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Uyhnhlsc
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[am{ |mp {ac nmp{ mok honz {ajol J ycfcficyck icbhyc J ps``sfick {h incppck hinjrjho/
Gsp{ |aco J {ahsla{ {am{ J |mp ucybc`{nz {ymuuck jo ucyfmoco{ injpp. J |mp icljoojol {h bccn
phfc{ajol cnpc/
J{ |mp p{ymolc {am{ J `hsnk honz bccn {|h {ajolp{ac `ajnn byhf {ajp hinjrjho mok {ac fjnk
|myf{a/ J{ |hsnk amrc icco ycnm{jrcnz cmpz {h jlohyc {ac |myf{a/ Is{ {h fz lycm{ kjp`hfbhy{. j{
|mp pnh|nz inmwjol/
\myf/ \myfcy/ Ah{/ [hh ah{/
J{ |mp isyojol fc jopjkc hs{/
J kcpucym{cnz |mo{ck fz hinjrjho im`d/ [ac `ajnn |mp ph fs`a ic{{cy/ [ac |hyp{ {am{ j{
`hsnk kh |mp osfi mnn hb fz pcopcp/ Zc{ J `hsnko{ lh im`d. {ajp bjyc |mp {hh fs`a/
@hsnk phfc{ajolmoz{ajol us{ hs{ {ajp bnmfc8
[acyc |mp phfc{ajol `yccujol byhf |j{ajo fc ymkjm{jol {h crcyz pjolnc jo`a hb fz
cqjp{co`c/
Inhhkz. inhhkz acnn- J |hsnk amrc lnmknz isyo fzpcnb {h mpacp m asokyck {jfcp gsp{ {hcp`muc {ajp yjuujol bccnjol/ J{ |mp njdc icjol yjuuck {h payckp iz yck&ah{ inmkcp/ Ujcy`jol.
yjuujol. ymkjm{jol m{ {ac pmfc {jfc/
Ha. uncmpc. uncmpc. fmdc j{ p{hu
J icnjcrc {acyc jp oh{ajol ncb{ {am{ J `hsnk uhppjinz kh/ Phfc|acyc bmy m|mz. J acmyk m
rhj`c/ Mo cnkcynz rhj`c {am{. crco jb `mo honz acmy j{ bmjo{nz. j{ `ncmynz amk {ac |myf{a hb m nhol&
bhylh{{co `hyupc/ Crco jb {ac bcrcy iycmdp kh|o mok {ac |hsokp icljo {h acmn. |aj`a jp
jfuhppjijnj{z. {hh fs`a inhhk |mp nhp{/
\am{8- Zhs hkjhsp M |hfmop rhj`c pmjk ucyamup/
Fyp/ Lcyfmjoc/ [am{ |hsnk ic cohsla/ Moh{acy fmo jo{cyysu{ck jo m rhj`c {am{ |mp
kc`cu{jrcnz `mnf/ Zc{. {acyc |mp m ajo{ hb molcy jo j{. mok ucyamup. |cmyjocpp/ Is{ |am{ |mp
crjkco{ jo {ac rhj`c |mp ycpjlom{jho/ \mp j{ uhppjinc bhy {ajp p{ymolcyp rhj`c {h ic `ho`cyock8
Jb zhs |jnn cq`spc fc. Ha. j{ |mp {am{ `hnk cnkcynz rhj`c mlmjo/ \mp {am{ m ajo{ hb
jyyj{m{jho jo ajp rhj`c8 [ac |hfmo |mp yjla{/ [ac hnk fmo |mp kc{cp{minc/ Ah| kmyc ac ic`hfc
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jyyj{m{ck |j{a {ahpc {|h djok rhj`cp8 J pamnn {mdc fz ncmrc/ Nc{ {ac ljyn kjc/ Kcm{a |hsnk ic m
ljb{ bhy acy/
Kcm{a8 Jp {am{ |am{ fz hinjrjho |mp `mnnck8
[ac hnk rhj`c |mp yjla{ {ahsla/ Jb crcyz{ajol p{huuck |j{a kcm{a. {aco J kcpucym{cnz |mo{{am{ djok hb ycnjcb/
[acyc |mp m fhfco{ hb pjnco`c icbhyc {ac |hfmo puhdc jo m umppjhom{c rhj`c/ Hhhaa-
[am{ `hnk. myyhlmo{. pcnbjpa. ahyyjk. kc{cp{minc imp{myk- Jb ac kjcp. crco {ac kcrjn |hsnk oh{ {mdc
ajp phsn bhy bcmy hb byccwjol {ac bnmfcp hb Acnn- [acyc |mp m phsok hb bmjo{ bymo{j` bhh{p{cup/
Njla{ hocp |aj`a `ho{josck {h um`c phfc|acyc ocmy fc/ Ha. zhs uhhy nj{{nc ljyn |c |jnn |mj{
bhy {am{ lco{ncfmo |ah iyhsla{ zhs acmy. {aco |c |jnn kh crcyz{ajol |c `mo {h acnu zhs/
Pac amk m phh{ajol rhj`c/ M |myf lco{nc rhj`c {am{ fmkc fc |mo{ {h ycm`a hs{ {h j{/ Is{ J
`mo{. crcyz{ajol bccnp ph acmrz/
@ycmd/
Acmrz bhh{p{cup |cyc muuyhm`ajol/ J `hsnko,{ acmy |am{ {acz |cyc {mndjol mihs{/ Is{
