle wftc Qphjfsc fjn`uljzh, ebaile fj Qhdbh rlsu`tfjg fj hj butmrlhi tcht if`̀ le 3,??? plbp l̀―brbjl fj nfvl Qhdbhjs. (Fj =??=, Jlw [lh`hje nbrdh``y hpb`bgfzle tb Qhdbh nbr tcfs fjafeljt.) Fj 865>,Qhdbh whs dhel h \jftle Jhtfbjs Urustllscfp ujelr Jlw [lh`hje. Fj 86>8, h p`lmfsaftl (br rlnlrljeud)scbwle bvlrwcl`dfjg suppbrt nbr fjelpljeljal hje, bj Khjuhry 8, 86>=, Qhdbh mlahdl hj fjelpljeljtjhtfbj hje tcl nfrst abujtry fj tcl _hafnfa tb rlghfj fjelpljeljal.

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    _lbp`l hje Au`turlUcl Nh‖h Qhdbh, br ‐Qhdbhj why bn f̀nl,— fs tcl ebdfjhjt sbafh̀ nbral. Nh‖h Qhdbh fja`uels tcl ilyvh`uls bn hfgh (nhdf`y), `btu (acurac), nh–h`hvl`hvl (alrldbjfh` hje nhdf ỳ bm`fghtfbjs), hje thuth`hQhdhb (Qhdbhj `hjguhgl), hdbjg btclrs. Qhdbhj `fnl rlvb`vls hrbuje tcl acurac hje tcl nhdf`y grbup.Ucl hfgh fja`uels h wfel grbup bn rl`htfvls my m`bbe, dhrrfhgl, br hebptfbj, hje haijbw`legls bjl

     plrsbj hs tcl clhe―tcl dhthf. H dhthf fs tcl cb`elr bn h tft`l, lftclr h cfgc acfln br h ‐th`ifjg acfln—―hj

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    brhtbr. ]l`htfbjs hje fjtlrhatfbjs wftcfj tcl nhdf`y hrl gbvlrjle my `bvl, rlsplat, hje rlafprbafty. UclQhdbhj nhdf`y fs h abddujh` ljtfty wclrl wbri, suaalss, hje rlwhre hrl schrle my h``. Uclrl hrlsplafnfa rb`ls p`hyle my lhac dldmlr bn tcl nhdf`y, lsplafh``y fj rlghre tb tcl upillp hje wl`nhrl bn tclnhdf ỳ. Dh l̀s eb tcl dbrl pcysfah` wbri, suac hs au`tfvhtfbj bn tcl h̀je hje nfscfjg. Wbdlj eb tclebdlstfa acbrls (l.g., abbifjg, illpfjg tcl cbusl hje ̀ hwjs jlht hje tfey, hje wlhvfjg). Acurac h`sb

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     plbp l̀ lxplrfljal tclfr slrvfal fj tcl shdl why.

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    Ucl Elphrtdljt bn Qthtl‖s wlmsftl fssuls mhaigrbuje jbtls plrfbefah``y hmbut abujtrfls hrbuje tclwbr`e. Nfje Qhdbh hje ̀ lhrj dbrl hmbut fts sba fh` hje pb`ftfah` cfstbry. Vbu ahj h s̀b gb tb tcl sftl‖sfjtlrjhtfbjh` trhvl` slatfbj tb aclai bj abjeftfbjs tcht dhy hnnlat ybur shnlty.

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    `awlm=.`ba.gbv/nre/as/ascbdl.ctd`

    Ucl @fmrhry bn Abjgrlss prbvfels cfstbrfah` hje sbafb`bgfah` ehth bj judlrbus abujtrfls.

    cttp;//ujsthts.uj.brg/ujse/pbailtmbbi/Wbr`eRQthtfstfasR_bailtmbbiR=?81Rleftfbj.pen

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    \jftle Jhtfbjs sftl wftc f̀jis tb ehth nrbd \.J. dldmlr abujtrfls

    Wfifplefh.brg

    Qlhrac nbr Qhdbh tb nfje ljaya`bplefh-typl fjnbrdhtfbj. Jbtl; Hs Wfifplefh abjtljt fs uslr-gljlrhtle,fjnbrdhtfbj dhy ml mfhsle hje/br jbt vlrfnfle.

    Wbr`emhji.brg

    Ucl Wbr`e Mhji Grbup‖s dfssfbj fs tb nfgct pbvlrty hje fdprbvl tcl `fvfjg sthjehres bn plbp`l fj tclelvl`bpfjg wbr`e. Ft fs h elvl`bpdljt mhji tcht prbvfels b̀hjs, pb`fay hevfal, tlacjfah` hssfsthjal, hjeijbw`legl-schrfjg slrvfals tb elvl`bpfjg abujtrfls tb rleual pbvlrty. Ucfs sftl abjthfjs h `bt bnfjnbrdhtfbj hje rlsburals rlghrefjg elvl`bpdljt.

    Ehth.wbr`emhji.brg/abujtry_rbvfels fjnbrdhtfbj bj elvl`bpdljt fjefahtbrs bj abujtrfls, fja`uefjg pbpu h̀tfbj, gljelr, nfjhjafh ,̀ hjeleuahtfbj, hje a`fdhtl achjgl sthtfstfas.

    www.abujtrywhtac.abd/

    Bj tcfs sftl, ybu ahj l̀hrj hjytcfjg nrbd wcht tfdl ft fs fj Hpfh hje cbw tb abjvlrt nrbd tcl eb` h̀r tb tclth h̀. Kust a f̀ai bj Qhdbh hje gb nrbd tclrl.

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    www.shdbh.trhvl`/Ucl Qhdbhj Uburfsd Hutcbrfty‖s wlmsftl chs h wlh`tc bn fjnbrdhtfbj bj Qhdbhj `fnl hje au`turl, p`halstb vfsft, lvljts, dhps, prhatfah` fjnbrdhtfbj, hje tcfjgs tb eb.

    Vbu ahj h`sb slhrac tcl Fjtlrjlt nbr ‐_lhal Abrps m b̀gs Qhdbh— hje nfje tcl m`bgs bn _lhal Abrps^b`ujtllrs fj Qhdbh, wftc `fjis tb btclr m`bgglrs hs wl``.

    Abjjlat Wftc ]lturjle ̂ b`ujtllrs hje Btclr Fjvftlls]_A^.brg

    Ucfs fs tcl sftl bn tcl Jhtfbjh` _lhal Abrps Hssba fhtfbj, dhel up bn rlturjle ^b ùjtllrs. Bj tcfs sftl ybuahj nfje `fjis tb h`̀ tcl Wlm phgls bn tcl ‐Nrfljes bn— grbups nbr dbst abujtrfls bn slrvfal, abdprfsle bnnbrdlr ^b`ujtllrs wcb slrvle fj tcbsl abujtrfls. Uclrl hrl h`sb rlgfbjh` grbups tcht nrlquljt`y glttbgltclr nbr sbafh` lvljts hje `bah` vb`ujtllr hatfvftfls. Br gb strhfgct tb tcl Nrfljes bn Qhdbh sftl;cttps;//grbups.yhcbb.abd/jlb/grbups/Nrfljesbnshdbh/fjnb

    _lhalAbrpsWbr`ewfel.brgUcfs sftl, cbstle my h grbup bn rlturjle b̂`ujtllr wrftlrs, fs h dbjtc`y bj`fjl pum`fahtfbj bn lsshys hje

    b̂`ujtllr haabujts bn tclfr _lhal Abrps slrvfal.

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    Ucl \jftle Jhtfbjs jlws slrvfal prbvfels abvlrhgl bn fts dldmlr sthtls hje fjnbrdhtfbj hmbut tclfjtlrjhtfbjh` plhalillpfjg brghjfzhtfbj‖s hatfbjs hje pbsftfbjs.

    ^BHjlws.abd^bfal bn Hdlrfah, tcl \.Q. gbvlrjdljt‖s du`tfdlefh mrbheahstlr, nlhturls abvlrhgl bn jlws hrbuje tclwbr`e.

    www.shdbhjh.brg_rbvfels `fjis tb Qhdbhj jlws, wlhtclr, hje au`turh` fjnbrdhtfbj, h`bjg wftc mrfln `hjguhgl `lssbjs

    www.shdbh`fvl.abd

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    www.shdbhbmslrvlr.ws

    Ucl bj`fjl `fji tb Qhdbh‖s dhfj ehf̀ y jlwsphplr. Jbtl tcht tcl sftl fs upehtle fjtlrdfttljt`y.

    www.lwa.chwhff.leu/pfep-pf.hsp

    Wlmsftl nbr tcl _hafnfa Fs`hjes Elvl`bpdljt _rbgrhd (_FE_), bnnlrfjg ehf̀ y jlws rlpbrts hmbut tcl_hafnfa rlgfbj.

    www.dltlbrb`bgy.gbv.ws

    Ucfs fs tcl bnnfafh` sftl nbr tcl Qhdbh Dltlbrb`bgy Efvfsfbj. Wlhtclr rlpbrts nbr Qhdbh hrl upehtleslvlrh` tfdls ehf`y, hje tcl sftl fja`uels cfgc`fgcts bn aurrljt wlhtclr-rl`htle jlws nrbd tcl _hafnfarlgfbj hje wbr`ewfel.

    Fjtlrjhtfbjh` El vl`bpdljt Qftls Hmbut Qhdbhwww.hustrh`fhjvb`ujtllrs.abd/cbdl

    Hustrh`fhj b̂`ujtllrs Fjtlrjhtfbjh`

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<8?

    www.kfah.gb.kp/ljg`fsc/fjelx.ctd`Khphj Fjtlrjhtfbjh` Abbplrhtfbj Hgljay

    www.dlsa.gbv.wsUcl Dfjfstry bn Leuahtfbj, Qpbrts, hje Au`turl (DLQA) wlmsftl prbvfels fjnbrdhtfbj nbr tcl gljlrh`

     pum f̀a, hjybjl fjvb`vle fj tcl Qhdbhj Leuahtfbj Qystld, hje tcl sthilcb èlrs fj spbrts hje tcl au t̀urh`

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    \jftle Jhtfbjs Elvl b̀pdljt _rbgrhddl, fja`uefjg f̀jis tb tcl \jftle Jhtfbjs ^b ùjtllrs _rbgrhddl

    www.ujlsab.brg

    \jftle Jhtfbjs Leuahtfbjh`, Qafljtfnfa, hje Au`turh` Brghjfzhtfbj

    www.sprlp.brg

    Qbutc _hafnfa ]lgfbjh` Ljvfrbjdljt _rbgrhddl

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    ]labddljele Mbbis8.

     

    H h̀f f̀dh (Ah`ifjs), Nhy G. ‐Hggfl Grly; H Qhdbhj Qhgh.— Cbjb`u ù; Dutuh` _um`fscfjgAbdphjy, 8633.

    =.  Hjelrsbj, Achr`ls ]. ‐Dl v̀f`̀ l fj tcl Qbutc Qlhs.— Dfjlb`h, JV; Ebvlr _um`fahtfbjs, 86>>.1.

     

    Mlhg l̀cb`l, Kbcj A. ‐Ucl Lxp b̀rhtfbj bn tcl _hafnfa.— _h b̀ H̀ tb, AH; Qthjnbre \jfvlrsfty _rlss,tcfre leftfbj, 8631.

    5. 

    Ah ìfjs, Nhy G. ‐Dy Qhdbhj Acfln.— Cbjb`u ù; \jfvlrsfty bn Chwhff _rlss, 8678..  Qtlvljsbj, ]bmlrt @bufs. ‐Fj tcl Qbutc Qlhs.— Dfee`lslx, Ljg`hje; _ljgufj Mbbis @te.,

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    Mbbis Hmbut tcl Cfstbry bn tcl _lhal Abrps8.  Cbnndhj, L f̀zhmltc Abmms. ‐H`̀ Vbu Jlle fs @bvl; Ucl _lhal Abrps hje tcl Qpfrft bn tcl

    86>?s.— Ahdmrfegl, DH; Chrvhre \jfvlrsfty _rlss, =???.=.

     

    ]fal, Glrh`e U. ‐Ucl Mb`e Lxplrfdljt; KNI‖s _lhal Abrps.— Jbtrl Ehdl, FJ; \jfvlrsfty bn Jbtrl Ehdl _rlss, 863

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<8=

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    Ul`lpcbjlsWclj ^b`ujtllrs hrrfvl fj-abujtry, tcly hrl prbvfele nujes tb purachsl h mhsfa al``pcbjl (aurrljt^b`ujtllrs rlabddlje upgrhefjg tb h cfgclr-lje dbel`). Mrfjgfjg h al``pcbjl nrbd tcl \.Q. fs strbjg`yefsaburhgle hs ft f̀il ỳ wf`̀ jbt wbri clrl, pcbjls clrl hrl fjlxpljsfvl, hje pcbjls clrl glt b̀st,whscle, br stb l̀j bj h rlgu h̀r mhsfs.

    Mbtc prl-phfe arleft hje dbjtc`y al` p̀cbjl p`hjs hrl hvhf̀ hm l̀. Ucl _lhal Abrps phys nbr h slrvfal tchth` b̀ws h`` b̂`ujtllrs hje sthnn tb ah`` lhac btclr wftcbut achrgl. Wcf l̀ ah` f̀jg fjtlrjhtfbjh`̀ y absts hmbut\Q$.

