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{|ovva|~# |lla|%~jcah ~bja~ ~n|ollc`dk i|odx`noccp ij| v|nbo~ajd xba h`|xp xo|eon$ Xbap |jccah jya| odh jya| aonb jxba|# od

aevxp Njga nod ~g`xxa|ah o{op c`ga o g`ngah x`d |ox# `x cjjgah o~ `i

E| Kd`~~ {o~ bjch`dk jdxj o {|`xb`dk E| K|op `d od oxxaevx xjnjdxo`d b`e# E| K|op {o~ ~x|kkc`dk xj i|aa odp vo|x ji b`~ ~v|p

odoxjep xbox njch hj hoeoka xj b`~ jvvjdadx$@x {o~ vjvco| gdj{cahka xbox E| K|op {o~ jdcp ij|xp%~`r#

lx ba cjjgah o~ `i ba {o~ ko`d`dk jd ~`rxp%i`ya nj|xa~p ji E|

Mjbddp [ocga| odh Ea~~|~ Lad~jd odh Bahka~# lx E| Kd`~~ {o~

ox cao~x o ijjx xocca|# xad pao|~ b`~ md`j| odh l`cx c`ga od oxbcax`n

l|`ng ~b`x bj~a$ Xba|a |aoccp ~bjchdx boya laad odp njdxa~x$

A`xba| E| K|op boh lc`dh i|p jd b`~ ~`ha j| E| Kd`~~ ~`evcp

{o~dx x|p`dk$Xba vcopk|jdh {o~ ~hhadcp o ~l|lod v|a%iol njc`~ae7

aya|p {`dhj{ jd aya|p icjj| {o~ n|j{hah {`xb l|op`dk nb`ch|ad

lodk`dk jd xba kco~~# nbaa|`dk jd xba~a ~jix%~bjah kcoh`oxj|~#

x{aah odh nj|h|jp o|ej| dj{ i`cxbp odh xj|d$

Bo|yap i`doccp |aoc`~ah xbox xb`~ {o~ |aoccp bovvad`dk {badE| K|op ox co~x eodokah xj ~n|oelca jd xjv# odh {`xb b`~ gdaa jd

xba pjdka| eod~ nba~x# vdnb E| Kd`~~ icc `d xba iona {`xb occ

b`~ ~x|adkxb$

I|je b`~ yodxoka vj`dx `d xba o|ado# Bo|yap njch jdcp y`a{xba ~nada o~ `i `x {a|a o ~`cadx ejy`a lab`dh xba kco~~# {`xb o~jdhx|ong ji bj{c`dk ij|xb%pao| ~xhadx~# lx ba njch `eok`da

xba ~`ngad`dk# n|dnb`dk vjv xbox vdnb eoha# lcjjh odh ~djx

kap~a|ah v i|je E| Kd`~~~ l|~x dj~a$ Ij| o ejeadx# xba ayadx

~aaeah ~xox`n$ Xba njeloxodx~ i|j}ad$ Xba lcjjh o y`y`h odh c|`h

~no|cax jd E| K|op~ mongax odh ~voxxa|ah jd xba k|jdh c`ga o

eonol|a Mong~jd Vjccjng$ Xb`~ {o~ xba v`nx|a xbox aya|pjda{jch ha~n|`la `d coxa| xacc`dk~# o v`nx|a xbox {jch k`ya xba jcha|

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~xhadx~ od arnaccadx lo~a ij| i|xba| aelacc`~beadx# odh k`ya

