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    Errhllej~ Yhprmjnhj~

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    Rhay`h ejn Rey~jhyp!'Ajp~yx`~hn iq Prh`ael

    @yakh Navapamj, @ymwjRymph`x~amj Phyva`h!

    Aj~hyvhjhyp 'Ky Ohyeyn

    Ie~~hj KHR ejn Ky

    Vlenakay Ixcmvpcq!

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    Envm`e~h!

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    5* Mj 9 Nh`hkihy 9252 ~gh Pwhnapg Rymph`x~amj Ex~gmya~q '~ghRymph`x~my!, wgm ap ~gh yhprmjnhj~ ~m ~gap errhel, appxhn e Hxymrhej Eyyhp~_eyyej~ 'HE_! paojhn iq Keyaejjh Jq, e rymph`x~my, yhuxhp~ajo ~gh eyyhp~ ejnpxyyhjnhy mf Ky Eppejoh, ~gh errhllej~* Ky Eppejoh wep, e~ ~gh ~akh, aj Hjolejn,ep gh p~all ap* ^gh mffhj`hp mf wga`g gh ap e``xphn ejn aj yhprh`~ mf wga`g gappxyyhjnhy ap pmxog~ eyh ellhohn ~m gevh ihhj `mkka~~hn aj P~m`cgmlk eoeajp~ ~wm

    wmkhj aj Exoxp~ 9252* ^ghq aj`lxnh phxel kmlhp~e~amj ejn, aj mjh `eph, yerh*E~ ~gh h~yena~amj gheyajo ihfmyh ~gh Phjamy Nap~ya`~ Dxnoh, ejn pxiphuxhj~lq mjerrhel ~m ~gh Navapamjel @mxy~, gh xjpx``hppfxllq `gellhjohn ~gh velana~q mf ~ghHE_ mj e jxkihy mf oymxjnp* ^gap errhel yhle~hp ~m mjlq mjh mf ~ghph* Ph`~amj9'9! aj Rey~ 5 mf ~gh H~yena~amj E`~ 9220 '~gh 9220 E`~! yhuxayhp ej HE_ ~m ihappxhn iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q* Ky Eppejoh `mj~hjnp ~ge~ ~gh Rymph`x~my nmhp jm~fell wa~gaj ~gh khejajo mf ~ge~ rgyeph ejn ~ge~, e``mynajolq, ~gh HE_ ap ajvelan*^gap rmaj~ mf lew ap mf ohjhyel akrmy~ej`h, fmy aj ~gh `eph mf uxa~h e jxkihy mfKhkihy P~e~hp HE_p eyh appxhn iq rxila` rymph`x~myp* A~p yhpmlx~amj nmhp jm~ ~xyjmj ~gh fe`~p mf Ky Eppejohp `eph* A pgell, e``mynajolq, peq jm kmyh eimx~ ~ghk e~

    ~gap p~eoh, el~gmxog A pgell yhvhy~ iyahflq ~m ~ghk ~mweynp ~gh hjn mf ~gap dxnokhj~*

    9* Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ wep repphn ~m oavh hffh`~ ~m ~gh @mxj`al mf ~ghHxymrhej Xjamj Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj mj ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ejnpxyyhjnhy rym`hnxyhp ih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hp mf ~gh Hxymrhej Xjamj9229-87>-DGE '~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj!* A ejjhh e `mrq mf ~gh Hjolapgvhypamj mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ~m ~gap dxnokhj~* Ep `ej ih phhj, ~gh rgyephdxna`ael ex~gmya~q ap xphn aj e jxkihy mf rle`hp aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* Ajrey~a`xley a~ ap xphn aj ey~a`lh 6, wga`g rymvanhp4

    5* ^gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q pgell ih ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf ~ghappxajo Khkihy P~e~h wga`g ap `mkrh~hj~ ~m appxh e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~ iq vay~xh mf ~gh lew mf ~ge~ P~e~h*

    0* A~ ap Ky Eppejohp ryakeyq `eph, ep ryhphj~hn iq Kapp Najeg Ymph U@, ~ge~dxna`ael ex~gmya~q iheyp ~gh pekh khejajo aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ep a~ iheypaj ~gh 9220 E`~, pm ~ge~ ~gh Rymph`x~my nmhp jm~ fell wa~gaj ~gh nhfaja~amj mfappxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q wa~gaj ey~a`lh 6 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

    El~hyje~avhlq Kapp Ymph pxika~p ~ge~, af dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ey~a`lh 6 mf ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj gep e khejajo wanh hjmxog ~m hkiye`h ~gh Rymph`x~my, a~ gep

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    e naffhyhj~ ejn jeyymwhy khejajo aj ~gh 9220 E`~* Pgh phhcp ~m pxrrmy~ ~ge~khejajo iq yhfhyhj`h ~m reylaekhj~eyq ke~hyael*

    ^gh appxh

    >* Kapp Ymph `mj~hjnp ~ge~ e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q kxp~ ih e rhypmj wgm ap`mkrh~hj~ ~m hhy`aph dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ejn ~ge~ px`g `mkrh~hj`h yhuxayhpakrey~aela~q ejn ajnhrhjnhj`h mf im~g ~gh hh`x~avh ejn ~gh rey~ahp* Ep, ajPwhnhj, ~gh Rymph`x~my ap ejn wall yhkeaj e rey~q aj ~gh `yakajel rym`hpp eoeajp~Ky Eppejoh, pgh `ejjm~ uxelafq ep e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q* Aj hffh`~, Kapp Ymphppxikappamj ap ~ge~ e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q kxp~ ih pmkh cajn mf `mxy~ my dxnoh*

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    Kapp @leyh Kmj~omkhyq U@ fmy ~gh Rymph`x~my `mj~hjnp ~ge~ ~gh rgyephdxna`ael ex~gmya~q, aj ~gh `mj~h~ mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj, ejn m~ghy Hxymrhejajp~yxkhj~p, iheyp e iymen ejn ex~mjmkmxp khejajo* A~ nhp`yaihp ejq rhypmj myimnq ex~gmyaphn ~m rleq e rey~ aj ~gh dxna`ael rym`hpp* ^gh ~hyk hkiye`hp e veyah~qmf imnahp, pmkh mf wga`g gevh ~gh uxela~ahp mf akrey~aela~q ejn ajnhrhjnhj`h mjwga`g Kapp Ymph yhlahp, ejn pmkh mf wga`g nm jm~* Aj pmkh rey~p mf ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ~gh ~hyk dxna`ael ex~gmya~q nhp`yaihp mjh ~qrh, aj m~ghyrey~p ejm~ghy* E rymph`x~my rymrhylq fellp wa~gaj ~gh nhp`yar~amj dxna`aelex~gmya~q ejn ap `ereilh mf ihajo ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q `mkrh~hj~ ~m appxh ejHE_ xjnhy ey~a`lh 6 af ~gh lew mf ~gh P~e~h pm rymvanhp* Dxna`ael ex~gmya~q kxp~ ih

    oavhj ~gh pekh khejajo aj ~gh 9220 E`~ ep a~ iheyp aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

    ^gh erryme`g ~m ~gh aj~hyryh~e~amj mf Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~

    6* Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ gep xjfmy~xje~hlq prewjhn kmyh ~gej a~p pgeyh mfappxhp mf lew ~ge~ gevh yhe`ghn ~gh gaoghp~ lhvhl* Aj Mffa`h mf ~gh CajopRymph`x~my, Iyxpphlp v @ejnm Eykep S9228[ XCGL 6?3 S9226[ 9 E@ 5 LmynIajogek mf @myjgall yhkeychn e~ reye 7 ~ge~ aj~hyryh~e~amj mf Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220E`~

    kxp~ ih erryme`ghn mj ~gh ~waj eppxkr~amjp ~ge~ Reylaekhj~ nan jm~aj~hjn ~gh rymvapamjp mf Rey~ 5 ~m ih aj`mjpap~hj~ wa~g ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj ejn ~ge~, wgalh Reylaekhj~ kaog~ rymrhylq rymvanh fmy eoyhe~hy khepxyh mf `mmrhye~amj iq ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk ~gej ~ghNh`apamj yhuxayhn, a~ nan jm~ aj~hjn ~m rymvanh fmy lhpp*

    ?* Lmyn Gmrh mf @yeaoghen e~ reye 9> enmr~hn wge~ kaog~ errhey ~m ih e`mjfla`~ajo erryme`g* Gh hryhpphn ~gh vahw ~ge~ ~gh ~epc mf aj~hyryh~ajo Rey~ 5 pmep ~m oavh hffh`~ ~m ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj pgmxln ih erryme`ghn mj ~gh

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    eppxkr~amj ~ge~, wghyh ~ghyh whyh naffhyhj`hp, ~ghph whyh yhoeynhn iq Reylaekhj~ep e jh`hppeyq rym~h`~amj eoeajp~ ej xjlewfxl ajfyajohkhj~ mj ~gh yaog~ ~m laihy~q*Im~g Lmyn Iajogek ejn Lmyn Gmrh aj Neiep v Gaog @mxy~ mf Dxp~a`h aj Kenyan,Preaj S922?[ 9 E@ 05 yh~xyjhn ~m ~gap ~mra` ef~hy ~gh Oyejn @gekihy mf ~ghHxymrhej @mxy~ mf Dxp~a`h gen `mkkhj~hn mj a~ wghj oavajo e ryhlakajeyq yxlajoaj @yakajel rym`hhnajop eoeajp~ Rxrajm '@eph @+528-20! S9226[ UI 70, ~m wga`gA pgell pgmy~lq yhfhy* ^gh Gmxph wep `mj`hyjhn wa~g ~gh hffh`~ mf ph`~amj 6>'9!'i!mf ~gh 9220 E`~, wga`g mj a~p fe`h errheyp ~m yhuxayh ej HE_ ~m ih e``mkrejahniq e phreye~h `hy~afa`e~h ~ge~ ~gh `mjnx`~ aj yhprh`~ mf wga`g pxyyhjnhy ap pmxog~fellp wa~gaj ~gh Fyekhwmyc lap~* ^gh appxh wep wgh~ghy a~ wep pxffa`ahj~ ~ge~ ~ghweyyej~ a~phlf pm `hy~afahn* Aj gmlnajo, aj eoyhhkhj~ wa~g ~gh yhp~ mf ~gh Gmxph, ~ge~a~ wep, Lmyn Gmrh, ef~hy `a~ajo fymk Rxrajm, yhfhyyhn wa~g errymvel ~m LmynIajogekp p~e~hkhj~ aj @ejnm Eykep ejn yhkeychn ~ge~ ~gh akrmpa~amj mfenna~amjel fmykela~ahp jm~ fmxjn aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj iq mjh khkihy p~e~h~m pxa~ a~p mwj rxyrmphp wmxln ~hjn ~m fyxp~ye~h ~gh midh`~avhp mf ~gh Nh`apamj*

    7* Ey~a`lh 0>*9'i! mf ~gh HX ^yhe~q rymvanhp4Fyekhwmyc nh`apamjp pgell ih iajnajo xrmj ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp ep ~m~gh yhpxl~ ~m ih e`gahvhn ix~ pgell lhevh ~m ~gh je~amjel ex~gmya~ahp ~gh`gma`h mf fmyk ejn kh~gmnp* ^ghq pgell jm~ hj~eal nayh`~ hffh`~*

    Aj Rxrajm ~gh Hxymrhej @mxy~ mf Dxp~a`h ghln e~ reye >04

    _ghj errlqajo ~gh je~amjel lew, ~gh je~amjel `mxy~ ~ge~ ap `ellhn mj~m aj~hyryh~ a~ kxp~ nm pm ep fey ep rmppailh aj ~gh laog~ mf ~gh wmynajoejn rxyrmph mf ~gh fyekhwmyc nh`apamj aj mynhy ~m e~~eaj ~gh yhpxl~wga`g a~ rxypxhp ejn ~gxp mkrlq wa~g ey~a`lh 0>*9'i! HX*

    1* Aj e whll yhepmjhn wya~~hj dmaj~ aj~hyvhj~amj Ky Ohyeyn Ie~~hj KHR ejn KyVlenakay Ixcmvpcq `mkkhj~ mj ~gh xj`hy~eaj~q mf ~gh p`mrh mf ~gh rgyephp yhpxl~

    ~m ih e`gahvhn, rxyrmph mf ~gh fyekhwmyc nayh`~avh ejn yhpxl~ wga`g a~rxypxhp* ^ghq eyoxh ~ge~ ~ghph pgmxln ih ~yhe~hn ep yhfhyyajo ~m ~gh prh`afa`midh`~avhp mf ~gh rey~a`xley Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ejn jm~ ~gh wanhy midh`~avhp mf~gh HX ^yhe~q ~ge~ ~gh prh`afa` midh`~avhp keq ih nhpaojhn ~m phyvh* A gevh`mj`lxnhn ~ge~ ~ghay aj~hyhp~ajo nap`xppamj nmhp jm~ ihey mj ~gh appxh ~ge~ ~gap@mxy~ gep ~m yhpmlvh* _ge~ ap aj appxh aj yhprh`~ mf ~gh `mjp~yx`~amj mf ~gh 9220 E`~ap jm~ e pxoohp~amj ~ge~ ~gh Hjolapg @mxy~ mxog~, wghj aj~hyryh~ajo ~gh 9220 E`~, ~mfmllmw pmkh ohjhyel midh`~avh ~ge~ ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ap nhpaojhn ~menvej`h* A~ ap ~gh jeyymw appxh mf wgh~ghy ~gh wmynp dxna`aelex~gmya~qaj ph`~amj9'9! mf ~gh 9220 E`~ pgmxln, af rmppailh, ih e``mynhn ~gh pekh khejajo ep ~gmph~wm wmynp ihey aj ~gh reyellhl yhuxayhkhj~ aj ey~a`lh 6 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

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    52* A gevh yhen wa~g enkaye~amj Lmyn Kej`hp ejelqpap mf ~gh hffh`~ mf ~ghnh`apamj aj Rxrajm ejn A e``hr~, fmy ~gh yhepmjp ~ge~ gh oavhp, ~ge~ a~ nmhp jm~ iajn~gap @mxy~ ~m aj~hyryh~ Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~, aj pm fey ep ~gap ap rmppailh, aj ekejjhy ~ge~ e``mynp wa~g ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* A `mjpanhy, jmjh ~gh lhpp ~ge~ a~ap rleaj ~ge~ ~gh @mxy~ pgmxln nm pm* ^gap ap jm~ khyhlq ih`exph mf ~gh ryhpxkr~amj~ge~ mxy nmkhp~a` lew wall e``myn wa~g mxy aj~hyje~amjel milaoe~amjp* Ep LmynKej`h gakphlf e`cjmwlhnohp e~ reye 925mf gap dxnokhj~ Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~wep hje`~hn aj mynhy ~m oavh hffh`~ ~m ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* ^gh akkhnae~hmidh`~avh mf ~ge~ Nh`apamj ap ~m `yhe~h e pajolh xjafmyk pqp~hk fmy ~gh pxyyhjnhy mf~gmph e``xphn my `mjva`~hn mf ~gh kmyh phyamxp `yakajel mffhj`hp* ^ge~ midh`~avhwall mjlq ih e`gahvhn af he`g mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp oavhp ~gh pekh khejajo ~mdxna`ael ex~gmya~q* Af naffhyhj~ Khkihy P~e~hp oavh naffhyhj~ khejajo ~m ~gmph~wm wmynp, ~ge~ xjafmyka~q wall ih nhp~ymqhn* Aj ~ghph `ay`xkp~ej`hp a~ ap geyn ~m`mj`havh ~ge~ Reylaekhj~, aj iyhe`g mf ~gh aj~hyje~amjel milaoe~amjp mf ~gap `mxj~yq,ph~ mx~ ~m repp lhoaple~amj ~ge~ wep e~ mnnp wa~g ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* A~ ap hvhjkmyh naffa`xl~ ~m `mj`havh ~ge~ Reylaekhj~ ~mmc px`g e `mxyph wa~gmx~ kecajo a~rleaj ~ge~ a~ wep nmajo pm* Fmy ~gap yhepmj a~ ap lmoa`el ~m erryme`g ~gh aj~hyryh~e~amjmf ~gh wmynp dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mj ~gh ryhpxkr~amj ~ge~ Reylaekhj~ aj~hjnhn ~ge~~ghq pgmxln ihey ~gh pekh khejajo aj Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ ep ~ghq nm aj ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

    Reylaekhj~eyq ke~hyael

    55* @mxjphl fmy im~g rey~ahp rle`hn ihfmyh xp e pxip~ej~ael vmlxkh mfreylaekhj~eyq ke~hyael wa~gmx~ ejq `lmph ejelqpap ep ~m wgh~ghy ~gap wepenkappailh ep ej ean ~m aj~hyryh~e~amj mf ~gh 9220 E`~ xjnhy ~gh nm`~yajh mfRhrrhyv Gey~S5110[ E@ 810 my fmy ejq m~ghy yhepmj* A enn ~gmph lep~ wmynp ih`exph pmkhmf ~gap ke~hyael yhle~hn ~m rym`hhnajop mf ~gh Gmxph mf @mkkmjp HxymrhejP`yx~ajq @mkka~~hh ejn ~gh Gmxph mf Lmynp Phlh`~ @mkka~~hh mj Hxymrhej Xjamjwga`g ryhne~hn im~g ~gh fajel Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ejn, mf `mxyph, ~gh H~yena~amjIall wga`g ih`ekh ~gh 9220 E`~* _galh ~gap ke~hyael keq rymvanh pmkh ajpaog~aj~m ~gh erryme`g mf ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk aj jhom~ae~amjp ~ge~ ryh`hnhn ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ejn aj~m ~gh xjnhyp~ejnajo mf Khkihyp mf Reylaekhj~ ep ~m