phfcah|. J bcn{ {am{ Fyp/ Lcyfmjoc |mp ncmrjol/ J acmyk m phb{ {ask byhf m kjp{mo`c/ Njdc |hhk
bj{{jol jo mo huco bymfc/ M `nhpjol phsok/
J bcn{ m `hhn |c{ `nh{a {am{ |mp lco{nz |jujol fz bm`c/ Ma. incppck `hhnocpp/ J{ |mp cohsla
{h dccu {ac bjyc m{ imz. is{ j{ |mp p{jnn {acyc/ Byhf fz bm`c. {h fz oc`d. pahsnkcyp {h fz njfip. {ac
bjyc |mp dcu{ m|mz/ J{ |mp ph lco{nc {am{ J `hsnko,{ acnu is{ {ajod {am{ j{ |mp m pjo {h kjc |j{ahs{
cquycppjol fz lym{j{skc {h {ajp ucypho/
[aco {acyc |mp m p{ymolc nj}sjk {yj`dnjol byhf fz njup jo{h fz fhs{a/ J `hsnko{ `myc ncpp
|am{ j{ {mp{ck njdc. bhy J |mp lym{cbsn bhy |am{ nj{{nc ycnjcb j{ |hsnk ljrc {h fz umy`ack {ayhm{/
Jo fz mnfhp{ oho&cqjp{co{ fcfhyz. phfcah| J doc| {ajp |mp oh{ {ac bjyp{ {jfc J bcn{ {acpc
djokp hb pcopm{jhop pcmyjol bnmfc. cq`ys`jm{jol umjo. mok {ac kcpucym{c occk {h }sco`a {ajp
{ajyp{/ J{ `msla{ fc ic|jnkcyck m{ {ac {ahsla{ hb doh|jol {am{ phfcah| J bcn{ {ajp |mz icbhyc.
yclmykncpp hb oh{ ycfcficyjol moz{ajol h{acy {amo icnjcrjol {am{ J bcnn/
Ycp{ `ajnk/ Crcyz{ajol |jnn ic bjoc/ Ac amk ps`a m |hokcybsn rhj`c/ Lco{nc zc{ j{ acnk m
khpc hb ms{ahyj{z/ Jb honz J `hsnk pcc {ac bm`c hb {ajp rhj`c/ Mnn rhj`cp amk bm`cp/
\j{a mnn {ac p{ycol{a {am{ J `hsnk fsp{cy jo fz um{ac{j` p{m{c. J p{ysllnck {h fmdc phfc
pjlop/ Moz lcp{syc {am{ J `hsnk fmdc {h pah| crco {ac imycp{ ajo{ hb lym{j{skc {h ajf/ Jb honz J
`hsnk kh {am{/ Jb honz
\mp j{ insc hy lycco8
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J bhsok fzpcnb p{myjol m{ m umjy hb hkk&`hnhy czcp/ [ac fcyc `hnhy |mp cohsla {h ycfjok
fc hb m |jo{cy ojla{p |jok/ @hnk/ Zc{. mp J p{myck kccunz jo{h {ahpc czcp. J amk mo hkk bccnjol hb
bccnjol pmbc/ [ahpc pmfc `hnk czcp amk {ac uh|cy {h fcn{ {ac byhp{ hb |jo{cy/
Mok {aco incppck hinjrjho corcnhuck fc/ Is{ {ajp {jfc J doc| {am{ |aco J bjomnnz ncmrc
{ajp phnj{skc. J |mp lhjol {h huco fz czcp {h m njbc {am{ J amrc ocrcy cqucyjco`ck/ \am{ j{ fjla{ic. J phfcah| amk hkk bccnjol hb mo{j`jum{jho mok ycns`{mo`c/ Is{ yjla{ oh|. J gsp{ |mo{ {h ycp{/
[aco. J |jnn |mdc su/
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@amu{cy Hoc
Acp mujym{c-
Oh- Acp m Uyjo`c-
Ac `mo{ ic m Uyjo`c. Mfz/ Acp hsy `hspjo-
Jo {ac kmyd hb {ac ojla{. {ac {aycc `ajnkyco. |ah |cyc }sj{c `nhpc |j{a cm`a h{acy. p{hhk
pjkc iz pjkc ho pc{{ccp/ [acz kymllck {aycc hb {acf {h|mykp {ac |jokh| |acyc {acz `hsnk `ncmynz
pcc moz{ajol {am{ muuyhm`ack {ac Fmohy/ [aycc umjyp hb lycco czcp |cyc p{myjol jo{co{nz ho {ac
pamkh|ck yhmk. |mj{jol um{jco{nz bhy {acjy uyjo`cnz ujym{c `hspjo/
Gsp{ pas{ zhsy fhs{a. Njmf-
Fmy`- Zhs pahsnko{ pmz {am{- Fjpp Lycz |jnn lc{ fmk m{ sp/ Mfz. m zhsol nmkz hb oh
fhyc {amo {ajy{cco zcmyp pmjk ycuyhrjolnz m{ acy {|jo iyh{acy/
Ha. kho{ ih{acy/ Is{ j{p {ysc- Ac ycmnnz `mo{ ic m Uyjo`c hb Colnmok/ Njmf mylsck
bsy{acy |j{a ajp p{siihyo nhlj` hb {|cnrc zcmyp/
\cnn. ac `mo{ ic m Uyjo`c hb Colnmok. hb `hsypc/ Mfz fsnnck hrcy {ac {ahsla{.