~jea ji xba pjdka| jda~ o voxbjcjk`noc odh c`iacjdk box|ah odh

iao| ji B`~xj|p xaonba|~$

E| K|op eodokah o hcc ~{`va xj xba O|x xaonba|~ |`kbx ao|o~ xba |a~na vo|xp njev|`~`dk ji xba mod`xj| odh yo|`j~ bj||`i`ah

xaonba|~ bocah b`e jii$ E| Kd`~~# ij| v|jlolcp xba jdcp x`ea `d

b`~ c`ia# cjjgah ho}ah odh cj~x# ba {o~ v|jvvah v odh k`yad o

{b`xa bodhga|nb`ai# {b`nb n|`e~jdah ocej~x `eeah`oxacp {bad

ba bach xj b`~ xao|%~x|aogah iona$ Xb`~ eoha o k`|c `d xba nco~~|jje

xbox Bo|yap njchdx ~aa kok oh`lcp odh ^xjdda| En@dda~ ~op#

Jjb# ljdh xj ing`dbq|x$

Ovo|x i|je b`~ xaonba|~ lcjjh jd xba vcopk|jdh# xba jxba|

`eoka xbox |aeo`dah {`xb Bo|yap i|je xbox hop jd{o|h~ {o~ oLo}jjgo Mja lllcake {|ovva| xbox |aeo`dah ohba|ah xj E|

K|op~ odk|p |ok`dk bo`| o~ ba {o~ cah o{op$ Bo|yap# ij| ~jea|ao~jd# iacx ~|a `x {o~ jda ji b`~$

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\o~~oe boh xj la ox xba qop lp ~dhj{d# lx oc|aohp ba {o~ x{j

bj|~ coxa$ Qdij|a~aad n`|ne~xodna~ {a|a `dba|adx `d b`~ x|oha$

Xba \jeod boh nx b`e `d o ~x|kkca xbox \o~~oe boh djxarvanxah$ Ma|~ocae jii`n`oc~ ~occp h`ah lakk`dk c`ga ~qaoc`dk

v`k~# lx djx xb`~ jda$ Xb`~ jda boh laad ~x|jdk# oca|x odh# o~

\o~~oe dj{ ~~vanxah# v|a%{o|dah$ Lx dj eoxxa| dj{# Doho| b`~

caoha| boh {odxah xba \jeod haoh# odh haoh ba dj{ {o~$ Lx `x

boh nj~x b`e v|an`j~ x`ea xj |aonb o ~oia bj~a odh boya xbako~b `d b`~ ~`ha ~a{d# lohcp o~ `x dj{ x|od~v`|ah xba lcaah`dk

boh djx ~xjvvah$ Ba boh oc~j cj~x x`ea a~nov`dk i|je Ma|~ocae

`x~aci7 xb`~ {o~ x`ea xbox \o~~oe njch djx oiij|h$

@|jd`noccp# `x {o~ ox o vlc`n ohh|a~~ lp xba \jeod njdn`c xj`d~xocc co{ odh j|ha| long xj xba ~x|aax~ ji xba n`xp xbox xba |`jx bohxogad vcona# `d~x`koxah lp b`~ ~anx l|jxba|~ odh jxba| ~pevoxb`~a|~

h|oixah `d i|je xba b`cc~ xj xba dj|xb$ O~ xba n|j{h l|jga odh xbahacakoxa~ ~noxxa|ah# \o~~oe boh laad {o`x`dk o~ xba ~adoxj| icah

xb|jkb xba xaevca ko|had~ odh {o~ jd b`e {`xb b`~ gd`ia xb|jkb

b`~ dang `d od `d~xodx$ Lx b`~ v|ap boh ~xopah v|`kbx odh~x|kkc`dk cjdk adjkb xj vcodx o hokka| `d \o~~oe~ icodg o~ ba

ncdk xj b`~ long$ Ba boh pacvah `d odka| odh ~|v|`~a# lx boh

c`xxca jvx`jd lx xj caoya xba lcoha `d$ O~ xba l`k ~adoxj| i`doccp

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iacc# x{`xnb`dk odh g`ng`dk odh maxx`dk b`~ lcjjh jdxj xba xaevca

ej~o`n# \o~~oe {o~ jd b`e oko`d# nxx`dk b`e jvad oljya b`~laccp odh ~c`n`dk jx xba lo~xo|h~ ma|g`dk bao|x i|je dha| b`~

|`l~$^adoxj|~ {a|a |o|a xo|kax~# |av|`~oc~ {jch la k|aox$ Badna

\o~~oe~ daah xj |aonb xbox ljox lp ~dhj{d$ Lx xba |`jx boh

~v|aoh jx{o|h~ q`ngcp odh y`jcadxcp# {box boh laad onjdyad`adx njya| boh x|dah `dxj od jl~xonca# odh {bad ba i`doccp

kjx jx ji xba n`xp `x ~aaeah xj la njevcaxacp oicoea$ Eopla

Doho| {o~ |`kbx7 Ma|~ocae {jch iocc xj xbae ~jjd# ~xjda lp~xjda$ Xj Doho|# xb`~ {o~ vjc`x`n~$ Xj \o~~oe `x {o~ {j|g$ Odh#