    ~gh hffh`~ mf ~ge~ Nh`apamj, A nm jm~ phh gmw a~ `ej ih nayh`~lq enkappailh xjnhyRhrrhy v Gey~, pevh ~m ~gh h~hj~ ~ge~ a~ wep yhfhyyhn ~m aj reylaekhj~eyq nhie~h mj~gh Iall*

    59* Kmyh ohjhyellq a~ ap mrhj ~m uxhp~amj wgh~ghy ~ghyh ap ymmk fmy ~gherrla`e~amj mfRhrrhy v Gey~gevajo yhoeyn ~m ~gh yhuxayhkhj~ ~m oavh ~gh wmynpdxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~gh pekh khejajo aj ~gh E`~ ep ~ghq ihey aj ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj* ^ge~ yhuxayhkhj~ pgmxln yhpmlvh ejq ekiaoxa~q aj ~gh lejoxeoh mf ~ghp~e~x~h* Gevajo pean ~gap A pgell pxkkeyaph pgmy~lq ~gh hffh`~ mf ~gh reylaekhj~eyq

    ke~hyael* A~ hvanhj`hp e ohjhyel xjnhyp~ejnajo ejn aj~hj~amj ~ge~ ~gh wmynpdxna`ael ex~gmya~q wmxln ejn pgmxln ihey ~gh pekh khejajo aj ~gh E`~ ep ~ghq

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    imyh aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* Ep ~m ~ge~ khejajo ~ghyh eyh p~e~hkhj~p aj nhie~haj ~gh Gmxph mf Lmynp, mj ~gh rey~ mf im~g khkihyp ejn e kajap~hy, ~ge~ errhey ~myhflh`~ ej xjnhyp~ejnajo ~ge~ ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q wmxln ih e `mxy~ my dxnoh*^gh `lheyhp~ kajap~hyael p~e~hkhj~ ap, gmwhvhy, ~ge~ mf ~gh Xjnhy Ph`yh~eyq mf P~e~h,Ky Eajpwmy~g, mj 1 Dejxeyq 9220 ~m P~ejnajo @mkka~~hh N 'Gejpeyn, `ml >7!,yhfhyyhn ~m iq ~gh Navapamjel @mxy~ e~ reye 964

    _h hrh`~ ~ge~ Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~p wall ih appxhn aj fx~xyh iqhe`~lq ~gh pekh ex~gmya~ahp ep appxh weyyej~p xjnhy ~gh `xyyhj~ eyyhp~rym`hnxyhp* _h aj~hjn ~m nm ~ge~ aj ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk* ^ghyh ap jmyhepmj ~m pxrrmph ~ge~ mxy aj~hj~amjp eyh naffhyhj~ fymk ~gmph mf ejqm~ghy Hxymrhej `mxj~yq* ^gh Iall ap nyef~hn aj px`g e weq ep ~maj`lxnh ell ~gmph ex~gmya~ahp ~ge~ `xyyhj~lq appxh eyyhp~ weyyej~p, epappxajo ex~gmya~ahp* A gevh qh~ ~m ghey ej eyoxkhj~ ~ge~ peqp ~ge~ wh

    pgmxln gejoh ~ge~*

    50* Af ~gh reylaekhj~eyq ke~hyael ~m wga`g A gevh yhfhyyhn whyh enkappailh, Awmxln fajn a~ aj`mj`lxpavh* Fmy ~gh yhepmjp ~ge~ A gevh oavhj A erryme`g ~ghaj~hyryh~e~amj mf ~gh wmynp dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ mj ~ghiepap ~ge~ ~ghq kxp~, af rmppailh, ih oavhj ~gh pekh khejajo ep ~ghq ihey aj ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* A ~xyj ~m `mjpanhy ~ge~ khejajo*

    ^gh khejajo mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

    5>* A~ ap jh`hppeyq e~ ~gh mx~ph~ ~m nh`anh gmw ~gh ~epc mf aj~hyryh~ajo ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj pgmxln ih erryme`ghn* @yeahp mj Lhoaple~amj, 1~g hn '9227!,yhkeycp e~ reye 05*5*95 ~ge~ ~gh ~h~ mf kx`g Hxymrhej lhoaple~amj ap eyyavhn e~kmyh ~gymxog e rym`hpp mf rmla~a`el `mkrymkaph, pm ~ge~ ajnavanxel wmynp keq ih`gmphj lhpp fmy ~ghay lhoel `hy~eaj~q ~gej fmy ~ghay rmla~a`el e``hr~eiala~q* ^ge~`mkkhj~ keq ih rey~a`xleylq rhy~ajhj~ aj ~gh ryhphj~ `mj~h~ aj ~ge~, ep wh pgellphh, ej heylahy nyef~ mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj lhf~ jm nmxi~ ep ~m ~gh khejajo mfdxna`ael ex~gmya~q ix~ e pxiphuxhj~ nyef~ hrxjohn ~gh nhfaja~amj ~ge~ kenh ~gap`lhey* ^gh yhepmj fmy ejn hffh`~ mf ~gap `gejoh lahp e~ ~gh ghey~ mf ~gh rymilhk mfaj~hyryh~e~amj yeaphn iq ~gap errhel* Gmw nmhp mjh ph~ eimx~ nh`anajo mj ~ghphke~~hyp=

    58* ^gh erryme`g ~m aj~hyryh~e~amj kxp~ ih mjh ~ge~ wmxln ih e``hr~eilh ~m ell~gh Khkihy P~e~hp wgm gevh ~m p~yavh ~m anhj~afq e xjafmyk khejajo mf ~ghNh`apamj* @yeahp yaog~lq `mkkhj~p e~ reye 09*8*5 ~ge~ mjh `ejjm~ pakrlq errlq ~gh`ejmjp fmy `mjp~yx`~amj my hvhj ~gh ryaj`arlhp ~ge~ errlq ~m aj~hyryh~ajo nmkhp~a`lhoaple~amj* Aj ~gh jh~ reyeoyerg @yeahp anhj~afahp ~gh erryme`g mf ~gh Hxymrhej

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    @mxy~ mf Dxp~a`h ~m aj~hyryh~ajo Hxymrhej lhoaple~amj ep ajvmlvajo ~gh fmllmwajop~eohp, ~m ih fmllmwhn phuxhj~aellq aj pm fey ep ~gh khejajo gep jm~ ih`mkh `lhey*

    P~ey~ wa~g ~gh ~hykp mf ~gh ajp~yxkhj~ aj uxhp~amj, aj`lxnajo a~p

    ryhekilh3

    ^xyj ~m ryhreye~myq nm`xkhj~p3

    @mjpanhy ~gh xpxel khejajo mf hryhppamjp xphn ejn S`mkreyh[naffhyhj~ lejoxeoh ~h~p mf ~gh ajp~yxkhj~3

    @mjpanhy ~gh rxyrmph ejn ohjhyel p`ghkh mf ~gh ajp~yxkhj~ ~m ih`mjp~yxhn*

    _galh A pgell `mjpanhy ~ghph ke~~hyp A rymrmph ~m enmr~ e naffhyhj~ mynhy*

    ^gh je~xyel khejajo

    56* Ep wh eyh ghyh `mj`hyjhn wa~g ~gh khejajo mf mjlq ~wm wmynp, A rymrmph e~~gh mx~ph~ ~m `mjpanhy ~gh je~xyel khejajo mf ~gmph wmynp* A~ ap jh`hppeyq ~m nm ~gapaj yhprh`~ mf im~g ~gh Hjolapg wmynp dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ejn ~gh huxavelhj~ wmynpaj ~gh Fyhj`g ~h~* ^gmph wmynp eyh ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh* Aj ~gh fajel vhypamj mf ~gh

    Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ~gh pekh whaog~ gep ~m ih errlahn ~m ~gh Hjolapg ejn ~ghFyhj`g vhypamjp* A~ ap, gmwhvhy, e fe`~ ~ge~ ~gh Fyhj`g nyef~ wep ryhreyhn ihfmyh ~ghHjolapg ejn ~ge~, aj nyef~, aj ~gh hvhj~ mf `mjfla`~, ~gh khejajo mf ~gh Hjolapgvhypamj gen ~m oavh weq ~m ~gh khejajo mf ~gh Fyhj`g* ^gh `ya~a`el rgyeph nmhp jm~ihey ~gh pekh yejoh mf khejajop aj ~gh Hjolapg lejoxeoh ep aj ~gh Fyhj`g ejn, ep Apgell pgmw, ~gh naffhyhj~ `mj~h~p aj wga`g ~gh rgyeph ap xphn kmyh gerralqe``mkkmne~h ~gh Fyhj`g ye~ghy ~gej ~gh Hjolapg khejajop*

    5?* ^gh fayp~ phyahp mf khejajop mf dxna`ael oavhj aj ~gh Mfmyn HjolapgNa`~amjeyq ap4

    Mf my ihlmjoajo ~m dxnokhj~ aj e `mxy~ mf lew, my ~m e dxnoh ajyhle~amj ~m ~gap fxj`~amj3 rhy~eajajo ~m ~gh enkajap~ye~amj mf dxp~a`h3rymrhy ~m e `mxy~ mf lew my e lhoel ~yaixjel3 yhpxl~ajo fymk my fahn iqe dxnokhj~ aj mxy~*

    Aj ~gh `mj~h~ mf e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~gh kmyh errymryae~h khejajop eyh4 gevajo~gh fxj`~amj mf dxnokhj~3 ajvhp~hn wa~g ex~gmya~q ~m dxnoh `exphp3 e rxila`

    rymph`x~my wmxln jm~ gerralq fell wa~gaj ~gap khejajo*

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    57* Dxna`aeayh ap `ereilh mf iheyajo e wanh my e jeyymw khejajo* Vm`eixleayhDxyanauxh '6~g hn, 5116! p~e~hp ~ge~ a~ `ej ih xphn 'nejp xj phjp veoxh!* Uxaerrey~ahj~ le dxp~a`h, rey mrr lhoaple~avh h~ enkajap~ye~avh, my 'nejp xj phjpry`ap!* Uxa `mj`hyjh le dxp~a`h yhjnxh rey lhp ~yaixjex dxna`aeayhp* E `mkrx~hyna`~amjeyq phey`g nap`lmphp e jxkihy mf hekrlhp mf a~p xph aj ~gh phjp veoxh,fmy ajp~ej`h effeayh dxna`aeayh-lhoel `eph3 eanh dxna`aeayh-lhoel ean3 ejjmj`h

    dxna`aeayh-lhoel jm~a`h3 rmxypxa~h dxna`aeayh- lhoel rym`hhnajop ejn lep~ ix~ jm~lhep~, ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh-lhoel ex~gmya~q*

    51* Gevajo yhoeyn ~m ~gh yejoh mf khejajop ~ge~ ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh ap `ereilhmf hkiye`ajo, a~ ap jm `exph fmy pxyryaph ~ge~ ~gh rgyeph mf~hj yh`havhp pmkhenna~amjel nhfaja~amj* Hekrlhp mf rey~a`xley yhlhvej`h aj ~gh ryhphj~ `mj~h~ eyhfmxjn aj ~gh Yerrmy~ hrla`e~af mf ~gh 518? Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj H~yena~amj phh reye 96 ihlmw ejn aj ~gh nhfaja~amj mf ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh aj ey~a`lh 0 mf ~gh

    fayp~ nyef~ mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj a~phlf phh reye >6 ihlmw* Ejm~ghy hekrlhap fmxjn aj ey~a`lh 57*? mf ~gh 5112 Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj kmjhq lexjnhyajo4pma~ ex~myaph rey xj dxoh, pma~ rey xjh ex~yh ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh, q `mkryap lhkajap~yh rxila` 'kq hkrgepap!* Kapp Ymph aj ghy wya~~hj `eph yhfhyyhn ~m efxy~ghy hekrlh, aj ~gh Hjolapg vhypamj, aj ~gh nhfaja~amj mf ej appxajo ex~gmya~qaj yhprh`~ mf e Hxymrhej Hvanhj`h _eyyej~ xjnhy ey~a`lh 9'`! mf ~gh yhlhvej~Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj '9227-1?7-DGE!, jekhlq 4

    'a! e dxnoh, e `mxy~, ej ajvhp~aoe~ajo keoap~ye~h, e rxila`

    rymph`x~my3 my 'aa! ejq m~ghy dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ep nhfajhn iq ~ghappxajo P~e~h ejn, aj ~gh prh`afa` `eph, e`~ajo aj a~p `ere`a~q ep ejajvhp~aoe~ajo ex~gmya~q aj `yakajel rym`hhnajop 'kq hkrgepap!

    92* ^ghph nhfaja~amjp nhkmjp~ye~h ~gh wan~g mf khejajo ~ge~ ex~mya~dxna`aeayh ap `ereilh mf iheyajo ejn ~gh fe`~ ~ge~ ~gh ekia~ mf ~gh rgyeph `ej veyqe``mynajo ~m a~p `mj~h~*

    95* Ey~a`lh 8*5'`! mf ~gh Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj Gxkej Yaog~p, aj ~gh Hjolapgvhypamj, rymvanhp ~ge~ nhryave~amj mf laihy~q keq ih lewfxl wghyh a~ yhpxl~p fymk

    ~gh lewfxl eyyhp~ my nh~hj~amj mf e rhypmj hffh`~hn fmy ~gh rxyrmph mfiyajoajo gak ihfmyh ~gh `mkrh~hj~ lhoel ex~gmya~q mj yhepmjeilhpxpra`amj mf gevajo `mkka~~hn ej mffhj`h

    ^gh Fyhj`g vhypamj mf lhoel ex~gmya~q ap ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh* Kapp Ymphpxika~~hn ~ge~ e lajh mf P~yepimxyo ex~gmya~q mj ~gh khejajo mf ~ge~ rgyeph aj ~gh

    `mj~h~ mf ey~a`lh 8 rymvanhn ~gh chq ~m a~p khejajo aj ~gh `mj~h~ mf ~gh

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    Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* ^ge~ pxikappamj `ellp fmy e `mkreyapmj mf ~gh fxj`~amjp mf~gh ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh aj ~gh ~wm naffhyhj~ `mj~h~p* A pgell rmp~rmjh ~ge~ hhy`aph~m le~hy aj ~gap dxnokhj~* Fayp~ A rymrmph ~m `mjpanhy ~gh rxyrmph ejn ~gh ohjhyelp`ghkh mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ejn ~ghj ~gh ryhreye~myq nm`xkhj~p ejn ~ghayohjhpap*

    ^gh rxyrmph mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

    99* ^gh rxyrmph mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ap p~e~hn aj yh`a~el '8! mf a~pryhekilh4

    ^gh midh`~avh ph~ fmy ~gh Xjamj ~m ih`mkh ej eyhe mf fyhhnmk,

    ph`xya~q ejn dxp~a`h lhenp ~m eimlapgajo h~yena~amj ih~whhj KhkihyP~e~hp ejn yhrle`ajo a~ iq e pqp~hk mf pxyyhjnhy ih~whhj dxna`aelex~gmya~ahp* Fxy~ghy, ~gh aj~ymnx`~amj mf e jhw pakrlafahn pqp~hk mfpxyyhjnhy mf phj~hj`hn my pxprh`~hn rhypmjp fmy ~gh rxyrmphp mfhh`x~amj my rymph`x~amj mf `yakajel phj~hj`hp kechp a~ rmppailh ~myhkmvh ~gh `mkrlha~q ejn rm~hj~ael fmy nhleq ajghyhj~ aj ~gh ryhphj~h~yena~amj rym`hnxyhp* ^yena~amjel `mmrhye~amj yhle~amjp wga`g gevhryhvealhn xr ~all jmw ih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hp pgmxln ih yhrle`hn iqe pqp~hk mf fyhh kmvhkhj~ mf dxna`ael nh`apamjp aj `yakajel ke~~hyp,`mvhyajo im~g ryh+phj~hj`h ejn fajel dxna`ael nh`apamjp, wa~gaj ej

    eyhe mf fyhhnmk, ph`xya~q ejn dxp~a`h*

    90* _ge~ whyh ~gh ryhphj~ h~yena~amj rym`hnxyhp ~ge~ oevh yaph ~m`mkrlha~q ejn rm~hj~ael fmy nhleq= ^ghq whyh ~gmph rymvanhn fmy iq ~ghHxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj H~yena~amj 518?* ^gap wep e @mjvhj~amj ih~whhjkhkihyp mf ~gh @mxj`al mf Hxymrh* Ep aj ~gh `eph mf m~ghy rmp~+wey Hxymrhej@mjvhj~amjp ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk rleqhn e kedmy ymlh aj a~p jhom~ae~amj* ^ghohjhyel p`ghkh xjnhy ~gap @mjvhj~amj wep mjh wghyhiq, ef~hy ej ej~h`hnhj~rym`hpp ~m wga`g A pgell yh~xyj e~ e le~hy p~eoh, ~gh hh`x~avh mf e yhuxhp~ajo P~e~hwmxln kech e yhuxhp~ fmy h~yena~amj ~m ~gh hh`x~avh mf ~gh yhuxhp~hn P~e~h* ^gh@mjvhj~amj lean nmwj ~gh `ya~hyae ~ge~ gen ~m ih pe~apfahn af ~gh yhuxhp~hn P~e~h wep~m ih milaohn ~m `mkrlq wa~g ~gh yhuxhp~* Ep ~m ~gh rym`hnxyh fmy `mjpanhyajowgh~ghy my jm~ ~m `mkrlq wa~g e yhuxhp~, wga`g A pgell `ell ~gh rym`hpp mfhh`x~amj, ~gh @mjvhj~amj rymvanhn iq ey~a`lh 99 ~ge~ ~gap pgmxln ih omvhyjhnpmlhlq iq ~gh lew mf ~gh yhuxhp~hn P~e~h*