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    `bah` plbp`l. Ucl h``bwhjal abvlrs nbbe, cbusfjg, cbuslcb`e supp`fls, a`btcfjg, trhjspbrthtfbj tb hjenrbd wbri, utf`ftfls, rlarlhtfbj hje ljtlrthfjdljt, hje fjafeljth` lxpljsls. _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllrs hrl

    lxplatle tb f̀vl ht h `lvl` tcht fs abdphrhm`l wftc tcht bn tclfr cbst abujtry abujtlrphrts. Ucl _lhal Abrpsefsaburhgls ^b ùjtllrs nrbd supp`ldljtfjg tclfr `fvfjg h` b̀whjal wftc nujes nrbd cbdl.

    Lhac trhfjll hje ^b ùjtllr chs h `bah` mhji haabujt wclrl cfs br clr dbjtc`y `fvfjg h̀ b̀whjal fselpbsftle. Aurrljt`y fja`uele fj tcl `fvfjg h` b̀whjal phydljt fs $=5 lhac dbjtc nbr `lhvl h` b̀whjal.^b`ujtllrs haarul twb ehys bn vhahtfbj tfdl nbr lhac dbjtc bn hatfvl slrvfal hntlr mlfjg swbrj fj hs h_lhal Abrps ^b ùjtllr. Qfjal tcl hdbujt bn tcl vhahtfbj l̀hvl h` b̀whjal fs `lgh̀ ỳ nfxle fj eb` h̀rs, ftdust ml hekustle dbjtc`y tb tcl b̀ah` aurrljay. Uclrlnbrl, tcl hdbujt dhy vhry s`fgct ỳ, rln`latfjg hachjgl fj tcl lxachjgl rhtl. HUD dhacfjls hrl hvhf̀ hm l̀ fj Hpfh ht tcl Wlstpha Mhji, wclrl ybu wf`̀chvl ybur haabujt, hje tclrl fs h Wlstpha mrhjac bnnfal fj Qh l̀`b b̀gh bj tcl fs`hje bn Qhvhf‖f. Vbur `fvfjgh`̀ bwhjal fs sunnfafljt tb abvlr tcl purachsl bn nbbe, trhjspbrt, btclr lssljtfh s̀, hje sbdl ljtlrthfjdljtnbr tcl dbjtc. Vbu hrl ljaburhgle tb `fvl bj tcl `fvfjg h` b̀whjal prbvfele tb ybu my tcl _lhal Abrps.

    b̂`ujtllrs hrl lxplatle tb `fvl ht tcl shdl `lvl` hs tclfr `bah` abujtlrphrts sb heeftfbjh` dbjly ybuacbbsl tb mrfjg wftc ybu nrbd tcl \.Q. scbu`e ml rlslrvle nbr vhahtfbj trhvl`, jbt ehy-tb-ehy `fvfjglxpljsls. Ucl HUD dhacfjls fj Qhdbh wftc HJ[ Mhji h`sb usuh` ỳ haalpt elmft br aclai ahres nrbd\.Q. mhjis.

    Nbbe hje EfltUcl eflt fj Qhdbh abjsfsts prfdhrf ỳ bn thrb, mrlhenruft, yhds, pbthtbls, rfal, ahjjle abrj mlln, nfsc,acfailj sbup, thrb ̀ lhvls, sbdl nrlsc vlglthm l̀s, hje ̀ fdftle nrlsc dlht. Uypfah` nrufts hrl phphyhs,

     mhjhjhs, ababjuts, dhjgbls, hje pfjlhpp l̀s. Fj Hpfh, dhjy Wlstlrj nbbes hrl hvhf̀hm l̀ duac bn tcltfdl, hje rurh` ̂ b`ujtllrs ahj stbai up bj tclsl ftlds wclj tcly hrl fj tbwj h`tcbugc tcly ahj ml vlrylxpljsfvl. l̂glthrfhjs ahj nhrl wl`` fj Qhdbh wftc phtfljal hje arlhtfvfty. Nbr strfat vlghjs, ft‖s chrelr,

     mut stf̀ ` ebhm`l. Chvfjg h sthsc bn plhjut muttlr hje arhailrs fj ybur rbbd br ht tcl trhfjfjg sftl nbr tcbsl

    lhr`y hekustdljt ehys ahj cl`p hs `bjglr-tlrd strhtlgfls hrl elvl`bple.

    Qbdl ^b ùjtllrs abbi tclfr bwj dlh`s, plrchps lhtfjg bj ỳ h Qujehy efjjlr wftc tclfr cbst nhdf ỳ.Btclrs lht dhjy tb dbst dlh`s wftc tclfr cbst nhdf`fls. ^b`ujtllrs wcb lht dlh`s wftc tclfr nhdf`y hrllxplatle tb abjtrfmutl grbalrfls br dhil btclr abjtrfmutfbjs, hs rlafprbah` gljlrbsfty hje schrfjg hrl vfth`hsplats bn Qhdbhj au`turl. Qbdl vf``hgls prbvfel `ujac nbr tlhaclrs9 fj btclrs, ^b`ujtllrs wf`` jlle tb

     mrfjg tclfr bwj ùjac.

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<8<

    udu nlhst) wftc tclfr nhdf`fls. Bj`y h chjenu` bn stbrls hje rlsthurhjts bplj bj Qujehy. Fj tcl lvljfjgshje bj wlliljes fj Hpfh, hatfvfty bptfbjs fja`uel gbfjg tb tcl dbvfl tclhtlr, efjfjg ht `bah` rlsthurhjts,wh`ifjg bj tcl slhwh``, hje ehjafjg ht `bah` a`ums.

    _rbnlssfbjh`fsd, Erlss, hje Ml chvfbrWcf l̀ tcl erlss abels fj vf̀ h̀gls chvl mllj achjgfjg, ft‖s fdpbrthjt tb nb` b̀w tcl jbrds bn tcl dhkbrfty

    bn ybur abujtlrphrts hje tb erlss ht tcl dbrl abjslrvhtfvl lje bn tcl splatrud. Erlssfjg hpprbprfhtl`ywf`̀ fjarlhsl tcl achjals bn ybu mlfjg haalptle hs h slrfbus prbnlssfbjh`. Erlssfjg fjhpprbprfhtl ỳ brfddbelst`y ahj ehdhgl ybur rlputhtfbj hje ybur hmf f̀ty tb glt tcfjgs ebjl ht wbri hje fj tclabddujfty. Vbur hpplhrhjal rln`lats jbt bj`y bj ybu, mut h`sb bj ybur cbst nhdf ỳ, tcl _lhal Abrps, hjebtclr ^b`ujtllrs.

    Eurfjg wbri, acurac, hje vf``hgl dlltfjgs, dlj typfah``y wlhr h ab``hrle erlss scfrt, bntlj fj tcl ‐h`bch—br ‐Chwhffhj— sty`l, hje h `hvh `hvh, br ‐fls— fj Qhdbhj, wcfac fs h `bjg (ml`bw tcl ijll) wrhp-hrbuje‐sifrt— wftc pbailts tcht fs vlry abdnbrthm l̀ fj tcl cbt hje cudfe a`fdhtl. Ht cbdl, dlj jbrdh``y wlhr hdbrl ahsuh` sty l̀ bn `hvh `hvh hje h U-scfrt, br h U-scfrt hje scbrts.

    Eurfjg tcl wbri ehy, nldh`l tlhaclrs hrl rlqufrle tb wlhr h pu`lthsf, wcfac fs abdprfsle bn h ̀ bjg wrhp-

    hrbuje sifrt hje nfttle m`busl. Vbu wf`̀ ml hm`l tb chvl tclsl dhel bjal ybu hrrfvl hje wf`̀ `fil ỳ rlalfvlsbdl hs gfnts. Wclj jbt ht wbri, wbdlj hrl stf`̀ lxplatle tb erlss dbelst ỳ. Ijll-`ljgtc br ̀ bjglr sifrtshje erlssls hrl hpprbprfhtl, hs hrl scbrt-s`llvle scfrts, rhtclr tchj thji tbps br s`llvl̀ lss scfrts. Wclj

     phrtfafphtfjg fj butebbr spbrts br swfddfjg (uj l̀ss ht h rlsbrt hrlh), wbdlj wlhr ̀ bjg scbrts br h wrhp-hrbuje sifrt wftc h U-scfrt.

    Hs nhr hs dh`l/nldh`l rl`htfbjscfps gb, ybu scbu`e lxlrafsl ahutfbj. Ucl tlrd ‐nrflje,— br ub, usuh` ỳeljbtls sbdltcfjg nhr efnnlrljt fj Qhdbh tchj wcht ft typfah` ỳ dlhjs fj tcl \.Q. Fj h vf` h̀gl, ybu scbu`ejbt chvl nrfljes bn tcl bppbsftl slx sthy bvlrjfgct fj ybur cbdl. Fn tcly whjt tb vfsft ybu, ft fs mlst fnybur Qhdbhj cbst nhdf`y hje jlfgcmbrs dhil hrrhjgldljts nbr tclfr s`llpfjg haabddbehtfbjs. Vburnhdf`y hje jlfgcmbrs dhy ml aurfbus tb ijbw kust wcb ybur bvlrjfgct vfsftbrs hrl, hje tclrl wf`` h`whys

     ml th`i hmbut ybur f̀nlsty`l. _rfvhay fj tcl \.Q. sljsl ebls jbt lxfst fj tcl vf`̀ hgls; Lvlrymbey ijbws

    lvlrybjl‖s musfjlss clrl. Illp fj dfje tcht hs h ‐sbj— br ‐ehugctlr— tb h cbst nhdf ỳ, ybur mlchvfbr ahj‐schdl— tcld lvlj fn ybu eb jbt nll` ybu chvl ebjl hjytcfjg wrbjg my \.Q. sthjehres. f̂b h̀tfbjs bnvf`̀ hgl jbrds hmbut prl-dhrfth` rl`htfbjscfps hje ‐prbplr— mlchvfbr ahj hnnlat cbw ybur cbst nhdf`y hjewbri ab` l̀hguls rl`htl tb ybu, plrchps dhifjg ft chrelr nbr ybu tb chvl h chppy cbdl f̀nl hje prbeuatfvlwbri rl`htfbjscfps. Fj lxtrldl ahsls bn vf``hgl hjglr hmbut tcl mlchvfbr bn h ^b`ujtllr, ft ahj rlqufrl tcl_lhal Abrps tb lftclr trhjsnlr tcl ̂ b`ujtllr, br slje cfd/clr cbdl.

    Fj Hpfh, b̂`ujtllrs hrl jbt hs abjnfjle nrbd h `fnlsty`l plrsplatfvl, mut sbuje kuegdljt fj au`turh``ysljsftfvl dhttlrs fs stf`` rlqufrle. Ucl vhrfbus jfgcta`ums fj tcl hrlh dhy ml hj httrhatfbj tb ybu, mut ebjbt gb tb br l̀hvl tcld my ybursl`n. Ucl mlst pb`fay fs tb ml fj tcl abdphjy bn ht l̀hst bjl dh`l nrflje brh sdh`` grbup bn dlj hje wbdlj. Mhrs ahj prlsljt stfaiy sftuhtfbjs wclrl that fs h uslnu` tbb`. Qbdlsplafnfa strhtlgfls fj tcfs hrlh wf`̀ ml efsaussle eurfjg prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg. Qhdbh prbvfels tcl plrnlat

    slttfjg nbr f̀vfjg fj tcl prbvlrmfh` nfscmbw`. Vbur bwj plrsbjh` efsarltfbj fj illpfjg wftc ybur rb`l hs h_lhal Abrps ^b ùjtllr hje gbbe kuegdljt fj au`turh` ỳ sljsftfvl hrlhs scbu`e ljhm`l ybu tb `fvl fjrlhsbjhm`l chrdbjy wftcfj tcl Nh‖h Qhdbh.

    _lrsbjh` QhnltyDbrl elthf̀ le fjnbrdhtfbj hmbut tcl _lhal Abrps‖ hpprbhac tb shnlty fs abjthfjle fj tcl Qhnlty hjeQlaurfty slatfbj, mut ft fs hj fdpbrthjt fssul hje ahjjbt ml bvlrldpchsfzle. Hs sthtle fj tcl b̂`ujtllrChjembbi, mlabdfjg h _lhal Abrps ^b ùjtllr ljthf s̀ alrthfj shnlty rfsis. @fvfjg hje trhvl`fjg fj hjujnhdf`fhr ljvfrbjdljt (bntljtfdls h b̀jl), chvfjg h f̀dftle ujelrsthjefjg bn b̀ah` h̀jguhgl hje au`turl,

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    hje mlfjg plralfvle hs wl``-bnn hrl sbdl bn tcl nhatbrs tcht ahj put h ^b`ujtllr ht rfsi. Dhjy ^b`ujtllrslxplrfljal vhryfjg elgrlls bn ujwhjtle httljtfbj hje chrhssdljt. _ltty tclnts hje murg`hrfls hrl jbtujabddbj, hje fjafeljts bn pcysfah` hje slxuh` hsshu`t eb baaur, h`tcbugc dbst Qhdbh ^b`ujtllrsabdp`ltl tclfr twb ylhrs bn slrvfal wftcbut fjafeljt. Ucl _lhal Abrps chs lsthm f̀scle prbaleurls hje

     pb f̀afls elsfgjle tb cl̀ p rleual tcl rfsis hje ljchjal ybur shnlty hje slaurfty. Uclsl prbaleurls hje pb f̀afls, fj heeftfbj tb shnlty trhfjfjg, wf`̀ ml prbvfele bjal ybu hrrfvl fj Qhdbh. \sfjg tclsl tbb s̀, bjl

    ahj ml ldpbwlrle tb thil rlspbjsfmf`fty nbr cfs br clr shnlty hje wl``-mlfjg.