{`xb o ~adoxj|~ bao|x jd b`~ lacx# ya|p {acc%vo`h {j|g$ Ba {jch

h{acc {`xb xba Npv|`jx {bj|a~ ox k|aox cadkxb {`xb b`~ vopeadxij| xb`~ jda$ Ba boh xj noxnb xbox ljox$ X{j bj|~ coxa$

Lp xba x`ea \o~~oe kjx xj xba njo~x# xba ljox {o~ cjdk kjda#

o~ ba iao|ah `x {jch$ Xba ljoxead ij| xb`~ mj|dap {a|a djx xbag`dh {bj {o`xah# b`~ l|jxba|~ `d xba Npv|`jx adncoya {jch ~jjd

la o~~e`dk xbox ba h`h djx eoga `x$ I|je b`~ b`kb yodxoka vj`dx

ox xba xjv ji xba ~xav~ caoh`dk hj{d xj xba qop~`ha# ba njch ~aadj jxba| ljox~ ejj|ah$ Xba ic`nga|`dk j`c coev~ jd xba x`dp maxxp

xb|a{ o vocc`h paccj{ kcj{ jdxj xba covv`dk {oxa|~ ji xba K|aox

^ao# xba okah |jva%~x|a{d x`ela|~ odh xba ~jc`xo|p i`k|a ji o eod#~`xx`dk jd o x|dg$

\o~~oe ha~va|oxacp ko}ah jx xj xba ~olca ~ao# occ xbox l|jgaxba d`kbx {o~ xba hd%njcj|ah `|`ha~nadna ji o io|%jii ~d~ax#

xao~`dk b`e {`xb ba| laoxp odh ejng`dk b`e {`xb ba| h`~xodna$Xba eod jd xba nba~x h`h djx ~aae xj la ejy`dk$ Ladaoxb xba

`eead~a {ao|`da~~ odh iox`ka# xba|a {o~ o x`dp ic`nga| `d

\o~~oe~ bao|x o~ b`~ `dxa|doc bdxa| `d~x`dnx l|`~xcah ejeadxo|`cp

nba~x~ eaodx yocolca~# cjda v|ap xba o~~o~~`d~ la~x i|`adh$ Lx

b`~ vbp~`noc ~xoxa boh haxa|`j|oxah# b`~ bodh~ ~bog`dk odh lcjjh%~x|aogah i|je b`~ ~aav`dk {jdh# xb`~ {o~ va|bov~ djx xba x`ea xj

la xb`dg`dk ji xb`aya|p$ @d ohh`x`jd# ba |aoc`~ah xbox xbox eodnjch oc~j v|jy`ha b`e {`xb {box ba daahah ej~x o ljox# ~j xba

bdxa| ~xjjh hj{d# ij| dj{$ \o~~oe oyj`hah xba ~xav~ odh

ha~nadhah xba h~xp aelodgeadx gaav`dk cj{ `d xba ho|g# mokkah~n|l$ Ba {o~ m~x jya| boci{op hj{d {bad ba cj~x njd~n`j~da~~

odh k|onaca~~cp iacc# xelc`dk odh |jcc`dk# xj {ba|a xba ~x|odka|~ox$

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Xba ~x|odka| jd xba maxxp xadhah xba eod {bj boh ioccad i|je xba

d`kbx# ncaodah odh h|a~~ah b`~ {jdh# ~ox {`xb b`e o~ ba |ako`dah

o{o|ada~~# xjch b`e ji occ ji xba xb`dk~ ba {o~ odh occ xbox ba {o~

oljx xj la$ @d xba haoh ji d`kbx ba xjch xba eod {bj boh ioccad jixba mj|dap ba {o~ oljx xj aelo|g vjd# b`~ co~x odh ej~x