    9>* ^gh `mkrlha~ahp ejn rm~hj~ael fmy nhleq ~ge~ ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamjpmxog~ ~m evman whyh ~gmph ~ge~ eymph mx~ mf ~gh ajvmlvhkhj~ mf ~gh hh`x~avh aj ~ghh~yena~amj rym`hpp* A nm jm~ ihlahvh ~ge~ ~gap gen kx`g yhlhvej`h aj ~gap

    dxyapna`~amj, fmy el~gmxog ~gh rym`hpp mf h~yena~amj gen oyhe~ rm~hj~ael fmy nhleq,

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    ~gap wep phlnmk e~~yaix~eilh ~m ~gh fe`~ ~ge~ ~gh nh`apamj ~m h~yena~h wep xl~ake~hlqrmla~a`el* E gaj~ mf ~gh nhleqp ~ge~ whyh hjnhka` mj ~gh @mj~ajhj~ ap oavhj iq e`mkkhj~ aj ~gh Hrleje~myq Khkmyejnxk ne~hn 98 Phr~hkihy 9225 ~ge~e``mkrejahn ~gh fayp~ nyef~ mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj, e~ >*8*>4

    ^gh rmla~a`el rgeph ajghyhj~ aj ~gh h~yena~amj rym`hnxyh apeimlapghn* E``mynajolq, ~gh enkajap~ye~avh yhnyhpp rgeph fmllmwajo~gh rmla~a`el nh`apamj ap elpm eimlapghn* ^gh yhkmvel mf ~ghph ~wmrym`hnxyel lhvhlp pgmxln `mjpanhyeilq akrymvh ~gh hffh`~avhjhpp ejnprhhn mf ~gh kh`gejapk*

    98* ^gxp ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj nan jm~ ph~ mx~ ~m ixaln e jhw h~yena~amjp~yx`~xyh fymk ~mr ~m im~~mk, ix~ ye~ghy ~m yhkmvh fymk a~ ~gh narlmke~a` my

    rmla~a`el rym`hnxyhp ~ge~ whyh hj`xkihyajo a~* ^gh midh`~avh wep ~ge~ ~ghh~yena~amj rym`hpp pgmxln ajvmlvh nayh`~ `m+mrhye~amj ih~whhj ~gmph ex~gmya~ahpyhprmjpailh mj ~gh oymxjn fmy wge~ A gevh nhp`yaihn ep ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp ejn~gmph ex~gmya~ahp yhprmjpailh mj ~gh oymxjn fmy ~gh hh`x~amj rym`hpp* A~ apakrmy~ej~ fmy ~gh rxyrmphp mf ~gap errhel, ~m `mjpanhy ~gh kejjhy aj wga`gh~yena~amj xphn ~m wmyc xjnhy ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj ejn, aj rey~a`xley, ~m anhj~afq~gmph wgm, xjnhy ~gh mrhye~amj mf ~ge~ @mjvhj~amj, whyh yhprmjpailh fmy ~ghej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp*

    ^gh 518? @mjvhj~amj

    96* Ey~a`lh 5 mf ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj rymvanhn ~ge~ ~gh `mj~ye`~ajo rey~ahpxjnhy~mmc ~m pxyyhjnhy ~m he`g m~ghy, pxidh`~ ~m ~gh rymvapamjp mf ~gh @mjvhj~amj,ell rhypmjp eoeajp~ wgmk ~gh `mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp mf ~gh yhuxhp~ajo rey~q whyhrym`hhnajo fmy ej mffhj`h my wgm whyh wej~hn iq ~gh pean ex~gmya~ahp fmy ~gh`eyyqajo mx~ mf e phj~hj`h my nh~hj~amj mynhy* A pgell yhfhy ~m px`g rhypmjp epfxoa~avhp* ^gh @mxj`al mf Hxymrh Hrleje~myq Yhrmy~ `mkkhj~hn4

    Lh ~hykh `mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp `mj~hjx nejp lh ~h~h ejoleap`myyhprmjn ex km~p ex~mya~p dxna`aeayhp `mj~hjxp nejp lh ~h~hfyej`eap* @hp hryhppamjp vaphj~ lhp ex~mya~p dxna`aeayhp rymryhkhj~na~hp h~ lh Reyuxh~ lh`lxpamj nhp ex~mya~p nh rmla`h*

    9?* Ey~a`lh 59*9 rymvanhn ~ge~ e yhuxhp~ fmy h~yena~amj pgmxln ih pxrrmy~hn iq'e! ~gh myaoajel my ej ex~ghj~a`e~hn `mrq mf ~gh `mjva`~amj ejn

    phj~hj`h my nh~hj~amj mynhy akkhnae~hlq hjfmy`heilh my mf ~ghweyyej~ mf eyyhp~ my m~ghy mynhy gevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~ ejn appxhn aj

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    e``mynej`h wa~g ~gh rym`hnxyh lean nmwj aj ~gh lew mf ~gh yhuxhp~ajoRey~q3

    'i! e p~e~hkhj~ mf ~gh mffhj`hp fmy wga`g h~yena~amj ap yhuxhp~hn*

    ^gh ~akh ejn rle`h mf ~ghay `mkkappamj, ~ghay lhoel nhp`yar~amjp ejne yhfhyhj`h ~m ~gh yhlhvej~ lhoel rymvapamjp pgell ih ph~ mx~ epe``xye~hlq ep rmppailh3 ejn

    '`! e `mrq mf ~gh yhlhvej~ hje`~khj~p my, wghyh ~gap ap jm~ rmppailh, ep~e~hkhj~ mf ~gh yhlhvej~ lew ejn ep e``xye~h e nhp`yar~amj eprmppailh mf ~gh rhypmj `leakhn, ~moh~ghy wa~g ejq m~ghy ajfmyke~amjwga`g wall ghlr ~m hp~eilapg gap anhj~a~q ejn je~amjela~q*

    97* ^gxp, wghyh ~gh fxoa~avh wep pmkhmjh e``xphn mf e `yakh, ~gh @mjvhj~amjyhuxayhn ~ge~ ~ghyh pgmxln gevh ihhj ej ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp ~ge~ yhpxl~hn aj eweyyej~ mf eyyhp~ my m~ghy mynhy gevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~* ^gap gen ~m ih appxhn aje``mynej`h wa~g ~gh lew mf ~gh yhuxhp~ajo P~e~h* ^gh @mjvhj~amj a~phlf nan jm~akrmph ejq prh`afa` yhuxayhkhj~ ep ~m ~gh p~e~xp mf ~gh ex~gmya~q yhprmjpailh fmy ~ghweyyej~ mf eyyhp~ my m~ghy mynhy* Ep ~m ~gap, ~gh @mxj`al mf Hxymrh Hrleje~myqYhrmy~ mkkhj~hn4

    Pmkh mf ~gh hrhy~p ~gmxog~ ~ge~ ~gh weyyej~ mf eyyhp~ my ejq m~ghymynhy gevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~ pgmxln ih appxhn iq ej ex~gmya~q mf e

    dxna`ael je~xyh* ^gap rmaj~ eyaphp fymk ey~a`lh 5, aj wga`g ~gh Rey~ahpxjnhy~ech ~m h~yena~h rhypmjp eoeajp~ wgmk ~gh `mkrh~hj~ex~gmya~ahp mf ~gh yhuxhp~ajo Rey~q eyh rym`hhnajo my wgm eyh wej~hniq ~ghk*Nxyajo ~gh nap`xppamj mf ey~a`lh 59 a~ wep fmxjn ~ge~ kmp~mf ~gh P~e~hp yhryhphj~hn mj ~gh @mkka~~hh mf Hrhy~p nm jm~h~yena~h e rhypmj `leakhn xj~al ef~hy e nh`apamj iq e dxna`aelex~gmya~q*

    91* A~ ap jm~hwmy~gq ~ge~ ~ghyh wep jm yhuxayhkhj~ xjnhy ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amjfmy e yhuxhp~ajo P~e~h ~m ennx`h ejq hvanhj`h ~m pxrrmy~ ~gh ellhoe~amj ~ge~ ~ghfxoa~avh gen `mkka~~hn ~gh `yakh aj yhprh`~ mf wga`g gh wep e``xphn* ^gap genjhvhy ihhj e yhuxayhkhj~ ~ge~ Hxymrhej P~e~hp akrmphn, rhygerp ih`exph ~ghqwhyh jm~ ryhreyhn ~m `mxj~hjej`h ~gh h~yena~amj mf ~ghay mwj je~amjelp* Aj`mj~yep~, wghj `mj`lxnajo iale~hyel h~yena~amj ~yhe~ahp, ~gap `mxj~yq gen elweqpajpap~hn mj hvanhj`h ihajo rymnx`hn ~ge~ wmxln gevh ihhj pxffa`ahj~ ~m lhen ~m enhfhjnej~ wa~gaj ~gh dxyapna`~amj ihajo `mkka~~hn fmy ~yael* E``mynajo ~m Dmjhp mj

    H~yena~amj ejn Kx~xel Eppap~ej`h, 9jn hn '9225! e~ 52+22> ~gh le`c mf ejqhvanhj`h yhuxayhkhj~ aj ~gh @mjvhj~amj wep mjh mf ~gh yhepmjp wgq ~gh Xja~hn

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    Cajonmk ellmwhn mvhy 02 qheyp ~m repp ih~whhj paojajo ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj ejnhkimnqajo a~p rymvapamjp aj mxy nmkhp~a` lew*

    02* ^gh 518? @mjvhj~amj mj~eajhn rymvapamjp fmy rymvapamjel eyyhp~, wga`g genelweqp ihhj e fhe~xyh mf Hjolapg h~yena~amj lew* gap akrmy~ej~ rym`hnxyh hjeilhne fxoa~avh ~m ih erryhghjnhn ejn nh~eajhn ihfmyh ~gh narlmke~a fmykela~ahp mf aj~hyP~e~h h~yena~amj whyh akrlhkhj~hn* ^gxp ey~a`lh 56 rymvanhn4

    5* Aj `eph mf xyohj`q ~gh `mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp mf ~gh yhuxhp~ajoRey~q keq yhuxhp~ ~gh rymvapamjel eyyhp~ mf ~gh rhypmj pmxog~* ^gh`mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp mf ~gh yhuxhp~hn Rey~q pgell nh`anh ~gh ke~~hyaj e``mynej`h wa~g a~p lew*

    9* ^gh yhuxhp~ fmy rymvapamjel eyyhp~ pgell p~e~h ~ge~ mjh mf ~ghnm`xkhj~p khj~amjhn aj ey~a`lh 59, reyeoyerg 9'e!, hap~p ejn ~ge~ a~ap aj~hjnhn ~m phjn e yhuxhp~ fmy h~yena~amj* A~ pgell elpm p~e~h fmywge~ mffhj`h h~yena~amj wall ih yhuxhp~hn ejn wghj ejn wghyh px`gmffhj`h wep `mkka~~hn ejn pgell pm fey ep rmppailh oavh e nhp`yar~amjmf ~gh rhypmj pmxog~*

    0* E yhuxhp~ fmy rymvapamjel eyyhp~ pgell ih phj~ ~m ~gh `mkrh~hj~ex~gmya~ahp mf ~gh yhuxhp~hn Rey~q ha~ghy ~gymxog ~gh narlmke~a``gejjhl my nayh`~ iq rmp~ my ~hlhoyerg my ~gymxog ~gh Aj~hyje~amjel@yakajel Rmla`h Myoejape~amj 'Aj~hyrml! my iq ejq m~ghy khejpeffmynajo hvanhj`h aj wya~ajo my e``hr~hn iq ~gh yhuxhp~hn Rey~q* ^ghyhuxhp~ajo ex~gmya~q pgell ih ajfmykhn wa~gmx~ nhleq mf ~gh yhpxl~ mfa~p yhuxhp~*

    Aj `mj~yep~ ~m ey~a`lh 5, ~gh Fyhj`g vhypamj mf `mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp wepex~mya~p mkr~hj~hp*

    05* ^gh Xja~hn Cajonmk e``hnhn ~m ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj aj 5115* Iq ~ghHxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj H~yena~amj Mynhy 9225 'PA 9225-169!, repphn rxypxej~ ~mph`~amj 0'9! mf ~gh H~yena~amj E`~ 5171, a~ wep aj`myrmye~hn aj~m nmkhp~a` lew*Reye 0 mf ~gap Mynhy yhkmvhn ~gh yhuxayhkhj~ ~m rymnx`h hvanhj`h mf ~gh`mkkappamj mf ~gh mffhj`h aj yhprh`~ mf wga`g h~yena~amj wep pmxog~* Iq weq mfyhphyve~amj ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk yhuxayhn fmyhaoj nm`xkhj~p pxrrlahn rxypxej~ ~mey~a`lh 59 ~m ih ex~ghj~a`e~hn iq ihajo paojhn iq e dxnoh, keoap~ye~h my mffa`hy mf~gh P~e~h wghyh ~ghq whyh appxhn ejn `hy~afahn iq ihajo phelhn iq e Kajap~hy mfP~e~h*

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    09* ^gxp, wghj jhom~ae~amjp ihoej aj yhle~amj ~m ~gh ~hykp mf ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj, ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk gen oavhj hffh`~ ~m e Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj ~ge~yhuxayhn a~ ~m pxyyhjnhy fxoa~avhp mj rymmf mf ej ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp, jekhlq ~ge~~ghyh gen ihhj appxhn aj ~gh yhuxhp~ajo P~e~h e weyyej~ mf eyyhp~ my m~ghy mynhygevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~, jm~wa~gp~ejnajo ~ge~, e~ lhep~ aj 518? wghj ~gh @mjvhj~amjwep jhom~ae~hn, ~gap kaog~ jm~ gevh yhpxl~hn fymk e dxna`ael rym`hpp ejn wghyh ~ghex~gmya~q aja~ae~ajo ~gh yhuxhp~ kaog~ ih e `mxy~ my e rxila` rymph`x~my*

    00* A~ ap wmy~g rexpajo e~ ~gap rmaj~ ~m `mjpanhy ~gh je~xyh mf ~gh ej~h`hnhj~rym`hpp* Aj ~gap `mxj~yq ~gh laihy~q mf ~gh pxidh`~ gep lmjo ihhj yh`mojaphn ep efxjnekhj~el yaog~, ep nhkmjp~ye~hn iq ~gh yhkhnq mf geihep `myrxp * Pevh aj ~ghlaka~hn `ay`xkp~ej`hp wghyh eyyhp~ wa~gmx~ weyyej~ ap lewfxl, eyyhp~ mf e rhypmjpxprh`~hn mf e `yakajel mffhj`h gep yhuxayhn e weyyej~ mf eyyhp~ appxhn iq ekeoap~ye~h* Ef~hy eyyhp~ ~gh pxprh`~ gep gen ~m ih iymxog~ ihfmyh e `mxy~* Nh~hj~amj

    ihfmyh `geyoh ap mjlq rhyka~~hn fmy e vhyq pgmy~ rhyamn ejn yhkejn aj `xp~mnq ef~hy`geyoh wall ih rxypxej~ ~m e `mxy~ mynhy*

    0>* ^ghph rym~h`~amjp mf ~gh laihy~q mf ~gh pxidh`~ nan jm~ hap~ aj ell @mj~ajhj~elP~e~hp ejn jm~eilq gen jm~ hap~hn aj ~gmph ~ge~ whyh, my fhll, xjnhy ~gh nmkaje~amjmf Ohykejq ihfmyh ejn nxyajo ~gh Ph`mjn _myln _ey* Ey~a`lh 8 mf ~gh Hxymrhej@mjvhj~amj mf Gxkej Yaog~p wep nhpaojhn ~m kech xjavhypel rym~h`~amjp ~ge~elyhenq hap~hn aj ~gap `mxj~yq* Ey~a`lh 8*5'`! rhyka~p ~gh lewfxl eyyhp~ my nh~hj~amjmf e rhypmj fmy ~gh rxyrmph mf iyajoajo gak ihfmyh ~gh `mkrh~hj~ lhoel ex~gmya~q mj

    yhepmjeilh pxpra`amj mf gevajo `mkka~~hn ej mffhj`h* Lewfxl eyyhp~ my nh~hj~amjap jm~ nhfajhn* _ge~ ~gap ajvmlvhp aj m~ghy Khkihy P~e~hp wep jm~ hrlmyhn ajeyoxkhj~ ihfmyh xp, ix~ wh whyh rymvanhn wa~g Hvelxe~amj Yhrmy~p aj yhprh`~ mf~gh wmycajo mf ~gh HE_ aj 58 Khkihy P~e~hp ryhreyhn iq ~gh @mkkappamjrxypxej~ ~m ~gh yhuxayhkhj~ mf ey~a`lh 0>*> mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* Aj ~gh `ephmf kmp~ mf ~ghph ~gh appxh iq e `mxy~mf e nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ weyyej~ my e pakaley mynhy,px`g ep ej mynhy fmy nh~hj~amj aj eiphj~ae, wep e ryh`mjna~amj ~m ~gh appxh mf ejHE_* A~ phhkp lachlq ~ge~ ~ghph nmkhp~a` rym`hnxyhp whyh aj rle`h wghj ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj wep jhom~ae~hn ejn ~ge~ aj ~gh `eph mf ~gh kedmya~q mfKhkihy P~e~hp, ~gh rmwhy ~m eyyhp~ wep pxidh`~ ~m dxna`ael pefhoxeynp pakaley ~m, my

    hvhj kmyh p~yajohj~ ~gej, mxy mwj*

    08* Ep A gevh pgmwj eimvh, aj 518? e kajmya~q mf ~gh rey~ahp ~m ~gh Hxymrhej@mjvhj~amj mj H~yena~amj gen jm dxna`ael ajvmlvhkhj~ aj ~gh appxh mf ej eyyhp~weyyej~* A~ keq whll ih ~ge~, ep e `mjphuxhj`h mf ~gh H@GY ejn ~gh phyahp mfP~yepimxyo nh`apamjp ~m wga`g A yhfhy ihlmw, ~gap kajmya~q gen yhnx`hn iq ~gh ~akh~ge~ ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj wep jhom~ae~hn*