    Lhac sthnn dldmlr ht tcl _lhal Abrps fs abddfttle tb prbvfefjg ̂ b`ujtllrs wftc tcl suppbrt tcly jlle tbsuaalssnu``y dllt tcl ach``ljgls tcly wf`` nhal tb chvl h shnl, clh`tcy, hje prbeuatfvl slrvfal. ^b`ujtllrshje nhdf f̀ls hrl ljaburhgle tb b̀bi ht shnlty hje slaurfty fjnbrdhtfbj bj tcl _lhal Abrps wlmsftlht plhalabrps.gbv/shnlty.

    Fjnbrdhtfbj bj tclsl phgls gfvls dlsshgls bj ^b`ujtllr clh`tc hje shnlty. Uclrl fs h slatfbj tft`le Qhnltyhje Qlaurfty fj Elptc. Hdbjg tbpfas heerlssle hrl tcl rfsis bn slrvfjg hs h ̂ b ùjtllr, pbsts‖ shnltysuppbrt systlds, hje ldlrgljay p`hjjfjg hje abddujfahtfbjs.

    ]lwhres hje Nrustrhtfbjs

    Qhdbhjs chvl prbue`y dhfjthfjle tclfr au`turl elspftl tcl dhjy lxtlrjh` fjn`uljals bvlr tcl phst 8

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    _LHAL AB]_Q U]HFJFJG

    Bvlrvflw bn _rl-Qlrvfal UrhfjfjgUcl _lhal Abrps usls h abdpltljay-mhsle trhfjfjg hpprbhac tcrbugcbut tcl abjtfjuud bn `lhrjfjg,suppbrtfjg ybu nrbd hrrfvh` fj Qhdbh tb ybur elphrturl. _rl-slrvfal trhfjfjg (_QU) fs tcl nfrst lvljtwftcfj tcfs abjtfjuud bn l̀hrjfjg hje ljsurls tcht ybu hrl lqufpple wftc tcl ijbw`legl, sif`̀ s, hjehttftuels tb lnnlatfvl ỳ plrnbrd ybur kbm. _rl-slrvfal trhfjfjg fs abjeuatle fj Qhdbh my _lhal Abrps sthnn,dbst bn wcbd hrl `bah``y cfrle trhfjlrs. _lhal Abrps sthnn dlhsurl hacflvldljt bn `lhrjfjg hjeeltlrdfjl fn ybu chvl suaalssnu``y hacflvle abdpltljafls, fja`uefjg `hjguhgl sthjehres, nbr swlhrfjg-fjhs h _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllr.

    _lhal Abrps trhfjfjg fjabrpbrhtls wfel`y haalptle prfjafp`ls bn heu`t `lhrjfjg hje fs struaturle hrbujetcl lxplrfljtfh` `lhrjfjg aya`l. Quaalssnu` trhfjfjg rlsu`ts fj abdpltljal fj vhrfbus tlacjfah`, `fjgufstfa,arbss-au t̀urh ,̀ clh`tc, hje shnlty hje slaurfty hrlhs.

    Fjtlgrhtfjg fjtb tcl abddujfty fs bjl bn tcl abrl abdpltljafls ybu wf`` strfvl tb hacflvl mbtc fj _QU hjeeurfjg tcl nfrst slvlrh` dbjtcs bn slrvfal. Quaalssnu` susthfjhm`l elvl`bpdljt wbri fs mhsle bj tclrl`htfbjscfps ybu muf`e my rlsplatnu``y fjtlgrhtfjg fjtb tcl cbst abujtry abddujfty hje au`turl.

    Vbu wf`̀ ml prlphrle nbr tcfs tcrbugc h cbdlsthy lxplrfljal, wcfac bntlj rlqufrls trhfjlls tb `fvl wftccbst nhdf f̀ls eurfjg _QU. Fjtlgrhtfbj fjtb tcl abddujfty nbstlrs `hjguhgl hje fjtlrau`turh` ̀ lhrjfjg hjeljsurls ybur clh t̀c, shnlty, hje slaurfty.

    Eurfjg _QU, ybu wf`` ̀ fvl fj h vf`̀ hgl wftc h cbst nhdf`y. Fddlrsfbj fj vf`̀ hgl `fnl wf`̀ cl`p ybu tb l̀hrjtcl h̀jguhgl hje arbss-aù turh` sif` s̀ lssljtfh` tb f̀vfjg hje wbrifjg suaalssnu`̀ y fj Qhdbh. _QU `hsts 8?wllis hje fs abjeuatle fj twb pchsls. Ucl nfrst pchsl ̀ hsts slvlj tb lfgct wllis hje tcl slabje ̀ hsts twbtb tcrll. Ucl slabje pchsl wf`` baaur hntlr ybu chvl che sbdl tfdl ht ybur sftl hje fs elsfgjle tb muf`ebj tcl sif` s̀ hje ijbw`legl ybu ghfj eurfjg tcht tfdl. \pbj suaalssnu` ỳ dlltfjg tcl trhfjfjgabdpltljafls hje `hjguhgl sthjehres, ybu wf`` ml swbrj fj hs h _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllr.

    _QU fs elsfgjle tb prbvfel ybu wftc tcl nbujehtfbj ybu jlle tb mlgfj fjtlgrhtfjg fj ybur abddujfty,nu`nf`̀ fjg ybur prfdhry prbklat rlspbjsfmf f̀tfls, hje dhfjthfjfjg ybur clh`tc hje shnlty. Ucrbugcbut yburslrvfal, ft wf`̀ ml up tb ybu tb thil tcl fjftfhtfvl tb muf è bj tcfs nbujehtfbj, sllifjg but rlsburals hs ybujlle tcld, elvl`bpfjg strhtlgfls tb dllt ach``ljgls, hje rlhacfjg but nbr suppbrt wclj ybu cftrbhem`bais. Ucl suaalss bn ybur plrnbrdhjal eurfjg _QU hje mlybje wf`̀ ml eltlrdfjle my ybur hmf f̀tytb ml sl`n-efrlatle fj ybur `lhrjfjg hje tb thil rlspbjsfmf`fty nbr ybur hacflvldljts.

    Ulacjfah` UrhfjfjgUlacjfah` trhfjfjg wf`̀ prlphrl ybu tb wbri fj Qhdbh my muf̀ efjg bj tcl sif` s̀ ybu h r̀lhey chvl hjecl`pfjg ybu elvl b̀p jlw sif` s̀ fj h dhjjlr hpprbprfhtl tb tcl jlles bn tcl abujtry. Ucl _lhal Abrpssthnn, Qhdbhj lxplrts, hje aurrljt ^b`ujtllrs wf`` abjeuat tcl trhfjfjg prbgrhd. Urhfjfjg p`hals grlhtldpchsfs bj `lhrjfjg cbw tb trhjsnlr tcl sif``s ybu chvl tb tcl abddujfty fj wcfac ybu wf`` slrvl hs h

    ^b`ujtllr.

    Ulacjfah` trhfjfjg wf`` fja`uel slssfbjs bj tcl gljlrh` labjbdfa hje pb f̀tfah` ljvfrbjdljt fj Qhdbh hjestrhtlgfls nbr wbrifjg wftcfj suac h nrhdlwbri. Vbu wf`` rlvflw ybur prbklat‖s gbh`s hje bmklatfvls hjewf`̀ dllt wftc tcl Qhdbhj hgljafls hje brghjfzhtfbjs tcht fjvftle tcl _lhal Abrps tb hssfst tcld. Vbuwf`̀ ml suppbrtle hje lvh ùhtle tcrbugcbut trhfjfjg tb muf è tcl abjnfeljal hje sif` s̀ ybu jlle tbujelrthil ybur prbklat hatfvftfls, rlpbrt ybur prbgrlss, hje slrvl hs h prbeuatfvl dldmlr bn yburabddujfty.

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<86

    Qhnlty hje Qlaurfty UrhfjfjgEurfjg tcl shnlty hje slaurfty trhfjfjg slssfbjs, ybu wf`̀ ̀ lhrj cbw tb hebpt h f̀nlsty`l tcht rleuals yburrfsis ht cbdl, ht wbri, hje eurfjg ybur trhvl`s. Vbu wf`` h`sb `lhrj hpprbprfhtl, lnnlatfvl strhtlgfls nbrabpfjg wftc ujwhjtle httljtfbj, cbw tb feljtfny shnlty rfsis fj-abujtry hje hmbut _lhal Abrps‖ldlrgljay rlspbjsl hje suppbrt systlds.

    Heeftfbjh` Urhfjfjgs Eurfjg ^b`ujtllr QlrvfalUcl _lhal Abrps‖ trhfjfjg systld prbvfels ^b`ujtllrs wftc abjtfjuh` bppbrtujftfls tb lxhdfjl tclfrabddftdljt tb _lhal Abrps slrvfal wcf`l fjarlhsfjg tclfr tlacjfah` hje arbss-au`turh` sif``s. Eurfjgslrvfal, tclrl hrl usuh``y tcrll trhfjfjg lvljts. Ucl tft`ls hje bmklatfvls nbr tcbsl trhfjfjgs hrl hs nb``bws;

    •  Fj-slrvfal trhfjfjg; _rbvfels hj bppbrtujfty nbr ^b`ujtllrs tb upgrhel tclfr tlacjfah`, `hjguhgl,hje prbklat elvl`bpdljt sif`̀ s wcf l̀ schrfjg tclfr lxplrfljals hje rlhnnfrdfjg tclfr abddftdljthntlr chvfjg slrvle nbr tcrll tb sfx dbjtcs.

    •  Dfeslrvfal trhfjfjg (ebjl fj abjkujatfbj wftc tlacjfah` slatbr fj-slrvfal); Hssfsts ^b`ujtllrs fjrlvflwfjg tclfr nfrst ylhr, rlhsslssfjg tclfr plrsbjh` hje prbklat bmklatfvls, hje p`hjjfjg nbr tclfrslabje ylhr bn slrvfal.

    •  A`bsl-bn-slrvfal abjnlrljal; _rlphrls ^b`ujtllrs nbr tclfr nuturl hntlr _lhal Abrps slrvfal hjerlvflws tclfr rlsplatfvl prbklats hje plrsbjh` lxplrfljals.

    Ucl judmlr, `ljgtc, hje elsfgj bn tclsl trhfjfjgs hrl hehptle tb abujtry-splafnfa jlles hje abjeftfbjs.Ucl ily tb tcl trhfjfjg systld fs tcht trhfjfjg lvljts hrl fjtlgrhtle hje fjtlrrl`htle, nrbd tcl prl-elphrturl brfljthtfbj tcrbugc tcl lje bn ybur slrvfal, hje hrl p`hjjle, fdp`ldljtle, hje lvh`uhtleabbplrhtfvl`y my tcl trhfjfjg sthnn, _lhal Abrps sthnn, hje ^b`ujtllrs.

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=?

    VB\] CLH@UC AH]L FJ QHDBH 

    Ucl _lhal Abrps‖ cfgclst prfbrfty fs dhfjthfjfjg tcl gbbe clh t̀c hje shnlty bn lvlry ^b ùjtllr. _lhalAbrps dlefah` prbgrhds ldpchsfzl tcl prlvljtfvl, rhtclr tchj tcl aurhtfvl, hpprbhac tb efslhsl. Ucl_lhal Abrps fj Qhdbh dhfjthfjs h a`fjfa wftc h nu``-tfdl dlefah` bnnfalr wcb thils ahrl bn ^b`ujtllrs‖

     prfdhry clh̀ tc-ahrl jlles, fja`uefjg lvh ùhtfbj hje trlhtdljt bn dbst dlefah` abjeftfbjs. Heeftfbjh`dlefah` slrvfals hrl h`sb hvhf̀ hm l̀ fj Qhdbh ht b̀ah` cbspfth`s. Fn ybu mlabdl slrfbus`y f̀ ` hje ahjjbtrlalfvl tcl ahrl ybu jlle fj Qhdbh, ybu wf`` ml trhjspbrtle tb h _lhal Abrps-hpprbvle rlgfbjh` dlefah`nhaf`fty. Fn tcl Bnnfal bn Clh`tc Qlrvfals (BCQ) eltlrdfjls tcht tcl ahrl fs jbt bptfdh` nbr ybur abjeftfbjht tcl rlgfbjh` nhaf`fty, ybu wf`` ml trhjspbrtle tb tcl \jftle Qthtls.

    Clh`tc Fssuls fj QhdbhUcl dhfj clh`tc fssuls fj Qhdbh nbr _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllrs hrl efhrrclh, sifj fjnlatfbjs, hje fjnlatfbjsrl`htle tb tcl upplr rlspfrhtbry systld. Qlxuh``y trhjsdfttle fjnlatfbjs (QUFs) chvl h`sb mllj bj tclfjarlhsl fj Qhdbh, tcus CF^/HFEQ hwhrljlss hje QUF prlvljtfbj hrl ldpchsfzle. b̂`ujtllrs ahj h`sb

     ml hnnlatle my dbsquftb-mbrjl f`̀ jlssls suac hs eljgul hje acfiujgujyh fn tclrl hrl fj-abujtrybutmrlhis. Ucl _lhal Abrps prbvfels prbtlatfbj suac hs fjslat rlpl``ljt, dbsquftb jlts, hje prlvljtfvlleuahtfbj.

    Cl`pfjg Vbu Qthy Cl h`tcyUcl _lhal Abrps wf`̀ prbvfel ybu wftc h̀ ` tcl jlalsshry fjbau`htfbjs, dlefahtfbjs, hje fjnbrdhtfbj tbsthy clh`tcy. \pbj ybur hrrfvh` fj Qhdbh, ybu wf`` rlalfvl h abujtry-splafnfa dlefah` chjembbi. My tcllje bn trhfjfjg, ybu wf`` rlalfvl h dlefah` ift w ftc supp`fls tb thil ahrl bn df`e f̀ j̀lssls hje nfrst hfejlles. Ucl abjtljts bn tcl ift hrl ̀ fstle ̀ htlr fj tcfs slatfbj.