`evj|xodx# o mj|dap xbox aya|pjda jda hop {`cc gdj{ ji odh

|amj`na `d$ Ba v|opah xbox b`~ vox`adx {jch mj`d b`e# xba ljox

{jch djx la io| o{op dj{$

Xba ~x|odka| {o~ o Ma{# o njdn`ccj|# o e`d`~xa| ji e`da~$ O

~oenb ji xba ^odbah|`d$ Ba boh g`dh apa~$ Xba ~x|odka| boh ~aadenb ji xb`~ {j|ch# x|oyacc`dk o~ od oelo~~ohj|# ea|nbodx#

v|aonba| odh ijccj{a|$ Xba ~x|odka| boh ol`hah `d b`kb vcona~#

{ocgah {`xb g`dk~# boh laad k`chah `d o {aocxb xbox ba gda{eaodx djxb`dk$ Ba gda{ cjya$ Ba gda{ ~iia|`dk$

Xba eod {bj boh ioccad i|je xba d`kbx o~gah o vanc`o|

qa~x`jd# xj {b`nb xba ~x|odka| od~{a|ah dj7 xba ovv|jonb`dk

ljoxead {jch djx gdj{ b`e$

Xba ~x|odka| gda{ h|aoe~ l|jgad odh bjva~ haiaoxah# ba

gda{ |`dah cjya odh `||ahaaeolca cj~~$ Xba i`doc xb`dk ba gda{

{o~ \o~~oe~ gd`ia# ox {j|g oko`d# xbad la`dk xb|j{d `dxj xbavcon`h {oxa| ji xba K|aox ^ao$

Ma|~ocae lco}ah lab`dh xba lcong b`cc~ `dcodh# o nacal|ox`jd

ji haoxb odh ho|gda~~ haxjdox`dk ladaoxb xba `evadax|olca

Mhoaod d`kbx ~gp$ Xba eod {bj boh ioccad i|je xba d`kbx

ljo|hah xba ljox odh xba ~x|odka| icjoxah c`iaca~~ jx xj ~ao# xj~`dg `dxj xba {o`x`dk d~aad nodpjd~ lacj{# g`dh apa~ ~x`cc jvad$

Xba ~x|odka| {o~ o Ma{# o njdn`ccj|# o e`d`~xa| ji e`da~$ Od

O|`eoxbaod$ B`~ doea {o~ P~ai$

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D`da o$e$ ^ox|hop ej|d`dk$ Xacavbjda |`dk`dk$ Bo|yap {o~ `d

xbox daxba| {j|ch lax{aad ~caav`dk odh {og`dk$ Bacvca~~cp oh|`ix

`d o v|koxj|p {ba|a xba|a `~ dj eaej|p j| ljhp# m~x o{o|ada~~$

Ba icjoxah q`axcp lax{aad xba |aoc odh xba `eok`dah# {b`nb

xbae~acya~ {a|a m~x h|aoe~ {bad y`a{ah i|je xb`~ djd%vcona$Xacavbjda |`dk`dk$ O cj{# kadxcp y`l|ox`dk {j|ch# `d {b`nb xba|a

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{o~ dj ~ad~a ji xba vbp~`noc# dj vo~x# dj ix|a7 o njdx`de ji`~$

Bo|yap boh o ~ad~a xbox xb`~ `~ xba x|a b`h`dk vcona ji beod

~v`|`xoc la`dk# {ba|a beod`xp x|cp `dxa|onx~ o~ jda ~`dkca

d`ya|~oc njd~n`j~da~~ odh {ba|a |aoc`xp `~ djxb`dk ej|a xbod o~lmanx`ya va|navx`jd$ O h|aoe$ Xacavbjda |`dk`dk$ [ba|a la`dk