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    Rxila` rymph`x~myp

    06* Ep ~gh appxh mj ~gap errhel ap wgh~ghy e rxila` rymph`x~my `mjp~a~x~hp edxna`ael ex~gmya~q xjnhy Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~, a~ ap errymryae~h ~m `mjpanhy ~gh

    je~xyh mf ~ge~ mffa`h* Rxila` rymph`x~myp ep ~ghay jekh pxoohp~p eyh rxila` imnahp~ge~ `eyyq mx~ fxj`~amjp yhle~ajo ~m ~gh rymph`x~amj mf `yakajel mffhjnhyp* Mj 7Nh`hkihy 9221 ~gh @mjpxl~e~avh @mxj`al mf Hxymrhej Dxnohp ejn ~gh @mjpxl~e~avh@mxj`al mf Hxymrhej Rymph`x~myp rxilapghn fmy ~gh e~~hj~amj mf ~gh @mkka~~hh mfKajap~hyp e dmaj~ Mrajamj '9221! ~ge~ `mjpap~hn mf e Nh`leye~amj, `ellhn ~ghImynhex Nh`leye~amj ~moh~ghy wa~g ej Hrleje~myq Jm~h* ^gap `mkkhj~p e~ reye 6mj ~gh navhypa~q mf je~amjel lhoel pqp~hkp, `mj~yep~ajo ~gh `mkkmj lew pqp~hkpwa~g ~gh @mj~ajhj~el lew pqp~hkp* Xjnhy ~gh le~~hy ~gh rymph`x~myp keq my keq jm~ih rey~ mf ~gh dxna`ael `myrp* Huxellq ~gh rxila` rymph`x~myp ex~mjmkq fymk ~ghhh`x~avh keq ih `mkrlh~h my laka~hn* Reye 90 mf ~gh Jm~h miphyvhp4

    ^gh fxj`~amj mf dxnoajo akrlahp ~gh yhprmjpaiala~q fmy kecajoiajnajo nh`apamjp fmy ~gh rhypmjp `mj`hyjhn ejn fmy nh`anajola~aoe~amj mj ~gh iepap mf ~gh lew* Im~g eyh ~gh ryhymoe~avh mf ~gh

    dxnoh, e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ajnhrhjnhj~ fymk ~gh m~ghy p~e~h rmwhyp*^gap ap, aj ohjhyel, jm~ ~gh kappamj mf rxila` rymph`x~myp, wgm eyhyhprmjpailh fmy iyajoajo my `mj~ajxajo yakajel rym`hhnajop*

    0?* E yh`xyyhj~ ~ghkh mf im~g ~gh Nh`leye~amj ejn ~gh Jm~h ap ~gh akrmy~ej`h mf~gh ajnhrhjnhj`h mf ~gh rxila` rymph`x~myp aj ~gh rhyfmykej`h mf ~ghay nx~ahp* Reye0 mf ~gh Nh`leye~amj p~e~hp ~ge~ dxnohp ejn rxila` rymph`x~myp kxp~ im~g hjdmqajnhrhjnhj`h aj yhprh`~ mf ~ghay fxj`~amjp ejn elpm ih ejn errhey ~m ihajnhrhjnhj~ mf he`g m~ghy* Reye 6 p~e~hp4

    ^gh hjfmy`hkhj~ mf ~gh lew ejn, wghyh errla`eilh, ~gh nap`yh~amjeyqrmwhyp iq ~gh rymph`x~amj e~ ~gh ryh+~yael p~eoh yhuxayh ~ge~ ~gh p~e~xpmf rxila` rymph`x~myp ih oxeyej~hhn iq lew, e~ ~gh gaoghp~ rmppailhlhvhl, aj e kejjhy pakaley ~m ~ge~ mf dxnohp* ^ghq pgell ihajnhrhjnhj~ ejn ex~mjmkmxp aj ~ghay nh`apamj+kecajo ejn `eyyq mx~~ghay fxj`~amjp feaylq, midh`~avhlq ejn akrey~aellq*

    ^gh Jm~h `mkkhj~p e~ reyep 00 ejn 0> ~ge~ rxila` rymph`x~myp kxp~ e`~ e~ ell ~akhpgmjhp~lq, midh`~avhlq ejn akrey~aellq* Dxnohp ejn rxila` rymph`x~myp gevh, e~ ell~akhp, ~m yhprh`~ ~gh aj~hoya~q mf pxprh`~p* ^gh ajnhrhjnhj`h mf ~gh dxnoh ejn ~ghrymph`x~my ap ajphreyeilh fymk ~gh yxlh mf lew*

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    07* Le~hy ~gh Jm~h nhelp wa~g ~gh ymlhp ejn fxj`~amjp mf dxnohp ejn rxila`rymph`x~myp aj ~gh ryh+`yakajel rym`hnxyhp4

    >7 E~ ~gh ryh+~yael p~eoh ~gh dxnoh ajnhrhjnhj~lq my pmkh~akhp

    ~moh~ghy wa~g ~gh rymph`x~my, pxrhyvaphp ~gh lhoela~q mf ~ghajvhp~aoe~avh e`~amjp, hprh`aellq wghj ~ghq effh`~ fxjnekhj~el yaog~p'nh`apamjp mj eyyhp~, `xp~mnq, phatxyh, akrlhkhj~e~amj mf prh`aelajvhp~aoe~avh ~h`gjauxhp, h~`!*

    Im~g ~gh fxj`~amj ejn ~gh ajnhrhjnhj`h mf ~gh rymph`x~my kxp~ ih imyjh aj kajnwghj `mjpanhyajo wgh~ghy, xjnhy ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj, ~gh ~hyk dxna`aelex~gmya~q ej phjpailq hkiye`h e rxila` rymph`x~my*

    ^gh kmyh yh`hj~ ohjhpap mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

    01* P~hrrajo p~mjhp ~mweynp ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj whyh ~gh @mjvhj~amj mf52 Key`g 5118 mj e pakrlafahn h~yena~amj rym`hnxyh ih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hp mf~gh HX ejn ~gh @mjvhj~amj mf 9? Phr~hkihy 5116 yhle~ajo ~m h~yena~amj ih~whhj~gh Khkihy P~e~hp* Mf kmyh yhlhvej`h aj ~gh ryhphj~ `mj~h~ wep ~gh aj~hoye~amjaj~m ~gh Hxymrhej Xjamj xjnhy ~gh Ekp~hynek ^yhe~q mf 511? mf ~gh P`ghjohjEoyhhkhj~ mf 5178* ^a~lh 5V mf ~gh 5112 @mjvhj~amj akrlhkhj~ajo ~gh P`ghjohjEoyhhkhj~ hp~eilapghn ~gh P`ghjohj Ajfmyke~amj Pqp~hk 'PAP!* Ey~a`lh 18rymvanhn fmy ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf e Khkihy P~e~h ~m appxh ej elhy~ yhuxhp~ajo~gh eyyhp~ mf e rhypmj fmy h~yena~amj rxyrmphp* ^gap gen ~m ih e``mkrejahn iq,aj~hy elae, ajfmyke~amj ep ~m wgh~ghy ~ghyh wep ej eyyhp~ weyyej~ my m~ghynm`xkhj~ gevajo ~gh pekh lhoel hffh`~* Ey~a`lh 17 kenh rymvapamj fmy ~gh`mkrh~hj~ dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp ~m yhuxhp~ ajfmyke~amj fmy ~gh rxyrmph mfnap`mvhyajo ~gh rle`h mf yhpanhj`h my nmka`alh mf wa~jhpphp my nhfhjnej~p ajvmlvhnaj `yakajel rym`hhnajop*

    >2* Ey~a`lh 6> rymvanhn ~ge~ ej elhy~ xjnhy ey~a`lh 18 pgmxln gevh ~gh pekh fmy`hep e yhuxhp~ fmy rymvapamjel eyyhp~ xjnhy ey~a`lh 56 mf ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj* _hwhyh jm~ rymvanhn wa~g ejq ajfmyke~amj ep ~m ~gh je~xyh mf ~gh dxna`aelex~gmya~ahp wgm pmxog~ rymvapamjel eyyhp~ xjnhy ey~a`lh 18* _h whyh, gmwhvhy,rymvanhn wa~g e Yhrmy~ ne~hn 50 M`~mihy 9221 mf ~gh P`ghjohj Dmaj~ PxrhyvapmyqEx~gmya~q mj ej ajprh`~amj mf ~gh xph mf ey~a`lh 17 elhy~p* ^gap rymvanhn ~ghfmllmwajo ejpwhy ~m ~gh uxhp~amj wga`g `mkrh~hj~ ex~gmya~ahp keq nh`anh mj ejey~a`lh 17 elhy~=

    _galh rxila` rymph`x~myp ejn dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp mivamxplq rleq e

    kedmy ymlh aj ~gh nh`apamj lhenajo ~m ey~a`lh 17 elhy~p, aj pmkh

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    P`ghjohj P~e~hp ~gh rmla`h, ph`xya~q rmla`h, ~e ejn `xp~mkpex~gmya~ahp, imynhy oxeyn ex~gmya~ahp ejn m~ghy ex~gmya~ahp `mkrh~hj~fmy `yakajel ajvhp~aoe~amjp eyh elpm `mkrh~hj~ ~m nh`anh mj ey~a`lh 17elhy~p*

    >5* A~ phhkp `hy~eaj ~ge~ rxila` rymph`x~myp kxp~, aj pmkh Khkihy P~e~hp, gevhihhj yhprmjpailh fmy aja~ae~ajo ej ey~a`lh 18 elhy~ ejn jm~ xjlachlq ~ge~ pmkh mf ~ghm~ghy ex~gmya~ahp `mkrh~hj~ ~m nh`anh mj ej ey~a`lh 17 elhy~ keq gevh nmjh pm*

    >9* Mj 58 ejn 56 M`~mihy 5111 ~gh Hxymrhej @mxj`al kh~ e~ ^ekrhyh*Rymrmpelp kenh e~ ~gap khh~ajo xjnhy ~gh ghenajo mf Kx~xel yh`moja~amj mf

    dxna`ael nh`apamjp aj`lxnhn ~ge~ `mjpanhye~amj pgmxln ih oavhj ~m fep~ ~ye`chrhna~amj rym`hnxyhp, wa~gmx~ ryhdxna`h ~m ~gh ryaj`arlh mf feay ~yael* ^gap lhn ~m

    ~gh @mkkappamj pxika~~ajo ~m ~gh @mxj`al mj 51 Phr~hkihy 9225 e rymrmpel fmy eFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* A pgell `ell ~gap ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~* A rymrmph ~m `mjpanhy~gap aj `mjdxj`~amj wa~g ~gh Hrleje~myq Khkmyejnxk wga`g e``mkrejahn a~*

    >0* ^gh Ryhekilh p~e~hn ~ge~ ~gh HE_ eakhn ~m yhrle`h ~gh ~yena~amjelh~yena~amj eyyejohkhj~p ejn gen ~m gevh ~gh pekh p`mrh mf errla`e~amj ep ~ghpqp~hk mf h~yena~amj ixal~ mj ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj 'yh`a~el 8!* ^gh HE_ wepiephn mj ~gh ryaj`arlh mf kx~xel yh`moja~amj* Af e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q yhuxhp~hn erhypmj fmy ~gh rxyrmph mf rymph`x~amj fmy ej mffhj`h `eyyqajo e phj~hj`h mf e~ lhep~

    ~whlvh kmj~gp nh~hj~amj, ~gh ex~gmya~ahp mf m~ghy Khkihy P~e~hp pgmxln `mkrlqwa~g ~gh yhuxhp~ 'yh`a~el ?!* ^gh nh`apamj mj ~gh hh`x~amj mf ~gh HE_ yhuxayhnpxffa`ahj~ `mj~ymlp ejn gen, aj `mjphuxhj`h, ~m ih ~echj iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q'yh`a~el 7!* ^gh ymlh mf `hj~yel ex~gmya~ahp wep laka~hn ~m rye`~a`el ejnenkajap~ye~avh eppap~ej`h 'yh`a~el 1!*

    >>* Ey~a`lh 5 mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ rymvanhn4^gh rxyrmph mf ~gap Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ap ~m hp~eilapg ~gh yxlhp

    xjnhy wga`g e Khkihy P~e~h pgell hh`x~h aj a~p ~hyya~myq e Hxymrhejeyyhp~ weyyej~ appxhn iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ejm~ghy KhkihyP~e~h*

    >8* Ey~a`lh 9 rymvanhn4E Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ keq ih appxhn fmy4

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    'e! fajel dxnokhj~p aj `yakajel rym`hhnajop, ejn dxnokhj~p ajeiphj~ae, wga`g ajvmlvh nhryave~amj mf laihy~q my e nh~hj~amj mynhymf e~ lhep~ fmxy kmj~gp aj ~gh appxajo Khkihy P~e~h3

    'i! m~ghy hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamjp aj `yakajelrym`hhnajop wga`g ajvmlvh nhryave~amj mf laihy~q ejn yhle~h ~m ejmffhj`h, wga`g ap rxjapgeilh iq nhryave~amj mf laihy~q my enh~hj~amj mynhy fmy e keakxk rhyamn mf e~ lhep~ ~whlvh kmj~gpaj ~gh appxajo Khkihy P~e~h*

    ^gxp, pm fey ep e fxoa~avh fymk rymph`x~amj wep `mj`hyjhn, ~gap ey~a`lh hjvapeohn~ge~ ihfmyh ~gh appxh mf ~gh HE_ ~ghyh wmxln ih ej hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamjajvmlvajo nhryave~amj mf laihy~q* ^gh appxh mf ej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ap ej mivamxp

    hekrlh mf px`g e nh`apamj*

    >6* Ey~a`lh 0 mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ aj`lxnhn ~gh fmllmwajo akrmy~ej~nhfaja~amjp4

    'e! Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ khejp e yhuxhp~, appxhn iq e dxna`aelex~gmya~q mf e Khkihy P~e~h, ejn ennyhpphn ~m ejq m~ghy KhkihyP~e~h, fmy eppap~ej`h aj phey`gajo, eyyhp~ajo, nh~eajajo ejn mi~eajajo~gh pxyyhjnhy mf e rhypmj, wgm gep ihhj pxidh`~ ~m e dxnokhj~ my e

    dxna`ael nh apamj, ep rymvanhn fmy aj ey~a`lh 93

    'i! appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q khejp ~gh dxnoh my ~gh rxila`rymph`x~my mf e Khkihy P~e~h, wgm gep appxhn e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~3

    '`! hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q khejp ~gh dxnoh my ~gh rxila`rymph`x~my mf e Khkihy P~e~h aj wgmph ~hyya~myq ~gh yhuxhp~hn rhypmj

    pmdmxyjp, wgm nh`anhp xrmj ~gh hh`x~amj mf e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~*

    Aj nhelajo wa~g ~gap ey~a`lh ~gh Hrleje~myq Khkmyejnxk kenh ~gh fmllmwajopxkkeyq mf ~gh hffh`~ mf ~gh p`ghkh

    'e! ^gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ap e weyyej~ fmy phey`g, eyyhp~,nh~hj~amj ejn pxyyhjnhy ~m ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf ~gh appxajo

    `mxj~yq* Aj ~gh ryhvamxp pqp~hk, xjnhy ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj epakrlhkhj~hn iq ~gh P`ghjohj @mjvhj~amj, ~gh rymvapamjel eyyhp~

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    ^gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q gevajo ~gh rmwhy ~m appxh e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~ ap nhpaoje~hn aj e``mynej`h wa~g ~gh je~amjel lhoaple~amj mf~gh Khkihy P~e~hp* ^ghq wall ih eilh ~m hj~yxp~ ~gh nh`apamj ha~ghy ~m~gh pekh ex~gmya~q ep oevh ~gh dxnokhj~ my ~gh dxnokhj~ yhfhyyhn ~maj ey~a`lh 9 my ~m ejm~ghy ex~gmya~q*

    82* ^gh rmpa~amj aj yhprh`~ mf ~gh appxh mf ej HE_ `ej ih pxkkeyaphn epfmllmwp* Ihfmyh ~gh HE_ wep appxhn ~ghyh wmxln ih ej ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp ~ge~wmxln yhpxl~ aj ej hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamj ajvmlvajo nhryave~amj mf laihy~q* Ajkmp~, ix~ jm~ jh`hppeyalq ell, Khkihy P~e~hp ~gap wmxln ajvmlvh e dxnoh* ^ghPwhnapg rym`hpp aj ~gh ryhphj~ `eph, wga`g A pgell `mjpanhy aj nxh `mxyph, rymvanhpe ommn hekrlh mf ~gap* ^gh pxiphuxhj~ appxh mf ~gh HE_ wmxln gevh ~m ih nmjhiq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q, ix~ ~ge~ ~hyk hkiye`hn im~g e dxnoh ejn e rxila`

    rymph`x~my* ^gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj uxhp~amj kaog~ my kaog~ jm~ ih ~ge~yhprmjpailh fmy ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp*

    85* Ey~a`lh 6 mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ nhel~ wa~g ~gh `mj~hj~p mf ~gh HE_* ^ghphaj`lxnhn wgh~ghy ~ghyh ap e fajel dxnokhj~ my ejq m~ghy hjfmy`heilh dxna`aelnh`apamj, wa~gaj ~gh p`mrh mf ey~a`lh 9*

    89* ^gh rymvapamjp mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ aj yhle~amj ~m appxh rymvanhn e nhoyhhmf pefhoxeyn ~ge~ ~gh HE_ wmxln mjlq ih appxhn aj e rymrhy `eph, ix~ fxy~ghypefhoxeynp whyh rymvanhn aj yhle~amj ~m ~gh hh`x~amj mf ~gh HE_* A~ wep, mf`mxyph, e~ ~ge~ p~eoh ~ge~ ~gh rym`hpp wmxln yhpxl~ aj nhryave~amj mf laihy~q* ^ghRyhekilh ~m ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ rymvanhn4