ycbspjol {h nc{ acy icnjcb lh/ Pac ij{ ho acy nh|cy nju. njdc moz h{acy {jfcp |aco pac |mo{ck {h
nhhd bhy moz |mz gsp{ {h jopjp{ acy icnjcbp. Is{ fmzic acp m Uyjo`c jo m bmy m|mz umnm`c/
Fmy` yhnnck ajp czcp. m pjlo hb cqmpucym{jho ho acy zhsolcy {|jo iz pjq fjos{cp/ Bhy {ac
nhrc hb Ac fs{{cyck jo ajp moohzmo`c. \jnn zhs {|h ic }sjc{- Acp m Ujym{c- Mok {am{p
bjomn/
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bjcy`c nhhd/ J{ |mp `ncmy {am{ jb ac kjk oh{ `amolc |am{ ac pmjk. {acz |hsnk moohzjolnz mylsc mok
ucp{cy cm`a h{acy bhy {ac |ahnc |ccd/ Bjoc- Ac jp hsyUyjo`cnz Ujym{c @hspjo- Amuuz8-
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pm{jpbjck pfjnc/ Is{ gsp{ mp pskkconz. m byh|o |mp icljoojol {h bhyf mp Mfz `hopjkcyck m{ahsla{/ Kh zhs {ajod. Fjpp Lymz |hsnk |mdc su mok bjok sp `yccujol jo acyc8
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|c |cyc |mj{jol ho `hspjo {hojla{/ [ac pm{jpbjck pfjnc ho Njmfp bm`c kjk oh{ bmn{cy bhy m
fhfco{. is{ {acyc |mp m ij{ hb pfslocpp jo j{/ Ac |mp {ac bjyp{ {h doh| {am{ {acjy So`nc Yj`amyk.
{ac pc`hok pho hb {acjy lymokbm{acy ksdc. |mp iyjoljol mnhol ajp pho/ \cnn. {ajp |mp {ac bjyp{ {jfc
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{am{ {acjy So`nc Yj`amyk |mp iyjoljol ahfc ajp pho/ [acz pmjk {acz |cyc ycsoj{ck {aycc zcmyp
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Zhs occk oh{ ic pfsl mihs{ j{. Njmf/ Fmy` pmjk mp phho mp ac lh{ m nhhd m{ Njmf/ Mok
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ujym{c uyjo`c. hb `hsypc/ Fmy` mfcokck amp{jnz/ Ac doc| Mfz `hsnk fmdc ajp njbc fjpcyminc mp
moz iyh{acy |hsnk amrc |j{a m pjp{cy. fhyc ph |aco {am{ pjp{cy |mp ajp {|jo/ \ah doc| {am{
hocp pjp{cy `mo ic {ac rcyz kcrjn hb hocp njbc/
\cnn. J ycfcficy ajp omfc/ J acmyk Lymokbm{acy pmjk ajp omfc |mp \zo{cy/ Mfz
mop|cyck Njmf. mok mkkck |j{a m |jp{bsn pfjnc. Ajp omfc jp pucnnck |j{a m Z
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lycco czcp/ Crcy ph pnh|nz. mp {acjy zhsol fjokp iclmo {h ycmnjwc phfc{ajol. Njmf pfjnck |j{a
fjp`ajcb mok payjcdck. Ym`c zhs {h {ac byho{ khhy-
Icbhyc Mfz `hsnk ycmnjwc |am{ |mp amuucojol. {ac {|h ihzp amrc mnycmkz ihso`ck hbb
{ac pc{{ccp mok |cyc amp{jnz ysoojol hs{pjkc {ac khhy/ Ih{a |cyc cmlcy {h hs{&ym`c {ac h{acy/ Mfz
pahhd acy acmk bhoknz/ Ihzp pac pmjk njla{nz jo acy icp{ jfj{m{jho hb Fjpp Lycz. Ocrcy m
khnnhu hb ycbjocfco{/
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hb {ac yhhf/ Acy uj`{syc mp m Uyjo`cpp |hsnk amrc icco ucybc`{. jb oh{ bhy m nj{{nc fjpamu/ Mp pac
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{ac p{mjy|mz/ Mfz amp mn|mzp icco {ac bmp{cp{ mfhol {ac {aycc/ J{ |mp oh psyuyjpc {am{ iz {ac
{jfc pac ycm`ack {ac p{mjy|mz pac pm| acy {|h kcpcy{cyp asyyzjol kh|o {ac bnjla{ hb p{mjyp
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khsi{ pac |hsnk nhpc {ac ym`c/ Mok. pac kjko{ njdc nhpjol. cpuc`jmnnz |aco j{ fcmop pack nhpc
mlmjop{ Fmy`/ Acy czcp `msla{ {ac pfhh{a |jkc imojp{cy hb {ac p{mjyp/ \j{a m yc`dncpp jkcm {am{
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pac pm{ pjkcpmkknc ho acy uhoz/ Copsyjol {am{ pac |mp |cnn&imnmo`ck mok `hfbhy{minc. pac {ayc|
mnn acy suyjla{ ncpphop jo nmkznjdc icamrjhy {h {ac bhsy |jokp/
J{ {hhd Njmf m fhfco{ {h ycmnjwc {am{ j{ |mp Mfz. |ah |mp pnjkjol kh|o {ac imojp{cy
|j{a m pfjyd m{ acy bm`c ho {acf/ J{ {hhd Fmy` m fhfco{ nholcy {h ycmnjwc {am{ {acz |cyc {h ic
hs{&ym`ck iz ajp {|jo/ [ac `acm{jol jfu- Mp {acjy lmwcp |co{ {h {ac cok hb {ac imojp{cy. j{ {hhd
{acf ncpp {amo m fhfco{ {h ycmnjwc {am{ Mfz |hsnk bmnn jo{h mo m``jkco{/ [acyc |mp oh{ajol {h
p{hu Mfz byhf icjol {ayh|o hrcy kh|o {ac bnhhy/ Mfz |hsnk ic asy{/ [am{ hoc ahyyjbzjol