{`cc djx la xj|d xj ~b|ah~ lp x`ea# {ba|a djxb`dk `~ `d~`kd`i`nodx

odh aya|p xb`dk eaod~ djxb`dk i|je baoyad xj bacc# i|je

nodpjd~ xj njiiaa xolca~# i|je Ma~~ xj xacavbjda~$ \`dk |`dk$

Ij|aya| odh aya|$ Xba `d~xodx Bo|yap n|j~~ah xba lj|ha| `dxj xba

cj{a| ijjxb`cc~ ji o{ogadda~~# xba~a xbjkbx~ yod`~bah o~ `ianc`v~ah lp o k`odx eoc`kdodx ejjd ji |aoc`xp odh {a|a

njevcaxacp ij|kjxxad$ Ba njch jdcp cjjg long jya| xba lj|ha|

odh ~aa xba nbojx`n# melcah xjvjk|ovbp ji co~x d`kbx~ h|aoe~$Ayad xba~a lakod xj ioha# modkc`dk `eoka~ {od`dk# ~jdj|j~ lacc~

h{`dhc`dk$ \`dk |`dk$Ba boh h|aoex xba haav# l`}o||a h|aoe~ xbox jdcp xba x|cp

h|dg nod onb`aya7 {a`|h# oco|e`dk# i|okeadxah ~nada~ xbox nod

jdcp la arvco`dah lp o h|dgad njd~n`adna iocc`dk lc`dhcp `dxj xba

eaej|p lodg~ odh |`ic`dk xb|jkb xba i`ca~ ox |odhje `d ~ao|nb ji

xba gap~ xj xba h|`dg~ nol`dax$ \`dk |`dk$ ^ad~ox`jd {o~ |ax|d`dk

xj b`~ ljhp# i`|~x |avj|x~ long i|je b`~ arx|ae`x`a~ {a|a

adnj|ok`dk$ Lx ba gda{ xba vhoxa~ {jch ~xaoh`cp kax {j|~a#arva|`adna xjch b`e xbox xba x|cp njcj~~oc bodkjya|~ ~occp boh

o c`a%`d$ Od arx|o boci bj|~ k|ona xj cax xba y`nx`e xadxox`yacp

lac`aya xbox xbapya onxoccp kjx o{op {`xb ~nb vj`~jdj~ arna~~

laij|a |aoccp\`dk \@DK vxx`dk xba ljjx `d$

Xba h|aoe~ kjda lx b`~ apa~ ~x`cc ncj~ah# Bo|yap ~|yapahxba eaej|`a~ ji xba v|ay`j~ d`kbx odh |od xba ~oc eadxoc

nbang~ xj x|`kka| |anocc xj i`cc `d xba i|`kbxad`dk kov~$ Jgop# {j|~x%

no~a ~nado|`j~$ H`h ba h|jv b`~ vodx~ `d odp vlc`n vcona~: Djva$

H`h ba xb|j{ v odp{ba|a aelo||o~~`dk: Djx |`dk`dk odp lacc~$\@DK \@DK$ [box h`h ba ~op xj xba nxa lx `dh`iia|adx c`xxcalo|eo`h {bj gavx ~a|y`dk b`e K`dda~~ occ d`kbx: ^b`x$

Jb# |`kbx$ Xacavbjda$

Paob# |`dk ing`dk |`dk$

ccj:

Ob# ox co~x# xjj l~p kaxx`dk pj| njvp |aohp ij| xjd`kbx~ |d

xj od~{a| xba vbjda @ x|~x:Jd x|p`dk xj ~a b`~ ejxb ij| xba i`|~x x`ea xbox hop# Bo|yap

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h`~njya|ah xbox ovvo|adxcp ba boh laad c`ng`dk o no|vax occ d`kbx$