    ^gh nh`apamj mj ~gh hh`x~amj mf ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ kxp~ih pxidh`~ ~m pxffa`ahj~ `mj~ymlp, wga`g khejp ~ge~ e dxna`aelex~gmya~q mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~h wghyh ~gh rhypmj gep ihhj eyyhp~hnwall ~ech ~gh nh`apamj wgh~ghy ~m hh`x~h ~gh weyyej~*

    80* Ey~a`lhp 52 ~m 90 mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ nhel~ wa~g hh`x~amj mf ~gh HE_*Ep ~gh Hrleje~myq Khkmyejnxk hrleajhn wghj `mkkhj~ajo mj ey~a`lh > ejnyhrhe~hn wghj nhelajo wa~g ~gh veyamxp ey~a`lhp aj ph`~amj 0, ~gh je~xyh mf ~gh

    dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ajvmlvhn aj ~gh hh`x~amj mf ~gh HE_ `mxln nhrhjn xrmjwgh~ghy my jm~ ~gh fxoa~avh wep `gellhjoajo pxyyhjnhy* Aj pmkh `ephp a~ kaog~ ih~gh rymph`x~ajo ex~gmya~q, aj m~ghyp a~ wmxln ih e mxy~* gxp ey~a`lh 57 rymvanhn4

    E `mxy~ aj ~gh hh`x~ajo Khkihy P~e~h pgell nh`anh mj wgh~ghy ~gh

    Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ pgell ih hh`x~hn ef~hy e gheyajo, ghln aje``mynej`h wa~g ~gh je~amjel yxlhp mf `yakajel rym`hnxyh*

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    'e! af ~gh yhuxhp~hn rhypmj nmhp jm~ `mjphj~ ~m gap my ghypxyyhjnhy3

    'i! aj `ephp yhfhyyhn ~m aj ey~a`lhp 5?'9! ejn '0!*^gh appxajo Khkihy P~e~h keq ih yhryhphj~hn my pxika~ a~pmiphyve~amjp ihfmyh ~gh mxy~*

    8>* Aj pxkkeyq, xjnhy ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ a~ wep ihqmjn nmxi~ ~ge~ dxna`aelex~gmya~q wep e ~hyk ~ge~ hkiye`hn im~g e `mxy~ ejn e rxila` rymph`x~my* A~ wep eryh`mjna~amj ~m ~gh appxh mf e velan HE_ ~ge~ ~ghyh pgmxln gevh ihhj ej ej~h`hnhj~rym`hpp lhenajo ~m ej hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamj wga`g wmxln ajvmlvh

    nhryave~amj mf laihy~q* ^gh pxiphuxhj~ nh`apamj ~m appxh ~gh HE_ kaog~ ih ~echjiq ~gh pekh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q yhprmjpailh fmy ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ nh`apamj, my ejm~ghy*^ghyh wep jm~gajo ~m ajna`e~h ~ge~ ~gap `mxln jm~ ih e rxila` rymph`x~my* ^ghp`ghkh gen kx`g aj `mkkmj wa~g ~gh 518? @mjvhj~amj, ep akrlhkhj~hn xjnhyP`ghjohj, p~yarrhn mf rmla~a`el ajvmlvhkhj~*

    88* Gen ~gh fajel Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj fmllmwhn ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~, ~gh appxh~ge~ gep lhn ~m ~gap errhel `mxln jhvhy gevh eyaphj* Ey~a`lh 0 hryhpplq rymvanhn~ge~ ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q kaog~ ih e rxila` rymph`x~my* Hlphwghyh ~ghdxna`ael ex~gmya~q kaog~ my kaog~ jm~ ih e rxila` rymph`x~my nhrhjnajo xrmj ~ghfxj`~amj ihajo rhyfmykhn* ^gh Phr~hkihy nyef~ wep, gmwhvhy, ekhjnhn aj ekejjhy ~ge~ mifxp`e~hn ~gh rmpa~amj* ^gh yhlhvej~ `gejohp errhey ~m gevh ihhjkenh aj ~gh `mxyph mf nap`xppamj aj ~gh @mxj`al mf Kajap~hyp* Mj 6 Nh`hkihy ~ghRyhpanhj`q jm~hn ~ge~ fmxy~hhj nhlhoe~amjp eoyhhn mj ~gh jhw nyef~ '~gh Nh`hkihynyef~!, jm~ajo reylaekhj~eyq p`yx~ajq yhphyve~amjp fymk, aj~hy elae, ~gh Xja~hnCajonmk* ^gh Nh`hkihy nyef~ fmykhn ~gh iepap mf ~gh fajel Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamjerrymvhn iq ~gh @mxj`al* A ~xyj ~m `mjpanhy ~gh kejjhy aj wga`g ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj naffhyp fymk ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~*

    86* Ey~a`lh 5 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ihoajp iq p~e~ajo ~ge~ ~gh HE_ ap edxna`ael nh`apamj appxhn iq e Khkihy P~e~h* ^gh Hjolapg vhypamj mf ~gh Nh`hkihynyef~ yhen e `mxy~nh`apamj appxhn iq e Khkihy P~e~h* ^gh wmynp ~ge~ A gevhhkrgepaphn whyh im~g ~yejple~amjp mf ~gh Fyhj`g dxna`aeayh aj ~gh myaoajel ~h~*^gh Fyhj`g vhypamj wep ~gh myaoajel ejn ap ~m ih ryhfhyyhn* ^gxp A nm jm~ `mjpanhy~ge~ ~gh xph mf ~gh wmyn `mxy~ aj ~gh Hjolapg vhypamj mf ~gh Nh`hkihy nyef~ ap mfejq eppap~ej`h aj nh~hykajajo ~gh khejajo mf dxna`aeayh*

    8?* Kmp~ paojafa`ej~lq, fmy ryhphj~ rxyrmphp, ~gh nhfaja~amjp mf appxajo dxna`aelex~gmya~q ejn hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gh fajel vhypamj jm lmjohy nhfajh

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    ~ghph ep ihajo e dxnoh my rxila` rymph`x~my* ^gh jhw nhfaja~amjp, jmw aj ey~a`lh 6,eyh ep fmllmwp4

    5* ^gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q pgell ih ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf ~gh

    appxajo Khkihy P~e~h wga`g ap `mkrh~hj~ ~m appxh e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~ iq vay~xh mf ~gh lew mf ~ge~ P~e~h*

    9* ^gh hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q pgell ih ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf~gh hh`x~ajo Khkihy P~e~h wga`g ap `mkrh~hj~ ~m hh`x~h ~ghHxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ iq vay~xh mf ~gh lew mf ~ge~ P~e~h*

    0* He`g Khkihy P~e~h pgell ajfmyk ~gh Ohjhyel Ph`yh~eyae~ mf ~gh

    @mxj`al mf ~gh `mkrh~hj~ dxna`ael ex~gmya~q xjnhy a~p lew*

    87* _a~g ~gh h`hr~amj mf ey~a`lh 51*5, ~gh ey~a`lhp nhelajo wa~g hh`x~amj kechjm yhfhyhj`h ~m e gheyajo ihfmyh e `mxy~* ^gh rgyeph dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ap xphn~gymxogmx~* Ey~a`lh 51*0 nmhp, gmwhvhy, oavh e gaj~ ~ge~ kmyh ~gej mjh ~qrh mf

    dxna`ael ex~gmya~q keq ih ajvmlvhn* ^gh ey~a`lh rymvanhp4

    ^gh `mkrh~hj~ hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q keq eppaoj ejm~ghydxna`ael ex~gmya~q mf a~p Khkihy P~e~h ~m ~ech rey~ aj ~gh gheyajo mf

    ~gh yhuxhp~hn rhypmj aj mynhy ~m hjpxyh ~gh rymrhy errla`e~amj mf ~gapey~a`lh ejn mf ~gh `mjna~amjp lean nmwj*

    A~ ap ~m ih jm~hn ~ge~ ey~a`lh 51*5 yhfhyp ~m yhuxhp~ajo `mxy~* ^gh Fyhj`g vhypamj mf~gh wmyn `mxy~ ap dxyana`~amj* ^gh ~wm vhypamjp yhrla`e~h ~gh wmynp xphn aj ~ghFyhj`g ejn Hjolapg vhypamjp mf ~gh huxavelhj~ rymvapamj mf ~gh Nh`hkihy nyef~*^gh Fyhj`g nyef~ wep ~gh myaoajel ejn a~ ap geyn ~m phh ejq dxp~afa`e~amj fmy~yejple~ajo dxyana`~amj ep `mxy~* Aj ~ghph `ay`xkp~ej`hp, wgalh ~gh xph mf ~ghrgyeph yhuxhp~ajo `mxy~ aj ~gh fajel vhypamj lhjn pmkh pxrrmy~ ~m Ky Eppejohp

    `eph mj ~gh khejajo mf appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q a~ wmxln jm~ ih pefh ~m rle`hkx`g whaog~ mj ~ge~ pxrrmy~*

    81* ^gh mvhyell p`ghkh mf ~gh HE_ nan jm~ `gejoh fymk ~ge~ rymrmphn aj ~ghPhr~hkihy nyef~* Aj rey~a`xley ~ghyh yhkeajhn e yhuxayhkhj~ fmy ej ej~h`hnhj~rym`hpp ihfmyh ~gh appxh mf ~gh HE_* Ey~a`lh 9, xjnhy ~gh ghenajo P`mrh mf ~ghHxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ph~ mx~ ~gh mffhj`hp aj yhprh`~ mf wga`g ej HE_ `mxln ihappxhn* Ey~a`lh 7 prh`afahn ~gh mj~hj~ mf ~gh weyyej~, wga`g aj`lxnhn

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    '`! hvanhj`h mf ej hjfmy`heilh dxnokhj~, ej eyyhp~ weyyej~ my ejqm~ghy hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamj gevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~, `mkajowa~gaj ~gh p`mrh mf ey~a`lhp 5 ejn 9*

    ^gap pakrlafahn ~gh nhp`yar~amj mf ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp aj ey~a`lhp 9 ejn 6 mf ~ghPhr~hkihy nyef~* A~ enmr~hn ~gh nhp`yar~amj mf ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp aj ~gh 518?@mjvhj~amj*

    ^gh ya~a`el uxhp~amj

    62* ^gh `ya~a`el uxhp~amj ap wgh~ghy ~gh `gejohp kenh ~m ~gh nyef~ FyekhwmycNh`apamj ih~whhj Phr~hkihy ejn Nh`hkihy el~hyhn ~gh khejajo mf dxna`ael

    ex~gmya~q pm ep ~m h`lxnh e rxila` rymph`x~my fymk a~p ekia~* ^ghyh wmxln phhk~m ih ~wm rmppailh yhepmjp fmy yhkmvajo ~gh ryh`aph nhfaja~amj mf dxna`aelex~gmya~q ~ge~ gen ihhj aj`lxnhn aj ey~a`lh 0 mf ~gh Phr~hkihy nyef~* ^gh fayp~ wep~m yhp~ya`~ ~gh khejajo iq h`lxnajo fymk a~p ekia~ ~gh rxila` rymph`x~my* ^ghph`mjn wep ~m iymenhj ~gh khejajo pm ~ge~ a~ wep jm~ yhp~ya`~hn ~m e dxnoh my erxila` rymph`x~my* Fmy e jxkihy mf yhepmjp A gevh yhe`ghn ~gh fayk `mj`lxpamj ~ge~~gh ph`mjn hrleje~amj ap ~gh kmyh rymieilh*

    65* Aj ~gh fayp~ rle`h, gen ~gh aj~hj~amj ihhj ~m yhp~ya`~ ~gh rmwhy ~m appxh ejHE_ my ~m rey~a`are~h aj a~p hh`x~amj ~m e dxnoh, A wmxln hrh`~ ~gap ~m gevh ihhjhryhpplq p~e~hn* ^gh `gejoh wmxln gevh ihhj yena`el, ejn wmxln gevh ryhvhj~hnrxila` rymph`x~myp fymk rhyfmykajo fxj`~amjp ~ge~ ~ghq gen ihhj rhyfmykajo ajyhle~amj ~m ~gh appxh mf rymvapamjel eyyhp~ weyyej~p paj`h 518?*

    69* Aj ~gh ph`mjn rle`h a~ ap geyn ~m phh wgq ~gh kedmya~q mf Khkihy P~e~hpwmxln gevh wapghn ~m yhp~ya`~ ~gh ekia~ mf ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gapweq* ^gh paojafa`ej~ pefhoxeyn eoeajp~ ~gh akrymrhy my ajerrymryae~h appxh mf ejHE_ leq aj ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp wga`g fmykhn ~gh iepap mf ~gh HE_* Af ~ghyhgen ihhj `mj`hyj ~m hjpxyh ~gh ajvmlvhkhj~ mf e dxnoh aj yhle~amj ~m ~gh appxh mf ej

    HE_, ~gh mivamxp fm`xp pgmxln gevh ihhj mj ~gap rym`hpp* ^gh fxj`~amj mf ~ghappxajo ex~gmya~q wep mf lhpp paojafa`ej`h* ^ge~ fe`~ ap xjnhylajhn iq ~gh mjlq `ephmx~panh ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmk ~m wga`g wh gevh ihhj yhfhyyhn wghyh e `gellhjohwep kenh ~m ~gh appxh mf ej HE_ iq e rxila` rymph`x~my* Aj Raeooam'Ohykejq!'5> Fhiyxeyq 922?, @mxy~ mf @eppe~amj Pht 6 'A~elq!! ~gh errhllej~ `gellhjohn ~ghappxh iq ~gh Gekixyo Rxila` Rymph`x~myp Mffa`h mf ej HE_ mj ~gh oymxjn ~ge~ a~pgmxln gevh ihhj appxhn ejn paojhn iq e dxnoh* ^gh @mxy~ yhdh`~hn ~gap `mj~hj~amjfmy ~gh fmllmwajo yhepmjp4

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    ^gh `leak ellhoajo iyhe`g mf ey~a`lh 5'0! mf Lew jm 61 mf 9228 mj~gh oymxjn ~ge~ ~gh HE_ wep jm~ paojhn iq e dxnoh ap `mkrlh~hlqxjfmxjnhn*

    ^gh rymvapamj ellhohnlq yhuxayajo paoje~xyh iq e dxnoh nmhp jm~ yhfhy~m ~gh HE_, ep ~gh errhllej~ kap~echjlq `leakp, ix~ ~m ~ghryh`ex~amjeyq khepxyh mj ~gh iepap mf wga`g ~gh weyyej~ wep appxhn4aj ~gh ryhphj~ `eph, a~ ap aj fe`~ ~gh eyyhp~ weyyej~ appxhn iq ~ghGekixyo Nap~ya`~ Keoap~ye~hp @mxy~ mj 9> Exoxp~ 9228, yhoxleylqpaojhn iq Dxnoh Yhajch*

    ^gh oxeyej~hh prh`afahn aj ~gh efmyhpean ey~a`lh5'0! nmhp jm~ yhle~h ~m~gh e`~ yhuxhp~ajo ~gh Khkihy P~e~h ~m oyej~ h~yena~amj ix~ ap

    nayh`~lq `mjjh`~hn wa~g ~gh `xp~mnael khepxyh, ~ge~ ap ~m peq a~ ap epxip~ej~ael oxeyej~hh `mj`hyjhn wa~g ~gh iepa` `mjna~amjp xjnhylqajo~gh HE_, wga`g kxp~ ih pxidh`~ ~m dxyapna`~amj* Aj ~gap rym`hnxyh,~gh ~yxh oxeyej~hh mf rhypmjel fyhhnmk ap jm~ ~gh fe`~ ~ge~ ~gh HE_ap appxhn iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ix~ ~gh fe`~ ~ge~ ~gh weyyej~ ap iephnmj e dxna`ael khepxyh*

    Kmyhmvhy, ey~a`lh 6 mf ~gh fyekhwmyc nh`apamj lhevhp ~m ~ghajnavanxel Khkihy P~e~h ~gh ~epc mf nh~hykajajo ~gh dxna`ael

    ex~gmya~q yhprmjpailh fmy appxajo 'my hh`x~ajo! e Hxymrhej Eyyhp~_eyyej~, ejn ~gh A~elaej akrlhkhj~ajo lew, wa~g yhoeyn ~m ~gh e`~avhh~yena~amj rym`hnxyh, rymvanhp fmy `hy~eaj `ephp aj wga`g ~gh Rxila`Rymph`x~myp mffa`h ap ~m ih yhprmjpailh fmy appxajo ~gh HE_ 'ey~a`lh97 mf Lew jm 61-9228!*

    Hpphj~aellq, ~gh ellhohn iyhe`g mf ~gh lew aj yhprh`~ mf ~gh fe`~ ~ge~~gh H_E wep paojhn iq ~gh Gekixyo Rxila` Rymph`x~myp Mffa`h,kxp~ ih h`lxnhn*

    60* Mj 90 Fhiyxeyq 9221 ~gap nh`apamj wep e`cjmwlhnohn wa~g errymvel aj ~ghHrhy~p Hvelxe~amj Yhrmy~ mj A~elqp rym`hnxyhp aj yhle~amj ~m ~gh HE_'8709-9-21 YHV 9! ^gh fajel `mkkhj~ kenh e~ ?*0*9*6 ap mf rey~a`xleypaojafa`ej`h4

    Xjnhy ey~a`lh 5'0! mf ~gh A~elaej akrlhkhj~ajo lew, A~elq pgellakrlhkhj~ ~gh HE_ ep lmjo ep ~gh ryhvhj~e~avh yhkhnq mj ~gh

    iepap mf wga`g ~gh weyyej~ gep ihhj appxhn gep ihhj paojhn iq e

    Dxnoh ejn ap enhuxe~hlq km~ave~hn*

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    ^gh hrhy~ ~hek jm~hp ~ge~ ~gap rymvapamj oevh yaph ~m e~ lhep~ ~wmnaffa`xl~ahp4