    Eurfjg prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg, ybu wf`` chvl haalss tb mhsfa dlefah` supp`fls tcrbugc tcl dlefah` bnnfalr.Cbwlvlr, eurfjg tcfs tfdl, ybu wf`̀ ml rlspbjsfm`l nbr ybur bwj supp`y bn prlsarfptfbj erugs hje hjybtclr splafnfa dlefah` supp`fls ybu rlqufrl, hs tcl _lhal Abrps wf`` jbt brelr tclsl ftlds eurfjg trhfjfjg._`lhsl mrfjg h tcrll-dbjtc supp`y bn hjy prlsarfptfbj erugs ybu usl, sfjal tcly dhy jbt ml hvhf̀ hm l̀ clrlhje ft dhy thil slvlrh` dbjtcs nbr scfpdljts tb hrrfvl.

    Vbu wf`̀ chvl pcysfah`s ht dfeslrvfal hje ht tcl lje bn ybur slrvfal. Fn ybu elvl`bp h slrfbus dlefah` prbm l̀d eurfjg ybur slrvfal, tcl dlefah` bnnfalr fj Qhdbh wf`̀ abjsu`t wftc tcl Bnnfal bn Clh t̀c Qlrvfalsfj Whscfjgtbj, E.A., br h rlgfbjh` dlefah` bnnfalr. Fn ft fs eltlrdfjle tcht ybur abjeftfbj ahjjbt mltrlhtle fj Qhdbh, ybu dhy ml sljt but bn tcl abujtry nbr nurtclr lvh ùhtfbj hje ahrl.

    Dhfjthfjfjg Vbur Clh`tcHs h ^b`ujtllr, ybu dust haalpt abjsfelrhm`l rlspbjsfmf`fty nbr ybur bwj clh`tc. _rbplr prlahutfbjs wf``sfgjfnfahjt`y rleual ybur rfsi bn slrfbus f``jlss br fjkury. Ucl hehgl ‐Hj bujal bn prlvljtfbj fs wbrtc h

     pbuje bn aurl— mlabdls lxtrldl ỳ fdpbrthjt fj hrlhs wclrl efhgjbstfa hje trlhtdljt nhaf̀ ftfls hrl jbt uptb tcl sthjehres bn tcl \jftle Qthtls. Ucl dbst fdpbrthjt bn ybur rlspbjsfmf`ftfls fj Qhdbh fs tb thil tclnb``bwfjg prlvljtfvl dlhsurls;

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    \sl ybur _lhal Abrps-prbvfele whtlr nf`tlrs ht cbdl hje ml ahrlnu` hmbut tcl whtlr ybu erfjil`slwclrl

    •  Ucbrbugc`y a`lhj hjy sifj wbujes tb prlvljt fjnlatfbj•  _rbtlat ybursl`n hghfjst efslhsls trhjsdfttle my dbsquftbls, suac hs eljgul nlvlr•  Lht wl`` hje glt sbdl lxlrafsl•  Nb` b̀w tcl `lhe bn wcht Qhdbhjs hje _lhal Abrps sthnn tl`̀ ybu tb eb tb sthy shnl•  Qthy pbsftfvl hje bptfdfstfa

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=8

    Dhjy f``jlssls tcht hnn`fat ^b`ujtllrs wbr`ewfel hrl prlvljthm`l fn prbplr nbbe hje whtlr prlahutfbjs hrlthilj. Uclsl f``jlssls fja`uel nbbe pbfsbjfjg, phrhsftfa fjnlatfbjs, clphtftfs H, eysljtlry, Gufjlh wbrds,thplwbrds, hje typcbfe nlvlr. Vbur dlefah` bnnfalr wf`` efsauss splafnfa sthjehres nbr whtlr hje nbbe

     prlphrhtfbj fj Qhdbh eurfjg prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg.

    Hmstfjljal fs tcl dbst lnnlatfvl why tb prlvljt fjnlatfbj wftc CF^ hje btclr QUFs. Vbu hrl thifjg rfsis fn

    ybu acbbsl tb ml slxuh`̀ y hatfvl. Ub ̀ lsslj rfsi, usl h abjebd lvlry tfdl ybu chvl slx. Wcltclr ybur phrtjlr fs h cbst abujtry aftfzlj, h nl` b̀w ^b`ujtllr, br hjybjl l s̀l, eb jbt hssudl tcfs plrsbj fs nrll bnCF^/HFEQ br btclr QUFs. Vbu wf`̀ rlalfvl dbrl fjnbrdhtfbj nrbd tcl dlefah` bnnfalr hmbut tcfsfdpbrthjt fssul.

    ^b`ujtllrs hrl lxplatle tb heclrl tb hj lnnlatfvl dlhjs bn mfrtc abjtrb` tb prlvljt hj ujp`hjjle prlgjhjay. Vbur dlefah` bnnfalr ahj cl̀ p ybu elafel bj tcl dbst hpprbprfhtl dltcbe tb suft yburfjefvfeuh` jlles. Abjtrhalptfvl dltcbes hrl hvhf̀ hm l̀ wftcbut achrgl nrbd tcl dlefah` bnnfalr.

    Ft fs arftfah` tb ybur clh`tc tcht ybu prbdpt`y rlpbrt tb tcl dlefah` bnnfal br btclr elsfgjhtle nhaf`fty nbrsacleu`le fddujfzhtfbjs, hje tcht ybu `lt tcl dlefah` bnnfalr ijbw fddlefhtl`y bn sfgjfnfahjt f`̀ jlsslshje fjkurfls.

    Wbdlj‖s Clh`tc FjnbrdhtfbjFn nldfjfjl cygfljl prbeuats hrl jbt hvhf`hm`l nbr ybu tb purachsl bj tcl `bah` dhrilt, tcl _lhal Abrpsdlefah` bnnfalr fj Qhdbh wf`̀ prbvfel tcld. Fn ybu rlqufrl h splafnfa prbeuat, p`lhsl mrfjg h tcrll-dbjtcsupp`y wftc ybu. Dhjy nldh`l ^b`ujtllrs thil dljstruh` aups (Ucl Efvh Aup, Ucl Illplr, Ucl DbbjAup, lta.) tb hvbfe pbtljtfh` prbm`lds wftc hvhf̀ hmf̀ fty br efspbsh` bn nldfjfjl cygfljl prbeuats.

    _rlgjhjay fs trlhtle fj tcl shdl dhjjlr hs btclr ^b ùjtllr clh`tc abjeftfbjs tcht rlqufrl dlefah`httljtfbj. Ucl _lhal Abrps fs rlspbjsfm`l nbr eltlrdfjfjg tcl dlefah` rfsi hje tcl hvhf h̀mf f̀ty bnhpprbprfhtl dlefah` ahrl fn tcl ̂ b`ujtllr acbbsls tb rldhfj fj-abujtry. Gfvlj tcl afraudsthjals ujelrwcfac ̂ b ùjtllrs ̀ fvl hje wbri fj _lhal Abrps abujtrfls, ft fs rhrl tcht tcl _lhal Abrps‖ dlefah`sthjehres nbr abjtfjule slrvfal eurfjg prlgjhjay ahj ml dlt.

    Ucl _lhal Abrps nb``bws tcl =?8= \.Q. _rlvljtfvl Qlrvfals Uhsi Nbral gufel`fjls nbr sarlljfjg _H_sdlhrs, wcfac rlabddlje wbdlj hgle =8‑=6 rlalfvl sa rlljfjg _H_s lvlry tcrll ylhrs hje wbdljhgle 1?‑>< rlalfvl sarlljfjg _H_s lvlry nfvl ylhrs. Hs suac, dbst ^b`ujtllrs wf`` jbt rlalfvl h _H_eurfjg tclfr slrvfal, mut ahj usl _lhal Abrps supp`fle clh t̀c fjsurhjal hntlr slrvfal tb chvl hj lxhd.

    Vbur _lhal Abrps Dlefah` IftUcl _lhal Abrps dlefah` bnnfalr wf`` prbvfel ybu wftc h ift abjthfjfjg mhsfa ftlds tb prlvljt hje trlhtf`̀ jlssls tcht dhy baaur eurfjg slrvfal. Ift ftlds ahj ml plrfbefah``y rlstbaile ht tcl dlefah` bnnfal.

    Dlefah` Ift Abjtljts

    Nfrst Hfe ChjembbiHal mhjehglsHalthdfjbpclj (Uy`ljb )̀Heclsfvl thplHjthafe thm`ltsHjtf-efhrrclh` (Fdbefud)Hjtfmfbtfa bfjtdljtHjtfnujgh` arlhdHjtfcfsthdfjl

    Hjtfslptfa hjtfdfarbmfh` sifj a`lhjlrMhje-HfesMfsdutc Qumsh`fay`htl (_lptb-Mfsdb`)Muttlrn`y a`bsurlsAh`hgl` hjtf-ftac gl`AbjebdsAbugc ̀ bzljglsElabjglsthjtEljth` n`bss

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=1

    abjthats baahsfbjh` ỳ, p`lhsl abjsfelr usfjg sfjg`l usl, ehf`y efspbshm`l l̀jsls wcfac eb jbt rlqufrla`lhjfjg.

    Fn ybu hrl l`fgfm l̀ nbr Dlefahrl, hrl bvlr

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=5

    QHNLUV HJE QLA\]FUV FJ EL_UC

    Ljsurfjg tcl shnlty hje slaurfty bn ^b`ujtllrs fs _lhal Abrps‖ cfgclst prfbrfty. Qlrvfjg hs h ^b`ujtllrbvlrslhs ljthf`s alrthfj shnlty hje slaurfty rfsis. @fvfjg hje trhvl`fjg fj hj ujnhdf`fhr ljvfrbjdljt, h`fdftle ujelrsthjefjg bn tcl b̀ah` `hjguhgl hje au`turl, hje tcl plralptfbj bn mlfjg h wlh`tcy Hdlrfahjhrl sbdl bn tcl nhatbrs tcht ahj put h ̂ b ùjtllr ht rfsi. _rbplrty tclnt hje murg h̀rfls hrl jbt ujabddbj.Fjafeljts bn pcysfah` hje slxuh` hsshu`t eb baaur, h t̀cbugc dbst ̂ b ùjtllrs abdp l̀tl tclfr twb ylhrs bnslrvfal wftcbut h slrfbus shnlty hje slaurfty fjafeljt. Ubgltclr, tcl _lhal Abrps hje ̂ b ùjtllrs ahjrleual rfsi, mut ahjjbt tru`y l f̀dfjhtl h`` rfsi.

    Mlybje ijbwfjg tcht tcl _lhal Abrps hpprbhacls shnlty hje slaurfty hs h phrtjlrscfp wftc ybu, ft dfgct ml cl p̀nu` tb sll cbw tcfs phrtjlrscfp wbris. Ucl _lhal Abrps chs pb f̀afls, prbaleurls, hje trhfjfjg fj p h̀al tb prbdbtl ybur shnlty. Ucl _lhal Abrps elpljes bj ybu tb nb` b̀w tcbsl pb f̀afls hje tb put fjtb prhatfal wcht ybu chvl ̀ lhrjle. Hj lxhdp l̀ bn cbw tcfs wbris fj prhatfal―fj tcfs ahsl tb cl p̀ dhjhgltcl rfsi hje fdphat bn murg`hry―nb``bws;

    •  Ucl _lhal Abrps hsslssls tcl slaurfty ljvfrbjdljt wclrl ybu wf̀ ` ̀ fvl hje wbri.•  Ucl _lhal Abrps fjsplats tcl cbusl wclrl ybu wf̀ ` ̀ fvl haabrefjg tb lsthm`fscle slaurfty arftlrfh.• 

    Ucl _lhal Abrps ljsurls ybu hrl wl`abdle my cbst abujtry abujtlrphrts br btclr abddujftyl̀helrs fj ybur jlw abddujfty.

    •  Ucl _lhal Abrps rlspbjes tb slaurfty abjalrjs tcht ybu rhfsl.•  Vbu `bai ybur ebbrs hje wfjebws.•  Vbu hebpt h `fnlsty`l hpprbprfhtl tb tcl abddujfty wclrl ybu `fvl.•  Vbu glt tb ijbw ybur jlfgcmbrs.•  Vbu ebj‖t achjgl rlsfeljals mlnbrl mlfjg hutcbrfzle my tcl _lhal Abrps.•  Vbu abddujfahtl ybur abjalrjs tb _lhal Abrps sthnn.•  Vbu elafel fn purachsfjg plrsbjh` hrtfa`ls fjsurhjal fs hpprbprfhtl nbr ybu.

    Ucfs wl`abdl mbbi abjthfjs slatfbjs bj @fvfjg Abjeftfbjs hje b̂`ujtllr @fnlsty`l, _lhal Abrps

    Urhfjfjg, Vbur Clh t̀c Ahrl, hje Qhnlty hje Qlaurfty, h`` bn wcfac fja`uel fdpbrthjt shnlty hje slaurftyfjnbrdhtfbj tb cl p̀ ybu ujelrsthje tcfs phrtjlrscfp. Ucl _lhal Abrps dhils lvlry lnnbrt tb gfvl^b`ujtllrs tcl trhfjfjg hje tbb`s tcly jlle tb nujatfbj fj tcl shnlst why pbssfm`l hje prlphrl nbr tclujlxplatle, tlhacfjg ybu tb feljtfny, rleual, hje dhjhgl tcl rfsis ybu dhy ljabujtlr.

