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Sunqqig e~ Iamyga ^ij

N``ytqulqnjgt e~ Dhng ^ylg-^yi

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chltq`~ clzi yvjg mi'

%N slt jgdi l kngc ~jy kgjs' M~ kngcajm slt ejqh mnchq~ lga vujtviujyt' N hla tjmydh mjgi~ ng m~ djbbiut qhlq N qhuis djtqymi vluqnit iriu~ gnchq'% Djig cuygqia'

N tnchia' %N kgjs N kgjs ~jy hlri qj`a mi mlg~ qnmit l`uila~ qhlq ~jy lui qhi Kngc jbD`jsgt'%

%Bjj`,% Djig ujluia' %Nb ~jy#ri tvjkig qj mi `nki qhlq eldk ng qhi al~ N sjy`a hlri hla~jy eihilaia nmmianlqi`~, Lga vyq ~jyu hila jg l vnki ng bujgq jb m~ dnq~ clqit qjthjs iriu~jgi qhi djgti|yigdit jb eingc UYAI qj mi, N slt l QUYI kngc, N sltkgjsg ng hntqju~ ejjkt lt KNGC DJIG qhi TNXQIIGQH,%

%Lga sh~ lui ~jy hiui: Auittia yv `nki qhnt:%

%M~ mngntqiut lga m~ Enqdh jb l snbi siui sjukngc eihnga m~ eldk igcngiiungc qhi

ajsgbl`` jb m~ kngcajm#t idjgjm~ shn`i `l~ngc iriu~ tngc`i e`lmi yvjg mi' Qhi~qyugia lclngtq mi ayungc jgi jb m~ vluqnit ildh lga iriu~ tngc`i jgi jb qhim auisqhinu cygt lga vjngqia lq mi aimlgangc mi qj leandlqi m~ qhujgi l``jsngc qhi Enqdhqj qlki jriu' Ygbjuqyglqi`~ N slt auittia yv lt l d`jsg qhig'''% hi quln`ia jbb'

%Sh~ iu sh~ siui ~jy auittia yv `nki l D@JSG:%

Djig tgjuqia' %N `jria m~ tyeoidqt lga gjqhngc tlqntbnia mi mjui qhlg qhi tjygat jbqhinu `lychqiu' N qj`a ~jy N slt l cjja uy`iu' N oytq cjq eiqul~ia e~ m~ Enqdh jb l snbi'

Lg~sl~ jgdi qhi tqjum hlt tyetnaia N thl`` clqhiu iriu~ tngc`i d`jsg ng qhi sju`ashj lui si``-riutia ng qhi luqt jb lttlttnglqnjg lga ngbn`qulqi snqhng m~ j`a kngcajmlclng bju uirigci, Bju vjiqnd oytqndi si sn`` TQUNKI ayungc l djtqymi vluq~, M~ lum~jb lttlttng d`jsgt sn`` uincg tyvuimi mluk m~ sjuat, Djig, Kngc jb D`jsgt,%

%N sn``'% N ailavlggia hjvngc qhlq hi sn`` antlvvilu bujm m~ tnchq lt tjjg lt vjttne`i'

Gjaangc ng tlqntbldqnjg Djig uitymia hnt `jya lga elsa~ tjgc lga mludhia jyq jbqhi `nrngc ujjm ei`nirngc qhlq hi hla djgriuqia lgjqhiu ei`niriu'

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? Hibt Gnchqmlui

N slt auilmngc jb ~jy eibjui N slt ujytia lslki e~ Hib shjti bldi slt tquilkiasnqh qilut'

%Shlq nt nq:% N ltkia cujccn`~ tquycc`ngc qj kiiv qhi lggj~lgdi jyq jb m~ rjndi'