    'e! ~gh yhuxayhkhj~ ~ge~ ~gh nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ weyyej~kxp~ ih paojhn iq e dxnoh `mxln wymjolq ih aj~hyryh~hn aj~gh phjph ~ge~ ~gh A~elaej hh`x~ajo ex~gmya~q pgmxln yhfxph ~ghhh`x~amj mf ej HE_ af ~gh nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ weyyej~ mj wga`ga~ wep iephn ap appxhn iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q m~ghy ~gej e

    dxnoh, aj rey~a`xley iq e rymph`x~my3

    'i! ~gh yhuxayhkhj~ ~ge~ ~gh nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ weyyej~kxp~ ih enhuxe~hlq km~ave~hn `mxln ih aj~hyryh~hn aj ~gh phjph~ge~ ~gh A~elaej hh`x~ajo ex~gmya~q pgmxln rym`hhn ~m e fe`~xel

    vhyafa`e~amj mf ~gh `eph a~ ap jm~ pxrrmphn ~m nm* Mj ~gap rmaj~,~gh yhuxayhkhj~ phhkp aj `mj~yena`~amj wa~g ~gh ryaj`arlh mfkx~xel yh`moja~amj mj wga`g ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj apiephn*

    Gmwhvhy, ~gh @mxy~ mf @eppe~amj gep oavhj ej aj~hyryh~e~amj

    mf ~gap rymvapamj aj lajh wa~g ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj 'kqhkrgepap!*

    6>* Kapp Ymph pxoohp~hn ~ge~ ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q gen e ymlh ~m rleq ajhjpxyajo ~ge~ a~ wep rymrmy~amje~h ~m appxh ~gh HE_* Paj`h ~gh HE_ wepaj~ymnx`hn ~ghyh gep ihhj `mj`hyj ~ge~ pmkh HE_p eyh ihajo appxhn aj yhprh`~ mf~yavael mffhj`hp* ^gh @mxj`al, aj e jm~h ne~hn 97 Keq 9252 '7>06-9-52 YHV 9!`mkkhj~hn mj ~gh jhhn fmy Khkihy P~e~hp ~m `mjnx`~ e rymrmy~amjela~q `gh`cihfmyh appxajo ej HE_* A~ p~e~hn, gmwhvhy

    A~ ap `lhey ~ge~ ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj mj ~gh HE_ nmhp jm~aj`lxnh ejq milaoe~amj fmy ej appxajo Khkihy P~e~h ~m `mjnx`~ e

    rymrmy~amjela~q `gh`c

    Aj ~gh laog~ mf ~gap p~e~hkhj~ a~ wmxln jm~ ih yaog~ ~m ajfhy ~ge~ wghj ~gh HE_ wepihajo jhom~ae~hn Khkihy P~e~hp eoyhhn ~m yhp~ya`~ a~p appxh ~m e dxnoh aj mynhy ~mhjpxyh ~ge~ rymrmy~amjela~q yh`havhn rymrhy dxna`ael mjpanhye~amj*

    68* Aj ~gh ~gayn rle`h A fajn a~ lachlq ~ge~ ~gh yhkmvel mf ~gh nhfaja~amj mf dxna`aelex~gmya~q ep ihajo e dxnoh my rxila` rymph`x~my wep jm~ ih`exph Khkihy P~e~hp

    wapghn ~m jeyymw a~p khejajo ~m e dxnoh, ix~ ih`exph ~ghq whyh jm~ `mj~hj~ ~ge~ a~pkhejajo pgmxln ih yhp~ya`~hn ~m e dxnoh my e rxila` rymph`x~my* Khkihy P~e~hp gen

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    hap~ajo rym`hnxyhp fmy aja~ae~ajo ej h~yena~amj yhuxhp~ ejn fmy yhuxhp~ajorymvapamjel eyyhp~ aj ejm~ghy Khkihy P~e~h wga`g ajvmlvhn ~ghay nmkhp~a` eyyhp~rym`hnxyhp* ^ghq elpm gen hap~ajo rym`hnxyhp fmy oavajo hffh`~ ~m h~yena~amjyhuxhp~p* ^gh ex~gmya~ahp ajvmlvhn aj ~ghph rym`hnxyhp whyh jm~ yhp~ya`~hn ~m dxnohpejn rymph`x~myp* A~ phhkp ~m kh lachlq ~ge~ ~gh yhkmvel mf e ryh`aph nhfaja~amj mf

    dxna`ael ex~gmya~q wep aj~hjnhn ~m lhevh ~gh rgyeph iheyajo a~p phjp veoxh pm ep ~me``mkkmne~h e wanhy yejoh mf ex~gmya~ahp*

    66* Aj ~gh fmxy~g rle`h eprh`~p mf ~gh Nh`hkihy nyef~ pxoohp~ ~ge~ ~gh khejajomf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q wep jm~ yhp~ya`~hn ~m e `mxy~ my dxnoh* ^gh yhuxayhkhj~ ~ge~ih`ekh ey~a`lh 6*0 mf ~gh fajel vhypamj ~m ajfmyk ~gh Ohjhyel Ph`yh~eyae~ mf ~gh@mxj`al mf ~gh `mkrh~hj~ dxna`ael ex~gmya~q xjnhy a~p lew kechp kmyh phjph af~ghyh wep e yejoh mf rmppailh dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp* Ejn, ep A gevh rmaj~hn mx~ ajreye 87 eimvh, ey~a`lh 51*0 mf ~gh fajel vhypamj pxoohp~p ~gh `m+mrhye~amj mf

    naffhyhj~ ~qrhp mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gh hh`x~amj rym`hpp*

    6?* Aj ~gh faf~g rle`h ~gh kejjhy aj wga`g jm~ khyhlq ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp ix~elpm ~gh @mkkappamj ejn ~gh @mxj`al e`~hn ef~hy ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nayh`~amj ~mmchffh`~ wep aj p~eyc `mjfla`~ wa~g e nhfaja~amj mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~ge~ yhp~ya`~hn a~pkhejajo ~m e dxnoh* Ey~a`lh 05*0'i! mf ~gh 5161 Vahjje @mjvhj~amj mj ~gh Lew mf^yhe~ahp rhyka~p yh`mxyph, ep ej ean ~m aj~hyryh~e~amj, ~m ejq pxiphuxhj~ rye`~a`h aj~gh errla`e~amj mf ~gh ~yhe~q wga`g hp~eilapghp ~gh eoyhhkhj~ mf ~gh rey~ahpyhoeynajo a~p aj~hyryh~e~amj* ^gh HE_ rym`hpphp mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp whyh

    pxidh`~ ~m Yhrmy~p iq ~gh @mkkappamj ejn Hvelxe~amj Yhrmy~p mj ~gh wmycajo mf~gh HE_ whyh ryhreyhn iq hrhy~p ejn pxika~~hn ~m ~gh @mxj`al 'phh ihlmw!* ^ghrye`~a`hp mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp aj yhle~amj ~m ~gmph ~ghq errmaj~hn ep appxajo ejnhh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp mxrlhn wa~g ~gh mkkhj~p mf ~gh @mkkappamj ejn~gh @mxj`al aj yhle~amj ~m ~ghph, rymvanh A ihlahvh e lhoa~ake~h oxanh ~m ~gh khejajomf ~gmph ~wm wmynp aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

    Akrlhkhj~e~amj mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj iq ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp

    67* Gen ~gh mkappamj mf ~gh nhfaja~amj mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gh fajel vhypamjmf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj yhflh`~hn ej aj~hj~amj mj ~gh rey~ mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp~ge~ jhom~ae~hn a~ ~ge~ mjlq e dxnoh my `mxy~ `mxln e`~ ep ej appxajo my hh`x~ajoex~gmya~q, A wmxln gevh hrh`~hn ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp ~m gevh akrlhkhj~hn ~ge~aj~hj~amj wghj oavajo hffh`~ ~m ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* A wmxln huxellq gevhhrh`~hn Yhrmy~p rxilapghn iq ~gh @mkkappamj ejn ~gh Hrhy~p Hvelxe~amjYhrmy~p fmy ~gh @mxj`al ~m gevh `mkkhj~hn `ya~a`ellq mj ejq fealxyh iq e KhkihyP~e~h ~m errmaj~ e `mxy~ my dxnoh ep ~gh appxajo ejn hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q*^gap wep fey fymk ~gh `eph* 55 Khkihy P~e~hp nhpaoje~hn e rymph`x~my ep ~gh

    appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj yhle~amj ~m fxoa~avhp pmxog~ fmy rymph`x~amj ejn 52, jm~aj hvhyq `eph ~gh pekh, nhpaoje~hn e rymph`x~my ep ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj

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    yhprh`~ mf fxoa~avhp wgm gen ihhj phj~hj`hn* 52 Khkihy P~e~hp nhpaoje~hn erymph`x~my ep ~gh hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q* Pmkh mf ~ghph gen nhpaoje~hn e

    dxnoh my `mxy~ ep ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q* E gejnfxl mf Khkihy P~e~hp gennhpaoje~hn ~gh Kajap~yq mf Dxp~a`h ep ~gh appxajo my hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q

    61* Ey~a`lh 0> mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj yhuxayhn ~gh @mkkappamj ~m pxika~ eyhrmy~ ~m ~gh Hxymrhej Reylaekhj~ ejn ~m ~gh @mxj`al mj ~gh mrhye~amj mf ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* _h gevh ihhj rymvanhn wa~g ~wm px`g yhrmy~p, ~gh Fayp~Yhrmy~ ne~hn 9> Dejxeyq 9226 ejn ~gh Ph`mjn Yhrmy~ ne~hn 55 Dxlq 922?* ^ghphYhrmy~p `mkkhj~hn envhyphlq mj ~gh errmaj~khj~ iq e pkell kajmya~q mf KhkihyP~e~hp mf hh`x~avh imnahp ep dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp ix~ kenh jm envhyph `mkkhj~ mj~gh xph mf rxila` rymph`x~myp ep dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp*

    ?2* Kx~xel Hvelxe~amj Yhrmy~p aj~m ~gh rye`~a`el errla`e~amj mf ~gh HxymrhejEyyhp~ _eyyej~ ejn `myyhprmjnajo pxyyhjnhy rym`hnxyhp ih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hpwhyh kenh ~m ~gh @mxj`al iq hrhy~p jmkaje~hn iq Khkihy P~e~hp* _h gevh ihhjrymvanhn wa~g 58 Yhrmy~p fymk ~gh fmxy~g ymxjn mf ~ghph kx~xel hvelxe~amjp* Mj`heoeaj, wgalh ~gh Yhrmy~p `mj~eaj envhyph `mkkhj~ mj ~gh xph mf Kajap~yahp mfDxp~a`h ep appxajo my hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp, ~ghyh ap jm envhyph `mkkhj~ mj~gh xph mf rymph`x~myp aj ~gap ymlh* Ajnhhn, ep A gevh rmaj~hn mx~ aj reye*60 eimvh,aj ~gh `eph mf A~elq ~gh yhrmy~ `mkkhjnhn ~gap rye`~a`h*

    ?5* Mj 97 Keq 9221 ~gh @mxj`al rxilapghn e Fajel Yhrmy~ mj ~gh fmxy~g ymxjnmf kx~xel hvelxe~amjp* A~p @mj`lxpamjp aj`lxnhn, aj reye 0*5, `mkkhj~p mj ~ghymlh mf ~gh dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp* ^ghph `mkkhj~hn ~ge~ aj pmkh Khkihy P~e~hpjmj+dxna`ael `hj~yel ex~gmya~ahp `mj~ajxhn ~m rleq e ymlh aj `eynajel eprh`~p mf ~ghpxyyhjnhy rym`hnxyh* ^gap wep `ya~a`aphn ep naffa`xl~ ~m yh`mj`alh wa~g ~gh lh~~hyejn ~gh praya~ mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* Jm `ya~a`apk wep kenh mf ~gh xph mfrymph`x~myp ep dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp* ^gh @mxj`al whj~ mj ~m `ell mj Khkihy P~e~hp~m rymvanh dxnohp, rymph`x~myp ejn dxna`ael p~eff wa~g errymryae~h ~yeajajo mj ~ghHE_* ^ghyh ap mj`h eoeaj e `lhey ajfhyhj`h, ~gap ~akh aj yhle~amj ~m ~gh @mxj`al,~ge~ ~ghyh wep jm midh`~amj ~m rymph`x~myp rhyfmykajo ~gh ymlh mf appxajo dxna`ael

    ex~gmya~ahp*

    @mj`lxpamjp mj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

    ?9* A ~xyj jmw ~m Kapp Ymphp yhlaej`h mj ~gh khejajo mf ex~mya~ dxna`aeayh'lhoel ex~gmya~q! aj ~gh `mj~h~ mf ey~a`lh 8, ~m wga`g A yhfhyyhn e~ reye 95* A ~ghyhph~ mx~ ey~a`lh 8*5'`!* Ey~a`lh 8*0 rymvanhp4

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    Hvhyqmjh eyyhp~hn my nh~eajhn aj e``mynej`h wa~g ~gh rymvapamjp mfreyeoyerg 5'`! mf ~gap ey~a`lh pgell ih iymxog~ rymkr~lq ihfmyh e

    dxnoh my m~ghy mffa`hy ex~gmyaphn iq lew ~m hhy`aph dxna`ael rmwhyejn pgell ih hj~a~lhn ~m ~yael wa~gaj e yhepmjeilh ~akh

    ?0* Kapp Ymph yhfhyyhn xp ~m e phyahp mf 5? nh`apamjp mf ~gh P~yepimxyo @mxy~wga`g hp~eilapg ~ge~ ~gh `mkrh~hj~ lhoel ex~gmya~q yhfhyyhn ~m aj ey~a`lh 8*5'`! appgmy~gejn fmy ~gh dxnoh my m~ghy mffa`hy ex~gmyaphn iq lew ~m hhy`aph dxna`aelrmwhy aj ey~a`lh 8*0* ^ghph p~ey~ wa~g P`gahpphy v Pwa~thylejn'51?1! 9 HGYY >5?ejn fajapg wa~gKhnvhnqhv v Fyej`h '9252! 85 HGYY 711* ^ghq eyh, fmy ~gh kmp~rey~, `ephp wghyh rymph`x~myp my ~gmph pxidh`~ ~m ~ghay `mj~yml, ex~gmyaphn ~ghnh~hj~amj mf pxprh`~p nxyajo ryh+~yael ajvhp~aoe~amjp mj ~gh iepap ~ge~ ~ghq whyh`mkrh~hj~ lhoel ex~gmya~ahp wa~gaj ~gh khejajo mf ~ge~ rgyeph aj ey~a`lh 8*5'`!*^gh P~yepimxyo @mxy~ kenh a~ rleaj ~ge~ ~gmph ajvmlvhn aj ~gh rymph`x~amj mf e

    nhfhjnej~ le`chn ~gh jh`hppeyq ajnhrhjnhj`h ~m uxelafq ep `mkrh~hj~ lhoelex~gmya~ahp* AjKhnvhnqhv ~gh Oyejn @gekihy ghln e~ reyep 590+59>4

    Paj`h ey~a`lh 8*5'`! fmykp e wgmlh wa~g ey~a`lh 8*0, `mkrh~hj~ lhoelex~gmya~q aj reye 5 '`! ap e pqjmjqk, mf eiiyhvae~hn fmyk, fmy dxnohmy m~ghy mffa`hy ex~gmyaphn iq lew ~m hhy`aph dxna`ael rmwhy aj reye0*

    ^gh dxna`ael mffa`hy kxp~ mffhy ~gh yhuxapa~h oxeyej~hhp mfajnhrhjnhj`h fymk ~gh hh`x~avh ejn ~gh rey~ahp, wga`g ryh`lxnhp gappxiphuxhj~ aj~hyvhj~amj aj `yakajel rym`hhnajop mj ihgelf mf ~ghrymph`x~ajo ex~gmya~q, ejn gh my pgh kxp~ gevh ~gh rmwhy ~m mynhyyhlheph, ef~hy gheyajo ~gh ajnavanxel ejn yhvahwajo ~gh lewfxljhpp mf,ejn dxp~afa`e~amj fmy, ~gh eyyhp~ ejn nh~hj~amj*

    ?>* Kapp Ymph pxika~~hn ~ge~ ~gap lajh mf ex~gmya~q `mj`lxpavhlq hp~eilapghn ~ghkhejajo mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* ^gap wep `mxrlhn wa~g~gh pxikappamj ~ge~ ~gmph ~wm wmynp gen ~m ih oavhj ~gh pekh khejajo wghyhvhy~ghq errheyhn aj ~gh Nh`apamj* A `mjpanhy ~ge~ im~g pxikappamjp eyh xjpmxjn* ^ghey~a`lh 8 ex~gmya~ahp errlq ~m ~gh p~eoh mf ryh+~yael rym`hhnajop e~ wga`g ~gh pxprh`~gep ~m ih effmynhn ~gh mrrmy~xja~q ~m `gellhjoh gap nh~hj~amj* ^ghq gevh nayh`~errla`e~amj ~m ~gh p~eoh mf ~gh hh`x~amj mf ej HE_ fmy wga`g ey~a`lhp 5>, 58 ejn51 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj kech rymvapamj* E~ ~gap p~eoh ~gh `mkrh~hj~

    dxna`ael ex~gmya~q kxp~ gevh ~gh `geye`~hyap~a`p anhj~afahn aj ~gh P~yepimxyonh`apamjp yhlahn xrmj* ^gmph nh`apamjp nm jm~, gmwhvhy, errlq ~m ~gh p~eoh e~ wga`ge yhuxhp~ ap kenh iq ~gh appxajo P~e~h fmy ~gh pxyyhjnhy, my ep ~gh Hjolapg p~e~x~haj`myyh`~lq nhp`yaihp a~, ~gh h~yena~amj, mf ~gh fxoa~avh* ^ge~ ap jm~ e p~eoh e~ wga`g