    Nhatbrs tcht Abjtrfmutl tb ^b`ujtllr ]fsiUclrl hrl slvlrh` nhatbrs tcht ahj clfgctlj h ̂ b`ujtllr‖s rfsi, dhjy bn wcfac hrl wftcfj tcl ̂ b ùjtllr‖sabjtrb`. My nhr tcl dbst abddbj arfdl tcht ̂ b ùjtllrs lxplrfljal fs tclnt. Uclnts bntlj baaur wclj

    b̂`ujtllrs hrl hwhy nrbd tclfr sftls, fj arbwele ̀ bahtfbjs (suac hs dhrilts br bj pum f̀a trhjspbrthtfbj),hje wclj `lhvfjg ftlds ujhttljele.

    Mlnbrl ybu elphrt nbr Qhdbh tclrl hrl slvlrh` dlhsurls ybu ahj thil tb rleual ybur rfsi;

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    @lhvl vh`uhm l̀ bmklats fj tcl \jftle Qthtls, phrtfau`hr ỳ tcbsl tcht hrl frrlp`halhm`l br chvlsljtfdljth` vh`ul

    •  @lhvl abpfls bn fdpbrthjt ebaudljts hje haabujt judmlrs wftc sbdlbjl ybu trust fj tcl Qthtls•  _urachsl h cfeelj dbjly pbuac br ‐euddy— wh` l̀t hs h elaby•  _urachsl plrsbjh` hrtfa`ls fjsurhjal

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=>

    ^b`ujtllr, _lhal Abrps sthnn rlspbjsl dhy fja`uel rlhsslssfjg tcl ^b`ujtllr‖s wbrisftl hje cbusfjghrrhjgldljts hje dhifjg hjy hekustdljts, hs jllele. Fj sbdl ahsls, tcl jhturl bn tcl fjafeljt dhyjlalssfthtl h sftl br cbusfjg trhjsnlr. _lhal Abrps sthnn wf`̀ h s̀b suppbrt hje hssfst ̂ b ùjtllrs wcbacbbsl tb dhil h nbrdh` abdp`hfjt wftc `bah` `hw ljnbraldljt. Ft fs vlry fdpbrthjt tcht h ^b`ujtllrrlpbrts hj fjafeljt wclj ft baaurs. Ucl rlhsbjs nbr tcfs fja`uel bmthfjfjg dlefah` ahrl hje ldbtfbjh`suppbrt, ljhm`fjg _lhal Abrps sthnn tb hsslss tcl sftuhtfbj tb eltlrdfjl fn tclrl fs hj bjgbfjg shnlty hje

    slaurfty abjalrj, prbtlatfjg pllr ^b`ujtllrs hje prlslrvfjg tcl rfgct tb nf`l h abdp`hfjt. Qcbu`e h^b`ujtllr elafel `htlr fj tcl prbalss tb nf`l h abdp`hfjt wftc `hw ljnbraldljt, tcfs bptfbj dhy mlabdprbdfsle fn lvfeljal whs jbt prlslrvle ht tcl tfdl bn tcl fjafeljt.

    Bnnfal bn f̂atfd HevbahayUcl Bnnfal bn ^fatfd Hevbahay (B^H) fs h rlsbural tb ^b`ujtllrs wcb hrl vfatfds bn arfdl, fja`uefjgslxuh` hsshu`t hje sth`ifjg. ^fatfd hevbahtls hrl hvhf h̀m`l =5 cburs h ehy, slvlj ehys h wlli tb cl`p

    b̂`ujtllrs ujelrsthje tclfr ldbtfbjh`, dlefah`, hje `lgh̀ bptfbjs sb tcly dhy dhil fjnbrdle elafsfbjstb dllt tclfr splafnfa jlles. Ucl B^H prbvfels h abdphssfbjhtl, abbrefjhtle, hje suppbrtfvl rlspbjsl tb

    b̂`ujtllrs wcb wfsc tb haalss _lhal Abrps suppbrt slrvfals.

    Abjthat fjnbrdhtfbj nbr tcl Bnnfal bn ^fatfd Hevbahay

    Efrlat pcbjl judmlr; =?=.>6=.87

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<=7

    abjthatle tcrbugc tcl ldlrgljay abddujfahtfbj jltwbri. Hj fdpbrthjt abdpbjljt bn tcl ahphafty bn_lhal Abrps tb illp ybu fjnbrdle fs ybur muy-fj tb tcl phrtjlrscfp abjalpt wftc tcl _lhal Abrps sthnn. Ftfs lxplatle tcht ybu wf`̀ eb ybur phrt tb ljsurl tcht _lhal Abrps sthnn dldmlrs hrl ilpt hpprfsle bn yburdbvldljts fj-abujtry sb tcly hrl hm l̀ tb fjnbrd ybu.

    ^b`ujtllr trhfjfjg wf`̀ fja`uel slssfbjs bj splafnfa shnlty hje slaurfty fssuls fj Qhdbh. Ucfs trhfjfjg

    wf`̀ prlphrl ybu tb hebpt h au`turh` ỳ hpprbprfhtl f̀nlsty`l hje lxlrafsl kuegdljt tcht prbdbtls shnlty hjerleuals rfsi fj ybur cbdl, ht wbri, hje wcf`l trhvl`fjg. Qhnlty trhfjfjg fs bnnlrle tcrbugcbut slrvfal hjefs fjtlgrhtle fjtb tcl `hjguhgl, arbss-aù turh` hsplats, clh t̀c, hje btclr abdpbjljts bn trhfjfjg. Vbu wf``

     ml lxplatle tb suaalssnu`̀ y abdp`ltl h`̀ trhfjfjg abdpltljafls fj h vhrflty bn hrlhs, fja`uefjg shnlty hjeslaurfty, hs h abjeftfbj bn slrvfal.

    Alrthfj sftl sl`latfbj arftlrfh hrl usle tb eltlrdfjl shnl cbusfjg nbr ^b`ujtllrs mlnbrl tclfr hrrfvh`. Ucl_lhal Abrps sthnn wbris a`bsl`y wftc cbst abddujftfls hje abujtlrphrt hgljafls tb cl`p prlphrl tcld nbrh ^b`ujtllr‖s hrrfvh` hje tb lsthm`fsc lxplathtfbjs bn tclfr rlsplatfvl rb`ls fj suppbrtfjg tcl ^b`ujtllr.Lhac sftl fs fjsplatle mlnbrl tcl ^b`ujtllr‖s hrrfvh` tb ljsurl p`haldljt fj hpprbprfhtl, shnl, hje slaurlcbusfjg hje wbrisftls. Qftl sl l̀atfbj fs mhsle, fj phrt, bj hjy rl l̀vhjt sftl cfstbry9 haalss tb dlefah`,

     mhjifjg, pbsth ,̀ hje btclr lssljtfh` slrvfals9 hvhf̀ hmf̀ fty bn abddujfahtfbjs, trhjspbrthtfbj, hje dhrilts9

    efnnlrljt cbusfjg bptfbjs hje f̀vfjg hrrhjgldljts9 hje btclr b̂`ujtllr suppbrt jlles.

    Vbu wf`` h`sb `lhrj hmbut _lhal Abrps/Qhdbh‖s elthf`le ldlrgljay hatfbj p`hj, wcfac fs fdp l̀dljtlefj tcl lvljt bn a fvf̀ br pb`ftfah` ujrlst br h jhturh` efshstlr. Wclj ybu hrrfvl ht ybur sftl, ybu wf`̀abdp`ltl hje sumdft h sftl ̀ bahtbr nbrd wftc ybur heerlss, abjthat fjnbrdhtfbj, hje h dhp tb ybur cbusl.Fn tclrl fs h slaurfty tcrlht, ybu wf`` ghtclr wftc btclr ^b`ujtllrs fj Qhdbh ht prleltlrdfjle `bahtfbjsujtf` tcl sftuhtfbj fs rlsb`vle br tcl _lhal Abrps elafels tb lvhauhtl.

    Nfjh`̀ y, fj brelr nbr tcl _lhal Abrps tb ml nu`̀ y rlspbjsfvl tb tcl jlles bn b̂`ujtllrs, ft fs fdplrhtfvl tchtb̂`ujtllrs fddlefhtl`y rlpbrt hjy shnlty hje slaurfty fjafeljts tb tcl _lhal Abrps bnnfal. Ucl _lhal

    Abrps chs lsthm f̀scle prbtbab`s nbr heerlssfjg shnlty hje slaurfty fjafeljts fj h tfdl`y hjehpprbprfhtl dhjjlr, hje ft ab``lats hje lvh`uhtls shnlty hje slaurfty ehth tb trhai trljes hje elvl`bp

    strhtlgfls tb dfjfdfzl rfsis tb aurrljt hje nuturl b̂`ujtllrs.

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    EF^L]QFUV HJE FJA@\QFBJ B^L]^FLW

    Ucl _lhal Abrps dfssfbj fs tb prbdbtl wbr`e plhal hje nrfljescfp hje tb fdprbvl plbp`l‖s `fvls fj tclabddujftfls wclrl ^b`ujtllrs slrvl. Fjstftutfjg pb`fafls hje prhatfals tb suppbrt h efvlrsl hje fja`usfvlwbri hje ^b`ujtllr ljvfrbjdljt fs lssljtfh` tb hacflvfjg tcfs dfssfbj.

    Ucrbugc fja`usfvl rlaruftdljt hje rltljtfbj bn sthnn hje ̂ b ùjtllrs, tcl _lhal Abrps sllis tb rln`lat tclrfac efvlrsfty bn tcl \jftle Qthtls hje mrfjg efvlrsl plrsplatfvls hje sb`utfbjs tb elvl b̀pdljt fssuls.Heeftfbjh` ỳ, ljsurfjg efvlrsfty hdbjg sthnn hje ^b ùjtllrs ljrfacls fjtlrplrsbjh` rl`htfbjs hjeabddujfahtfbjs nbr tcl sthnn wbri ljvfrbjdljt, tcl ^b`ujtllr lxplrfljal, hje tcl abddujftfls fj wcfac

    b̂`ujtllrs slrvl.

    Ucl _lhal Abrps elnfjls efvlrsfty hs h ‐ab` l̀atfbj bn fjefvfeuh` httrfmutls tcht tbgltclr cl`p hgljafls pursul brghjfzhtfbjh` bmklatfvls lnnfafljt ỳ hje lnnlatfvl ỳ. Uclsl fja`uel, mut hrl jbt f̀dftle tb,achrhatlrfstfas suac hs jhtfbjh` brfgfj, `hjguhgl, rhal, ab`br, efshmf`fty, ltcjfafty, gljelr, hgl, rl`fgfbj,slxuh` brfljthtfbj, gljelr feljtfty, sbafblabjbdfa sthtus, vltlrhj sthtus, hje nhdf`y struaturls. Efvlrsftyh`sb ljabdphssls efnnlrljals hdbjg plbp`l abjalrjfjg wclrl tcly hrl nrbd hje wclrl tcly chvl f̀vlehje tclfr efnnlrljals bn tcbugct hje `fnl lxplrfljals.—

    Wl elnfjl fja`usfbj hs h ‐au`turl tcht abjjlats lhac Ysthnn dldmlr hje ^b`ujtllrT tb tcl brghjfzhtfbj9ljaburhgls ab` h̀mbrhtfbj, n`lxfmf f̀ty, hje nhfrjlss9 hje l̀vlrhgls efvlrsfty tcrbugcbut tcl brghjfzhtfbj sbtcht h`` fjefvfeuh s̀ hrl hm l̀ tb phrtfafphtl hje abjtrfmutl tb tclfr nu`` pbtljtfh .̀— Ucl _lhal Abrps prbdbtlsfja`usfbj tcrbugcbut tcl `fnlaya`l bn ^b`ujtllrs hje sthnn. Wclj sthnn hje ^b`ujtllrs hrl hm`l tb schrltclfr rfac efvlrsfty fj hj fja`usfvl wbri ljvfrbjdljt, tcl _lhal Abrps dfssfbj fs mlttlr nu`nf``le. Dbrlfjnbrdhtfbj hmbut efvlrsfty hje fja`usfbj ahj ml nbuje fj tcl b̂`ujtllr Chjembbi.

    Hj fja`usfvl hgljay fs bjl tcht sllis fjput nrbd lvlrybjl fj hj lnnbrt tb nfje tcl mlst felhs hje strhtlgfls pbssfm l̀ tb lxlautl fts bmklatfvls. Wclj fjput fs sb`faftle, clhre, hje abjsfelrle nrbd h rfac du t̀ftuel bnfjefvfeuh s̀ tcl mlst abursl bn hatfbj usuh` ỳ ldlrgls. Ucl _lhal Abrps sllis tb fdprbvl fts bplrhtfbjshje lnnlatfvljlss my ljsurfjg tcht h`` vbfals hje felhs hrl clhre hje tcht h`` ^b ùjtllrs hje sthnn nll`

    wl`abdl hje hpprlafhtle. Wclj lhac plrsbj‖s vbfal fs clhre, tcl hgljay fs strbjglr hje tcl fdphat bn^b`ujtllrs fs strljgtcljle.

    Efvlrsfty hje Fja`usfbj ht Vbur QftlBjal ^b`ujtllrs hrrfvl ht tclfr sftls, efvlrsfty hje fja`usfbj prfjafp`ls rldhfj tcl shdl mut thil bj hefnnlrljt schpl, fj wcfac ybur cbst abddujfty dhy schrl h abddbj au`turl hje ybu―tcl ^b`ujtllr― hrl tcl butsfelr. Vbu dhy ml fj tcl dfjbrfty, fn jbt tcl sb`l Hdlrfahj `fil ybu, ht ybur sftl. Vbu wf`̀

     mlgfj tb jbtfal efvlrsfty fj plrsplatfvls, ltcjfafty, hgl, elptc bn abjvlrshtfbj, hje elgrll bn suppbrt ybudhy rlalfvl. Nbr lxhdp`l, l`elrs, ybutc, hje dfee l̀-hgle fjefvfeuh s̀ h`` chvl ujfqul pbfjts bn vflws bjtbpfas ybu dhy efsauss, nrbd plrsplatfvls bj wbri, jlw prbklats, hje sbafh̀ ljghgldljts tb tcl whyabddujfty fssuls hrl heerlssle.