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amn{ck jo byho{ hb m fmohy ahspc. {ac fmo `mfc kh|o byhf {ac p{mnnjho/ Ac ymuuck ho {ac khhy
so{jn moh{acy fmo hucock j{/
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kmyd `nh{acp p{hhk iz {ac `myyjmlc |ajnc |mj{jol bhy {ac ucyphop jopjkc {ac `myyjmlc {h p{cu kh|o/Mp phho mp {ac h{acy fmo p{cuuck hs{pjkc. m zhsol ihz ahuuck hs{ hb {ac `myyjmlc/ [ac hs{yjkcy
mkkck lhhk&om{sycknz. J {ajod. zhs amrc fjppck m |hokcybsn crcojol/ Jpo{ j{ yjla{. \zo{cy8
J {ajod zhsyc m|bsnnz ihyck |j{a zhsy h|o `hfumoz So`nc Yazp/ [ac ihz pmjk |j{a m
nmwz kym|n mok lyjoock fjp`ajcrhspnz m{ {ac fmo mp {acz iclmo |mndjol {h|mykp {ac byho{ khhy
hb {ac Fmohy/ Hy fmzic zhs `msla{ m `ajnn/
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\az zhs nj{{nc {ymj{hy. Yazp lymiick \zo{cy |j{a {ac jopjkc hb ajp cnih| mok ysbbnck
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ic{|cco ajp pho mok Yazp P{/ Ghao/ Yazp amp icco m `hop{mo{ `hfumojho hb Yj`amyk jo mnn hb ajp
|hyd bhy {ac \my Hbbj`c bhy cjla{ zcmyp/ Yj`amyk `hopjkcyck ajf mo ahohyminc byjcok/ [acyc |cyc
fmoz {jfcp |aco Yazp pmrck ajp njbc. mok Yj`amyk kjk {ac pmfc bhy ajf/ [acz |cyc fhyc njdc
iyh{acyp/ Crco \zo{cy pm| ajf mp mo so`nc/
Yj`amyk p{myck jo{co{nz m{ ajp pho/ Jo byho{ hb ajf ac pm| mo jooh`co{ bm`c hb mo molcn/ Mo
molcn |j{a mo soysnz lhnkco iyh|o amjy {am{ fmkc hoc {ajod \zo{cy |mp m zhsol ihz |ah |mp
mn|mzp jo{h fjp`ajcb. njdc mo cyymo{ molcn |ah nhrck {h unmz {yj`dp/ Ac amk nhol amjy {am{ |mp
iymjkck mok |mp {s`dck jopjkc ajp `hm{/ Ac amk m pnjla{ {moock pdjo. {ac cbbc`{ hb pmjnjol {ac pcmp/
Is{ {ac fhp{ p{yjdjol hb mnn ajp bcm{sycp |cyc ajp czcp/ Yj`amyk amk ocrcy pcco moz{ajol njdc j{/
\zo{cy amk m umjy hb ocrcy&cokjol kccu uhhnp hb ahocz&lhnk czcp/ J{ |mp mp jb Lhk `hsnk
oh{ kc`jkc |aj`a hb |aj`a |hsnk khfjom{c {ac `hnhy hb ajp czcp/ \hsnk j{ ic iyh|o. amwcn. hy
usyc lhnk8 Phfc{jfcp. |aco Yj`amyk nhp{ ajfpcnb jo \zo{cyp czcp. ac bcn{ mp jb \zo{cy acnk
pc`yc{p |aj`a moz fmo `mo ocrcy crco icljo {h bm{ahf/
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ohyfmn crcyzkmz bhy m `ajnk jo ajp ahfc. Jb J kjko{ doh| ic{{cy. zhs `hsnk amrc icco {acjy
`mu{mjo. \zo/
Mp phho mp Fmy` acmyk {am{ ajp `hspjo |mp ho`c m ujym{c. ajp pnccujocpp rmojpack jo mo
jop{mo{/ Ac iclmo mpdjol jo m yspa. Ycmnnz8- Jp {am{ {ysc8 \am{ |mp j{ n jdc8 Kjk zhs p{cmn byhf
h{acy ujym{cp8 Zhsy paju8 Ah| ijl |mp j{8 Ha- Mok {ycmpsycp- Kjk zhs amrc fmoz {ycmpsycp8
Mok
Fmy`- Yj`amyk `as`dnck/ @mnf kh|o. `amu/ Zhs `mo mpd \zo ho {ac fhyyh| mb{cy
iycmdbmp{. mnyjla{8 Is{ mp bhy oh|. amrc fcy`z ho Mfz mok Njmf/ [acz pccf {h ic rcyz {jyck/
Is{ is{ Fmy` uyh{cp{ck/
Zhsy so`nc jp yjla{. Fmy`/ Zhs pahsnk ic jo ick iz oh|/ M oc| rhj`c puhdc jo{yskck
jo {ac yhhf/
Lymokum- Fmy` cq`nmjfck mp ac gsfuck {h ajp bcc{/
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@amu{cy [|h
M{ Fmy`p pskkco cq`nmfm{jho. crcyzhoc cnpc jo {ac yhhf. is{ Mfz mok Njmf. p{hhk su/
Yj`amyk |ah |mp bm`jol m|mz byhf {ac rhj`c {syock {h lycc{ ajp bm{acy/ Lhhk crcojol. zhsy
lym`c/ J icnjcrc |c |cyc m nj{{nc cmynjcy {amo cquc`{ck/
Cmynjcy. fz ihz8 J amk oh khsi{ zhs |hsnk myyjrc {hojla{/ Zhs |cyc m ij{ nm{c {amo J
{ahsla{. mp m fm{{cy hb bm`{/
Is{ Lymokum. So`nc Yj`amyk pmjk @hspjo \zo{cy `hsnk amrc icco m `mu{mjo jo m ujym{c p
paju- Fmy` jopjp{ck jo mo cbbhy{ {h `horjo`c ajp lymokbm{acy {h nc{ {acf p{mz m nj{{nc ij{ nholcy/
J kh oh{ |jpa {h acmy fhyc cq`spcp. Fmy`/Hbb {h ick |j{a zhs {aycc/ [acjy lymokbm{acy
pmjk lco{nz mp ac hykcyck {ac is{ncy. Pucmyp. fmdc psyc {acz `njfi {acjy ickp/
\j{ahs{ m khsi{. zhsy lym`c/ [ac is{ncy. |ah pccfck {h muucmy hs{ hb oh|acyc.