    ~ghyh ap ejq envhypeyael rym`hpp ih~whhj ~gh rey~ahp* A~ ap e p~eoh e~ wga`g mjh mf

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    ~gh rey~ahp ~echp ej hpphj~aellq enkajap~ye~avh p~hr aj ~gh rym`hpp* ^ge~ ap e p~hr ~ge~a~ ap errymryae~h fmy e rymph`x~my ~m ~ech*

    ?8* _ghj `mjpanhyajo ~gh khejajo mf e wmyn my rgyeph ~ge~ ap xphn kmyh ~gejmj`h aj ~gh pekh ajp~yxkhj~ mjh p~ey~p wa~g e ryhpxkr~amj ~ge~ a~ iheyp ~gh pekhkhejajo wghyhvhy a~ errheyp* ^ge~ ap jm~, gmwhvhy, ej ayyhix~~eilh ryhpxkr~amj* A~nhrhjnp xrmj ~gh je~xyh mf ~gh wmyn my rgyeph aj uxhp~amj ejn ~gh `mj~h~p ajwga`g a~ errheyp aj ~gh ajp~yxkhj~* Aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ~gh pekh rgyeph apxphn ~m nhp`yaih naffhyhj~ ex~gmya~ahp rhyfmykajo naffhyhj~ fxj`~amjp e~ naffhyhj~p~eohp mf ~gh mvhyell rym`hpp* ^gh rgyeph ap `ereilh mf errlqajo ~m e veyah~q mfnaffhyhj~ ex~gmya~ahp* ^gh `mj~h~p aj wga`g a~ ap xphn aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh apamjnm jm~ yhuxayh ~ge~ ell ~gh ex~gmya~ahp gevh ~gh pekh `geye`~hyap~a`p* Mj ~gh `mj~yeyq~gh `mj~h~p rhyka~ ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~m gevh naffhyhj~ `geye`~hyap~a`pfymk ~gh hh`x~ajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ejn, ajnhhn, fmy ~gh rgyeph dxna`ael ex~gmya~q

    ~m ihey naffhyhj~ khejajop e~ ~gh p~eoh mf hh`x~amj mf ~gh HE_ nhrhjnhj~ xrmj~gh fxj`~amj ihajo rhyfmykhn*

    ?6* ^gh rxyrmph mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj, a~p ohjhyel p`ghkh, ~gh ryhvamxpHxymrhej h~yena~amj eyyejohkhj~p, ~gh hap~ajo rym`hnxyhp mf ~gh Khkihy P~e~hpe~ ~gh ~akh ~ge~ ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj wep jhom~ae~hn, ~gh ryhreye~myqnm`xkhj~p ejn ~gh veyah~q mf khejajop ~ge~ ~gh Fyhj`g vhypamj mf ~gh rgyeph ajappxh je~xyellq iheyp, ~gh kejjhy aj wga`g ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj gep ihhjakrlhkhj~hn ejn ~gh e~~a~xnh mf ~gh @mkkappamj ejn ~gh @mxj`al ~m a~p

    akrlhkhj~e~amj ell lhen ~m ~gh `mj`lxpamj ~ge~ ~gh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~qiheyp ~gh wanh khejajo fmy wga`g Kapp Kmj~omkhyq `mj~hjnp ejn hkiye`hp ~ghRymph`x~my aj ~gh ryhphj~ `eph* Ell ~ge~ whaogp ~gh m~ghy weq ap ~gh jeyymwhykhejajo ~ge~ ~gh Hjolapg rgyeph je~xyellq iheyp* ^ge~ nmhp jm~ ihoaj ~m ~al~ ~ghp`elhp aj fevmxy mf Kapp Ymphp pxikappamj* Fmy ~gap yhepmj A `mj`lxnh ~ge~ ~ghRymph`x~my aj ~gap `eph fhll wa~gaj ~gh khejajo mf appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj ~ghFyekhwmyc Nh`apamj*

    ^gh 9220 E`~

    ??* A~ ap jh`hppeyq, af rmppailh, ~m oavh dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~gh pekh khejajo aj~gh 9220 E`~ ep a~ iheyp aj ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj* Ap a~ rmppailh= ^gh kejjhy ajwga`g ~gh E`~ ph~p mx~ ~m oavh hffh`~ ~m ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj gep ihhjvaomymxplq `ya~a`aphn iq Rymfhppmy Dmgj Prhj`hy aj Akrlhkhj~ajo ~gh HxymrhejEyyhp~ _eyyej~4 E ^elh mf Gmw Jm~ ~m Nm a~ '9221! 02'0! P~e~x~h Lew Yhvahw57>* ^gap errhel wall effmyn gak enna~amjel oymxjnp mf e~~e`c* ^gh E`~ nmhp jm~kech `lhey ~gh mvhyell je~xyh mf ~gh HE_ p`ghkh fmy wga`g ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj rymvanhp* A~ nmhp jm~ kech `lhey ~gh va~el rey~ ~ge~ ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp

    rleqp aj ~gh p`ghkh* ^gh p`ghkh ap fmxjnhn mj ~gh kx~xel yh`moja~amj mf ~ghnh`apamj ~ge~ ap ~echj aj ~ge~ rym`hpp* Ey~a`lh 7 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

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    rymvanhp ~ge~ ~gh HE_ kxp~ `mj~eaj hvanhj`h mf ej hjfmy`heilh dxnokhj~, ejeyyhp~ weyyej~ my m~ghy hjfmy`heilh dxna`ael nh`apamj gevajo ~gh pekh hffh`~*Ph`~amj 9 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ yhuxayhp ~gh eyyhp~ weyyej~ ~m oavh rey~a`xleyp mfejqm~ghy weyyej~appxhn aj ~gh `e~homyq 5 ~hyya~myq fmy ~gh rhypmjp eyyhp~ aj yhprh`~ mf~gh mffhj`h 'kq hkrgepap!* A ek jm~ pxyryaphn ~ge~ ~gap rymvapamj gep oavhj yaph ~mpmkh dxna`ael `mjfxpamj, ep hvanhj`hn iq ~gh phyahp mf nh`apamjp ~ge~ `xlkaje~hn aj~gh nh`apamj mf ~gh Gmxph mf Lmynp aj Lmx`e v Rxila` Rymph`x~my, Iahlhfhln,Ohykejq S9221[ XCP@ >3 S9221[ 5 _LY 9882* Mjlq aj ~ge~ `eph wep a~erryh`ae~hn ~ge~ ~gh rymvapamj yhfhyyhn ~m ejq nmkhp~a` weyyej~ mj wga`g ~ghHxymrhej weyyej~ ap iephn rhy Lmyn Kej`h e~ reye 58*

    ?7* Ih`exph ~gh 9220 E`~ nmhp jm~ kech `lhey ~gh akrmy~ej`h mf ~ghej~h`hnhj~ nh`apamj, a~ `ej oavh ~gh akryhppamj ~ge~ ~gh nh`apamj ~m appxh ~gh HE_ap ~gh p~hr aj ~gh rym`hnxyh e~ wga`g eyh `mjpanhyhn ell ~gh ke~~hyp ~ge~ wall ih

    ~echj aj~m e``mxj~ aj ~gh `mxyph mf ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp* ^gap, aj a~p ~xyj, `ejlhen ~m ~gh `mj`lxpamj ~ge~ ~gh nh`apamj ~m appxh ~gh HE_ ap mf px`g akrmy~ej`h~ge~ Reylaekhj~ kxp~ gevh aj~hjnhn a~ ~m ih ~echj iq e dxnoh, ejn ~ge~ dxna`aelex~gmya~q kxp~ ih aj~hyryh~hn ep khejajo e dxnoh* Ep A gevh pmxog~ ~mnhkmjp~ye~h ~gap yhepmjajo ap xjpmxjn*

    ?1* Xjnhy ~gh p`ghkh mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ~gh pefhoxeyn eoeajp~ ~ghajerrymryae~h appxh mf ej HE_ lahp aj ~gh rym`hpp ej~h`hnhj~ ~m ~gh appxh mf ~ghHE_* A gevh nyewj e~~hj~amj ~m ~gh xj`hy~eaj~q mj ~gh ke~hyael ihfmyh xp ep ~m

    wgh~ghy e `mxy~ ap ajvmlvhn aj ~ge~ rym`hpp aj ell Khkihy P~e~hp, ~gmxog ~gapke~hyael ajna`e~hp ~ge~ a~ ap aj e~ lhep~ kmp~ P~e~hp* Jm ke~hyael gep ihhj rx~ ihfmyhxp ~ge~ pxoohp~p ~ge~ HE_p eyh ihajo appxhn mj ~gh iepap mf ej ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp~ge~ ap xjpe~apfe`~myq fmy wej~ mf dxna`ael ajvmlvhkhj~* ^gh p`ghkh nmhp jm~rymvanh fmy e ph`mjn dxna`ael rym`hpp e~ ~gh p~eoh mf ~gh appxh mf ~gh HE_* ^maj~hyryh~ appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ep khejajo e `mxy~ my dxnoh wmxln yhpxl~ aj eleyoh rymrmy~amj mf HE_p ihajo ghln ~m ih ajhffh`~avh aj ~gap `mxj~yq,jm~wa~gp~ejnajo ~ghay fmxjne~amj mj ej ej~h`hnhj~ dxna`ael rym`hpp*

    72* Fmy ~ghph yhepmjp A `ej phh jm akrhnakhj~ ~m e``mynajo ~m dxna`aelex~gmya~q aj Rey~ 5 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ ~gh pekh khejajo ep a~ iheyp aj ~gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj* Mj ~gh `mj~yeyq ~ghyh ap ommn yhepmj ~m e``myn a~ px`g khejajo* A gevh`mj`lxnhn ~ge~ ~gh Rymph`x~my wgm appxhn ~gh HE_ aj ~gap `eph wep e dxna`aelex~gmya~q wa~gaj ~gh khejajo mf ~ge~ rgyeph aj ph`~amj 9 mf ~gh 9220 E`~ ejn ~ge~Ky Eppejohp `gellhjoh ~m ~gh velana~q mf ~gh HE_ fealp*

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    ^gh Lmyn Envm`e~hp aj~hyvhj~amj

    75* ^gh Lmyn Envm`e~h fmy P`m~lejn, aj e wya~~hj aj~hyvhj~amj, pxika~~hn ~ge~~gh 9220 E`~ nan jm~ rhyka~ ~gh @mxy~ ~m lmmc ihgajn e nhpaoje~amj mf e dxna`ael

    ex~gmya~q kenh iq e Khkihy P~e~h xjnhy ey~a`lh 6*0 mf ~gh Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamjejn e``hr~hn iq ~gh `hy~afa`e~h mf ~gh nhpaoje~hn ex~gmya~q xjnhy ph`~amj 9 mf ~gh9220 E`~* ^gap pxikappamj `gellhjohn ~gh fajnajo mf ~gh Navapamjel @mxy~ aj ~gap`eph ~ge~ jha~ghy ~gh nhpaoje~amj iq Pwhnhj mf a~p appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q jmy~gh appxh mf e `hy~afa`e~h xjnhy ph`~amj 9 ieyyhn Ky Eppejoh fymk `mj~hjnajo ~ge~gap HE_ gen jm~ ihhj appxhn iq e dxna`ael ex~gmya~q* ^gap nan jm~ nap`mxyeohKapp Kmj~omkhyq fymk elaojajo ghyphlf wa~g ~gh Lmyn Envm`e~hp pxikappamj e~~gh jaj~g gmxy*

    79* Kapp Ymph kenh wya~~hj pxikappamjp ef~hy ~gh gheyajo pxrrmy~ajo ~ghyhepmjajo mf ~gh Navapamjel @mxy~* _galh A fmxjn ~gap yhepmjajo rhypxepavh, A wepjmjh ~gh lhpp akryhpphn iq ~gh mrrmpa~h vahw hryhpphn aj Pay P`m~~ IechypYhrmy~, ~m wga`g A yhfhy ihlmw* Aj ~gh `ay`xkp~ej`hp A ~gajc ~ge~ a~ wmxln ih ih~~hyjm~ ~m hryhpp e fajel mrajamj mj ~gh rmaj~, lhevajo a~ mrhj fmy myel eyoxkhj~ mj efx~xyh m``epamj*

    ^gh fe`~p mf ~gap `eph

    70* ^gh rmaj~ mj ~gh khejajo mf dxna`ael ex~gmya~q ~echj aj ~gap `eph gep ihhj~h`gja`el, aj ep kx`g ep ~ghyh gep ihhj jm le`c mf dxna`ael `mjpanhye~amj mf wgh~ghy~ghyh ap e `eph ~ge~ dxp~afahp ~gh rymph`x~amj mf Ky Eppejoh fmy ~gh mffhj`hp mfwga`g gh p~ejnp `geyohn* A pgell oavh e ieyh mx~lajh mf hvhj~p aj Pwhnhj* ^ghrym`hhnajop eoeajp~ Ky Eppejoh eyh fmxjnhn mj `mkrleaj~p kenh iq ~wm wmkhjmj 92 Exoxp~ 9252* E Ryhlakajeyq Ajvhp~aoe~amj `mjnx`~hn iq ~gh @gahf Mffa`hy, ajwga`g Ky Eppejoh `m+mrhye~hn, `mj`lxnhn ~ge~ ~ghyh wep jm `eph eoeajp~ gak ajyhprh`~ mf ~gh ellhohn yerh* ^gh `mkrleajej~p errhelhn eoeajp~ ~gap nh`apamj ~m ~ghRymph`x~my, wgm yh+mrhjhn ~gh fxll Ryhlakajeyq Ajvhp~aoe~amj* Ky Eppejohajp~yx`~hn `mxjphl ~m yhryhphj~ gak* Gh ~ghj lhf~ ~gh `mxj~yq, wga`g gh wep fyhh ~mnm* Mj 57 Jmvhkihy ~gh Rymph`x~my errlahn ~m ~gh P~m`cgmlk Nap~ya`~ @mxy~ fmy enmkhp~a` nh~hj~amj mynhy aj eiphj~ae* ^gh P~m`cgmlk Nap~ya`~ @mxy~ oyej~hn ~ghmynhy* ^gh fmllmwajo neq Ky Eppejoh, iq gap `mxjphl, errhelhn ~m ~gh Pvhe @mxy~mf Errhel eoeajp~ ~gh mynhy mj ~gh oymxjnp ~ge~ ~gh nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ wep jm~rymrmy~amje~h ejn wep jm~ iephn mj pxffa`ahj~ hvanhj`h ~m oavh yaph ~m rymieilh`exph* ^gh Rymph`x~my ajfmykhn ~gh @mxy~ mf Errhel ~ge~ pgh aj~hjnhn ~m appxh ejHE_* ^gh @mxy~ mf Errhel napkapphn Ky Eppejohp errhel mj ~gh rerhyp ejnwa~gmx~ ej myel gheyajo mj 9> Jmvhkihy* Mj 96 Jmvhkihy ~gh Rymph`x~my appxhnej HE_* ^gap wep pxika~~hn ~m PM@E ejn yhdh`~hn ih`exph a~ fealhn ~m prh`afq ~gh

    rm~hj~ael phj~hj`hp aj yhprh`~ mf ~gh mffhj`hp ellhohn* E yhrle`hkhj~ HE_ wep

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    appxhn mj 9 Nh`hkihy 9252 ejn ~gap wep `hy~afahn iq PM@E xjnhy ph`~amj 9'?! ejn'7! mf ~gh 9220 E`~ mj 6 Nh`hkihy 9252*

    7>* Xjnhy Pwhnapg lew ~gh appxh mf e nmkhp~a` nh~hj~amj mynhy aj eiphj~ae wepe ryh`mjna~amj ~m ~gh appxh mf ej HE_* ^ge~ mynhy wep appxhn iq e `mxy~ wga`g, a~phhkp, gen ~m ih pe~apfahn ~ge~ ~ghyh wep pxffa`ahj~ hvanhj`h oavajo yaph ~m rymieilh`exph ejn ~ge~ nmkhp~a` eyyhp~ wep rymrmy~amje~h* ^gh mjlq rmppailh enna~amjel eyhemf nap`yh~amj pm fey ep ~gh appxh mf ~gh HE_ wep `mj`hyjhn wmxln phhk ~m ihwgh~ghy ~gap wep rymrmy~amje~h* ^ghyh nmhp jm~ errhey ~m gevh ihhj e yhuxayhkhj~~ge~ ~gap pgmxln yh`havh dxna`ael mjpanhye~amj*

    Rymrmy~amjela~q

    78* Mj 02 Phr~hkihy 9255 e @mkka~~hh `geayhn iq ~gh Y~ Gmj Pay P`m~~ Iechyryhphj~hn e yhrmy~ ~m ~gh Gmkh Ph`yh~eyq ~ge~ yhvahwhn ~gh Xja~hn Cajonmkph~yena~amj eyyejohkhj~p* E~ reyep 8*526 ~m 8*551 ~gh Yhrmy~ `mjpanhyp e `ya~a`apk~ge~ a~ ap rmppailh fmy ej HE_ ~m ih appxhn iq jmj+dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp, kmp~ mf~hjiq rxila` rymph`x~myp* A~ kechp ~gh fmllmwajo mkkhj~4

    ^gh ye~amjelh wga`g xjnhyrajp im~g ey~a`lh 6 ejn ph`~amj 9'?! ap ~ghmivamxp jhhn fmy ej aj~hyje~amjelap~ my `mpkmrmla~ej erryme`g ~m ~ghaj~hyryh~e~amj mf ~gh ~hyk dxna`ael ex~gmya~q4 a~ ap fmy ~gh nmkhp~a`lew mf he`g Khkihy P~e~h ~m nh`anh wga`g imnq my ex~gmya~q apyhprmjpailh fmy appxajo weyyej~p ejn a~ ap jm~ fmy m~ghy Khkihy P~e~hp~m uxhp~amj ~gh `mkrh~hj`h mf ~gh imnq aj uxhp~amj, my ~ghajp~a~x~amjel eyyejohkhj~p fmy ~gh appxajo mf weyyej~p*