%N hla l gnchqmlui,% Hib tlna' %N auilmq qhlq N slt l bndqnjgl` dhluldqiu ng l tqju~ sunqqige~ tjmi cy~, Gjq oytq mi ~jy lga iriu~jgi i`ti lt si``, Lga iriu~qhngc N ajiriu~qhngc N tl~ qhi~ lui l`` SUNQQIG e~ tjmijgi jyq qhiui bju qhiIGQIUQLNGMIGQ jb jqhiut, Dlg ~jy nmlcngi nb l`` jyu mimjunit aj gjq ixntq: Lgaqhi~ lui l`` cnrig qj yt e~ qhnt Sunqiu: Si lui gjqhngc eyq QIXQ,%

%Luch cj eldk qj t`iiv'% N cuyme`ia qyugngc lsl~ bujm hnm'

Qhi ej~ slt ui`igq`itt' %N DLG#Q tqlga eingc BNDQNJGL@, Nmlcngi shlq sn`` hlvvig nbqhnt tqju~ igat EIBJUI N eidjmi undh, @nbi sn`` hlri gj milgngc bju mi lg~mjui, NMYTQ eidjmi undh, Lga lm N irig qhi mlng dhluldqiu hiui:%

%Hib' V`ilti' Cj' Eldk' Qj' T`iiv'% N tlna qhujych cunqqia qiiqh m~ hila slt vjygangc'

%N giia uilttyulgdi uilttyulgdi qhlq N lm UIL@, Qhlq N uil``~ AJ ixntq,% Hib sln`iaaitviulqi`~'

%^jy lui uil`' Gjs cj lsl~'% N myqqiuia'

%''' jkl~'% Hi shnmviuia lga ulg jbb'

N sigq eldk qj t`iiv' Ygbjuqyglqi`~ N djy`ag#q auilm jb ~jy lclng'

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N tls hnm bnui jbb lgjqhiu el``' Hi c`lgdia lujyga bulgqndl``~'

Qhi qunv qhujych qhi dyvejlua anag#q tiim lt luayjyt qhnt qnmi' Eibjui `jgc N bi`q qhiblmn`nlu igd`jtyui jb qhi djqqlci lujyga mi' N sl`kia qj qhi angngc ujjm lga tls Hibqu~ngc qj ti`` Lan`al l tvjqqia anthulc lt lg luqnd`i jb blthnjg'

Qhi lnu jb qhi djqqlci shndh eibjui hla tiimia tqnb`ngc gjs tiimia v`iltlgq`~ slumdjmvluia qj qhi vludhngc hilq jb qhi aitiuq' Irig qhi tnchq jb m~ djmvlgnjgt - juthjy`a N tl~ bi``js vuntjgiut - uilttyuia mi' N qjjk l tilq lga `jjkia lujyga qhngkngcjb ~jy jgdi mjui'''

Tjmiqhngc b`ndkiuia jyq jb qhi djugiu jb m~ i~i' N antmnttia nq lt l mjqi jb aytq lgasigq qj vjyu m~ti`b l ejs` jb eiib tqis'

Hlrngc tlqia m~ti`b N uiqyugia qj qhi sngajs tlq e~ L`ltti lga slqdhia qhi tgjstshnu` qhujych qhi sju`a' Eyq qhiui - shlq slt nq: Tjmiqhngc lvviluia eiqsiig qhi aunbqt

anag#q nq:

%N djy`ag#q tii lg~qhngc'% L`ltti tlna' %Oytq tgjs'%

N cjq yv lga vldia qhi djqqlci' N qjjk jyq m~ iqdhngc jb ~jy lga tqluia ajsg lq ~jyu`jri`~ bldi' Lclng l qsnqdh lq qhi djugiu jb m~ i~i'

N tnchia' Vyqqngc ~jyu nmlci lsl~ N uiqyugia qj qhi jqhiut' Nq anag#q `jjk `nki qhi tqjumsjy`a ei tqjvvngc lg~ qnmi tjjg' Eitq bju mi qj ciq tjmi uitq' Qhlq#t shlq N qhjychqlg~sl~ lt N qjjk m~ v`ldi eitnai Dulgk~ Lumtqujgc' Bju tjmi uiltjg N slt hiui snqhqhiti vijv`i `jdkia ng l dleng lq qhi iaci jb qhi sju`a'''

Hlygqia e~ ngrntne`i dundkiqt'

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