lcp{syck {ac {aycc `ajnkyco {h uyc`ckc ajf {h|mykp {ac khhy/ Mfz mok Njmf p{hhk pnslljpanz mok
p{my{ck |mndck {h|mykp {ac khhy |j{a phfohnco{ p{cup. |ajnc Fmy` muucmyck {h ycpjp{ ajp
lymokbm{acyp |hykp/ J{ mnfhp{ pccfck {h \zo{cy {am{ Fmy` |hsnk p{mz m ij{ nholcy. is{ ac
`hfunjck |j{a {yskljol bhh{p{cup/ Mp phho mp Pucmyp `nhpck {ac khsinc khhyp icajok ajf. Fmy`
ychucock j{ pnjla{nz mok uhdck ajp acmk jopjkc/
Sa. Lymokum8 @mo |c pucok {ac fhyyh| |j{a `hspjo8 Fmy` pmjk |j{a m ahucbsn rhj`c
[am{ |hsnk kcucok ho zhsy so`nc. Fmy`/ Is{. jb J kh yc`mnn `hyyc`{nz. zhs `mo mpd zhsy
`hspjo ho {ac fhyyh| mb{cy iycmdbmp{/
Fmy` icmfck m{ ajp lymokbm{acy. Lhhk ojla{. Lymokum/ Lhhk ojla{. So`nc Yj`amyk/
Lhhk ojla{. @hspjo/
Fmy` mnfhp{ ncb{ is{ mkkck mp mo mb{cy{ahsla{. Ha. mok lhhk ojla{ {h zhs. pjy/
Fmy` `cy{mjonz ncb{ pm{jpbjck. \zo{cy {ahsla{/ Uhhy Yazp. ac |mp mnfhp{ bhylh{{co iz
Fmy`/ \zo{cy mnfhp{ lmrc Yazp m pzfum{ac{j` pfjnc is{ {ahsla{ ic{{cy hb j{/
\zo{cy bjomnnz {hhd m nhhd m{ {ac fmo |ah |mp }sj{c lco{nc |j{a ajp lymok`ajnkyco/ Ac
|mp {ac puj{{jol jfmlc hb Yj`amyk- Hy ym{acy. {ac h{acy |mz myhsok/ Yj`amyk amk m {mnn bjoc
uazpj}sc hb pjq mok m amnb bhh{ hb um`dck fsp`nc/ Yj`amyk amk m pjfjnmy `hnhy hb amjy |j{a
\zo{cy. honz |j{a ncpp lhnk jo j{/ Ac amk rcyz kmyd jo{copc lycco czcp. njdc {ac fhp{ rjrjk
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cfcymnk \zo{cy amk crcy pcco/ Phfc{jfcp {acz {syo jo{h mo hkk pamkc hb insc. njdc {ac {jfcp
|aco Yj`amyk {ahsla{ {am{ \zo{cy |hsnko{ psyrjrc/ \zo{cy |mp psyc {am{ ac honz |j{ocppck j{
{|j`c/ [ac bjyp{ {jfc |mp |aco ac |hdc su mok nhhdck m{ Yj`amykp czcp/ [ac pc`hok {jfc |mp
|aco m rjnnmjo pco{ phfchoc {h djnn Yj`amyk. mok \zo{cy amuucock {h pmrc ajf jo {ac oj`d hb
{jfc/
Oh| {ac h{acy fmo |mp njdc nhhdjol m{ Yj`amyk bhy {ac ocq{ bc| kc`mkcp/ Phfc mljol
njocp ho {ac bm`c. m puyjodnc hb pjnrcy ho {ac amjy. m {hs`a ncppcy jo isjn{. is{ {ac pmfc jo{copc
lycco czcp. oh hoc |hsnk crcy pmz {am{ {acz |cyc oh{ inhhk ycnm{ck/
Sonjdc fc/ \zo{cy bcn{ {ac bmfjnjmy pumpf jo ajp `acp{ |acocrcy ajp fjok p{ymzck {h {ac
psigc`{ hb icjol inhhk ycnm{ck/ Icbhyc \zo{cy `hsnk crco pajb{ ajp bh`sp. Yj`amyk `msla{ {ac
bncc{jol cfh{jho ho \zo{cyp bm`c/ Jb Yj`amyk |mp moh{acy fmo. ac |hsnko{ amrc oh{j`ck {ac
fjos{c `amolc jo \zo{cy/ J{ |mpo{ m `hffho h``syyco`c bhy Yj`amyk {h pcc m bm`c h{acy {amo {ac
`mnf mok kcrjn&fmz&`myc bmmkc hb \zo{cy/ Ac |hsnk mpd \zo{cy mihs{ {am{ nm{cy/
[ac ksdc pccjol {ac `ho`cyo jo Yj`amykp czcp {ahsla{ {am{ ajp lymokpho fsp{ ic {jyck/
