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AN@KIKC LE @ R@RN NUNKT=

UNK^W TR@KWITW TFN E@GN LE TFN W^K

By Aigf`nh Nrhnsikn

Tfn tr`kwit le Unk~w `grlww tfn e`gn le tfn W~k iw lknle tfn r`rnwt `wtrlklaig`h nunktw+ Tfiw glaikc tr`kwitle Unk~w sihh t`on zh`gn lk M~kn >!5( 2:02 tls`rdw~kdlsk( `kd iw tfn h`wt nunkt le itw oikd tfiw nktirngnkt~ry+ Tfn knvt sihh t`on zh`gn ik Dngnabnr le2003+ Sfy `rn Unk~w `kd tfiw nunkt wl wzngi`h< Tfnwngrnt tl ~kdnrwt`kdikc tfn an`kikc le Unk~wtr`kwitikc tfn wlh`r wzfnrn iw tl bn el~kd ik tfn zh`kntN`rtf `kd tfn neengt le Unk~w lk ~w+ It iw sn( fnrn lkN`rtf( sfl wnn tfiw f`zznkikc( klt tfn ltfnr zh`kntw+Bng`~wn tfiw nunkt iw wl r`rn( `wtrlhlcnrw f`un kltf`d tf`t a~gf nvznrinkgn iktnrzrntikc tfiw( wl zhn`wnbn`r sitf an+

Tfn zh`knt`ry lrbitw `rn zh`gnd `t iktnru`hw l~ts`rderla tfnir gnktnr tfn w~k( a~gf hion tfn nwltnriggf`or`w r~k ~z `kd dlsk l~r wzikn( `t hn`wteic~r`tiunhy+ Ie yl~ s`kt tl bnttnr ~kdnrwt`kd tfiwnunkt( yl~ aicft f`un tl rnh`v( hnt yl~r aikd rnwt( `kd

m~wt t`on it ik+

Sn `hh hiun fnrn lk N`rtf( elr ~w tfn fn`rt `kd gnktnr

le l~r hitthn slrhd+ I sihh z~t `widn ay nu`kcnhiwa `bl~tfnhilgnktrig `wtrlhlcy `kd tfn e`gt tf`t tfn W~k iw tfngnktnr le `hh hien elr ~w `kd tf`t nunk l~r bnhlund k`t`h`wtrlhlcy!gf`rt sfnnh iw kltfikc alrn tf`k `wk`zwflt le tfn w~k!gnktnrnd wlh`r wywtna erlaN`rtfw uins+ I sihh uiwit tf`t tfl~cft `kltfnr d`y+

Elr kls I sihh ciun ` ony ikwicft elr yl~ tl glkwidnr `wrnc`rdw tfn zh`kntw ik tfnir lrdnr l~t erla tfn W~k=Anrg~ry( Unk~w( N`rtf( A`rw( M~zitnr( `kd W`t~rk+Tf`t ony iw tfiw=

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Tfn ikknr iw `hs`yw tfn ony tl tfn l~tnr+

@hs`yw t`on erla sitfik+ Tfn ony tl tfn an`kikc le`ky zh`knt iw `hs`yw tf`t zh`knt sflwn lrbit iw tfnknvt ikwidn+ Elr l~r N`rtf( tf`t an`kw Unk~w( wlUnk~w iw tfn ony tl hien lk N`rtf( elrnunr `kd nunr+

Sn `hh okls tf`t Unk~w f`w tl dl sitf hlun(`zzrngi`tilk( u`h~nw( `kd &`hlkc sitf tfn Allk) `hwlslank+ Dlkt elrcnt tf`t sn `rn f`uikc ` E~hh !AllkNghizwn `rl~kd tfn w`an tian `w tfn Unk~w tr`kwit+ Iw

it klt tr~n tf`t elr `hh tian tfn b`rdw( zlntw( `kd w`cnwf`un tlhd ~w tf`t hlun iw tfn ony tl hien fnrn lk N`rtf

hlun( hlun( hlun+ @kltfnr s`y tl w`y tfiw iw tf`tUnk~w lr hlun iw tfn ony tl hien lk N`rtf+

Ik ltfnr slrdw( ie yl~ s`kt tl bnttnr ~kdnrwt`kd tfiwn`rtfhy hien &`kd yl~r k`t`h gf`rt)( hllo `t fls Unk~wiw glkeic~rnd ik yl~r gf`rt bng`~wn Unk~w iw tfn knvt

zh`knt ikwidn N`rtfw lrbit+ G`kt yl~ tnhh aikn iw ikHnl