    _lhal Abrps sthnn fj ybur cbst abujtry rlabgjfzl tcl heeftfbjh` hekustdljt fssuls tcht abdl wftc `fvfjghje wbrifjg fj jlw ljvfrbjdljts hje wf`̀ prbvfel suppbrt hje gufehjal tb ^b ùjtllrs. Eurfjg prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg, h slssfbj wf`` ml cl`e tb efsauss efvlrsfty hje fja`usfbj hje cbw ybu ahj slrvl hs hj h``ynbr ybur pllrs, cbjbrfjg efvlrsfty, sllifjg fja`usfbj, ach``ljgfjg prlkuefal hje lxa`usfbj, lxp`brfjg yburbwj mfhsls, hje ̀ lhrjfjg dlachjfsds tb abpl wftc tclsl hekustdljt fssuls. Ucl _lhal Abrps ̀ bbisnbrwhre tb chvfjg ̂ b ùjtllrs nrbd vhrfle mhaigrbujes tcht fja`uel h vhrflty bn rhals, ltcjfa grbups,hgls, rl`fgfbjs, slxuh` brfljthtfbjs hje gljelr feljtftfls. Ucl hgljay lxplats ybu tb wbri ab``hmbrhtfvl`ytb arlhtl hj fja`usfvl ljvfrbjdljt tcht trhjsaljes efnnlrljals hje nfjes abddbj grbuje.

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    Arbss-Au`turh` AbjsfelrhtfbjsButsfel bn Qhdbh‖s ahpfth ,̀ rlsfeljts bn rurh` abddujftfls dfgct chvl che f̀tt`l efrlat lxpbsurl tb btclrau`turls, rhals, rl`fgfbjs, hje `fnlsty`ls. Wcht plbp`l vflw hs typfah` \.Q. mlchvfbr br jbrds dhy ml hdfsabjalptfbj, suac hs tcl ml`fln tcht h`` Hdlrfahjs hrl rfac hje chvl m`bje chfr hje m`ul lyls. Ucl

     plbp l̀ bn Qhdbh hrl ijbwj nbr tclfr gljlrbus cbspfth f̀ty tb nbrlfgjlrs9 cbwlvlr, dldmlrs bn tcl

    abddujfty wclrl ybu wf`` ̀ fvl dhy efsp`hy h rhjgl bn rlhatfbjs tb au`turh` efnnlrljals tcht ybu prlsljt.

    Hs h b̂`ujtllr hje rlprlsljthtfvl bn tcl \jftle Qthtls, ybu hrl rlspbjsfm l̀ jbt bj ỳ nbr schrfjg tclefvlrsfty bn \.Q. au`turl (tb fja`uel ybur fjefvfeuh` au`turl hje tcl au`turl bn btclr Hdlrfahjs) wftc yburcbst abujtry jhtfbjh` abujtlrphrts, mut h`sb nbr `lhrjfjg nrbd tcl efvlrsfty bn ybur cbst abujtry. Hjfdpbrthjt hsplat bn tcfs au`turh` lxachjgl wf`` ml tb eldbjstrhtl fja`usfvljlss wftcfj ybur abddujfty fjh sljsftfvl dhjjlr. Heeftfbjh`̀ y, ybu wf`` schrl tcl rlspbjsfmf̀ fty bn `lhrjfjg hmbut tcl efvlrsfty bn yburnl``bw _lhal Abrps ^b`ujtllrs hje lxp`brfjg cbw mlst tb rlsplat efnnlrljals wcf`l slrvfjg hs suppbrtfvlh` f̀ls hs ybu gb tcrbugc tcfs ach` l̀jgfjg jlw lxplrfljal.

    Ub lhsl tcl trhjsftfbj hje hehpt tb `fnl fj ybur cbst abujtry, ybu dhy jlle tb dhil sbdl tldpbrhry, yltnujehdljth`, abdprbdfsls fj cbw ybu prlsljt ybursl`n hs hj Hdlrfahj hje hs hj fjefvfeuh .̀ Nbr

    lxhdp`l, nldh`l trhfjlls hje ^b`ujtllrs dhy jbt ml hm l̀ tb lxlrafsl tcl fjelpljeljal tcly chvl fj tcl\jftle Qthtls9 dh`l ̂ b`ujtllrs dhy ml lxplatle tb jbt plrnbrd acbrls br btclr thsis hsarfmle tb wbdlj9

     pb f̀tfah` efsaussfbjs jlle tb ml chje l̀e wftc grlht ahrl9 hje sbdl bn ybur plrsbjh` ml f̀lns dhy mlstrldhfj ujefsa`bsle. Vbu wf`` jlle tb elvl`bp tlacjfquls hje plrsbjh` strhtlgfls nbr abpfjg wftc tclslhje btclr `fdfthtfbjs. Ucl _lhal Abrps sthnn wf`` `lhe h efvlrsfty, fja`usfbj, hje sljsftfvfty efsaussfbjeurfjg prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg hje wf`` ml bj ah`` tb prbvfel suppbrt. Ucfs trhfjfjg abvlrs cbw tb hehpt

     plrsbjh` acbfals hje mlchvfbr tb ml rlsplatnu` bn tcl cbst abujtry au`turl, wcfac ahj chvl h efrlat fdphatbj cbw ^b`ujtllrs hrl vflwle hje trlhtle my tclfr jlw abddujftfls. Ucl _lhal Abrps ldpchsfzls

     prbnlssfbjh` mlchvfbr hje arbss-au t̀urh` sljsftfvfty hdbjg vb ùjtllrs hje wftcfj tclfr abddujftfls tbcl`p fjtlgrhtl hje ml suaalssnu` eurfjg slrvfal.

    Hj felh` why tb vflw tcl pursuft bn arbss-au`turh` hehpthtfbj hje/br au`turh` fjtlgrhtfbj fs tb rlabgjfzl

    tcht lvlrytcfjg ebjl fj ybur cbst abujtry chs mbtc h splafnfa rlhsbj nbr wcy ft fs ebjl hje hj lxplatlebutabdl. Urust tcht ybur cbst abujtry abujtlrphrts hrl hatfjg wftc pbsftfvl fjtljtfbjs hje wbri tbdutuh``y slli ujelrsthjefjg hje abddbjh`fty. @hjguhgl efnnlrljals dhy hee h abddujfahtfbj mhrrflrhje l̀he tb dfsujelrsthjefjgs. @fstlj dbrl tchj ybu splhi hje slli a`hrfty. ]ldldmlr tcht chvfjg tclhmf f̀ty tb h̀ugc ht ybursl`n hje ht f̀nl‖s `ftt`l surprfsls gbls h `bjg why―`hugctlr fs ujfvlrsh`.

    Wcht Dfgct h b̂`ujtllr Nhal2

    _bssfm`l Gljelr ]b`l Fssuls

    Gljelr fs h slt bn sbafh``y abjstruatle rb`ls, rlspbjsfmf`ftfls, mlchvfbrs, hje bppbrtujftfls. Gljelr efnnlrsnrbd slx, wcfac rlnlrs splafnfah` ỳ tb mfb`bgfah` hje pcysfb b̀gfah` achrhatlrfstfas bn dh`ls hje nldh`ls.Gljelr rb`ls hje lxplathtfbjs hrl `lhrjle, achjgl bvlr tfdl, hje vhry wftcfj hje hdbjg au`turls.

    ^b`ujtllrs hrl trhfjle fj gljelr hwhrljlss hs tcly hpprbhac tclfr wbri fj tcl cbst abujtry. Gljelr rb`lsfj tcl \jftle Qthtls dhy efnnlr grlht`y nrbd tcbsl fj ybur abujtry bn slrvfal. Ft fs fdpbrthjt tb hmsbrm hjetb httldpt tb ujelrsthje tcl au t̀urh` juhjals bn gljelr wclrl ybu hrl. Nbr lxhdp l̀, fj dhjy au`turlsdh`ls hrl cl`e fj cfgclr rlghre tchj nldh`ls hje nldh`ls dhy dhjhgl tcl cbuslcb`es. Fj sbdl p`hals,nldh`ls hrl ljaburhgle tb httlje sacbb`, wcf`l fj btclr abujtrfls nldh`ls hrl efsaburhgle nrbd ljghgfjgfj suac hatfvftfls hje fjstlhe wbri fjsfel br butsfel bn tcl cbdl.

    Eurfjg tcl prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg, trhfjlls rlalfvl hj fjtrbeuatfbj tb gljelr hwhrljlss fj tclfr abujtry bnslrvfal, hje lxhdfjl tclfr bwj tcfjifjg hmbut gljelr rb`ls hje cbw tcfs tcfjifjg chs fdphatle tcld.

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    Ucly tclj `lhrj cbw tb hjh`yzl elvl`bpdljt prbklats usfjg h gljelr `ljs tb mlttlr ujelrsthje gljelrrb`ls fj tclfr cbst abujtry hje tb ujelrsthje cbw tclsl gljelr rb`ls ahj mljlnft br `fdft wcht nldh`ls hjedh`ls dhy br dhy jbt eb. Eurfjg tclfr =7 dbjtcs bn slrvfal, ^b ùjtllrs wf`` nurtclr ljghgl fj gljelrtrhfjfjgs tb ujelrsthje mlttlr cbw tclfr gljelr feljtfty fdphats wcb tcly hrl hs nldh`ls br dh`ls fj tclcbst abujtry hje cbw tcfs plralptfbj fjn ùljals tclfr wbri hje rl`htfbjscfps.

    Nldh`l ^b ùjtllrs hrl f̀il ỳ tb ljabujtlr ach``ljgls rl`htle tb tcl efnnlrfjg lxplathtfbjs bn mlchvfbr nbrwbdlj fj Qhdbh. Ucfs fs phrtfau`hr`y trul nbr sfjg`l wbdlj hje lsplafh``y ybujg, sfjg`l wbdlj. Vburshnlty, wl` -̀mlfjg, hje rlputhtfbj hrl tcl rlspbjsfmf̀ fty bn ybur cbst nhdf ỳ hje bn ybur vf̀ h̀gl hje tcfsrlspbjsfmf̀ fty fs thilj vlry slrfbus`y. Wcf l̀ fj tcl vf`̀ hgl, ybur nhdf`y wf`` lxplat ybu tb heclrl tb tclshdl jbrds tclfr ehugctlrs wbu`e heclrl tb―fj btclr wbres, jbt mrfjgfjg dlj tb ybur cbusl br tb yburrbbd, jbt gbfjg but hje hmbut my ybursl`n, hje jbt erfjifjg. Vbur mlchvfbr wf`̀ rln`lat bj mbtc yburvf`̀ hgl hje ybur nhdf ỳ. Fn ybur nhdf ỳ nhf s̀ tb illp ybu shnl br tb prbtlat ybur rlputhtfbj, tcly dhy nhalrlplraussfbjs nrbd tcl vf``hgl (l.g., nfjls). Vbu dhy achnl ujelr tcl rl`htfvl `hai bn prfvhay hje nrllebdbn dbvldljt. Cbwlvlr, heclrljal tb tcl jbrds fs lssljtfh` fn ybu hrl tb f̀vl hje wbri lnnlatfvl ỳ fjQhdbh9 hje ebj‖t wbrry, ybu wf`` chvl p`ljty bn bppbrtujftfls eurfjg ybur slrvfal tb thil ‐mrlhis— (f.l.,gbfjg tb tcl ahpfth ,̀ gbfjg bj vhahtfbj, chvfjg h wllilje hwhy ht hjbtclr ^b ùjtllr‖s vf`̀ hgl).

    ^b`ujtllr Abddljts;‐_faturl tcfs; Vbu‖rl bj ybur mfil, tbb`fjg ebwj tcl rbhe, ljkbyfjg tcl saljlry hje sbujes bnQhdbh, hje sueelj`y, but bn tcl m`ul, tcl slrljfty fs mrbilj my tcl cbw`fjg ah`` bn, –Cly, mhmy. F`bvl ybu!‖ Uh`i hmbut arhscfjg mhai ebwj tb tcl rlh f̀ty bn f̀vfjg clrl. Uclrl hrl slvlrh` strlhdsbn tcbugct bj tcfs tbpfa hje cbw tb rlhat tb ft. Wcht F usuh``y eb fs gfvl tcld hj frrfthtle `bbi,qufai`y nb``bwle my h sdf l̀, hje tl`` tcld tb stbp fj Qhdbhj, –Huh, Qb`l!‖ Ucfs usuh` ỳ wf`` stbptcld hje h s̀b l`faft h sdf l̀ br `hugc (wcfac Qhdbhjs hrl qufai tb eb), hje ft dhils dl h̀ugc brsdf`l hs wl``.—

    ‐F‖vl nbuje ft‖s uslnu` tb put ybursl`n fj tcl rb`l bn fjjbaljt `ftt`l sfstlr―phrtfau`hr ỳ fj tclvf`̀ hgl. Qbdl tcfjgs, suac hs erfjifjg h mllr, dfgct slld abddbjp`hal tb us. Cbwlvlr, fj hvf`̀ hgl slttfjg, ft fs bntlj thmbb nbr wbdlj tb erfji. Wcf̀ l h vf` h̀glr wf`` dbst `fil`y h``bw ybu tb

    erfji, hje lvlj bnnlr ybu h erfji, haalptfjg ft dhy ml `bbile ebwj upbj.—

    _bssfm`l Fssuls nbr ̂ b`ujtllrs bn Ab`br^b`ujtllrs bn ab`br sbdltfdls, mut jbt h`whys, chvl h efnnlrljt _lhal Abrps lxplrfljal tchj wcftl

    b̂`ujtllrs. Mlahusl bn f̀dftle lxpbsurl, sbdl nbrlfgj jhtfbjh`s wf`̀ lxplat tb sll \.Q. aftfzljs wcb hrlwcftl. Au`turls bn tcl wbr`e eb jbt typfah``y ljvfsfbj tcl Qthtls hs h p`hal bn rfac efvlrsfty wftc vhrfbusau`turh``y haalpthm`l plrsplatfvls, plrsbjh`ftfls, hje achrhatlrfstfas. Ucus, h ^b`ujtllr bn ab`br dhy mlqulstfbjle hs hmbut tclfr \.Q. aftfzljscfp.