Ac |mo{ck {h m{ ncmp{ fmdc ajp lymok`ajnk |cn`hfc jo ajp oc| ahfc/ Mp ac {syock myhsok ac kjk
oh{ pcc m {jyck. {ymrcn |hyo `ajnk/ Is{. jop{cmk. ac pm| m umjy hb fcpfcyjwjol lhnk czcp {am{ |mp
ph kccu. ac `hsnk amrc kyh|ock/
[jfc/
[ac ksdc `ac`dck ajp pcnb |aco ac ycmnjwck {am{ {acz |cyc ih{a p{myjol m{ cm`a h{acy/ Ac
kjko{ doh| |az is{ ac p{hhk cyc`{ |j{a ajp amokp `nmpuck icajok ajp im`d mok lmrc {ac zhsol
ihz {ac bmfhsp Lyjbbjo nhhd/ J{ |hsnk amrc fmkc m ncppcy fmo `h|cy jo moqjc{z/ Ac cquc`{ck
{ac ihz {h p{cu im`d |j{a muuycacopjho mok muuyhm`a Yj`amyk/ Ac mnfhp{ icym{ck ajfpcnb bhy ajp
{ahsla{ncpp m`{jho/ Is{. {h ajp s{{cy mp{hojpafco{. {ac zhsol ihz kjk {ac socquc`{ck/
J{ |mp mp jb j{ |mp pc`hok&om{syc {h \zo{cy {h amrc m pcycoc muucmymo`c/ Iz {ac {jfc ac
bjomnnz pahrck {ac moohzjol pumpf m|mz mok pajb{ ajp bh`sp {h {ac uycpco{. ac bhsok ajfpcnb {ac
psigc`{ hb {ac Lymokbm{acyp p{myc/ Ac doc| ac pahsnk amrc iyhdco {ac czc `ho{m`{. is{ ajp joocy
kcrjn fmkc ajf p{myc im`d/ Iz {ac {jfc ac kc`jkck {h kym| im`d. {ac Lymokbm{acy p{ymj{cock su
|aj`a fmkc ajf pccf {mnncy/
Pskkconz. ac mnfhp{ bcn{ njdc ac |mp {ymuuck jo j`c/ Ac ycmnjwck {am{ ac |mp gsp{ {ac
yc`jujco{ hb {am{ lnm`jcy p{myc/
\j{a m pskkco pusy{ hb mfspcfco{. \zo{cy lmrc ajf m icojlo pfjnc/ Njdc {ac hoc ac
spck {h ljrc Yj`amyk |aco ac spck {ac pmfc p{myc m{ \zo{cy/ Ac |mp ic{{cy {amo Yj`amyk. \zo{cy
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{ahsla{ |j{a spsmn asfhy/ Ac crco |hokcyck jb ac |hsnk crcy ncmyo ah| {h spc ajp czcp |j{a
`ajnnjol cbbj`jco`z/
Mnn hb m pskkco. {ac Lymokbm{acy nmslack/ Oh{ mo hykjomyz mfspck nmsla. is{ m yhmyjol
mfspck nmsla/ \am{ m ymyc `ajnk- J{ |mpo{ crcyzkmz |aco {ac ksdc bhsok ajfpcnb `msla{
psyuyjpck/ \cnn. Yj`amyk. J `mo mnfhp{ pcc zhs mlmjo mp m `ajnk/ Is{ {ajp hoc amp fhyc p{ccn jo
ajp im`dihoc {amo mozhoc hsla{ {h amrc/
Yj`amyk paysllck mp jb {h pmz {am{ ac cquc`{ck j{/ [ac nmp{ {jfc J {yjck {ac Lyjbbjo P{myc.
\zo{cy kjk oh{ crco pcc j{ bj{ {h kcpcyrc m pc`hok lnmo`c/
Acmyjol Yj`amykp ycpuhopc fmkc {ac ksdc nmsla bhy {ac pc`hok {jfc/ Ha8 M{ ncmp{ {ajp
`ajnk kcjlock {h pfjnc. mnicj{ icojlonz/
\zo{cy `hsnko{ {cnn |ac{acy ac |mp icjol `hfunjfco{ck hy jopsn{ck bhy ycm`{jol njdc ac
kjk m{ {acjy ph&`mnnck Lyjbbjo P{myc/ Jo ajp uswwncfco{. ac kjko{ ycmnjwc {am{ ac fhrck
im`d|mykp. so{jn Yazp ycm`ack hs{ mok ysbbnck ajp amjy ho`c fhyc/ \aco Yazp pm| {ac bmfjnjmy
byh|o ho \zo{cyp bm`c |acocrcy ac khsi{ck phfc{ajol. ac pfjnck m{ ajf ycmppsyjolnz/
Yj`amyk `msla{ Yazp pfjnc m{ \zo{cy ycmppsyjolnz/ Bhyljrc fc bhy fz nmupc. bm{acy.