A`xba| xbox j| o ~eocc |jhadx boh ~cavx `d b`~ ejxb$

B`# Lacco$ ^j|x ji$

Lacco Mjbd~xjda# b`~ ah`xj|$ Ba| |aoc doea {o~ ^~od# lx~`dna ba| ovvj`dxeadx jdcp xb|aa {aag~ laij|a# xba {odga|~ `d

ah`xj|`oc boh hllah ba| Lacco$ Djx Lacco o~ `d laox`ic "o~ ~ba

lac`ayah# lx Lacco o~ `d lacc%~bovah$ ^ba dj{ `d~`~xah xbox

aya|pljhp noccah ba| `x$ Vjj| nj{# Bo|yap q`xa c`gah ba|# ~ba

cokbah o cjx odh ~eaccah d`na$ ^ba {jchdx co~x# jly`j~cp7

mj|doc`~e boxah i|ok|odx vajvca$

Bj{ {o~ xba lodh:

Lodh: Lodh$ Jb# |`kbx$Lodh$ Xbox~ {box ba boh laad hj`dk

co~x d`kbx# va|ij|e`dk b`~ hx`a~ o~ xba ^qdhop Njq|`a|~ ~jcae~`n mj|doc`~x# v`~~ah oko`d {`xb odjxba| vong ji doiianxah

vovo|o}}` {jcya|`da~$ Njd~`ha|`dk xba vova|~ |aoha|~b`v co|kacpnjev|`~ah ji xba e`hhca%okah# e`hhca%`dnjea# d`na%|an`va%ij|%

Hdhaa%noga# no|h`kod ovv|an`ox`dk haejk|ovb`n# odh xba vjvco|

e~`n ~nada {o~ dj{ arnc~`yacp o`eah o xba v|avla~nadx#

bp~xa|`noc# lj|ha|c`da xb`|xaad%pao|%jch {bj|a~x|ac l|ongax# Bo|yap

~jeax`ea~ ijdh b`~ mjl od vb`cc ~x|kkca$

Xbap {a|a jgop$

Odh xbap {a|a `d ionx# o~ io| o~ ba njch |aeaela|# {b`nb# jinj|~a {o~ xba`| v|jlcae$ L`k K`|c~ Lcjq~a xba lodh {a|a noccah#

bjxcp x`vvah ij| xba L`k X`ea o~ xba`| eodokaeadx v|a~~ vong

lc|l vx `x "o~ xbap occ h`h# lx xba`| vong v|je`~ah xba ej~x

adnj|ok`dk |`ha| `d xba v|a~~ |jje# badna Bo|yap~odh ocej~x

aya|p jxba| e~`n bong `d xba n`xp~ v|a~adna$ Xba {op xj odpmj|doc`~x~ j| |anj|h v|jhna|~ bao|x `~# o~ aya|pljhp gdj{~#

xb|jkb i|aa h|`dg# j|# o~ jda `|oxa ~`dka| jdna xjch b`e# xb|jkb

xba |`l~ {`xb o l|aoh gd`ia$ Bj{aya|# o~ ~xodho|h jva|ox`jdoc

v|jnah|a `d xba~a ~`xox`jd~ h`nxoxa~# xba mj|dj~ h|odg {`xbk~xj dx`c xba i|aa ljj}a |od jx odh xbad ingah jii$ Bo|yapacanxah xj ~xop# vo|xcp lano~a ji xba oij|aeadx`jdah lo|eo`h odh

vo|xcp lano~a# d~occp ij| o e~`n mj|doc`~x# ba c`gah e~`n$

Xba darx l`k xb`dk# pj |angjd:

Hjlx `x$

Ob {acc# o~ cjdk o~ pj| njvp~ ~dovvp odh ~x|aax{`~a$

Bo|yap {`dnah o~ ~ba ~o`h xba~a {j|h~$ Xbox~ o~~e`dk pj kax|jdh xj hj`dk `x xjhop# pj h|dgad ~jh$

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Ocxbjkb ba njch djx |aeaela| `x# Bo|yap gda{ xbox bah

{|`xxad b`~ v`ana {bad ba iacc bjea co~x d`kbx# ba oc{op~ h`h$ Occ

ba boh xj hj {o~ xoga jx b`~ ~oc `dxaeva|oxa njeeadx~# ~nb

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eo`c`dk aya|pxb`dk jya| xj pj$ Eaax Njjg`a ox Jlod ij| xba ia||p

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