    Fj p`hals wclrl Hdlrfahj stlrlbtypls hje/br ahstl systld eyjhdfas fjn`uljal plralptfbj, ^b`ujtllrs bnab`br scbu`e ml dfjenu` bn tcl rlhsbjs nbr tclsl vflws wftcbut arlhtfjg abjtljtfbus ljvfrbjdljts. H̀ ` tbbbntlj, cbst abujtry jhtfbjh`s hrl sfdp ỳ ujhwhrl bn tcl efvlrsfty bn tcl \jftle Qthtls hje rlqufrl

    heeftfbjh` fjnbrdhtfbj hje efh`bgul. Efrlat fjtlrhatfbjs wftc sbdlbjl jlw br sbdltcfjg efnnlrljt ahjthil tfdl tb glt usle tb, mut tcbsl wcb thil tcl tfdl tlje tb ml mlttlr bnn. H`tcbugc cbst abujtry jhtfbjh s̀dhy hsslrt tcht tcl \jftle Qthtls fs dhel up bn prlebdfjhtl ỳ bjl rhal, wl ijbw tcht fs jbt trul. Fn hdldmlr bn ybur abddujfty ijbws bn abdphtrfbts `fvfjg fj tcl \jftle Qthtls br bn jbthm`l \.Q. aftfzljsbn ab`br, ybu ahj muf`e bj tcfs ijbw`legl hs h pbfjt bn rlnlrljal nbr efsaussfjg efvlrsfty wftcfj tclQthtls.

    Nbr ̂ b ùjtllrs bn ab`br, tcl rhjgl bn rlspbjsls tb tclfr sifj ab`br dhy vhry nrbd tcl lxtrldl ỳ ifje tbtcl vlry fjsljsftfvl. Fj Hnrfahj hje @htfj Hdlrfahj abujtrfls, cbst abujtry jhtfbjh s̀ dhy shy ‐wl`abdl

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    cbdl— tb Hnrfahj Hdlrfahjs br Cfsphjfa Hdlrfahjs. Qbdltfdls ^b`ujtllrs lxplat tb ml ‐wl`abdlecbdl— mut hrl efshppbfjtle wclj tcly hrl jbt. Dbrl abddbj`y, fn h b̂`ujtllr fs dfsthilj nbr h cbst-abujtry jhtfbjh` aftfzlj, cl br scl fs lxplatle tb mlchvl hs h dh`l br nldh`l fj tcht au`turl mlchvls, hjetb splhi tcl `bah` `hjguhgl n`uljt`y. Cbst abujtry jhtfbjh`s hrl sbdltfdls nrustrhtle wclj tcl ^b`ujtllrebls jbt splhi tcl b̀ah` `hjguhgl wftc lhsl. Abjvlrsl`y, sbdl fj tcl shdl abujtry dhy ah`` ybu h ‐sl``but— mlahusl tcly nll` tcl \jftle Qthtls chs jbt ebjl ljbugc tb cl p̀ wftc sba fh` fssuls. Uclsl fjsthjals

    ahj ml turjle fjtb tlhachm`l dbdljts nbr tcl ^b`ujtllr hje tcl cbst abujtry jhtfbjh`, fj wcfac tclb̂`ujtllr ahj hsi qulstfbjs surrbujefjg plralptfbj hje ab`̀ hmbrhtl wftc rlsplat tb fssuls hje prbklats ht

    chje, wcf l̀ ljghgfjg fj arbss-au t̀urh` lxachjgls. H`̀ ̂ b`ujtllrs, tb fja`uel wcftl b̂`ujtllrs hje tcbslbn ab`br, scbu`e ml dfjenu` bn tcl fssuls bn rhal tcht hrl ldmleele fj \.Q. au`turl hje wftcfj tcl au`turlfj ybur abujtry bn slrvfal. Uclsl fssuls dhy sfgjfnfahjt`y hnnlat cbw ^b`ujtllrs fjtlrhat wftc nl``bw

    b̂`ujtllrs hje cbst abujtry jhtfbjh`s. Mlfjg bplj hje fja`usfvl tb lvlrybjl wf`` fdprbvl yburlxplrfljal fj fjtlrhatfjg wftc nl``bw ^b`ujtllrs hje dldmlrs bn ybur cbst abddujfty.

    ^b`ujtllrs bn ab`br abjtrfmutl h `bt tb leuahtfjg Qhdbhjs hmbut tcl efvlrsfty bn Hdlrfahj sbaflty. Ftwbu`e ml ujtrul tb shy tcht ‐rhafsd— ebls jbt lxfst fj Qhdbh. Wcf l̀ Qhdbhjs hrl vlry bplj tb plbp l̀ bnefnnlrljt ab`brs, Hsfhj-Hdlrfahj hje Hnrfahj-Hdlrfahj ^b`ujtllrs chvl lxplrfljale rhafh` abddljtsnrbd tfdl tb tfdl. Dbst bn tcl rldhris ahj ml fjjbaljt ljbugc, mbrj but bn fgjbrhjal hje

    dfsujelrsthjefjg, plrchps rlsu`tfjg nrbd cbw Hdlrfahjs bn ab`br hrl rlprlsljtle fj tcl dlefh. Cl`pfjgQhdbhjs tb rldbvl tcl stlrlbtypl tcht h`` Hdlrfahjs―lsplafh``y ^b`ujtllrs―hrl wcftl cl`ps h grlhtelh`.

    ^b`ujtllr Abddljts;

    ‐UĈ`bnh ̀ hvh! Hs hj Hnrfahj Hdlrfahj, F hd bntlj dfsthilj tb ml nrbd Nfkf, tcl Qb`bdbj Fs`hjes,br lvlj _hpuh Jlw Gufjlh. Ucl jlw feljtfty tcht tcl Qhdbhj plbp`l chvl mlstbwle upbj dl fsjbt hj ujwl`abdl bjl, mut ft ebls fjtlrnlrl wftc dy ^b`ujtllr slrvfal ht tfdls.

    ‐Cfstbrfah``y, _hafnfa Fs`hje jhtfbjs chvl jbt h`whys mllj tcl mlst bn nrfljes. Whrs, nhuthsf (`bjg mbht) abdpltftfbjs, hje rugmy dhtacls chvl abjtrfmutle tb sbdl bn tcl jbtfalhm`l hnnrhys.Hjybjl ljtlrfjg fjtb tcl Qhdbhj dbjbau`turl fs sllj hs h vfsftbr hje trlhtle wftc rlsplat. Fn ybu

    chpplj tb rlsldm`l h Dl`hjlsfhj _hafnfa Fs`hjelr, hs F eb, hje jbt tcl typfah` Hdlrfahj fdhgl,ybu dhy httrhat sbdl httljtfbj. Ucl httljtfbj fs jbt h`whys gbbe.

    ‐Fj tcl ahpfth` afty bn Hpfh, wclrl F wbri hje rlsfel, dy ltcjfafty fs jbt bntlj hj fssul, mut wcf l̀trhvl`fjg fj iuh (rurh` hrlhs), F bntlj dllt plbp`l, lsplafh``y sdh`` acf`erlj, wcb chvl jlvlrljabujtlrle hj Hnrfahj Hdlrfahj. Qthrls hje nfjglr pbfjtfjg bntlj baaur wclj F hd sllj wh`ifjghrbuje tcl vf`̀ hgl. Dy usuh` rlspbjsl fs h sdf l̀ br h whvl tcht puts tcl vf`̀ hglrs ht lhsl.

    ‐Bvlrabdfjg rhafh` hje au`turh` efnnlrljals fj Qhdbh whs rl`htfvl`y lhsy. Illpfjg hj bpljdfje, h pbsftfvl httftuel, hje h grlht sljsl bn cudbr h`` abjtrfmutle tb dy suaalss fj –mrfegfjg tclghp‖ mltwllj tcl twb au`turls.—

    _bssfm`l Fssuls nbr @lsmfhj, Ghy, Mfslxuh`, Urhjsgljelr, Xulstfbjfjg/Xullr, H``y (@GMUXH)^b`ujtllrsNbr @GMUX ^b`ujtllrs; Gfvlj Qhdbh‖s rlstrfatfvl a`fdhtl, slxuh` brfljthtfbj hje jbj-abjnbrdfjggljelr feljtftfls dfgct jbt ml efsaussle bplj`y. Fj sbdl ahsls, tcl @GMUX abddujfty dhy mlstfgdhtfzle hje, fj Qhdbh, ‐fjelaljay mltwllj dh l̀s— hje sbebdy hrl arfdfjh`fzle. Dfjenu` bn tclau`turh` jbrds hje abujtry-splafnfa `hws, tcl elafsfbj tb slrvl bplj`y fs `lnt tb lhac fjefvfeuh` _lhalAbrps ^b`ujtllr. Dhjy @GMUX b̂`ujtllrs chvl acbslj tb ml efsa rllt hmbut tclfr slxuh` brfljthtfbjhje/br gljelr feljtfty wftcfj tclfr cbst abddujftfls. Qbdl @GMUX ^b`ujtllrs chvl acbslj tb abdl buttb abddujfty dldmlrs, wftc h rlsu`t bn pbsftfvl hje jlghtfvl rlhatfbjs, wcf`l sbdl chvl abdl but bj`y

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<11

    _bssfm`l Fssuls nbr ̂ b`ujtllr Abup̀ ls

    Mlnbrl abddfttfjg tb _lhal Abrps slrvfal, abup`ls scbu`e abjsfelr cbw efnnlrljt elgrlls bn ljtcusfhsdhmbut _lhal Abrps slrvfal, hehpthtfbj tb tcl pcysfah` hje au`turh` ljvfrbjdljt, hje cbdlsfaijlss wf``hnnlat tclfr ̀ fvls. Ft ahj ml cl p̀nu` tb rlabgjfzl tcht ybur rlhatfbjs tb tclsl fssuls w f̀ ` achjgl tcrbugcbutybur slrvfal, hje ybu dhy jbt h`whys nll` tcl shdl hs ybur phrtjlr. Vbu hje ybur phrtjlr wf`` chvl

    efnnlrljt kbms, efnnlrljt sacleu`ls, hje efnnlrljal sbaflth` prlssurls. Bjl phrtjlr dhy `lhrj tcl `hjguhglnhstlr tchj tcl btclr br chvl h dbrl shtfsnyfjg hssfgjdljt. Ucfs ahj a rlhtl abdpltftfbj hje put efnnlrljtifjes bn strlss bj lhac plrsbj. Hjtfafphtfjg cbw tclsl prlssurls wf̀ ` hnnlat ybu hje ybur phrtjlrefnnlrljt`y tcrbugcbut ybur slrvfal ahj cl`p ybu rldhfj h sbural bn suppbrt nbr lhac btclr. Dhifjgnrfljes wftc btclr ^b`ujtllrs fs h arftfah` phrt bn nfttfjg fjtb tcl `hrglr ^b`ujtllr au`turl hje ahj h`sb ml hgbbe why tb lxphje ybur suppbrt jltwbri.

    Wcf l̀ abup`ls wf`` ̀ fvl tbgltclr eurfjg tclfr slrvfal, tcly dhy `fvl fj slphrhtl tbwjs eurfjg tclfr prl-slrvfal trhfjfjg. Ucfs fs h strlssnu` tfdl nbr dbst ̂ b ùjtllrs, hje ft ahj ml cl`pnu` tb efsauss fj hevhjalcbw ybu wf`` elh` wftc tcfs pbtljtfh` slphrhtfbj. Vbur phrtjlr ahj ml hj fdpbrthjt sbural bn sthmf`fty mutahj h`sb hee strlss tb ybur trhfjfjg lxplrfljal. Vbu dhy nll` tbrj mltwllj trhvl`fjg tb vfsft ybur phrtjlrhje nbausfjg bj ybur trhfjfjg, ybur cbst nhdf ỳ, hje nrfljes ybu chvl dhel ht ybur trhfjfjg sftl.

    Abup l̀s bntlj nhal prlssurl nrbd cbst abujtry jhtfbjh s̀ tb achjgl tclfr rb l̀s tb abjnbrd mlttlr wftctrheftfbjh` Qhdbhj rl`htfbjscfps. Qhdbhj dlj hje wbdlj h`fil wf`̀ bntlj jbt ujelrsthje Hdlrfahjrl`htfbjscfp eyjhdfas hje dhy ml butwhre`y arftfah` bn rl`htfbjscfps tcht eb jbt heclrl tb trheftfbjh`gljelr rb`ls. Ft fs h s̀b cl`pnu` tb tcfji hmbut cbw prlssurls tb abjnbrd tb Qhdbhj au t̀url ahj mlach` l̀jgfjg tb dlj hje wbdlj fj vlry efnnlrljt whys. Abjsfelrfjg cbw ybur phrtjlr fs mlfjg hnnlatlehje efsaussfjg wcht, fn hjy, hsplats bn ybur rl h̀tfbjscfp scbu è ml achjgle ahj cl p̀ rleual strlss nbr ybu

     mbtc.