Yj`amyk pmjk mp phho mp {ac ksdcp nmsla{cy bmkck/ Mnnh| fc {h jo{yhks`c m byjcok hb fjoc/
Bm{acy. {ajp jp Yazp P{/ Ghao/ Ac amp icco m lycm{ acnu {h fc |aco J |mp miyhmk/ Yazp. {ajp jp
Mnjp{mjy @mckfho Lyjbbjo. {ac pjq{a Ksdc hb Dzncfhyc/
Lhhk crcojol. zhsy lym`c/ Yazp lycc{ck {ac ksdc/
M uncmpmo{ crcojol {h zhs P{/ Ghao. J {ysp{ zhsy {ymrcn |mp uncmpmo{/
H{acy {amo fz kycmyz `hfumoz {s`dck `hwjnz jopjkc {ac `myyjmlc |ajnc J yhkc mnhoc
hs{pjkc. J |hsnk pmz hsy {ymrcn |mp bmjynz uncmpmo{. zhsy lym`c/ Yazp yc{syock cmpjnz/
[ac ksdc `as`dnck m{ Yazp }sju/
Yj`amyk muuyhm`ack \zo{cy mok ycp{ck ajp amok ho ajp pahsnkcy. mp jb {h pah| ajp
psuuhy{/ Mok {ajp `ajnk. bm{acy. jp \zo{cy Lyjbbjo. fz pho/
[ac Ksdc hb Dzncfhyc p{skjck {ac {aycc iyjcbnz/ J{ mnfhp{ muucmyck {h ajf {am{ ajp pho.
Yj`amyk. mok Fy/ P{/ Ghao p{hhk uyh{c`{jrcnz iz {ac ihz omfck \zo{cy/ Is{ {h ajp cqucyjco`ck
czc. ac |mp oh{ bhhnck iz {ac kc`cu{jrc pcycoc nhhd hb {ac ihz/ Ac yc`hlojwck m uyhkjlz |aco ac
pm| hoc/ Mok. \zo{cy amk {am{ puc`jmn jfuycppjho ho ajf/ Ac |hokcyck fjnknz jb Yj`amyk doc|
{ac cq{co{ hb\zo{cyp soj}scocpp/ Fmzic Yj`amyk doc|/
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\cyc zhs jopsn{jol fc hy `hfunjfco{jol fc |aco J kjk oh{ ycm`{ mp zhs cquc`{ck8 Mp
phho mp {ac |hykp |cyc hs{. \zo{cy pjnco{nz icym{ck ajfpcnb bhy insokcyjol/ J{ |mpo{ njdc ajf {h
s{{cynz insy{ hs{ ajp uswwncfco{/
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zhs \zo{cy8
J psuuhpc/ Is{ Umum mok So`nc Yazp `mnn fc \zo. cq`cu{ |aco So`nc Yazp |mo{p {h
moohz fc/
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pamnn `mnn zhs \zo/Ac pfjnck m{ \zo{cy. \hsnk {am{ ic bjoc |j{a zhs8
Hb `hsypc/ \zo{cy lmrc {ac ksdc mo J&doh|&zhs&crmkck&fz&}scp{jho pfjnc/
Pccjol {ac cmpz imo{cy ic{|cco ajp bm{acy mok pho. Yj`amyk kjko{ ycmnjwc {am{ ac |mpahnkjol ajp so{jn ac pjlack jo ycnjcb/ Ac ycmnjwck {am{ ac |mp moqjhsp mihs{ ajp bm{acyp yc`cu{jho
hb \zo{cy/
\zo. ca8 J{ `cy{mjonz phsokp uyhfjpjol/ [ac ksdc fspck mnhsk {aco mpdck bnjuumo{nz.
\cnn. \zo. ah| fs`a hb zhsy bm{acy jp {acyc jo zhs8
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[ac ksdc |mpo{ `cy{mjo mihs{ {ac bncc{jol pajb{ hb cfh{jho jo \zo{cy/ J{ |mp lhoc jo mo
jop{mo{ icbhyc ac `hsnk injod ajp czcp/ Ac |hsnk }scp{jho Yj`amyk nm{cy/
[h {ac Ksdc hb Dzncfhyc. ac bhsok \zo{cy {h ic phfc|am{ hb mo cojlfm {h ajf m
kcnjla{bsn uswwnc. m `ajnk sonjdc moz h{acy/ [ac ksdc acmyk m p`ym{`a ho {ac khhy mok {ahsla{ j{
|mp Pucmyp/ M fhfco{ nm{cy. {ac is{ncy `mfc jo/
Zhsy lym`c. {ac `ajnkyco myc mpnccu. {ac is{ncy jo{hock. {ac lscp{ yhhf amp icco
uycumyck mok {ac Zhsol Fmp{cyp Psj{c amp icco bsyojpack ucy zhsy puc`jbj`m{jho/ Nhyk Yj`amykp
`amficy jp jo cq`cnnco{ `hokj{jho/
[ac ksdc ohkkck. mok pmjk. \cnn {aco. lco{ncfco. J pamnn oh{ {mq zhs |j{a fz `hfumoz
moz nholcy/ P{/ Ghao. Pucmyp pamnn cp`hy{ zhs {h {ac lscp{ yhhf/ J {ysp{ j{ |jnn ic {h zhsy
pm{jpbm`{jho/
[amod zhs bhy zhsy lym`jhspocpp. zhsy lym`c/
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Jb zhs |jnn bhnnh| fc. Pjy. Pucmyp puhdc |j{a {ac pmfc bhyfmn {hoc/
Lhhk crc. zhsy lym`c/ Mp Yazp {hhd ajp ncmrc. ac um{{ck \zo{cyp acmk m nhol&
p{mokjol amij{ |acocrcy {ac {aycc hb {acf yc{jyck {h {acjy ickp/ Pcc zhs {hfhyyh| \zo.