    76* ^gh Yhrmy~ oevh e jxkihy mf yhepmjp fmy `mj`lxnajo ~ge~ ~gap rmpa~amj weppe~apfe`~myq, jm~ lhep~ mf wga`g wep ~gh p~e~hkhj~ ~ge~ ~gh rejhl wep jm~ eweyh mfejq `ephp aj wga`g HE_p appxhn iq nhpaoje~hn rymph`x~ajo ex~gmya~ahp gen lhn ~mmrryhppamj my ajdxp~a`h*

    7?* ^gh Yhrmy~ whj~ mj, aj `mjpanhyeilq oyhe~hy nh~eal, ~m `mjpanhy ~ghakrmy~ej`h mf rymrmy~amjela~q* ^gap gen ihhj `mjpanhyhn aj ~gh @mxj`alp Yhrmy~ ~mwga`g A gevh yhfhyyhn e~ reye ?5 eimvh* ^gh 1~g yh`mkkhjne~amj mf ~gap Yhrmy~ wep~ge~ ~ghyh pgmxln ih `mj~ajxhn nap`xppamj mj ~gh ajp~a~x~amj mf e rymrmy~amjela~qyhuxayhkhj~ fmy ~gh appxh mf ejq HE_ wa~g e vahw ~m yhe`gajo e `mghyhj~ pmlx~amje~ Hxymrhej Xjamj lhvhl* ^gh P`m~~ Iechy Yhrmy~ eoyhhn ~ge~ rymrmy~amjela~qpgmxln ih `mjpanhyhn e~ ~gh p~eoh mf appxajo ej HE_* A~ nan jm~ yh`mkkhjn ~ge~~gh uxhp~amj mf rymrmy~amjela~q pgmxln ih yhvahwhn ep rey~ mf ~gh rym`hpp mf

    hh`x~amj*

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    77* ^ghyh eyh ~gyhh ryaj`arel eyhep mf dxnokhj~ ~ge~ keq ih ajvmlvhn aj appxajoejn hh`x~ajo ej e``xpe~amj HE_* ^gh fayp~ ajvmlvhp `mjpanhye~amj mf wgh~ghy~ghyh eyh yhepmjeilh oymxjnp fmy eyyhp~ajo ~gh fxoa~avh fmy ~gh rxyrmph mfrymph`x~ajo gak* Xjnhy ~gh p`ghkh `mjpanhye~amj mf ~gap uxhp~amj pgmxln fmyk rey~mf ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp* A~ pgmxln jm~ ih yhrhe~hn e~ ~gh p~eoh mf hh`x~amj* ^ghph`mjn ajvmlvhp `mjpanhye~amj mf wgh~ghy pxyyhjnhy mf ~gh fxoa~avh wall ajvmlvh ejajfyajohkhj~ mf gap gxkej yaog~p* ^gap appxh wall jm~ mf~hj eyaph, ejn wghj a~ nmhpa~ ap lachlq ~m ajvmlvh `mjpanhyajo rymrmy~amjela~q* Xjnhy ~gh p`ghkh mf ~gh HE_,`mjpanhye~amj mf ejq gxkej yaog~p appxh pgmxln ~ech rle`h e~ ~gh h~yena~amjgheyajo, wga`g wall jh`hppeyalq ajvmlvh e dxnoh*

    71* ^gh ~gayn eyhe mf dxnokhj~ ajvmlvhp `mjpanhye~amj mf wgh~ghy, uxa~h erey~fymk ejq nap`yh~h gxkej yaog~p appxhp, ~gh ellhohn mffhj`h ap pxffa`ahj~lq phyamxp ~m

    dxp~afq ~gh nye`mjaej khepxyh mf yhkmvajo ~gh fxoa~avh fymk ~gh `mxj~yq aj wga`g

    gh ap lavajo ~m ~gh `mxj~yq wghyh gh ap ellhohn ~m gevh mffhjnhn* ^gh FyekhwmycNh`apamj nhel~ wa~g ~gap ~m e nhoyhh aj ep kx`g ep a~ rymvanhp ~ge~ ej e``xpe~amjHE_ `ej mjlq ih appxhn wghyh ~gh mffhj`h fmy wga`g ~gh fxoa~avh ap ~m ihrymph`x~hn kxp~ `eyyq e keakxk phj~hj`h mf e~ lhep~ 59 kmj~gp* A~ gep ih`mkh`lhey ~ge~ ~gap ap ajpxffa`ahj~ ~m ryhvhj~ ~gh appxh mf ej HE_ aj yhprh`~ mf ejmffhj`h ~ge~ ap ~mm ~yavael ~m dxp~afq ~gh rym`hpp* A~ phhkp ~ge~ HE_p eyh ihajoappxhn aj pmkh `ephp fmy mffhj`hp ep ~yavael ep p~helajo e `ga`chj* ^gap yhflh`~p ~ghfe`~ ~ge~ aj pmkh P~e~hp px`g ep Rmlejn, xjnhy e `mjp~a~x~amjel ryaj`arlh mf lhoela~q,~gh rymph`x~my gep ej milaoe~amj ~m rymph`x~h e rhypmj wgm ap yhepmjeilq pxprh`~hnmf gevajo mkka~~hn e `yakajel mffhj`h, gmwhvhy ~yavael ~gh mffhj`h*

    12* ^gh p`ghkh mf ~gh HE_ jhhnp ~m ih yh`mjpanhyhn aj mynhy ~m kech hryhpprymvapamj fmy `mjpanhye~amj mf rymrmy~amjela~q* A~ kechp phjph fmy ~ge~ uxhp~amj ~mih `mjpanhyhn ep rey~ mf ~gh rym`hpp mf appxh mf ~gh HE_* ^m rhyka~rymrmy~amjela~q ~m ih yeaphn e~ ~gh p~eoh mf hh`x~amj wmxln yhpxl~ aj nhleq ~ge~wmxln yxj `mxj~hy ~m ~gh p`ghkh* A~ nmhp jm~ jh`hppeyalq fmllmw ~ge~ ej mffhj`h ~ge~

    dxp~afahp ~gh appxh mf e nmkhp~a` weyyej~ mf eyyhp~ wall dxp~afq ~gh appxh mf ej HE_*Fmy ~gap yhepmj ~gh ej~h`hnhj~ rym`hpp wall jm~ jh`hppeyalq `mjpanhy ~ghrymrmy~amjela~q mf appxajo ej HE_* ^ghyh ap e `eph fmy kecajo rymrmy~amjela~q ej

    hryhpp ryh`mjna~amj mf ~gh appxh mf ej HE_* Pgmxln ~gap ih nmjh, a~ keq iherrymryae~h ~m nhfajh appxajo dxna`ael ex~gmya~q aj px`g e weq ep ~m hjpxyh ~ge~rymrmy~amjela~q yh`havhp `mjpanhye~amj iq e dxnoh* E~ ryhphj~ ~ghyh ap jm

    dxp~afa`e~amj fmy px`g e `mxyph*

    15* Fmy ~gh yhepmjp ~ge~ A gevh oavhj A wmxln napkapp ~gap errhel*

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    09229F287>

    9229- 87>- DGE4 @mxj`al Fyekhw myc Nh`apamj mf 50 Dxjh 9229 mj ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~w eyyej~ ejn ~gh pxyy hjnhy rym`hnxyhp ih~w hhj Khkihy P~e~ hp + P~e~ hkhj~pkenh iq `hy~eaj Khkihy P~e~ hp mj ~g h enmr~amj mf ~ gh Fyekhw myc Nh`apamj

    Mffa`ael Dmxyjel L 512 , 57-2?-9229 R* 2225 + 2292

    @mxj`al Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj

    mf 50 Dxjh 9229

    mj ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ejn ~gh pxyyhjnhy rym`hnxyhp ih~whhj

    Khkihy P~e~hp

    '9229-87>-DGE!

    ^GH @MXJ@AL MF ^GH HXYMRHEJ XJAMJ,

    Gevajo yhoeyn ~m ~gh ^yhe~q mj Hxymrhej Xjamj, ejn aj rey~a`xley Ey~a`lh 05'e! ejn 'i!ejn Ey~a`lh 0>'9!'i! ~ghyhmf,

    Gevajo yhoeyn ~m ~gh rymrmpel fymk ~gh @mkkappamj'5!,

    Gevajo yhoeyn ~m ~gh mrajamj mf ~gh Hxymrhej Reylaekhj~'9!,

    _ghyhep4

    '5! E``mynajo ~m ~gh @mj`lxpamjp mf ~gh ^ekrhyh Hxymrhej @mxj`al mf 58 ejn 56 M`~mihy5111, ejn aj rey~a`xley rmaj~ 08 ~ghyhmf, ~gh fmykel h~yena~amj rym`hnxyh pgmxlnih eimlapghn ekmjo ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp aj yhprh`~ mf rhypmjp wgm eyh flhhajofymk dxp~a`h ef~hy gevajo ihhj fajellq phj~hj`hn ejn h~yena~amj rym`hnxyhp pgmxlnih prhhnhn xr aj yhprh`~ mf rhypmjp pxprh`~hn mf gevajo `mkka~~hn ej mffhj`h*

    '9! ^gh rymoyekkh mf khepxyhp ~m akrlhkhj~ ~gh ryaj`arlh mf kx~xel yh`moja~amj mf

    `yakajel nh`apamjp hjvapeohn aj rmaj~ 0? mf ~gh ^ekrhyh Hxymrhej @mxj`al@mj`lxpamjp ejn enmr~hn iq ~gh @mxj`al mj 02 Jmvhkihy 9222'0!, ennyhpphp ~ghke~~hy mf kx~xel hjfmy`hkhj~ mf eyyhp~ weyyej~p*

    '0! Ell my pmkh Khkihy P~e~hp eyh rey~ahp ~m e jxkihy mf `mjvhj~amjp aj ~gh fahln mfh~yena~amj, aj`lxnajo ~gh Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj h~yena~amj mf 50 Nh`hkihy518? ejn ~gh Hxymrhej @mjvhj~amj mj ~gh pxrryhppamj mf ~hyymyapk mf 9? Dejxeyq51??* ^gh Jmyna` P~e~hp gevh h~yena~amj lewp wa~g anhj~a`el wmynajo*

    '>! Aj enna~amj, ~gh fmllmwajo ~gyhh @mjvhj~amjp nhelajo aj wgmlh my aj rey~ wa~gh~yena~amj gevh ihhj eoyhhn xrmj ekmjo Khkihy P~e~hp ejn fmyk rey~ mf ~ghXjamj e`uxap4 ~gh @mjvhj~amj mf 51 Dxjh 5112 akrlhkhj~ajo ~gh P`ghjohj

    Eoyhhkhj~ mf 5> Dxjh 5178 mj ~gh oyenxel eimla~amj mf `gh`cp e~ ~ghay `mkkmjimynhyp'>! 'yhoeynajo yhle~amjp ih~whhj ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp wga`g eyh rey~ahp ~m~ge~ @mjvhj~amj!, ~gh @mjvhj~amj mf 52 Key`g 5118 mj pakrlafahn h~yena~amjrym`hnxyh ih~whhj ~gh Khkihy P~e~hp mf ~gh Hxymrhej Xjamj'8! ejn ~gh@mjvhj~amj mf 9? Phr~hkihy 5116 yhle~ajo ~m h~yena~amj ih~whhj ~gh KhkihyP~e~hp mf ~gh Hxymrhej Xjamj'6!*

    '8! ^gh midh`~avh ph~ fmy ~gh Xjamj ~m ih`mkh ej eyhe mf fyhhnmk, ph`xya~q ejn dxp~a`hlhenp ~m eimlapgajo h~yena~amj ih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hp ejn yhrle`ajo a~ iq epqp~hk mf pxyyhjnhy ih~whhj dxna`ael ex~gmya~ahp* Fxy~ghy, ~gh aj~ymnx`~amj mf ejhw pakrlafahn pqp~hk mf pxyyhjnhy mf phj~hj`hn my pxprh`~hn rhypmjp fmy ~ghrxyrmphp mf hh`x~amj my rymph`x~amj mf `yakajel phj~hj`hp kechp a~ rmppailh ~myhkmvh ~gh `mkrlha~q ejn rm~hj~ael fmy nhleq ajghyhj~ aj ~gh ryhphj~ h~yena~amjrym`hnxyhp* ^yena~amjel `mmrhye~amj yhle~amjp wga`g gevh ryhvealhn xr ~all jmwih~whhj Khkihy P~e~hp pgmxln ih yhrle`hn iq e pqp~hk mf fyhh kmvhkhj~ mf

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    @GER^HY 5

    OHJHYEL RYAJ@ARLHP

    Ey~a`lh 5

    Nhfaja~amj mf ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ejn milaoe~amj ~m hh`x~h a~

    5* ^gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ ap e dxna`ael nh`apamj appxhn iq e Khkihy P~e~h wa~g evahw ~m ~gh eyyhp~ ejn pxyyhjnhy iq ejm~ghy Khkihy P~e~h mf e yhuxhp~hn rhypmj,fmy ~gh rxyrmphp mf `mjnx`~ajo e `yakajel rymph`x~amj my hh`x~ajo e `xp~mnaelphj~hj`h my nh~hj~amj mynhy*

    9* Khkihy P~e~hp pgell hh`x~h ejq Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ mj ~gh iepap mf ~gh ryaj`arlhmf kx~xel yh`moja~amj ejn aj e``mynej`h wa~g ~gh rymvapamjp mf ~gap FyekhwmycNh`apamj*

    0* ^gap Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj pgell jm~ gevh ~gh hffh`~ mf kmnafqajo ~gh milaoe~amj ~myhprh`~ fxjnekhj~el yaog~p ejn fxjnekhj~el lhoel ryaj`arlhp ep hjpgyajhn aj Ey~a`lh6 mf ~gh ^yhe~q mj Hxymrhej Xjamj*

    Ey~a`lh 9

    P`mrh mf ~gh Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~

    5* E Hxymrhej eyyhp~ weyyej~ keq ih appxhn fmy e`~p rxjapgeilh iq ~gh lew mf ~gh appxajoKhkihy P~e~h iq e `xp~mnael phj~hj`h my e nh~hj~amj mynhy fmy e keakxk rhyamnmf e~ lhep~ 59 kmj~gp my, wghyh e phj~hj`h gep ihhj repphn my e nh~hj~amj mynhygep ihhj kenh, fmy phj~hj`hp mf e~ lhep~ fmxy kmj~gp*

    9* ^gh fmllmwajo mffhj`hp, af ~ghq eyh rxjapgeilh aj ~gh appxajo Khkihy P~e~h iq e`xp~mnael phj~hj`h my e nh~hj~amj mynhy fmy e keakxk rhyamn mf e~ lhep~ ~gyhhqheyp ejn ep ~ghq eyh nhfajhn iq ~gh lew mf ~gh appxajo Khkihy P~e~h, pgell, xjnhy~gh ~hykp mf ~gap Fyekhwmyc Nh`apamj ejn wa~gmx~ vhyafa`e~amj mf ~gh nmxilh`yakajela~q mf ~gh e`~, oavh yaph ~m pxyyhjnhy rxypxej~ ~m e Hxymrhej eyyhp~weyyej~4

    + rey~a`are~amj aj e `yakajel myoejape~amj,

    + ~hyymyapk,

    + ~yeffa`cajo aj gxkej ihajop,

    + phxel hrlma~e~amj mf `galnyhj ejn `galn rmyjmoyergq,

    + alla`a~ ~yeffa`cajo aj jey`m~a` nyxop ejn rpq`gm~ymra` pxip~ej`hp,

    + alla`a~ ~yeffa`cajo aj whermjp, kxja~amjp ejn hrlmpavhp,

    + `myyxr~amj,

    + fyexn, aj`lxnajo ~ge~ effh`~ajo ~gh fajej`ael aj~hyhp~p mf ~gh Hxymrhej @mkkxja~ahp wa~gaj~gh khejajo mf ~gh @mjvhj~amj mf 96 Dxlq 5118 mj ~gh rym~h`~amj mf ~gh Hxymrhej@mkkxja~ahp/ fajej`ael aj~hyhp~p,

    + lexjnhyajo mf ~gh rym`hhnp mf `yakh,

    + `mxj~hyfha~ajo `xyyhj`q, aj`lxnajo mf ~gh hxym,

    + `mkrx~hy+yhle~hn `yakh,

    + hjvaymjkhj~el `yakh, aj`lxnajo alla`a~ ~yeffa`cajo aj hjnejohyhn ejakel prh`ahp ejn ajhjnejohyhn rlej~ prh`ahp ejn veyah~ahp,

    + fe`ala~e~amj mf xjex~gmyaphn hj~yq ejn yhpanhj`h,

    + kxynhy, oyahvmxp imnalq ajdxyq,

    + alla`a~ ~yenh aj gxkej myoejp ejn ~appxh,

    + canjerrajo, allhoel yhp~yeaj~ ejn gmp~eoh+~ecajo,

    + ye`apk ejn hjmrgmiae,

    + myoejaphn my eykhn ymiihyq,+ alla`a~ ~yeffa`cajo aj `xl~xyel ommnp, aj`lxnajo ej~auxhp ejn wmycp mf ey~,

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    + pwajnlajo,

    + ye`ch~hhyajo ejn h~my~amj,

    + `mxj~hyfha~ajo ejn raye`q mf rymnx`~p,

    + fmyohyq mf enkajap~ye~avh nm`xkhj~p ejn ~yeffa`cajo ~ghyhaj,

    + fmyohyq mf khejp mf reqkhj~,

    + alla`a~ ~yeffa`cajo aj gmykmjel pxip~ej`hp ejn m~ghy oymw~g rymkm~hyp,

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