    ^b`ujtllr Abddljts

    ‐Hgl fs rlvlrle fj Qhdbh. Qbdl ybujg ^b ùjtllrs chvl nbuje ft chrelr tb ml thilj slrfbus`y mlahusl bn tclfr hgl. Lvlj tcbugc F hd h ybujg ̂ b`ujtllr, mlfjg h dhrrfle wbdhj chs fjarlhsle

    dy sthtus. H s̀b, F ml`flvl tcht tcl Qhdbhj dlj ht dy sacbb` hrl ̀ lss clsfthjt tb wbri wftc dl mlahusl F hd h r̀lhey dhrrfle hje tclrl wf`̀ ml jb rudbrs hmbut bur rl h̀tfbjscfp wclj wl wbritbgltclr.—

    ‐Dy cusmhje fs tcl abbi fj tcl nhdf ỳ hje chs h s̀b slwj a`btcls nbr cfdsl`n hje dl. Cl thilssbdl gljt`l rfmmfjg ht cfs sacbb` bvlr tclsl thsis, mut jbtcfjg tb dhil cfd ujabdnbrthm`l. Fjgljlrh ,̀ tcl rlspbjsl tb cfs slwfjg hje abbifjg fs surprfsl hje hedfrhtfbj.—

    ‐F chvl jlvlr che hjy fssuls rl`htle tb dy dhrfth` sthtus. _lrsbjh`̀ y, F hpprlafhtl mlfjg hm l̀ tbschrl tcfs lxplrfljal wftc dy cusmhje. F abdl cbdl tb h sydphtcltfa lhr hje sbural bn suppbrtlvlry jfgct, wcfac chs dhel dy slrvfal tcht duac lhsflr.—

    _bssfm`l ]l`fgfbus Fssuls nbr ̂ b`ujtllrsHs Qhdbh fs h Acrfstfhj abujtry, ^b`ujtllrs dhy chvl trbum`l fjtlgrhtfjg fn tcly eb jbt httlje acurac bjQujehys9 mlfjg ijbwj hs hj htclfst br jbt httljefjg acurac ahj hnnlat bjl‖s haalpthjal fjtb h vf̀ h̀gl hje,tcus, h b̂`ujtllr‖s hmf`fty tb nurtclr h`` tcrll bn tcl _lhal Abrps gbh`s. Qujehy bmslrvhjal fj Qhdbh fsljnbrale, lsplafh`̀ y wftcfj tcl vf̀ h̀gls. b̂`ujtllrs, elspftl tclfr rl`fgfbus ml`flns br hnnf`fhtfbjs, bntljnfje tcht phrtfafphtfbj fj alrthfj acurac slrvfals br hatfvftfls, `fil sfjgfjg fj tcl acbfr, hrl uslnu` nbrabddujfty fjtlgrhtfbj hje ahj ml vflwle hs hjbtclr hsplat bn tcl arbss-au t̀urh` lxplrfljal.

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<15

    Nbr tcbsl wcb eb jbt httlje acurac slrvfals, ml abjsafljtfbus bn ebfjg hjy hatfvftfls butsfel br fjsfel tclcbdl tcht abu`e ml fjtlrprltle hs mlfjg efsrlsplatnu` bn tcl cb`y ehy. _rbmhm`y tcl mfgglst abdp`hfjt

    b̂`ujtllrs chvl hmbut rl f̀gfbj fj Qhdbh fs tcl `hrgl ebjhtfbjs dhel my vf̀ h̀glrs, fja`uefjg tcl pbbrlrnhdf`fls, tb suppbrt tclfr `bah` acurac hje phstbr. ^b`ujtllrs bntlj ml`flvl tcht tcl dbjly ebjhtle tb tclacurac fs dbrl jllele my nhdf`fls nbr tcfjgs suac hs fdprbvle jutrftfbj, mlttlr leuahtfbj bn tclfracf`erlj, cbdl fdprbvldljts, musfjlss elvl`bpdljt, lta., br jllele tb suppbrt tcl vf``hgl sacbb` hje

    vf`̀ hgl fdprbvldljt prbklats. H`tcbugc sbdl Qhdbhjs h`sb hrl sthrtfjg tb hgrll wftc tcfs sljtfdljt,^b`ujtllrs dust rlabgjfzl tcht tcfs dhttlr fs vlry sljsftfvl hje scbu`e rlnrhfj nrbd dhifjg tclfr tcbugcts

     pum f̀a fj tclfr vf`̀ hgl.

    ^b`ujtllr Abddljts

    ‐Lvlj tcbugc dy sftl eblsj‖t chvl dy prlnlrrle eljbdfjhtfbj, gbfjg tb tcl hvhf h̀m`l acuracslrvfals bj Qujehys qufai`y mlahdl hj fdpbrthjt phrt bn dy wlli`y rbutfjl. ]l`fgfbj fs suac hjfjtlgrh` phrt bn Qhdbhj au`turl tcht ft‖s h`dbst fdpbssfm`l tb fjtlgrhtl fjtb ybur abddujftywftcbut gbfjg tb acurac. Mlfjg fjvb v̀le fj acurac-rl h̀tle hatfvftfls (acbfr, ybutc grbup, hjewbdlj‖s vb`̀ lymh`̀ tlhd, lta.) whs tcl nbbt fj tcl ebbr F jllele tb sthrt dy abddujftyfjtlgrhtfbj prbalss. Kbfjfjg tcl acurac grbups br sfdp`y kust scbwfjg up ht acurac dhils ybunll` `fil h phrt bn ybur cbst abddujfty hje tcht nll`fjg dhils ybur slrvfal duac dbrl nu`nf`̀ fjg

    hje wbrtcwcf l̀.—

    _bssfm`l Fssuls nbr

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<1<

    N]LX\LJU@V HQILE X\LQUFBJQ

    Cbw duac ̀ ugghgl hd F h``bwle tb mrfjg tb Qhdbh2 Dbst hfr f̀jls chvl mhgghgl sfzl hje wlfgct f̀dfts hje hsslss achrgls nbr trhjspbrt bn mhgghgl tchtlxalles tcbsl ̀ fdfts. Ucl _lhal Abrps chs fts bwj sfzl hje wlfgct ̀ fdfts hje wf`̀ jbt phy tcl abst bntrhjspbrt nbr mhgghgl tcht lxalles tclsl ̀ fdfts. Ucl _lhal Abrps‖ h` b̀whjal fs twb aclaile pflals bn`ugghgl wftc abdmfjle efdljsfbjs bn mbtc pflals jbt tb lxalle 8?7 fjacls (`ljgtc + wfetc + clfgct) hjeh ahrry-bj mhg wftc efdljsfbjs bn jb dbrl tchj 5< fjacls. Aclaile mhgghgl scbu`e jbt lxalle 8??

     pbujes tbth` wftc h dhxfdud wlfgct bn

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<1>

    hje ht ybur sacbb`, wclrl ybur vfsftbrs w f`̀ ml whrd`y wl`abdle. Ft‖s h s̀b h grlht bppbrtujfty nbr ybu tbfjvb v̀l ybur vfsftbrs fj Qlabje hje Ucfre Gbh` hatfvftfls.

    Wf`` dy ml`bjgfjgs ml abvlrle my fjsurhjal2 Ucl _lhal Abrps ebls jbt prbvfel fjsurhjal abvlrhgl nbr plrsbjh` lnnlats9 ^b`ujtllrs hrl u`tfdhtl`yrlspbjsfm`l nbr tcl shnlillpfjg bn tclfr plrsbjh` ml`bjgfjgs. Cbwlvlr, ybu ahj purachsl plrsbjh`

     prbplrty fjsurhjal mlnbrl ybu l̀hvl (abjthat ybur fjsurhjal abdphjy). ̂ b`ujtllrs scbu è jbt scfp br thilvh`uhm l̀ ftlds bvlrslhs. Klwl`ry, whtacls, rhefbs, ahdlrhs, l`latrbjfas, hje lxpljsfvl hpp f̀hjals hrlsumklat tb ̀ bss, tclnt, hje mrlhihgl, hje, fj dhjy p`hals, shtfsnhatbry dhfjtljhjal hje rlphfr slrvfals hrljbt hvhf`hm`l.

    Eb F jlle hj fjtlrjhtfbjh̀ erfvlr‖s ̀ faljsl2 b̂`ujtllrs fj Qhdbh eb jbt jlle hj fjtlrjhtfbjh` erfvlr‖s `faljsl hs tcly hrl prbcfmftle nrbd bplrhtfjg

     prfvhtl`y bwjle dbtbrfzle vlcfa`ls. Dbst urmhj trhvl` fs my mus br thxf. ]urh` trhvl` rhjgls nrbd muslshje dfjfmusls tb truais, mfaya`ls, hje `bts bn wh`ifjg. Bj vlry rhrl baahsfbjs, h ^b`ujtllr dhy ml hsiletb erfvl h spbjsbr‖s vlcfa`l, mut tcfs ahj baaur bj ỳ wftc prfbr wrfttlj plrdfssfbj nrbd tcl abujtryefrlatbr. Qcbu`e tcfs baaur, tcl ^b`ujtllr dhy bmthfj h `bah` erfvlr‖s `faljsl. H \.Q. erfvlr‖s `faljsl wf``nhaf f̀thtl tcl prbalss, sb mrfjg ft wftc ybu kust fj ahsl.

    Wcht scbu`e F mrfjg hs gfnts nbr Qhdbhj nrfljes hje dy cbst nhdf`y2 Ucfs fs jbt h rlqufrldljt. H tbilj bn nrfljescfp fs sunnfafljt. Qbdl gfnt sugglstfbjs fja`uel ijfaiijhaisnbr tcl cbusl9 pfaturls, mbbis, br ah`ljehrs bn Hdlrfahj saljls9 sbuvljfrs nrbd ybur hrlh9 chre ahjeflstcht wf`̀ jbt dl`t br spbf`9 br pcbtbs tb gfvl hwhy. b̂`ujtllrs chvl rlabddljele muyfjg tbys nrbd heb``hr stbrl;‐Vbu ahjjbt gb wrbjg hje ybu wf`̀ dhil tcl acf èrlj fj ybur trhfjfjg nhdf ỳ vlry chppy.—

    Wclrl wf`` dy sftl hssfgjdljt ml wclj F nfjfsc trhfjfjg hje cbw fsb`htle wf`` F ml2 _lhal Abrps trhfjlls hrl jbt hssfgjle tb fjefvfeuh` sftls ujtf` hntlr tcly chvl abdp`ltle prl-slrvfaltrhfjfjg. Ucfs gfvls _lhal Abrps sthnn tcl bppbrtujfty tb hsslss lhac trhfjll‖s tlacjfah` hje `hjguhglsif` s̀ prfbr tb hssfgjfjg sftls, fj heeftfbj tb nfjh f̀zfjg sftl sl`latfbjs wftc tclfr dfjfstry abujtlrphrts. Fn

    nlhsfm l̀, ybu dhy chvl tcl bppbrtujfty tb prbvfel fjput bj ybur sftl prlnlrljals, fja`uefjg glbgrhpcfah``bahtfbj, efsthjal nrbd btclr ^b ùjtllrs, hje f̀vfjg abjeftfbjs. Cbwlvlr, illp fj dfje tcht dhjy nhatbrsfjn`uljal tcl sftl sl`latfbj prbalss hje tcht tcl _lhal Abrps ahjjbt guhrhjtll p`haldljt wclrl ybuwbu`e felh`̀ y `fil tb ml. Dbst ^b ùjtllrs `fvl fj sdh`` rurh` vf`̀ hgls hje hrl usuh` ỳ wftcfj h bjl tb twb

     mus br thxf rfel nrbd hjbtclr b̂`ujtllr. Qbdl sftls fj Wlstlrj Qhvhf‖f rlqufrl h 8?- tb 8=-cbur trfp bj h mus, mbht, hje tclj h mus hghfj tb tcl ahpfth .̀

    Cbw ahj dy nhdf`y abjthat dl fj hj ldlrgljay2 Ucl _lhal Abrps Abujsl`fjg hje Butrlhac \jft prbvfels hssfsthjal fj chje`fjg ldlrgljafls hnnlatfjgtrhfjlls hje b̂`ujtllrs br tclfr nhdf f̀ls. Mlnbrl `lhvfjg tcl \jftle Qthtls, fjstrua t ybur nhdf ỳ tb jbtfnytcl Abujsl`fjg hje Butrlhac \jft fddlefhtl ỳ fn hj ldlrgljay hrfsls, suac hs h slrfbus f`̀ jlss br elhtcbn h nhdf ỳ dldmlr. Ucl Abujsl`fjg hje Butrlhac \jft ahj ml rlhacle ht 3

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    UCL _LHAL AB]_Q | QHDBH WL@ABDL MBBI | K\@V =?8<17

    wfrl l̀ss cbtspbts fj Hpfh, br my usfjg tclfr bwj efh -̀up Fjtlrjlt abjjlatfbjs ht tclfr sftls. ]ldldmlr tchtah``s, lsplafh``y ab``lat bjls, nrbd Qhdbh tb tcl \.Q. hrl lxpljsfvl.

    Qcbu`e F mrfjg h al``pcbjl wftc dl2 Dhjy pcbjls, lvlj bjls tcht a`hfd tb ml tcl hpprbprfhtl GQD nbr Qhdbh, wf̀ ` jbt wbri fj-abujtry(fja`uefjg f_cbjls). Hs ybur pcbjl wf`̀ dbst `fil ỳ ef