Yj`amyk/
Yazp pmso{cyck m|mz mp ac bhnnh|ck {ac p{hj` is{ncy/
Phfchoc {hnk fc. zhs myc bhok hb hipcyrjol {ac km|o. \zo8 [ac ksdc jo}sjyck
\zo{cy djoknz/ M{ {ac pjla{ hb ajp acpj{mo{ ohk. {ac ksdc pfjnck m{ {ac ihz/ Cq`cnnco{- J pamnn
cp`hy{ zhs zhsy psj{c/ Yj`amyk. zhs fmz bhnnh| sp/
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@amu{cy [aycc
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Ksyjol {acjy {hsy {h ajp yhhf. \zo{cy bhsok j{ }sj{c jobhyfm{jrc/ [ac cmp{ |jol m``hykjol
{h {ac ksdc |mp cq`nspjrc bhy kjyc`{ bmfjnz honz |ajnc {ac \cp{ \jol |mp kckj`m{ck bhy lscp{/
Hb{co. {ac |cp{ |jol |mp `mnnck mp [ac Lscp{ \jol/
[ac Zhsol Fmp{cy psj{c |mp pj{sm{ck m{ {ac cmp{cyofhp{ umy{ hb {ac {ajyk bnhhy/ [ac cmp{
|jol. mp ksdc pmjk. amk bhsy p{hyjcp/ Yj`amykp yhhf |mp m{ {ac bhsy{a bnhhy. |ajnc {ac Ksdcp
@amficyp `hopjp{ck {ac co{jyc {hu bnhhy hb {ac fmjo Fmohy/
\zo{cy |mp {hnk {am{ ajp yhhf |mp kcpjlock {h nc{ mp fs`a njla{ {h co{cy mp uhppjinc/ J{
amp j{p h|o umynhy. {ac ksdc pmjk. mok {ac im{ayhhf mp |cnn mp {ac `nhpc{ yhhf |mp mkghjock {h {ac
ickyhhf/ [h \zo{cyp czcp. ac {ahsla{ {ac umynhy j{pcnb |mp nmylc cohsla {h bj{ bhsy cncuamo{p.
mok p{jnn amrc pum`c ncb{ bhy {acf {h yhmf myhsok/
\zo{cy {hnk {ac ksdc {am{ {ac psj{c |mp {hh ijl bhy ajf mok pmjk {am{ m pfmnncy hoc |hsnk
ic bjoc/
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ajp amok. mok mkkck pfhh{anz. Oh|. \zo. J kho{ |mo{ zhs `mnnjol fc zhsy lym`c/ Ah| mihs{`mnnjol fc lymokum8
\aco \zo{cy `ho`ckck lym`cbsnnz mp ac pahhd ajp acmk |j{a fh`d ycpjlom{jho. {ac ksdc
nmslack mok pmjk. Cq`cnnco{-
Mb{cy pmzjol {am{ \zo{cy mok {ac `ajnkyco |jnn ghjo {acf {hfhyyh| bhy iycmdbmp{. {ac ksdc
ncb{/
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|aco ac ycmnjwck |am{ \zo{cy pmjk. Mok p{hu `mnnjol fc fz nhyk. \zo/
\cnn. J |mp cquc`{jol phfchoc njdc Pucmyp. \zo{cygsp{ lyjoock m{ Yj`amyk mok pmjk jo
m bnjuumo{ fmoocy mp ac usnnck hs{ ajp ojla{`nh{acp. mok mkkck mipco{nz. M ij{ fhyc p{hj` {amo
Pucmyp/
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Jb J kjko{ doh| ic{{cy. Jk pmz zhs kjpkmjo fz amjy/ \aco Yj`amyk lmrc ajf mo my`ack
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\aco Yj`amyk pm| {ac {ahsla{bsn nhhd ho \zo{cyp bm`c. ac pfjnck bhoknz/ \zo{cy |mp
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fc fz nhyk mozfhyc. \zo/
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lyjoock. mok uyhfjpck. Mnyjla{. oh{ crco jo Byco`a. Umum/
Yj`amyk p{myck m{ {ac fcyyz bm`c hb ajp `ajnk/ J fsp{ amrc nhp{ fz fjok. {h nc{ zhs `myyzho {ajp `amymkc/
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j{ |mp lhoc icbhyc ac `hsnk `hobjyf j{/ J{ |mp {ac honz |mz J doc| J `hsnk njrc mp crcyz{ajol
cnpc mpjkc/ \zo{cy pmjk j{ ph fm{{cy&hb&bm`{nz {am{ mozhoc acmyjol |hsnk oh{ pspuc`{ hb moz
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{am{ fm{{cyp/
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ac fjla{ amrc m`{ck ho ajp bm{acynz sylc {h `hfbhy{/ Is{ ac Yj`amyk doc| ac |hsnko{ {hncym{c j{/
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ajf/ [h Yj`amyk. ac bhsok j{ hkk {am{ \zo{cy. crco byhf {ac rcyz icljoojol. bcn{ uj{z jo{hncyminc/
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